It was quiet. Too quiet. It made him nervous, he kept on wondering which part of the house would be blown up next. His whole body tensed up, waiting for the blast of destruction to shake the foundation and graze everyone in the house. He strained his ears, listening for the tell tale fight that always proceeded the explosion.
Nothing.
Too paranoid to sleep, Tenchi forced himself to focus on his homework, keeping himself prepped for disaster. Math, history, literature, he finished them all without interruption. Disturbed and frightened, he got up and went downstairs.
Ayeka and Ryoko were sitting at the kitchen table. For a second his stomach jumped up his throat and he had to brace himself not to yell for everyone to duck and cover. But no, they were talking quietly. When they saw him, they stood up.
This is it. He thought. They'll make me choose. Whatever choice I make they'll fight over it. Then they'll blow up the house, killing everyone in it. Goodbye cruel world.
"Tenchi?" Ryoko said hesitantly.
I bequeath to my father all my worldly possessions… "Hi girls."
"Tenchi, we just wanted to tell you we've decided to quit fighting over you."
God, forgive me my sins…. "Huh?"
"Yes. We've realized it doesn't make you happy, so we decided to stop it." Ayeka chimed in.
"We thought you should have a chance to at least finish high school before choosing to marry an alien princess or an alien space pirate."
"So we won't be blowing anything up or fighting anymore."
"What do you think?"
Tenchi stared at them, the culmination of his dreams and desires wrapped up in two peaceful, reasonable women who were no longer fighting. They would give peace a chance. They would let him be. It was more than he ever could've hoped for.
Something in Tenchi snapped.
"I'm free! I'm free!" He yelled, darting out of the house. "Dad! Grandpa! I'm free! The nightmare has ended! I'm a free man! Ahahahaha! I'm freeeeeeeee!"
The two women stared at him, a little unsure of what to do. Ryoko spoke first.
"How do you think he'll act when we tell him it was an April Fool's Day joke?"
Fin.
Author's note- Not sure what inspired this. Random plot bunny I guess. It was fun to write, I might do a few more. Anyways, feel free to leave comments, critiques and death threats.