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hiraeth - part ninety-eight
FILLING THE HOLES

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       "So how have the wedding plans been coming along?"

Y/n inhaled the water she had been sipping on, choking on a gasp. It was a simple question, but one that continuously caught Y/n off guard, reminding her that she was supposed to be planning her wedding. Somehow it kept slipping her mind that she was soon to be wedded to Goku, a man who was both wise and immature all at once. She scowled at Bulma as the woman chuckled, shaking her head.

"Not far, huh? I guess I should've expected it, it's probably hard to plan something like that with someone like Goku," Bulma teased. Y/n kept her mouth shut about the fact that Goku had actually done more thinking and planning on it than Y/n.

"He's not bad at it," Y/n mumbled, turning her gaze to said man. He was busy chattering away with Vegeta, who only barely tolerated it. His lips were stretched into a grin, lighting up his dark eyes, somehow making eyes as dark as night appear as bright as the sun. The smile that tugged on her lips went unnoticed by herself, but was noticed by the woman at her side. "He's pretty excited about it, talks about it a lot."

Despite the words of comfort he had given her the previous day, Y/n still couldn't wrap her mind around why he would want to marry her. Although she couldn't remember any of it, Goku had been married to a woman previously. Y/n couldn't imagine what it was about her that made him want to leave his wife for her. It made her feel guilty, even though she didn't have all the details.

"I'm still not sure what he sees in me." The thought slipped from Y/n's lips without her realizing. Turning her attention back to Bulma, Y/n let out a yelp as Bulma's hands slammed down onto her shoulders, squeezing her with a strength Y/n didn't know Bulma had. Bulma glared straight into Y/n's soul, sending a shudder down her spine.

"You are a wonderful girl," Bulma said, her voice firm, her words reverberating within Y/n's chest. "Sure, you've got some issues, but everyone does. You've been through a lot, and had to make a lot of hard choices. And I know we weren't always good friends to you, and made it harder. Honestly, I still feel like we haven't properly apologized for everything."

"Apologize for what?" Y/n looked at her with wide eyes, head falling to a tilt as she looked at Bulma.

"Just for being really stupid. I probably should've done better and looked out for you more, especially since I was the one to offer to take you under my wing. I never tried to help with your issues between Goku and Gohan, when I really should've intervened," Bulma said. "Not to mention, both of those boys could've done a lot better treating you properly, instead of arguing like school boys over you. They were both being petty and immature. Especially Gohan."

Y/n wasn't sure if she wanted to question what Bulma was referring to. She cleared her throat, pulling her gaze away from Bulma, eyes falling to the floor. "I'm not really sure what you're talking about, so don't apologize. It's hard to be upset over something I can't remember, you know?"

Y/n tried to lighten the mood with a joke, but it was partly true for her. As much as she wanted to learn about her past, she wasn't interested in learning about it through apologies. She didn't want to hear her own sob story.

Bulma pulled back from Y/n, deciding not to push it any further. The two fell silent, Y/n awkwardly staring at the surface of the bar they sat at. A small thought prickled at her mind, her eyes hesitantly turning to Bulma.

Sucking in a deep breath, Y/n turned to face her, catching Bulma's attention. "Could you... tell me about Goku? About his... previous wife?"

"Chi-Chi?" Bulma's eyes widened, the thought having never crossed her mind, but it did make sense that Y/n would completely forget about her. She hummed, crossing her arms, deep in thought about how to put it. "Well, she was certainly a character. Personally I was never very close to her, I didn't even attend their wedding. It would be best to ask Goku about her."