Love Lost...And found?
First fanfic… I hope it's good. Excuse me for my grammar and word mistakes. I'm kind of country. Just Please read, and pretty pretty please review (with a cherry on time). I would especially like to thank DoubleBinConneticut, who always manage to review my chapters. I really do appreciate it.
I do NOT own Dragonball/z/gt, if I did there would've been a kissing scene between Goku and Chi-Chi shown on tv.
a/n: Thanks to wake county for closing the schools, I was able to post a chapter. Like really, 1 centimeter of snow in NC and every school has to be closed. Now they're taking a day from my Christmas break. :-( Anyways, this chapter was way too long for me to post as one. Therefore I had to split it up. I will post part 2 as soon as I can. And without further adu (I think that's how you spell it) here is chapter 7.
Chapter 7: Taking a Trip down memory lane part 1
"Well…While we were conducting tests on you, we also discovered that you are about 14 weeks pregnant. And it's impossible to take out the uterus at this time and have the baby live. But if we wait, your chances of surviving will be less than 10 %. And you're baby's chance of surviving throughout this is even less than that."
Chi-Chi couldn't believe this. I have cancer and…
"I'm pregnant?" Chi-Chi whispered out loud.
"Yes Miss. And we need you to make a decision, right about now. Do you want to let this cancer take you and your child's life? Or do you want to have an abortion and live?"
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About 7 years later:
Arale and Rai walked silently through the fields. It was dark and gloomy outside, with a gust of wind constantly passing through, making it chilly. Arale was wearing a classic black dress with a jacket and had her midnight blue hair pinned up into a bun. Rai was wearing a black suit and a grey striped tie while he carried an assortment of different colored roses.
Arale and Rai had been walking through this field for five minutes until they came upon a rusty steel gate. Once they entered they walked for 2 more minutes until they found what they've been looking for, a cemetery plot.
Rai then decided to place the flowers on the plot while he read the plot out loud to Arale, "Here lies Chi, a wonderful and beautiful being. May she now fly away with the doves into heaven."
Arale nodded as a tear ran down her face. Then she said quietly, "It's been over 6 years, and I feel like I just lost her yesterday. She was one of my best friends and I will forever miss her."
Rai took Arale into his arms and embraced her, "I know, I know," he said to reassure her. Then just when they were about to walk away, his cell phone rang. Rai picked up the phone almost immediately; he knew this ringtone and was always eager to answer this type of call.
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Goku and Goten plopped, more like fell, on the ground beside the lake. Goten, now 9 years old, was exhausted from sparring for 2 ½ hours straight. On any given day, like the weekend, he could've gone longer. However, this was the weekday and he had not too long came from school til his father suggested that he trained.
School, Goten thought. His father had pushed him to go to private school with Trunks, while Gohan went to high school. Goku had become sort of a mother and father over the years. I guess the assumed death of a loved one can do that to someone.
On the other hand, Goku fell on the ground due to fact that he was always exhausted. Throughout the 7 years, Goku barely slept. Everyone thought it was due to Chi-Chi departure. They also thought this is why he rarely ate and walked around depressed. Yet instead, after 1 year Goku had gained his healthy appetite back and had part of his cheerful deposition returned. However, he still barely slept and no one knew why, except Goku. And Goku was thinking about this until Goten started to call him.
"Otousan?" Goten called.
"…."
"OTOUSAN!"
"Yes Goten?"
"I was wondering what Bulma had planned for us. Do you know? She said it was some kind of surprise that she'd tell us later."
"I have no better clue than you."
After a few seconds of starring into the sky Goten called Goku again.
"Otousan?"
"Yep"
"Why don't you go to sleep?"
"I'm not sleepy."
"Yes you are. You keep dozing off."
"I'm daydreaming."
"About what?"
"…Absolutely nothing."
"What is nothing?"
"Chocolate covered rainbows." Goku replied cheerfully. Any normal person could tell he was being sarcastic.
"REALLY! But why rainbows, that's girly? Why not peanuts?" Goten replied back enthusiastically. Goku couldn't help but to flash his rare trademark smile and think, 'He's naive as me.'
"You know what, that sounds good right about now. How about we go to Bulma's and get something like it. Then we can figure out her surprise" Goku said happily.
"Yay! Let's go already!"
With that Goten hopped on Goku's back and they flew off to the place they've called home now for over 5 years, Capsule Corporation.
Yep, it's time to go home. Home is supposed to be where the heart is, but that was taken away from me 7 years ago.
In little time they arrived at Capsule Corporation to be greeted by a frustrated Gohan and an angry Vegeta.
"Otousan, why did you leave me? I told you I wanted to train too!" Gohan asked.
"I waited for over thirty minutes. Then I thought about you and Videl being together."
Gohan blushed, "I don't know what you mean." he stammered
"Listen bakas, we don't have time for this sissy stuff. Your tardiness has made that onna prevent me from entering the living room and telling me this 'so-called' surprise of hers. Dammit Kakkarot! You'll think that living in the same house would make you on time." Vegeta said bitterly. He always made it seem like he hated the fact that Goku and his family had moved in with his family.
With Vegeta's reaction, Goku couldn't help but think to about that day he was forced to move in with them a little over 6 years ago…
~~~FLASHBACK~~~
It had been 5 months since Chi-Chi left. It was afternoon and Goku was still in the bed. Every now and then he'd toss and turn in his sleep just to wake up, be on the verge of tears, and go back to sleep. Just as Goku was about to go back to sleep, he heard the pitter patter of feet and two hands shake his side.
"Otousan, Otousan, Otousaaaannnnn, Wakey, wakey, wake up." Goten said
"….Huh. What is it Goten."
"I'm hungry."
"Can you ask Gohan to make you something?"
"He went to train and he asked me to stay here and now I'm hunnnngrrry." Goten whined
There's no use of trying to go back to sleep now. Goku thought as he slowly arose from the bed. He was still dressed in his normal gi clothes from yesterday. After he rubbed his eyes, yawned, and stretched his arms, Goku stood up from the bed. He then made his way to the kitchen with Goten following behind him.
Goku entered the kitchen without an idea of what to do next. He had recently been shopping and got many groceries, thanks to Gohan, but he had no idea where everything was placed in the cabinets. Oh well. He thought as he went to one random cabinet. The first thing he saw was cereal. He grabbed a box and placed it on the counter.
"I don't want that." Goten said quickly with his arms folded.
"What?"
"I don't want to eat cereal. I had it yesterday, and the day before that, and the day before that, and the day before that, and the day…"
Goku clamped his hand on Goten's mouth
"I get it." He removed his hand, only to scratch his head. He had no clue what to…
"How about to fish?"
"Fiiisssshhhhh! But I had it for lunch yesterday, and the day before that, and the day before that, and..
Once again Goku clamped his hand on Goten's mouth. Frustrated, he pinched the top of his nose with his free hand while he closed his eyes. Then he removed both hands and looked at Goten questioningly.
"What about wolf, Goten?"
"I had that yesterday, and"
"Really?" Goku said interrupting him. "You and Gohan eat cereal for breakfast and usually have fish for the remaining meals."
"I had it as a snack."
"What about deer."
"For a snack"
"Turtle"
"Snack"
"Rabbit, snack?"
"Yep."
"Chicken, snack?
"Yep."
"Snake, snack?
"Yep."
"Raccoon, snack?"
"Yep."
Then Goku thought long and hard until he said, "Bear, snack"
"Nope"
Goku happily smiled. YES! I can catch that for him to eat and then I can go back to…
"It was for dinner."
Goku fell over. Once he got back up, he thought of something clever to ask.
"Why don't you tell me what you want, Goten?"
"Oh! Hai! I want some eggs"
"Oh that's easy" Goku said.
"Really?" Goten questioned as his little eyebrows furrowed.
"Yep." Goku said as he went to the refrigerator. He then took out a carton and placed it on the counter.
"Here it is. Eat up" Goku said as he was about to walk away.
"That's not how you do it! You supposed to put it on one of those black thingys." Goten whined as he pointed to the pots and pans hanging over the stove.
Goten thumped his forehead. This doesn't look like it's going to be a relaxing day. Goku thought as he walked over to the stove to somehow cut it on. Alright. Let's get this started.
Meanwhile Gohan was flying back home from training when felt a massive surge of ki and someone chanting "KA..ME..HA..ME…"
OH no. Gohan thought. He raced off home, but before he could land, he saw half of the house being blown to bits. Smoke surrounded everything and once it cleared he could see his father panting and sweating while Goten stood there with a mean expression on his face.
"That'll teach that fire to mess with me." Goku said triumphantly
"But look what you did Otousan! Now what am I going to eaaaatttt!" Goten whined.
"Oh…I didn't think about that."
"Did you think about where we going to stay now?" Gohan said as he walked in. It was obvious that he was the least bit happy.
"…"
"Look at this, Otousan. The entire kitchen is gone and part of the living room. It would take weeks to fix this. Where are we supposed to stay?"
Goku thought. Master Roshi had offered for them to stay with him after she left, but I don't like that small island that much. It would be too crowded, if my family went and stayed there. Then Yamcha…Let's not think about him right now. Well then there's Bulma. Yes! Bulma. Less than one month after she left Bulma had offered for us to move in so we could be properly taken care of.
"With Bulma. We'll stay with Bulma for the time being." Goku said
~~~FLASHBACK ENDS~~~
Ever since that day, his family stayed and lived with Bulma, even though they had long ago fixed the house. Bulma was gracious and even Trunks was happier to have Gohan and Goten around. Vegeta was the only one who put on a front, saying he hated them staying there. Everyone else, except Goku, didn't know this. He knew Vegeta liked training and sparring with him. Vegeta just wouldn't admit it.
"Come on, let's go in and see Bulma." Goku said.
"Whatever, Kakarrot. Because of your tardiness, I'm going to beat your ass in a spar afterwards" Vegeta replied.
"Sure." Goku said as they walked into Capsule Corporation with Gohan and Goten trailing behind.
"Hey. What about my chocolate covered peanuts?" Goten asked running behind the two.
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Then just when they were about to walk away, his cell phone rang. Rai picked up the phone almost immediately, he knew this ringtone and was always eager to answer this type of call.
"Hello this is Rai, may I ask who's calling?" he said tenderly.
"You know who this is. Stop playing."
"Umm, I'm sorry. No I don't. Can you tell me your name?" he said teasingly
"You don't know who I am? Maybe I got the wrong number. I'll hang up now."
"No, Chi-Chi! I was just playing." (a/n: I'm a little evil for that. Making you guys suffer and think I killed Chi-Chi, but come on did you really think that I would kill Chi-Chi?)
"…"
"Chi-Chi?"
"Gotcha." Chi-Chi said as she laughed. "HEY is that Chi-Chi, let me speak to her!" Arale said as she tried to grab the phone.
"Yeah you're such a comedian" Rai said with a little sarcasm as he playfully swatted Arale away and mouthed her to stop. And she did, but her bottom lip was poked out, like someone just stole her candy.
"Yep, I know I am but anyways, where are you and Arale? I can hear her in the background."
"Oh we're still at the grave site mourning her bird, Chiyo AKA Chi."
"Why do you two visit the grave each year, more importantly I've been meaning to ask why she gave me the nickname of her dead dove"
"Well, that bird was with her since she was little, so it's kind of like family. And by her giving you that nickname she considers you as such. Also being given the nickname Chi when your name is Chi-Chi, is a no-brainer"
"That's still weird smart a…Anyways, what did I call for again?"
"Well, obviously to hear my voice."
"No, I hear enough of that…Oh yeah don't forget to…"
Interrupting her "Do you think that I would ever forget something that important?"
"No, but."
"But, nothing. I see you later 'Chi'" Rai said through a grin.
"Alright. Bye." Chi-Chi replied, kind of smiling herself.
Chi-Chi hung up the phone against the receiver. Chi-Chi was seated in an office full of bookshelves that contained folders and recipe books. After she hung up the phone, she placed her head on her wooden office desk. She was tired, but in a good way. Her exhaustion was due to the multiple calls she received asking for her restaurant to cater certain events. Chi-Chi thought it was amazing that so many people and businesses in Penguin City loved her food. She knew she was a good cook, but she didn't know she was that good.
"Now, I can rest." Chi-Chi mumbled out loud with her head resting inside her folded arms. As Chi-Chi had her head on the desk, she couldn't help but to remember how she got to where she is and how she lived through everything. It was all thanks to Arale and Rai.
Rai. He wasn't your typical kind of guy. Chi-Chi didn't trust him at first. But now, him and Arale were the best friends she ever had. She told them EVERYTHING. Chi-Chi could quite recall how that went.
~~~FLASHBACK~~~
Chi-Chi was downright sick. And after she left the hospital, Arale had suggested (more like forced her) into staying in her house. It was a nice one story dwelling. It was homely and Chi-Chi had her own room, which had a lavender color and scent throughout it. In the middle of the room was a king sized violet colored canopy bed, which Chi-Chi was laying in, full of fatigue.
Chi-Chi had been bedridden. Nevertheless, Arale and Rai were by her side and doing anything she requested. Then Arale left the room to get some soup for Chi-Chi, which left her and Rai by themselves.
"So, you're feeling any better. Because you look better." Rai said as he took the cool cloth that he had placed on Chi-Chi's head earlier.
"Yep, I'm just peachy." Chi-Chi replied. During her reply Rai rearranged the pillows, so Chi-Chi could slightly sit up. After he made sure she was comfortably, he moved to sit on the foot of the bed, leaning his head on one of the bed poles. After a minute, Rai decided to break the silence.
"Can I ask you a couple of questions?"
"Sure, shoot away." Chi-Chi said.
"Are you married." Rai asked. Chi-Chi sighed deeply then said, "It's complicated."
"Well, we talk about everything else. And I've got time. Just tell me everything from beginning to end." Rai said looking Chi-Chi directly in her eyes from where he sat. His eyes said that he was eager and ready to learn anything about her. Chi-Chi saw this and deeply sighed again before she started to talk.
"….Okay, well it all started when my dad,"
"The Ox-King." Rai said, interrupting her.
"Oh, you actually pay attention when I talk."
"Why wouldn't I?" Rai asked, while his eyebrows scrunched up and he stared into her eyes. Breaking his intense gaze, Chi-Chi looked away and resumed talking.
"Anyways.., DON'T interrupt. Like I was saying it all started when my dad's castle caught on fire.."
45 minutes later…
"Wow. I see now. And I knew you were married, because look at you. But I didn't know you had two other sons. Gohan managed to beat Cell, too; I knew that Satan dude couldn't have done it. On top of that, Goku is one incredible and admirable dude for taking on so many opponents."
"Yep."
"And from what you said you heard, I can see why you left, but…"
"But, what?"
"I can also see where Goku is coming from."
"WHAT!" Chi-Chi shouted. Didn't she just explain her situation?
Rai was taken aback from Chi-Chi's reaction, so he worriedly smiled and lifted his hands up to reassure her.
"Let me explain, I don't agree with what he said about you… just give me a second to explain." He said
"Alright start talking." Chi-Chi angrily stated.
"You don't know this but I was once married, to the most eccentric and feisty woman named Amaya. And in the beginning, I was like Goku. I had no idea what I was getting myself into. However, I soon started fall deeply in love with her around the same time I became a doctor. But, I have this passion and urge to want to save everyone, like Goku. And soon I found myself becoming more distant with my wife. Then she wanted to have kids, but I wasn't ready. I was too busy trying to discover cures and techniques to help more people. But then I had a wakeup call, when I risked my life to save others."
"What happened?" Chi-Chi asked. She was becoming more engrossed with his story.
"I was working tirelessly one day at the hospital, trying to save multiple patients, who came down with an unknown disease. I was on the verge of finding some cure, when I started to show the symptoms my patients had. I ignored it, because I wanted to save everyone else. And soon I was bedridden. I came so close to death, and the only one who seemed to stay by my side and care for me was my wife."
"Well, you're alive now. How did you get over the disease, if there was no cure?" Chi-Chi asked.
"My wife… I failed to mention to you that she was remarkably intelligent herself. She continued my research. She found a cure, then saved me and my patients who had caught the disease. And after I overcame that disease that almost took my life, I KNEW that it was time for me to showing my wife that she was the most important thing in my life, ahead of my profession. I then desired to give her the family she always wanted. "
"Well where is she now? You never bring her around me. I would love to meet her!"
Rai bowed his head down as tears formed in his eyes. He wasn't expecting Chi-Chi to ask for that. He slowly responded to her request.
"I told you I was married once. After my wake up call my wife and I tried to start a family, but… it didn't happen that way. We ran a few tests to find out that I'm damn near sterile and she wasn't fit to bear any children. (sighed heavily) Nevertheless, against other doctors' wishes… we tried. And she got pregnant but (tears start to stream down his face) t-tthere were complications. She died giving birth to a stillborn baby girl." Rai shakingly said as his tears were now flowing relentlessly down his face.
Chi-Chi, ignoring the pain she felt from moving closer to Rai, grabbed and held onto him. Her arms were around his shoulders while his face was buried into her. After a few minutes his tears stop and he calmed down. Nevertheless, Chi-Chi held onto him, feeling that he would break down and cry again. She would've held on for a longer time if Arale had not walked into the room carrying a tray with a big bowl of soup on it.
"What's this?" Arale said as she stopped in front of the bed. Chi-Chi immediately let go and Rai looked up at Arale.
"Oh, I was just…Wait, where have you been?" Chi-Chi asked, trying to change the subject.
"I went to get you some soup from the kitchen, but there wasn't any, so then I walked to the store." Arale replied, looking curiously at them.
"Well, you missed Chi-Chi telling us about her family." Rai calmly stated. Arale questioningly look was replaced with a joyful one. She immediately placed the tray on a table next to the bed. Then she excitedly plopped down at right next to Chi-Chi.
"Oh please do tell again." Arale cheerfully said.
Chi-Chi signed then began talking, "It all started when my dad…
"The Ox-King?" Arale asked interrupting her.
"Your family sure does have a knack for interrupting a story."
"You did the same thing when I was talking." Rai simply said with a small smile as he folded his arms.
"Anyways…" Chi-Chi said ignoring him. "Yes. It all started when my dad, the ox king…"
~~~FLASHBACK ENDS~~~
Then there was a knock at her door, to interrupt Chi-Chi's flashback.
"Come in." Chi-Chi mumbled. In walks a tall, skinny, woman with short spiky orange hair.
"Boss?"
"Yes."
"One of the main chefs called in sick and I tried to call in for a replacement and…"
"And you want me to fill in?" Chi-Chi mumbled. She did not feel like getting up right now.
"If you will boss." The woman said. Chi-Chi groaned then lifted her head up from the desk. She lazily walked over to the coat hanger behind the door to grab her white apron that said Master Chef. Then she reached into one of the pockets to grab a scrunchie and she tied her loose hair into a ponytail.
"Alright let's get started," Chi-Chi said as she followed the woman out her office door.
TO BE CONTINUED…
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a/n: I know you wondering, how is Chi-Chi still alive, and what about the baby? She wouldn't have had an abortion, would she? And what's this you see with Chi-Chi and Rai? And if chi-chi is alive then why haven't she went back to Goku? That will be revealed around the time I tell you what Bulma's surprise is. So many questions, so many answers, and so much time it takes to edit and update. j/k I'll most likely update tomorrow.
