I know it's been a long time, about four months actually, but I had thi severe case of writers block. Between that and some drama because of my stepdad(His ultimate punishment is no computer) I had a really hard time working on this chapter.
Thanks to everyone that reveiwed, and everyone who reviewed to yell at me to hurry up with this thing, it really did get me to work hrder on overcoming my writers block.
Enjoy!
Try as I might, the hospital wouldn't let me leave. I was desperate to find Goku, to find out what had happened, but the hospital had actually drugged me to make sure I stayed put. Because of the complications that had occurred during delivery, I had to stay for at least five days total. During that time, I felt like ripping my hair out.
There was no phone at my house.
Goku certainly didn't have a cell phone; there was no way we could afford one of those things.
I had no way to contact him, and during the rest of my stay at the hospital, Goku didn't come once to see either me, or our son.
Could something be wrong?
Could Piccolo have been causing trouble?
Could Piccolo have actually gotten strong enough to beat Goku?
Not a day went by that I wasn't thinking these things. As much as I realized Goku wouldn't want to see me, he had never shown any indication of not wanting our son. Who, by the way, still needed a name. There was no way I was going to name my son without Goku. Not if I could find him.
As soon as the hospital did let me out, I called my Dad. He agreed to take care of the baby while I looked for Goku. It had taken some convincing, he didn't think I should considering everything that had happened, but I felt fine. I had ever since waking up after Goku had somehow saved me. I promised I wouldn't look overnight, that I would go back to Dad's house if I couldn't find Goku.
First stop would be my house. If I couldn't find Goku inside, I would look in the forest. And, if I had to, I would call the Kame house and ask Krillen to help me look for Goku. After all, Krillen could sense ki.
I pulled up to the house in my dad's car; he'd let me borrow it. I went quickly into the house, and saw that it looked like Goku had been here. There were several dirty gi tops on the couch, dirty plates on the table, and some of those plates happened to have quite a bit of mold on them.
"Goku!" I called his name, hoping he would come to me; I didn't want to see what else he had managed to do to the house while I had been gone, at least not yet. I wanted to talk to him before I became too angry.
I heard someone coming from the hallway, and it was Goku. He didn't look bloodied up, hungry or tired for that matter. So why in the seven hells had he just left both me, and our child?
He walked up to me, and gave me some papers. "These are for you." He sat down after he spoke, and I looked at the papers. Goku had given me divorce papers. And he had already signed them.
"I see. You've certainly been busy these last few days."
"I figured I'd get it done while you were recovering. We didn't exactly have time before." Goku seemed. completely fine. We had intended on getting the papers before, but because I was always so sick, I was never up to going, and I had needed his help, so he couldn't have gone alone.
I, on the other hand, was on the verge of tears. "You didn't come to see either of us. It's been days Goku." I had to change the subject; I needed time to calm myself down enough not to cry.
"I know. I was busy."
"Too busy for your son?" Now I was going from depressed to angry.
"No, just busy. It hasn't been that long Chi, just a few days."
"No Goku, not just a few days! The first five days of our son's life!"
"ChiChi, just sign the papers, and get it over with."
I calmed down, there was something I needed to know, and I wouldn't give him what he wanted until he gave me some answers. "Goku, the nurse at the hospital told me you did something. Something along the lines of making me glow. Just what did you do?"
Goku smiled a little. "It was just something Kami taught me during the few years I spent training with him. You were really weak, so I gave you my energy. Gave a little too much I guess, since it took me so long to wake up afterwards."
"But why Goku? Why did you drain yourself so completely to save me?"
"Cause you were in trouble." Goku said with his typical smile.
Of course. Goku would have done that to save anyone, even some of his worst enemies. That's just the way Goku was.
"I understand Goku." I tried to smile as I spoke, but I'm sure I did a terrible job of it. "Well I'm going to need a pen if I'm going to sign these papers."
"Oh, right." He got up and started searching, and I really mean searching. Under clothes, behind objects he'd left on the counter. I sighed, I should have realized he wouldn't remember where the pens were. He'd probably signed the papers the second the lawyers gave them to him, making the pens here useless to him because he had no need of them.
I walked over to the table, where there was a cup full of pens, and sat down as I picked up one of the pens. I looked over the paper and saw I had to sign once, and initial once. The other blank line would be for the lawyer. I signed the papers quickly, and set the pen down.
That was it.
All that had to be done now was giving the lawyer the papers, and the divorce would be final.
Goku took the papers and put them in a large envelope. "I hope... you'll be happy Chi. I want you to be happy." Goku's entire demeanor seemed to change, he gone from neutral to... depressed, which beyond strange, Goku may have been sad in his life, but I doubt he's ever been depressed. He was just too optimistic.
"Goku...?"
"I mean it Chi. Even if it means bein' with that Verde guy, I want your happiness more than anything."
"Verde? Who ever said I going to be happy with Verde? How do you even know about Verde?"
"I saw you kissin' him a long time ago... I saw the letter he wrote you... And I was awake when he showed up at the hospital. I know he asked you to be with him instead of me... and that you agreed."
He saw me kissing Verde?
"What are you talking abut agreed! I told him no!"
Goku looked at me, seemingly surprised. "You did?"
"Of course I did. Goku, I was the nanny for Verde's kids. He liked me, sure, but I only wanted to be his friend."
"Really!" Goku suddenly perked up, he had his old grin back.
"Really Goku. What ever made you think I would say yes?"
"...I dunno. Everything I guess. You leaving, the kiss, the way you were talking to him at the hospital."
I just didn't get it. Goku had perked up so much when I told him I wouldn't be going to be with Verde... But why would that excite him so much?
"Goku, do you love me?" Could that be why what I told him made him so happy?
Goku looked down toward the floor, swinging his foot slightly, and mumbled. He looked like a school boy that was about to be scolded by his teacher.
"I couldn't hear you Goku... Do you love me?"
He looked up slightly, jut with his eyes, while the rest of his face continued to stare at the floor. "I do."
I smiled softly, it felt like the weight of the world had suddenly been lifted off my shoulders. I wad up to Goku, took the envelope containing the divorce papers. "And do you still want this divorce?"
"I never did Chi, I was just doing it for you-"
I tore the envelope, along with the divorce papers it had contained, in half.
To say that Goku was surprised would be an understatement.
"ChChi, why did you-"
"Because I don't want a divorce either Goku. I never really did." So I hugged him, and kissed him, and he hugged and kissed be back with so much joy it were as if he would burst.
I finally had my Goku back.
I still have one more chapter for this thing, the epilougue. I hope you all liked this chap, and I hope to have the next one out soon.
Ja ne for now!