Tenchi Muyo Fan Fiction ❯ no need for waiting ❯ no need for waiting ( Chapter 1 )
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
By: rexlione23 
all grown up and tenchi still makes mistakes, he's gott amake it up to woman he loves. come see and review me!!
Anime/Manga: Tenchi Muyo Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Romance / Hentai | Type: One Shot | Uploaded On: 02.04.2009 | Updated On: 02.04.2009 | Pages: 1 | Words: 4.2K | Visits: 645 | Status: Completed
all grown up and tenchi still makes mistakes, he's gott amake it up to woman he loves. come see and review me!!
Anime/Manga: Tenchi Muyo Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Romance / Hentai | Type: One Shot | Uploaded On: 02.04.2009 | Updated On: 02.04.2009 | Pages: 1 | Words: 4.2K | Visits: 645 | Status: Completed
this story takes place after the haruna incident some year in fact. I do not own any official tenchi muyo characters and I am not collecting any profits from this story. The characters are owned by Masaki Kajishima and Hiroki Hayashi .
it was a warm night in Tokyo, too warm for bedding and sheets. the form of a woman stirred in her sleep on top of the soft mattress. dreams of once hot nights and mistaken ends flitted into the night. a heart beat...two heartbeats together sweaty limbs intertwined as two bodies moved in unison. a moan could be heard here and there tenchi....ryoko...and then the dream began to change. the shame evident on his face showing her how much that night had meant to him...im sorry echoed through the dream the words contorting and twisting until forced from the dream she bolted upright in the bed wiping the sweat from her brow. her eyes snapped open and two golden orbs stared out into the night before clouding over, only two silent intruders slid down the side of her face before she got her emotions under control. the mask slid back into place, now she even strove to wear it in private because with it in place she could force herself to forget, to forget his face, forget his name....tenchi. but for tonight just one night she let the mask slip off and hunched over her knees no sound could be heard in the room but a river washed down upon her sheets. finally exhaustion took over and she fell into a dreamless sleep her breathing uneven, hair fanned out upon the pillow, tracks upon her face that would only be washed away in the morning. at the same time in the countryside of okiyama tenchi sat on the roof of his home staring at the stars." 2 years" he whispered...it had been two years since that fateful night, 2 years since she had left, since he had realized how fragile his family had truly been. he let out a sigh and ran his hands through his shoulder length hair it shimmered in the light as it moved casting a silver glow where the moon touched it, reminding him of her. things had long since changed he was no longer the indecisive youth but a man. he was now in college, ayeka lived there with her royal betrothed, Karin. sasami was allowed permission to go to high school, mihoshi and kiyone were earths personal security advent allowing them career freedom to remain on earth no matter how high in rank they rose. washu, washu had changed leaving behind her childish form she became the woman she was and spent more time with katsuhito than in her lab. after SHE had left it was like all the energy had been sucked out of their lives. they still managed and laughed and had a good time. but it was only a shell of what had been, the empty remains. the carnival had been resold to someone else the rides were the same but the feeling had changed. letting out one more sigh tenchi climbed down the ladder leading from the roof to the ground. there you were able to fully see the man he had become. the handsome baby face was gone, now all rugged and hard angles. his body had finally filled out and he stood at 5'7. his hair was longer most of the time pulled up in a ponytail but tonight cascaded over his shoulders giving him a softer toned down look, all in all the shadow of the boy could be found in the man but make no mistake he was a man. creeping up the stairs in order not to wake anyone, he glanced down the hall at her door, the room was now occupied by sasami and ryo'ohki. they had both taken it hard when she had left found so many times in her bed after crying themselves to sleep that it only seemed right to give them the room. also combined with the fact that it made it more convenient for ayeka and Karin to share a room together. he climbed into bed and slipped in between the sheets the name of his only love on his mind as his breathing slowed and he began the transition into dream land.....ryoko.
ryoko walked around on campus waving at her fellow classmates. turning just in time found herself almost barreled down by her best friend, sarana. " hey" she said breathlessly grabbing ryokos arm, " come on your gonna miss it!" sarana said to ryoko. laughing ryoko allowed her to pull her to the auditorium for the rally. banners were all around the university with the special events on them. looking around in awe ryoko couldn’t help but appreciate her school again. ' what’s so awe inspiring' a voice spoke amused in her head. ' not much mom' she replied before sending an image of the room to washu over their link. over the past two years their relationship had grown to more than they had both hoped in the beginning. they kept in close contact, the same as she did with the the rest of her family, save for one member. his picture flitted in her minds eye and an intense pain followed. washu visibly clutched her heart with a pained face. katsuhito leaned close to his love cupping her face and looking into her lovely green eyes. understanding immediately he put his head to hers. ' we all miss you' he said sending his thoughts through washus link to ryoko. ryoko jerked a bit in surprise katsuhito never failed to surprise her with how much he knew and what he could do. only then remembering where she was looked over to sarana who was looking at her confused. she pointed to her head and she immediately understood. soon the pep rally was over and they began to head home, ryoko rushed to her apartment to get ready for work. across town tenchi was pushing his motorcycle to the speed limit trying to get to his art school on time. out of the side of his eye he spotted cyan hair almost throwing himself from the bike he veered the wheel. barely avoiding traffic, cursing himself he pressed the bike on he couldn’t afford to be late, but his heart screamed to turn around to see if it was her. every time she called he hoped that he would be able to talk to her but every time he reached the screen she looked away and disappeared or washu would snap off the monitor. he knew washu didn’t hate him, but she still didn’t know how to forgive him yet. he knew that washu no longer slept in the house but in the shrine with his grandfather. his mind wandered back to that night, she had looked so beautiful. (flashback) her cyan hair pushed back dragging to her back, she turned to him. "hello my tenchi" she said standing on the roof, leaning over she put her face in tenchis. not knowing whether it was the moon, her scent, or her face being so close to his. tenchi reached out with his mouth and connected with hers. at first ryoko stiffened in surprise the melted into the kiss not realizing that shed phased part of her body through the roof to get closer. lost in the feel of her tenchi dragged his hand through her hair and deepened the kiss. with silent consent from the both of them they teleported into his room. with halting poignancy they removed each others clothing and gave themselves to each other body and soul. with clear intentions on her part and unknowingly on tenchis. her skin on his and his on hers, he touched her center and brought her crashing to the earth on wings she didn’t know she had. the pleasure spiraled around both of them until they were spent sweat glistening on both their bodies. then just as swiftly as the passion came it died out and sleep crashed into them and they lay exhausted in each others arms. tenchi stirred in the morning and moved to get up when he realized there was a hand on his chest, one that didn't belong to him. the last nights events crashed into him like a cold wave. he looked at ryoko and tried to get out of the bed without waking her. 'I can't believe this, what have I done? she’s given me her love time after time and I do this, what if she gets the wrong idea ' he thought." im sorry" he whispered trying to appease the guilt of his actions, taking love before telling her how much she meant to him. taking one more look at the sleeping form he went into his adjoining bathroom. unknownst to him ryoko had awakened and seeing the look of horror on his face upon realizing she was in his bed broke her heart. a single tear slid down her face and soaked into his pillow. at that moment she resolved to forget him to never see him again sitting up in his bed she faced the window . she turned grabbed her clothes not even bothering to change and teleported into washus lab. the scene changed to before she left. ryoko turned to face tenchi by the lake, "I’m leaving tenchi" ryoko said voice devoid of emotion. tenchi turned his head in shock, his heart tripped afraid to beat again, she was leaving. she was leaving because of that night because of what he had done...the unforgivable thing. his mouth opened to utter the three most important words of his life. " don’t you dare", she hissed " don’t say words you don’t mean...I know how you felt about last night. your expression from this morning told me everything I need to know. I knew you might have been surprised but horrified. I never thought you would be horrified," she said in a low dangerous voice. tenchis face was a myriad of emotions but most of all panic she couldn’t leave him he had to stop her, he opened his mouth again managing to get out," but ryoko I love you!" SMACK!!!! a deep red handprint was embedded in his cheek. his heart was breaking he was losing her, he turned his head to her in shock. tears were gliding down her face her body shook and her voice radiated pure venom. " I hate you tenchi masaki how dare you lie to me im not someone you can just say empty words to, and im not going to stay here another moment go back to your precious princess she’s the one you probably wanted last night anyways" and with that she disappeared from sight. tenchi called her name, tearing into the house like a madman proceeded to beat on washus door. the door swung open, one look from washu clearly told him he’d get no help from her. with that she slammed the door in his face he beat on the door for a half hour his hands a bloody mess until he gave up and dragged himself upstairs. laying on the bed tenchi curled up and cried while his heart was breaking and downstairs in the lab ryoko did the same thing a small part of her heart would never recover because it belonged to only him. realizing he had reached his destination tenchi shook himself of the heartbreaking memories and made his way into the art building.
chapter 3
back in okiyama sasami got lunch ready humming to herself a nameless tune while ryo'ohki danced around her feet. she was 15 now changes easily noticed of her resemblance to tsunami soon her assimilation with the goddess would be complete. she looked out the window of the kitchen focusing on the couple outside ayeka and karin were well suited. out of the ashes of her heart she had grown fond, then fondness had turned to love and deep companionship. their relationship was everything that ayeka could have wished for he could finish her thoughts and sentences, and calm her fears. looking up into his handsome face ayeka spoke, " umm....Lord Karin i..i..." she turned her head slightly blushing prettily. he took her chin between his thumb and forefinger turning her towards him looking deep in her beautiful ruby eyes, " I love you too princess ayeka" he said in a deep voice. lowering his head he kissed her, then slanted his mouth deepening the kiss. even though they were betrothed and devoted lovers their blushes and actions were those of the tentative first date. painfully shy yet deeply in love. Karin was ayekas opposite and therefore the opposite of tenchi. deep maroon hair with shimmers of black streaming through it, deep river blue eyes, 5'8, and a build that put even her first loves to shame. taking his hand ayeka silently thanked yosho and tenchi for the changes they had brought about in her. for without them she would never have thought twice about Karin. he was a jurain knight and under normal circumstances unable to become king, but ayeka had changed no longer the shy follow bout princess she used to be. she was a woman in her own right. so when her father azusa, emperor of jurai had demanded she cut off the romance she had declined saying unless he gave into her demands she would remove herself from the throne and their would be no other immediate heirs to the throne. the queens misaki and funaho agreed with ayeka and wore down Azusa until he officially released their betrothal to all of jurai. for three weeks they had campaigned around jurai at the end of which all of jurai had accepted her decision if not supported. part of her contract with her parents was that they would be allowed to remain on earth until the time that Azusa was to step down from the throne. he gave them five years, that way they could stay to see sasami graduate high school. sasami turned from the devoted lovers and giggled. ryo'ohki jumped on the counter and miyaad at her. Sasami handed her a carrot, the little cabbit ate the carrot lovingly. "miya miya" she said to sasami in thanks. bending down to the counter sasami put her chin in her hands, " I hope someday I have someone like my sister does," she said wistfully," even now washu has katsuhito and even though they think we don’t know noboyuki and mihoshi no longer sleep alone" she smirked. hmmm....she sighed and stood back up ruffled the cabbits fur and went back to making lunch. 'if only' she thought, ' if only tenchi and ryoko would get the ending they deserved.' even though she was younger than them both she had learned both sides hearing it straight from the two of them. it was all a misunderstanding, but it wasn’t her place. although tsunami had told her theres nothing to fear so she believed her sometime, someday those two would find their way back into each others arms. humming the nameless tune again she set herself back to the task of chopping vegetables.
chapter 4
work passed ryoko by with the monotony of everyday life, never changing always staying the same. she was a secretary for a creative writing firm, and made decent pay. washu paid for her schooling with her vast fortune. reaching tentatively for her link with her mother she mentally knocked. 'mom?' she said. 'hmm' washu replied lazily tracing little circles on katsuhitos bare stomach. unbidden snatches of images traveled over the link making ryoko blush. realizing what she had been broadcasting washu tightened her control on the link. 'im thinking I would like to talk to everyone tonight' she thought. a picture of tenchi floated over the link with a question mark. ryokos stomach tightened she loved and hated that face. time hadn’t waned her love for him, instead it had made it sharper and more apparent. ' No' she sent forcefully over the link. ' how are the princesses' she asked over the link sending a picture of sasami with ryo'ohki on her head and a comical picture of ayeka and Karin sucking face. washu snickered, katsuhito lifted his head and raised his eyebrow at her. shifting upwards washu touched forehead to forehead letting him see the images ryoko had sent to her. his lips quirked in a smile, feeling the link extend ryoko offered her salutations. ' how are you tonight lord katsuhito' she said sending the message over the link. a male chuckle wafted down the link 'im fine ryoko and what about you?' giving the same reply back ryoko smiled a bit. a small pause extended over the line, ' are you ever going to come home' it had been months since they had bothered to ask that dreaded question. ' you know the answer, but I have to go ill call at 8pm' she said slamming the door on the link. washu shifted on katsuhitos shoulder a single tear touched his skin. his arms wrapped around her and she turned and buried her face in his chest losing her hands in his silky silver hair. tenchi pulled himself tiredly from his seat heading to his motorcycle. deciding to take it easy he drove at a leisurely pace. his thoughts started to revolve around ryoko he was so lost in thought he didn’t see the semi and the fact that his bike started to drift into the other lane. ryoko locked the doors to her work and shouldered her work portfolio and started the walk home. she loved fall the colors, and cherry blossoms releasing their flowers with their intoxicating perfume. she enjoyed the walk taking in the beautiful scenery, a honk broke through her reverie. the horrifying scene was enfolding in front of her. a motorcyclist was in the path of an oncoming semi he wouldn’t be able to move in time. dropping the portfolio she did the only thing she could do ran towards the cyclist she heard the awful crunch of connection and jumped making a grab for the guy on the bike, then teleported to the other side of the road. the semi stopped with a screech and a huge guy jumped out. his face pale as a ghost passersby stopped to get the motorcycle from underneath the semi. the driver came up to ryoko shaking and asked if he was okay. afraid to mess with any thing she said she had to get him to the hospital. the driver held his head as the man tried to move, ryoko reached for the helmet and unlatched it pulling it off. her heart stopped and she blanched completely, tenchis shocked eyes locked onto hers. he smiled at her his chocolate eyes softening and touched a gloved hand to her face, " I’ve missed you ryoko" he said softly. then his eyes rolled back in his head and his body went limp. ryoko panicked grabbing onto the jacket of her 1st love and called his name urgently, "tenchi.....dammit tenchi answer me !" she started to lose it her heart hammering. she got up and ran over to her things scooping them up and then running back. she picked up tenchi with little trouble taking the information from the trucker and told him she was getting him to the hospital. running round the corner where they had placed the bike she touched it and teleported again to the last place she had truly wanted to go, clutching the man that no matter how hard she tried still held her heart. there was no bitterness, no hate, nothing but her small plea. ' oh please don’t let him him die oh please oh please' tears she didn’t realize were there streamed down her face. in an instant the masaki house loomed in front of her the home so familiar but not. she burst through the door into the hall towards the dining room. everyone was sitting down for dinner when washu felt a burst of panic through the link, then full on terror. washus head snapped up so sharply one would have sworn it hurt. before anyone could ask what was wrong the front door was slammed open and a tear stained ryoko ran into view with a limp tenchi in her arms. everyone sat shocked, staring at the two that had just appeared in the room. "please...help".. ryoko sobbed out, at that everybody snapped to attention and ryoko was led into the lab with washu.
chapter 5
hours passed and tenchi was resting in the medical part of the lab. after washu had managed to pry tenchi from ryoko's death grip she had stripped him of his clothes dumping him the regeneration tank giving him 5 hours till recover. all the wounds had been artificial and more of a case of shock. ryoko was upstairs catching up with family, everyone had exchanged hugs and she had promised grudgingly to stay the entire next day. sitting on the couch she attempted to sleep. "ryoko" a voice whispered from the staircase, she looked over at it. a few seconds later sasami stepped from the darkness, walking slowly towards ryoko with a question on her face. ryoko patted the couch, a smile broke over sasamis face and she flew over to ryoko practically knocking her over. ryoko smiled," I missed you too kiddo" she said. then she noticed sasami's shoulders were shaking. pulling back she saw the little princess crying. "sasami?" she said the name as a question. " I missed you so much" the little princess sobbed, " I was afraid I would never get to see you again in person." ryoko felt so ashamed in her decision to stay away from tenchi she had cut herself off from the most important part of her family. holding the girl closer she held her till she fell asleep. picking up the little princess she walked upstairs and put her in her bed, covering her with the blanket then bent down and kissed her forehead. moving down the hall she stopped in front of his door, almost to afraid to look inside. mustering up her courage she walked inside what she saw inside stole her breath away covering the walls were hundreds of pictures of her, everywhere she looked was her face. afraid to think she ran out of his room closing the door silently pressing her back against the door. staring at the floor her eyes in the shadows of her bangs. then suddenly he was in front of her, she knew it was him only he could make her feel this way. she tried to walk past him but he grabbed her wrist. " ryoko" he said softly, her heart cried out when he said her name. she tried to pull her wrist from his hand but he held tight," please just listen" he begged her. trapping her against the door he started to speak. " im not the boy I once was, and I know things now that I didn’t know then. that night wasn't a mistake I wasn’t horrified at finding you in my bed, I was mad and horrified that I hadn't told you how I felt that the meaning behind that act was seemingly one sided when it was not. back then I probably would have put my foot in it, and I did, but know this my feelings have never changed towards you." he leaned closer to her inhaling the scent of cherry blossoms, " I love you". he whispered heatedly. her eyes were still downcast her heart afraid to hope he lifted her chin and started to close the distance, "no" she whispered and tried to escape her heart still so afraid, after believing something for so long. he grabbed her wrist again and pulled her against him. " please do....." her words were cut off by his mouth claiming hers. a single tear slipped from beneath her lids and trailed down her cheek. her heart soared as she slid her hands into his hair his arms slid around her waist and pulled her closer. tenchi couldn’t believe she was in her arms it felt perfect, so right. a burst of pure happiness traveled across the link, ryo'ohki turned in her sleep and dreamt of giant carrots miyaing happily, washu turned on her side and a tear slid down. katsuhito pulled her closer and she smiled and kissed him. tenchi lifted ryoko against him and opened his door. guiding them into the room shutting the door, but tonight all they did was sleep. I love you ryoko" tenchi said sleepily burying his face into his pillow. " I love you tenchi" ryoko said pushing into the comfortable position of his neck both sleeping peacefully for the first time in the longest.
it was a warm night in Tokyo, too warm for bedding and sheets. the form of a woman stirred in her sleep on top of the soft mattress. dreams of once hot nights and mistaken ends flitted into the night. a heart beat...two heartbeats together sweaty limbs intertwined as two bodies moved in unison. a moan could be heard here and there tenchi....ryoko...and then the dream began to change. the shame evident on his face showing her how much that night had meant to him...im sorry echoed through the dream the words contorting and twisting until forced from the dream she bolted upright in the bed wiping the sweat from her brow. her eyes snapped open and two golden orbs stared out into the night before clouding over, only two silent intruders slid down the side of her face before she got her emotions under control. the mask slid back into place, now she even strove to wear it in private because with it in place she could force herself to forget, to forget his face, forget his name....tenchi. but for tonight just one night she let the mask slip off and hunched over her knees no sound could be heard in the room but a river washed down upon her sheets. finally exhaustion took over and she fell into a dreamless sleep her breathing uneven, hair fanned out upon the pillow, tracks upon her face that would only be washed away in the morning. at the same time in the countryside of okiyama tenchi sat on the roof of his home staring at the stars." 2 years" he whispered...it had been two years since that fateful night, 2 years since she had left, since he had realized how fragile his family had truly been. he let out a sigh and ran his hands through his shoulder length hair it shimmered in the light as it moved casting a silver glow where the moon touched it, reminding him of her. things had long since changed he was no longer the indecisive youth but a man. he was now in college, ayeka lived there with her royal betrothed, Karin. sasami was allowed permission to go to high school, mihoshi and kiyone were earths personal security advent allowing them career freedom to remain on earth no matter how high in rank they rose. washu, washu had changed leaving behind her childish form she became the woman she was and spent more time with katsuhito than in her lab. after SHE had left it was like all the energy had been sucked out of their lives. they still managed and laughed and had a good time. but it was only a shell of what had been, the empty remains. the carnival had been resold to someone else the rides were the same but the feeling had changed. letting out one more sigh tenchi climbed down the ladder leading from the roof to the ground. there you were able to fully see the man he had become. the handsome baby face was gone, now all rugged and hard angles. his body had finally filled out and he stood at 5'7. his hair was longer most of the time pulled up in a ponytail but tonight cascaded over his shoulders giving him a softer toned down look, all in all the shadow of the boy could be found in the man but make no mistake he was a man. creeping up the stairs in order not to wake anyone, he glanced down the hall at her door, the room was now occupied by sasami and ryo'ohki. they had both taken it hard when she had left found so many times in her bed after crying themselves to sleep that it only seemed right to give them the room. also combined with the fact that it made it more convenient for ayeka and Karin to share a room together. he climbed into bed and slipped in between the sheets the name of his only love on his mind as his breathing slowed and he began the transition into dream land.....ryoko.
ryoko walked around on campus waving at her fellow classmates. turning just in time found herself almost barreled down by her best friend, sarana. " hey" she said breathlessly grabbing ryokos arm, " come on your gonna miss it!" sarana said to ryoko. laughing ryoko allowed her to pull her to the auditorium for the rally. banners were all around the university with the special events on them. looking around in awe ryoko couldn’t help but appreciate her school again. ' what’s so awe inspiring' a voice spoke amused in her head. ' not much mom' she replied before sending an image of the room to washu over their link. over the past two years their relationship had grown to more than they had both hoped in the beginning. they kept in close contact, the same as she did with the the rest of her family, save for one member. his picture flitted in her minds eye and an intense pain followed. washu visibly clutched her heart with a pained face. katsuhito leaned close to his love cupping her face and looking into her lovely green eyes. understanding immediately he put his head to hers. ' we all miss you' he said sending his thoughts through washus link to ryoko. ryoko jerked a bit in surprise katsuhito never failed to surprise her with how much he knew and what he could do. only then remembering where she was looked over to sarana who was looking at her confused. she pointed to her head and she immediately understood. soon the pep rally was over and they began to head home, ryoko rushed to her apartment to get ready for work. across town tenchi was pushing his motorcycle to the speed limit trying to get to his art school on time. out of the side of his eye he spotted cyan hair almost throwing himself from the bike he veered the wheel. barely avoiding traffic, cursing himself he pressed the bike on he couldn’t afford to be late, but his heart screamed to turn around to see if it was her. every time she called he hoped that he would be able to talk to her but every time he reached the screen she looked away and disappeared or washu would snap off the monitor. he knew washu didn’t hate him, but she still didn’t know how to forgive him yet. he knew that washu no longer slept in the house but in the shrine with his grandfather. his mind wandered back to that night, she had looked so beautiful. (flashback) her cyan hair pushed back dragging to her back, she turned to him. "hello my tenchi" she said standing on the roof, leaning over she put her face in tenchis. not knowing whether it was the moon, her scent, or her face being so close to his. tenchi reached out with his mouth and connected with hers. at first ryoko stiffened in surprise the melted into the kiss not realizing that shed phased part of her body through the roof to get closer. lost in the feel of her tenchi dragged his hand through her hair and deepened the kiss. with silent consent from the both of them they teleported into his room. with halting poignancy they removed each others clothing and gave themselves to each other body and soul. with clear intentions on her part and unknowingly on tenchis. her skin on his and his on hers, he touched her center and brought her crashing to the earth on wings she didn’t know she had. the pleasure spiraled around both of them until they were spent sweat glistening on both their bodies. then just as swiftly as the passion came it died out and sleep crashed into them and they lay exhausted in each others arms. tenchi stirred in the morning and moved to get up when he realized there was a hand on his chest, one that didn't belong to him. the last nights events crashed into him like a cold wave. he looked at ryoko and tried to get out of the bed without waking her. 'I can't believe this, what have I done? she’s given me her love time after time and I do this, what if she gets the wrong idea ' he thought." im sorry" he whispered trying to appease the guilt of his actions, taking love before telling her how much she meant to him. taking one more look at the sleeping form he went into his adjoining bathroom. unknownst to him ryoko had awakened and seeing the look of horror on his face upon realizing she was in his bed broke her heart. a single tear slid down her face and soaked into his pillow. at that moment she resolved to forget him to never see him again sitting up in his bed she faced the window . she turned grabbed her clothes not even bothering to change and teleported into washus lab. the scene changed to before she left. ryoko turned to face tenchi by the lake, "I’m leaving tenchi" ryoko said voice devoid of emotion. tenchi turned his head in shock, his heart tripped afraid to beat again, she was leaving. she was leaving because of that night because of what he had done...the unforgivable thing. his mouth opened to utter the three most important words of his life. " don’t you dare", she hissed " don’t say words you don’t mean...I know how you felt about last night. your expression from this morning told me everything I need to know. I knew you might have been surprised but horrified. I never thought you would be horrified," she said in a low dangerous voice. tenchis face was a myriad of emotions but most of all panic she couldn’t leave him he had to stop her, he opened his mouth again managing to get out," but ryoko I love you!" SMACK!!!! a deep red handprint was embedded in his cheek. his heart was breaking he was losing her, he turned his head to her in shock. tears were gliding down her face her body shook and her voice radiated pure venom. " I hate you tenchi masaki how dare you lie to me im not someone you can just say empty words to, and im not going to stay here another moment go back to your precious princess she’s the one you probably wanted last night anyways" and with that she disappeared from sight. tenchi called her name, tearing into the house like a madman proceeded to beat on washus door. the door swung open, one look from washu clearly told him he’d get no help from her. with that she slammed the door in his face he beat on the door for a half hour his hands a bloody mess until he gave up and dragged himself upstairs. laying on the bed tenchi curled up and cried while his heart was breaking and downstairs in the lab ryoko did the same thing a small part of her heart would never recover because it belonged to only him. realizing he had reached his destination tenchi shook himself of the heartbreaking memories and made his way into the art building.
chapter 3
back in okiyama sasami got lunch ready humming to herself a nameless tune while ryo'ohki danced around her feet. she was 15 now changes easily noticed of her resemblance to tsunami soon her assimilation with the goddess would be complete. she looked out the window of the kitchen focusing on the couple outside ayeka and karin were well suited. out of the ashes of her heart she had grown fond, then fondness had turned to love and deep companionship. their relationship was everything that ayeka could have wished for he could finish her thoughts and sentences, and calm her fears. looking up into his handsome face ayeka spoke, " umm....Lord Karin i..i..." she turned her head slightly blushing prettily. he took her chin between his thumb and forefinger turning her towards him looking deep in her beautiful ruby eyes, " I love you too princess ayeka" he said in a deep voice. lowering his head he kissed her, then slanted his mouth deepening the kiss. even though they were betrothed and devoted lovers their blushes and actions were those of the tentative first date. painfully shy yet deeply in love. Karin was ayekas opposite and therefore the opposite of tenchi. deep maroon hair with shimmers of black streaming through it, deep river blue eyes, 5'8, and a build that put even her first loves to shame. taking his hand ayeka silently thanked yosho and tenchi for the changes they had brought about in her. for without them she would never have thought twice about Karin. he was a jurain knight and under normal circumstances unable to become king, but ayeka had changed no longer the shy follow bout princess she used to be. she was a woman in her own right. so when her father azusa, emperor of jurai had demanded she cut off the romance she had declined saying unless he gave into her demands she would remove herself from the throne and their would be no other immediate heirs to the throne. the queens misaki and funaho agreed with ayeka and wore down Azusa until he officially released their betrothal to all of jurai. for three weeks they had campaigned around jurai at the end of which all of jurai had accepted her decision if not supported. part of her contract with her parents was that they would be allowed to remain on earth until the time that Azusa was to step down from the throne. he gave them five years, that way they could stay to see sasami graduate high school. sasami turned from the devoted lovers and giggled. ryo'ohki jumped on the counter and miyaad at her. Sasami handed her a carrot, the little cabbit ate the carrot lovingly. "miya miya" she said to sasami in thanks. bending down to the counter sasami put her chin in her hands, " I hope someday I have someone like my sister does," she said wistfully," even now washu has katsuhito and even though they think we don’t know noboyuki and mihoshi no longer sleep alone" she smirked. hmmm....she sighed and stood back up ruffled the cabbits fur and went back to making lunch. 'if only' she thought, ' if only tenchi and ryoko would get the ending they deserved.' even though she was younger than them both she had learned both sides hearing it straight from the two of them. it was all a misunderstanding, but it wasn’t her place. although tsunami had told her theres nothing to fear so she believed her sometime, someday those two would find their way back into each others arms. humming the nameless tune again she set herself back to the task of chopping vegetables.
chapter 4
work passed ryoko by with the monotony of everyday life, never changing always staying the same. she was a secretary for a creative writing firm, and made decent pay. washu paid for her schooling with her vast fortune. reaching tentatively for her link with her mother she mentally knocked. 'mom?' she said. 'hmm' washu replied lazily tracing little circles on katsuhitos bare stomach. unbidden snatches of images traveled over the link making ryoko blush. realizing what she had been broadcasting washu tightened her control on the link. 'im thinking I would like to talk to everyone tonight' she thought. a picture of tenchi floated over the link with a question mark. ryokos stomach tightened she loved and hated that face. time hadn’t waned her love for him, instead it had made it sharper and more apparent. ' No' she sent forcefully over the link. ' how are the princesses' she asked over the link sending a picture of sasami with ryo'ohki on her head and a comical picture of ayeka and Karin sucking face. washu snickered, katsuhito lifted his head and raised his eyebrow at her. shifting upwards washu touched forehead to forehead letting him see the images ryoko had sent to her. his lips quirked in a smile, feeling the link extend ryoko offered her salutations. ' how are you tonight lord katsuhito' she said sending the message over the link. a male chuckle wafted down the link 'im fine ryoko and what about you?' giving the same reply back ryoko smiled a bit. a small pause extended over the line, ' are you ever going to come home' it had been months since they had bothered to ask that dreaded question. ' you know the answer, but I have to go ill call at 8pm' she said slamming the door on the link. washu shifted on katsuhitos shoulder a single tear touched his skin. his arms wrapped around her and she turned and buried her face in his chest losing her hands in his silky silver hair. tenchi pulled himself tiredly from his seat heading to his motorcycle. deciding to take it easy he drove at a leisurely pace. his thoughts started to revolve around ryoko he was so lost in thought he didn’t see the semi and the fact that his bike started to drift into the other lane. ryoko locked the doors to her work and shouldered her work portfolio and started the walk home. she loved fall the colors, and cherry blossoms releasing their flowers with their intoxicating perfume. she enjoyed the walk taking in the beautiful scenery, a honk broke through her reverie. the horrifying scene was enfolding in front of her. a motorcyclist was in the path of an oncoming semi he wouldn’t be able to move in time. dropping the portfolio she did the only thing she could do ran towards the cyclist she heard the awful crunch of connection and jumped making a grab for the guy on the bike, then teleported to the other side of the road. the semi stopped with a screech and a huge guy jumped out. his face pale as a ghost passersby stopped to get the motorcycle from underneath the semi. the driver came up to ryoko shaking and asked if he was okay. afraid to mess with any thing she said she had to get him to the hospital. the driver held his head as the man tried to move, ryoko reached for the helmet and unlatched it pulling it off. her heart stopped and she blanched completely, tenchis shocked eyes locked onto hers. he smiled at her his chocolate eyes softening and touched a gloved hand to her face, " I’ve missed you ryoko" he said softly. then his eyes rolled back in his head and his body went limp. ryoko panicked grabbing onto the jacket of her 1st love and called his name urgently, "tenchi.....dammit tenchi answer me !" she started to lose it her heart hammering. she got up and ran over to her things scooping them up and then running back. she picked up tenchi with little trouble taking the information from the trucker and told him she was getting him to the hospital. running round the corner where they had placed the bike she touched it and teleported again to the last place she had truly wanted to go, clutching the man that no matter how hard she tried still held her heart. there was no bitterness, no hate, nothing but her small plea. ' oh please don’t let him him die oh please oh please' tears she didn’t realize were there streamed down her face. in an instant the masaki house loomed in front of her the home so familiar but not. she burst through the door into the hall towards the dining room. everyone was sitting down for dinner when washu felt a burst of panic through the link, then full on terror. washus head snapped up so sharply one would have sworn it hurt. before anyone could ask what was wrong the front door was slammed open and a tear stained ryoko ran into view with a limp tenchi in her arms. everyone sat shocked, staring at the two that had just appeared in the room. "please...help".. ryoko sobbed out, at that everybody snapped to attention and ryoko was led into the lab with washu.
chapter 5
hours passed and tenchi was resting in the medical part of the lab. after washu had managed to pry tenchi from ryoko's death grip she had stripped him of his clothes dumping him the regeneration tank giving him 5 hours till recover. all the wounds had been artificial and more of a case of shock. ryoko was upstairs catching up with family, everyone had exchanged hugs and she had promised grudgingly to stay the entire next day. sitting on the couch she attempted to sleep. "ryoko" a voice whispered from the staircase, she looked over at it. a few seconds later sasami stepped from the darkness, walking slowly towards ryoko with a question on her face. ryoko patted the couch, a smile broke over sasamis face and she flew over to ryoko practically knocking her over. ryoko smiled," I missed you too kiddo" she said. then she noticed sasami's shoulders were shaking. pulling back she saw the little princess crying. "sasami?" she said the name as a question. " I missed you so much" the little princess sobbed, " I was afraid I would never get to see you again in person." ryoko felt so ashamed in her decision to stay away from tenchi she had cut herself off from the most important part of her family. holding the girl closer she held her till she fell asleep. picking up the little princess she walked upstairs and put her in her bed, covering her with the blanket then bent down and kissed her forehead. moving down the hall she stopped in front of his door, almost to afraid to look inside. mustering up her courage she walked inside what she saw inside stole her breath away covering the walls were hundreds of pictures of her, everywhere she looked was her face. afraid to think she ran out of his room closing the door silently pressing her back against the door. staring at the floor her eyes in the shadows of her bangs. then suddenly he was in front of her, she knew it was him only he could make her feel this way. she tried to walk past him but he grabbed her wrist. " ryoko" he said softly, her heart cried out when he said her name. she tried to pull her wrist from his hand but he held tight," please just listen" he begged her. trapping her against the door he started to speak. " im not the boy I once was, and I know things now that I didn’t know then. that night wasn't a mistake I wasn’t horrified at finding you in my bed, I was mad and horrified that I hadn't told you how I felt that the meaning behind that act was seemingly one sided when it was not. back then I probably would have put my foot in it, and I did, but know this my feelings have never changed towards you." he leaned closer to her inhaling the scent of cherry blossoms, " I love you". he whispered heatedly. her eyes were still downcast her heart afraid to hope he lifted her chin and started to close the distance, "no" she whispered and tried to escape her heart still so afraid, after believing something for so long. he grabbed her wrist again and pulled her against him. " please do....." her words were cut off by his mouth claiming hers. a single tear slipped from beneath her lids and trailed down her cheek. her heart soared as she slid her hands into his hair his arms slid around her waist and pulled her closer. tenchi couldn’t believe she was in her arms it felt perfect, so right. a burst of pure happiness traveled across the link, ryo'ohki turned in her sleep and dreamt of giant carrots miyaing happily, washu turned on her side and a tear slid down. katsuhito pulled her closer and she smiled and kissed him. tenchi lifted ryoko against him and opened his door. guiding them into the room shutting the door, but tonight all they did was sleep. I love you ryoko" tenchi said sleepily burying his face into his pillow. " I love you tenchi" ryoko said pushing into the comfortable position of his neck both sleeping peacefully for the first time in the longest.