Last Time } Autmua appears with a new Tenchi, one who would attack his own family.

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Unnoticed Feelings: From The Heart

Ryoko looked up at the ceiling. She had been laying on the couch for about fifteen minutes just staring and thinking about everything. '..about 45 minutes left to go..' She thought as she glanced over at the clock.

"So, you are telling me that there is no way to bring back Tenchi?" Ayeka asked.

"No, there is one way but you will have to trust me on this," Washu replied.

"And what way is that?" Kiyone asked in curiosity.

"I can't say right now. I don't want to cause any mix ups and such. You will know in about 45 minutes though.." Washu trailed off as she looked over at her daughter. "Ryoko, are you alright now?"

"Yeah, I'm fine.." Ryoko answered in a soft whisper. Washu nodded.

"Well, it's almost time...we better get ready," Washu headed into her lab to change as did Ayeka, Kiyone, and Mihoshi. Ryoko, on the other hand, stayed where she was. She didn't care or realize that they had left. Silently and weakly she got up and phased into her black and red battle outfit.

"Ready, you guys?" Washu asked the group as they rejoined in the living room several minutes later. Everyone nodded in silence. "Let's wait outside for the next ten minutes, then," Washu suggested as she and the others headed out the door and onto the porch. Ryoko stood a while in the living room.

'What am I going to do? How will I get him back?' She asked herself in wonder.

FLASH BACK

"Tenchi , I HATE YOU ! " Ryoko yelled uncontrollably behind him. Ryoko turned and phased away with anger filling her heart.

FLASH FOREWARD

Ryoko shut her eyes in pain and frustration. 'How could I say such a think to him? After all we have been though?'

FLASH BACK

"You .... you .... " She started , trying to find the right words to get off her chest. "You BASTARD ! " She yelled with great anger. Tenchi stepped back, now himself , stunned. Ryoko always did call him something but never with such anger and honesty.

FLASH FOREWARD

"Ryoko!" Sasami yelled from the door. "She's here!" The pirate got out of her trance and ran to the door.

"Let him go!" Ayeka ordered in furry.

Autmua laughed evil ally as she let her hand swift foreword, sending energy toward the defenseless princess.

"Ayeka!" Sasami screamed as she watched her sister fly several feet across the ground.

"Now, one of you will face Tenchi," Autmua stated. "Or he will kill you. Tenchi!"

The prince of Jurai smirked and wrinkled his brow. He gazed at Ayeka, who laid helpless on the ground. He bent his knees and prepared to assault the princess.

"STOP!" Ryoko yelled from the porch. "Leave her alone. Tenchi! Fight me!" Ryoko plead.

"Very well," Autmua agreed to the offer and snapped her fingers, which made Tenchi run toward Ryoko and to begin a attack. Tenchi grabbed his sword and activated it as he came closer toward the pirate.

Ryoko stood still as Tenchi swung his sword at Ryoko. Before the blue blade could penetrate Ryoko's shoulder, a shade of red light appeared in between the two, keeping the sword from moving. "Tenchi..." The pirate whispered as she released her energy, sending Tenchi flying into the air and hitting the ground with full force.

"What's this?" Washu observed. "I see... good girl."

Tenchi quickly got up and stared at the pirate, who walked off the porch and onto the lawn.

"Tenchi..." She whispered again, making him furious. Tenchi headed for Ryoko once more with his sword.

Ryoko held out her palm and clenching it into a fist as a red discharge of light appeared. Ryoko, without much time to act, brought her hand toward the blade. The red and blue energies clashed together. Tenchi wrinkled his brow and gritted his teeth. No signs of emotion was found in Ryoko's eyes or face.

"Tenchi... please! I know you are in there! Listen! Come back to me! Don't let go of who you are!" Ryoko replied.

Tenchi pulled more energy into the sword, causing Ryoko to be flung backwards. Tenchi grabbed her by the collar and flung her across the yard. "I know who I am!" Tenchi growled.

"No, you don't!" Ryoko protested as she found her self in a strangle hold by Tenchi.

"Good, Tenchi! Now kill her!" Autmua ordered.

"No... you are not Tenchi! Not the Tenchi I love!" Ryoko screamed as the hold grew tighter. Ryoko coughed and gasped for air as Tenchi refused to let go.

"I can't let him kill her!" Washu yelled but was restrained by Ayeka, who had got there just in time.

"Miss Washu, please!" Ayeka plead. "There is nothing we can do. It's in the hands of Ryoko."

Washu slumped onto the floor of the porch. "How did you know?"

"I don't know for sure. I can see it in their eyes," Ayeka guessed.

"Tenchi..." Ryoko stopped struggling as her energy had faded as did her strength. With a grunt of

satisfaction, Tenchi let Ryoko fall to the ground. He took a few steps back and summoned his Light Hawk

Wings. Ryoko opened her eye slightly with fatigue "...I'm sorry, Tenchi... I couldn't reach you with my heart once more..."

'I couldn't reach him with my heart!' Ryoko exclaimed as she let tears fall down the sides of her cheeks.

'I can't believe I came back here. I wasn't going to. When you sent us away I thought, that's it for

Tenchi, for good! I was going to forget all about you.' Ryoko said as she bent her legs and put her head between her knees.

'Please, don't go! I beg of you! I can't bare the thought of losing you!' Ryoko pleaded in the halls of the Yagami.

'Kagato! Kagato... you have stolen the one that was most precious to me and now you will pay...you will pay!' Ryoko screamed.

'As you are connected with Ryo-ohki, so, I am connected with you, my Dear. So, I know... everything. I know how you feel about... Tenchi. You like him! You love him! You've never felt like this before and you'll do anything for him. On top of all that, you want to do this and that with Tenchi, now don't you?' Washu stated with her arms crossed and her eyes closed.

'Tenchi! Run! Get away! Stop! Please don't ... you've got everything you wanted... please... spar him...' Ryoko pleaded.

'If you lay your dirty hands on Tenchi, you'll be sorry! I swear it! You'll be sorry!' Ryoko yelled.

'Tenchi. We are having fun aren't we? Everyday here is like a dream. I hope it is going to be like this forever. Tenchi...' Ryoko trailed off in thought as she landed on the steps of the Masaki Shrine.

'I'll tell you something, my Tenchi. You know the carnival comes and goes. If you wait for a while, it'll always come back to you, Tenchi.' The pirate whispered into his ear.

Ryoko cried endlessly. "I'm sorry... I really am...." Ryoko shut her eyes and waited for the pain to arrive. Tenchi lifted his sword up and started to drop it on Ryoko.

"TENCHI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Ryoko yelled. The sword stopped several centimeters from Ryoko.

Tenchi growled and dropped the Tenchi-ken. He placed his hands on his forehead and stumbled abit, seeming to fight an inner battle with himself. Memories of what Ryoko did and said to him over the years flowed into his mind.

'I'm so happy to be able to start a family with the man I love!' Ryoko exclaimed as she handed

the egg that contained Ryo-ohki over to Tenchi.

'Don't be so embarrassed!' Ryoko cooed.

'Tenchi, dear, where's the sword?'

'You are just so sweat!' Ryoko commented as she flew over to Tenchi and rubbed his covered manhood.

'Come to me, just jump over the fire pit. " Ryoko begged with puppy dog eyes.

'There's no way!' Tenchi protested and he backed into a wall with fear. Ryoko smiled joyfully.

'Then, I'll come to you! Ah!' The pirate yelled as she jumped over the fire and headed for Tenchi, who was screaming for help.

'Hey! That's no way to treat a lady!' Ryoko said as she coughed up dust.

'There, now there will be no interruptions here. Now, give yourself up, Honey,' Ryoko pressured as she climbed onto the bed with a tied up Tenchi, who was screaming and begging for someone to come and help.

'Tenchi...hello there,' Ryoko wickedly said as her head phased though the wall.

'Don't be shy, sweetie pie.'

'I'll tell you something, my Tenchi. You know the carnival comes and goes. If you wait for a while, it'll always come back to you, Tenchi.' The pirate whispered into his ear.

Tenchi fell to ground in pain. "R-Ryoko..." He whispered.

Ryoko got up and ran to his aid. "Are you are alright?" She asked.

"Ry-Ryoko...." Tenchi gazed into her eyes lovingly. He was back. Ryoko smiled and rubbed the back of her hand against his cheek.

"No! This can't be! You can't be the one closest to his heart! No!" Autmua shouted then powered up to place a full on attack on the Masaki's. "You will die!"

"Tenchi...come on! You have to transform and use the Light Hawk Wings!" Ryoko replied. Tenchi nodded and got up. With Ryoko behind him, He held out his hands and transformed his clothing into his white suit.

Using her own power, Ryoko fixed all her power from her own gem toward Tenchi and his wings. Tenchi assembled the three wings of the Light Hawk and Ryoko enlarged them. Above, Autmua's power grew and so did the blazing light around her, indicating she was ready to launch her attack.

"Everyone, get inside!" Washu ordered.

"Lady Ayeka, Sasami! Get in, we'll be right behind you!" Kiyone said as the wind grew larger.

"Alright, come on Sasami!" Ayeka shouted as she covered her face from the flying rubbish. The two princesses headed inside with the two officers, Ryo-ohki, and Washu behind them.

"Tenchi! We have to direct the attack toward her, got it? Her own attack on her!" Ryoko explained.

"Alright! Let's do it!" Tenchi agreed and increased his power greatly.

"Now, you will die!" Autmua unleashed her attack upon Tenchi and Ryoko as they did vise versa.

The two energies clashed in great speed and strength. Ryoko's brow wrinkled. "I ...I won't let you destroy this carnival!" She screamed as she raised her power that sent Autmua over to the dark side, literally.

"Come on!" Tenchi screamed as he pushed his power to great heights.

Ryoko watched as her greatest enemy was being materialized in mid air. Her screams faded away as did Tenchi and Ryoko's energy. Tenchi was the first to fall to the ground with Ryoko soon after. The two gasped and heaved as much

air possible.

"We ... we did it, Tenchi..." Ryoko whispered. "You came back!"

"I would never leave you, Ryoko," Tenchi said soothingly as the two embraced into a hug. "never..."

* To be continued........*

Next }

Ryoko and Tenchi ponder about the events that had occured and their new fond love.

Chapter 4 : Hidden Feelings

Demon of the Night