Discrimination

Chapter 4:

Acting on Plans

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A/N: Um I have no idea what I'm going to do. I'm running out of ideas on what to do 0_0. Someone help me! Well here goes nothing.

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"And the average spaceship can go 2 trilometers, which is if you remember 300 light-years, an hour. Now if we were to travel to Planet Namek in a spaceship with twice the powe,r but 5 times the normal weight, how long would it take in light-years?"

Marron raised her hand to answer but the teacher ignored her and asked for someone else. Marron fumed angrily at the teacher's ignorance. She couldn't believe the nerve of him. Stupid racial saiyans.

Goten, who was in this class, leaned over to her and whispered, "Don't worry about it, I get that all the time."

"Is there something you would like to discuss with the class… demi-saiyan?" asked the teacher in a smug tone.

Goten looked down, as the other classmates snickered, "No sensei."

"OK then, shut up and listen," he retorted and then muttered to himself, "filthy mutts."

Marron stared at the teacher in contempt. How could Goten just stand there and take this crap? It was bad enough being ignored, but picked on by the teacher? Wasn't that taking it too far?

"Well if I may continue, the ratio of the speed along with the added factor of the solar winds," he said turning his back to them.

"Um Mr.… yeah," Goten asked the teacher, "I really don't get this stuff…"

The teacher looked back at him and rolled his eyes, "I didn't think you would anyway. Just try to pretend you are smart enough to understand."

Goten turned pink around the ears and Marron couldn't take it anymore. She stood up and grabbed her books with one arm and her other grabbed Goten who just managed to snatch his books and she dragged him out of the classroom. She wasn't going to let him sit through this humiliation.

The teacher raised an eyebrow at them but ignored them but Marron could see a self satisfied smirk out of the corner of his eye as he continued teaching.

As soon as they got out of the school she let go of Goten and he, who now had nothing to keep him up anymore, fell on the ground.

"Ow," he said getting up, "Why'd you do that."

"How could you let him talk that way to you?" she said angrily to Goten. He just shrugged.

"Listen Marron. It happens to me all the time. No biggie. You have to learn that these things happen and you can't really change what people do."

Marron sighed sadly, "I guess so. It probably won't ever change."

"Probably," he said and then thought, 'Unless you fall in love with Trunks.'

"I hated that class anyway," he said finding a soft place in the grass to lie down on.

"Yeah me too," Mia replied resting next to him.

"Well at least you know what the hell he's talking about," Goten said sadly, "I on the other hand, don't."

"Really?" Marron asked looking at him over her shoulder.

"Yeah. And I don't really have anyone to help me. Mom is no good at machinery and dad isn't the world's smartest person either."

"Do you have a sibling?" Marron asked him.

"…. No," he said after a pause. Marron could tell he was lying but decided against pushing the subject.

"Well I guess you will just have to study a lot," Marron replied.

Goten made a face, "Even if I do that I still won't understand.

"Hmm…," Marron thought as she randomly picked at the grass, "You could always get a tutor."

Goten starting laughing and Marron cast him a weird look, "What?"

"Marron did you forget what I am?" he asked her after he stopped, "I am a half-half. No one likes my kind. They wouldn't touch me with a ten-foot pole much less then try to help me do well in school."

"Your right," she said rolling over to her side.

"…Looks like Trunks is not coming today," Goten said casually changing the subject.

"Thank goodness," he heard Marron say. Although the words were biting, he could hear disappointment in her voice. That was a good sign.

"Anyway on to more pleasant subjects," Marron said, "Back to your performance in college."

"That's more pleasant?"

"Having a nail driven through my skull when I'm in freezing weather in only my underwear is more pleasant then Trunks," she said rolling her eyes.

Goten sighed as she vented at him. He thought she was being a little immature and Trunks acted like a jerk, they were perfect with each other. He only hoped that they would fall for each other soon.

"Hey!" Marron said as she thought of an idea, "How about I tutor you?"

Goten looked at her with a doubting expression.

"Will your parents allow it?" he said remembering what Marron told him about them.

"They won't know," she said.

"How will you get there? You can't fly."

"My uncle. He will do anything for me without questions."

"You sure?"

"Of course," Marron said struggling to get up. As she rose to her feet she dusted the extra grass off her dress and said, "Now if you excuse me I have to relieve myself."

"Oh lovely. Thanks for telling me."

"No prob," Marron said giggling as she ran off.

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Trunks fidgeted under the table at the banquet.

'This is so boring,' he thought silently twiddling his thumbs, 'I should be out with Goten and Marron… wait did I think Marron? I mean just Goten.'

"Hi Trunksssssssssssssssssssssssssss," said an attractive saiyan that was practically drooling on him. Of course he had seem prettier, like…Marron. She continued to hang all over him and Trunks tried to scoot away from her.

"Isn't this so fun," she said as she tried to wrap her tail around his. Trunks coiled his tail up out of her reach.

"And romantic?" she purred in his ear.

Trunks coughed and then squeaked to her, "I… have to go."

The saiyan girl pouted but then put on a cheesy grin and said, "I'll wait for you."

Trunks walked away fast but was just in time to see the saiyan girl move to flirt with another. He breathed a sigh of relief as soon as he snuck into his room as soon as no one was around. He hated these partied his mother threw. It was just a bunch of overly dressed people coming up to kiss his butt in hopes to get something out of it.

He has only met a few people who treated him like an equal, Goten and Marron.

He looked at his open window and idea crept over him, 'Could I? Would no one notice if I sneaked out of this castle? Why not? It's worth a shot.'

With that he climbed through the window (with great difficulty) and started to fly towards the college at super speed.

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Goten yawned and thought, 'why do girls take so long in the bathroom?'

"Psst Goten…" he heard.

"Huh?" Goten said jerking upward.

"Behind you dufus!"

Goten swirled around and saw Trunk hiding behind a tree.

"Trunks?!?!" Goten said loudly.

"Shhhh. I don't want anyone to find me! I'm suppose to be at a party."

"Oh…" Goten said whispering as he tiptoed to Trunks, "What are you doing here?"

"Just skipping it but I don't have much time," he said sadly. The he paused and asked, "…? Marron isn't here?"

Goten didn't know why he said this but he answered, "Nope."

"Thank goodness," Trunks said with a hint of sadness in his voice.

Goten rolled his eyes. It was uncanny how alike they were.

"Well aren't you suppose to be in class?" Trunks asked him.

"I did but Space Machinery is too confusing," he told him.

"Oh? It's super easy for me," Trunks said shrugging.

Goten could feel his mind working as a plan formed in his mind.

"Is that so? Then do you mind tutoring me?" he asked Trunks.

"Sure. I'll have to pull a few strings but I'll be there."

"Good. Be at my house a noon. It is the house next to the Death Mountain Range in the valley near the river," Goten said.

"Ok but I have to go before my parents find out that I'm gone," he said powering up and flying as fast as he could.

Soon after he left Marron came back.

"Well Goten I have to go to my next class soon so I'll be at your house a 2:00," she said.

"Make it noon," Goten said quickly, " My house is house next to the Death Mountain Range in the valley near the river," Goten said.

"Gotcha," she said running away from him.

Goten smiled and leaned against a tree with a grin. 'I did my part. Now it's time for fate to smooth out the wrinkles. Man I'm good.'

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A/N: short I know but everyone was demanding a new chapter I needed to get this out fast and let us see, what else?

Oh yes! Let me thank everyone who reviewed but especially Tainted Fire! When I was reading her very well done stories *read them. I recommend them* I saw that she mentioned me and helped me advertise my story! Thank you so much! You are the best!