Two Side Of The Story: Chapter 8-Return Of the Ex-boyfriend
Log: August 11, 793
Marron had a book her hand and a blanket. She was in heaven. She often did this in her apartment when she lived alone. It was all peace and quiet because everything was quite hectic with her life and her friends.
Uub was dating a girl, surprisingly. Goten has been working off the hook. He has been investigating like crazy it seemed that the gang didn't see him anymore. He hasn't had time for dating since his schedule is so busy. Bra got back together with her high school boyfriend and well Trunks and Marron had that spark still and he is still dating Lana.
At times Marron has stopped it because it seemed as if Trunks didn't want it to stop which concerned her and well the rest of her friends.
She turned the page of her book and that's when she heard it again. Trunks' special chuckle that he has. It was starting to annoy her.
"Trunks! Stop doing your naked lady chuckle! I'm trying to read." She shouted as she turned the page of her book.
Trunks rolled his eyes, "I'm offended that you say I have a naked lady laugh."
Marron couldn't stand this. She stood up and turned around to face him. "Oh really?" He gave her a smirk and she took off of her jean jacket and unbuttoned her shirt exposing her chest. She grabbed her blanket and exited their family room
She could hear him do his special chuckle, "I do have a naked lady laugh."
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"Wow, my brother has a naked lady laugh." Bra mumbled as she took a sip of her coffee. They decided to hang out at Bra's apartment. Marron needed some time away from Trunks or she would have to hurt him.
The blonde shrugged her shoulder as she took a sip of her ice tea. "It's actually annoying, that's why I suggested not to go to the diner."
"Makes sense. Wow, I can't believe you guys are going to be parents in four months." Bra added to the conversation.
"It's going to be interesting. That's all I'm going to say."
It was eating Bra alive knowing that her brother has feelings for her best friend and he wants her. She doesn't want to her to know right now because she doesn't want any drama to happen. It breaks her out knowing that if she tells him it could possibly ruin their friendship forever.
"Mare, can I ask you something?" Bra asked as she got up and put her plate in the sink.
The blonde nodded her head, "Sure. What's on your mind?"
"If Trunks had feelings for you, would you confess to him that you do?" She asked vaguely hoping that it wouldn't cause anything to happen.
The mother to be shrugged her shoulders, "I would tell him, but I know that won't ever happen. He is crazy in love with Lana. Trust me, I know."
The younger sister of Trunks nodded her head, "Yeah, that's a true statement." There was a knock on the door. Bra screamed, "It's open."
There he was. Marron was never a fan of him, mainly because she thought he was a conceited prick. Bra admits that he has changed and he isn't the same person he was back in high school, but the twenty-two year old is more forgiving than Marron.
He still had his blonde hair, it wasn't as long and Marron could tell that his hairline was receding. "Hey, baby." He said as he gave her a quick kiss on the lips. "Mare, I heard you got pregnant by Briefs."
"It's Marron to you, Idasa." She hissed as she got up from the kitchen table and sat down on the couch.
"Well, are we still going to see that movie?" He asked as he grabbed her slender hand. She nodded her head which caused a smile to form on his face.
The bluenette turned around and faced Marron, "Are you going to stay here?" She asked her best friend.
She nodded her head. She needed some time away from Trunks. Even though a couple of hours is some time, she didn't want to feel that spark thing today. "Yes."
"All right. Let's go Idasa." Bra left and Marron was alone finally. Her peace and quiet.
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"You know what you're doing is wrong." Goten said as he slid into the booth. He finally had a break from his job and he decided he needed to have tuxedo day with Trunks.
It was something they started up back in high school. They would come to the diner and they would dress in tuxedo, maybe talk about life and flirt with some girls. No biggie.
Trunks sighed because he knew exactly what Goten was talking about. "I know, is it bad that I like the both of them. Lana is Lana, but there's something about Marron."
Goten rolled his eyes as Yamcha placed down two ice cold beers, "Look, I just want you to know, someone is going to get hurt. You, Lana or Marron and the last thing we need right now is drama."
"There isn't going to be any drama." Trunks confessed as he took his beer on the table and took a sip. "Because when Lana gets back I'm going to end it with her."
"Why not end it now?" Goten asked as he grabbed his beer. "You obviously like Marron."
Trunks shook his head disagreeing with him. The father to be took another sip of his beer and placed it back down on the table, "She needs a proper face to face break up." He looked him dead in the eye. "Over the phone break ups hurt people more."
His best friend nodded his head stating that Trunks made a good point, "So, you mean to tell me for the next four months you are going to date Lana out of pity and hide your feelings towards Marron?"
"I don't like her, damn it! And yes."
Goten rolled his eyes again as Yamcha placed down both their lunches. Goten a triple patty bacon burger with a double order of fries and Trunks ordered his patty melt.
"You so do!" Goten screamed. "Look, I know you won't admit it, but I know you do like her, a lot. Just make a wise choice."
Trunks nodded his head as they took their first bite into their sandwiches. "Thanks 'Ten. And yeah, I do like her a lot. I just don't want her to know, that's why I'm not saying it."
The demi-saiyan wiped his faced with a napkin, "I understand and I promise I will keep this a secret."
Trunks believed that Goten was telling the truth when he said that. He knew that at times he troubled keeping a secrets, but he knew that Goten wouldn't blab this out to anyone.
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Trunks slammed the door shut to his apartment. "Ugh, damn it!" He screamed as he heard footsteps coming towards him. "Marron, I thought you were at Bra's?"
She nodded her head, "I was, but you know they came back from their date and…"
"Say no more." Trunks mumbled as he walked towards his room. "I'm going to take a nap."
Marron shrieked when she heard him slam the door shut. He screamed "shit". He probably broke the door, but she didn't want to be bothered with him. He seemed very angry about something and the only way to get some answers was to call Goten.
He probably made Goten swear not to tell anyone, so she thought not to call him. She wanted to talk to someone and she decided to go visit her mother. "Oh." She took out a piece of paper and wrote Trunks a note.
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"Mom, I don't know what to do." Marron confessed as placed her elbows on her table and place her head on the palms of her hands. "I don't want anything to happen between us."
18 nodded her head as she placed down a couple of donuts and two glasses of iced water. "Well, you know my opinion about Trunks. I just don't want him to hurt you."
Marron took a sip of her water, "We have something happening between us, and I think he wants it to continue."
"Is he still with Lana?" Her mother asked. The blonde nodded her head as she took another sip. "Well, maybe he is confused. It happens a lot."
"True."
18 patted her daughter's back. "So, how much stuff do you have for my grandbaby?" She asked changing the subject. She knew that it was for Marron's benefit it they stopped talking about it. She could tell that she was upset about it.
"We got a lot. We have plenty of clothes, diapers, baby bottles, Bulma finished the crib. Mom, it's crazy." Marron said as she was listing everything that her and Trunks bought. "I kind of want her to be born already." She added as she rubbed her now more noticeable stomach.
18 smiled when she heard her daughter say that. She won't lie to herself that she truly doesn't like the current situation, but when she hears Marron talk about her daughter makes her happy it happened.
"I'm so happy for you, my dear." 18 mumbled as she took a sip of her water. "Just remember if you ever need to talk to anyone, your father and I will always be here."
A wide smile formed onto Marron's face, "Thank you, mom."
"So, do you have any names yet?" 18 asked as she stuffed her face with on the donuts that she placed down.
Marron rolled her eyes. She and Trunks did agree on a name and they don't want to tell anyone because they have set it as this.
"No, we haven't." She lied.
Her mother clapped her hands devilishly, "I got a few names."
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"You know, this booth is only made for four people." Yamcha stated as he placed the last drink down for Uub.
They all nodded their head. It was normally the five of them. Usually the last person there would pull up a chair and be on the side, but this wasn't the case.
Bra brought Idasa, so on one side of the booth, it was Bra, Idasa and Goten. The other side was Marron, Trunks and Uub.
"Mare, you have enough room?" Trunks asked slightly concerned. He was very protective over her mainly because of their daughter. He didn't want her to get hurt like Marron did back in the day with stupid boys.
She looked at him and nodded her head, "I got plenty of room."
Idasa placed down his glass, "So, you guys fucked and you got her pregnant."
Trunks rolled his eyes as he picked up his glass of lemonade and took a drink. "And how many more times are you going to bring that up?"
"Yeah, honey, you have brought it up a lot." Bra added to the conversation as she grabbed his hand.
Idasa rolled his eyes as he looked at them, "So, is it a boy or a girl?"
"It's a little girl." Marron stated as she took a sip of her iced water. "Look, Idasa as much as my best friend likes you, if you ask/bring up another conversation about my baby with Trunks, I'm going to assume you're jealous."
Both Marron and Trunks high-fived each other. They have two things they do: when they diss someone they high-five and if someone says "major" they solute and say "major" along with the rest of the sentence. With them being alone together for two weeks, they came up with some things to keep them entertained.
Goten shook his head, "As much as I want to be here, I need some room and I have work in the morning."
"Again?" Trunks asked, "It's Saturday night."
Goten nodded his head, "I know, this case is insane, I'll see you guys tomorrow." He went to the cashier and paid for his drinks and he left.
"That poor thing." Bra said upset. She was close with Goten, and seeing him like this reminded her of her brother at one point.
"He will be fine." Idasa hissed as he let go of her hand. "It's going to be a long drive home, so I'll see you tomorrow babe." Bra slide out of the booth and gave him a long kiss on the lips before he walked out.
"Seriously, what does she see in him?" Marron asked quietly. Both Uub and Trunks shrugged their shoulders as they took a sip of their drinks.
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Trunks unlocked the door to his apartment, "Lana didn't call today." He confessed as Marron walked in.
"Call her." Marron said quickly as she went to sit down on the couch.
Trunks shook her head no, "She said she will call me, that's what we agreed too. I'm okay, trust me."
Marron smiled when he said. She knew deep down something was bothering him. "Are you sure it is okay?" He nodded his head.
"I'm going to bed." He said as pointed to his room. "Have a goodnight. He turned on his heel to walk to his bed.
The blonde placed her hand on her stomach. "Oh my goodness, Trunks, I felt the baby kick." She said as he turned back around and placed his hand on her pregnant stomach.
A slight smile crept on his face. "Our little girl is going to be a fighter."
The mother to be couldn't help, but laugh at Trunks. "All right, we have some time before we agree to that." He smiled, "Have a goodnight."
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Trunks fixed his hair in the mirror in his bathroom before he exited to see Marron reading her book.
"You aren't going to the diner?" He asked slightly concerned as he grabbed a light jacket and his keys.
She shrugged her shoulders as she took a sip of her tea. "I have this thing to go to in an hour-"
"Idasa is going to be there?" He asked as she slowly nodded her head. "All right, it won't be the same without you."
Marron rolled her eyes as she closed her book and placed in on the coffee table. "I mean, you guys have gone their without me before…" She trailed on.
Trunks starched the back of his neck awkwardly. He didn't know what to say now. She was right which threw him off slightly. "Well, if you need me just give me a buzz." He said as he took his phone out and threw it up and caught it.
The blonde smiled when he said that, "Of course Trunks."
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Trunks slurped down his fourth beer in the span of twenty minutes. He was about done with Idasa going on about some stupid. He couldn't leave right away so he texted Uub to see if Evie wasn't over because he didn't come along with.
"Uub, I'm third wheeling kind of hard, I might be a little drunk, can I come over if Evie isn't there?"
He got a response back right away.
"Dude, come up. I don't want you to suffer." Trunks smiled when he realized when Uub said that he could be come over.
"As much as fun as I'm having, I'm leaving." Trunks slurred slightly as he got up and left the place. He could tell that he was slightly drunk and Marron would kill him if he came home drunk on a Wednesday night.
Idasa sighed as he looked at Bra, "Hey, babe, it's over."
Bra giggled slightly as she took a sip of her iced tea. He still had the same look on his face which concerned her. "Wait, are you serious?"
He nodded his head, "Yeah, sorry babe, I'm getting back with my old girl Sanga."
The bluenette paused for moment. It seemed as if she was having deja-vu. "You broke up with me the first time to go out with Sanga because her parents got her the latest hovercraft!" She hissed as she slapped him on the shoulder.
"She got a great place in the city."
She was disgusted with herself for believing that he would change. She grabbed her drink and threw it in his face. "It's shame on me for trusting you." She said as her voice broke as she began to sob.
Bra got out of the booth and exited. "Hey, are you okay?" A voice said as she got outside.
"Goten, can you take me home?" She asked with tears in her eyes. He nodded his head.
"Of course." He gave her a hug before he flagged down a taxi.
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"Are you good with being alone for the night?" He asked as he placed a blanket around her. She shook her head no. "I can stay for some time, I do want to get some rest."
The younger sister of Trunks nodded her head, "Umm, can we play one round of jenga?"
He smiled, "Absolutely, so do you want me to get the good ice cream out?" She nodded her head. Bra got the jenga out and Goten bought out two spoons and the good container of ice cream. It happened to be his favorite: chocolate chip cookie dough.
Bra sat down next to Goten as she rested her head on her shoulder. "Goten…are guys always like this?" She asked as she took her first bite. "Get together for a few weeks and breaks up with you for almost the same reason six years ago."
Goten shook his head no, "We aren't all like that, and he is stupid for breaking up with you. You are beautiful, intelligent and more importantly one of the greatest friends that I have ever had."
Out of the corner of his eyes, he saw her smile. "Thank you Goten." She snuggled closer to him.
They ended up not even touching the jenga. They talked about almost anything. Goten told Bra what he was investigating and Bra was explaining how working at Versace was fun even though she worked part-time she still made a good amount of money.
He told her stories about Trunks back in high school as what everyone called "his conceited prick days". And they talked and talked and talked until they talked no more.
A/N: So five months later I finally uploaded. I apologize for the long wait, one of the main reasons I didn't upload more over the summer was work. I was working for extra cash for college. And now that I am in college, I do not have the time. I mean it when I say I do not have the time. The only reason why I am uploading now because it is thanksgiving break and I'm procrastinating one of my essays I need to write. No big deal. I hope everyone had a great thanksgiving and I'll try to update again after my finals week which is in about three weeks.