Chapter 43: The School Issue.

A couple of months passed and things remained okay. Ami was a huge handful. She was so tiny yet you could hear her crying throughout the whole house. She woke up every single night and by the fifth night, I was used to getting up and going to get her. Goku on the other hand, wasn't. He and Goken trained nearly every day and I'd just stay behind. They'd leave straight after breakfast, coming home either to fix up a bruise or just to eat lunch. . .if they made a mess (especially Goku) I threw a bit of a fit. I accepted the fact I was now a housewife. I didn't work. I cooked, cleaned and took care of the baby. Occasionally I fought demons when I had to. Also, I went and visited Sapphie or Emiko from time to time and they'd come visit me. She came over one day and went into labor. I rushed her to the hospital and delivered two healthy babies. One was a boy with dog ears and hair like Miku, and the other was a girl, with dragon horns. They were both darling, precious little babies. Miku didn't get there until they were already born. They were born when Ami was about a month old. They named the boy Shiiro and the girl Yuri. So nothing changed much. . .we just got additions to the family. Goku and I barely had any arguments. We would argue over Goken's education but other than that we didn't fight.

Fall was approaching and I wanted to enroll Goken into kindergarten. He was four years old now and I had taught him to write the alphabet. I also taught him how to write his name. He didn't necessarily have good handwriting but he would write. I was impressed and I thought he was far more ready than I thought he was. But Goku. . .wanted to hold him back for a year until he was five.

"Goku he's ready! He's far more than ready! I think he's ready to go to first GRADE!" I yelled at Goku. We were in the worst argument we've ever had.

"Alice you're the one who said we should let him have a childhood!" Goku exclaimed. He hadn't raised his voice as much as I had.

"He wants to go to school! And its not like Training is giving him much of a childhood either!" I yelled again.

Ami started crying from upstairs. I growled a little in frustration and went upstairs. I took her out of her crib and calmed her down. She finally settled down and I began heading back downstairs. Goku was coming up to Goken with a towel, chuckling. Goken was covered in mud holding a frog.

"Daddy! Fogs awe so cool!!!" Goken exclaimed.

Goku chuckled again and picked Goken up. "Well let's get you cleaned up. . .then we'll go fishing, how does that sound?" Goku asked, smiling.

"Yay! Fishies!" he shouted.

Goku took him in the bathroom. I went downstairs and changed Ami's diaper then sat on the couch and played with her. She was such a pretty baby. She had my gold eyes, and Goku's smile. She'd coo and smile a lot but she especially loved it when Goku played peek-a-boo with her. She was a little daddy's girl, just like Goken was a bit of a mama's boy. Goken was a little jealous of Ami but he wasn't as bad as most kids I've seen. He was a great big brother to her though. He liked to help feed her a bottle. I was glad about that. He also liked to help me around the house sometimes. He was such a sweet little boy, just like his Daddy. I was extremely happy with my little baby in our little house. Goten would come over too. He didn't play with Goken as much as he used to. He was a young man now. I heard that he had a girlfriend. Goken would get all stirred up when Goten or Emiko came over. He was always messing with animals like the "Crocodile Hunter", Steve Irwin used to. I was always worried that he was going to get hurt. . .but he managed. I guess it was the way he hunted. But nevertheless. . .I wasn't gonna let him die on me.

So I sat there on the couch playing with Ami. . .thinking of a way to convince Goku to let me enroll Goken in school.

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The next day, I decided to go against Goku's decision and just tell Goken he's going to school. Besides, I knew why he wanted to continue training him. He was afraid. So there we were, sitting at the table. Goku and Goken ate like wild animals. I held Ami in my arms, feeding her a bottle.

"Hey Goken, Guess what?" I said with a big smile. He was going to be so excited.

Goken looked up at me with milk and crumbs all over his mouth. "What?" He asked cheerily with his mouth full.

I smiled. "Hon' don't talk with your mouth full. . ." I said.

He swallowed his food.

"What is it den?" He asked again.

I kept smiling. "Your beginning school next month!"

"YAY! I can't wait!" He exclaimed.

Goku just looked at me a little weird. I smield setting the bottle Ami had finished down on the table and burped her. She cooed and smiled at me with her stomach being full.

Goken stood up and went to the bathroom. I smiled at Goku.

"You aren't mad at me are you?" I inquired.

"No I would I be? I understand. . .I just wanted to wait another year. . .just to be safe." Goku replied with a soft sigh.

"I know your worried Goku. . .Deep down we all are but you've trained him for two years, Hon'. I think if Sage came or Irashu or anyone showed up. Yeah he's ready. But he's still a baby. . .he don't get much time to play because you train him. You can't work him like you have been, even if he does like it. Have fun with him for a change, play catch or tag or something. Take a break from training for awhile I miss you guys. The only time we get together as a family is breakfast and dinner. Both of you are so exhausted that you nearly fall face down in your food asleep. So please, just take a break from it for awhile. After all. . .he's half vampire. Vampire's can barely get hurt and they can be really strong. . ." I spoke softly.

Goku sat there thinking. I sighed waiting for him to say something. . .anything. Finally he looked up at me.

"Can I become a vampire?" He asked.

My eyes widened. I know how bad it hurts someone to be transformed. Vampire venom burns like fire.

"Goku. . .no. . ." I replied.

"Why not? It would make me stronger! And then I wouldn't have to train as much." He exclaimed.

"Goku! You don't know how badly it hurt to be changed. . .it burns like wild fire, spreading throughout your whole body slowly for three days. . .I don't wanna see you in that much pain. . ." I explained, sighing. I went over to Ami's baby swing and laid her in it and started it up to let her swing.

I turned to walk up to Goku and I hugged his waist. He put his hand on my head.

"I don't want to see you go through a hell of pain. . ." I said.

"I never wanted to see you go through the pain you were in while having the kids and after you got raped. . .but I did and you made it through it. I can make it through this." He whispered.

"The pain of those things COULDN'T be avoided. . ." I said.

"You said we should spend more time as a family. . .we could go hunting together!" "Goku. . .hunting isn't a family activity. . .it's to satisfy a thirst for blood so that we don't attack you when we're thirsty." I explained.

He frowned. "Ami doesn't have venom does she?"

"She will. . .Why?" I asked.

"Well. . .she tried to bite me the other d-" Goku stopped, looking over my shoulder and his eyes were wide.

"What is it Goku?!" I asked frantically.

"Ami!" He exclaimed.