The day after their arrival…
- Damned gnats! screamed Pan. I have enough of them!
- They find you attractive, said Bra, laughing. You'd better be happy that someone finally thinks that you're pretty.
- Shut up, you! That's not funny! Why am I the only one that they eat? That's unfair!
- Lunch is ready! said Marron, in the kitchen. We have hotdogs! Hum… Well, the bread is maybe a little bit burned…
- Perfect, grumbled Pan.
They ate the "very" burned hotdogs in silence. Finally, Goten proposed to go swim in the river.
- There's no gnat there, he told Pan.
- Good! I'm for that!
- Me too, said Bra and Trunks in the same time.
- Ok for me too, nodded Marron.
So they went to the river. The water was hot enough and they had a lot of fun. Goten, Trunks and Pan made a contest; who could stay in the water the longest. But it was so long that Bra and Marron pulled them out of the water, tired of waiting.
- God! We're so good here, said Pan. There's no gnat and the water is so good…
- Yeah… That's so beautiful, here, whispered Bra, in Goten's arms.
Pan slowly swam toward Trunks, with an enigmatic smile on the lips. The young man took her by the waist and smiled. He kissed her. Goten and Bra had disappear…
Marron sighed. She was the only girl here without boyfriend. She was in love, but the guy she loved already had a girlfriend and it wasn't her … She slowly swam away, sad.
Later, near of the chalet…
- Aaahh! Those gnats are everywhere! I won't have blood anymore at the end of the week!
- Stop scream like that, said Trunks. You have a so good blood, it's normal they are all around you.
- I don't think it's funny!
- We have five more days to pass here, said Goten, with a smile. It's gonna be fun for you, Pan.
- Shut up! Aah! Another one!
- Help me to start the fire, someone, said Bra. I can't do it alone!
- Weak girl, said Trunks.
He used a small energetic attack to start the fire and soon flames appeared. Marron distributed marshmallow and sticks and they all sat around the fire, in silence.
- Damn gnats, grumbled Pan, frustrated.
- I'll protect you, said Trunks.
He passed an arm around her shoulders and smiled. Pan smiled too and lied her head on Trunks' shoulder. Bra and Goten got closer, Marron sadly looked the fire. Once again, she felt very alone.
Trunks caressed Pan's check with a finger, lost in his thoughts. It was really nice, but something was disturbing the atmosphere. The others didn't seem to notice that, but Trunks just was feeling more bad while the time passed. Pan sweetly sighed and smiled. She was so happy and she felt so good, against him. Even those damn gnats couldn't ruin that.
- Eh! Wasn't that a drop of water? asked Bra.
- I felt nothing, said Goten.
- Ah! I received one too, said Pan, jumping on her feet. It begins to rain!
And suddenly, rain was really falling, and it fell hard. They ran into the chalet just when the thunder began.
- Well, there are no more gnats, said Pan.
- What can we do, now? asked Goten. I don't want to go to bed now.
- Well… We can play cards, said Marron.
- … Huh… There is really nothing else?
- No, sighed Bra. We didn't thought about the rain, so we didn't bring something to do, else than cards.
- Well… In that case, we don't really have the choice…
They sat around the table and began to play. Outside, it was a real storm and Bra was jumping at every thunderclap. After fifteen minutes, they had enough of cards.
- I'm too tired 'cause of the gnats, said Pan. I'm going to sleep. Good night.
- I'm going too, said Marron. Good night…
- Too bad, said Goten. Damn storm.
They finally all went to bed and, after only thirty minutes, everybody was asleep, except Marron.
She was thinking about the boy of her dreams and she was too sad to sleep because of him. Why did he get that little girl? Why wasn't it her? Next to Marron, Pan and Bra were deeply asleep and they breathed together. In the next room, Trunks and Goten were asleep too and Trunks already felt of his bed.
Like she really couldn't sleep, Marron got up and walked slowly out of the girls' bedroom. She hesitated, but finally pushed the boys' room's door and entered. She saw Goten, gently asleep in his bed, and Trunks, in a very weird position on the floor. She had a little smile. He was so cute. He just looked like a little boy. Trunks…
Marron sighed and returned to her bed. The storm was bigger and the thunder shook the chalet's walls. Suddenly, there was a lightning quite close of the chalet and Bra woke up with a little scream.
- What was it? What was that light?
- Just a lightning, said Marron, not very expressively. You can sleep. There is no danger.
- Ok… Good n…
She was already asleep. Marron sighed again. Couldn't she sleep like that too? No, of course, she couldn't sleep so easily, with her love in the next room and the fact that she knew that she couldn't have him. She was so sad…
After more than one hour, she still wasn't asleep, so she got up again. She didn't go to the boys' bedroom this time, but went to the living room and looked the storm by the window. There was a long moment with just a big rain and she got sadder. All her thought was for the love she couldn't have. A tear ran on her check, then two, then three, and so more…
Suddenly, there was a big light appeared, followed by an incredible noise. The chalet shook and Marron suddenly stopped to cry, because she got a very bad feeling. She ran to the garret to be sure of her impression and screamed: the chalet really caught fire! Her scream awoke Goten and he walked very slowly to the stairs.
- What do you do there? he asked, still in his dream.
- FIRE!! The chalet caught fire! Go awake the others! GO!
- Y… Yes!
Goten gave a feet kick to Trunks' face, took Bra and Pan by the arm and ran out of the chalet. The entire roof was in flames. Trunks rejoined them outside.
- Where is Marron? asked Bra.
- Not still in the… began Goten.
- I'm going to search her, said Trunks. Stay here!
- Trunks! screamed Pan, but the young man was already at the chalet's door and he entered.
Trunks had smog in his eyes and he didn't really see where he was going, but he went on and screamed Marron's name. He finally heard her: she was still in the garret and was prisoner because the stairs was in flames.
- Marron! I come, don't move!
- No, you'll be burn! Go out of here!
- I won't let you here!
He tried to rejoin her, but the flames were too big and he couldn't jump or fly or anything. Marron was condemned. When he realized that, he looked at her and slowly shook his head.
- Good bye, Trunks, said Marron, tears running on her checks.
- Marron… Don't die…
- I can't do anything else. But run away, or you'll burn too.
- I won't let you! Marron!
- Please, Trunks! Rejoin Pan, Bra and Goten! You can't help me and you know that! So leave me…
- But…
She looked at him, with so much sadness and love that Trunks felt a tear on his check. He was cold, in spite of all the flames around him.
- I love you, she whispered. Rejoin Pan, now.
She turned her head and screamed when the roof felt on her. Trunks ran away very fast and rejoin the others.
- Where's Marron? screamed Bra.
Then she saw the tears on her brother's eyes.
- No…
- I couldn't help her…
Bra began to cry, Goten took her in his arms, Pan shook her head. The chalet was completely in fire and Marron was probably death… Suddenly, with an incredible uproar, the chalet collapsed. Bra screamed. Trunks took Pan in his arms and him and Goten started to fly far, far away of this place…
Trunks felt Pan's tears on his neck. He remembered that they were in love together. He remembered what Marron said: "I love you. Rejoin Pan, now". He pressed Pan against him and smile, with sadness but with a weird feeling too: gratitude…
He'd never realized it, but he loved Marron as much as he loved Pan. He always had this weird impression, when he was kissing Pan or just holding her, that something wasn't right. He always felt something disturbing, but he didn't knew what. Now he knew: it was his feelings for Marron. Now, she was death and even if he was very sad, his love for Pan could entirely explode. Marron understood that before him: she was death to let him love.
- Marron… whispered Trunks. I'll miss you, but thank you so much…
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