Illicit Love

a/n: Hi everyone! Yes, I'm back with another story. If you want to know the status of my other ones, you'll have to check my profile page which I finally updated. But anyways, this story has been sitting in my vault for a long time (over 4 years to be exact). I've been waiting for the right moment to dedicate some time to it so I could update weekly, or I'll probably switch it up. Update this one week, update Soulless Eyes the next week, and so forth. Anyways, I've done enough talking. Prepare yourselves.

Also, thank you GVLuver for being my beta!

I do NOT own Dragonball/Z/GT. All rights go to Akira Toriyama.

PROLOGUE

He began to slowly ascend into the air on his fluffy cloud Nimbus, staring down at the townspeople that had gathered to see him off. He waved eagerly at them, not because he was excited to leave this town. He just had to keep moving to find his grandpa's dragonball. And to find it, he had to get the dragonball radar fixed by Bulma as soon as possible. Android 8 called out to him, grinning from ear to ear as he shouted his goodbye up to him. He could barely hear; however, his attention immediately became fixated upon the girl looking up at him with such a dispirited expression. There was a hint of sadness in her abysmal dark eyes and he couldn't understand why. What had troubled her so?

"Don't forget. Never let those Red Ribbon Army guys get you down!" Suno boldly called out to him, with her fists firmly by her side.

Her speaking reassured Goku that it was nothing to worry about. He broadly smiled, waving bye as he said, "I never let anything get me down!" He then focused his eyes on everyone, "I'm really going to miss all of you guys. Now off to West City. Go Nimbus Go."

Nimbus heaved itself to take off, but abruptly came to a stop as a voice called out, "Goku!"

The cloud lowered down as if it had read its master's mind. The same master who had fallen face down onto the cloud as a result of them coming to a sudden halt. Once Nimbus was at eye level, Goku picked his head up to face Suno.

"Don't forget to come back and visit! Or else, I'll come to one of those tournament things you told me about last night!" Suno threatened, prompting Goku to grin in response. Seeing his expression, Suno smirked herself and pointed in the air, "And also, west city is that way."

"Oh yeah," Goku scratched the back of his head as he awkwardly chuckled. Then in a rush he yelled, "See ya!" before Nimbus zoomed off in that direction.

"Watch out for trees!" Suno warned before the little girl deeply sighed at the small disappearing figure in the sky.

About 3 years later

It was time. It was time for her to meet the one who had promised to make her his bride. She had come to this tournament for that specific reason. Not too long ago, her eighteenth birthday passed and as the policy for the Ox Kingdom, she had to choose a suitor. Of course, her friends and servants wanted her to pick a Prince from the lineup her father had given her. They even attempted to discourage her by saying things like, "He was just a child" or "He couldn't have meant what he said." And even her father, out of all people, seemed very apprehensive about the promise Goku had made her.

But she wasn't. She knew for sure that her husband-to-be would not forget about her no matter how many years it had been since they last saw each other. Yes! She would walk up to him, their eyes would lock and he would take her into his arms whispering affectionately in her ear, "Chichi, I've missed you!"

And then… Chichi cuffed her face with her hands, pleasantly squeezing her eyes shut while blushing at the fantasies that had taken a hold of her mind. "Oh Chichi, you have to find him first," she told herself.

In the many competitors among her, she squinted, searching the crowd for him. Her eyes scanned across a tall man with a hideous green complexion wearing a turban, a talking obese fox, another talking animal that looked like an overgrown cat….a bald midget whose head sparkled like a dragonball and then….

There! She saw him. Even though he had gotten so tall and developed broad shoulders, with that hair defying Newton's laws of physics, she could clearly see it was her beloved Goku. She frantically glanced down at her purple kimono to dust off any lint or particle that might be lingering. She adjusted her magenta colored belt around her waist before quickly moving her hands up to check and make sure not a hair was out of place on her head. Once that was in order, she took a step towards her beloved Goku. Nothing could describe the feeling she had right now. Her heart was racing madly, bumping up against her chest as if it was about to shatter her ribcage. She couldn't seem to move over fast enough and tap him on his shoulders. She was really about to do it! She was about to finally talk to her future husband.

"Do I know you?"Goku asked as he turned around to face the beauty.

In response she raised her voice, drawing the attention of the surrounding competitors and staff members.

"Are you okay, was it something I said?" Goku panicked trying to calm her down. "You're a very strange girl."

"What a dream!" Yamacha gasped as he watched the scene before him.

"Strange as in wonderful. She's so beautiful" Krillin added.

"Wow who is she?" Yamacha asked.

"Come on Goku," Krillin said giving Goku the side eye and playful elbow jab, "We're your pals. You can tell us."

Goku shrugged his shoulders as the girl before him continued to rant.

"Was she a part of your difficult training?! Just what have you been up to for the past three years?! Goku, training for a tournament isn't a game you know?! Didn't you learn the word disciplinnnnnne!" Krillin shouted as he grasped Goku's collar with both hands.

"Excuse me," she interrupted before pulling Goku away from Krillin to give him a hug. Goku was going to break out of such an awkward embrace and being touched by someone he didn't know, until she whispered something in his ear. Krillin and Yamacha, much like everyone else, were standing around dumbfounded.

He pulled back, placing his hands on her shoulders to look her in the face. "You're… Oh!"

"You finally remember! That's great! I swear Goku you said you'd visit but you never did." Goku did a sheepish smile in response. "I'll talk to you later! I have to get back to helping. I'm a staff member this year."

"See you later Suno!" Goku waved as he did his signature Son smile.

An announcer then came over the intercom, "Attention Contestants. Sorry to have kept you waiting. We will now begin the Preliminary rounds. Please gather at the center of the room" The crowd of martial arts fighters began to gather in one area. The announcer continued to speak, "I'd like to thank all of you for your support of the Martial Arts Society. As you know the world martial arts tournament is held every three years…."

Chichi drowned out the speaker and everything that was happening around her. There were small tears welling in her eyes that she had to desperately fight off. She couldn't believe it. He's with some girl now. That's why he had forgotten about her! Her! Whom he had promised to make his bride! Rage and heartache began to eat away at Chichi's heart, consuming her next actions and mind to the point where the only thought that ran through her mind was that she would win this tournament to make him pay!

"Miss Anonymous, are you ready? The match is about to start!" the staff asked. Chichi nodded her head, attempting to rid herself of any thoughts. Before her, there was a typical looking martial arts guy, wearing the same old white robe and black belt. He was an average looking heavy set guy with short black hair. As soon as the announcer told her to start, she immediately went to attack him. Rage overshadowed her heartache, making her strikes fierce and powerful. She was attacking as if the one before her was Goku, not some normal fighter. And she knew he was watching. She could feel his eyes bearing into her side.

"What skill! I think she is stronger than Launch! I wonder who she is," Krillin said to his friends who stood beside him.

"I have no idea but I feel like I have seen her somewhere before," Goku replied.

"I wouldn't be surprised. But that memory of yours is horrible," Suno stated, walking up to playful nudge Goku. He chuckled and turned to face her.

Chichi saw all this in her peripheral. Instead of enraging her further, her heart suddenly felt heavy, sinking to the pits of her stomach. In place of vomit, a tight and firm knot had found its way to her throat. No amount of swallowing could remove it and alleviate this feeling. Him and that girl…. What does she have that I don't?! He promised to be mine, not hers…. Her vision momentarily became cloudy. And her bottom lip wanted to quiver. I guess…my friends and servants were right. Now what am I going to do?! I had come here just to meet him. He had promised me!

"The winner of the match is Ken'ichi!" The announcer called out. Chichi frantically moved her head from side to side to look around and realized that she had fallen backwards and off the stage. Now that she think about it, while she was wondering about Goku she was allowing herself to be cornered until she fell on her own accord.

She glanced over to her side to see Krillin nodding his head in disappointment. "Man, she could've won. Her opponent was an easy win from the looks of it."

"It just goes to show girls aren't cut out for this." Yamcha added.

"I mean, give Miss Anonymous her props. At least she came here. It doesn't matter if she didn't make it far, right Goku?" Suno said, looking for him to agree with her.

"Yeah.." Goku absentmindedly agreed, "She wasn't focused and she could work on her technique. It's a shame she lost 'cause she is strong."

Suno almost rolled her eyes, "Well enough talking about her, your match is up soon. I'll take you to the right ring." She grabbed Goku's arm before he could say anything else and guided him. Krillin and Yamcha followed behind, ready to see the progress their friend had made in the last few years.

"Hey Miss Anonymous are you okay?" the staff member asked as he extended her hand to help her up. He had obstructed her view of them.

She snapped her head away from him and got up, dusting herself off. "I'm fine. I was just about to leave."

"You can stay and watch. You don't have to leave just yet."

She glanced around the staff member to see Suno still holding on to Goku, guiding him through the crowd. The persistent lump appeared in her throat again. She immediately turned towards the exit "What I came for….. It doesn't matter anymore since I lost it." The staff member didn't know what to say, thus he allowed a heartbroken Chichi to leave through the exit.

a/n: Dun dun dunnnnn. What you think? I know, I know…. Some of you may hate me for this, and I do apologize but this had to be done. Also, did you know that in the episode Yamacha Vs Tien in Dragonball, there is a girl that looks like Suno in the crowd, while Ooolong was searching for Master Roshi? That plus the fact that people think Suno is a better match, led me to create this story. Thanks for reading!