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A/N: there will not be double spacing this chapter and on, unless you want 'em.
Raven Pan: well, not quickly, but it's developing surely ^^
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A/N: oh yeah. Tid bits of M/T and mentioning of past relationships. Don't bite my head off, k?
What's Betrayal Among Friends
Chapter 13 – Things are looking up… Right?
Pan walked down the stairs after washing her face. She was feeling a bit better, but still a bit blue. Doubt was slowly eating at her heart.
'I can't believe I was this mean towards Bra. I should've listened… She always listened to me.'
"I still can't believe it!"
Hearing her father's voice, Pan stopped.
"My little brother's getting married!"
"Yes. Finally."
"Are you going to be the best man?"
Videl asked excitedly.
"I don't think so. He probably asked Trunks already. You know how those two are."
"Hai."
Chichi sounded calm for once.
"That boy sure is a handful, but he made something of himself. Capsule Corp is really successful thanks to him. I'm glad those two stayed so close this long… And besides, Gohan, you asked Piccolo to be your best man!"
Pan covered her mouth with her hand to silence her giggles. Piccolo in a tux…
"Yep. Well, I guess so. But I still have to feel the least bit insulted."
"Well, more or less. I'm just happy he finally gets settled down. And to think that when he met her I told him to be careful of city girls…"
Here, Pan couldn't take if anymore. Fine, talk about the wedding. Fine, mention Trunks, whose innocence, she still wasn't sure of. But praise Paris?!
Gohan and Videl's heads snapped towards Pan's direction as her Ki skyrocketed. She stormed into the room, fists clenched.
"Ooo, I'm so sick of hearing about Paris! How good she is for uncle Goten, how pretty, she is, etc. I'm sick of it, sick, sick, sick! Sick of her!"
Her father stood up, trying to calm his daughter down.
"Pan-chan…"
"No! You don't know the half of it! She's nothing but a two time stinking bitch who'll sleep with anyone willing to give her the time of night or day, and if it wasn't illegal, she'd have gotten paid for…!"
Not being able to take Pan's harsh words, Videl slapped her. Tears came down Pan's now red cheek.
"Pan, don't you dare use such words before your elders ever again! Do you hear me?! Ever!"
Gohan was a bit more sensitive to the changes in the Ki than his wife, and saw that not only that Pan didn't calm down, but it only got her more fired up.
"You don't know the half of if…"
The thing closest to the girl was an apple; she grabbed it and squeezed it hard.
"YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING!"
She threw the apple against the wall and ran outside, sobbing.
"Pan-chan!"
The trio ran out the door as well and Gohan was about to fly after his daughter when Chichi stopped him.
"Let her go."
"But…"
"Think about it, Gohan. We're the last people she'd want to see right now."
"But…"
Videl's hand gently holding his own silenced the man.
"Let her go, Gohan. She'll come back."
"I hope so."
'But why one Earth will she hate Paris so much all of a sudden?'
Laughs filled the restaurant as Bra left, clapping her hands to dust them of the metaphorical dirt from the guy; a smirk decorated her face.
'Now, if only that was Paris who'd be smacked against the wall…'
Taking to the air, Bra almost collided with Pan as the Son girl flew past her.
"What was that?!"
'Pan's Ki… should I go after her? Or stay here… …she probably doesn't want to see me right now. But still…'
Sometimes, caring for others was a pain.
The evening fell, (Trunks: finally --;; ChibiRaye: shush ;;; ) and through the crowds, came a laughing trio. Ubuu and Marron have offered Trunks their company, and he agreed only too eagerly.
"I had a great time. I really needed this going out."
Marron smiled warmly at her old friend.
"It was our pleasure. Wasn't it, Ubuu?"
She elbowed the boys in the ribs gently, causing him to laugh nervously.
"Ha, hai, Marron-chan."
Trunks had to shake his head at the two.
"Look, look! Cotton candy! Ubuu-chan, I want some!"
"Huh?! But Marron, we just…"
"Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease?!"
The dark skinned youth sighed in defeat.
"You know I can't resist your smile."
"No one can."
Marron said, winking at Trunks. Ubuu left the two, rather confused.
"It's been a while since we spent any time together, Trunks-chan."
"Too long, Marron-chan."
The two looked at each other softly with complex emotion. They held hands, the girl offering her support and reassurance.
"I remember when we came here. Do you, Trunks-chan?"
"I sure do. We…"
"Here you go!"
Ubuu came back just then and presented the cotton candy to Marron as though it was the head of the dragon he had just slain.
"Ubuu-chan, you know I like soda with my cotton candy!"
Blinking dot eyes, Ubuu was about to protest when Trunks handed him a 50 Zeni bill.
"Get one for me too, will ya? And keep the change."
Again, they were alone.
"We came here on our first year anniversary. I wanted to take you to that restaurant…"
"And I fell into the river."
Both laughed heartily.
"And we went to Kame Island and it ended up more romantic than anything."
"And then… we broke up."
Silence fell as the memory returned. Both felt an even greater mixture of emotions.
"I still don't know why…"
The girl looked away at his plain statement, still unable to answer. (A/N: writing a fic about it :P)
"…but no hard feelings."
She felt tears well in her eyes.
"I'm sure you had your reasons. No point in drowning in the past."
HE cupped both her hands in his.
"I'm just glad we're still friends."
Now the tears began to flow.
"Trunks…"
Ubuu was about to come back, but seeing the position his two friends were in, didn't.
"I really needed tonight, Marron. You have no idea how much it meant to me."
Marron felt a blush creep to her cheeks.
"You're welcome. But…"
Her brows furrowed in concern.
"Before, when we met, you said something about Goten."
Trunks was about to answer, but the younger blonde placed her finger on his mouth and went on.
"I don't need nor want to know the details. I just know this: You and Goten's been through far too much together. I can't think of anything that can break you two apart."
'I can.'
The prince thought bitterly.
"Trunks, when the time is right, you'll tell him. I know you and trust you too much to think you'll just give up like this. That's not what… not what the man I once fell for would've done."
Their eyes locked, and Trunks felt great strength just by being close to Marron; his childhood friend. Sealing the meeting with a hug, Trunks took to the sky.
"Yo, your highness! Catch!"
Ubuu threw the can towards the sky, then the change. Catching the coins with his hand and one with his teeth, Trunks laughed.
"I told you to keep the change!"
"Come on, get out of here!"
Marron waved at the retreating figure, then sighed in content.
"You still like him, don't you?"
She would not answer. But before the two could shrug and move on, another familiar Ki came by. And this one was sobbing. Turning around, Marron was hugged so tightly that she felt like she'd have exploded had it not been for her android side.
"Marr-chan, I need you so much right now!"
Recognizing the girl, it was Ubuu's turn to blush.
"Pan sweetheart, what's wrong?!"
"I… I can't take it anymore!"
"Here, honey, come on. Let's have a seat. Now, what's the matter?"
"Everything…"
A small smile crept to Marron's lips.
"Well, I know just what to do to make it better. Why don't you go and wash those tears of yours, and then just spend some time off with Ubuu and me? No talk unless you want to. Deal?"
Pan looked at the older blonde with red eyes, then nodded with a sad smile before rushing off.
"How is it that whenever someone we care for is in pain, we throw him or her right into someone else's arms, Marron-chan?"
The blonde sighed.
"Because we prefer their happiness to our own."
"Hm… I'm not so sure about that."
Marron looked at him, her eyebrow arched.
"Oh? So what do you care for?"
"Your smile."
"You're a horrible flirt, Ubuu."
"Better than Goten, though!"
Both laughed, mentally preparing to help yet another friend in loving another.
A/N: ok, from now on I'll keep the T/M in Rain on a Sunny Day's Love ^^;;; R&R! review limit… 80! :D come on people, just 7 reviews.
