Author's Note: Follow Marron, Bra, Goten, Trunks, Uub and many 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!

*Happy Reading!*

-short pants

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Uub was laughing as he helped Bra down from the rooftop stairs. Marron, Goten and Trunks were all chuckling behind him. Bra shut the door and they turned to walk back to the apartment.

"There were so many Mr. Satans!" she laughed at Uub when he released her hand.

"So many… I've never seen anything like it before – an actual parade for the man?" Trunks chuckled as he shook his head.

"…Fat ones, skinny ones, fair ones too!" Marron sang as they made their way down the stairs to her floor.

"…but the one little duck with the feather on his back – he led the others with a quack, quack, qua-" continued Goten. He stopped when he realized he was the only one singing and Trunks, Uub and Bra all stared at him confused. "Anyway…" He was the first to get to the door. Goten turned the handle, but it wouldn't open the door. "Keys!" He called.

"Keys!" Bra chimed in behind him.

"Keys?" repeated Trunks as he looked at Marron who was behind him.

"I don't have the keys – Bra does," she told him.

"No I don't," Bra retorted. "When we left, you said 'Got the keys.'"

"I asked," Marron groaned. Bra shook her head and crossed her arms.

"No – you said you got the keys!"

"Ladies, please," Goten said as he moved to stand between the two feuding women. "Do either of you have the keys?" They both shook their heads at him.

"Shit!" Marron cursed. "The oven is on! My dinner!"

"Your dinner?" cried Bra. "I'm already late as it is – I'll never make it in time for my trip!"

"Wait! We have a copy of your key," Uub told the girls.

"Well then go get it!" yelled Marorn. Uub furrowed his eyebrows at her.

"That tone won't make me go any faster, young lady."

"UUB!" Marron and Bra exclaimed in unison. He threw his hands in the air.

"Well that one will!" Uub turned towards his apartment to grab the spare. Trunks sighed and leaned on the wall as Goten followed Uub to help.

"Trunks, can't you do something?" Bra pleaded. He looked at her and shrugged.

"What am I supposed to do?"

"I don't know – Fly!" retorted Bra. "Go out and see if any of our windows are unlocked."

"Bra – it's the middle of the day. Mom would come back from her vacation and rip me a new one if the press caught wind of me just flying around West City," Trunks reasoned as he sarcastically flapped his arms. Bra growled and stomped towards Goten and Uub's apartment. Marron paced in front of Trunks and played with her hair. He watched her as she walked back and forth in front of him. "If you pull any harder, your hair is going to fall out…" Marron shot him a death glare which made Trunks realize that now probably isn't the best time to give Marron shit.

"Coming!" Goten yelled holding a key ring full of keys in the air.

"Finally! Which key is it?" Marron asked eyeing the key ring suspiciously. Goten and Uub looked at each other and grimaced. They had no idea. "Well start trying them all!" Marron ordered. Goten began trying to fit each key inside the lock.

"Not that key!" Goten announced.

"Why do you guys have so many keys on there anyway?" questioned Trunks.

"Emergencies like this," joked Uub. Bra stomped over to him and grabbed the collar of his shirt.

"Listen here Uub," she growled. "If it wasn't for you and your stupid Mr. Satan parade, I would be on my way to my long weekend get away!"

"Nope not that one…" Goten continued.

"Can you go any faster?" Bra yelled back at him, still glaring at Uub.

"Hey! I got one key hole and about a million keys! You do the math!" yelled Goten back at her.

"I swear I thought you were grabbing the keys…" Marron said. Bra released Uub from her grasp and looked at her blonde friend.

"No I didn't! I wouldn't say I had the keys unless I had the keys and I obviously didn't have the keys!"

"Okay, that's it," Trunks finally stepped in. His head hurt. He was hungry and tired of this shit. "Enough with the keys! No one say keys." Everyone watched Goten work silently trying each key in the lock. It was Marron who broke the silence.

"Why would I have the keys, Bra?"

"Aside from you telling me you had them?"

"But I didn't!"

"Well you should have!"

"Why?!" Marron yelled and stomped her foot.

"Because!" retorted Bra.

"Why?!"

"Because!"

"No really, why?" Marron asked. She turned away from Bra and ran her hands through her long messy blonde hair. "Because everything is my responsibility? Isn't it enough that I'm making dinner for everyone? And everyone wants different potatoes so I'm making different potatoes. Does anyone even care what kind of potatoes Marron wants?! NO!" Marron sank down on the wall and cried. "…just as long as Goten gets his tots and Trunks gets his whipped! It's all in there burning and…" Trunks squatted next to her as she cried. He placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Look Marron, the door's open," he told her. He helped her off the floor and held her hand as they walked in. Marron let go and ran to the oven to pull out a few different pans.

"Ruined!" she announced. "Pot roast is burned – all three potatoes ruined!"

"Great!" Bra chimed in as she walked towards Marron. "I missed my trip. It's too late – and now I'm stuck with you guys for the weekend." She pouted as she took a seat at the table with Goten and Uub.

"But I'm hungry…" Goten complained.

"Damn Mr. Satan!" Uub shouted as he slammed his fist on the table.

"Just stop it – everyone!" Trunks yelled. Without a word, he grabbed the pot roast from the blonde and pointed to the chair Marron was to sit in. She obliged. Trunks took all the ruined food and put it to the side. He walked over to the refrigerator and grabbed the cheese and butter. Trunks made his way to the pantry and grabbed a loaf of bread. While the others sulked in their seats, he fired up the stove top with a large pan and proceeded to make each one of them a grilled cheese – of course he made two for himself and two for Goten. Once he was finished, he handed each of them a plate with a sandwich on it, cut diagonally in half and sat down next to his sister.

"Does anyone want to split this with me?" offered Marron. Goten beamed at her with his mouth already full of the delicious sandwich. She plopped her other half on his plate and then looked at her friends happily eating their food and smiling at one another. Sometimes all you need is a grilled cheese with your friends, I guess.

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The end of the year was coming up and Marron decided to try to host one last party before the New Year – her last dinner party almost ended in flames anyway. She sat alone in Yajirobe's Coffee Shop scribbling in her notebook the ideas she had for the menu, the decorations and, quite possibly, a date.

"Hey!" Bra greeted. Marron jumped in surprise causing Bra to jump back in surprise. The two girls laughed at each other. "How's your latte this morning?" She placed a bagel on the table near Maron.

"Hey! Sorry, I am really in party planning mode – I didn't mean to scare you! Latte's great, thanks again," said Marron. "Are you bringing a date, by the way? Is Pan?" Bra nodded.

"I don't know about Pan but I hope so. I bumped into Ian again and invited him." Marron squealed for her friend.

"Oh, the mysterious Ian whom I've never seen in our building!" she teased Bra.

"Shit, my brother is coming. Don't bring it up, okay?" Bra asked. Marron agreed so Bra turned and walked back to her barista bar. Trunks held the door open as Pan walked in with him.

"I just asked Bra about you Pan," Marron greeted the younger woman with a smile. "You're coming to our New Year's party right?"

"Yes – wouldn't miss it for the world! Can I bring a date?" Pan asked excitedly.

"No you can't bring a date – it's a pact! We can't bring dates!" Trunks told her. He sat down across from Marron and opened his laptop. She shrugged and shook her head.

"That's just a dumb excuse because my uncle can't get one," Pan admitted to her. Marron held back her laughter.

"What are you doing here anyway?" Marron tried to change the subject.

"I'm working temporarily as Trunks' assistant because he fired his other one last week," Pan explained. "Bulma doesn't mind as long as I help her once a week until they find a replacement." Bra walked back to the table and grinned at Pan.

"Do you guys want anything?"

"Black coffee with a little milk," Trunks ordered without looking up. Bra looked back at Pan.

"Hot tea?"

"Coming right up! Hey, Pan, can I, uh, show you something by the cash register?" Bra asked giving Pan a knowing look.

"Sure…" Pan answered confused. Bra grabbed her and dragged her to her work station.

"So, has Ken kissed you yet?" Bra asked her as she began to work. Pan sighed.

"Not yet… But soon! He's so methodical about our relationship," Pan explained. "You know techy guys…"

"Yeah… Still he sounds super romantic."

"Not only is he romantic but he's smart and gentle and sweet," Pan cooed and leaned on the counter. "I just- I just want to be with him all the time! Day and night, night and day…"

"So your bringing him to the party right?"

"…If Marron lets me…"

"She will!" promised Bra. "I invited Ian anyway…"

"Yay!" Pan grinned. She eyed her uncle coming in along with Uub. "Let's not say anything to them though, okay?" Bra winked.

"You got it!" Pan walked with Bra as she brought the two drinks back to the table. Uub and Goten greeted them both and took a seat.

"So I have a date for New Year's Eve!" Uub announced. "She's hot and totally worth it. Sorry guys, I had to!" Goten looked at his friend.

"What does the phrase 'no date pact' mean to you?" he asked Uub.

"Seriously, if people are just going to break it, then why make it?" Trunks chimed in from behind his laptop.

"Do you guys want anything?" Bra offered. Goten shook his head.

"Coffee!" requested Uub. Bra turned to go back to the barista bar.

"Okay so I have to come clean," Marron put her pencil down and looked at her friends. "Now that Uub's bringing someone and Pan's bringing someone, I thought I'd ask Natsuo!"

"What?!" Goten and Trunks said in unison. That comment definitely made Trunks look up from his screen.

"Natsuo?" he asked her. "Your ex Natsuo?" Marron nodded at him. Trunks looked back to his screen and shook his head. Bra walked back up with Uub's coffee.

"Ooh ooh, there's no room for milk!" he complained. Bra rolled her eyes and took a sip of his coffee.

"There. Now there is." She placed it in front of him. Goten placed his head in his hands and groaned.

"Okay, so on our 'no-date' evening, three of you have dates?" he asked his friends. Trunks, Marron, Pan Uub and Bra all looked at each other with guilty looks on their faces.

"Four." Bra announced.

"Five." Trunks came clean. They all looked over at him and he shrugged. "I had to ask Gen, okay? I snapped under the pressure."

"Okay, so I'm going to be the only one standing there, alone, on New Year's Eve?" Goten asked them as he lifted his head. "I really don't need this right now…"

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Finally the day of the party arrived. Marron and Bra spent the entire morning cleaning their apartment – specifically to Marron's standards, of course. The party was in full swing and Marron was busy entertaining guests in the kitchen when Bra came home from work. She noticed Uub and his date already making out on the couch. Trunks and Gen were walking around while she was introducing everyone to her boyfriend, the President of Capsule Corp. Yamcha even showed with Launch on his arm and Puar. Bra hurried into her room and shimmied into her black strapless mini dress. Ian was supposed to show up in less than twenty minutes and she wanted to be plenty tipsy before he arrived. She brushed her hair and put her favorite red lipstick on. When she emerged from her room, she practically ran into Gen, Trunks' girlfriend.

"OHHH!" Gen squealed and embraced Bra in an awkwardly long hug. "I've missed your face Bra! Great party and even better dress!" Gen squealed again. "Could you take a picture of us?" She handed Bra her phone and stepped towards Trunks. Bra took the picture as her brother barely smiled, his usual, and handed her the phone back. "I'm gonna write 'REUNITED!' in glitter on it! Thanks doll!" Gen squealed again as she grabbed Bra's ass. Gen pulled Trunks away towards the kitchen and Bra caught him mouthing 'Kill me, Kill me now!' to Goten as they went towards the kitchen. She shook her head and made her way to the bar stand in the living room. Goten was the designated bartender for the evening. He noticed that Bra saw it too and shook his head as she approached him.

"Think he's going to survive tonight?" he asked her.

"Doubt it. Make me a really strong rum and diet, will you?" Goten obliged. Bra scanned the room and found Pan and her date on the balcony. Once Goten was done, she thanked him and made her way outside.

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Marron stepped out of her apartment for a quick second. The air was getting stale in there and Bra had taken over hostess responsibilities for the moment to give her a break– plus Natsuo hadn't even cared to show up yet. She leaned against the cool wall and took a long drink of whatever alcoholic beverage Goten had been serving her all night. Someone opened her front door and Marron glanced down the hallway.

"YOU LISTEN TO ME TRUNKS BRIEFS!" Gen appeared in her hallway, yelling. "One of these times is going to be your LAST chance with me!" She turned around and found Marron staring at her. "Great party blondie, but I have got to get out of here!" Marron hid her smile quite well.

"I'm so sorry to hear that…" Gen didn't care what she had to say, so she stormed down the hallway and down the stairs. Apparently she bumped into someone on the stairs, introduced herself and ended up with a date – must be hard to be as hot as Gen, that's for sure. As Marron listened, Trunks appeared, leaning on the wall, like Marron was.

"When I invited her…" Trunks started and Marron jumped.

"You scared me!" she playfully slapped his arm. He smiled down at her.

"When I invited her…" he started again. "I didn't necessarily think that she thought we were getting back together…"

"At least she showed up…" Marron offered. Trunks nodded and looked at the wall parallel to them.

"Sorry your date sucks."

"Natsuo has always sucked…"

"So has Gen…" They both chuckled together.

"You look really nice tonight, by the way. I didn't want to forget to tell you," Trunks commented. She smiled up at him. Marron's front door opened and Uub's date walked out.

"You guys are really weird." She told them as she exited the hallway.

"We should probably go back," Trunks admitted.

"Do we have to?" Marron looked up at him with those eyes. Those eyes he could never say no to, not in a million years. So, they stayed on the wall. Trunks inched his hand closer to hers. Millimeters separated them. So close…

"Hey! It's almost midnight!" Goten poked his head out of Marron's front door. Trunks pulled his hand back quickly. Marron and Trunks followed him to where Uub, Pan and Bra were out on the balcony. "Where's Ken?" Goten asked Pan. She shrugged, drunkenly and pointed towards the bathroom. Bra hiccupped and leaned against Uub. "These three decided it was a great idea to out drink each other and now Uub is dateless, Pan's date is throwing up in the bathroom and Bra thinks she can fly!"

"It happened once – it can happen again!" she slurred. "Un-tapped saiyan power!" They heard the large group of people inside begin counting down from twenty.

"…and the moment of joy is upon us," Goten announced.

"Looks like that 'no date pact' thing worked out in the end," Trunks joked. They all continued to watch the people inside.

"They look so happy – I hate that," sighed Bra.

"Not everyone's happy," Marron said as she pointed to Ken emerging from the bathroom, only to go back inside to probably throw up again. Happy New Year! The six all looked at each other, glumly.

"You know…" Uub chimed in. "I just thought I'd throw this out here… I'm no math whiz, but I do believe there are three guys and three girls out here!" He made a kissy face towards everyone. Bra and Marron sighed.

"I can't kiss anyone!" Pan threw her hands up and laughed.

"I can't kiss everyone – sorry Trunks," joked Bra.

"Alright – that's it. Someone kiss me!" Marron demanded. "It's midnight! It's my party! Somebody kiss me!"

"Fine!" Trunks and Goten said at the same time. They looked at each other and laughed.

"Screw you guys!" Marron turned to leave. Goten grabbed her hand and Trunks grabbed the other. They spun her around and each one planted a kiss on her cheek. Uub took their picture as they laughed.

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Marron and Bra decided to take a Sunday away to do some shopping. The money Bra received back from her ticket was burning a hole in her pocket. The boys, and Pan, were hung over as hell from the previous night of debauchery, so the girls decided to make it a roomie day. They hit up the West City Mall and walked over to a great little outdoor café to grab some lunch – it was warm enough outside anyway, plus they both bought brand new hats for the beach and wanted to test them out. Bra plopped down as Marron went to inside to order her favorite large salad to split with her roommate, along with two little desserts because, hey, they deserved them. Marron walked to the spot Bra chose and grabbed a magazine along the way. She sat down and flipped it to the back. Bra raised an eye brow as she watched the blonde read.

"That magazine is a week old," Bra pointed out.

"I know – I just want to check my horoscope to see if it was right," said Marron as she read. Bra giggled as she looked away. She watched all sorts of people walking by, enjoying the unusually perfect day. Bra spotted the sexiest man she had ever seen walking towards them.

"Marron…"

"Hmm?"

"Marron… Look," Bra pointed towards the man, inconspicuously. Marron lifted her eyes to where Bra was pointing and gasped. She had just laid eyes on one of the most handsome men she had ever seen too.

"…oh, come to momma!" she giggled. He looked towards them and smirked. Bra and Marron turned around quickly.

"Is he coming over here?" Bra asked. Marron shrugged and started playing with her hair. "Be cool, be cool, be cool." They both looked up as he walked by. He raised his hand and smiled at them.

"Nice hat…" he called.

"Thanks!" Bra and Marron said together. He walked by them and went towards the street.

"We should do something!" Bra turned to her best friend. "Whistle!"

"We are not going to whistle," Marron said and shook her head.

"Come on, do it!"

"No!"

"Do it!"

"NO!"

"Do it do it do it!" Bra repeated. Marron rolled her eyes and put her hands up to her mouth and let out a 'woot woot!'. He stopped in the middle of the street and spun around on his heel to look at the girls – Marron pointed at Bra very conspicuously. He began to smile and walk back towards them and suddenly a hovercraft hit him. Marron and Bra looked at each other with wide eyes. "I can't believe you did that!" Bra said.

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