Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ or any of its characters.
I apologize so much for not updating sooner! My life has gotten so incredibly busy lately that I just haven't had time to write! Many many apologies!
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Twilight settled over the compound as one my one by one all fires were put out, until only one tiny building had smoke coming from the center and wifting off into the night sky. Inside, ChiChi, Bulma, and Nezumi sat comfortably around the fire, silent and contemplative. They all looked up as they heard whispering outside. Bulma smiled, got up, walked to the opening, and lifted up the flap.
"Come on in," she said to the night. She turned around and settled back down next to the fire. Shortly thereafter, several sheepish looking women came in.
"I'm sorry," murmured a petite brunette with cropped hair and green eyes. "We were just curious."
ChiChi smiled. "It's ok, Kiyoshi. Take a seat. It'll be a regular girls' night." At once all the women found a place by the fire and sat. For five minutes, silence surrounded the entire group.
Outside, the Z Warriors were puzzled. "What are they doing?" Goku whispered to Krillen.
"They're talking," Krillen whispered back. "Y'know, it's what women do."
Vegeta shifted his feet impatiently. "I hear no talking inside this pile of sticks."
Suddenly a voice blurted out, "Tell us about your lives in the other world!" Several other female voices chimed in at once:
"Please!"
"We're dying to know!"
"What are men like?"
"You have to tell!"
Krillen muttered, "Well now they're talking." Vegeta crossed his arms and leaned against the building, his ear pressed against it.
Inside, ChiChi and Bulma were giggling hysterically as all the women looked at them expectantly. "Wow, I didn't know how interesting we were," Bulma commented. "But let's start from the beginning. As you know, ChiChi, my mother and I had to leave after. . . after the death of Cassiel." A cloud of sadness flickered through ChiChi's eyes. "I don't know if you've heard, but in the other world, my father is a very rich man. I received my intellectual genes from him. Therefore my mother and I searched him out." There was a collective gasp from the crowd.
"What did you do? What did he say? Did you tell him about your heritage?" someone asked.
Bulma shook her head. "He knew nothing about our past. At first, he didn't want anything to do with us."
"Stupid male," someone muttered.
"He didn't know my mother had gotten pregnant. She had gone to other world to find a suitable mate to give her a strong child, and she needed one that would complement her. Since she had great strength, she wanted someone with great intelligence. My father is a scientist and one of the smartest men in the other world. So my mother used her looks, and mated with him, then returned here. So when I finally got to meet my father, he was disbelieving. He had what the people in the other world call a "one night stand" with my mother. That's where a man and woman get together for one night and mate only for pleasurable purposes, then never speak to each other or see each other again. I had to undergo something called a paternity test, where they use science to prove whether I was his child or not. Since I was, it came out positive. So my father had no choice but to take it in. He was not happy at first, but my mother soon won him over with her looks (and some of Aggie's potions) and he grew to accept us and love us. So I finished my childhood very rich and spoiled, although Mom made sure I trained too." Bulma stopped and turned to ChiChi. "Chi?" she said. "Do you want to start?" ChiChi nodded.
"As you know, my mother was a very smart person, a wonderful strategist, and an excellent fighter. So on her search for a male she wanted someone with a lot of strength. My father is known as the Ox-King, the ruler of a village in the other world. He is the descendant of demons and gods. He is massively huge and very strong, but has a gentle soul. My mother felt that this combination of strength and gentleness would suit her well, and she mated with him. When she died and I had to leave here and go back to the other world, I found my father. Like Bulma's father, the Ox-King had no knowledge of my birth or existence. Unlike Bulma's father, he welcomed me with open arms and treated me like a princess, which was technically my birthright to him. I knew I still had to train, so I'd go off alone and do it. And that's how there came to be a huge fire on my father's mountain."
Master Roshi spit out the cup of water he'd just been drinking. "She did THAT?!?" Goku looked dumbfounded. "My wife, my ChiChi, set fire to the mountain???"
"I had no idea!" Krillen exclaimed. "Shut up!" Vegeta harshly whispered. "I want to hear what else they're saying!"
Bulma was speaking. "At this point, I had met up with a boy named Goku and a perverted pig named Oolong and were looking for the Dragon Balls."
"Why would you want to use those?" a chestnut-haired woman asked confusedly.
Bulma blushed. "I'd rather not say. I was bored and wanted a challenge, okay? So let's leave it at that. Anyway, I was with this kid named Goku and that stupid pig and we were looking for the Dragon Balls and we came upon Fire Mountain, the mountain where ChiChi lived. Her father came out and attacked us and Goku started to fight him, because he was learning to fight under a guy named Master Roshi."
ChiChi cut in, "And my father had trained under Master Roshi, so when he found out he stopped fighting Goku and became very friendly. It turned out; Goku's adoptive grandfather had trained with my father under Master Roshi. So my father sent Goku and I to fetch Master Roshi and bring him back to put the fire out, the fire I had started."
"Excuse me, but why didn't you control the fire? Or why didn't Bulma put it out?" the brunette asked softly.
"Well you see," Bulma said, "we were under strict orders not to show our powers to anyone in the other world. We weren't even supposed to let others know we knew each other. So it was a complete riot when ChiChi and I "met" each other for the "first time" at Fire Mountain. But yeah, I wasn't allowed to do anything and neither was she. So we had to wait for this old perverted guy, Master Roshi, to show up and do this big Kamehameha wave that leveled everything."
"After that," ChiChi picked up, "my father offered Goku my hand in marriage, which as you know is a permanent mate. I could've killed him for that, but the poor man didn't know who or what I was, so I can't blame him. Goku agreed, but he was a naïve boy and thought marriage was a food (as I found out much later). And then Bulma and her crew left and had more adventures, while I stayed at the mountain and trained some more. Bulma?"
"Right. So from there I basically had a lot more adventures and stuff and fought this stupid army and really had to play into the "helpless female" role the other world had created for women. Fast forward a couple years and ChiChi and Goku are 18. Goku and Krillen were in the World Martial Arts Tournament the other world has and I had gone to cheer them on. ChiChi came and actually entered and fought, and she ended up fighting Goku."
"Yeah, I was so mad at him. He had forgotten his promise to marry me and I wanted to pound his face for forgetting. But I also wanted to test him as a mate. Like my mother, I too wanted someone with strength, and Goku was lacking nowhere in that department. He beat me in a fair fight, and afterwards agreed to marry me, even though he'd only found out five minutes earlier that marriage was not a food. Oh and then this demon attacked and stuff and Goku fought him and won, so he really earned my respect then. And then he turned down a chance to be the own guardian of the other world, so he could marry me!"
"The man must be nuts," someone muttered. Everyone laughed and ChiChi threw out a cross look, then smiled.
"We spent 6 very happy years together living in peace, and I birthed a son."
Another collective gasp emerged from the group and questions erupted out of their mouths.
"What did you do?"
"Did you leave Goku?"
"Did you kill the son?"
"What a disgrace!"
ChiChi's face was turning redder and redder, and the temperature in the room had increased dramatically.
"SILENCE!!!!" Bulma yelled. "Remember, this is not our world. In the other world, people do not kill their children based on gender. They don't kill them at all; they give them unconditional love. ChiChi has a very handsome boy named Gohan, after Goku's adoptive grandfather. He is very intelligent and very strong. He got the best qualities of each his parents. Now if you will PLEASE let her finish. You wanted to hear our stories, so shut up."
ChiChi shot a grateful glance to Bulma and continued. "Now, I know it seems strange to you all, but I loved that little boy. When he was 5, an alien from another planet came to the other world and we found out Goku was that alien's brother. Goku is really a Saiyin, a race of incredibly strong fighters. Their planet had been destroyed years earlier and Goku was one of four survivors. The Saiyin race, in addition to being very strong, is bloodthirsty. Goku was the exception because he'd been hit on the head as a child when he first arrived on earth. Goku's brother attacked him and Goku sacrificed himself to kill Radditz. Goku trained in heaven and became stronger and returned to earth and went into battle with the other two Saiyins, he killed one and defeated the other, the Prince. After that it was fight after fight to save the world, while I stayed at home and did all the things wives in the other world are expected to do, plus I trained harder and harder. At one point, Goku saved the entire universe from an evil lizard tyrant."
"All this time," Bulma interrupted, "I was watching the fights either from a distance or up close. When Goku fought the lizard, it was on another planet and I was there. So was the Saiyin prince, Vegeta. He died fighting the lizard Frieza. After the fight, we wished back everyone who had been killed by Frieza in order to bring the Nameks back. Since Frieza had killed Vegeta, Vegeta was resurrected as well. He left in a huff in search of Goku or something, but never found him. Goku had gone to another planet and was training and learning some new technique or something. Anyway, Vegeta came back, and by then I decided that he would be my mate. Although he was a horrible pain in the ass, he all the physical attributes I needed. So I let him live in my parents' home and built him training equipment. After awhile I won him over, and I too had a son." She sent an icy glare around the room; no one said a word. Satisfied, she continued. "My son was born almost three months ago. He is a beautiful baby and his name is Trunks. My mother is currently taking care of him while I'm here. And if I die, she will continue to take care of him, no killing involved."
"What about Vegeta? Are you married to him?" someone asked.
Bulma snorted. "No. The Saiyin culture is similar to our own in the fact that people take mates. There is no marriage ceremony and whatnot. But unlike us taking a mate is common with Saiyins, and they don't kill their children either. Therefore, Vegeta and I are mates, but we are not married. What is it, Nezumi?"
Nezumi had been giving Bulma a puzzled look. "Weren't you considering mating with a man named Yamcha?"
"I was, but when I met Vegeta, he was more appealing to my needs."
Outside, Vegeta was grinning wickedly as Yamcha's face got redder and redder.
"Speaking of needs," Nezumi said, her face mirroring Vegeta's at that exact moment, "how is the mating with your males?"
ChiChi and Bulma laughed. "How did I know you'd ask that?" Bulma giggled.
"Well you have to tell us," the chestnut-haired girl said. "We just listened to your boring life stories. We wanna hear about the good stuff."
"Are you telling us that you came all the way over here just to hear what mating is like?"
The whole group nodded. "Bulma you go first, this is embarrassing," ChiChi whispered to her friend.
"Oh come on, Chi, you can tell. It's just us girls. And it's not like Goku or anybody else is outside listening to our conversation."
"Right," the chestnut-haired girl said. "So spill. Is your mate good?"
Vegeta had his ear against the wall as he murmured, "The moment of truth, Kakarot. Let's see if you can live up to the Saiyin reputation." Vegeta smirked and turned to Goku. But his smirk quickly disappeared when he saw Goku smirking back at him. "Let me put it this way, Vegeta. I've broken a lot of promises to ChiChi, but she's never been disappointed in that department."
"I'm so glad Gohan went to sleep," Krillen muttered.
Everyone leaned in to listen.
Inside, Kiyoshi the quiet brunette had been chiding Kuri the chestnut-hair girl. "Kuri! You are so impatient and nosy!"
Kuri shrugged. "I just wanna know is all. Will you please tell us?"
"Yeah," Bulma winked and nudged ChiChi. "Goku's always been pretty naïve. So how is he?"
At that point ChiChi had curled up and had her head in her knees and was shaking uncontrollably.
"Wow," commented Kuri. "Is he that bad?"
ChiChi lifted her head to reveal that she had been laughing hysterically. After she had calmed down considerably, she said, "I'm sorry to disappoint you Bulma, but Goku is absolutely amazing. He has never left me unsatisfied. And yes, on our wedding night he was a little unsure, but once he found his, erm, rhythm, he was an animal. I wouldn't trade him for the world."
Bulma's mouth was hanging open. "Goku? An animal?? I never would've believed it if it came out of anyone else's mouth."
ChiChi smiled sweetly. "Well my Goku is just full of big surprises." Bulma's eyes widened as she caught the double meaning. "Your turn, Bulma dear. How are the prince Vegeta and his royal treasury? Not lacking too many gems, I hope."
"Au contraire, I'd say the treasury is very full these days, always has been. He's a very rich prince."
At this both ChiChi and Bulma burst out laughing.
"Oh goodness if only the guys could here us now! Geez Chi, Goku's probably never known how outgoing you are!" Bulma laughed.
"Oh well he sees that part of me sometimes, but only in "certain" situations," ChiChi winked.
All the women started laughing again. Suddenly, Nezumi yawned. "I don't know about you gals, but I'm beat. I think I'll hit the hay now."
At this, everyone else started yawning too in a domino effect. They all giggled at themselves, then one by one the women filed out, until only the three childhood friends were left.
ChiChi smiled. "This has been a lot of fun. I haven't been able to have any good girl talk for awhile."
"Yeah," Bulma agreed. "Whenever ChiChi and I would want to talk, Goku or the others would always be there. It's been nice to get away from them." She yawned. "That's it. I'm officially tired. Good night all." With that said, she doused the fire with a wave of her hand, walked over to her hammock, crawled in and went to sleep. Nezumi likewise got up, mumbled a sleepy "goodnight", and settled into her hammock.
ChiChi stared at the dying embers. "Goku," she whispered. "Please take care of yourself and our little boy." She closed her eyes for a second, as if she was wishing very hard for something, then walked over to her hammock, got in, and drifted off to sleep.
Outside, all the Z Warriors were thoughtfully quiet. Goku put a finger to his lips and whispered, "Stay here," then disappeared into the hut. He walked over to where his wife lay sleeping and gently cupped her face in the palm of his hand, rubbing her cheek with his thumb.
"Don't worry, Chi," he whispered. "I'll take care of you too, no matter what. Good night." He bent over and gave the lightest of kisses on her temple, then straightened up and walked out into the night.
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Again, I apologize so much for not updating sooner!
Thanks for hanging in there!
Ciao! ~ Spitfire Maguire
I apologize so much for not updating sooner! My life has gotten so incredibly busy lately that I just haven't had time to write! Many many apologies!
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Twilight settled over the compound as one my one by one all fires were put out, until only one tiny building had smoke coming from the center and wifting off into the night sky. Inside, ChiChi, Bulma, and Nezumi sat comfortably around the fire, silent and contemplative. They all looked up as they heard whispering outside. Bulma smiled, got up, walked to the opening, and lifted up the flap.
"Come on in," she said to the night. She turned around and settled back down next to the fire. Shortly thereafter, several sheepish looking women came in.
"I'm sorry," murmured a petite brunette with cropped hair and green eyes. "We were just curious."
ChiChi smiled. "It's ok, Kiyoshi. Take a seat. It'll be a regular girls' night." At once all the women found a place by the fire and sat. For five minutes, silence surrounded the entire group.
Outside, the Z Warriors were puzzled. "What are they doing?" Goku whispered to Krillen.
"They're talking," Krillen whispered back. "Y'know, it's what women do."
Vegeta shifted his feet impatiently. "I hear no talking inside this pile of sticks."
Suddenly a voice blurted out, "Tell us about your lives in the other world!" Several other female voices chimed in at once:
"Please!"
"We're dying to know!"
"What are men like?"
"You have to tell!"
Krillen muttered, "Well now they're talking." Vegeta crossed his arms and leaned against the building, his ear pressed against it.
Inside, ChiChi and Bulma were giggling hysterically as all the women looked at them expectantly. "Wow, I didn't know how interesting we were," Bulma commented. "But let's start from the beginning. As you know, ChiChi, my mother and I had to leave after. . . after the death of Cassiel." A cloud of sadness flickered through ChiChi's eyes. "I don't know if you've heard, but in the other world, my father is a very rich man. I received my intellectual genes from him. Therefore my mother and I searched him out." There was a collective gasp from the crowd.
"What did you do? What did he say? Did you tell him about your heritage?" someone asked.
Bulma shook her head. "He knew nothing about our past. At first, he didn't want anything to do with us."
"Stupid male," someone muttered.
"He didn't know my mother had gotten pregnant. She had gone to other world to find a suitable mate to give her a strong child, and she needed one that would complement her. Since she had great strength, she wanted someone with great intelligence. My father is a scientist and one of the smartest men in the other world. So my mother used her looks, and mated with him, then returned here. So when I finally got to meet my father, he was disbelieving. He had what the people in the other world call a "one night stand" with my mother. That's where a man and woman get together for one night and mate only for pleasurable purposes, then never speak to each other or see each other again. I had to undergo something called a paternity test, where they use science to prove whether I was his child or not. Since I was, it came out positive. So my father had no choice but to take it in. He was not happy at first, but my mother soon won him over with her looks (and some of Aggie's potions) and he grew to accept us and love us. So I finished my childhood very rich and spoiled, although Mom made sure I trained too." Bulma stopped and turned to ChiChi. "Chi?" she said. "Do you want to start?" ChiChi nodded.
"As you know, my mother was a very smart person, a wonderful strategist, and an excellent fighter. So on her search for a male she wanted someone with a lot of strength. My father is known as the Ox-King, the ruler of a village in the other world. He is the descendant of demons and gods. He is massively huge and very strong, but has a gentle soul. My mother felt that this combination of strength and gentleness would suit her well, and she mated with him. When she died and I had to leave here and go back to the other world, I found my father. Like Bulma's father, the Ox-King had no knowledge of my birth or existence. Unlike Bulma's father, he welcomed me with open arms and treated me like a princess, which was technically my birthright to him. I knew I still had to train, so I'd go off alone and do it. And that's how there came to be a huge fire on my father's mountain."
Master Roshi spit out the cup of water he'd just been drinking. "She did THAT?!?" Goku looked dumbfounded. "My wife, my ChiChi, set fire to the mountain???"
"I had no idea!" Krillen exclaimed. "Shut up!" Vegeta harshly whispered. "I want to hear what else they're saying!"
Bulma was speaking. "At this point, I had met up with a boy named Goku and a perverted pig named Oolong and were looking for the Dragon Balls."
"Why would you want to use those?" a chestnut-haired woman asked confusedly.
Bulma blushed. "I'd rather not say. I was bored and wanted a challenge, okay? So let's leave it at that. Anyway, I was with this kid named Goku and that stupid pig and we were looking for the Dragon Balls and we came upon Fire Mountain, the mountain where ChiChi lived. Her father came out and attacked us and Goku started to fight him, because he was learning to fight under a guy named Master Roshi."
ChiChi cut in, "And my father had trained under Master Roshi, so when he found out he stopped fighting Goku and became very friendly. It turned out; Goku's adoptive grandfather had trained with my father under Master Roshi. So my father sent Goku and I to fetch Master Roshi and bring him back to put the fire out, the fire I had started."
"Excuse me, but why didn't you control the fire? Or why didn't Bulma put it out?" the brunette asked softly.
"Well you see," Bulma said, "we were under strict orders not to show our powers to anyone in the other world. We weren't even supposed to let others know we knew each other. So it was a complete riot when ChiChi and I "met" each other for the "first time" at Fire Mountain. But yeah, I wasn't allowed to do anything and neither was she. So we had to wait for this old perverted guy, Master Roshi, to show up and do this big Kamehameha wave that leveled everything."
"After that," ChiChi picked up, "my father offered Goku my hand in marriage, which as you know is a permanent mate. I could've killed him for that, but the poor man didn't know who or what I was, so I can't blame him. Goku agreed, but he was a naïve boy and thought marriage was a food (as I found out much later). And then Bulma and her crew left and had more adventures, while I stayed at the mountain and trained some more. Bulma?"
"Right. So from there I basically had a lot more adventures and stuff and fought this stupid army and really had to play into the "helpless female" role the other world had created for women. Fast forward a couple years and ChiChi and Goku are 18. Goku and Krillen were in the World Martial Arts Tournament the other world has and I had gone to cheer them on. ChiChi came and actually entered and fought, and she ended up fighting Goku."
"Yeah, I was so mad at him. He had forgotten his promise to marry me and I wanted to pound his face for forgetting. But I also wanted to test him as a mate. Like my mother, I too wanted someone with strength, and Goku was lacking nowhere in that department. He beat me in a fair fight, and afterwards agreed to marry me, even though he'd only found out five minutes earlier that marriage was not a food. Oh and then this demon attacked and stuff and Goku fought him and won, so he really earned my respect then. And then he turned down a chance to be the own guardian of the other world, so he could marry me!"
"The man must be nuts," someone muttered. Everyone laughed and ChiChi threw out a cross look, then smiled.
"We spent 6 very happy years together living in peace, and I birthed a son."
Another collective gasp emerged from the group and questions erupted out of their mouths.
"What did you do?"
"Did you leave Goku?"
"Did you kill the son?"
"What a disgrace!"
ChiChi's face was turning redder and redder, and the temperature in the room had increased dramatically.
"SILENCE!!!!" Bulma yelled. "Remember, this is not our world. In the other world, people do not kill their children based on gender. They don't kill them at all; they give them unconditional love. ChiChi has a very handsome boy named Gohan, after Goku's adoptive grandfather. He is very intelligent and very strong. He got the best qualities of each his parents. Now if you will PLEASE let her finish. You wanted to hear our stories, so shut up."
ChiChi shot a grateful glance to Bulma and continued. "Now, I know it seems strange to you all, but I loved that little boy. When he was 5, an alien from another planet came to the other world and we found out Goku was that alien's brother. Goku is really a Saiyin, a race of incredibly strong fighters. Their planet had been destroyed years earlier and Goku was one of four survivors. The Saiyin race, in addition to being very strong, is bloodthirsty. Goku was the exception because he'd been hit on the head as a child when he first arrived on earth. Goku's brother attacked him and Goku sacrificed himself to kill Radditz. Goku trained in heaven and became stronger and returned to earth and went into battle with the other two Saiyins, he killed one and defeated the other, the Prince. After that it was fight after fight to save the world, while I stayed at home and did all the things wives in the other world are expected to do, plus I trained harder and harder. At one point, Goku saved the entire universe from an evil lizard tyrant."
"All this time," Bulma interrupted, "I was watching the fights either from a distance or up close. When Goku fought the lizard, it was on another planet and I was there. So was the Saiyin prince, Vegeta. He died fighting the lizard Frieza. After the fight, we wished back everyone who had been killed by Frieza in order to bring the Nameks back. Since Frieza had killed Vegeta, Vegeta was resurrected as well. He left in a huff in search of Goku or something, but never found him. Goku had gone to another planet and was training and learning some new technique or something. Anyway, Vegeta came back, and by then I decided that he would be my mate. Although he was a horrible pain in the ass, he all the physical attributes I needed. So I let him live in my parents' home and built him training equipment. After awhile I won him over, and I too had a son." She sent an icy glare around the room; no one said a word. Satisfied, she continued. "My son was born almost three months ago. He is a beautiful baby and his name is Trunks. My mother is currently taking care of him while I'm here. And if I die, she will continue to take care of him, no killing involved."
"What about Vegeta? Are you married to him?" someone asked.
Bulma snorted. "No. The Saiyin culture is similar to our own in the fact that people take mates. There is no marriage ceremony and whatnot. But unlike us taking a mate is common with Saiyins, and they don't kill their children either. Therefore, Vegeta and I are mates, but we are not married. What is it, Nezumi?"
Nezumi had been giving Bulma a puzzled look. "Weren't you considering mating with a man named Yamcha?"
"I was, but when I met Vegeta, he was more appealing to my needs."
Outside, Vegeta was grinning wickedly as Yamcha's face got redder and redder.
"Speaking of needs," Nezumi said, her face mirroring Vegeta's at that exact moment, "how is the mating with your males?"
ChiChi and Bulma laughed. "How did I know you'd ask that?" Bulma giggled.
"Well you have to tell us," the chestnut-haired girl said. "We just listened to your boring life stories. We wanna hear about the good stuff."
"Are you telling us that you came all the way over here just to hear what mating is like?"
The whole group nodded. "Bulma you go first, this is embarrassing," ChiChi whispered to her friend.
"Oh come on, Chi, you can tell. It's just us girls. And it's not like Goku or anybody else is outside listening to our conversation."
"Right," the chestnut-haired girl said. "So spill. Is your mate good?"
Vegeta had his ear against the wall as he murmured, "The moment of truth, Kakarot. Let's see if you can live up to the Saiyin reputation." Vegeta smirked and turned to Goku. But his smirk quickly disappeared when he saw Goku smirking back at him. "Let me put it this way, Vegeta. I've broken a lot of promises to ChiChi, but she's never been disappointed in that department."
"I'm so glad Gohan went to sleep," Krillen muttered.
Everyone leaned in to listen.
Inside, Kiyoshi the quiet brunette had been chiding Kuri the chestnut-hair girl. "Kuri! You are so impatient and nosy!"
Kuri shrugged. "I just wanna know is all. Will you please tell us?"
"Yeah," Bulma winked and nudged ChiChi. "Goku's always been pretty naïve. So how is he?"
At that point ChiChi had curled up and had her head in her knees and was shaking uncontrollably.
"Wow," commented Kuri. "Is he that bad?"
ChiChi lifted her head to reveal that she had been laughing hysterically. After she had calmed down considerably, she said, "I'm sorry to disappoint you Bulma, but Goku is absolutely amazing. He has never left me unsatisfied. And yes, on our wedding night he was a little unsure, but once he found his, erm, rhythm, he was an animal. I wouldn't trade him for the world."
Bulma's mouth was hanging open. "Goku? An animal?? I never would've believed it if it came out of anyone else's mouth."
ChiChi smiled sweetly. "Well my Goku is just full of big surprises." Bulma's eyes widened as she caught the double meaning. "Your turn, Bulma dear. How are the prince Vegeta and his royal treasury? Not lacking too many gems, I hope."
"Au contraire, I'd say the treasury is very full these days, always has been. He's a very rich prince."
At this both ChiChi and Bulma burst out laughing.
"Oh goodness if only the guys could here us now! Geez Chi, Goku's probably never known how outgoing you are!" Bulma laughed.
"Oh well he sees that part of me sometimes, but only in "certain" situations," ChiChi winked.
All the women started laughing again. Suddenly, Nezumi yawned. "I don't know about you gals, but I'm beat. I think I'll hit the hay now."
At this, everyone else started yawning too in a domino effect. They all giggled at themselves, then one by one the women filed out, until only the three childhood friends were left.
ChiChi smiled. "This has been a lot of fun. I haven't been able to have any good girl talk for awhile."
"Yeah," Bulma agreed. "Whenever ChiChi and I would want to talk, Goku or the others would always be there. It's been nice to get away from them." She yawned. "That's it. I'm officially tired. Good night all." With that said, she doused the fire with a wave of her hand, walked over to her hammock, crawled in and went to sleep. Nezumi likewise got up, mumbled a sleepy "goodnight", and settled into her hammock.
ChiChi stared at the dying embers. "Goku," she whispered. "Please take care of yourself and our little boy." She closed her eyes for a second, as if she was wishing very hard for something, then walked over to her hammock, got in, and drifted off to sleep.
Outside, all the Z Warriors were thoughtfully quiet. Goku put a finger to his lips and whispered, "Stay here," then disappeared into the hut. He walked over to where his wife lay sleeping and gently cupped her face in the palm of his hand, rubbing her cheek with his thumb.
"Don't worry, Chi," he whispered. "I'll take care of you too, no matter what. Good night." He bent over and gave the lightest of kisses on her temple, then straightened up and walked out into the night.
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Again, I apologize so much for not updating sooner!
Thanks for hanging in there!
Ciao! ~ Spitfire Maguire