The next morning Goten woke up in a chair. He glanced over at Marron, who was still asleep. Sighing, he sat up and rubbed his heavy eyes.
"'Ten?" came a weak voice.
Goten froze, then slowly turned around. Marron's eyes were opened slightly, and she was wincing in pain. "Oh my Dende. Marron. My Marron. You're awake, Marron." He took her hand and kissed it. "I'm so glad you're awake."
She smiled weakly. "I'm glad you're here. How long have I been unconscious?" she whispered.
"Since yesterday afternoon. I used the IT to get here as fast as I can. You scared me half to death. I thought I lost you Mar." He brushed some of her hair away from her face.
"I got you home, didn't I?" she laughed, then coughed. "Can you call my parents for me? I really want to see them." Then it was Marron's turn to freeze. "Goten where's Pan?"
Goten laughed. "Pan's at home, most likely sleeping. But I do have to bring her back to her apartment to get her stuff. My dad told me. I was afraid she was in the car with you. If I'd lost both of you then I'd really not know what to do with myself. I'm so glad you're okay Marron."
"Me too. And I'm glad you're here 'Ten. Will you promise me something?"
He nodded.
"Will you stay here with me? I really don't want you to leave. Please?"
"Yeah. I'll stay here until you're fully better. I promise. Now I'm going to call your parents, get a doctor, and go buy a coffee. I'll be right back." He gave her a kiss before leaving.
Marron sighed and tried to switch positions without hurting her leg. She didn't remember much about the accident, but she did remember Videl's advice. Maybe Trunks needs to see you two together… Maybe once he sees how happy you two are together, he'll understand he's lost you.
Videl was right. Trunks thought it was just a high-school crush. Or maybe he didn't. Maybe he didn't want to believe Marron wasn't his for the taking.
A jolt of pain ran through Marron's arm and she let out a quick gasp.
The glass shattered and pierced her skull.
She rubbed it softly and looked around the room. Her good arm was hooked up to an IV. The machines beeped eerily.
Her head slammed down and hit the steering wheel with a loud thud. Then her arm snapped back and went numb.
Something caught Marron's eye on the nightstand. It was the picture she'd put in her pocket before the accident. On it was a note: 'Marron, thanks for bringing back the memories. Hope you get better; I miss you. -Trunks'
Blood rushed from her cheek as everything went black. Please Dende, make it fast, she thought before she drifted into a sea of darkness.
Marron shook her head and snapped her attention to looking around the room. It was an eerie white color, with five chairs on the left of her bed. She, as her mother, hated hospitals and doctors; she couldn't wait to get back to her nice, safe apartment.
Even in her dreams, she could see the secret fear that had been haunting her for almost two months now.
She shook her head and turned her concentration back to taking in the room. Then she smiled. Goten was home.
A tall, well-built man walked down the street arm-in-arm with a younger turquoise hair beauty.
Another nightmare. Goten was not in love with Bra, he was in love with her. Marron. Not Bra. It was almost as stupid as the 'Trunks is going to kill Goten' thing. It just wasn't going to happen.
Goten strolled through the room, whistling to himself with a coffee in his left hand, a rose in his right, and Krillin, 18, and a doctor behind him. "Hey Marron. Up for some visitors?" He gave her the rose and a kiss on the nose.
"Marron, my little baby. Are you okay?" 18 asked.
"I'm fine. Hi Daddy. Hi Goten. Thanks for the rose. Its beautiful."
Krillin gave his daughter a small kiss. "Hi baby. Have a nice sleep?"
The doctor then cut in on this little reunion. "Okay Miss Chestnut, time for examination. First we'll have to look at your x-rays, and probably take some more. We can take your stitches out next week at the latest."
Marron nodded and adjusted her blankets. "Can we start the examination now? I want to get it over with before everyone gets here."
"Yes, of course. It'll only take a while. An hour at the most. So I'll wheel you down the hall, and you three can wait in the waiting room." He unhooked Marron's bed from the wall. "Okay, we'll see you soon."
Goten smiled. "I'll call Trunks, Bra, and Pan for you Mar." He leaned over and gave her a kiss. "You'll be fine," he whispered in her ear.
She smiled back and waved to her parents before she was wheeled away.
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Goten ran to a pay phone and slipped a coin in before punching in a number.
"Capsule Corp."
"Hey man. Marron woke up this morning. She's in the examination room now, but if you and Bra want to come over, I'm here with Krillin and 18."
Trunks paused. "How is she? I mean, she's okay?"
"She's the same, sunny Marron we both love. Get here fast. She'll be happy to see you guys," Goten smiled.
"Yeah, we'll be right there. See ya 'Ten."
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Pan hung up the phone and ran down the stairs. "Marron's awake! She's okay!" she yelled. Quickly, she threw on a jacket and ran out the door; her parents were right behind her.
Alright, the nightmare sequence wasn't really detailed that much. I'm sorry!!! Didn't understand it? Tell me, I'll explain.
