When The Stars Come Out- Chapter Four: Vegeta Spills The Senzu Beans
Marron and Bra pulled all Bra's shopping bags out of the trunk of the car and started toward the house. "I had fun Mar, thanks for taking me," Bra said.
"Aw, no problem. Call me again if you feel like doing something tomorrow. Here, I'll help you bring these bags inside," Marron offered.
The two hoisted up all the bags and balanced their way to the house, and Bra swung the door open and threw all the bags she was holding down on the kitchen floor. She instructed Marron to do the same, and Marron dropped her bags as well.
Trunks and Goten were standing against the counters, this time with beers in their hands. They stopped talking when the bags hit the floor. Trunks froze, but Goten smiled.
"Hey Mar, B. How was the shopping?" he asked.
Marron smiled. "It went good, if you can't tell by all the bags," she said, gesturing down at her feet.
"Yeah, I think I drove poor Mar here crazy," Bra laughed. "But she loved it. Hey guys, how about we go out for pizza? Trunks' treat."
Goten looked over at Trunks and shrugged. "Yeah, that sounds like fun," Trunks said, to everyone's amazement.
"Great!" Bra exclaimed. "I'll go change." She grabbed a shopping bag and ran upstairs.
"Thanks Marron. Thanks for taking her shopping," Trunks said softly.
Goten grinned and put an arm around both Trunks and Marron. "See guys? We can all be friends here without killing each other. Now, come on, let's get going." He led them into the door. "We'll meet you outside B!" he yelled.
The three stepped into Trunks' small convertible, him and Goten in the front and Marron in the back. Bra emerged from the house and hopped into the car, all smiles. Trunks shook his head and laughed as he started the car and pulled out.
The rest of the ride was silent as Marron and Trunks both thought of the odd situation between them. It was unbelievably strange, the way that they just hate each other instantly like that. But hey, they both thought in unison, what happened happened. And there was really nothing they could do to change that, right?
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Bulma wiped the sponge across the counter one last time before sitting down and sighing. It had been a long day, with grocery shopping, then work, and finally cleaning up the mess Vegeta and Trunks left. After Marron and Bra got home, they went out for pizza with Trunks and Goten.
Vegeta stalked through the kitchen and opened the fridge. "Where are the brats?" he asked.
"Trunks went out for pizza with Marron," she replied.
The fridge slammed shut. "What?!" he roared. "He went out with the android girl again? I thought her mother and I took care of that!" Then his mouth hung open in surprise at what information he just revealed.
Bulma smiled. "What was that dear? You and 18 took care of Trunks and Marron's relationship? Is that why they suddenly began hating each other like that? What exactly did you two do?"
"Shut up! You're not supposed know anything about this! I'm leaving!"
Bulma laughed. "But Vegeta, you have to tell me. The well-being of our only son is at take here! Please, please, please?" she begged.
Her husband sighed, then held up a fist. "I'll tell you woman, but if you tell anyone else, I'll have your neck," he threatened. "The android woman and I collected the Dragonballs and wished for our brats to hate each other."
"You did what?!?!" Bulma screamed. "Vegeta! What the hell were you thinking?!?!? Do you realize exactly what you did? You ruined the love lives of two wonderful people, one of which is your son." She took a deep breath. "I have to tell Krillin. Maybe he can help me sort out this mess."
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"So then, he was all like, 'What's your problem?' And I was like, 'You're my problem. We are so over.'" Bra paused to take a sip of her diet Coke. "And then I stormed out of the house and as soon as I shut the door, he threw a vase and it hit the back of the door."
Goten rolled his eyes at Trunks and Marron, who both stifled laughs. Bra had been telling the story of her tragic breakup with her most recent ex, Tony, much to the boredom of her friends, who had already heard the story multiple times. And each time, Tony threw something different at the door.
"You know what I think B?" Marron offered. "I think you need to lay off guys for a while. Stay single, scope out what's out there, have some fun with friends. You let all your boyfriends get under your skin."
Bra nodded thoughtfully. "I could do that. But what fun would it be?"
"Think about it this way," Trunks said. "You're at a club with your girlfriends, and you see a guy. Without having to worry about being faithful, you go off and flirt, guilt-free."
Marron laughed. "Interesting advice, coming from a guy. I mean, guys don't usually give two shits about being faithful to their girls."
Trunks stared at her. "I guess I'm not most guys, am I?"
She looked down at her lap.
Goten took the hint and piped up, "Ice cream anyone?"
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"They did what?!" Krillin exclaimed into the phone. "What were they thinking? How could they do that to their children? Their babies?"
Bulma sighed. "Calm down Krillin. They obviously had no idea what they were doing at the time. All we have to do is find the Dragonballs and wish for the wish do be undone. Now, are you with me?"
"Yeah, I guess. But I still can't imagine 18 doing something like that to my poor little firefly. She adores Marron, so why would she do that to her?"
"I don't know Krillin, I don't know."
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"Shit," Marron muttered as she flopped down on the couch. The house was empty, of course; she had found a note saying her father was at Bulma's and her mother was out shopping and visiting Chi-Chi. Lunch had been a disaster, and the entire drive home, all Marron could think about was the couch and her book. And her CD player.
She kicked off her sneakers and closed her eyes. Why did Trunks have to be so damn sexy? Why couldn't he be ugly? Why did they have to hate each other?
Ugh. Too much Trunks thought. Time for a nice, relaxing afternoon wrapped up in a world full of perfect people with perfect problems.
Sorry this took so long. Stress is a killer, and with the whole mess in the WC, plus messes with my own problems, I've had zero time to work on this. But here it was, and I hope you enjoyed!