A/N: My next chapter! Took a while to figure out how to put it together! Hope you like it! ^_^ Thanks for the reviews!

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN DBZ BUT I LOVE IT, FOR REALSIES!

Chi-Chi sighed as she picked up her bags and headed out of the super market. Yet another afternoon she would have to walk all the way home, carrying three bags of groceries. If only Goku would go with her to see how she struggled to get the ingredients to cook his delicious food. As she exited the market, the man, who had kindly given her the last bottle of soy sauce, appeared at her side. She looked up at him, wondering what he wanted. He suddenly bowed and smiled. "May I help you with your grocery bags? It would be wrong if I just saw a young woman struggle with her bags and walked off without helping." Wow! This guy was so respectful and he had great manners! And he had called her a young woman! Chi-Chi couldn't help but smile.

"I'd appreciate that very much but I doubt you'd want to go with me to the mountains. That's where I live, so it's a pretty far walk." Chi-Chi crossed her fingers, hoping the man wouldn't mind. She really didn't feel like carrying those grocery bags. Even though she was the strongest woman on Earth, she still felt exhausted after walking all those miles.

"That's not a problem. I brought my motorcycle so we won't break a sweat!" A motorcycle? But where would the bags go? And weren't motorcycles dangerous? All these questions began to pop up in Chi-Chi's head as the man carried her bags and walked over to his motorcycle. When they reached his motorcycle, Chi-Chi noticed that it had a trunk, big enough to hold her grocery bags. The man looked at her and bowed once again. "Excuse me for not introducing myself earlier. My name is Ra-... Raiden." The man seemed uncertain about his name but Chi-Chi didn't say anything. She ignored it and smiled at him.

"My name is Chi-Chi and it's a pleasure to meet you. Thank you so much for your kind offering!" Raiden couldn't take his eyes off her. That smile, it made him feel all warm inside. Chi-Chi's smile turned into a confused look, and Raiden noticed that he'd been staring at her. He cleared his throat and put the bags in the trunk. He hopped on his motorcycle and signaled Chi-Chi to sit down. Chi-Chi eyed the motorcycle and slowly made her way to the seat. But she realized there was only one seat.

"Where am I going to sit?" she asked, making Raiden chuckle at the innocent question she made.

"You sit behind me."

"Behind you? Umm.." Chi-Chi seemed a bit unsure. She began to inspect the motorcycle. "Where are the seat belts?"

"Seat belts?" Raiden couldn't help but let out another laugh. "There aren't any!"

"What?! But what if I fall off?!"

"Don't worry. You can clutch on to me to prevent that from happening. I don't mind!" He grinned at her but Chi-Chi wasn't too sure yet. Clutching to a man who wasn't her husband didn't appeal to her. But if she refused, then she'd have to drag the bags up to Mt. Paozu, something she loathed. Chi-Chi hesitated before looking back at the motorcycle. Raiden gave her a reassuring look that read "everything will be fine" and she finally decided to hop on the motorcycle. Raiden started the motorcycle, which made a lot of noise that made Chi-Chi frown. And before she could blink, the motorcycle took off, at full speed. Without second thought, Chi-Chi threw herself forward, clutching to Raiden for dear life. They zigged and zagged and crissed and crossed. Good thing she kept her hair in a bun or else it would have flown all over the place. The motorcycle came to a halt and Chi-Chi opened her eyes. She saw the forest but where were they exactly? Raiden was laughing nervously and looked at her. What was going on? "Umm... Chi-Chi?" He looked suspicious. Chi-Chi peered over to him.

"Yes?"

"I drove and drove but after a while, I realized that I have no idea in which direction your house is." Chi-Chi fell over. Of course! How stupid of her to think such things!

"Oh, you're right! Well, let's see..." Even if she had lived at Mt. Paozu for a long while now, she didn't know where she was. All she saw where trees. The duo decided to walk around and search for the house. Raiden turned his motorcycle into capsule form and put it in his pocket. Now he didn't have to worry about leaving his vehicle behind or about carrying the grocery bags. They walked in silence for a while as Chi-Chi looked around, busily looking out for her little house. Raiden looked over at her, deciding to check her out.

'Mmm, she has a great figure and just look at her pretty face! I wonder if she has a mate already. If she doesn't then perhaps I can...' Raiden's thoughts came to a stop when Chi-Chi announced that she had spotted her house. They walked over to the Son house, finally reaching their destination. Raiden pulled out his capsule and poof! His motorcycle reappeared. He opened the trunk and carried the bags to the front door. Chi-Chi opened the door and Raiden walked into the house to settle the bags down. She smiled and thanked him again for his help. "Will I ever see you again?" She blinked at his unexpected question and thought for a moment.

"Perhaps we'll see each other at the market again. I go there almost daily!" Daily? 'Why daily', thought Raiden, but he cared less about the reason. At least he was going to see her again. He smiled.

"Great! I'll be able to help you out again next time! And maybe we can go have some fun at my place. We'll call it a date." Raiden knelt in front of her and kissed her hand. Chi-Chi quickly pulled it away, her face feeling hot. The man smirked and waved to her and took off on his motorcycle. Chi-Chi hurried back inside and shut the door. She touched her face and mentally slapped herself. Why had her face gotten hot all of a sudden? Why didn't she slap him away when he kissed her hand? She looked down at her hand and touched the spot he had kissed. It felt a little tingly to Chi-Chi's dismay. She quickly ran to wash it off and began her daily routine of preparing dinner.

A few hours later, Goku and Gohan arrived, to Chi-Chi's surprise. They were going to have a family dinner again! But Chi-Chi was kind of hoping being alone this time. She had a few things running through her mind, like the incident that occurred earlier that day with Raiden. She served her son and husband food before serving herself, like the old times. Goku and Gohan began to eat away but being distracted by her thoughts, Chi-Chi didn't pay them any attention. Questions made their way to her head. Why did the man kiss her hand? Was it just a way of saying good-bye or did it mean something else? And did he mention something about a date?! Goku noticed that his wife was awfully quiet. She'd usually be chatting away, at how happy she was that they all got to eat together again. He looked over at her. She was definitely thinking about something. He then looked over at Gohan, to see if he noticed anything. Gohan was too busy eating his food but he sure looked happy. He was still a kid after all. Goku turned back to his wife and saw that she looking at one of her hands. Actually, she had glanced down at it several times, for a while, as she ate.

"Chi? Something wrong with your hand?" He saw her face redden as she quickly looked up.

"Oh! N-No! It's fine! Umm! It tingles a bit, probably because of a burn, that's all!" She wasn't lying if she was referring to the kiss as a burn. Goku frowned asnhe heard the nervousness in her voice. Chi-Chi quickly resumed to her plate and quickly finished up her food. She excused herself and got up to clean her dish.

"Huh! You finished your food pretty fast honey. Are you in a rush for something? It's still a bit early", said Goku as he glanced at the clock and back at his wife.

She lifted her head quickly at the sound of his voice. Chi-Chi turned around and looked over at Gohan, avoiding Goku's face.

"Gohan, after you're done eating, I want you to head back to your room and get to studying!"

"Aww but Mom! I'm tired from all the training and it's getting late", protested Gohan.

"Late? But your father says it's still early!" Gohan looked over at his dad, who sheepishly laughed. "Besides, if you're tired of training then you should stay home and keep studying. You have a lot of catching up to do mister!" Gohan quickly shook his head and finished the last of his food before disappearing into his room. He quickly sat down at his desk and began to work on his studies.

'I don't want to stop training!' he thought as he opened his book and began to read away.

Meanwhile, Chi-Chi had just finished washing all the dishes, headed to her room and changed into her night-gown. It was different from the clothes she wore during the day. The light, purple night-gown was rather short in length, falling a bit above her knees. It had straps, unlike her normal dresses which covered her whole shoulder. She went to the bathroom where she washed up before going to bed. She brushed her hair a couple of times and looked in the mirror. It was very long but in good condition, making her hard work at taking care of it to pay off. Chi-Chi returned to her room, finding Goku already in bed. She climbed into bed and turned her back to him. Goku frowned at her action because she would always face him, and caress his face. He turned her towards him, face to face.

"We'll call it a date". The words popped into her head and she back away from him. She was mad at herself for allowing the man to say such thing but she felt embarrassed every time she thought about it.

"Aww Chi-Chi! What's wrong? Is it your hand?" Chi-Chi's faced turned red again when he mentioned her hand. "A kiss will make it all better." Goku kissed her hand, the same one that Raiden had kissed. Chi-Chi quickly pulled her hand away before realizing what she had done. Goku looked at her, looking a bit hurt. Why did she do that? Maybe it hurt her. But the questions diminished as he saw her quickly turn around, her back towards him, again. He just laid there, and looked up at the ceiling, sleepiness moving in. He yawned quietly and rubbed his eyes. Time to sleep. But Goku felt a hand on his chest and looked up. Chi-Chi was facing him again but she kept glancing sideways. At this point, it didn't really matter to him since he was becoming very sleepy. He closed his eyes and he heard a voice.

"Goku?" Her voice, it sounded sweet but shy at the same time. No, maybe he it was his dream.

"Hmm?" Goku was too sleepy to respond in words. He kept his eyes shut but he was still listening.

"Sor...Sorry for my behavior. I didn't mean to do that."

"(Yawn) It's okay Chi. I know you didn't."

"It's just, it kind of tingled a bit."

"The burn. Yes I know (yawn)."

"No, it wasn't a burn..."

"Good!"

"I-I met this man. His name is Raiden and he was really kind and gave me the last bottle of soy sauce."

"That's nice."

"I saw Bulma! She did get with Vegeta!"

"Oh"

"But she had to leave soon so we said good-bye. I was getting ready to leave too but Raiden offered to help me with my bags. I accepted only because I end up very tired after the trip back home."

"Mm hm"

"Yeah. He had this motorcycle and drove me home. We got lost at first in the forest but we made it home safely."

"Hm"

"Umm... He dropped the things off and I thanked him."

"..."

"But... H-He asked if he was going to see me again, I told him yes but because I have to buy food for you and Gohan. He seemed happy and then... then he... kissed my hand."

"..."

"Then... then he said we should have fun at his place and call it a date! Oh, I didn't know it was going to lead to that! I'm sorry!" There! She said it! It felt nice to get it off her chest. But Goku hadn't responded to her twice. Uh oh. He was mad.

"Zzzzzzz." Her head quickly turned to his direction. "Zzzzz." Snoring. He had fallen asleep. Asleep! After her explanation! She had just told him what had bothered her and what did she get in return?! A snore. Chi-Chi's vision was starting to fuzz up. Tears started to stream down her cheeks. She walked out of her room, carrying a pillow and went to the living room. She laid down on the couch and buried her face into the pillow as she sobbed quietly.

Gohan was still awake, trying to catch up in his studies and make his mother proud. But he heard a little noise. Perhaps it was a little critter who had found its way into his house. He quietly crept out of his room but found his mom on the couch, to his surprise. He heard the noise again. Was she crying? It saddened Gohan to see his mother cry. He wanted to comfort her but something told him that it wasn't the right time to do so. He walked back to his room quietly, wiping away an escaping tear. Why was his mother crying? Gohan turned off the lights of his room and lay in bed. He hoped it had nothing to do with his father. As he was falling asleep, Gohan crossed his fingers, hoping that tomorrow things will turn out alright.

Sorry if the chapter seems a bit shabby! I wanted to update it now before I star getting loads full of homework. I know Chi-Chi seems a bit OOC but only because this type of thing has never happened to her. I hope you Chi-Chi fans understand. I'm a Chi-Chi fan myself! ^_^ I love Goku X Chi-Chi! Woohoo! Okay, who cares about what I think. Bet some people skipped this part! Ahehe! I hoped you liked it! Arigatou for reading!