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Under The Skin

Chapter 10

Goku had been walking to school for at least fifteen minutes, when he noticed a familiar figure straight ahead of him. It was Chi-Chi, in one of her many infamous baggy dresses and fluffy cardigans. She must have recovered from her accident that happened a couple of weeks before. She had a heart attack, which made her very weak and he had heard she had to be fed through a drip. He was amazed at how quick she had recovered after such a massive thing; it was inspirational.

Goku was going to run towards her when he suddenly felt something fall on his head, and found a cherry blossom sitting beside his foot. He picked it up and then looked up at the tree and smiled. He had never been able to visit Chi-Chi in the hospital, as he was scared. He felt he was never allowed to go in as his father had always told him that he caused all the people there to be sick. So, he stayed outside and watch for the moment she would leave, but unfortunately he became hungry and walked off when she finally emerged. He missed everything… as usual. He began to run towards her.

"Chi-Chi?" he yelled, hiding the pretty pink flower behind his back. The girl turned around and beamed at the running boy.

"Goku!" she squealed as she tottered towards him. She was so glad to see him. If there was one person she wanted to see throughout her ordeal, it was Goku. He could understand everything she was trying to explain, and give his advice. "Oh, I missed your smiling face!" Goku stopped in front of the girl.

"Ya did?" Goku asked confused. He suddenly remembered the flower he held behind his back. "I found this, and thought it would make you smile. And it's also to say sorry that I didn't visit. I don't like hospitals Chi!" He handed Chi-Chi the flower, as she flushed a bright scarlet. She took it.

"Thank you! You're so sweet Goku!" she smiled. "And don't worry, everybody hates hospitals! Wanna walk together!" Goku nodded.

They walked slowly along the footpath. Chi-Chi kept smiling and smelling her flower, as Goku watched the birds fly along the sky. He broke out of his gaze and broke the silence.

"So, why are you so late on your first day back?"

"I'm just nervous, and plus I'm worried about people fussing over me! They're all gonna go 'Oh dear, Oh dear, that girl had a heart attack lets look after the poor dear!' Eugh, I hate it! So…what's your excuse?" Chi-Chi sighed in a quite annoyed tone as she placed the blossom in her unkempt hair.

"I just had a rough night! Meh, same old same old!" Goku groaned, and then smiled at the girl beside him. "Its nice to see ya Chi!"

Chi-Chi returned the smile. "You to monkey!"

Goku laughed. Nobody had ever given him a nickname before; it was quite funny.

"I'm calling you monkey 'cause you like climbing things, and you're always up to all kinds of mischief with Vegeta." She said, unaware the duo was on bad terms; just like Bulma and herself.

"Me and Vegeta aren't friends anymore!" Goku said, as the girls halted to a stop in shock. Her face was asking the question, what happened? "We just had a disagreement, that's all. Nothing too big!" Chi-Chi caught up with Goku.

"Wow!" That's such a shock! You guys were virtually joined at the hip. Bloody hell!" Chi-Chi spluttered as the pair finally arrived at the school gates.

The duo walked in together. They went to reception to mark themselves in. Chi-Chi saying she had a check-up, and Goku saying he had a thing to do with his dad; a total lie, as always for the boy. They walked down the corridor, Goku stopping just before the door. Chi-Chi turned to him.

"What's wrong? Don't you wanna walk in with me?"

"The people in there might find it weird with me walking in with you, so I'll stay here for ten minutes or so Chi!" Goku replied, as he smiled at her in reassurance.

"Well…okay. But people are gonna be all over me, and with you there they won't come near." Chi-Chi pouted, as she looked in the other direction.

"Are you saying I'm a people repellent?"

"No, its just… well okay kinda. But its just because I don't want people near me and I like your company!" Chi-Chi clarified, trying not to offend Goku.

"Well… okay fine! I'll be your fly repellent!" Goku agreed as he gave her thumbs up, as Chi-Chi giggled with happiness. They both took deep breaths; they were totally going to hate this whole experience.

Chi-Chi turned the doorknob nervously; she knew as soon as people saw the handle move their sights went directly to the doorway, everyone's eyes on them. She opened the door, and just as she predicted everyone's eyes was set on the door. She peeked her head through, and removed it as quick as she put it through, she had heard Suno and Launch screaming and she knew they were coming straight for her.

The door opened wide to reveal the curly blue haired girl and the tidy ginger haired teenager. They both beamed at Chi-Chi, who gave out a small smile. The girls then noticed the tall boy standing behind her. His dark kind eyes looking down at them as his mouth greeted them with a big grin. The girls' faces went blank. They didn't know what to do? They were scared of Goku, and had no clue why he was standing so close to their friend. Launch spoke up.

"How 'bout we talk later Chi? You're clearly talking with Goku, so we'll leave!" The girls turned on their heels and swiftly made it back to their seats.

"I am a people repellent, aren't I? I don't know whether to be proud or not!" Goku pouted as he bowed his head. Chi-Chi giggled as she made her way to an empty sofa in a deserted corner with Goku.

Meanwhile, Launch looked over at her frail friend. She was worried about her, and she didn't trust Goku with her. He was a strange boy and she didn't want him to hurt Chi-Chi. Even though Chi-Chi praised him and told her how wonderful he was at things, she still had that doubt inside of her.

"Hey? Why's Chi-Chi going off with him? He's a bloody thug!" Yamcha protested beside Launch, who looked at him. "I may not have been here long, but I've heard the rumours about him! He's one bad fuck up!"

"Yeh, I heard he tried to kill some guy!" Suno stated, as she glared at the wild haired boy. "How can we trust him with her?"

"Well, as Chi always tells me 'he's a nice boy really, he wouldn't hurt a fly!'" Launch mocked.

Chi-Chi looked at Goku, he clearly looked troubled and upset. He had been smiling a couple of minutes ago, but then all of a sudden his expression of glee turned to one of despair.

"Goku are you okay?" Chi-Chi asked softly, touching Goku's hand.

"No… I'm never okay! I'm a screw head… I'm always being screwed!" Goku hissed. "Nothing in my life is good, it's all a pile of shit!"

Chi-Chi raised her eyebrow, puzzled at the young mans words. Where on earth did that come from? She noticed that he was looking at her friends; Launch, Suno, Krillin, Yamcha and Tien, and to her they seemed to be complaining.

"They're talking about me! They're saying I'm a fuck up, and saying nasty things about me… and Launch just mocked your voice." Goku explained, easing the puzzled look on Chi-Chi's face.

"But…how can you hear them? They're way over there?" She asked, tilting her head to one side.

"I'm a Saiyain, I have sensitive hearing; I can hear from over fifty yards away!" Goku said, resting his feet on the coffee table. "I'm not special, every Saiyain can do it, even Vegeta. Watch!" Goku mouthed something inaudible to Chi-Chi in the direction of his ex best friend, who in return mouthed something and gave him the finger. "He said 'go fuck yourself Kakarot, you worthless skunk!'"

"Wow!" Chi-Chi praised, but returned soon to a serious look. "What they are saying Goku is all a pile of bullshit! You're not a fuck up! You're a very nice genuine guy, who's kind and always does his best no matter what!"

"But Chi-Chi, I know I have all those things, but all in all I'll always be a screw!" Goku muttered. He noticed Yamcha rise from his seat. "Yamcha's coming to get ya. Don't fight; I don't want a fuss!"

Yamcha came over and glared at Goku, he then took Chi-Chi's hand gently and told her everybody wanted to catch up with her. She went over with him and sat between Launch and Suno who hugged her tightly, as though she had just been rescued from a vicious dragon.

Goku sighed. Everything he had was always taken away; his brothers, his mother, a father, and his friends. His life was a mess, and he really didn't see any point in it. If he was here just to revel in a pit of misery it wasn't a very good life. He closed his eyes tight and held his arms around his abdomen; his upper body fell and he then held his head between his knees. Vegeta noticed this; he knew what was going on in Goku's head.

"Ha, look at nutjob!" Yamcha laughed.

Chi-Chi turned around and noticed Goku in his position. She recognised it; it was similar to what she did when she was at her lowest point. She looked at her so-called 'friends', as they laughed at him. It wasn't funny; and all of a sudden she slapped the taunting Yamcha.

The boy held his cheek, and looked at the deranged girl. He frowned at her, as did everybody else around her.

"How can you laugh at that?" Chi-Chi hissed at the teenagers. "Did you know that I spent most of my time in that kind of position? So if you're laughing at him, then you're laughing at me too! You're… you're…!"

"Shameless!" Goku said, still in his position. "They're shameless Chi-Chi, and they don't understand a thing about how we are!" Goku raised his head. "Do you wanna know a lil thing about me? I have a dad at home, who thinks I'm a punching bag, and blame's every little thing that's bad on me! He doesn't love me one bit and I know 'cause he says it nearly everyday! You wanna make fun of that 'funny man'?" The group looked ashamed as they listened to Goku's story. "It's not great making fun of me now, is it?"

The group turned their backs on the boy and muttered inaudible things under their breaths that not even Goku could hear.

Chi-Chi stood looking at the boy sympathetically. She finally kind of understood him now. She remembered when they were at the park, and she wanted to give him a friendly cuddle, but he wouldn't let her. It hurt when he rejected her, but she now understood; he had trust issues. His mother killed herself and was left with his father, who didn't care one bit about him; so Goku built a wall that had to be climbed just to get to know him. Chi-Chi walked over to him, but Goku walked away and went out the door. She followed him.

He went to his right and down the corridor towards a fire escape door; he pushed it open and let himself out, with Chi-Chi close behind. She found him in an alley, which was the side of the school and a brick wall. Trashcans cluttered the little alley, overflowing with rubbish. Goku looked at her.

"Hi!" Chi-Chi whispered at the distraught boy. "Are you okay?"

"I'm a screw, ain't I? A screw!" Goku breathed.

"I'm sorry Goku! I'm sorry they laughed at you, and I'm sorry about your…!" Chi-Chi apologised, bowing her head.

"Chi…" Goku said. "You shouldn't be the one apologising, you did nothing wrong! You… helped me! You made them stop, and for them to realise that it was not right!" Goku smiled.

"Um… no prob!" Chi-Chi sighed, walking over and grabbing his hand.

"I hate them all! They're bad! Launch and Suno, they pity you. And the guys just wanna look big and strong in front of everyone cause they wanna be noticed, and climb the social ladder!" Goku told, as Chi-Chi nodded, agreeing with him. She hated to admit it, but Bulma was kind of right when she came for her visit. "I hate having things taken away from me, it gets me so depressed. I mean those are the things that are most important to me."

Chi-Chi looked at Goku. Was she important to him? If she was, did that mean that he…? Goku slid down the wall so he could sit on the ground.

"What's wrong Goku?" Chi-Chi asked slowly as she laid her hand on his shoulder.

"I can't take it anymore!" Goku spoke, as Chi-Chi's eyes went wide with worry. "Not having anybody there to comfort me when I'm at my lowest! No mom to speak crap at me, or a dad to say I'm good no matter what I do or a friend to take my mind off things and make me laugh. I've never had these things! I've been unloved all my life, and no one cares. People have nothing better to do than assume things about me that are totally untrue. I wanna make friends, but people are scared of me, which makes me feel wretched." He put his head between his knees. "I HATE PEOPLE! ALL THEY EVER DO IS HURT ME!"

"Goku!" Chi-Chi whispered as she laid her hand on his head. "Don't say things like that! I'm sure if your mom was here she'd try to cheer you up… well that's what most mom's are supposed to do, mine doesn't, but enough about me. Even if your mom isn't here, there is always one person here who will always care for you!"

Goku peeked an eye out and asked. "Who?"

Chi-Chi smiled at him and waved her hand in the direction of herself. "Me of course. I've always been there for you, right from primary school. Remember I pushed some bullies off you when we were ten. And then through high school I've always defended you against Bulma." Suddenly Chi-Chi blushed. "I know you care about me too. You were outside the hospital everyday I was in. I know because Suno told me once when she came to visit. And even though you didn't come in, having you waiting outside meant so much to me and it made me realise that someone did genuinely care about me for once!" Goku blushed slightly. "We both think no ones there when the closest people to us screw us over, but we forget about the people who are waiting in the sidelines. Sometimes those people are the most important to us!"

Goku turned his head to look at Chi-Chi and smiled widely at her. No one else could have given him better advice. "You always give the best advice Chi, and I think that's why were such good friends."

"Well, I don't want anything to happen to my favourite guy!" Chi-Chi gushed as she hugged his arm, rubbing her cheek on his upper arm. She looked at him. She always had a crush on Goku,; she always thought he was handsome and kind, but with a rough edge and she had to admit that she liked his bad boy reputation, even though he didn't. She guessed she always liked him. He cheered her up when she was down, they would always have a giggle, he scared the Crappets and the best thing of all he always cared about her no matter what when no one else did. Her hands made their way down to his hand and held it tight in her grasp. "Shall we go back inside?"

"Nah, I'm gonna skip! Too much drama happened for one day!" Goku replied, as he exhaled a large sigh. "Wanna come too? We can play in the kiddie park in the primary school, its teacher training today!"

"Sure, sounds like fun!" Chi-Chi smiled, as Goku helped her up from the dusty ground. She looked at the man in front of her. She thought it was the right time to reveal how she really felt about him. She brushed herself down and bowed her head. "Um Goku, if I tell you something, do you promise not to freak out or avoid me for telling you it?" Chi-Chi looked nervously up at Goku who looked puzzled.

"Sure, whatever!" Goku grinned. "What is it?"

"Its just I really like you more than a friend. You're so good to me, and it makes me like you even more!" Chi-Chi spluttered.

Goku stared at the blushing girl. This was a big revelation. He never had someone like him that way before in his whole seventeen years he had lived. He didn't know if he was ready to have someone this close to him yet. I mean he really liked Chi-Chi too, but he didn't know if he liked her in that way; he couldn't understand his emotions most of the time. He looked at her. Her pretty onyx eyes pleading at him, her pretty raven hair swirling in the spring breeze. She looked so beautiful standing in front of him. Goku then realised… he did like her that way. What was he going to do? He came to a conclusion in his head. He would tell her he liked her too. He just worried that if they became a couple that people might start saying nasty things about her just for being with him. He only hoped that no one would ever find out. He cared for her and wanted nothing to hurt her again.

"Goku? You've been quiet for at least five minutes? Are you okay?" Chi-Chi asked worriedly as she tapped his arm.

Goku came out of his daze and smiled. "Oh, yeah I'm fine!"

"I knew you'd find it weird if I said that to you!" Chi-Chi pouted, turning on her heel to go back into the school.

"No, wait Chi! No I don't!" Goku cried, as Chi-Chi looked over her shoulder at him. "I was just thinking. I don't find it weird. I just can't understand my emotions sometimes, and it just took me a while to figure out that I like you too Chi!" Chi-Chi began to walk towards Goku, a smile emblazoned across her face. Goku spread out his arms, and smiled back at the now running girl.

She ran straight into his arms and Goku embraced her. She looked straight into his dark kind eyes. He smiled at her as she blushed. She began to lean in towards his lips, as Goku began to twitch nervously but soon began to lean in himself. Their lips met, and Chi-Chi put her arms around Goku's neck to bring him closer, as he seemed to be escaping; she knew he was nervous. They broke away around twenty seconds later. Goku stood with a big grin on his face; it seemed he enjoyed his first kiss. Chi-Chi blushed yet again at the boy and tried to hide her cheeks with her hands.

Goku came out of his daze a few minutes later and turned to Chi-Chi and asked.

"Ready to go?" He gave out his hand, to which Chi-Chi accepted and made their way to the primary school.

End of Chapter Ten

EUGH! I'm dosed with a summer cold while I write this and my heads all funny, whoosh!! I've also wanted to sneeze since before lunchtime and its now 22:36 in the evening and I still haven't! EUGH! This chapter has been changed so many times I've lost count. I just keep changing it. I really wanted this chapter to just be about Goku because it was his turn, but Chi-Chi popped up and now it's about both of them! When I was writing the part where Chi said she liked Goku, 'Why do birds suddenly appear?' came on and I went aww! I'm a newbie at doing kiss scenes, so forgive me if it's crappy! Next is Goku's chapter, I'll make sure it is! And there'll be drama!

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