Author Notes:

Well here you are Chapter four enjoy and please review!!

I do not own anything DBZ related only the characters of Gozukai and Osaka

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Chapter Four- Under Watchful Ear And Eye

It had been two weeks since Goten first bought Gozukai from the hospital and they both remained at his parents house. It had taken Goten a while for him to come to terms with being a single parent and being alone. He missed his wife Osaka terribly and although she was gone he still felt her presence in Gozukai.

Ever since Gozukai came out of the hospital she spent 3/4 of her day asleep and 1/4 of her day crying and making sure no-one else got any sleep.

"This-has-got-to-stop!" exclaimed Goku from under his pillow.

"Goten needs help Goku, and we have to help him!..." said Chi-Chi in a raised voice as she battled over Gozukai' s desperate screams. With that Chi-Chi got out of bed, put on a pair of pink slippers and a dressing gown then left the bedroom to go downstairs to see if she could help Goten. Goku was left alone as he clamped his pillow tighter around his head and tried to drown out the screams. He would rather fight both Frieza and Cell again if it meant he could escape the crying.

"Shhh...Gozukai please be quiet...please go to sleep" Goten pleaded as he cradled the screaming baby in his arms, but his pleas went unheard as Gozukai continued to scream louder.

"I wish you could tell me what's wrong Gozukai" said Goten as he rubbed Gozukai' s back in an attempt to calm her down. He then felt the presence of someone standing beside him in the sitting room and he turned around.

"What is wrong with me mom?" asked Goten sadly feeling that Gozukai' s crying was the cause of his bad parenting. Chi-Chi took the screaming infant from his arms.

"Nothing is wrong with you Goten. Your not used to taking care of a child, it will take time for you to get the grip of it" Chi-Chi reassured as she rocked Gozukai making little affect to the level of noise the child was making.

"This kid is never going to stop crying mom!" yelled Goten above the noise. Chi-Chi glanced at her youngest son, he looked terrible, dark circles were beginning to form under his eyes and he was looking more unshaven as each day passed. He wore a long burgundy t-shirt, dark blue boxer shorts and a loose navy blue dressing gown on top.

"All baby's are like this Goten...she's just like you were when you were a baby...You cried so much I had to wear earmuffs when I cradled you" laughed Chi-Chi.

No matter how much Gozukai was cradled there was no difference in her volume of crying.

"I thought you two were supposed to stop Gozukai from crying. Not make her cry even more!" said Goku, who was so fed up trying to sleep that he pulled on his dressing gown and came downstairs to find out what was going on.

"Well dad if you want to try, then be my guest" Goten indicated his arm towards Gozukai as he sat down on one of the chairs in the sitting room. Goku sighed as he walked up to Chi-Chi and took hold of Gozukai. He gently rocked her a couple of times before she began to settle at once. Her screams subsided. And she began to sniff her tears back as she looked up at Goku with her big brown eyes.

"There we are. That's better isn't it?" cooed Goku quietly to Gozukai.

Both Goten and Chi-Chi looked at Goku, their jaws almost touching the floor.

"How dad? How?" Goten asked in awe as he watched Gozukai look so content in Goku' s arms.

"Well, I only rocked her a few times, you two rock her so many time it makes me dizzy to watch, so imagine how Gozukai feels" Goku explained as a small grin crawled across his face at the two. Chi-Chi and Goten looked at each other dumbfounded as Goku continued to grin at them innocently.

"Okay well that's it...I'm going to bed, I think you seem to be handling things perfectly well here Goku so you can stay up and make sure Gozukai stays this way. This girl has one set of lungs on her." as she flung both hands in the air in defeat, Chi-Chi began to make her way upstairs.

"Wh-What? Chi, you can't be serious I only came down here to make her quiet I was intending to go back to sleep." Goku tried to explain but he may as well have been talking to a brick wall as neither Chi-Chi nor Goten listened.

"Well dad the couch is very comfortable y' know. G'night" Goten yawned out as he walked up to his father, kissed Gozukai lightly on the forehead and scurried up to his room looking forward to one night's uninterrupted sleep.

"How did that happen?" Goku blinked twice, his jaw almost touching the floor in annoyance as he watched his wife and son abandon him with the infant. When they both disappeared Goku sighed and turned to look at his young grand-daughter.

"Well, looks like we'll be sleeping downstairs tonight" he chuckled slightly.

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As morning broke, the dew that had settled on the flowers and other vegetation during the night was beginning to evaporate into the warm air. This was a sign that summer was soon to arrive. The air was already becoming warmer and the sun was beginning to present its unbearable heat to the world. And also to two capsule corp. inhabitants. As the two male fighters were training heavily, the heat was not on their side and this was shown by the sloppy tactics of one particular man.

"Come on Trunks! your not concentrating hard enough!" yelled Vegeta in frustration. He was giving his son some of his best moves and Trunks was just taking each hit with little defence.

"I'm sorry, but it's hard to concentrate in this heat, with no shade" The lilac haired fighter wiped the blood off the corner of his mouth that had just received a hard blow.

"Well I hate to break it to you Trunks, but it's very doubtful that there will be shade on the battlefield" snarled Vegeta as he crossed his arms, sweat was beginning to trickle down his forehead and onto his neck. He had to admit that the heat was beginning to irritate even him! He hovered down to the ground slowly followed by Trunks. "We'll take a break whilst you reflect on your priorities. Battling an enemy or moaning about the heat." the grumpy sayian said and walked into the house. Leaving Trunks alone in the back yard.

Trunks walked over to one of the trees and sat down leaning against it. He continued to pant out heavily as he tried to gain control of a steady breathing pattern. He had to admit that training with his father was always going to be tough. But being constantly criticised didn't help his fighting either, It just made him feel more intimidated by his father. However, despite Vegeta' s actions Trunks knew that his father had his best interests at heart and only want him to become a better fighter.

He leaned back and closed his eyes, he didn't know how he was going to survive a whole day of training in this heat and he couldn't stop knowing that his father would think that his son was getting sloppy. No. He had to prove him wrong, he had to show him that he was a dedicated fighter. As he stood up he stumbled slightly as the blows he received from his father were a little too rough for him (and on a day like today it didn't help the problem). As Trunks began to walk inside the house to tell his father to come and resume his training, a aqua haired woman walked out, she was shielding her eyes from the sun with her hand as she watched Trunks.

"Trunks. Oh look at you! I swear Vegeta really has got to take it a bit more easier on you when you train. The way he fights you its as if he's fighting against Frieza." Bulma exclaimed as she walked up to Trunks with a look of concern upon her face. She moved a strand hair out of his face to see the damage that his father had done to him.

"Are you ok Trunks?"

"Yes mom I'm fine, please don't fuss over me"

"Alright. I can't stop fussing though, I am a concerned mother. Oh yes the reason why I came out here. I want you to clean yourself up a bit as we are all going over to Goku and Chi-Chi's house in half an hour" said Bulma as she walked with Trunks into the house

"How come?" Trunks asked as he walked into the kitchen and poured himself a glass of orange juice

"Goten' s daughter came back from the hospital two weeks ago and we can go and see how she and the others are doing."

Trunks gulped down his glass of orange juice and looked at his mother with confusion "Well if she came back two weeks ago. How come we are only going to see her now?"

"Well Chi-Chi said we should all give them some space whilst they get the little one used to her new environment and she's right. I'm sure that if we went over any sooner Vegeta would have scared Gozukai to death" Bulma said quietly.

"I head that Onna!" growled Vegeta as he entered the kitchen. Bulma and Trunks laughed at his response, Vegeta was never one to take jokes so lightly.

"I was only kidding Vegeta and besides it was your own fault as you used your super hearing to eavesdrop on our conversation"

"Well I hope you know that I am not going to Kakorrot's" said Vegeta stubbornly

"Oh yes you are"

"Are you telling me what I will and will not do woman?" asked Vegeta with a raised eyebrow at his wife.

"Yes I am" Bulma challenged back "Vegeta you are part of this family and I will not have our family seen as disrespectful, just because you and Goku still do not see eye to eye. We are going to see how Goten is doing and you will show some manners in coming with us."

Trunks looked at both his mother and father. His eyes shifted from one to the other as Bulma watched her husband close his eyes and calculate the task being asked of him. He took a breath and finally said.

"And what if I were to not show my manners in attending?"

Bulma glared at her husband coldly and walked in front of him so his eyes opened to look at her. "Well Vegeta lets just say that the couch will be lonely no longer" She tapped his shoulder twice and left the kitchen to go to get changed.

Trunks looked at his dad and smirked

"You sure put her in her place dad"

"Shut up son!" snapped Vegeta.

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