A/N: Look at this everybody! I'm posting this chapter earlier than I
said! *gasp* I don't know what happened, I just started writing one day
and I couldn't stop! My inspiration came back yay! But as you know, this
is the last chapter to EP. Yes, I'm finally finishing this story. After
almost a whole year, I'm finally ending this thing. I'll do all my thank
you's and my 2nd A/N at the bottom when you've finished reading. Enjoy!
Ch. 21 - LAST CHAPTER!!!!!!
"So how are we going to do this Marron?" Trunks said charmingly...
...according to Marron. "W-what do you mean?" She immediately blushed.
"About your interview." He said.
"Ohh, right. That's easy, I'll just present my photos and ask about my pay and benefits and make sure everything is up to standards."
Trunks raised his eyebrows in surprise. "You know what you're doing."
"I have dreamed of this moment for years, my job interview." Marron dreamily said.
"I'm sorry honey, we just felt it wasn't necessary." Krillen said.
"That's okay dad, everybody has to start somewhere."
At the job interview........
Marron had her parents and Trunks wait outside while she went in a three story tower building. It was 1:55pm. She held on to her photos in a vanilla folder half nervous, half excited. Sitting down on what was suppose to be a comfortable couch, the secretary at the desk told Marron Ray would see her now. She went into the room and was ready for her interview.
"Marron! I'm glad you came, you got the photos?" Ray said, a little too eagerly.
"Yes." Marron sat down in a chair in front of Ray's desk and presented her photos to him.
Ray was flipping through them quickly. "Excellent, excellent. You are a natural. Now, I mentioned something of a permanent job here, yes?"
"You did mention something of the sort." Marron said as calmly as she could.
"Okay, I'll give you $100 for each photo you bring me." Ray said.
"And?" Marron said, that couldn't be it, could it?
"And what? $100 per photo, take it or leave it."
"Don't I get any benefits, any plans, any salaries? You are talking about a permanent job here, I need to feel settled Mr. Grovery." Marron argued. She wished Trunks and her parents were here to see this.
"OH! Haha, forgive me, I gave you the temporary pay offer. That's for people who aren't in town for long. Yes, your pay will be this, you start off at $2,000 a week. You will have a dental and medical plan. If our magazine goes up, then so does your pay. If it goes down, so does your pay. That's how this magazine works. We're looking for dedicated people. Is that enough for you?" Ray held out a hand.
Marron was quiet for a minute, but smiled and shook Ray's hand afterward, "It's a deal."
Marron excitedly walked out the building where Trunks and her parents were and told them everything. "That's my girl!" Krillen said. "I told you women are the ones who have power." 18 exclaimed.
"I knew you could do it." Trunks said from a distance, as Marron was swamped by her hugging parents.
Marron was freed from her parents and went up to Trunks. "Thanks."
"No prob. Now, what about us?" Trunks said charmingly....
...according to Marron, again. "What do you mean?" Marron blushed.
"That's what I would like to know." 18 folded her arms. Although, she didn't mind her daughter with this very rich and young bachelor. Krillen stood there a little oblivious, as he did not care to make the connection right away.
"Well...um.." Trunks felt it was pretty obvious. He looked around and noticed Marron's parents right there. "Could we talk in private?"
"Okay." Marron nodded to her parents and followed Trunks to a more secluded place.
"Marron?" Trunks asked.
"Yeah?" Marron could feel her heart beat going really fast. The interview was nothing compared to how nervous she was feeling right now.
"Would it be okay if I.." Trunks hesitated.
"If you what?" Marron grew confused.
Trunks swallowed. "If I Lo--"
"HEY! THAT'S MY DAUGHTER!!!" Krillen shouted, pointing at Trunks. 18 rolled her eyes and dragged her husband away.
"How embarrassing.." Marron covered her red face.
"Don't hide yourself.." Trunks grabbed Marron's hands. "As I was saying, would it be okay, with you I mean, if I loved you?" There. He said the words.
"Trunks.." Marron grew more red, she still had her hands in Trunks'. "I can't."
"What? Why?" Trunks was already feeling the rip in his heart.
"There's too much there." She said looking down.
"If this is about Goten, forget him, I know you don't love him."
"It's not about Goten."
"Then what is it?" Trunks was worried, what could it be?
"You don't know?"
"Is it about the job? Staying here? It would be no problem for me to get from Japan to China. Believe me."
"No, that's not it." Marron was now getting worried. She looked at Trunks with a look saying, 'Isn't it obvious?'
Trunks shook his head. He didn't know. "What is it? Please tell me."
Marron gave a sympathetic look.
"Y-you don't love me? It's not okay because you don't love me?" R- rrrrrrrip.
"No, it's okay. You can love me..and I love you too, but I can't."
Trunks wasn't sure if he should be happy or really sad. "Why not?!"
"Remember when we kissed? You said I didn't know who *you* are? I said it was just a moment and I only knew your characteristics? That confusing thing?" (I admit it, I really didn't really know what I was thinking at the time).
"Yeah?" He vaguely remembered. He only really remembered the kiss.
"Well, I still don't know you, I just don't understand. I can't love someone I don't know."
"Marron." Trunks remembered now. He cooped her face into his hands. "You know why I did that?"
"N-no." She looked straight into his eyes.
"Truth be told, I didn't even really figure it out, not until that night when you told me you would stay with me until I did."
"Figure out what?" Marron took Trunks' hands away from her face.
"How could you know me when I didn't know myself? I thought, how could you be with someone who wasn't sure of who they were? I didn't want to mislead you. Sure, I was one person today, but I was someone else completely before. I could change completely again in the future. I was doing that to avoid disappointment."
Marron looked away from Trunks.
"Marron, I have always loved you, never doubt that. If you can't love me, fine. All I want from you is to know I love you." Trunks took a deep breath. He looked away as well.
"S-so you were protecting me?" Marron turned her head.
"Hmm, I guess you could say that." Trunks smiled.
"I'm not gonna stay in China forever Trunks, Ray said I'm going to travel all over." Marron stepped closer.
"Then I'll be forced to go with you." Trunks wrapped his arms around Marron.
"Trunks?" Marron said quietly.
"Yes?"
Marron smiled at Trunks, her protector, the one who saved her, freed her, his rescuer, his hostage, the one he loves in return. She went on her tip toes to be at face level with her dear friend. "I love you too." And with that, their lips pressed together to form a beautiful kiss.
"I can't believe how much she's changed." Krillen said, watching them kiss. When he thought about it, Trunks is much better than Goten.
"Yeah, it's not a bad change either. You can tell they're meant for each other, they went through their issues together." His wife said.
"You think it's meant to be?"
"I don't know. If it is, then we'll see. It's best not to worry about it."
"Hmm, it's like an earthly possession."
"A what?" 18 sweat-dropped.
"An earthly possession. Something that happens naturally, and you keep it natural, you know?"
"Not really."
"Don't worry, I'm sure they'll be happy, no matter what happens."
"I know." And Marron's parents smiled together looking at their daughter.
Epilogue - Short version, and no, there will not be a longer version.
Bra got older, had boyfriends that wouldn't work, became president of CC once she was old enough, and grew more beautiful....
....Goten thought. He finally realized that he loved Bra ten years later. Not as a sister, but the other kind of love. Granted, the age difference was there, Vegeta would constantly say, but he didn't care, he knew Bra was the one.
Krillen and 18 were happy Marron got that job. Her pay and benefits were excellent. They never saw her daughter so happy. It was clear she liked her life, she never stops smiling. It was hard for them to let her go at first, but she would call every week and let them visit often, until they were used to the idea that she was gone. They became proud parents.
Trunks quit his job and became the inventor he wanted to be. He saw Marron a lot. He saw Marron so much they moved in together. While he was in a lab inventing, Marron was out taking photos. Trunks never felt this happy...
...nor has Marron. She now loves her life. She goes out all the time, she was in love, and no alarms to prevent her from doing something. The Magazine started to become a hit, or as high any nature magazine would be. She couldn't have been more happy for Goten and Bra. Marron eventually did marry Trunks and as they say, everyone lived happily ever after.
THE END!!!!!!
I would like to thank the following people who reviewed the last couple of chapters, Since it's cookie season again, along with big THANK YOU's you get..Girl Scout cookies! Yay! Big THANK YOU's to:
Kuririn's Onna (aren't you happy? I gave you this chapter early!), hippiechick (aww, I always mean to keep my promises), Burned Vamp (You're alive? I thought you were dead! JK, I'm glad you're still around!), LL (What about your fic? I think you know what I'm talking about...), Winged Angel (Oh, it had to have been your review for ch. 19 that forced me to get the rest of this out on time. LOL!! I can't believe reviewers like you actually exist, thank you!), Bishounen Chaser (evil side eh? Intriguing.), Lily (You're alive too? I thought you ran away and we couldn't find you. JK, I knew you'd come back!), Punky gal (I knew it was a funky story..), Lady Tsukya (nagging makes the world go round!), Bloodlust Night (good name!), and Angie, or Kuri-chan (It's so good to here from you! I thought you disappeared like Burned and Lily!)
A/N: I hope you guys enjoyed the fic. I'm not going to write a sequel, the main reason for the short epilogue. THANK YOU for all the reviews, I wasn't expecting that many people to review this as it was indeed my first fic ever! I enjoyed writing it! Not only that, I didn't get flamed really, it was so cool! Okay, now to make this ending seem brighter, I am in the process of writing another fic, a looooooooong fic. I'm planning to make it MT/M. There will be more action and thicker plot. Not as fluffy as this was. I began writing it when I did the fight scene with Trunks and Goten and I thought, this was fun to write! But I won't post any chapters of it until I'm done writing it, that way, you won't get 7 chapters in two weeks and then won't see another one for four months. I plan to post a chapter everyday. So, look for it in the summer as I now must concentrate on school. Yes, work first, play later. PLEASE REVIEW FOR MY OWN ENJOYMENT TO READ!!!!
Ch. 21 - LAST CHAPTER!!!!!!
"So how are we going to do this Marron?" Trunks said charmingly...
...according to Marron. "W-what do you mean?" She immediately blushed.
"About your interview." He said.
"Ohh, right. That's easy, I'll just present my photos and ask about my pay and benefits and make sure everything is up to standards."
Trunks raised his eyebrows in surprise. "You know what you're doing."
"I have dreamed of this moment for years, my job interview." Marron dreamily said.
"I'm sorry honey, we just felt it wasn't necessary." Krillen said.
"That's okay dad, everybody has to start somewhere."
At the job interview........
Marron had her parents and Trunks wait outside while she went in a three story tower building. It was 1:55pm. She held on to her photos in a vanilla folder half nervous, half excited. Sitting down on what was suppose to be a comfortable couch, the secretary at the desk told Marron Ray would see her now. She went into the room and was ready for her interview.
"Marron! I'm glad you came, you got the photos?" Ray said, a little too eagerly.
"Yes." Marron sat down in a chair in front of Ray's desk and presented her photos to him.
Ray was flipping through them quickly. "Excellent, excellent. You are a natural. Now, I mentioned something of a permanent job here, yes?"
"You did mention something of the sort." Marron said as calmly as she could.
"Okay, I'll give you $100 for each photo you bring me." Ray said.
"And?" Marron said, that couldn't be it, could it?
"And what? $100 per photo, take it or leave it."
"Don't I get any benefits, any plans, any salaries? You are talking about a permanent job here, I need to feel settled Mr. Grovery." Marron argued. She wished Trunks and her parents were here to see this.
"OH! Haha, forgive me, I gave you the temporary pay offer. That's for people who aren't in town for long. Yes, your pay will be this, you start off at $2,000 a week. You will have a dental and medical plan. If our magazine goes up, then so does your pay. If it goes down, so does your pay. That's how this magazine works. We're looking for dedicated people. Is that enough for you?" Ray held out a hand.
Marron was quiet for a minute, but smiled and shook Ray's hand afterward, "It's a deal."
Marron excitedly walked out the building where Trunks and her parents were and told them everything. "That's my girl!" Krillen said. "I told you women are the ones who have power." 18 exclaimed.
"I knew you could do it." Trunks said from a distance, as Marron was swamped by her hugging parents.
Marron was freed from her parents and went up to Trunks. "Thanks."
"No prob. Now, what about us?" Trunks said charmingly....
...according to Marron, again. "What do you mean?" Marron blushed.
"That's what I would like to know." 18 folded her arms. Although, she didn't mind her daughter with this very rich and young bachelor. Krillen stood there a little oblivious, as he did not care to make the connection right away.
"Well...um.." Trunks felt it was pretty obvious. He looked around and noticed Marron's parents right there. "Could we talk in private?"
"Okay." Marron nodded to her parents and followed Trunks to a more secluded place.
"Marron?" Trunks asked.
"Yeah?" Marron could feel her heart beat going really fast. The interview was nothing compared to how nervous she was feeling right now.
"Would it be okay if I.." Trunks hesitated.
"If you what?" Marron grew confused.
Trunks swallowed. "If I Lo--"
"HEY! THAT'S MY DAUGHTER!!!" Krillen shouted, pointing at Trunks. 18 rolled her eyes and dragged her husband away.
"How embarrassing.." Marron covered her red face.
"Don't hide yourself.." Trunks grabbed Marron's hands. "As I was saying, would it be okay, with you I mean, if I loved you?" There. He said the words.
"Trunks.." Marron grew more red, she still had her hands in Trunks'. "I can't."
"What? Why?" Trunks was already feeling the rip in his heart.
"There's too much there." She said looking down.
"If this is about Goten, forget him, I know you don't love him."
"It's not about Goten."
"Then what is it?" Trunks was worried, what could it be?
"You don't know?"
"Is it about the job? Staying here? It would be no problem for me to get from Japan to China. Believe me."
"No, that's not it." Marron was now getting worried. She looked at Trunks with a look saying, 'Isn't it obvious?'
Trunks shook his head. He didn't know. "What is it? Please tell me."
Marron gave a sympathetic look.
"Y-you don't love me? It's not okay because you don't love me?" R- rrrrrrrip.
"No, it's okay. You can love me..and I love you too, but I can't."
Trunks wasn't sure if he should be happy or really sad. "Why not?!"
"Remember when we kissed? You said I didn't know who *you* are? I said it was just a moment and I only knew your characteristics? That confusing thing?" (I admit it, I really didn't really know what I was thinking at the time).
"Yeah?" He vaguely remembered. He only really remembered the kiss.
"Well, I still don't know you, I just don't understand. I can't love someone I don't know."
"Marron." Trunks remembered now. He cooped her face into his hands. "You know why I did that?"
"N-no." She looked straight into his eyes.
"Truth be told, I didn't even really figure it out, not until that night when you told me you would stay with me until I did."
"Figure out what?" Marron took Trunks' hands away from her face.
"How could you know me when I didn't know myself? I thought, how could you be with someone who wasn't sure of who they were? I didn't want to mislead you. Sure, I was one person today, but I was someone else completely before. I could change completely again in the future. I was doing that to avoid disappointment."
Marron looked away from Trunks.
"Marron, I have always loved you, never doubt that. If you can't love me, fine. All I want from you is to know I love you." Trunks took a deep breath. He looked away as well.
"S-so you were protecting me?" Marron turned her head.
"Hmm, I guess you could say that." Trunks smiled.
"I'm not gonna stay in China forever Trunks, Ray said I'm going to travel all over." Marron stepped closer.
"Then I'll be forced to go with you." Trunks wrapped his arms around Marron.
"Trunks?" Marron said quietly.
"Yes?"
Marron smiled at Trunks, her protector, the one who saved her, freed her, his rescuer, his hostage, the one he loves in return. She went on her tip toes to be at face level with her dear friend. "I love you too." And with that, their lips pressed together to form a beautiful kiss.
"I can't believe how much she's changed." Krillen said, watching them kiss. When he thought about it, Trunks is much better than Goten.
"Yeah, it's not a bad change either. You can tell they're meant for each other, they went through their issues together." His wife said.
"You think it's meant to be?"
"I don't know. If it is, then we'll see. It's best not to worry about it."
"Hmm, it's like an earthly possession."
"A what?" 18 sweat-dropped.
"An earthly possession. Something that happens naturally, and you keep it natural, you know?"
"Not really."
"Don't worry, I'm sure they'll be happy, no matter what happens."
"I know." And Marron's parents smiled together looking at their daughter.
Epilogue - Short version, and no, there will not be a longer version.
Bra got older, had boyfriends that wouldn't work, became president of CC once she was old enough, and grew more beautiful....
....Goten thought. He finally realized that he loved Bra ten years later. Not as a sister, but the other kind of love. Granted, the age difference was there, Vegeta would constantly say, but he didn't care, he knew Bra was the one.
Krillen and 18 were happy Marron got that job. Her pay and benefits were excellent. They never saw her daughter so happy. It was clear she liked her life, she never stops smiling. It was hard for them to let her go at first, but she would call every week and let them visit often, until they were used to the idea that she was gone. They became proud parents.
Trunks quit his job and became the inventor he wanted to be. He saw Marron a lot. He saw Marron so much they moved in together. While he was in a lab inventing, Marron was out taking photos. Trunks never felt this happy...
...nor has Marron. She now loves her life. She goes out all the time, she was in love, and no alarms to prevent her from doing something. The Magazine started to become a hit, or as high any nature magazine would be. She couldn't have been more happy for Goten and Bra. Marron eventually did marry Trunks and as they say, everyone lived happily ever after.
THE END!!!!!!
I would like to thank the following people who reviewed the last couple of chapters, Since it's cookie season again, along with big THANK YOU's you get..Girl Scout cookies! Yay! Big THANK YOU's to:
Kuririn's Onna (aren't you happy? I gave you this chapter early!), hippiechick (aww, I always mean to keep my promises), Burned Vamp (You're alive? I thought you were dead! JK, I'm glad you're still around!), LL (What about your fic? I think you know what I'm talking about...), Winged Angel (Oh, it had to have been your review for ch. 19 that forced me to get the rest of this out on time. LOL!! I can't believe reviewers like you actually exist, thank you!), Bishounen Chaser (evil side eh? Intriguing.), Lily (You're alive too? I thought you ran away and we couldn't find you. JK, I knew you'd come back!), Punky gal (I knew it was a funky story..), Lady Tsukya (nagging makes the world go round!), Bloodlust Night (good name!), and Angie, or Kuri-chan (It's so good to here from you! I thought you disappeared like Burned and Lily!)
A/N: I hope you guys enjoyed the fic. I'm not going to write a sequel, the main reason for the short epilogue. THANK YOU for all the reviews, I wasn't expecting that many people to review this as it was indeed my first fic ever! I enjoyed writing it! Not only that, I didn't get flamed really, it was so cool! Okay, now to make this ending seem brighter, I am in the process of writing another fic, a looooooooong fic. I'm planning to make it MT/M. There will be more action and thicker plot. Not as fluffy as this was. I began writing it when I did the fight scene with Trunks and Goten and I thought, this was fun to write! But I won't post any chapters of it until I'm done writing it, that way, you won't get 7 chapters in two weeks and then won't see another one for four months. I plan to post a chapter everyday. So, look for it in the summer as I now must concentrate on school. Yes, work first, play later. PLEASE REVIEW FOR MY OWN ENJOYMENT TO READ!!!!