Disclaimer: Nope, I don't own DBZ and that's that!
Author's Note: Again, sorry for the long delay. This fic is coming to a close soon. Just one more chapter I believe, maybe even two. Then I'll be able to work on my other fic! Hope you guys enjoy this one.
Chapter 19: On the Hour
Mirai Trunks sat on one of the sofas as Marron lingered behind him. She requested to speak to him but about what, Mirai Trunks knew not. The thought of what she would say about his relationship with Pan never really crossed his mind. 'What more is there to say I wonder...' Feeling an awkward moment, Mirai Trunks spoke first. "So, what did you want to talk to me about?"
Marron sat across from him on the other couch. Her hands fiddling with her purse as she tried to put into words what she felt. Her mouth kept opening and closing, knowing what to say one moment, then forgetting the next. "Well...I..." she took a deep breath. "it's about..." Mirai Trunks had a feeling that it was going to be about himself and Pan. "you leaving." It seems he thought wrong.
"What about it?" He leaned forward, his elbows rested on his knees as he waited to hear her reply.
"I mean..." her eyes kept looking up at him, then down again, a sign of her nervousness. "when will that be?"
Mirai Trunks stared at the floor, his heart aching just thinking of the day when he'd have to part from Pan. He sighed heavily. "In a day or two I guess." He looked up at her. "Why do you ask?"
Marron's back straightened, her eyes wide with alert. "I'm sorry to ask such a thing but...these last few days, I've been thinking a lot. I've been thinking about how my love life is so complicated...and how its always been tangled with Pan's." She sighed and leaned back. "I was so upset with her when she got to you first. But after the night of the festival, I realized how miserable she'd become when you left." She cast her eyes down at the white fabric of the couch. Her hands brushed it back and forth, her vision suddenly beginning to blur from the tears that formed. "I also realized that, she wanted me to understand why it was best for me to keep my feelings from you." She looked up at him.
Mirai Trunks sat up slowly; he didn't even know he was holding his breath until he let it out. "Marron I, don't know what to say."
"I know you can never return my feelings but, I just had to let it out. It took me awhile to understand and I...well..." Just then, Pan walked through the front door.
"Hey, the door was open so I let myself in..." Her eyes trailed to see Marron suddenly standing on her feet. "Marron, uh...what are you doing here?" Pan's brows knitted together in confusion. Before she could take a step, Marron ran straight for her, her eyes stained with tears. Pan was engulfed in a hug. Marron, wha..." Pan was at a lost for words.
"Gomen Pan!" Marron sobbed into her friend's shoulder. "Gomen... for everything I did to you. I never meant for these things to happen...first Trunks, nor Mirai Trunks...Oh Dende I'm so sorry!"
Slowly, Pan wrapped her arms around the frail girl. "Its ok Marron, really."
"I finally understand now...I understand perfectly clear now why I shouldn't have felt the feelings I did. To lessen the pain..."
"Marron." She opened her eyes to the sound of Mirai Trunks voice. "I'm sorry my being here has caused so much...grief." Marron stood to her full height, towering over Pan by a few inches.
"Don't say that..." Marron mumbled. She turned to look at him. "I don't think that I've ever seen Pan as happy as she is now." She took Pan's hand and guided her towards Mirai Trunks. Taking Mirai Trunks' hand, she placed Pan's into his and stepped back sniffing a bit as she finally calmed a bit. "I wish you to the best. No matter how long you have together."
Pan gave her a look of sympathy. "Oh Marron."
Marron wiped the corner of her eyes and smiled at them both. "Well, I feel a lot better now." They all laughed. "I must get going now so, I'll see you guys later?" She asked in a hopeful voice."
Pan smiled. "Of course."
Mirai Trunks also gave her a smile. And with that, Marron left.
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The usual gang had a little outing of themselves. Hanging out on the back porch of C.C while drinking ice-cold lemonades. Ironically, Bra and Goten had a chessboard on the glass table beside the lemonade pitcher; Goten obviously was struggling with the game while Bra giggled softly as she had Goten on check. While Goten and Bra were playing their little game of chess, Mirai Trunks and Pan were off a few feet from where they were, casually swaying from side to side on a homemade hamper. Pan nuzzled her head against Mirai Trunks' chest as she began to slowly drift to sleep. Before she could fully close her eyes, Mirai Trunks brushed his hand lightly on Pan's cheek and she became wide awake once again.
"Don't sleep just yet." He whispered.
"Well your just so comfortable that its difficult not to." She smiled, and slowly turned around to face him, careful not to flip the hamper over. Part of her dark hair fell slightly over her shoulders as she lazily looked into his eyes. When he stroked her chin with his hands, she closed her eyes and leaned into his touch, memorizing every little detail as much she could.
Suddenly, their moment was ruined when his watch went off. It was so unexpected that both Mirai Trunks and Pan fell from the hamper: first Pan, than Mirai Trunks, right on top of her. Then seconds later, the holographic image of his mother appeared.
"Oh my! Trunks! Gomen!" Bulma cried out as she witnessed the scene in front of her. "I didn't know you were...well, the way you are right now."
Groaning, Mirai Trunks lifted his weight from Pan and helped her to stand. "Mother, you make it sound as if...oh never mind. So what did you want?" he asked, pulling a small leaf from Pan's dark hair.
"Well, I just wanted to inform you that...well, the machine is going to be finished tonight." Bulma's eyes kept darting here and there.
Mirai Trunks' eyes widened; his hand still resting on Pan's head. "I see..." His hand slid down to her cheek. "Thank you mother." He dropped his hand and turned off the watch. Pan leaned into him and closed her eyes. Their moment together was slipping quicker than she had anticipated.
Just then, Bra's voice and Goten's heavy footsteps were approaching them. "What happened?" Bra asked as she stopped in front of the couple.
"I'm leaving tomorrow..." Mirai Trunks mumbled as he stroked Pan's hair
gently. Bra gasped. "Oh I..." Without a word, Goten grabbed Bra by the arm and led her
back to the house. "Goten wha-"
"Leave them be." He whispered.
Bra looked over her shoulder and understood what Goten was trying to do.
Shortly after Goten and Bra left, the sky began to darken and a low rumble could be heard from the distance. Then, rain drops started to fall; first tiny bits, then joined by a heavy mass. 'Just like before' Pan thought. The two didn't move for a long time. Mirai Trunks just held Pan close to him, never wanting to let go. He never realized that her tears mingled with the rain.
To Be Continued...
Author's Note: Again, sorry for the long delay. This fic is coming to a close soon. Just one more chapter I believe, maybe even two. Then I'll be able to work on my other fic! Hope you guys enjoy this one.
Chapter 19: On the Hour
Mirai Trunks sat on one of the sofas as Marron lingered behind him. She requested to speak to him but about what, Mirai Trunks knew not. The thought of what she would say about his relationship with Pan never really crossed his mind. 'What more is there to say I wonder...' Feeling an awkward moment, Mirai Trunks spoke first. "So, what did you want to talk to me about?"
Marron sat across from him on the other couch. Her hands fiddling with her purse as she tried to put into words what she felt. Her mouth kept opening and closing, knowing what to say one moment, then forgetting the next. "Well...I..." she took a deep breath. "it's about..." Mirai Trunks had a feeling that it was going to be about himself and Pan. "you leaving." It seems he thought wrong.
"What about it?" He leaned forward, his elbows rested on his knees as he waited to hear her reply.
"I mean..." her eyes kept looking up at him, then down again, a sign of her nervousness. "when will that be?"
Mirai Trunks stared at the floor, his heart aching just thinking of the day when he'd have to part from Pan. He sighed heavily. "In a day or two I guess." He looked up at her. "Why do you ask?"
Marron's back straightened, her eyes wide with alert. "I'm sorry to ask such a thing but...these last few days, I've been thinking a lot. I've been thinking about how my love life is so complicated...and how its always been tangled with Pan's." She sighed and leaned back. "I was so upset with her when she got to you first. But after the night of the festival, I realized how miserable she'd become when you left." She cast her eyes down at the white fabric of the couch. Her hands brushed it back and forth, her vision suddenly beginning to blur from the tears that formed. "I also realized that, she wanted me to understand why it was best for me to keep my feelings from you." She looked up at him.
Mirai Trunks sat up slowly; he didn't even know he was holding his breath until he let it out. "Marron I, don't know what to say."
"I know you can never return my feelings but, I just had to let it out. It took me awhile to understand and I...well..." Just then, Pan walked through the front door.
"Hey, the door was open so I let myself in..." Her eyes trailed to see Marron suddenly standing on her feet. "Marron, uh...what are you doing here?" Pan's brows knitted together in confusion. Before she could take a step, Marron ran straight for her, her eyes stained with tears. Pan was engulfed in a hug. Marron, wha..." Pan was at a lost for words.
"Gomen Pan!" Marron sobbed into her friend's shoulder. "Gomen... for everything I did to you. I never meant for these things to happen...first Trunks, nor Mirai Trunks...Oh Dende I'm so sorry!"
Slowly, Pan wrapped her arms around the frail girl. "Its ok Marron, really."
"I finally understand now...I understand perfectly clear now why I shouldn't have felt the feelings I did. To lessen the pain..."
"Marron." She opened her eyes to the sound of Mirai Trunks voice. "I'm sorry my being here has caused so much...grief." Marron stood to her full height, towering over Pan by a few inches.
"Don't say that..." Marron mumbled. She turned to look at him. "I don't think that I've ever seen Pan as happy as she is now." She took Pan's hand and guided her towards Mirai Trunks. Taking Mirai Trunks' hand, she placed Pan's into his and stepped back sniffing a bit as she finally calmed a bit. "I wish you to the best. No matter how long you have together."
Pan gave her a look of sympathy. "Oh Marron."
Marron wiped the corner of her eyes and smiled at them both. "Well, I feel a lot better now." They all laughed. "I must get going now so, I'll see you guys later?" She asked in a hopeful voice."
Pan smiled. "Of course."
Mirai Trunks also gave her a smile. And with that, Marron left.
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The usual gang had a little outing of themselves. Hanging out on the back porch of C.C while drinking ice-cold lemonades. Ironically, Bra and Goten had a chessboard on the glass table beside the lemonade pitcher; Goten obviously was struggling with the game while Bra giggled softly as she had Goten on check. While Goten and Bra were playing their little game of chess, Mirai Trunks and Pan were off a few feet from where they were, casually swaying from side to side on a homemade hamper. Pan nuzzled her head against Mirai Trunks' chest as she began to slowly drift to sleep. Before she could fully close her eyes, Mirai Trunks brushed his hand lightly on Pan's cheek and she became wide awake once again.
"Don't sleep just yet." He whispered.
"Well your just so comfortable that its difficult not to." She smiled, and slowly turned around to face him, careful not to flip the hamper over. Part of her dark hair fell slightly over her shoulders as she lazily looked into his eyes. When he stroked her chin with his hands, she closed her eyes and leaned into his touch, memorizing every little detail as much she could.
Suddenly, their moment was ruined when his watch went off. It was so unexpected that both Mirai Trunks and Pan fell from the hamper: first Pan, than Mirai Trunks, right on top of her. Then seconds later, the holographic image of his mother appeared.
"Oh my! Trunks! Gomen!" Bulma cried out as she witnessed the scene in front of her. "I didn't know you were...well, the way you are right now."
Groaning, Mirai Trunks lifted his weight from Pan and helped her to stand. "Mother, you make it sound as if...oh never mind. So what did you want?" he asked, pulling a small leaf from Pan's dark hair.
"Well, I just wanted to inform you that...well, the machine is going to be finished tonight." Bulma's eyes kept darting here and there.
Mirai Trunks' eyes widened; his hand still resting on Pan's head. "I see..." His hand slid down to her cheek. "Thank you mother." He dropped his hand and turned off the watch. Pan leaned into him and closed her eyes. Their moment together was slipping quicker than she had anticipated.
Just then, Bra's voice and Goten's heavy footsteps were approaching them. "What happened?" Bra asked as she stopped in front of the couple.
"I'm leaving tomorrow..." Mirai Trunks mumbled as he stroked Pan's hair
gently. Bra gasped. "Oh I..." Without a word, Goten grabbed Bra by the arm and led her
back to the house. "Goten wha-"
"Leave them be." He whispered.
Bra looked over her shoulder and understood what Goten was trying to do.
Shortly after Goten and Bra left, the sky began to darken and a low rumble could be heard from the distance. Then, rain drops started to fall; first tiny bits, then joined by a heavy mass. 'Just like before' Pan thought. The two didn't move for a long time. Mirai Trunks just held Pan close to him, never wanting to let go. He never realized that her tears mingled with the rain.
To Be Continued...