Midnight Summer
(A/N: Hey, for any of you, who are confused!!! CHAPTER 18 IS THE DAY AFTER CHAPTER 17. THIS CHAPTER TAKES PLACE TWO HOURS BEFORE CHAPTER 18 AND THE NEXT CHAPTER. Hope that helped. ^.^)
Chapter 19: What We Leave Behind Us
***///***///***EARLIER THAT DAY (Two Hours Ago) ***///***///***
The sunlight shined through Marron's bedroom window. The light spread across the room until it reached her bed.
Marron opened her eyes slowly and looked up at the window. Mistake number 1. The glare from the window nearly blinded Marron.
"AHH!" she creamed as she covered her eyes and pushed herself away from the side of the bed. Mistake number 2. She ended up pushing herself to far and rolling right off the bed.
***///***///***
Pan heard a loud thump and looked up from the papers she was stuffing into her briefcase.
"Marron's up." She sighed.
***///***///***
Marron stumbled out of her room, tripping over her feet, and finally falling to the floor.
Pan walked pass her and into the living room.
"Ok.where's my phone?!" she asked as she grabbed her purse. She opened her purse and began searching through it.
Marron slowly rose to her feet and walked into the living room.
"Marron, I know this is a stupid question...but...have you seen my cell phone?" asked Pan. She grabbed her coat and briefcase.
"Nope." She said as she grabbed the remote and plopped down on the couch.
"Dammit! Oh well. Did you have fun last night?" asked Pan quickly. Marron combed her fingers through her hair and nodded.
"I'll see you later, Marron. I've gotta go to work." said Pan as she opened the door.
Marron watched as the wind quickly pushed her back a little while the rain fell down on her.
"Ah crap! Figures! Damn rain!" said Pan as she shut the door.
"Um...bye." said Marron.
She turned on the TV and began to flip through the channels, but stopped when she reached channel 4 again.
"Nothing's on...oh well...I'll just watch the news." Marron said as she sat the remote down.
She stood up and walked into the kitchen. Marron pulled open the refrigerator door to discover...there was nothing.
'Guess I should go to the store.'
She walked into the back to take a shower.
"Today we have an interview with Mr. Brief about Capsule Corporation's new product." said the reporter on the TV.
***Many minutes later***
Marron walked out of her room, brushing her hair into a bow.
"If you want my body and you think I'm sexy come on baby let me know." She sang. She dropped the brush and grabbed her keys.
"Oh oh! If you really want me just reach out and touch me something...something...something...oh! Oh!" she finished as she turned off the TV. She pulled her coat over her orange halter-top and walked towards the door.
As she opened the door, and walked out into the rain, the wind blow at her with full force.
'Let's see. Mauna's diner is much closer than any fast food restaurant...so I guess I'll go there.'
Marron looked around at the busy streets. People were running around and the traffic was horrible.
'Man, I'll soon be one of those people. Running around and such. Cause I've got a job! I knew I had to grow up some day.' She giggled to herself.
She walked for a few minutes through the streets in the direction of the diner until she finally reached it. She ran inside and walked up to the front booth, then took a seat next to a large man wearing a construction suit and hat.
"Hi!" said Marron sweetly.
"Hi!" the man said back, staring hard at Marron. "You from round here?"
"Yeah, I only live a few blocks from this place. What about you?"
"Nope. Nice shirt!"
"Um...thanks. So...um...is construction what brought you here?"
"I'm not a construction worker."
"O! So why do you wear the clothes and hat?"
"I don't!" said the man. Marron looked him up and down.
"O...k!" said Marron.
"Your very pretty lady." said the man getting a little closer.
"Riiight!" Marron looked at her watch quickly. "O! Look at the time. I've gotta get back to work. It was nice talking to you. Bye!"
Marron quickly got up.
"I know where you live." said the man coldly. "I'm gonna get you, Blondie!"
Marron ran out of the diner and down the block until she reached a newspaper stand. That was...while different. She walked underneath the stand's top, which reached out towards the street, getting out of the rain.
'Ok...that was scary! Where am I gonna eat now?'
She leaned on the stand and sighed. This was NOT her day.
"Hey, having a bad day?" asked a friendly voice beside her.
She looked at the person talking to her and nodded. He was a tall, cut man with a beautiful smile and he looked about a few years older than her. He looked extremely hot in the jeans and lose shirt he was wearing.
"Aw, I hate that!" he laughed.
Marron shock her head when she release she was starring at him.
"Me too." She said softly.
"You want a newspaper or magazine? They can distract a person pretty good. You'll forget all of your problems...well, till you're done with it."
"Yeah, but a lot of them can cause new problems." laughed Marron, just so she could hear his laugh again.
Sure enough he laughed too.
"I guess you're right." he laughed.
"I'll take one anyway." She said with a smile.
He smiled at her again. It took every bone in her body to stop herself from collapsing and melting onto the floor.
"By the way, my name is Zinuchu. But my friends call me Zin (A/N: *snickers to self*)."
Marron smiled.
"I'm Marron." She said sweetly.
He picked up a magazine.
"This issue has every girl's favorite subject on it. I'm pretty sure you'll like it too. It's about that so-called heartthrob, Trunks Brief. He makes me look bad."
"I doubt he's cuter than you, Zin (A/N: *snickers again*)!" said Marron. She gasped when she realized what she said.
"Thanks!" he said sweetly. "But I think he's got me beat."
He handed her the magazine.
"That's him on the front cover."
She looked down at the picture. Her eye widened and she nearly screamed when she saw the picture on the front cover. She looked up at Zin.
"Are you...sure...that's...him? That's...Trunks Brief?" asked Marron her voice cracked and she was slightly shaking.
"Yeah that's him, Trunks Brief." Said Zin glaring at the picture.
"Trunks Brief, eh?" said Marron.
At that moment everything stopped and she felt her heart break.
She shut her eyes but quickly opened them again.
"That bastard!" she cried.
Zin looked at her curiously.
"He lied to me! He said his name was Goten! Why the hell would he do that? Why would he lie about his fuckin name? Zin, who is he?"
"He's the president of Capsule Corporation..."
"Where's that?" asked Marron angrily.
Zin pointed down the road. Marron could see a huge building in the distance.
"That one?" she asked.
"Yeah!"
"Thanks Zin!" She said softly. She ran, out into the rain, in the direction CC was in.
***///***///***At Capsule Corporation***///***///***
"So...you're finally going to tell her?" asked Goten angrily.
"Yes...no! Yes! I am...not!" Trunks sat down in the chair. "I can't!"
"Why can't you?" asked Goten nearly yelling.
"Because...I...fell like I'm in love with her." said Trunks.
"Liar!" said Goten angrily.
"I'm serious! I know I'm not in love with her...yet! I just love her. I don't get it. I've spent my life going from one woman to the next, but Marron comes along. I like her body, so I lie to her. We then spend time together, and I end up loving her. I never knew what these damn feeling were until I meet her." said Trunks.
"I told you to end this along time ago. Now you're screwed. I'm warning you ahead of time. When you tell her...she's going to snap. Marron is a fairytale girl. She can stretch this. You lied to her plenty of times. About where you live, your name, your life. She's going to rip you open." said Goten coldly.
"Wow...thanks Goten!" said Trunks sarcastically.
"I'm serious! Good luck explaining anything." said Goten as he hopped off Trunks' desk.
"Goten...I'm gonna let her go ok! So quit bitchin!"
"What! Why you do that?! I thought you loved her."
"I'm doing it because of YOU!" yelled Trunks.
That hit Goten hard.
"What? What do I..."
"Miss please! You can't go back there with out an appointment!" a voice outside Trunks's door yelled interrupting Goten.
"What's going on?" asked Trunks walking towards the door.
"Miss if you don't go back now, I'll be forced to call security. Miss! MISS! Security!"
Trunks' office door flew open and Marron walked in. She was soaking wet and looked pissed. She glared deeply at Trunks.
"So...it's true! You did lie to me! What else did you lie about Trunks? Besides your name, job...and feelings for me? Huh?" asked Marron.
"Marron...I'm sorry! I know you probably don't want to hear this, but...I didn't lie about my feelings for you! I swear...
"STOP IT!" yelled Marron covering her ears. "I don't even know why I am here. It's not like...no...it's happening again."
"Marron listen! I didn't mean to...well I did but I...I shouldn't have. Please forgive me Marron. Please! I do care about you."
Goten closed his eyes for a second. He didn't want to be there.
"Goten...I mean Trunks tell me...are you really IN LOVE with me...or was that just an act?" asked Marron, scared to death of the answer.
Trunks opened his mouth, but he knew the truth. He couldn't lie to her. He did like her.or even love her, but he wasn't in love with her. He just closed his mouth and looked away.
"I didn't think so." She whispered.
The security people ran into Trunks office.
"Miss, we're gonna have to ask you to leave with us." One said as he took Marron's arm.
"Let her go." yelled Trunks.
The guard let go of Marron and walked out of his office with the other close behind.
"You know it's funny how this is the second time something like this has happened to me. The second time I've been involved with someone like YOU!" said Marron coldly. "The first time I cried my eyes out. I thought I was the problem. Maybe I was too hard on him. Maybe I was too rude or something. Maybe he wanted to get away from me. I blamed myself. Then I shut out the world. I turned to those romance books and I obsessed about becoming the perfect girl. As I softened up, I became some kind of fairytale girl. Then you came into my life. I soaked up everything you said, even though some of it seemed weird. Goten and Pan tried to stop me from fall in love with someone I barely knew, but I did it because I thought it was the right thing to do. I thought my fairytale would come true. I was wrong. I was SO stupid."
She looked over at Goten then back at Trunks.
"But you know what? If I could take back everything that happened this month...I wouldn't." Her words took Goten and Trunks by surprise. "One, because I loved being with you. Two, because now I know what a jackass guys can be. I never thought I make a big life changing mistakes, but you...you were that mistake. Thanks. Now I know what I shouldn't do...try to fall in love. I will NEVER make the same mistake again. Goodbye Trunks!" she cried.
She turned and walked out of his office and the door closed behind her. Marron held back her tears as she walked down the isle pass the employees and finally out of CC.
***///***///***Back In Trunks's Office***///***///***
"Don't go after her, Trunks." said Goten.
"I didn't know...I'd hurt her so much. Twice? Dammit! Goten...why did I do that?" asked Trunks softly.
"I don't know!" said Goten.
He looked out of the window. He watched Marron run down the street.
"What happens next?" asked Trunks.
'I lose her.' thought Goten as he watched her run out of sight.
(A/N: Hey, for any of you, who are confused!!! CHAPTER 18 IS THE DAY AFTER CHAPTER 17. THIS CHAPTER TAKES PLACE TWO HOURS BEFORE CHAPTER 18 AND THE NEXT CHAPTER. Hope that helped. ^.^)
Chapter 19: What We Leave Behind Us
***///***///***EARLIER THAT DAY (Two Hours Ago) ***///***///***
The sunlight shined through Marron's bedroom window. The light spread across the room until it reached her bed.
Marron opened her eyes slowly and looked up at the window. Mistake number 1. The glare from the window nearly blinded Marron.
"AHH!" she creamed as she covered her eyes and pushed herself away from the side of the bed. Mistake number 2. She ended up pushing herself to far and rolling right off the bed.
***///***///***
Pan heard a loud thump and looked up from the papers she was stuffing into her briefcase.
"Marron's up." She sighed.
***///***///***
Marron stumbled out of her room, tripping over her feet, and finally falling to the floor.
Pan walked pass her and into the living room.
"Ok.where's my phone?!" she asked as she grabbed her purse. She opened her purse and began searching through it.
Marron slowly rose to her feet and walked into the living room.
"Marron, I know this is a stupid question...but...have you seen my cell phone?" asked Pan. She grabbed her coat and briefcase.
"Nope." She said as she grabbed the remote and plopped down on the couch.
"Dammit! Oh well. Did you have fun last night?" asked Pan quickly. Marron combed her fingers through her hair and nodded.
"I'll see you later, Marron. I've gotta go to work." said Pan as she opened the door.
Marron watched as the wind quickly pushed her back a little while the rain fell down on her.
"Ah crap! Figures! Damn rain!" said Pan as she shut the door.
"Um...bye." said Marron.
She turned on the TV and began to flip through the channels, but stopped when she reached channel 4 again.
"Nothing's on...oh well...I'll just watch the news." Marron said as she sat the remote down.
She stood up and walked into the kitchen. Marron pulled open the refrigerator door to discover...there was nothing.
'Guess I should go to the store.'
She walked into the back to take a shower.
"Today we have an interview with Mr. Brief about Capsule Corporation's new product." said the reporter on the TV.
***Many minutes later***
Marron walked out of her room, brushing her hair into a bow.
"If you want my body and you think I'm sexy come on baby let me know." She sang. She dropped the brush and grabbed her keys.
"Oh oh! If you really want me just reach out and touch me something...something...something...oh! Oh!" she finished as she turned off the TV. She pulled her coat over her orange halter-top and walked towards the door.
As she opened the door, and walked out into the rain, the wind blow at her with full force.
'Let's see. Mauna's diner is much closer than any fast food restaurant...so I guess I'll go there.'
Marron looked around at the busy streets. People were running around and the traffic was horrible.
'Man, I'll soon be one of those people. Running around and such. Cause I've got a job! I knew I had to grow up some day.' She giggled to herself.
She walked for a few minutes through the streets in the direction of the diner until she finally reached it. She ran inside and walked up to the front booth, then took a seat next to a large man wearing a construction suit and hat.
"Hi!" said Marron sweetly.
"Hi!" the man said back, staring hard at Marron. "You from round here?"
"Yeah, I only live a few blocks from this place. What about you?"
"Nope. Nice shirt!"
"Um...thanks. So...um...is construction what brought you here?"
"I'm not a construction worker."
"O! So why do you wear the clothes and hat?"
"I don't!" said the man. Marron looked him up and down.
"O...k!" said Marron.
"Your very pretty lady." said the man getting a little closer.
"Riiight!" Marron looked at her watch quickly. "O! Look at the time. I've gotta get back to work. It was nice talking to you. Bye!"
Marron quickly got up.
"I know where you live." said the man coldly. "I'm gonna get you, Blondie!"
Marron ran out of the diner and down the block until she reached a newspaper stand. That was...while different. She walked underneath the stand's top, which reached out towards the street, getting out of the rain.
'Ok...that was scary! Where am I gonna eat now?'
She leaned on the stand and sighed. This was NOT her day.
"Hey, having a bad day?" asked a friendly voice beside her.
She looked at the person talking to her and nodded. He was a tall, cut man with a beautiful smile and he looked about a few years older than her. He looked extremely hot in the jeans and lose shirt he was wearing.
"Aw, I hate that!" he laughed.
Marron shock her head when she release she was starring at him.
"Me too." She said softly.
"You want a newspaper or magazine? They can distract a person pretty good. You'll forget all of your problems...well, till you're done with it."
"Yeah, but a lot of them can cause new problems." laughed Marron, just so she could hear his laugh again.
Sure enough he laughed too.
"I guess you're right." he laughed.
"I'll take one anyway." She said with a smile.
He smiled at her again. It took every bone in her body to stop herself from collapsing and melting onto the floor.
"By the way, my name is Zinuchu. But my friends call me Zin (A/N: *snickers to self*)."
Marron smiled.
"I'm Marron." She said sweetly.
He picked up a magazine.
"This issue has every girl's favorite subject on it. I'm pretty sure you'll like it too. It's about that so-called heartthrob, Trunks Brief. He makes me look bad."
"I doubt he's cuter than you, Zin (A/N: *snickers again*)!" said Marron. She gasped when she realized what she said.
"Thanks!" he said sweetly. "But I think he's got me beat."
He handed her the magazine.
"That's him on the front cover."
She looked down at the picture. Her eye widened and she nearly screamed when she saw the picture on the front cover. She looked up at Zin.
"Are you...sure...that's...him? That's...Trunks Brief?" asked Marron her voice cracked and she was slightly shaking.
"Yeah that's him, Trunks Brief." Said Zin glaring at the picture.
"Trunks Brief, eh?" said Marron.
At that moment everything stopped and she felt her heart break.
She shut her eyes but quickly opened them again.
"That bastard!" she cried.
Zin looked at her curiously.
"He lied to me! He said his name was Goten! Why the hell would he do that? Why would he lie about his fuckin name? Zin, who is he?"
"He's the president of Capsule Corporation..."
"Where's that?" asked Marron angrily.
Zin pointed down the road. Marron could see a huge building in the distance.
"That one?" she asked.
"Yeah!"
"Thanks Zin!" She said softly. She ran, out into the rain, in the direction CC was in.
***///***///***At Capsule Corporation***///***///***
"So...you're finally going to tell her?" asked Goten angrily.
"Yes...no! Yes! I am...not!" Trunks sat down in the chair. "I can't!"
"Why can't you?" asked Goten nearly yelling.
"Because...I...fell like I'm in love with her." said Trunks.
"Liar!" said Goten angrily.
"I'm serious! I know I'm not in love with her...yet! I just love her. I don't get it. I've spent my life going from one woman to the next, but Marron comes along. I like her body, so I lie to her. We then spend time together, and I end up loving her. I never knew what these damn feeling were until I meet her." said Trunks.
"I told you to end this along time ago. Now you're screwed. I'm warning you ahead of time. When you tell her...she's going to snap. Marron is a fairytale girl. She can stretch this. You lied to her plenty of times. About where you live, your name, your life. She's going to rip you open." said Goten coldly.
"Wow...thanks Goten!" said Trunks sarcastically.
"I'm serious! Good luck explaining anything." said Goten as he hopped off Trunks' desk.
"Goten...I'm gonna let her go ok! So quit bitchin!"
"What! Why you do that?! I thought you loved her."
"I'm doing it because of YOU!" yelled Trunks.
That hit Goten hard.
"What? What do I..."
"Miss please! You can't go back there with out an appointment!" a voice outside Trunks's door yelled interrupting Goten.
"What's going on?" asked Trunks walking towards the door.
"Miss if you don't go back now, I'll be forced to call security. Miss! MISS! Security!"
Trunks' office door flew open and Marron walked in. She was soaking wet and looked pissed. She glared deeply at Trunks.
"So...it's true! You did lie to me! What else did you lie about Trunks? Besides your name, job...and feelings for me? Huh?" asked Marron.
"Marron...I'm sorry! I know you probably don't want to hear this, but...I didn't lie about my feelings for you! I swear...
"STOP IT!" yelled Marron covering her ears. "I don't even know why I am here. It's not like...no...it's happening again."
"Marron listen! I didn't mean to...well I did but I...I shouldn't have. Please forgive me Marron. Please! I do care about you."
Goten closed his eyes for a second. He didn't want to be there.
"Goten...I mean Trunks tell me...are you really IN LOVE with me...or was that just an act?" asked Marron, scared to death of the answer.
Trunks opened his mouth, but he knew the truth. He couldn't lie to her. He did like her.or even love her, but he wasn't in love with her. He just closed his mouth and looked away.
"I didn't think so." She whispered.
The security people ran into Trunks office.
"Miss, we're gonna have to ask you to leave with us." One said as he took Marron's arm.
"Let her go." yelled Trunks.
The guard let go of Marron and walked out of his office with the other close behind.
"You know it's funny how this is the second time something like this has happened to me. The second time I've been involved with someone like YOU!" said Marron coldly. "The first time I cried my eyes out. I thought I was the problem. Maybe I was too hard on him. Maybe I was too rude or something. Maybe he wanted to get away from me. I blamed myself. Then I shut out the world. I turned to those romance books and I obsessed about becoming the perfect girl. As I softened up, I became some kind of fairytale girl. Then you came into my life. I soaked up everything you said, even though some of it seemed weird. Goten and Pan tried to stop me from fall in love with someone I barely knew, but I did it because I thought it was the right thing to do. I thought my fairytale would come true. I was wrong. I was SO stupid."
She looked over at Goten then back at Trunks.
"But you know what? If I could take back everything that happened this month...I wouldn't." Her words took Goten and Trunks by surprise. "One, because I loved being with you. Two, because now I know what a jackass guys can be. I never thought I make a big life changing mistakes, but you...you were that mistake. Thanks. Now I know what I shouldn't do...try to fall in love. I will NEVER make the same mistake again. Goodbye Trunks!" she cried.
She turned and walked out of his office and the door closed behind her. Marron held back her tears as she walked down the isle pass the employees and finally out of CC.
***///***///***Back In Trunks's Office***///***///***
"Don't go after her, Trunks." said Goten.
"I didn't know...I'd hurt her so much. Twice? Dammit! Goten...why did I do that?" asked Trunks softly.
"I don't know!" said Goten.
He looked out of the window. He watched Marron run down the street.
"What happens next?" asked Trunks.
'I lose her.' thought Goten as he watched her run out of sight.