Come What May
Rated PG for sexual implications.
Okay. Try to visualize all the stuff I'm attempting to describe here. It's actually an incredibly beautiful picture… I'm sorry, Q's in her dreamy mode^_^
Chichi was lying in her bed that night in the usual condition ever since Goku had died for the final time. Her eyes were glistening in the dark and her face was wet with tears. She closed her onyx eyes, causing another tear to work itself free from her dark matted lashes. She felt so old. The stray gray hair mixed with her ebony strands clung to her damp cheeks as she felt a sob escape her throat. Her eyes snapped open and she jumped when a cool, callused palm touched her face with a touch she knew so well…
"Chi, why are you crying?" Not daring to look, fearing she might wake up she closed her eyes again and sighed, reveling in her husband's touch and praying that it would last forever.
"Chichi?" She felt the long absent weight in the bed next to her, while his hand moved to run through her hair. The gray streaked hair slowly faded to black with every stroke as her skin tightened against her form. Her hips shrunk, her chest and behind firmed as she felt energy weave through her bones and a wave of longing wash over her again. The wave was so strong she could not help but respond to his words, though she did not yet dare to respond to his touch.
"I'm crying because you left us again. I miss you…"
"I'm here now."
"I-how long?"
"I don't know. As long as you dream I suppose." Chichi opened her eyes again at this response and furrowed her brow, back still turned to her ghost warrior.
"So this is just a dream?"
"Well, yes and no. It's a dream, with advantages. You consciously control it, you can hear real sounds, see, smell," he inhaled her hair, "touch," he ran his hand down her cheek, neck, and shoulder, "and taste." He gripped her shoulder and kissed her neck. Chichi took in a ragged breath, wanting to believe this was true. Well, it's my dream isn't it? So why can't it be? She thought. She smiled to herself while he nibbled her collar bone. Goku's wild hair tickled her face. When she brushed it out of her face and made up her mind. She heard Goku's familiar purr full of a mysterious mischief combined with his overall innocence when she turned to face him. She nearly burst into tears again when she saw his face and stared into his beautiful black eyes she loved so much.
She kissed him hard and felt him smile against her lips. She knew he had missed her as much as she missed him. She buried her fingers in his hair and lost herself in his strong embrace. He rolled over in bed and pinned her, stoking her cheek and looked into her eyes, still shining with tears.
"So this is how you want to spend your dream?"
"Yes…" she whispered, arching her back. Goku put his hand on her stomach.
"You know, we have plenty of time. I think we should save something like this until the end, so you don't fall asleep. Do you remember what it was like on our first night?" Chichi sat up, pulled the strap of her nightgown up and laughed.
"How could I forget?"
"Hey, I got it eventually! Do you remember the morning after?" Chichi sighed, and stared into space.
"I came back tonight because I'm not quite sure you know how much I really love you. I've always been running off and dying…"
"I knew you loved me."
"But you didn't. You still don't. That's why I brought up the morning after our first night together. To make you realize how much I… even love isn't a strong enough word… I admit, when I married you I wasn't sure what exactly was going on. I was afraid. But after that night, you awoke and looked at me, really looked at me. That's when I realized this beyond love feeling…" Music began to play. Chichi looked around the room to see where it was coming from, then remembered it was a dream. Goku looked at her and, to her surprise, began to sing.
"Never knew I could feel like this,
Like I'd never seen the sky before
Wanted to vanish inside your kiss," he stroked her cheek
"Every day I've love more and more" The walls dissolved and they appeared on the clouds. Stars sparkled around them and the bed disappeared. Chichi looked down and saw she was now wearing a dark red vintage dress with gold seams. Gold lace swirled in a design around her billowing skirt, and she work satin gloves of the same color. She touched her now tied up hair and fingered a gold and diamond tiara on her head. Hm. Normally, something like this would be tacky, as Bulma would say, but this just seems to fit perfectly. She smiled. She was liking her dream already. Goku appeared in a tux on his Nimbus cloud slightly above her, held out his hand, and continued singing.
"Listen to my heart, can you hear it sing
Telling me to give you everything," He gestured to the starry horizon
"Seasons may change, winter to spring," she took his hand.
But I love you until the end of time." He pulled her up onto the cloud and gripped her waist. Her skirts swirled around her as the wind rushed through her hair while Goku sang in her ear.
"Come what may
Come what may
I will love you past my dying day" He gently pushed two fingers on her chin and brought her around to him. They shared a soft kiss on the same Nimbus Cloud where Chichi fell in love with him for the first time. She decided she way as well live it up. She allowed musical notes to escaped her throat while she turn around and put her arms around his neck, her hair coming loose around her face. She smiled and sang.
"Suddenly the world seems such a perfect place
Suddenly it moves with such a perfect grace" Goku came down close to her face and sang so close, his lips brushed hers when they moved.
"Suddenly my life doesn't seem such a waste." Chichi stroked his cheek.
"My world revolves around you." They drew their faces apart and sang together towards the heavens as they plummeted back to earth, gliding smoothly down a mountain.
"And there's no mountain too high" They swerved down a waterfall and skidded over a river, their clothes were spattered with water droplets.
"No river too wide
Sing out this song I'll be there by your side" They shot back through the clouds.
"Storm clouds may gather
And stars may collide," Two shooting stars flew behind them and exploded on impact into fireworks, creating a wind that rustled their hair. They turned back towards each other as Goku and Chichi sang in a round,
"But I love you" Chichi put her head on Goku's chest, listening to his heartbeat.
"I love you"
"Until the end"
"Until the end of time." The round stopped as they stepped off the Nimbus onto the blanket of clouds, holding each other close, the wind caressing their faces.
"Come what may
Come what may" He slowly spun her around, her skirts billowing in a fairytale-like fashion. She couldn't believe this was happening, much less believe that Goku had such a wonderful voice…
"I will love you past my dying day
Oh, come what may, come what may"
"I will love you," he sang.
"I will love you," she echoed. They stopped dancing as he held her in front of him, mesmerizing everything he loved about her and more, stars still crashing behind them.
"Suddenly the world seems such a perfect place." She flashed a smile that caused Goku to break into his famous grin. They sang loudly, making the crashing of the stars sound like the tinkle of bells.
"Come what may
Come what may
I will love you past my dying day". As the last two stars collided, silhouetting their kiss and stopping the music. The clouds swirled away to reveal the house. In a flash, Chichi and Goku were sitting cross-legged on the bed in their house. The orchestra was silenced. Chichi was back in her nightgown and her Saiyen warrior was back in his familiar orange gi. Without a word, they kissed passionately. When they pulled away, Goku was sliding her nightgown while she fingered the sash on his gi.
"You still have no idea. How much-"
"I think I do," she interrupted, "You aren't the only one who loves beyond the mere word." She smiled at her own poetic statement and watched Goku blink. It wasn't the confused blink, it was one of complete understanding and utter joy that one could feel so much love and have it returned. They kissed and lowered themselves onto the bed…
*I'm afraid I'm not daring enough to write graphic a lemon yet, so I'll leave it up to your imagination. That may be a bad idea, but I'm just not brave enough yet, dammit!!! ^_^ sorry*
…Goku bit down hard on Chichi's neck, reopening the still apparent scars he had marked his mate with years ago. He had reclaimed her. He flared out of his Super Saiyen form and fell away from his beloved.
"The sun will be up soon, Goku-sa. Are you leaving?" Goku touched the tear beginning on its path down her face. He traced the shape of a heart with his damp finger in the place where the delicate symbol of love would really be caged.
"Yes, but I'll be back."
"But… the dragon said it was for good this time…" Goku placed his hand over her mouth and grinned.
"Has the dragon stopped Bulma before? In the after-life, you get a glance at destiny. My destiny belongs here with the people I love. That's why I keep coming back, Chi! I'm surprised you didn't notice it by now." He bit her nose playfully while she laughed against her tears.
"But how?" Goku buried his face in her neck, lapping at the blood still dripping from her wound. His words were muffled into her neck.
"You guys will figure it out eventually, I'm sure. Sooner than you think." The sun rose over the horizon and Goku started to flicker. He lifted his head.
"Just a few more seconds, King Kai," Goku whispered, not taking his eyes off Chichi. He placed a final, gentle kiss on her lips that seemed to last forever and only a moment. He pulled away and stared into Chichi's eyes, still gleaming with tears.
"Don't cry. I won't leave you. I never did." He fingered the healing marks on her neck. She decided in an instant. She lunged forward and sank her teeth into his flesh. Her canines were far from being as sharp as his, but they did well enough. He cried out only for a second, then relaxed. She lapped the blood from his neck and swallowed the salty red liquid. It tasted vaguely like tears. Goku stared at her face, then smiled. He knew that now, they would never be alone. They were connected. Bonded beyond any mortal comprehension. She was his alone and he was hers alone. Forever. He smiled one last time and flickered again.
"I'll be back," he said softly.
"I know," she said whispered in return.
"I love you."
"I love you too." Goku disappeared. Chichi felt her hair go gray, and her skin soften. Her hips widened again, and she began to feel old once again. She walked into the bathroom and looked at herself in the mirror. She smiled. She never felt more beautiful. She brushed her hair and sang softly to herself while muffled morning sounds came from her son's room.
"Suddenly the world seems such a perfect place…" She smiled again. When Goku says he'll do something, he will. He would return, and she would be here waiting for him. Come what may.
Next up, 18 and Krillen! Keep your eyes out for the sequels and read my other stories! Getting reveiws is my absolute favorite thing in the whole world! Well, sorta... Anyways! Hope you enjoyed!