A/N: After the success of the first chapter, I've decided to write another. I wrote this while waiting on my Marriage and Family class to start, so there's bound to be a few mistakes. I hope y'all enjoy this chapter as much as the last. Thanks for the reviews! :)
ACHOO!
A resounding crash echoed through the house on the heels of the sneeze.
'Why do Saiyans have to be so strong?' Chi-chi asked herself. Gohan had come down with a cold yesterday, and already they had to rebuild three walls and the kitchen. The only good thing to come of it was that Goku's stomach motivated him and he finished the kitchen in just under two hours. The rest of the house was another story.
"Man, if those androids showed up right now, all we would have to do is let Gohan sneeze on them and they'd be gone," Goku said as he entered the kitchen, covered in wood splinters. Chi-chi smiled at her husbands attempt at humor and continued cooking him some food. Goku washed his hands and looked around.
"Those for Gohan?" he asked, noticing three incredibly large bowls of steaming liquid.
"Yep. I made him some chicken soup. It'll help him feel better," Chi-chi responded.
"Really?" Goku asked. Being a full-blooded Saiyan, he'd never had a cold before, so he didn't know that chicken soup was common Earth cure for colds.
"Yep. Now can you go and get Gohan and bring him to the kitchen, please?" Chi-chi asked while preparing the plates for the table.
"Uh, yeah. But are you sure you that's a good idea? Remember what happened yesterday?" Goku asked. He certainly didn't want Gohan to sneeze the kitchen down again.
"Don't worry. I've got some medicine to help him with that, too," Chi-chi said.
"Uh, okay," Goku responded. He left the kitchen more than a little worried, though. Minutes later, he reappeared with Gohan in tow.
"Hi, mom," Gohan said. His voice was weak and he was sniffling.
"Hi, honey. I've got some medicine that will make you feel better," Chi-chi said while balancing a few dozen plates of food on her hands and arms.
"Really?" Gohan asked.
"Yes, I sure do. You'll feel better in no time," Chi-chi stated confidently.
"Thank you, mother," Gohan said. He sat down and his usual spot and eyed the chicken soup. It sure did look tasty. Too bad his nose was stopped up, because he really wanted to smell it too.
"Now take all of this," Chi-chi demanded while handing Gohan a cup filled with a thick purple liquid. Gohan took it, but only just managed to swallow it because it tasted horrible.
"It'll take it a few minutes to work," Chi-chi told Gohan.
"Alright, let's dig in!" Goku exclaimed. He immediately sat down and grabbed seven plates for himself. Gohan grabbed the spoon in the bowl nearest him and started slurping down the soup as fast as he could. He was right, it was one of the best things he'd ever tasted.
"This is good, mom," he told Chi-chi between mouthfuls of soup.
About halfway through his second bowl, his nose started feeling funny. Goku heard his sharp intake of air.
'Please don't sneeze, please don't sneeze, please don't...'
Without warning, Goku grabbed Gohan and pointed his nose at the door leading outside.
ACHOO!
The door blew clean off the hinges and through several trees before coming to a rest at the base of a hill.
"Phew," Goku sighed in relief. He'd saved the food. He sat Gohan back down and then sat himself down. He'd expected Chi-chi to get mad, but she was glad that he'd reacted so quickly. Since she was sitting across from Gohan, the food would have ended up all over her. And she would be lucky to stay inside the house.
ACHOO!
Gohan sneezed again without warning. What soup remained, and half of the food on the table, ended up on either Chi-chi, or the kitchen window behind her. She stared at Gohan with wide eyes.
'Why do Saiyans have to be so strong?' She wondered.
"Well, at least half of the food is still here," Goku said in an attempt to lighten the situation. He and Gohan both put their hands behind their heads and gave Chi-chi the same goofy smile they always did when they messed up.
'It's going to be a long week,' Chi-chi thought to herself.