Author's Note: Follow Goten, Trunks, Marron, Bra, Uub and others as they try to live normal lives in West City. I do not own any of these characters – I merely like to play with them. Some of these plots are original - some I got a little inspiration for. The more reviews received, the better the chances are that I'll update!

This may or may not be my last update for a while. Working on finishing a few more chapters for my other story Safe. If you haven't read it yet, be sure to check it out and review! Thank you again for all your continued support reviewers!

*Happy Reading!*

-short pants

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Marron pushed the access code in to get into her apartment building. Trunks, Goten and Marron were all coming back from a dinner. Trunks lost a bet to Marron and Goten the week prior so he had to take them anywhere they wanted. The three ended up at a pretty fancy restaurant and stayed for a pretty long time – but it was worth it to make Trunks pay for the whole thing. It's not like he can't afford it anyway. Marron led the two men up the stairs and down the corridor to her apartment. As soon as she opened the door, Bra burst out in front of them excitedly.

"Welcome home!" she greeted them grinning.

"I could get used to coming home to a greeting like that!" Goten snickered.

"Look! I cleaned," Bra stated as she presented the fresh apartment. "I did the windows, I did the floors… I used all the attachments on the vacuum – well except that bristle one, I couldn't figure out what that was for…" Marron put down her stuff by the door and walked in, inspecting the room. "What do you think?"

"Looks terrific Bra," cooed Trunks as he kissed his sister sweetly on the cheek. Marron slowly walked into the living room, still looking around.

"Oh – I see you moved the side table to the other side of the couch," she noticed as she looked around more. Marron walked to the side table and looked at it again.

"Well, I thought it looked better there – makes the room look more open when you walk through the front door, you know?"Bra asked. Goten and Trunks looked at each other and grinned, knowing full well what was about to happen. Marron looked back at the empty spot where the table used to be.

"Yes, Bra. That's interesting. But you know what?" Marron asked as she bent over and put two hands down on the table. "Just for fun, let's see what it looks like back at the old spot!" Marron pushed the table behind the couch and back to its original spot. "Alright, just to compare – well, it looks great there too! Let's just leave it there for a while…" Marron concluded.

"Bra – I can't believe you tried to move the side table to the other side of the couch," Goten said, shaking his head.

"Be glad you didn't try to reorganize the DVDs, Bra. Marron would have scratched your eyes out," Trunks joked as he plopped onto their couch. Bra looked at the men confused as Marron glared.

"Guys, I'm not that bad…" she tried to tell them as she sat on the couch next to Trunks.

"I could never live with you," Trunks teased. "I spent a weekend here while my apartment was being painted and Marron went a little psycho."

"Not fair!" Marron cried as she crossed her arms.

"Come on, Marron. Whenever we played with your Barbies as kids, you never let me comb their hair – it always had to be done a specific way," Goten teased her too as he sat down on the sofa next to them. Trunks and Bra looked at each other and then back at Goten.

"Barbies?" They asked in unison. Marron laughed as Goten blushed. He threw the two throw pillows on the sofa at Bra and Trunks.

"Okay, I'm responsible!" argued Marron. "…and I'm organized. So I'm a little weird about it; we're all a little weird." Trunks smirked as he looked back towards Marron.

"Alright weirdo, imagine this," he started. "Your electricity bill arrives, but you don't pay it…"

"Why not?" Marron interrupted.

"Because you're weird!" Trunks said. "Instead, you wait until they send you a final notice – pay or it's shut off."

"I-I could do that…"

"Okay, so how about you send me to the store to pick up some condiments but I don't buy the ones with the easy pour spout," Bra teased Marron as well.

"Why would anyone do such a thing?" Marron asked her. "…One might wonder, right?" She nervously laughed at her three good friends. She knew exactly where this conversation was headed. Trunks leaned over to her and lowered his voice.

"Someone left a nice cold beer on your yellow coffee table – no coaster in sight. Hot summer, colder beverage," he explained. "Little tiny beads of condensation are making their way closer and closer to the surface of the wood…" Trunks rubbed the coffee table as Marron's eyes widened in horror. She bolted up from her seat and squirmed.

"Stop it Trunks!" Marron complained. She hung her head in shame. "So it's true… Who is this person I've become?"

"Your mom," Goten told her. Marron gasped in horror as realization set in. The other three continued to laugh until all of the power went out.

"Woah!" Bra shrieked as she bolted up from her seat. "What happened?"

"You paid your electric bill right?" joked Goten.

"A week early actually. You think a fuse blew or something, Mr. Capsule Corp?" Marron asked Trunks. He shrugged. They all made their way to the window. All of the buildings surrounding them looked dark as well. "Is this a black out?" Marron's phone rang from inside her purse next to the door. She made her way through her apartment, only after cracking her chin into the recently replaced side table, and grabbed it from her bag.

"Hi daddy," Marron greeted. She walked back over to her friends who were still looking out the window. "My dad says it's all of West City, Gingertown, Parsley City and Bridgetown. No one has any idea what's going on," explained Marron.

"Wow, this is really big," Bra said shocked. "I'm going to go grab some candles and start lighting – Trunks grab the two out of my room, will you?" Trunks nodded and sighed as he tried to make his way to his sister's room.

"Well let me know if you hear anything daddy and vice versa. Love you," Marron said as she hung up the phone. She looked to Goten. "If Uub is home, tell him to come over. My dad wants you guys around just in case any looters come about," she sighed. Sometimes he could be a bit overbearing. Especially when it came to her safety.

"I'll try to find some candles too – Uub may have a few around," Goten agreed. As he walked toward her apartment door, he yelled, "Damn it!" after bumping into a few things. Marron laughed as she went into her bedroom to grab a few tea lights she had left. She lit one in her room for good measure. When she returned, she found that Trunks was just sitting down on her couch after lighting a few on her coffee table.

"Don't worry, I put them on a coaster," Trunks teased as Marron made her way towards the light.

"You can't see it, but I have a specific finger stuck out just for you," retorted Marron.

"Can't you two get along for more than twenty minutes at a time without going for blood?" Bra giggled as she walked in from her room. "You forgot one, Trunks." She said as she threw the unlit candle at him. Thankfully, Trunks has quick reflexes. The apartment was now scattered with candles of all shapes and sizes. Trunks, Bra and Marron all got comfortable on her couches. They heard Goten bump into the wall just outside the apartment door.

"Damn it…"

"Boy for a saiyan, he has no sense…" Trunks chuckled. Marron smacked his arm.

"Be nice," she ordered. Goten opened the door and turned on his LED lantern.

"Totally forgot I had this!" he said excitedly as he walked towards them. Marron pointed towards her guest bathroom.

"I don't want you guys having an excuse to miss the toilet if you use it," she said. Bra laughed and fell over.

"Bra, it's not that funny," Trunks retorted. "I can almost feel your glare Marron," he turned his head to her. Goten walked back in from the bathroom with something still in his hand.

"I also brought these – leftover champagne from Trunks' last birthday! Two bottles left, so I figure why not?" He handed one to Trunks and one to Marron, then sat down on the floor pillow adjacent to Marron.

"Uub not home?" Bra asked as she watched Marron and Trunks both take a swig of their bottles. Goten shrugged.

"I left a note for him to come over." Goten and Bra both accepted the bottles that Marron and Trunks were offering them. They all looked around at each other as they passed the bottle around and drank.

"Never have I ever been in a black out before," Bra finally spoke up. Trunks took a sip of the bottle and handed it to Goten. Marron drank out of the bottle she was holding. "Really, you've all been in a black out before?"

"Yeah, right after mom blew the entire fuse box up working on a new invention," Trunks recollected.

"That's the same day she caught us smoking weed in your old treehouse!" Goten laughed. Marron's eyes went wide as she remembered.

"That was so terrible… I laughed the whole time she scolded us – but she didn't know because it was pitch black!" she said. "Have you ever smoked before Bra?"

"Never have I ever!" she laughed. Marron took another swig, so did Goten and Trunks. A few hours later, and a few more bottles of alcohol, they were all feeling pretty lose.

"Okay! I'll go!" Trunks laughed. "Senior year of high school, in the old part of the library." Marron nudged him playfully.

"What the hell were you doing in a library?" she laughed. "What about you Bra?" The blunette blushed at her roommate.

"…in Dad's Gravity room," she confessed. Marron nodded as she took a sip of her new drink. Trunks really knew how to make them strong.

"What?!" Trunks yelled. He noticed Marron nodding. "And you knew?"

"Oh come off it Trunks, it was one time," his little sister sighed. "What about you Goten?"

"Okay, my weirdest place would have to be... Dream Land. Valese and I snuck into the dressing room of the characters. Totally got caught-"

"That's why we couldn't go there for my birthday!" Marron laughed. Goten nodded and winked at her.

"What about you Marron?" he asked her. Marron shook her head.

"Oh I don't have one…" she blushed. Thankfully the lighting was still pretty terrible.

"Come on Marron," Trunks urged her. She looked up at him and sighed.

"Oh, alright – the weirdest place would have to be," Marron paused. "Oh, in the shower." Trunks jumped back from his seat on the couch next to her.

"Step back!" he exclaimed. Goten and Bra laughed in unison. "We have a winner here!" Marron groaned and got up.

"You guys are mean – I'm getting some air," she made her way to her balcony and stepped outside. Trunks exhaled and got up as well.

"I'm going to join her – you guys in?"

"I'm going to get something to eat – Goten, I can hear your stomach gurgling from here," said Bra. "Come on, I'll fix you something to the best of my ability." Trunks made his way to their balcony and stepped outside. Marron was leaning her hands against the bar and gazing down her street.

"It looks really cool without the lights on," she quietly spoke as she gazed out. Trunks nodded and leaned on the wall next to the door. "It's nice out tonight too."

"I didn't mean to embarrass you Marron," Trunks spoke. She turned to him and smiled.

"No, it's okay. I just never had a relationship with the kind of passion that makes you want to get it on in the middle of a library or amusement park… The last guy I dated wouldn't even kiss me while we were waiting to get our movie tickets…."

"Come on," Trunks chuckled.

"Seriously, he didn't want to hold up the line," she said. Marron leaned further over her balcony to feel the cool breeze a bit more. She came back to her feet and sighed. "I mean, do you think there are people in the world who go through life never having that kind of…"

"Probably," said Trunks. "I'll tell you something: passion is way overrated." Marron looked over at him.

"Yeah right." He was just trying to be nice. Trunks took a step towards her.

"Eventually it burns out," he reported. "Maybe you're left with something more though – trust, security, something more than just passion." Marron nodded as she looked back over her street. Trunks took another step forward and gently grabbed her left hand. He looked down at it and examined her long slender fingers. He felt her turn her gaze back to him. "I don't think that's going to be you though…"

"You don't?" asked Marron. Trunks lifted his eyes to hers.

"I see big passion in your future," he told her.

"R-Really?"

"I do." Marron smiled at him and stroked his cheek.

"Trunks, you really are a sweet guy." She placed her hand on his chest and stepped back into her apartment. Trunks stood there for a moment, silent. He could still feel her fingers in his hands.

"It's never going to happen." Trunks practically jumped out of his skin.

"Uub where did you come from?" he glared at the floating man. Uub smirked and hopped onto the railing.

"Can't get in through the front door due to the outage and all our windows are locked. I figured someone would be here anyway. Wasn't expecting to find you two like that but..."

"Irrelevant. What did you mean, 'It's never going to happen'?"

"You and Marron." Trunks looked at his friend confused.

"What?" he asked surprised. "Why not?"

"Because you waited too long to make your move and now you're friendzoned." Uub said as he jumped onto the balcony. Trunks turned to look at him.

"Friendzoned?" Trunks questioned. "Maybe I'm taking my time with her – it is Marron, isn't it? Every day I get a bit closer to…"

"Look, Trunks. All I'm telling you is that she has no idea what you're thinking. If you don't do something about it soon, you're going to end up friendzoned forever," Uub told him. Trunks sighed.

"I will, I will. I need the right moment," he groaned as he ran his hand through his hair. Uub just looked at him. "What, now?"

"Now or never Trunks! You've been ogling her for years! It's about time you did something about it! Just let it out and say, 'Marron, I think that…'" Trunks eyed Marron walking back outside so he shushed to Uub.

"What's going on out here? What are you shushing? And nice to see you Uub!" Trunks and Uub grinned at her as she poked her head through the doorway.

"We're shushing because…" Trunks started.

"…because we're trying to hear something!" finished Uub. "Listen." Trunks and Uub both put their hands to their ears and kept silent.

"Huh…" Marron eyed them, confused. Uub spied Bra walking toward the balcony as well.

"Oh! I need to talk to Bra! If you'll excuse me…" Uub pulled Marron onto the balcony again and walked into the apartment. He closed the door behind him, leaving the two alone. Bra walked up to him.

"Hey! When did you get here?" she asked. Uub smiled and blocked her pathway.

"Oh you know, just now."

"Can you move so I can go outside?" she asked. Uub shook his head.

"You can't go out there…"

"Why not?"

"Because of…. a really good reason."

"…which is?"

"I can't tell you."

"Uub, what's going on?" Bra crossed her arms and glared at him.

"Fine. Promise not to ever, ever tell Trunks I'm telling you, got it?" Bra excitedly nodded her head at Uub as he led her to the living room. "He's planning your birthday party."

"What!" Bra shrieked as Goten came out of the kitchen.

"You better act surprised…" warned Uub.

"About what?" Goten asked.

"My surprise party!" Bra beemed.

"What surprise party?" asked a confused Goten.

"You can stop it, Goten. Uub already told me," said Bra. Goten looked at Uub.

"Well, he didn't tell me!"

"Don't look at me!" Uub said as he threw his hands in the air. "This is Trunks' thing!" Goten shook his head, disappointed.

"Typical Trunks – I'm always the last to know everything!" he said. Bra placed a hand on his back.

"No you are not!" Bra retorted. "We tell you stuff!"

"I was the last person to know when a bird pooped in Trunks' hair and he didn't realize it for a few hours. I was the last one Marron told that Bra had a crush on Uub when she first moved in…" Goten complained. Bra's eyes widened in horror as Uub smirked.

"Looks like I was second to last," Uub said as Bra walked towards her room grumbling.

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Marron smiled at Trunks as he took her place leaning on the balcony. She leaned on the wall where he was previously as well. She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply.

"This is so nice," she breathed. Trunks nodded and smiled back.

"I have a question," he stated. "Well actually, it's not so much of a question… More of a general wondering…ment?" Marron opened her eyes and looked at him curiously.

"Okay."

"Here it goes," Trunks said as he ran another hand through his lavender locks. "For a while now, I've been wanting to, um…" Suddenly the lights came back on.

"Oh!" Marron exclaimed. Trunks and Marron turned their gaze to inside her apartment.

"Oooh…" They said in unison as they witnessed Bra straddling Uub's lap with her mouth firmly planted on his.

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