Tenchi Muyo Fan Fiction ❯ Tenchi's True Love ❯ Birthday Blues ( Chapter 4 )

Tenchi's True Love

Chapter 3: Birthday Blues

Mayuka giggled furiously as she played with the wrapping paper off her toys. Tenchi smiled, if he knew that she would have so much fun with the paper, he would have just bought her paper. He smiled sadly, it was now official, his little girl was two years old now, she was growing up so fast. Tenchi was sad, sad that his baby would grow up and sad that it had been two weeks since Ryoko disappeared. It hurt him to know that she wasn't going to be here for the party, out of all the girls he believed that Ryoko loved Mayuka the most, and when she didn't show up Tenchi was beginning to believe that she was gone for good this time.

Mayuka crawled back to Tenchi, a red bow stuck in her hair. She pulled on Tenchi's leg to steady herself and climbed up into his lap. She took the bow off her head, and put it on Tenchi's head, she giggled madly at this, Tenchi laughed and kissed the top of her head, then he allowed her down to play some more.

Ayeka walked over and watched her play.

"She is a darling child, worthy to be the Princess of Jurai"

Tenchi nodded and smiled weakly. Ayeka looked worried, she knew that Tenchi was upset about Ryoko, but she didn't know that he was this upset.

"What's the matter Lord Tenchi?"

Tenchi sighed softly

"It's Ryoko, I had hoped that she would be here"

"Well you know that beastly woman, she comes and goes as she pleases"

"Yes, but she loves Mayuka. I thought she would be here"

"I love the child as well, but I think she took your "announcement" a little hard"

"Well Ayeka I was a little surprised to see you take it as well as you did"

Ayeka blushed and clasped her hands together

"Well as long as you are happy, then I am happy"

Mayuka cooed and crawled over to Ayeka, tugging at her gown

"And as long as I can watch my future princess grow up, I will be fine as well"

She bent down and picked Mayuka up

"Lets find you a bottle young lady"

Mayuka giggled and lightly tugged on Ayeka's pig tails

They walked off into the kitchen. Tenchi stood and popped his neck. Maybe Washu had someway of getting in touch with Ryoko?

He tapped on the door to Washu's lab. Her face appeared in the window

"Enter"

Tenchi opened the door and walked into a black void

"Little Washu?"

Suddenly the lights flickered on, revealing a large machine with Washu standing in front of it, wearing a nurse's outfit

"Ahh Lord Tenchi, I see you have come to give me that "sample" willingly"

Tenchi shook his head

"No Washu, I came to see if you could communicate with Ryoko"

Washu snapped her fingers, making her nurse's uniform disappear, replacing it with her normal science academy uniform. She nodded and pulled out a holo-computer, staring intently at it as he punched in some keys

"Aha, I have found it"

"You found Ryoko?"

"No I found my lucky pen, I couldn't find it anywhere"

Tenchi fell flat on his face. Washu turned and grinned

"Of course I know where Ryoko is, I am the smartest genius in the universe"

Tenchi stood back up and scratched his head

"Where is she?"

Washu smiled evilly

"You will have to wait and see, but she will be here soon"

Tenchi smiled

"I hope so, I miss her, and Mayuka misses her also, by the way what are you working on?"

Washu smiled

"Oh this, this is my birthday present for Mayuka"

She points to a child-sized object

"That is Mayuka's present from Auntie Shu'"

Tenchi eyed it carefully

"Its not dangerous is it?"

"Of course not, its just something I had from my own child, but..."

Washu looked to ground, her face changed from happy to remembering old memories, sad memories at that. Tenchi walked over and placed his hand on Washu's shoulder

"I'm sorry about that little Washu"

Washu smiled and looked up

"It is fine, we can't change the past-yet."

She grinned

"If this thing with Sakuya doesn't work out"

She grabbed his waist and hugged

"You are mine!!"

Tenchi slowly pulled her hands off of him, blushing

"Sure Washu, whatever you say, remember dinner"

Washu threw a finger in the air, signaling that she knew when dinner was. She went back to work, ignoring Tenchi.

Tenchi backed out slowly and back to the living room. He walked back to the kitchen to find Sasami and Sakuya decorating Mayuka's birthday cake. He walked up behind Sakuya, wrapping one arm around her; his other went to get some icing from the cake. Sasami and Sakuya's hands were lightning fast, both popping Tenchi's hand.

Sasami giggled

"No Tenchi, that's for Mayuka"

Tenchi pouted

"I only wanted a taste"

Sakuya put some icing on her finger and stuck it in Tenchi's mouth. Tenchi was taken back, but he ate the icing off her finger

"Thanks"

Sakuya smiled and went back to work

"You two are doing a great job" Tenchi commented

Sasami blushed

"Thanks, Tenchi"

She picked up a tube of red icing and made a rose on the side of the cake. Tenchi watched her do it with an amazing accuracy. Sakuya was doing the words on the top layer of the cake. Tenchi pecked her cheek; she blushed and messed up a y in Mayuka's name.

"Ohh Tenchi look what you made me do"

Sasami started to push him out of the kitchen

"Out of the kitchen, Tenchi go"

Tenchi walked out of the kitchen. Mayuka had passed out on the couch. He went and sat down beside her, soon he was asleep himself.

Later...

"Ten-chi"

It was a familiar voice, his eyes opened slowly

"Ten-chi"

In his blurred vision he could see cyan hair, spikey, gold eyes and a smiling face. He suddenly snapped back to alertness. Was it...it is her...Ryoko.

"Ryoko?"

"Hi Tenchi, did you miss me?"

Tenchi sat up straight and grabbed Ryoko by the neck, hugging her tightly. She gasped and giggled

"Why Tenchi I didn't know you cared"

He looked back in her eyes

"Ryoko, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you"

She nodded slowly

"I know Tenchi, I know my lifestyle isn't the kind you want to raise your daughter in"

Tenchi smiled

"You are trying, but forget that. I'm so glad you are home"

Ryoko smiled as Mayuka started to stir, crying weakly. Like most children, Mayuka didn't like to be woken up. She started to kick and moan, Tenchi picked her up and held her in his arms.

"Look, Mayuka who has come to see you"

Mayuka opened her bleary eyes

"yo...ko, yoko, YOKO, YOKO"

She squirmed away from Tenchi, jumping into Ryoko's arms, patting her face slightly. Ryoko tossed her up in the air, and caught her, Mayuka giggled madly.

"YOKO, yuka, YOKO"

Tenchi smiled as Ryoko caught her again

"Look what I have for Mayuka" she reached behind her back, pulling out an overstuffed teddy bear, Mayuka clasped to it smiling.

"Teddy"

Tenchi smiled as he watched Mayuka and Ryoko play. He was happy that she was home; his family had gotten back together. He felt a hand on his back he turned to see Washu

"See I told you she would come back"

Tenchi smiled

Maybe things would be back to normal now

Maybe...
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Has Ryoko given Tenchi up without a fight? Maybe she is like Ayeka and only wants to see Tenchi happy, only time will tell.

Till next time

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