Hello! So this is a collection of one-shots that happen in my AU. For everyone that has read my other story, That Golden Fighter, it's the same AU. If you haven't read it, well, it's not necessary to read that story to understand the whole thing.

Basically, Frieza didn't destroy Planet Vegeta, but instead he destroyed its surface so it would serve as a reminder to the universe of what would happen if he was defied. Saiyans hid in underground tunnels made by the Tuffles (thanks to Bardock and his visions), and they survived. Goku was sent to Earth before this happened, but he spent five years on Planet Vegeta before leaving to Earth. Pretty much everything happened like it did in Dragon Ball, but with some few differences that will be addressed in these stories.

If you want a more detailed explanation on this alternate universe, check my profile. Hopefully it'll help. :)

Hope you enjoy!

When Chi-Chi first met Goku, she was a rather sheltered girl. She didn't really know much of the world. She was a daddy's girl, and all she knew was that her home was in a mountain burning in flames. She didn't really have much friends, but she had her father, and for the longest time, that was all she needed. She couldn't really remember her mom, who had died of a sickness shortly after she was born, but she would've liked to meet her. Fortunately, her father managed to make up for her mother's absence, although sometimes Chi-Chi still found herself wondering.

It was obvious her dad loved her mom. It was unfortunate something like a sickness would've brought her mother down. It was really sad, and she knew her father still missed his wife. Chi-Chi was a romantic—she'd always has been—and she always hoped that, whoever the love of her life was, she wouldn't lose him in such a horrific way.

She couldn't say she knew many people, because after he lost his wife and the mountain went up on flames, Ox-King gained a reputation that scared even the bravest of men. So Chi-Chi didn't really get to meet anyone. She didn't mind, but she'd always wondered about whoever the love of her life may be.

It was when she was around twelve when she first him. Son Goku had caught her eye almost as soon as she'd met him. The wild, unruly black hair and the monkey-like tail weren't really common, but maybe those were some of the things that attracted her to him. And then there was his personality; his bravery, the fact he'd been nice enough to help her and her father (although it was true he and his friends would gain something out of it) and that he'd been strong and even charming in his own, weird way. Granted, she'd been just a kid and she'd had a huge infatuation, but after Goku left with his friends and she stayed back with her father to rebuild their home and build their kingdom, she couldn't forget him.

She didn't see or hear about Goku for months. She guessed it was to be expected; it's not like they met for over a day or anything, but the hopeless romantic part of her wished that he would appear back into her life. When she finally heard about him, it was about the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament. Apparently, Master Roshi had taken him in, like he'd said he would, and he'd trained Goku and this other guy and they'd both participated in the tournament. Goku had almost won, but he'd lost in the finals against a guy named Jackie Chun.

After that, she didn't really hear about him anymore until some day he just came into her village to visit. Apparently, he hadn't forgotten about her like she'd feared. The fact that he even bothered to come visit her made her heart sing out of joy. They'd hung out by the lake that day, eating apples and just talking about random things—about life in general—until eventually, Goku left again.

He didn't disappear forever though. After that time, he came to visit more often. He came every now and then—every couple of months—to hang out with her at her kingdom. Goku would tell her stories—tell her what he's been up to. He'd apparently taken down the Red Ribbon Army along his friends—something Chi-Chi couldn't say surprised her, because this was Goku—and then Master Roshi told him to travel around the world for training.

Goku did visit his friends a lot—probably way more frequently than he did visit her—and Master Roshi looked over his progress before giving some tips of advice, giving him a new objective, something to improve in, and then Goku was off again, travelling around the world. The fact that he'd bothered to even visit her considering all that made her heart swell.

Goku told her stories about the places he'd visited, the things he'd gotten himself into. He also talked a lot about his friends. She remembered Bulma and Oolong. She remembered Yamcha and even Puar as well, who somehow ended up being friends with Goku for some reason. As for everyone else, she'd gathered that Krillin—the other pupil of Master Roshi—was Goku's best friend, and that Launch was a girl that had two personalities. He seemed to trust her enough to share those stories with her, and she was glad.

In fact, he seemed to trust her enough that one time, after several visits, he'd told her the truth about his heritage. At first it was hard for her to believe it, that he was an alien out of all things, but then she remembered it was Goku—and everything is possible when it comes to Goku—and she believed his every word. And that new information didn't make her crush disappear; if anything, it made it stronger. The new knowledge she had about Goku made her more curious, wanting to learn more about the boy that she still had a crush on. She didn't know whether he felt the same way, but he seemed to like spending time with her and that was good enough.

Shortly after that, he 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament was coming closer and Goku suggested she should join. She'd laughed, knowing full well that she'd never be able to beat him—the few times they'd sparred together, he'd beaten her easily—but Goku seemed adamant that she would do good in a tournament. She guessed that, perhaps she could train herself and be ready for the 23rd one. So she'd asked her father to train her, and he'd happily agreed.

She didn't go to the 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament, but she did keep up with everything that was going on. She watched the TV, listened to the radio, cheering in her heart for Goku and the Turtle School. She was disappointed when Tien Shinhan won, but Goku hadn't seem upset from what she saw on TV, so that made it okay.

Soon enough, the whole Piccolo ordeal happened, and naturally King Piccolo's minions who were after the Earth's warriors went after her father. Luckily they were able to escape and make it out alive, something they were both thankful for. Hearing that King Piccolo was defeated were the greatest news she could've ever heard, apparently he'd been defeated by a Mysterious Boy. People speculated a lot on who may this boy be, but Chi-Chi was pretty sure she knew who had defeated King Piccolo.

She didn't see or hear about Goku for three years. She wondered what was up with that, and a part of her was hurt that he'd just disappeared on her. But she knew she wasn't the only important thing in Goku's life; perhaps he was busy, perhaps he was training to be stronger, and she couldn't blame him considering he'd beaten King Piccolo.

She still trained to fight in the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament. She had this feeling Goku would show up again—to finally be able to win the tournament—and she wanted to see him again. It was only fair; so far, he'd been the one who came to visit her, so it was about time that the roles were reversed and she went to visit him.

When she went to register for the tournament, she called herself Anonymous. For no reason other than the fact that she didn't want people to know her name and follow her. She knew how the press could follow someone, because they did try to follow Goku and his friends a lot. She didn't want that to happen to her—to have her home suddenly filled with cameras and having everyone know everything about her—so she figured that if people didn't know her name, they wouldn't be able to find her. Or at least, it'd be harder for them to.

She'd first seen Goku again during the preliminaries, where she saw him standing with his four friends, talking among themselves. She smiled, couldn't help but think he looked even better than he did three years ago, and walked up to him, patting him on the shoulder to get his attention. She greeted him happily, but she hadn't expected him to blink and ask her if he knew her. It upset her, but instead of storming off like some spoiled brat, she decided to just jog his memory. It has been three years; there was no way he'd forgotten about her that quickly.

"I'm hurt. You really don't remember me? I know three years is a long time, but I don't think it's long enough to forget someone, especially not a friend."

Goku stared at her blankly for a few seconds, but then he seemed to remember her. "Chi-Chi?!" He looked shocked, but then a grin formed in his face. "Woah, I can't believe it! You've changed so much; I couldn't even recognize you!"

It was certainly a relief to see that Goku hadn't forgotten about her, he'd just hadn't recognized her. She couldn't blame him, she guessed; she did look more grown up than she had three years ago. Same went for him, but with that hair and his tail, it was kind of hard not to recognize him.

She'd finally been introduced to Goku's friends who she had heard so much about. She hadn't been aware that Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu were now friends with Goku, but she'd accepted it. They'd all been nice to her—apparently, Goku had told them about her, too—and for the rest of the preliminaries, as well as the tournament, she hung out with them.

Her first battle in the actual tournament had been against Goku, and she'd known right then and there she was bound to lose. She didn't want to make it easy for him though; she wanted to show him just how much she'd progressed. It was a bit disappointing to see that even now, she was nowhere near Goku's league, but he told her he was surprised at how much she'd progressed, with that grin of his, and that had been good enough. Okay, so maybe she was completely out classed by pretty much everyone in this tournament, but she was one of the very few women who had made it into the tournament finals, and Goku acknowledged her improvement, so all in all, it was good.

She was amazed by every single fight, but it was in the tournament finals—when Goku fought against the one who was apparently King Piccolo's reincarnation—that she truly felt fear. And then she finally understood why he hadn't visited these last years; he'd known he'd face Piccolo, and he'd been training himself for it. She couldn't really blame him for that. She would've hated to distract him from something as important as that. She'd genuinely feared for Goku's life during the fight, and she'd known right then and there that she loved him—that it wasn't just a childish crush anymore, she was actually in love with him—and she didn't want to lose him.

After the tournament ended, she'd spent a lot of time hanging out with Goku. She didn't know if he felt the same way she did, but that was okay, because he was still alive and he was with her. He'd trained her a bit, helped her improve her technique, even taught her how to fly. These were the moments she cherished the most; just him and her. Apparently though, he'd developed feelings for her as well because a few weeks after the tournament later they were dating. His friends were surprised, teased him completely about it, but they seemed happy for them. And she was on cloud nine. It was like a dream come true.

It was around this time though, that the press managed to get her name and suddenly everyone knew about her relationship with Goku. So much for being Anonymous, but she couldn't bring herself to care anymore.

A couple of months of dating later, and they were getting married. Chi-Chi had always dreamed about having a wedding, and Goku hadn't minded. Okay, so maybe they were going a bit too fast, but neither of them could bring themselves to care, because they wanted this. And it wasn't like they didn't know each other anyway. They'd been friends for years. Perhaps it was a long time coming. The wedding was amazing—her father had truly outdone himself—and she loved every single minute of it. Goku didn't look too comfortable in the tux he had to wear, but he looked happy, and that was what mattered.

Of course the press found out about it and made a big deal out of it, but they hadn't really bothered to keep up with the tabloids anyway.

They decided to live in 439 East District in Mount Paozu, beside Grandpa Gohan's house, because that was Goku's home and the place was beautiful. Yes, it was far from society, but when you had Nimbus and you could fly, distance didn't really matter anymore. They didn't spend all their time in East District though; they went to gatherings at Kame House and Capsule Corporation, and sometimes they travelled to random places on their own. Goku's friends visited frequently, and so did her father, and it was a marvelous life.

So maybe having a baby hadn't been in their plans—perhaps it was a bit too soon for both of them; they were only nineteen, and they didn't really have normal families to begin with—but they'd been happy nevertheless. It was their baby, and they would manage. The Saiyan race would prevail, and they would have a family of their own. It was a new kind of adventure, but they were both up to take the challenge.

Holding Gohan in her arms for the first time really did give them a sense of what really mattered. Being here, together, with their little baby happy and healthy was the best gift either of them could ever ask. Even though it hadn't been planned, they just had to accept the good things life gave them and consider it blessings.

All in all, they were happy, together as a family. And that's what mattered.

Goku and Chi-Chi are my favorite Dragon Ball couple, but even I think the promise thing is a bit… rushed, and it wouldn't work with this AU Goku. So I decided to go on this route, and personally, I like my version of how they got together a lot more. XD

Thank you for reading this! Hopefully you liked it! :)

Until the next one-shot!