Hey all! Thanks much for being patient. I'm still kinda busy with school and all that crap and now I'm going to physical therapy for my back so I'm getting behind in my mythology class so I'll just try to update when I can. Anywho, I hope you all like this chapter. It was a bit different, but my beta pointed something out so I changed it a tiny bit. I hope it's ok with you! I'll see ya at the end.

Also, big hugs to my beta, Aerith and all you happy/nice people who reviewed! * grins *



Marron lay on her bed and stared ahead blankly, like she had for the past three days. She didn't know what to think, how to feel or who to trust.

Trunks was trying to get into her head and invade her private thoughts and personal memories; it was an insult. He had no right to do what he was doing.

She sighed deeply and sat up. Before she had a chance to get to her window, a knock on the door sounded and Pan walked in with a glass that had steam pouring over the top like dried ice.

Marron smiled gratefully; she didn't think she could deal with Trunks right now. Not yet.

"Here, drink this." Pan handed her the glass and watched as Marron looked at it skeptically. "I promise it's not poison." She smiled at the human before her.

Marron smirked before downing the red liquid and felt the life re-enter her body. "Thanks, Pan. I don't know what that was, but I think I needed it."

Pan smiled. "Don't mention it. I know how much bonding takes out of you. It's not an easy ordeal. Are you doing any better today?"

Marron turned her head and looked out the window. A soft breeze blew through and made her soft golden hair flow across her face. "I don't even know anymore, Pan. I don't understand what's happened to my life anymore."

She turned back around and Pan walked up to her and embraced her. She tried to keep the tear from escaping the prison of her eye, but it gently trickled down her face and splashed on the cold tile floor.

"Things will get better, Marron. I don't know when, but they will and soon you'll understand." "Pan stood back and looked at the blonde, sympathy in her eyes. Marron was so strong and brave, but her resolve was breaking apart, and if she and Trunks didn't work things out, there was a chance she could be shattered forever.

"You need to talk to Trunks…"

"No." Marron cut her off and backed away. She wouldn't talk to him unless it was absolutely necessary, which it was not. Not yet.

Pan put her hands on her hips and sighed. "Your relationship isn't going to improve all on its own." She paused and lowered her voice. "He does care for you Marron. I see it in his eyes and the way he acts when he's worried about you."

" I don't want a relationship with him, Pan." Marron bit her lip. "He forced himself upon me and took away things that I can never get back." So what if she was being stubborn? It was his fault that he felt like crap. Maybe it would make him think about the sin he had committed.

"I won't go to him, Pan. I can't."

The raven-haired girl sighed and shook her head. How did the old saying go? You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.

"I have some things to get done today, but I'll try to come back later. Just think about what I said, kay?"

Marron nodded but didn't speak. She watched as her seemingly best friend walked out the door before she returned to her window.

Pan shook her head as she walked down the corridor. Marron and Trunks were like two ten year olds; either too stubborn or too blinded by pride to realize the only way to fix their problems is to work things out together.

Maybe she just didn't understand though. Marron did have a point.


She walked down the hall and into her own room where she found a note from Trunks. 'Great, just great.' She thought to herself as she rolled her eyes. She opened it and scanned over its contents.

It was exactly what she expected. 'Blah blah blah, I miss Marron, blah blah, I'm worried about her.' Why didn't he just tell her himself?

Pan closed the letter and stood up. If he wanted to be with her so much, then why didn't he just go to her? There was nothing stopping him.

Pan opened her door and grumbled under her breath about immature adults as she walked towards the prince's room.

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Trunks sat in his chair with Goten beside him. He had dug up some old video images of Marron from when they had begun searching for the members of the rebel army.

He watched a clip of her with long pigtails as she sat in a classroom full of humans and Saiyins alike.

She looked annoyed by the fact that Saiyins and not humans surrounded her. The class ended and she walked out of the building, holding her head high as many Saiyins hooted and hollered at her.

A young man her age walked up to her and a smile came to her face instantly. The videos didn't have sound, but they were talking.

Goten stood up a moment before sitting down, earning him a skeptical look from the prince.

A new clip started with Marron much younger and clinging to the arm of a woman who looked almost identical to her.

Trunks guessed it was her mother as they walked through a dark and dirty ally and into a small hut not worthy of being called a shelter of any kind.

Marron`s mother looked worn and beaten down. Like she had been awake for an unnaturally long time. She soothed Marron though, as if she had never known a sorrow.

She said something to Marron that made tears run down her cheeks and she shook her head no.

The clip faded and Pan walked in. Trunks looked up and motioned for her to sit for a minute until he was done.

She sat and watched as the next clip started.

Marron was holding hands with the boy from earlier. To Pan, he was very handsome, with dark skin and eyes: they didn't make Saiyins like that.

The boy looked into her eyes and kissed her deeply, expressing an indefinable love for his companion.

Goten stood again and raised an eyebrow. "That's the boy in the dungeon, isn't it Trunks?"


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A/N: Ok, I know that this was a short chapter, but like I said, the whole busy thing. I hope you all liked it and please please please review! * grins* Thanks again and I`ll see ya next time!

Asanra