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SHATTERED

Chapter 11: THE DARK MANOR

Trunks looked at Pan and she smiled sadly. He turned away. There was a knock on the door. Bra poked her head in and motioned for Pan to come outside. "I'll be back Trunks," she said. He didn't reply. "What's up Bra?" she asked. Bra sighed. "Marron's missing," she said. Pan's eyes bulged. "For real?" she asked. Bra nodded. "Isis is in my room, she---" "Isis?" Pan asked. Bra nodded. "I'll talk to Trunks," Bra said. Pan nodded. "That's good cause he's still not speaking to me," Pan said. "Ok," Bra said. They went their separate ways.

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"An offer I can't refuse?" Marron asked shakily. He nodded and his glasses gleamed. "But I don't even know who you are." She said softly. "You will find out." He said. "Marron, my name is Byron*, and…well, I'm not exactly what I seem." He said. She looked into his eyes. "What are you then, Byron?" she asked edging closer to his face. "I am not a mortal," he said softly. She looked at him with fear in her eyes, then she did the unthinkable, she leaned forward and kissed him on the lips.

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"Trunks?" Bra said coming in the room. He jumped and looked up. "Sorry, I, um, I need to talk to you." She said sitting on his bed. He nodded. "Well, you see, Marron, she's missing." She said. "What?!" he said. "Calm down please, we're all looking for her now, she's not in the house, nor the jet, I don't know where she really is." Bra said. Trunks remained silent. Bra looked at him and saw that he was crying. "Trunks don't cry please," she said going over to him. "It's all my fault." He said. "No, it's not your fault, we'll---" "please Bra, can I get some time alone?" he asked. She sighed and reluctantly left. Trunks wiped his tears and sighed. It had happened again. He was shattered. "Damn it!!" he said pounding his fist on the desk. He slouched down and laid his head on the desk and began to sob. Knocking the desk over and over saying it was his fault.

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Marron kissed Byron's lips and he returned it greatly. He had never been kissed like that for all his life. He pulled her in his arms and she broke away. "So what's the offer?" she asked. "To, to become an immortal, a creature like me," he said looking down. She studied his face. "What'll happen to me?" she asked. "You'll have strength, speed, keen senses, and immortality." He said. "But will I have to drink blood?" she asked. He nodded painfully and looked away. She touched his face and he looked at her. She saw pain flash in his eyes. "You're alone aren't you?" she asked. He nodded. She sighed and looked at him. "Will I be able to see my family again?" she asked. "Of course," he said. "But don't go and make a show in public, I've lived all these years, and no one really knows me," he said. "Everyone who did has perished." He said. She said nothing, but then she pulled him down on the bed with her. He was on top of her, and she, underneath him. "What do you want Marron?" he asked. Her heartbeat accelerated as she replied. "All I want right now is you." She said. He smiled devilishly and nodded. "The you will have me." He said leaning over and kissing her. She returned the kiss and began to feel chills run down her spine. 'What am I doing?' she thought. 'Making love to a vampire' someone said in her head. She looked at him in shock and realized that he read her mind. 'It's ok' the voice said again. She relaxed as he began to undress her.

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"Thank you." Isis said. Pan nodded and studied her. "You really like Trunks?" she asked. Isis looked away. "I don't feel too comfortable discussing those things with you." She said. Pan nodded and got up. "Well, I guess I'll be going now," she said. Bra came in the room. "Where are you going Pan?" Bra asked. "Downstairs." She said. Bra nodded. "I'll talk to you in a while. She nodded and left. "Isis, um, I think Dr. Tashii's downstairs." Bra said. "Ok, well, thanks for the clothes, I'll return them as soon and possible, I'll send them with Dr. Tashii, I don't know if I'll come back." She said. Bra nodded and Isis left. She heard Isis go down the stairs and she flopped on the bed. "Bitch," she muttered. "Heard that," Goten said. Bra jumped up. "Oh Goten, it's just you," she said. He came over to her and kissed her. "So I take it that you're finished with Isis huh?" Trunks asked from the doorway. Goten and Bra broke away. "Trunks what are you doing?" she asked angrily. "Bra he's way too old for you," he said angrily. "He is not!" she said. "Yes he is, now get out of here Goten!" Trunks said. "Trunks he is not too old and I'm not a fuckin' baby any more!" she said. "Oh yeah! Well if you wanna go out with him, think about it first, drag factors into mind, like his age and his reputation!" he shouted. "Look, no one said a shit when you and Pan went out!" "That was a long time ago!" he shouted back. "Yeah! Well maybe that's why she had that abortion the day you were in an accident! She was getting rid of your baby! She told me you know!!" Bra shouted. "It this true Trunks? Did Pan have and abortion?" Goten asked. Trunks looked down and cursed. He wheeled out of the room angrily and left Goten and Bra standing in silence. She began to cry and he held her in his arms. "It's ok…" he said. "I hope so…" she chocked out.

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^o^!!!!!! * Byron was a 19th century poet who is believed to be a vampire. The dude in here is not that Byron!