disclaimer: I OWN THE BUG!!! THE BUG IS MIIIINE!! MINE, I TELL YOU!!! MIIIIINNNNNE!!!! *laughs evilly* HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA *deep breath* HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…okay, I'm done.

Here's To The Night

IV. For Crying Out Loud - 1

By: Jenny

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Previously:

Marron caught sight of where they were. It was a cave. The water reflected against the rocks, casting shadows among them. Her jaw dropped in awe.

He smirked again.

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Trunks smiled as he watched the girl in front of him look around amazed.

"This place is beautiful…"

She spoke softly, as if she talked too loud the whole place would crumble and disappear. Marron sat down, on a nearby rock, still admiring her new favorite place. Her gaze turned to Trunks as he began to speak.

"Yeah, I know. I found it when I was swimming here yesterday."

She stared at him. He said it as if swimming in the sea was an everyday ordinary thing…

"You just, out of the blue, decided to go swimming…" she started, "out here…in the sea?"

Looking at her oddly, he replied simply.

"Yeah."

He was caught off guard when she started laughing.

He frowned.

"What's so funny?"

Gasping between her laughs, she at least tried to answer, "No-…it-…you—…"

She looked at him.

He stared at her, raising an eyebrow.

She shook her head, still laughing, hands clutching her sides.

"Ne-…never-…mind…"

Calming down a bit, she smiled a sighed contentedly…

…before she burst into laughter all over again.

His lips straightened to a tight line.

He scowled.

"I still don't understand what is so funny."

Trunks stared at android daughter for about FIVE HOURS, (well, not really five hours, but it felt like it) until FINALLY her laughter subsided.

Irritated, he proceeded to ask, "Are you quite done?"

Swallowing down some giggles, she smiled brightly.

"I'm sorry, Trunks. I promise, I will not laugh unless you know what I'm laughing about."

She giggled again and he snorted and turned away, examining the green moss growing on the rock above them. He blinked when he saw a tiny, black bug crawl in and out of little holes that were scattered throughout the stone. He followed the bug with his eyes, as it traveled around in curvy and straight lines. He levitated about an inch above the ground for a closer look. He watched intently as the bug, knowing it was being watched, stayed still, not moving the slightest, and it extracted some kind of transparent liquid around itself. The liquid, once meting contact to the bug's skin, immediately hardened, forming a better defense for itself.

"Whoa…" Trunks started, wide-eyed, "…Cool!"

Marron watched Trunks and giggled quietly at his antics. He was acting just like a little boy finding out lizards can grow back tails if it is ever cut off. She stepped off the rock, but stopped when she felt something weighing down in Trunk's jacket's pocket. Curious, she reached her hand in and pulled out the object. Her eyes met with a half empty bottle of vodka.

She turned her head up towards Trunks, whose gaze was still on the bug.

"Trunks…" Marron started warily.

He turned and floated down, eyes locking onto the bottle. His face became distant…distorted, almost.

"Where did you get that?" he asked icily.

"Why do you have this?" she asked back quickly.

He walked to her briskly, and reached his arm out to grab it. She retaliated by moving it behind her.

He narrowed his eyes.

"What are you doing?" he questioned, slightly yelling.

"I'm not giving it to you." She stated obviously, shrugging.

Growling, he glared at her a few seconds.

"The hell you won't…"

He stepped closer to her and reached around her back, grabbing it before Marron could move.

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a/n: ^_^ Thanks to all everyone who reviewed!

p.s. just in case, there really isn't a bug like the one I just wrote about. I made that bug up when I was in first grade, and I think it's a nice bug. Except my original bug was pink with purple polka dots. And it could also produce a tiny umbrella when it rains. I wanna see a bug like that.