With a Loud Karate Yell

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With a loud karate yell, ChiChi sent a sharp karate kick to a tall oak tree. The tree spilt in half and fell to the

ground with a large thud. ChiChi was impressed with her handy work. She looked to her father who watched

proudly. "How was that, Dad?"

"!cellent work, ChiChi," ! #ing said proudly to his daughter. "$ou%&e 'ecome a great fighter. $ou%re

e&en stronger than me."

ChiChi smiled at the compliment. "Thanks, Dad. ( think (%m strong enough to enter the )artial *rtsTournament. (%m sure (%m e+ual if not stronger than oku. ( know he will 'e there."

! #ing laughed -oyfully. "oku%s a &ery strong 'oy indeed. He%s pro'a'ly e&en stronger now since it had to

ha&e 'een him who had 'eaten #ing iccolo. Howe&er," ! #ing said cautiously, "( don%t want you to enter

the tournament."

ChiChi frowned. "Why can%t (, Dad?"

"$ou%re strong, dear, 'ut there will 'e a lot of people there and ( don%t want you to get hurt. ( trained you so

you can protect your family, not fight in a tournament."

"( can take on anyone at the tournament," ChiChi said confidently. "/esides, my family isat the tournament,

Dad. oku%s gonna 'e there. ( ha&e to find and tell him that it%s time we marry."

"/ut, ChiChi, oku said he will come 'ack."

"Dad, that was si! years ago. Who knows how long it will 'e 'efore he decides to come 'ack. ( -ust want to

remind him of his promise."

"$ou think he has forgotten?" ! #ing asked.

"f course not," ChiChi said defiantly. "oku lo&es me. He wants to marry me. He -ust might not know

when the right time is."

! #ing frowned at his daughter. She was making e!cuses for oku that didn%t make any sense. "ChiChi,

you know ( want the 'est for you, 'ut do you think it%s possi'le oku has forgotten a'out you? therwise,

wouldn%t he ha&e showed up 'y now? $ou are of age to marry." He saw his daughter glare at him angrily, not

liking what he was implying. "( know you lo&e oku, sweetheart, 'ut 'efore ( allow any man to marry you, (

want to know that he does lo&e you and that he will take care of you. $ou%re my little girl. ( want the 'est for

you."

ChiChi sighed sadly 'ut smiled thoughtfully at her father. "( know, Dad, 'ut oku doeslo&e me. He will take

care of me."

"Then where is he?" a new &oice spoke as he approached father and daughter.

ChiChi frowned seeing Takashi appear. He was a young, prominent man in the &illage, only fi&e years older

than ChiChi. He was &ery strong and handsome according to all the single women in the &illage, and for a

while ChiChi noticed he had taken an interest in her. Se&eral times, Takashi came to her home to court her,'ut ChiChi always turned him down, telling him she was taken 'y oku.

"Takashi0" ! #ing smiled at the young man. "What 'rings you here?"

"(%&e come to see how our king and his daughter are doing." He approached ChiChi, took her hand and

'owed courteously 'efore planting a soft kiss on her hand. ")y lady."

ChiChi smoothly pulled her hand away. "Hello, Takashi."

")y daughter and ( were ha&ing a con&ersation a'out the )artial *rts Tournament that%s coming up."

Takashi stared at ChiChi with a friendly surprised e!pression. "h? (s our princess participating?"

"$es, ( am," ChiChi spoke confidently e&en though her father was not for this. "(%m going to remind oku

that it%s time for our wedding."

Takashi grimaced at the thought. The last thing he wanted was ChiChi to marry the man she had a childish

crush on all those years ago. "Will he remem'er you?" he asked mockingly. "(t%s 'een a long time. He might

ha&e forgotten a'out you, rincess."

ChiChi did not appro&e of how Takashi spoke of oku. "oku hasn%t forgotten a'out me0" ChiChi yelled."*nd ( will pro&e it 'y going to the tournament0"

"$ou will not compete in the tournament, ChiChi" ! #ing ordered.

"/ut, Dad11" ChiChi was silenced when her father raised his hand.

"There is another reason ( do not want you going to the tournament. #ing iccolo hired minions to kill off

anyone who was a martial artist. Don%t you remem'er they were after me?"

ChiChi remem'ered all right. She ran with her father to safety from his assassins. They fought the killers off

as 'est they could, 'ut it wasn%t enough. ChiChi thought she would lose her father that day, 'ut then oku,

her sweet angel, came to sa&e him. "( remem'er, Dad, and ( also remem'er oku coming to your rescue."

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"He did, and what if another maniac imitates #ing iccolo and goes after the martial artists again?" ! #ing

asked. He was serious a'out this topic and wasn%t going to risk losing his daughter due to martial arts. "(f you

go to the tournament to fight, you will e!pose yourself to that threat. ( will not allow my only daughter to

compete."

"How else will ( see oku unless ( compete?" ChiChi argued. "The tournament committee won%t let anyone

who isn%t a fighter in the fighting area and the tournaments are always crowded. Competing is my onlychance of seeing oku again."

"(%m sorry, ChiChi, 'ut if oku lo&es you and really wants to marry you, then he will come for you. 2ust 'e

patient." ! #ing was stern with his words and his final word was law and ChiChi would ha&e to o'ey.

ChiChi was aghast 'y her father%s actions. How could he do such a thing to her? "This isn%t fair00" ChiChi

yelled.

"3air or not, it is my decree upon you." ! #ing wasn%t changing his on the topic.

ChiChi let out an aggra&ated growl and stormed off into the castle.

"That girl certainly has a temper," ! #ing remarked, watching his daughter march off. "She gets it from

her mother."

Takashi nodded in agreement. "(%m sure she does." He looked to the giant man. "/ut it doesn%t change how (

feel for her," he spoke sincerely. "She%s &ery 'eautiful, caring and will make me a great wife. (%&e come to ask

for her hand again. ( was hoping ChiChi would reconsider."

"That%s &ery no'le and kind of you to come to me, Takashi, 'ut ChiChi has made it &ery clear she wants to

marry oku."

"/ut he may ne&er come for her," Takashi said. "ChiChi%s li&ing a hopeless dream of 'eing with this oku. (

already ha&e a home and ( make a good li&ing. ( can take &ery good care of ChiChi."

"ChiChi also wants a strong hus'and and if memory ser&es me right, she defeated you +uite easily."

Takashi kept himself from rolling his eyes. ChiChi was a tough and strong fighter. 3or crying out loud, she

was the daughter of the great ! #ing11one of the few men who recei&ed training from the great )aster

4oshi11a legend in martial arts. f course his daughter going under the same training as her father would 'e

stronger.

"(t doesn%t matter. ( canpro&ide for her," Takashi countered. "( can ensure her protection."

With money ! king thought. "True, 'ut ( want my daughter to 'e happy and (%ll allow her to marry the

man she wants if he lo&es her, pro&ides and takes good care of her. That%s all ( want for ChiChi."

! #ing looked in the direction of his daughter%s room in one of the towers. He hated to admit to himself 'ut

his daughter was growing up and wasn%t depending on him as much as she was when she was a little girl. (t

was time for him to let his daughter go and marry 'ut he wanted it to 'e with the right man. He wanted the'est for his precious daughter e&en if she may not know it. "/ut it doesn%t seem as if oku will e&er return

and pro&e he is worthy of ChiChi and my daughter has high hopes he will."

Takashi folded his arms disappro&ingly. %5ot if ( ha&e anything to do with it.%

! #ing sighed hea&ily making Takashi take noticed of the king%s &isage. He looked &ery unhappy. "/ut (

ha&e 'een fearing what you are thinking, Takashi11that oku has forgotten a'out ChiChi and ( don%t want

her heart 'roken. (f she goes to this tournament, she might 'e setting herself up for disappointment."

! #ing turned his attention to Takashi. "$ou are a good man6patient, too and ( 'elie&e you will take good

care of my daughter if oku can%t."

Takashi smiled hopefully. "Does this mean ( ha&e her hand?"

"(f oku doesn%t li&e up to the e!pectations ( want for a son1in1law, then yes."

ne e&ening, ChiChi was up late in the night packing clothes in a small 'ackpack. n her 'ed was a flyer of

the 78rd World )artial *rts Tournament. ChiChi didn%t want anyone to know what she was doing, especially

after hearing her father%s disappro&al of her entering the tournament. She had to do this alone and +uietly.When she was done packing, ChiChi stealthily left her home without anyone noticing. She made the twenty

mile walk to the nearest city to the small airport that would transport her to a larger airport and take her to

apaya (sland and e&entually oku.

The whole trip took half a day since ChiChi had to change planes at the airport since apaya (sland was on

the other side of the world and the flight was long. (t was raining when the plane landed at apaya (sland.

She hailed a ta!i that took her to the tournament sign up area. ChiChi opened her um'rella after stepping

out of the ta!i and noticed the long line of competitors. She got in the line with them and waited.

ccasionally, she looked around in hopes of seeing oku, 'ut there was no sign of him.

"*reyouactually going to participate in the tournament?" a gruff &oice said from 'ehind her.

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ChiChi looked 'ehind her and saw a tall tiger man 'ehind her. "$es ( am."

The tiger smiled down at her wickedly. "Hmm. ( ne&er had a pretty opponent 'efore." He licked his lips.

"specially not one that looks so tasty. (%m not sure (%d want to hurt you."

"Hmmp," ChiChi said and turned her 'ack on him. The 'est thing to do was ignore him.

The tiger man didn%t want to stop taunting ChiChi so he touched her rear and ChiChi responded with

roundhouse kick to the tiger man%s stomach and a sharp hit of her el'ow on his neck. The tiger crumpled tothe ground unconscious.

ChiChi turned her 'ack on him again and mo&ed up in the line. The people 'ehind her stepped o&er the tiger

man. When it was her turned, she ga&e the man her name and decided to ask a'out oku. "!cuse me, 'ut

has a young man name Son oku signed in yet?"

The man at the ta'le looked o&er his long list, turned another page and looked up at ChiChi. "5o, he hasn%t."

"Thank you." ChiChi stepped away and decide to wait for oku. Thirty minutes passed and ChiChi scolded

herself. "What am ( doing? ( could get pneumonia waiting for him out here in the rain and ( ha&e to check in

a hotel 'efore all the rooms fill up. (%ll look for him tomorrow."

ChiChi crossed the street to the hotel a 'lock away. (t was then that another ta!i pulled up in front of the

tournament sign up area and )aster 4oshi and 9aunch stepped out.

Ten minutes after )aster 4oshi and 9aunch arri&ed, Takashi stepped out of a ta!i. He opened his um'rella

so he wouldn%t get wet. He looked around not seeing ChiChi anywhere. This was getting annoying. "( know

she%s here."

"Where in the world could ChiChi be?" Ox King asked at breakfast.

Takashi shrugged his shoulders in confusion as well. He invited hiself over for breakfast to once ore !ursue

ChiChi and was u!set to find her gone. "one of the servants have seen her?"

"o# not since she went to bed#" Ox King said eating his rice. "ChiChi should be all right# wherever she is. $he%s

a tough girl."

Takashi !ushed his finished !late aside# thinking. %ChiChi would never leave without telling her father where she

was going. $he res!ects her father too uch to worry hi like this& unless she !lanned to do soething Ox

King doesn%t want her to do.% 't was then Takashi thought about the World (artial )rts Tournaent that is

toorrow. %$he wouldn%t.% He knew ChiChi and her ind when she wanted soething. %$he would. What a

foolish girl.%

Takashi siled at Ox King# refusing to confir the king of his sus!icions. "*ou%re right. ChiChi will be fine."

Takashi left and returned later to +oin the Ox King for lunch. He found the giant an eating ha!!ily. He eyed

the large table !iled with food that Ox King will soon eat carefully. Takashi took a sall vial of li,uid out of his

!ocket and !oured it in a bowl of sou! as Ox King was busily consuing his food and not !aying attention.Takashi ixed the li,uid substance with the s!oon before Ox King looked u! fro his !late to notice. "Has

ChiChi showed u! yet?" Takashi asked as he stroll away fro the table.

"o# but '% sure she will soon."

Ox King !olished off another !late and another before he reached for the bowl.

"$trange she hadn%t contacted you#" Takashi said watching the Ox King eat his bowl of sou!. "ChiChi%s a strong

willed woan so she will call when she%s ready ' su!!ose." He siled seeing the Ox King finished the sou! and

reached for another eal. %)nytie now.%

'n the iddle of his third !late after the sou!# Ox King suddenly clas!ed his throat# his eyes widen and he !assed

out in his eal. Takashi feign concern. "Ox King-" He rushed to Ox King%s side and !ulled his face out of the

!asta dish. ) servant rushed in hearing Takashi%s cry. "uick- /et a doctor-" Takashi ordered.

(inutes later# Ox King was lying in bed breathing heavily and groaning in !ain. Takashi was at the Ox King%s

side. $ervants waited around the roo for the results as a doctor iediately checked Ox King%s condition.

"What%s wrong# doctor?"The doctor%s ex!ression were gri. "The king has been !oisoned."

$ervants in the roo gas!ed in shock and urured aong theselves. "0oisoned?" Takashi asked. "How?"

"'t ust be in the food."

Takashi turned to the servants sus!iciously. "*ou can%t think we hared our kind king-" ) servant said.

"'t%s hard not to think it when you are the ones who cook his food-" Takashi accused angrily. "We ust find his

daughter and bring her here. $he ust know of this and only she can find the suitable !unishent of the !erson

who !oisoned our great king. 1oes anyone know where ChiChi is?"

The servants shook their heads. Takashi groaned. "'%ll find her then."

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* wicked gleam was in Takashi eyes as he thought o&er his plan. He walked o&er to the sign in area and asked

if ChiChi and Son oku has checked in to which the man said yes a'out ChiChi 'ut no a'out oku. (t was

good that oku hadn%t arri&ed yet so ChiChi couldn%t 'e looking for him now. Takashi knew he couldn%t find

ChiChi now either so he decided to find her tomorrow at the tournament.

To /e Continued

#rillin stared at his 'est friend in awe as oku ate and ate and ate to his heart%s content. They were at theirregular restaurant "Delicious" where they cele'rated their wins and losses at the tournaments in the past. (t

was great to ha&e e&eryone reunited again since they hadn%t seen each other in three years. 5either went into

details a'out the training they went under 'ut they all agreed it was &igorous and worth it for all the strength

and knowledge they ha&e gathered.

"Still, the same as e&er, oku," #rillin laughed at all the food oku had eaten. He also still couldn%t 'elie&e

how tall his friend had grown.

/ulma was also impressed a'out how oku look now, 'ut her thoughts were different from #rillin%s. %( ne&er

knew that hick kid ( met as a 'oy would grow up to 'e so handsome. He really is cute.%

*s usual, oku cleaned out the restaurant and )aster 4oshi paid for the meal. &eryone left the restaurant

full and happy. ChiChi arri&ed at the restaurant ten minutes later for a meal herself 'ut was turned down

when they said a young man cleaned them out of their food. ChiChi knew it was oku.

"This young man11did he ha&e wild, 'lack hair and the most handsome face e&er."

":h6" a waiter scratched his head. "( don%t know a'out handsome, 'ut yes he did ha&e wild, 'lack hair."

"Where did he go?" ChiChi asked desperately. She was so close and so far away to finding oku.

":m, he and his friends left ten minutes ago. They went 'ack to the hotel."

"Thank you0" ChiChi said and raced out the restaurant. She stopped as a reali;ation dawned on her. Which

hotel? There were at least three hotels near'y and oku could 'e in any one of them. (n that instant, her

hopes were dashed. Sadly, she got some takeout at another restaurant and made her way 'ack to the hotel

room11the same one oku was checked in.

oku, #rillin, $amcha, Tien and Chao;u got in one ele&ator while /ulma, 9aunch, )aster 4oshi, olong

and uar got in the other.

ChiChi arri&ed 'ack at the hotel -ust as the ele&ator that held oku closed in. ChiChi got in the third ele&ator

alone and took her trip to the eighth floor. oku and his friends got off the eighth floor as well and said

goodnight to their friends 'efore retiring in their rooms. ChiChi stepped off her ele&ator and entered her

hotel room -ust three doors down from oku%s.

ChiChi was in a deliriously happy mood when she arri&ed at the tournament the following morning. She

couldn%t sleep. She was so e!cited to meet oku and remind him of his promise. ChiChi wondered if he wasstill cute and adora'le as he was when they were kids. She remem'ered him 'eing so strong. ChiChi knew it

was him who defeated #ing iccolo and to 'e the suita'le wife of a man like that, ChiChi felt she should 'e

strong as well. She worked hard in mastering all the skills her father learned from )aster 4oshi and now she

was stronger than the great ! #ing. *lso to 'e a good wife for oku, ChiChi learned how to 'e an e!cellent

cook from the chefs in her father%s castle and the maids taught her how to 'e a good cleaner of the house and

clothes and taught her in other areas how to 'e a good wife. ChiChi wanted to 'e the 'est wife in the world

for oku, so she learned e&erything a good wife should know. ChiChi e&en learned how to knit and sew. She

dreamed of making clothes for oku and their children and imagine how happy oku would 'e to ha&e a

wife like her. She -ust couldn%t wait to show off her skills.

ChiChi arri&ed at the tournament early so she wouldn%t get caught in the crowd. She heard a'out how

popular the last tournament was so she knew to arri&e early. Soon other fighters entered. ChiChi stood in the

corner watching them all. Some were humans others were animals like an alligator with a 'lack 'elt, a fo!

and a tall green man in a white cape and tur'an. She kept looking around for oku.That was when she spotted him. oku was -ust as she imagined he would 'e11tall, handsome and strong

looking the same with that wild 'lack hair. She could ne&er forget that hairstyle. (t was his trademark. She

could feel her heart pounding at the sight of him. ChiChi noticed oku was talking to another face she

remem'ered11$amcha. She remem'ered the former 'andit telling her that he was in lo&e with her. ChiChi

didn%t lo&e him and would ha&e to tell him that after she spoke with oku. There was another man only

shorter and 'ald, a tall man with three eyes standing 'eside another short man with his face made up like a

clown.

ChiChi was on cloud nine now that she met her 'etrothed and daydreamed a'out her meeting with oku.

ChiChi walked over and ta!!ed /oku%s back. He turned around and siled.

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"Hi# /oku#" ChiChi siled warly at /oku.

/oku looked her over and siled. "ChiChi? 's that you?"

"*es# it%s e# /oku#" ChiChi siled and hugged /oku who returned the hug. "'% so ha!!y to see you."

"Wow- 't%s been so long#" /oku said. "What are you doing here?"

ChiChi blushed as she stared in /oku%s eyes. "'t%s been so any years and you haven%t been back to y village. '

thought it was tie ' reind you of your !roise to arry e."

"Oh# yeah. ' could never forget that. We can get arried after the tournaent."

ChiChi sighed happily as she thought a'out her daydream. %He%s so sweet.% ChiChi made her way o&er to

oku. She saw that tall green man with a tur'an staring at oku. The two didn%t say anything. The tall,

green man smirked and walked away. ChiChi wondered what that was a'out 'ut ignored that since her main

focus was to talk to oku.

Her heart was pounding so fast and loud that ChiChi could%&e sworn she heard it in her ears. %Here goes.% She

tapped oku on the shoulder.

ChiChi watch as oku turned around. (nstead of 'eing happy, he looked confused. ChiChi didn%t care. "Hi,

oku," ChiChi said, giggling softly as she stepped closer to him. %h, he%s so handsome.%

oku leaned forward with a finger on his lower lip. "Do (6know you?"

ChiChi gasped in shock. He didn%t remem'er? %(%&e thought a'out him all these years, prepared myself to 'e

his wife, learning how to fight, cook, knit and sew and he doesn%t remem'er me?Hepromised to marry me

and ( spent all those years waiting and getting myself ready for him and he doesn%t remem'er who ( am?0%

ChiChi%s face of shock soon turned to anger. %How dare he? HW D*4 H?0%

ChiChi growled angrily and screamed. "$: 39000"

The range of her yelling knocked oku, Choa;u, and a few onlookers on the floor. Tien and $amcha stood on

ends on the &erge of falling and #rillin co&ered his ears. ChiChi stood there 'reathing hea&ily, enraged.

oku howe&er looked e&en more confused. "*re you okay? Was it something ( said?"

ChiChi was too angry to respond. (nstead, she huffed, turned her 'ack on oku and marched off. %How could

he? f all the6*fter all these years, he forgotten a'out me0 Dad and Takashi were right. oku did forget

me. He%s gonna pay00%

ChiChi thoughts were di&erted when she heard the announcer. She listened as he spoke 'ut most of her

thoughts were on oku and how he forgot her. He was so going to pay for this. 5e!t came pulling the

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":m, )iss, could ( ha&e your name?" the 'londe announcer asked.

"*nonymous."

The announcer 'linked. ":m, is that your real name?"

"( choose not to gi&e my name for personal reasons," she said glaring at oku.

":m, okay," he said and wrote it 'eside oku as they will 'e competing in the ne!t match.

Takashi frowned at the crowd that greeted him when he arri&ed at the tournament. %(%ll ne&er get inside tosee ChiChi now. ( know her though. She%ll make it to the finals.%

ChiChi prepared herself for her match with warm ups as oku watched the first match with his friends. She

fumed as she angrily thought a'out oku.

%How could he? How could he forget me? He said he will marry me and he forgets me. How dare he lea&es a

girl%s heart waiting all this time and then forgets her. (%ll defeat him for it.%

"(t%s strangely +uiet, don%t you think?" #ami asked in his guised as a goofy human who didn%t appear as one

would think a martial artist would 'e.

ChiChi stopped in her fighting and listened to the +uietness. She could hear the 'irds chirping and nothing

else as it seemed e&eryone was holding their 'reath for the first match to 'egin. "( hear many sounds that

in&ade the silence."

ChiChi resumed throwing her kicks and punches in the air. She had to 'e in perfect condition to fight oku.

ne false mistake and she could lose. Ha0 ChiChi was &ery confident she would defeat oku.

"$ou seem upset at that, uh, fellow11Son oku? (s he an enemy of yours?" #ami asked. He saw the

confrontation 'etween the two and was curious himself as to why the young woman was upset with him.

oku was a man of pure heart and would ne&er hurt anyone unless they threatened the li&es of innocence and

the woman 'efore him didn%t ha&e e&il in her.

"He%s not my enemy, 'ut a cruel man for what he did to me," ChiChi said still upset with oku.

This peaked #ami%s interest. What in the world could a person as kind and pure as oku do to make this

woman of purity and goodness upset with him. "That doesn%t make sense," he muttered to himself.

/ut ChiChi heard him. She looked 'ack at him o&er her shoulder. "To me it does and that%s all that matters."

#ami knew to 'ack down so she wouldn%t 'e suspicious. %(t%ll come out soon.%

When ChiChi heard the announcer mention the winner, ChiChi knew it was time for her to step out. When

she did, she saw oku stretching cheerfully saying he couldn%t wait for his match to 'egin. He saw ChiChi

stepping out and he and ga&e her a cheerful smile. "Hello0"

ChiChi huffed and ignored him as she made her way to the ring. oku looked dum'founded as he walked

onto the ring. He 'egan stretching again to make sure he was surely ready for this. *fter that, he stared at an

angry ChiChi. He asked her why she was angry and she accused hiof it. This made oku e&en moreconfused. He had a feeling he had met her 'efore 'ut he wasn%t sure where or what he did to make her so

angry with him.

Takashi gritted his teeth when he saw ChiChi standing across from oku. %She%s found him0 This isn%t good0 (

ha&e to get her alone. Wait,% he thought as he noticed ChiChi. %She%s angry6at oku. ( wonder why.% He

could see ChiChi%s face. She was angry and it appeared to 'e at oku. Her mouth mo&ed 'ut he couldn%t hear

what they were taking a'out.

2ust as the match was getting started, ChiChi charged on oku angrily. Takashi watched the match and saw

ChiChi was losing. oku 'locked and ducked all of ChiChi%s kicks and punches. When she tried to trip oku,

he -umped out of the way. oku caught her punches and ChiChi was +uick to mo&e with another attack.

oku wasn%t attacking ChiChi at all. (n fact, it seemed he looked confused and was trying to ask her

something and an angry ChiChi was yelling at him. oku took to the sky to escape her 'ut ChiChi -umped in

after him fighting oku. oku didn%t seem happy that ChiChi was kicking him in the sky 'ut he didn%t attack

her. The two landed and oku looked pleadingly at ChiChi asking her something. Takashi learned what wasgoing on when he heard Chi1Chi spoke.

"3ine0 (%ll tell you the promise you 'roke0 $ou said ( would 'e your 'ride0 $ou promised to marry me00"

The crowd fell silent to murmurs at what ChiChi said.

"He forgot a'out her," Takashi said. %That%s why ChiChi looks furious at oku. Ha0 ( knew it0 This is

working 'etter than e!pected. ChiChi will lea&e and ha&e no choice 'ut to accept my offer of marriage.%

"#rillin, what%s a 'ride?0" oku asked confused.

%Did he say what%s a 'ride?% Takashi thought. He nearly fell o&er in surprise. %How could ChiChi fall for such

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"9i&e together?0 With you?0" oku looked at ChiChi frightened and shocked 'y the suggestion. "When (

said that, was ( conscious?0"

Takashi smirked. %This is going 'etter than e!pected. He%ll refuse the offer now and ChiChi will kill him for

that remark.%

Takashi heard ChiChi promised to tell her name if oku defeated her. With a simple attack of not e&en

hitting her, oku knocked ChiChi out of the ring. The crowd was stun. oku ran o&er to ChiChi asking if shewas all right and apologi;ing for using the attack so hard. ChiChi ru''ed her sore head and stood up. She

complimented him on his fighting and how impressed she was. oku asked for her name and she ga&e it to

him still annoyed he hadn%t figured it out yet.

Takashi saw the fla''ergasted look on oku%s face. He stuttered as he stared at her. "Wait a minute. $ou%re

ChiChi." oku looked as if he was thinking some more as if he was trying to remem'er her. "***HH00 (

remem'er00 ( did say it0 (t was 'ack6'ack to when we were children when ( told you ( wanted a 'ride."

Takashi liked e&eryone else listened and heard ChiChi telling oku she remem'ered and oku spoke again.

"/ut ( don%t think you understand. ( thought 'ride meant something to eat."

%h, good grief, what a moron0% Takashi thought. %( thought ChiChi would ha&e 'etter taste in men than

that0%

The crowd was silent as they listened intently at this con&ersation. 5othing like this has e&er happened at the

tournament 'efore. This will 'e a great story to tell for years to come.

"Then the promise you made was a mistake?" ChiChi asked. She was the &erge of tears now as she reali;ed

her dreams were shattered and she couldn%t argue if oku did turn her down. She understood now. He didn%t

know what promise he was making and 'eing as innocent as she was when she was kid, she thought oku was

kidding around 'y saying he didn%t know.

%$es0% (t took all the will in Takashi to not -ump in -oy. "5ow she can 'e my wife and ( can ha&e her

kingdom.%

oku had his arms folded as he thought. "Sometimes my 'rain doesn%t understand what my heart is saying.

ood thing my heart does."

%h, no,% Takashi thought worried. %( don%t like the sound of this."

oku walked up to ChiChi. "Will you marry me?"

ChiChi%s eyes lit with -oy. "$es0 $es0" She said happily. ChiChi +uickly gra''ed oku%s arm. He was hers

now. %He still wants to marry me. He knows what marriage is and he still wants to marry me0 (%m so happy.%

"oku," she cooed.

"Why are you gra''ing me?" oku asked confused.

%5o0 50% Takashi thought angrily as the crowd around him cheered happily. %This wasn%t suppose tohappen0% He watched as ChiChi ga&e oku a kiss on the cheek and he looked confused at the action. This

made Takashi furious. %How dare he? That%s my woman and my riches going away there0 This isn%t right0%

Takashi pushed his way through the crowds. He had to confront ChiChi. He had to get her away from oku.

(f Takashi could take ChiChi away now, he%ll ha&e a chance with her.

ChiChi was in hea&en. *t first she was angry at oku and then learning that he didn%t know what a 'ride

was, she thought it was o&er 'ut then oku proposed to her. He still didn%t seem to understand what was

going on, 'ut with a kiss on the cheek, ChiChi promised to show oku how great lo&e and their marriage will

'e.

ChiChi introduced herself to oku%s friends, turned $amcha down and promised oku she will 'e the

world%s 'est wife. oku warned #rillin of his ne!t opponent and how he shouldn%t take )a2unior lightly.

#rillin promised he will and since his match wouldn%t 'egin in ten minutes, thought he and the others should

wait outside while oku and ChiChi talk. The two had a lot to talk a'out.

oku scratched his head. "Talk a'out? What do we ha&e to talk a'out?""Things for our marriage. ( was thinking we could 'uild our home or 'uy one of those capsules home. h0

How a'out we raise a strong, ideal child?"

"* child?" oku said startled. What did she mean 'y that? How would they get one of those?

"$es0 We can keep the wedding ceremony &ery simple. ( don%t like things to 'e e!tra&agant. What a'out

you?"

oku shrugged his shoulders. "ither way is fine with me."

"(%m going to cook you the 'est meals." ChiChi laughed gleefully.

"4eally?" oku asked e!cited 'y the thought.

"(%m going to 'e the 'est wife in the world0" She hugged oku once more which startled him.

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"ChiChi, why are you holding me like this? Stop it0"

ChiChi refused to let go. 5ow that she had him, she wasn%t e&er going to let go. "This is what couples do,

Honey."

"Honey? /ut there%s no11" oku words were cut off when he o&erhead the 'londe announcer mention that

the third match was a'out to 'egin. ":m, ChiChi, we ha&e to go if we want to see the third match."

"h, you go. ( ha&e some things to do first, 'ut (%ll 'e 'ack to see you fight." ChiChi smiled shyly at oku.":m, can ( kiss you good'ye?"

"#iss?"

")m1hmm," ChiChi nodded as her cheeks turned a 'right pink.

"(%m not sure what e!actly that is, 'ut okay."

ChiChi giggled. "$ou%re so cute. ( -ust ga&e you one of the cheek."

"h, that%s what that was? ( guess it will 'e okay."

"( want to kiss you on the lips this time. (t%s my first one."

"(t%ll 'e my first, too. kay, 'ut can we hurry it up. ( want to see #rillin fight."

ChiChi stepped close to oku. She placed her hands on his chest and raised herself on her toes. oku looked

pu;;led as ChiChi kissed him on the lips. oku tried to pull away 'ut ChiChi wrapped an arm around his

neck while oku%s arms -ust hang down his waist. He could feel heat rise on his cheek. He was 'lushing,

something he ne&er did. This was confusing and weird.

ChiChi pulled 'ack with a 'rilliant smile on her lips. "(%ll see you for your ne!t match." oku watched as

ChiChi ran off. /efore she left the room, she turned and 'lew a kiss to oku 'efore finally lea&ing.

oku stood there dum'founded as he watched ChiChi lea&e.

%What was that?%

"oku0"

oku snapped out of his daydream and saw $amcha. $amcha only smiled. He came in to tell oku #rillin

was a'out to fight 'ut he stopped when he saw oku kissing ChiChi. He kept +uiet a'out it until it was o&er.

"Come on. #rillin%s a'out to fight."

"h, let%s go," oku said and ran outside to see #rillin fight.

ChiChi was going to head 'ack to the hotel and call her father to let her know a'out oku 'ut then she saw

Takashi. "Takashi?" ChiChi said surprised to see him. She was too happy to +uestion why he was here.

"Takashi0 h, it%s so wonderful0 oku proposed to me0 He%s going to marry me0" She twirled in e!citement.

"We%re going to 'e so happy together0"

"ChiChi," Takashi 'egan seriously. "( ha&e some 'ad news."

ChiChi noticed the sadness in Takashi%s eyes and the grimness in his &oice. "/ad news? How can anything 'e'ad on this perfect day0"

"(t%s your father."

ChiChi gasped. ")y father? What%s the matter? (s he all right?"

"He%s fell ill. He%s 'een poisoned."

"h, no0" ChiChi gasped in horror. "Who poisoned him? (s he all right?"

Takashi shook his head. "(t doesn%t look good. We don%t know who poisoned him 'ut it was in his food. ( had

a feeling you will 'e here since you talked a'out oku and this tournament. (%&e come to get you. He%s 'een

asking for you."

"apa," ChiChi said mournfully, tearing up. "( ha&e to see him."

Takashi held a hand out for ChiChi. "Come. (%ll take you home."

ChiChi nodded. "kay, 'ut (%&e got to tell oku."

ChiChi started to lea&e 'ut Takashi gra''ed her arm. "5o, you can%t."

"Why not?0" ChiChi +uestioned upset. "He needs to know0""(f you tell him, you will ruin his concentration in his fights and you don%t want him to lose 'ecause of you do

you?"

"5o, 'ut he has to know where (%m going."

"ChiChi, this is the only way. $our father is in pain and has 'een asking for you. He could 'e dying now. $ou

could miss him taking these precious minutes to talk to oku."

ChiChi looked reluctantly at the tournament doors. She had to tell oku 'ut she didn%t want to risk him

losing the tournament 'ecause of her. Her father needed her. He had raised her all his life and he could 'e

dying at this moment. ChiChi turned to Takashi. "kay. (%ll go now."

Takashi smiled. "ood. We don%t ha&e much time."

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To /e Continued

It was time for the semi-finals to begin at the 23rd World Martial Arts Tornament! "am#ha ste$$ed ot of the

fighter%s room #onfsed! &e saw 'hi'hi rn off bt he thoght 'hi'hi wold be ba#( to see )o( fight! *&e+,

where%s 'hi'hi .holdn%t she be here to see +o fight, )o( After all, she%s +or fian#/e!0

)o( shrgged his sholders! *'hi'hi said she had some things to do! Ma+be she%s bs+ abot it and forgot abot

the time!0*"eah, bt she was so e#ited for +o to marr+ her! "o wold thin( she%d sta+ to seeyoufight,0 rillin said!

)o( shrgged his sholders again! *Ma+be she #hanged her mind abot wanting to see me fight!0

rillin #rossed his arms! *I don%t (now! .he was reall+ im$ressed at how +o defeated her! 'hi'hi wold be eenmore amaed abot +or s(ills now +o%re going to be in a real fight,0 rillin $ointed to Tien who was waiting for

the annon#er to mention first mat#h in the semi-finals!

*"o thin( so0 )o( said tossing a hand behind his head $led!

*h, +eah! A girl is alwa+s im$ressed b+ a strong man! .he%d want to gie +o hgs and (isses!0

*&gs and kisses0 )o( felt a blsh rise on his #hee(s as he thoght abot the (iss 'hi'hi gae him! *st b+

being strong0Is that why she kissed me?

*.to$ it, rillin! "o%re embarrassing him,0 "am#ha oined in! *I thin( it%s best we let 'hi'hi e$lain all that to

him!0

erhead, eer+one heard the annon#er #alled for )o( and Tien to enter the ring to begin their mat#h! *"o two

are strange,0 )o( said as he oined Tien in the ring to begin his fight!

'hi'hi loo(ed otside the window of the air$lane worried abot her father! As soon as the+ left the tornament,Ta(ashi and 'hi'hi went to the air$ort and #aght the first flight off the island where the+ wold be ta(en to the #it+

nearest ing%s home! There the+ wold drie the rest of the wa+ in Ta(ashi%s #a$sle #ar!

'hi'hi left her home with anger in her heart for her father be#ase he forbade her to enter the tornament and now

ing was fighting for his life de to being $oisoned! 'hi'hi felt gilt+ now for being so $set with her father!

*Who did this0 'hi'hi as(ed!

*o one (nows! &e was $oisoned! I ss$e#t one of the #oo(s!0

*Im$ossible90 'hi'hi arged! *All the #oo(s and serants are #om$letel+ lo+al to m+ father! one of them woldeer hrt him! The+ loe and res$e#t m+ father!0

*Then $ossibl+ someone else from the illage0 Ta(ashi sggested!

'hi'hi shoo( her head ehementl+! *o! :er sin#e m+ father has made $ea#e with the illagers, the+ hae been

nothing bt (ind and lo+al to m+ father! o one in the illage wold hae done this!0

*"or father was on#e an eil man,0 Ta(ashi reminded 'hi'hi! *;erha$s someone from his $ast0

*Ma+be,0 'hi'hi said rel#tantl+! *on%t worr+, 'hi'hi! We%ll find ot who $oisoned +or father!0

*Than(s,0 'hi'hi said and loo(ed ot the window! ?I hae to find somewa+ to get in #onta#t with )o( again! h,

)o(! I ho$e +o?re haing a good fight!%

After the fight with Tien, tal(ing to ami in the disgise of &ero and then fighting ;i##olo, )o( was de#lared as

the winner of the World Martial Arts Tornament! ;i##olo $romised to (ill )o( one da+ and flew off!

*Wow, )o(, +o did it9 "o%re the world #ham$ion90 rillin #ongratlated his best friend! *.trange that +or

fian#/e isn%t here! Where did she go This is the best da+ of +or life90

*Ma+be the fights s#ared her and she ran off li(e eer+one did when ;i##olo reealed himself,0 "am#ha thoght

alod!

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)o( st#( his tonge ot, startling ami! &e then trned and #alled for imbs! When his faithfl #lod a$$earedbefore )o(, he m$ed on his #lod and too( off! *.ee +a, eer+one990

*)o(9 Where are +o going90 rillin +elled at his best friend!

*I don%t (now99 Bar awa+ from ami990 )o( +elled and trned, fa#ing his new orne+ as he flew frther and

higher in the s(+! ?Me a ami9 ami mst be #ra+ to thin( I?m ta(ing that ob9 It%s wa+ to boring $ there!%

rillin frowned seeing )o( disa$$ear into a tin+ s$ar( of light! &e was gone again! *)reat! &ow long will it bebefore we see him this time0

*That%s )o( for +o,0 "am#ha said with a smile! *&e neer sta+s in the same $la#e for long!0

*I still don%t get 'hi'hi,0 rillin said! *.he was #ra+ abot )o( and then she leaes so sddenl+ It doesn%t ma(esense!0

n his #lod, )o( went ba#( to the hotel, got his $ower $ole and his other #lothes! &e too( to the s(+ again

wondering what he will do net! *Ma+be I shold go ba#( to m+ old home! I haen%t been there in a long time!0

.omehow 'hi'hi entered his mind and rillin%s #omments on how 'hi'hi #old leae him li(e that and not see him

for the rest of his mat#hes! Ma+be it wasodd of 'hi'hi to leae him li(e that sin#e she was so e#ited abot

marr+ing him! 'hi'hi did sa+ she wold be ba#( to see him fight bt she neer retrned! &e remembered how

#ling+ she was of him when she told him +es to his $ro$osal! &e also remembered the (iss 'hi'hi gae him! Things

weren%t adding $!

*'hi'hi wanted to marr+ me so wh+ did she leae Ma+be she forgot abot marr+ing me and fond something else

to do,0 )o( thoght with a shrgged! &e then shoo( his head! *o! 'hi'hi woldn?t hae forgotten that! .he

remembered it all this time and she said she wanted to see me fight!0 &e #rossed his arms in thoght! *&mm, whatshold I do0

)o( thoght abot it for a few mintes before he #ame $ with a soltion! *I gess I shold find her! I $romised

her I wold marr+ her, bt where #old I find her &9 &er home9 imbs, do +o remember where 'hi'hi lies0

imbs did a low loo$ to tell )o( it remembered! *(a+! Cet%s go there!0

)o( stoma#h growled at that er+ moment and he #lt#hed it! *


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'hi'hi wi$ed the tears from her e+es and sat ba#( in her seat and loo(ed oer at her slee$ing father! *>on%t die,;a$a! I%ll find some wa+ to sae +o!0

'hi'hi felt a hand rest on her sholder! .he loo(ed $ and saw Ta(ashi! *>on%t worr+, 'hi'hi! I will find a #re for

+or father! That flower has to be here somewhere!0

*Than( +o, Ta(ashi, bt we woldn?t (now where to loo( for it!0

*)et some rest, $rin#ess,0 Ta(ashi told 'hi'hi as he rbbed her sholders!*I #an%t! ot when m+ father is ill li(e this!0

Ta(ashi $lanted a (iss on 'hi'hi%s head! *.ome slee$ ma+ do +o some good! Who (nows what tomorrow ma+

bring! I?m going to bed!0 Ta(ashi let go of 'hi'hi and started to head ot!*Ta(ashi0 'hi'hi #alled softl+!

Ta(ashi loo(ed ba#( at 'hi'hi! *"es0

*Than( +o for #oming to get me and telling me abot m+ father!0

Ta(ashi smiled! *It%s no $roblem, 'hi'hi!0 &e left the room and entered his own! When he did, he wal(ed to his

des( where a small bo laid! &e o$ened it to loo( at red and +ellow $etals--$etals that belong to the eras flower! &e

smir(ed wi#(edl+! *I%ll leae tomorrow for a #o$le of da+s and when I #ome ba#( I%ll sa+ I fond it! ing will

be so ha$$+ as well as 'hi'hi and with her fian#/ ot of the wa+, 'hi'hi%ll hae to marr+ me!0

'hi'hi laid her head on ing%s #hest silentl+ #r+ing for him! As she was falling aslee$, her last thoghts fell to

)o( as she wondered abot him and if he won the tornament!

The following morning, )o( +awned tiredl+ on imbs as he rode to the ing?s #astle! After he fond himself

something to eat +esterda+, )o( went to slee$, ehasted from his battle! n#e he wo(e $, )o( got on imbsto ta(e him to ing%s illage! &e was hngr+ for brea(fast and he ho$ed to find something to eat at the #astle! &e

was fed well when he was loo(ing for the dragon balls and fighting the Eed Eibbon Arm+!

)o( saw a tall #astle in the distan#e! It was hge! *Is that the ing%s #astle Wow! Things sre hae #hanged

sin#e I was last here!0

imbs sto$$ed at the entran#e to ing%s #astle! )o( m$ed off imbs and wal(ed $ to the doors and

(no#(ed! The doble doors o$ened and a serant woman stood there! .he loo(ed the +ong man with wild hair oer!

The serants at ing%s #astle were nder stri#t orders not to allow an+one in the #astle nless the+ were a do#tor!The (ing had fallen ill, the+ didn%t want to ris( strangers enter the #astle and hae 'hi'hi fall ill as well!

*Are +o a do#tor0 the woman as(ed!

*o! I%m .on )o(,0 he introd#ed himself!

*o one ma+ enter the #astle nless he%s a do#tor,0 the woman said as she began to #lose the doors!

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)o( #ontined to fl+ arond the ing%s #astle loo(ing for 'hi'hi and $ased near a bal#on+, and sat therewondering what he shold do! Ma+be he shold leae! &e was told he wasn%t wel#ome bt he was #onfsed as to

wh+ 'hi'hi%s father was si#(!

Brom the #orner of his e+e, he saw someone in the room! It was 'hi'hi ste$$ing ot of a room in a towel! There she

was9 ow he #old tal( to her! &e m$ed off imbs and entered the room!

*&e+, 'hi'hi!0'hi'hi trned ba#( and s#reamed! When she saw it was )o(, she ran into his arms, startling him! *h, )o(9

"o%re here90

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ChiChi sat 'ehind oku on 5im'us and placed her hands on his 'ack as they flew o&er the ocean. h, she

could fly 5im'us without a worry of falling off, 'ut she was worried a'out the wind knocking her off since

they were flying &ery fast.

"Thank you for helping me, oku," ChiChi said appreciati&ely.

"(t%s no pro'lem."

"Can this /a'a really tell us where the 2eras flower is?""$eah. /a'a knows e&erything. f course we will ha&e to fight the fi&e fighters at her place or pay ten million

;eni to get her to tell us."

"( don%t ha&e the money on me 'ut (%ll fight anyone to sa&e my father," ChiChi said 'ra&ely.

oku smiled impressed with ChiChi%s 'ra&ery. He ne&er met a 'ra&e girl 'efore. /ulma would always send

him to do the fighting and 9aunch would fire her guns and she didn%t ha&e much skills in fighting. He

remem'ered knocking her out with one kick as a kid when she shot at him. ChiChi was different. (n their

fight, she pro&ed to 'e a master in )aster 4oshi skills, e!cept the #amehameha Wa&e. (f they fought as kids

at the 7>st tournament, she would%&e 'een a challenged then.

"Don%t worry, ChiChi. (%ll fight them for you."

"( don%t want you to do it all 'y yourself, oku. ( want to fight. ( can and it%s my father who was hurt,"

ChiChi e!plained. "/esides, you were in all those fights in the tournament."

"(%m fine. (%&e fought these guys 'efore 'ut you ha&en%t. 9ea&e it up to me," oku said positi&ely.

ChiChi started to argue 'ut decided against it. She wasn%t used to 'eing told what to do. She was a princess

after all, 'ut oku was going to 'e her hus'and and a good wife listens to her hus'and ChiChi was told and

he has fought these people 'efore. "$ou%re right. ( should listen to what my future hus'and tells me."

(t was another ten minutes 'efore oku and ChiChi arri&ed at /a'a%s place.

"Here we are," oku said and 5im'us took a di&e to land. When the cloud did, oku -umped off the cloud

and ran to the entrance while ChiChi was left to get off on her own. "Hey, /a'a00"

/a'a floated out of her castle on her 'all. She smiled recogni;ing the young man she met as a 'oy. "oku, is

that you? $ou%&e certainly grown o&er the years." The old fortune teller noticed a young woman walking up

'eside oku. "Who is this?"

oku laughed. "( thought you%d know, /a'a. This is ChiChi, the ! #ing%s daughter and my fiance."

/a'a eyes nearly 'ugged out. "*ou%re getting married?0" %The saying is right. There is someone for

e&eryone.%

"( thought you%d know that /a'a, 'ut ( don%t ha&e time to e!plain. The ! #ing has 'een poisoned and the

only way to cure him is to find this 2eras flower, 'ut we don%t know where it is. We don%t ha&e any money, 'ut(%m willing to fight your fighters," oku offered in e!changed.

"*re you kidding?0" /a'a shrieked. "5o one is going to fight the man who defeated #ing iccolo and his son0

This is on the house. /esides, ( know the ! #ing. He was a former student under my 'rother and has

certainly changed his ways from his e&il days." /a'a got off her 'all and wa&ed her hands around it as she

used her powers to conger up an image of a 2eras flower.

oku and ChiChi watched as an image of a flower appear in the 'all. (t resem'led a morning glory flower

with the petals of red and yellow intertwining together.

"(s that it?" ChiChi asked hopefully.

"$es," /a'a answered.

"Where is it?"

"9et%s see." The image of the flower faded and a castle appeared. (t was a tall, ma-estic castle that resem'led

the castles normally found in fairytales. (nside the castle was an old woman sitting alone 'y the window

looking at the 2eras flower in a protecti&e glass case. "( remem'er this place. ( heard of a young, 'eautiful+ueen with a magical gift of reading people%s heart li&ing there ages ago with her king, who was her true lo&e.

This old woman must 'e her descendent. (t%s not anywhere near here 'ut on the other side of the world."

"kay. 9et%s go." oku -umped on 5im'us gra''ed ChiChi suddenly and took off.

/a'a watch as oku and ChiChi fly away. She noticed that ChiChi was 'arely hanging on to oku as she

was dangling the air. /a'a shook her head and frowned at oku%s 'eha&ior. "Someone needs to teach that

'oy some manners."

With the trip 'eing a long one, oku talked to ChiChi a'out what happened at the tournament after ChiChi

left. ChiChi was horrified at what she learned what happened to oku in the final match with iccolo.

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"h, oku, that was horri'le for you. ( can%t 'elie&e that monster iccolo is 'ack and he wants to come after

you e&en after you 'eat him."

"(%m okay, and (%ll 'eat iccolo again if he comes after me. Don%t worry."

"/ut still that was so dangerous for you and getting that whole in you chest6" Tears spilled from ChiChi%s

eyes. She reco&ered 'y wiping them away. "(%m glad you%re all right now," ChiChi said and hugged him.

The hug was making oku 'lush. He was feeling so uncomforta'le now. "ChiChi, why do you do this somuch?"

"/ecause ( want to. (%m showing my affection for you. This is what couples and e&en friends do," ChiChi

e!plained. "Ha&en%t you e&er hug someone 'efore?"

"( hugged my grandpa 'efore 'ut it was ne&er like this. He was ne&er close up on me like you are."

"That%s your grandpa. (%m going to 'e your wife. That%s different."

"(s marriage really that 'ig of a difference? ( thought we were -ust gonna li&e together."

ChiChi looked up at oku. "oku, 'eing in a marriage is more than -ust li&ing together. We%re going to

create a life together. We%re going to create a family. ( hear it%s not easy 'ut with hard work, ( know we can

do it."

"( don%t see what%s so hard a'out that, although ( didn%t understand it all."

ChiChi laughed and cupped the side of his face. "Don%t worry. (%ll 'e there to teach you e&erything." ChiChi

leaned forward to kiss oku 'ut oku leaned 'ack pu;;led.

"What are you doing, ChiChi?"

"( was trying to kiss you, oku."

"h, you mean like you did 'ack at the tournament?" oku asked. "( guess that would 'e okay, 'ut why

don%t you ask first?"

"oku, you don%t ask for a kiss. $ou gi&e a kiss if the moment feels right to you." She saw oku still looking

pu;;led. ChiChi took her hand off his cheek and pulled 'ack from him, resting her hands on her lap. "*m

(6am ( rushing things for you?"

oku scratched his head. "( don%t know. *s long as you tell me what to e!pect, (%ll 'e okay."

"/ut that won%t 'e as romantic," ChiChi said. "(f you do something on the spur of the moment like gra''ing

me in my arms suddenly and kissing me, then that%s more romantic that you telling me you%re going to kiss

me."

"4omantic? What%s that?"

ChiChi wasn%t surprised 'y that. 3rom what maids told her, men knew nothing a'out romance. "/eing

romantic, is doing something nice for someone you like."

"So, when ( re&i&ed my friends when #ing iccolo killed them, that was 'eing romantic?" oku asked tryingto get a meaning of this new word.

ChiChi shook her head. She would ha&e to go a'out it another way. "5o. :m, when you really like or lo&e

someone and you do something for them like proposing in a really sweet or une!pected way that%s romantic.

4omance can take thought and work into it or it could 'e really simple." She saw the 'affled look on oku%s

face. "h, no, ( made it e&en worse, ha&en%t (? $ou don%t learn this o&ernight, oku. (t takes time."

"kay then. :m, ChiChi, do you mind if we stop off somewhere to get something to it eat?" oku ru''ed his

stomach to show how hungry he was. "( know you want to find this flower to sa&e your Dad 'ut if ( don%t get

something in my stomach, ( won%t ha&e the energy to do anything."

"(t%s okay. (%m hungry myself, 'ut oku when we land, could you help me off the cloud?" ChiChi re+uested.

"*s my hus'and, you%re suppose to do these things for me."

"What things?"

ChiChi was ama;ed at how little oku knew a'out relationships. "(n any couple, the man is suppose to open

doors for his lady and help her off things like a cloud, a 'oat or out of a car.""Why can%t the woman do this on her own? ( ha&e to."

"/ecause it%s 'eing courteous and respectful to your lady. *ny good man should do this for his lady and with

me 'eing your wife, you definitely should do it," ChiChi e!plained.

"h," oku said. "randpa told me that if ( e&er get a wife, ( should treat her really nice. (s this what he was

talking a'out?"

"$es, for starters," ChiChi agreed. "/ut you will learn more later."

"Wow. ( didn%t know ( had to do all this to 'e a hus'and. h, well," oku through on his happy grin and

ChiChi smiled knowing this wasn%t 'othering oku.

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5im'us landed in a forest and oku held his hand out for ChiChi. ChiChi placed her hand in his and they

-umped off 5im'us together. "9ike that?" oku asked if he was right.

"$es, oku. $ou can do it anyway you like as long as you help me off and on 5im'us."

"otcha."

oku and ChiChi found lots of fruit for them to eat in the forest. ChiChi had oku remo&ed his red shirt so

they would carry all the food. When they were finished getting their food, the two headed 'ack to 5im'uswho was waiting patiently. oku got on the cloud first with his shirt and took ChiChi%s hand, helping her on

5im'us. *fterwards, they ;oomed 'ack in the sky once more.

ChiChi 'it into her apple and smiled at oku. "4emem'er when we were kids and you met me at my father%s

castle? $ou ga&e me an apple then."

oku thought 'ack to when they were kids. He remem'ered 'eing a child, eating some apples in a tree, when

he heard someone singing. The &oice was sweet and memora'le. He sat up in the tree and peek through the

lea&es looking for the owner of the &oice. He saw a girl at the lake picking flowers. She looked familiar. oku

called out asking if the girl was ChiChi. The girl turned around and oku -umped out of the tree running to

her. (t wasChiChi and she was going on at how happy she was to see him and how she was ama;ed that he

came all this way to see her.

oku didn%t know what ChiChi was talking a'out so he asked her what she was doing and ChiChi told him

that she was picking flowers for their wedding. oku, clueless asked what a wedding was. He really didn%t

know and ChiChi giggled and smacked oku telling him to stop teasing her. oku slammed into the tree

hard hurting his head and tail. He ne&er thought such a delicate looking girl was so strong.

oku found himself staring at ChiChi now as an adult. *s he watch her eat her apple, he stared at her

features from her wide innocent eyes, her smile, he still saw that same delicate looking girl as a child.

ChiChi smiled at him thoughtfully. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"(%m -ust seeing that you%re still that delicate looking girl ( remem'er as a kid."

ChiChi%s smile widen e&en more making oku wondered what he said to get her to smile like that. "Thank

you. When you ga&e me that apple, ( thought it was romantic."

"4eally?"

")m1hmm."

With their food eaten, oku put his shirt 'ack on. ChiChi pulled out a clothe she had and wiped oku%s face.

"$ou%re kind of a messy eater, oku. $ou got food all o&er mouth."

The gesture was simple enough 'ut with ChiChi holding one hand on his face and using the other to clean his

face, it was making oku feel warm. He also felt he was 'eing tickled. "*h, stop that, ChiChi. That tickles."

He gra''ed her hands and pulled it away from his, surprising ChiChi."( ha&e to clean your face," ChiChi insisted. "(t%s dirty."

"/ut you tickle."

"That%s not a 'ad thing," ChiChi said and returned to wiped the rest of the crum's from his face. "See? *ll

clean."

oku +uietly nodded 'ut he still felt his face was warm 'y the gesture. That ne&er happened 'efore.

* few hours later, it was nighttime and oku was wondering how he and ChiChi going to sleep were. "We

will 'e flying all night. (f we stop anywhere to sleep, we would waste time."

"Why should we ha&e to stop?" ChiChi asked. "We can stay here on 5im'us. (t%s 'ig enough for 'oth of us6

if we sleep close." ChiChi felt a 'lush on her cheeks when she said that.

oku was a 'it ner&ous 'y that idea. ":m, ( guess that%s all right. We don%t ha&e a choice anyway."

"We%re going to 'e married anyway and we will 'e sleeping much closer, so ( guess it%s okay," ChiChi added

as her 'lush deepened.

"What do you mean sleeping much closer?" oku asked."(t%s -ust that we%re going to do some things that only married people do. (%ll tell you a'out it later. We should

sleep now."

"kay." oku laid down on 5im'us. ChiChi laid down 'eside oku, cuddling close to oku, intertwining

her legs with his, pressing her 'ody against his from his thighs to his chest. oku -erked surprised. "( didn%t

think we would 'e thisclose, ChiChi."

"(f ( don%t sleep close to you, ( may roll o&er off 5im'us. ( tend to mo&e in my sleep," ChiChi e!plained.

"h, okay," oku said slowly still not sure a'out sleeping so close to ChiChi. "Well, good night then."

ChiChi surprised oku once more 'y kissing him on the lips. oku 'lushed and his eyes widened. He

wondered if he would e&er get used to this. "oodnight, oku." She laid down and closed her eyes.

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oku wasn%t sure a'out this. 9ying with ChiChi made him a 'it uncomforta'le. He ne&er was this close to

anyone 'efore, not e&en his grandpa.

%This is going to 'e strange when we marry,% oku thought 'efore falling asleep.

oku was the first to awaken that morning. He yawned and tried to stretch 'ut ChiChi still held onto him

tightly as she slept. oku gently pried ChiChi arms from around one of his and sat up. He was a'le to stretch

his upper 'ody 'ut his legs, which were still entwined with ChiChi%s would ha&e to wait.oku%s mo&ements awakened ChiChi. She opened her eyes a little da;e and half asleep. When she recogni;ed

oku, she smiled. ")orning." She sat up and stretched her upper 'ody. When she reali;ed her legs were

tangled with oku%s she unra&eled them. "( wonder how much farther."

"( don%t know, 'ut it shouldn%t 'e much longer."

ChiChi leaned on oku. "( hope my father can hold out until we find the flower. /y the time we get it, it%ll 'e

another day 'efore we get 'ack home." She sighed. "( still don%t know who did it, either. ( must find the

person who poisoned my father."

")ay'e we could ask /a'a that after your father is well again," oku suggested.

")ay'e," ChiChi said and noticed something in the distance. "oku, look0"

oku looked to where ChiChi was pointing. They saw the castle /a'a showed them in her crystal 'all. "(t%s

the castle."

The castle was naturally much larger than what oku and ChiChi saw in the crystal 'all. (t held se&eral

towers not made of 'ricks as traditional castles were 'ut of glass and iron. The land was 'eautiful with

perfect green grass, rolling hills, &ariety of flowers surrounding the castle and a lake 'ehind it as oku and

ChiChi flew a'o&e it. *lthough the land looked pretty, oku was getting the feeling something wasn%t right.

5im'us landed in front of the castle. oku got off first and helped ChiChi off. They walked up to the dou'le

doors which were twice their height. oku started to knock 'ut the doors opened 'efore he could.

"That%s strange," oku said.

"( don%t think it%s a good sign," ChiChi said.

"5o, it pro'a'ly isn%t."

oku and ChiChi stepped inside anyway. They looked around the foyer they were in. The walls were

decorated with paintings of people oku and ChiChi ne&er knew. They could only guess it were the pre&ious

residents of the castle. * chandelier hung a'o&e them and it had so many lights it sparkled like diamonds.

The mar'le floors were spotless and decorated in tiles with colors of red and 'lack. (n front of them was a tall

staircase and as oku and ChiChi%s eyes went up the steps, they saw woman at the top11the same old woman

in /a'a%s crystal 'all.

*s the old woman descended down the stairs, oku and ChiChi got a 'etter look at her. She was a &ery oldwoman with long sil&er hair. The wrinkles on her face indicated she was near her eighties and her dull green

eyes were lost of life. She wore a 'allroom gown with fa'ric of silk shimmering in the softest la&ender and

lilac ChiChi has e&er seen. The old woman%s neck was decorated in a diamond necklace with matching ears.

Her hands weren%t left either as her right held gold and diamond 'racelet and la&ender rings on 'oth hands.

Her attire and her posture indicated she was a woman of high class. When the old woman reached the 'ottom

of the steps, she looked at oku and ChiChi displeased.

"Who are you and what do you want?" she asked 'itterly.

oku stepped forward to introduce himself. ")y name is oku and we%re looking for the 2eras flower."

*t the mention of the flower, she scowled at them. "Why do you want it?"

This time ChiChi spoke. ")y father was poisoned 'y those flowers and it%s the only thing that can cure him.

Could we please ha&e it to sa&e my father?" she 'egged.

"What would you gi&e me in return?"

oku and ChiChi were stumped. They didn%t know they had to 'arter anything. "( don%t ha&e it with menow, 'ut if you gi&e me the flower, ( would gi&e you any treasure in my father%s kingdom."

The old woman laughed, loudly and arrogantly. "9ook at my home. There is nothing your father can gi&e

that ( don%t ha&e. /esides, ( wouldn%t want his treasure anyway." She looked at oku. "What is he to you?"

ChiChi wrapped her arms around oku, not liking this old woman was looking at him. "He%s my fianc."

"3ianc?" the old woman scoffed. "He doesn%t e&en lo&e you and neither do you to he."

"How dare you say that0" ChiChi said angrily and insulted.

"( say it 'ecause it%s true. ( am, )ara and ( ha&e the power to see into the hearts of people. ( see their desires,

their true lo&es." She points at oku. "He doesn%t lo&e you. He doesn%t e&en know what lo&e means0"

"So?" ChiChi argued. "He was ne&er e!posed to it 'ut ( can and will teach him."

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)ara laughed again. "$ou%re only setting yourself up for heart'reak. )en are like leopards11you can ne&er

change their spots. $ou think you lo&e him 'ut you lo&e the thought of 'eing in lo&e. $ou ne&er 'een courted

'y him. $ou ne&er e!perienced pain. $ou don%t e&en know him0"

ChiChi hated to admit it, 'ut )ara was right. She didn%t know e&erything a'out oku 'ut it didn%t change

her feelings for him. The stories she heard a'out a little 'oy defeating the 4ed 4i''on *rmy and #ing

iccolo, ChiChi knew it to 'e oku and the fact he did those things made her feelings grow for him. "( maynot know much a'out oku, 'ut it doesn%t change the fact ( lo&e him."

"oku patting your crotch isn%t a sign of lo&e, nor was it his way of letting you know he wanted to marry you.

(t was his way of finding out if you were a 'oy or girl." She smirked seeing the look of shock on ChiChi%s face.

"( told you ( ha&e the power to see in one%s heart and in doing so ( can see your past."

")ay'e not, 'ut it doesn%t change how ( feel. ( care deeply for him and my feelings for oku would only

grow o&er time."

")ay'e there%s a chance for you, 'ut what a'out him?" )ara +uestioned pointing at oku. "( highly dou't

it."

oku wasn%t sure what to say. So what if he didn%t know much a'out ChiChi or lo&e, he knew he could lo&e

her. She lo&ed him. (t couldn%t 'e that hard, could it? "( may not understand this lo&e thing 'ut (%m sure (

can learn it from ChiChi," oku said.

"$ou%re not e&en comforta'le with her when she touches you and you claim you can lo&e her?" )ara scoffed

'ut laughed. She snapped her finger and the ceiling a'o&e oku and ChiChi 'egan to shake.

oku and ChiChi looked up to see the chandelier coming down on ChiChi. oku tackled ChiChi to the

ground and co&ered his 'ody with hers. *fter the chandelier crash to the ground, oku looked at ChiChi who

was startled at what happened.

"*re you okay?" oku asked ChiChi.

"$es."

oku looked 'ack at )ara upset. "What did you do that for?"

)ara stared into oku%s angry eyes looking for something. To her surprise, she didn%t find it. "( see it%s in

your nature to protect people, oku, 'ut protecting ChiChi is different than protecting your friends."

"What do you mean 'y that?" oku asked.

ChiChi stood 'y oku%s side on her own and was a 'it disappointed at oku%s confusion. )ara saw the look

in ChiChi%s eyes. "$ou e&en disappoint your fiance with your confusion, oku. (%ll let you humor me and

put you two to the test."

"Test?" ChiChi +uestioned.

)ara%s eyes sparked green and the floor 'eneath oku and ChiChi ga&e away and the two fall in screaming."(%ll see for myself the feelings that lie in you two."

To /e Continued

oku and ChiChi continued to scream as they fell se&eral feet in the hole )ara created for them. oku could

see no end to the trap he and ChiChi had fallen into. oku flew down pass ChiChi and caught himself in mid1

flight. He held his hands out and ChiChi fell into his arms. oku then flew them out of the hole. When they

reached the surface, they were no longer in the foyer.

"Wh1where are we?" ChiChi asked looking around.

"How did we get here?" oku asked.

They were in a hot, dry desert. *'o&e them was the hot sun, sweltering down on them. (t had to 'e o&er >@@

degrees. )ara%s laughter could 'e heard a'o&e them.

"' put you here. $ou%re still in my castle 'ut right now it%s a ma;e where you must find your way out

together. There is a door that will lead you out of one room to the ne!t where the challenges can 'e easy or

tough depending on which room you enter.""We don%t ha&e time for this0" ChiChi yelled in the sky. ")y father%s life is at risk0"

"Then you 'etter get a mo&e on then and pass my tests," )ara said coldly.

"Come on, ChiChi. We 'etter find that door," oku said.

They walked through the desert under the hot sun, sweating and out of 'reath in search of water and some

freedom from the sun 'eating down on them for the ne!t hour 'ut there was no hope in site.

"5o trees, no cactus, no oasis, no nothing," ChiChi said as looked at nothing 'ut sand for miles and miles

ahead. "(f we don%t find water soon, we%re going go dehydrate."

"Don%t talk, ChiChi," oku said out of 'reath as well. He was 'reathing hard with sweat pouring down his

'ody and his clothes like skin to his 'ody. "Conser&e your strength."

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ChiChi nodded. She paused for a moment to catch her 'reath. The sun was 'eating down on her 'ody, sweat

poured from her face and arms and her clothes were tightening on her skin. Her hair was matted on her skin

as well. She was a'out to mo&e again when she felt something gra' her ankle. ChiChi looked down and saw a

skeleton hand around her ankle. ChiChi let out a startled scream that caught oku%s attention.

oku saw ChiChi pulling on her ankle as if she was stuck on something. oku went to ChiChi to help her.

"What%s the matter?""This skeleton hand is on my ankle0" ChiChi screamed as she tried to pull it out.

oku gra''ed ChiChi%s ankle in an attempt to free her. &en he was finding trou'le freeing ChiChi. This

wasn%t good. "What are you stuck to?" oku strained and pulled ChiChi free knocking him on his 'ack and

knocking ChiChi on top of him.

ChiChi got up and looked 'ack at her ankle. "(t%s free. Thanks." When she looked in oku%s direction, her

eyes widen as she saw skeletons rising from the sand. "oku, look0"

The two 'oth stood and looked to see skeletons holding swords and shields rising from the sand. 3rom what

they could add up, they were surrounded 'y twenty of them. The skeletons walked in as if closing in on oku

and ChiChi and then let out a 'attle cry as they screamed running towards oku and ChiChi.

oku and ChiChi were 'ack to 'ack with each other as they prepared themsel&es for 'attle. When the

skeletons got closer, the two defended themsel&es and attacked. oku was +uick to dodged, -ump and a&oid

getting slice with the skeletons swords. He sent a karate kick into the one and it fell apart into se&eral pieces.

"That was easy," oku thought. The skeleton reformed 'ut instead of one, there were two skeleton warriors.

":h1oh." oku looked 'ack at ChiChi to see how she was doing and he saw her pick one warrior up and

threw him towards two other skeleton warriors. The three 'roken warriors soon rose and 'ecame si!.

"ChiChi0" oku called out and ran to her side.

ChiChi stepped closer to oku. "They%re multiplying, oku."

"$eah. We%re gonna ha&e to go a'out this another way," oku said. "Stay close 'eside me, ChiChi.

"kay," ChiChi said and got 'ehind oku.

oku prepared himself for the #amehameha Wa&e. "#a6 me6 ha6 me6 H*000" oku fired the wa&e on

all warriors coming in his and ChiChi%s direction. *ll the skeletons turned to dust under the hot fire of the

#amehameha Wa&e. oku and ChiChi waited a minute 'efore rela!ing.

ChiChi smiled relie&ed the ordeal was o&er. "$ou did it0" ChiChi said and threw her arms around oku in a

hug.

oku frowned 'ut he didn%t let her hug 'other him. He was starting to see a pattern with ChiChi and her

hugs. "That%s that. 9et%s go and find that door, ChiChi."

oku and ChiChi only got a few more steps in when they heard something 'ehind them. They looked 'ackand saw the skeleton warriors reforming again, dou'ling their si;e once more.

"(6didn%t e!pect that," oku said seeing now there were o&er forty warriors. "( thought the #amehameha

would melt them into sand and they wouldn%t come 'ack."

"There%s only one thing to do in a situation like this," ChiChi said.

"What%s that?" oku asked looking for ideas himself.

"4un for your life0" ChiChi gra''ed oku%s arm and 'egin pulling him away from the skeleton warriors

that were now chasing them.

"Wait0 ChiChi0 ( don%t want to run0 ( want to fight0" oku yelled.

"$ou can%t fight against that0" ChiChi yelled 'ack. "They keep growing and growing if you attack them0"

ChiChi then screamed as she felt the ground falling in under her.

oku almost misstep and fell in with ChiChi. oku didn%t understand it 'ut he saw ChiChi falling in further

and further until she was stuck to her waist in the sand. He gra''ed her hand and struggled to pull her out

'ut the force pulling on ChiChi was much stronger than his."What%s the deal?" oku asked as he strained to pull ChiChi out.

"(t%s +uicksand0" ChiChi said as she held on to oku as tight as she could.

"Auicksand? What%s that?" oku asked pu;;led.

"(t%s sand that%s pulling me into the ground0" ChiChi tried to clim' higher on oku 'ut she was getting

pulled deeper and deeper into the +uicksand. 5ow she was co&ered up to her 'reasts. "oku, help me0"

"(%m trying0" oku looked 'ack to see if the skeleton warriors had caught up to them, 'ut they were gone as

if they &anished. "They%re gone."

"oku0" ChiChi screamed now she was co&ered up to her neck in +uicksand.

"ChiChi, don%t let go0" oku said and strained to pull her out, 'ut his grip was loosening on her.

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"oku0" ChiChi screamed as her gripped loosen and she was swallowed 'y the +uicksand.

"ChiChi0" oku called out. He dug in the sand pulling the +uicksand apart so he could gra' onto ChiChi.

Suddenly, he was latched onto something and felt himself 'eing pulled in the +uicksand. When oku fell

through he didn%t see more sand 'ut he found himself falling down a ca&e and at the 'ottom was a large 'ody

of water where he made a loud splash.

The cool water was refreshing since he was in that hot desert for so long. He swam to the surface and lookedaround for his fiance. (f he fell in here, ChiChi must ha&e too. "ChiChi? ChiChi0" oku called out.

"oku0" oku turned around and saw ChiChi swimming to him with a smile on her face. "oku, ( figured it

out0 This was the door we were looking for."

"The door? /ut ( thought we were looking for a real door."

"5o, ( think she -ust meant that door could 'e any opening like a door opens to anyplace. We were tra&eling

in that desert for o&er an hour going no where and where would we find a door in a desert?"

"( see what you mean," oku said catching on. "So how will get out of here?"

"( don%t know," ChiChi said as she looked around 'ut we%re gonna ha&e to swim.

oku and ChiChi swam around the area going around each corner they saw four times until they reali;ed

they were 'ack where they started.

"Didn%t we start here?" oku asked.

":h, yeah. We%re going no where again," ChiChi said looking around for a way out.

":m, ChiChi, we did fall in through here. Do you think it%s possi'le we would ha&e to swim 'elow the water

to find the ne!t door?"

ChiChi looked down in the waters. "/ut how will we swim under the water thatlong?"

"We%re gonna ha&e to try. (%ll go first." oku di&ed in the water. He swam deep in the waters looking around

for a way out of there or a place to gather some air.

oku was starting to run out of air when he saw an opening. He swam upwards to an opening. When he

reached the top, he let out the 'reath of air he was holding. He looked up and smiled. He found a way out.

ChiChi was getting worried. oku was gone for fi&e minutes now. She didn%t know he could last that long

underwater. She started to go in after him when oku resurfaced.

"oku, ( was so worried. $ou were gone for a while."

"( found a way out, ChiChi. (t%s pretty deep so you need to hold your 'reath for a while."

"kay," ChiChi agreed.

oku and ChiChi took a deep 'reath and di&ed in the water. ChiChi followed oku. He was a faster

swimmer than her. ChiChi swam faster to keep up 'ut that was causing her to use her energy and run of

'reath. ChiChi tug on oku%s pants. He looked 'ack and saw ChiChi was looking as if she was struggling to'reathe. oku flew to ChiChi%s side and put an arm around her waist. He swam for the 'oth of them faster

and faster until he found the place that would let them out. He got them to the surface and ChiChi 'reathed

in the air.

ChiChi leaned against the rock panting hea&ily. "How6long6 can6 you6 hold your6 'reath?"

":m, a'out a couple of minutes or something. ( ne&er timed myself."

"* couple of minutes?0" ChiChi shrieked.

"That%s not long."

ChiChi couldn%t 'elie&e he said that. "How will we get out?"

oku pointed upward. "We clim'. There%s a light at the top."

ChiChi looked up and saw how high they would ha&e to clim' up the -agged rocks and cre&asse of the ca&e.

"(t%s so high."

"Well, ( could fly us. (t%ll get us to the top a lot faster," oku said. "Clim' on my 'ack, ChiChi." ChiChi did

as she was told, wrapping her arms around oku%s neck.oku flew easily to the top of the ca&e. *s they did so, )ara watched them. %Hmm, so they are working

together.% When oku passed through the light, oku and ChiChi found themsel&es in a forest.

"5ow, we%re in a forest? (n snow?" ChiChi asked as she and oku walked around.

The forest was co&ered in light snow of a'out fi&e inches. *ll the lea&es were long gone and the trees were

decorated in a lo&ely mi! of ice and snow with icicles on the ends of trees and snow on 'ranches and lightly

falling to the ground as gentle winter 'ree;e filled the air. The scene would 'e 'eautiful to ChiChi if she

wasn%t getting cold.

"h0" ChiChi said ru''ing her arms as a 'ree;e 'lew 'y. "(t%s a 'it chilly." She looked ahead and saw a

snow capped mountain not too far ahead of them. "*nd it%s going to get cooler if we hike that mountain."

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"(t looks like it," oku said. "*re you cold?" he asked ChiChi.

"$eah. *ren%t you?"

"5o, it%s not that 'ad." oku said and wrapped an arm around ChiChi 'efore they walked ahead in the

forest. oku smiled as they continued on in the forest. "*side from the weather, this almost reminds me of

home."

"4eally?" ChiChi said now taking interest in the surroundings around her and liking how oku%s arm feltaround her. "(s it really like your home?"

"$eah. The trees are similar and the feelings are similar to home. ( hadn%t 'een there in a long time."

"How come?"

"( was always on an ad&enture. The last time ( was home it was si! years ago and ( gathered some stuff to go

to )aster 4oshi%s house for training and ( ha&en%t 'een 'ack. *fter ( trained with him, ( went to find my

randpa%s dragon 'all, got in a fight with the 4ed 4i''on *rmy and then ( 'egan training for the ne!t

tournament. ( was going to take a 'reak then 'ut #rillin was killed and ( had to a&enge his death and that%s

how ( got in the fight with #ing iccolo and after that, #ami had me trained under him to fight iccolo at the

78rd tournament. ( -ust didn%t ha&e any time to go home."

"So, it was one 'ig ad&enture after another for you." ChiChi guessed. "( can%t say my life was like that."

"What did you do o&er the years?" oku asked.

"5ormal things a girl does ( imagine. ( learned how to knit and sew. ( learned how to cook, to 'e a good wife.

)y father also taught me how to fight. He taught me all that he knows."

"So, the ! #ing hasn%t mastered the #amehameha Wa&e yet, huh?"

"5o. (t took )aster 4oshi fifty years to create that attack, 'ut," ChiChi paused looking at oku, "you were

a'le to. Well, make a small one as a kid. (%m sure you can make a 'igger one now."

"h, that%s right. $ou missed out on the tournament and the rest of my fights. $ou ne&er saw the

#amehameha Wa&e ( made."

ChiChi shook her head. "5o, ( didn%t."

"Want to see it now?" oku asked.

"Sure."

ChiChi stepped 'ack as oku prepared the #amehameha Wa&e. oku showed ChiChi the mega

#amehameha Wa&e he ga&e to iccolo in the tournament. ChiChi was in awe of the wa&e. She had ne&er seen

anything like it in her life. (t really impressed ChiChi. The wa&e shot in the sky o&er the lake, creating a loud

e!plosion.

"h, wow. (t%s like falling tiny stars," ChiChi said in awe as the remains of the #amehameha Wa&e falling

onto the lake thinly co&ered in ice. "oku, that was ama;ing. $ou%re so strong0" ChiChi e!claimed andgra''ed his arm e!cited.

oku looked down at ChiChi. He didn%t think that she would 'e that impressed 'y his #amehameha Wa&e

'ut #rillin did tell him that women like strong men. )ay'e this was what #rillin meant. The thought of

marriage reminded oku of what )ara said.

":m, ChiChi, when )ara was talking a'out you and me getting married. What did she mean a'out me not

courting you?"

"She means you ne&er tried to pursue me. $ou ne&er took me out on dates or ga&e me things or say nice

things to me, 'ut ( didn%t need all that. ( -ust wanted you. $ou seemed so sweet and innocent. There%s

something a'out you that gets my heart 'eating fast, gets me e!cited to 'e near you. ( guess ( felt that way

e&er since ( thought you wanted to marry me when you touched me. ( thought it was your way of you showing

your feelings for me, 'ut it wasn%t, was it?" ChiChi asked. "(s it true what )ara said11that you only touched

me 'ecause you were trying to learn if ( was a 'oy or girl?"

"$eah. ( didn%t know. The only human ( grew around was my grandpa. What was the 'ig deal that ( touchyou that made you thought ( wanted to marry you?"

"/ecause you%re not supposed to touch anyone there unless they are your hus'and or wife."

"Then how was ( to tell if you were a 'oy or girl?" oku asked.

"Couldn%t you tell 'y looking?" ChiChi asked.

"5o. ( only reali;ed the difference 'etween 'oys and girls when ( saw /ulma without her underwear."

"What?0" ChiChi screamed. "What were you doing looking at her naked?0"

oku stepped 'ack startled at ChiChi%s reaction. Why was she so angry? "/ulma was the first person ( met

since grandpa died and when ( slept with grandpa ( slept on his lap on his 'alls and ( thought ( could do the

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same with /ulma 'ut she felt flat so ( pulled off her underwear to see what happened to her 'alls and saw she

didn%t ha&e any 'alls. That%s when ( learned the difference 'etween 'oys and girls."

oku wasn%t sure how ChiChi would react 'ut he didn%t e!pect her to laugh. ChiChi clutched her side

laughing so loud and out of control. Tears 'egan to fall from her eyes. "( can%t 'elie&e you did that0" she said

in 'etween laughs. "h, my," ChiChi said wiping the last tear from her eye. "$ou%re something else, oku.

That was the only time you did that right11feeling on girls and looking at them naked?""Well, ( did touch a little girl and an old lady 'efore you to find out who they were," oku said innocently.

"They -ust stood there confused and /ulma hit me."

"$ou deser&ed it," ChiChi scolded oku. "$ou shouldn%t 'e doing that. $ou don%t do that now do you?"

"5o, ( learned the difference 'etween them a long time ago, 'ut ( don%t understand the 'ig deal of touching to

find out if they were a 'oy or girl."

"/ecause it%s not proper0" ChiChi yelled. "*nd it%s hurting to know that you didn%t touch me 'ecause you

want me or like me 'ut only to learn if ( was a 'oy or girl."

"(f you want to get e&en, you can touch me," oku said taking ChiChi%s hand suddenly and put it on his

crotch.

"oku0" ChiChi yelled shocked oku would do that. Her face turned red as she reali;ed she was touching

oku in such an intimate area of his. She pulled her hand out of his arms. "( shouldn%t do that6 not now."

"$ou%re not making any sense," oku said. "What do you mean not now?

"When we%re married, we do things only married people do. Come on. 9et%s continue and find a way out of

here."

"*ll right," oku said and followed ChiChi.

*s they walked away, they didn%t notice the waters in the lake 'u''ling, 'ut they did hear the roar of

something 'ehind them.

oku and ChiChi looked 'ack to see a giant snow monster emerging from the water.

"(t%s an a'omina'le snowman0" ChiChi cried.

"*n a'omina'le what?" oku asked.

"That0" ChiChi yelled at the monster.

The snow monster 'lew cool 'reath out of his mouth towards oku and ChiChi. oku gra''ed ChiChi and

pulled her out of the way. They two looked 'ack to see that the 'reath from the monster had fro;en a tree in

solid ice.

"Did you see that, oku?" ChiChi asked.

"$eah. et 'ack, ChiChi," oku warned his fiance.

ChiChi stepped 'ack and watch as oku challenged the monster and lured him away from ChiChi. okuflew up in the sky and prepared to melt the snow monster with a #amehameha Wa&e 'ut the snow monster

e!tended his arms which grew like tree lim's and gra''ed oku 'y his legs.

ChiChi screamed. "oku0"

oku%s legs 'egan free;ing up into solid ice thanks to the snow monsters hands on them. The snowy 'eing

threw oku into the lake the monster itself emerge from. The monster roared and e!tended powers from his

hands that caused the lake to free;e up with oku trapped in it.

"oku0" ChiChi cried. She looked around frantically. There must 'e something she could do.

oku with two fro;en legs swam to the surface difficult as it was to his situation. He pounded on the ice 'ut it

wouldn%t crack. oku could feel his 'ody free;ing in the su'free;ing temperatures of the water. oku fell

deeper in the waters, 'eing dragged down 'y the weight of his legs. Howe&er, oku was a'le to summon

enough energy to swim to the surface with a lot of power 'ehind him and 'roke through the ice. oku was

a'le to heat his 'ody up to form a #amehameha Wa&e and 'last the snow monster. The heat of the wa&e was

a'le to completely destroy the monster and melt the ice on oku%s legs 'ut he was still free;ing ha&ing 'eingtrapped in a fro;en lake. He was e!hausted during the ordeal and fell 'ack in the water 'ut was a'le to swim

out 'efore he got any colder.

When oku emerge from the free;ing waters, he collapsed on the cold snow as his whole 'ody shi&ered.

ChiChi raced to his side. oku looked at ChiChi with 'lue lips. "(1(1it%s c1c1c

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