SUMMARY: Getting advice the hard way.
DISCLAIMER: Don't own'em. Don't sue. Make no money from this. Happy Now!
A/N: Sorry I didn't explain this in the last chapter but Vegeta and Bulma are now `mated.' She broke up with Yamcha after he's flirtation with Vivica. Sorry about leaving that out. Oh yeah, this is a super long chapter so grab some popcorn or ice cream or something, put on your comfortable robe, `curl up' with your computer and enjoy!!
Remember: **Goku's thoughts #Vivica's thoughts, Bulma's thoughts =Vegeta's thoughts=
Realizations
The loud banging on the door interupted the lovers in mid kiss. They both froze but did not part their lips from each other. Goku groaned in annoyance before finally letting go of her mouth.
"Are you expecting someone this early?"
"No. I don't know who it could be."
Goku slowly rolled off of her to let her answer the door. She grabbed her blue silk robe and wrapped it around her as Goku buried himself face down under the blankets and gathered a few pillows under his head. She smiled at the sight of him and then walked out of the bedroom to the front door. The person banged again only harder this time.
"I'm coming! I'm coming!" She yelled in annoyance.
Tuning the door knob, she swung the door open and came face to face with the intruder.
Her eyes opened in shock as she saw the person in front of her. The person on the other side of the door did the same thing, both recognizing each other immediately.
"Vegeta!"
"YOU!"
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Chichi opened the door when she heard Bulma's air car outside.
"Good morning Bulma!" Chichi greeted cheerfully, despite her true feelings.
"Morning Chi!" Bulma replied as she made her way into the kitchen.
They sat down at the table and Chichi poured them each a cup of tea.
"Cream?" Chichi offered, trying to delay the dreaded conversation a little longer.
"Yes, thank you" Bulma responded never taking her eyes off of Chichi, as she busied herself a bit around the kitchen. Straightening the chairs, re-wiping the counter tops and fixing the salt and pepper shakers on the table.
This must be worse than I thought, Bulma thought to herself.
"Chichi?" Bulma said softly as Chichi began to straighten the chairs, again. Chichi didn't answer.
"Chichi," she repeated a little louder. Still, no response.
"Chichi!," Bulma exclaimed with concern, as she rose from her seat and walked towards Chichi. Chichi gripped the back of the chair as if her life depended on it. Her eyes were cast down to the floor and she began to tremble. Bulma gently put her hands on her shoulders and ducked her head down trying to look into Chichi's eyes. She saw that the woman was holding back tears.
"Oh Chichi," she whispered softly as she put her arms around her. Chichi finally broke and sobbed hard into Bulma's arms. Throwing her own arms around Bulma's back. Bulma gently rocked her back and forth and rubbed her back with her palm, trying to console her life long friend.
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"KAKKAROT!!! GET YOUR SORRY ASS OUT HERE!!!!!!!!!NOW!!!!!!!," Vegeta yelled at the top of his lungs, past Vivica.
"Excuse me! But what are you doing here Vegeta! And who is Kakkarot?!," Vivica exclaimed.
Vivica was in a panic. She knew Vegeta, being one of Bulma's closest friends. Bulma introduced him to her one they were married, or mated as Vegeta put it. Bulma had told her about the Saiyans and how being mated was the same as being married. Vivica also knew that Goku was a close friend of Bulma's as well. #Oh this is just great#
Goku's head shot straight up from under the blanket in horror. "Vegeta?," he said out loud to himself in disbelief. **Oh no! How could I've been so stupid as to let my guard down. But I didn't expect anyone to try and find me!** He mentally argued with himself as he clumsily put his boxers back on. He stepped out of the room just in time to see Vivica trying to get rid this unwanted guest.
"Look, Kakkarot or whoever, doesn't live here, so please go away!," she said as she tried to shut the door on him but his foot prevented her from doing so. Vivica knew who Vegeta was referring to but decided to play dumb, hoping that he would go away. It didn't work.
"You know who I'm talking about woman!! Don't play games with me!!," he shouted in her face.
Goku came up behind Vivica and put his hand on her back grabbing her attention. He was getting a little pissed at the disrespect he showed Vivica by pounding on her door and then shouting at her.
"It's OK Viv," she smiled slightly at hearing him give her a nickname. He never took his eyes off of Vegeta and vice versa. Vegeta gave Goku a death glare.
"Outside. Now," Vegeta said in a low serious tone as he walked towards the railing that ran along the mid-sized porch in front of her apartment door. Vivica looked at Goku with an extremely worried look on her face.
"Don't worry Viv. We're just going to talk, that's all. I need a few minutes, so just wait for me in here, OK?," he asked reassuringly as he stroked her arms repeatedly from shoulder to elbow.
"OK," she sighed, trying to relax.
"Tell you what, while your outside talking, I'll get breakfast going," she said to him with a smile as she wrapped hers arms around his waist.
"Sounds good." He pressed his lips to her forehead and held it there for a few seconds. He pulled away and gave her shoulders a gentle reassuring squeeze before he walked out the door.
Vegeta, being witness to this bold display of affection, was discussed even further at his behavior. Sure the woman was beautiful, but he was acting as if he couldn't keep his hands off of her. If Vegeta didn't know any better, he would have sworn that the two were in love with each other.
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Bulma had gotten Chichi to calm down and they were now in the living room. Bulma thought she would be more comfortable in there. She handed Chichi the box of tissues that were on the coffee table. Sniffing, Chichi a few wiped her eyes and running nose.
"There, now tell me everything," Bulma said in soothing voice.
"Oh Bulma! What am I going to do? I've lost Goku! My marriage is over!," she exclaimed as felt tears start to form in her eyes again.
"Clam down Chichi. Tell me what happened"
"Goku and I had a big fight. Well, two big fights actually. We were arguing about Gohan training instead of studying. Then it went from that to Goku not supporting us and then too me telling him I wish I didn't marry him and then he walked out on me."
She said that last part lowly with her eyes looking away from Bulma. She knew how Bulma was going to react.
"What!!! How could you say that to him!! What were you thinking!!!," Bulma exclaimed at the top of her lungs as she jumped out of her seat.
"I was angry!," Chichi defended. "I didn't mean it. It just came out."
"Well what did you expect him to do? Smile and say `Thank You'?! Please tell me you apologized to him!"
No answer
"Chichi!! What is wrong with you!." Bulma couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"Will you please stop yelling at me and let me tell you what happened?!"
"Fine," Bulma sighed as she sat back down next Chichi.
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"What is it Vegeta?," Goku asked as if he didn't know.
"Don't play games with me third class! You know damn well what I want and you better start explaining yourself!"
"Look, I don't have to explain myself to Vegeta so why don't you just leave! This is none of your concern!!" Goku stated getting angry by Vegeta butting into his personal affairs. He didn't have to explain himself to Vegeta!
"It is my concern when my mate is called to do damage control on your wife this morning. Not to mention the fact that I had to listen to your sniveling brat whimpering about how his father abandoned him!!"
"I did NOT ABANDON my SON!!!!," Goku exclaimed completely offended at Vegeta's accusation. "Look, me and Chichi had a fight and I left. I needed to cool off!," he defended.
"And so you go to cool off in another woman's bed? Makes perfect logical sense to me!"
"It wasn't like that!!"
"Then tell me what it was like then! Because looking at your despicable display of affection you just showed her, it seems that you have no intentions of leaving."
Goku paused and took a deep breath. "All right. I'll start from the beginning."
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"So you came down on Goku because he doesn't take care of you and Gohan financially?" Bulma asked, making sure she had the story straight.
"Uh hu," Chichi said in confirmation.
"And because he doesn't help enough around the house?"
"Uh hu"
"And because he wants Gohan to train instead of studying all the time? And you've been holding out on him in bed because of this?"
"Uh hu, that's right. Can you believe him!," Chichi asked, expecting to receive an out pour of sympathy from one fellow Saiyan wife to another. Wrong.
"No Chichi, I can't believe you!," Bulma stated with a hint of discuss in her voice.
"What is that suppose to mean!!," Chichi exclaimed, highly offended that Bulma would put this back on her.
"Chichi, there is something I have to tell you and I've been wanting to tell you for years but never did because I felt it wasn't my place to say anything. But since you've brought me into this, I'm going to get this off my chest."
Chichi raised a single eyebrow at Bulma who stared angrily at her.
"Go on. I'm listening," Chichi said with her arms crossed and a frown playing across her brow.
"Chichi, Goku and Gohan are Saiyans. Fighting is in their blood! It'll kill them if they don't train and your killing your son by depriving him of his natural instinct! You always talk about how Gohan's education is so important, but don't you know that keeping him locked up in this house, away from other kids his age, is going to hurt him socially, no matter how hard he studies! It takes more than book knowledge to make it in this world Chichi!! He has to know how to conduct himself around other people and how to handle different situations that we all face in life that no book could ever teach! And if you don't loosen the rope you have around his neck, he is going to hate you for it sooner than you think!!"
"Hold on! How dare you...."
"I'm not finished!!," Bulma shouted, cutting Chichi off in mid sentence. Chichi raised both eyebrows in shock and slowly sank back down into her seat. Bulma never spoke to her that way before! No one has!
"And as far as Goku is concerned, he should have walked out on you!! How DARE you call him a Barbarian! He is no animal, although you treat him like one by always barking orders at him as if he runs around on all fours!! Goku has saved this planet countless times! Even dying to save all our lives and you have the audacity to complain about him being unemployed!!! Do you even hear yourself when your talking!! Do you hear how ridiculous that sounds, or don't you even care!!! After all that Goku has done, he deserves to have people waiting on HIM hand and foot for the rest of his life!! He doesn't HAVE to work!!! Are you that caught up on having your way that you would stoop so low as to verbal abuse your own husband?! Telling him that he's not good enough, and about how you wished you never married him!!! What did you expect!!
By this time, Chichi was in tears. No one had ever spoken so harshly to her, especially when it came to her parenting skills and her role as a wife. It hurt. Deeply. She never really thought about the things that Bulma was saying, well not as much as she should've. She always took Goku for granted. She had him wrapped around her little finger, so she thought. She never thought of Goku as truly comprehending the concept of what a husband was so she thought she would mold him into what she thought was the ideal husband. He didn't even know what marriage was in the beginning, so what she was doing wasn't wrong, right? She always thought that Goku would be there no matter what. Even when he died, she knew he would be back. That's what he always did. Come back. But now, reflecting on what happened and listening to Bulma scrutinize her actions, she lost her boastful confidence and began to wonder if he had finally left for good.
"Chichi are you listening to me!!," Bulma exclaimed until she saw the tears in Chichi's eyes.
Sure she was angry but her anger softened a bit when she saw her sobbing at the things she was shouting at her. She knew she had finally gotten through to her. Now that she had gotten that off her chest, she felt a little guilty about how hard she came down on her, but she knew it was the only way to shake some sense into her. She sighed heavily at sat back down next to the sobbing woman. Chichi had her face buried in her hands and Bulma put a hand on her shoulder.
"Look Chichi, I'm not trying to hurt your feelings. It's just that you need to understand the way your treating your family, coming from someone watching on the outside.
Chichi continued to sob.
"Chichi, why did you marry Goku? Huh? I mean, what was it about him that attracted you to him?"
Chichi lifted her face from her hands and looked at Bulma. She thought a moment before she spoke.
"Well, besides me thinking that he was the most handsome man that I ever saw, his strength. He has this wonderful strength and fighting spirit about him. You can't help but notice it when he's in the room. He also has this child like innocence that he can do anything if he tries. Like he's invincible."
Chichi smiled as she began to count the ways of why she fell in love with him. It had been a while since Chichi had really thought about this and it was refreshing to her mind and emotions to do so. Her smile slowly faded to its previous state of sadness and despair.
"I've lost him, haven't I?," she asked herself more than Bulma, as she stared blankly in front of her.
"No, not yet. But you will if you don't tell him everything that you just told me. You have a lot of apologizing to do Chichi. Sit down and talk to him. Tell him that you love him and what you're willing to do to make things right. It's the only way," Bulma told her in a quiet voice.
Chichi nodded in response, still staring blankly in front of her. Bulma slowly rose to her feet.
"Well I've got to get going. Vegeta will be home in a few hours and he'll want his lunch on the table. With as much as he eats, I need the head start. He went to spar with Piccolo and Gohan this morning."
`Gohan!' the mention of her son's name snapped her out of her trans.
"That's right. I all most forgot about fixing lunch for Gohan. He'll be here soon enough as well," she said as she hurried herself into the kitchen, throwing on her apron while wiping tears from her face.
"Goku will probably show up as well, I hope. I don't even know where he slept last night. He doesn't have any money. I feel so terrible," she said in a small voice.
"Well I'm sure he stayed at one of the other Z fighters homes." Bulma put a reassuring arm on Chichi's shoulder. "I'm sure Goku will come around, especially since there will be food!," Bulma exclaimed cheerfully, trying to raise Chichi's hopes a bit.
"I guess you're right. Thanks for everything Bulma,"Chichi said as she mustered up a small smile.
Maybe everything would work out after all.
Chichi waved as Bulma pulled off heading home. She began frying meat, cooking rice and dicing vegetables. She would prepare a feast for her Gohan and Goku. She hoped that he would come back. He just had to. There was so much she needed to tell him and so much she wanted to do to him. Although she had been depriving him of sex out of anger, it was beginning to catch up with her, physically. It getting harder and harder to keep pretending she was asleep or had a headache.
Now, she was never going to hold back anything again! Tonight, she was going to give herself to him now and forever. She smiled to herself as she thought about what tonight would bring.
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Vivica busied herself with making breakfast. Becoming good friends with Bulma, she knew that Goku was what Bulma called a Saiyan, so was her new husband, and they ate a lot. Vivica was witness to this when she had dinner over at Capsule Corp. the previous week. So she pulled out everything she had in her fridge and began cooking. She scrambled eggs, fried bacon and sausage, and was popping toast in and out of the toaster. She was beginning to mix pancake batter when her curiosity got the best of her and she leaned her ear near the door while holding the bowl on her hip, stirring batter. She could barely hear through the wood door but enough where she could make out the majority of the conversation.
"Don't you understand Vegeta? I had to get out of there. And I came here because I knew this is where I'm wanted."
Goku did his best to explain everything to the Saiyan Prince, as he leaned over, rested his elbows on the railing looking out into the courtyard. Vegeta was standing to the right of Goku with his butt leaning against the railing. Arms folded across his chest watching Goku intently as he told him all about the constant fighting between he and Chichi to how he met Vivica.
"Well, that may explain a few things but you still shouldn't have an affair. It will only make things worse, not better."
#Oh! Why don't you shut up Vegeta!!#, Vivica mentally screamed at him. She knew that having an affair with a married man was wrong but she couldn't bring herself to let Goku go. In the short time that she'd known him, she has begun to have feeling for him. More than just some fling. She somehow knew that Goku felt the same way. Kind of like love at first sight.
"That's the thing Vegeta, things couldn't possibly get any worse! I told you she said she wished she hadn't married me!"
"Don't use that as an excuse Kakkarot! You know she only said that out of anger. Sure, it may have hurt your weak feelings but you yourself just said that you didn't completely believe her!! You should go talk to her before things get out of hand!"
"I know Vegeta, but I just don't think I'm ready to go back. Not now. I need more time to think things through"
#You tell him Goku!#
"Wont you be a bit `distracted' from thinking if you stay here?," Vegeta asked sarcastically.
"Hey! Back off Vegeta!," Goku exclaimed standing up straight. "She's none of your business so just leave her out of this, OK!!"
"Fine. Whatever you say Kakkarot. But what about your son? Will you wait to go back to him as well?," Vegeta asked with interest.
"Of course I'll see my son. I planned on seeing him today. I wouldn't leave my son. I love him."
"Hmphed," was all Vegeta said in response as he walked off the porch and began to fly away.
"Hey!!," Goku called after him.
"What now!!," Vegeta growled impatiently.
"Can you keep this situation between you and me? Especially from Bulma and Chichi. I don't want Viv's job in jeopardy with Bulma. And Chichi...well you know."
"Fine. I wont say a word but don't come crawling to me to cover for you if you continue this down the road."
"I won't and thanks Vegeta"
Vegeta simply nodded his head in response and took off for Capsule Corp. He felt sorry for Goku and his situation, although he wouldn't tell him that. It was a shame that such a pure hearted man would have to go through so much heart ache, having never hurt anyone in his life. It kind of made Vegeta stomach ache. He kicked it up to top speed. He wanted to get home and hug his wife.
(a/n: Well, what do you guys think? Please review. I'm still debating on whether or not Goku should stay with Vivica or with Chichi. I think I just may leave it up you fans, so review and cast your votes! Later!!)
DISCLAIMER: Don't own'em. Don't sue. Make no money from this. Happy Now!
A/N: Sorry I didn't explain this in the last chapter but Vegeta and Bulma are now `mated.' She broke up with Yamcha after he's flirtation with Vivica. Sorry about leaving that out. Oh yeah, this is a super long chapter so grab some popcorn or ice cream or something, put on your comfortable robe, `curl up' with your computer and enjoy!!
Remember: **Goku's thoughts #Vivica's thoughts, Bulma's thoughts =Vegeta's thoughts=
Realizations
The loud banging on the door interupted the lovers in mid kiss. They both froze but did not part their lips from each other. Goku groaned in annoyance before finally letting go of her mouth.
"Are you expecting someone this early?"
"No. I don't know who it could be."
Goku slowly rolled off of her to let her answer the door. She grabbed her blue silk robe and wrapped it around her as Goku buried himself face down under the blankets and gathered a few pillows under his head. She smiled at the sight of him and then walked out of the bedroom to the front door. The person banged again only harder this time.
"I'm coming! I'm coming!" She yelled in annoyance.
Tuning the door knob, she swung the door open and came face to face with the intruder.
Her eyes opened in shock as she saw the person in front of her. The person on the other side of the door did the same thing, both recognizing each other immediately.
"Vegeta!"
"YOU!"
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Chichi opened the door when she heard Bulma's air car outside.
"Good morning Bulma!" Chichi greeted cheerfully, despite her true feelings.
"Morning Chi!" Bulma replied as she made her way into the kitchen.
They sat down at the table and Chichi poured them each a cup of tea.
"Cream?" Chichi offered, trying to delay the dreaded conversation a little longer.
"Yes, thank you" Bulma responded never taking her eyes off of Chichi, as she busied herself a bit around the kitchen. Straightening the chairs, re-wiping the counter tops and fixing the salt and pepper shakers on the table.
This must be worse than I thought, Bulma thought to herself.
"Chichi?" Bulma said softly as Chichi began to straighten the chairs, again. Chichi didn't answer.
"Chichi," she repeated a little louder. Still, no response.
"Chichi!," Bulma exclaimed with concern, as she rose from her seat and walked towards Chichi. Chichi gripped the back of the chair as if her life depended on it. Her eyes were cast down to the floor and she began to tremble. Bulma gently put her hands on her shoulders and ducked her head down trying to look into Chichi's eyes. She saw that the woman was holding back tears.
"Oh Chichi," she whispered softly as she put her arms around her. Chichi finally broke and sobbed hard into Bulma's arms. Throwing her own arms around Bulma's back. Bulma gently rocked her back and forth and rubbed her back with her palm, trying to console her life long friend.
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"KAKKAROT!!! GET YOUR SORRY ASS OUT HERE!!!!!!!!!NOW!!!!!!!," Vegeta yelled at the top of his lungs, past Vivica.
"Excuse me! But what are you doing here Vegeta! And who is Kakkarot?!," Vivica exclaimed.
Vivica was in a panic. She knew Vegeta, being one of Bulma's closest friends. Bulma introduced him to her one they were married, or mated as Vegeta put it. Bulma had told her about the Saiyans and how being mated was the same as being married. Vivica also knew that Goku was a close friend of Bulma's as well. #Oh this is just great#
Goku's head shot straight up from under the blanket in horror. "Vegeta?," he said out loud to himself in disbelief. **Oh no! How could I've been so stupid as to let my guard down. But I didn't expect anyone to try and find me!** He mentally argued with himself as he clumsily put his boxers back on. He stepped out of the room just in time to see Vivica trying to get rid this unwanted guest.
"Look, Kakkarot or whoever, doesn't live here, so please go away!," she said as she tried to shut the door on him but his foot prevented her from doing so. Vivica knew who Vegeta was referring to but decided to play dumb, hoping that he would go away. It didn't work.
"You know who I'm talking about woman!! Don't play games with me!!," he shouted in her face.
Goku came up behind Vivica and put his hand on her back grabbing her attention. He was getting a little pissed at the disrespect he showed Vivica by pounding on her door and then shouting at her.
"It's OK Viv," she smiled slightly at hearing him give her a nickname. He never took his eyes off of Vegeta and vice versa. Vegeta gave Goku a death glare.
"Outside. Now," Vegeta said in a low serious tone as he walked towards the railing that ran along the mid-sized porch in front of her apartment door. Vivica looked at Goku with an extremely worried look on her face.
"Don't worry Viv. We're just going to talk, that's all. I need a few minutes, so just wait for me in here, OK?," he asked reassuringly as he stroked her arms repeatedly from shoulder to elbow.
"OK," she sighed, trying to relax.
"Tell you what, while your outside talking, I'll get breakfast going," she said to him with a smile as she wrapped hers arms around his waist.
"Sounds good." He pressed his lips to her forehead and held it there for a few seconds. He pulled away and gave her shoulders a gentle reassuring squeeze before he walked out the door.
Vegeta, being witness to this bold display of affection, was discussed even further at his behavior. Sure the woman was beautiful, but he was acting as if he couldn't keep his hands off of her. If Vegeta didn't know any better, he would have sworn that the two were in love with each other.
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Bulma had gotten Chichi to calm down and they were now in the living room. Bulma thought she would be more comfortable in there. She handed Chichi the box of tissues that were on the coffee table. Sniffing, Chichi a few wiped her eyes and running nose.
"There, now tell me everything," Bulma said in soothing voice.
"Oh Bulma! What am I going to do? I've lost Goku! My marriage is over!," she exclaimed as felt tears start to form in her eyes again.
"Clam down Chichi. Tell me what happened"
"Goku and I had a big fight. Well, two big fights actually. We were arguing about Gohan training instead of studying. Then it went from that to Goku not supporting us and then too me telling him I wish I didn't marry him and then he walked out on me."
She said that last part lowly with her eyes looking away from Bulma. She knew how Bulma was going to react.
"What!!! How could you say that to him!! What were you thinking!!!," Bulma exclaimed at the top of her lungs as she jumped out of her seat.
"I was angry!," Chichi defended. "I didn't mean it. It just came out."
"Well what did you expect him to do? Smile and say `Thank You'?! Please tell me you apologized to him!"
No answer
"Chichi!! What is wrong with you!." Bulma couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"Will you please stop yelling at me and let me tell you what happened?!"
"Fine," Bulma sighed as she sat back down next Chichi.
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"What is it Vegeta?," Goku asked as if he didn't know.
"Don't play games with me third class! You know damn well what I want and you better start explaining yourself!"
"Look, I don't have to explain myself to Vegeta so why don't you just leave! This is none of your concern!!" Goku stated getting angry by Vegeta butting into his personal affairs. He didn't have to explain himself to Vegeta!
"It is my concern when my mate is called to do damage control on your wife this morning. Not to mention the fact that I had to listen to your sniveling brat whimpering about how his father abandoned him!!"
"I did NOT ABANDON my SON!!!!," Goku exclaimed completely offended at Vegeta's accusation. "Look, me and Chichi had a fight and I left. I needed to cool off!," he defended.
"And so you go to cool off in another woman's bed? Makes perfect logical sense to me!"
"It wasn't like that!!"
"Then tell me what it was like then! Because looking at your despicable display of affection you just showed her, it seems that you have no intentions of leaving."
Goku paused and took a deep breath. "All right. I'll start from the beginning."
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"So you came down on Goku because he doesn't take care of you and Gohan financially?" Bulma asked, making sure she had the story straight.
"Uh hu," Chichi said in confirmation.
"And because he doesn't help enough around the house?"
"Uh hu"
"And because he wants Gohan to train instead of studying all the time? And you've been holding out on him in bed because of this?"
"Uh hu, that's right. Can you believe him!," Chichi asked, expecting to receive an out pour of sympathy from one fellow Saiyan wife to another. Wrong.
"No Chichi, I can't believe you!," Bulma stated with a hint of discuss in her voice.
"What is that suppose to mean!!," Chichi exclaimed, highly offended that Bulma would put this back on her.
"Chichi, there is something I have to tell you and I've been wanting to tell you for years but never did because I felt it wasn't my place to say anything. But since you've brought me into this, I'm going to get this off my chest."
Chichi raised a single eyebrow at Bulma who stared angrily at her.
"Go on. I'm listening," Chichi said with her arms crossed and a frown playing across her brow.
"Chichi, Goku and Gohan are Saiyans. Fighting is in their blood! It'll kill them if they don't train and your killing your son by depriving him of his natural instinct! You always talk about how Gohan's education is so important, but don't you know that keeping him locked up in this house, away from other kids his age, is going to hurt him socially, no matter how hard he studies! It takes more than book knowledge to make it in this world Chichi!! He has to know how to conduct himself around other people and how to handle different situations that we all face in life that no book could ever teach! And if you don't loosen the rope you have around his neck, he is going to hate you for it sooner than you think!!"
"Hold on! How dare you...."
"I'm not finished!!," Bulma shouted, cutting Chichi off in mid sentence. Chichi raised both eyebrows in shock and slowly sank back down into her seat. Bulma never spoke to her that way before! No one has!
"And as far as Goku is concerned, he should have walked out on you!! How DARE you call him a Barbarian! He is no animal, although you treat him like one by always barking orders at him as if he runs around on all fours!! Goku has saved this planet countless times! Even dying to save all our lives and you have the audacity to complain about him being unemployed!!! Do you even hear yourself when your talking!! Do you hear how ridiculous that sounds, or don't you even care!!! After all that Goku has done, he deserves to have people waiting on HIM hand and foot for the rest of his life!! He doesn't HAVE to work!!! Are you that caught up on having your way that you would stoop so low as to verbal abuse your own husband?! Telling him that he's not good enough, and about how you wished you never married him!!! What did you expect!!
By this time, Chichi was in tears. No one had ever spoken so harshly to her, especially when it came to her parenting skills and her role as a wife. It hurt. Deeply. She never really thought about the things that Bulma was saying, well not as much as she should've. She always took Goku for granted. She had him wrapped around her little finger, so she thought. She never thought of Goku as truly comprehending the concept of what a husband was so she thought she would mold him into what she thought was the ideal husband. He didn't even know what marriage was in the beginning, so what she was doing wasn't wrong, right? She always thought that Goku would be there no matter what. Even when he died, she knew he would be back. That's what he always did. Come back. But now, reflecting on what happened and listening to Bulma scrutinize her actions, she lost her boastful confidence and began to wonder if he had finally left for good.
"Chichi are you listening to me!!," Bulma exclaimed until she saw the tears in Chichi's eyes.
Sure she was angry but her anger softened a bit when she saw her sobbing at the things she was shouting at her. She knew she had finally gotten through to her. Now that she had gotten that off her chest, she felt a little guilty about how hard she came down on her, but she knew it was the only way to shake some sense into her. She sighed heavily at sat back down next to the sobbing woman. Chichi had her face buried in her hands and Bulma put a hand on her shoulder.
"Look Chichi, I'm not trying to hurt your feelings. It's just that you need to understand the way your treating your family, coming from someone watching on the outside.
Chichi continued to sob.
"Chichi, why did you marry Goku? Huh? I mean, what was it about him that attracted you to him?"
Chichi lifted her face from her hands and looked at Bulma. She thought a moment before she spoke.
"Well, besides me thinking that he was the most handsome man that I ever saw, his strength. He has this wonderful strength and fighting spirit about him. You can't help but notice it when he's in the room. He also has this child like innocence that he can do anything if he tries. Like he's invincible."
Chichi smiled as she began to count the ways of why she fell in love with him. It had been a while since Chichi had really thought about this and it was refreshing to her mind and emotions to do so. Her smile slowly faded to its previous state of sadness and despair.
"I've lost him, haven't I?," she asked herself more than Bulma, as she stared blankly in front of her.
"No, not yet. But you will if you don't tell him everything that you just told me. You have a lot of apologizing to do Chichi. Sit down and talk to him. Tell him that you love him and what you're willing to do to make things right. It's the only way," Bulma told her in a quiet voice.
Chichi nodded in response, still staring blankly in front of her. Bulma slowly rose to her feet.
"Well I've got to get going. Vegeta will be home in a few hours and he'll want his lunch on the table. With as much as he eats, I need the head start. He went to spar with Piccolo and Gohan this morning."
`Gohan!' the mention of her son's name snapped her out of her trans.
"That's right. I all most forgot about fixing lunch for Gohan. He'll be here soon enough as well," she said as she hurried herself into the kitchen, throwing on her apron while wiping tears from her face.
"Goku will probably show up as well, I hope. I don't even know where he slept last night. He doesn't have any money. I feel so terrible," she said in a small voice.
"Well I'm sure he stayed at one of the other Z fighters homes." Bulma put a reassuring arm on Chichi's shoulder. "I'm sure Goku will come around, especially since there will be food!," Bulma exclaimed cheerfully, trying to raise Chichi's hopes a bit.
"I guess you're right. Thanks for everything Bulma,"Chichi said as she mustered up a small smile.
Maybe everything would work out after all.
Chichi waved as Bulma pulled off heading home. She began frying meat, cooking rice and dicing vegetables. She would prepare a feast for her Gohan and Goku. She hoped that he would come back. He just had to. There was so much she needed to tell him and so much she wanted to do to him. Although she had been depriving him of sex out of anger, it was beginning to catch up with her, physically. It getting harder and harder to keep pretending she was asleep or had a headache.
Now, she was never going to hold back anything again! Tonight, she was going to give herself to him now and forever. She smiled to herself as she thought about what tonight would bring.
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Vivica busied herself with making breakfast. Becoming good friends with Bulma, she knew that Goku was what Bulma called a Saiyan, so was her new husband, and they ate a lot. Vivica was witness to this when she had dinner over at Capsule Corp. the previous week. So she pulled out everything she had in her fridge and began cooking. She scrambled eggs, fried bacon and sausage, and was popping toast in and out of the toaster. She was beginning to mix pancake batter when her curiosity got the best of her and she leaned her ear near the door while holding the bowl on her hip, stirring batter. She could barely hear through the wood door but enough where she could make out the majority of the conversation.
"Don't you understand Vegeta? I had to get out of there. And I came here because I knew this is where I'm wanted."
Goku did his best to explain everything to the Saiyan Prince, as he leaned over, rested his elbows on the railing looking out into the courtyard. Vegeta was standing to the right of Goku with his butt leaning against the railing. Arms folded across his chest watching Goku intently as he told him all about the constant fighting between he and Chichi to how he met Vivica.
"Well, that may explain a few things but you still shouldn't have an affair. It will only make things worse, not better."
#Oh! Why don't you shut up Vegeta!!#, Vivica mentally screamed at him. She knew that having an affair with a married man was wrong but she couldn't bring herself to let Goku go. In the short time that she'd known him, she has begun to have feeling for him. More than just some fling. She somehow knew that Goku felt the same way. Kind of like love at first sight.
"That's the thing Vegeta, things couldn't possibly get any worse! I told you she said she wished she hadn't married me!"
"Don't use that as an excuse Kakkarot! You know she only said that out of anger. Sure, it may have hurt your weak feelings but you yourself just said that you didn't completely believe her!! You should go talk to her before things get out of hand!"
"I know Vegeta, but I just don't think I'm ready to go back. Not now. I need more time to think things through"
#You tell him Goku!#
"Wont you be a bit `distracted' from thinking if you stay here?," Vegeta asked sarcastically.
"Hey! Back off Vegeta!," Goku exclaimed standing up straight. "She's none of your business so just leave her out of this, OK!!"
"Fine. Whatever you say Kakkarot. But what about your son? Will you wait to go back to him as well?," Vegeta asked with interest.
"Of course I'll see my son. I planned on seeing him today. I wouldn't leave my son. I love him."
"Hmphed," was all Vegeta said in response as he walked off the porch and began to fly away.
"Hey!!," Goku called after him.
"What now!!," Vegeta growled impatiently.
"Can you keep this situation between you and me? Especially from Bulma and Chichi. I don't want Viv's job in jeopardy with Bulma. And Chichi...well you know."
"Fine. I wont say a word but don't come crawling to me to cover for you if you continue this down the road."
"I won't and thanks Vegeta"
Vegeta simply nodded his head in response and took off for Capsule Corp. He felt sorry for Goku and his situation, although he wouldn't tell him that. It was a shame that such a pure hearted man would have to go through so much heart ache, having never hurt anyone in his life. It kind of made Vegeta stomach ache. He kicked it up to top speed. He wanted to get home and hug his wife.
(a/n: Well, what do you guys think? Please review. I'm still debating on whether or not Goku should stay with Vivica or with Chichi. I think I just may leave it up you fans, so review and cast your votes! Later!!)
