"I Love You….Good Bye"

Remember: Sheep go to heaven, goats go to hell.

I'M BACK ALL!!!!! I'm sorry for being away so long…..damn writer's blocks, not to mention being grounded from the computer, talk about torture….. but I'm back now, and I've got the creative juices flowin'. Btw, this is gonna be one of the last chapters. Yep, this story is finally winding down.

Disclaimer: …….you people had better know the drill by now.

Chapter 18: It Wasn't Supposed to be my Heart Break…..

Marron rolled over and off the bed. She hit the ground with a 'thump' and busted into a fit of giggles. Five minutes later, as her giggles subsided nearly completely, she got up off the floor and glanced over at the clock. 8:00 a.m. She had nine hours until she had to face her family and friends in that beautiful dress that Trunks had 'helped' pick out. She had nine hours until she had to face Trunks, and she wasn't quite sure how to feel.

She knew she was in love with Goten, but was she still in love with Trunks? She was thoroughly confused, but no matter what, she couldn't let that get in the way of her life. One of the three (Goten, Marron, or Trunks) was eventually going to get their heart broken, and Marron just hoped that it wasn't going to be her.

There came a knock on the door and a muffled "Marron, are you alright? What was that thump?" Came through the door. Marron smiled and plopped down onto her bed.

"It was nothing, daddy, I was just having a klutzy moment." She said sweetly. She could hear her father chuckling and retreating down the stairs now that he was sure his baby wasn't in any trouble. Marron sighed and let herself fall back onto her unmade bed. After a few minutes, Marron jumped as the phone right next to her ear rang. She quickly grabbed it before it had a chance to startle her with its ring again.

"Hello?" Marron asked groggily into the receiver.

"Hello? Marron?" Came the hurried voice of Bulma on the other end of the line.

"Yeah, Bulma, what's up?" Marron asked, sitting up and stretching as she held the cordless phone between her ear and shoulder.

"What's up?! You know perfectly well what's up!" Bulma screamed into the phone. Marron pulled the phone away from her as Bulma's voice screamed through at her.

"Bulma, slow down, what's wrong?" Marron asked, truly clueless. Marron could hear Bulma take a deep breath on the other end and let it out slowly. She was obviously not having the best day.

"First of all, Trunks has disappeared somewhere, Bra is being quite bratty this morning, Vegeta's being a stubborn ass as usual, and my dress is wrinkled! I need you to come by three hours early, so we can get you all made up and dressed. I also need for you to call Goten and make him go Trunks hunting, because Vegeta is refusing to do it, EVEN AFTER I OFFERED HIM SEX TONIGHT! Er……you didn't need to hear that….." Bulma was obviously not finished yet, but Marron decided to interrupt while she had the chance.

"Bulma, first off, I don't understand why I have to show up THREE hours early just to put on some make up and a dress? And secondly, if you think Goten would be awake at this hour, you're very mistaken. And you're right, I really didn't need to hear that last part." Marron finished and laughed at the thought of Goten being awake this early. Bulma sighed exasperatedly, and stayed silent for a bit in thought. Marron waited patiently for the woman's thoughts. 'I wonder where Trunks could be……?'

"Well, I still need you over here early, for moral support if nothing else. I swear, this is gonna be quite the little shindig." Bulma sighed again and smiled to herself, Marron couldn't see, but she could tell that the woman was getting older and wasn't going to be able to rule the world too much longer. Well, Trunks, Bra and Vegeta's world that is.

After assuring Bulma five times that Marron would be there with her dress three hours early and Bulma interrogating Marron as to where Trunks might be, Marron finally let the phone drop back into its charger with a 'plop'. Marron laid back down onto the bed and sat there as the knot in her stomach became such a tangled mess that Marron had no choice but to get up.

She stripped down to her nude state and grabbed a towel from a cupboard in her room. She walked into the bathroom and shivered as a cold chill ran up her spine. She shrugged off the nagging feeling that was telling her to call Goten and tell him to go looking for Trunks and proceeded to get into the shower. As she turned the handle and cold water poured down onto her unsuspecting back that happened to be right in the line of water flow Marron remembered a place that she knew of where Trunks went when he was troubled. It had been so long since she'd been home that she'd nearly forgotten about it.

When she was in her teens and her crush on Trunks developed the most, she used to follow him from his high school to his home. Only some days he wouldn't go home, instead he'd go to a secluded spot in the woods and sit on a certain rock and think. He'd stay there forever it seemed, but Marron didn't mind him taking his time, she loved to sit there and watch the wind blowing through his lavender locks as she fantasized about him. She was almost upset when he'd get up to go home. And then there was that one night. Trunks had stayed sitting on his rock for longer than usual.

*Flashback*

Marron gazed into Trunks opened eyes from behind a bush where she had been sitting and watching Trunks for the past four hours. He seemed particularly troubled today as he came home from school. It wasn't unusual for him to come here, but it seemed as though he'd been doing it more often lately. Marron didn't mind of course, she just wished she could comfort him and ease whatever was on his mind. Marron was startled when she heard Trunks' soft yet forceful voice calling out from his perch on the rock.

"Marron, come on out and talk to me." Trunks demanded calmly as he didn't even turn his head to where Marron had been sitting. Marron hesitated, her cheeks burning crimson as she had finally been caught with her spying. "I don't bite." Trunks joked. Marron sighed and stood up, stepping out of the bushes.

"I'm sorry for disturbing you, Mr. Briefs." Marron bowed deeply, mostly to not let Trunks see how much she was blushing. To her amazement Trunks started chuckling at this remark.

"What's with the formalities? Geez, Marron, I figured since you come here every time I do, you might wanna talk sometime." Trunks laughed again as he knew perfectly well why Marron was there every time he was. Marron looked up into Trunks soft face and, like so many times before, became lost in his eyes.

"Well….I….you see…" Marron was at a loss for words as she was trying her hardest to speak and look at Trunks at the same time. She didn't know what to say. She jumped as Trunks spoke again. If possible, his voice was softer this time.

"Marron, come on over here and sit next to me." Trunks finally looked at her for the first time and patted the spot next to him on the rock. Marron stood there looking at her feet for a moment thinking of something to do or say to make the situation a little less embarrassing for her.

"Thank you, si- I mean Trunks." She looked up and smiled her most charming smile and glided over to the rock and daintily sat down next to Trunks. Trunks looked away and then up to the tree tops. Marron was much less calm than Trunks and she was working her hardest not to let it show.

"You know why I like it here, Marron?" Trunks asked a few moments later. Before Marron opened her mouth to speak Trunks decided to answer his own question. "There're no nagging girls, no loud and obnoxious mothers, no fathers who take joy in beating their son to near death, and best of all, I'm here all by myself….just me." Trunks finished and sighed a deep sigh. Marron nodded, although she was considerably younger than Trunks, she still understood all of those things….well, it felt like it sometimes.

"Trunks, I have a confession to make…" Marron looked down at her feet, ashamed of herself. She had no clue that Trunks liked being alone the best, if she did, then she wouldn't have followed him here all those times. Trunks chuckled.

"Don't worry about it, Marron. I don't mind you following me here, I just hope I'm not too boring." Trunks looked over at Marron and smiled as she looked at him with big startled eyes.

"T-T-Trunks…" Marron stuttered. Marron was about to look away again but Trunks grabbed her chin and forced it upward. Marron shivered as she felt Trunks breath on her cheek. "I…"

*Flash Forward*

Marron slid down to the cold tile of the bottom of her shower. She was sobbing. She hadn't even noticed that the water was below fifty degrees. It wouldn't have mattered if it was one hundred degrees, she'd still be numb, inside and out. She had made a terrible mistake, just as Trunks had done when inviting JC to that movie.

*fin

Luckily school is ending, I swear I'm goin' crazy cuz I can't write for you guys.

~S saiyan Vegeta4013