Disclaimer: I own nothing of DBZ. Nothing at all.

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Goku heard voices as he awoke from a deep state of unconsciousness.

"Look Mr. Piccolo! A dog! It's huge! I wonder where he came from?"

"I don't know, kid. But we don't have time worry about it. You need to train."

Goku opened his eyes and saw Piccolo and Gohan hovering above him. Gohan had a sad look on his face.

"But Mr. Piccolo. . ."

"No buts, Gohan! You have to train and get stronger. Always be prepared! Just let the dog be and it'll leave!"

"What about my dad?"

"Goku can take care of himself," Piccolo huffed and crossed his arms. "Now let's go." He put a green hand on Gohan's shoulder and led the dejected boy away.

Goku, now fully aware of himself and surroundings, got up and looked around. Why didn't they know the dog was he? Sighing, he padded off into the woods and on the route home.

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ChiChi hummed softly as she wiped off her last dish. It was 5 o'clock and she had just finished the dishes from lunch. Now it was time to start dinner! She wiped off her brow and sat down at the table. First, she needed a break. She had only rested but a moment when she heard a soft scratching at the door.

"What could that possibly be?" she wondered aloud. She walked over and opened the door. There stood a gigantic dog. "Aahh!" she yelped and slammed the door shut. But again, the soft scratching continued. "Go away you beast!" she yelled. Then she heard a slight whimpering. At this, ChiChi's heart softened and she let out a sigh. She opened the door a crack. "Promise you're not going to eat me?" The dog just whimpered in response. "Oh alright." She opened the door all the way. A huge blur of tan and black appeared and suddenly ChiChi was lying on the ground and could scarcely breathe as she had a huge weight on her chest. She opened her eyes and saw a huge black muzzle descending on her. . . and a huge tongue enthusiastically licking her face. "Eeeewwww!" she squealed. "I've got dog germs! Get off!" She tried unsuccessfully to push the large dog off, but it was to no avail. Eventually, it did relent and move. ChiChi sat up and leaned back on her palms, staring at it.

"I can't believe I'm doing this," she muttered. "I must be crazy." Her eyes became thoughtful. "Or lonely." She sighed and got to her feet. "I don't know when Goku or Gohan will be back, probably not for a couple days. So it'll just be you and me." She idly scratched the big dog's head then walked over to the refrigerator, not noticing the sad eyes that followed her.

Later that night, ChiChi's self-proclaimed companion lay happily on the floor, gnawing on the remnants of a delicious T-bone steak. ChiChi daintily sipped some soup she had made for herself. When she finished, she sighed and looked at the huge dog lying next to her, catching a quick after-dinner snooze. She rested her head in her hand and sighed again. The dog, upon hearing her second sigh, opened its eyes. It got to its feet and stretched, then came over and put its head in her lap. ChiChi, surprised by this open display of affection, let out a small "oh!" when she felt the weight upon her leg. The dog looked at her with worried eyes.

"Oh don't look at me that way, I was just thinking what to name you," she huffed. He seemed to accept this as a valid answer and sat up. ChiChi felt surprisingly disappointed that the beast had withdrawn its head from her lap. But she quickly brushed aside that thought and looked at it critically. "Well, I think you're a boy. Right?" A wag of the tail was all the confirmation she needed. "Ok and you're black and tan, and about as big as a bear!" She laughed to herself, then her eyes widened. "That's it!"

He cocked his head and looked at her quizzically.

"I'll call you Bear! How's that sound?"

The newly named Bear wagged his tail happily and gave a short, deep bark. A bark that ChiChi was short contained a note of joy. She smiled happily.

"Well then it's all settled. Now I'm going to wash this bowl and then go bathe." She petted Bear on the head. "I don't know why, but I'm very happy that you're here. I don't feel as lonely now like I usually do when Goku and Gohan are gone."

ChiChi quickly washed and dried the bowl, then looked at the dog and grinned. "I'll race ya upstairs!" She ran off laughing as Bear gave a joyous bark and bounded after her.

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Ok I know this was a really short chapter and it was a long time coming but I've been totally busy and I apologize. The next two chapter will be done from Vegeta and Goku's POVs as they see what their female counterparts think, do, and say when they're not around.

Thanks! ~ Spitfire Maguire