Unexpected Love
Part Four
A few weeks have passed now and things were as normal as it could be in the Son household. Gohan and Goten continued to accept their father in his new form while Chi-Chi still kept herself at a distance. Vegito never tried touching her but Chi-Chi had opened up and talked to him more.
Vegito walked in his home and found Chi-Chi at the kitchen table working at the sewing machine. She had been busy on it lately making something. He hadn't bothered to ask her what she was making though he was curious. He sat at the table and crossed his arms and legs.
"How was your time with Trunks?" Chi-Chi asked.
Vegito frowned. Why would she care about him spending time with his son? But then again Chi-Chi has always been like that--kind, considerate and thoughtful of others. "It was fine."
"What did you do?"
"Why do you care?" He asked harshly.
"I'm just curious. I'm sure Trunks was happy to see you. You'd probably sparred with him and ordered him to be stronger than my sons."
"What I tell my son is none of your business!" Vegito barked.
Chi-Chi sighed as she continued with her work. "You know I hate it when your Vegeta side comes out. I was just trying to make conversation. You don't understand how lonely it gets here when Gohan's at school and Goten is outside playing, catching frogs or chasing dinosaurs."
Vegito frowned feeling guilty. He didn't like making her sad. "I don't talk to anyone about my child."
"Don't you talk to Bulma about Trunks?" Chi-Chi asked.
"She knows how I feel about him without me saying it. I rather not talk about her now. All she did was yell at me when I was there. She keeps calling and coming over here asking me when I will come and see Trunks or her and whenever I do, she yells at me. That woman can be aggravating at times. Argh!" Vegito cried throwing a frustrating hand in the air. "Why am I telling you this?!"
Chi-Chi couldn't help but laugh. "The fusion. Goku always tell me everything. The only time he didn't was with the Cell Games. So, with this fusion--"
"I get it," Vegito said cutting her off.
Chi-Chi shrugged and stopped her machine for a moment to sew up the other sleeve of the garment she was making. "Bulma's still angry with your decision to stay here. How is Trunks taking it?"
Vegito rolled his eyes giving up. Chi-Chi was determined to talk to him. "He doesn't mind. He knows he can see me whenever he wants and I won't get angry. Now that I'm apart of Kakarot and our minds and feelings are mixed together, I'm more open to Trunks. I even gave him a piggyback ride. Blast that Kakarot," Vegito growled. "A true Saiyan shouldn't act this way."
Chi-Chi smiled. "You're being a father to your son. There's nothing wrong with a father playing with his son. Goku was very playful and open with Gohan. He would always give Gohan piggyback rides to him when he was younger or let him sit on his shoulder. They were the closest a father and son could be." Chi-Chi pulled the garment from her sewing machine proud to have it finally completed. "And as for Bulma, I can understand her actions. She can't be with her husband and it's frustrating to her. I wonder if I'm being selfish by making you stay here, Gogeta." She stood to fold the piece of clothing.
Vegito shook his head. "No, you're not."
Chi-Chi looked at Vegito and saw him looking at her softly, intently. This made her nervous. "I…uh, I want you to try this on," Chi-Chi said giving him the garment. "I made it for you."
Vegito looked at the clothing. It was a copy of the same uniform he wore when he was fused. "You made me a new uniform?" He was surprised and touched.
"Yes. I figured you would feel more comfortable in that than some of Goku's clothes and you'd probably want to train in that. Saiyans never stay still for long," Chi-Chi said regretfully.
"How do you know my size? This isn't a one size fit all uniform."
"No, but you are the same height as Goku now and after making clothes for him for so long, I know his measurements," Chi-Chi explained.
Vegito stood and approached Chi-Chi. He reached out to touch her face the same way Goku used to. "I don't know why I hadn't noticed it before but you are a very caring person."
The touch was like Goku, but the look in his eyes was more like Vegeta's. "Gogeta?" What was he doing? She saw him move closer, edging out the distance between them and her heart began to pound.
At that moment, the front door opened. Chi-Chi pulled back and turned her attention to who entered the house. It was Goten.
Goten walked to him mother, hand on his stomach. "I'm hungry, Momma."
Chi-Chi knelt before her youngest son. "And you're dirty, too. What have you been doing?"
"I was catching some frogs in the pond and then I fought a dinosaur," Goten said excitedly. "He was trying to eat this family of rabbits, so I punched it."
Chi-Chi laughed thinking how in much pain that dinosaur must be in. "I'm proud of you for defending those rabbits," she said and noticed some scars, "But you got hurt by the mean ol' dinosaur." She picked Goten up. "Come on. Let me give you a bath and then I'll fix you a nice lunch."
"'Kay!" Goten said as was being carried away.
Vegito watched Chi-Chi leave with Goten, laughing and talking to him. It amazed him how quickly she could change attitudes like that. She had completely shut him out. This wasn't the first. They were rarely alone. Chi-Chi made sure either Gohan or Goten were with her as much as possible when he was around and when they were alone either he would be caught looking at her or she looking at him. As soon as Chi-Chi was caught, she would leave the room or pretend she was looking at something else. It seemed Chi-Chi was fighting the same battle as he.
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'How did I get myself into these things?' Vegeta asked himself as he flew three-year-old Goten on his back to his home. Bulma was working on an experiment for Capsule Corp. and Goten was telling her he was ready to go home. Bulma was working intensely on her experiment and didn't want to stop. So, she went into the gravity room and told Vegeta to take Goten home. Vegeta said no. This started an argument that Vegeta lost.
'I'm going to get the woman for this. Making me take Kakarot's child home. Who does she think I am--a taxi? I have to train. I have to get stronger.'
"Whee! This is fun!" The three-year-old exclaimed with his hands stretched out and swinging them.
"Stop moving so much! Do you want to fall?!" Vegeta shouted back.
"Won't you catch me?" Goten asked curiously.
Vegeta laughed. "No!"
"You won't catch me?" Goten asked sniffling.
"No, I'll let you fall."
Goten started crying loudly. "Whaaa! You won't catch me!"
Vegeta groaned. Great. Now he got the boy to cry. "Quiet, boy! I'll catch you, all right?! Just stop crying!"
Goten stopped crying and smiled. "Whee! Faster! I feel like I'm flying!"
Vegeta could feel Goten swinging his arms happily again. 'Ugh, I don't know which is worst--the child crying or the child being happy.'
He landed in front of the Son house and pulled Goten off his back. Holding Goten in one hand by the collar of his shirt, Vegeta knocked the door open. "Woman, come get your child!" He shouted.
He scanned the room and found Chi-Chi in the kitchen. She was on her knees. Her head and the upper part of her body were in the cabinet. Noises of pots shuffling were made as if she was looking for something. Vegeta's eyes roam to the lower part of her body where from the split of her dress he could see a nice view of her left leg from her ankle to the upper part of her thigh. She was wearing the simple purple dress he had seen her in before but she always wore the pink pants with it. Since it was summer and there was a heat wave where the temperature was 90 and higher, she opt not to wear the pants.
Chi-Chi pulled her head out of the cabinet with a cooking pot in her hands. She saw Goten hanging by the collar of Vegeta's shirt in midair. "Goten!" Chi-Chi cried, dropping the pot and got up quickly. She pulled Goten from Vegeta's arms. "That is not the way you hold my child!"
"Like I care! I didn't want to drop the brat off anyway!" Vegeta argued.
"Why were bringing him home anyway?" Chi-Chi asked in a calmer voice.
"Can't you figure it out for yourself?! It's obvious Bulma couldn't do it!"
"I realize that!" Chi-Chi yelled back. "I wanted to know why!"
"Momma, my ears," Goten said with his hand over his ears. The shouting match of Vegeta and Chi-Chi were too much to take for the little boy's sensitive ears.
Chi-Chi sat her son back on the floor. "Sorry, sweetie."
"I'm thirsty, Momma," Goten said.
It melted her heart to see so much of her husband in this little boy. His innocent eyes sparkled as it reminded her so much of her late husband. "Sure, sweetie." Chi-Chi went to get a glass down from the cabinet. "Do you want something to drink, Vegeta? I know it's hot outside."
"No, I don't need anything!" Vegeta shouted as he left. He took off for his own home. 'What I need is a shower.' His mind couldn't get the glimpse of Chi-Chi's leg out of his mind. It looked muscle but still feminine. He wondered what it would be like to run his hand along that tone thigh, to caress it in gentle circles to--
"Argh!!" Vegeta cried in pain as he crashed into a mountain. He rubbed his sore forehead. "What's wrong with me?! I saw the dumb woman's leg and I crash into a mountain. It's ridiculous!"
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"I want that and that and that, Momma."
Chi-Chi smiled at four-year-old Goten as she fixed his plate. She, Gohan and Goten were at Capsule Corporation having a smorgasbord with everyone. Bulma had the food catered since she wasn't that great of a cook herself. Chi-Chi still brought some of her food to the party.
"Let me fix my plate and we'll take our seat with Gohan," Chi-Chi told Goten handing him his plate to hold. Chi-Chi then saw Vegeta picking at the food she brought with a large dish spoon. "It's not poison."
"How should I know?" Vegeta asked smartly.
"This is the same food I cooked for Goku, who said it was the best ever and my children. They know good food when they eat it," Chi-Chi stated proudly.
"Famous last words," Vegeta muttered. He put a spoonful of food on his plate.
"Not like that," Chi-Chi complained. Vegeta looked at her confused. "There's a certain way you fix a Saiyan plate. I mastered this technique several years ago. First, you make the right amount of food. It took me weeks to get that right after I married Goku. The first dinner I made wasn't enough. Anyway, you put your food on the plate like this," she said taking the spoon and plate from Vegeta. She piled the food on the plate until there was no other space on it. She handed it to him, fixed another plate and then a third. She mixed her food with the catered food.
He had never been this close to her before. She had a nice smell, very natural and not phony like some of the perfumes Bulma would wear. Some of her perfumes had pleasant smells while others weren't so pleasant. They were downright awful and he hadn't a clue as to why she would put it on her skin. "Make two more servings of this and I guarantee you will be full."
Vegeta snapped out of his reverie. He was staring at her and Chi-Chi hadn't noticed. He looked passed her and saw Goten looking at him. Goten had caught Vegeta staring at his mother. Vegeta shrugged it off. Goten was four years old and had a mind like Goku, he wouldn't notice.
"We'll see," Vegeta said taking his plates and walking off. Truth was he had trouble finishing the third serving. Her cooking was much better than the catered food. It was one of the best he had in a long time.
Vegito was sitting outside in his outdoor bath. At first, the Vegeta side was despise it. He rather sit in an indoor bath than be out here in a barrel, but got used to it over time. He was thinking about the smorgasbord. Chi-Chi was a kind, respectful woman who was also helpful. Funny, how seven years prior to that smorgasbord, she despised him for trying to kill her husband. Now she was friendly, not only to him, but to all of Goku's friends. It had to have been her husband's death that affected her. Bulma was kind, too, but she was often self-centered, selfish and arrogant. Maybe that was what drew him to her. They were so much alike and he thought opposite attracts.
Of course Bulma was the only women there. She had finally given Yamcha the boot for his playboyish ways. Bulma turned her attention to Vegeta as she noticed he was always by himself, keeping his distance from everyone, training alone and the only words that seem to come out of his mind were food, the gravity room and becoming stronger than Goku. Bulma took it upon herself to talk to the isolated prince and get him to open up, like Earth's culture and maybe take an interest in her, but Vegeta was hard to crack.
Every time she tried talking to him, he would tell her to leave him alone and walked back in the gravity room. Somehow in those three years before the Androids, Bulma was able to break down the wall Vegeta had put up.
He remembered their first night together vividly. They got into an argument. Something that wasn't a surprised. They have been fighting constantly in the past weeks. Vegeta commented that the reason that Bulma had been fighting with him so much was because she was sexually frustrated, and offered to release it for her.
Bulma slapped him for the insult but Vegeta kissed her to drive his point home. Bulma pulled back to slap Vegeta again. He responded by kissing her again. The next thing they knew, clothes were flying, more hot kisses were shared and they had mistakenly conceived a child. After it was over, Vegeta told her it wouldn't happen again and abruptly left the room.
Oddly enough it did continue on until Bulma told him she was pregnant. Vegeta was furious and told Bulma she should've taken care of it. Bulma knew the baby was an accident, but she wanted to keep the child. Vegeta told her she wasn't strong enough to handle a half Saiyan. Bulma mentioned Chi-Chi had one and that caused a strange feeling to stir inside him. He immediately shook it off, claiming Chi-Chi was a strong woman and that Bulma wasn't. Bulma was angry about that and left. Vegeta wasn't lying. Chi-Chi was a lot stronger than Bulma. She did throw him through a tree. Bulma hadn't.
Vegeta later found Bulma and told her that they should marry. He was a man of honor after all, a man from royal descent. It was the right thing to do. Bulma refused his offer, claiming she wanted her independence. Just because she was having a child, it didn't mean she had to marry in her opinion. Vegeta wasn't happy about her decision but accepted it.
He didn't go to the hospital when Trunks was born but he did see him the night he came home. Vegeta made a promise to himself to train the boy and also protect him and his mother. They were his family by force and he was going to be a man and own up to his responsibilities.
After Goku's death with Cell, Bulma did some recollecting on her own and took up Vegeta's offer of marriage. The ceremony was simple and small. Vegeta prefer it be just Bulma and her family, but she wanted to invite everyone. Vegeta told her just her family or no wedding at all. Bulma kept arguing and was able to allow Chi-Chi's family to come, especially since Chi-Chi was a matron of honor.
Shame came over Vegeta that day. He found the matron of honor more attractive than the bride.
Vegeta didn't understand why Bulma gave Chi-Chi that honor. It was obvious these two didn't get along. Chi-Chi didn't get along with many of Goku's friends until well after Goku's death. Vegeta couldn't blame her either. He wasn't fond of them as well. Bulma told Vegeta once that she thought Goku was crazy to marry Chi-Chi out of the blue like he did but realized it was the smartest thing he had ever did. Bulma told Vegeta how naïve and ignorant Goku was as a kid and figured during his marriage with Chi-Chi, Goku picked up a lot of common sense from her, became smarter and wasn't so ignorant or naïve anymore. She called Chi-Chi a miracle worker and that her flaw could be her nagging and her over protectiveness of her family.
Vegeta knew Chi-Chi wasn't as bad as everyone thought. Behind that tough exterior lied a gentle, caring woman who would do anything to protect her family.
During the seven-year period of peace, Vegeta had grown accustom to his new family. He even fell in love with Bulma and grew proud of his son and of the strength the boy possessed at a young age. He wanted to blame his recent attractiveness to Chi-Chi on being fused with Goku but he knew that was a lie. It was feelings he suppressed and hoped to have abandoned forever. Shame filled him again. He loved Bulma, he knew that, but he was deeply attracted to another woman, and she wasn't just any woman. She was Goku's wife. What kind of man was attracted to his rival's wife?
He heard the door opening and closing and turned to see Chi-Chi approaching him. "You've been out here for a while. Are you all right?"
"I'm fine," he said and noticed she had a white book in her hand. "What's that?"
Chi-Chi looked down at the book. "I was just looking at the family album. I'll go now."
"Hey, wait," Vegito stopped her. "I haven't seen it. You got pictures of Goten in there?"
"Yeah. I took lots of baby pictures of Goten. I also have pictures of Gohan as he grew up. I had meant to show it to you when you were coming for your one day visit but after everything that has happened, I had completely forgotten about it."
"I wanna see it," Vegito said rising out of the water. Chi-Chi immediately turned her back on him. "What's wrong, Chi-Chi? You never turned your back on me before."
"You're not exactly you. It wouldn't be right if I look at you in this form. I'll be inside," Chi-Chi said and quickly went back into the house.
Vegito got out, dried off and went inside. When he entered, he saw Chi-Chi looking at him with nothing but a towel on. She blushed and turned away. Vegito quickly got dressed and joined Chi-Chi in the living room.
Chi-Chi opened the album and began telling Vegito about all the pictures of Goten and Gohan during the seven year absence of Goku. The conversations went to stories of Goku and Chi-Chi when they were new parents and then stories of their new life together as a married couple. Chi-Chi had forgotten about Vegeta being inside Vegito's body and right now, it felt like it was Goku she was talking to and looking at all along.
"Oh, my," Chi-Chi said noticing the clock. It read 3:30am. "We've been talking most of the night." Chi-Chi stood up to stretch and yawn. "We haven't done that in a long time."
Vegito stood beside and put his arms around her from behind. To his relief, Chi-Chi didn't flinch in his arms. "Remember the last time we talked like this?"
Chi-Chi leaned into him. "It had to have been the days before the Cell Games."
"Those were the closest we've been in a long time."
"Yeah," Chi-Chi agreed. "And then you were gone."
"I'm sorry, Chi-Chi, but I didn't think I had any other choice. It looked like I was the cause of all the threats coming to Earth."
"I know. It took me a while to get over it and to understand your feelings. It just that it's been so lonely over the last seven years without you."
Vegito turned Chi-Chi to face him. He wiped the tears from her eyes gently. "He shouldn't have left you alone."
Chi-Chi stiffened and pulled back, but Vegito refused to let her go. "Huh?"
"You're rather beautiful, Chi-Chi," Vegito said caressing Chi-Chi's face.
"What?" Chi-Chi knew she wasn't talking to Goku now, but Vegeta. Why was he saying this to her? "Vegeta, is that--"
She was silenced when Vegito pressed his lips upon hers.
To Be Continued
AN: Hmm, let's see. How many people want to pound me for leaving it like that? Wow. That many. I'm gonna go hide so I won't get beat up.
Polka Dot: Uh oh indeed. Everyone is gonna be in a lot of trouble. Nope. He didn't chose ChiChi for the food. It was like Vegito said in part one. So far, it's been one day but he will spend time equally with his family.
Priest Helios: Yep, Bulma is paranoid now and a little selfish, but that's because she knows something no one else knows.
Princess Frieza: You don't think Bulma won't do all she can to get Vegito back? Hee. Hee. Wanna bet?
Psycho Ann: Thanks a lot. I wonder why ff.net did that. It doesn't make sense. It made things more confusing.
A: I think fusing Chi-Chi and Bulma would create even more problems.
The Lost Saiyan: Two for the price of one. Hee. Hee. Yeah, ChiChi can't resist for long. Hmm, did I just gave something away?
Dragon's Moon: Right now, Vegeta's attractions is growing but Goku feelings are far more deeper. As the story progresses, I can't say too much as how Vegeta's feelings will go because I would be giving it away. I know it's intense! I'm writing it and though I know what happens, it's still intense to think and write about!
CB: About "The Unwanted Saiyan", I've been debating for a while about whether I should post the R version or PG-13 version and I think it's best that I go for PG-13. It's still gonna be a strong PG-13 because it's a little dark and have sexual situations but it goes with the story. What differs from the R version is that in the PG-13 version, you get the hint of what happened and it won't go as deep as the R version would and since there are people under age reading these, I just don't feel too comfortable with posting it because it's a lot different from anything I've written before.
Ssjchika: LOL! I love the flashback scene with ChiChi going into labor. I laughed so much when I wrote it. Thanks for the review!
Xshiny: Oh, well, never mind. Thanks!
Chuquita: Thanks a lot. It was a weird dream I had about Vegito being stuck and I'm surprised no one wrote one like it sooner. The question did come in my mind when I saw the fusion for the first time. I agree. Both ChiChi and Vegeta are strong personalities and they would've gotten alone as friends. About betraying Goku, yeah. From CC POV, kissing Vegito would mean kissing her husband and Vegeta, who's not her husband and if she has feelings for Vegito, she will be having feelings for Goku and Vegeta and that's how she will feel like she's betraying Goku. Sounds confusing. I really had to think on this story about the feelings going on between everyone. If Chi-Chi kept training, I think she would have gotten as strong as Krillin or even stronger with Goku as her teacher. Yep. Bulma's being selfish but there's something else going on. I think that will be revealed in part five or six.
Saiyajin-Princess: Thank you! Man, if you hate Bulma now…I'll let you figure that out. Goten's is just adorable.
Oninu: Thanks, I will!
Lady Athena: Thank you very much. Wow. You're really reading the characters so well here. It's only right that I be respectful to the Bulma fans out there. I would want the same type of respect for being a Chi-Chi fan. They're bold for reading this story even after the warning I had at the beginning. Wow, with the way you are feeling about Bulma, you might want to strangle her in later chapters. Heh. Heh.
GD: LOL! You love for the characters to be tormented don't you? Bulma loves Vegeta and wants him to be with her, but her actions in the previous chapter and later ones will become downright inexcusable.
Vekura: Strange concept, isn't it? Hee. Hee.
Lotus Demon: LOL! I think a lot of people are glad to hate Bulma even more in the later chapters. I like her and I don't disagree with what you said about her. She can be selfish and is spoil, but she is helpful with her gadgets and ships she created.
Goten's Guardian Angel: Yes, I'm mean and proud of it! Heh. Heh. Especially with the way, I ended this chapter! Good thing no one knows my address. Then I'll get beat up. Hee. Hee. Bulma's gonna get more aggressive later so this is nothing.