Chapter 3: Unexpected

A/N: Another update, perhaps sooner than most of you are ready for. But here's another chapter for the small minority that are Reading this.

It had been several days since Goku's unexpected arrival. The rest of the Kingdom proceeded as normal, save their princess becoming a bit of a shut in. But she wasn't a normal person, no one who could blow away an entire storm with a massive Kamehameha would ever be considered 'normal'.

No one also made mention of Son Goku. The bizarre orange gi wearing fighter had not made any sort of grand appearance. Gyu-Mao had guessed right, that the boy had gotten the memo and decided not to stick around in his lands.

To the ruler of the area this was the best decision he could make. Keeping that boy away had been ideal for his family's continued peace and prosperity. He may know how to throw a punch, but Ox doubted very much that he would ever be able to manage more than that. He'd never come off as bright or cunning in any other aspects. "Having my daughter waste anymore time on that miserable cur would only ruin her. She's perfectly happy without him here." He told himself, sipping his morning coffee out of a glass fit for a man of his size.

"What was that, sir?" It was another one of his palace servants. Having caught him musing aloud apparently.

"Nothing," He said chuckling. "Just talking to myself." Acting nonchalant about expressing himself so openly. "Has Chi-Chi left her room yet?"

"I'm not sure, my lord. I haven't been able to speak with anyone about the princess." She filled up his large cup before moving to set out his breakfast. The large spread was well fit for a man who was three times as broad as the next one in the kingdom.

"Do you know what happened? I've never seen her become a bit of a recluse, even when the young prince in waiting was born she still came out."

That troubled Gyu-Mao but he didn't share his feelings on that. He believed that Chi-Chi was was just keeping to herself to avoid having any further confrontations. Deciding to spend that time with her child for the majority of it.

He'd gone to visit her everyday but she didn't seem too interested in talking to him, or even her husband. Kenyo had told Ox that he was worried about her as well. She seemed to be purposefully isolating herself, talking with Gohan about their visitor. Perhaps looking for their young child to be able to give her the right answer.

'I don't know what to tell her, Dad. She hasn't spoken much about it since he arrived, she keeps talking with our son about that… man. Son Goku you said his name was right?' He didn't want to push her too hard in the wrong direction, knowing that for someone like Chi-Chi it wasn't family support she needed but time to herself to make a decision. What that decision was for, belonged to Chi-Chi.

'Do you think she'll want to see him? Maybe try and talk things out?' Kenyo's question had been dismissed by Gyu-Mao. Seeing his daughter want anything to do with Goku? Hah, he'd laugh at the notion. He'd bet his fortune that she wanted nothing more to do with him. 'I guess. But maybe it's what she needs? You know like closure, that chance to finally tell him off and be done with him, or maybe let him explain himself.'

Looking around he noticed that the servant had retired to the castle leaving him alone for the moment. "I don't want her talking with him. She doesn't need him, she's just fine where she is. Even if-!" he stressed that if. "She might want to have closure he won't let it go, he wants to talk to Chi-Chi, and he might very well be able to convince her to sit down with him." Shaking his head, repulsed by the notion that she might forgive him, or hell, accept him.

"You still talk way to loudly, Dad."

The monarch shifted lightly, turning around he saw his son in law. He offered him a smile, "Sometimes you do when you're as big as myself." Laughing off his new guest's arrival. "What brings you out here this morning?"

Kenyo said nothing releasing a mental sigh, "The usual, breakfast and a chance to talk with you." A paper was under his arm wearing his morning clothes of knee length khakis and a tight athletic shirt. "I'm getting concerned about my wife." Taking a seat opposite of him, he cut a small portion from the spread for himself. "I'm giving her space to work through this, I know she needs it but she's just in her room sleeping with Gohan between letting him rough house with Icarus and playing Gohan ball." It wasn't a game he was super comfortable with either, but Chi-Chi apparently felt like tossing her son around. "I'm thinking about calling in a few favors from some friends to get them back out here and to talk with Chi-Chi. I think maybe having her sit down with a specialist might do her some good… unless you'd like to tell me what happened with her?"

As Chi-Chi's husband he had learned that only three people knew about what happened between her and Goku in detail. Obviously the two participants knew what happened, but Chi-Chi had confided in her father afterwards. It was why the man had been vetting almost every single suitor that approached her stringently.

"Would you tell me?" Kenyo wanted to know not because he had to hear it, but, if it would help his lovely wife than he'd need some information. "I know it's not something you should share with me, but this is tearing me up seeing her like this."

Gyu-Mao took a moment to consider what his son in law was asking of him. But he took that moment and decided. "No, it's nothing I can share. If Chi-Chi won't tell you then I can not. Even as her father and you being my son, I can't break my daughter's promise not to tell anyone what happened." Because all it took was him saying the wrong thing and then he might make things worse. That wasn't the primary reason of course why he wouldn't share his daughter's personal hell despite his wishes to do that.

Kenyo released a grunt, finding himself frustrated with this whole situation. Gyu-Mao wasn't helping him and his wife had become a shut in. He had stopped by and talked with her only five times, every other time she had the door locked and refused to come out.

Gyu-Mao started into his own breakfast. "Let's give her until the festival tomorrow. Maybe the atmosphere will help bring her out of that damper mood. Although," He sliced into his steak and eggs. "It may be that she's waiting to make sure that Son Goku left. Not wanting to chance him coming back or giving him a reason to stick around."

He looked from his food to his father, "But he does have a reason to stick around." His tone becoming more somber.

"What are you talking about, if Chi-Chi doesn't want to see him then he will have no reason to stay. That boy will get bored eventually, I know he can't sit still for very long." He had a good grasp of Goku's personality and since he hadn't tried arguing too hard about seeing his daughter he doubted he would remain around for more than a day or two. "That boy would only leave if there was…" Ox trailed off as his words gave him a brilliant idea. "That's it!"

"What's it?" He saw the older man give a hearty laugh and smile, "There was a what?" His dad seemed quite pleased with himself over something.

"I'll get him to leave, the mere rumor of some strong fighters across the globe looking for a challenge, specifically the man who beat Piccolo and they would like to fight someone their equal." He snapped his fingers grinning at his own cleverness. "That is exactly what I'll do. He'll speed off to the next big fight and we won't have to deal with him. After searching he'll forget all about this and we can go back to being a normal family."

While he appreciated his father in law's little plan it didn't totally sit well with him. "That sounds swell, but what about him seeing, her son?" The guy would want to see his son, at least once right, then there was a whole mess of problems to deal with. "What if the guy tries to get visitation or fight for custody of his son. Maybe we should just have him sign away his parental rights if he's still here so he doesn't come back and drag this into a huge legal issue." Stressing that point, he knew that there was a whole mess of a parental court jargon that could make this non-issue into a recurring one.

"That boy doesn't even know about Gohan and I intend to keep it that way." His mind letting slip that the had mentioned his grandson, but he hadn't directly mentioned that Chi-Chi had his son. "Besides he has his real parents here in the castle, there's no good that will come of Goku being involved with that boy's upbringing I promise you."

While Kenyo would want it to be that easy he couldn't accept that, "But doesn't he have the right to know though? I would hope that if I had a son I'd at least know. Even if he doesn't want anything to do with him, what if Gohan has questions later. I think it's a little obvious that he doesn't carry many similarities to me."

Waving him off with his large hand, dismissing such concerns, "Gohan doesn't need to know anything for a long time. With Goku not in his life he won't care to meet his biological father." He gave an approving look and nod to Kenyo, "Because his real father will have been the only one in his life. He won't care about meeting the man who ran out on his mom."

"I appreciate the compliment, but I can't with a clean conscience let a man not know he has a son." He had grown up in pharmaceuticals, science, and medicine. He understood through many of his colleagues how much having a child changed a person, sometimes for the better sometimes not. But him personally, not telling a man that information was cruel and unjust.

"He doesn't, that is boy is yours and Chi-Chi's. He will grow up strong like his mother and smart and kind like you. Anything that Goku could teach him would be wasted."

It still didn't sit well with him, but he could see that Ox wasn't going to drop it. "Alright," He conceded. "How about we change topics to something more pleasant and decide on our fireworks display for the upcoming festival. I have a few ideas for some ideas that you and the village might like."

"Alright let's hear them, I'm all ears." Gyu-Mao probably knew they had gotten off track and it was making Kenyo uncomfortable discussing it. It didn't matter though, he'd take care of his daughter and grandson. No matter what anyone told him, even Chi-Chi. Goku was banished from this place.

A small knock on the balcony door a few minutes later turned the men's attention. It was Alice, holding Gohan. "Excuse me, gentlemen. But the lady departed from the house and asked that I bring Gohan out here to relax while she took time to," Alice coughed, "Think things over outside."

"Hi Dad! Hi Gwamps!" Gohan called out slipping from the older maid's hands and jumping towards his seat on the table. "Oh! Food! Food!" So this was where all of the tasty smells were coming from? Of course it had to be Grandpa and Dad! "Gohan Hungry!" He declared grabbing his large plastic child fork as he looked to the other people and awaited someone to serve him up something.

"Chi-Chi left? How long ago?" Kenyo asked, I think this is a good thing. But he wasn't entirely sure, since he hadn't even heard her leave in her usual fashion.

"Maybe ten minutes ago, she told me to wait and to make sure no one bothered her or disrupt her trying to leave." The maid told them, coming over to grab a small plate and fill it to the brim with food that would serve as a small appetizer for Gohan.

"Did my daughter say anything else?" The father was worried that maybe something had happened while he was out conversing with his son in law.

"No I'm afraid not, just that she'd be back in a few hours." Before turning her attention to the small boy who began digging into his food with large fork and spoon shoveling what he could while his caregiver wiped and cleaned him up while he made a mess of himself. "Oh Gohan don't ruin your clothes." She chided as he dropped a piece of jam on his white coveralls. Before wiping him down and his childish laughter making her smile.

Both men looked at each other before continuing with their meal in relative silence. Both were thinking different thoughts, but both were centered around Chi-Chi.

Chi-Chi herself had fled to her own quiet place outside, having found that she'd sulked and lounged around enough that she was ready to face the world again. Though she made her way to a place where everything had started to go wrong.

A small lake with a bed of flowers, a tree that was now broken in half had managed to grow from a portion of its roots. Everything about the place spoke of tranquility, beauty and nature. "Where you made your first lie to me, and then broke it just as fast." Chi-Chi said, standing just on the edge of the still crystal blue waters.

Her boots were lightly damp on the soggy ground that bordered on the water's edge. Looking back at this place after so long, it brought back all of her old memories. The one's where she and Goku had their first 'date' which ended up turning into a fight. Where she had carved both of their names in the tree that was now shattered as her personal reminder whenever she came back to pick flowers hoping that he would be there waiting for her. Eager to make good on his promise but he never did until she found him later.

It was also after she had her heartbroken did she break that tree with her juvenile carvings of love and affection towards him. One strong kick and punch had left it in two broken pieces, the perfect imagery for her own heart.

Slipping back down she sat back on the ground, the flowers seemingly parting for her as she laid down upon the green grass. Her dark brown eyes looking upwards into the sky, "I thought I was ready for all of this." The clouds sparse but their floating shapes of kites, boats, and ducks were what transformed in her eyes as she let her vision go out of focus.

Laying there she took in full breaths of the outside air, she let herself slip into a state of meditation. Only the small lap of a wave from an errant breeze or the smell of pollen from a flower filtered into her mind. Coming back to where it all began was a good way for her to start moving forward again, as clearly breaking the place hadn't done any good. But as she tried to calm her mind it did not stop, there was a thrumming inside of her heart she just couldn't stop.

It had been there shortly after Gohan had been born, and had been the same thing that consumed her when training. That feeling of getting stronger so that she could fight for what she wanted. Why do I feel this way? She couldn't wrap her mind around it, she'd always been able to control herself and her emotions for a majority of her life. But now it felt like her body just wasn't going to let it go.

It's like I want the fight, I want this confrontation.

It was why she had confined herself to her room. She felt that if she left she'd go after him. That she'd have that fight that her body was now craving, but she didn't want to do that. She didn't want anymore to do with him, she wanted him to just leave her alone!

If only it were that simple… "Perhaps I should've taken that doctor's advice more seriously." Chi-Chi said aloud, her own voice irritated with how she was behaving.

'Miss Chi-Chi, please understand that your body has gone through some incredible changes. I really don't know how to explain it but you've put on muscle mass that is unnatural for… well, humans.'

Chi-Chi stared at her incredulously, did she just hear her right? 'Did you just say that I'm not human?'

The doctor looked toward her charts avoiding the gaze of the woman, 'Excuse me? What did you just say to me?' Chi-Chi became more demanding for her answer. Her own personal doctor had just said that something was unnatural for humans.

The doctor merely fixed her glasses. 'I'm sorry to say this Mrs. Mao, but you aren't completely human. I know from previous medical visits and blood tests that what I'm looking at here is not the same person I'm seeing now. This is also of course beyond your pregnancy, there is nothing medically or scientifically that I can explain. Your blood doesn't match your previous O positive, you're now a O/Unknown, there is no positive, negative, A, or B. There's no reason for this… I know this is hard to take in but please look here.'

She turned Chi-Chi's attention to the monitor. "Look here, do you see the difference?" There were two different pallets of blood, one was a much lighter shade of red while another much darker.

"One's brighter and one is not, now what the hell does that have to do with you telling me that I'm not human?" Chi-Chi's voiced warned, wanting that the doctor get to the point before she found herself thrown out of this doctor's office for probably beating this woman to death.

"The pallets in your blood are here on the left, the amount of oxygen your cells hold is more than double that of a normal blood. It means your body is capable of pumping oxygen in an accelerated rate, which might explain also how your body's healing factor is also greater. Normally it takes a woman several weeks to recover from her pregnancy but you, you said that you were fully functional within five days. But then, that isn't all." Flipping to another screen it was X-rays of a woman's shoulder. Clearly one was Chi-Chi's as the tightness of the muscles and how much darker the bones were.

"And what is this, my body compared to someone else's?"

The doctor nodded, "Yes. I know this is hard to take in, but look." She brought her finger to the top of the shoulder. "This density is almost three times thicker than a normal males. Even professional bodybuilders don't have this, then your skeletal structure. These dark bones are even stronger than normal, view this closer up." She enhanced the screen. Bringing it up at twenty times zoom. "I know it's not easy to see but this has hardened up considerably, as the bone itself has taken on a similar look of your muscles."

Chi-Chi just balked at it, there was absolutely no way. She was above average human strength. The doctor was just clearly wrong.

Slipping back into the present from that old memory Chi-Chi wondered how all of this had happened.

'But that was the truth. I changed so much on the inside I barely noticed it.' As her exterior appearance hadn't shifted other than her hair had become a bit darker, and her eyes losing their gentle brown and becoming much darker. But that just came with aging… didn't it?

"What has happened to me?" She muttered aloud, looking at her hand which now bore a new wedding ring on her finger. A plainer gold band with a few gems engraved into it so they didn't break off when she was training.

"It seems like a lot."

Chi-Chi shot up to her feet, her hands clenched tightly as she knew she had been caught unaware, more because of her lax attitude and melancholy she'd been imposing upon herself. Her eyes whipped around to see him.

Goku was standing there, his hands down at his sides. His expression one of guilt, a rare thing for even him to show. He'd been watching Gyu-Mao's castle ever since he left waiting for the chance to approach Chi-Chi. He knew deep in his heart he had to say something, or even if he couldn't say something, hear it from her.

To him she looked amazing, he could tell visually as well as sensing her ki. This wasn't the same girl he'd fought back in the tournament, she had been making huge gains in progress. He would love to have a rematch against her, considering exactly how much strength he was feeling right now.

'But that has to wait until after,' Goku told himself. She was a person he'd hurt, and apparently hurt badly. Understanding when Bulma, Launch, or his other friends got upset with him was one thing. But this wasn't part of his usual antics.

This stemmed from his conversation from Gyu-Mao. He had never been told to never return, that he couldn't see a friend because of something that he did. Even if he did feel guilty for leaving her, it was done with the best intentions… but of course that didn't matter. Chi-Chi seemed fine if not better than ever though.

'So why can't I just talk to her? What was it that I did?'

The silence just continued as Chi-Chi looked at Goku and he back at her. It was a bit of a standoff. Neither side sure how to approach the other.

"I don't want to see you." Chi-Chi told him, the anger and betrayal in her voice hitting him squarely in the chest like a physical blow. She even saw him recoil from it. "Whatever," She pointed to him then to herself. "Illusion I had about us. There isn't one anymore, so kindly get out of my fucking life."

It was another verbal slap, Chi-Chi was furious like before she lashed out in anger because that's what she had channeled to keep herself focused on her goal of getting stronger. Her calm nature betrayed by his constant surprises, 'But that's who he is, pop into your life and pop out not taking a moment to consider anyone but himself!'

She held herself back from hitting him as she knew that even if she wanted to fight him, 'I'm not giving him that. If he wants a fight he won't get it.'

She wanted revenge sure, she wasn't going to deny herself that. Right now she could probably take him in a fight. But that isn't what she wanted, not like this. Not in some emotional fueled scrap by the lake where she shared memories with him on so many different levels. It wasn't going to be on his terms.

"Chi-Chi please… can we talk I-"

"NO!" She shouted at him, her right hand rising up into a fist, "I don't want to talk, I don't want to chat, fight, I just want you to LEAVE ME ALONE!" Her voice rising into a painful scream that made Goku cover his ears. Stop. She told her body as her eyes began to water up again, 'Why is when I see you it makes me want to cry. I hate you, so why do you make me feel like this?'

"There's not much of an excuse, but Chi-Chi I didn't mean to hurt you."

"Didn't mean?" Her voice almost hiccuped. He most definitely meant too. "Considering everything that happened, you were quite forward about getting what you wanted that night and gullible little Chi-Chi just let you fuck her! But guess what I'm not that Chi-Chi anymore."

She shoved her thumb into her chest, "I am strong now, I'm married, I have a loving family, and my life no longer requires stupid, brain dead fighting all the time, leave a girl they promise to marry with a fucking child after one night ASSHOLES like YOU!" Her voice caused the entire lake and ground to shake slightly. Her breathing grew ragged and unsteady as her entire body was trembling. Anger and pain for this man. From the heart he broke.

"Haven't you done enough? Can't you just leave me alone." Her voice trailed off as her hand dropped and she finally couldn't stand looking at him. Twisting back around she brought her hands around herself as she tried to keep herself under control.

Running wasn't currently an option, if she didn't stop this, he wouldn't ever stop. He would keep coming back, Goku was still too dumb to realize when to take a hint.

He was taken aback, 'I must've really screwed up, but what did I do. I don't remember anything special happening that night. What is she saying I did?' Goku had spent a few hours in deep thought trying to sift through back to what he actually remembered from that day.

Chi-Chi had been next to him naked, she had a little blood on her shoulder and between her legs. But she was covered in white stuff, well not covered, but she had loads of what looked like stains on her body, especially between her legs which was leaking the stuff. It didn't smell that appetizing but Chi-Chi smelled fantastic, like some rich spicy honey.

But after that Piccolo came by with his friends and that was it. He went into fight mode but of course Chi-Chi yelled something at him while he left. But he didn't remember, was that why she was still so mad?

'If I knew I could at least apologize for what I did.'

"I know I hurt you, and I should have known I was hurting you more when I left. But I didn't mean for this to happen, if I could take it back I know I would." Goku came a little closer, but as he did, he felt Chi-Chi's own aura shift sensing his movements closer.

Chi-Chi just shook her head, "No you don't, you're just saying all of this because you realize you screwed up." Turning her head slightly back to look at him, "You didn't come to apologize, you didn't even recognize me. Just like before, so please quit acting like you mean what your saying."

"That is true, but it doesn't mean I don't want to apologize. I don't want to hurt my friends-"

She burst out laughing, giving him an amused snicker before it vanished. "Friends huh? Is that what we were? Silly me I thought you would've remembered."

'Oh… dammit.'

He looked down, "You're right. You were my bride. You wanted to get married."

"Even now you still don't know what I am to you Goku, I'm glad I'm through with you. Because even now you still don't get it or even care!"

"Stop that!" Goku shouted at her. Why did she keep saying he didn't care, he did. That's why he was here, that's why he wanted to apologize. "I know you are angry, you have a lot of reasons to be with me. But you don't have to be this way, can't I just say I'm sorry and try and make it up to you?" He didn't understand why she was acting this way. Sure Chi-Chi had gotten angry with him, but she was making him feel worse than he already was. Couldn't she just let him apologize and let her know that he meant it.

"It's the only reason your here, it's all about you. That's how it's always been. You have to apologize and have to do right by your friend'" She mocked using air quotes. "You and I never happened, just like the promise you made and never kept, so just skip off to the next big fight. Go find Piccolo or start up the next World Martial Arts championship. That's all you care about, because if it doesn't involve you having to use your fists you can't enjoy it now can you?"

"Why are you being this way? You never were before?" Goku said looking at her hurt, she just smirked clearly amused. Yet as they argued Goku felt pain but also… excitement. She looked, good. Her words were like punches. Taunting him, mocking him for his failings like some of his enemies. 'Why. Why do I like that she's fighting me like this.' She made him feel awful, but he saw her liking this.

"You don't know anything about me."

"You liked to pull my tail, you thought I was cute. You really liked this place and the flowers, I know you miss your mom." Goku stated simply. "I don't know a lot, but I do remember you, Chi-Chi."

She rolled her eyes. Finding her pain slipping more into annoyance now. 'Same old Goku, he hasn't changed one bit.' "It doesn't matter Goku stop trying to do," she gestured with her hand at him, waving it up and down. "Whatever this is, I won't forgive you. I refuse to."

"Why? I want to make it up to you, I want to show you that I'm sorry." Goku was confused, she was being stubborn like Bulma.

"I just don't care, you've been out of my life for three years and that makes any apology you try and offer pointless. I'm married now with a man who actually returns the feelings I show him." She crossed her arms over her chest. "And as far as I'm concerned he's a far better man than you will ever be."

Goku's eyes twitched slightly. "Is he strong? Like you?" Something about that felt like a proper challenge and he wanted to know if he would have to be more like that guy to actually apologize to her.

"No Goku, not everyone cares about how strong someone can swing a fist. He's emotionally and mentally much stronger than you." She tossed her head back, 'maybe I was wrong, maybe I just need to prove to him that Kenyo is a far better man and father than he'd ever be. Then maybe he'll get it.'

"How?" Goku clearly didn't follow.

'Should've seen that question coming.' "He helped me get over what you did to me, he comforted me when you never did. He also took up the responsibility of raising my son even though he's not the father. He took all the baggage I was carrying without even asking any questions. I doubt you ever would do the same Goku, you'd probably just find some excuse to leave. Because that's what you're good at."

While annoyed, and feeling a little more amped as she tried her best to insult him he still had some questions. One in particular. "You had a baby?"

She snorted, "Yes, I thought it was with someone I loved. Imagine my surprise that in nine months I gave birth to my first son, I thought you'd like the name too, He's called Gohan." Chi-Chi watched as Goku's jaw dropped, but she didn't want to end it there, she wanted him to know! Know what he had left behind.

"Yeah a small chubby baby boy, a mess of black spikey hair, an insatiable appetite, a knack for rough housing, boundless energy, and a brown furry tail that I love to pull."

It took a moment, all of those words slowly making sense to Goku. But at the same time, how? What had they done together?! Why can't I remember? He did get the idea, as crazy as it sounded. "You mean…" He was almost speechless. Chi-Chi and me… "I have a son? Like Grandpa did with me?"

"Yes, he's almost three. And he's very smart, friendly, and everyone in the village loves him. Don't worry I won't ask you to raise him, I know that's too much responsibility for you. Wouldn't want your training to be reduced now would we?"

Then he did something unexpected. He smiled, that big goofy smile. "I have a son. Wow. That's… that's just amazing!" Goku shouted enthusiastically, "Man a son, and you named him Gohan. `Oh that's incredible Chi-Chi." Before Chi-Chi could make sense of it, Goku then did something else.

Chi-Chi felt herself wrapped up in an embrace. His arms were around her back and he was squeezing her off the ground. "I know it's not enough but I'm sorry. I'm sorry I couldn't be that guy for you, but I want you to know I'm happy you named my son after Grandpa, I know he'd like that."

Caught totally off guard, Goku moved so fast she hadn't even seen him move. Then his arms were around her in a tight embrace, the kind that only he had done to her before. It was, 'No.' Her hands quickly balled into fists and she threw them up. Breaking his hold on her as she released a frustrated growl. "What the hell was that?"

"A hug, Chi-Chi. To thank you, but wow you really got strong." Commenting on how easily she'd just broken away from him. Granted he hadn't exactly been trying to keep her in a grip but, he'd felt some serious power.

"Why did you hug me?" Chi-Chi could still feel his arms around her, that warm tight embrace. Forcing the memory down, she gave him a burning glare. "Do not ever touch me Goku."

"Oh?" He gave her a grin and approached her again. A little mischief showing in his eyes. This whole little argument while a little demeaning and hurtful had gotten him pretty excited and amped up. Seeing Chi-Chi get angry was thrilling, he could just imagine having her in a fight. 'She's probably even stronger than Piccolo.'

"Stay away from me Son Goku." She warned him, he was getting too close. 'It's happening again. He's going to do it again!' Chi-Chi could feel it coming, but- He punched at her. She threw up her forearm and deflected it. Pushing off his arm she rounded onto his side sending an elbow right towards his head.

Goku's own arm blocked her attack, the biggest grin showing on his face as she growled at him. "Not bad," He praised her as Chi-Chi's fury only grew. "Better than you!" Her right foot swung upwards catching Goku in the chin. His teeth clicked in his head, ears ringing for a moment as he was knocked backwards. His feet skidding along the grass as Chi-Chi now gave him a smirk. "You're nothing to me Son Goku." She told him lowering herself into a fighting stance.

Her body was electrified, seeing Goku move down into that same fighting pose back from the World Martial Arts Tournament. I'll show him not to mess with me again. The second he smiled they both shot towards each other.

Goku hit her guard with a flurry of punches, only one sliding through and hitting her in the jaw. But she had let him, grabbing his wrist she turned it outwards flipping Goku sideways and onto his back. Bringing her heel down onto his chest in the process and knocking the air from him. Chi-Chi flipped upwards and drove both of her heels back down crashing through the dirt and flowers as Goku's head only lost a few hairs.

Swiveling himself upwards onto his feet using his head to balance himself on the ground as he swung both of his legs. Chi-Chi broke away from him, not wanting to catch a stray kick as he rolled back up and immediately pressed into her. She didn't shy away, 'I'll show you' She shouted in her head as she matched him blow for blow. His fist colliding with hers, both rattling off heavy blows before exploding into the air.

She caught him with a cross, he hit her with his knee. She responded by slamming her head into his chin. Dizzy, his hand grabbed at her wrists and began to spin. Unable to flare her own ki and break away she released a shriek as Goku spun faster and faster until letting go sending her flying down into the ground. Impacting hard with enough force to leave a five meter long gouge.

She spat out some blood, using her one wrist to wipe the dirt and spit from her mouth as Goku looked down at her. His grin and smile only spreading. Drawing back his hands, Chi-Chi immediately caught on to what he was doing.

"KA-!" He shouted to which she stomped both of her feet into the ground and slammed her own palms into the same mirrored action. "KA-!"

"ME-!" They both said in unison. A small bright blue orb flared in both of their palms. "HA- ME-!" Chi-Chi's arms were shaking as she loaded up one of the biggest attacks of her entire life. There wasn't any holding back. She would blast him into god damn space!

He had never felt so alive, this feeling. It was even more intense than his fight with PIccolo. He had to take it easy when fighting Junior because he had Kami trapped inside of him and killing him would've ended up killing Kami.

This was different, this wasn't some fight to the death or tournament. This was about pride, this was pure elation, a rush he'd never had before. She was stronger than Junior, she might be his equal and that thought alone excited him like a bolt of pure electricity. His entire body was running on the pure adrenaline of an amazing fight.

"I hope your ready, because this means you lose!" Chi-Chi shouted, she'd show him. There wasn't anyone better than her. She was the best. She couldn't see it herself but she was smiling, she was feeling it. A rush like no other, it was euphoria staring him down.

"Come on Chi-Chi don't hold back on me!" Goku replied in kind. His heart was hammering into his chest, he'd never seen anything like her. She was amazing, and so powerful! I don't want this to end.

Both of their eyes locked into the others. "HA-!" Goku and Chi-Chi thrust their hands forwards. The blue beams both rocketed towards the others oncoming blast. The resulting explosion created a four foot crack in the ground as the area twisted and lifted itself up and over like a small earthquake.

Goku was thrown backwards. Chi-Chi was sent tumbling back as well, her body bouncing and rolling several times before landing in a heap. The world's strongest man landed with a heavy thud about forty meters away. Landing without the energy to brace himself, Goku's front hit head on, upending roots and sending dirt and dust skyward.

It was silent for several minutes as the two were out of breath, pushing themselves up from their knees and looked at one another. She met his gaze and he returned the same challenge.

"What's the matter… strongest man? Can't-" She pushed herself up onto one foot with her hand bracing atop her knee. "Handle it?"

"Eheheh," Goku laughed. "I can handle it." He pushed himself into a squat. "In fact I want more." He didn't want this fight to end. He couldn't place it, but watching Chi-Chi fight. It was like that same rush he had before, but this time. This time he had to give it his best, "Come on Chi-Chi let's go again." The fight against his equal.

Chi-Chi smirked at him, this. "No."

He blinked, "What?" That fight was incredible.

"I said… No." She told him righting herself. "Not today, tomorrow, not ever!" She swiped her hand in the air. This was it, her chance to land a blow more pertinent and more devastating than any Kamehameha. "That will be the last time."

He shook his head, "What are you talking about Chi-Chi?" She wasn't going to fight with him again? That didn't make any sense.

"You heard me and just so you know I'll keep training and getting stronger every single day but know that I'll never give that satisfaction of having that fight. You won't ever know how strong or how good you are on this planet again." Shoving the full force of her plans for revenge right down his throat, "Good-bye, forever." She said before lifting herself into the air. Pure adrenaline, and pleasure at seeing his reaction was all she had wanted.

Even if she enjoyed that fight herself far more than she'd ever admit, 'I'm taking something from you. Just like you took something from me, except I'm not leaving you a broken woman, alone, and pregnant. It's the very least you get.'

She blasted off but barely was able to keep her eyes open as she dipped lower and lower towards her village. Leaving behind an absolutely stunned Goku who struggled to understand what had just happened.

Chi-Chi was never going to fight him again? 'You won't ever know how strong or how good you are on this planet again!' The challenge of another opponent, someone who gave him a reason to fight and grow stronger had presented themselves to him in the most spectacular fashion and just as he was ready to get into it again. He had his feet taken out from underneath him, but Goku had one thing. Persistence. He would make Chi-Chi fight with him again, it was just too much fun. He just needed a strategy, a real plan of attack.

But something scratched at the back of his mind. What if she doesn't fight me? What if I never have a real fight like that again?

He didn't know, but for now he needed to find a place to recover. He'd taken a beating but only hungered for more, and yet that was going to be the problem.

R&R

Kerghan