A/N: Thanks very much for the reviews, it was actually a review I had received that reminded me to post. Sorry! I've had a lot of school work lately, but that is no excuse because I've written out a few Chapters already! So please be kind to me and review, and have a wonderful day! Again thanks to all that have reviewed this story, maybe the next chapter I'll have more time to address each one of you personally at the end as I usually do! =)

Story of the Fountain…

"Did you miss me?"

Goku's eyes fluttered open to meet two onyx orbs that danced with life. It had been days since he had last seen the beautiful damsel and in her absence he wondered if she'd changed her mind. "Miss you?"

"Of course," she replied. "So you didn't?"

Her lips puckered in a way he had never witness' a woman do before, and just the sight of it twisted his inside. " I ah…"

"Well to think I thought you fancied me in the least," she whined.

"Oh no that isn't it," he stammered, ruefully. His eyes never leaving her small figure that towered over him with her arms crossed.

"So…then you like me?" she asked, teasingly.

"No…I mean yes," he babbled, "I mean…"

Her pout faded and was replaced with laughter as she took a seat before him, holding her stomach tightly in ease from her fit of laughter. Goku was just as perplexed as he had been the moment that she first spoke, but slowly it vanished. "You are very adorable Goku," she interjected through giggles.

"Your very beautiful," he countered, playfully.

She rose from her fallen state and sat upon her legs using her hands for support she leaned forward towards Goku. "Do tell me what you think of my eyes," she inquired.

"There full of life," he answered.

"Life? Well what exactly does that mean? Tell me something more appealing," she instructed, batting her eyelashes.

"They are rather large," he begun, but just the slump of her smile made he think harder. "They are really beautiful like a jasper stone."

"Really? Well you're eyes look so mysterious that anyone could get lost in and that is beautiful," she stated. "Goku did you miss me?"

"Yes," he answered.

"You don't have to lie," she said, animatedly. "I saw you out here, and I thought you might like to taste one of my latest recipes."

"Is it another one of the rolls?" he asked.

"No," she smiled, and slightly turned to her left and pick up a large bowl. She rested it between the two and pulled off the cover and instantly the scent had sent Goku into a frenzy. "These are sweet cakes, and I made these one especially for you."

"Thanks so much, ChiChi," joyously he thanked. He took hold of one of the sweet cakes and in only seconds it completely disappeared.

"You are one of the silliest men I've met," she stated through a fit of giggles. It had taken longer for her day's work of the scrumptious treats then it had to vanish into the taller slender man's insides.

"They are just so great!" elatedly, he informed.

ChiChi laid back out on the grass and stared up at the painted sky and all its beautiful colors. It had always been the most striking thing she had ever seen; the setting of the sun and the colors it took with it as it slumbered. "Goku?"

"Yes?" he asked. As he stuffed the last sweet treat into his mouth savoring every bit of flavor that it held.

"Did you ever feel like there is something bigger than us out there?" she asked, inquisitively.

"Sometimes," he answered. He looked over to ChiChi who rested with a distant expression but still as beautiful as always. She had such a peculiar essence and it made him all the more attentive to the little woman.

"Had you been training?" she asked.

"Yes," he replied, tersely.

"Will you tell me about it?" she inquired, propping herself on her two elbows to take in the view of Goku's smile.

"I just had to answer many questions and then I trained with someone named David," he responded. "He is a great fighter and it took me a long time to pin him ten times but I did after a while."

"Oh I can only image how that must have been," she squealed. "You look like you've gotten stronger!"

"Are you okay?" he asked, the dreamy eyed girl.

"Why of course I was just imagining you training with David…and you of course being the best looking," she teased with a wink of the eye.

Goku had never had anyone talk to him the way she did, but he liked it, in a peculiar way. In all his life he had only been around a hand full of girls and their faces were always turning red as a beet or they babbled about the most stupid things. It was odd how hearing someone as beautiful as ChiChi say, that he was better looking than someone else made him feel important…to her.

"Do you know the story of the fountain in the city?" she inquired.

"The fountain of passion?" he asked.

"Yes that one," she answered.

"I do or the one my Grands told me," he replied.

"Will you tell me it?" she asked.

"Why would you want to hear it? It is the most silliest thing I've ever heard her tell me," he retorted, annoyed.

ChiChi abruptly stood to her feet and left his side, and Goku instantly felt knots in his stomach. He jumped to his feet and followed the path she left behind until he reached her, down at the same pond he had last seen her. The sun had finally vanished and only the faint light from the stars lite the bleak sky. She sat with her feet in the pond and starring up at the night sky leaning back resting the weight of her body on her two hands.

He didn't understand ChiChi one bit but he didn't want her to take the pleasure of knowing her away. He had always heard Radditz and Turles talk about girls and how crazy they could be but they were worth all the courting. He never understood why nor wanted to, but something in him wanted to find out with ChiChi.

He walked to her side and took a seat next to her, and when he noticed she hadn't even given him a second glance he knew he had to fix it. "I'm sorry….I just don't care for the story I guess."

"I heard bits and pieces all my life about that fountain," she begun. "And I've always wonder what love could make a man build a fountain for a woman who's shadow he had always walk in."

Alarms went off in Goku's head at ChiChi's words, and he knew what she had said sounded so familiar. However; he couldn't place where he heard the words before and he didn't want to upset her again. "Tell me the story Goku," she asked, sweetly. Her large onyx orbs again locked with his and the knots had vanished and been replaced with joy.

"My Grands said there was a rich woman who had everything she needed. She had many offers to marry but she fell in love with a simple man. He own a….ah I think it was a…a small store and he didn't make much. However, he was the best builder in town and she met with him to build her a fence I think it was,"

"Just make up the stuff you don't remember," ChiChi interjected, she now rested on Goku's shoulder.

"Okay," he whispered. "When he went to build her fence he noticed that her shelves weren't in the best of shape and he asked her if she'd like him to work on it. She said that he had only said it because of money, and he told her that was the least of his concern. So when he had finished her fence and gave her the bill it was free. He didn't ask her for a penny and left, and then three months down the line her shelves broke. She came to him and apologized, than asked him to build her shelves and he accepted. When he came she made him a great big feast, and it was terrible because she didn't know how to cook. She always had the servants to do it."

ChiChi giggled, nuzzled her cold nose against Goku's bare shoulder. "I thought it was much more romantic than this," she exclaimed.

"Romantic?" he queried.

"Yes like a prince sweeping a princess off her feet or a young man falling in love at first sight," she breathed.

"Oh," he understood. "Well he did love her at first sight now that I remember."

"Did he really?" she pressed.

"Yes I forgot about that part," he answered.

"Goku you mustn't forget about things like that! Finish," she urged.

"Okay," he said. "He didn't mind that her food taste terrible he was just happy she tried on her own to cook him something and he ate everything. Every night he came to work on the shelves she'd always invite him to eat with her afterwards and they'd talk sometimes till sun up and she always told him about a fountain her parents built for her. When he had finally finished all her cabinets and the job was finished he built up the courage to ask her to court him. However, on the last day she had a visitor a rich governor from another town. He asked her to marry him and he stood at ears reach listening.

"She accepted the proposal of the governor and he was heartbroken. He hurried and finished the last of his work and left a note with the cost of his work, and again he charged her nothing. This time she was hurt and went to look for him at his shop and when she found him there asked why he didn't charge her anything. He said that it was a wedding gift for her, and immediately she knew he heard. She asked him why he never asked her to court and that if he knew money didn't mean anything to her. However; she had given her word and she had to hold to it."

"So they didn't end up together?" she asked, indignantly.

"I told you it wasn't the best story I heard," he added.

"Well continue," she informed.

"She married the governor and moved away and some years later the shop keeper heard that the woman was sick. She had seen many doctors and yet she still hadn't felt a day better, and her husband had sent her back to her old home for her last days. He decided since he never had the chance to tell her how he felt he would have the chance now, and day and night he begun to work in the center of the town. When others were sleeping he was up and when others were up he was too, and many begun to speak of his insanity. Finally after three months of hard work he built up the courage to visit the dying woman. She was overjoyed to see him, and also afraid that he might catch whatever disease she had contracted. However; he made it very clear that he didn't care if he had or not but he wanted her to see something. He brought her into the town and directed her before the large fountain her eyes blinded with a scarf. Then when the moonlight shone on the beautiful fountain he untied the scarf and she was mesmerized. It was the most beautiful thing she had ever dreamed of, and he told her it was hers'. She died a couple months later but she spent every last waking day with the shop keeper, and he enjoyed every last minute he had with her."

ChiChi looked up at Goku her eyes filled with tears, and envy, "You've seen it?"

"Yes," he answered.

"Will you take me to see it?" she asked.

"Okay," he answered.

"Really! Promise me you will," she pleaded.

"I promise," he replied.

"You're the only friend I've had in a long time," she whispered.

"Friend?" he said aloud. "Isn't the princess your friend?"

"Oh…of course silly….aside from her," she added, yawning. Before long she had fallen asleep on Goku's shoulder, and with care he scooped ChiChi into his arms and made his way back to the palace. As he entered a little woman with dark blue hair made her way over to him a frown upon her lips and fire in her eyes.

"She never knows how to listen," she seethed. "I know you are her guard but that doesn't give her any rights to stay out late. We've been looking for her all day!"

"She was only in the garden did the princess need her?" curiously, he asked.

"Need her?" the woman huffed. "This girl is too mischievous and exactly as her mother! I tell you after being a care taker for so many years it puts a toll on one's life."

"What do you mean mischievous?" he asked. He followed the woman into ChiChi's bedroom and gently rested her on the bed. He watched as the woman pulled the large covers over ChiChi's small frame but before long she shooed him out.

"Her father spoils her very much and keeps her locked away, and she isn't as any one before her. She loves to flirt too much and if you ask me that is no way for a girl to act and also she loves to fight too much. I've told her father that she needs some real discipline or how else can this kingdom thrive!"

"Flirt?" Goku scratched the back of his head. He had heard his brother talk about doing that with girls all the time and that it was always a wonderful game. Had that been what ChiChi was doing with him all day long? "Wait what do you mean 'the kingdom thrive'?"

"Boy do you have many questions!" she exclaimed. "Well you know let me let you on a little secret. Her father is returning in the morning and she hasn't the slightest clue and you will understand completely everything that I'm talking about. She is just too…stubborn!"

Goku watched as the woman hurried back into the room closing it behind her. He stood on the outside of ChiChi's closed bedroom door puzzled. He had never met the woman before and could hardly call their encounter an introduction. She was quarrelling so much about ChiChi she hadn't even said her name once. He shrugged his shoulders and made his way to his bedroom. He would gain all the answers that he would need soon enough, and he couldn't wait.