Washu! Chapter 1 - No Need for Perfection
Author: Ryoko-chan
Email: _Ryoko_@masakishrine.com
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Everyone says their good-byes to Mihoshi and Washu realizes that she may not be as perfect as she's always thought.
Disclaimer: The Tenchi Muyo! gang belong to AIC, Pioneer Entertainment, TV Tokyo and probably lots of other folks I have neglected to mention.
Author's' note: I'm so glad my other chapters have gotten such a great response. Keep up the reviewing, it makes me more compelled to write. You guys have been great following my story and all. Thanks so much.
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WASHU! CHAPTER 1 - NO NEED FOR PERFECTION
By: Ryoko-chan
The weather changed drastically once Kione left. It was as if the clouds knew what was to happen next.
"I guess its time." Tenchi says sadly, looking from me to his father and grandfather.
"Yes, it is." Katsuhito says, placing a reassuring hand on the shoulder of his grandson.
"Its going to rain, we better go." I say, wanting to get this mess over with now.
I'll never understand why nothing can ever stay nice around here. Once everyone gets settled down from our previous escapade, something else happens. The many weeks since Miho Kiyoko showed up here, everything has been nonstop. Miho was the catalyst. She had made a promise to Kagato to destroy Ryoko, maybe she's fulfilled her promise after all. Ryoko's been in a coma since she fired on Mihoshi's ship Yukinojo. That's what drove Kione to leave us shortly after we lost Mihoshi.
Everyone starts walking toward the shrine and the resting place of Tenchi's mother, Achika, and his grandmother Itzuki. Now we were going to bury Mihoshi Kuramitzu here. A fitting place for her since she's been here with our family for five long years.
I don't think anyone ever thought we'd be doing this, burying one of our own. Nothing seemed to hurt Mihoshi until Ryoko had fired on her. Of course, Ryoko didn't know what she was doing. But that doesn't change the outcome, does it? I think everyone figured that Ryoko or Aeka would be the first to go since they were always fighting each other with lethal intent. This certainly was unexpected.
Everyone finally gets to the top of the stairs to the family shrine were Mihoshi's body is waiting for us to say good-bye. I fight back the tears. I wasn't supposed to cry, Mihoshi was a pain in the ass, but I'm going to miss her constantly ruining my latest invention or hearing her whine about how hungry she was. I'll miss her no matter how much I don't want to admit it.
"Would anyone like to say anything?" Katsuhito asks quietly.
I stand quietly between Tenchi and Aeka waiting for someone to step forward. Aeka is comforting a sobbing Sasami and Tenchi doesn't seem to be able to speak. Nobuyuki, though he has been around for the past five years of course, didn't really know Mihoshi enough to say anything about her.
I sigh, frustrated. Someone is going to say something at Mihoshi's funeral if I have to threaten to experiment on them.
"I will." I say, stepping up next to Katsuhito.
"All right, Washu." He says.
I glance at Tenchi who seems to silently be thanking me for stepping forward. I'm sure that he is, actually.
"Mihoshi Kuramitzu was an airhead. A ditz, by all standards." I start out, seeing the horrified looks on everyone's face. "But she had a great heart and always wanted everyone to live peacefully. She wanted us all to get along, unfortunately there were few moments when she got her wish. I will personally miss Mihoshi stumbling into my laboratory and destroying my newest invention or somehow making it better. All of our lives were greatly touched by her presence and there will be a giant gap where her physical being should be, but she will always live in our hearts." I say, stepping back to my place between Tenchi and Aeka.
"That was beautiful Washu. Thank you." Katsuhito says.
I suddenly notice that everyone is looking at me strangely. I don't think they expected me to be able to emote the way I had. They see me as the straight-faced scientist and not someone with feelings. Good...very, very good.
"Would anyone else like to say some words about Mihoshi?" Katsuhito asks.
"I would." Sasami says quietly, stepping up next to Katsuhito.
"All right, Sasami." He says, stepping back.
"Mihoshi was, is, one of my best friends. I will miss her helping me and Ryo-Ohki in the kitchen and playing games with her when its raining outside. I will miss her trying to break up the fights between Aeka and Ryoko and I will miss hearing her and Kione fighting all the time." She wipes her eyes quickly. "She was the nicest person, just like Miss Washu said and I know we will all miss her."
I smile reassuringly to Sasami as she glances at me and walks over to her sister.
"Tenchi, is there anything you would like to say?" Katsuhito asks him.
He shakes his head slowly.
"There's nothing I could say that hasn't already been said. Everyone will miss Mihoshi more than they would ever be able to express here." He says.
Katsuhito nods approvingly.
"Aeka?" He asks.
"I'm sorry to say that I never really got to know Mihoshi as well as my sister and I regret that more than I could ever say. She was the voice of peace in our family and the way we handle her absence will show our respect to her memory." The princess says diplomatically.
Katsuhito nods and begins to perform the traditional Shinto prayers.
I've never understood religion. People believing in things just because they're told that they're real. There's no science to back any of it up at all. People just don't comprehend the extensiveness of the universe and create gods and goddesses to explain it all. Hell, its fine with me. I just don't share their views. If it makes them feel better about things, so be it.
"Little Washu, come on." Tenchi says as he, Aeka, and Sasami start walking toward the house.
"All right." I say, walking up to meet them.
"Washu, will Ryoko be all right?" Sasami asks me suddenly.
"I'm not completely sure yet, Sasami. She's been in a coma now for a week, but she's improving slightly every day. I'm certain she'll be fine. I'm just not completely sure what effects those gems had over her."
We all arrive at the house and go inside quietly. Tenchi and Aeka sit in the living room while Sasami goes into the kitchen to drown her sorrow in her cooking. I walk up the stairs to Ryoko's room.
I walk into the dark room and sit down next to her bed. Everything's exactly as I left it the last time I came to check on her. Ryo-Ohki is lying quietly on her stomach, trying to comfort Ryoko as best as she can.
"Miao, miao." She says quietly to me, once she sees me, telling me that Ryoko is scared.
"I know, Ryo-Ohki...I know." I sigh quietly as I look at Ryoko.
Wake up, Ryoko. There's so much we need to explain to you. Stay away from the darkness and keep away from the light. Stay where the shadows fall evenly on you. You'll be out of there soon enough. I tell her telepathically.
I know she can hear me. I've had slight responses from her all week. She's just lost right now and has to find her way on her own.
I sigh angrily. Maybe what Kione said was right. There are too many "maybes" and "i hope so's" coming out of me lately. I'm the greatest scientist in the universe! I should be able to solve anything. I should have been able to help Mihoshi, I should have been able to stop all of this from happening before it did.
Maybe I'm just getting too old. Over twenty-thousand years of the same old thing. I've committed my life to nothing but science my entire life. I've had chances for a normal life, but something always happens. I'm a bad luck charm, I guess.
I look at Ryoko lying on her bed. Ryoko, my daughter. I regret not being there for her, not protecting her from Kagato. Science couldn't help me then and it can't help me now. Ryoko has to get out of this on her own just like she got away from Kagato. But how much I wish that she would acknowledge me as her mother and not be a smart ass about it.
I look down at my hands in my lap. The hands of a 12 year old who's lived millions of lifetimes, always doing the same thing.
ARGH, why am I giving in like this? Why am I acknowledging that everything I've ever known is wrong? That my beliefs can't get me anywhere. That is wrong, I know that. Science can take us anywhere...why am I crying? I don't cry! Emotions are chaos and I don't subscribe to chaos!
I glance at my daughter again. MY daughter.
What have I done? I've let Mihoshi die, I let Kione leave, and now I'm letting Ryoko struggle to find her way out of the darkness she's in. Why? I don't know!
Why do I have to know all the answers? Why does life or death have to rest on me? What did I do to have this responsibility? I don't want this responsibility and I never asked for it. All I can do I continue like I always have. Its too late to change now.
I just have to deal with my responsibilities and take pride in the, I suppose.
Hurry up, Ryoko. There's nothing I can do for you now. You have to do this on your own.
I'm so sorry.
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~End Chapter 1 of Part 4~
Only 7 more chapters to go!
Well, I tried to make this chapter good.
I hope you guys like it.
A/N> I would appreciate no comments about Washu's views on
religion. I'm looking at it from a scientific POV, remember that.
You've read it, now review it. The more reviews I get, the more compelled I am to write. Remember that! ;D
Sayonara folks.
Next Story:
Washu! Chapter 2 - No Need for Young Love
Author: Ryoko-chan
Email: _Ryoko_@masakishrine.com
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Everyone says their good-byes to Mihoshi and Washu realizes that she may not be as perfect as she's always thought.
Disclaimer: The Tenchi Muyo! gang belong to AIC, Pioneer Entertainment, TV Tokyo and probably lots of other folks I have neglected to mention.
Author's' note: I'm so glad my other chapters have gotten such a great response. Keep up the reviewing, it makes me more compelled to write. You guys have been great following my story and all. Thanks so much.
==============================
WASHU! CHAPTER 1 - NO NEED FOR PERFECTION
By: Ryoko-chan
The weather changed drastically once Kione left. It was as if the clouds knew what was to happen next.
"I guess its time." Tenchi says sadly, looking from me to his father and grandfather.
"Yes, it is." Katsuhito says, placing a reassuring hand on the shoulder of his grandson.
"Its going to rain, we better go." I say, wanting to get this mess over with now.
I'll never understand why nothing can ever stay nice around here. Once everyone gets settled down from our previous escapade, something else happens. The many weeks since Miho Kiyoko showed up here, everything has been nonstop. Miho was the catalyst. She had made a promise to Kagato to destroy Ryoko, maybe she's fulfilled her promise after all. Ryoko's been in a coma since she fired on Mihoshi's ship Yukinojo. That's what drove Kione to leave us shortly after we lost Mihoshi.
Everyone starts walking toward the shrine and the resting place of Tenchi's mother, Achika, and his grandmother Itzuki. Now we were going to bury Mihoshi Kuramitzu here. A fitting place for her since she's been here with our family for five long years.
I don't think anyone ever thought we'd be doing this, burying one of our own. Nothing seemed to hurt Mihoshi until Ryoko had fired on her. Of course, Ryoko didn't know what she was doing. But that doesn't change the outcome, does it? I think everyone figured that Ryoko or Aeka would be the first to go since they were always fighting each other with lethal intent. This certainly was unexpected.
Everyone finally gets to the top of the stairs to the family shrine were Mihoshi's body is waiting for us to say good-bye. I fight back the tears. I wasn't supposed to cry, Mihoshi was a pain in the ass, but I'm going to miss her constantly ruining my latest invention or hearing her whine about how hungry she was. I'll miss her no matter how much I don't want to admit it.
"Would anyone like to say anything?" Katsuhito asks quietly.
I stand quietly between Tenchi and Aeka waiting for someone to step forward. Aeka is comforting a sobbing Sasami and Tenchi doesn't seem to be able to speak. Nobuyuki, though he has been around for the past five years of course, didn't really know Mihoshi enough to say anything about her.
I sigh, frustrated. Someone is going to say something at Mihoshi's funeral if I have to threaten to experiment on them.
"I will." I say, stepping up next to Katsuhito.
"All right, Washu." He says.
I glance at Tenchi who seems to silently be thanking me for stepping forward. I'm sure that he is, actually.
"Mihoshi Kuramitzu was an airhead. A ditz, by all standards." I start out, seeing the horrified looks on everyone's face. "But she had a great heart and always wanted everyone to live peacefully. She wanted us all to get along, unfortunately there were few moments when she got her wish. I will personally miss Mihoshi stumbling into my laboratory and destroying my newest invention or somehow making it better. All of our lives were greatly touched by her presence and there will be a giant gap where her physical being should be, but she will always live in our hearts." I say, stepping back to my place between Tenchi and Aeka.
"That was beautiful Washu. Thank you." Katsuhito says.
I suddenly notice that everyone is looking at me strangely. I don't think they expected me to be able to emote the way I had. They see me as the straight-faced scientist and not someone with feelings. Good...very, very good.
"Would anyone else like to say some words about Mihoshi?" Katsuhito asks.
"I would." Sasami says quietly, stepping up next to Katsuhito.
"All right, Sasami." He says, stepping back.
"Mihoshi was, is, one of my best friends. I will miss her helping me and Ryo-Ohki in the kitchen and playing games with her when its raining outside. I will miss her trying to break up the fights between Aeka and Ryoko and I will miss hearing her and Kione fighting all the time." She wipes her eyes quickly. "She was the nicest person, just like Miss Washu said and I know we will all miss her."
I smile reassuringly to Sasami as she glances at me and walks over to her sister.
"Tenchi, is there anything you would like to say?" Katsuhito asks him.
He shakes his head slowly.
"There's nothing I could say that hasn't already been said. Everyone will miss Mihoshi more than they would ever be able to express here." He says.
Katsuhito nods approvingly.
"Aeka?" He asks.
"I'm sorry to say that I never really got to know Mihoshi as well as my sister and I regret that more than I could ever say. She was the voice of peace in our family and the way we handle her absence will show our respect to her memory." The princess says diplomatically.
Katsuhito nods and begins to perform the traditional Shinto prayers.
I've never understood religion. People believing in things just because they're told that they're real. There's no science to back any of it up at all. People just don't comprehend the extensiveness of the universe and create gods and goddesses to explain it all. Hell, its fine with me. I just don't share their views. If it makes them feel better about things, so be it.
"Little Washu, come on." Tenchi says as he, Aeka, and Sasami start walking toward the house.
"All right." I say, walking up to meet them.
"Washu, will Ryoko be all right?" Sasami asks me suddenly.
"I'm not completely sure yet, Sasami. She's been in a coma now for a week, but she's improving slightly every day. I'm certain she'll be fine. I'm just not completely sure what effects those gems had over her."
We all arrive at the house and go inside quietly. Tenchi and Aeka sit in the living room while Sasami goes into the kitchen to drown her sorrow in her cooking. I walk up the stairs to Ryoko's room.
I walk into the dark room and sit down next to her bed. Everything's exactly as I left it the last time I came to check on her. Ryo-Ohki is lying quietly on her stomach, trying to comfort Ryoko as best as she can.
"Miao, miao." She says quietly to me, once she sees me, telling me that Ryoko is scared.
"I know, Ryo-Ohki...I know." I sigh quietly as I look at Ryoko.
Wake up, Ryoko. There's so much we need to explain to you. Stay away from the darkness and keep away from the light. Stay where the shadows fall evenly on you. You'll be out of there soon enough. I tell her telepathically.
I know she can hear me. I've had slight responses from her all week. She's just lost right now and has to find her way on her own.
I sigh angrily. Maybe what Kione said was right. There are too many "maybes" and "i hope so's" coming out of me lately. I'm the greatest scientist in the universe! I should be able to solve anything. I should have been able to help Mihoshi, I should have been able to stop all of this from happening before it did.
Maybe I'm just getting too old. Over twenty-thousand years of the same old thing. I've committed my life to nothing but science my entire life. I've had chances for a normal life, but something always happens. I'm a bad luck charm, I guess.
I look at Ryoko lying on her bed. Ryoko, my daughter. I regret not being there for her, not protecting her from Kagato. Science couldn't help me then and it can't help me now. Ryoko has to get out of this on her own just like she got away from Kagato. But how much I wish that she would acknowledge me as her mother and not be a smart ass about it.
I look down at my hands in my lap. The hands of a 12 year old who's lived millions of lifetimes, always doing the same thing.
ARGH, why am I giving in like this? Why am I acknowledging that everything I've ever known is wrong? That my beliefs can't get me anywhere. That is wrong, I know that. Science can take us anywhere...why am I crying? I don't cry! Emotions are chaos and I don't subscribe to chaos!
I glance at my daughter again. MY daughter.
What have I done? I've let Mihoshi die, I let Kione leave, and now I'm letting Ryoko struggle to find her way out of the darkness she's in. Why? I don't know!
Why do I have to know all the answers? Why does life or death have to rest on me? What did I do to have this responsibility? I don't want this responsibility and I never asked for it. All I can do I continue like I always have. Its too late to change now.
I just have to deal with my responsibilities and take pride in the, I suppose.
Hurry up, Ryoko. There's nothing I can do for you now. You have to do this on your own.
I'm so sorry.
=======================
~End Chapter 1 of Part 4~
Only 7 more chapters to go!
Well, I tried to make this chapter good.
I hope you guys like it.
A/N> I would appreciate no comments about Washu's views on
religion. I'm looking at it from a scientific POV, remember that.
You've read it, now review it. The more reviews I get, the more compelled I am to write. Remember that! ;D
Sayonara folks.
Next Story:
Washu! Chapter 2 - No Need for Young Love