A/N: The Pan and Trunks thing in this story is dedicated to Remi. Lol, just
a little T/P thing 4 you. I think there's 1 bit you'll like the most. Talk
about it at school.
The phone rang that night at dinner time. I answered it and Goten spoke to me on the other end in the usual deep voice he used in all his phone conversations.
"Hey Marron."
"I can't talk very long. We're having dinner." I said in reply, feeling my parents watch me from behind.
"Sorry. I just wanted to ask you something."
"Shoot."
"Why would I want to shoot you?"
"Not literally, idiot!" I repressed a laugh. "It just means I want you to start talking. About the question you were asking me."
"Oh yeah. Sorry." If Goten didn't laugh in his normal, irritating way, I would have thought I was speaking to Trunks. "This weekend, Gohan is going to some big conference thing and my parents and Videl are going too. I have to baby-sit Pan and seeing as Uub, Trunks and Bra are all coming round, I was wondering if you wanted to come to."
I didn't even hesitate to answer. Ever since I had started tutoring, I had grown especially found of Pan. "Love to! What day?"
"Friday night." Goten answered after double checking with his mother. "It's kind of like a sleepover. Only this time there'll be a bathroom and you won't have to sleep in a tent. We're having fish for dinner, though."
I couldn't stop myself from laughing this time. "I guess I'll just have to stand it. Do you only ever eat fish at your place?"
"Pretty much."
"Marron." 18 said sharply. "Time to wind up the conversation. Dinner's getting cold."
"Ok, ok. Just a minute." I gave my mother a scowl and then spoke back into the receiver. "Goten, I have to go. But I'll be there on Friday. Not a problem. See you at school."
"Marron?"
"Yeah?"
"Think that enough time has past now so I can sit next to you again?"
"I guess so."
"Marron! Dinner!" Krillin sharply interrupted.
"Sorry. Really need to go. Talk to you later."
I hung up before he could start another conversation and sat down at the table beside my parents.
"What was all that about?" Krillin said with a devilish smirk. "Last time I checked, you wouldn't want to speak to Goten on the phone at all."
"Things change. Goten invited me over on Friday night to stay over." I realized how wrong that sounded, then added quickly. "With Uub, Trunks, Bra and Pan of course."
"As long as it isn't the two of you in that house alone together." Krillin said, now laughing his head off and completely embarrassing me. "For a minute, I thought you meant something else by 'staying over'."
"That's revolting, Krillin!" 18 scolded. "I won't have you saying things like that to our daughter."
"It's ok, mother. I know it isn't true." And with that, I waltzed upstairs to my bedroom, completely forgetting about dinner.
That Friday, I took my overnight bag to school and left it in my locker all day. When school ended, I packed the minimum amount of books in my bag and took the bus to C.C with Goten, Trunks and Bra and Uub as always.
Chi-Chi was attempting to do up Goku's tie when we found them inside Goten's house. Only it wasn't an easy task because Goku kept struggling, moving around and asking questions.
"I don't see how a little piece of fabric can make me look better." Goku said as naively as ever while Chi-Chi grumbled to herself.
The couple looked up, hearing us enter and Goku leapt away from his wife to greet us. The tie fell to the ground and Chi-Chi groaned with frustration but somehow managed to smile. I had to admit, the older woman had some pretty admirable qualities. For instance, remaining sane while in other's company. Being married to a man like Goku for the amount of time she had been would drive me mental.
"Hey kids, nice to see you all!" She said brightly as she picked up the neglected tie. "How are you guys?"
"Good." Trunks, Bra, Uub and I said in unison.
At that moment, Gohan and Videl came through the open door. They were both dressed up formally and Gohan held is two year old daughter in his arms. She was dressed merely in her usual training outfit.
"Ready to go?" Gohan asked as he set Pan on the floor.
"Aw, I remember when I used to hold you like that, Gohan." Goku said suddenly as Chi-Chi attempted yet again to fix Goku's tie. Though all could now see she was fighting a losing battle.
Gohan blushed, rubbing the back of his head. "Err....thanks dad. We better hurry up or we'll be late."
"Fine! You'll just have to be the only man not wearing a tie." Chi-Chi shouted, dropping the thing to the floor and marching out the front door. The other adults followed her, saying a quick goodbye on their way out.
"It makes no difference to me, Chi-Chi. You know I'd probably go naked if there weren't any clothes left to wear." Goku said as they walked away from the house and the rest of us burst out laughing.
"Let's eat. I'm starving!" Goten exclaimed and dashed into the kitchen followed by Trunks, Bra and Uub. I turned to shut the front door and Pan watched me with interest.
"What's up, kid?" I asked her fondly.
"I know something you don't know." She giggled in a sing-song voice.
"What would that be?"
"I'm not allowed to tell you."
"Why not?"
"Because Uncle Goten would be angry."
"Why?"
"Marron? Pan? Where are you?" Bra called from the kitchen. I sighed, scooped up the toddler and made my way into the kitchen.
I expressed my joy in having fish for dinner by rejecting the plate I had been offered and waited patiently for everyone else to finish while I sipped daintily on a glass of water.
After dinner, we watched the DVD Bra had brought over. It was some crummy romance that didn't interest me at all. Uub and Goten were just as bored and showed it by falling into a heavy sleep. Bra didn't seem interested much either. She had just grabbed the first thing she saw when she was packing and hadn't counted on it being some soppy romance. Only Pan and Trunks really watched it.
At the end of the movie, the couple got married and Pan loved that bit the best. When the move finished, she danced around the room pretending to be wearing a long flowing white wedding dress.
"What were they doing at the end?" She asked Trunks. "Why were they kissing and stuff?"
"Because that's what people do when they get married." He replied with a kind smile. "They have a wedding. That's when everybody dresses up and brings the people presents and the girl gets to wear a pretty dress like that one."
"I want to get married and wear a pretty dress!" Pan shouted and everyone beamed. She was just too adorable. "Can I get married? Please?" She begged.
"Maybe when you get a bit bigger." Trunks chuckled and picked the little girl up in his arms.
"But I want to marry today and have a big cake and lots of flowers and a white dress! Please?"
"Aw, give her a wedding Trunks!" Bra said with a laugh.
"Yeah." I joined in. "She can marry Uub!"
Uub, who had been very quiet all night and didn't utter a word to anyone except Bra because she was the only one he really trusted, blushed a scarlet red and shuffled nervously. He didn't say anything but there wasn't any need for him to. Bra spoke loud enough for the two of them.
"DON'T FREAK OUT THE NEW GUY, THAT'S TOTALLY SLACK! PAN CAN MARRY TRUNKS INSTEAD."
"Oh can I? Please, please, please?" Pan begged, grasping hold of Trunks' pants seeing as she could only reach that high. Trunks grinned foolishly at her innocence.
"I guess. Whatever."
"Yay!" She leapt into the air with joy. "Let's get married now! Like they did in the movie!"
"Maybe some other time." Trunks patted her on the head. "It's bedtime now." He turned to face Goten. "I can put her to bed, if you want."
"Yeah sure." Goten shrugged.
After Trunks had left with Pan, Bra and Uub engaged themselves in a conversation that was pointless to join considering Uub wouldn't talk to anyone other than Bra and would stop talking if you tried to join in. Once again, I was left alone to talk to Goten.
"You must be starving." He said as we sat together on the couch. "Nah. Not really. A bit tired though." I admitted. "When can we go to bed?"
Goten shrugged. "Whenever we want to. The adults won't be home until after midnight."
"Trunks makes a pretty good father. He's good with kids." I tried to make conversation.
"Mmmm....." Goten hardly listened. He was using my trick. Focusing on something else in the room and pretending he was having a conversation with the object. He was watching the leg of the couch.
"Marron?"
"Yeah?"
He froze, his lips slightly ajar as if he was ready to speak but didn't quite make it that far. His eyes remained fixed on the couch leg and mine never left his rose pink face. Eventually, he opened his mouth fully to speak but just as he was about to say something, Trunks came downstairs and Goten changed his mind.
The phone rang that night at dinner time. I answered it and Goten spoke to me on the other end in the usual deep voice he used in all his phone conversations.
"Hey Marron."
"I can't talk very long. We're having dinner." I said in reply, feeling my parents watch me from behind.
"Sorry. I just wanted to ask you something."
"Shoot."
"Why would I want to shoot you?"
"Not literally, idiot!" I repressed a laugh. "It just means I want you to start talking. About the question you were asking me."
"Oh yeah. Sorry." If Goten didn't laugh in his normal, irritating way, I would have thought I was speaking to Trunks. "This weekend, Gohan is going to some big conference thing and my parents and Videl are going too. I have to baby-sit Pan and seeing as Uub, Trunks and Bra are all coming round, I was wondering if you wanted to come to."
I didn't even hesitate to answer. Ever since I had started tutoring, I had grown especially found of Pan. "Love to! What day?"
"Friday night." Goten answered after double checking with his mother. "It's kind of like a sleepover. Only this time there'll be a bathroom and you won't have to sleep in a tent. We're having fish for dinner, though."
I couldn't stop myself from laughing this time. "I guess I'll just have to stand it. Do you only ever eat fish at your place?"
"Pretty much."
"Marron." 18 said sharply. "Time to wind up the conversation. Dinner's getting cold."
"Ok, ok. Just a minute." I gave my mother a scowl and then spoke back into the receiver. "Goten, I have to go. But I'll be there on Friday. Not a problem. See you at school."
"Marron?"
"Yeah?"
"Think that enough time has past now so I can sit next to you again?"
"I guess so."
"Marron! Dinner!" Krillin sharply interrupted.
"Sorry. Really need to go. Talk to you later."
I hung up before he could start another conversation and sat down at the table beside my parents.
"What was all that about?" Krillin said with a devilish smirk. "Last time I checked, you wouldn't want to speak to Goten on the phone at all."
"Things change. Goten invited me over on Friday night to stay over." I realized how wrong that sounded, then added quickly. "With Uub, Trunks, Bra and Pan of course."
"As long as it isn't the two of you in that house alone together." Krillin said, now laughing his head off and completely embarrassing me. "For a minute, I thought you meant something else by 'staying over'."
"That's revolting, Krillin!" 18 scolded. "I won't have you saying things like that to our daughter."
"It's ok, mother. I know it isn't true." And with that, I waltzed upstairs to my bedroom, completely forgetting about dinner.
That Friday, I took my overnight bag to school and left it in my locker all day. When school ended, I packed the minimum amount of books in my bag and took the bus to C.C with Goten, Trunks and Bra and Uub as always.
Chi-Chi was attempting to do up Goku's tie when we found them inside Goten's house. Only it wasn't an easy task because Goku kept struggling, moving around and asking questions.
"I don't see how a little piece of fabric can make me look better." Goku said as naively as ever while Chi-Chi grumbled to herself.
The couple looked up, hearing us enter and Goku leapt away from his wife to greet us. The tie fell to the ground and Chi-Chi groaned with frustration but somehow managed to smile. I had to admit, the older woman had some pretty admirable qualities. For instance, remaining sane while in other's company. Being married to a man like Goku for the amount of time she had been would drive me mental.
"Hey kids, nice to see you all!" She said brightly as she picked up the neglected tie. "How are you guys?"
"Good." Trunks, Bra, Uub and I said in unison.
At that moment, Gohan and Videl came through the open door. They were both dressed up formally and Gohan held is two year old daughter in his arms. She was dressed merely in her usual training outfit.
"Ready to go?" Gohan asked as he set Pan on the floor.
"Aw, I remember when I used to hold you like that, Gohan." Goku said suddenly as Chi-Chi attempted yet again to fix Goku's tie. Though all could now see she was fighting a losing battle.
Gohan blushed, rubbing the back of his head. "Err....thanks dad. We better hurry up or we'll be late."
"Fine! You'll just have to be the only man not wearing a tie." Chi-Chi shouted, dropping the thing to the floor and marching out the front door. The other adults followed her, saying a quick goodbye on their way out.
"It makes no difference to me, Chi-Chi. You know I'd probably go naked if there weren't any clothes left to wear." Goku said as they walked away from the house and the rest of us burst out laughing.
"Let's eat. I'm starving!" Goten exclaimed and dashed into the kitchen followed by Trunks, Bra and Uub. I turned to shut the front door and Pan watched me with interest.
"What's up, kid?" I asked her fondly.
"I know something you don't know." She giggled in a sing-song voice.
"What would that be?"
"I'm not allowed to tell you."
"Why not?"
"Because Uncle Goten would be angry."
"Why?"
"Marron? Pan? Where are you?" Bra called from the kitchen. I sighed, scooped up the toddler and made my way into the kitchen.
I expressed my joy in having fish for dinner by rejecting the plate I had been offered and waited patiently for everyone else to finish while I sipped daintily on a glass of water.
After dinner, we watched the DVD Bra had brought over. It was some crummy romance that didn't interest me at all. Uub and Goten were just as bored and showed it by falling into a heavy sleep. Bra didn't seem interested much either. She had just grabbed the first thing she saw when she was packing and hadn't counted on it being some soppy romance. Only Pan and Trunks really watched it.
At the end of the movie, the couple got married and Pan loved that bit the best. When the move finished, she danced around the room pretending to be wearing a long flowing white wedding dress.
"What were they doing at the end?" She asked Trunks. "Why were they kissing and stuff?"
"Because that's what people do when they get married." He replied with a kind smile. "They have a wedding. That's when everybody dresses up and brings the people presents and the girl gets to wear a pretty dress like that one."
"I want to get married and wear a pretty dress!" Pan shouted and everyone beamed. She was just too adorable. "Can I get married? Please?" She begged.
"Maybe when you get a bit bigger." Trunks chuckled and picked the little girl up in his arms.
"But I want to marry today and have a big cake and lots of flowers and a white dress! Please?"
"Aw, give her a wedding Trunks!" Bra said with a laugh.
"Yeah." I joined in. "She can marry Uub!"
Uub, who had been very quiet all night and didn't utter a word to anyone except Bra because she was the only one he really trusted, blushed a scarlet red and shuffled nervously. He didn't say anything but there wasn't any need for him to. Bra spoke loud enough for the two of them.
"DON'T FREAK OUT THE NEW GUY, THAT'S TOTALLY SLACK! PAN CAN MARRY TRUNKS INSTEAD."
"Oh can I? Please, please, please?" Pan begged, grasping hold of Trunks' pants seeing as she could only reach that high. Trunks grinned foolishly at her innocence.
"I guess. Whatever."
"Yay!" She leapt into the air with joy. "Let's get married now! Like they did in the movie!"
"Maybe some other time." Trunks patted her on the head. "It's bedtime now." He turned to face Goten. "I can put her to bed, if you want."
"Yeah sure." Goten shrugged.
After Trunks had left with Pan, Bra and Uub engaged themselves in a conversation that was pointless to join considering Uub wouldn't talk to anyone other than Bra and would stop talking if you tried to join in. Once again, I was left alone to talk to Goten.
"You must be starving." He said as we sat together on the couch. "Nah. Not really. A bit tired though." I admitted. "When can we go to bed?"
Goten shrugged. "Whenever we want to. The adults won't be home until after midnight."
"Trunks makes a pretty good father. He's good with kids." I tried to make conversation.
"Mmmm....." Goten hardly listened. He was using my trick. Focusing on something else in the room and pretending he was having a conversation with the object. He was watching the leg of the couch.
"Marron?"
"Yeah?"
He froze, his lips slightly ajar as if he was ready to speak but didn't quite make it that far. His eyes remained fixed on the couch leg and mine never left his rose pink face. Eventually, he opened his mouth fully to speak but just as he was about to say something, Trunks came downstairs and Goten changed his mind.