Episode 28: Falling In Love With The One You Didn't Mean To Fall In Love With

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"GOTEN I...I- I HATE YOU!"

With everything she had, she pushed me out of the way and ran out of the room. I stayed sitting on the bed staring at the door in shock... seconds later I heard the front door slam. Marron came in a bit later.

"Goten, what happened?"

"She hates me..."

"Goten..."

She walked and sat next me giving me a hug.

"Are you going to be ok?"

"I told her I was in love with her and she said she hates me."

She let go and looked at me.

"You said you were in love with her?"

I nodded not knowing what else to do or say, the love of my life just told me she hated me and walked out...

"Are you sure Goten, don't you think it's a little early to say that kind of stuff?"

"I know, I even scare myself. But it's the way I REALLY feel. It's not just because I'm vulnerable, I've always loved Bra, I'm just IN love with her NOW..."

"I don't think being 'in love' is a great choice of words Goten."

"Marron the day you told me Bra knew about Paris, I realized then how much I would be losing because of what I did. it made me crazy to think I couldn't be around Bra anymore. I hated the thought of losing her, it hurts me just to talk about it... I didn't know she was hurting THIS much Marron. I feel helpless, I can't do or say anything that'll change her mind. I've tried everything, even so, when I forced her to tell me how she honestly felt inside...she told me she hated me."

"I know...I know sweetie. But you have to understand her point of view, now that you're in love with her. Just think after having an amazing night and being able to sleep next to her and the next day when you went to visit and you caught Bra having sex with one of her ex boyfriends, how would you feel?"

"..."

I got up and picked up the note on the floor and started walking toward the window, opening it up.

"Goten?"

"Look, you told me that she wants ME to fix things even if she says she doesn't. I have to get her back. She's stopped somewhere close by, I know it."

"Goten...good luck."

"Thanks."

I turned around and left out of the window to find her...

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Marron: I stood there staring at the window as I thought. Bra, I hope you at least find some sort of ground level with him. I know it's hard, I don't think I'd know what to do if I found the one I loved sleeping with his ex-girlfriend. Good luck Goten. I turned around and started to head back to Pan and Taki.

"Where are you going?"

"Huh?" I turned around and got frightened at the scene of a dark shadow standing by the window. This definetly wasn't Goten!

"Marron." He started walking toward me till I turned on the lights and saw him...Trunks...again! This was getting redundant! But then let me guess the time I think it's fake it's real right?

"Trunks...psh." I turned around and started walking out of the door

"Huh? Marron wait." I just stopped and raised my hand up and shook it side to side.

"No, I know you're not real. I've had enough, the minute I turn around you'll be gone. So, bye." WHY DO I KEEP SEEING HIM? Do I miss him that much?

"Marron wa--" I shut the door behind me and began dialing him up 1544. I stopped in the middle of the hall waiting for it to connect... finally I saw his face on the screen.

"Trunks where are you? You said you'd be here after I blew the candles out. That's been done so where are you?" I heard the door open behind me with his voice.

"I'm right here." I stood there frozen. I didn't know what to do I just questioned if that was really him standing there or just my imagination again.

"Come inside. I need to talk to you." I still stood there knowing this HAD to be my imagination right? He grabbed my wrist and I followed inside as he shut the door behind me.

"Marron...I... I'm sor--."

"Trunks why are you here?"

"I came to see you."

"No the truth. You've promised, you PROMISED you were going to come back weeks ago, and let all of us especially ME worry about you because you can't pick up a phone to let at least ME know where you are?"

"I'm sorry for not calling but I wanted to keep my promise for you to be the first one I came to visit and you still are."

"Don't you mean Kirei."

"Huh?"

"You don't think I know? Pan told me she saw you meet each other at the park and you two were...no you know what, this is stupid because I know I'm probably talking to myself. You're not really here, it's just my imagination for the third time. When I begin to believe youre here I'll start crying but when I finally say 'Trunks, I love you' you'll vanish just like you did before. You're just my imagination. Damn you Goten."

I began walking toward the door.

"You love me?"

I turned the knob and began opening it.

"Marron stop."

I opened the door and there stood Pan and Taki about to knock.

"OH hey you two I was just about to go to you guys."

"Oh well we came in to say we had to go. Taki has a flight to catch in the morning but happy birthday again."

"Oh ok thanks you guys."

"No problem," I gave her a hug and she whispered something in my ear, "Besides I can see you've got company over anyways."

"Huh?"

"Hi Trunks. It's been a while but it's nice to see you came through the front door like everyone else."

"Hey."

We separated from our hug and I looked at her.

"Wait you can see him?"

"Of course, can't you? Well gotta go, you two have a lot of catching up to do right... so I'll see you soon. Bye. BYE TRUNKS."

"Bye."

Both left and I stood there not knowing what to do since I knew this definetly wasn't my imagination anymore. I KNEW IT! The time I'd start doubting it it would REALLY be him. I HATE THAT!

"Marron?"

Damn and I told him I said I love him in one of my imagination scenes.

"Do you really love me?"

I was stupid, I ran out of the room not knowing what to do. He knows, but how can Pan tell me he's in love with me if he's been with Kirei?

"Marron wait."

I felt him grab my arm, I stood there. There was no point in trying to run away, I'd have to face him sooner or later. I lowered my head in shame afraid of what he'd say next. He walked up behind me slowly, still holding my arm. Then he wrapped his arms from behind me. We stood there in the living room in silence. I didn't know what to do. This time this was real and I already confessed I loved him. Now what?

"I've missed you so much it's hard to believe I'm even here with you now."

I said nothing just stood in silence.

"Marron I'm sorry."

"..."

"I know I've promised you a lot and never have I delivered. I'm sorry, but there was just something inside of me I had to take care of."

"And what would that be you raging hormones?" I broke loose from his seal till he stood in front of me and grabbed both my arms.

"Kirei and I aren't together. During the times I was gone she spotted me and we just talked. I opened my feelings about you toward her for advice."

"Oh so it's ok to kiss the person you're only getting advice from? If that's the rule Goten and I would be making out all night long!"

"Ok, ok. She became my girlfriend for a week."

"Wow so that's the reason you were gone. You were having sex with get away girl after you specifically told me you never wanted to see her again!"

"No Marron it's not like that at all. I didn't sleep with her once while we were together. She just had a different attitude from the last time I saw her."

"What's your point?" I looked at him agitated.

"My point is Marron, I was told never pass up the chance of telling someone how I feel. I'll be hurt when she rejects, but silence is more heartbraking. When Goten told me that, I never understood it well enough. If I let you go without knowning what I was feeling, I'd never know how my life would be with you in it. I couldn't find a way to change my feelings for you. I thought maybe if I dated someone else it would go away. But it couldn't. Do you know how hard it is to try and move on knowing you're still in love with someone and NOT knowing how they feel back?"

"What?" I wasn't sure I understood well. Did he say he was in love with me?

"Why do you think it took me so long to come back?. Ever since the accident at Master Roshi's all I thought about was you. The hardest part about it was trying to let you go because everytime I saw you, I'd only fall deeper. I left because I had to find a way to stop feeling this way. I was afraid of hurting you again. I came back the day I promised but when I saw you I couldn't face you."

He pulled me in and held me. "Marron I'm in love with you and I don't know how to deal with it because you're still in love with Geeno."

"...I'm not--", I said under my breath

"Being away from you for two weeks felt like twenty years. I missed you so much Marron. I needed to have you like this again just like the last time I saw you." He tightened his grip hugging me tighter then loosening up. My hands stayed on his chest not knowing what to say or do. My eyes swelled up in hot tears. This time this wasn't a dream, he was saying these words to me.

"I needed you in my arms. Being around Kirei trying to be a boyfriend, was a hard test for me knowing I felt this way about you. But the worst test was simply being away from you for so long! I wanted so bad just to see your face one more time, to hear your voice, to hear you laugh, to be able to touch you...and to be able to hold you like this."

"...trunks..." I didn't know what to do never in a million years would I think I'd hear romantic words from him. My heart beat a thousand times faster, WHAT IS SAYING? or more WHY is he saying these things to me?

"Marron I love you. I don't care if you don't love me back but I had to let you know."

"Trunks do you even know what love is?"

"It's how I feel so deeply inside my heart that's all you."

"How can you love someone with your heart? It doesn't make decisions for you. Trunks you love with your mind and soul, not your heart."

"Then explain to me how it hurts so much in here when you're not with me." He seriously commented as he placed my hand on his chest.

"..." I didn't know how to respond. I never had words hit my heart like that before. I had been in love before how can it be that I can't answer that kind of question to an amature like him?

"Marron all that I feel is in my heart. My mind plays tricks on me and over analyzes my feelings. My soul can't do anything but be lost without you..."

As he continued holding my hand onto his chest I could feel the beating in his heart pounding like crazy. Right then I realized my heart too was pounding hard. "I'm in love with you Marron, and I'm sorry I broke my promises, I'm sorry I tested Kirei for my feelings toward you, and I'm sorry for feeling this way about you."

"Stop there...I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry, that's all I ever hear from you Trunks. Everything you did, happened for a reason... and it made me realize something. Love means never having to say you're sorry. Especially if the one who you're in love with feels the same way toward you."

"Marron?" I placed my hands on his neck as I looked him in his eyes.

"Trunks these passed 2 weeks, I realized something that I've finally learned to accept. While you were gone, I worried and worried so much, you started appearing in my dreams and I'd even hallucinate thinking you were right there with me. It all seemed so real. So real that it hurt so much when I realized it wasn't the real you. Everytime you left I missed you more and more. Then like a sign, I dreamt you were getting married which hit me harder than anything which made me realize I had fallen in love with you."

"Marron?"

"I actually had an unexpected test myself... While you were gone, Geeno had stopped by. We talked and kissed like before... He had asked me to come back into his life, I won't lie to you and say I said no."

"So you s--"

"No, I didn't say yes. I simply didn't answer. I contemplated about going back to him. I wanted to believe me, but... it would only be out of lonliness and anger because you weren't around and never said anything to me... So we made out...then he tried to take it a little further. I won't deny that I didn't want to take it there either. But then I thought of you and for some reason that I didn't know at the time, stopped me from making that mistake..."

"So... do you love me?"

"You know there's a saying...when you love someone say it right there at that very moment otherwise the moment just passes you by..."

"You know there's one moment that I regretted never living..."

"What's that?"

"The day I got this..." He pointed to the small scar by his eye, the one I left from the day I hit him

"Forever you'll be all I see, that's what I realized. You've scarred me for life. That's the reason that moment happened and there's a reason I regret never living because...I never got to do this the moment I wanted to..." He got closer to my face. This time I felt myself move too. Looking down at his lips closing into me...

"I love you Trunks." I had finally said it to him in a complete sentence for the first time... Our foreheads were in contact and I saw him form a smile before he rested his soft lips onto mine. We held our lips there, together. Finally. My heart raced and tears of happiness came down. This is what love REALLY is. This is how it feels. We parted our lips and looked at each other with a smile. Placing kisses where my tears had fallen, he gently wiped them off with his thumbs.

"I love you and I'm sorry for hurting you through all this."

"Don't apologize. Just kiss me." With a smirk on his face we started making out as we both were slowly making our way to the bed while he began peeling off my red top... This was going to be the best birthday I'll ever have. Thank you Goten, Goodbye Geeno, Trunks... my love ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~