Author Notes: Thank you for all the reviews once again. I'm surprised and happy that there are others enjoying my take on Goku x Chi-Chi. I really do appreciate the comments letting me know you enjoy it and especially what it is you like about my style / scenes in general.
Pairing: Goku/Chi-Chi
Words: 1690
Prompt: Making History
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"Let's hear it for Goku and Chi-Chi! These blissful youngsters are the first opponents to ever leave the ring as a couple. Certainly this is the most surprising outcome of any match in the tournament's history!" - World Tournament Announcer, Dragon Ball
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"Right here should be a good place," he grinned. "Don't you think so, Chi-Chi?"
Hopping down from the nimbus, he held a hand out for her to help her step down as well. Even if Nimbus lowered itself closer to the ground, he'd learned a few little gestures to make her happy over the past year. Little things he'd never thought of before – and still didn't understand why she liked them so much. Such as holding the door open for her, spending time in the house to help her out or just to talk, or offering a hand to help her down from Nimbus or over anything he would jump across easily. It always made her smile and this was no different. (And he did like seeing her smile).
Though once her feet were on solid ground, she looked around and then up to him in confusion. "A good place for what, Goku?"
"For a spar, of course!"
He watched as her eyebrows twitched, and then she frowned, looking away from him again to stare at the somewhat small clearing in the woods. He'd chosen this spot specifically because it was almost the same size and shape as the world tournament stage. It was reminiscent of that meeting about a year ago, and he was pretty excited to find out what her reaction would be to his clever outing idea.
"Uhm, I guess," she said, her hand pulling from his as she started to walk around on the green grass. "I don't know why you're asking me -"
"'Cause I wanna spar with you," he said, beaming as she turned to face him.
He'd been prepared for that response and now he was just waiting for her to light up as she realized what he was doing. Except she didn't. Her hesitant face dropped even further and she actually took a step back, which he didn't understand either.
"Chi-Chi?"
"Why?" she whispered, meeting his eyes as she brought her hands down to her side and started clinging to her dress. The movement and look in her eyes was too much like fear and he didn't understand at all. "Why me? You know I'm happy just being at home and -"
"Yeah, I know," he said, stepping toward her and snatching her hand, trying to keep his smile even when he felt the tremors in her fingers. "But I wanted to do something special today."
"Why?" she pressed. "You're way too strong for me, Goku. You might -"
It was when the tears started hitting her eyes that he reacted in a panic. This was supposed to make her happy. Not upset her. He didn't like it when he upset her.
"Hey, Chi-Chi, it's okay," he said as he placed his other hand on her shoulder. "I thought you'd like getting to spar just like we did a year ago. You know, kind of like -"
"You mean like an anniversary gift?"
He blinked. He wasn't sure what an anniversary gift was, but if it had anything to do with one year ago then - "Yeah, I guess."
"Oh," she said, a smile lighting her features at last. "Sorry, I thought -"
She drifted off in light laughter and leaned into him, one of her hands snaking around to cling to the back of his shirt. He blinked, not really understanding the giggles, but letting her cling to him if that was what she wanted to do. Besides, he kind of liked it when she leaned against him like that; he could smell that sweet scent from her hair when she was so close, and it always made him smile. Especially when the guys weren't around to watch; it had been kind of embarrassing when she'd grabbed onto him after his fight with Piccolo, but he hadn't really understood intimacy back then, either.
"Goku, you're really hard to understand sometimes."
As Chi-Chi pulled away from him and started messing with her hair, he felt his face pout. "You're the one that's hard to understand."
She giggled, fixing her hair to the way she'd had it at the tournament, eyeing him with a familiar fire that made him swallow hard. Suddenly, he wanted to bring her back to him and forget the sparring match altogether. When she stepped back some more paces, creating a distance, his eyes followed her every movement, her smell drifting away from him and leaving him inwardly crying for more.
When she found a place she liked, she turned to him with a lopsided grin. "What's the matter, Goku? You wanted to spar, didn't you?"
He nodded, shaking off the subtle vibrations of that intimacy thing. Later. He could act on those weird twinges later, if she let him. Right now he had something else he was going to do for her.
"Yeah, sorry, I think I spaced out for a second."
It didn't take long for him to find a good position across from hers. Seeing her strike a stance made him grin. He loved watching her in martial arts poses, and it did bring back memories from their first fight. Her glare wasn't exactly the same, but he liked staring back at her eyes all the same. Even more so now that she wasn't angry at him for forgetting her.
He started to fall into a stance of his own, but then blinked when he remembered something. "Wait. Weren't you worried about fighting me earlier? You know I won't go all out, right?"
A small smile graced her face, but her eyes stayed still and focused. "I trust you, Goku. I was a little freaked out earlier because I didn't know what was going on, but I trust you."
He grinned and nodded. "Good."
Almost as soon as he fell into his stance, she was springing forward, faster than he remembered. Still not fast enough of course. He could dodge everything easily just like before…
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A flurry of movement suddenly came at him from the anonymous woman. She had a fighting style similar to his old master's but she wasn't near fast enough or strong enough to be a worry. He had to move fast but not too fast, and her blocked attacks didn't really bother him, either.
He was much more worried about why she was so angry. Furious, just like her attacks. He tried asking her things, but she just yelled and attacked harder. He jumped up into the air to try to get a breather and figure things out without hurting her, but she followed him up. They danced through the air for a bit before coming down and setting their stances again.
Maybe he could get her to talk and explain why she was so mad. He didn't like having people upset at him, and for some reason he really didn't like seeing her so unhappy at all. If only she could tell him why, but every question seemed to be met with more anger like it was only fueling her rage. What was he supposed to do?
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...A graze of a nail across his face and his dazing mind couldn't hold back his reaction. His fist flew on instinct and before he knew it, Chi-Chi was flying across the clearing and hitting a tree beyond the grass. His eyes widened and he chased after her immediately, rushing over even as she rubbed her head.
"Chi-Chi, I'm so sorry I didn't mean to -"
She only laughed at him, hands at the back of her head as she looked up at him. "Just like last time, huh?"
He grimaced, remembering the last time as accidentally hurting her then, too. "I'm sorry I really didn't -"
"Hush, I'm fine," she insisted, letting out a heavy breath as he got on his knees beside her and reached out to put his hands behind her head, wanting to make her feel better after messing it up. "That was fun, Goku, and a nice anniversary. Though this is the part where you're supposed to propose so I don't know what you're planning if you want to keep the reenactment -"
He couldn't help it. Her cheeks were flushed from the spar. Her dress a little wrinkled and off place. Her eyes were filled with such happiness and love. And her scent was going to drive him insane.
So he kissed her.
This time it wasn't meant to be for her, but for him and he felt a little guilty but the intimacy feelings were back stronger than before. As if the fight and the memory had gotten to him, too. He didn't care if they were in the woods instead of the house. So the kiss was a bit longer, a bit deeper, and a bit wetter than he would have normally done if he was just trying to make her smile.
When he pulled back, he was almost straddling her and she was against the tree, breathing heavy as her eyelids fluttered in an effort to meet his gaze. He licked his lips subconsciously. He wanted her. He wasn't sure if she was going to allow it, but he wanted her so bad right now; he wanted to hear her say his name.
"Goku..." when she did, he reached out to her dress folds, searching for a way to gently remove the clothes but hesitating when his brain switched back on to remind him to wait.
Biting his lip, he groaned and met her eyes again. "Chi-Chi. Can I?"
There was a pause. A long silence in which he thought for sure she was going to say no. But then her face flushed red and she nodded. His heart sang and he leaned over to kiss her again.
A pleasant anniversary for the both of them. One day, he'd have to remember to ask her what that meant exactly.
-Edit 1: 30 Sept 2015
