Tenchi Muyo Fan Fiction ❯ The Princess and the Demon ❯ chapter 6 ( Chapter 7 )
[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]
By: handj 
Anime/Manga: Tenchi Muyo Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 11.18.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.5K | Visits: 445 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Tenchi Muyo Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 11.18.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.5K | Visits: 445 | Status: Completed
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the tenchi muyo characters. I will not profit from doing this fan fiction so please be merciful, dont sue just read. harigato guasaymas!!! Thanks to all those who read this, and to those who have read tenchi no more.
[Chapter 6]
It's been a week since the princess tried to escaped the palace, almost killed by the roaming demons in the forest and saved by the demon she once loathed, and in this week, she have not heard anything from the 'demoness' Ryoko, nor have seen darkness overcome any of the common rooms of the palace which means that Ryoko is secluding herself from anyone. For whatever reason, she doesn't know, but there is one reason the princess knew that is valid, relevant and true, and that is the demoness is hurt...physically, and probably emotionally. And to Princess Ayeka's surprise, she feels angry, not to the demoness but to herself, for being the reason that Ryoko now is hurting. She is angry to herself for the unprincessly behavior she have done, for not following the rules Ryoko sets in the house, for not trusting the demoness, who on the otherhand have trusted her... ' i need to talk to her' the princess told herself as she hops from room to room. Then she stop at the staircase and look at the west wing. She knew that Ryoko is there, and going there again will cause another grief to the demoness, but deep within, she wanted to talk to Ryoko, she wanted to hear her voice, wanted to feel her presence. 'washu', the princess finally thought.
Ayeka hurriedly went to the kitchen and saw Yosho preparing the food, while Tenchi is sitting on a chair, hand proped on her chin and leaned over the table, Tenchi looking at her sister work without saying anything. The two lovely women look at the door as Ayeka came in
"Good afternoon Princess" Yosho greeted Ayeka, smiling
"I'm sure you find your day boring? I do." offered Tenchi as she too smiled at the Princess, "I always do this, watch sister prepare food to stop boredom coming into me. Want to try?" she smiled again then look at her sister's smiling face
"Thank you Tenchi. MAy i sit beside you then?" Ayeka said, she is smiling though her eyes tells them otherwise
"It will be my honor to sit beside Jurai's crowned princess" Tenchi said as she stand up and arrange a chair beside her, "Please princess Ayeka" she gesture her hand towards the chair she pulled out, and Ayeka sitted herself. Tenchi went back to her own chair
"Thank you Tenchi, that is so sweet of you"
"Learn only from the best" Tenchi answered, smiled and focus again in watching Yosho prepare the ingredients.
"Actually i came to ask if anyone of you have seen Washu, I....I need to talk to her"
"Ohhhh...." Yosho said, her brows were raised higher than usual, "Washu is out, we have run out of spices so she have to do the marketing"
"I see" there was silence as the princess started watching what Yosho is doing, "So yosho, you really do teach Tenchi everything? including how to be a sweet and well mannered 'guy'?" the princess ask, her voice sounds teasing, then she covered her lips with the sleeve of her kimono as she laugh
'my...my...the princess have her own way with everything huh' thought Yosho as she looks at the Princess smiling, "No Princess, not everything"
Ayeka just look at her, then to Tenchi, "So you didn't thought her that?" her eyes widened, brows went up, the princess ofcourse pertaining to the idea of pulling the chair for her as if she is on a date
"Princess, she didn't teach me that. I guess everyone knows that the action is mandatory..."
"For a guy...but for a girl..."
"Ryoko always do that. When we eat together, she pulled the chair for me. She pulled the chair for Miss Washu, and for sister. I kind'a miss her doing that, so...is it disturbing you princess?" Tenchi ask
"No. Its just....its the first time a girl do that for me, do that just because you are being friendly."
"Well...it doesn't always have to happen, especially when i'm not around."
"You grew up with Ryoko?" Princess Ayeka look at Tenchi nod without looking at her, "Same age i guess?"
"She is older by two years, but we are the only 'youngster then'" Tenchi said with a certain emphasis with younger then, "I miss her...for 90? years, i haven't counted really since she was cursed"
there was silence. Only the occassional clanking of the chinas can be heard
"How is she?" Princess Ayeka ask, "I know she is hurt, i saw her fight"
Tenchi look at her, "You saw the demons in the forest then? I've wanted to see them really...if they will not devour me, i would have step in that forest and look for them" she smiled at Ayeka
"Your crazy" Yosho said without stopping her work
"I just wanted to see the face of those demons who made Ryoko's life hell"
"They are....faceless" Ayeka said, Her tone different from the tone she had, it sounds scared, "They are scary..." she look up at Yosho, "How is Ryoko?"
Yosho smiled at her, "She'll live.....for now" then stop her work and turn around to find a suited caserole for cooking
'for now?' Ayeka thought to herself, 'is she that badly injured? "Why dont we ask a doctor to come over and see her injuries? im sure there is a way to cure her" Ayeka offered without thinking
Tenchi shook her head, "NO princess, that is impossible, one, because no doctor can see her face without dying, and 2, she doesn't need a doctor, all she need is that certain someone." she smiled
"Can i see her? i want to talk to her" Ayeka's voice sounds sad, and hoping
Yosho look at her and saw that longing in her eyes, "Why don't you have dinner with her, i'll tell her you'll be joining her at dinner?"
Suddenly, the princess' face lit up, "You....you'll do that?"
Yosho stares at her smiling, "yes"
"Ohhhh!" Princess Ayeka is now on her feet and walk over to the older woman and gave her a hug, "Thank you Yosho!" then the princess went to the door of the kitchen, "I'm leaving, if Miss Washu comes, please tell her i'll be in the Garden of the Juraian teardrops?"
"I will princess" Tenchi said as she looks at the princess leaving, then look at her sister, "I guess there's improvement there!"
Yosho just nods and smiled as she returns to her work.
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A knock at the door caught Ryoko's attention. She have been sulking in her room for 1 whole week, tending to her wound that is healed by now, without a scar, and tending to her hurting feeling for the princess' disobedience, but most of all for almost letting her princess be killed in that forest. She thought she should have not scared the princess like hell, and she thinks she is the reason why she would want to escaped, she knew she could really never be anymore than 'the demon' to her princess.
"Come in" Ryoko shouted to the knocking person, hiding herself to the darkest part of her library
Yosho went in with a smile, "I have set the table at your personal dining area. I'll wait for you there" then Yosho turned around to leave
Ryoko just look at the closing door, 'i know...i guess i have to let my princess go' then she bowed down and walk out of her library.
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"Is Washu dining with me?" Ryoko ask as she came in her personal dining area and saw two sets of dishes on her dining table
"No, Princess will be dining with you" Yosho said. She wanted to see the reaction of Ryoko but she can't, she is well hidden in the dark, "She is worried about you, i guess"
"She...." Ryoko tried hard to suppress her grin, and tried hard not to stutter in her words, "s..sssshe no-not angry? to me?" Ryoko saw Yosho laughing, her shoulder bouncing because the older woman is trying to suppress the giggle, "What is so funny?" she ask her eyebrow raising up
"Just....just funny to hear a demon, stutter like you do!" she laugh again, "Good thing Tenchi isn't here, just imagine what she is to say to hear her dear friend stutter...."she look at the dark as if she can see ryoko, "....over a girl!" then laugh again
Their conversation was interrupted by a knock at the dining area door
"Must be Princess Ayeka, i have to go. Everything you need is there already." Yosho went to the door and open it, saw Ayeka on the other side, "Enjoy your dinner Princess Ayeka"
"Thank you Yosho." The princess smiled at her. She let herself in and saw the dining area half lit, half dark, "Good evening...Ryoko" she went to the dining table, pull the chair opposite the other and sitted herself.
"Hi." that's all Ryoko can say. She is so mersmerized to see the princess. The princess wore a very beautiful blue Kimono, with silver linings all over. Her hair was done not in her customary twin ponytail, instead it was done up in a single ponytail. Her eyes were sparkling red, "you look very beautiful tonight princess" Ryoko said blushing, she is just glad the princess cannot see her, but she saw the other woman blush, complementing her eyes
"It's quite unfair that you can see how i look like and i don't see you isn't it?" Ayeka said, her blush now more red, and her body now more warm
"I guess..." ryoko smiled, "I guess its better that life is unfair than you having no life at all!" she smiled again, "sorry....please let us eat, the food is much better when eaten hot"
The princess nod and started eating. They were eating silently, enjoying the food Yosho served them. Ryoko extended her right arm reaching for a salt that is near the princess' area. Her right forearm bandaged. Ayeka look at the bandaged arm, then she remembered those arms carrying her, bleeding. She took the salt dispenser and hand it to Ryoko
"Thank you Princess"
"I.....Ryoko...." the princess stop her eating, look at the opposite darkness, "I'm sorry i made a horrible mistake." Ayeka look down, then tears began to form from her ruby eyes, "I'm sorry, i'm sorry, I'm..."
"Stop that princess, don't cry" Ryoko stop the princess mantra's of i'm sorry, "I guess i'm part to blame...i should have not scared you like that...and i hate myself for it" Ryoko look intently at her princess crying, feeling her heart being torn just by seeing those tearfilled eyes. Early this day she have already thought of returning the princess to her family. "Princess...."
Ayeka look up, eyes focus on the darkness where she could imagine Ryoko is sitted
"Please....you...you may accept my apology now...."
"Ryoko?"
"I....i think i've been keeping you here for long...i'll have Yosho take you back to your..."
"No" Ayeka interrupted Ryoko's words, "I'm staying here...i....i like to show you that i can stay here for a year yoou ask me without being so stubborn and helpless" The princess bravely said, "Please let me stay...."
"Princess...your not happy here and it....it....." Ryoko stops herself from saying anything any further
"I think I will be...in time?" Ayeka said unsurely, "Let me help, I can take care of your garden, i love your Juaraian teadrops and...." Ayeka stops as she remembers something, she took a single flower from the big pocket of rher kimono and put it in between them, "I pick this up this afternoon, i thought of all the juraian teardrops this is the smallest...i thought its kind'a cute, perhaps most unnoticed too"
Ryoko look at the flower and smiled
"I like to be your friend Ryoko. I want to try to be your friend. I know how lonely you are, i want to help you ease that even for just a while? even for just a bit?"
Ryoko don't know what to say, tears flowing freely down her face
"JUst say yes please Ryoko? just say yes"
silence
"yes Princess....and...."She wiped her eyes with her bandaged forearm, "Thank you"
-end chapter 6 -
This really took long to organize. Actually it took me so long to organize my thought, hehehe I hope to add chapter seven by tomorrow, hoping that i will not be overcome by my manana habit. Thanks for reading.
[Chapter 6]
It's been a week since the princess tried to escaped the palace, almost killed by the roaming demons in the forest and saved by the demon she once loathed, and in this week, she have not heard anything from the 'demoness' Ryoko, nor have seen darkness overcome any of the common rooms of the palace which means that Ryoko is secluding herself from anyone. For whatever reason, she doesn't know, but there is one reason the princess knew that is valid, relevant and true, and that is the demoness is hurt...physically, and probably emotionally. And to Princess Ayeka's surprise, she feels angry, not to the demoness but to herself, for being the reason that Ryoko now is hurting. She is angry to herself for the unprincessly behavior she have done, for not following the rules Ryoko sets in the house, for not trusting the demoness, who on the otherhand have trusted her... ' i need to talk to her' the princess told herself as she hops from room to room. Then she stop at the staircase and look at the west wing. She knew that Ryoko is there, and going there again will cause another grief to the demoness, but deep within, she wanted to talk to Ryoko, she wanted to hear her voice, wanted to feel her presence. 'washu', the princess finally thought.
Ayeka hurriedly went to the kitchen and saw Yosho preparing the food, while Tenchi is sitting on a chair, hand proped on her chin and leaned over the table, Tenchi looking at her sister work without saying anything. The two lovely women look at the door as Ayeka came in
"Good afternoon Princess" Yosho greeted Ayeka, smiling
"I'm sure you find your day boring? I do." offered Tenchi as she too smiled at the Princess, "I always do this, watch sister prepare food to stop boredom coming into me. Want to try?" she smiled again then look at her sister's smiling face
"Thank you Tenchi. MAy i sit beside you then?" Ayeka said, she is smiling though her eyes tells them otherwise
"It will be my honor to sit beside Jurai's crowned princess" Tenchi said as she stand up and arrange a chair beside her, "Please princess Ayeka" she gesture her hand towards the chair she pulled out, and Ayeka sitted herself. Tenchi went back to her own chair
"Thank you Tenchi, that is so sweet of you"
"Learn only from the best" Tenchi answered, smiled and focus again in watching Yosho prepare the ingredients.
"Actually i came to ask if anyone of you have seen Washu, I....I need to talk to her"
"Ohhhh...." Yosho said, her brows were raised higher than usual, "Washu is out, we have run out of spices so she have to do the marketing"
"I see" there was silence as the princess started watching what Yosho is doing, "So yosho, you really do teach Tenchi everything? including how to be a sweet and well mannered 'guy'?" the princess ask, her voice sounds teasing, then she covered her lips with the sleeve of her kimono as she laugh
'my...my...the princess have her own way with everything huh' thought Yosho as she looks at the Princess smiling, "No Princess, not everything"
Ayeka just look at her, then to Tenchi, "So you didn't thought her that?" her eyes widened, brows went up, the princess ofcourse pertaining to the idea of pulling the chair for her as if she is on a date
"Princess, she didn't teach me that. I guess everyone knows that the action is mandatory..."
"For a guy...but for a girl..."
"Ryoko always do that. When we eat together, she pulled the chair for me. She pulled the chair for Miss Washu, and for sister. I kind'a miss her doing that, so...is it disturbing you princess?" Tenchi ask
"No. Its just....its the first time a girl do that for me, do that just because you are being friendly."
"Well...it doesn't always have to happen, especially when i'm not around."
"You grew up with Ryoko?" Princess Ayeka look at Tenchi nod without looking at her, "Same age i guess?"
"She is older by two years, but we are the only 'youngster then'" Tenchi said with a certain emphasis with younger then, "I miss her...for 90? years, i haven't counted really since she was cursed"
there was silence. Only the occassional clanking of the chinas can be heard
"How is she?" Princess Ayeka ask, "I know she is hurt, i saw her fight"
Tenchi look at her, "You saw the demons in the forest then? I've wanted to see them really...if they will not devour me, i would have step in that forest and look for them" she smiled at Ayeka
"Your crazy" Yosho said without stopping her work
"I just wanted to see the face of those demons who made Ryoko's life hell"
"They are....faceless" Ayeka said, Her tone different from the tone she had, it sounds scared, "They are scary..." she look up at Yosho, "How is Ryoko?"
Yosho smiled at her, "She'll live.....for now" then stop her work and turn around to find a suited caserole for cooking
'for now?' Ayeka thought to herself, 'is she that badly injured? "Why dont we ask a doctor to come over and see her injuries? im sure there is a way to cure her" Ayeka offered without thinking
Tenchi shook her head, "NO princess, that is impossible, one, because no doctor can see her face without dying, and 2, she doesn't need a doctor, all she need is that certain someone." she smiled
"Can i see her? i want to talk to her" Ayeka's voice sounds sad, and hoping
Yosho look at her and saw that longing in her eyes, "Why don't you have dinner with her, i'll tell her you'll be joining her at dinner?"
Suddenly, the princess' face lit up, "You....you'll do that?"
Yosho stares at her smiling, "yes"
"Ohhhh!" Princess Ayeka is now on her feet and walk over to the older woman and gave her a hug, "Thank you Yosho!" then the princess went to the door of the kitchen, "I'm leaving, if Miss Washu comes, please tell her i'll be in the Garden of the Juraian teardrops?"
"I will princess" Tenchi said as she looks at the princess leaving, then look at her sister, "I guess there's improvement there!"
Yosho just nods and smiled as she returns to her work.
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A knock at the door caught Ryoko's attention. She have been sulking in her room for 1 whole week, tending to her wound that is healed by now, without a scar, and tending to her hurting feeling for the princess' disobedience, but most of all for almost letting her princess be killed in that forest. She thought she should have not scared the princess like hell, and she thinks she is the reason why she would want to escaped, she knew she could really never be anymore than 'the demon' to her princess.
"Come in" Ryoko shouted to the knocking person, hiding herself to the darkest part of her library
Yosho went in with a smile, "I have set the table at your personal dining area. I'll wait for you there" then Yosho turned around to leave
Ryoko just look at the closing door, 'i know...i guess i have to let my princess go' then she bowed down and walk out of her library.
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"Is Washu dining with me?" Ryoko ask as she came in her personal dining area and saw two sets of dishes on her dining table
"No, Princess will be dining with you" Yosho said. She wanted to see the reaction of Ryoko but she can't, she is well hidden in the dark, "She is worried about you, i guess"
"She...." Ryoko tried hard to suppress her grin, and tried hard not to stutter in her words, "s..sssshe no-not angry? to me?" Ryoko saw Yosho laughing, her shoulder bouncing because the older woman is trying to suppress the giggle, "What is so funny?" she ask her eyebrow raising up
"Just....just funny to hear a demon, stutter like you do!" she laugh again, "Good thing Tenchi isn't here, just imagine what she is to say to hear her dear friend stutter...."she look at the dark as if she can see ryoko, "....over a girl!" then laugh again
Their conversation was interrupted by a knock at the dining area door
"Must be Princess Ayeka, i have to go. Everything you need is there already." Yosho went to the door and open it, saw Ayeka on the other side, "Enjoy your dinner Princess Ayeka"
"Thank you Yosho." The princess smiled at her. She let herself in and saw the dining area half lit, half dark, "Good evening...Ryoko" she went to the dining table, pull the chair opposite the other and sitted herself.
"Hi." that's all Ryoko can say. She is so mersmerized to see the princess. The princess wore a very beautiful blue Kimono, with silver linings all over. Her hair was done not in her customary twin ponytail, instead it was done up in a single ponytail. Her eyes were sparkling red, "you look very beautiful tonight princess" Ryoko said blushing, she is just glad the princess cannot see her, but she saw the other woman blush, complementing her eyes
"It's quite unfair that you can see how i look like and i don't see you isn't it?" Ayeka said, her blush now more red, and her body now more warm
"I guess..." ryoko smiled, "I guess its better that life is unfair than you having no life at all!" she smiled again, "sorry....please let us eat, the food is much better when eaten hot"
The princess nod and started eating. They were eating silently, enjoying the food Yosho served them. Ryoko extended her right arm reaching for a salt that is near the princess' area. Her right forearm bandaged. Ayeka look at the bandaged arm, then she remembered those arms carrying her, bleeding. She took the salt dispenser and hand it to Ryoko
"Thank you Princess"
"I.....Ryoko...." the princess stop her eating, look at the opposite darkness, "I'm sorry i made a horrible mistake." Ayeka look down, then tears began to form from her ruby eyes, "I'm sorry, i'm sorry, I'm..."
"Stop that princess, don't cry" Ryoko stop the princess mantra's of i'm sorry, "I guess i'm part to blame...i should have not scared you like that...and i hate myself for it" Ryoko look intently at her princess crying, feeling her heart being torn just by seeing those tearfilled eyes. Early this day she have already thought of returning the princess to her family. "Princess...."
Ayeka look up, eyes focus on the darkness where she could imagine Ryoko is sitted
"Please....you...you may accept my apology now...."
"Ryoko?"
"I....i think i've been keeping you here for long...i'll have Yosho take you back to your..."
"No" Ayeka interrupted Ryoko's words, "I'm staying here...i....i like to show you that i can stay here for a year yoou ask me without being so stubborn and helpless" The princess bravely said, "Please let me stay...."
"Princess...your not happy here and it....it....." Ryoko stops herself from saying anything any further
"I think I will be...in time?" Ayeka said unsurely, "Let me help, I can take care of your garden, i love your Juaraian teadrops and...." Ayeka stops as she remembers something, she took a single flower from the big pocket of rher kimono and put it in between them, "I pick this up this afternoon, i thought of all the juraian teardrops this is the smallest...i thought its kind'a cute, perhaps most unnoticed too"
Ryoko look at the flower and smiled
"I like to be your friend Ryoko. I want to try to be your friend. I know how lonely you are, i want to help you ease that even for just a while? even for just a bit?"
Ryoko don't know what to say, tears flowing freely down her face
"JUst say yes please Ryoko? just say yes"
silence
"yes Princess....and...."She wiped her eyes with her bandaged forearm, "Thank you"
-end chapter 6 -
This really took long to organize. Actually it took me so long to organize my thought, hehehe I hope to add chapter seven by tomorrow, hoping that i will not be overcome by my manana habit. Thanks for reading.