Aeka! Chapter 1: No Need for Golden-eyed Monsters
Author: Ryoko-chan
Email: _Ryoko_@masakishrine.com
Rating: PG
Summary: Aeka's back from her adventure to Miho's and worries about what the whole thing might have done to Ryoko and Tenchi's friendship.
Spoilers: Some for Tenchi Muyo! in Love 2 (Tenchi Forever!)
Disclaimer: How many times has this been said? I don't own any of the Tenchi Muyo! characters, although I like to think I own Ryoko, I don't. They belong to AIC, TV Tokyo, and Pioneer Entertainment. Don't sue me, although I doubt anyone will ever even read this anyway.
Author's note: This is a continuation of the story that the Ryoko! stories started. This is the second part of a six part series. Also, I'm not too much of an Aeka fan, but I'm trying to be fair to the character. If I seem a bit out of character, you now know why. If you want to completely understand what's going on in these chapters, I suggest that you read the first four chapters which are under the title Ryoko!.
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AEKA! CHAPTER 1: NO NEED FOR GOLDEN-EYED MONSTERS
By: Ryoko-chan
Ugh, I've had this cold for days now. Nothing I seem to do helps it very much. I'm leaving Ryuoh's sap as a last resort. I am on Earth now and I need to start doing things the way they do on Earth.
The last few days here have been interesting, to say the least. Not that anything is ever dull. A little friend of Ryoko's showed up and decided that she wanted a fight. Instead of taking that miserable woman, she takes my little sister! Poor Sasami. Of course, I can't blame Ryoko either, I guess. Its not her fault that those gems of hers give her weaknesses. Its Miss Washu's fault. Well, its somebody's fault. It certainly isn't mine.
After Miho took Sasami, Ryoko continued to insist that she couldn't go after her. Not until the next morning. I wasn't about to let my sister, the second princess of Jurai, sit in some lowly, cold, dark cell all night, so I left without either Ryoko or Tenchi. Not only did I leave without either one of them, I left without telling either one I was leaving. By the time they had gotten the news that I had left, Miho had me in the same restriction cell she was keeping Sasami in. At least Sasami wasn't alone...
"What are you doing here, Aeka?" Sasami asked me as soon as I appeared in that horrible place.
"I came to get you, Sasami. Unfortunately things didn't turn out the way I wanted them too."
"Where's Tenchi and Ryoko?"
"They're not coming, Sasami. Not until the morning."
"The morning? Why?"
"Because if I see Ryoko or her boyfriend's face anywhere near this ship before tomorrow morning, I'll have myself two princesses to barbecue." Miho said, glaring into the cell. "Now shut up, both of you. Especially you. Your voice annoys the hell out of me." She said, pointing to me.
That woman had worse manners than Ryoko ever did. And her spaceship was a mess. I'm surprised she could fly the thing. Maybe that's why she crashed into the lake and not because she was looking for Ryoko. Maybe it was just all a coincidence. No, that's too convenient.
Either way, it was a long night. It was too cold to get any sleep and we were both too tired to stay awake. Finally around sunrise, I managed to fall asleep shortly, but not for long. Sasami had awakened me at the sight of Ryoko and that horrible Miho fighting on the viewing screen.
"Oh, no!" Sasami said at one point. "Ryoko's used all her energy." And she turned away as Miho held her energy sword over Ryoko's head.
Then I could see Lord Tenchi blocking what would have been a death strike. I didn't find out until later that Tenchi had sworn to Ryoko not to interfere. Surely she must have known Tenchi wasn't going to watch her die in front of him when he could do something to stop it.
Sasami and I continue to watch the fight until Ryoko finally defeats that annoying Miho and the cell we were in opens and the ship drops out of subspace. Before we knew it, Kione and Tenchi had gotten us out of there, while Washu and Mihoshi got Ryoko inside and cared for her there.
Everyone feared for the worst with Ryoko. Yes, including myself. Ryoko's risked her life so many times for Sasami, Lord Tenchi, and myself so many times. When Tenchi had disappeared last year was when I first realized I didn't belong with Lord Tenchi. I saw what Ryoko had gone through when he chose to stay with Haruna. I knew that she cared for him more than I did and I knew then that her heart had always been in the right place when she did the horrible things she did. I realized that Ryoko wasn't the demon I had always said she was. Of course, she doesn't know this. And she better not find out.
For three days everyone took shifts watching over Ryoko, nursing her back to health. Everyone but Lord Tenchi. He didn't speak to anyone for those three days unless they asked him what was bothering him. But then he simply said "Nothing" and walked away. Washu hovered over Ryoko the most. I don't know if it was because her motherly instincts were surfacing again or because she felt guilty. Perhaps a little of both.
Sasami was genuinely worried, as was I, when she found out that Ryoko had exhausted her powers twice. We have seen Ryoko exhaust her powers before and it would usually take her at least an hour to recover but somehow she managed to recover so quickly. Perhaps it was to save Tenchi.
On the third day, when Ryoko woke up again, a large cloud of gloom seemed to lift over the house, but then it settled over Lord Tenchi's head. When she woke up, Tenchi kept himself separated from the rest of us and when she started toward her room, it was as if they didn't see one after.
"Ryoko?" I ask, walking up behind her.
"What do you want, Princess?" She asks me in her mocking tone.
"Thank you for what you did." I tell her. She looks a bit surprised to be getting a thank you from me.
"Don't mention it. You do know how stupid you were for going after Miho like you did. You don't trust me now, Princess?" She replies, I know how much she hates to be thanked for anything she does. She's afraid it would make her look like she cares about someone.
"I never did, Ryoko." I say to her as I smile. We all have our facades to keep up. "Go rest up. We'll see you at dinner."
And after that, she continued up the stairs slowly. Before I rejoined everyone else in the living room, I walk over to Tenchi.
"What's wrong, Aeka?" He asked me.
"You should go talk to her, Tenchi." I said, and I walked away from him, when I turned back around, he was gone.
That was last night. Now its as if nothing has happened. All except one thing: Ryoko refuses to talk to Tenchi. I never thought there would be a day that Ryoko would turn away from Tenchi in anger. Neither one will talk about what happened between them, but I refuse to believe that its irreconcilable. Otherwise Ryoko would've moved out by now.
So now, I'm sitting at the table with Mihoshi, Kione, and Sasami trying to find a way to find out what's happened. My cold has lightened a tiny bit. If its not better by tomorrow, I'm asking for Ryuoh's help. I'm getting tired of this.
"Something must have happened before Ryoko went to fight that girl." Mihoshi said.
"If that was true Mihoshi. Why did Tenchi go with her outside?" Kione asked.
"He's Tenchi, Kione. He would never let her go by herself." Sasami said, feeding Ryo-ohki a carrot.
"She's right. He would have done that with any of us, unless he was asked not to." I say.
"So whatever happened, happened during that fight out there." Kione says, sighing and leaning against the wall. "It would be nice if one of them would tell us what was going on."
I nod in agreement.
"I never thought you'd care what was going on between Ryoko and Tenchi, Aeka." Kione says.
"Why not? They are both my friends..."
Everyone just looks at me.
"What? Tenchi and Ryoko are my friends. If there's something wrong between them, I want to know what it is."
They just continue to stare at me in disbelief.
I sigh and get up.
"I'm going to my room for a bit." And I walk away from the table.
"I think she's just given up on Tenchi." I hear Mihoshi whisper.
I sigh and look down at the floor as I walk to my room. I don't want to admit it, but maybe I have given up on Tenchi. I don't want to give up on him, but he needs to make a decision and all the signs say that he would choose Ryoko. They have a special connection between them and they need to realize it before its too late. If I back away from Tenchi, maybe they'll both realize it sooner.
I walk over to my bed and sit quietly in the dark for a while. This is the last thing I ever thought I would be doing. I love Tenchi so much, but if that's true, I would want to see him happy. I think he'd be happy with Ryoko if I could figure out what is going on between them. But giving up Tenchi...
I lay down slowly and start to cry.
I must've fallen asleep. I wake up to find Ryoko sitting in my room.
"What are you doing here, Ryoko? What time is it?" I ask, looking around for my clock.
"Its two o'clock." She says softly.
"Two? Why is it so dark?"
"Its two in the morning, Aeka." She says.
"Well, what are you doing here? Should you be in *your* room?"
"Sasami came and got me about two hours ago. She said that you were talking in your sleep and she couldn't wake you up. You were running a bad fever, Aeka. You shouldn't have waited so long to use Ryuoh's sap to cure that cold of yours. You developed pneumonia, Washu said."
"Pneumonia?" I say, sitting up.
She nods.
"And I got stuck with watch duty. Sasami got the sap shortly after she came to get me. You seem fine now. Now I can go get some sleep." And she gets up to leave.
"Wait, Ryoko."
"What is it, Aeka?"
"What's going on with you and Tenchi?" I ask her quickly.
Her face darkens and she sighs angrily.
"Nothing. Go to sleep Aeka. You still need your rest." She says as calmly as she can without screaming at me to mind my own business and she teleports away.
After sleeping for more than twelve hours, I find it rather difficult to get back to sleep. I go into the kitchen and get some water and go outside to sit on the front steps. Its rather cool outside. Autumn is almost here and it has been getting cooler and cooler.
"What are you doing out here, Miss Aeka?"
"Tenchi! You surprised me."
"I'm sorry, Aeka. You really shouldn't be out here. Its rather chilly and Miss Washu said that you were rather ill."
"I'm feeling much better. Ryuoh's sap takes effect rather quickly. What are you doing out here? Should you be asleep?"
"I couldn't sleep." He says quietly.
"Me too." I say quietly.
"Is something wrong?" He asks.
"No...I saw Ryoko before I came down stairs." I reply. If Ryoko won't tell me anything, maybe Tenchi will.
"Really?" He says like he's not interested.
"Yes, she said that Sasami asked her to make sure I was all right."
"That was nice of her. I think I'm going to bed now." He says. "You really should come inside, Miss Aeka."
Then he walks inside and goes upstairs.
I sigh and stand up to go back inside. These two are hiding something and I refuse to rest until I find out what it is.
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~End Chapter 1 of Part 2~
Eek! That was bad...I just know it.
Go easy on me...I'm not very good at thinking like Aeka would.
Aeka! Chapter 2: No Need for Busy Bodies is next...
Author: Ryoko-chan
Email: _Ryoko_@masakishrine.com
Rating: PG
Summary: Aeka's back from her adventure to Miho's and worries about what the whole thing might have done to Ryoko and Tenchi's friendship.
Spoilers: Some for Tenchi Muyo! in Love 2 (Tenchi Forever!)
Disclaimer: How many times has this been said? I don't own any of the Tenchi Muyo! characters, although I like to think I own Ryoko, I don't. They belong to AIC, TV Tokyo, and Pioneer Entertainment. Don't sue me, although I doubt anyone will ever even read this anyway.
Author's note: This is a continuation of the story that the Ryoko! stories started. This is the second part of a six part series. Also, I'm not too much of an Aeka fan, but I'm trying to be fair to the character. If I seem a bit out of character, you now know why. If you want to completely understand what's going on in these chapters, I suggest that you read the first four chapters which are under the title Ryoko!.
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AEKA! CHAPTER 1: NO NEED FOR GOLDEN-EYED MONSTERS
By: Ryoko-chan
Ugh, I've had this cold for days now. Nothing I seem to do helps it very much. I'm leaving Ryuoh's sap as a last resort. I am on Earth now and I need to start doing things the way they do on Earth.
The last few days here have been interesting, to say the least. Not that anything is ever dull. A little friend of Ryoko's showed up and decided that she wanted a fight. Instead of taking that miserable woman, she takes my little sister! Poor Sasami. Of course, I can't blame Ryoko either, I guess. Its not her fault that those gems of hers give her weaknesses. Its Miss Washu's fault. Well, its somebody's fault. It certainly isn't mine.
After Miho took Sasami, Ryoko continued to insist that she couldn't go after her. Not until the next morning. I wasn't about to let my sister, the second princess of Jurai, sit in some lowly, cold, dark cell all night, so I left without either Ryoko or Tenchi. Not only did I leave without either one of them, I left without telling either one I was leaving. By the time they had gotten the news that I had left, Miho had me in the same restriction cell she was keeping Sasami in. At least Sasami wasn't alone...
"What are you doing here, Aeka?" Sasami asked me as soon as I appeared in that horrible place.
"I came to get you, Sasami. Unfortunately things didn't turn out the way I wanted them too."
"Where's Tenchi and Ryoko?"
"They're not coming, Sasami. Not until the morning."
"The morning? Why?"
"Because if I see Ryoko or her boyfriend's face anywhere near this ship before tomorrow morning, I'll have myself two princesses to barbecue." Miho said, glaring into the cell. "Now shut up, both of you. Especially you. Your voice annoys the hell out of me." She said, pointing to me.
That woman had worse manners than Ryoko ever did. And her spaceship was a mess. I'm surprised she could fly the thing. Maybe that's why she crashed into the lake and not because she was looking for Ryoko. Maybe it was just all a coincidence. No, that's too convenient.
Either way, it was a long night. It was too cold to get any sleep and we were both too tired to stay awake. Finally around sunrise, I managed to fall asleep shortly, but not for long. Sasami had awakened me at the sight of Ryoko and that horrible Miho fighting on the viewing screen.
"Oh, no!" Sasami said at one point. "Ryoko's used all her energy." And she turned away as Miho held her energy sword over Ryoko's head.
Then I could see Lord Tenchi blocking what would have been a death strike. I didn't find out until later that Tenchi had sworn to Ryoko not to interfere. Surely she must have known Tenchi wasn't going to watch her die in front of him when he could do something to stop it.
Sasami and I continue to watch the fight until Ryoko finally defeats that annoying Miho and the cell we were in opens and the ship drops out of subspace. Before we knew it, Kione and Tenchi had gotten us out of there, while Washu and Mihoshi got Ryoko inside and cared for her there.
Everyone feared for the worst with Ryoko. Yes, including myself. Ryoko's risked her life so many times for Sasami, Lord Tenchi, and myself so many times. When Tenchi had disappeared last year was when I first realized I didn't belong with Lord Tenchi. I saw what Ryoko had gone through when he chose to stay with Haruna. I knew that she cared for him more than I did and I knew then that her heart had always been in the right place when she did the horrible things she did. I realized that Ryoko wasn't the demon I had always said she was. Of course, she doesn't know this. And she better not find out.
For three days everyone took shifts watching over Ryoko, nursing her back to health. Everyone but Lord Tenchi. He didn't speak to anyone for those three days unless they asked him what was bothering him. But then he simply said "Nothing" and walked away. Washu hovered over Ryoko the most. I don't know if it was because her motherly instincts were surfacing again or because she felt guilty. Perhaps a little of both.
Sasami was genuinely worried, as was I, when she found out that Ryoko had exhausted her powers twice. We have seen Ryoko exhaust her powers before and it would usually take her at least an hour to recover but somehow she managed to recover so quickly. Perhaps it was to save Tenchi.
On the third day, when Ryoko woke up again, a large cloud of gloom seemed to lift over the house, but then it settled over Lord Tenchi's head. When she woke up, Tenchi kept himself separated from the rest of us and when she started toward her room, it was as if they didn't see one after.
"Ryoko?" I ask, walking up behind her.
"What do you want, Princess?" She asks me in her mocking tone.
"Thank you for what you did." I tell her. She looks a bit surprised to be getting a thank you from me.
"Don't mention it. You do know how stupid you were for going after Miho like you did. You don't trust me now, Princess?" She replies, I know how much she hates to be thanked for anything she does. She's afraid it would make her look like she cares about someone.
"I never did, Ryoko." I say to her as I smile. We all have our facades to keep up. "Go rest up. We'll see you at dinner."
And after that, she continued up the stairs slowly. Before I rejoined everyone else in the living room, I walk over to Tenchi.
"What's wrong, Aeka?" He asked me.
"You should go talk to her, Tenchi." I said, and I walked away from him, when I turned back around, he was gone.
That was last night. Now its as if nothing has happened. All except one thing: Ryoko refuses to talk to Tenchi. I never thought there would be a day that Ryoko would turn away from Tenchi in anger. Neither one will talk about what happened between them, but I refuse to believe that its irreconcilable. Otherwise Ryoko would've moved out by now.
So now, I'm sitting at the table with Mihoshi, Kione, and Sasami trying to find a way to find out what's happened. My cold has lightened a tiny bit. If its not better by tomorrow, I'm asking for Ryuoh's help. I'm getting tired of this.
"Something must have happened before Ryoko went to fight that girl." Mihoshi said.
"If that was true Mihoshi. Why did Tenchi go with her outside?" Kione asked.
"He's Tenchi, Kione. He would never let her go by herself." Sasami said, feeding Ryo-ohki a carrot.
"She's right. He would have done that with any of us, unless he was asked not to." I say.
"So whatever happened, happened during that fight out there." Kione says, sighing and leaning against the wall. "It would be nice if one of them would tell us what was going on."
I nod in agreement.
"I never thought you'd care what was going on between Ryoko and Tenchi, Aeka." Kione says.
"Why not? They are both my friends..."
Everyone just looks at me.
"What? Tenchi and Ryoko are my friends. If there's something wrong between them, I want to know what it is."
They just continue to stare at me in disbelief.
I sigh and get up.
"I'm going to my room for a bit." And I walk away from the table.
"I think she's just given up on Tenchi." I hear Mihoshi whisper.
I sigh and look down at the floor as I walk to my room. I don't want to admit it, but maybe I have given up on Tenchi. I don't want to give up on him, but he needs to make a decision and all the signs say that he would choose Ryoko. They have a special connection between them and they need to realize it before its too late. If I back away from Tenchi, maybe they'll both realize it sooner.
I walk over to my bed and sit quietly in the dark for a while. This is the last thing I ever thought I would be doing. I love Tenchi so much, but if that's true, I would want to see him happy. I think he'd be happy with Ryoko if I could figure out what is going on between them. But giving up Tenchi...
I lay down slowly and start to cry.
I must've fallen asleep. I wake up to find Ryoko sitting in my room.
"What are you doing here, Ryoko? What time is it?" I ask, looking around for my clock.
"Its two o'clock." She says softly.
"Two? Why is it so dark?"
"Its two in the morning, Aeka." She says.
"Well, what are you doing here? Should you be in *your* room?"
"Sasami came and got me about two hours ago. She said that you were talking in your sleep and she couldn't wake you up. You were running a bad fever, Aeka. You shouldn't have waited so long to use Ryuoh's sap to cure that cold of yours. You developed pneumonia, Washu said."
"Pneumonia?" I say, sitting up.
She nods.
"And I got stuck with watch duty. Sasami got the sap shortly after she came to get me. You seem fine now. Now I can go get some sleep." And she gets up to leave.
"Wait, Ryoko."
"What is it, Aeka?"
"What's going on with you and Tenchi?" I ask her quickly.
Her face darkens and she sighs angrily.
"Nothing. Go to sleep Aeka. You still need your rest." She says as calmly as she can without screaming at me to mind my own business and she teleports away.
After sleeping for more than twelve hours, I find it rather difficult to get back to sleep. I go into the kitchen and get some water and go outside to sit on the front steps. Its rather cool outside. Autumn is almost here and it has been getting cooler and cooler.
"What are you doing out here, Miss Aeka?"
"Tenchi! You surprised me."
"I'm sorry, Aeka. You really shouldn't be out here. Its rather chilly and Miss Washu said that you were rather ill."
"I'm feeling much better. Ryuoh's sap takes effect rather quickly. What are you doing out here? Should you be asleep?"
"I couldn't sleep." He says quietly.
"Me too." I say quietly.
"Is something wrong?" He asks.
"No...I saw Ryoko before I came down stairs." I reply. If Ryoko won't tell me anything, maybe Tenchi will.
"Really?" He says like he's not interested.
"Yes, she said that Sasami asked her to make sure I was all right."
"That was nice of her. I think I'm going to bed now." He says. "You really should come inside, Miss Aeka."
Then he walks inside and goes upstairs.
I sigh and stand up to go back inside. These two are hiding something and I refuse to rest until I find out what it is.
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~End Chapter 1 of Part 2~
Eek! That was bad...I just know it.
Go easy on me...I'm not very good at thinking like Aeka would.
Aeka! Chapter 2: No Need for Busy Bodies is next...