For the Love of ChiChi
Part Seven
"We have to go after her!" Takashi argued. "ChiChi belongs to me and not Goku!"
An hour after Goku and ChiChi were left alone, a servant checked on ChiChi. When ChiChi didn't answer, the servant entered the room to find ChiChi and most of her belongings gone. She rushed to tell Ox King and Takashi the news. Ox King was shocked while Takashi was furious. ChiChi had slipped through his fingers again!
"I know, Takashi," Ox King agreed. "But you can't go after ChiChi now. Not only would she beat you up and refused to come back but she can send Goku after you and you're no match against the man who won the World Martial Arts Tournament, and ChiChi will still refused to come back. We'll have to wait and let ChiChi come back on her own."
"What makes you think she will?" Takashi asked still upset.
"I know my daughter. Once she cools down and realizes what she's done, she will come back."
"I don't know," Takashi said doubtfully. "ChiChi's suppose to be my wife not Goku's. Who knows what she is doing with that Goku now that she'd ran away with him? What if she gets herself pregnant on purpose so she has no choice but to marry Goku?"
"My daughter isn't like that," Ox King said surprised Takashi would make that suggestion about ChiChi. "And of all people, you should know your future wife better than that."
Takashi relaxed, knowing he upset his future father-in-law. "You're right, my King. I'm sorry." He took a few paces to the window to look out at the grand view before him--the large acres of land, the manmade lake, and the many homes he would soon tax and add more money to the kingdom treasures. Soon this kingdom will be his as soon as he finds ChiChi and get her to marry him. "Maybe I should find her. Since ChiChi left with Goku, it's possible she's staying at the home Goku grew up in."
"Possibly," Ox King agreed. "But like I said, ChiChi will not willingly go with you. With her, you'll have to wait until she calms down. She'll see how wrong she is."
"Don't you want to find her now?" Takashi asked. "Do you really trust Goku with your daughter?"
"I trust him not to do anything with her if that's what you're implying," Ox King said but sighed worriedly.
Takashi picked up the worry in his king's sigh. "What is it, Ox King?"
"Well, it may not be important, but I do recall Gohan telling me about Goku being a rowdy baby. He was a bad boy. Everything Gohan tried to do to make the baby happy was in vain. I thought Goku was lonely and so I invited Gohan to my kingdom to meet my daughter. ChiChi was about nine months at the time and Goku was a couple months older. He was about one I guess since he was walking. We left them in the crib together with the nanny. We talked for a while until we heard noises and the nanny's yelling. Gohan and I found Goku and ChiChi fighting in the crib. We pulled our children apart and the nanny explained what happened.
"ChiChi was trying to make friends with Goku. She crawled to him and Goku pushed her away. She handed him one of her stuff toys and he threw it at her. ChiChi started to cry and Goku walked to her. He began playing with the toys and ChiChi started playing with him. It was all fine until ChiChi kissed Goku on the cheek. He hit her and the two began fighting. They were both swinging punches at each other and rolling around in the crib. ChiChi bit him so he bit her. They almost broke the crib with their fighting."
"Goku attacked ChiChi?" Takashi said horrified and upset.
"Goku was a child," Ox King tried to defend Goku. "He didn't know any better."
"He's a fighter. That's a clear sign Goku's dangerous and ChiChi is in serious trouble keeping company with him."
Ox King shook his head. "I wouldn't say that. Gohan apologized and he never returned. Six months later, I received a letter from Gohan telling me how good a boy Goku is. A month after he left, Gohan said Goku was in an accident and hurt his head. He was out for days but when he woke up, Goku was a very good boy.
"I took a chance and visit Gohan with ChiChi. Goku was a good boy to ChiChi. They were inseparable and Goku was very good to her. He would walk ChiChi to the lake near Gohan's home and play little games that kids play. ChiChi even kissed his cheek. Goku didn't attack her. He just rubbed his cheek. I don't think Goku or ChiChi remembered it since they were so young. That was the last time I saw Gohan. I wish I kept in touch but I soon turned into a different man."
Takashi knew what Ox King was talking about. Ox King was bad man until he changed his ways, by meeting Goku as ChiChi said to Takashi over and over which nagged him to death about how crazy ChiChi was over Goku.
"What if Goku changes his ways and becomes bad again?"
"No, I don't think so. Not after all the good the young man has done lately." Ox King sighed. "ChiChi obviously cares a lot about Goku to defy me and leave with him. Maybe I was wrong."
"No, you're not," Takashi jumped it. "You're only doing what's right for your daughter and I'm right for her. Not Goku. With Goku, ChiChi will be going place to place without a home of her own. Imagine her living in the woods, outside in the cold by herself with wild animals or if she became pregnant. What then? He has no means to provide for her."
"I suppose you're right, but I don't want it to be this way. I don't want to be estrange from my only daughter."
Takashi rested a hand on Ox King's shoulders. "You won't," he promised. 'Even if I have to poison you again,' he thought coldly.
It has been a few hours since Goku and ChiChi left her father's home. The first stop they made was to site of the tournament to pick up Goku's money. Then they went to Goku's old home, just to get a look at it and see what they could do but one look at it, ChiChi knew they needed something else. So, they were on the cloud again heading for the nearest city where they could buy some capsules.
Goku and ChiChi entered a capsule store two hundred miles from Goku's home. It was a rural country area. ChiChi walked to the display to look at the various home capsules they had. All of them looked nice and just right for them but expensive. Still, they needed a home no matter how much it was going to set them back. Goku looked over the houses and anyone would be fine with him, but it seemed ChiChi had her eye out for the medium size dome house with stairs, three bedrooms and two baths and large kitchen.
With ChiChi, they purchased the medium size dome and several capsules that held large quantities of anything they desired. Afterwards, they went shopping for furniture for the house, clothes for Goku, food for them and headed back to Goku's old home. They put their house several feet from Gohan Sr. home and began putting the furniture and their clothes in the house, in their own room. By the time everything was put up, it was night and they were both tired, ChiChi more than Goku. The emotional shock her father put her through was now wearing her down on her body and mind. She wasn't physically tired since Goku volunteered to put up all the furniture where ChiChi wanted it. He didn't care or have any idea where they should all go, but ChiChi did.
ChiChi was too tired to fix anything for Goku to eat, so Goku volunteered to get them a fish and cook it. Goku broke a piece off and handed it to ChiChi. They sat outside at a campfire eating the cook fish and talking, enjoying each other's company. Goku was happy that ChiChi didn't mind food cooked over a fire. He cooked a wolf over a fire once and Bulma slammed the door on him.
"Thanks for cooking dinner, Goku. I promise to cook you a good breakfast tomorrow. I'm just tired and still upset with my father. How could he turn you down like that?"
"I don't know," Goku said taking a large bite in his fish.
"Well, he'll soon see how wrong he is." She cleaned her hands after finishing her fish and sighed. "There's still one thing that bothers me."
"What?"
"Takashi. How in the world did he get a Jeras flower when Baba said that the only flower was at Mara's place?"
"Maybe Baba made a mistake," Goku said.
"Goku, you said Baba knows everything. How could she make a mistake? But she obviously did," ChiChi reasoned.
Goku smiled, knowing he was right. "Told you."
"Maybe you should ask her about it. Why didn't she tell us about the horticulturist? We could've gone there instead of meeting Mara." ChiChi sighed. "But maybe we should've gone to Mara to help her out." ChiChi shook her head at the matter. "This doesn't make sense."
Goku agreed about that as he finished the last of his piece of fish. He then put the fire out. When he was done, ChiChi leaned on Goku's shoulder and looked up at the sky. She smiled feeling Goku's arm around her. "Oh, look, a full moon. Isn't it beautiful, Goku?" ChiChi said in awe of the bright round light that filled the sky.
"ChiChi, don't look at it," Goku said covering her eyes.
ChiChi removed Goku's hands from her eyes and looked at Goku puzzled. "Why not?"
"Because a giant monster comes out and destroys everything. It killed my grandpa."
"A giant monster killed your grandpa?" ChiChi gasped. "Where were you?"
"Asleep."
"You were asleep?!" ChiChi yelled. "How could you sleep through something like that?!"
"I don't know," Goku shrugged his shoulders. "I guess I'm a heavy sleeper."
"I hope you're not sleeping if it comes back and attack me."
"No, I'm waiting for a rematch with him. I won't sleepover this time," Goku said. "This time I'll be waiting for him."
ChiChi rose, hoping Goku was right. "I don't want to see it. I'm going to bed. This day has been so exhausting. Goodnight, Goku."
Goku watched ChiChi walk towards the house. There was a question he wanted to ask ChiChi and he thought now was as good as ever. "Um, ChiChi?"
ChiChi looked back at Goku as she reached the door. "Yes?"
"I know we're not officially married yet, but I was wondering if I could share the bed with you. I miss sharing a bed with someone and I like sleeping close to you."
ChiChi smiled warmly and waved Goku over. "Sure." She walked with him inside the house. "I wish you told me this before I put my things in the other bedroom."
"It's no problem. I'll just sleep in your bed," Goku said.
As soon as they did entered ChiChi's room, Goku began undressing. He tossed his light shirt carelessly on the floor and then his heavy blue shirt with a heavy thud. ChiChi was in her closet looking for her nightgown when she heard the thud. She whirled around in surprise.
"What was that?"
"My shirt," Goku said discarding his wristband.
"Oh. Right," ChiChi realized. "How much does that weigh again?"
"A hundred pounds," Goku said sitting on the bed to take off his boots. "And these are fifty pounds each." He quickly took off his pants and ChiChi turned her back. She had forgotten about Goku sleeping in the nude and not wearing underwear.
"Goku, I'll feel better if you slept in your boxers."
"Why?"
Did he have to make this difficult? "Because you should sleep with clothes on," ChiChi said. 'Unless you're going to do something besides sleep.'
"Uh, okay," Goku agreed without giving it much thought.
Before she knew it, Goku was out the door. ChiChi took the moment to quickly change out of her clothes and into her gown. When she turned around, Goku was already in bed. ChiChi's mouth fell opened. When did he get back? How much did he see?
"When did you get back?"
"About a minute ago. Ready to go to sleep?"
"Sure." She was just gonna have to get used to Goku seeing her when she wasn't properly dressed. He didn't see it as a big deal, so why should she. ChiChi got in bed and slept close to Goku. He was so warm and felt so nice against her. "Goodnight, Goku."
"Goodnight."
When ChiChi awakened the next morning, Goku wasn't in bed with her. She was surprised he wasn't with her until she saw him through their window outside meditating. She decided to get up and get started on breakfast.
When Goku came in with his mediation and warm-up completed, Goku found breakfast ready for them. He sat at the table ready to eat but ChiChi forced him upstairs to clean up. Right then, Goku knew there were rules he had to follow with ChiChi. He didn't mind as long as he got to eat.
Breakfast was delicious; the best he had in a long time. It didn't fill him but it was really good! ChiChi went ahead to start dishes and promised to make more for him when lunch came around. She was disappointed she didn't fill his stomach but she was happy that he loved her cooking.
Over the weeks, the more Goku and ChiChi were spending time together, the closer they were becoming. Goku liked spending time with ChiChi, sharing a bed with her and waking up with her. Their kisses were becoming stronger as well. Goku was finding odd feelings in his nether regions when he kissed ChiChi. He never told her, thinking she wouldn't understand since she was a female and he thought this only happened to males.
ChiChi grew to love Goku more everyday. One of the things that was funny about him, was his sleeping habits. Sometimes he would sleep with one leg out of the bed and his mouth open. Other times, he would be sprawled out on the bed with his arms and legs stretched out. She would use his arms as a pillow and snuggled up to him even closer. One morning, ChiChi awakened to find Goku still in bed with her. She was surprised Goku was sleeping so close to her. What really caught her by surprise was where Goku's hands were. One of them, had his hands on her breasts. ChiChi blushed at the reaction.
She took his hand and removed it from her breasts and put it on his lap. ChiChi then sat up and stretched. She had to get started on breakfast.
"ChiChi?"
ChiChi looked over at Goku who was slowly waking up. He blinked a few times before he yawned, knocking away the last of his sleep. "Hmm, Goku?"
"I had a weird dream about you," he said sitting up in bed.
"What was it about?"
"I was kissing you and something odd happened. I don't know how to explain it except show you and see if it happens here." Before ChiChi could tell what was happening, Goku placed a hand on the back her of neck and drew her close for a kiss. As the kiss deepen, Goku slowly found himself pulling ChiChi back on the bed with him with ChiChi on top. Unconsciously, ChiChi rubbed herself against him.
Goku felt an odd sensation between his legs again just the same as in his dream. He paused from his kisses to look at ChiChi oddly. "What's the matter?" ChiChi asked.
"I keep getting these odd feelings in my shorts and when you rubbed against me and several times before when you kiss me. It's stronger now, just like the dream" It suddenly dawned on him. "It is you that's causing this," Goku said surprised. "How come?"
"Your attraction to me," ChiChi said blushing and got off Goku. "We should stop."
She started to get out of bed, but Goku grabbed her hand to stop her. "No, why should we stop this? I like this feeling."
"I like it, too, but--" ChiChi was cut off as Goku's lips met with hers again. ChiChi wrapped her arms around Goku's neck, kissing more passionately than before, lost in the feelings of the kiss and just the feel of Goku.
At this moment, the phone rang. Goku didn't want to stop but ChiChi wanted to so she could answer the phone. ChiChi pressed her hands on his chest and gently pushed away breaking the kiss. "Goku, wait."
Goku pulled back and ChiChi answered the phone on the nightstand. "Hello? Hi, Suko." ChiChi listened intently at what Suko was telling her. Suko was a servant ChiChi called to find out what was going on at the Ox King's home. Suko promised to not say anything about ChiChi's whereabouts. "I see," ChiChi sadly said once hearing the latest story. "Thanks." She hung up the phone.
Goku saw the sad demeanor on ChiChi's face. "What's wrong?"
"My father still wants me to marry Takashi. He's very depressed that I'm not with him and that I've gone against him this way. I thought he would see I'm right, but he hasn't."
Goku hated the look of sadness on ChiChi's face and how the Ox King was sadden by his daughter's disappearance. He knew there was one way to end this, to hopefully make ChiChi and Ox King happy. "Maybe you should go home, ChiChi."
"What?" ChiChi opened her mouth in surprised.
"Maybe this isn't the right decision--us being here. If it was, then your father would be happy but he's not," Goku said.
"He's just wrong, Goku."
"Wrong that he's separated from his only child? I don't know. I think we're wrong and you should go back and marry Takashi like your father wants."
"Goku, no!" ChiChi protested. "I don't want him. I want you."
"I was always taught to never run away from a problem but face it. You're running away from your problems, ChiChi. You have to face it," Goku said solemnly. "It's for the best. It will make the Ox King happy."
"But it won't make me happy."
Goku smiled for ChiChi's sake, even though he wasn't fond of this decision. "Sure it will."
"How can you say that?" ChiChi asked shocked at Goku's words and his cheerful demeanor. "Didn't the past months make you happy? I've never been happier than I have with you!"
"But we're making your father unhappy by being here. I don't think this is right and I don't like making people unhappy if I can change that. I don't want to be with you if it's going to make your father sad."
ChiChi gasped at that remark. Goku might not have seen it but it cut through her heart painfully. In a way she understood Goku's words, but in another way it hurt her a lot. "I see," ChiChi said slowly getting out of bed. "Well, I…uh, I guess I'll pack up and go. You can take me back home this afternoon."
Goku watched ChiChi leave with a heavy feeling of pain in his heart. He didn't want to let her go, but he thought it was best since it was hurting the Ox King and the last thing Goku wanted to do was interfere with a family.
That afternoon, ChiChi rode sadly on Nimbus as Goku took her back to Ox King's village. Neither said anything since Goku's decision that she should go back home and marry Takashi. The closer ChiChi got to her home, the closer her heart came to breaking up at the future that was facing her--a life without Goku. Goku brought ChiChi to the balcony of her room. ChiChi got off Nimbus and turned to look back at Goku one last time. Goku gave a parting wave with a smile--a smile?! How could he smile when her heart was aching she asked herself.
ChiChi watched him flow away on the cloud and away from her life forever. She felt like breaking down and crying harder than ever but she had to be strong at least after she met with her father again.
ChiChi found a servant who showed her the where her father was in--in his room. ChiChi opened the door quietly and saw her father looking at an old family album. His shoulders were slump as he sadly stared at a picture of his wife and baby ChiChi. The guilt was starting to seep in ChiChi. Goku was right in a way and she was wrong for leaving but she only did it out of wanting to be with the love of her life.
"Dad?"
Ox King whirled his large body as fast as he could in his chair and saw his daughter standing in the doorway. He ran to her and lifted her in his arms. "Oh, ChiChi! You're back!"
"I am, Dad. I am," ChiChi said quietly, painfully as she thought about the sacrifice she was going to make in order to stay home. "I've decided to come home."
Ox King placed his daughter back on the floor. "What about Goku?"
"He decided that I belong here and not with him."
"I see," Ox King said unsure how to read that.
"Dad, I think it's best I do as you ask and marry Takashi. He will be a better husband for me than Goku." She hated to say that. She sweetened her words by smiling warmly at her father pretending she was happy.
Ox King smiled. "I'm glad you see it that way. Takashi is a good man."
"Could we hurry up the wedding? I want it over as soon as possible. I…." ChiChi felt she was going to throw up. She didn't want to say this. "I want to be married to Takashi as soon as possible."
"That can be arranged, my dear. If that's the way you want it," Ox King added.
"That's the way I want it, Dad."
"We can have a grand wedding prepared for you in a week."
ChiChi smiled and hugged her father once more. "Good. One week is good enough." 'Before my life is over.'
To Be Continued
