A/N this is an A/U, couples featured will be cc/g and b/v maybe others if i feel like it. each chapter will be from a different characters view, it might be slow at first but it will pick up. I do not own DBZ or any of the characters they belong to their repective owners. plz read and review!

Chapter 1

(Epilogue)

Chichi stirred her mind cloudy as she began to wake up. Her large black eyes opened and she peered around the dimly lit room. SHE felt a little disorientated as she tried to sit up. For a moment she couldn't move more than a few inches from the mattress. Her body was stiff, she felt vaguely disconnected. After a few minutes had passed she could feel the blood rushing through her body and she regained control of her limbs.

The room was very cold, and the small lamp on the table next to the bed didn't quite illuminate the whole room. Chichi sat back against the pillows as her body gave out. Her limbs felt so heavy. From what she could see the room was bare except for the bed she was laying on and the table beside it. It didn't seem like her bedroom, or anywhere she had been before.

The curtains were open; she could see the large yellow moon outside. It was still dark outside. Maybe she had fallen asleep at b… what was her name? Chichi felt strange as her head started to spin. She couldn't think of her name, it was on the tip of her tongue but she couldn't recall it. Chichi closed her eyes hoping to calm the now rampant drumming in her ears, but it was no use. Instead she felt her self being lulled into sleep once again. She had one conscious thought before she fell asleep. Did Goku survive?

Chichi woke up, she wasn't sure how much time had passed. The curtains had been pinned to the side and rays of sunlight shone through the open window. She was still cold, she could feel goose bumps pucker along her skin. She now could see around the small room and she realized she was in the hospital.

She couldn't remember anything, she didn't know how she got there or pretty much anything other than who she was. Chichi tried to concentrate to think about her family, friends school… anything but her mind remained blank.

The door opened and a young woman came in. She had long hair that was pulled behind her in a high pony. She took a seat next to the bed her eyes wide. "Chichi you are awake?" she asked gently touching her arm.

Chichi recognized her face but she couldn't remember from where or her name. Chichi nodded un able to actually move her mouth to make words. Her jaw felt as if it was sewn shut and heavy.

"Don't try to talk Chichi, you've been in a coma for the past year. You probably don't have adequate control of your body and its functions yet." She smiled widely, "it'll take a few days, but you should make a full recovery."

The door opened and what chichi assumed was the doctor came in. The girl and him exchanged glances and she got up to leave. "hello Chichi, how are you feeling?" he asked setting down his clip board next to her.

Chichi tried to move her lips but they wouldn't function. "Oh foolish me," he said with a chuckle "I forget these things. I'll get a nurse in her to give you some water and a minor muscle relaxer. That should allow you to speak, or at least get you on your way faster."

He wrote something in his clipboard then sat her up. Chichi could do nothing but sit there mutely as he examined her. She thought he looked familiar also. But like the girl she couldn't place it. Her mind was in a jumbled mess and nothing was matching up.

"Well besides from a little stiffness, your body seems to still be in tip-top shape. After a few days your mind should catch up. I want you to rest and I'll have a nurse attend to you in a little while." With that he took his clipboard and walked out.

Chichi laid there unmoving, staring at the door. She had been in a coma for a year? What happened? How had she gotten into this predicament? Where was her father? She'd have to wait till she was herself again for those answers.

A nurse came in with a tray. On it was a tall glass of water and a needle with some green fluid in it. The nurse gave her a comforting smile as she set down her tray. "This won't hurt a bit, just close your eyes and relax." Chichi watched each move she made, somehow instantly wary of her.

The nurse gave her the shot in her right arm, and patted the small area with something that stung before she wrapped a bandage around it. Then she came to her and put the glass of water to her lips.

The first drops of water that flowed between her lips were heavenly. Her mouth was so dry and parched. Chichi gulped down the water hungrily, the soreness of her throat easing. She had finished all the water and was watching the nurse intently as she felt the tug of sleep . She had been alert just moments before and now her body was fighting with her to slip into unconsciousness. Chichi couldn't fight it for long as she slipped into a deep sleep.

That girl was there when she awoke. She was writing something in a notebook on her lap. When she noticed that she had awaken she looked up and smiled. "chichi, how are you feeling?"

Chichi frowned, "Oh-okay." Her mouth felt dry and her jaw clenched .

"you can talk now! That's great. You don't know how worried we were Chichi." She got up and helped her sit up. She looked so familiar, her voice, her hair everything about her, but she didn't know her.

"W..who are you?" it was hard getting the words out, but each time she did it seemed to loosen her muscles a little more and the awkward feeling was diminishing.

"I'm your friend, Bulma. Don't you remember?" no she didn't remember. But as she said her name chichi could see it. She had vague memories of her and someone else. Why couldn't she see it?

"Bulma….it's hard…I don't remember a lot." Chichi said taking in her full features. Her hair had been shorter before? She had memories of Bulma of going to school, visiting her house. Something just wasn't right though. Maybe something had happened to her to change her…?

"its ok chichi, the doctor said you might have temporary memory loss." She paused for a second her features guarded, "what do you remember? I'm not supposed to say anything to try and jog your memories."

" I don't remember much, I remember my father. Well I know I have a father I can see him but I can't place his name. And you.. I remember you and.." Chichi paused as a memory of Bulma her and a guy… someone Bulma must have been involved with because she was clinging to him.

"What else Chichi?" Bulma asked glancing down at her notebook. Somehow chichi felt uncomfortable with her now. Like she was watching every move and recording her words.

"Vegeta? I think that's…yes Vegeta…who is he?" Bulma froze noticeably in her seat, her pencil hovering over the paper.

"I don't know. Are you sure that's what you remember?" she asked a frown on her face. Her eyes seemed blank and too large for her face.

Chichi closed hers for a moment. Vegeta and Bulma. Yes she was remembering correctly. Vegeta had come from somewhere … Bulma liked him a lot… why couldn't she remember everything? Why would Bulma pretend that she didn't know Vegeta? Maybe they got into a fight and she was just mad? Chichi decided she wouldn't mention his name again.

Chichi shook her head and laid back down, "I DON'T know what I'm thinking, my head is like a bowl of porridge."

Bulma nodded and scribbled something in her notepad. "your father is the Ox King. Well he was." Her voice got low, " The explosion that put you in a coma, took your father's life." She said sadly, "I'm sorry chichi."

Chichi laid there her eyes slowly filling with tears. It was silent in the room as she quietly cried. She didn't remember him much, but he was her father. He had been dead a year and she hadn't been able to mourn.

"you can stay with us chichi, you know my mom loves you. Plus we have plenty of room." Bulma's voice was a low monotone, no evidence of emotion whatsoever. She was scribbling something else in her book. "Just think about it, chichi." She got up to leave.

Chichi could see the explosion now, could see her father pulling her from the burning rafter, trying to get her out . then there was someone else…who…? His face slowly came into focus. "what happened to Goku? Did he make it?"

For a moment Bulma was quiet, " Who is Goku?" She asked from the doorway, "I think you should rest some more chichi." The door opened and chichi could hear a muted conversation on the other side.

The door opened and the nurse came in with a syringe of green liquid. She smiled at her and went about administering the shot. After a few moments chichi again began to fall asleep.

When chichi awoke, she was not in the hospital. She looked around the large furnished room. On the wall were pictures of Bulma and her family. She must be at Bulma's house. How did she get there? Last thing she remembered was talking to the doctor and then the nurse giving her water. Her mind was a big muddle of images.

Chichi felt better, a lot better then she had at the hospital. She got up out of the bed and walked in a small circle. Her body felt completely normal. Well the doctor had said it would only take a few days to get back into the habit of using her limbs. That was good, she would go home tomorrow and see her father, he must be missing her by now.

"ANY improvement?"

"no, her brain functions have increased tremendously, but no signs of cognitive thought or movement."

"keep on it, we must find a way to revive her."

"Yes ma'am."