"Wake up! Wake up, wake up, wake up!" Goten bounced on top of Caulifla, Kale and Cabba, causing them to cry out indignantly.

"What do you think you're doing, you stinking brat?" grumbled Caulifla, getting up.

"Dad told me to wake you up since you're late for training," Goten told her.

Caulifla's eyes widened in alarm. "Oh shit. He is not gonna let this go, is he?" Goddammit! I knew I shouldn't have stayed up so late last night!

She quickly got dressed, Kale and Cabba staring at her as she moved like a whirlwind around the entire house.

"Should we be the doing the same thing?" Cabba wondered aloud, cocking his head slightly. "I'm curious to see what kind of training Caulifla does. What about you, Kale?"

"I-I don't really mind..."

"Then it's settled!" chimed Goten. "You guys can come with us!" He shot a glance at Caulifla, who had stopped her hurrying.

Caulifla narrowed her eyes at him. Don't tell me...

"Make sure your boobies don't go all nakey again, okay Caulifla?" Goten said innocently, blinking sweetly at the female saiyan.

Caulifla sighed in defeat as she watched Cabba's mouth drop to the floor and Kale look away, blushing. God fucking damn it, kid.

Cabba was the first to recover. "Uh, Caulifla... what does he mean by that?" His cheeks flushed as he thought of something. "May I ask what kind of training you've been doing with Goku?"

"IT'S NOT LIKE THAT!" shrieked Caulifla, throwing a bolster at him, hitting him square in the face. "Cabba!"

"It's okay sis... we won't judge you..."

"Eh?! Not you too Kale!"

"S-sorry...!"

Caulifla pinched the bridge of her noise. "No, no... sorry for snapping at you Kale." She gave the younger girl an apology hug. "But you, Cabba!" She glared at him from behind Kale. "Get it into your thick fucking skull! We're not doing anything of that sort!"

"You sure swear a lot, lady," Goten commented unhelpfully. "Be glad my mom isn't here or she'd whoop your butt!"

"Oh really?" Caulifla withdrew from Kale, unconsciously tightening her gi as she did so. "I bet I could take your mom any day."

"That's what mister Vegeta used to think!"

Caulifla wasn't entirely sure how to respond to that she so she changed the subject instead. "Whatever. Let's not keep your father waiting."

Goku smirked as Caulifla landed. "Have a nice sleep?"

In the end, Cabba and Kale had opted not to go, instead choosing to spend the day with Goten. Caulifla had a feeling that it had something to do with Goten's outburst that morning. Did Cabba really believe the only training she was getting from Goku was for the bedroom?

Caulifla scowled at him. "Shut up. What are we doing today?"

"We'll since you slept in, I have a little change in schedule for you."

"Oh great. So you're punishing me now?"

Goku shook his head. "Try not to think of it as a punishment." He smiled cheekily. "Even if it is."

Caulifla frowned in contemplation. What does he have planned?

Boy will she be in for a surprise, thought Goku as he took out a capsule and tossed it. The capsule exploded in a puff of white smoke and in its place was a neatly folded gi. After talking with Caulifla last night, he had gone up to the Lookout for Piccolo's assistance in materialising stronger, hardier and heavier clothing for Caulifla to wear. The gi and undershirt carried a combined weight of twenty five thousand pounds while the wristbands and boots were four thousand pounds each.

"Is that it?" Caulifla asked, unimpressed.

"Change into it and you'll see," Goku told her, grinning impishly.

Caulifla picked up the bundle with some strain. "What the hell is this?"

"Weighted training gear," Goku told her. "Before we move onto blue I think we should strengthen your base form first. Which means no super saiyan during the entire exercise."

"I get it," Caulifla said. "If my weaker form experiences an increase of stamina and strength then the difference should carry on into my super saiyan forms, correct?"

"Hah! You're catching on quick, Cauli."

"It's not the first time I've done this sort of training. Frost did something similar..." She zoned off slightly before snapping out of it. "Never mind. Don't look."

Goku scratched his head, confused. "Wha -"

In one swift move, the top half of Caulifla's gi was off and lying in an undignified heap on the ground. Goku quickly looked away. He didn't know whether to consider himself lucky or unlucky to have not caught any glimpse of her round breasts again. Erk! I didn't realize she'd change right here! The thoughts he had had two nights ago flooded back into his mind and he resisted the urge to smash his head into a rock lest he draw attention to himself. He could feel that uncomfortable tightening in his nether regions once again.

"Hey." Caulifla's gruff voice snapped him out of it. "Can Kale and Cabba join me in training?" There was a grunt; she was now putting on her boots. "I know you know that they're here."

"Sure, if they want," answered Goku, still not turning around. Thankfully, he could feel his body cool as his arousal ebbed away. "It'd be nice having more training partners, wouldn't it?"

"It would bring some familiarity into the situation," Caulifla admitted. "Okay I'm done you can turn around now."

Goku sighed in relief and did just that. "So are they going to be joining us today?"

"No. They'll join us tomorrow to learn how to control their super saiyan forms." She wheeled her arms about to get some feeling into them before eyeing her uniform disdainfully. "Did you have to make it orange and blue? I look like another you."

Goku chuckled, putting a hand on top of her hair. "Yeah, except shorter!"

"... fuck off. I'm sorry if we all can't be gigantic as you," she said dryly. "Anyway, what training are we doing? I feel as weak as a human in these."

Goku grinned at her. "Oh, you'll see."

Caulifla stared at the box of milk placed in front of her. "I wasn't aware delivering milk counted as training."

"Heh. You'll be surprised how helpful it can be," said Goku, picking up his own box of milk cartons. "We'll be going around the entire 439 Mountain Area. Now let's go!"

To Caulifla's surprise, the man skipped off. She had never realized how weird it was to see a grown man to skip like a schoolgirl until she actually witnessed it for herself. The saiyan hastily jogged after her mentor, the milk bottles rattling as the crate bounced in her arms. Despite her weights, she managed to catch up to him with relative ease.

"You're doing it wrong," Goku chided, clicking his tongue.

"What? What are you talking about? Just what am I doing wrong? I'm delivering the damn milk, aren't I?"

"You've got to skip, Cauli! Skip, skip!" He made sure to emphasise his point by executing a flamboyant skip.

Caulifla blushed from second hand embarrassment, her left eye twitching slightly. "You cannot be serious."

"Skip, skip!" came her response.

"No way in hell will I -"

"Skip, skip!"

"Oh for goodness sake..." Caulifla forced her legs to imitate a skipping motion, knowing Goku would only keep pestering her about it if she didn't comply with his ridiculously stupid instructions.

"I can't hear you Caulifla!"

"Huh?! What do you want now?"

"You've got to get your head in the game! Or in this case, the training. Repeat after me, skip, skip!"

Caulifla's frustrated shout could be heard all the way from the Son household.

In one hour, they managed to deliver the milk to every single household on the island. By the time they were finished, Caulifla was hot, sweaty and pissed. A vein bulged on her forehead, accentuating her anger.

"Now wasn't that fun?" inquires Goku, well aware that she could snap anytime soon.

"Yes, fun," Caulifla said through gritted teeth. "It was real fun to get chased by a fucking dinosaur around the entire run and then get cursed with 'seven years of bad luck' by accidently breaking a witch's mirror." Another vein appeared close to her temple. "It was a real fun time!" She threw her fist out, nailing him straight in the face and sending him on a trajectory straight toward a pterodactyl nest.

Luckily, Goku managed to catch himself in the air before he could obliterate the nest. "Hey now, don't be like that."

"Shut up." She transformed into super saiyan, the weight on her body lessening considerably. "Shut up and fight me."

The rest of the afternoon was spent in fighting.

"Hey, um, Goten right?" said Cabba when Caulifla had long since left the house and Goten had long since introduced himself. "What did you mean when you were talking about her... uh... boobies, was it?"

"Oh, that's easy," replied Goten, looking pleased to be answering a question he actually knew the answer to. He proceeded to tell them of how Caulifla had been fighting with Goku, the both of them half-naked, the top halves of their gis having been removed. Conveniently, he left out the part where they had been having intense spar prior to his unprecedented arrival, having obviously not seen in happen. He had felt it happen, however, but was not intuitive enough to put two and two together.

"That doesn't sound like sis at all," murmured Kale. "She'd never agree to anything like that." Not anymore anyway... In her mind's eye, she recalled the early days when she and Caulifla had just met. Kale had been only a preteen while Caulifla was entering her twenties. After losing her brother, the latter had become quite promiscuous, and it was only after much pleading on Kale's behalf that Caulifla had stopped her sexual antics. Those darker days were something that they never spoke of.

"I agree," said Cabba. "Are you sure you saw right?"

Goten nodded vigorously. "I did! It was all... big and round... and pink near the middle."

"I believe you!" Cabba said hastily, not wanting anymore childish descriptions of Caulifla's assets.

Fortunately, Goten was distracted by a thought he had. "Oh shoot! Mom told me to go pick up some groceries from the store today!"

"Groceries?" echoed Cabba, remembering the store he had shopped at. It was also the same place where those human men had dare hurt Kale. Kale had told Caulifla about it when the older female inquired about the bandages on her arms and how Caulifla had yelled! Cabba could still feel the bruise on his head where she had struck him mercilessly for not doing a good enough job of protecting Kale.

"You should come with me," Goten said. "I won't let anything bad happen to you guys!"

Cabba and Kale exchanged a smile, the former slightly amused that a child was vowing to protect them instead of vice versa.

"We'll go," Kale said, unable to resist Goten's cuteness. "Where is this grocery store?"

"Pretty near! In Chazke Village! Gohan's friend Lime lives there."

Dusk was approaching when their battle ended. Both of the warriors were lying on the floor, completely exhausted. During the fight, they had both transformed into super saiyan three, completely decimating the area and their opponents. Goku could have chosen to end it by transforming into super saiyan blue, but the prospect of a challenge was far more exciting to him.

"Haha..." Caulifla laughed weakly, her chest rising and falling with considerable effort. "I... totally kicked your ass today..."

"Really?" huffed Goku. "I seem to recall differently."

"Your memory's getting worse, Old Man," Caulifla teased, her ribs hurting as she chuckled.

"Hey!" Goku whined. "I'm not that old!"

"Take a look in the mirror then maybe you'll reconsider!"

They continued to banter until Goku got up to his feet rather steadily for someone who looked like they had just been in a cage fight and lost. Caulifla rose to her feet as well, her knees slightly wobbling before buckling underneath the weight of her clothing.

"Ah, shit!" She fell forward, bracing herself for a harsh impact. But instead of ending up with a mouthful of grass, she felt herself in Goku's arms. Her face was buried in his abdomen; it was no surprised that his musky warrior's scent filling her nose. She could feel something more primal stir within her as she inhaled his musk, his scent feeling more and more like a drug to her.

It was evident Goku was experiencing the same thing, Caulifla's enticing scent fogging his mind. How could anything smell so deliciously sweet? She smelled nothing like the exotic perfumes that Bulma wore or the soapy smell of Chi Chi's skin after a shower. They had both been sweating and fighting all day - how could she smell so good?

Goku snapped out of their entranced state first. "Uh, Cauli? You okay now?"

Caulifla blinked before becoming aware once again and pushing off Goku. "Yeah, I'm fine now. Nothing a sensu bean won't fix." She yawned. "I'm tired... it's been a long day. Kale will be wondering where I am." The excuse sounded pathetic, even to her own ears. "See you."

"Goodnight." I should be getting back home to Chi Chi anyway. I haven't apologized to her yet.

"Goku," Chi Chi said in mild surprise. "You're back."

"Hi, Chi," Goku said, feeling a rock of guilt roll in his stomach. For what he didn't know, but right now he felt no better then those men who cheated on their wives on Vegeta's favorite soap operas. He was confused as to why he was feeling so low - he had done nothing to be unfaithful to Chi Chi after all.

Chi Chi stood up from the chair she was sitting on and embraced Goku, though the hug was stiff and cold. "I missed you." There was more feeling injected into her words, and though even an outsider could tell that she really had missed him, the words felt hollow to Goku.

"I missed you too," said Goku, awkwardly patting her back. Another landslide of guilt struck him. He had just lied to his wife for the first time. And he didn't regret it. "Listen Chi, I'm sorry about what I said last night. I didn't mean for it to sound like it did."

"Oh... truth be told I had forgotten about that." Goku frowned slightly but she took no notice. "But I'm glad you came to your senses and apologized."

Something about her words made him feel a slight remorse for apologizing to her. Was it the condescending nature of her words? Or was it the tone that she said them in, making him feel no better than a pet of hers?

"What's for dinner? Caulifla and I had a long day."

Whatever softness Chi Chi had displayed before was now all but gone. She narrowed her eyes at him. "Well then why don't you go to Caulifla for dinner, huh?! You seem to like spending time with her more than me!"

"What? No, Chi Chi, it's because I agreed to train her."

"Ugh! Oh Goku, you blind fool! Can't you see what you're doing to me? Why do you think we haven't been intimate lately? It's because of her! I wanted to remind you of what you were missing but you're too ignorant to even notice!" She passed her hand through her hair. "Maybe you can't see it but I can. I can see what she's doing to you! You're falling in love with her!"

"Chi Chi! I don't love her, I love you! I always have! We've been married this long, I wouldn't leave you now!"

"Not all marriages stay together," Chi Chi said harshly.

"You're being unfair Chi Chi. You're making it seem like our marriage is destined to fall apart." He crossed his arms.

"Hah! I'm being unfair?! What's unfair is that after all these years together, you still let another woman barge into our lives and take you away from me!"

"Mom? Dad?" Goten blinked his large eyes at them, having just entered the house. "Lime invited me and Cabba and Kale to stay with her for the night... is that okay?"

"Yes... yes that's fine," permitted Chi Chi, sounded more exhausted than ever. "Come back in the morning, sweetheart."

Goten smiled brightly. "Okay!"

Once Goten was gone, Chi Chi turned back to her husband. "Go. Please leave, Goku... I don't really want to fight with you anymore..."

"But Chi Chi -"

"Please, Goku! Just give me a night alone... just one night." She glared at the wall. "It's not like as if another night of being alone would make much of a difference anyway."

"... Fine." He started walking out the door before stopping. "I love you Chi Chi. I really do. But sometimes I think you don't really know me at all. I like spending time with Caulifla because she's my friend and my trainee. I'm allowed to be close to her, aren't I?"

Then he was gone.

Kale and Cabba did not return that night but Caulifla could feel their calm chis not too far away. It looked like she'd be spending the night alone again. She rolled over in her futon to face the window. The moon was mostly covered by thick black clouds tonight but some light still managed to escape the cloaking darkness.

She was nearly asleep when she felt someone else enter the building. She sat up and rubbed her eyes blearily. "Goku?"

"Mind if I stay here with you tonight?" he asked, looking lost and forlorn. But Caulifla would ask no questions for tonight. Those could come later.

"Sure." She avoided his gaze. "You've done a lot for me already. It's the least I can do."

"Thanks."

She had meant the floor and was surprised when she felt Goku's warm body press against hers. But she didn't mind. She curled against his back. "Trouble in paradise?"

"Yeah... but I'd rather not talk about it right now."

"Mm. Not talking is fine."

There was a pregnant pause.

"I want to tell you more about me," Caulifla said, staring off into the darkness. "Not about me specifically... but just pay attention."

He did not answer but she knew he was listening attentively.

She had truly meant every word she had said to him and still meant it. Renso would never be a part of her life again. Caulifla had left him fuming at what was once their house. Now it was only his.

A soft crying caught her attention. She turned around the corner, ignoring the beginnings of a thunderstorm. A young saiyan girl was crying over the still form of a large saiyan male shaking him.

"Daddy," the girl was saying. "Daddy wake up... You're drunk again, daddy..." A son wracked her thin shoulders. A thunderclap sounded and the poor thing jumped, her hair coming unbound from her loose ponytail. "Daddy...! Daddy, help me, I'm scared!" She shook him again but he did not wake up.

Caulifla moved toward the girl, her eyes large and curious. "Hey you."

The girl jumped into the air, turning around. Her onyx eyes were wide and scared. "P-please don't hurt me!"

Caulifla resisted the urge to snort or smack her silly for crying over a stupid thunderstorm. "Relax kid. I'm not going to hurt you." She reached forward to touch her but the girl flinched and curled up against her father's side. Caulifla raised an eyebrow. "I told you I'm not going to hurt you."

The only response she got was a whimper.

"Ugh, fine. Stay out here with your bastard of a father and see if I care."

Five minutes later, a scream sounded. Caulifla was not even a block away and the girl was already in trouble. How pathetic.

Against her better judgement, Caulifla sighed and dashed back to where she had last left the girl. When she arrived however, to her utmost shock, there were now multiple bodies next to the girl's father. The young girl stood trembling in the midst of it all.

"Did you do all this?" asked Caulifla, her voice slightly muffled by the pouring rain.

"They killed my daddy!" roared the girl, a glow enveloping her. "They s-slit his throat..." She fell to her knees, her bravery gone. She was now crying even harder than before.

Cautiously, Caulifla approached the girl. When she just kept on crying, Caulifla snaked an arm around her tiny body and pulled her close. "Don't cry... It doesn't suit you... What's your name?"

"K-Kale..."

A snore told her that Goku was now asleep. She smiled into her pillow. Goodnight.

"So... Freeza, eh?" mused Kafara. She tossed Frost's corpse to the side. "Interesting. A being more powerful than Frost ever was with the potential to rival even the gods in power. Excellent..."

Kafara was long gone when a dry husk resembling Frost was found in a dark alleyway.

A/N: I want to sleep. There will be some Lime and Cabba and Kale interaction next chapter. There was some Chi Chi-Goku argument. It may look like she's being totally unreasonable but her worst fears do eventually come true so upcut her some slack...?

And what the hell has Kafara done to Frost?