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Marron giggled softly as she beat Goten and Pan at the racing game on the com screen. "Sorry guys. I guess I`m just a little better than you."

Goten smiled and Pan laughed softly. "Yeah,well,someday I`ll kick your butt." He smiled then looked around. Goten had been looking at the door since they got there. He expected Trunks to show up,seeing as he gave Marron that expensive ring,but there was still no sign of him.

Marron watched him out of the corner of her eye as Pan began to set up for the next video game. She had a feeling that Trunks wouldn`t show up,even if she really wanted him to.

"Come on G,lets play again."Marron said,sounding as carefree as she could be in her condition. She went to move,but winced in pain as the bruise from her treatment on the back of her knee reminded her of it`s presence.

Goten and Pan turned their attention back to Marron with concerned faces. "You ok,sugar?" Pan asked,worry evident in her voice.

Marron forced a small smile. "I`m fine. Just the usual pains and all that crap. I just need to keep busy." She paused for a moment. "Too bad I can`t walk very well right now. I could really go for a night run or a spar." She grinned mischievously.

Goten`s normally fun-loving eyes went stern."No. End of discussion." With that,he stood and walked outside.

Pan and Marron exchanged glances. Only Marron knew why Goten why being like this. She just hadn`t told Pan yet.

Pan looked at Marron and narrowed her eyes slightly,as if she was trying to see something that was so small,you needed a microscope. "What`s going on,Mare?" Her gaze softened."You`re not telling me something."

Marron sighed as a tear made it`s way to her face. She had no choice but to tell her other best friend her new secret.

Trunks growled under his breath. He was supposed to be over at Marron`s right now making sure she was all right,but instead he was stuck at the palace in a meeting.

The man who was talking paused for a moment and looked at Trunks with a slight tremble,he continued speaking.

Trunks had tuned them all out long ago. Something about how to make stronger warriors than they had now. All bullshit.

He had felt his father glaring at him several times. Vegeta,however,wasn`t exactly on Trunks` good list at the moment.

Trunks sighed and let his entire body heave,distracting the speaker yet again. True,he knew he was acting like a six-year-old,but he had interest in what they were speaking of.

He was so far into his own trance that he did not notice when his father ended the meeting and told the rest of the men to leave. Vegeta walked across the room and stood next to Trunks for a few minutes,saying nothing.

Trunks should have seen it coming when Vegeta`s fist connected with his bottom jaw,but he was so off in his own world that he was thrown from his seat.

Trunks held his jaw for a moment before he reacted."What the hell was that for?" He shouted.

"You`re acting like a child." Vegeta said calmly."Something is on your mind." He said with a small smirk.

Trunks snorted."Nothing gets by you,does it?" He stood and began to walk to the door.

"I did not excuse you. Now tell me what it is that`s making you act like a child." Vegeta sat back down in his chair.

"You wouldn`t understand." Trunks mumbled before walking out the door. After the door sealed behind him,he began to walk down the dark corridor and into his chamber.

He knew he would regret disrespecting his father like that,but he had more important things to do. Like see to it that Marron knows how he feels.

He went to open his window when he realized that it was locked. Shit. He pounded on it with his fists,but it was no use;his father had beaten him to the control panel and had secured all of his exits.

Trunks sighed as he walked over to his door;knowing somewhere in his mind that it was secured too,but he had to try at least.

Sure enough,it was sealed. He wouldn`t be able to leave until the morning,if then.

He sighed angrily as he let his body fall limply onto his bed. He lifted his head slowly as an idea struck him. He still had his com screen. He could call over and explain everything.

He sat up and walked over to his desk before typing in some numbers. A long list showed up,full of names and com numbers. "Chester.Chestelp.Chestmore.Chestmule." Trunks mumbled the names as he read them off before he found Marron`s.

He wrote down the com number before he switched the screen to dial mode. He punched in the number and waited as the screen dialed and com rang.

An image of Pan and Goten playing a game on a different com screen came up. Next to Pan,Trunks could barely make out Marron`s sleeping form.

Goten heard the com ringing,jumped up and picked up the receiver."`Lo?" He asked casually.

"Hey Ten,it`s me Trunks." Trunks smiled,even though Goten couldn`t see;they had their receptor com screen off.

"Oh... Hey." Goten mumbled into the receiver."I thought you were coming over." He sounded upset.

"Well... I thought I was. But then I got stuck in a meeting and then my father locked me in my room. I was gunna leave,but the palace was secured before I could get out."He paused."How`s Marron?"

"She`s sleeping. She passed out about twenty minutes ago." Goten sighed.

"Is she... Ok?" Trunks hesitated. He could tell something had set Goten off,he was being very short tempered and not talking as much as he usually did.

"She had more tests. More samples taken. More pain. How would you be?" He sighed. "Listen,I gotta go. I`ll talk to you later." With that,he hung up before Trunks had a chance to respond.

Trunks hung up the receiver on his end with a growl. Goten wasn`t telling him something,and he planned on finding out what tomorrow.

A/N: Hi! Well,I hope you all liked it! I know it was a bit of a cliffie,but oh well. I`m sorry if it was a little short too,but I`m about to start getting ready for work,and that`s where it`s gotta end for today. Remember the 5 review rule! I don`t update unless I get at least 5 reviews. * grins * Until next time!

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