In Your Dreams

Chapter 9

In Your Dreams: Chapter 9

Goku woke up bright and early the next morning. He'd slept like a rock and without any nightmares after Vegeta had lulled him back to sleep. Who knew that something as simple as having someone run their fingers through your hair could be so relaxing? Maybe he could con more people into doing that.

After choosing a light blue and white training gi with black boots, Goku quietly snuck down the hallway and pressed his ear to Vegeta's closed door. He listened for any sounds that might indicate the older man was awake. However, after several moments passed by in silence Goku could only assume the prince was still asleep.

He pushed himself away from the door with a disappointed sigh and turned to go downstairs. The Saiyajin was eager to begin training today and though part of him was screaming to barge in and shake the older man awake, the sensible part was telling him to leave him alone and avoid another early death.

The kitchen was empty when Goku finally got there, but he was undeterred. Now that he didn't need a lot of food to fill his stomach up, it was simple enough to prepare a bowl of cereal. The Saiyajin opened the pantry and gazed upon the many boxes of breakfast cereals. He'd never heard of most of them, but the box featuring a little man in green clothing and a rainbow caught his attention and he decided to choose that one. It was called 'Lucky Charms'.

Goku grabbed a bowl and was delighted to find that the cereal had colorful marshmallows in it as he poured it. He filled the bowl halfway up with milk and grabbed a spoon before he turned and started to head back upstairs. It was unlikely Vegeta had woken up in the past ten minutes, but he felt the need to check anyway.

The Saiyajin was munching away happily and he had begun to hum to himself as his tail swished around behind him. He was full of excitement and was in an excellent mood today. Nothing could ruin it!

''G...Goku?''

Except maybe one thing... or person.

Goku looked up from his bowl and froze in mid-chew. His eyes grew wide and he was really hoping that he wasn't seeing things right, but after a few owlish blinks he had to accept that it was real.

Standing not ten feet away from him was ChiChi.

The woman was wearing a casual but pretty yellow sundress with matching sandals, and her slightly graying hair was down and flowing just past her shoulders. She was even wearing some light make-up; just enough to give her a pleasant glow. Her eyes were just as wide as his own.

Several silent moments slipped by before ChiChi was able to move, and she took a small step forward. Her hand was reaching out towards him as if she was afraid he'd disappear any second.

''Goku?'' she asked again. The woman knew this was her ex-husband, but it just seemed so unreal. He was a teenager again for one thing. And if he had returned to Earth, why hadn't anyone said anything to her or the boys?

Goku finally swallowed the mouthful of cereal he'd been chewing. His entire body was trembling and for some reason the Saiyajin had wanted to turn and run when ChiChi had made a small step toward him. The hurt he'd felt when he'd discovered that she'd remarried washed over him all over again and his tail fell limply behind him. He couldn't deal with this right now.

Soon surprise and shock melted into the anger ChiChi was famous for, and the woman finally closed the gap between them and grabbed Goku's shoulders.

''Why are you just standing there?! I think you owe me an explanation!''

The Saiyajin began to feel a sense of panic and he shook his head in an attempt to make her understand that he couldn't give her an explanation; not this second anyway.