Life With You

Part 26: Making Up

Goku opened his eyes to a dark room. He didn't know the time but he knew he was late. He was always late. He sat up and stretched. He scratched his head as he shook off the last vestiges of sleep. Fighting off a yawn, Goku stood up, folded his blankets and stuffed them in the closet. He picked his pillow off the floor and placed it on his empty side of the bed.

ChiChi didn't want Gohan thinking things were bad between them and even though their child rarely entered their room, she didn't want to risk Gohan seeing anything so Goku hid he slept on the floor while ChiChi slept in bed.

Not only ChiChi kept him out of their bed, she forbid him from touching her unless absolutely necessary. Goku leaned forward and placed a kiss on ChiChi's forehead. This wasn't absolutely necessary but what ChiChi didn't know, didn't hurt her.

It's been five weeks now. ChiChi should've been healed two weeks ago. When Goku came by to pick up the senzu beans three weeks after the incident, Korin told him Yajirobe ate them all but promised more will be ready the next week. Goku came by again to learn Yajirobe ate those beans, too. Now going into week five, Goku made sure this time Yajirobe wouldn't eat the senzu beans before he got some for ChiChi.

Goku was getting tired of this. He knew as long as ChiChi was hurt, he was not welcomed in bed. He understood ChiChi's feelings but he wanted to sleep in his bed. He wanted to share the bed with his wife. He wanted to make love to his wife.

When he was dead, he was too focused on reaching King Kai's place and training to have these feelings. In the hospital, ChiChi provided temporary relief and on Yardrat, he distracted himself with training. His control was waning fast but the knowledge he was going home kept his urges at bay. Now it was sheer torture seeing ChiChi every day and not being allowed to touch her the way he wanted.

Dropping a kiss on ChiChi's cheek, Goku left the room. Goku exercised for an hour outside with Piccolo looking on and shaking his head occasionally. When he finished, Goku hunted a fish in a nearby lake. While that cooked outside, Goku entered his home. ChiChi and Gohan were awake and waiting for him in the kitchen. While ChiChi drunk her tea, Gohan read his schoolbook, Goku cleaned his hands, put on ChiChi's apron and started breakfast.

Goku was climbing an uphill battle working his way back in ChiChi's good graces. The first step: repair their home. Gyu-Mao was true to his word in financing all the repairs and new furniture. They even added a few modifications. There was more space in the kitchen and the living room area which pleased ChiChi. Even Gohan's room got a remodel.

Goku's second step in getting ChiChi's forgiveness: take over ChiChi's responsibilities for the house. The first days of her accident, Gohan and Goku took care of the cooking and cleaning but once the family settle into their new home, ChiChi told Goku he will be responsible for everything.

"It's your fault I'm hurt so you should be responsible in doing all my housework until I'm heal. Gohan is a child and since I have to take him out of school for three years so he can train to fight these Cyborgs, the least he can do is schoolwork until he has to start training."

So, until the senzu beans were ready, Goku prepared breakfast, lunch and dinner for his family. Last time Goku did any domestic work, Gohan was a baby. Times were happier then. He volunteered to help with cooking and cleaning since ChiChi was overwhelmed with Gohan. Now Goku felt as if he was walking on egg shells around ChiChi every time he spilled food on the floor, broke or damaged a dish. It always meant more work for him so he tried to be as neat as possible.

After cleaning the breakfast dishes, Goku and ChiChi returned to their room where Goku cleaned up himself and ChiChi. It would be a fun experience but ChiChi wasn't in the mood to play around. After ChiChi's bandaged arm was carefully wrapped and protected, she would stand in the shower with Goku as he clean them. Sometimes it took longer when Goku washed her hair. After they showered and dressed, ChiChi sat in a chair while Goku brushed and styled her hair.