Disclaimer: I do NOT own dbz, repeat, I do NOT own dbz…*that is all* - I DO, on the other hand, own a dizk of Chichi…but that's another story.

Chapter One

Standing against the window she watched as the rain fell from the gray sky and hit the ground; one raindrop after another. The room was silent. She could no longer bear it.

"What's her name?"

He didn't answer. He just sat there, looking down at the floor. She felt the tears form in her eyes but held them back; she wasn't going to cry.

"Is she beautiful?"

She sniffed and continued to watch the rain, comparing herself with this woman she didn't even know. He lifted his head.

"Look Chichi I really don't think we should be discussing this here, not now-"

"What's her fucking name?" she turned to face him, fed up with his lame excuses to change the subject. He looked back down to the floor.

"What's the difference…" he muttered, feeling guilt, pain, anguish, everything that was missing before he had the affair. 

She silently turned back to the window and felt the tears spill from her eyes. She desperately wanted someone to hold her, to tell her everything will be alright, because at that moment her whole world fell apart.

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Suddenly feeling the urge to raid the fridge to satisfy his large appetite, Goten made his way to the kitchen when he suddenly stopped dead in his tracks.

"Mom?"

Before him sat Chichi with her back against the cupboard, staring into space. Her face was slightly swollen and her cheeks were tear-stained. She wasn't moving.

"Mom?" Goten repeated silently while stepping towards her. She remained stiff, as if she weren't even breathing.

He knelt down beside her. Tears began to fall from Chichi's tired eyes. Goten noticed this and nudged her gently.

"Mama…" he whispered, totally shocked about his mom's condition. He placed his hands on her shoulders; she was cold. He began to shake her.

"Mom" he pleaded. "Please get up" he shook her more forcefully. Goten felt tears forming in his eyes, why was his mother in this state?

He watched as more tears flowed down her pale, lifeless face and decided to get help. Racing out of the kitchen he found his dad and grabbed him by the arm.

"What is it?" Goku asked anxiously, realizing that something must be really wrong.

"It's mom" Goten replied through tears. As soon as they reached the kitchen they stopped.

She was gone.

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Author's Note: Well…what can I say? In case you don't know already, this is the beginning of my FIRST fic, so I'm kinda nervous…anyway; some of the content is based loosely on the Joy Luck Club (written by Amy Tan), which inspired me to write this in the first place. Thanks so much for reading and if you feel up to it, a little review may brighten my day! ^_^  -  was that cheesy or what??? ..…oh yeah, SO sorry about the spaces!