A New Beginning

Chapter 7

Goku laid Gohan on a blanket on the table in his room. Also on the table were a diaper, baby powder and baby wipes. He had seen Chi-Chi do this several times. So, he can do this too.

Gohan's tail was becoming more apparent for it was more than a soft patch of fur on his backside to growing four inches. It wasn't as long as Goku's as a child, but it was still growing. Goku removed Gohan's diaper and cleaned him off. Gohan moved his head from side to side looking around. He saw the baby powder and reached for it with his small hand. Goku pulled it out of Gohan's reach, but that didn't stop Gohan. He made grunting noises as he tried to take it out of his father's hands as he used it on him.

"No, Gohan. You can't hold this." Goku quickly gathered the fresh diaper. He was about to put it on Gohan when Gohan realized he still had some urine left. He relieved himself and Goku dodged out of the way to avoid getting hit with it. "Gohan, I thought you were finished already."

Gohan just giggled. He had never seen his Daddy move so fast.

Goku cleaned him again and resumed putting Gohan's diaper on him. Afterwards he cleaned up the mess Gohan made and tossed the several wipes in the trashcan. He raised Gohan in his arms. "See? All nice and dry."

"You're doing a nice job," Chi-Chi said standing at the door.

"You think so?"

"Yep," Chi-Chi said stepping in the room. She was very grateful of Goku's assistance since their talk weeks ago.

"I could teach Gohan some Marital Arts when he's older," Goku said.

"Goku," Chi-Chi said gently as she leaned her head on his shoulders. "You and I discussed this. The world's peaceful now and if Gohan becomes a Martial Artist, he won't be serving any purpose at all. With an education, becoming a scholar, Gohan will be serving a purpose."

"So, if the world's not peaceful, would you want him fighting?"

Chi-Chi looked up at your husband. "Goku, how can you think of something like that?"

"I'm just stating what could happen. Piccolo is still out there."

"I'm not worried about Piccolo," Chi-Chi said confidently. "I know you can beat him again. Enough of this gloomy talk. Breakfast is ready."

After breakfast, Goku placed Gohan on a blanket on the living room floor, just observing him while doing his exercises. Gohan laid on his back, laughing and waving his arms around in joy seeing his father holding his body up by his hands and doing pushups. It was entertaining to the baby.

Gohan continued to wiggle his arms and legs. Goku watched as Gohan rolled over on to his stomach. He had learned to do this a week ago. Goku walked over on his hands to face Gohan. "Whatcha doin', Gohan?"

Gohan was struggling to lift himself up with his arms. He raised himself up for a few seconds and fell flat on his face hard. Gohan whimpered and started to cry. Goku sat down and picked Gohan up. "It's okay, Gohan. Don't push yourself."

Gohan stopped whimpering. Goku tickled the three month old and Gohan started laughing. Chi-Chi came in the house with an empty basket in her hands. She had just hung the clothes outside. She smiled seeing the interaction between Goku and Gohan. After their talk a few weeks ago, Goku began to help out more with Gohan. Goku still slept through the night but he was changing Gohan's diapers more and giving him baths.

Goku stood up holding Gohan. "I'm going to take Gohan outside for a while, Chi-Chi."

"How long are you planning to be out?"