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Chi-chi could be almost with Gohan grown up, and Goten older than a toddler, because (I swear it’s true) her and Goku were about 14 and 15 when they married. So at the start of DBZ they’re 18 and 19. Gohan’s 4 years old at the start of DBZ. I just went from there.

Son Chi-chi arrived at her home soon after leaving Capsule Corporation, and a tea covered Goku. She ran inside quickly to get out of the cold.

“Goten, Gohan!” she called out. When she saw that no one was home Chi-chi dashed into her room, and began to pack quickly for her long needed vacation.

“More like a reclusion,” Chi-chi thought with a wry smile.

Her thoughts kept drifting back to what happened not even an hour ago.

“Huh? What, wh-?”

“ Fuck you and your fighting, and the way you treat me, the way you don’t give damn about me, our “marriage”, everything! Just FUCK YOU!!”

All those ugly words echoed through her mind. Goku’s expression was one of complete shock, a little anger, yet sadness as if he knew that he deserved all that was coming to him. When Chi-chi looked into his eyes as she threw her tea into his face, the light behind them seemed to dim, cloud over. The liquid appeared to extinguish it, like snuffing out a candle. It wasn’t very good to see, and she almost regretted it. Still it was no excuse for all the crap she had put up with from him through the years. She was almost 35, and it was enough.

Finally Chi-chi shoved in her last outfit, a pair of jeans and a rust colored sweater. She picked up her suitcase, and headed out the door. But when she reached the kitchen, she paused long enough to write Goku a note (more like a letter).

“Goodbye you old dump! I’m off to discover me!” Chi-chi shouted, and she slammed the door behind her, and headed off to Melchiorri Mountain, past the woods in her own backyard.

CAPSULE CORPORATION

“Here you go.” Bulma got up and threw a towel to Goku.

“Thanks,” he replied in a shaky voice as he dried himself off.

“What are you going to do now?” Bulma asked Goku.

“I don’t know, Bulma. I didn’t think our marriage was this bad, I didn’t think I had made such a mess out of it. I thought everything was fine, everything was go-”

“Damn it Goku get your head out of your ass, open your eyes, and look at what’s really going on here! Do you have any idea why Chi-chi left?”

Goku shook his head.

“Crap you’re worse than I thought. When did you ever show her any affection? I can barely remember you ever even hugging her in public, in fact I don’t think I’ve ever heard you tell Chi-chi that you love her! Goku, do you love her at all?”

“ Of course I do Bulma! It’s just that, well, I don’t know.”

“You don’t know? What kind of a response is that? Your marriage is going down the drain and all you can say is I don’t know! Wow, no wonder Chi-chi got that pissed off and left.”

“But I love her!”

“You never showed her Kakarott. You never let her know.” Vegeta had left the gravity room and was standing in the doorway.

“You now Goku, I thought I would never say this, but Vegeta’s right. You never showed her how much you love her, you truly never let her know.”

“Okay, but now what do I do?”

“Well, isn’t it obvious, Kakarott? You go after her, and get your marriage working again!”

Vegeta rolled his eyes and folded his arms.

Bulma lightly punched Vegeta in the arm, turned to Goku and said, “But don’t forget what we told you, because it’s all true. Now go find your wife.”

“Thanks a lot you guys, I appreciate what you did.” Goku smiled and ran out the door. Then he flew a fast as he could do his house, in hopes that Chi-chi was still there.

Disclaimer: I don’t own DBZ, but I can dream! ^_^

Please, please, PLEASE email me question, comments, advice, even flames (although these will be laughed at and discarded) about my unfolding story. Thanks a lot to Veronica Chi-chi (Bulma-chan) for all her help and to Jollymusic (Serina Tsuki) for her help and positive comments. They made me feel so special!