Chapter 10
Bulma put a shoulder on Goku's shoulder as she finally led him away from Chi Chi's grave. The funeral was 3 hours ago and the guests had left 1 hour ago. Bulma held out her hand and took Gohan's hand in hers and on the other side, Bulma had her arm around Goku's shoulder.
"Let's get you guys back home." Bulma said kindly as they walked.
~~~
(back at Goku's house)
Bulma gave Goku a cup of hot coffee and to Gohan, a cup of hot chocolate. Bulma pulled up a chair across the table from Goku. "So what are you going to do now? Bulma asked as she held her cup in both hands.
Goku ran his hand through his hair, "I don't know."
Then there was a deafening silence, a Bulma allowed Goku to work out anything on his mind.
"I should have paid more attention." Goku whispered. "I always went off to train, instead of helping out with the family. And know… I don't know what to do."
Gohan peered above the smoke of his hot chocolate, wide eyed.
Bulma glanced at Gohan. "How are you going to educate Gohan and what about his future?"
Goku furrowed his brow and buried his face into his hands. "I have no idea."
"Who's going to take care of the house, cook and feed you?"
Goku shrugged and shook his head helplessly. Gohan gave a little whimper.
Finally Bulma reached across the table and touched Goku's hand. "I can help."
"You've already helped so much." Goku looked at Bulma worriedly.
"And I see no reason in not finishing what I started."
Goku looked down. "We already owe you…"
Bulma waved her hand and shook her head. "Nope, no discussion of money."
" But we…" Goku said helplessly.
Bulma held up her hand to stop his speech. "You can pay me back, but not in the form of money."
Goku hesitated. "Like what?"
Bulma folded her fingers together, one over the other, "Well, I was thinking of taking a political route at this point in my life. And knowing how many politicians have been assassinated in the past, I was wondering if you would be my bodyguard."
Goku paused and then nodded intently, "Yes, I could do that…yeah. You really would give me that opportunity?"
Bulma smiled, "Of course, you'll get top pay for a body guard and you'll have to live near me, so I'll be paying for all your housing and food."
Goku beamed. "Thank you, thank you so much!"
Bulma laughed softy, "Don't get too excited. Now… I was wondering about Gohan's education. My impression was that he was home schooled."
Goku nodded, "Chi Chi schooled him."
Bulma tapped her finger against her lip, pretending to ponder the situation, even though she had thought of it a long time ago.
"Is it okay if we send him to a private school in the city?"
Goku, who knew nothing of how to educate children, shrugged, "I guess."
Bulma nodded. "Good, then it's settled."
~~~
Bulma handed Ryan her suitcase number as she got off the plane. Then she walked over to Robert, who was also waiting for her.
"So, how'd it go?"
"Perfect, they're willing to do everything I suggested."
Robert twisted his lip, "Hmm… I guess our family has just increased.
Bulma, still walking ahead, never bothered to turn around, replied "Of course."
~~~
( a few months later)
Bulma handed Goku another book, "I won't have a illiterate and unintelligent employee, from now on. I want you to read whatever I give you. It'll broaden your horizon and it'll also teach you to get out of a situation without using your fists. The key to staying at the top is to use brain, not brawn. And although, I'm sprouting off boring platitudes, you are going to do what I ask. Understood?"
Goku nodded nervously as he accepted the math and grammar books.
Bulma put her hands on her hips, "Good, spend your free time studying. I'll give you a test at the end of the week. And if you fail that test, I'll be deducting the amount of food you eat."
Goku gaped, but he knew there was not way he could get out of this. He didn't even know how to argue with Bulma. His random whinings didn't work on her like they did on Chi chi. 'Maybe Bulma's right, if I learn this. Then I can argue back…maybe.'
At that moment Gohan walked in. Bulma nodded at Gohan, "How was school?"
"Informative. But I have a lot of homework today."
Bulma nodded again. "Alright, you better get started. Are you going to have dinner in your room?"
"Probably."
"I'll have the servants bring it up."
"Thanks Bulma." Gohan replied and ran upstairs to get started on his work.
Bulma pointed in the direction Gohan went off to, "See, even he's studying. Perhaps you should follow suit."
Goku grumbled, but he finally agreed. Before Bulma left he asked her a question. "How come you don't have Raditz study?"
Bulma hesitated for a second. "I don't have him study because I only want him as a bodyguard around my home. I don't take him out in public, but you're my constant bodyguard in public. Besides, you look cuter than him."
Goku blushed deep red as Bulma closed the front door to his apartment. 'I'm not cute.'
~~~
Robert laughed as Bulma walked in the front door of her apartment.
"What's so funny?" Bulma asked, slightly annoyed.
"You're totally screwing up his emotions."
Bulma tossed her coat at Robert, " I have no idea what you're talking about."
Robert tsked. "You shouldn't do that to the poor fool, his wife just died."
Bulma cocked her head and raised an eyebrow, "You were eavesdropping."
"I couldn't help it, I wanted to know what the game was. I figured that there was more to him than a pawn to discard. You shouldn't play games with him."
Bulma laughed chillingly, "But Robert, games are all we have. Even if he isn't aware of it."
note: since my friend got confused... RYAN IS RADITZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOT IT?!
Bulma put a shoulder on Goku's shoulder as she finally led him away from Chi Chi's grave. The funeral was 3 hours ago and the guests had left 1 hour ago. Bulma held out her hand and took Gohan's hand in hers and on the other side, Bulma had her arm around Goku's shoulder.
"Let's get you guys back home." Bulma said kindly as they walked.
~~~
(back at Goku's house)
Bulma gave Goku a cup of hot coffee and to Gohan, a cup of hot chocolate. Bulma pulled up a chair across the table from Goku. "So what are you going to do now? Bulma asked as she held her cup in both hands.
Goku ran his hand through his hair, "I don't know."
Then there was a deafening silence, a Bulma allowed Goku to work out anything on his mind.
"I should have paid more attention." Goku whispered. "I always went off to train, instead of helping out with the family. And know… I don't know what to do."
Gohan peered above the smoke of his hot chocolate, wide eyed.
Bulma glanced at Gohan. "How are you going to educate Gohan and what about his future?"
Goku furrowed his brow and buried his face into his hands. "I have no idea."
"Who's going to take care of the house, cook and feed you?"
Goku shrugged and shook his head helplessly. Gohan gave a little whimper.
Finally Bulma reached across the table and touched Goku's hand. "I can help."
"You've already helped so much." Goku looked at Bulma worriedly.
"And I see no reason in not finishing what I started."
Goku looked down. "We already owe you…"
Bulma waved her hand and shook her head. "Nope, no discussion of money."
" But we…" Goku said helplessly.
Bulma held up her hand to stop his speech. "You can pay me back, but not in the form of money."
Goku hesitated. "Like what?"
Bulma folded her fingers together, one over the other, "Well, I was thinking of taking a political route at this point in my life. And knowing how many politicians have been assassinated in the past, I was wondering if you would be my bodyguard."
Goku paused and then nodded intently, "Yes, I could do that…yeah. You really would give me that opportunity?"
Bulma smiled, "Of course, you'll get top pay for a body guard and you'll have to live near me, so I'll be paying for all your housing and food."
Goku beamed. "Thank you, thank you so much!"
Bulma laughed softy, "Don't get too excited. Now… I was wondering about Gohan's education. My impression was that he was home schooled."
Goku nodded, "Chi Chi schooled him."
Bulma tapped her finger against her lip, pretending to ponder the situation, even though she had thought of it a long time ago.
"Is it okay if we send him to a private school in the city?"
Goku, who knew nothing of how to educate children, shrugged, "I guess."
Bulma nodded. "Good, then it's settled."
~~~
Bulma handed Ryan her suitcase number as she got off the plane. Then she walked over to Robert, who was also waiting for her.
"So, how'd it go?"
"Perfect, they're willing to do everything I suggested."
Robert twisted his lip, "Hmm… I guess our family has just increased.
Bulma, still walking ahead, never bothered to turn around, replied "Of course."
~~~
( a few months later)
Bulma handed Goku another book, "I won't have a illiterate and unintelligent employee, from now on. I want you to read whatever I give you. It'll broaden your horizon and it'll also teach you to get out of a situation without using your fists. The key to staying at the top is to use brain, not brawn. And although, I'm sprouting off boring platitudes, you are going to do what I ask. Understood?"
Goku nodded nervously as he accepted the math and grammar books.
Bulma put her hands on her hips, "Good, spend your free time studying. I'll give you a test at the end of the week. And if you fail that test, I'll be deducting the amount of food you eat."
Goku gaped, but he knew there was not way he could get out of this. He didn't even know how to argue with Bulma. His random whinings didn't work on her like they did on Chi chi. 'Maybe Bulma's right, if I learn this. Then I can argue back…maybe.'
At that moment Gohan walked in. Bulma nodded at Gohan, "How was school?"
"Informative. But I have a lot of homework today."
Bulma nodded again. "Alright, you better get started. Are you going to have dinner in your room?"
"Probably."
"I'll have the servants bring it up."
"Thanks Bulma." Gohan replied and ran upstairs to get started on his work.
Bulma pointed in the direction Gohan went off to, "See, even he's studying. Perhaps you should follow suit."
Goku grumbled, but he finally agreed. Before Bulma left he asked her a question. "How come you don't have Raditz study?"
Bulma hesitated for a second. "I don't have him study because I only want him as a bodyguard around my home. I don't take him out in public, but you're my constant bodyguard in public. Besides, you look cuter than him."
Goku blushed deep red as Bulma closed the front door to his apartment. 'I'm not cute.'
~~~
Robert laughed as Bulma walked in the front door of her apartment.
"What's so funny?" Bulma asked, slightly annoyed.
"You're totally screwing up his emotions."
Bulma tossed her coat at Robert, " I have no idea what you're talking about."
Robert tsked. "You shouldn't do that to the poor fool, his wife just died."
Bulma cocked her head and raised an eyebrow, "You were eavesdropping."
"I couldn't help it, I wanted to know what the game was. I figured that there was more to him than a pawn to discard. You shouldn't play games with him."
Bulma laughed chillingly, "But Robert, games are all we have. Even if he isn't aware of it."
note: since my friend got confused... RYAN IS RADITZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOT IT?!