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Just had time to think through my request in more detail: I once saw this doujinshi where Chichi was sick and Goku was watching over her all worried, and he kisses her while she's sleeping and gets all embarrassed when she wakes up, but she smiles all happy. I don't know if you've seen this, since it's been on Tumblr a couple times, but how about turning that into a fic?

AuthorNotes: It’s a cute doujin. Hopeit’s cool what I did with this. I,uh, just kinda went with something.

Pairing/Characters:Goku x Chi-Chi, Gohan,Goten, Pan

TimePeriod: before End of Z

Words:1,139

Rated:K / G

Title:Your Presence

“Allright, Pan, I think the flowers look good now.”

“Flowerswill help Grandma feel better, right?”

“Mmhm.Let’s let her rest some, though.”

“Okay!Can we play with Uncle Goten now?”

“Sure!”

“Hey,don’t tell her yes without asking me first.”

“Awc'mon, Goten, you know she-”

Thevoices faded, slowly disappearing, growing muffled with the squeak ofthe door closing. They needed to fix that door. Once she was wellenough, she’d make sure to get Goku or one of the boys to get to workon that. Once she was well.

Fornow, Chi-Chi simply wanted to sleep off the sickness. It didn’t seemto want to leave her alone. Sickness at her age was harder to shakethan when she’d been younger. Back then, a day of rest would be allshe’d need. Now, it’d been a couple days at least and she was stillfeeling under the weather. Enough to be confined to the bedroom, toldto rest all day long.

Itwas a little annoying, but there wasn’t much she could do about it.Accept her fate and stay in bed. At least the kids came by to visit.Bringing her grandbaby by was nice to see, and the flowers were sothoughtful.

Eyesclosed, Chi-Chi tried to let the thoughts drift away. Tried to letsleep take her. She needed rest. But, oh, she just wasn’t reallytired.Itwas a little difficult to fall asleep when the body wanted to sit upand do more, even if it was more than it could handle right now.

Pressurepushed into the side of the bed, and she tried not to smile at thewarmth she could feel near her legs. Chi-Chi didn’t know a thingabout how to sense kior whatever it was the boys did all the time. But she had beenmarried to Goku long enough to recognize when his presence was in theroom. He was quiet, but he didn’t seem to want to leave her side.Even when the kids were in, he’d been hovering somewhere behind them,no doubt. And now that they were gone, well, he leaned against thebed.

Asthe days passed and her illness stayed, Goku spent more and more timeat her bedside. Not really speaking. Trying to let her sleep. But shecould sense him. Almost feel that presence. Warm. Comforting.

Sweet.

He’dalways been one to freak out a little when she was sick. The firsttime she came down with something when they were married, early,early into their marriage, he had panicked about every little thing.As if he wasn’t one to get sick often. Or he didn’t know thedifference between something mild and simple compared to a seriousdisease. She almost laughed at the memory.

Almost.

Afterall, she was trying to sleep. She shouldn’t be laughing.

Ofcourse when he’dbeen sick, he’d been like a whiny child. Thankfully, he didn’t getsickoften. And the worst, the heart virus, was long past. One of the mostfrightening moments of her life.

Shewasn’t sick with anything crazy like that. Just a simple cold. Alittle summer fever. Her body had a hard time fighting it, but shewas sure it would pass in time. At the very least, it didn’t seemto be getting worse. She promised to tell the boys at the first signif it did.

Nope,it was just a matter of waiting it out. And resting as she waited.Theheat in her face was certainly something she could do without. Andthe aches in her joints. Oh, she didn’t like coming down withsickness at this age. It was no fun. Not that it was ever fun, but,well, this felt worse somehow.

Pressureon the bed shifted. Goku must be changing positions. Like his handwas pushing down on the bed next to her or -

Warmthhit her mouth. Nice, warm lips touching her own. She froze foramoment, wondering why he was kissing her when she was sick. Sick andsupposedto be sleeping.

Didhe do that often? Catch her when she was asleep? The little rascal.That was no fair. How many times had he done thatto her? She didn’t like the thought of missing out on Goku’s kisses.His sweet little pecks weren’t exactly rare commodities, but theywere special to her all the same.

Blinkingher eyes open, she managed to catch him red handed this time. Hiswidening eyes and growing blush showed the truth, too, that he hadbeen sure she was sleeping. He almost looked a little guilty, like akid caught stealing a cookie before supper.

“Ah,Chi-” Hisvoice cut off, eyes glancing to the side, hand going behind his head.“S-sorry.”

Sinceshaking her head would have been a horrible idea – she didn’t wantto do anything that would compound the headache she was currentlysuffering – Chi-Chi instead made sure to smile. Wide and open andeven give him a light giggle, too. Her voice, when she finally workedthe dryness out of her mouth, came out raspy and soft, but there wasno doubt in her mind that he’d be able to hear her weakwhispers.

“You’rereally worried, aren’t you?”

Hisblush grew, continuing to rub at his head. “Uhm. I can’t help it. Idon’t like it when you’re sick, Chi-Chi.”

Smilingagain, she reached up to touch his cheek. It was so cool compared towhat she was used to. Goku usually warmed her up. But, she supposed,the sickness made her skin a higher temperature than even his normalstate. Herarm shook a little as she rubbed at the blush on his face. She didn’treally have the strength to hold it up for long, but resting againsthim would be fine, especially if he pressed his hand over hers likethat.

“I’mfine,” she whispered. “It’ll pass.”

Gokuhummed, lightly stroking the back of her hand with his thumb. “Youthink?”

“Mmhm,”she hummed back. “You can kiss me again if you want.”

“Areyou sure?” He asked, even as his eyes lit up a little. “I thoughtyou needed to sl-”

“Justkisses,” she warned. “And make sure you don’t get sick either.”

Gokusmiled, leaning down to whisper against her lips. “I’ll try notto.”

Slowlyand gently, he brought her hand down to the bed, squeezing lightly ashe connected theirmouths for the second time. Theyshared a few more sweet kisses before she gave in and said she reallydid need to sleep. But, as she closed her eyes, Chi-Chi felt hispresence hovering by her bed, and she was confident that he’d stay byher side well through the night.

“Everybody has a sad tale. For me, it’s not how bad or how awful those experiences were that makes it hard to talk about them. It’s the very idea of those experiences receiving any credit for the good fortune I have at the moment.”

— from Chyna: If They Only Knew

The difference is uncanny

red shawn, green chyna

The fact that Chichi can lift Goku is important

Never forget:

plegh formatting is my enemy

(commissions open)

just felt like this needs to be shared

I wonder if most of the viewers were so busy paying attention to Bulma breaking down over Vegeta's death that they didn't notice Goku running to Chi-Chi. Fortunately I wasn't one of them. Oh Goku...he might not be physically affectionate all the time, but it's moments like these that validate my faith that he loves Chi-Chi.

Yesss he loves his Chi-Chi so much!!!  

I MEAN

AND THEN THEIR KISS RIGHT IN FRONT OF ROSHI???

AND THEN ALL THOSE SCENES WHERE GOKU JUST STARES SILENTLY AT CHI-CHI

AND WHEN HE PUTS HIS ARM ON/AROUND HER

AND THE WAY HE LOOKS AT HER…..

AND HOW HE TRIED TO LEARN TO DANCE FOR THEIR WEDDING EVEN THOUGH HE WAS TERRIBLE AT IT BUT THEN LATER IT SHOWED HIM BEING VERY GOOD AT IT WHICH MEANS HE PRACTICED A LOOOOOOOT WITH CHICHI AND *explodes*

AND THIS?!!??!!?

AND THE WAY HE THINKS OF HER FIRST SO MUCH WHENEVER HE’S UNCONSCIOUS/HAVING A NIGHTMARE/HE’S ABOUT TO DIE

AND

AND HOW CUTE AND HAPPY HE LOOKED AT THEIR WEDDING

HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY

AND ONE OF MY FAVS:

Underrated Friendship - Chyna and Kane