A/N: Ok so this is my tidbit story to give you something to read in between
"The Lost Soul" and "Consequential Fate". It does have Trunks and Marron
get together just because I think it works better age wise. Just warning
you die hard T/P fans... I am aware of the fact that the fic doesn't really
fit in with the GT timeline however I'm going to throw that out on the
basis that GT was never part of Toriyama's work. I do not own Droganball Z
nor am I affiliated with anyone who would. Hope you enjoy this sad little
fic.
The Stars of Your Eyes
Life grows colder as the ones you love pass on and you're left to hold down the fort with your blessed longer life. So you suppress the hurt and strife. But what happens when those who are supposed to out live you start fading and you're left to cry? Perhaps heaven is in the stars and they're watch over you. And the stars of your eyes show you care when everyone knows you do. So fight the demons of pain you feel. Then you can begin to heal. Move on towards your bliss. Move on to those you miss. But never stop remembering the stars of your eyes...
Chapter 1: Hard Good-Byes
The raindrops fell heavy on the already soaked ground. It seemed the earth and dark gray sky were lamenting for a forgotten hero. One who fought valiantly in it's defense but the populous would never know. I suppose, as would anyone else that this fallen hero wouldn't want it any other way. In the past decades he had fallen in a quiet and happy life with his family and left the heroics to the taller and stronger fellows.
A precession of people left the temple after the short celebratory ceremony. 18 carried a small shiny gold urn and was followed by Marron behind her. Marron bawled hopelessly over the lose of her father who had meant the world to her. 18 however, walked cold and expressionless as if she didn't know how to mourn. As if she had never been programmed to feel the way everyone else did. Or maybe she just felt she couldn't. That she had to be strong for Marron's sake. Whatever the case, she climbed into the car and handed the urn to the teenage Marron and they handed off to the spot in the country. Krillin had chosen a beautiful spot and built a grand mausoleum meant for all his family and friends.
When they got there, Marron walked slowly over to the large structure and a renewed stream of tears came flowing over her. She hesitated for a long time before making a step towards the open slot but quickly stopped. Trunks came up to her and wrapped an arm around her shoulder. "Standing here isn't going to change the fact that he's dead. But that doesn't mean he's gone. Putting that urn in there and sealing it shut isn't sending him away forever you know. He's still going to be on the other side watching over you and your Mom." He comforted. She sniffed and smiled slightly at him. After taking a deep breath she turned and looked at her mother. 18 came up to her and place a hand under hers. Together they slid the urn in the slot and closed it forever. They hugged each other tightly and Marron cried a little more before they broke. When they did, she noticed something strange clinging to her mother's face, something she had never seen before. A small silver tinted tear...
"I can't believe this day has finally came..." Goku said in a far off voice. "For as long as I've known Krillin, I've always thought he was going to be around to back me up forever..."
"Yeah those days he, Bulma and I spent on Namek were great. We had some really fun adventures. I thought those days would last forever... That Krillin was as going to be there to watch over me when you and Piccolo couldn't." Gohan mused. Goku started laughing.
"Remember the look on our faces when he showed up at the Bodoukai with hair!" He roared. Everyone started laughing then.
"I couldn't believe you had never seen him with hair after all those years of knowing him." 18 interjected. "Your expressions were priceless though... I wish I had camera." Everyone started laughing again.
"I hope there's fun stories to laugh about when I die." Goku mused hugging Chichi.
"Oh trust me there will be." Chichi sighed then coughed. This prompted another good laugh.
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The phone rang and Marron picked it up. "Hello?"
"Hey Marron, it's Trunks."
"Oh hi Trunks."
"I just wanted to call and ya know... Find out how you've been..."
"I've been doing good considering..." Marron responded with a hint of sadness.
"Well that's good I mean... I was worried about you..." Trunks said a little nervous.
"Thanks Trunks... It's good to know you care... It means a lot to me right now trying to deal with this and get ready to go to college and all... So thanks..." Marron responded a little surprised.
"Yeah well if you need anything you let me know, ok?"
"I will... Say Trunks you wouldn't be interested in going to a movie say, Friday or Saturday night would you?"
"You sure that's what you want to do... I mean it's only been two weeks and all..." Trunks replied apprehensively.
"It's just like you said and like I've been telling myself. He's not really gone so I have no reason to be sad." Marron said cheerfully. "He'd want me to be happy and live a normal life."
"Well if you think it will be all right sure. I'll call you around Wednesday and we can work out the details . I have to go right now and eat dinner."
"Sure that sounds fine Trunks. I look forward to seeing you."
"Me too. Bye Marron."
"Bye Trunks." She hung up the phone and went into the kitchen where her mother was reading the newspaper and drinking some coffee. "Momma. I just set up an outing to go to the movies with Trunks this weekend. It's nothing serious or anything like that... You don't think it's wrong of me do you? Like it's too soon?"
"Do you love your father?" She asked putting the paper down.
"Of course!"
"Then as long as you love him and he loves you; as long as you remember him and you think you're ready to move on from your sadness; then no it's not too soon honey. Just promise me you'll remember him." She replied looking down into her coffee.
"How could I ever forget him or you!" Marron cried rushing over and hugging her mother. "I love you both so much! You are some of the greatest parents anyone could ever ask for! I love you Momma..."
"I love you too Marron... I love you too..." 18 replied quietly as she hugged back.
A Little Over A Year Later:
"Marron. It's Trunks I'm going to have to call off our date for tonight... Goten called... Chichi's in the hospital and it doesn't look good. I'll call you later with an update if anything happens. I'll see you later..." The answering machine rang out in Marron's dorm when she hit the play button.
"Oh no." She whispered grabbing up the phone and dialed her Mother's number. "Mom... Did you get a call about Chichi? Yeah I'm going right now I'll meet you there... Ok I love you too. Bye..."
"Why does it always seem to rain when we bury someone we love?" Marron wondered aloud as Gohan and Goku pushed a small golden urn into a slot.
"Maybe the Earth is mourning the loss with us..." Trunks whispered.
"Maybe..." Marron replied as they walked over and hugged Goten who was trying so hard not to cry.
"I'm actually going to miss the way she used to yell at us and threaten us with her frying pan..." He choked out as he hugged back.
"We'll have to get it framed then and hang it on the wall so you can always think of the impending doom it presented." Trunks teased.
"Yeah we should." Goten mused with a little laugh.
"Come on Goten I know you were just as scared of her with that thing as I was... But she only did it because she loved us you know."
"Yeah..." Goten smiled and went over to his brother and father.
Everyone started leaving but two tired souls lingered behind reminiscing and saying good-bye. Goku turned and started walking away when he heard a light pounding. He turned the corner and saw 18 gently pounding a fist on the mausoleum. "Are you ok?" He asked quietly as he put a hand on her shoulder.
"It's not fair..." She replied angrily.
"What isn't?"
"You know you'll see her again on the other side. I don't have that advantage... And one day Marron will leave me too. You'll all leave me..." She said shedding another silvery tear. Goku wiped it away gently.
"I'm sorry 18 I wish there was something I could say to make it all ok again. Something I could say to change things. Or even words to make you feel better..." Goku said thoughtfully. "Maybe when the Dragon made you as human as he could, he was able to give you a soul..."
"But even if he did... He didn't give me death." She said shrugging his hand off and turning to walk away.
The Stars of Your Eyes
Life grows colder as the ones you love pass on and you're left to hold down the fort with your blessed longer life. So you suppress the hurt and strife. But what happens when those who are supposed to out live you start fading and you're left to cry? Perhaps heaven is in the stars and they're watch over you. And the stars of your eyes show you care when everyone knows you do. So fight the demons of pain you feel. Then you can begin to heal. Move on towards your bliss. Move on to those you miss. But never stop remembering the stars of your eyes...
Chapter 1: Hard Good-Byes
The raindrops fell heavy on the already soaked ground. It seemed the earth and dark gray sky were lamenting for a forgotten hero. One who fought valiantly in it's defense but the populous would never know. I suppose, as would anyone else that this fallen hero wouldn't want it any other way. In the past decades he had fallen in a quiet and happy life with his family and left the heroics to the taller and stronger fellows.
A precession of people left the temple after the short celebratory ceremony. 18 carried a small shiny gold urn and was followed by Marron behind her. Marron bawled hopelessly over the lose of her father who had meant the world to her. 18 however, walked cold and expressionless as if she didn't know how to mourn. As if she had never been programmed to feel the way everyone else did. Or maybe she just felt she couldn't. That she had to be strong for Marron's sake. Whatever the case, she climbed into the car and handed the urn to the teenage Marron and they handed off to the spot in the country. Krillin had chosen a beautiful spot and built a grand mausoleum meant for all his family and friends.
When they got there, Marron walked slowly over to the large structure and a renewed stream of tears came flowing over her. She hesitated for a long time before making a step towards the open slot but quickly stopped. Trunks came up to her and wrapped an arm around her shoulder. "Standing here isn't going to change the fact that he's dead. But that doesn't mean he's gone. Putting that urn in there and sealing it shut isn't sending him away forever you know. He's still going to be on the other side watching over you and your Mom." He comforted. She sniffed and smiled slightly at him. After taking a deep breath she turned and looked at her mother. 18 came up to her and place a hand under hers. Together they slid the urn in the slot and closed it forever. They hugged each other tightly and Marron cried a little more before they broke. When they did, she noticed something strange clinging to her mother's face, something she had never seen before. A small silver tinted tear...
"I can't believe this day has finally came..." Goku said in a far off voice. "For as long as I've known Krillin, I've always thought he was going to be around to back me up forever..."
"Yeah those days he, Bulma and I spent on Namek were great. We had some really fun adventures. I thought those days would last forever... That Krillin was as going to be there to watch over me when you and Piccolo couldn't." Gohan mused. Goku started laughing.
"Remember the look on our faces when he showed up at the Bodoukai with hair!" He roared. Everyone started laughing then.
"I couldn't believe you had never seen him with hair after all those years of knowing him." 18 interjected. "Your expressions were priceless though... I wish I had camera." Everyone started laughing again.
"I hope there's fun stories to laugh about when I die." Goku mused hugging Chichi.
"Oh trust me there will be." Chichi sighed then coughed. This prompted another good laugh.
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The phone rang and Marron picked it up. "Hello?"
"Hey Marron, it's Trunks."
"Oh hi Trunks."
"I just wanted to call and ya know... Find out how you've been..."
"I've been doing good considering..." Marron responded with a hint of sadness.
"Well that's good I mean... I was worried about you..." Trunks said a little nervous.
"Thanks Trunks... It's good to know you care... It means a lot to me right now trying to deal with this and get ready to go to college and all... So thanks..." Marron responded a little surprised.
"Yeah well if you need anything you let me know, ok?"
"I will... Say Trunks you wouldn't be interested in going to a movie say, Friday or Saturday night would you?"
"You sure that's what you want to do... I mean it's only been two weeks and all..." Trunks replied apprehensively.
"It's just like you said and like I've been telling myself. He's not really gone so I have no reason to be sad." Marron said cheerfully. "He'd want me to be happy and live a normal life."
"Well if you think it will be all right sure. I'll call you around Wednesday and we can work out the details . I have to go right now and eat dinner."
"Sure that sounds fine Trunks. I look forward to seeing you."
"Me too. Bye Marron."
"Bye Trunks." She hung up the phone and went into the kitchen where her mother was reading the newspaper and drinking some coffee. "Momma. I just set up an outing to go to the movies with Trunks this weekend. It's nothing serious or anything like that... You don't think it's wrong of me do you? Like it's too soon?"
"Do you love your father?" She asked putting the paper down.
"Of course!"
"Then as long as you love him and he loves you; as long as you remember him and you think you're ready to move on from your sadness; then no it's not too soon honey. Just promise me you'll remember him." She replied looking down into her coffee.
"How could I ever forget him or you!" Marron cried rushing over and hugging her mother. "I love you both so much! You are some of the greatest parents anyone could ever ask for! I love you Momma..."
"I love you too Marron... I love you too..." 18 replied quietly as she hugged back.
A Little Over A Year Later:
"Marron. It's Trunks I'm going to have to call off our date for tonight... Goten called... Chichi's in the hospital and it doesn't look good. I'll call you later with an update if anything happens. I'll see you later..." The answering machine rang out in Marron's dorm when she hit the play button.
"Oh no." She whispered grabbing up the phone and dialed her Mother's number. "Mom... Did you get a call about Chichi? Yeah I'm going right now I'll meet you there... Ok I love you too. Bye..."
"Why does it always seem to rain when we bury someone we love?" Marron wondered aloud as Gohan and Goku pushed a small golden urn into a slot.
"Maybe the Earth is mourning the loss with us..." Trunks whispered.
"Maybe..." Marron replied as they walked over and hugged Goten who was trying so hard not to cry.
"I'm actually going to miss the way she used to yell at us and threaten us with her frying pan..." He choked out as he hugged back.
"We'll have to get it framed then and hang it on the wall so you can always think of the impending doom it presented." Trunks teased.
"Yeah we should." Goten mused with a little laugh.
"Come on Goten I know you were just as scared of her with that thing as I was... But she only did it because she loved us you know."
"Yeah..." Goten smiled and went over to his brother and father.
Everyone started leaving but two tired souls lingered behind reminiscing and saying good-bye. Goku turned and started walking away when he heard a light pounding. He turned the corner and saw 18 gently pounding a fist on the mausoleum. "Are you ok?" He asked quietly as he put a hand on her shoulder.
"It's not fair..." She replied angrily.
"What isn't?"
"You know you'll see her again on the other side. I don't have that advantage... And one day Marron will leave me too. You'll all leave me..." She said shedding another silvery tear. Goku wiped it away gently.
"I'm sorry 18 I wish there was something I could say to make it all ok again. Something I could say to change things. Or even words to make you feel better..." Goku said thoughtfully. "Maybe when the Dragon made you as human as he could, he was able to give you a soul..."
"But even if he did... He didn't give me death." She said shrugging his hand off and turning to walk away.