A/N: DRAGONBALL/Z is owned by Akira Toriyama.

Chapter 5 – Getting Over It

A few days had come and gone since the operation. Things were pretty good in the Son house, well, all apart from Goku's private area.

"Ahhh, Chichi its hurts! I can't do it!" Goku shouted through the house as he tried so hard to lower his naked body into the bath tub. He hadn't had a proper wash for days and Chichi was forcing him to bath. Chichi came walking in with a large towel and placed it on the toilet seat before kneeling beside the bath.

"Goku, I thought you were a Super Saiyan!"

"I don't care if I was an ultimate super duper Saiyan! There is no way I can put my….ahem in there!" he whimpered. Chichi rolled her eyes.

"You big baby, come on, just lower yourself slowly! It's not even that hot!"

"It is and no I'm not! It hurts, Chi!"

"Goku, lower yourself slowly now!"

"No, I can't!"

"Goku, slowly, it's not going to hurt!"

"It does! You wouldn't know! You haven't gotta suffer with the pain!

"Stop being a sissy and do it!" Chichi started to get angry. Goku whimpered and shook his head.

"No I can't!"

"Kami damn it, Goku lower yourself now or I will make you!" she shouted. It was at that moment Gohan walked in to see what all the commotion was about. Goku didn't need any more encouragement than that and lowered himself so fast into the water, he didn't realise.

Chichi grinned, "good boy Goku, see, wasn't that hard was it?" Goku could only stare wide-eyed and crack a smile at his now embarrassed son.

"Thanks….Gohan" he almost whimpered, "appreciate it". Gohan smiled unsurely back, apologised and left. Not a sight he planned on seeing again.

By evening Goku had calmed down and was led on the soft warm bed awaiting his wife. He was smiling, mostly trying to cover up the pain as he watched her brush her hair.

"Goku?" Chichi questioned suddenly.

"Hmm?" he replied.

"Do you think…I'm a bad person?" she asked hesitantly. Goku's smile faded.

"A bad person? What on earth you talking about?"

"I read something today about mothers and children and family and, well, it made me feel like I was a bad mother and a bad wife" She said rather sadly as she sat by him. Goku gently placed his hand on her bare knee.

"Chichi, why? Why do you think that? Gohan and Goten love you and so do I!"

"I don't know, I'm just not like other mothers and…"

"See!" Goku interrupted, "That's why we love you! Because you're not like another mom. You're…umm…let me think" Goku said, her eyes completely on him.

"Ok, imagine the dark night sky!" he told her and she nodded, "and there's loads of stars, all bright white and shining. You know, you always see that beautiful golden one that stands out from the rest? That's you. No other star is half as beautiful and as special as you are" he said gently, "and Chichi, we wouldn't want you any other way"

Chichi was gobsmacked. She had no words to say, all she could do was stare at him.

"You may be strict and demanding sometimes, but, you only do what's best for us! You want to…keep us safe and give us the best in life! I didn't use to think that, I didn't know what to think, but I know now. I love you, Chichi, you're my golden star and I never ever want you to be a white one!" he told her with a smile. She smiled back, her eyes big and shiny from the threatening tears.

"You really think that?" she questioned.

"You think I'd say it if I didn't?" she shook her head, "well then, I mean what I said!"

She embraced him quickly, like a child tackling its mother with excitement. Goku chuckled and put his arm around her, the other behind his head. They lay in silence for a little while, both thinking about the past few weeks. Goku suddenly wondered something.

"Um, Chichi?"

"Yes, Goku?"

"So, um, when I'm all better…does that mean we can…you know…"

"We can what, Goku?" she asked, though she knew exactly what he was getting at.

"You know do stuff?" he said. She giggled. He was so innocent at times like this, yet really he wasn't.

"Sure Goku, we can do stuff if you like" she said looking up at him. A big smile plastered his face.

"Good, because you owe me a lot of pleasure Mrs Son" he spoke mischievously. Chichi's eyes widened.

"Do I now?"

"Yes you do! But it's ok; you haven't got to give it all to me in one night. I know that would be too much for you" he said teasing her. She frowned.

"Excuse me! Who is the Super Saiyan here who couldn't even put his balls in the bath?" she shouted.

"Hey, that was different! That hurt!"

"Then take it back!"

"I can't!" he replied.

"Take it back or you won't be getting anything off me!"

"Aww, Chichi, don't be like that!" She stuck her nose up, got in bed and turned over with her back to him.

"Fine! No sex!" she said. Goku was about to argue back but he kept his mouth shut. He knew she was playing this time. He smiled lovingly and turned onto his side and embraced her from behind, careful not to hurt himself in the process.

"I love you" he whispered into her delicate ear.

"I love you too, you big wimp" she replied gently, smiling too.

And they fell asleep a few minutes later, both happy and satisfied. It had been a long time since they both felt that way, and it was about time they felt it again.

They were far from a perfect couple, but nothing could be more perfect to them.

The End