TITLE: Chapter Five - Broken Hearts
AUTHOR: Rachel Wong
AUTHOR'S EMAIL: Hidden_Angel_83@hotmail.com
RATING: PG-13
PAIRINGS: Goku/Chi Chi
WARNINGS: None
SUMMARY: Goku admits his love for Chi Chi. A wedding is in progress but is rudely interrupted.
NOTE: This is set in an alternate universe. Please do not read it if you do not like A/U's. This is about B/V and G/CC. Please read and review. I'd like to know what you guys think. If you guys have ever heard of or watched the Chinese movie Storm Rider, this is a bit similar. By the way, Goku and Vegeta are not Saiyan. There are no Saiyans. This is set strictly on Earth and everyone is human.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Dragonball Z and am in no way connected to them. I only wish I was, than I'd have at least SOME $$$. I also do not own and am in no way related to the creators or producers or anything of Storm Rider. Seeing as how I am broke, sueing me would do you no good. =Þ
Last time on A Step Towards Destiny:
Han smacked Buddopa hard across the face. "Baka! No one controls my destiny but me, do you hear?" The conquerer laughed, shouting his rebellion to the heavens. "So, the heavens think they can defy me?! I will prove them wrong! I will prevail! I will write my own destiny!"
*****
Han sat alone in his room. Buddopa was locked up in the deepest, darkest, prison cell he had and Vegeta had returned with Bat and Rabbit. Vegeta had made his report and left to do whatever it was the little brat did. He smirked. Yes, Buddopa was wrong. Vegeta wasn't strong enough to beat him and he never would be. Stupid prophecies, he didn't believe in them anyway. How could someone see a future that hadn't even arrived? He wasn't going to believe in that nonsense. Slowly, he began to meditate again.
Hours later, a scared looking guard came rushing into his room. The guard automatically dropped to one knee. "Sir, Goku and Krillen have returned from their mission."
Han opened his eyes and glared at the guard. "Then where are they? Why aren't they here?"
The guard swallowed with great difficulty. "They are outside of the castle. They refuse to come in. They said they are not worthy."
Han dismissed the guard and got up. Of course, he had forgotten. They would be upset because they had not completed their mission successfully. How little these kids knew. He had kidnapped Buddopa from them himself, afraid that the seer would spill the truth about their parents death. He wasn't afriad of their wrath, instead, he still had uses for them.
He walked to his castle's entrance and stared at the two warriors in front of him, both down on their knees. Both looked up at him as he approached. "Sensei, we have failed. Please, we are ready to accept our punishment."
Han smiled as his daughter and Chi Chi looked ready to jump in on their behalf. "Get up. It's okay. One failed mission compared to all your other successful ones is alright. Just make sure it doesn't happen again."
"Yes sensei. Thank you sensei." They got up, looking highly relieved.
A plan began to build itself in Han's evil mind. He would change his fate. He would get the two warriors to kill each other. If not, he would get them together and kill them with one shot, making it look like an accident. He congradulated himself mentally.
"Goku, Bulma, come here. The rest of you may go. I have something important to talk to with these two."
Krillen and the guards in the area walked away. Chi Chi pretended to leave, but she hung back, wanting to hear what it was that was so important.
"Goku, what do you think of my daughter?" Han was going to get straight to the point.
Goku's face fell into shock. "Sensei, she's a great person. One of the most beautiful people I have ever met."
"Bulma, what do you think of Goku?"
Bulma's eyes blinked furiously, trying to understand what her father was getting at. "He's a great guy dad. One of the strongest warriors in the world too."
"Good. I'm glad to hear that. Prepare for your wedding in two days." Without another word, Han walked away, leaving three very stunned people behind.
Goku and Bulma stared at each other, both beyond surprised Both were snapped out of their thoughts as they heard retreating footsteps close by. Goku looked up just in time to see Chi Chi's back disappear through one of the castle doors.
Bulma walked off to her room, still confused as to what her father had done. Goku slumped to the floor, feeling as if his whole life was over. Chi Chi had heard and was obviously upset about it. He shook his head, not knowing that to do.
*****
Vegeta stormed into Han's room, anger written all over his face. "Did you just arrange for Goku and Bulma's wedding to be in two days?"
Han looked up, calm as could be. "Yes. Why?"
Vegeta stormed out just as quickly without giving a reply.
Han smiled at Vegeta's retreating back. Everything was going according to plan.
*****
Goku knocked on Chi Chi's bedroom door. He wanted to talk to her, had to explain to her. She had to understand that he didn't have a choice. When no one answered the door, he knocked harder. Still no answer. He was about to bust the door down when someone came to open it.
Chi Chi stared up into Goku's eyes. The tears had ceased to come, but her puffy, red eyes were proof enough that she had been crying. "Hi Goku." She tried to sound as happy as she could. Afterall, Bulma was her cousin and she wanted her cousin to be happy. Quickly, she rushed through what she had to say. "I wish you and Bulma the best of luck. I hope you guys are happy together. I'll see you later. Bye."
Before Goku could react, Chi Chi had closed and bolted the door in his face. "Chi Chi, please! Please listen to me."
"Go away Goku. We have nothing to talk about."
Goku bit his bottom lip. He wouldn't go away. He had to let her know first. "Okay Chi Chi. I can go away, but before I do, I need you to listen. You don't have to believe me. I can't make you do anything you don't want to do but I'm going to talk whether you listen or not."
In her room, Chi Chi ran to her bed, wrapped the blanket around herself, and pushed the pillows up against her ear. Whatever he had to say, she didn't want to hear it. All she knew was that he was getting married to a different girl, not her.
"Chi Chi, I know you're upset right now. But you have to understand that I really didn't have a say. Sensei never let me give a response. It wasn't even a question to begin with. It was more of a demand." Dispite herself, Chi Chi found she wanted to listen, wanted to give him a chance to explain everything. "Chi Chi, I can't go against what sensei wants me to do, but I want you to know something." The pillow slipped from her grasp. "I want you to know that...that I love you. I've loved you since we were kids. I love everything there is about you. And...even though I'll be married to Bulma...she'll never have my heart. Because I can't give it to her. I don't have it anymore. That's right, I don't own my own heart because, even if you don't want it, you already have it." The tears she had thought she had no more of, began to pour down her cheeks once again. "You can be mad at me for the rest of your life, I'd perfer you weren't, but I'll always love you."
A sob racked her body as she heard his footsteps, meaning he was walking away. The only man she had loved was walking away from her...forever. She threw herself against her pillow, hoping she would fall asleep. "I love you too Goku." She fell asleep almost immediately after her confession, pain causing her to become exhausted.
*****
The day of the wedding had arrived. Bulma snuck away from her attendents as she went to her cousin's room. Chi Chi had been avoiding her for the last couple of days, and she knew why. She had known Chi Chi loved Goku and she didn't blame her cousin if she was mad at her. She too felt bad. Afterall, she didn't love Goku like a wife should love a husband. Still, she could not do anything about the wedding, her father wasn't one to change his mind.
Bulma sighed as she knocked on Chi Chi's door. She wanted to at least talk to her cousin. She missed talking to her. They had always been close and she didn't want anything to come between them. No answer. She knocked again. Still no answer. Gently, Bulma pushed at the door. It flung open immediately.
Bulma stepped into the room, concern crossing her face. She took a quick and careful look around. No one, not a single soul was in the room. Her heart beat began to quicken. Where was Chi Chi? She was about to exit and call for a search when she spotted something on the night table.
Bulma picked it up. It was addressed to Goku. Bulma was highly tempted to rip open the leader and read it, but she didn't. She respected her cousin's privacy. She slipped it under the sleeve of her wedding gown, making a mental note to give it to Goku when she saw him. A few seconds later, the attendents found her and swept her away, as they rushed her towards the Great Hall of the castle where the wedding was to take place.
*****
Goku walked around the crowded Great Hall in a daze, as Krillen lead him around to meet all the guests. They all spoke to him and he responded accordingly, but he wasn't really paying attention. His mind was on Chi Chi. She had refused to see him, or anyone else for that matter, for the whole two days. He missed her. He missed her smile, her laughter, her face, he simply missed everything about her. He sighed, not knowing what his life was coming to.
He was snapped rudely to attention as he was rushed in front of Han. Goku forced a smile onto his face as Bulma was lead towards him. He looked at her and knew that her smile was faked as well. Her eyes lacked the usual twinkle they always had when she smiled. Silently, without anyone noticing, she slipped him a letter which he took and quickly hid up his sleeve.
Krillen smiled at them from behind, his smile the only one of the three to be trully happy. Goku wondered why he was standing behind them when he remembered that Krillen was to over see the wedding (it's a chinese wedding okie? No priest, no church..sorry. I believe in God, but this was much simplier to write about).
"Alright everyone." Krillen turned around to face the people. "Please be quiet. We're about to begin." He turned around to face Goku and Bulma. "You guys know what to do." He cleared his throat. "First, bow to the ancestors." He placed a hand gently on both Bulma and Goku's back and began to gently push them down onto their knees.
"Wait!" A voice silenced any noise that was being made. All heads turned to stare at Vegeta as he loomed in the entrance of the Great Hall.
NEXT TIME ON STORM RIDERS: Goku and Vegeta fight. Bulma becomes injuried. Goku reads Chi Chi's letter.