Well here I go with the second installment of my story…so many ideas so little time.
Disclaimer. Plus I don't own any of the series characters or the series Dragonball Z. but a girl can dream right hehe…
She had finished the dishes, dusting, vacuuming, laundry, and altogether tidying awhile ago. Now she lay in her bed staring at the ceiling. The Wight sheets tangled around her legs leaving her light night gown covered torso exposed. The light of the moon shining through the window. Making her raven hair, which was spilled across the pillows have an angelic glow along with the rest of her body.
"were are they…I hope they are alright…chichi you know they are all right stop worrying over nothing" she scolded her self. Her face became saddened once more.
"tell me shadows why am always alone…you are my only friends tell me…please…"
The silence was almost deafening.
She laughed a pained laugh.
"how many times will I talk to you shadows though I know you will never answer"
A sad smile played across her lips as she look out her window.
"dear moon protect them... You are the only light in the darkness please never leave me…I am afraid of the night…I am afraid of the shadows…ironic isn't it…I speak to them yet fear them at the same time.." she chuckled as a lone tear fell from her eye "there is something plaguing my dreams something turning them to nightmares once again…like…so long ago." all expression left her face. "some one hear me please I don't want to be alone…it finds me when I am alone" those last words were whispered and she shut her eyes tight and hugged a pillow to herself and drew the blankets over her now shivering body.
The gang sat out in front of a camp fire. Telling ghost stories as the fires light cast eerie shadows over everything.
" and then the ghost said 'you cant leave you are a ghost to' ahahahahahah" krillen chuckled evilly as he finished his story. Vegeta rolled his eye and glared at the bald man. While Bulma chucled nervacly beside him. Master roshi had long since went to bed with his magazine on his face. So had yamcha and puar, snoring silently. Goku sat on a log with gohan sleeping with he head on his lap. He laughed as 18 slapped krillen upside his head and turned her head ashamed, krillen put a hand behind his head and laughed.
"krillen you call that a ghost story" said Bulma, she was a little scared of the story but was not about to admit it.
"the cue ball is an idiot what more did you expect, why did I ever let you talk me into this woman?" vegeta glared at bulma as she glared right back.
"well vegeta if you wanna be like that I am sure you wont mind me NOT fixing the gravity machine for a week..hummm" bulma said with a smirk on her face that could rivil his own.
"WOMAN" vegeta continued to glare.
Bulma and vegetal argument continued as the others looked on sweat drops on there heads.
"well guys its late I am going hit the sac, yawn, night" krillen said sleepily as he headed to his and 18s tent. She followed wordlessly yawning her self. Now one noticed but goku as he said good night and ignored the fight going on around him. It became quiet as bulma stormed off to her tent as her "husband" fallowed her saying he was not finish talking yet.
Goku looked up at the stars and moon with a smile on his face then looked down at his slumbering son. Gently he picked him up and walked to his tent yawning himself ready for some well needed sleep, after putting out the fire of course.
Morning crept over the horizon destroying what was left of night an bathing the world in a new day. Slowly goku opened his eyes and yawned lazily as he stretched and rested his hands behind his head. He could then smell the faint sent of food cooking. He quickly jumped out of his tent to be greated by the sight of his friends happily eating and chatting together with of course the exception of vegeta who was eating with a scowl on his face as usual.
Gokus mouth was practically drooling at the sight of all the food before him, so he eagerly began to eat at his usual pace leaving everyone nearly disgusted at the sight but laughed any way. Except vegeta who merely said.
"kakarot you disgust me"
the others laughed once again.
"Kami, what is it you seem troubled?" asked a concerned Mr. PoPo
"Mr. Po Po, I am fine, but I can feel something is not right….something is happening I have know idea what.
Po Po looked quizzically at Kami and as he again stared at the sun rise with a thoughtful look on his face.
Goku and gohan grinned happily as they walked thought the door laughing.
"chichi were home" Goku called out.
Chichi ran out of the kitchen and swept gohan into a hug then goku.
"oh I was so worried about you two were have you been? And how dare you leave with out telling me and do you realize you were gone over a week…Grrrrr"
Goku grinned nervously at his wife as she glared at him.
'please don't let her have a frying pan' goku mentally begged.
"well you see chichi krellin called and said he planed a reunion of sorts so…well me and Gohan went…ya…um..hehehe" he laughed nervously as he put his hand behind his head.
"mom it was so cool, I got to see all kinds of animals and we told ghost stories, it was so neat." gohan grinned happily as he latched onto his mothers dress and explained everything he experienced.
She looked down into her sons eyes and couldn't help but smile. She brushed her hand through his hair.
"did you sweetie well that's wonderful…well you two come on I have lunch ready, you better hurry before it gets cold" she smiled at her husband as his eyes let up and he ran straight to the kitchen his son close behind him. Her smile faded as she stood alone in front of the door.
'stop chichi there here now…it was just a nightmare…only a nightmare' she smiled again and walked in the kitchen to see her family scarf down there food like they haven't eaten in days…some things never change.
"soooooooon" a voice whispered. It was deep and unnatural. It seemed to be nothing more then the wind. "soooooon" the voice died down as the wind began to blow vilently only for a minuet then all was calm again.
Goku lifted his head for a second has he though he heard a voice on the wind, only to get a punch in the face by non other than his own son."dad, you all right you seem out of it"
"huh, oh sorry son thought I heard something."
"I didn't hear anything Mr. Piccolo did you hear anything?"
Piccolo looked off into the distance a scowl on his face.
"no….no Gohan it was just the wind."
"oh"
"ya, piccolo your right just the wind come on gohan why don't we finish our training"
"kay"
As goku and gohan began there spare again piccolo looked off into the distance long forgotten was his meditation.
'something is wrong…something' thought piccolo.'there training again' chichi thought as she washed the morning dishes.
'im alone again....maybe tonight will be better'Tonight was bulmas birthday and chichi could not help but be excited maybe it will be fun. Maybe she could have fun and let her stress out…maybe.
She smiled and suddenly felt happy…she was invited. She remembered her conversation with bulma earlyer on the phone..
Flashback………………..
RING RING
"hello chich speaking."
"hey chichi is goku there?"
"no sorry Bulma he is training with gohan, is something wrong?" asked chichi with a slight bit of worry in her voice.
"of course not, hehehe my birthday is today and i was making sure you guys were coming?"
"of course bulma I didn't forget, and I will make sure goku and gohan remember also to night at 8:00 right.?"
"of course. I cant wait it is going to be so cool chichi I went all out this year I cant wait, hehehe" bulma giggled happily and began to day dream about her party and presents.
Chichi giggled her self at the girls happiness.
"of course bulma, were talking about YOUR party are we not so I now you will make it perfect you never settled for less, hehe"
"well chich I have to go see ya at the party"
"bye bye" she hung up the phone and felt better some one talked to her on the phone. Usually they call and if goku or gohan are gone they would hang up real fast while making an excuse about having to leave.
Bulma actually asked her to come not just goku and gohan with her tagging along. Someone actually remembered she existed. She couldn't help but feel better.
She finished the dishes and quickly went to finish vacuming the living room.
latter that evening
"chichi you ready yet" goku called up the stairs fidgeting with the tie he was wearing."dad your going to untie it if you keep messing with it" gohan lightly scolded his father.
"oh, I cant help it this suit is itchy and the tie is to tight" goku complained
Gohan sighed and shook his head.
"chichi you coming, were going to be late" goku called again.
"goku why don't you go ahead of me I will meat you there okay?" chichi called down to her family.
"are you sure chichi?"
"ya don't worry I'll meat ya there"
"okay see ya there"
"bye" she said. She then heard the door shut signaling that they left. She franticly ran around the room tarring up the place.
"were is it? Where is it?" she screamed as she became more frantic.
"I cant believe I lost the present" she cried out to no one in particular.
"man I cant screw this up, everyone will hate me even more if I don't bring one" she moaned in defeat. Goku and gohan didn't even think to bring one so it was up to her to get one. She though about getting her a shirt or necklace, ya know something simple but chichi was not one to do any thing simply she considered bulma a friend and she doesn't have to may of them so she wanted to do something more.
"a ha, I remember" she then ran down the stares and into the laundry room.
"got it. I knew goku and gohan wouldn't find it." she said with a smile. She had been afraid they would accidentally break it like they do pretty much everything so she hid it were they would never go… the laundry room!!!!
She then fixed her hair and looked at the clock.
"oh know I am an hour late" she screamed and ran out to her car. and drove off into the night to Bulmas.
when she finaly arrived she ran to to door gripping the present nervosly. she was wearing somthing different from what she normaly wears. it was a silky long red dress with to slits on eather side up to her knee and speggetti straps keeping it up. she actualy for once had her hair down. It cascaded down to her lower back like onyx silk. all together she looked beautiful, but no one had seen her yet and she was very self contious.
she stood out side the door listening to the happy conversations in side capsule corp. she was about to knock when when she became curious and dicided to listen only for a minute.