I Want You To Need Me
Chapter 1


Disclaimer: Don't own DBZ, so don't sue.

If you don't know already, I'm not a Marron-basher, in fact, I love Marron! Chibi Marron looks just like her daddy! ^^ So a warning to all you Marron-haters; this fic will have lots and lots of her. Thanks to my obsession with b-chan's fics, I'm a huge M/G supporter, though I can't really say I like the idea of T/P. Please don't flame me and call it constructive critiscm (I've had that done to me before), and just enjoy!

Dedicated to Jessica. My rival, my best friend, my girlfriend. A T/P lover though.

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"Ahhhh! Goten, you asshole! That's my cellphone-- mom's gonna kill me!"

"Trunks, you really need to lighten up-- this business thing has really gotten to you!"

"Goten-chan! Honestly, you guys are so immature!"

Juuhachigou watched the scene before her silently from her comfortable position on the porch of the Kame House and a brief smile appeared on her face. Trunks was trying to drown Goten in knee-deep water whilst Marron was laughing at the two of them. It had been a long time since all three childhood friends were together. Goten came to visit nearly everyday despite Paresu's complaints, but Trunks only came once a month, twice if he was lucky. Capsule Corp. was making more new and better products everyday, and as the new president, Trunks had to take care of all the paperwork, interviews, etc. Bulma also kept a watchful eye over him, so he seldom got a break.

She brushed a strand of her golden-blonde hair away and sighed. Her daughter was growing up too fast. Marron was already falling in love-- with one of her best friends no less. Juuhachigou sensed that Marron had a small crush on her lavender-haired friend, but she knew Trunks didn't feel the same way. She shook her head, knowing she'd have to let Marron get through this by herself as she had to when she was still confused about her feelings about Krillin. Then there was Goten. He was still with Paresu, but she knew of his secret love for Marron-- she saw the pain and longing in his eyes whenever he caught her staring at Trunks. She felt sorry for the boy. Strong arms encircled Juuhachigou's waist, startling her. What the..?

"Thinking again?" Krillin's voice whispered in her ear. She only smiled mysteriously and looked back out at the ocean, at her daughter. I know you'll make the right choice Marron..

***

Now dry and relaxed, Trunks, Goten and Marron were resting on the beach, simply talking about their lives.

"Trunks-chan, I never get to see you anymore-- you're so busy all the time! We miss you.." Marron said quietly, blushing at the same time, but unknowingly sending a sharp pang through Goten's heart with her words.

Trunks sweatdropped, "You know how mother is.. I just want to skip work, but mom even went as far as to install a security system on my office specially designed for saiyans and frankly, I don't want to test it out just yet." Trunks shuddered, remembering the 'subtle warnings' his mother often gave him.

Marron smiled amusedly, but then noticed Goten with a faraway look on his face, "What about you Goten-chan? You look down-- what's wrong?"

"Maybe Paresu won't screw him." Trunks said jokingly, but immediately received a whack upside the head from Marron.

Goten smiled oddly, "That's not it Trunks." Trunks stopped chuckling and looked back up at his best friend. Goten was never this serious. "What's eating you?"

"I... I broke up with Paresu-- just a few hours before I arrived.." Marron gasped. Trunks' jaw was on the floor and he couldn't seem to get it back up. Trunks knew that Goten had the hots for Marron, but didn't think it was that serious. He loved Paresu, for Dende's sake!

Marron hugged Goten tightly. "I'm so sorry Goten-chan... It must have been hard for you..." Goten froze. Marron.. he thought longingly, but shook his head and smiled back at Marron as always. "Don't worry about me-- I'll be fine Marron-chan! It wasn't working out anyways..." A delicate scent caught his super saiyan nose. He sniffed, then realized it was Marron's hair. He inhaled the fresh, flowery scent of her silky blonde tresses and wondered why he never noticed her hair before-- she was beautiful without it anyways. He pulled away from Marron and gazed into her blue-emerald eyes, sparkling with confusion. At first, he had fallen for her because of her sweet personality and her kindness towards him and the others, but it was just now that he realized just how beautiful she was.

"Goten..." Marron's breath caught in her throat. A slow blush crept up on her face painted her cheeks a delicate rose color. The way he was looking at her-- she felt like a frightened deer caught in the headlights. She gasped when Goten's hands cupped her face and he leaned closer to her, so close to doing what she always wanted Trunks to do...

**FLASH!!!**

Trunks stood there before them, a camera in his hands and a smirk on his face. "Well, well, well... who knew..."

Goten immediately let go of Marron, who jumped about 6 feet into the air. He blushed, remembering what he just did, picked up his bag (filled with clothes, snacks, etc.), mumbled something that sounded like, "I'm sorry Marron..", and took off, leaving a very dazed Marron and a mischievious Trunks behind.

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^^; Ehhhh. That wasn't as good as I wanted it to be. It'll get better soon, I promise! I ask the kind people and the wise authors to review and offer me constructive critiscm.


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