Hello. I'm glad people are enjoying my stories. I had decided to up the rating on these because of this one shot. Just a warning to all that there is mature themes involving child loss. If this is a sensitive topic for you please feel free to skip this one.
Woman to Woman
Looking at Chi Chi Son and Bulma Briefs, you would never think that they ever had a disagreement. Despite their polar opposite lifestyles and personalities the two women seemed to match each other like a well put together outfit with matching shoes.
They had been each other's maid of honor at their weddings and were god mother to each other's sons. Ever Saturday morning they would take turns going to each other's house for coffee dates which were followed by a ladies only evening. Over the years they cried together, laughed together, but most importantly no matter what was going on they would always be there to support each other.
However this was not always the case with these two ladies.
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Bulma was a teenager when she first met Chi Chi who was a child at the time. Goku was asked by her father to find her and get a fan from Master Roshi to put out the fire on fire mountain. Bulma had not thought much of her at the time other then finding her fearful nature a little annoying. It was years later at the 23rd Martial Arts World Tournament that the blue haired genius started having a problem with her.
Chi Chi had grown into a beautiful fifteen year old and had very much changed since she was a little girl. She had changed so much in fact that none of them even recognized her at first. Of course it infuriated the young woman when Goku didn't recognize her and vowed vengeance against him in their match against each other. This instantly put her on Bulma's shit list. She didn't care that Goku was perfectly capable of taking care of himself in a fight, nobody messed with Bulma Brief's little brother and lived.
After the battle of Chi Chi and Goku, the bluenette was even more furious with the ox princess. The little spoiled brat had clearly bullied Goku into asking her to marry him and Bulma would not stand for it. She would not let Goku walk into such a commitment without completely understanding what he was doing.
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Goku and Chi Chi walked away from the arena hand in hand, both looking extremely happy. Goku looked up and was excited to see Bulma coming over to him until he saw the look on her face.
"Uh oh," Goku said knowing the look all to well.
Chi Chi looked up at her fiance in concern before she noticed the angry looking bluenette walking up to them. The ox princess felt a chill go down her spine for a moment as she stopped right in front of them.
"You," the girl hissed while pointing at Chi Chi.
"We need to talk," the girl stated before she grabbed the teen by her arm and pulled her away from Goku.
Goku was shocked by her behavior before he said, "Bulma wait."
"YOU WAIT YOUR TURN!" Bulma roared at Goku.
The large saiyan looked terrified as he watched Bulma Briefs walk off with his fiance in her grasp.
...
Chi Chi didn't know what to make of this Bulma person but so far she did not like what she was seeing. The ox princess dug her heels into the ground before she pulled her arm back from her captor.
"Who hell do you think you are? Do you have any idea who I am?" ChiChi demanded.
Bulma turned and walked up to the other girl until their noses were inches apart before she replied, "Oh I know who you are princess and after this conversation, I promise you'll never forget me."
"My name is Bulma Brief's and I'm not going to let you ruin Goku's life," Bulma said menacingly.
At first Chi Chi was taken back by this girl's accusation but she quickly recovered with an intense glare and crossed her arms defiantly before she replied, "you sound like an old lady sticking her nose where it doesn't belong."
Bulma's jaw dropped in shock before Chi Chi added, "I mean really, it's like you have a crush on him or something. Your pathetic."
The ox princess was not expecting Bulma to grab her by her collar before throwing her up against the wall of a building. The look in Bulma's eye truly had Chi Chi feeling scared.
"You listen to me you little brat and listen well. I am the only family Goku has outside of six people and I have looked out for that boy for five years. So when a girl demands that my fifteen year old brother marry her I'm gonna say something," Bulma said before giving the princess an animalistic growl.
A large hand on her arm made Bulma look away from her prey to see Goku himself standing beside her.
"Bulma that's enough," Goku said gently.
The blue haired girl glared at the larger boy before letting Chi Chi go. She then turned to Goku and used all of her strength to shove him away from her and demanded, "do you have any idea what your walking into?"
Goku stared gently down at Bulma as she ranted, "A wedding is not a buffet and a bride is not something you eat! She thinks its a big party with a pretty dress followed by living happily ever after..."
The girl stopped ranting when Goku pulled her into a hug. She could feel him squeezing her tightly to his chest before he whispered, "Please don't be mad at me, I don't like it when your mad it me and it's not just cause you're scary...Bulma I'm lonely."
The admission both shocked and saddened the blue haired woman. She had tried her best to make a family for the boy who lost his at such a young age. As annoying, ignorant and naive as he wa; Goku trusted easily, his heart was was his biggest muscle and his soul was kind and gentle. Where Goku would use his strength to physically protect his friends from harm, Bulma wanted very much to protect the younger boy's heart from getting broken.
"I love you Bulma and you've taken good care of me...but you've started your life here and I want someone to come on adventures with me. Someone strong and who will always be by my side no matter what," Goku explained.
Bulma couldn't help chuckling sadly before she asked, "How are the pair of you supposed to start a family and settle down if you're out gallivanting on adventures?"
"What do you mean? I don't need to start a family. You're my family silly," Goku chuckled as he broke the hug and ruffled Bulma's hair.
The bluenette couldn't help smiling lovingly at the big oaf before she asked, "Don't you wanna become a daddy and have a baby some day?"
Goku scratched his head for a minute looking deep in thought before he started laughing and said, "ya I guess so but not for a little while...I don't even know where you would get a baby."
Bulma gave Goku a deadpanned expression before Bulma turned to Chi Chi and smirked a little when she saw the look of shock and slight horror on the girl's face. For a split second Bulma almost felt bad for her as she wrapped her arms around Goku's middle.
"Well I can't really say I approve of this Goku...but just remember you always have a place to call home...and I guess she can come to," Bulma mumbled the last part glaring at the princess as Chi Chi stuck her tongue out at her. Goku remained oblivious as he happily hugged his big sister.
'I guess we just see how long this lasts.' Bulma thought.
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It had been a year since the two were engaged to one another. True to his word Goku went on as many adventures as he could. Bulma was pleasantly surprised by the ox princess' devotion to Goku...not that she would admit it.
After all the pair were still walking on egg shells around each other but remained civil to one another for the sake of the person they both loved dearly. Try as they might however the two women would always somehow end up fighting over something as soon as they were in the same room together. It was very difficult for everyone but it was especially taking it's toll on poor Goku.
So of course it was a surprise when one day Bulma ran out of her lab when she heard the sound of frantic knocking coming from her front door and found a crying Chi Chi. The girl looked terrified as she held her arms over her stomach.
"Look I know this is weird but I need to talk to someone," Chi Chi begged, yes begged as she was rushed inside by the scientist.
"Uh...no offense but isn't there someone else you'd rather talk to like Goku, your dad...an actual friend," Bulma said as she led the girl to the living room and sat her on the the couch.
The ox princess sniffled before she replied, "this is pretty big and I'm scared to tell Goku and daddy...plus I don't really have any friends."
Bulma sighed as she looked the girl over. She had a bad feeling she already knew what the sixteen year old was going to tell her.
"Please tell me it's at least Goku's," Bulma sighed.
Chi Chi gasped at the older woman before she screamed, "OF COURSE IT'S GOKU'S!"
The ox princess took a minute to look bashful before she added in a whimper, "How did you know I was pregnant?"
Bulma smiled gently before she said, "you're holding your stomach and your terrified...you look like me when I first found out I was having a baby."
Chi Chi looked surprised before she asked, "When did you have a baby?"
The blue haired woman looked at Chi Chi with sad eyes before she replied, "I didn't...I miscarried at seven months...Yamcha and I were devastated. We're still trying to working things out through grief therapy...It was a few years ago."
"Does Goku know about this?" The girl wondered.
Bulma nodded her head before she replied, "he was there when I started to miscarry and got me to the hospital."
The ox princess held her stomach a little tighter before she demanded, " Why are you telling me this?"
Bukma chuckled for a moment before she said, "I honestly don't know."
"Well how am I supposed to talk to you about this when you spring that on me. Kami I'm trying decide what to do here!" Chi Chi screamed as tears ran down her face.
Bulma glared at the girl before she hissed, "You better not be thinking about what I think you are."
"What does it matter to you," the ox princess sneered at the older woman.
The bluenette was seeing red as she jumped up out of her seat and slammed her arms on either side of the girl.
"It matters to me because it would destroy Goku if he ever found out you were pregnant and killed his baby. Do you ever think of anyone but yourself you brat?" Bulma hissed furiously.
Chi Chi squinted her eyes shut as she winced at Bulma's rage before she quickly replied, "That was never an option okay but I'm scared!"
At the admission, Bulma quickly calmed down. The scientist quietly went back to her seat before letting Chi Chi continue to speak.
"Getting pregnant right now was not part of the plan...we were supposed to wait a few years after we saved some money and got married...I wanted to go to highschool and university...What if Goku doesn't want to have the baby with me? What about what daddy will think of me having a baby before marriage?" the teen ranted. By the time she was done talking the girl was in full blown hysterics.
Seeing the girl so upset Bulma felt like she needed to do something. She felt uncomfortable just sitting here and watching this kid cry in her livingroom. Bulma stiffly walked over and sat beside the crying girl.
She awkwardly started patting Chi Chi's head before she mumbled, " there there..."
The ox princess glared at the woman before she growled, "I'm not a damn child. I'm a pregnant woman WHO IS PANICKING!"
Bulma rolled her eyes and groaned as she prepared herself to do something she really didn't want to do.
"Look...I'll help you figure ths out," she offered.
The teen looked at the bluenette suspiciously before she asked, "what's the catch?"
"No catch I just want to help. Seriously," Bulma replied gently.
Chi Chi continued to glare before she said, " I don't understand."
"Look you might not be my favorite person but that's my nephew in there and I'd like to see him come into this world happy and healthy. I'm doing this for Goku not you. Got that?" Bulma explained.
Chi Chi nodded her head quickly before she asked, "soo what do we do first?"
Bulma thought for a minute before she said, "First I book you an appointment with the best Ob-gyn in the city. After that...you need to tell Goku and Ox king what's going on."
The sixteen year old looked absolutely teterrified. Hesitantly Bulma wrapped her arm around Chi Chi and said,"Its okay I'll go with you. I promise you won't be alone through any part of this you don't think you can handle alone."
Chi Chi looked up,at the blue haired woman with terrified eyes before she mumbled, "you promise?"
Bulma just chuckled at the girl before she replied, "of course you big baby."
...
Bulma had kept her promise and went to the doctor's appointment with the teen. She rolled her eyes when Chi Chi begged her to hold her hand through the check up.
She was even at the dinner when Chi Chi bravely told Goku and her father that she was pregnant. Both men were over the moon by the news and the ox king even started to cry.
Goku swore he would make an amazing house for their family to live in. The warrior never looked so excited.
The ox king said he would pay for his little girl to have a beautiful wedding that she deserved before the baby was born.
Chi Chi and Goku didn't know what to say when Bulma offered them a place to live till their home was built. The catch was that both teenagers had to finish getting an education with a private tutor that Bulma paid for. They both had to at least get their highschool diploma or else the bluenette herself would kick their asses personally.
The ox princess couldn't seem to stop saying thank you to Bulma and all the woman would reply was, "I'm doing it for Goku, not you."
The phrase quickly became a joke between the two girls. One would ask a favor and the other would say "I'm doing it for Goku, not you."
Even when Chi Chi asked Bulma to be her maid of honor because she claimed everyone else she knew was busy, Bulma smirked at the girl and replied,"fine but only becuase it's important to Goku."
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When the house was just about finished Bulma offered the couple one more gift.
"Bulma are you sure?" Goku asked in absolute shock.
The bluenette nodded without a word as her emotions were quickly getting the better of her.
She swallowed a lump in her throat before she said, "its no use to me right now and it's just collecting dust...besides I don't think I'll be ready for a baby for a long time."
Bulma led them to the room that she had locked away all those years ago when walking by it became to painful. She took a breath before she opened the door to reveal a stunning nursery set made of oak with light blue cushions.
The three walked in before Bulma said, "its practically brand new...little dusty but..."
The bluenette went silent when she recognized the small box on the dresser. Goku and Chi Chi watched silently as she approached the shoebox sized keepsake and gently caressed the name written on the lid. Bulma opened the lid and quickly became overwhelmed by the contents of the box.
It was a memory box the nurses had made for her. They had put inside the baby's ultra sounds. They had also made a plasticine keepsake that had her tiny baby's handprint and footprint on it. Bulma had put in the outfit she had bought to bring the baby home in complete with booties and a hat.
Bulma hadn't realized she had broken down into tears until she felt herself being held by someone with slim arms. She looked over to see it was Chi Chi who was holding her tightly whispering comforting words.
She had no idea how long she cried on the girl's shoulder but when she was done she felt like for the first time since she lost the baby that she was finally at peace with it.
After that day the two girls created a bond that was just as thick as if they were sisters by blood. Through the years they bickered and teased each other to no end. At the end of the day though, the two women were sisters and nothing would ever change that.
Well thats all for now. This was an odd one shot to write because I had not originally intended for Bulma and Yamcha to have lost a baby. However this sort of wrote itself once I got started. I decided to dedicate this to all mothers who've lost a child including my sister.