*I Don't own Ryoko or Tenchi* *Sakura is japanese for Cherry Blossom*

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Tenchi runs in to his room closing the door fast behind him, leaning back on it he thinks to himself, 'Geeze, Ryoko's been acting funny all day! Then again she never acts like a human being.' Tenchi walked over to his bed and plopped down heaving a sigh. Somthin catches his eye, an item propped up on his desk. Then he relized he saw it this morning but forgot to check it out. He got up, walked over, sat down in his chair, picked up the note, unfolded it and began to read :


~~~ My Heaven And Earth...

As I sit under a sakura tree,
I remember how you set me free.
In my crazy mind and soul,
No way possible are you dull.
The sweet Sake I drink in sips,
Hoping i'll taste it on your lips.
Life for me is wild and true,
It's only fun when i'm with you.
My love for life earth here,
My life in love heaven dear.

Love,
Ryoko ~~~


T.T "oh boy" ... Tenchi sighed. Reading it over again he smiled, 'She did a nice job on it' He thought to himself, then pictured a drunk Ryoko trying to write, He quickly shook his head, 'She's not always drunk', then he pictured a Fired up Ryoko trying to attack Aeka, once again he shook the image out of his head. 'Why can't i see her other then that?' He heard a light tap on the roof and walked over to his window to see Ryoko sitting on the ledge smiling as she watched some birds fly about. 'That's the real Ryoko I see. Gentle.' As the wind blew her Cyan hair back she closed her eyes and leaned her head back soaking up the sun. Tenchi's eyes softened and he smiled toward her. He didn't notice that her poem fell out of his hand. He told a few friends at school about his 'Family Life', He remembered one certain conversation that they held.

"Man, Masaki! You're Lucky! Why haven't you made a move?" His blond headed friend Tasuki commented after seeing pictures of The Girls.
"Tasuki..." Tenchi sweatdroped.
"Don't give my that Masaki! This girl here..." He pointed to the Spikey cyan haired woman,"Whats her name again?"
"Ryoko." Tenchi said after eyeing the one he pointed to. Tasuki smiled at the photo of her, Tenchi saw the expression on his face and took the photo away.
"Hey! If your not going to make a move then let others, you can't hog all the good girls." Tasuki sneered in play.
"I don't think she'd go for you anyway." Tenchi stuck the photo in his pocket.
"I want to meet her, Masaki." Tasuki said as they walked to lunch.

Tenchi remembered feeling a little jealous when he saw Tasuki's face, when he was staring at Ryoko's photo. Even remembering that expression, that looked like he was inlove, it had made Tenchi a bit jealous.

'Tenchi... Get ahold of yourself. Like she'd fall for anyone else, right? What am i thinking? Ryoko had told me she loved me... I don't recall any of the other girls saying that, that doesn't mean they don't. But what if Ryoko...' After a few seconds which felt like hours he turned around and sat down on his bed. Picking up her poem he folded it back up. He sat there for a minute, then remembered he had to work on the fields. 'Work...if you work it'll get your mind off things.' He stood and put the poem in his back pocket.

How wrong was he? ... Majorly Wrong!! He had learned and recited the poem 3 times And couldn't get the site of Ryoko out of his mind, when he thought of Tasuki's expression. 'Damn it Tenchi don't mess things up!' He told himself as he stuck the poem back in his pocket for a final time, he knew it by heart now. "Next time I see Ryoko i'll tell her..." He began.
"Tell me what?" Tenchi flung himself around to see the smiling, spikey cyan haired woman with her hands on her hips.
"uh..uh...uh that...ummm..." Tenchi tried to spit it out, 'Damn she didn't give me enough time to give myself some stupid pep talk' He thought as he noticed his hands were shaking instead of noticing Ryoko walking close till she threw her arms around his neck.
He got that old feeling again...
-_- "Ryoko...?"

^.^ "Yes My Tenchi?"

Y_Y "What have I told you about doing that?"

Ryoko wildly smiled, "Well I thought that this might help you remember." Tenchi backed out of her arms.
"All i wanted to tell you is that... umm... Thank you. I love your poem, it's very... sweet." Tenchi said looking down at his feet.
Ryoko took a couple steps back and crossed her arms across her chest. She looked a little shy as she asked "Is...is that ... it?" Tenchi looked up at her.
'What else is there for me to tell her? Man, women are confusing! I said i loved it, and it's sweet what else am i supposed to say. Geeze...'
"Umm... it's the best poem i've ever read and ... the best one anyones ever given to me." Tenchi smiled, trying to get that shy look of Ryoko face. She forced a smile in return, Tenchi could tell that she forced it. Right then he figured out that she was expecting a lil more then "It's great" more like "Thank you I love you" or something.

But before he could even think of more to say she jumped onto him giving him a hug and whispering in his ear "Thank you Tenchi, I'm glad you like it. I love you." Tenchi began to wrap his arms around her but she vanished leaving Tenchi standing in the carrot field alone but still feeling Ryoko's arms and warm body on him.

'I love you too Ryoko.'


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Well there ya go... it was suppose to be just the poem but more came to my mind! ^______^ How is it?? I re-wrote it a bit.