Life With You

Part 21: Family Reunion: Part Two

Being stuck in bandages and the recuperating bed was a boring experience for Goku. Korin told him the senzu beans wouldn't be ready for a month. At this rate, it will feel like years especially when Gohan leaves. Gohan was getting a checkup now. If all went well, Gohan will go home tomorrow and next week, will leave with Bulma and Krillin for Namek. They wouldn't be back for two months. He'll miss his son but the time alone will give him and ChiChi time to catch up and talk even more.

Goku was very frustrated to learn how ChiChi spent her year of solitude. A year Goku thought ChiChi spent with Gohan, she spent it alone and searching the Earth for their son. Hearing ChiChi's experiences during the past year left Goku feeling bitter and very confused towards his friends. Why didn't they tell ChiChi what happened that day? Why did they let her find them the next day and force a confession out of them?

Goku wasn't only annoyed with his friends. He was bothered by Gyu-Mao, too. He did understand Gyu-Mao's fears. It was reasonable for Gyu-Mao to have doubts about his marriage. Goku knew he made enough mistakes for Gyu-Mao to question it but that was early in his marriage. Not now. Goku was also irritated Gyu-Mao took the letters his Grandpa Gohan wrote and he kept the knowledge he is an alien from them during ChiChi's pregnancy. He and ChiChi would've still been stressed waiting on the test results but at least they would've had an understanding why there were complications during ChiChi's pregnancy.

If Goku had known he's an alien, Raditz's words wouldn't have shocked him. Maybe he would've known at some point, someone from his past will return. Still, Goku could forgive Gyu-Mao and Dr. Barkley. They were coming from a place of concern and protection, but his friends..... he needed to talk to them.

As if they felt the same thing, the door opened slowly. "Goku, is it safe to come in?" Krillin poke his head in.

"Why wouldn't it be?"

"You know..." Krillin walked in with Bulma and Master Roshi following in after him. "ChiChi."

Goku's sudden frown went unnoticed by his friends.

"Where is she?" Master Roshi looked around for ChiChi.

"Gohan's getting a checkup and ChiChi went with him."

"After yesterday, we didn't know what to expect," Bulma sat in a chair by Goku's bed. "She was insane. Maybe five is too young to go in space but Gohan is your kid. He can handle it. ChiChi was way over the top."

"What happened to her?" Krillin sat on Gohan's bed. "At the tournament, ChiChi was worried about you against Piccolo but after the fight with Vegeta, ChiChi jumped over you to get to Gohan, she didn't speak to you on the ship and she delayed getting you treatment. You're the one who's really hurt. Does she hate you?"

Krillin was his friend. They've been through a lot together but Goku felt Krillin was pushing a fine line with his words towards ChiChi. Does Krillin understand ChiChi was angry with me because of what he, Bulma and Master Roshi told her? "Why didn't anyone tell ChiChi what happened to me and Gohan?"

Krillin chuckled. This was classic Goku. Always forgetful. "We did, Goku."

Goku didn't find this funny. "You told ChiChi when she came to Master Roshi's island. The next day. Why didn't anyone tell ChiChi the day I died?"

"Um..." Krillin rubbed the back of his head. Suddenly, this wasn't funny. Goku knew they didn't tell ChiChi the truth and from the sound of his voice, he wasn't happy.

Bulma spoke up. "We had to tell the others what happened. They needed to know Kami wanted them on his temple so they can train in preparation of Vegeta and Nappa. We also had to get the dragon balls. Time kind of flew." Of course all that happened in the days after Goku died but Goku didn't need to know that.