A/N: Well, here it is! Chapter 4. Lucky for me, Girl Scouts ended sooner
than I expected. There are no flashbacks in this chapter but the next
chapter will. Thanks to everyone who reviewed (although it's only from the
first two chapters). But I still would like to put this story up because
it gives me a chance to see what people think of my writing. In my English
class (it's advanced English so I'm fairly good at writing) the teacher is
trying to have us write essays that can be published in a book or
something. I hope this will give me some practice. Go ahead and read!
Ch. 4 - A little more Trusting
The sun began to creep up over the horizon like the center of an uncooked egg and Trunks awoke with a start.
"I'm gonna be late!…..Wait, oh yeah, I don't have to worry about that now." He looked over at Marron who looked straight up at the ceiling still asleep. 'Damn that girl sure can sleep.' He began to get up and move but when he did, he felt so sore it was as if he was bruised from head to toe. 'That's the last time we sleep in a car.' As if he couldn't feel any worse, his stomach began to growl like a lion. "Oh great," he had food capsules, which of course they were in his jacket that was on top of Marron.
What should he do? Lean over Marron and dig through the pockets hoping that he won't feel anything he shouldn't touch through his jacket? Or take the jacket off slowly from Marron and hopefully have her still asleep?
The second option seemed the better choice. 'Oh, take your chances,' Trunks began to take the jacket off slowly but he ended up swiping it off like grabbing a bag of potato chips. He immediately started shuffling through his jacket pockets. He didn't bother to look at a very wide eyed Marron.
She sat up and started to grumble looking at Trunks. "Now what the hell was that for?" Marron said rubbing her eyes.
"Sorry, but my food capsules are in here….ah! Here they are!" Trunks pushed a capsule and poof----- it was a picnic basket full of food. "I know it's not some big family breakfast but the food is quite good I guarantee." Trunks said and began eating like a savage carnivore.
Marron looked at Trunks and the food a little fearfully but the thought quickly went away. "It's fine, I don't want a big family breakfast, this is better than that" Marron said and took a turkey sandwich from the basket.
"Why not?"
"I never enjoyed them." Marron didn't realize she was expressing her feelings so openly like a bottle. "All we did, or mom and dad did was tell me what needed to be done for the day."
"That's terrible." Trunks began to feel the same sympathy he had for himself and his family.
"Yeah well, now I don't have to worry about that, I'm here far away from them." Marron began eating another sandwich.
Trunks sat there looking at her. 'She does understand…' "I had no idea it was like that at your house Marron…"
"No one did, except Goten but he left without me."
"I didn't know you talked to Goten."
"I used to, but not really anymore. As I said, he stopped taling to me."
"Care to tell me why?" Trunks really wanted to know what his best friend did with his hostage before he took her as hostage.
"No." Marron said rather quickly.
"Are you sure?" Trunks said raising one eyebrow.
"Yes." Marron rather quickly again.
Trunks knew he was fighting a losing battle. "All right Marron, but if you need to talk I'm right here."
"I know, thanks, but what about you? Why did you want to leave your famly?" Marron said raising one eyebrow herself.
Trunks placed a hand on his chin and began to rub it as if he was in his old office again. "Hmmmmm, I was forced into taking over CC, I was forced to train at least three hours a day, and I was forced to babysit Bra so mother and father could have time alone together. Everything I did was to please my parents and not myself. Not only that, what I did didn't please them." Trunks' voice began to grow in a deeper pitch.
"So what happened to you at the party? Why didn't you do something sooner?" Marron was fully done eating and placed a hand on her chin to rest it watching Trunks intently.
"I couldn't do something sooner, father always had me on check, there was no way I could escape him. I just exploded at that party when mother came stomping down only to insult my work at CC. Then on quick thinking I thought of a plan to escape but it required to take you hostage. I felt I had nothing to lose so I went for it." Trunks said taking a deep breath.
"Well, your plan worked. Not that I'm complaining." Marron smiled very brightly like a shiny star (Starr you get that? She was one of the only people who reviewed) at Trunks. He has no clue what he did for Marron.
"I was lucky to end up taking you as a hostage." Trunks looked as his watch to check the time. "Well, I think it's time we start driving again."
"Where are we going?" Marron said hoping to find a clue on where Trunks had in mind.
"I told you, I'm not sure yet."
"Okay, then in the meantime, why don't we go on a little trip somewhere else? If we're escaping to be free then we should be able to do what ever we want right?" If Marron was going to be free only this once, she was going to make it the best trip she ever had. She knew at some point she'd be back in the Kami House.
Trunks had to sit there for a minute to think before he turned on the car. She had a very good point. They were free and could do whatever they wanted. "You're right. So where do you want to go?"
"Umm…." Marron began to scratch her head. She's never had the option to choose a destination. "Well, let's keep driving until we get to a town and see."
"All right. Hey, since we can do whatever we want, would you mind if I put the top down? I love the feel of wind against my face." Trunks began to sound like a little school boy wanting a lollipop.
"Sure, that would be great." Marron said, she then had a thought. She took the ribbons that were holding her pigtails out and let her hair blow freely in the wind like leaves in the autumn. She sat in the passenger's seat looking like a woman felt was at peace with herself.
'Her hair is so beautiful, she looks beautiful in general.' Trunks dreamily thought. He quickly shook his head to forget the thought and continued to pay attention to the road.
"So this is how it feels to have your hair down." Marron said looking straight ahead at the dirt road.
"Huh?"
"Well, you know not having your parents put it up all the time."
"Umm.. well I never had that kind of problem." Trunks began to feel a little sweat drop form on his head.
"Forget it, I just want to enjoy myself for now." She laid back in her seat with the wind continuously brushing her hair.
Trunks began to feel a little more comfortable around Marron. He still felt guilty about taking her hostage but relieved that he got her out of that place she once was. He laid back in the driver's seat himself with only one hand on the wheel now. Marron looked at Trunks and smiled, he looked at Marron quickly and smiled too. It was then they felt they could really trust each other.
A/N: How was this one? I'm putting in descriptive details to give you guys a better picture on how everything is. Good? Bad? I don't mind if you tell me any one of those two. I just need a few opinions on whether you had a good image and story plot to keep you reading. It would help me a lot! Reviews are really appreciated!
Ch. 4 - A little more Trusting
The sun began to creep up over the horizon like the center of an uncooked egg and Trunks awoke with a start.
"I'm gonna be late!…..Wait, oh yeah, I don't have to worry about that now." He looked over at Marron who looked straight up at the ceiling still asleep. 'Damn that girl sure can sleep.' He began to get up and move but when he did, he felt so sore it was as if he was bruised from head to toe. 'That's the last time we sleep in a car.' As if he couldn't feel any worse, his stomach began to growl like a lion. "Oh great," he had food capsules, which of course they were in his jacket that was on top of Marron.
What should he do? Lean over Marron and dig through the pockets hoping that he won't feel anything he shouldn't touch through his jacket? Or take the jacket off slowly from Marron and hopefully have her still asleep?
The second option seemed the better choice. 'Oh, take your chances,' Trunks began to take the jacket off slowly but he ended up swiping it off like grabbing a bag of potato chips. He immediately started shuffling through his jacket pockets. He didn't bother to look at a very wide eyed Marron.
She sat up and started to grumble looking at Trunks. "Now what the hell was that for?" Marron said rubbing her eyes.
"Sorry, but my food capsules are in here….ah! Here they are!" Trunks pushed a capsule and poof----- it was a picnic basket full of food. "I know it's not some big family breakfast but the food is quite good I guarantee." Trunks said and began eating like a savage carnivore.
Marron looked at Trunks and the food a little fearfully but the thought quickly went away. "It's fine, I don't want a big family breakfast, this is better than that" Marron said and took a turkey sandwich from the basket.
"Why not?"
"I never enjoyed them." Marron didn't realize she was expressing her feelings so openly like a bottle. "All we did, or mom and dad did was tell me what needed to be done for the day."
"That's terrible." Trunks began to feel the same sympathy he had for himself and his family.
"Yeah well, now I don't have to worry about that, I'm here far away from them." Marron began eating another sandwich.
Trunks sat there looking at her. 'She does understand…' "I had no idea it was like that at your house Marron…"
"No one did, except Goten but he left without me."
"I didn't know you talked to Goten."
"I used to, but not really anymore. As I said, he stopped taling to me."
"Care to tell me why?" Trunks really wanted to know what his best friend did with his hostage before he took her as hostage.
"No." Marron said rather quickly.
"Are you sure?" Trunks said raising one eyebrow.
"Yes." Marron rather quickly again.
Trunks knew he was fighting a losing battle. "All right Marron, but if you need to talk I'm right here."
"I know, thanks, but what about you? Why did you want to leave your famly?" Marron said raising one eyebrow herself.
Trunks placed a hand on his chin and began to rub it as if he was in his old office again. "Hmmmmm, I was forced into taking over CC, I was forced to train at least three hours a day, and I was forced to babysit Bra so mother and father could have time alone together. Everything I did was to please my parents and not myself. Not only that, what I did didn't please them." Trunks' voice began to grow in a deeper pitch.
"So what happened to you at the party? Why didn't you do something sooner?" Marron was fully done eating and placed a hand on her chin to rest it watching Trunks intently.
"I couldn't do something sooner, father always had me on check, there was no way I could escape him. I just exploded at that party when mother came stomping down only to insult my work at CC. Then on quick thinking I thought of a plan to escape but it required to take you hostage. I felt I had nothing to lose so I went for it." Trunks said taking a deep breath.
"Well, your plan worked. Not that I'm complaining." Marron smiled very brightly like a shiny star (Starr you get that? She was one of the only people who reviewed) at Trunks. He has no clue what he did for Marron.
"I was lucky to end up taking you as a hostage." Trunks looked as his watch to check the time. "Well, I think it's time we start driving again."
"Where are we going?" Marron said hoping to find a clue on where Trunks had in mind.
"I told you, I'm not sure yet."
"Okay, then in the meantime, why don't we go on a little trip somewhere else? If we're escaping to be free then we should be able to do what ever we want right?" If Marron was going to be free only this once, she was going to make it the best trip she ever had. She knew at some point she'd be back in the Kami House.
Trunks had to sit there for a minute to think before he turned on the car. She had a very good point. They were free and could do whatever they wanted. "You're right. So where do you want to go?"
"Umm…." Marron began to scratch her head. She's never had the option to choose a destination. "Well, let's keep driving until we get to a town and see."
"All right. Hey, since we can do whatever we want, would you mind if I put the top down? I love the feel of wind against my face." Trunks began to sound like a little school boy wanting a lollipop.
"Sure, that would be great." Marron said, she then had a thought. She took the ribbons that were holding her pigtails out and let her hair blow freely in the wind like leaves in the autumn. She sat in the passenger's seat looking like a woman felt was at peace with herself.
'Her hair is so beautiful, she looks beautiful in general.' Trunks dreamily thought. He quickly shook his head to forget the thought and continued to pay attention to the road.
"So this is how it feels to have your hair down." Marron said looking straight ahead at the dirt road.
"Huh?"
"Well, you know not having your parents put it up all the time."
"Umm.. well I never had that kind of problem." Trunks began to feel a little sweat drop form on his head.
"Forget it, I just want to enjoy myself for now." She laid back in her seat with the wind continuously brushing her hair.
Trunks began to feel a little more comfortable around Marron. He still felt guilty about taking her hostage but relieved that he got her out of that place she once was. He laid back in the driver's seat himself with only one hand on the wheel now. Marron looked at Trunks and smiled, he looked at Marron quickly and smiled too. It was then they felt they could really trust each other.
A/N: How was this one? I'm putting in descriptive details to give you guys a better picture on how everything is. Good? Bad? I don't mind if you tell me any one of those two. I just need a few opinions on whether you had a good image and story plot to keep you reading. It would help me a lot! Reviews are really appreciated!