The Financial State of the Son Household. AKA [when Goku tries to have Chichi]

Rated for language.

And so full of fluff (for me anyway).

R&R if you feel like it? :D

She had a stack of papers on the table instead of breakfast that morning.

Maybe that's what started it.

Her unusually unkempt hair hardly in a bun at all; lose strands haphazardly tucked behind her ears.

She penciled something down as she continued to focus on the numbers in front of her.

I'd just woken up myself, but I can tell you now, a woman just awoken- despite the grogginess and sleepy yawns- is infinitely more attractive than a man waking up.

I quietly seat myself across from her, so that I can just look at her a little more.

Of course she sees me (although who's to say it wasn't the smell that tipped her off), and points to the bathroom without a glance at her own husband.

We'd been married for 4 months, and Chichi was well accustomed to my morning routine.

She'd wake up and do that paper stuff. I'd wake up as she makes breakfast for us. We'd eat, and then I'd go train, while Chichi cleaned up.

Chichi always told me she loved my training side- hardworking, focused. Plus there was the time I happened to vacuum up some food when I was trying to clean the living room. So she says to leave it to her. Which I don't mind at all.

So I get up and head to the shower.

As I'm cleaning up it comes to me that Chichi, who'd originally shown me the carnal wonders of marriage, hadn't touched me in nearly a month. Maybe she was tired of me? So I think about what I might have done to keep her away from me, and decide that there couldn't possibly be anything important enough to stop wanting for us to be together.

So I get out of the shower, deciding that, today, I wouldn't train. I wouldn't go fishing. I wouldn't go out at all. Today I would spend time with Chichi, so that we could have some nice, hopefully long, sex.

I finish drying myself and am about to get dressed when I realize there's no point. If we were going to take them off anyway...

So I come strutting out, completely naked, as Chichi continues to stare at the papers.

I was hungry, but I was getting really excited about being able to touch Chichi after so long, so I come up behind her and kiss her shoulder.

This startles her and she turns to see me, and is shocked once more.

Blushing, she turns away. "Goku! Go put some clothes on, for goodness sake! It's not decent! You'll catch a cold!"

Confused, as Chichi quickly gets up and gets me my clothes, I stand in the kitchen and scratch my head.

Chichi comes out holding a pile of orange that was my gi and I grab them from her and slowly put them on.

She finally looks me in the eyes for the first time all morning and quickly turns away again.

She grabs some fruit and a knife and immediately begins chopping away.

"I'm sorry Goku! It's been a while since I'd done our taxes. Plus you got some more checks from the Budokai that need to be cashed in, so I was just adding that to our fund."

Chichi liked to be prepared and said it would be safe to know how much was in our bank, instead of finding out when we run out from the bank people themselves. It was very smart of her. Another part of her that I love. On top of her great cooking.

She put a bowl of fruit salad in front of me and continued grabbing more ingredients.

I simply stuffed my face happily.

I put down my bowl of meaty delight as Chichi also finished her breakfast.

I smiled at her as she picked up the dishes. "Hey, Chi, should I wash the dishes today?"

She looks at me, puzzled, but hands me the sponge regardless.

I hold a bowl in my hand, which shatters almost instantly in my grip.

I try to pick up another. This one holds, but as I scrub it clean it cracks in half and falls back into the sink.

Chichi sighs and takes the sponge from my hand.

I felt disappointed at not being able to help her so I sat onto the living room sofa and watched her.

Her shoulders moved steadily as she washed, swaying her hips every so often (perchance to a hum from her lips), and tapping or shuffling her feet on the floor below.

I lie down and continue to watch. She puts away the sponge and turns to the papers and sees me on the sofa.

"Are you okay? You're not going out?"

I smile, "No. I feel like staying here today."

She smiles at me as well. Maybe we'll be having sex after all?

She picks up the papers from the table and goes into our bedroom. I start getting up to follow her in but she comes back out carrying clothes and other things.

She heads to the bathroom, smiling at me as she walks.

I want to follow her in but decide against it. She looked happy and she didn't do the usual looking-back-at-me-before-the-door-shuts that she usually did if she wanted to shower together.

I lie back on the sofa. I stare at the white, white ceiling.

I sometimes got dirt up there. And Chichi always cleans it up. She's so wonderful.

I think about the countless times Chichi would cook for me. Clean after me. Look over me. Ah- and make love to me. Probably my favourite...

I must have dozed off because then I wake up to the sound of Chichi closing the front door. I stand up and a blanket drops off of me. I put it on the sofa and rush out the door. Chichi turns from a just-uncapsulized car, surprised.

"Oh, sorry did I wake you?"

"No. I just dozed off and um. Where you goin', Chi?"

"Just to the store. Did you need anything?" Chichi smiled at me.

I loved her smile so much. I need you Chi! Is what I didn't say...

"Can I come along?"

And I go blind at another flash of that stunning smile of hers.

Next chapter has been released alongside this one.

(This one's basically supposed to set up the premise that Goku cares for Chichi. And that it's been 4 months since their marriage)

Hope you enjoyed. :)