Chapter 29: Love (1)

"That's what has happened" Bulma concluded the tale as she lowered her shoulders and sighed.

"...."

Another silence fell in the room, they never imagined that that happy party they had almost a year ago would lead to a pregnancy that would mean paternity for both Goku and Bulma.

Yamcha could only cry inside him, because Goku, besides being a womanizer, "had taken Bulma's virginity" before he did.

Krillin was more than surprised, he had never expected his old fighting partner to become a father, much less to Bulma, although he had been unwilling. He should have a girlfriend too!

Tenshinhan was extremely stunned, because even though Goku was going to be a father he had not lowered his level, he was still just as strong despite having fewer hours of training, without a doubt he would have to catch up to not be left behind.

Akemi was shocked at the way Goku and that girl conceived her baby. Although Bulma hadn't been explicit at all, she could imagine the sexual scene of an innocent Goku and a drunken Bulma in her mind enjoying the pleasure.

But without a doubt, the one who did not take the news well was Chi-Chi, she was neither surprised nor stupefied... No.

"You really abused Goku! You tied him to you so he couldn't be with anyone other than you! You have been quite selfish to give him a responsibility that is not his!" Chi-Chi yelled angrily as he pointed her finger at Bulma.

"What the hell are you talking about?! I would never do something like that to Goku! Besides, I don't even know who you are and what you're doing here!" Bulma replied angrily.

Bulma tried to suppress those feelings that she had kept for months. Yes, she knew that Chi-Chi was right, what she did with her drunkenness was to give Goku a burden, a duty and a responsibility that he didn't deserve. Knowing that Goku was naive and innocent, it could be said that Bulma did take advantage of him, something that she knew perfectly well.

"Promise me you'll stop blaming yourself Bulma, I didn't play that game with you too so now I must take responsibility accordingly"

In an instant Bulma remembered the promise she made to Goku a few months ago and she bit back the tears that threatened to spill out of her eyes. Do not! Of course she didn't abuse his best friend, it was just an accident. A fortuitous and casual accident.

"Then how do you explain that Goku is going to be a father now, huh?! I'm sure he doesn't want to be…!" Chi-Chi lashed out quite furiously.

Those present listened absorbedly to that discussion and Fusui was tempted to look for some popcorn in the vending machine in the hall.

Bulma was about to intervene but Goku looked up at her, making a move to speak.

"Listen Chi-Chi... I really do want to be our daughter's father and for that reason I have to stay by Bulma's side, as I explained to you before..." Goku mumbled while Chi-Chi, Bulma and the others in the room focused on hearing him "It's not her fault Bulma, I also have part of the responsibility and I must respond to that, so there is no need to argue..."

"B-but…" Chi-Chi tried to refute Goku's words but couldn't, so she lowered her shoulders in defeat and sighed, knowing that she couldn't do anything to persuade Goku anymore "I-I'm sorry for what I said Bulma…"

"Yeah… I'm sorry I yelled at you too" Bulma apologized in turn and shook Chi-Chi hand.

Goku smiled when he saw that "they made peace", he did not know that in the near future both would become best friends... right?

"S-so you s-you two are a couple?" Yamcha asked snapping out of her stunned state.

Goku and a blushing Bulma looked at each other for a moment, and unconsciously they both smiled.

Tights and Fusui smiled knowing that the time had come, soon everyone would be leaving the room to give Goku and Bulma privacy.

"About that… there's something I'd like to talk to Goku about…,in private please" Bulma emphasized with a smile and Yamcha melted inside.

"Accept it loser! Goku is much better than you and he will soon marry Bulma" said an animated Tights looking mockingly at poor Yamcha.

Goku smiled nervously as Bulma yelled "stop talking nonsense" with a blush on her face. No doubt her sister was provocative.

"How lucky you are, Goku" Krillin spoke, lightly hitting his friend's shoulder as he left the room.

One by one all those present left.

"I think Goku I should go, I've been away for a long time and my mother is probably worried" Akemi pronounced since her mother was worried even when she went to ask for salt at the next door neighbor's house and told her to bring a walkie-talkie.

"I hope to see you soon Akemi!" Goku said goodbye with a smile impregnated on his face.

They all went out in turn, Tights winked at Goku and the dark-haired man nodded somewhat confused by that, was she itching her eye? Fusui told Goku that she would call his father Saru to prepare various dishes of food in honor of the victory in the tournament, later they would eat at Friends.

Chi-Chi quietly waved goodbye as he would be waiting in the hospital corridor with the others. She knew what was going to happen next between Goku and Bulma, he couldn't do anything so he just had to watch.

Finally Goku and Bulma were left alone, both sitting on the hospital bed, in silence.

"Hehehe I thought you weren't going to come, I was surprised to see you here…" Goku commented smiling until…

¡Plop!

Bulma slapped him on the left cheek and the dark-haired man widened his eyes in shock.

"You're an idiot Goku! You can't imagine how worried I was while watching your last match! Can't you think of someone other than yourself?! Now the three of us are going to start a family, I couldn't bear to lose you… right now" Bulma spoke whispering the last bit as she rested her head on her best friend's chest.

Goku then wrapped her arm around Bulma's body, pulling her towards himself in turn.

"Hey hey, I said I'd never abandon you, I admit it was a pretty tough fight but even so I would never have lost it" snapped the dark-haired man smiling.

"If you were about to lose Goku…" Bulma murmured, looking up and meeting Goku's smile.

"I would never dare to lose knowing that others trust my victory. Besides, if I lost the fight I wouldn't be able to keep my promise to always be with you so I told myself 'come on Son, get up, do it for your friends and for Bulma', that was my motivation" Goku pointed out smiling and Bulma's eyes shone.

"You really are amazing…Goku" Bulma muttered quite admiringly, feeling the warmth emanating from Goku's chest.

They continued like this for several minutes, Goku with his arms intertwined around Bulma and the blue haired girl lying on his chest, feeling every heartbeat and every breath of the raven-haired boy.

"I don't like hospital food…" Goku suddenly spoke as he made a face of disgust.

"You said the same thing a few months ago, I was hoping at least that had changed" Bulma said smiling.

"Remember when you stepped in dog poop on your new shoes?" Goku asked with a mocking smile and the blue-eyed girl frowned at that.

"How can I forget that if I threw away those precise shoes…" Bulma lamented remembering that moment "Remember when a second later a bird pooped on your head?" she added sardonically.

"Hey… that wasn't funny, it was sad" complained a chibi Goku remembering how he comically ran in circles since no person would like to have the feeling of 'poop on their head'.

"Yeah! That was pretty funny HAHAHA!" Bulma laughed letting out some tears of joy at the act. "Do you remember when we went to the movies?"

"The movie was boring although the popcorn was delicious, by the way you screamed when you saw a dinosaur on the screen" added Goku mockingly.

"Hey, that's not funny… I was pretty scared!" Bulma snapped, feeling a shiver run down her spine, fearing that a T-Rex dinosaur could appear at any moment and devour her.

"Do you remember when we went to that restaurant and…?" Goku was going to add but Bulma interrupted her sentence.

"I know where you want to go and the answer is a resounding no Goku! Once we get out of the hospital we can go eat, okay?" Goku could only nod like a little boy at Bulma's question- do you remember when we went to karaoke?

"Yes, it was quite fun to sing with you, the amusement park was also fun" Goku said with a smile, no doubt they had a good time.

There were many memories that lived throughout these months, talking about all of them would require more than a day and Bulma did not want to waste another minute

Bulma stood up, lifting her head from Goku's body, and she assumed a normal posture. Once seated, she took Goku's hand and looked deeply into his eyes with the most beautiful smile she had ever drawn on her features.

"What's wrong Bulma?" Goku asked curiously as he realized that Bulma was looking into her eyes and had her hand linked with his.

"Some time ago I met a little boy who lived inside a deep forest, I was surprised to see him in such an area and my surprise got bigger when I found out that the boy hardly knew what a girl was..." Bulma said with a dedicated smile at Goku.

The black-haired man just listened carefully to each of the words that her best friend said.

"Together with that boy I lived great adventures, we were looking for something that united us both and made us friends, although on our way we met many people, some good and others bad" added Bulma still with a smile.

In reality, Bulma didn't know how to begin to confess her feelings, so she began by recounting a summary of the relationship that she had cultivated with Goku over the years.

"The years passed and my friendship with that boy was getting stronger, until I made a mistake and because of that our friendship depended on that mistake of mine, although thanks to him I knew how to get ahead and our friendship became a lot. stronger, thanks to that mistake he and I got closer than in the past and we discovered new things about each other, I think now that it's not a mistake but a blessing of fate" Bulma spoke finally getting to the heart of the matter.

Goku didn't make any nervous or confused gesture, he just listened quietly.

"Do you know that boy is the most wonderful person I have ever met and will never meet? That boy makes me smile when I'm sad, that boy makes me discover new and magical sensations, that boy makes me angry every time, that boy has stolen my heart during these months and that boy is the one I love, I have discovered that I want to spend the rest of my life by his side and being her wife, I don't want to imagine a life in which he is not present..." Bulma spoke with teary eyes as her smile faltered due to her immense reality.

"Who's that boy?" Goku finally asked feeling curious as Bulma let out a laugh with tears running down her cheeks.

"I-it's you Goku, you're the one who has stolen my heart... I love you, although that's not enough to express what I feel for you, a life by your side is the only thing I want... to form a family and live together the rest of our life" Bulma confessed, gently squeezing her beloved Goku's hand.

"....."

Goku fell silent at that statement as he blinked his eyes in disbelief. That made even more tears roll down Bulma's cheeks, she expected this anyway.

"I understand if you don't feel the same way, I don't blame you…I've been a fool to believe something like that could happen" Bulma whispered as she got up from the bed and walked towards the exit of the room.

Goku stood still, not knowing what to do at a time like this. He also wanted to spend his life together with Bulma, so why wasn't he moving?! He didn't understand that about love, what did he lose by trying?!

What was he doing standing watching Bulma go? Her best friend and the mother of her future daughter, the person who had spent the most time with him after his grandfather, the girl who made him a better person day after day, the girl who guided him and illustrated him with all the love in the world, the girl who fed him as many times as necessary without asking for anything in return, the girl who made him feel joy and fear at the same time, the girl who made him feel magical feelings and indescribable, the girl who had offered him her heart just a few moments ago and the girl who made him see a different future. Why didn't Goku move and go after her?

"Life is only lived once my son, if you do not know how to take advantage of the opportunities that life offers you, you will not have time to regret it later. So live in the moment and enjoy it Goku"

Goku remembered what Master Roshi whispered in his ear as he left the room minutes before.

He looked up from him seeing how Bulma was squeezing the doorknob to get out, and then, he decided to follow his instincts and got out of bed hastily.

"Wait, Bulma!" Goku exclaimed grabbing her arm, which made Bulma turn around with teary eyes at her, longing for pure love.

"Yes, Gok...?" Bulma couldn't finish her sentence because she felt something soft pressing against her lips, which caused her breath to stop for a few moments.

When she opened her eyes she saw something that she never expected to see in her life: Goku was kissing her lips awkwardly and at the same time with great tenderness.

Bulma secured her kiss by putting her arms around Goku's neck and Goku put his hands on Bulma's waist, overpowered by her instincts.

The blue-haired girl had to lift the soles of her feet due to the difference in height that existed between her and Goku, she closed her eyes as she smiled enjoying her most desired dream... her love.