Chichi stared at the roof of her home. She had collapsed while cleaning and she knew it was her time. It wasn't that she was incredibly old, no. It was because she just couldn't keep going. She had lived her life as the housewife her mother had beaten into her to be. She gave up her fighting ways to make her mother proud yet she ruined lives.
Tears came to Chichi's eyes.
Gohan had gone off at Chichi just before he had left her home the other night.
"I'm just saying Pan should go to a private school. Think of her education" Chichi said.
"That's all you care about! I want Pan to have a childhood I never had because of you!" Gohan yelled.
"Gohan, I only-"
"You never accepted what dad and I were! You couldn't accept that dad and I were Saiyans! Fighting was in our blood but all you wanted was for dad to get a job and for me to study. I had no time to just be a kid! God, no wonder dad never wanted to come back! It's all your fault! I hate you!" Gohan yelled, storming out. Chichi could only stare after her son.
"Oh Gohan…" Chichi sobbed, tears falling from her eyes. A bitter laugh left her mouth.
"Even after you've died mother, you've ruined my life. No, you've helped me ruin it. In the end, it was me. It always was, it always will be" Chichi said, breaking into sobs at the end.
"And I'm going to die alone…" Chichi whispered.
"Harpy!" She heard a yell from the front.
"Oh you have got to be kidding me" Chichi groaned as she wept. She heard Vegeta enter.
"Please Vegeta, don't come in" Chichi pleaded. She heard him hesitate before he came in anyway. When he saw her on the ground, he picked up his pace.
"Harpy, what are you doing?" Vegeta asked. Chichi rolled her eyes.
"Well, at least I won't die alone after all" Chichi said, smiling at him. He picked her up.
"I'll take you to the hospital" He said but Chichi shook her head.
"No. I want to go. There's nothing left here" Chichi said.
"What about your sons?" Vegeta asked.
"What about them? They're better off without me, we both know that. Hell, the whole world knows that" Chichi said. "Let me pass in my home, the place I've spent most of my life" Chichi said. Vegeta placed her on the couch.
"You know, I've wasn't been a hard bitch my whole life" Chichi said. "When I was only 3, my mother started trying to make me act like a lady. If I didn't, she'd beat it into me, forcing me to bend at her will" Chichi said. Vegeta's eyes widened.
"I know, right? I, Son Chichi, was beaten as a child to be the perfect lady. Fucking bitch tormented and ruined my childhood and everyone was none the wiser since our sessions were private. When my dad would leave the castle, I begged to go with him. When he did take me, boy did I go wild. I ran around, climbed trees, swam nude, let my hair down, anything to feel free! That's why I ran around in a pathetic bikini armour" Chichi said. "Then one day, my mom got sick. You'd think her dying words would be something inspiring, or advice or something to help me right? Guess what her last words to me were?" Chichi asked.
"Chichi, I hate you. This is all your fault. It always is and always will be"
Vegeta stared at her.
"And you know what, she was right. It's my fault she got sick, it's my fault Goku never came back, it's my fault Gohan hates me and it's my fault Goten never comes home" Chichi said, breaking into tears.
"Gohan doesn't hate you woman" Vegeta scoffed.
"Really? I believe the last thing he said to me was 'God, no wonder dad never wanted to come back! It's all your fault! I hate you'. If that's not hate, then I don't know what is" Chichi said. She smiled at Vegeta.
"I'm glad I didn't die alone" Chichi said. "I'm glad I was able to talk to someone as I passed" Chichi said.
"Can you tell the boys that I'm sorry I was such a bad mother? I tried. I'd never had a real mother of my own so I had to just do it" Chichi said. "Tell them I'm sorry I failed as a mother and a wife and that I'm sorry I was the reason their father didn't come back" Chichi said, tears welling in her eyes. "Tell them I love them and I'm sorry" Chichi repeated as she cried. She started sobbing. "I'm sorry. Oh god, I am so sorry!" Chichi wailed. Her weak body shook as she broke down.
"I didn't mean to make them hate me. I tried. Really, I did!" Chichi cried. When her breathing calmed down, she looked at Vegeta.
"Please, bury me at the peak of the mountain, so I can watch over everyone and be close to the stars" Chichi whispered to Vegeta. He nodded and she smiled at him through her tears.
"I promise, I'll save you a spot in heaven Vegeta. Thank you" Chichi whispered. Her smile fell and her eyes closed and she was gone. Vegeta picked her up and walked to the top of Mt. Paozu. Firing a Ki blast at the ground, he made a grave. He placed Chichi in it. He stared at her for a bit.
"You were a strong woman, harpy" Vegeta stated. He buried her and found a large stone, shaped it into a rectangle and stabbed it into the ground. He used his nail to carve into it.
Son Chichi.
He stood back and stared. He saw a flower bush and walked to it. He picked a gold daffodil, something that reminded him of Chichi and placed it on her grave. He was suddenly filled with anger before he took off towards his home, flaring up to Super Saiyan 4. He flew in through his home where he felt Bulma having a party. Goten was always at their house since he was dating Bra. Vegeta busted down the door and everyone jumped in surprise.
"Vegeta!" Bulma screamed.
"Dad, what the hell are you doing!" Trunks yelled. Vegeta found who was looking for and grabbed Gohan and Goten by the neck.
"Ve…ge…ta…" Gohan wheezed, clawing at his hands. Vegeta burst through the roof, heading towards Chichi's grave.
Tien, Piccolo, Bulma, Trunks, Bra, Videl, Marron, Krillin, 18, 17, Pan and Yamcha followed him.
"Vegeta, what are you doing!" Goten yelled, wriggling around. Vegeta said nothing as he landed. Everyone landed behind him.
"Vegeta, what-?" Gohan never finished because Vegeta threw them to the ground. They coughed and spluttered.
"Dad, what is up!" Bra yelled. He powered down to normal.
"Vegeta, mind explaining what's going on? Why are we on Mt. Paozu?" Bulma asked. She had come with Trunks since she couldn't fly.
"Look forward" Vegeta said. Gohan and Goten looked up and their eyes widened.
"What-?"
"A grave?" Goten asked. They read the tombstone.
"Is this some sick joke?" Gohan spat. Vegeta kicked him.
"Dad!" Trunks yelled.
"This isn't some sick joke. Chichi is dead!" He yelled. He heard gasps behind him and the two boys stared at him in shock.
"She passed away about half an hour ago, you fucking ungrateful punk!" Vegeta hissed, kicking Gohan in the face.
"Stop hurting my dad!" Pan yelled.
"Not until he feels what his mother did!" Vegeta growled. "You disgust me! After everything your mother has done for you, both of you!" He yelled.
"Dad, what are you talking about?" Trunks asked. Bulma walked forward and touched the tombstone.
"Tell them Gohan. What was the last thing you said to your mother?" Vegeta asked. Gohan's eyes widened and he looked down.
"Bro, what's he talking about?" Goten asked.
"Tell them all how you yelled at your mother! Tell them what you said, punk!" Vegeta growled, grabbing Gohan by the back of the neck again and holding him up to look at everyone.
"What did you say?" Videl asked.
"Tell them exactly what you said!" Vegeta hissed.
"Dad?" Pan asked. Tears came to his eyes.
"I told her it was her fault dad didn't come back and that I hated her!" Gohan yelled. Some of them gasped.
"Bro…how could you?" Goten asked.
"I hope you're both happy" Vegeta snarled. "She died knowing you hated her, that it was her fault Kakarott didn't come back and that she was a horrible mother"
"But she wasn't!" Goten cried.
"She doesn't know that now does she?" Vegeta asked.
"Let me tell you what she told me" Vegeta said. "She said to tell you two she was sorry she was such a bad mother and that she tried. She never had a real mother so she tried to raise you the best she could. She's sorry she failed as a mother and a wife and that she's sorry Kakarott didn't come back. She said she loves you and that she's sorry. Then, she started bawling, repeating she was sorry. She said she tried" Vegeta said.
"What did she mean she never had a real mother?" Yamcha asked.
"Harpy was beaten as a kid to be the perfect housewife by her mother" Vegeta said. "Her last words to harpy before she died was that she hated the harpy and that it was the harpies fault. Always was and always will be" Vegeta said.
"You proud, kid?" Vegeta asked. "She blames herself. She would have died alone if I hadn't shown up when I did" Vegeta said. He looked at Goten.
"If you treated your mother like shit, I don't won't you near my daughter" He said, spinning around.
"But daddy-" Bra complained but shut up as soon as she saw Vegeta glaring down at his daughter dangerously. He had never looked at her like that. He always treated her like a princess. She backed down instantly. He faced forward and took off.