Chichi exhaled, dropping the dishcloth back into her now empty sink. Her kitchen was finally spotless and so was her living room.
She looked at the clock. It was 8:40pm. Goku said he was going for a shower about 40 minutes ago, and it was odd that he hadn't come back out since.
Maybe he got straight into bed, she thought.
He hadn't been himself today. Very quiet and he appeared tired, so maybe he did get into bed. Come to think of it, he hadn't been himself for a few days. He still ate like a ravenous shark, but there was something off with him, and she couldn't put her finger on it. She plumped up the cushions once more in the living room and turned out the lights, making her way down the hall.
Chichi quietly poked her head into Goten's room and smiled tenderly, his gentle little snores filling the air. She closed his door all the way and headed to the room she shared with her husband. On entering their room, she expected to see him asleep in bed, but their bed was empty. Upon further inspection, she noticed the bathroom was still occupied, the shower still running.
Was he still in there?
Maybe he didn't get in it straight away, Chichi pondered as she started to get undressed.
She pulled on a white chemise, that barely grazed her thighs and was low at the back, hoping maybe it would pull Goku from his thoughts when he re-entered their bedroom. She let down her long dark hair, and began to brush it at her vanity, her eyes glancing at the bathroom door through her mirror every now and again.
She sat at the edge of their bed. It was now 9:15pm. Something wasn't right.
She put on her slippers, which were on the floor next to her, and made her way towards the bathroom. She opened the door and squinted at the steam surrounding the room before closing the door behind her. Her husband's tank top, boxers and Gi bottoms lay in a bundle on the floor, nothing new there, but he was definitely still in the shower.
"Goku?" Chichi gently called her husband's name, "Are you okay?" she asked as she approached the shower.
"I ... I'll be out in a minute" his voice was tired and hoarse. Now she was really concerned. She reached the shower and carefully pulled back the curtain and her stomach dropped. There was her husband, sat on the shower floor, legs crossed, shoulders slumped, the shower water running over his head. He looked completely broken.
"Goku" she softly called him, his head lifting up slightly to see her.
"I'm okay ... I will be out in a minute" he croaked out. That was it for Chichi. He was not okay! She kicked off her slippers and practically dived into the shower with her husband. She crawled over to him and sat in his lap, grasping him by his hot cheeks, forcing him to look at her.
"Goku, honey, what's going on?" she begged him to talk to her, water cascading down her face from the shower. Goku fought against her hands and lowered his head, obviously trying to avoid her eyes.
"I'm just tired" he murmured.
"No you're not. Please don't do this to me. Don't shut me out! Please, sweetie, what's wrong?" she tried again, her hands cupping his face more firmly to bring his eyes back up to meet hers. He took one quick glance into her eyes and then closed his, almost as if he couldn't bare to look at her. He swallowed hard, his mouth gaped open slightly, as if he was going to say something, but nothing came out.
"Goku, please talk to me. I'm worried about you" she softly told him, letting her forehead rest against his as water dripped down the side of her face from the shower. There was silence for what felt like minutes, as Chichi continued to hold her husband's cheeks. Her fingertips gently caressed his wet skin, her forehead still resting against his, watching him intently through her heavy eyelids.
"I can't sleep" he whispered, and it was so quiet Chichi barely heard him against the sound of the shower.
"You ... can't sleep?" she gently repeated. There was no response from her husband again for a few seconds, only the sound of him exhaling, his shoulders drooping lower if possible.
"I keep ... having these nightmares and I just ... can't stop thinking about it ... and I can't sleep" he throatily told her, his nervous hands shaking as his fingers fumbled with the wet ends of her chemise on her thighs. Chichi's heart felt heavy in her chest. She knew he was restless at night, but she didn't realise he was having nightmares.
"What are you having nightmares about?" she gently asked him, pulling her forehead from his just a few inches so she could see him better.
"You" he breathed. Chichi cocked an eyebrow. Her? Did she hear him right?
"You're ... having nightmares about me?" she asked him unsurely.
"About you ... and Goten. I've had some where Gohan, Videl and Pan have been in them, but they are mostly about you and Goten" he spoke lowly.
"Is this because of ... Black?" she dared ask. His change in body language and painful silence, was the definitive answer she needed.
"Goku ... that happened in a different timeline, remember? Me and Goten are just fine ... all of our family are fine" she reminded him gently, brushing the soaking wet bangs from his face.
"But I can't help it... I can't stop thinking about how it was me. It was my hands. I killed you and our son ... me" he clenched his eyes shut, his voice shaking as he continued, "I have fought all my life to ... to better myself but also to protect you, and I am the one that ends up killing you! I can't get it out of my head, I can see your frightened eyes looking at me as I come for you and I can hear you screaming. I can't ... deal with it, Chichi" his voice cracked and his head fell lower.
Chichi immediately grabbed her husband's head and held it to her wet chest, her arms wrapping tightly around his trembling body.
"It's okay, sweetie, I got you" she whispered against his head, her delicate fingers gently brushing against his skin.
Oh, her Goku, her sweet Goku. Just how long had this been playing on his mind? He had returned from his fight with Black about 2 weeks ago, and he seemed fine when he first came home. He had told her all about what happened with Black, but he hadn't told her how he felt about it. It was only the last few days that Chichi noticed the change in her husband.
Chichi closed her eyes, her arms tightening around her husband as she comforted him. This was just another reason why she hated him fighting.
She hated it in general, she hated the thought of him getting hurt or at the very worst, him dying. She hated how she would worry about him, and how he would come home completely wrecked, clothes and all. He would hide his pain from her, though, she knew his pain threshold was ridiculously high due to him being a Saiyan, but she knew he was hurting sometimes, and he would pretend he wasn't. She knew her husband, and he couldn't escape that.
But this ... this right here, this trembling body in her arms, was another reason to hate it all. Goku was not an open book when it came to his feelings, and anything deep and personal was reserved only for her. But even then, it was a goliath task getting it out of him. But when she did get it out of him, she would have to sit and watch as the world's most strongest man crumbled before her.
It didn't matter that her husband was a super hero, his fights affected him sometimes more than anyone knew. But she knew.
Outside of losing her husband to death itself, it was the worst feeling in the entire world.
When her husband crumbled, her whole body felt lifeless. He was such a free spirited, positive, happy man ... so to see him break down like that, it was not an easy pill to swallow. Her stomach would cave in and her heart would ache. It was a horrific feeling, and she hated it.
"I have all this power ... and I couldn't protect you" he muffled into her chest.
"You didn't do anything, Goku. It wasn't you that killed us. Your body was taken from you, so it wasn't you" she softly reminded him.
"But you would have seen me ... Goten would have seen me ... his daddy, the one person who is meant to keep him safe, he saw me kill him" he croaked out.
"Goten knew it wasn't you. You told me that he went to get me because your body had changed into some green man, Zamasu, right?" Goku nodded against her chest, "so he knew that it wasn't you. Goku Black killed you right in front of us, so how could we possibly think that person in your body was you? I know you, Goku, your son knows you and we know you would never hurt us".
Goku continued to take comfort in his wife's arms, silence reaching them once again.
"And you never let it happen in our timeline did you? Me and Goten are here, we are alive and safe, all thanks to you" she gently told him, kissing his sopping wild mane, "You saved us" she spoke again, pulling his head from her chest and tenderly kissing his one cheek, and then the other.
"I'm sorry" he whispered. She made him look at her, his eyes bloodshot, the tears evident amongst the drizzling water from the shower.
"You have nothing to apologise for, Son Goku. I don't blame you for anything and neither does Goten. He loves his daddy so much, and so do I".
Goku closed his eyes again, his forehead resting comfortably against hers once more.
He hated being weak around her, but at the same time, she was the only one he felt he could be weak around. Being vulnerable was hard ... it was always hard to allow himself to be that way with someone, but somehow she made him do it, somehow he caved to her.
He let out another breath.
Black.
That fiend. That ... monster.
How dare he take his family! How dare he use his own body to do it! How dare he!
Goku's eyes were clenched shut, his mind trying so hard to rid the thoughts that had been haunting him for days on end. He wanted to scream, because he was so lost inside his own head. These dark thoughts ... these deep dark thoughts. They were all consuming, fighting him, draining him.
Night after night, the same thing over and over again! All he could see was him. His hideous smirk as he reached out of the darkness and took hold of his wife and son. His ears rung from their piercing screams, and his eyes stung from the shedding tears as they were murdered in cold blood, right there in front of him ... with his hands.
It didn't matter that it happened in another timeline ... it still happened.
How dare he!
How fucking dare he!
"Goku?" Chichi gasped as her husband's wet hair started to rise above his head, his shaking hands balling into tight fists, clenching at her chemise, almost tearing it. The air around them suddenly felt tight, the heat radiating from her husband's body almost unbearable.
"Goku! Stop!" she raised her voice, cold teal eyes opening and meeting her dark ones.
His body trembled and his breath was ragged.
"How dare he" he grit his teeth, "How dare he take you from me!"
"Goku, I'm here!" she heaved, pulling his one hand from her chemise and placing it on her chest where her heart beat frantically, "I'm right here" she whispered.
"And I did nothing! I did nothing! I just stood there and let him kill me! And then I let him kill you and Goten!"
"That's not true" Chichi tried to reason with him.
"And I got so mad when he told me, Chichi. So mad. I lost it! I hit him so hard, again and again, with everything that I had, but it wasn't enough! It did nothing! I did nothing. All this power and I couldn't do anything! I hate myself, Chichi, I hate myself so much. And I don't know what to do! What do I do?" he sobbed.
"Goku, stop this! Stop blaming yourself. I am here. Goten is here. You stopped Black! Black is gone!" she shouted at him.
"I'm trying" he bawled, "But, I can't stop feeling this way. I feel like I let you down", his hand that was on her chest was now clutching at her arm as he tried to control himself.
"Look at me" she gently ordered, taking his face in her hands once more. Goku refused to look at her.
"LOOK AT ME!" She yelled at him, his gaze now lifting from her thighs, to her face.
"You have to stop this! Now! I won't have you suffering like this! Blaming yourself for something that was out of your control! I won't have it, Goku!" she chided him, her glistening eyes boring into his.
"Now you listen to me, and you listen good! You did not kill us! He did! He took your body and he killed us! But that was another timeline. He didn't come anywhere near us in ours. You stopped him! You didn't let him hurt us! You kept us safe, honey" she tenderly kissed his left cheek, and then his right, "You put an end to Black and you never give him the chance to repeat what happened! Me and Goten are here, right here with you!" She kissed his nose, "Our whole family is safe because of you and we love you so much! You did not let any of us down!" she told him, about to kiss his face again but his lips eagerly found hers in a brief but fierce kiss.
When he broke the kiss, she let out the breath she was holding in, her eyes blinking from the droplets of water from the shower, his intense gaze devouring her.
Oh Kami, if this was what her Goku needed, then he was having it.
She firmly pressed her lips onto his, the force of her body against his pushing him up against the cold tiles. He gasped against her open mouth, his tongue darting out and slowly tracing her soft lips before plunging into her mouth and colliding with her tongue. He moaned, inhaling her breath, his hands grabbing her and feeling the warmth of her wet skin as he encased her body in his large arms.
She hooked his neck in her arms as their mouths moved sensually together, his arms pulling her body closer to his, her lower half rubbing against his. His hands dropped and seductively glided across her wet thighs, the feel of her soft warm skin making him groan. A shallow hum escaped Chichi's lips as her husband's skillful hands swiftly massaged their way up her sides, her craving for him intensifying as his large calloused hands reached her breasts.
She whimpered as he gently fondled her plush mounds, his thumbs brushing across her nipples that stiffened against her damp chemise, which was now almost see-through as it clung to her wet body. He pulled his lips from hers, just enough to suckle at her bottom lip as his hands deftly freed her breasts from her lingerie, his fingers pinching and rolling her hard pink nipples. His little wife choked on her breath when his lips travelled amorously down her chin, his hands now roughly kneading her breasts.
She felt helpless as his wet lips tormented her skin with kisses and nips, the torturous movements leaving her body limp in his arms. She could feel his body responding beneath her, his breathing becoming heavier as his mouth reached her breasts. He brought her breasts together and one after the other he suckled, licked and nibbled at her nipples as his rough hands squeezed the sensitive flesh. Chichi threw her head back, her trembling voice calling his name, her hands gripping him by his shoulders as his mouth ravaged her.
Goku abandoned her breasts and pulled back to lean against the shower wall, his lustful eyes boring into hers. He gripped the ends of her nightwear and forcefully stripped it from her, pulling the soaked garment up and over her head and tossing it behind her. His haggard breath grazed her lips as his both hands found the sides of her panties, his fingers hooking around the thin material and effortlessly ripping them from her body. Undeterred by his aggressive behaviour, Chichi raised the bottom half of her body and positioned herself over her husband's pulsing length, her moist folds gently rubbing his tip, his eyes becoming heavy all but briefly from the euphoria.
Chichi slowly brought her bottom down, her tight canal completely taking him in. She bit her lip, her finger nails digging into her husbands firm skin from the deep sensual impalement. She slowly raised her bottom and sunk back down on top of him, yearning moans fleeing from both of their hungry mouths. His hands grasped her by her ass cheeks and steadily he propelled her up and down on his throbbing member, his wife's head lolling back, an erotic strangled cry reaching his ears.
His ragged breath fanned her face as he lunged her up and down, every bounce of her bottom stirring the beast within him. Her breasts were pressed hard against his chiseled chest, the fleshy orbs rolling up and down his body with every thrust.
"Oh, Chichi" he rasped against her lips, her whines getting louder and louder as he quickened the pace, aching to sate the desperate craving in the pit of his stomach. His strong wife begged for him to keep going, her hands eagerly clinging to his stiffened back, her fingers clawing at his hot wet skin. She pushed her hips down to meet his as he bucked against her, splitting her in two.
She pressed her face into his neck, her dainty fingers caressing his powerful shoulder blades, her hot breath grazing his skin as he continued his motions. He rested his chin on her shoulder and breathed her in, her wet hair tickling his nose, the warm water from the shower trickling down his face, goosebumps spreading across his body as her fingers softly grazed the skin on his back and descended down his spine.
He brought her up and slammed her down hard on his rigid shaft, his little wife wheezing from the abrupt movement. Her sharp canines skimmed across the skin on his shoulder and she bit down on him hard, her way of scolding him and turning him on at the same time. Goku hissed against her skin, his hips grinding into his wife with such precision, that his deep thrusts hit that special spot.
Her mouth gaped open, but no sound came out as he continued into her at a frenzied speed, her eyes suddenly crossing as he drove her to her climax. She cried his name as she came, throwing her head back and closing her eyes in pure bliss. Goku snarled as she convulsed around his pulsing length, his hands gripping her tighter as he bounced her faster on top of him, clamoring for his own release. His half-lidded eyes watched her intently as she continued to quiver above him, her walls still clamping tightly around his cock.
"Goku" she groaned, bringing her face back to his and pressing her lips against his as his hips jerked frantically beneath her. She peeled her lips from his and she watched as it hit him, his eyes rolling to the back of his head as he came hard inside of her. His body trembled as he continued to pump his hips, filling her to the brim with everything that he had. He buried his face in the crook of her neck, grunting through his orgasm as his wife clung to his form, peppering the side of his face with gentle kisses.
Goku slowly ceased his movements, as his wife's soft lips kissed his cheek. Their eyes met and they both panted, both completely spent and completely satisfied. Chichi closed her eyes and rested her forehead against his, his eyes gently closing at the sweet contact. The water from the shower continued to pour down onto them, washing away the sweat from their bodies as they both recovered from their intense love making.
"You don't know how much I love you" he whispered to her, his nose delicately rubbing against hers. She smiled tenderly, her fingers combing through his sopping mane.
"I think I have a good idea" she whispered back. He smiled back and nudged her nose with his, her eyes opening to find his loving ones staring right back.
"Come on" she decided, "before we turn into prunes". Goku snorted and brought his hands up to show her.
"I think I'm already pretty prunish" he told her, his finger tips completely shriveled up. They both broke into laughter, Chichi completely bewitched by the sound and so happy that her husband was himself again.
Her silly husband, her silly sweet husband.