AN: This story is slightly A/U with new characters and will feature some serious/dramatic tones throughout the story that wasn't in DB/DBZ. While DB/DBZ is entertaining, the creator made sure to avoid real scenarios the characters had to deal with by resorting to humor and time jumps. Ex. In the manga, after ChiChi learns Goku is dead and Gohan is taken by Piccolo, the story jumps to six months later. My story will delve into what could've happened in those six months. I will be using some names in the manga/anime that weren't used in Funi's DB/DBZ. Ex. Ox King/Gyu-Mao; the Lookout/Kami's Sanctuary/Temple. It's rated M for the occasional sexy times for Goku and ChiChi.

Life With You

Part One:

Second Thoughts

He did it. He finally did it! After six years of training and fights, Goku became the strongest under the Heavens! Out of the three World Martial Arts tournaments he appeared in, this was the strangest one yet. He predicted victory for himself. He never thought he would get a wife.

But that's what he did and she was riding with him on Nimbus.

Goku thought back to that infamous day six years ago when ChiChi's father, Gyu-Mao, offered to give his daughter to him as a wife as thanks for getting the Bansho fan from Master Roshi. Goku asked, "What's a wife?" but Gyu-Mao never answered and only showed him a picture of ChiChi saying she was a hot head but a cutie. Goku didn't understand what Gyu-Mao meant by that. He only understood he had to find his daughter and bring her with him to Master Roshi to get the Bansho fan. Now that Goku understood what Gyu-Mao meant, he was even more confused. Why would Gyu-Mao offer his daughter to live with Goku for the rest of his life for finding a fan? It was a huge offer for such a small request.

Later on, ChiChi approached him and ask when she's older, if Goku will return to make her his bride. Goku, confused, asked what she meant. ChiChi thought Goku was pretending he didn't know. He wasn't pretending but reasoned he was going to get food. It made the most sense. Grandpa rewarded him with food when he completed a task, and Goku did complete one bringing Master Roshi to Gyu-Mao so he could put out the fire surrounding Gyu-Mao's castle.

In hindsight, Goku realized he should've thought it meant something else since Gyu-Mao offered ChiChi to him as his wife and ChiChi asked him if he will make her his bride. It should've clicked both were the same but he didn't know. Of course Gyu-Mao and ChiChi thought he knew what they meant. He was twelve years old. A twelve year old would know what being a wife and a bride meant.

He had to be the anomaly. He always was. Goku always known he wasn't the smartest person and not aware of things that other people were. It never bothered him except now his lack of education affected someone else.

If Grandpa was still alive, I would've known. He knew everything.

Grandpa told him if he ever met a girl he should be nice to her. He also told him when he makes a promise he should honor it. That's what he was doing now although he had second thoughts. He had the option to back out of it. He didn't know the promise he made meant living with a woman for the rest of his life. He could've explained and ChiChi would've accept his backing out. In fact, ChiChi looked ready to accept the promise was a misunderstanding when he told her he thought bride meant food, but ChiChi looked so sad, close to tears and it was his fault. ChiChi waited on him all this time because he promised to marry her.

He promised to marry her.

Something clicked in Goku's head. He didn't agree to marry ChiChi because Gyu-Mao offered ChiChi to him. He did it for ChiChi. He didn't know what ChiChi meant when she ask if he will make her his bride but there was something about her face he liked. Perhaps it was the way her cheeks turned red, her smile, or what she wanted made her happy. Whatever it was, he liked it. He liked her, too, and because of that, he agreed to marry her. When she smiled again after he proposed, that same feeling returned.

Maybe his brain really didn't know what his mouth was saying but his heart did.

It didn't erase all the second thoughts he had but for the time being he was going to give this marriage thing a try. Being married to ChiChi could be a really good thing. From what he remembered, ChiChi was a good person. She could ride Nimbus when none of his friends could. That said a lot. She was a hot head though. She pushed him off Nimbus but she only did that after he patted her down. Bulma always smack him for that, too. He was glad he finally figured out the difference between a boy and girl. He was getting tired of getting smack for that.

Maybe that was one of the reasons why Master Roshi continued his schooling. Grandpa Gohan taught Goku how to read, count and write. After he died, Goku didn't think about school lessons until he lived with Master Roshi. Though he hated that stuff, it was beneficial. He figured out his correct age and if he was honest with himself, admitted reading and learning wasn't so bad. There was something else schooling did, but for the moment, Goku decided to suppress that. He didn't need to think about that now. Goku's schooling continued when he lived on Kami's Temple. Now that Goku knew Kami wanted him to take his place, Goku understood why Mr. Popo furthered his education.

'Me? A Kami?' The idea was crazy. He appreciated the training but Kami's Sanctuary was so boring. Other than training, there was nothing to do there. No fishing. No hunting. There was no one but Mr. Popo and Kami who did not have illuminating personalities. It was too quiet for a country boy like him.

Even though Kami said ChiChi could live with him at the temple, Goku doubted she would've liked it either.

Live with ChiChi he mused. It would be nice to have someone to live with. He hadn't anyone since Grandpa Gohan, and while he would never openly admit it, there were times where even he got lonely.

Still, did ChiChi have to be so clingy?

She held onto him tightly now just like she did after he beat her and Piccolo. As a kid Goku didn't mind affection. He didn't mind hugging Krillin at the World's Martial Arts Tournament when they were kids and most recently at the last one. Of course a hug from Krillin was not like a hug from ChiChi.

The way her body pressed against him made him feel uneasy and caused him to blush, something he rarely did. He guessed it had something to do with growing up. In the past two years, he noticed changes with his body. He got taller which he liked but a lot of mornings he woke up with a hard penis. It always went away when he exercised but the randomness of it had Goku asking Mr. Popo about it. Mr. Popo assured him it was a normal reaction and part of growing up. Goku accepted that reason but it was still strange.

Almost as strange as the woman riding Nimbus with him. ChiChi said she loved him but how can she love him when she hadn't seen him in six years; when she didn't know him at all? He didn't love her and he didn't understand the kiss she gave him. Krillin, on the other hand, was upset, screaming how it wasn't fair a cute girl like ChiChi kissed him.

Cute. Another word he had to understand. Yamcha and Krillin said ChiChi was cute but Goku couldn't tell the difference between a cute girl and an ugly girl. Master Roshi gave up trying to explain to Goku. Maybe someday he will get it.

"Goku," ChiChi's voice interrupted his thoughts. "We're almost there. I see my father's castle."

While Goku wasn't fond of ChiChi's clinginess, there was something he did like. Her smell. He always had a strong sense of smell. Grandpa's smell always made him feel happy and at peace. All of his friends had different, distinct smells but their smells never made him feel as happy or at peace as Grandpa's did. Goku couldn't describe ChiChi's yet but he liked it.

ChiChi's scent wafted around him as she pointed to her father's castle ahead. Goku could feel her bumps pressing against his back. His stomach twisted and he felt his cheeks heating up. Why was his body acting so weird?

"Do you have any food?" Goku blurted. He had to get his mind off these odd feelings. "I'm hungry."

"There's plenty of food at the castle," ChiChi told him. "I guess all that fighting worked up an appetite." ChiChi hugged him. One of her hands caressed up the left side of his chest in an innocent stroke. "When we're married, I'm gonna cook you yummy meals every day."

There goes that funny feeling in his stomach again. ChiChi's actions rendered him speechless.

"Goku, when I take you to my Dad, you have to ask my father's permission to marry me."

"Huh?" Goku turned his head to ChiChi; the funny feeling forgotten. "I thought I did that at the tournament."

"You did but traditionally a man ask the girl's father. It's really simple. When I take you to my father, you sit before him and say, 'Gyu-Mao, I've come to ask for ChiChi's hand in marriage.' Dad will say yes and we'll plan our wedding."

"Can I get something to eat, too?" Goku asked. He'll do what ChiChi wanted but he really wanted to eat.

ChiChi giggled. "Of course but after you talk to Dad."

Goku nodded and face forward just as Nimbus flew over the small village ruled by Gyu-Mao. It was different from when he last saw the place. Six years ago, the village appeared empty and was littered with bones and homes in ruins. The air smelt of smoke and death. Now, the air was clean and the skies were bright with a few rolling white clouds. There were green rolling hills, lively trees, green grass and freshly paved roads. There was even a lake where people happily fished and played in. All the homes were repaired and there were people happily bustling about their day. A few even looked up and gawked at Goku and their princess on the strange yellow cloud.

As Gyu-Mao's castle came into full view, Goku's mouth dropped. "Wow! Your home is huge! It's nothing like the castle last time I saw it."

ChiChi giggled again. "The castle was in ruins after Master Roshi put out the fire with his Kamehameha Wave." Still, Goku was right as she admitted, "Dad and the villagers did rebuild it to be even bigger."

Nimbus stopped at the grand gates of the castle. Goku jumped off Nimbus. He started to walk off when ChiChi called after him. "Goku, you're supposed to help me off Nimbus!"

Goku turned to ChiChi. "I am?" He scratched the back of his head as he walked back to her. ChiChi remained on the cloud waiting for him. He held out his hand and helped her off the cloud. "But you can jump." Very good he recalled remembering how ChiChi jumped in the air during their fight. "You can get off the cloud yourself."

"I can but as my husband you should help me with these things."

"Why?"

"It's something husbands do." ChiChi linked her arm with Goku's and leaned against him. "Now let's go inside. Once Dad gives his approval of our marriage, I'll get you something yummy to eat."

Goku was going to tell ChiChi to stop holding him but since he was promised food, he decided to not pull away.

Passing through the gates, Goku and ChiChi walked onto the courtyard in front of the castle. There was an immense amount of land with several people tending to it, either cutting the grass, trimming the shrubs, or tending to the large garden of food that fed Gyu-Mao, ChiChi and all the workers of the castle.

The castle itself was massive. During his travels, Goku stayed in a handful of castles but none were as big as this. Was he really gonna live here with ChiChi? It was so huge and probably had a lot of rooms. He could get lost here. For the moment, Goku was grateful ChiChi held onto him. He needed her as a guide around this place.

The people they passed acknowledged ChiChi with a smile or greeting of 'Princess' while looking at Goku curiously. Who was this young man the princess held onto so tightly? They stopped momentarily for ChiChi to speak to a field worker to ask the whereabouts of her father and to pass news to the in house staff to bring food to the dining hall for she and Goku will be there shortly.


Gyu-Mao, ruler of the small village formerly known as Pleasant Mountain, felt today was one of his most challenging days as ruler. Today, he had to assure his people to remain calm and go about their day as they did yesterday. They had to feel nothing has changed and everything was as normal and peaceful as it was the day before. Right now, he stood in the backyard of his castle talking with the landscaping crew. Not only did he have to keep their minds occupied, he had to keep his as well and not wonder about the whereabouts of his daughter.

It wasn't like ChiChi to wander off without telling him. In fact, it wouldn't have bothered him if it weren't for the news that came two hours ago. ChiChi could take care of herself. He trained her in the Master Roshi School of martial arts but he knew his daughter could not handle the son of King Piccolo.

The radio was on outside as field workers listened to music. Breaking news cut into a top rated song from the World Martial Arts Tournament. The son of King Piccolo was currently fighting against the runner up of the last two tournaments, Son Goku. He vowed to unleash his father's terror on the world once again. Soon after the news announcement, all communication was cut off from Yahhoy Island.

Three years and no one has forgotten the chaos and fear brought by King Piccolo. The news he had a son brought a fresh wave a fear to the villagers. Gyu-Mao was alerted at once. The Ox King's first thought was to find the location of his daughter but no one had seen her since the night before yesterday. Gyu-Mao assumed ChiChi went on a solo training mission as she had done before. She was never gone longer than three days but with King Piccolo's son out there, Gyu-Mao wanted her with him.

The villagers were aware of their king's worry for his daughter and they admired him even more how he pushed aside his instinct to leave immediately to find his daughter and focused on assuring the concerns of his people.

It was a relief as Gyu-Mao spoke, a worker spotted their princess walking to them. "Sire," the worker pointed behind him. "It's the princess."

Gyu-Mao turned around and his heart was overwhelmed with relief. His daughter was home, alive and well. He was so focused on her, he didn't pay attention to the man his daughter had her arms wrapped around. His heavy footsteps pounded on the ground as he jogged the short distance to his daughter and scooped her in his arms.

"ChiChi, I was so worried about you!"

ChiChi only laughed, wrapping as much of her arms as she could around her burly father. "Oh, Dad. I'm fine. There's no need to worry about me."

"Why didn't you tell anyone where you had gone?" He gently placed ChiChi back on her feet. "I had wondered where you ran off to." Gyu-Mao looked past ChiChi, finally noticing the young man who came in with his daughter. Something about that hair of his. It was familiar.

"I went to the World Martial Arts Tournament, Dad." She left her father's embrace to stand by Goku. "You remember Goku, don't you?"

"Goku?" Gyu-Mao stared at the young man. "Gohan's grandson!" He clapped his hands in recognition. "Ah, yes, I remember you from long ago. You helped us put out the fire on my castle." He laughed. "As you can see, we've rebuilt it quite nicely." His joyous laugh suddenly fell as he remembered the other thing ChiChi told him. "The World Martial Arts Tournament?" His mind was brought back to the news of the day. "I heard King Piccolo's son was at the tournament." Giving his daughter a closer inspection, Gyu-Mao noticed the patches of dirt on ChiChi's clothes, arms and face. ChiChi would never appear before him unkempt. Her unclean state meant it was true. She was there. "News were cut off from the island. We've been waiting two hours for an update."

ChiChi knew why updated news from the tournament hadn't reach the rest of the world yet. "Goku and Piccolo's fight nearly destroyed the island," ChiChi explained. "When Goku and I returned to our hotel to get our things, we saw a lot of down power lines; places near the tournament arena were in ruins. Five floors of our hotel were buried in dirt."

That explained why news hadn't reach his village yet. It also angered Gyu-Mao on ChiChi's recklessness on not informing him of her whereabouts. "If you hadn't returned now, it could've been even more hours or days before I knew where you were. To think you were at that tournament…. ChiChi, you could've been killed and I wouldn't have known!"

The rise of Gyu-Mao's anger surprised ChiChi. She hadn't seen her father this angry since he was an evil man, killing anyone who tried to steal his treasure. She witnessed this anger before but it was never directed at her.

ChiChi's hand linked through Goku's fingers suddenly, startling the young man at the sudden contact. Goku looked at ChiChi, surprised to see a slight tremble course through her. Goku looked at ChiChi then Gyu-Mao. Was she….was she scared of her Dad's temper?

Goku knew Gyu-Mao had a temper. He heard of his reputation through Oolong and fought him as a child when the burly man thought Goku and his friends were after his treasures. He thought the giant man had changed his ways. He vowed to after Master Roshi put out the fire around his castle.

Goku wasn't sure what to say but knew he had to say something. He felt some responsibility to putting ChiChi's life in danger and her facing the ire of her father.

"I was fine, Dad," ChiChi spoke quietly at first but her voice rising confidently as she said, "Goku was there and he defeated Piccolo. He won the tournament. He saved the world."

"He did?" Gyu-Mao's temper cooled as his eyes fell on Goku again. "You came in second place at the last two tournaments. So you finally won and you defeated King Piccolo's son. The threat is over?"

"Well, he escaped but Goku defeated Piccolo soundly." ChiChi wasn't going to tell her Dad Goku let Piccolo get away. He didn't need to hear that. He might not approve of their marriage if he knew. "If Piccolo surfaces again, Goku will take care of him."

"Bravo!" Gyu-Mao slapped Goku's back causing the young man to stumble forward. "You saved the world, Goku!"

Her father was in good spirits again. Now was the perfect time to bring up the engagement. At sixteen, ChiChi recalled her father telling her to forget about Goku and accept the serious offers from the young men in the village but ChiChi refused, believing Goku would come for her.

"Dad, Goku has something to ask you." ChiChi got on her knees and sat on the back of her legs. She pulled Goku's hand, making him sit in the same position as she.

Gyu-Mao looked on amused on what Goku had to ask him. He had an idea. Other young men from the village had asked his permission to court ChiChi. He would give his blessing but ChiChi always refused them. The fact ChiChi brought Goku to him, signaled she will accept Goku's request to court her but Goku would formally ask her father's permission.

Hearing that Goku defeated King Piccolo's son and saved the world, how could he say no?

The young man looked rather innocent with a big smile on his face as he said, "Gyu-Mao, I've come to ask for ChiChi's hand in marriage."

The smile slid off Gyu-Mao's face as he stared speechless at Goku's request. He recalled offering ChiChi to Goku but Goku never said yes. In fact, the boy asked, 'What's a wife?' and only offered to find her. However, something happened when Goku was alone with ChiChi that had Goku take up Gyu-Mao on his offer. ChiChi never said what happened, only that Goku promised to come back to marry her. As the years passed, Gyu-Mao thought Goku forgot the promise. Goku was twelve and normally it's the parents who handle the marriage arrangement and not the kids. Even Gyu-Mao admitted he handled that wrong but he was so overjoyed at the possibility of finally having the fire around his castle being put out, he was willing to offer anything even his own daughter.

When news of Goku's successes at the previous tournaments reached his kingdom, Gyu-Mao figured Goku was focused on that and not marriage. He didn't want his daughter broken hearted, waiting on someone who will never come. So, when young men from the village requested permission to court ChiChi, Gyu-Mao thought it would be the perfect way for ChiChi to forget Goku's promise. If she realized other men wanted her as a wife, ChiChi would see she didn't need to wait on Goku.

So, when suitable men approached Gyu-Mao, he gave his blessing. Unfortunately, ChiChi turned them down. Frustrated at his daughter's inherited stubbornness, Gyu-Mao sat her down. He told ChiChi Goku forgot about her and she should settle on a suitor from their village. ChiChi stubbornly remained hopeful Goku would come back. It worried him to be honest. ChiChi often mentioned Goku and their future children when learning to cook a new dish or making a new outfit. Gyu-Mao worried ChiChi was setting herself up for a huge disappointment.

ChiChi's sudden departure became clear to Gyu-Mao. ChiChi did doubt Goku would come for her and looked for him herself. She didn't tell him because she feared he would forbid her from going to the tournament. She was right. Gyu-Mao would've forbidden her because he truly felt Goku forgot ChiChi and the last thing he wanted was to see his daughter hurt. Gyu-Mao wasn't sure what happened when the two reunited again. He only knew Goku returned to honor his promise.

And that troubled him.

"Papa," ChiChi began worriedly. "You're not saying anything."

Gyu-Mao smiled. ChiChi called him 'Papa' when she was worried. Maybe she was. After all, he accepted the other men's request to court his daughter. It would cause a great worry to ChiChi for her father to suddenly say no to the one man she wanted.

"I'm just surprised, ChiChi. That's all." Shock was the correct word. Still, ChiChi wanted this and he loved his daughter dearly. He would always give into his daughter's request to make her happy. "Goku, you have my blessing to marry ChiChi."

ChiChi squealed, jumped to her feet and hugged her father. "Thank you, Dad." ChiChi left his side again and nearly tackled Goku throwing herself into his arms.

Gyu-Mao smiled warmly at the moment. ChiChi was happy and Goku was clearly embarrassed by such open affection from his daughter. It was cute except when Goku said, "So, can I eat now?"

ChiChi giggled. "Yes, we can eat now."

The momentary happiness Gyu-Mao felt for his daughter evaporated. In fact, he was frowning watching the newly engaged couple leave him. He didn't expect Goku to be overjoyed with happiness as ChiChi. He was a man and men weren't as emotional as women but he thought Goku would have more on his mind than food at the moment.

Gyu-Mao followed the two into the castle concerned as ChiChi gushed about their upcoming nuptials and Goku gushed about eating. When they entered the dining hall, the table was laden with food. Goku cheered, jumped in his seat and ate ravenously. So much for Gyu-Mao thinking Goku wasn't emotional. He was really happy to eat. He looked at his daughter smiling at Goku. She was happy, too. Maybe, he wondered, maybe he should just be happy for them, too.

Ah, what would his former training buddy think of the union of their children?

Gyu-Mao laughed boisterously but ChiChi was somewhat stunned at the number of plates growing on the large table. Hardly ten minutes and Goku already cleared away twenty plates. Servants returned to place more food on the table while clearing the empty plates.

"Keep 'em comin'!" Goku said with a mouthful of food.

Gyu-Mao sat at the opposite end of the table amused at how much food Goku was eating and how fast he ate it. It reminded him of his youth when he and Gohan trained under Master Roshi.

ChiChi, on the other hand, looked nervous. She knew Goku used a lot of energy fighting Piccolo and expected him to eat a large meal but this was ridiculous.

'Does he normally eat like this? How will I cook enough to fill him?' Her eyes widen at how fast he ate. 'Will he choke?'

As if reading her mind, Goku grabbed a pitcher of water and drunk it greedily. ChiChi grimaced. 'Doesn't he know to use a glass?'

Gyu-Mao laughed joyously. "You're just like Gohan. He had a hearty appetite, too!" Goku only smiled, nodded and resumed eating. "We will have to prepare a grand feast for the wedding to satisfy you, Goku. This wedding will be the biggest this village has ever seen."

"Oh," ChiChi blushed. There were many people in the village. "I don't think we need to invite everyone."

"It's not everyday a princess gets married. The whole village will want to attend." Gyu-Mao tapped his fingers on the table thoughtfully. "We can probably have the wedding in a week or two. That's enough time to plan the meals, decorate the castle, get Goku a suit and your mother's dress clean." It would also give the couple some time to get to know each other before the wedding, Gyu-Mao thought to himself.

Goku lowered his plate. "A suit?" He looked at ChiChi. "Why can't I wear what I have on now?"

"You have to dress special for a wedding," ChiChi explained. "You can't wear your everyday clothes. We'll get you fitted for your suit tomorrow and afterwards, we should go to your home. I have to get it ready for when I move in."

Goku frowned. "My home? Get it ready? What do you mean?"

ChiChi blushed as she explained, "I'll be moving in with you, Goku. When we're married, we live together."

Goku frowned. He understood the living together part. Where they were living confused him. "We're not living here?"

"ChiChi, you don't have to move out," Gyu-Mao said. "There's plenty of room for you and Goku here."

ChiChi turned away from her father. She placed her hands on her cheeks embarrassed. "Goku and I can't be newlyweds if we're living here, Dad. We need time to ourselves."

Gyu-Mao blushed understanding why ChiChi would want to be alone with Goku. He didn't think when ChiChi married, she would leave him. Maybe for a week or two for the honeymoon but not forever. He always thought she and her husband would live and raise their family here. He assumed ChiChi and her husband would rule this kingdom after he died.

Goku was completely clueless. "I don't know what you mean about newlyweds but I don't have a home unless you count Mount Paozu but I haven't been there in years."

"Years?" ChiChi dropped her hands from her face. "Where have you been living all this time?"

"The last three years I lived at Kami's Temple. Three years before that, I lived outside, training and traveling the world. Before that, I lived with Master Roshi for eight months."

ChiChi blinked. "What do you mean outside? You didn't have a capsule home? You didn't have a bed?"

Goku shook his head. "Sometimes I had a bed when I stayed in a village for a couple days but most times I slept on the ground." Questions answered, Goku went to back to eating. "Oh, this is so good!"

He spoke as if it wasn't a big deal he was homeless. How could he be fine sleeping outside for three years? ChiChi had slept outdoors a few nights but not years. Her soon to be husband was more rugged than she thought.

Fifteen more empty plates, left Goku happily rubbing his stomach. "Ahhh. I'm full now."

ChiChi looked at the pile of empty dishes on the table. There had to be nearly a hundred plates and that wasn't counting the plates servants had already taken away. She had her work cut out cooking for him.

Goku looked at ChiChi's single plate. She had barely touched her food. She spent most of her time staring at Goku eating. "That's all you can eat, huh?"

"Normally, people don't eat a hundred of plates of food, Goku."

Goku shrugged. "I haven't eaten all day and I was in a huge fight."

Even so, people don't go through a hundred of plates of food because they haven't eaten all day. How was she going to make enough to fill him?


The rest of the evening was spent discussing the wedding. Well, ChiChi and Gyu-Mao did all the talking and Goku just listened, only responding when ChiChi asked him something. Having a wedding was a lot of work and a big fuss to make over one day. Goku didn't understand it at all.

As the evening drew to a close, Gyu-Mao didn't question ChiChi's desire to have Goku sleep in the bedroom across from hers. He trusted ChiChi and spending the evening with Goku knew he wouldn't do anything with his daughter he shouldn't do before the wedding.

Upon entering his room, Gyu-Mao went to his closet searching for an old box he kept in the back of the top shelf. He found the worn, black paper box and settled on his bed. He opened it, rifling through letters he had written to Master Roshi and Gohan. He and Gohan were good friends and even better sparing partners. After moving on from Master Roshi teachings, Gohan and Gyu-Mao went on to different paths. Gohan continued his training, earning a reputation as a very skilled martial artists and lived a hermit life while Gyu-Mao embraced the privilege his lessons from Master Roshi and his large size brought him earning a more lavish lifestyle than Gohan. While Gohan didn't approve of Gyu-Mao's obsession of his treasures, he still remained friends only losing contact completely when Gyu-Mao lost his wife. He changed, seeking comfort by expanding his fortune and killing anyone who dared to steal his treasures. That temper of his cost him a lot and regrettably he passed that temper to his daughter.

His daughter. While his daughter inherited her mother's looks, sweetness and faithfulness, she also inherited his temper and bless Goku for when he's on the receiving end of ChiChi's temper.

Thinking about his future son-in-law, Gyu-Mao recalled receiving a letter from Gohan when ChiChi was a baby. He hadn't heard from Gohan in years. In the letter, Gohan written he found a baby in the woods and took him in. With his own baby girl, Gyu-Mao thought it would be a fine time for a reunion. In the letter, Gohan had mentioned the baby had a bad attitude. Nothing seemed to make him happy. Gyu-Mao thought the child was lonely and thought his daughter would be the perfect companion.

Gohan was surprised at Gyu-Mao's arrival and even more reluctant to allow the Gyu-Mao's daughter near Goku but Gyu-Mao insisted. The meeting of Goku and ChiChi initially went well. Goku sat in his crib, looking curiously at the baby being placed in the crib with him. Gohan watched nervous as ChiChi smiled at Goku. Goku stared at ChiChi, puzzled at a being as small as him. ChiChi crawled to Goku. Gohan held his breath as ChiChi touched Goku's tail timidly at first and as it moved, she giggled. Goku smiled at ChiChi as she pet his tail. He impressed the female baby by wrapping his tail around her wrist. Gohan released his breath. Goku was smiling and ChiChi was laughing. This was good.

Pleased at the union, Gyu-Mao suggested he and Gohan leave the children alone so they can chat. They stepped outside to talk as the small hut Gohan lived in was too cramp for Gyu-Mao to stay in for more than a few minutes.

"You were right," Gyu-Mao commented as he and Gohan embraced the fresh country air. "Goku does have a tail. It's strange but it doesn't mean Goku's an alien."

"Have you ever seen a baby with a tail?" Gohan asked.

"I haven't seen that many babies but not all babies are the same. A few years ago, I saw a baby with three eyes. Goku's tail could be a deformity, Gohan."

Gohan knew Goku's tail wasn't a deformity. "Perhaps I should show you the thing I found him in, Gyu-Mao. Then you'll believe me."

Gyu-Mao ignored Gohan's concern. He had no interest to see how he found baby Goku. "Just admit you were wrong. No one is always right." He laughed. "Like me. I told you all Goku needed was a companion," Gyu-Mao cheerfully told Gohan. "Did you see how happy he was with my daughter?"

Gohan smiled nervously. Goku did smile at ChiChi. It was rare the baby did that. "I guess you're right."

Gyu-Mao laughed, "If they continue to get along, we should marry them off."

"Oh, it's a little soon to be plotting that." Gohan looked back at the hut. He should check on the babies. Goku was behaving now but Gohan knew the child will revert to bad behavior and be violent to ChiChi.

"Nonsense." Gyu-Mao slapped Gohan's back. "We can promise them now and you can come live with my wife and me instead of out here. Maybe even get you a wife and a proper grandmother for Goku."

Gohan blushed. "I think that time has passed for me. Besides, I like living out here."

A crash and the sound of crying coming from the hut ended any further talk between the two men. "That's ChiChi!" Gyu-Mao rushed back in the hut with Gohan hot on his heels.

The two martial artists found the crib on its side with Goku and ChiChi sitting on the floor. ChiChi cried loudly while Goku looked at her annoyed. Goku slapped ChiChi's face with his tail. The slapped cause ChiChi to cry harder.

If it wasn't for the wicked grin on Goku's face, Gyu-Mao would've ignored the slap; thinking what Goku did was an accident, but his smile made what he did intentional. In rage at his daughter being hit, Gyu-Mao rushed over and smack Goku's bottom hard. "Don't you dare hit my baby!" Gyu-Mao meant for a light tap but with his massive size and strength, sent Goku into a wall. Gyu-Mao hadn't notice as he quickly scooped up his daughter and examined her for any wounds.

Gohan entered the hut. He saw ChiChi in Gyu-Mao's arms. He saw Goku near a wall with an angry scowl on his face. "What in the world happen?"

Gohan picked up a squabbling Goku. The angry baby had his arms reaching out at Gyu-Mao wanting payback for the smack he received. Gohan yanked Goku's tail hard, rendering the baby powerless. Goku fell over slumped in Gohan's arms. The elder martial artist looked at the crib and knew exactly what happened. "Goku doesn't always like staying in the crib. Sometimes he escapes. Looks like he knocked the crib over with him and ChiChi inside." Gohan looked at the little girl whimpering in her father's arms. "Guess she didn't like that."

"She has a bump," Gyu-Mao said rubbing a tender hand on ChiChi's forehead. "My wife is gonna kill me."

"It's my fault, Gyu-Mao. Goku is just a bad baby."

Gyu-Mao rocked ChiChi gently, soothing the crying child. "Until that boy behaves, I'll keep ChiChi away from him."

Minutes later, Gohan stood outside his hut, holding a sleeping Goku as he watch Gyu-Mao drive away. Neither knew it would be the last time they would see each other.

Gyu-Mao closed the box of memories. Gohan obviously got Goku to behave. He didn't act like the bad child he met as a baby when he offered ChiChi to him. After spending the evening with Goku, Gyu-Mao hadn't felt any malice from the young man. He seem kind hearted but naïve. Gyu-Mao didn't think Goku knew what he was agreeing to. "Well, Gohan, they're getting married after all. I hope it works out but, my friend, I'm troubled about this union."


Part Two: Getting To Know You