Chapter 8: Questions raised

A/N: Another update another series of questions to be answered and addressed as we push further into this story. I hope you guys are all enjoying it, and do you want to see more of the other characters or keep the focus on Goku and Chi-Chi? Let me know.

Goku came into work the next day with the twinge of a slight headache. It had been quite the eventful evening, though it didn't primarily revolve around him. Despite the pain in his head, he could look back and smile. Krillin was beyond ecstatic, having gotten the number for a girl called Eighteen. In his eyes he could see the gentle soft guy had garnered the blonde's attention slightly. She seemed more of the kind to keep him check and no doubt stress his friends finances. But if he could finally have a decent date then it would be fine for him.

Overall save Roshi getting them all thrown out for trying to grab a little too much it was a fine evening. Making it way to his desk, Goku pulled out a bottle of tylenol and popped several capsules into his mouth and swallowed them without even batting an eye.

Hopefully, Chi-Chi wouldn't hammer him for asking her out on a date. I mean he'd tried many times before, but he always was unsure of how to interpret her actions sometimes.

"Hey boss!" One of his co-workers replied coming up behind him. "Wow late night?"

Clearly he hadn't hidden his state as well as he had imagined. "Eh, I guess you could say so."

The younger man looked Goku over and could tell there had been something off and being up close made it more evident. "You should just hop in the bathroom and clean yourself up boss. I know miss Mao would have a field day with your hide if she saw you like this."

Goku had to agree with that. "Yeah, I'll bet."

"Hey Goku-!" A cheerful voice called out to him, turning his head towards a familiar redheaded secretary. "In her usual cheerful mood, oh wow rough night?

"I'm getting rusty if everyone can notice." he chuckled but Suno came closer. Their more involved relationship he allowed her closer into his personal space. "Oh jeez, look at this." Rubbing some small stains from his cheek and brow with her finger.

He gave her a smile and she returned it, taking a few moments to fix a bit more of his disheveled features. "So what was the big occasion for party to make you look like this?"

"Eh, one of my friend's is getting married and I helped another find a date in the same night. I suppose the revelry of both just took precedent." He tried to brush it off, but he had probably overdone it. Not because of them though.

He was frustrated with a certain boss of his, after having her in his arms and in her company beyond this job as a tease, then to have it completely stripped away? It just left him wanting and there was very little that he could do to take it all back. That alone frustrated him. What had he really done that was so truly offensive to Chi-Chi?

Couldn't she just humor him? Hadn't he done exactly what she wanted? "You got something bothering you?" Suno caught the look in his eyes and brought him back to the current situation.

"Well, it's personal. I don't really want to talk about it." He did like Suno and bringing up his growing infatuation with his boss to her wasn't anything he'd feel right doing. Explaining to her that the two of them had a good evening and just brushed him off again and again? There was something between them but, Chi-Chi simply didn't care for it.

There wasn't any easy way to talk about it. Anyone would look at me and say that I am just shooting out of my league and should find a girl that's more my level. But someone who was at his level was in fact her.

"Aww, that's alright." She cooed, stroking his unruly scalp through his unruly locks. "Well just get over it. I know you Son Kun." Before leaning up and whispering into his ear. "I'm free tonight." Her low voice and gentle push of her breasts into his chest were a very clear signal of what she was offering.

Goku blushed, "I'll call if I have some time."

"Be sure to have a few hours." She giggled, giving him a wink before happily skipping back to her desk, making many a men's heads move in the rhythm of her chest as she walked.

Dismissing the other co-worker from his space, Goku just took a seat and hoped that things wouldn't get any worse…

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Chi-Chi was on the third floor. The coffee maker in her office wasn't working and she needed a cup just to make it through this paperwork. It was the breakroom for other females in employment to have a segregated work area just for simplification and to have areas where only female clients could meet with privacy. Another room like this was located on the second floor for men as well.

Normally she wouldn't bother coming down here on any regular day, but she had her pride, and her priorities.

Of course, no one paid her any mind as she entered and went to the coffee machine and set about making herself her own pot to brew up. Though, as she stood there she couldn't help but overhear a conversation about a certain man.

"That's just sad, the guy is so nice." One of the girls said, lightly sipping on her drink as they conversed. It was four women, one of them being the head secretary, Suno.

Suno sighed, "I know. Goku's an absolute darling, but I can tell there's something bothering him and I know it has to be a woman."

Chi-Chi felt her hands stiffen slightly.

"Really? Goku having girl problems? I mean it wouldn't take much for him to get in my panties. I mean total sploosh just the thought." Waving her hands from the table in an all to familiar gesture.

All of the girls burst into a fit of school girl laughter. "I know Pam, but trust me, Goku has no problems without your imagination." Suno embellished with a knowing smile.

"So are we talking 'this'?" One said holding her hands apart for reference but Suno shook her head.

"No girl, t-h-i-s" Spreading her hands at least twice as what the other woman had just shown was Suno.

"Blessed in every category, except money. Other than that, that guy is a perfect ten. But you could put him now at a solid 8 or 9 and I'd accept it. He's kind, gentle, considerate, hard working, and just all around the type of guy who you could marry and make all kinds of babies with." The first one commented. "Even if he's not really in the market with making money, I'd take a solid man with those features over almost any other guy here!"

"Believe me, I've been off and on with Goku as more than friends and I just wish he'd like to be with me more. But I suppose if I can just keep working with him I'm sure I'll bring him around to camp Suno."

The redhead gushed as Chi-Chi just rolled her eyes. Though she quickly felt several pairs of eyes now staring at her.

"What about you Miss Mao? What type of guy is out there for you?" One of them asked.

Chi-Chi couldn't let herself not speak simply because of her position. She wouldn't be the boss if she let talking to her lesser employees bother her. "It's simple for me." Setting in her coffee to begin filtering, she turned back around as it slowly began to heat up. "A man greater than me."

"That's pretty vague." Suno said with a sigh, "Like what type of guy? Are you-"

"Someone who has it all. Intelligence, status, wealth, power, and a physique to rival my own." Chi-Chi started with an indifferent shrug. "I won't accept someone less." Examining her nails with a mild disinterest. "I have expectations to meet and if I am going to have a family it must be with the best. My child will have nothing less than that."

The other women shifted their gazes to each other for a moment with some less than noble looks.

One looked as if she didn't believe Chi-Chi was serious, another thinking their boss was crazy, and another just stared half open mouthed at her response.

"Miss Mao, wouldn't- Well a guy like that would be like one in a million right?" Suno said, attempting to phrase her response in a way that won't piss her off.

"More than likely," Chi-Chi said turning back her cup of coffee that was slowly filling. "But anything worth having is worth waiting for." Turning off the machine she brought a cup of hot coffee to just sip on her tongue. "I am the best, therefore I deserve nothing less."

"Aren't you lonely though Miss Mao?"

"Loneliness is nothing, betrayal is far worse." Chi-Chi began to add her cream and sugar to her coffee calmly stirring it with a spoon. The tink's of the metal spoon hitting the cup was the only thing that could be heard as the ladies in attendance weren't going to risk their jobs asking the question that was on all their minds.

"I have business to attend too. Please make sure your duties are done by the end of the day." Chi-Chi said as she finished her cup of coffee and made her exit from the room.

It wasn't later on in that evening where Chi-Chi was heading down from her long day of droning work, she often considered hiring a secretary to do this for her. But could one manage her work and look over it with the exact specifics as herself? Doubtful at best, and probably impractical. With court details, depositions, statements, and testimonials from all of her work it would be impressive if anyone else could follow her exact needs from information.

It was tiring. Chi-Chi released a sigh as she walked off the elevator. Thankfully today was Friday! She was looking forward to some free time, and perhaps a possible date on her profile app that actually met her expectations?

She could only hope so, as the evening hours had long since set in. Shaking her head, Chi-Chi knew she had just worked another couple hours longer than she should have. "But no, you just tell yourself one more set of documents, it just can't wait." She let her shoulders slump slightly. "You have the weekend you know Chi-Chi?" Sometimes she questioned herself, but truthfully she didn't expect an answer for herself.

As she thrummed her fingers through her purse for a moment as she looked for her… She stopped and released a frustrated grunt. "Just great." You left your fucking keys in your office again.

Heading towards the security desk with one of only two employee's working this late hour. His head looked up and he stood up. "Yes, Miss?"

"I need to get back into my office, I forgot my keys again. Give me your set please." She said holding her hand out.

The guard scratched the back of his neck. "Well Miss Mao, Goku is currently locking up. You'll have to find him on the fifth floor to get the extra set. Someone from first shift took their pair home already. So you'll…" His voice trailed off as he caught her irritated glare.

"Ugh fine…" Chi-Chi spun away and went in search of an annoying spikey haired security guard. Stepping back into the elevator, Chi-Chi hit the button to the fifth floor. She leaned against the side of the elevator, listening to the small dings as it climbed up to her destination.

Sighing in frustration, Chi-Chi turned down the hallway looking around for that idiot. Why is he even locking up when there are still people in the building? I mean really, he should do that once we've all checked out.

Approaching the only lit room in the entire place, Chi-Chi pushed open the door. Her eyes sweeping around until she saw a tall blonde haired man, wearing a white button up shirt and black dress pants.

"Who are you-?" Chi-Chi demanded, seeing the man just staring out the window. Then she watched as his head slowly turned towards her and she saw a pair of burning teal eyes and a face… "Oh my god." She dropped her purse and her coat as she saw the face looking at her right now.

"You… You shouldn't be here right now." The blonde haired man said to her, fully turning around. "You just left, why are you here?" His voice was thicker, not threatening but there was a low rumble that made Chi-Chi's body tremble out of some primordial feeling.

She moved to flip around and grab the door handle but a heavy thud and a large muscular palm kept the door shut before she had even a chance to pull it open. Her mouth opened to scream but his hand covered hers. His face was just a foot from hers, and she could see her own eyes reflecting in those teal ones.

Her body began to shake as fear gripped her completely, Oh God! Someone! Anyone please save me! She tried to move but his hand held her shoulder and pushed her against the doorframe. She could barely manage a twitch.

As she looked into this face, she noticed the similarities to another man who she suddenly remembered was on this floor. If the clothes weren't a dead give away, then this face, this unforgettable face was. "Go..kumph." She managed under his muffled hand.

It took several moments but Chi-Chi felt the pressure on her mouth and shoulder lessen. Then, before she had even blinked, the blond man she believed to be Goku was now twenty feet away from her, his hands on his face. "Can't… ugh… why?" He struggled to say. Chi-Chi watched as his shirt began to rip and blue sparks rippled around his body.

He threw his head back and screamed, his body engulfed by a golden aura. It was blinding that even Chi-Chi covered her face from the sheer brightness.

Then, the room darkened just as quickly as it had brightened like the sun. Chi-Chi blinked for a moment as her eyes adjusted to her surroundings and looked towards Goku. He was on his knees taking full, heavy breaths. Sweat ran down his face with droplets turning his collared white shirt into a damp mess. He seemed out of it, and Chi-Chi's mind quickly raced with dozens of questions as she stared at Goku, but one thought quickly burst from her lips. "Just what the hell is going on?"

Goku looked up his features slumped. He looked guilty. "I can explain."

"Oh, you better Son Goku and it better be a damn good one!" She snapped at him, her regular fury returning, though it was more from her racing adrenaline in her system. Taking her own breath, she tried to logically process just what was going on.

This wasn't supposed to happen… How could I have let her catch me?

His eyes shifted back towards the pull of the moon. He took in a full breath, trying to calm his rapidly beating heart. Slowly he rose back up to his feet and out from his back swished a long brown tail and towards Chi-Chi. "I'm not human."

Chi-Chi looked at Goku. She was totally perplexed, her eyes flicking from his face, to his clothes, and soon her eyes settled on the long brown tail coming out from his back. "You… have a tail?" Her brows rising upwards as her lips parted open. This conversation was already slipping out of her knowledge. She wanted, struggled to apply rational thought to something that wasn't at all rational.

"Yes, I do. It's why I know I'm not human, along with the hair turning blonde, and my senses that are "freakish" according to you."

Chi-Chi pressed her lips together. "How do I know this isn't some kind of joke? Some big prank you are pulling on me in order to get some sort of revenge because I didn't want to go as your stupid date?" It was possible, maybe one of those hidden camera T.V. shows where they expose their bosses or hell some dumb internet video? She wouldn't put it past some of the people who worked for her.

Sighing, Goku thought it best to end that notion easily. Lifting both of his hands to his side he raised himself off the ground floating just several inches off the floor he moved himself towards her. "Is this good enough?" Goku was now several feet from her, his entire body lifted two feet off the ground.

This can't be, I mean there's no such thing as flying people! There's no… no… "Oh my head is really… starting to hurt." Before she had even begun to fall she felt hands holding her. Her brown eyes looked up at Goku who stood there looking down at her. She let her mind slip for just a moment.

Blinking Chi-Chi felt herself outside, taking a moment to look to her side she saw nothing but the twilight of the evening sky. The stars blanketing the air, rolling her head back she saw Goku looking forwards and the stars behind him. "What?"

"I'm taking you home, we're nearly there." He didn't look down at her. He just looked ahead and Chi-Chi realized that, strangely, her hair was being blown through the open air. She was also being cradled by a pair of arms.

She didn't even want to look down, "Are you flying right now?"

"I am." He responded neutrally.

Oh… great. Chi-Chi lamented. Though before she had more time to think about it she felt the world around them dropping from the air down towards the ground. Then a slight jolt as his feet touched down and she could see the top of her house from where she was. "Impossible…" Chi-Chi said with a look of complete disbelief. There was no real, hell there wasn't any logic to be had in this situation. She was shifted upright, her heels touching the steps just before her door as she looked up at her once freakish security guard with even more scrutiny.

"So have you been-" She was stopped mid sentence as Goku put a finger over her lips. Chi-Chi's eyes instantly snapped to a glare looking directly at him, she reigned her tongue in. This wasn't the time for a verbal lashing.

"We'll talk later. Right now I could be affected and have another lapse and shift into that other state." He said solemnly his back upright. "I'm assuming you are free tomorrow?"

"Ten o'clock sharp Goku." She said with a snort before flipping around and going to her door. "You forgot these." Chi-Chi turned around to see her keys flung at her which she caught. The entire reason all of this happened. "What are you?" Her tone softened as she tried to process everything that had happened tonight. She had to ask.

"I'm not human." Goku simply stated, his feet lifting off the ground as he raised himself into the air, a white aura growing around him. "I'll see you at ten." Then like that he exploded into the air and banked away, leaving Chi-Chi speechless.

Tomorrow was most definitely going to be an interesting day.

R&R (if you have any questions you would ask our beloved saiyan what would they be if you were Chi-Chi?)

Kerghan