Goku was happy that things were working out. Goten had quickly accepted Suno as much as Goku did as his mother, and sure there was occasional screaming and nightmares but that was part of the process of healing.
He was just about to fall asleep, when Goten came in.
“Dad, can I sleep here tonight? There's a weird noise coming outside and I'm scared," said a frightened Goten.
Goku smiled warmly, knowing that was just the wind picking up speed, but decided not to push it.
"Sure Goten, climb in," said a yawning Goku.
"Thanks Dad," replied his grateful son.
As Goten climbed into his bed, he realized that it was more cramped than expected and as he accidentally brushed his hand against Goten's belly, he found out why.
Goten was chubby. In fact, he wasn't chubby. He was just plain out FAT!
Goten had been eating a lot lately, and Goku wasn’t a fan of trying to push things so hard on his son due to recent events and wanted to give him his time, but this was a rather strange development.
After all, with all the food Suno feeds him, it's no wonder that he's... fat...
"Suno," he whispered.
It all made sense now. Suno was always trying to making him eat more at every meal. And she always gives him snacks all the time. Plus, he's never gotten any formal training after Buu. Of course Suno wasn’t trying to do this on purpose, she just tended to give the boy lots of candy, sweets and all that stuff.
"Hey Goten, why don't you take off your shirt, it's kinda hot tonight," Goku said suddenly as an thought came to mind, he would remain slightly indifferent no matter the result.
"Well, it is kinda hot. And this shirt is starting to feel tight. Okay, Dad!" replied an eager Goten as he stripped off his shirt.
As the shirt came off, Goku’s predictions were confirmed.
Goten's little body pretty much resembled a bowling ball.
His stomach was huge blob that hung over his pants and down towards his crotch, and his sides and back were filled with fat as well, giving him a spherical shape. His chest was composed of two flabby Sayian boy breasts that rested on his gut. His neck was virtually non-existent and his face was plump with round cheeks and a generous second chin. And his arms which should have started to show signs of muscle, was instead thick and look as if he wouldn't be able to cross them.
"You're right Daddy, I find so much better now! Good night!" Goten said as he rolled over.
"Good night Goten," Goku said absentmindedly.
The next morning, Goku spoke with Suno about his growth, and she sincerely apologized for it, not meaning to turn Goten into a fat kid, but Goku stopped her before she could go any further. He first was going to consult Goten on this and see his opinion on the matter, then they would take a course of action.
When Goku found Goten in the former’s bedroom from last night, he was playing with his belly like a drum, giggling about it as well.
“Oh, hey Dad! Guess what, I made my big belly a drum, isn’t that cool?”
“Yeah... I guess so,” Goku sheepishly responded, now taking a seat next to his youngest son on his bed. “So, listen, Goten... you know how you’ve... um, how do I say this...”
“Gained some weight? Yeah, but I like it. This belly is fun to play with, and all the food Mom gives me is SO good!” At this point, Goten had begun to refer to Suno as his mother after being used to her presence for quite a while.
“But... do you really want this? Think about-”
“Daddy... please... let me keep this... I just... I just wanna be happy... please...”
Goku really didn’t want to make Goten sad, that was the very last thing he wanted to see. He was still a bit emotionally unstable from the events prior to the court session. Those teary eyes and the fact he was clutching his father’s arm weren’t helping at all.
Goku just sighed, not being able to resist Goten’s charm, rubbing his head as they both began to smile, granting the request without words, as the father left to converse with Suno.
Now, Goten would be given all of the sweets he wanted, provided he did train here and there with his father, but he would never be pushed too hard to the limits, and he always treated Goku and Suno with kindness and respect, and they always did the same.
It was a very functional family, it was as if they were meant for each other.
Gohan and Videl had been living with each other ever since Goku had gotten custody of Goten and they each visited each other frequently.
Bulma, Trunks and Vegeta made frequent visits as well to check on how Goten was doing, and both parties were a bit surprised at Goten’s development, Bulma already knowing since she had helped with Goku making something for the suffering half-Saiyan, which helped his health conditions in many ways, and prevented him from suffering from diseases and such.
Plus, Saiyan bodies and systems were more stronger than Earthling ones.
In fact, this seemed to make Goten stronger, and Trunks being the kid he is, couldn’t help but catch on with this, eating massive proportions of fast foods, sweets, and other fattening delectables himself, growing bigger, wider, taller, fatter and stronger alongside his best friend, with Vegeta not all that pleased, but Bulma made him back off. In fact, the Capsule Corp president herself seemed to be gaining some weight here and there during their feasting, along with Suno as well.
Now, everything was looking quite splendid.