Chapter 1:

Pale clear tears trikled down the side of her face, they reflected the blue moonlight that illuminated the darkness. Her small yet firm hands clenched into fists and squeezed untill her kunckles turned white. Ryoko shifted her weight from foot to foot as she gazed down from the tall Cherry Blossom tree at the couple below. Her cat eyes studied them, as they giggled and blushed at things that they whispered into eachothers ears. Then it seemed as if the Earth had stopped spinning, her whole body froze as she saw Tenchi lean over and ever so gently kiss the girl lightly on her lips. They looked on into eachothers eyes for a instant then continued to passionatly kiss. She couldnt bare to watch for one more second, jealousy burned deep inside her heart, all she wanted to do was scream, scream untill there was no air left in her lungs. Instead she cautiously floated into the air, never parting her eyes from the face of her beloved Tenchi. More tears came streaming down her face, they rolled off the end of her chin and made wet dapples on her shirt.

Ryoko flew straight forward, not knowing where she was going, but she did know what she was running from, jealousy. The wind blew the tears along the side of her face untill her eyes were dry and she was furious with anger instead of sadness. She suddenly teleported and her body vanished and re-appeared next to a small Brooke. She sat next to it and dipped one finger into the cool water, it seemed to refresh her. She pulled her finger back from the water and started angerly tearing at her clothes untill she had completly stripped. Her clothes lay in a wrinkled pile. She dipped a single toe into the water then proceeded to step into the water. Ryoko relaxed a bit as she felt the refreshing water rush over her body, she stood up and looked down at her slender body, she ran a finger over her breasts and thought to herself "Tenchi, what dont you see in me, what flaw do I have that makes you hurt me so much!"

Tenchi sat up in bed and stretched his arms into the air, with a huge yawn memorys of the night before came rushing back to him. "Wow", he thought, "Last night was great!" Tenchi pulled a shirt on and came stomping down the stairs while still tugging on a pair of jeans. The house was silent, which was surprizing, no activity, no cooking, no arguing, it was actually peacful for once. The silence was soon broken by Aeka and Mihoshi, the two came busting into the house chattering to eachother, "Now Mihoshi I told you not to turn on the water untill AFTER I had finished connecting it to the spout!" Aeka yelled angerly. "I..I" Mihoshi stuttered, but Aeka cut her off and said in a last remark, "Mihoshi sometimes I swear there are no lights on in your attic" turning her attention from the confused Mihoshi, Aeka gave a cheerful smile to Tenchi and said, "well goodmorning Lord Tenchi, its a beautiful day outside!" Tenchi scratched the back of his neck nervously and chukled.

"Wow Sasami, you sure do cook up a mean meal when your in a good mood" said Tenchi as he chowed down! Sasami giggled and continued to serve out food. Aeka glanced over at Ryokos empty spot, "Hmm, does anyone know where Ryoko has gotten to, not like I care" she said crisply. Everyone shrugged their shoulders but still continued to scarf down their food. After breakfast Tenchi decided to take a walk outside to work off some of the food he had eaten. The Cherry Blossoms were in full bloom and it was a beautiful seen of colors. He walked along the trail his hands laced behind his head staring into the sky. He thought back to the night before, "Aeka looked so beautiful".. He was lost in thought when suddenly a shadow appeared infront of a cloud and seemed to be coming down towards him, "Huh?" he said in confusment. Before he could do anything else Ryoko came rushing towards him, she stopped nose to nose infront of him so he had to catch himself before tripping.

She glared at him, he could tell she had been crying, her eyes were red and there were dark circles below them. "Um, Ryoko.. We missed you at breakfast, where have you been, are you okay?" Her mouth twisted, she parted her lips and sighed. "Tenchi.." she began, "The question is, where were you last NIGHT? I know you werent at home, but you dont have to answer my first question, I already know the answer!" she began to breath faster and her eyes brimmed with tears once again, "How could you do this to me" she screamed at him tears fell from her eyes in a rush, "I trusted you, I dont trust many people and I put my trust in you and you broke it Tenchi!" He took in a deep breath and paused for a moment to pick his words carfuly, "Ryoko, it wasnt what you thought it was, I DO love you, just like I told you, you are the one I love." Her face flushed red with anger, "Bullshit! Your a liar Tenchi, I saw you kiss.. kiss" Ryoko stopped then said slowly, "Aeka.." Tenchi didnt know what to say, his heart felt guilty and hurt as he watched Ryoko fall apart infront of him. "How could you, how, how! Thats it, I knew this was all a fucking lie I cant believe I ever had hope in you, or any of this!" Ryoko gazed into his troubled eyes then turned and flew away. Tenchi watched after her still at a loss for words.