"I Love You…Good Bye"
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Chapter 13: More Tears
"Mom?" Trunks asked. His mother looked back at him from the front seat.
"Hm?" Bulma answered.
"Isn't 18 and Krillan gonna come too?" Trunks asked.
"They had other business to attend to, so it'll be just us, the Sons and Marron." Bulma answered.
"So, Goten's gonna be there?" Trunks wondered out loud.
"No, he had other stuff to do as well." Bulma faced front again so that her son wouldn't see the malicious twinkle in her eyes. Trunks looked at the back of his mother's head curiously. 'What is she planning?' Trunks looked over at his father, but he just smirked and continued watching the road in front of him.
When they got to the restaurant, Chi Chi and Goku were standing outside waiting. Chi Chi had wrestled Goku into what looked like a dress shirt and some slacks. He smiled warmly at the three of them when they greeted them. 'I hate that smile.' Trunks thought bitterly. So many times had Goten won him over with his Son smile. His innocence attracted people to him and his trust made them stay.
"Gohan and Videl should be here in a little bit." Chi Chi said and as if on cue, Gohan and Videl came strolling into view from around a corner.
"Hey, guys!" Gohan greeted them enthusiastically. They said their hellos and stood there waiting for Marron.
Trunks was just about to try and convince them to go in without her, when she got out of a car that had just pulled up. Trunks stared in awe as she stood up and straightened her dress. It was a simple dress, not as elegant as the ones she had been trying on at the mall, but she looked gorgeous. Trunks had to smack himself again for staring at her butt because she leaned back into the car and exchanged some words with the driver. When she got back out, Trunks saw that Goten had driven her here. He clenched his fists when he watched Marron give him an innocent kiss and then make her way over to the rest of them.
"Sorry for being late." Marron said breathlessly. She stepped into the light that was being emitted from the windows of the restaurant and they got a good look at her dress. Trunks ground his teeth so that his jaw wouldn't drop to the floor. The thinnest straps he had ever seen were holding up her dress. It reached the bottom of her feet where it swept the floor when she made the slightest movement. It had a glittery feel to it when in the right light and it clung to her in all the places that a dress should emphasize.
Goku held out his arms and Chi Chi took the right, while Marron (having no date) clung to the left. She giggled and they proceeded into the restaurant.
When they were seated, Marron noticed Trunks was often glancing at her ever so briefly before looking down at his hands or something else that he pretended to be all the sudden interested in. She smiled when he did it for the second time in one minute and suppressed her giggles. After they got done ordering, they got on the subject of what Marron had done in America.
"So, Marron. What did you do last summer?" Bulma asked.
"Well, Goten and I decided we'd like to travel a little bit, and because he had a job while I was in school, we could fund it." Marron glanced at Trunks. 'Humph, I could've funded it without holding a job.' Trunks thought jealously. "Anyway, we went to California." Marron took a bite of her salad.
"What'd you do in California?" Bulma questioned.
"We went to some of the historical places like Caloma and stuff. But I think the best part was going to the beach." Marron smiled to herself as she recalled her vacationing on the beach with Goten.
"The beach, huh?" Bulma smiled her malicious smile and urged Marron on. "So, what kinda stuff did you two do at the beach?"
"Ya know, the normal stuff." Marron said, her cheeks reddening.
"Tell us some specifics." Bulma urged.
"I'd rather not, Bulma." Marron said placing her napkin daintily on her lap.
"Oh, fine." Bulma said in defeat. 'No way my mother gives up that easily.' Trunks thought suddenly worried for Marron.
After that, they left Marron alone and talked about unrelated topics amongst themselves.
"So, before you left, Marron, did you and Trunks have a little something going on?" Bulma asked casually. Both Marron and Trunks gagged on a piece of meat that they had been keeping themselves content with.
"Mother!" Trunks said angrily.
"It was a simple question, Trunks. Besides, I don't remember asking you." Bulma said leaning back and folding her arms across her chest. Vegeta just looked from one guilty face to the next.
"Look, mother. I would never have a relationship like that with a selfish little kid like that. Especially when she acted like a real bitch to me!" Trunks screamed across the table. Everyone gasped. Marron just stared at Trunks, her sad and hurt eyes boring holes into Trunks' head. Trunks mimicked her and stared back, making sure not to blink or make any other movement. He won the staring contest. Marron got up and ran to the bathroom. Before anyone at the table could say anything, Trunks followed.
In the bathroom, Marron stood facing the door expectantly. Trunks entered and was startled by her calmness.
She felt nothing. She was numb inside and out. She didn't trust herself to speak. She couldn't move. Couldn't breathe. Inside, she had been torn to shreds. Outside, she was growing pale. She couldn't even cry. She opened and closed her mouth helplessly. Even if she would've been physically allowed to speak, she wouldn't know what to say.
She let out a pitiful whimper and sank to her knees. He looked over at her and cringed when she let out a gut wrenching sob. Her shoulders shook slightly as she let out her emotions. He knew it was the first time in a long time that she let someone see her completely break down.
She fell back onto her butt, hugged her knees and began to rock back and forth. Trunks hesitated but only for a moment, immediately regretting his hurtful words, before squatting down beside her and rubbing her back. She jerked away and got up onto her wobbly legs.
"Then I hate you too, Trunks." Marron croaked. She began to walk out of the bathroom when Trunks grabbed her arm. He had gone too far. Marron swung around and prepared to scream 'rape!' at the top of her lungs but stopped because of his expression.
"Marron, I didn't mean it." Trunks said softly. Tears were streaming down his face. Now they were both breaking down in front of each other. (A/N: what a bond)
"Trunks…" Marron couldn't speak. She allowed herself to be pulled into his embrace. She let out a soft sob and buried her face in his shirt. Trunks looked down and smiled sadly. He remembered back to when he and Marron had been this close. 'She's matured so much in three years.'
Marron looked up at him. "Trunks, do you really think I'm a selfish little bitch kid?" Trunks swallowed. Hearing his words come from her was like a physical blow to the face multiplied by a million.
"I told you, I didn't mean it." Trunks' eyes pleaded her to forgive him. She looked back down so that she was eye level with his chest. She smiled. Such a sad smile.
"You're not as muscular as you used to be." Marron laughed softly and ran her hands over his chest. She looked back up into Trunks' face and reached up to wipe a tear from his face. "You've never cried in front of me before."
Trunks looked down, too ashamed to speak. "Marron, I never meant to hurt you."
"I know, you just told me you didn't mean what you said." Marron reached up again but Trunks grabbed her hand and kissed it softly. More tears.
"I mean three years ago."
*fin
~S saiyan Vegeta4013
