An Angel's Tears
Part 7: "Christmas Party Canceled, No More Secrets"
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Christmas was only 3 days away, and everyone was looking forward to it. Especially the people
that were invited to the Briefs' Holiday Party. The real shock came to the Sons and Kuririns
when they got a letter from Bulma saying that the party was canceled this year due to lack of
time. A theme and party supplies hadn't even been decided; there wasn't even a Christmas tree!
Bulma had SOME hopes of re-building the Gravity Room, but those hopes were slim. The Sons now
were deciding on just a plain family dinner together, and the Kuririns had hoped to see their
daughter, Marron, for some family bonding time. Speaking of Marron....
"I haven't seen her in a while." Bra said as she poured herself orange juice from the carton.
"Ya." Trunks mumbled from behind his newspaper as usual.
"It's too bad we had to cancel the party," Bra said. "Now I don't know when I'll see her again."
"Ya." Trunks said again.
"Hmm, I wonder what's so fascinating behind Trunk's newspaper??" Bra said.
"Ya." Trunks said AGAIN.
"That's it." Bra reached across the table and yanked the newspaper out Trunks' hands.
"Hey! I was reading that!"
"Reading what???"
Bra looked at the page. She nodded interestingly. She 'hmm'ed a couple of times before giving
the paper back to her brother.
"See, very interesting." Trunks said hate-fully.
"Yeah, you know, I think we should go see that ballet." said Bra.
"What?" Trunks said. "OH! I wasn't looking at that, I was looking at the ad below it. Look,
sis, a free trampoline!!"
Bra groaned and went back to her breakfast.
"Still, we should see that ballet with Marron and Goten."
"What, this ballet?" Trunks pointed to the "Nutcracker Suite" ballet ad in the paper.
"Yeah."
"Since when were YOU interested in fine arts?"
"Since forever. Now are we going or what?"
"Fine, fine. You call up Marron and Goten and I'll call this place to reserve our tickets."
"YAY!! Oh..."
"What?"
"It's on Christmas Eve."
"Yeah, so what?"
"That's the day after tomorrow. Don't you want to stay home with Daddy and Mom?"
"Hey, you brought this up."
"Oh allright! I'll go call Marron and Goten."
Bra went to her bedroom and found her cell phone on her vanity. She picked it up and dialed
Goten's number. It ringed two times before he picked it up.
"Yello?"
"Goten, honey?"
"B-chan?"
"Yeah!"
"Oh, hey what's up, babe?"
"Nothing, I was just wondering if you would like to see a ballet with me and Trunks and maybe
Marron on Christmas Eve."
"Christmas Eve?"
"Yeah, why, is that a problem?"
"I'm afraid it is. See, my mom and sister-in-law are making all of us Sons stay home and
eat this family dinner type of thing."
"Oh."
"I'm sorry, but as you can see, how can I wiggle my way out of that?"
"No it's ok, I totally understand."
"Cool, so I'll see ya?"
"Yeah, ok, I love you, bye."
Bra sighed sadly and hung up. But then she dialed Marron's number, hoping for some company other
than her brother.
"Hello, Marron Kuririn speaking." Marron said.
"Oh hi, Marron! It's Bra!"
"Oh really? Oh, Bra, I missed your voice!"
"Yeah. So I was wondering if you would like to come with me and Trunks to a ballet on Christmas
Eve."
"Um, I guess so."
"Really?!"
"Yeah, I was gonna have this big dinner with all my relatives, but this snow's come in so
thick that I think no of them will make it in."
"Oh. What about your parents?"
"Too rough weather for flying in."
"So..."
"I can come with you guys I guess."
"Great! We'll come by your house on Christmas Eve round 7, k?"
"Ok. Bye."
"Bye!!"
Bra hung up and ran back downstairs. Trunks was in the exact same spot, immobile.
"Hey, I thought you were booking our tickets." she said.
"Ya, I was, but then I thought that I would surely advance to the line with my party and just
pay for them then and there because I'm soooo famous and adored." Trunks said, sounding very
pompous.
"Fine, whatever. Oh, Goten can't make it but Marron can."
"Ok."
"AHH!"
"What?"
"I don't have anything to wear!"
Trunks groaned.
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"Wow, thanks for inviting me, you guys." Marron said as she, Bra, and Trunks were in Trunks' car.
"Your welcome, Marron. Now tell me something, Trunks." Bra said.
"What?" Trunks said, sounding annoyed.
"Where's Katie? Why are you spending Christmas Eve with two girls instead of your girlfriend?"
"She happens to be in out of town visiting her parents." Trunks said stiffly.
"Ok, I totally believe you." said Bra, very sarcastically.
"Shut up, or you'll be hitch-hiking home." Trunks snapped.
Marron laughed and Bra pouted.
"Ooooh, this is so exciting!" Bra said as the lights went dim and the curtain went up.
"Yes, I know, I hear the orchestra is fantastic." said Marron.
Trunks secretly got out a bag of candy and started chewing loudly.
"Bra, what's that sound?" Marron asked.
"I dunno. Trunks?"
"Uh..."
Bra eyed the bag of candy and snatched it away.
"Hey!"
"What kind of gentlemen are you?! In a fancy suit, at a ballet, eating CANDY?!?!" said Bra hotly.
"Excuse me, I'm going to the restroom." Trunks got up and left angrily.
Marron smiled.
"Not a bad turn-out. You would expect little people here, it's Christmas Eve."
"Well, it looks like these people don't like happy moments with family much, eh?"
The two of them laughed quietly.
Trunks threw cold water on his face and got a towel to dry.
"This has got to be the worst Christmas Eve ever." he mumbled to himself.
"No guys, no Katie, no nothing. Not even villans to fight!"
Trunks left the bathroom and was about to walk back in the auditorium when he heard giggles and
two people talking. He followed the voices to the lobby, which was completely deserted except
for two people, talking and laughing at the foot of the stairs. It seemed like they were
talking about something important or exciting.
Trunks didn't want to eavesdrop, but he coulding resist. He creeped down the stairs, keeping low.
He hid behind the large Christmas tree close to the two people and sneaked a peek. His jaw
dropped.
It was Katie.
No...It was Katie and a tall man. They looked like they were having fun. The man spoke up.
"So when are you going to dump that guy?" he said.
"Oh, you mean Trunks Briefs?" Katie said.
"Yes."
"Oh, only when I have enough money in my bank account to live on for the rest of my life."
The man cleared his throat.
"And yes, baby," Katie continued. "Enough for US to live on."
The two of them laughed again. Trunks wasn't believing his ears.
Meanwhile...
"Hey Bra, Trunks has been gone for a long time." Marron noticed.
"Yeah." Bra said, not taking her eyes of the stage.
"I'm gonna go and check to see if anything is wrong," Marron got up and started leaving.
"Be back soon!" Bra called after her. "Or you'll miss the good part!"
Marron rolled her eyes and pushed the auditorium door open. [Maybe he is it the lobby,] she
thought to herself. She began to turn to the lobby and heard the two people talking. Thinking
it was just people, she ignored it, but then she heard Trunks' name. She crouched down low behind
a chair at the top of the stairs and listened closely.
"You see, I've lied to him and said that I was going out of town to visit my parents," Katie
was saying slyly. "Stupid guy believed it."
Marron gasped silently.
"Clever plan." the man said.
"Yes. The poor idiot doesn't even know I'm dating him for his money only. And well...maybe for
his good looks."
Katie practically cackled. Trunks couldn't take it anymore. He stood up and came out from
behind the Christmas tree.
"Who's there?" Katie called. Then she gasped. "Trunks!"
"Well, ho, ho, ho." Trunks said sarcastically. "If it isn't a wonderful Christmas indeed."
"Trunks, I can explain!" Katie was saying. "This---this isn't what it looks like!" she pushed
her male 'companion' away.
"Don't lie. I heard everything."
"E-e-everything??" Katie said weakly. "I don't know what you're talking about!"
"You used me. For my money." Trunks said, his quiet voice full of hatred.
"That's ridiculous!"
"You lied to me."
"Trunks what are you---"
"All these months!" Trunks said, his tone of voice rising.
Katie looked around for support. Her male 'friend' had ran away. She eyed the door quickly.
"That's right." Trunks said. "Go now. Get out of my sight."
"Trunks---"
"GO."
Katie looked at Trunks one last time and bolted out the door.
Trunks looked down and felt something well up in his eyes. Tears. No, he told himself, I
don't cry.
He looked up the stairs, and saw Marron. She had come out from behind the chair, looking at him
with soft blue eyes. For a moment he thought that she hadn't heard anything, but her eyes told
him that she did. She started coming down the stairs slowly, her beautiful midnight-blue gown
sweeping behind her. Her limp hand let go of her purse. She walked a little faster.
"Oh Trunks..." she began to say.
"DON'T come any closer Marron." He said, his voice faltering. "I--I don't want you to see me
like this."
But she didn't stop. Marron rushed down the stairs and threw her arms around Trunks' neck. He
looked confused, but then looked down and put his head on her shoulders and broke down, crying.
"It's ok..." she said, hugging him tightly. "It'll all be ok..."
She lifted his head off her shoulder and smiled at him weakly.
"Marron...."
"It's ok, Trunks. I---" Marron didn't think. "I love you..."
...end of part 7!
Part 7: "Christmas Party Canceled, No More Secrets"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Christmas was only 3 days away, and everyone was looking forward to it. Especially the people
that were invited to the Briefs' Holiday Party. The real shock came to the Sons and Kuririns
when they got a letter from Bulma saying that the party was canceled this year due to lack of
time. A theme and party supplies hadn't even been decided; there wasn't even a Christmas tree!
Bulma had SOME hopes of re-building the Gravity Room, but those hopes were slim. The Sons now
were deciding on just a plain family dinner together, and the Kuririns had hoped to see their
daughter, Marron, for some family bonding time. Speaking of Marron....
"I haven't seen her in a while." Bra said as she poured herself orange juice from the carton.
"Ya." Trunks mumbled from behind his newspaper as usual.
"It's too bad we had to cancel the party," Bra said. "Now I don't know when I'll see her again."
"Ya." Trunks said again.
"Hmm, I wonder what's so fascinating behind Trunk's newspaper??" Bra said.
"Ya." Trunks said AGAIN.
"That's it." Bra reached across the table and yanked the newspaper out Trunks' hands.
"Hey! I was reading that!"
"Reading what???"
Bra looked at the page. She nodded interestingly. She 'hmm'ed a couple of times before giving
the paper back to her brother.
"See, very interesting." Trunks said hate-fully.
"Yeah, you know, I think we should go see that ballet." said Bra.
"What?" Trunks said. "OH! I wasn't looking at that, I was looking at the ad below it. Look,
sis, a free trampoline!!"
Bra groaned and went back to her breakfast.
"Still, we should see that ballet with Marron and Goten."
"What, this ballet?" Trunks pointed to the "Nutcracker Suite" ballet ad in the paper.
"Yeah."
"Since when were YOU interested in fine arts?"
"Since forever. Now are we going or what?"
"Fine, fine. You call up Marron and Goten and I'll call this place to reserve our tickets."
"YAY!! Oh..."
"What?"
"It's on Christmas Eve."
"Yeah, so what?"
"That's the day after tomorrow. Don't you want to stay home with Daddy and Mom?"
"Hey, you brought this up."
"Oh allright! I'll go call Marron and Goten."
Bra went to her bedroom and found her cell phone on her vanity. She picked it up and dialed
Goten's number. It ringed two times before he picked it up.
"Yello?"
"Goten, honey?"
"B-chan?"
"Yeah!"
"Oh, hey what's up, babe?"
"Nothing, I was just wondering if you would like to see a ballet with me and Trunks and maybe
Marron on Christmas Eve."
"Christmas Eve?"
"Yeah, why, is that a problem?"
"I'm afraid it is. See, my mom and sister-in-law are making all of us Sons stay home and
eat this family dinner type of thing."
"Oh."
"I'm sorry, but as you can see, how can I wiggle my way out of that?"
"No it's ok, I totally understand."
"Cool, so I'll see ya?"
"Yeah, ok, I love you, bye."
Bra sighed sadly and hung up. But then she dialed Marron's number, hoping for some company other
than her brother.
"Hello, Marron Kuririn speaking." Marron said.
"Oh hi, Marron! It's Bra!"
"Oh really? Oh, Bra, I missed your voice!"
"Yeah. So I was wondering if you would like to come with me and Trunks to a ballet on Christmas
Eve."
"Um, I guess so."
"Really?!"
"Yeah, I was gonna have this big dinner with all my relatives, but this snow's come in so
thick that I think no of them will make it in."
"Oh. What about your parents?"
"Too rough weather for flying in."
"So..."
"I can come with you guys I guess."
"Great! We'll come by your house on Christmas Eve round 7, k?"
"Ok. Bye."
"Bye!!"
Bra hung up and ran back downstairs. Trunks was in the exact same spot, immobile.
"Hey, I thought you were booking our tickets." she said.
"Ya, I was, but then I thought that I would surely advance to the line with my party and just
pay for them then and there because I'm soooo famous and adored." Trunks said, sounding very
pompous.
"Fine, whatever. Oh, Goten can't make it but Marron can."
"Ok."
"AHH!"
"What?"
"I don't have anything to wear!"
Trunks groaned.
~~~~
"Wow, thanks for inviting me, you guys." Marron said as she, Bra, and Trunks were in Trunks' car.
"Your welcome, Marron. Now tell me something, Trunks." Bra said.
"What?" Trunks said, sounding annoyed.
"Where's Katie? Why are you spending Christmas Eve with two girls instead of your girlfriend?"
"She happens to be in out of town visiting her parents." Trunks said stiffly.
"Ok, I totally believe you." said Bra, very sarcastically.
"Shut up, or you'll be hitch-hiking home." Trunks snapped.
Marron laughed and Bra pouted.
"Ooooh, this is so exciting!" Bra said as the lights went dim and the curtain went up.
"Yes, I know, I hear the orchestra is fantastic." said Marron.
Trunks secretly got out a bag of candy and started chewing loudly.
"Bra, what's that sound?" Marron asked.
"I dunno. Trunks?"
"Uh..."
Bra eyed the bag of candy and snatched it away.
"Hey!"
"What kind of gentlemen are you?! In a fancy suit, at a ballet, eating CANDY?!?!" said Bra hotly.
"Excuse me, I'm going to the restroom." Trunks got up and left angrily.
Marron smiled.
"Not a bad turn-out. You would expect little people here, it's Christmas Eve."
"Well, it looks like these people don't like happy moments with family much, eh?"
The two of them laughed quietly.
Trunks threw cold water on his face and got a towel to dry.
"This has got to be the worst Christmas Eve ever." he mumbled to himself.
"No guys, no Katie, no nothing. Not even villans to fight!"
Trunks left the bathroom and was about to walk back in the auditorium when he heard giggles and
two people talking. He followed the voices to the lobby, which was completely deserted except
for two people, talking and laughing at the foot of the stairs. It seemed like they were
talking about something important or exciting.
Trunks didn't want to eavesdrop, but he coulding resist. He creeped down the stairs, keeping low.
He hid behind the large Christmas tree close to the two people and sneaked a peek. His jaw
dropped.
It was Katie.
No...It was Katie and a tall man. They looked like they were having fun. The man spoke up.
"So when are you going to dump that guy?" he said.
"Oh, you mean Trunks Briefs?" Katie said.
"Yes."
"Oh, only when I have enough money in my bank account to live on for the rest of my life."
The man cleared his throat.
"And yes, baby," Katie continued. "Enough for US to live on."
The two of them laughed again. Trunks wasn't believing his ears.
Meanwhile...
"Hey Bra, Trunks has been gone for a long time." Marron noticed.
"Yeah." Bra said, not taking her eyes of the stage.
"I'm gonna go and check to see if anything is wrong," Marron got up and started leaving.
"Be back soon!" Bra called after her. "Or you'll miss the good part!"
Marron rolled her eyes and pushed the auditorium door open. [Maybe he is it the lobby,] she
thought to herself. She began to turn to the lobby and heard the two people talking. Thinking
it was just people, she ignored it, but then she heard Trunks' name. She crouched down low behind
a chair at the top of the stairs and listened closely.
"You see, I've lied to him and said that I was going out of town to visit my parents," Katie
was saying slyly. "Stupid guy believed it."
Marron gasped silently.
"Clever plan." the man said.
"Yes. The poor idiot doesn't even know I'm dating him for his money only. And well...maybe for
his good looks."
Katie practically cackled. Trunks couldn't take it anymore. He stood up and came out from
behind the Christmas tree.
"Who's there?" Katie called. Then she gasped. "Trunks!"
"Well, ho, ho, ho." Trunks said sarcastically. "If it isn't a wonderful Christmas indeed."
"Trunks, I can explain!" Katie was saying. "This---this isn't what it looks like!" she pushed
her male 'companion' away.
"Don't lie. I heard everything."
"E-e-everything??" Katie said weakly. "I don't know what you're talking about!"
"You used me. For my money." Trunks said, his quiet voice full of hatred.
"That's ridiculous!"
"You lied to me."
"Trunks what are you---"
"All these months!" Trunks said, his tone of voice rising.
Katie looked around for support. Her male 'friend' had ran away. She eyed the door quickly.
"That's right." Trunks said. "Go now. Get out of my sight."
"Trunks---"
"GO."
Katie looked at Trunks one last time and bolted out the door.
Trunks looked down and felt something well up in his eyes. Tears. No, he told himself, I
don't cry.
He looked up the stairs, and saw Marron. She had come out from behind the chair, looking at him
with soft blue eyes. For a moment he thought that she hadn't heard anything, but her eyes told
him that she did. She started coming down the stairs slowly, her beautiful midnight-blue gown
sweeping behind her. Her limp hand let go of her purse. She walked a little faster.
"Oh Trunks..." she began to say.
"DON'T come any closer Marron." He said, his voice faltering. "I--I don't want you to see me
like this."
But she didn't stop. Marron rushed down the stairs and threw her arms around Trunks' neck. He
looked confused, but then looked down and put his head on her shoulders and broke down, crying.
"It's ok..." she said, hugging him tightly. "It'll all be ok..."
She lifted his head off her shoulder and smiled at him weakly.
"Marron...."
"It's ok, Trunks. I---" Marron didn't think. "I love you..."
...end of part 7!
