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A/N: ok. Last chapter of pointless fluff. Starting next chapter, I'm starting the real development of the relationships here ^^ enjoy.
Rain on a Sunny Day's Love
I'm Not a Girl Anymore!!! – But Without You I Can't Fly…
5 years later.
Kame Island.
The now 12 year old Marron was running back and forth between the rooms of the small house, occasionally causing Kame Senin a nosebleed in her sundress. Oolong ran after her, trying to get a glimpse from under her dress. 18's watchful eye kept both at bay, though.
"Marron-chan, you're worrying yourself over nothing. Calm down."
The girl's father said, watching his daughter run around. She turned to answer, but missed the fold in the carpet and fell down.
"Ouch."
"Be careful, sweetheart."
"I will, mama."
Dusting herself off, Marron ran outside. It was a clear spring day and a nice breeze blew. Glancing at her pink hearts watch, Marron got nervous, and, more than anything else, anxious.
"Daddy, what time is it?"
"Your watch's ahead, honey. They'll be here."
"You're overstressed."
18 stated.
"You really should know them better. They've probably gotten distracted by a girl with a short skirt or something."
A slight blush crept to the girl's cheeks as she tried folding her skirt. She wasn't jealous; just a bit hot and annoyed by the skirt, is all.
"Now, wouldn't it be much easier for you to just run around in your panties?"
With an even deeper blush, Marron looked up to see Trunks smacking Goten, both still in the air.
"Ignore him. As usual."
The 16 and 15 year olds landed next to their younger friend, both grinning. The girl immediately welcomed both with a hug.
"Hi, guys! Had me worried there!"
"Aw, come on, something important came up!"
"Yeah, a girl with a really short skirt!"
Goten smiled sheepishly, causing Trunks to shake his head. Marron blinked.
"Ok. So come on. Your rooms are all set up. We'll put your stuff and go swimming or something."
"Not so fast."
The teens all looked worriedly at the short yet stern man.
"You still have your chores to do. And your homework. And to clean your room. And…"
"Hey, Marron, where's our room again?"
"Are you going to wear your new bathing suit?"
"GOTEN!"
Krillin's brows twitched.
"Those two are horrible influence on our Marron-chan."
"I think they're great for her."
18 calmly contradicted her husband.
"When was the last time you saw Marron so happy and excited?"
Krillin was set on proving his point to his wife.
"When we visited the Sons!"
"Right at the time the Briefs were there, meaning Goten and Trunks were there."
With a blink, Krillin gave up.
"I give up."
Then the noise from upstairs began.
"Dear Dende."
"Come back here!"
"You want your swimming suit, come and get it!"
Goten teased as he flew out of the window, holding Trunks's swimming trunks.
"Oh no, Goten took my bathing suit. Whatever shall I do?"
His voice was, naturally, dripping with sarcasm. Marron was standing at the door, giggling.
"Well, come and get it, rich boy!"
The two began to chase each other through the air.
"Come back here!"
The skies were lit with Ki blasts soon enough, the pair of shorts forgotten. Marron's giggles escorted the mock fight all along.
"You guys are just so silly!"
She watched them spar high in the air for a while longer, before the smile was replaced by a somewhat sad expression. Looking at the sand two floors below, Marron climbed on the window seal. Looking up again at the sky, she watched the two boys playfully chasing each other, racing across the never ending blue above. A pang of jealousy hit Marron.
'Both my parents can do this… heck, Goten learned when he was four years younger than me! So. Why can't I do it?'
She looked down again. The sand seemed so far away all of a sudden. Marron clung to the wall.
"I can do this. I can do this. I can do… this… AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!!!"
She jumped, hoping to meet with the warm sand when two strong arms wrapped around her waist and a sense of security washed over her. She also felt mad at herself since her being rescued meant she still couldn't fly.
Marron turned to look at her rescuer with a pout, but had to quickly look away with a blush. Trunks was cute when he was worried.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?!"
She didn't answer.
"Let me go, I don't need to be rescued every time I fall!"
The girl tried to get away, but Trunks was set on not letting her go until her feet touched the ground. Goten was waiting.
"You two developing a habit of falling and catching, ne?"
The Son boy had to chuckle. Both blushed, though it was obvious that while Trunks was embarrassed, Marron was annoyed as well.
"I didn't ask to be saved. I'm perfectly capable of flying by myself."
"Then show us."
"…"
"Marron-chan?"
"I don't wanna."
Both Demi Saiya-Jins fell over.
"WOOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!"
Goten cried out as he surfed on one large wave. Trunks and Marron were sitting on the beach under Krillin's watchful eyes.
"So. What've you been doing?"
Trunks merely turned to look at her, and Marron felt her cheeks get hot.
"Nothing much. Still in school, family stuff, same old, same old."
"Sounds nice."
He was bored silly, she knew that.
"How 'bout you?"
"I…"
He blinked. The question seemed to catch him by surprise for some reason. Maybe it was because he was staring at something… but there was nothing interesting behind her, the girl reckoned.
"…same, I guess."
"That's nice."
After a silence, Marron's hand accidentally touched Trunks's as she turned to him. Neither pulled their hands away.
"Why don't you ever talk to me about stuff you and Goten do?"
"I… don't think you'll be interested."
"How come?"
It was obvious he didn't want to answer.
"Trunks?"
She was good at giving a puppy look.
"Because… well, you're 4 years younger, and…"
The blonde stood up, rather enraged.
"Ah, darn it, Trunks! (She's 12. I can make 'darn' exceptions here :P) just darn it! I'm 12 years old, more mature than both of you high and mighty Demi-Saiya-Jins! So what is it that you can't talk to me about?! It's impossible that you'll talk about nothing but girls!"
The awkward answer, however, never had a chance to be voiced.
"Hey, you guys!"
Both looked at the third member of their little trio… just in time to see Goten get turned over by a wave and the surfboard sent flying.
"Ooooo, my favorite surfboard! Goten!"
Trunks took to the air and caught the surfboard before fishing Goten out.
"Marron, catch!"
The girl screamed and ducked as her favorite surfboard was thrown her way.
"Eh, heh heh, oopsy."
"TRUNKS! WATCH WHERE YOU'RE AIMING THAT THING!"
Both boys snickered.
"Ooooh, when I catch you, I'll take the smile off your faces!"
"Then come and get us!"
Goten teased, but Marron paled.
"What's the matter, sweet-cheek?! Where're your angel wings?"
Was it a glare the blushing Marron saw Trunks sending Goten's way? She crossed her arms and turned away.
'Great', she thought bitterly.
'Now Trunks'll see me as an inferior being. Just great!'
"Wha, what if I don't?!"
She half expected some witty mocking reply, but none came.
"Than we'll teach you. It's no big deal! Right, Trunks?"
The Son boy's enthusiasm was contagious.
"Right!"
"Ok then!"
"Wha… Goten, wait!"
But before Trunks could move, Goten was already holding Marron up in the air. Krillin got a hysteric fit.
"Put her down, Son Goten! Do you hear me?! Don't make me come up there!"
Neither boy paid the weaker human much attention.
"Goten, you first class baka, what're you doing?!"
The Son boy blinked innocently, not noticing Marron was trying to get away, get scared to death of falling, return to struggling, repeat.
"What did I do?"
"What exactly are you going to do, just drop her?!"
Another blink.
"Why not?"
Trunks slapped his forehead; Marron began screaming in a way that'd make Chichi proud.
"WHAAAAT?! ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND, SON GOTEN?! JUST DROP ME?! WHY I OUGHTTA…"
Being a girl meant Marron was quite flexible. And that meant she could kick high. Real high. And she was pissed off as hell.
"OOOUUCH!"
She kicked her captor in the face, causing the boy to drop her (maybe I should've warned: Goten torturing o.o;;; )
"WHAAAAAAA!"
Goten managed to open his good eye just in time to see Trunks catching Marron yet again.
"Goten was right. This IS becoming a habit."
Marron was too busy relishing the feeling of security having Trunks's arms wrapped around her waist gave.
"Ok. Let's try this in some safer way."
The prince said in her ear, causing the girl to giggle a bit.
"Ok. I know you can shoot Ki blasts. You know how to control it?"
She nodded.
"Ok. Try concentrating it at your feet."
Marron tried doing so, and felt a small tingle in her bare feet.
"You're doing it, just a bit more."
Goten scratched the back of his head as he watched the 'lesson' with a goofy grin.
"Rational thinking. Now why didn't I think of that?"
Marron blinked. She had no idea why being so close to Trunks was making her feel this way, but she felt as though she was walking on clouds.
"Ok. You can open your eyes now."
Doing so, Marron saw both Trunks and Goten before her.
"She did it."
Looking down, the blonde saw nothing but the blue waves.
"I'm… flying…"
"Yep."
"I'M FLYING!"
"You sure are!"
"Not thanks to you, Son Goten! Now I'm gonna…"
"Marron, don't break your…"
And in a blink, the blonde did what she does oh so well: falling.
"…concentration."
Goten blinked at Trunks.
"Aren't you going to help her?"
A blink in return.
"I thought you'd like to do that for a change."
"Oh, re, really?"
Trunks frowned lightly at Goten's blush. And then both blinked again as a splash was heard.
"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAH! I'M WEEEEEEEET!"
Trunks shook his head; Goten laughed.
"Our sweet little Marron."
"'Sweet'. Too bad we have cavities."
"AND MY NEW SUNDRESS IS RUINED! WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON YOU, SON GOTE, WE'LL SEE WHO'S A LITTLE GIRL!!!"
And now it was Trunks's turn to laugh as his two friends began an aerial chase. Although deep inside, he wished he had held Marron for just a wee bit longer.
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The two girls still sat there, both caught in the tale.
"That's nice, Marron-chan. But I still don't get the point."
Bra said, still hanging her legs over the railing.
"That was the beginning Bra-chan. After that, things got far more complicated."
"How come?"
It was obvious that Marron found it hard to continue.
"Marr-chan?"
Pan, who got bored, was about to walk up to the other two girls, but chose to eavesdrop instead. Coming now would be a bad idea.
"So you shared some puppy love with Goten and my brother. Big deal."
"Now, Bra-chan. The big deal was…"
"Yes?"
Marron's cheeks were rosy red.
"…when we first kissed."
And neither part Saiya-jin could wait to hear this.
A/N: this is the last chapter that's all fluff. ^^ next chapter, sweet sixteen! And we all know what that means: fun in the sun and hormones! ^^;;;
And don't worry. I ain't gonna let Marron end up with one boy without the other putting up a fight! :P
