Author's Note: I do not own the Tenchi Series, and all the characters are © themselves. Enjoy!
Loving Tears
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"Tenchi-kun! Minna-san! Breakfast is ready!" Sasami huddled around the living room, ringing the bell that she always had to indicate that a meal was ready.
Everyone made their way into the living room, and sat around the table. Sasami drifted back into the kitchen, and set the meal down on the table. It wasn't long before everyone had started to eat.
"Ayeka-san, Where is Ryoko-chan?" Tenchi asked her. Ryoko was usually the first person at the table, but she was no where to be found, now.
"I don't know .. Probably oversleeping again." Of course, Tenchi knew that Ayeka didn't care for Ryoko much. The rivalry between the two rose heavily the past few days. As soon as Ayeka had made her comment, Ryoko had phased through the ceiling. She sat herself down next to Tenchi, and sighed quite heavily.
"I heard that, you know." Instead of causing a commotion, Ryoko sat quietly and sipped her tea. Everyone just stared at Ryoko, this wasn't like her at all.
"Is everything alright, Ryoko-chan?" Tenchi glanced at Ryoko for a moment. It seemed that something was wrong, she never acted like this.
"Perfectly fine. What's everyone staring at?" Ah, that devilish glancing gesture got everyone else thinking she was just fine.
Ryoko found herself ontop of the roof of the Masaki home, again. Her gaze had given a hint that she was lost in though. The breeze brushed against her cheek, how she wished that was Tenchi's hand. A smile came across her face.
"Another day.. Another day without telling Tenchi-kun.." She had loved Tenchi for the longest time. Ever since she had laid her eyes on him, it was love. Nothing in the world can compare to what Tenchi had made her feel like. At least he was decent enough to accept her, even though she was a space pirate.
"I wonder when I'll give in, and tell him how I really feel..." A hand came upon her shoulder, and made her jump up, startled. She turned her head, her cheeks flushed heavily seeing that it was Tenchi.
"I knew you'd be here, Ryoko-chan." Tenchi knew that something was bothering her, but how would he get her to blurt it out?
"You know me more than you think, Tenchi-kun." Ryoko smiled again, and stared at him. She would've jumped on him and cuddled him, but he would just scamper off.
"So, are you going to tell me, or not?" Tenchi couldn't even stare at the girl. He couldn't help but to have a soft spot for her. After all the chaos, and all the situations she had caused in the house, he still had a soft spot for her.
"Tell you what, Tenchi-kun?" Where was he leading to? He wanted to know something, but did she have the heart to tell him?
"What's bothering you, you know you can tell me." A smile reassured her that everything would be okay if she told him.
"Well.. I .. " For a fact, she knew she was better than this. It was just a simple sentence, right? Just 'I love you', right? Wrong. It was much harder to say than she though.
"You can tell me, Ryoko-chan. I won't tell anyone else. I promise." Tenchi stared at her. For once, he had gotten Ryoko to say something. To get a better respone from her, he cautiously put his arm around her shoulder, and brought her closer to him.
"I .. love you, Tenchi Masaki."
End of Chapter one.
"Tenchi-kun! Minna-san! Breakfast is ready!" Sasami huddled around the living room, ringing the bell that she always had to indicate that a meal was ready.
Everyone made their way into the living room, and sat around the table. Sasami drifted back into the kitchen, and set the meal down on the table. It wasn't long before everyone had started to eat.
"Ayeka-san, Where is Ryoko-chan?" Tenchi asked her. Ryoko was usually the first person at the table, but she was no where to be found, now.
"I don't know .. Probably oversleeping again." Of course, Tenchi knew that Ayeka didn't care for Ryoko much. The rivalry between the two rose heavily the past few days. As soon as Ayeka had made her comment, Ryoko had phased through the ceiling. She sat herself down next to Tenchi, and sighed quite heavily.
"I heard that, you know." Instead of causing a commotion, Ryoko sat quietly and sipped her tea. Everyone just stared at Ryoko, this wasn't like her at all.
"Is everything alright, Ryoko-chan?" Tenchi glanced at Ryoko for a moment. It seemed that something was wrong, she never acted like this.
"Perfectly fine. What's everyone staring at?" Ah, that devilish glancing gesture got everyone else thinking she was just fine.
Ryoko found herself ontop of the roof of the Masaki home, again. Her gaze had given a hint that she was lost in though. The breeze brushed against her cheek, how she wished that was Tenchi's hand. A smile came across her face.
"Another day.. Another day without telling Tenchi-kun.." She had loved Tenchi for the longest time. Ever since she had laid her eyes on him, it was love. Nothing in the world can compare to what Tenchi had made her feel like. At least he was decent enough to accept her, even though she was a space pirate.
"I wonder when I'll give in, and tell him how I really feel..." A hand came upon her shoulder, and made her jump up, startled. She turned her head, her cheeks flushed heavily seeing that it was Tenchi.
"I knew you'd be here, Ryoko-chan." Tenchi knew that something was bothering her, but how would he get her to blurt it out?
"You know me more than you think, Tenchi-kun." Ryoko smiled again, and stared at him. She would've jumped on him and cuddled him, but he would just scamper off.
"So, are you going to tell me, or not?" Tenchi couldn't even stare at the girl. He couldn't help but to have a soft spot for her. After all the chaos, and all the situations she had caused in the house, he still had a soft spot for her.
"Tell you what, Tenchi-kun?" Where was he leading to? He wanted to know something, but did she have the heart to tell him?
"What's bothering you, you know you can tell me." A smile reassured her that everything would be okay if she told him.
"Well.. I .. " For a fact, she knew she was better than this. It was just a simple sentence, right? Just 'I love you', right? Wrong. It was much harder to say than she though.
"You can tell me, Ryoko-chan. I won't tell anyone else. I promise." Tenchi stared at her. For once, he had gotten Ryoko to say something. To get a better respone from her, he cautiously put his arm around her shoulder, and brought her closer to him.
"I .. love you, Tenchi Masaki."
End of Chapter one.