A/N: *Looks at the date that said she last updated* Hmmm......9/18/02 *Looks at today's date* Hmmmm.....1/7/02........whoops.
Okay, I did have most of this chapter written before the beginning of October. In fact, I was planning to put up this chapter by Oct. 1.
But as you can see, time has been VERY cruel to me. It wasn't until the first weekened of October that I realized I was busy every weekened.
Enjoy the chapter!
2nd A/N: By the way, did any of you go to the Girl Scout Convention in Long Beach? I WAS THERE!!!! And you know what else?
I got to be in the flag ceremony!!! AND IT WAS FUN!!!!!!!! Also, who saw the Rose Parade? I was in it!!!! I was the most coolest
thing there, a banner holder ^_^
3rd A/N: You know I can't do any chapter without thanking all the reviewers who reviewed.
THANK YOU's to the following people: Chocolateblood, Silver-Pen aka Rouge, Super Gal, Hippiechick, Silver Midnight,
Dark Flame, marron-12, Charli, Mirai-Trunk's #1 Fangirl, saturnmkch12, saiyangirl*dbz*dbgt, and the one person who pointed
out a very good point that I soooooo did not forget *nose magically grows* Neo Genesis (But that's okay, it gave me the concept
for this chapter, so clap for your hard work!!!). Now, on with the story!!! And all those other people who reviewed after I typed this
(See? I started typing 9/31/02) THANK YOU!!!!!!!
Ch. 19 -
Just as she said, Marron was ready at 7:30 and saw Trunjks in the dining hall as she walked in. He was already seated in a booth made for two.
"Did I keep you long?" Marron asked as she sat herself across from him.
Trunks was thrilled Marron finally came, he began to think she wouldn't come. "No, I'm just glad you're here."
Marron turned a little pink. "Don't say that."
"FIne, I won't." Trunks kept staring at Marron longly.
As for Marron, she felt Trunks' stare. Hard as she tried not to, she found herself staring back at Trunks. "What?" She finally asked.
"Nothing." Trunks said grinning.
"What's up with you today?" Marron shifted uncomfortably. Trunks' gaze was really getting to her.
"For once, I feel happier than I've ever been."
"Why?"
"Marron, you did a wonderful thing for me."
Marron turned really red, did he mean the kiss? "What are you getting at?"
"Well, for hleping me figure out what I want to do with my life."
Marron went back to her normal color, "Trunks, you did that all on your own."
"Yeah, but I never would have figured it out if you hadn't encouraged me."
"Is that why you're looking at me like that?"
"Who wouldn't?"
Marron began to turn a different shade again, as if it was worse, she couldn't help but look at Trunks. "Stop it Trunks, you're not acting like yourself."
"You make me really happy Marron, I can't help it."
Marron got up from her seat getting ready to leave, "Look Trunks, I don't know what's wrong with you, whatever it is,
you can tell me like the usual person you are." Although, all Marron really wanted to do was to sit back down and listen to
Trunks some more. However, she's still a stubborn girl.
'I really want to kiss you.' "Marron whether you realize it or not, you've done a lot for me, all I want to do now is repay the
favor." Trunks said offendedly. That wasn't how he was feeling though, for some reason, when Marron gets rebellious, he can't help but smile.
"How? By kissing me?" Marron said offendedly herself, only she was serious.
Trunks' smile now turned into a frown. "Marron, I wanted to help you get that job from the nature magazine."
Marron's angered face now soften. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't snap at you like that."
"Dende Marron, you've got to learn to accept a compliment."
Marron sat back down and kept her head looking at her toes.
Trunks was still looking at Marron and now whose mood was abolished. "Hey, now you're the one acting all weird, I think you
have something to tell me as well." Trunks said encouragely.
Marron looke dup back at Trunks. She could feel herself trembling. "Trunks, in all honesty, I-I'm scared."
"You're WHAT?!"
"I'm scared, I've never done this before, you know, start my own life, independent."
Trunks stared at Marron for another minute until he laughed out loud. Marron looked at Trunks' and felt foolish. "Now you're laughting at me."
Trunks stopped laughing and looked serious at Marron. "Look at you, you're nervous. All this talk and right when we're
about to finally get some action, you get the jitters. I'm sorry, I found it very comical. It isn't like we're trying to save the world.
Just be a part of it." Trunks reassured.
"True. But aren't you even a little worried?" Marron wasn't looking any better.
"No."
"How can you not be worried?"
"Marron, as I said before, it isn't like we're trying to save the world. And think, anything I do from this point is better than what
I was doing before. I'm going to be happy from now on. Am I right?" He said soothingly.
Marron beamed. "You're right Trunks."
"Hey, you helped as well remember?"
"Yeah, but I'd do that for you anytime Trunks."
"Which is why I'll do anything to help you. Now, do you know what you'll say?"
"N-no, not really." Marron stuttered.
"Here's what you'll do....." And so the two ate breadfast while Trunks coached Marron how to handle her phone call.
Meanwhile.....
A very worried gray haired Krillen stood in the middle of a burnt alley that was occupied with Goten, Trunks, and his baby
girl Marron the night before. "A normal person coldn't have done this." He concluded looking at the scorch marks. "They were
definitely here last night, hopefully they still are." Krillen flew off more determined than before.
"Hey Marron, it's 9 o'clock, you ready to call?" Trunks asked taking out his cell phone.
"As ready as I'll ever be." Marron grabbed the cell phone and instead of feeling nervous or scared, she felt.....happy. Even though
she hasn't really gotten the job, it felt good to her to at least try. She dialed the phone number on the card and heard it ring.
"It's ringing." Marron told Trunks. He gave a thumbs up.
After 4 rings a man on the other line picked up and muffled, "Hello?"
"Um...hello sir, is Charles Grovery there?" Marron asked.
"Speaking."
"T-this is Marron Chestnut speaking to you....I'm calling about distibuting some of my nature photos I took here in
China to your magazine. Your friend Ray recommended me."
"You actually called?!"
"Excuse me?" Marron worriedly said.
"Don't recognize my voice? It's the man from last night."
Marrron turned pale, which worried Trunks. "What happened?" He whispered.
Marron wasn't paying attention to Trunks. "R-ray?"
"That's me!" He joyfully said.
"I thought I was talking to Charles Grobvery?"
"You are, only friends call me Ray. So can I use your photos? I'll pay you."
Marron nearly choked. She looked at Trunks who smiled and gently held her hand across the table. "How much are you willing to pay?"
"Well, it's a little more complicated than that you see, I recently fired my last photographer and desperately need a new one."
"Uh-huh...."
"Well....are you interesed? You 'll get a salary and travel all around the world to different places."
Marron squeezed Trunks' hand. "You mean be our photographer? A-a permanent job? And travel?"
"yes! Are you wiling to do it?"
"Of course! When can I come in?' Marron was about to jump and cheer all around the dining hall.
"Come to my office at 2 this after noon. The adress is on the business card. Don't forget to bring those photos." He said desperatley.
"I will! And thank you!" Marron gratefully said.
"See you later Miss Marron.'
"Good-bye!" Marron hung up and hugged Trunks as hard a s she could, not like lit hurt him.
"I did it! He wants to see me at 2!" Marro squealed. Trunks laughed, "i'm so proud of you Marron, you faced your insecurities."
"I couldn't have done it with out you." Marron broke from the hug and was facing Trunks very closely. "Thank you..."
Trunks put a finger up to Marron's lips."You're the one who did it, not me. Thank yourself." Trunks put his finger down and was
so close to Marron she could hear him breathing. The next thing she knew she closed her eyes just as Trunks did and was leaning in to kiss.......
"MARRON CHESTNUT!!!"
Marron went unbelievably staright and stopped all action immediately. As for Trunks, he stopped what he was doing which
aggravated him, and looked to where Marron's name was called. Once he saw who it was he went deathly pale .
"It couldn't be...." Marron mumbled.
"How did he track us?" Trunks was thinking as to how Krillen was able to find them.
"What did you do to my baby girl?!" Krillen said through gritted teeth looking at Marron and back at Trunks.
"When Goten and I fought..." Trunks trailed off.
"You guys raised your power levels..." Marron continued.
"I found your ki." Krillen finished.
Trunks mentally smacked himself. "What was I thinkig last night?"
Marron was trying to breath calmly and figuring out what her father would do next.
"Marron, we're going home. Come on." Krillen ordered.
"WHAT?!" Marron and Trunks screached.
"We're going home, that's where you belong."
Krillen went up to Marron and grabbed her hand pulling her.
"Marron...." Trunks said.
Marron snapped out of her daze and shook her grip from her father. "NO!" She yelled.
"What did you say?" Krillen said very surprised.
"I said, I'm not going to go with you."
"Why not?"
"Because, I don't want to go home. I'm an adult now and its about time I make my own decisions."
It was a very tense beat between the three, especially between Marron and Krillen. Krillen's expression toward Marron
was angry. She still stood ferm and wasn't changing her mind, not this time.
"Marron, why are you behaving this way?" He gently said, his features turned a little softer as well.
"I'm 25!!! I'm an adult who's sick of being treated like a kid."
"We haven't treated you like a kid since you were 8." A deep feminine voice said right begind Trunks and Marron, who
got goose bumps when they knew who it was.
"Mom.....you put alarms on the house."
"Alarms?" Trunks looked at Marron.
"It was so no one would get into the house while you were there. It's not my fault they made it so no one could get out either."
"You made me take home schooling, even for college, I didn't even get a job."
"You never asked."
"Yes I did. You said that putting me into a dorm and pay for an actual tuition would be too much."
"Exactly."
"But I could have gotten a Job!"
"How would you get there?"
"I did eventually have a car."
"But at the time you didn't. You had no choice."
"She always has a choice." Trunks said throught gritted teeth. He was fighting very hard not to talk back or fight.
He remembererred Marron telling him how protective her parents were, but this is abuse.
"This doesn't involve you" 18 snapped at Trunks.
"Don't talk to him like that mom!"
18 went wide-eyed in shock. "You've been held hostage for too long."
"I was never captured! I've probably had my first taste of freedom."
"Marron, don't talk to you mother like that." Krillen interupted.
"Dad, I don't want to go home."
Krillen looked at ther daughter speechless.
"Yes you do." 18 said.
"No, I don't. Mom, I'm not a kid anymore. You have to let me go."
"You have no clue what's out there."
"How will I ever know with you always protecting me.?"
18 grew silent.
"Mom, I'll always love you, but I'm not you, I'm more aware than you think."
18's harsh face began to soften just like Krillen's.
"Marron....." 18 looked at Marron as not her child, but a woman. "You're all grown up." Her eyes began to water up.
"Mom, you don't need to cry. I'll always come and visit." Marron suggested.
"You're not going yet are you?" 18 grew pale.
"Well, I got a job around this town for photography."
"Since when did you learn how to take picutres?" Krillen asked.
"I don't know, I just like taking pictures that make me remember something."
"Honey, at least let us help you get started....Like what normal parents do." 18 smiled.
Marron smiled back. She finally had them understand her. Krillen, 18 and Marron all grouped together and had
a family hug. For once Marron felt this was right.
As for Trunks, he smiled at the scene that unfolded and felt......jealous. Yes, he always wanted to have a family that
hugged each other. Speaking of which, "Hey Krillen? Did my dad or any other relative come with you?"
The Chestnuts broke off their family hug. "Not that I know of, we went on our own. I wouldn't be surprised if they're around here somewhere....."
'He hasn't been able to get our exact location I guess.' Trunks pondered for a minute thinking on what he should do.
Or rather, how to approach his father. 'Give up Bra as a sacrafice.' Trunks laughed a little. "He's still searching. How did you find us here then?"
"Unlike Vegeta, we called every hotel and luckily found one that had your name, you really slipped up this time."
"No kidding."
"That's okay, I think it worked out for the best." Marron brightly said.
The four of them stood there and smiled. And they all did not realize that Bra and Goten were near the dining room hall listening
and smiling themselves as well.
A/N: That's it for now, sorry folks. Yes, I know, I really suck. I'm really sorry about releasing this chapter so late. I just had no time for this.
You all get......sweaters and beanies!!!! It's really cold right now, and windy! As for the next chapter, If I don't have it out before the end of January
(say, January 31, 2003), NAG ME!!! NAG ME LIKE YOU'VE NEVER NAGGED BEFORE!!! Seriously, I have time now, I have the ability to
update sooner. PLEASE REVIEW!! I LOVE REVIEWS!!!
2nd A/N: If the text of this thing is all funky, I'M SO SORRY!!! My not-so-new-anymore computer still doesn't have the program I like. I hope you liked it!
Okay, I did have most of this chapter written before the beginning of October. In fact, I was planning to put up this chapter by Oct. 1.
But as you can see, time has been VERY cruel to me. It wasn't until the first weekened of October that I realized I was busy every weekened.
Enjoy the chapter!
2nd A/N: By the way, did any of you go to the Girl Scout Convention in Long Beach? I WAS THERE!!!! And you know what else?
I got to be in the flag ceremony!!! AND IT WAS FUN!!!!!!!! Also, who saw the Rose Parade? I was in it!!!! I was the most coolest
thing there, a banner holder ^_^
3rd A/N: You know I can't do any chapter without thanking all the reviewers who reviewed.
THANK YOU's to the following people: Chocolateblood, Silver-Pen aka Rouge, Super Gal, Hippiechick, Silver Midnight,
Dark Flame, marron-12, Charli, Mirai-Trunk's #1 Fangirl, saturnmkch12, saiyangirl*dbz*dbgt, and the one person who pointed
out a very good point that I soooooo did not forget *nose magically grows* Neo Genesis (But that's okay, it gave me the concept
for this chapter, so clap for your hard work!!!). Now, on with the story!!! And all those other people who reviewed after I typed this
(See? I started typing 9/31/02) THANK YOU!!!!!!!
Ch. 19 -
Just as she said, Marron was ready at 7:30 and saw Trunjks in the dining hall as she walked in. He was already seated in a booth made for two.
"Did I keep you long?" Marron asked as she sat herself across from him.
Trunks was thrilled Marron finally came, he began to think she wouldn't come. "No, I'm just glad you're here."
Marron turned a little pink. "Don't say that."
"FIne, I won't." Trunks kept staring at Marron longly.
As for Marron, she felt Trunks' stare. Hard as she tried not to, she found herself staring back at Trunks. "What?" She finally asked.
"Nothing." Trunks said grinning.
"What's up with you today?" Marron shifted uncomfortably. Trunks' gaze was really getting to her.
"For once, I feel happier than I've ever been."
"Why?"
"Marron, you did a wonderful thing for me."
Marron turned really red, did he mean the kiss? "What are you getting at?"
"Well, for hleping me figure out what I want to do with my life."
Marron went back to her normal color, "Trunks, you did that all on your own."
"Yeah, but I never would have figured it out if you hadn't encouraged me."
"Is that why you're looking at me like that?"
"Who wouldn't?"
Marron began to turn a different shade again, as if it was worse, she couldn't help but look at Trunks. "Stop it Trunks, you're not acting like yourself."
"You make me really happy Marron, I can't help it."
Marron got up from her seat getting ready to leave, "Look Trunks, I don't know what's wrong with you, whatever it is,
you can tell me like the usual person you are." Although, all Marron really wanted to do was to sit back down and listen to
Trunks some more. However, she's still a stubborn girl.
'I really want to kiss you.' "Marron whether you realize it or not, you've done a lot for me, all I want to do now is repay the
favor." Trunks said offendedly. That wasn't how he was feeling though, for some reason, when Marron gets rebellious, he can't help but smile.
"How? By kissing me?" Marron said offendedly herself, only she was serious.
Trunks' smile now turned into a frown. "Marron, I wanted to help you get that job from the nature magazine."
Marron's angered face now soften. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't snap at you like that."
"Dende Marron, you've got to learn to accept a compliment."
Marron sat back down and kept her head looking at her toes.
Trunks was still looking at Marron and now whose mood was abolished. "Hey, now you're the one acting all weird, I think you
have something to tell me as well." Trunks said encouragely.
Marron looke dup back at Trunks. She could feel herself trembling. "Trunks, in all honesty, I-I'm scared."
"You're WHAT?!"
"I'm scared, I've never done this before, you know, start my own life, independent."
Trunks stared at Marron for another minute until he laughed out loud. Marron looked at Trunks' and felt foolish. "Now you're laughting at me."
Trunks stopped laughing and looked serious at Marron. "Look at you, you're nervous. All this talk and right when we're
about to finally get some action, you get the jitters. I'm sorry, I found it very comical. It isn't like we're trying to save the world.
Just be a part of it." Trunks reassured.
"True. But aren't you even a little worried?" Marron wasn't looking any better.
"No."
"How can you not be worried?"
"Marron, as I said before, it isn't like we're trying to save the world. And think, anything I do from this point is better than what
I was doing before. I'm going to be happy from now on. Am I right?" He said soothingly.
Marron beamed. "You're right Trunks."
"Hey, you helped as well remember?"
"Yeah, but I'd do that for you anytime Trunks."
"Which is why I'll do anything to help you. Now, do you know what you'll say?"
"N-no, not really." Marron stuttered.
"Here's what you'll do....." And so the two ate breadfast while Trunks coached Marron how to handle her phone call.
Meanwhile.....
A very worried gray haired Krillen stood in the middle of a burnt alley that was occupied with Goten, Trunks, and his baby
girl Marron the night before. "A normal person coldn't have done this." He concluded looking at the scorch marks. "They were
definitely here last night, hopefully they still are." Krillen flew off more determined than before.
"Hey Marron, it's 9 o'clock, you ready to call?" Trunks asked taking out his cell phone.
"As ready as I'll ever be." Marron grabbed the cell phone and instead of feeling nervous or scared, she felt.....happy. Even though
she hasn't really gotten the job, it felt good to her to at least try. She dialed the phone number on the card and heard it ring.
"It's ringing." Marron told Trunks. He gave a thumbs up.
After 4 rings a man on the other line picked up and muffled, "Hello?"
"Um...hello sir, is Charles Grovery there?" Marron asked.
"Speaking."
"T-this is Marron Chestnut speaking to you....I'm calling about distibuting some of my nature photos I took here in
China to your magazine. Your friend Ray recommended me."
"You actually called?!"
"Excuse me?" Marron worriedly said.
"Don't recognize my voice? It's the man from last night."
Marrron turned pale, which worried Trunks. "What happened?" He whispered.
Marron wasn't paying attention to Trunks. "R-ray?"
"That's me!" He joyfully said.
"I thought I was talking to Charles Grobvery?"
"You are, only friends call me Ray. So can I use your photos? I'll pay you."
Marron nearly choked. She looked at Trunks who smiled and gently held her hand across the table. "How much are you willing to pay?"
"Well, it's a little more complicated than that you see, I recently fired my last photographer and desperately need a new one."
"Uh-huh...."
"Well....are you interesed? You 'll get a salary and travel all around the world to different places."
Marron squeezed Trunks' hand. "You mean be our photographer? A-a permanent job? And travel?"
"yes! Are you wiling to do it?"
"Of course! When can I come in?' Marron was about to jump and cheer all around the dining hall.
"Come to my office at 2 this after noon. The adress is on the business card. Don't forget to bring those photos." He said desperatley.
"I will! And thank you!" Marron gratefully said.
"See you later Miss Marron.'
"Good-bye!" Marron hung up and hugged Trunks as hard a s she could, not like lit hurt him.
"I did it! He wants to see me at 2!" Marro squealed. Trunks laughed, "i'm so proud of you Marron, you faced your insecurities."
"I couldn't have done it with out you." Marron broke from the hug and was facing Trunks very closely. "Thank you..."
Trunks put a finger up to Marron's lips."You're the one who did it, not me. Thank yourself." Trunks put his finger down and was
so close to Marron she could hear him breathing. The next thing she knew she closed her eyes just as Trunks did and was leaning in to kiss.......
"MARRON CHESTNUT!!!"
Marron went unbelievably staright and stopped all action immediately. As for Trunks, he stopped what he was doing which
aggravated him, and looked to where Marron's name was called. Once he saw who it was he went deathly pale .
"It couldn't be...." Marron mumbled.
"How did he track us?" Trunks was thinking as to how Krillen was able to find them.
"What did you do to my baby girl?!" Krillen said through gritted teeth looking at Marron and back at Trunks.
"When Goten and I fought..." Trunks trailed off.
"You guys raised your power levels..." Marron continued.
"I found your ki." Krillen finished.
Trunks mentally smacked himself. "What was I thinkig last night?"
Marron was trying to breath calmly and figuring out what her father would do next.
"Marron, we're going home. Come on." Krillen ordered.
"WHAT?!" Marron and Trunks screached.
"We're going home, that's where you belong."
Krillen went up to Marron and grabbed her hand pulling her.
"Marron...." Trunks said.
Marron snapped out of her daze and shook her grip from her father. "NO!" She yelled.
"What did you say?" Krillen said very surprised.
"I said, I'm not going to go with you."
"Why not?"
"Because, I don't want to go home. I'm an adult now and its about time I make my own decisions."
It was a very tense beat between the three, especially between Marron and Krillen. Krillen's expression toward Marron
was angry. She still stood ferm and wasn't changing her mind, not this time.
"Marron, why are you behaving this way?" He gently said, his features turned a little softer as well.
"I'm 25!!! I'm an adult who's sick of being treated like a kid."
"We haven't treated you like a kid since you were 8." A deep feminine voice said right begind Trunks and Marron, who
got goose bumps when they knew who it was.
"Mom.....you put alarms on the house."
"Alarms?" Trunks looked at Marron.
"It was so no one would get into the house while you were there. It's not my fault they made it so no one could get out either."
"You made me take home schooling, even for college, I didn't even get a job."
"You never asked."
"Yes I did. You said that putting me into a dorm and pay for an actual tuition would be too much."
"Exactly."
"But I could have gotten a Job!"
"How would you get there?"
"I did eventually have a car."
"But at the time you didn't. You had no choice."
"She always has a choice." Trunks said throught gritted teeth. He was fighting very hard not to talk back or fight.
He remembererred Marron telling him how protective her parents were, but this is abuse.
"This doesn't involve you" 18 snapped at Trunks.
"Don't talk to him like that mom!"
18 went wide-eyed in shock. "You've been held hostage for too long."
"I was never captured! I've probably had my first taste of freedom."
"Marron, don't talk to you mother like that." Krillen interupted.
"Dad, I don't want to go home."
Krillen looked at ther daughter speechless.
"Yes you do." 18 said.
"No, I don't. Mom, I'm not a kid anymore. You have to let me go."
"You have no clue what's out there."
"How will I ever know with you always protecting me.?"
18 grew silent.
"Mom, I'll always love you, but I'm not you, I'm more aware than you think."
18's harsh face began to soften just like Krillen's.
"Marron....." 18 looked at Marron as not her child, but a woman. "You're all grown up." Her eyes began to water up.
"Mom, you don't need to cry. I'll always come and visit." Marron suggested.
"You're not going yet are you?" 18 grew pale.
"Well, I got a job around this town for photography."
"Since when did you learn how to take picutres?" Krillen asked.
"I don't know, I just like taking pictures that make me remember something."
"Honey, at least let us help you get started....Like what normal parents do." 18 smiled.
Marron smiled back. She finally had them understand her. Krillen, 18 and Marron all grouped together and had
a family hug. For once Marron felt this was right.
As for Trunks, he smiled at the scene that unfolded and felt......jealous. Yes, he always wanted to have a family that
hugged each other. Speaking of which, "Hey Krillen? Did my dad or any other relative come with you?"
The Chestnuts broke off their family hug. "Not that I know of, we went on our own. I wouldn't be surprised if they're around here somewhere....."
'He hasn't been able to get our exact location I guess.' Trunks pondered for a minute thinking on what he should do.
Or rather, how to approach his father. 'Give up Bra as a sacrafice.' Trunks laughed a little. "He's still searching. How did you find us here then?"
"Unlike Vegeta, we called every hotel and luckily found one that had your name, you really slipped up this time."
"No kidding."
"That's okay, I think it worked out for the best." Marron brightly said.
The four of them stood there and smiled. And they all did not realize that Bra and Goten were near the dining room hall listening
and smiling themselves as well.
A/N: That's it for now, sorry folks. Yes, I know, I really suck. I'm really sorry about releasing this chapter so late. I just had no time for this.
You all get......sweaters and beanies!!!! It's really cold right now, and windy! As for the next chapter, If I don't have it out before the end of January
(say, January 31, 2003), NAG ME!!! NAG ME LIKE YOU'VE NEVER NAGGED BEFORE!!! Seriously, I have time now, I have the ability to
update sooner. PLEASE REVIEW!! I LOVE REVIEWS!!!
2nd A/N: If the text of this thing is all funky, I'M SO SORRY!!! My not-so-new-anymore computer still doesn't have the program I like. I hope you liked it!