Chapter 40: ship mates

"Dad! Stop laughing at me!" I just couldn't help it. My son looks ridiculous. Is he going to space or to school? I couldn't stop. Damn it! My ribs.

"Honey, stop it. I think he looks adorable."

"But, Chichi. Please don't tell me, this was the outfit you were going to send him to school in." Now she was giggling. "I knew it!" Now both of us were chuckling and Gohan face kept turning red. "Ok, ok. I'll stop. Come here little man, and give daddy one more hug." He hop on my lap, and gave me a hug.

"You two are embarrassing. But I rather have you no other way." My little man is really growing up.

"Now remember, listen to Krillin and be very careful. And one more thing." He looked up at me, while I singled Chichi to come closer. Chichi then joined the hug, and we kissed his cheeks. "Me and mommy love you very much, and are always proud of you."

"I love you and mommy, too. Now, can you both stop kissing me." I tickled him one more time. "Come on, please. I'm going to be late." Awe, he was doing the angry puffy face Chichi does.

"Ok little man. You be a big boy on this trip, and come back safely." He nodded and went off to wait with his grandpa. Now alone with Chichi, I could finally ask. "Is everything ok at home?" She nodded. "Are you ok?" She shook her head. "Come here." I held her in my arms and rubbed her back. "It'll be ok. I'll be on my way soon, after I heal. I'm going to make sure he comes home to you." She nods against my shoulder, and then she gives me one more kiss before she leaves.

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Why did mom had to pack so much? You would think, she packed the whole house in there. I really do love my mom. Once me and everyone else were in space, I come to the impression of certain things. One, don't ever mess with Ms. Bulma; she's scary. Also, she so over herself, almost spoiled. Two, Krillin is pretty chill, but a nervous wreck. And the way dad told me about them, I don't know what to believe. Well, I can believe the warning of being careful around Bulma. The thing with Krillin is, I don't know, up to debate.

The way dad talks about him, and what I've seen so far, it's almost like they're brothers. And Krillin been nothing but nice to me, and defined me. Plus, he's helping me a lot with my training. So, does that mean he's almost like my uncle or something? That would be super cool. I couldn't help giggle to myself. I have a meanie uncle Raditz, a meanie uncle and first teacher Piccolo, and now nice uncle Krillin. Wow! It's amazing how fast my family is growing, since I just met everyone one year ago. So, does that make Ms. Bulma my aunt? Um, that's up for debate.

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Not even a week out of that metal bed, and he's already escaping. My silly husband. What really upsets me is that I worked so hard on his sweater. He could have least taken it with him. But when I woke this morning, I was surprised that I had his sheets over my shoulders. So, I'll give him points for at least making sure I was ok first. So, mister you have one more hour. Ok Chichi, and I'm on an island off to the north of the hospital. Did you take your medicine before leaving? No. In that case, you're down to 30 minutes. Meanie. 25. One more word and I'm going over now. Actually, can you. I'm kind of… Ow!

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Chichi is so going to kill me. I shouldn't have left the hospital. But be damn, did I need the exercise. Ok, if I didn't take too much at once, I would have been able to last longer. Damn my spine! She found out, and was giving me extra time. I really don't deserve her. Great, now she's shortening it, due to me not taking those stupid pills. Meanie. 25. One more word and I'm going over now. Actually, can you. I'm kind of… Ow!

As I prepared myself for the long speech, she was going to give me, I enjoyed watching the clouds. My beautiful wife is going to skin me alive. And the worst part is, I can't even do anything about it. Every single time she gets mad, I always get her back that night. Hey, it's not my fault she's so damn irresistible when she's angry. Just thinking about how angry she must be right now is getting me worked up. I hope she comes alone. I would at least like some time with her before going back to that sicken place.

And there goes my hopes and dreams when I saw Master Roshi. Why didn't you come alone? No mister. No kissy for misbehaved husbands. Plus, you forgot your sweater. Not my fault I didn't want to wake you up. You need all the rest you can get. Looks who's talking. Your lovable husband that only cares for your happiness. By the way thank you. Yeah, yeah. Don't think I'm doing that again. This was your one freebie. My wife is just so perfect.

As Master Roshi drove the airship, Chichi was next to me. She was holding my hand, while poking my face. No more escaping. You have to rest up. But you know how I am. I can't sit still for the life of me. She looked up, at Master Roshi's direction, then back at me. What are you— She kissed me. I tried to follow her, as she left, but I couldn't. She then had an evil grin on her face. What if I told you if Master Roshi didn't insist on coming, we might have done something? WHAT! So, why you let him? I wanted so badly to be alone with my wife. This sucks! Deal with it. You being a naughty husband. And you're being a good wife, but I still wish for another kissy.

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Bulma is just so messy. After Krillin first showed me how to mentally train, we did it everyday on this trip. We also had to clean up after Bulma. Krillin would even talk about how spoil she is. Then a thought occurred to me. "Ms. Bulma, Krillin, how did you guys meet my dad?" Daddy never told me how he met his friends.

"Well, for me I was on the hunt for the dragon balls. Your dad just so happen to have the four-star ball. Then we started traveling together. Simple as that."

"From what I've heard you hit Goku with your car and then shot him. Then after that you found out he had the ball, and convinced him to travel with you."

"Shut up Krillin." They're weird. Dad did mention about Bulma hitting him a lot when he was younger. "Besides your dad was one strong kid. So strong in fact, he made for a decent bodyguard." Why would Bulma do that?

"How were two when you met?" Dad really doesn't talk about his past much, so this would be fun. Maybe I could learn more about dad.

"I was 16 at the time, and if I remember correctly, Goku was 12. I actually thought he was older at the time. But then we found out he couldn't count past 10."

"Launch helped with that. Thank goodness." What did dad do before he met Bulma? Now I just have more questions.

"After he met me, we met Master Roshi, Oolong, Puar, Yamcha, then Ox King, Chichi. After we collected the dragon balls, your dad went to train with Master Roshi. Wait. Isn't that when he met you, Krillin?"

"Yeah. At first, I thought your dad as my rival, and a weirdo. Jumping off cliffs like it was nothing, and saying how he found Master Roshi's rock because it smelled like him. I also thought he was extremely stupid."

"Oh please, he still is."

"HEY! MY DAD ISN'T STUPID!" Why they have to say that about my dad? What's their problem? Mom does say dad doesn't know much about books, doesn't mean he's dumb. His mind just works different, and he's way smarter than people think. Well that what mom says, and I agree with her.

"Sorry kid. But face it, your dad is slow." Bulma isn't nice at all.

"To be honest, he has his moments. Heck, sometimes I question if he just acts dumb." Krillin is way nicer. "Besides kid, why did you want to know how we met your dad?"

"Dad doesn't talk much about his past. So, I was just curious."

Krillin ruffles my hair. "Aw kid. How bout after this is all done, we can tell you stories about your dad's adventures with us."

I couldn't stop the smile that grew on my face. "Really?"

"Wow, you really are his son. You got his smile and everything. Creepy." Why did Bulma say that? Well, break was over, and Krill and I got back to training.

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Master Roshi finally left, and Chichi was putting a new bunch of flowers away. I was debating on if I should try to escape or ask her to join me on the roof. Both options were good. One hand, if I escape, I'll just be on the roof anyway. I don't plan to go far. On the other hand, having Chichi with me would be nice. Heck she won't let me train, but having her with me would be nice regardless. "Whatever you're thinking, forget it. You move one muscle from that bed, and you're in trouble mister." Aw man. Not even for a little fresh air? "Your definition of 'fresh air' means training, so no. And don't pout at me." I couldn't help lick my lips at how angry she looked. It even made her blush.

I wish I didn't have to share a room, maybe we could have done something. Now Chichi face, even her neck, turned red. "Shut up." So, take me to the roof. That was a one time. "Stop pouting!" She walked over to me, arms crossed and her angry puffy face. Now I felt my face burning. I can't even look at her right now, when she does that. It's so unfair. I want alone time with my pretty wife! Especially with her angry at me. "Goku!" CRAP! Don't look! It's a trap. She grabbed my face, and forced me to look at her. CRAP! My wife is looking like a goddess right now. This sucks! I can't do anything to her! "Suck it up mister, and get some rest."

I have to think of something quick. "Feed me?" Why the hell that was the only thing I could think of? But heck, it stunned even her. Even to the point of blushing again.

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"Feed me?" Is my husband serious right now? The way he's been looking me this whole time, and what he's been mentally saying, makes me question what he's actually asking. Does he mean actual food? Because I can easily do that. But if he means the other thing, no way. With his cast arm, he pulls me closer and licks my neck. "Feed me." He even goes and gives me a light suck. I could feel my whole face burning. Goku! Stop that! We're in a hospital room, with other people! "The curtains are in the way. Feed me. Please." He then trailed licks and kisses down my neck. Once he reaches the bitemark, does he licks and nip there.

Damn it Goku! How about an apple? He pokes my right breast. "These apples?" No. Actually apples. "But I want these." He pokes again. I can't believe he's actually doing this. It feels like my whole body is on fire from both being shamefully aroused, and mortified that he's doing this in a hospital. Dear kami, give me the strength to survive this. "Huff." Uh? Goku had let me go and is looking anyway. Are you mad? "Yes." Why? He didn't even reply. What in the world did I do to make you mad? Am I really doing anything wrong by giving my wife attention? Besides, you started it. Uh? Oh! I poked his face. Stop being a baby. "Then stop teasing me, if you don't want it happening back to you."

I just sat at the edge of the bed, and brought his head to rest of my chest. He smiled at that; he even kissed my breast. "Can you please take it easy, and rest up. You're going to worry me sick if you don't." I gently scratched the top of his head, and rubbed his back. He purred his content into my chest. "You're such a big softy." And you're too good to me. Can you hum? I really miss it. Sure. Before long I had hummed my dear Goku to sleep.

This kind of reminds me of the first time Goku couldn't figure out how to calm down a crying Gohan. He tried everything I showed him, and it still didn't work. It got so bad that not even him rocking back and forth and trying to hum work. On top of that I was way to exhausted myself. Goku was just trying to give me a break. That was the day we found out about the tail thing, but Goku didn't like that he had to do that. On top of that, he didn't want put Gohan in his room. Goku ended up working out, while holding Gohan the whole time. At some point he woke up, but neither of realized. If it wasn't for the baby sounds, Goku wouldn't have stopped to see an awake Gohan. The moment Goku stopped did Gohan start crying again. Then Goku did sit-ups with Gohan, and the crying stopped. And now we found a nicer way to keep Gohan calm. Well, when he's with Goku. That thought always make me laugh. But it was nice, knowing Gohan enjoyed his father.

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Me and Krillin are starting to get tired of cleaning after Bulma. Plus, I'm super hungry but I don't want to say anything. Mom did pack me a ton of snacks, but I been trying to save as much as possible. Then again, mom did pack a ton of meals in capsule form for me. Saying how I need to eat healthy. But when I first took one the capsules Bulma and Krillin gave me a weird look as I ate. Commenting that I really was dad son, and they still couldn't get over how much he ate. I always knew me and dad ate a lot, and mom ate so little. But mom never said anything. Actually, she would be super happy whenever we asked for another helping. Or super mad, when we didn't finish.

The few times mom did eat a little more than usual dad always couldn't stop smiling at mom. But I don't get Krillin's and Bulma's reactions. Maybe this whole thing of eating a lot is an alien thing. What did uncle Raditz and that Vegeta guy say we were again? Saiyan? Is that how you even say it? After the whole reaction, I tried to eat slower, and even at least half and save the rest for later.

"Are you ok?"

"Yeah, Krillin."

"So, why aren't you eating?" I didn't even realize I wasn't eating. I must look sad or something. He ruffled my hair. "Come on kid. You got to keep up your strength for Namek. Speaking of Namek, how long we got Bulma?"

"Just another 2, maybe even 3, days or so." Wow, the months were going by fast. I better finish and train again, with Krillin.