"I Love You…Good Bye"

Wow, these recent chapters have been purty sad, huh? Well, from here on out, they're gonna be like that. Pleaz review. Review pleaz. Pleaz?

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Chapter 14: Only if You Feel That Way

Marron looked down again. A single tear escaped her down her cheek but was hastily wiped away. Trunks didn't want to be the source of her tears anymore. He cupped her cheek in his hand and gently forced her face up again.

"I regret never telling you how I felt." Trunks traced her jaw line with a tender finger. Marron reached up and ran her hand through his hair.

"I've learned to forgive and forget." Marron admitted. Trunks released her and shook his head.

"No, Marron. I don't want you to forgive and forget. Not when I have so many unsaid words." He turned away not wanting her to see him in such a weak state. His father had always said one was weak if one let anyone see him or her cry. He knew he was referring to him but he believed him. Trunks cringed when he felt the soft touch of Marron's hand lightly caress his shoulder.

"Trunks, I'm sorry-," Marron was cut off.

"Don't apologize to me, Marron!" Trunks whipped around suddenly angry. "I never told you how I felt because I was scared of you. I shut myself away from you so that neither of us would get hurt. As you can tell, it didn't work very well. After you left, I got so confused about how I feel. I thought I might have fallen in love with you, Marron." Trunks finished and gave Marron some time to rid her of her emotional tears. He hadn't planned on comforting her, but she flung herself at him looking for shelter.

"Trunks, I thought the same thing. I felt the same thing. I didn't know where or who I was because my emotions were blinding me. I had fallen in love with you." Trunks stood there, holding the woman who had caused him so much emotional pain, in complete shock and awe. She looked up. He looked down. She slowly raised to her tiptoes and their lips locked. She suddenly regretted ever being attracted to the man before her.

She pulled away as though she had been stung.

"I can't believe I just did that." Marron said breathlessly.

Trunks reluctantly released her. "Marron…" She didn't hear him.

"Goten is gonna kill me." Marron muttered while gathering her stuff. Trunks folded his arms and leaned against the wall, the tile sending a cold shiver up his back. Or was it anger? 'Unbelievable, the woman spills her guts to me, kisses me and then gets upset because she's afraid of what her boyfriend might do to her if he found out.'

"So, it meant nothing?" Trunks asked softly. Marron looked at him. He could tell she was in distress about how she felt at the moment, which was probably why he refused to look at her.

"Only if you feel that way." Marron said and walked out of the bathroom.

"What if I don't?" Trunks asked himself out loud. Trunks gave a heavy and exasperated sigh as he pushed himself off the tile and exited the ladies room. Outside he was greeted by a group of giggling girls. Trunks didn't understand until he saw that they were pointing at the 'Ladies Bathroom' sign on the door. He felt himself blush and hurriedly went back to the table. (ok, maybe it's not all sad)

At the table, Marron had been engaged in another conversation about America.

"So, what about the curriculum do you like?" Gohan asked interestedly.

"Well, the school systems are much more lenient than that of Japan's, but all in all, it's challenging." As Trunks said down he received cold looks from everyone around the table except for Marron, who just looked down at her plate.

"Did I miss something?" Trunks asked rudely. Bulma kicked him under the table. Although he barely felt it, she got her point across and he shut up. 'How does she do it? How could she possibly pull it off? Just two minutes ago, we were breaking down into each other's arms and now she's as cool as a cucumber.' (A/N: I like cucumbers.) Trunks leaned back and folded his arms. He spent the rest of the dinner looking down in deep thought, scowling deeply.

When it was time to go, Marron tapped his shoulder lightly.

"Hey, there, sleepy head. It's time to go." She giggled at her own childish joke.

"I wasn't sleeping." Trunks muttered pushing past her. He loved her light heartedness.

"Sorry." Trunks heard Marron say to his back. He hated himself for not doing what he should've done three years ago. Tell her that he loved her. Now he had to carry the guilt of hurting Marron and losing her at the same time. 'What could I possibly have been thinking, inviting JC?' The same thought had been stabbing at him since the day that he caught Goten and Marron hugging each other.

"The sooner she goes back to America the better." Trunks whispered to himself.

"I second that notion." Vegeta muttered to Trunks under his breath as he passed him on his way to the car. Trunks stared after Vegeta. 'My old man. He sucks as a father, but when you really need him, he's there.' Trunks smiled a weak, halfhearted smile and followed his father.

*fin

You're probably asking yourself, 'why such short chapters?' Well, the reason is, I want to be greedy therefore, I want reviews. The fewer reviews I get, the less story I post. That and complete lack of imagination at the moment. If you haven't already noticed, I am posting (for the most part) everyday. I will continue to, but if I don't get reviews, then the updates will be shorter, got it?

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