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Possibilities kept flying into Goku's mind as he paced across the waiting room. He just couldn't stop thinking about what was going on in that other room, not that he really wanted to. His wife was about to have their first child, and quite frankly he had no idea what to do. He had already tried to be in there with her, for support and had failed miserably. It was just her screaming.as she cried out in pain at what was happening to her. He could still hear her screams, and they were driving him mad. They were agonized cries for the pain to stop. And it was the one thing he could never protect her from. The only thing in the world that he couldn't stop without a problem. After all, he was the strongest man in the world and he could protect his wife from insane aliens, or even the common street criminal. But he couldn't keep her safe from this.
She had been in labor for 10 hours now, and she didn't seem to be letting up. That baby.it just didn't want to come. And while he was waiting he couldn't help but wonder if everything was going to be all right. Sure, modern science had pretty much made birth a perfectly safe experience. Not nearly as bad as it had been at one time. But there was still that one chance that something could happen. To either his wife, or his little girl that had as yet to draw a breath.
The thought of his little girl brought a smile to his face even as he continued pacing. It was the strangest feeling, to be responsible. Sure, he had been responsible to save the world time and time again, but this was different. This was a small child. Someone who would look up to him for advice, and help as she grew. Someone who would call him Daddy, and depend solely on him. He had never really had a father, and secretly always dreamed of what he would do when he had a chance. He wouldn't let her get away with everything, but he would still play with her and let her know that she was loved. And he would keep her safe from the monsters under the bed, and tuck her in like Grandfather had done for him when he was young. And it was just the thought.the idea that this girl would grow to love and depend on him that made him feel warm inside like nothing had ever experienced before.
And of course, he thought with a wry grin. Having a child around the house was a perfect excuse to do childish things without seeming 'immature' as Chichi often called him. Things like watching cartoons, and playing with to-
All thoughts flew from his mind as the silence registered in his brain. He hadn't even noticed it at first; he had become so used to hearing it. But suddenly.the screaming stopped. Throwing caution to the wind Goku raced out of the room, and practically flew past the nurses who didn't even have time to register that he wasn't supposed to be there before he was already past them and down the hall. But he wasn't worried about the rules that he was breaking, or the panic he was undoubtedly causing in his wake. All he cared about was that something had happened. He knew that his wife hadn't died, and neither had their baby. He would know that in a second because of their ki that he could constantly feel. But he still needed to be there to be sure with his own eyes that everything was fine.
Not bothering to knock on the door, Goku threw it open. His eyes were filled with panic at what he thought he might find in the room, and terrible images kept popping into his head.
The smiling face of his young wife holding the small bundle in her arms quickly banished all other thought. All his attention became focused on the small pink blanket that held his daughter in its soft covers. He couldn't see her face where he was, so slowly he walked over to the side of the bed, awe in his eyes. Chichi smiled at him, and he was relieved to see that there was only joy in her eyes as well.
"Why don't you hold your daughter Goku. Don't just stand there like a lump." Chichi smiled as she said the words, and at Goku's silent nod she gently handed her new daughter over to her husband.
Goku didn't know what to say as he looked at the tiny face. She was so.perfect. Her big black eyes gazed at him unblinkingly, and she had a few black strands of hair on the top of her head. She was the most beautiful thing he had ever see in his life. Doing like he had seen done so many times he carefully moved the blanket slightly to count all of her fingers and toes. He had always thought it silly to do such a thing, but now he realized that it was simply a must. But as he touched her hand with one of his big fingers she moved and grabbed his finger in her tiny hand. Goku winced slightly as he looked down at his little girl. "Just like your Daddy." He said with a laugh as she gazed at his finger as if she was trying to figure out what it was exactly.
Goku looked up as the nurse cleared her throat, breaking the ideal moment. She looked really worried for some reason, and the expression on her face got his full attention better than any words could ever do. Chichi also turned her tired eyes from the touching scene with her husband to see what she had do say.
By now the nurse was red and at a loss for words. "Well.you see.there was a slight problem. Your baby.well.I don't' know how to say this so I'll just come out with it. She has a tail." After that she looked on in shock at the husband she thought would question the state of her sanity.
"That's it?" Goku finally took a breath, and burst out laughing. Oh man that expression on the woman's face was so priceless. He had wondered whether his daughter would have a tail or not, and had strongly suspected that she might. And it had completely slipped his mind when he was counting all the fingers and toes to count the tail. Chichi was also smiling slightly. She knew full well that her husband was born with a tail, and it had been cut off because of his problems with the full moon. And while it worried her slightly that her daughter might turn into a monster like her dear Goku had once, she knew how important it was to Goku. She didn't understand it herself, but she knew nonetheless.
"Well, what do you want us to do about it? It is a quite strange abnormality, and we can amputee it. In fact, I highly suggest it." The nurse was once again serious as she told the happy parents what the doctor had thought best. But she was hardly prepared for the reaction she got.
Goku's face turned red, and had to barely contain himself from exploding at the timid woman. He had never experienced anger like this before, and for the first time in his life he found himself burning with a fiery rage. Just the thought of someone, anyone wanting to take a piece of his little girl away, to hurt her was something that he knew he could never handle, and that someone would suggest doing something so horrible!
Through his anger he hissed out at the woman. "You will not touch my daughter. The tail stays."
Even Chichi was surprised at the reaction in her normally gentle and happy go lucky husband. Reaching out to him she touched her shoulder and said. "It's all right, she didn't know."
Goku took a deep breath and tried to calm down. Chichi was right, it wasn't the nurses fault. They probably weren't used to seeing children with tails, and probably thought he would be more than happy to get rid of it. With an effort he turned back to the nurse and forced a small smile. He really didn't know what had gotten into him. He never lost his temper.
"Thanks, but do you think you could leave us alone for a minute?" He tried asking nicely so she wouldn't think he was a completely bad person. When she was gone and the door was completely shut he turned back to Chichi. She was still holding their little girl, and when he looked at the scrunched up face of his baby he felt the last vestiges of anger slowly drain away. He ever so gently brushed his finger against her cheek, marveling at how smooth it was. He looked up into the blurry eyes of his wife and smiled. "Well, I guess our little Laina is perfect. And nothing is ever going to harm her."
After he said those words Chichi looked deep into the eyes of her small child. She wasn't sure what she found there, or even why she said the next words that came out of her mouth. "No, not Laina. That just isn't right.It should be something else."
Goku didn't know what to say. Chichi had been so excited when they found out she was going to have a girl, and she had been planning ever since to name her after her mother who died when she was a child. That she would change her mind now was.shocking. So he just asked. "What do you think it should be then."
"Usagi...I think her name should be Usagi Son."
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Possibilities kept flying into Goku's mind as he paced across the waiting room. He just couldn't stop thinking about what was going on in that other room, not that he really wanted to. His wife was about to have their first child, and quite frankly he had no idea what to do. He had already tried to be in there with her, for support and had failed miserably. It was just her screaming.as she cried out in pain at what was happening to her. He could still hear her screams, and they were driving him mad. They were agonized cries for the pain to stop. And it was the one thing he could never protect her from. The only thing in the world that he couldn't stop without a problem. After all, he was the strongest man in the world and he could protect his wife from insane aliens, or even the common street criminal. But he couldn't keep her safe from this.
She had been in labor for 10 hours now, and she didn't seem to be letting up. That baby.it just didn't want to come. And while he was waiting he couldn't help but wonder if everything was going to be all right. Sure, modern science had pretty much made birth a perfectly safe experience. Not nearly as bad as it had been at one time. But there was still that one chance that something could happen. To either his wife, or his little girl that had as yet to draw a breath.
The thought of his little girl brought a smile to his face even as he continued pacing. It was the strangest feeling, to be responsible. Sure, he had been responsible to save the world time and time again, but this was different. This was a small child. Someone who would look up to him for advice, and help as she grew. Someone who would call him Daddy, and depend solely on him. He had never really had a father, and secretly always dreamed of what he would do when he had a chance. He wouldn't let her get away with everything, but he would still play with her and let her know that she was loved. And he would keep her safe from the monsters under the bed, and tuck her in like Grandfather had done for him when he was young. And it was just the thought.the idea that this girl would grow to love and depend on him that made him feel warm inside like nothing had ever experienced before.
And of course, he thought with a wry grin. Having a child around the house was a perfect excuse to do childish things without seeming 'immature' as Chichi often called him. Things like watching cartoons, and playing with to-
All thoughts flew from his mind as the silence registered in his brain. He hadn't even noticed it at first; he had become so used to hearing it. But suddenly.the screaming stopped. Throwing caution to the wind Goku raced out of the room, and practically flew past the nurses who didn't even have time to register that he wasn't supposed to be there before he was already past them and down the hall. But he wasn't worried about the rules that he was breaking, or the panic he was undoubtedly causing in his wake. All he cared about was that something had happened. He knew that his wife hadn't died, and neither had their baby. He would know that in a second because of their ki that he could constantly feel. But he still needed to be there to be sure with his own eyes that everything was fine.
Not bothering to knock on the door, Goku threw it open. His eyes were filled with panic at what he thought he might find in the room, and terrible images kept popping into his head.
The smiling face of his young wife holding the small bundle in her arms quickly banished all other thought. All his attention became focused on the small pink blanket that held his daughter in its soft covers. He couldn't see her face where he was, so slowly he walked over to the side of the bed, awe in his eyes. Chichi smiled at him, and he was relieved to see that there was only joy in her eyes as well.
"Why don't you hold your daughter Goku. Don't just stand there like a lump." Chichi smiled as she said the words, and at Goku's silent nod she gently handed her new daughter over to her husband.
Goku didn't know what to say as he looked at the tiny face. She was so.perfect. Her big black eyes gazed at him unblinkingly, and she had a few black strands of hair on the top of her head. She was the most beautiful thing he had ever see in his life. Doing like he had seen done so many times he carefully moved the blanket slightly to count all of her fingers and toes. He had always thought it silly to do such a thing, but now he realized that it was simply a must. But as he touched her hand with one of his big fingers she moved and grabbed his finger in her tiny hand. Goku winced slightly as he looked down at his little girl. "Just like your Daddy." He said with a laugh as she gazed at his finger as if she was trying to figure out what it was exactly.
Goku looked up as the nurse cleared her throat, breaking the ideal moment. She looked really worried for some reason, and the expression on her face got his full attention better than any words could ever do. Chichi also turned her tired eyes from the touching scene with her husband to see what she had do say.
By now the nurse was red and at a loss for words. "Well.you see.there was a slight problem. Your baby.well.I don't' know how to say this so I'll just come out with it. She has a tail." After that she looked on in shock at the husband she thought would question the state of her sanity.
"That's it?" Goku finally took a breath, and burst out laughing. Oh man that expression on the woman's face was so priceless. He had wondered whether his daughter would have a tail or not, and had strongly suspected that she might. And it had completely slipped his mind when he was counting all the fingers and toes to count the tail. Chichi was also smiling slightly. She knew full well that her husband was born with a tail, and it had been cut off because of his problems with the full moon. And while it worried her slightly that her daughter might turn into a monster like her dear Goku had once, she knew how important it was to Goku. She didn't understand it herself, but she knew nonetheless.
"Well, what do you want us to do about it? It is a quite strange abnormality, and we can amputee it. In fact, I highly suggest it." The nurse was once again serious as she told the happy parents what the doctor had thought best. But she was hardly prepared for the reaction she got.
Goku's face turned red, and had to barely contain himself from exploding at the timid woman. He had never experienced anger like this before, and for the first time in his life he found himself burning with a fiery rage. Just the thought of someone, anyone wanting to take a piece of his little girl away, to hurt her was something that he knew he could never handle, and that someone would suggest doing something so horrible!
Through his anger he hissed out at the woman. "You will not touch my daughter. The tail stays."
Even Chichi was surprised at the reaction in her normally gentle and happy go lucky husband. Reaching out to him she touched her shoulder and said. "It's all right, she didn't know."
Goku took a deep breath and tried to calm down. Chichi was right, it wasn't the nurses fault. They probably weren't used to seeing children with tails, and probably thought he would be more than happy to get rid of it. With an effort he turned back to the nurse and forced a small smile. He really didn't know what had gotten into him. He never lost his temper.
"Thanks, but do you think you could leave us alone for a minute?" He tried asking nicely so she wouldn't think he was a completely bad person. When she was gone and the door was completely shut he turned back to Chichi. She was still holding their little girl, and when he looked at the scrunched up face of his baby he felt the last vestiges of anger slowly drain away. He ever so gently brushed his finger against her cheek, marveling at how smooth it was. He looked up into the blurry eyes of his wife and smiled. "Well, I guess our little Laina is perfect. And nothing is ever going to harm her."
After he said those words Chichi looked deep into the eyes of her small child. She wasn't sure what she found there, or even why she said the next words that came out of her mouth. "No, not Laina. That just isn't right.It should be something else."
Goku didn't know what to say. Chichi had been so excited when they found out she was going to have a girl, and she had been planning ever since to name her after her mother who died when she was a child. That she would change her mind now was.shocking. So he just asked. "What do you think it should be then."
"Usagi...I think her name should be Usagi Son."
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Email me at sirencalling@yahoo.com anytime! I hope you liked it, and remember to review and tell me what you thought.