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Several weeks later, Chi-Chi visited Bulma on her own. She decided that she really liked the other woman and that it would be a good idea to make some friends. They talked for hours before she got the courage to bring up the main reason she had came over.
“Was it hard for you, Bulma? Changing yourself, I mean. You became a Saiyan, but did you do it for him, or for you?” Chi-Chi didn’t want to pry, but she was genuinely curious about the heiress’s decision.
Bulma gave a light sigh before she sat down with a overflowing cup of coffee in one hand and a cigarette in the other. “I didn’t do it just for him or for me, I did it for us as a whole. I was getting older and older, and I knew that one day I wouldn’t be around anymore… I could tell Vegeta was getting anxious about it and so was I, to be honest. I know Krillin is choosing to take the natural way, but if I have the means to live longer, I will.”
“I see… I’ve been thinking about it for a long time now. I know I want to, but… I’m scared it might change me, the now me. Did you experience changes at all?” Chi-Chi sipped at her tea while watched her friend, and waited for her response.
“Oh, of course! At first, you will go through mood swings that you don’t understand. You may become more aggressive, more sexual, and definitely hungrier.” Bulma chuckled at that. “I know that if I don’t train at least once a day, I go a bit crazy. But then again, you clean and cook a lot. I don’t do any of that stuff.” Bulma laughed again. She set her cup down and took a long drag from her cigarette.
“Oh! I see… I don’t want to be aggressive. The other… ahem, stuff isn’t so bad, but I wouldn’t wish to be mean.” Chi-Chi swirled her drink and look into it as if consulting it.
“You know, Chi-Chi, you’ve changed a lot. You used to be very aggressive. Yes, you were caring in your own way ... but did you know you used to hit Goku over the head with a cast iron frying pan?” Bulma said casually, then lit up another cigarette after she’d put out the first one.
“A ... what? I hit him? I-I had no idea, he never told me…” Chi-Chi looked genuinely shocked by the revelation.
“Oh yeah, you used to yell at him all the time too - hit him and yell at him. I mean, part of me would guess that’s why he disappeared as often as he did, but Vegeta does the same thing to train. At least Vegeta trains here; Goku goes all over the place. Your marriage wasn’t exactly stable before your accident.” The Saiyan female took a long drag from the nicotine stick and flicked her ashes into a tray.
Chi-Chi lowered her head and felt an immense guilt build up inside her chest. She hated her old self and wondered about her new self. She thought about what becoming a Saiyan would do to her and how much it might affect their relationship. Suddenly her eyes filled with tears and she turned away from the other female to hide her shame. “Excuse me…”
“Oh, Chi-Chi, I’m sorry! I wasn’t trying to upset you, I just thought you should know the truth, everyone deserves to know it. I truly am sorry that I upset you,” Bulma said.
“No, it’s not that… I mean, I am upset that I was so horrible to him, but I’m more sad than anything. I’m scared too. I’m afraid of becoming what I used to be if I decided to go the route of a Saiyan lifestyle. What if I go back to hurting him when I’m angry or upset? I could never live with myself if that happened!” Chi-Chi set her tea down to wipe her face free of the tears that streamed down her cheeks.
“No no, just because you become a bit aggressive in the beginning doesn’t mean you become downright violent, Chi-Chi! I didn’t just pop Vegeta randomly or anything, I still don’t. We just used it as an excuse to bond even more; now we spar and train together. You two could too! It would be wonderful, you’ll see.” Bulma reached out and placed her hand upon Chi-Chi’s in a reassuring manner.
When she finally calmed down, Chi-Chi looked up at her newfound friend and gave her a small smile. “Really? You think that it could work that way? I don’t really know much about martial arts…”
“But the old you did! I’m sure you’ll pick it up in no time flat. Not to mention I know it works, it worked for us. Vegeta and I weren’t really all that close until I became a Saiyan, now we’re each other’s lives. Trust me, with how close you two are right now, you’ll practically be one.” The Saiyaness nodded her head a few times and gave her friend’s hand a light squeeze.
It was then that Chi-Chi decided she truly did want to go through with it. She wanted to be with Goku forever and this would be the only way to do it. With a nod, she stood and grabbed her phone. She then exited the room and called Goku. Her hands shook as she waited for him to pick up and when he finally did she froze. “G-Goku…”
“Chi-Chi? Are you okay? What’s wrong?” He felt worried and anxious about how hesitant she was. She hadn’t spoken like this since the beginning of their new relationship and it scared him half to death. “Do you need me to come get you?”
“No, I mean… Bulma and I are going to gather the Dragon Balls. I wanted you to know that I love you, no matter what happens, all right?” She shuddered at her words, then bit her bottom lip to keep up her courage.
“What?? Chi-Chi, what is going on? What are you doing? I- You’re scaring me! I’m coming over there.” Goku nearly hung up when he heard her speak up once again.
“Don’t, I need to do this. Please, just trust me, Goku.” Chi-Chi was near to tears, but she couldn’t back out now. “I’m doing this for the both of us.”
There was a long pause before Goku finally spoke again. “All right, I trust you.”
With that, their conversation ended. No ‘good byes’, no ‘I love yous’. When Chi-Chi turned around she saw Bulma standing there with a smile on her face.
“All right, brave lady, let’s go get us some Dragon Balls!” The Saiyaness already had her locator on hand, as if she had known all along, and it made Chi-Chi laugh through her tears.
Despite the fact that Bulma could fly now, they took a Capsule ship to find all seven balls. One by one they collected the orbs, finding them in various places and even needing to purchase one or two of them.
Finally, after a long day and night’s work, they had all seven and Chi-Chi was shaking once again. She knew that this was the right decision, but she was still terrified it might hurt or change things for the worse.
“Don’t worry, you’ll be fine, I promise.” Bulma could tell her friend was having second thoughts, so she did her best to reassure her.
“I’m going to call Goku. Can he be here when I make the wish?” Chi-Chi looked over at the Saiyaness when she asked her question.
“Of course he can. I’ll invite Vegeta too, so I don’t feel all alone!” Bulma chuckled as they both flipped out their communication devices and called their other halves.
“Tch, you’re doing what, woman? I see, I’ll be there in a few moments, don’t you dare start without me!” Vegeta hung up his phone, walked outside, and took to the sky in a hurry. He had a smirk plain across his face, he truly was happy for his allies.
While Bulma talked to Vegeta, Chi-Chi called Goku. He picked up immediately. “Hey! Is everything okay? I haven’t seen any erratic weather and no Dragon in the sky, which means you haven’t made any wishes yet. What’s going on?”
“Goku! We have gathered all of the Dragon Balls but I wanted you here for the wish, will you be?” Still she shook, just asking the simple question.
“Of course, I’ll be there in a few seconds, you just wait for me! And, Chi-Chi? I love you.” Goku smiled and hoped that she could hear it.
Chi-Chi smiled and sniffled before she nodded. “I love you too.”
A few minutes later Vegeta showed up, then Goku followed suit, appearing out of thin air. The Prince went right to his Saiyaness and folded his arms across his chest without saying a word. Goku, however, said hello to the other two before he approached his beloved Chi-Chi.
It didn’t take Chi-Chi long to wrap her arms around Goku’s neck and pulled him close into an embrace. They stayed that way for a few moments before she stepped away and smiled up at him. “Are you ready?”
“I guess, I sure wish I knew what was going on, sweetheart.” He gave her a concerned smile, but let her go, despite his anxiety.
Finally, Chi-Chi walked over to the Dragon Balls and looked back at Bulma. The Saiyaness gave her a reassuring nod and smile before wrapping her tail around Vegeta’s. The Prince grunted, then moved a bit closer to his wife.
Chi-Chi stood before the balls and stared at them with anxiety in her chest. Without another moment of hesitation, she swallowed and raised her arms up into the air. “Arise, Shenron!”
A crack of thunder and a bolt of lightning later, the balls began to glow before their very eyes. After a long moment of high wind and erratic weather, the dragon shot up seemingly out of the Dragon Balls themselves. Towering before them the beast grumbled and growled.
“Tell me your wish and I shall grant it.” The large dragon spoke and the sky crackled.
“Dearest Shenron.” Chi-Chi paused to take a breath and swallow. “I wish to become a Saiyan.”
Goku gasped and there was a long pause, never before had he considered she would do something like this. He wasn’t angry or sad. In fact, he was happy about her decision; he just wanted to hear the dragon confirm that he could grant the wish.
Suddenly, Chi-Chi was lifted into the air and she began to glow, a bright golden light surrounded her. It took what seemed like forever before she landed back down on her feet and the glow faded. What was left was a beautiful female Saiyan lying on the ground, nearly passed out.
“Your wish has been granted. What is your second wish?” Shenron’s voice boomed.
Goku stepped up and smiled at the dragon before shaking his head. “Shenron, we would like to save the rest of our wishes for another time, please.”
“Very well, so be it.” With that, the great Shenron was gone and so were the Dragon Balls.
Goku immediately went to Chi-Chi’s side and knelt down beside her. He pushed her spiky locks out of her face and gave her a gentle shake before she finally opened her eyes. “Goku?”
“Chi-Chi… I-I can’t believe you did this for me. Why didn’t you just tell me?” His smile never faded, despite his worry.
“I did this for us! I wanted to surprise you. Did it work?” Chi-Chi sat up and looked at her hands. Although they didn’t seem that different, they did seem stronger.
“Oh, yeah, it worked! You look so beautiful, thank you.” He gave her a smile, yet his eyes filled with tears.
Chi-Chi looked worried and grabbed his face. “Goku? Goku, don’t cry. What’s wrong?” She nearly started to cry herself, not wanting to see the love of her life sad in any way.
“I’m just so happy that you decided to stay with me, b-before you just wanted to go naturally and you hated Saiyans… You wouldn’t stay with me.” Goku whimpered and broke down, pulling her close and crying into her shoulder.
“I-I didn’t want to stay with you forever? Why wouldn’t I? I hated Saiyans? Goku, how could you have ever loved the monster that I was…” Chi-Chi finally broke down and cried as well, hugging him tight.
“I’ve always loved you Chi-Chi, always! I will never stop caring and loving you, ever! No matter what happens to us or between us, you will always be the love of my life.” Goku pushed his wife back gently to make eye contact; he wanted her to see his sincerity.
Chi-Chi sniffled and nodded before she kissed him deeply, and her tail wrapped around his arm. He smiled while returning the gesture, and the touch of the fuzzy appendage nearly made him giggle. When she broke the kiss, she sat back and wiped her eyes.
“You are everything to me, Goku. I love you so, so much.”
Goku chuckled and wiped the tears off of his wife’s face before kissing her cheek. “Not as much as I love you, my dear.”
“Goku!” Chi-Chi giggled and shook her head, her spiked locks bouncing with her motion.
Vegeta finally cleared his throat and approached. “As… beautiful... as this, I think Bulma and I are going to head off and let you two get reacquainted. If you have any questions, call her.” The Prince gave his signature smirk before he returned to his wife and took her hand in his.
Bulma laughed and slapped Vegeta’s shoulder lightly before she motioned for Chi-Chi to call her later with an update... although Bulma seriously doubted that she would hear from either of them for a few days, at the very least. “Bye guys! Good luck.”
Once they took off, Goku picked up his wonderful, beautiful wife and kissed her face repeatedly. “Ready to go home?”
“Am I ever, I’m starving…” She laughed lightly before wrapping her arms around his neck and her tail curled at the tip.
“Me too, you’ll get used to that, trust me! Man, I used to eat everything in the house and still be hungry. You would be soooo angry with me!” Goku chuckled a bit loudly before taking them home in the blink of an eye.
Chi-Chi kissed his cheek gently and gave him a serious expression before she spoke. “I won’t ever get angry with you for something so trivial again, I promise!”
Goku grinned and set her down before he headed toward the kitchen while rubbing his stomach. “I know you won’t. You haven’t since the accident. I can tell you’re different, but the same. It’s kind of hard to explain.” He scratched his head in a playful manner.
Chi-Chi thought she understood but she still wanted to know more, as much as she could if possible. “Like what? What’s the same, what’s different?”
“Weeeeell, you were... um…” Goku averted his gaze and Chi-Chi could tell he was uncomfortable with the conversation.
“Goku, it’s okay, I already know everything. Bulma told me all about what I used to be like. How I used to hurt you…” She looked down, obviously upset with herself.
Goku blinked a few times before he walked up to his wife and took her hands. “No no, Chi-Chi, I think you did all of that because of me. I was gone so often and I never told you just how much you meant to me… I basically abandoned you, more than I should have, I mean I shouldn’t have done it at all, but I did. I even died once and chose not to come back. I was trying to protect everyone, but it backfired.”
Chi-Chi looked shocked, but didn’t pull away from him. She took in his words, then gave him a hesitant nod. “But still, that doesn’t give me the right to physically attack you,” she sighed.
“Sweety, it’s not like you could actually hurt me… I mean, now that you’re a Saiyan and when you train, you may be able to do some decent damage, but you wouldn’t hurt me now.” Goku wrapped his heaving arms around Chi-Chi and hugged her tight, without hurting her - of course.
“Bulma said that I may be aggressive now that I’m a Saiyan, but she also said that training will help with that. Can you train me?” She looked up at him from his chest.
Goku’s eyes got huge and he suddenly swung her in a large circle. “Yes! Gods, Chi-Chi it’s been forever since we sparred, I would absolutely love to train with you!”
Chi-Chi clung to her husband and laughed when he lifted her up; she couldn’t help but be happy. “Yeah? All right then, we can start tomorrow, after you work.”
“Sounds good to me!” Goku immediately sat down and waited for Chi-Chi to make dinner, excited to see what she would prepare.
Chi-Chi whipped up a large fish with rice, potatoes, carrots, and some bread. After she set it all out, she sat down next to him and began to dish out the food between the two of them. “Hope you’re hungry, I know I am.” She giggled, because that was usually his line.
Goku looked up from his plate; rice was speckled across his chin and lips. He just grinned and went right back to eating. The two would have held hands through the meal, but they were so hungry that they legitimately forgot to and after the fact, they just smiled about it.
Together they cleaned all the dishes and took care of the very little food that was left over. When they were finished, they headed off to bed to lie together and slowly fall asleep.
The next day, Goku headed off for work and Chi-Chi cooked and cleaned while he was gone. She spent the day thinking about him and she noticed that every time she, did her tail would curl at the tip. She quickly determined that this meant happiness.
When the sun set, Goku returned from his long day at work and greeted his lovely wife with a deep kiss. Her cheeks flushed deeply and her fuzzy appendage lashed wildly. Suddenly, Goku felt off and sniffed the air; he could smell something different. He quickly realized the scent was coming off of Chi-Chi and he smiled. “You smell different now that you’re a Saiyan. Wweird, right?”
Chi-Chi just looked at him and gave him a slight smile; she knew what he meant, because she had noticed it herself. Both of them were discovering each other all over again, in new and interesting ways.
With the way Chi-Chi smelled and the way it was affecting Goku, he decided right then and there that they were skipping training. Suddenly, he lifted her up and carried her off to explore his new wife, he just couldn’t help himself. Chi-Chi didn’t complain any; it’s what she wanted anyways.
Goku and Chi-Chi fell head over heels in love with each other and they never wanted to be apart again.
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It was months later when Chi-Chi discovered yet another new feature to her body. When she approached Goku her hands were shaking slightly, but she wore a smile on her face. “Goku, I have to tell you something…”
Goku looked up from his bowl and set down his chopsticks, immediately going to her side. Goku also wore a smile and placed his hand on her swelling stomach in a gentle manner. “I know, we’ve both known for a while… I love you, Chi-Chi.”
“I love you too, Goku.”