A/N: ^^^^Look at that adorable boy :D Haha, I have always had a mild crush on Goku ever since I started watching DBZ, but he gets so much love I have never really written anything for him before (╥_╥) Hopefully you Goku x Chi Chi shippers aren't mad at me because this story does exist in an AU where they are divorced... Chi Chi always really annoyed me in the anime so GOOD RIDDANCE BISH! (┛◉Д◉)┛彡┻━┻

┬──┬ ノ( ゜-゜ノ) Ahem, here is DBZDarkgirl's request for a Goku x Neko!reader fic... I hope you enjoy!

Oh, and one more thing... I do apologize if you are waiting on a request from me, I may write them out of order just because when an idea strikes me, I get really inspired to do that particular story... I promise I will get to all of your requests in a timely manner though! Longest author's note ever, my apologies... :X

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Goku was out training again, as was his usual routine now that he didn't have Chi Chi to tell him not to anymore. It had been over a year now since the divorce was finalized, both of them agreeing to go their separate ways 'for the sake of the children' as Chi Chi had put it. 

How could she say I don't care about them... I risked my life for the world, for them so many times! Goku had thought at the time, but agreed to all her demands, just to try and make things better for Gohan and Goten. Now that the boys were older the news would affect them less thankfully, but it was never easy hearing your parents didn't love each other anymore...

I don't think Chi Chi ever really loved me... Goku thought to himself, performing another flawless attack as he sparred against an invisible enemy. Maybe she thought she did... But she didn't know what she was getting herself into...

"Hey! Get back here!"

Goku stopped his training to listen as another shout reached his ears. 

"Stop her!"

The Saiyan looked around, not seeing anything other than snow and ice as he continued to scan the landscape. Just as he was about to fly up and take a glance from above, a giant explosion rocked the ground, splitting the ice under his feet as his eyes went wide. 

Just before he could fall into the icy waters below, he back flipped out of the way, continuing his momentum a couple of times before slipping and hitting his head. 

"Yikes!" Goku hissed, his face sliding against the ice as he flew backwards, catching the image of someone running out of the corner of his eye.

You stopped in your tracks, observing the strange man sliding across the ground comically as you blinked a few times, wondering where in the world he'd come from. As far as you knew, the only thing out here in the middle of nowhere was the testing facility...

"Stop!"

Another shout snapped you out of your trance as you pulled the hood of your cloak against your head, continuing to run across the ice in the opposite direction of the people chasing you. 

Goku got to his feet quickly, taking in the scene in front of him while knowing he had to do something to help you. Before the men chasing you couldn't gain too much ground, he placed two fingers on his forehead before instant transmissioning in front of them.

"Wh-what the?!" The first man in uniform yelled, completely shocked as Goku snatched both of their guns away in the next instant. The second man looked completely white in the face as he retreated instantly, his other friend watching him run away like a coward while stuttering.

"H-hey! Wait for me!" He screamed, dashing after his buddy as Goku blinked in surprise.

That sure was easy... He thought with a smirk, tossing the useless pieces of metal to the side before turning around to look for the girl he'd seen earlier. She can't have gotten too far...

The Saiyan hovered in the air, floating a ways above the giant icy lake he was training on while noticing you nearing the edge of it. You had actually covered a good distance extremely quickly he realized, watching you heading towards an area full of cracks before he could stop you.

"Hey! Watch out!" Goku shouted, apparently too far away for you to hear him as he watched you take one more step before crashing through the thin ice. 

Your ears twitched at the sound of a voice just as your foot crunched through the surface of the lake, the shock from the cold water making you scream as you were pulled under. The water was understandably freezing as it seemed to make time go in slow motion, your eyes opening wide as you tried to find the hole that you'd fallen through.

It was so dark under the surface and so cold, it was making you become disoriented as you started to run out of air. 

The next thing you knew a giant beam of light blasted another large hole in the ice just before the same man from earlier dived in. His dark eyes locked onto yours as he swam over to you quickly, wrapping an arm around your waist before you felt yourself being dragged out of the water.

"You okay?" The man holding you up asked, watching you cough a few times before spitting out a mouthful of water. He leaned down towards your face as his dark eyes looked at you with interest, making you back away nervously before stammering a reply. 

"Y-Yes... I-I'm f-fine..." You said through clenched teeth, cursing inwardly as a cold breeze blew by. 

"Heh, looks like you're pretty tough... But it's freezing out here." The man stated, wrapping his arms around himself before rubbing them together for warmth. "We've got to go someplace warmer..."

"We...?" You repeated, not sure why this stranger would be willing to help you. And what does he mean...?

"Yeah! I can't just leave you here... Come on," The dark haired man said, holding his hand out to you before placing two fingers on his forehead. "Let's go."

"Umm, what?"

"Just grab onto my hand." Goku insisted, knowing that to someone who didn't know him, this was probably a very strange request.

"...Okay." You sighed, your whole body shaking as the cold was starting to take it's toll on you. It went against everything you had learned in life so far but you decided you were going to trust this stranger. It's either that or freeze to death... You thought, reaching forward and grabbing his hand before you felt his fingers close around your own. 

The next thing you knew you were in a forest, a small clearing to be exact you realized, looking around in awe as you tried to make sense of what just happened. 

"You might have noticed I'm not really a normal human..." Goku admitted, letting go of your hand as he chuckled before scratching the back of his head. He glanced down at you, waiting for a response but noticed you were still shivering quite a lot...

"We should get you some dry clothes!" The Saiyan insisted, grabbing your hand and pulling you towards a small cabin before you could argue. You needed the help, so why not just accept it? That seemed to be your line of reasoning as you let this strange man lead you inside a random house. You were extremely cold still and warm clothes sounded nice...

"Here..." Goku said, catching you off guard as he went to help you take off your cloak. Your hood was still up, even though it was soaking wet as your eyes went wide while trying to stop him.

"N-No!" You stammered, grabbing his hand with your own before looking at him in panic. 

"Huh? Why not? It's all wet..." Goku said with a frown, not understanding why you wouldn't let him help you.

"Just... You can't look..." You explained, shaking your head before looking away. Suddenly, it didn't seem like such a good idea coming here...

The man in front of you sighed, understanding why you maybe didn't trust him right away as he remembered how you both had actually met. I'm sure those guys chasing here weren't up to any good... He thought, frowning as he tried to think of a way to sound more approachable.

"Look, I know this sounds strange but you can trust me..." Goku said, truly wanting to help you as he hoped you realized that. But the first step to helping you was getting you warmed up so you didn't get sick, the Saiyan realized, remembering that he would have the chance to explain himself more later. "Here, just take these clothes... I'll go outside so you can get dressed..."

The spiky haired man grinned, handing you the fresh clothes before turning to leave as you watched him go. Something about him made you feel at ease as you couldn't help but sense a somewhat depressed vibe coming from him at that moment, wondering why that was...

You shivered as you remembered you were still soaking wet and freezing as you made sure you were actually alone before removing your wet clothing. You sighed as you were finally able to shake out the water on your hair and large cat-like ears. In another instant your fluffy fox tail shook itself out instinctively, making you much warmer already as you slipped the new clothes over your head.

It was a cute long sleeved shirt and pants you realized, wondering to yourself why a man who seemed to live alone by the looks of it would have women's clothing. I wonder if he has a girlfriend... You thought, blinking a few times before shrugging your shoulders.

Just as you were looking around for a window or back door, some way to sneak out unnoticed... The front door swung open, as the spiky haired man looked right at you, his eyes going wide.

"Woah! You've got kitty ears!" Goku exclaimed, blinking in surprise before grinning. "They're cute!"

You stared back in shock as you didn't quite know how to react. "You... You could have seen me naked!" You shouted, your tail puffing up angrily as you glared at the man across from you, replaying what he'd just said as you couldn't help but feel a little color rising to your cheeks. He... He thinks my ears are... Cute?

"What?! I wasn't trying to! Honest!" The man stammered, waving his hands in front of himself defensively. "I swear!"

You stared back at him in silence, contemplating what you were going to do next now that your secret was out. He'll probably turn me in... And I'll have to go back to the testing facility... You realized, dropping to your knees as you felt tears welling up in your eyes.

Your ears drooped sadly as you looked at the ground, hoping you could convince this man to just let you leave without reporting you. 

"Hey, what's wrong?" Goku blinked, kneeling down to your level as you flinched. "I wasn't lying when I said you could trust me... Um, and if it makes you feel any better," He stated, eyeing your fluffy tail as he smirked. "I used to have a tail too..."

"...What?" You asked, looking over at the man in shock as you blinked a few tears away. Is he kidding?

"Heh, yeah... I'll tell you about it if you want but um, first things first... I'm Goku!" The man announced happily, sending you a way too innocent smile as he extended his hand in a friendly gesture. 

You couldn't help but smile at his obvious kindness as you began to relax, reaching forward yourself before grabbing his hand in your own.

"I'm [Y/n]." You replied, your ears perking up a bit as you tail began to swish around behind you, making the man shaking your hand chuckle.

Maybe it is okay to trust him...

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Later that night...

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You were sitting on Goku's bed, thinking about everything that had just happened today as you stretched tiredly, feeling yourself becoming exhausted by just remembering it. 

After you and Goku had talked for a while, you had come to know a lot more about the interesting man, quickly realizing that he was someone with a very kind heart as you listened to him talk about his past and family. It did make you sad hearing about how his wife had left him for just doing what was best for the Earth... As far as you were concerned, he seemed like a great father if he was willing to put his life at stake for all of theirs! 

You sighed as you tried to think of something else, knowing yourself that life wasn't always fair... 

I can't believe he's been so generous... You thought, snuggling under his blankets as your large ears could make out the sound of him snoring from the other room. The Saiyan had insisted that you sleep in the bed while he used the couch, saying that it was no big deal as he sent you that handsome smile of his...

Your tail swished around happily as you felt your face heating up, your whole body feeling extremely warm actually as you tried your best to ignore it. Eh, so what if he is kinda handsome... You said to yourself, placing a hand over your forehead as you tried to relax. I should just focus on getting some sleep... You decided, closing your eyes and drifting off as you fell asleep easily.

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Some time later...

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"[Y/n]! [Y/n], wake up!"

A voice was calling you distantly as you struggled to hear it, finding it difficult to move as you wondered if you were still dreaming. What is going on...?

"[Y/n]!"

It sounded like Goku you thought, trying to open your eyes as you were suddenly hit with an intense wave of pain. You groaned as you tried to sit up, realizing that everything hurt as you were suddenly aware of how hot it was in the room as well.

A sudden cold feeling on your face made you hiss as you turned your head, feeling someone holding you as you struggled to get away.

"Hold still [Y/n]! You're burning up!" Goku said in shock, trying his best to keep his voice even as he placed a hand on your forehead. 

You slapped his hand away, growling while trying to get up again as your fever clouded mind began to slip back and forth between nightmare and reality. 

"I... I'm not going back!" You shouted, raising a hand to strike him as the man in front of you caught it easily, quickly pulling you against his chest while wrapping his other arm around your back to restrain you.

"[Y/n]! It's Goku!" He tried, almost yelping as your hot face fell against his shoulder. "I won't make you go back anywhere, I promise..." He went on, trying to sound as calming as possible as you seemed to relax for the moment. "You're safe..."

He paused for a moment, still holding you close while hearing your breathing even out as you seemed to fall back asleep. The Saiyan placed the cool towel back on your forehead, hearing you sigh happily. Good... He thought, hoping that would help bring down your fever a little bit. Now I just need to get her back to bed...

He thought about laying you down but stopped himself, not wanting to move you too much too soon he decided as he leaned against the wall and got comfortable. You were still sleeping soundly against his chest, your cute fox-like ears twitching every now and again as he watched you looking rather peaceful. 

This is nice... Goku thought, knowing that he'd missed having someone to hold like this ever since Chi Chi left. It was true that after how she'd acted and some of the things she'd said to him, he knew he could never love her again... But he'd be lying if he said he didn't dream of finding someone who might actually love and accept him for who he was...

[Y/n]... I hope you're alright... Goku said to himself, yawning before pulling you a bit closer and closing his eyes.

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A/N: Read on for Part 2! ♪＼(*＾▽＾*)／＼(*＾▽＾*)／