Unexpected Love

Part Twenty-Three

Bulma sat outside her home in the backyard. The sun was gone and the streetlights were on the streets while her backlight was on at her house. She sat outside thinking about her appointments with Kaori and come to terms with some startling realizations about herself. She thought about her life as a child to now as an adult and thought about the times she was selfish, conceited and irresponsible.

'How could I do those things?' Bulma thought to herself. Hearing footsteps, Bulma quickly wiped the tears from her eyes.

"Bulma, dear, what are you doing out here? It's getting dark and cold," Mrs. Briefs called out walking to her daughter, a blanket was in her arms.

"I'm just sitting out here thinking. I've got a lot to think about, Mom."

Mrs. Brief sat in a patio chair beside her daughter and placed the blanket on the back of her chair. "Because of what you did to little Gogeta?"

"Yeah, Mom, and a lot of other things," Bulma said depressingly.

"Have you and Vegeta done any talking?"

"A little, but not enough. He's still not talking to me."

"He can't be mad at you forever, dear. He has to forgive you, especially with you pregnant and all," her mother said soothingly.

"I'm not pregnant, Mom," Bulma answered with a sigh. "I was hoping I was, but I'm not and with the way things are going with us, I'll never be again. I really need to be alone, Mom," Bulma said kindly telling her mother to leave.

"Um, sure dear," Mrs. Briefs said getting up. "But if you want to talk, I'm here. We can talk and have those cakes I buy at the bakery shop. It really makes things better."

After hearing the door close, Bulma sighed. She shivered. The night was getting a little cooler. "I've done so many bad things in my life. No wonder I could never fly Nimbus. Still, I did do a lot of good, but what I've done so far is the worst. How can I get Goku and Chi-Chi to forgive me for what I've done, much less Vegeta and Trunks?"

Bulma felt a blanket on her shoulders. She needed that since she was starting to shiver. "Thanks, Mom." When she didn't hear her mother say anything, she looked back and saw Vegeta. He took a seat in the chair that was once occupied by Bulma's mother.

"Your mother said you've been out here for three hours so why are you out here?"

"I had to think." Bulma maneuvered herself so that she was facing Vegeta. "Vegeta, there's something I need to tell you."

Vegeta didn't like this. Lately, whenever she had to say something to him it wasn't good and it never made him comfortable. "What?"

"For the past two months, I've been seeing a psychiatrist."

Vegeta raised an eyebrow. "You what?"

"She's been helping me with this whole situation about the baby, you, Goku and Chi-Chi and pointed out the mistakes I've made and the things I've done. I never realized it before but I've been a selfish person. I've been rude and I've done some very despicable things lately. I see why Chi-Chi hasn't forgiven me. If it was Chi-Chi who did that to Trunks, then I don't think I could forgive her. Kaori, my shrink told me that if I want to save our marriage, we should go into counseling."

"Counseling?" Vegeta nearly shrieked. "I'm not talking to anyone about our marriage. It's no one's business but our own!"

"Marriage?" Bulma scoffed. "What kind of marriage is this? We barely speak to each other. The only reason we are sharing the same bed is because I'm sleeping in your old room with you. You won't even let me touch you." She sighed, giving up when Vegeta didn't reply back. "I told Kaori you would say something like this. So, she suggested coming over here and giving us private sessions."

"No!" Vegeta said vehemently. "And I'll blast her to bits if she shows up!"

"I told her that, too," Bulma said wryly. "So, she suggested that we try talking to each other, spend time together, slowly work our way back to where we were or go about our normal business before this happen and let time slowly heal everything. It's going to take longer than counseling sessions but it's sure to work. She believes over time, you, Trunks, Goku and Chi-Chi will forgive me as long as it shows that I'm changing. I've learned a lot from Kaori about how I was and I'm working on being a better person. It's going to take time and more therapy sessions though."

Bulma left her seat to sit next to Vegeta. She placed a hand on his face. "I hope you can forgive me." She ran her fingers softly in his hair and gently pulled his head down to hers for a kiss. Much to Bulma's dismay, she found Vegeta resisting and not responding back in the kiss. She pulled away holding back her tears. "I see where I stand." She looked away, refusing to show her hurt. "You're not going to try anything with Chi-Chi, are you? You know there's no chance."

Vegeta folded his arms arrogantly. "Don't be foolish. Of course I'm not."

Bulma looked down at her feet refusing to look at Vegeta in the face. "So, how is the baby?"

"He's fine."

"Do you see him often?"

"I see him when I can or when Kakarot calls with some kind of ridiculous emergency and he wants me to help him with the baby. Trunks sees the baby more than me."

"And he likes the baby?"

"Yes… he does."

"Wouldn't it be nice if we gave Trunks a little brother or sister?" Bulma asked quietly slowly reaching out her hand to his.

Vegeta looked at Bulma oddly. "Bulma, how can you suggest a thing right now?"

"I'm not talking now," Bulma said slowly grasping his hand and holding it tightly. "Maybe when we're more comfortable with each other. I believe it's possible to savage what's left of our marriage. I know it won't be easy, but I want to try to get back to where we were."

'I won't give up,' Bulma thought determined. 'I'll never give up.'

****

Chi-Chi sat on the sofa breastfeeding Gogeta. Goku, Gohan and Goten were gone training and spending the day together, leaving Chi-Chi by herself. Gohan had finished his finals from a semester of college and was on break now. They weren't returning until dinner.

Chi-Chi laughed softly as she looked down at her child. Gogeta was a greedy baby like all her sons. He was three and a half months now. Trunks has been a frequent visitor to the Son household wanting to hold the baby or spend time with him. He often made the baby laugh making faces for him.

She looked up at the door when she heard a knock. She remove Gogeta's mouth from her breast and the baby started crying. She knew Gogeta didn't like to be interrupted when it was his feeding time. She quickly covered up and put the crying baby over her shoulder trying to calm him down as she went to answer the door.

"Vegeta, hello," Chi-Chi said kindly. "Shh! Calm down," Chi-Chi told Gogeta.

"Where's Kakarot?" Vegeta asked.

"He and the boys are out training. They won't be back until this evening."

"He left you here alone?" Vegeta questioned.

"I can handle myself. Besides, Goku's not that far away," Chi-Chi said trying to readjust Gogeta on her as he cried.

"If you can handle everything by yourself, then why is the baby crying?" Vegeta asked.

"That's because you came by while I was feeding him. It's dinner time for him and Gogeta doesn't like to be interrupted when he's being fed. A Saiyan trait, I assume?"

"Maybe," Vegeta answered stepping into the house.

Chi-Chi closed the door. "Could you keep your back turned while I finished feeding Gogeta?" Chi-Chi requested. "It's the only way he's going to be quite for a while."

Vegeta kept his back to Chi-Chi. "Go ahead."

In a matter of moments, the baby's crying was silenced and the sound of sucking was heard in the room. "If you want to meet with them, they are in the mountains nearby. They planned to be out there the whole day."

"Actually…I prefer to not see Kakarot for now. I came to see the baby."

Chi-Chi blinked in surprise. "You did?"

"I haven't been here in a while. Trunks has and he said the baby has grown and whenever I do come over, Kakarot takes out that blasted camera and films me."

Chi-Chi laughed. "Goku's in love with that camera. He tries to film everything."

"Are you still feeding?"

"Yep. I told you. He eats a lot. So…how are things at your house?"

"Fine."

"Trunks doesn't talk much about his home life either. He did mention he was talking to his mother more now. Whenever he comes over, he just wants to play with the baby or spar with Goten. Still, I can't help but be a little curious. How is Bulma?"

"She's fine. She told me she was seeing a shrink."

Chi-Chi took Gogeta off her breast and put him over her shoulder to burp while fixing her clothes. "Bulma's seeing a shrink?" Chi-Chi nearly gasped.

"Apparently, she's made some progress and is working on changing herself. She realized what she did was a terrible thing and she wants all of us to forgive her again."

Once the baby burped, Chi-Chi walked over to the sink and turned the water on letting it filled up. She pore some baby soap in the water and allow the bubbles to fill in. She sat Gogeta on the counter by the sink.

"Well, I won't lie. She does need help."

Vegeta heard the baby giggling. He turned to see Chi-Chi undressing Gogeta. He walked over to her and watch her put Gogeta in the warm water. The little boy cooed and splashed the water with his hands. He loved taking baths, too. Chi-Chi laughed.

"Maybe a therapist will help her. She certainly needs to see one after killing an innocent child. I hope she gets the help she needs. Do you think you can forgive her, Vegeta?"

"Shouldn't I be asking you that?"

"I guess," Chi-Chi said watching her son happily play in the water as she bathed him. "When I look at my baby, I can't see how she could do something as evil as killing him. He's just a child, Vegeta. He had nothing to do with this. He didn't ask to be created. I don't see how anyone could harm a child." Chi-Chi rinsed him off and wrapped the baby in a warm cloth.

Gogeta laughed and cooed being wrapped in warmth. Chi-Chi talked sweetly to him and showered the baby with kisses causing him to giggle. She quickly put a diaper and clothes on him. The child was growing more and more into the image of Vegito but his look was softer and happier. His hair was short and a little shaggy like Gohan's as a baby.

"He behaves very well when he's fed. Once he's fed, he's quite content. Just like Goku." She picked him up and handed him to Vegeta. "You said you wanted to spend time with the baby."

Vegeta sputtered at first but then took the baby from Chi-Chi. Over the times he's visited his son, he learned to hold him with ease, but he was often startled when someone handed the baby to him. He still wasn't used to holding a child and looking to what he called vulnerable. Gogeta smiled at Vegeta as he held him. "Kakarot's content with anything," Vegeta snorted.

Chi-Chi laughed. "You're right about that. Gogeta has some of your habits though."

"He does?"

Chi-Chi nodded as she went to check on her food cooking on the stove. "Just the other day, I was feeding Gogeta some powdered cereal and he didn't want it. He got this stubborn look on his face that looked a lot like you and he knocked it out of my hand. He has both of his fathers in him. Goku can't wait to train him, but I told him I won't be having any of that until he's five."

"Five?" Vegeta said disgusted. "I was training Trunks before that."

"I don't care," Chi-Chi argued. "I'll allow both you and Goku to train Gogeta but I want him to get an education. He needs to have something else to fall back on. He can't train all the time. He can't make a living on that."

Vegeta chose not to say anything otherwise he'll have Chi-Chi yelling at him. He looked at Gogeta in his arms. The child took his thumb out of his mouth and reached for Vegeta's nose. Vegeta pulled back out of the baby's reach. Gogeta stubbornly reached for his father's nose again. Vegeta raised the child over his head, causing Gogeta to shriek in joy being high in the air. He reached for Vegeta's hair and when he couldn't reach for it another stubborn look crossed his face. Right then, Vegeta saw a bit of himself in the child.

"I see what you mean when you say he looks like me at times. I wonder if he will notice our similarities when he's older."

"Time will tell," Chi-Chi said walking away from the stove.

Vegeta walked the baby to the sofa. Gogeta giggled along the way and laid his head on against Vegeta's chest and popped his thumb back in his mouth.

"You can watch him while I finish with dinner."

Vegeta watched Chi-Chi work away at dinner. While it was cooking, Chi-Chi brought the clothes she had hanging outside into the house. The TV was on to help make the time pass with Vegeta as she folded the clothes and assisted him changing diapers and helping calm the baby down when he had a crying fit as babies occasionally do. After helping Vegeta with the baby and with dinner just cooking, Chi-Chi told Vegeta she was going to lay down and rest a bit and to bring the baby to her if he cries and he can't handle it.

After a while of watching the baby, Vegeta got up and walked with Gogeta. He walked with the child around the house to where Chi-Chi shared her room with Goku. As Vegito, he never entered the room. Chi-Chi never allowed it, feeling that room belong only to her and Goku. The room was simply decorated with a bed, chest, dresser, a little desk where Chi-Chi had a sewing machine on. There was an unfinished outfit on the desk. It looked like another gi suit for Goku. Only it wasn't his normal red gi. The sleeveless shirt was light blue; the pants were dark green with a white obi and orange wristbands. He looked around the bedroom and saw it wasn't like the bedroom he shared with Bulma. Their room was more lavished and extravagant. Their dresser wasn't full of family photos but of Bulma's makeup, nail polishes, perfumes, lotions, creams and jewelry. The simplicity of Goku and Chi-Chi's room gave it a more homely feel to it.

Goku and Chi-Chi's dresser was decorated with pictures of the family--a wedding picture of Goku and Chi-Chi, a picture of Chi-Chi holding a newborn Gohan and right beside her was Goku, a picture of Goku, Chi-Chi and Gohan right before the Cell Games because Goku and Gohan were in their Super Saiyan forms, a picture of Chi-Chi with Gohan and Goten--taken during Goku's death. There was also that one picture Bulma had taken of Goku on his one day back. They were all walking to the sign up area where Bulma thought to take a picture of the family. Goten was sitting on Goku's left shoulder and he had one arm around Chi-Chi's waist and another arm around Gohan's shoulder. Lucky for Bulma, she put it in a capsule before Piccolo destroyed all the cameras at the tournament. He looked on and saw another picture of the family after the fusion ended and before it was discovered Chi-Chi was pregnant. Lastly, there was a picture of the family together once more with Chi-Chi in the center holding Gogeta as a newborn.

He looked over and saw Chi-Chi lying on the bed sleeping. He walked over to her and sat next to her watching her sleep. She looked pretty and yet tired. He reached out and touched her face gently and just watched her. Hearing a noise downstairs, Vegeta immediately got up and left the room.

Vegeta walked down the stairs and found Goku, Gohan and Goten entering the house. Goku looked up at Vegeta and smiled. "Hey, Vegeta! I thought I felt your presence here. Let me get the camera."

'Oh, good Kami,' Vegeta thought. 'How many more times must I suffer? I better leave before that fool get that camera.' He grunted when Gogeta finally grabbed his nose. He looked at the boy who smiled happily at him. A slow smile curved Vegeta's face as well.

FLASH

Vegeta blinked after being blinded temporarily and looked in Goku's direction who had taken a picture of him and Gogeta. "Kakarot!" Vegeta growled angrily.

****

Chi-Chi laughed with Gogeta playfully as she finished giving him a bath. She helped the four-year-old out of the tub and wrapped a soft, large towel around him.

"Now, you're all nice and clean," Chi-Chi said drying Gogeta. She left the towel around Gogeta as she turned her back to get Gogeta's clothes. That was when the two heard a knock at the door.

"It's Vegeta and Trunks!" Gogeta said gleefully and ran out of the room.

Chi-Chi turned around and saw Gogeta gone. "Gogeta!" Chi-Chi called out going after him. For his age, the child was very fast.

Gogeta raced to the door. Since he couldn't reach the doorknob, he pushed a chair to the door, climbed up on it and opened it. He jumped down and looked up and saw Vegeta staring down at him. "Vegeta!" He saw Trunks standing by his father. "Trunks!"

Vegeta looked down at his son, standing naked with a towel around his shoulders. He knelt to the boy's level, wrapped the towel around him properly and picked him up. "What are you doing answering the door by yourself and naked?"

"I was excited to see you, Vegeta," Gogeta answered cheerfully.

"Gogeta, you don't answer the door without me, your father or your brothers," Chi-Chi said upset as she approached the two holding Gogeta's clothes.

Gogeta looked apologetic. "I'm sorry, Momma."

Chi-Chi took Gogeta out of Vegeta's arms and sat him on the sofa where she began dressing Gogeta. "Hello, Vegeta. Trunks. You two are a little early. I thought you were coming after breakfast."

"Trunks is excited about this weekend with Gogeta," Vegeta answered.

Trunks sat beside Gogeta. "Ready to spend the weekend at my house?"

"Yeah!" Gogeta said excitedly. "What are we going to do? I've never been at your house before."

"Well, it's really huge and we have a lot of things like my grandpa's menagerie."

"What's a menagerie?" Gogeta asked confused.

"It's a collection of animals. My grandpa has a lot of orphaned animals. We have dinosaurs, dogs, cats, tigers. It's a lot of fun to play with them. We did have a bear but grandpa had to get rid of it because he was eating some of the animals."

"Did the animals have honey on it?" Gogeta asked innocently.

Trunks furrowed his eyebrows in confusion. "No. Why do you say that?"

"Because bears eat honey. It's in one of my books about this fuzzy bear who eats a lot of honey and he has a pig as a friend and rabbit and owl and this little boy. So, did the animals have honey on them and that was why the bear ate the animals?" Gogeta asked naively.

Trunks felt a sweat dropped down the side of his face. "Uh, yeah."

Vegeta rolled his eyes. 'Oh, Kami. The child has Kakarot's brain.'

Right then Goku and Goten entered the house both hungry from their morning in training. "Hey, Vegeta. Trunks. Ready to watch Gogeta? He has a lot of energy," Goku said cheerfully.

"We'll be fine," Vegeta answered.

"Hi, Daddy!" Gogeta exclaimed hugging his father by the pants legs. He looked up at his father. "Daddy, when can I fight like you and Goten and Gohan?"

Goku ruffled the little boy's hair. "When you're five, just like I promised your mother."

Gogeta frowned. "But I wanna fight now. I can do it. I've been watching you when you fight with Goten and Gohan."

Goku laughed at the boy's excitement. "You will. Next year. I promise."

That wasn't enough for Gogeta. He began jumping up and down impatiently. Chi-Chi noticed this. 'Well, he's inherited Vegeta's impatience.'

"Please, Daddy. I can be a Super Saiyan like you," Gogeta said still jumping up and down.

"I know. I'm betting you'll be the youngest Super Saiyan ever if you can beat Goten," Goku said.

"Yeah. I was five when I transformed," Goten said proudly.

Gogeta smirked, looking like his fathers as Vegito… "I can beat that," he said and transformed into a Super Saiyan at ease in front of his family.

Chi-Chi gasped and fell to her knees in shock. Goten and Trunks mouths flew open. Goku and Vegeta stood there shock as well seeing their four-year-old son standing before them as a Super Saiyan. They then looked at each other as if saying they will be the first one to train Gogeta.

Chi-Chi crawled to Gogeta and grasps his shoulders. "You're a Super Saiyan…at four years old. How? You never had any training." Chi-Chi suddenly scowled and looked at Goku angrily. "Goku, did you train, Gogeta? I told you to wait until he was five."

Goku waved his hands defensively. "No, I didn't."

"He didn't, Mommy," Gogeta jumped in. "I learned by watching Daddy when he fought with Gohan and Goten. So, now that I can be a Super Saiyan, can Daddy teach me now?"

Chi-Chi shook her head at Gogeta. "No, son. You're going to be five soon. You can wait until then, can't you?"

Gogeta frowned. "I guess so, but I really want to now."

Chi-Chi smiled and kissed Gogeta's forehead. "Good boy. I'm gonna go get your bag."

Goku watched Chi-Chi go up the stairs. He then looked at Vegeta. "Vegeta, could I talk to outside for a second?"

Vegeta folded his arms and walked outside with Goku. "What is it, Kakarot?"

"Chi-Chi really want this and I know you want to train him now. I know I do, but it's just one more year so let's wait."

"What makes you think I won't wait?" Vegeta asked.

"I know you, Vegeta. You want to train him as much as I do and as soon as possible. Gogeta will be five in nine months. Let's both agree to wait."

Vegeta sighed. "Fine. Kakarot."

Chi-Chi stepped out with a Gogeta holding her right hand and she holding a large backpack over her shoulders. She handed Vegeta Gogeta's large bag. "Okay. In here are Gogeta's clothes, his toothbrush, his favorite teddy bear and everything he will need for the weekend."

"Teddy bear?" Vegeta inquired with a raised eyebrow.

"Yes, he's a child and he has a stuffed animal. There is nothing wrong with that," Chi-Chi argued. "Anyway, everything should be in there." Chi-Chi knelt to Gogeta's level and hugged her son. "Mommy's gonna miss you. I'll see you next week."

Goku ruffled Gogeta's hair. "See you Monday, tough guy. You can use my Nimbus to ride to Vegeta's house."

Gogeta jumped up and down excited. "Can I call Nimbus, Daddy?"

Goku laughed. "Sure."

Gogeta, excited, put both his hands on the side of his mouth. "Flying Nimbus!!"

Nimbus sped through the sky in a swirl and landed in front of Gogeta. Gogeta hopped on the cloud. He waved to Goku and Chi-Chi. "Bye, Mom. Bye, Dad, Bye, Goten. See you Monday!"

Vegeta and Trunks took off into the sky and Gogeta followed flying alongside Vegeta on Nimbus.

Chi-Chi watch them leave worried. "I hope it was a good thing to let Gogeta stay with Vegeta and Trunks for a weekend at Capsule Corp."

"Vegeta said Bulma is out of town for the weekend on Capsule Corp. business with her new assistant and it was Bulma's idea for Vegeta to bring Gogeta over. So, there's nothing to worry about," Goku said. "I guess she's really trying to change her ways."

"It's going to take more than that," Chi-Chi said and walked in the house.

When they arrived at Capsule Corporation, Gogeta jumped off Nimbus and looked at the large dome home in awe. "Wow. This place is huge! I hope I don't get lost here," Gogeta said worried.

Trunks laughed. "Not with me around you're not. Come on. Let me show you around."

Gogeta held Trunks hand as he showed his little brother around the house. When they entered the menagerie, they found Dr. and Mrs. Briefs playing with the animals.

"Hi, Grandma. Grandpa. This is Gogeta," Trunks introduced them.

Mr. Briefs was petting his pet dinosaur when he approached Gogeta. "Well, well, so you are famous Gogeta we've heard about it."

"Famous? What's famous?" Gogeta asked confused.

"It means you're really popular. I told my grandparents about you," Trunks explained.

"Oh," Gogeta said.

Mrs. Briefs took a look at Gogeta. "Oh, my, he really does favor Goku and Vegeta."

Everyone's eyes bugged out as the secret was slipped. Gogeta looked at the others confused.

"Dear, what did you do that for?" Dr. Briefs scolded his wife.

Mrs. Briefs looked confused. "My, what did I say?" She then realized what she said. "Oh, dear. I didn't mean to."

Gogeta looked confused. "Huh?" He tugged Trunks pants. Trunks knelt to his level and Gogeta whispered. "Trunks, your grandma is strange."

Trunks laughed nervously. "Yeah…she is. Ignore what she said. She talks gibberish."

"Gibber--what?" Gogeta said clueless.

"Just pretend you didn't hear what she said," Trunks said.

"I didn't understand what she said," Gogeta responded.

Trunks smiled and rubbed Gogeta's head. He stood up to face the adults. "Come on, Gogeta. Let me show you my room."

After playing with Trunks in his room, Vegeta arrived to tell Trunks it was time for training. Trunks gave Gogeta clothes he wore when he was younger to come in the room with him.

Gogeta looked around the room. "What is this place?"

"It's my training room. This is where Trunks and I spar."

"Am I going to spar?" Gogeta asked.

Vegeta smirked. "Yes, but you can't tell your mother about it. This is a secret between us."

"'Kay!" Gogeta said cheerfully. He looked around and saw a machine with several gadgets on it. "What's that?"

"This is a machine that raises the gravity levels in the room." Vegeta looked at Gogeta and saw that the little boy looked lost. "It increases the weight level in the room." Gogeta looked lost again. 'Oh, Kami. The child really does have Kakarot's brain.' "Let me turn on the machine to show you." Vegeta turn the machine to twenty times normal gravity.

Gogeta collapsed to the floor. He tried to lift himself but couldn't. "Ow! It's…heavy…in…here…Vegeta!"

"That's what gravity is," Vegeta said and turned the machine off.

Gogeta rose off the ground. "That's heavy."

"You'll get used to it. Now, you said you learned by watching Kakarot and his sons fight."

Gogeta nodded. "Uh-huh."

"What do you know?"

"Um, I know how to punch and kick and dodge. I can't fly. I don't know how my Dad throws those light things out of his hands."

"Those are his ki blast. Now," he said getting in a fighting stance. "Let's see what you can do."

Gogeta blinked. "I'm supposed to attack you?"

Trunks laughed. "Don't worry, kid. My Dad made me do the same thing when I turned into a Super Saiyan. Hopefully, Dad won't hit you."

"I want you to turn into a Super Saiyan first," Vegeta instructed. "I'll let you have a slight advantage."

"Um, okay," Gogeta said and transformed. He got into a stance similar to Goku's. "Are you ready?"

Vegeta smirked. "I'm always ready. Come on."

Gogeta ran towards Vegeta charging. He threw a kick and punch but Vegeta easily dodge both. Vegeta smirked confidently. 'He won't be able to hit me, but his speed is impressive for a four year old.' One moment Gogeta was in front of him and the next he was gone.

"What?" He turned and saw Gogeta bounced off the ceiling, his right foot aiming at Vegeta and coming in perfect contact with his face. This move sent Vegeta back a few steps. When Gogeta landed and came charging at him again, Vegeta put a hand up, signaling for Gogeta to stop.

"What's wrong? Did I hurt you?" Gogeta asked.

"No, but I thought you said you couldn't fly." He glared at Trunks who started to snicker.

"I can't," Gogeta answered. "But I can jump good. I've been having races and jumping games with my Dad all the time when I go out and play."

Vegeta folded his arms. 'Hmp. Figures Kakarot would get an early start with meaningless play and he tells me not to train him. Hmp. We'll see.'

Vegeta and Trunks spent a couple of hours in the gravity room teaching Gogeta the basics in sparing. Afterwards, they ate a huge lunch and Trunks played with Gogeta with the animals in the menagerie while Vegeta continued to train alone.

That evening, Vegeta laid on his bed thinking about Gogeta. The child was impressive in his speed and strength, and while part of the speed and strength came from him, Vegeta had to admit the other half of his speed and strength came from Goku. The child also had Goku's quick ability to catch onto fighting skills. Vegeta never like admitting it, but it is faster than his.

He was about to turn off the lights and go to bed when he heard a knock at the door. "Who is it?" he barked.

Gogeta entered wearing his pajamas and holding a teddy bear. "Vegeta, would you tell me a bedtime story?"

"What?"

Gogeta entered the room and jumped on Vegeta's bed and sat next to Vegeta under the covers. "My mommy and daddy tell me one all the time when I go to bed. I can't go to sleep without one."

'Spoil,' Vegeta thought. "I don't know any stories."

"What about your life as a kid?" Gogeta suggested. "Daddy tells me stories about his childhood."

Vegeta thought about his own childhood and how dark it was. It was full of Frieza taking him from his father as child and his working under Frieza. No, that wouldn't suit as a bedtime story. "Uh, my childhood was dull."

"Oh, can I ask you a question?" Gogeta asked as he leaned against Vegeta. "Why do you call my Daddy Kakarot? Everybody else calls him Goku."

"That's because Kakarot is his Saiyan name."

"Daddy said he was sent here from another planet because it was dying and only a few survived when the planet died."

'That's almost true,' Vegeta thought.

"So, what were Saiyans like? My Daddy never knew them since he was sent here as a baby. Do you know about them?" Gogeta asked yawning and leaning more closely on Vegeta.

"Yes."

"What were they like?" Gogeta asked sleepily.

"Saiyans were a strong race of fighters. The best in the universe. We were proud of our strength and who we were. We challenged anyone and defeated anyone. However, like any hunter, they were always hunted." He stopped and looked down at Gogeta who was fast asleep. He took Gogeta's bear from him and threw it in the trash.

'No child of mine is going to sleep with a stuffed animal.' He was going to shut the lights off when the phone rang. He quickly picked it up so Gogeta wouldn't wake up.

"Hello?"

"Vegeta."

Vegeta blinked and looked at the clock. "Bulma."

"I wanted to know how your day went with Gogeta."

"It was fine."

"So, you had fun with Gogeta?" Bulma asked.

"Yes."

Bulma laughed a little. "You fought him, didn't you?" She laughed softly again. "It sounds like something you would do. You were the same way with Trunks, training him as soon as you could." There was a pause and then Bulma coughed heavily. She cleared her throat. "Excuse me. A cold must be coming on."

"You don't usually catch colds," Vegeta commented.

"Well excuse me for being human and not a Saiyan. Anyway, I just called to see how things were going. I'll be back Monday. I miss you."

There was a long pause before Vegeta answered. "I know."

Bulma made a sound that let Vegeta know she was smiling. "I know you do, too. Good night, Vegeta." Bulma hung up the phone. 'I know you miss me, Vegeta. You're too proud to admit it.'

To Be Continued

AN: Good news! I've completed this story! Yay! I've finished writing it. Finally! I'm so happy!! We're in the final stretches people! It's coming to an end very soon. I like how I ended it, though I can't say the same for everyone that's reading it. Oh, and if you're looking for Gohan, he's in the next chapter.

GoGi: Thanks.

Noname: Keep on reading.

GD: Oh, yeah, I remember that ep. I think they are going to show it tonight. You know, CN's repeating Adult Swim so Inuyasha comes on twice at midnight and three in the morning but I'm sleeping at three so I make sure to catch the midnight showing. That ep was so sweet. One of my favorites so far on Inuyasha. So, you like the shrink session huh? If anyone needs to see a shrink it's definitely Kikyo.

Negi Ramen: I really like to write like that. Psychology is a pretty cool subject to me. I never studied it, but I've read a bit of it a few years ago. I can read people pretty well so that helps, too.

Midnight Goddess: Hee. Hee. Poor Vegeta. Good thing you were there for him. You might have to protect him from me. Hee. Hee. Let him find another girl. Are you talking about you? Fuse Bulma and ChiChi. Now you know me well enough to know that won't happen. No way in the world those two would ever fuse in the series or my stories.

Moonlight Angel: Bulma will try to be a better person. Yeah, let's get Vegeta with Midnight Goddess. She'd love that. I agree about Yamcha. He's portrayed wrongly. I've watched most of Dragonball and all of DBZ, and I haven't seen Yamcha cheat on Bulma or any indications he would. I know DB/DBZ don't show direct intimacy like kissing on the lips and whatnot but the show does leave strong and even subtle indications and I haven't seen anything that would lead me to think Yamcha cheated on Bulma. He always was nervous around women, even Maron when she flirted with him. I think like your cousin you will never think Bulma suffered enough.

Shygurl: LOL! She needed to see one. Now I wish I kept that tootsie roll scene in but since the story was so long I threw it out. Rats.

Quasi Saiyan: I could, couldn't I, especially if I cut the final chapters in half. We're in the final stretch and it won't reach thirty. Whew. This one shouldn't take two days.

Leigh: The first step to solving a problem is admitting it. Hee. Hee. Yep, Kaori is cool. How will Bulma die protecting ChiChi and Gogeta? Is that what you think is going to happen? You don't have to wait much longer since this story is coming very close to an end and I'll be sad to finish it because I love it so much.

Moon Girl: It's a start for her. Yay! I keep torturing poor Vegeta with the baby. He's the father and he should spend time with his son.

Dragon's Moon: LOL! I love the fathers and son scene too. Thanks.

Empowered Kane: Wow, you read this in one sitting? I need to give you an award for doing that, especially after reading Part 22.

Chi-Chi: Poor Vegeta. Heh. Heh. It's fun to put him in that situation. Ask Goku for it.

Girl: LOL! Poor Vegeta. We should feel sorry for him and not laugh at him. Hee. Hee.

C-town Chica: I don't think Yamcha is a bad guy. I think he's portrayed wrong a lot in certain fanfics and you're right. He is a good guy

Oninu: I don't think Yamcha is fickle. It wasn't indicated on the show. He had a fan club but you saw how nervous he was around women. He never talked to them. Bulma IS fickle. We've seen that several times on DB and DBZ. From what I've seen on DB so far and DBZ, Yamcha didn't cheat on Bulma. It might be the other way around. I don't think that Beckett article is accurate because I heard someone speak that in the manga Yamcha seemed noncommittal and being with Bulma at the time, I can see why he was. Come on, Goten had to find out. Don't you think he would find it strange to not see Bulma around the baby or his parents wanting her to see the baby? You can't be innocent forever.

Ssjchika: A DBZ live action movie? Why am I so nervous about this? I've always been worried when animated shows or video games become live action. I don't know who the actresses are you're referring to. Their names sound familiar but I can't picture them.

Xephon: I had the same experience too when I changed my niece for the first time and she had to do a number two. It was the first time I ever changed a diaper. I was disgusted because it was a lot and it smelled. I had to spray the whole room with air freshener. Anyway, enough about nasty diapers and on to torturing--helping Bulma. Hee. Hee.

Lady Athena: You'll never forgive Bulma. Hee. Hee. I kind of agree with you if she wasn't with Yamcha and Goku was single, Bulma might have tried something with Goku of course he wouldn't have a clue what was going on, but I don't think she would've tried it when Goku was with ChiChi. Yeah, I don't get why Yamcha gets a bad rep. At least I try to be accurate in my stories. Those B/V fans who write him wrong aren't anywhere near accurate. He's a good guy and I haven't seen any indications that he cheated on Bulma. He always tried to be good with her while Bulma became infatuated with other men and it was her deep infatuation with Vegeta that led her breakup with Yamcha. I don't think certain people can take a hint unless you scream at them or curse them out. There's someone else who I wish would take a hint. I think you know who I'm talking about but I'm not saying.

Xshiny: Oh, you've seen the extended song at the end on the DVD version. I love it. I wish they would play that instead of the short song at the end. LOL! I love that narrator. I guess I need to start paying him.

Danichan667: I've only seen shrink sessions on TV. So, that and my own questions and observations helped with this chapter. I enjoy every minute of insanity, too. I think Bulma does have some security problems and she's too jealous otherwise she wouldn't be jumping down Yamcha's throat for his fan club. He didn't ask for it. It kind of shows she could never date a celebrity. Bulma wouldn't try to take Goku from ChiChi. Why do people mess with you? Because they want to get yelled at and probably just want to get you rile up. From what you said, it shows you have a tough skin and you're gonna need that for the real world. More power to you. I bet you were retching with that B/V scene in this one.

Sadako: I know what you mean about the rush of knowledge. It's not something easy to forgive, but we'll see, since the story is nearly over. LOL! I don't think you want Vegeta to hear you say that about the tape.

Gogirl: That age thing didn't stop Bulma from saying that she thought they were close together in age in DB and I'm like, "Ew!" The DVD's aren't cheap. Sometimes the subtitle version is better and other times the dub is better. It really depends on the situation like the subtitles are good when you want accurate time, age and sometimes a deeper or more accurate look into a character. For example, it's mentioned in the Japanese version that the Garlic Jr. Saga begins ten months after Goku became a Super Saiyan and the Trunks Saga began two months after the Garlic Jr. Saga so Goku was really gone for a little over a year if you include the time it took Goku to get to Namek. Gohan mentioned he was five when Maron asked him how old he was. When Goku was sick, the narrator mention how many days had passed when they were on Master Roshi's island and the same thing happened when Trunks and Goten were training on Kami's Lookout.

Goku's life without ChiChi? Well, for one thing Gohan and Goten wouldn't be born. Goku would be missing something very important in his life, but he wouldn't know it yet. Remember when Vegeta came to Earth and before their fight, Vegeta tried to convince Goku to join him and nothing could be out of his grasp. Goku easily turned him down, by saying he doesn't need all of that and the only thing he does need is his family. It was the same thing with Frieza when he tried to entice Goku to join him and that he would live like a God. Goku told Frieza he already had all that a man could want. Without his family, Goku would continue his life of fighting not knowing how important a family would change his life. ChiChi stirred him from any dangers and wrongful temptations of the real world. He would still be fighting and living a simple life in his grandpa's home. Goku wouldn't have gain the common sense, knowledge of hygiene and manners he learned when he married ChiChi. Look how Goku is in DB and how he is in DBZ and you the differences in him. Oh, btw, due to certain circumstances in DB I hadn't expected, I'm not going to post that story I had planned to when DB ends. I've decided to stop it. It makes sense that I did.

SSJ Kain: LOL! Put some ice on that headache. Hee. Hee. I have a Kamehameha that would fire on me if I say anything about Gogeta's growing up.

Chuquita: She realized her problems and now she's going to work on being a better person. Now I wish I added more funny scenes. Thanks.

Constructicons: He kind of knew it wasn't gonna happen.

Mirokufan: I don't like the negative things that are said about Yamcha either. He's not what many B/V fans make him out to be. 'Z Warriors Prepare' is the ep. that showed Bulma was really the cause of the end of B/Y relationship, especially how she threw herself at Vegeta.

Contrail: Yeah, Bulma's finally growing up. You might've puke on that B/V scene but hey they are married so scenes like that are expected. Yeah, I didn't particularly like it that Yamcha never found anyone at the end of DBZ. I'm not sure about DBGT because I haven't seen it.

Wesjangirl: LOL! I don't get it either how people try to dictate my story to the way they see fit. I wish I knew the answer to that. It is very arrogant of them. 200 chapters? Well, I don't see how that can happen since we're in the final chapters of this story. Well, if you separate each section by five pages, you might have 200. Hee. Hee. Thanks for the compliment.

Dillpops: Finally.

Lady Kouga: I think Vegeta and Gogeta are cute together.