Parking her bike in the front she walked to the gate and locked it behind her before she slowly rolled her bike into the garage.
The house was a two story white house with blue shutters and a wooden fence around the front. A garage to match the house was on the other side of the driveway. It was separate to the house so they could store their gear somewhere. In the house downstairs held the living room with a large couch for everyone to gather on together, fireplace for those cool beach nights, a kitchen for everyone to eat and cook in, and a porch looking over the ocean. Upstairs had four bedrooms, the house was simple nothing more, nothing less. Chi Chi closed the garage door and climbed the stairs to the attic of the garage. Opening the door revealed that the upstairs of the garage was like a little studio apartment. Chi Chi turned on the electricity and the lights all came on. A room scattered with picture frames and decorations made the small room feel like a home.
Chi Chi placed her bag on the bed before sitting down herself. She looked around the room, she was in taking it all in 'I haven't been here since mom passed away..' She jumped off the bed feeling her second wind and took off all of her gear and clothes. Digging into a dresser she pulled out her swimsuit. She put her suit on then went downstairs. Grabbing her wetsuit and board she made her way down a path that led her onto the beach. She looked up and smiled. It was a full moon tonight, which meant good waves. She ran up to the house and flicked a switch that turned a floodlight on. It gave her enough light to see the sand and water right behind her house. With a large smile on her face Chi Chi got her wetsuit on and charged straight into the water.
"Don't screw up this time Goku." Bulma turned and walked away. Vegeta stood there with his arms crossed and that half smirk smile on his face. "So you going to go get her or what?" Goku looked over to Vegeta "Well, hah..I mean yea. I just….I don't know what I'm going to say to her now."
Goku sighed sadly looking off into the direction that Chi Chi was headed in. Vegeta chuckled a little "Word of advice. You made a mistake get over it. Now go to her and tell her the truth. Trust me…..can't be as bad as harpy over there." Vegeta pointed his thumb over his shoulder to Bulma. In a lower tone vegeta said one last thing "My absurd luck, it was her that was the one…. Shes the one, go for her."
"Hey! I HEARD THAT!" Vegeta smiled wickedly as he lifted off the ground to turn around and fly to Bulma. "Shut up woman, come on lets go."
Goku sat on his cloud Nimbus and slowly made his way to Chi Chi at the beach house. 'She hasn't been there since the summer her mother passed away. I must of really hurt her if she ran there..'
Goku looked up into the sky at the stars and the moon. It made him smile as he thought about the day he met Chi Chi. They were both only 7 when they met…..
Goku was swimming under the water to try and catch some fish to eat. When he came up for air he hit his head on a board that was gliding along the water and someone fell in. Surfacing, Goku took a huge inhale as then yelled "Owwwww that hurt! What was that?" Goku turned around in the water and saw a surfboard that was now broken in half. After a second a girl with long hair popped out of the water spitting water out of her mouth and coughing.
"ah I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to do that! I didn't see you." The girl was trying to shove all the hair out of her face as she waved her hand in the air at him "eh its fine no damage don…."
The girl got the hair out of her face and her eyes bugged out of her head "My board! How the heck did you do that to my board! You broke it in half!"
"I'm sorry I told you! I didn't mean to! I'll make you another one if you want…" Chi Chi's laughing took Goku off guard.
"It's fine, I just…..haha You must have a hard head if you did that" Chi Chi kept laughing and grabbed onto the board so she didn't have to try and keep afloat as she laughed at the boy.
As her laugher calmed down she smiled and looked at the boy in front of her. "My names Chi Chi. Whats yours?" Goku was rubbing his head as he watched the girl "uh, oww…Oh Goku, my names Goku."
Chi Chi grabbed the other half of the board and slowly started to swim towards the shore as she waved at goku to follow. "Hey Goku, why don't you come in. I was about to grab food anyway. We got enough to go around!"
"Yeah! I would love to!" Goku smiled and started to swimright after her.
….
Goku laughed at himself. It was one of his favorite memories of Chi Chi. He wouldn't have the slightest clue that she was a royal when he met her that day. Well, he didn't know at least until he was later yelled at by Vegeta as to whom she was. He had been protecting Vegeta for as long as he could remember. His father had told him it was important and his duty. He never really understood it all when he was younger but as he grew older and the order of things in life fell into place, he saw how things worked.
At the age of five Vegeta and himself left their home planet to journey across space to find new resources for trading purposes. Unfortunately they crash landed here on the planet and were stuck here after that. Gohan had taken them both in and took care of their injuries due to the crash. Vegeta was a grump about it all, but he managed to occupy his time. He was figuring out how to thrive on this planet. He studied the royals and trading here. Trading his things to gain wealth and status he was now one of the richest people on the planet because of his trading. His wealth could equal that of a royal so I guess it was not different now. Then when he had come across Bulma years back, Vegeta knew they could rebuild their spaceship.
Once they rebuilt their ship they ventured off the planet hoping to be welcomed back home…..that had ended differently. The planet in ruins, with the leftover markings of Freiza's destruction. Vegeta never spoke of home or that day again. Colder than before and anger that could surpass anyone in the universe. For some off reason that anger had subsided ever since him and Bulma started whatever it was they were but that was to think about for another time.
Goku let out a heavy sigh as the beach house came into view. He could just picture Chi Chi's face as it was earlier when she confessed that she loved him. 'Everything I've wanted and I screwed it up.' Chi Chi was raw and real then. He had only seen her like that one other time in her life. The day her mother was killed. She was a strong woman, never showing her tears and never showing weakness. He wanted to be that person for her. The one that she didn't have to hide anything from. No secrets and no illusions.
Goku jumped down from nimbus and searched out for Chi Chi's energy. He sensed her behind the house and walked around. A small smile played on his face when he saw she was lying on her board in the water. He knew only two things could only calm her down now that her mother was gone. Her bike and the water, but maybe he could hope to be that for her too, someday…
Running back inside he went to grab his shorts for the water.
Chi Chi laid on her back, on the board letting her arms and legs hang off into the water. She stared up into the night sky counting the stars and watching the moon as it rose up higher as the night went on. 'I've missed this place. I miss you mama. I wish you were here with me right now.' Chi Chi thought she heard her name called but she ignored it. No one was out here this late at night. Deciding to head inside she sat up and spun around on her board. The second she turned around she screamed bloody murder and her body jumped up from seeing someone and fell off the board into the water.
Chi Chi felt someone grab both of her forearms and drag her up to the surface. Scared to death Chi Chi inhaled a large breathe, getting ready to scream for her life when a hand went over her mouth and she noticed it was Goku. "Hey shh shhhh its me Goku, don't scream your fine Chi Chi I got you. You'll wake up everyone in a twelve block radius." Goku let out a small laugh at his comment.
Chi Chi didn't seem too thrilled by it but her shock was overwhelming everything else she was feeling right now. Her heart was beating rapidly and adrenaline was coursing threw her now. "goku….but….Here? How? Wait wait wait…" Chi Chi lost all emotion from her face and swam back over to her board and used it to stay afloat. Looking at Goku she let out an exasperated breathe trying to calm herself down. "You got me Goku ok. I give up with everything. What are you doing here?"
"You Chi Chi. I'm here for you..." Goku swam up to the board and threw his arm on the board and faced Chi Chi. She didn't know what to say. Her eyes just looked at him and she tiled her head to the side. Goku took that as his sign that he should just explain himself and talk. "I…there's a lot to say, explain and I don't know where to begin."
"I'm sorry." Goku looked down collecting his thoughts. "Well I guess that's a start then…." Chi Chi eyebrows were raised as she looked at him. "How about we go to shore and talk so we don't become prunes in the water."
"I guess I can start with this then, just please don't freak out." Goku was visibly nervous. Chi Chi looked at him and then he scooped Chi Chi up into his arms and held the board in his hand. Slowly Goku floated out of the water till they were in the air, slowly heading towards the shore.
Chi Chi's mind was running 100 miles per second trying to take in what was just happening. Looking around for a second she then looked directly at Goku in the eyes. Goku caught Chi Chi looking at him and he looked right into her eyes and never let his eye look away. Slowly he lowered them down onto the ground and set Chi Chi's board down.
Chi Chi stood facing Goku taking him in. She looked him up and down and then directly into his eyes. Unafraid and curious she asked "How?" Goku smiled at her.
"I'm not from earth but a planet called Vegeta. I'm what you would call a sayian. I came to Earth when I was 5, just two years before I met you. I've been here my whole life." Chi Chi knitted her eyes together as the puzzle pieces fit together finally. "Wait, Vegeta? Our Vegeta, that's not just a.."
Goku laughed "Yup. He's our prince; I am his right hand man/body guard I guess you could say." Chi Chi hugged Goku and he wrapped his arms around her.
"I'm sorry." Goku pushed Chi Chi back looking down at her. "I'm not because if I didn't end up here I wouldn't have met you." Chi Chi smiled whole heartedly.
"Come on let's make a fire so we don't get too cold." Chi Chi walked towards a small hole in the ground near her house where she would have bonfires. She started to collect wood and placing it when Goku showed up with towels and a large blanket. She took the towel from Goku as they started to dry off "So how did you end up here then?"
"I'll take care of the fire Chi Chi." Chi Chi sat down and dried off as Goku made a ball of light in his hand and shot it at the wood. A small explosion of fire lit the wood. Chi Chi was mesmerized by Goku's action and got up to grab his hand and look at it. "Auh…mazing. How did you do that?.." Goku chuckled lightly and smiled down at her. " Its called Ki, we all have it but my race…well we use it or I guess you can say, it's like second nature to us. We are a race of fighters and from the day we are born its like we know how to use it. You have it in you too. Just most people don't know how to use it. Master Roshi, Krillin and Yamcha know how to too." Chi Chi nodded her head as she listened to Goku explain on all about Ki, how he ended up here, where him and Vegeta have been since then and how their planet was gone.
Taking off her wet suit Chi Chi laid it over the porch side to dry out and she wrapped the towel around her shivering body from the cold wind. "Come here, I'll keep you warm. I never get cold." Chi Chi hesitated looking at him and deciding on what to do. After a long moment she sat down on the bench next to Goku and cuddled up onto his side. Goku grabbed the blanket he brought out and wrapped it around the both of them. "So what else do you want to know?"
Chi Chi linger in thought for a second. "Speed? So like what can you do? Are you like superman or what?" Goku laughed at Chi Chi's question. "I'm better." Goku winked at her "I can do this thing call instant transportation, run fast yes, strength is beyond anything I can describe, I can shoot ki like you saw but wayyyyyy more than that. AND I can fly."
Goku smiled scooping chi chi up into his arms, as she was wrapped in the blanket, and floated up into the air above her house. Chi Chi smiled and giggled, wrapping her arms around his neck she looked down to the ground. "this….this is amazing Goku." She had a smile on her face like a kid in a candy shop.
"I'm sorry Chi Chi I never meant to hurt you." Goku held onto Chi Chi as he buried his head into the crook of her neck. "Whats done is done Goku….I can't change anything your with her and i.." before Chi Chi couldn't say another word, she locked eyes with Goku and it stopped her from saying anything more.
The way he looked at her stopped her from being able to think of anything to say. "I…..Go..ku" Goku leaned his head forward so their faces where just a hair away from each other. Goku grabbed both of Chi Chi's legs and wrapped them around his waist so he didn't have to hold her up. Chi Chi pulled back to look at Goku, but he gently grabbed her face with both of his hands. She fell into his grasp, not fighting it. Leaning forward he met her forehead and nose with his.
Softly, he spoke with as much emotion as he could to convey his words to her. "Its always been you…..Always Chi Chi." Chi Chi couldn't figure out how to breathe at that exact moment. Time had truly stopped for her and she didn't know if it was going to kill her or be a good thing. Holding her breathe she tried to speak. "Go..k…"
"I love you Chi Chi." Goku crashed his lips into hers. Fiery passion was met with a wicked grip Chi Chi had on Goku now. Clinging to Goku, Chi Chi lost all thought and kissed him back. She didn't know how she could convey how she felt to him, but she figured he felt the same way. She let herself fall, and fall she did. She fell into his embrace, feeling his lips on hers and clinging to him like her life depended on it. Goku couldn't let go. She was it; she was who he wanted and no one else. He was never going to leave her or mess up again. He would protect her with his life from any and everything.
Pulling away to take a breath Chi Chi laughed out of pure bliss and happiness. "I love you Goku too." Chi Chi hugged Goku laying her head on his shoulder. Seeing the fire was about to die Goku floated down to the ground and held Chi Chi close to him still. Kicking some sand over the fire to kill the rest of it, he ITd back to the small living quarters above the garage. Lying down on the bed, he covered the both of them up before they succumbed to sleep for the night. They both fell asleep holding onto each other that night and never let go once.