You guys, I was just re-reading chapter one for a little inspiration and realized what I did. Marron said "..get out of hear..." and it should have been here! OMK! OMK! I'm losing it. The Grammer Queen has finally been thrown off of her high horse. And, to remind myself to keep an eye on these things, I have decided to leave it the way it is. Can you believe it, Usagi?? *niff niff*
Anyway, here is chapter 3. (yay!) Hope you enjoy. Please remember to review.
And thanks to those who reviewed chapter II...the whole two of you.
Burned Vamp: Sassy? I like that...In reply to your hmmm... plea?, yes. Very soon, infact, (*HINT* *HINT*) and hopefully twice more in the future.
Legolas luvr: Thanks again, and I'm glad you do!
Oh yeah, I put some commonly used romanized Japanese terms at the end, so if you're tired of not knowing what some of them mean, here you go! :oÞ
Chapter III - I Disappear
"Okay, explain this to us one more time. Very slowly." Bura and Goten sat across the table from Marron at the local pizza joint. (Didn't know they ate pizza in Japan, did you. Sushi joint just didn't fit. Besides, wouldn't that be Goku's house?)
"Theeessse," Marron began slowly, VERY slowly, "twooo spiiriitsss weeerrre seeenntt byyyyy Deeenddeeee toooo heeeelppp meeee." By now, she was becoming a little insane herself. She had called her two best friends and asked them to meet her for dinner. Now, she was trying to make them understand why they were needed.
"Okaaaay. And where are these two spirits?"
"I'm the only one who can see them, but they're not here right now."
Marron was actually wrong about that. Epica and Elese sat on the short wall, which separated their section for the smoking section, unseen by Marron, because they chose to be.
"Should we tell her that we can make ourselves visible to whomever we wish?"
"Nahh," Epica said slyly. "This is way too enjoyable."
"Right, Marron. So, what are these spirits here to help you do?"
"Get over Trunks, completely."
The two stared at her blankly, before bursting into fits of laughter.
"You really had me going there for a sec," Goten admitted.
"Yeah, me too. I thought you were starting to lose it," Bura agreed.
Anger flashed in Marron's eyes, but she concealed it quickly. "You guys, I'm serious."
They immediately halted their laughter.
"Look, I know this is really hard to believe. I didn't believe it myself, at first, and I still think this may all be some crazy dream, but maybe it's for the best. Maybe it's the only way to rid myself of my love for Trunks, and live the life that I truly desire." There was some hidden desperation.
Goten thought it over for a second. She had been void of this kind of hope for so long. And the truth was, he had never thought that she could get over Trunks either, but the fact was that she suddenly had her old spark back. She was willing to attempt the impossible, and she needed help...a lot of help. "Alright, I'll do whatever I can. Are you with us, Bura?"
"Absolutely."
Thirty minutes later, and much to Goten's dismay, they left the Empire of Pizza, and went to the mall. Marron had already warned them that the spirits liked to jump in and out of her body, so that they wouldn't freak out if she stated doing weird things. The two had simply nodded their heads, and asked her which store she wanted to go into first.
"I dunno." She headed for a shop with business suits in the display window.
Bura sighed. "This is going to be a long night."
Elese was becoming annoyed with the modesty. Epica gave her a questioning glance, before watching her dive into Marron's body.
"Marron?" Bura asked as she watched her friend stumble a bit.
Marron/Elese said nothing, but looked around for the perfect shop.
Epica suddenly materialized, her sister not being able to see her unless she did and pointed to a store. "How about that one?" It was small, but unique. It had a wide selection of clothing, and the best part was that nothing in the display looked as if a nun should be sporting it.
"Perfect," Marron agreed. The two went in.
Bura and Goten stared after them, then finally shrugged and followed.
Elese pulled herself from Marron's body, (note: only Marron, Bura, and Goten can see them now.) and started looking around with Epica. "Bura," she addressed the blue haired wonder. (I couldn't resist.)
"Nani?"
"Could you help Marron pick out something that's...not so Marron-ish?"
"Sure."
"Goten, you are in charge of making sure that the clothes make Marron appealing to even an attached man," Epica instructed.
"No problem."
"Just remember who you're attached to," Bura wagged a finger.
The quintet spread out, searching for exceptional clothing for Marron. After a short while, they all returned with their findings. Epica and Elese checked out all of the clothes, automatically tossing anything that Marron had chosen. (Really, I do like Marron, and I promise to stop bashing her...soon.) They got Bura's input on some of the items, and once they had decided which ones to get, she questioned,
"What about accessories, like make-up?"
"Aside from the shoes and purses, we don't really need anything else," Epica stated firmly.
"Are you guys sure?"
"We're always sure."
They made plans to meet up at Marron's apartment, then the three mortals...oh, let's say they flew...they never fly enough in fanfics, while the spirits awaited them at the apartment.
Once they finally arrived, the two instructed the others to sit in the living room while they tried to explain the plan to them.
"Okay, here's how this is going to work," Epica began, "we are going to give Marron a glimpse into what life with Trunks would be like. She'll find out that his love really isn't all that, yaddy yadda, blah blah blah, and the like. Understand?"
"How, exactly, do you plan to that?"
"Oh, that's the easy part. We're simply going to disguise her."
"Disguise her?"
"Make her look, act, and be completely different from how she is now."
"How?"
"Hmm, I believe your term for it is magic. Yes, that sounds right," Elese answered. "Now, all we need to do is make Marron disappear, in a sense. Like, you could say that Marron is taking a vacation."
"But I've got the grand opening coming up. There's no way!"
"Calm down. It's not like we have some kind of time limit here. You...well, Marron doesn't have to go on vacation until after the grand-opening. Then, your...alter-ego, we can call her, will take over for a while."
"So when do we get started with the disguising?"
"Now is fine."
"Okay..." Marron said unsurely.
Epica took a position on top of the entertainment center, and closed her eyes.
"You guys need to close your eyes also, or you won't be able to see this," Elese instructed Bura and Goten.
"Why?"
"Because, now that you know about us, you can only see Marron the way we see her...It's kinda like we can't...'pull the wool over your eyes' because you know about the wool. So, we have to see Marron in her changing form while we're doing this, in order for you to see her."
"What about Marron?"
"Marron will see herself the way she appears to others."
"Alright."
They all held their eyes shut, while Epica meditated, then told them it was okay to open their eyes again.
"Let's get this show on the road, Elese."
"Fine, fine. Don't be so pushy." She looked at Marron a few minutes before cocking her head to one side. "Hmm, orange?" She snapped her fingers, and Marron's hair changed to the said color.
"No," Epica dismissed.
"Pink?" Bura suggested.
*Snap.* "No."
"Black," Marron said.
*Snap.*
"Now you look like Videl," Goten commented.
The spirits sighed. "Let's do her eyes first."
"Now *they* need to be orange," Elese snapped her fingers again.
Everyone looked at Marron, and tilted their head to one side.
"Perfect!"
"I wanna see!"
"Not yet."
"Okay, what's next?"
"Slim her face down a bit."
*Snap.*
"Poutier lips," Epica smirked.
"And put some more natural color into them. Trunks likes girls who don't wear a lot of make-up."
"That makes no sense."
"Why not?" Bura asked Marron.
"Well what about all of those other girls?"
"Oh, you mean the slutty ones...that's why he doesn't get into many long-term relationships. Well, that, and he's a player."
"Oh yeah."
All the women eyed Goten.
"What? Can't I have opinions too? Besides, Trunks doesn't hate all make-up. He's only serious about more mature women, and most women his age start wearing less make-up."
"Four years of immature twenty-year-olds must be responsible for that."
"And what about my make-up, Goten?" Bura inquired.
"It's perfect, like the rest of you."
Marron put out her hand, and drew a flat line with it. "Smooth, Trunks."
Epica sighed, and began to rub her eyes. "Dende, give me strength."
"What?" Marron asked innocently.
*Snap.* "What next?"
"Stand up, Mar," Bura blew a large, pink bubble. Marron stood. "Okay, Goten. Let your guy brain go to work. What does she need?"
"Hips."
"What about them?"
"I dunno. She needs more...curves," he purred.
Bura was about to smack him, but realized that she had asked him to do it, so she simply tangled her hand in his unruly mane.
Elese snapped again, then observed. "Too busty?"
"It's a little much," her sister replied.
*Snap.* "And the hair?"
"Try green."
Elese gave Bura an odd glance before snapping.
"Hmm, seems to accentuate everything well," Epica observed. "How about giving it some body?"
*Snap.*
"Longer."
*Snap.* "Still missing something." She thought for a second. "Ahha!" *Snap.* She added lime highlights. (Think she looks weird now? Well, don't forget that it's ANIME. Besides, she has to look different...SO different that her own parents can't even recognize her. Why? Because I say so!)
"Excellent," Epica said. "Now, you can go look."
"Good." She rushed into her room, checking herself out in her antique mirror. "Oh my Kami!"
The others snickered. (Look, it's another one...why not Milky Wayed, or Hersheyed? Just kidding.)
"Is that a good sign?" Elese asked.
"I'm pretty sure it is."
Marron returned. "What about a name?"
"Keri?"
"No."
"Shelley?"
"Sounds like a cat's name." (Heh heh. It is my cat's name.)
"Usagi?"
"NO!!"
They began to hear a soft patter on the roof. "Rain?" Marron asked.
Elese and Epica glanced at each other.
"That's perfect."
"Huh?"
"Rayne it is."
(*Ahem,* I added this part just for a certain reviewer. Mwahahahaha!)
Bura slumped a bit as she headed up to her room. It was one a.m., and she was so sleepy, she could already feel the bed beneath her.
She saw Trunks coming in from the kitchen entrance, another girl hanging on his arm. This one looked even younger than she was. He started up to his room, then saw his sister, and told the other to wait.
"You okay, Sis? It's pretty late."
"I could say the same for you."
"I guess you could. You and Goten out having a late night romp?"
She narrowed her eyes and pursed her lips.
"Trunksie, c'mon," the girl called.
"Go on up to my room, Stace. I'll be there in a sec."
The disheartened girl started up the staircase.
Bura had seen the hurt in her eyes, and knew that Trunks was only going to use her this one night. "Damnit, Trunks. You are an asshole."
"What? Is it so wrong to have a little fun while you're not attached?"
*WHAP!* Her small fist made contact with his jaw, and he stumbled back a bit. She left him at the bottom of her staircase, mumbling, "Baka nichan..." as she opened her door.
Note: I am not out to get Trunks. I know he's written as a real asshole right now, but it's purely intentional. Besides, who could hate someone you have a life-sized wall scroll of...well, actually, it's Mirai Trunks, but same difference.
FOR THE ROMANIZED JAPANESE ILLITERATE:
nani - what? OR huh?
baka (I think everyone knows after they read their first DB fic) - idiot or stupid
nisan (would not swear to this) - brother (informal and usually non-addressing)
^^^^^those were used in this chapter^^^^^
OTHER COMMONLY USED R.J. TERMS:
ne - say? OR right? (like: Goten is fine, ne?)
konichiwa - greetings! (like Hey!)
minna - everyone (Konichiwa Minna-san! Hello, everyone)
san - term of respect (Vegeta-san)
chan - term of familiarity; used for young people, more commonly girls (Pan-chan)
kun - term of familiarity; commonly for boys or young men (Son-kun; Trunks-kun)
aragato - (also romanized arigato) thanks.
domo aragato - thank you very much
Moshi-moshi! - (or Moshi! Moshi!) hello (like answering the phone)
chibi - little
onisan - brother
okasan - (also okaasan) mother
otousan - father
yuke - forward! (let's go!)
mirai - future
watashi-wa - I am
anata no - you are
tsuki - (or tsukin...it doesn't matter b/c the Japanese cut off their i's really fast, making it sound like "in") moon
tenshin - (or tenshi) angel
hai - yes; right.
iiee - no
senshi - warrior; soldier.
unmei - destiny
sayanara - bye
sama - lord; king. (Vegeta-sama; Frieza-sama; Kai-sama)
kami - God; god; divine. (Kami.)
kaze - wind (hehheh kamikaze)
no - of
aoi - blue (aoi kaze no hope)
ai - love (a noun form)
Chikyuu - Earth.
sei - (basically) planet (Vegeta-sei)
fuka - uniform (get up)
onna - woman
ou - king (Vegeta no Ou)
ouji - prince (Vegeta no Ouji)
shimata - a curse word
kuso - a curse word; usually more intense than the above.
Ashine! - DIE!!!! (like right before a finisher...)
Ohayo Gozaimasu - Good Morning
THAT IS ALL THAT I CAN THINK OF RIGHT NOW.