Disclaimer: Tenchi-Muyo is owned by Pioneer and AIC.
Author's note: "---" talking '---' thinking
Chapter 4:
Back in Okayama, Tenchi's room…
Tenchi was lying on his bed unable to sleep.
'I wonder where Ryoko is? It's two in the morning and she isn't back yet. I hope something didn't happen to her? I don't think she'd really spend the night with Adonis…'
Then Tenchi remembered what Ryoko had told him earlier that day…
"I just couldn't bear the thought of losing you." Ryoko had sobbed out.
'She wouldn't just be with some guy; she wants me, not just anyone. I think Ryoko's in trouble and I'm going to go and help her!'
Tenchi silently left the Masaki house, out of fear that Ayeka would try and stop him like she always did when he had to save Ryoko.
Meanwhile back at the bar…
"Come on, give me a kisssss" slurred Adonis as he drew nearer to Ryoko.
"I already said no" Ryoko replied in a calm manner.
"Come on please," pleaded Adonis as he grabbed on to Ryoko's shoulders and tried to pull her closer to him.
"I said no!" Ryoko said angrily as she pushed Adonis away from her. Ryoko, who was just a tad drunk on sake might have pushed Adonis a little too hard…
Adonis went flying across the room into several tables before coming to a stop and sliding down the far wall.
"What a woman." Adonis said right before he passed out.
"Opps" muttered Ryoko, when she was drunk she sometimes forgot her own strength. 'Oh well serves him right for trying to kiss me' Ryoko smiled to herself and then she looked down at the watch that Adonis had given her. 'Oh my god it's 2:15 in the morning! I better get home.' Ryoko thought as she teleported back to the Masaki house deciding that Adonis was a big boy and could take care of himself.
(Author's note: Did you really think that a mere earthling would be able to take advantage of Ryoko?! LOL!)
Meanwhile at le Fay tower…
"Let me in! I need to get in!" Tenchi yelled as he pounded on the outside door to le Fay towers. Soon a janitor opened the door and squinted his eyes at Tenchi for a while before speaking.
"What do ya want sonny?" Spoke the elderly janitor.
"I need to find a friend of mine, her name is Ryoko. Have you seen her?" asked Tenchi.
"Ryoko…oh you mean Adonis's new girl. No haven't seen her since closing, which was hours ago. She's probably off with Adonis now…no girl can resist his charms." The old janitor said while smiling at Tenchi revealing his yellow teeth.
"Out with Adonis?! Where did they go?" Tenchi said losing his patience and grabbing on the janitor, shaking him roughly.
"Wooow ohhh let gooo of meee sonnnyyy the barrrr they went to the baaaaaar"
Tenchi stopped shaking the janitor to allow him to speak.
"The bar? Which bar."
"Where else would the owner of le Fay towers take his girl but the best bar in town…Cloud Nine."
"Cloud Nine? Hey, wait a minute; you just called Adonis the owner of le Fay magazine. I thought he was just an agent."
"That's what he tells all of the models he recruits first off to see if…well I don't know why exactly."
'Something fishy is going on and I'm going to find out what the dealio is with this Adonis guy. First off though I have to save Ryoko!'
Tenchi ran as fast as he could until he came to Cloud Nine. He then burst through the front door and began scanning the area for the golden-eyed beauty, one could hardly miss.
'What? Where is she-'
Tenchi's thoughts were interrupted by a weird sound coming from behind him.
"Arrrgh!" Adonis said as he shakily got to his feet.
"You!" Tenchi started, then he grabbed hold of Adonis and slammed him into the wall. "What have you done with Ryoko?"
"Easy there buddy, Ryoko went home."
"Home?"
"That's right."
Tenchi released Adonis, who from the lack of support in his drunken state fell to the floor. "Gee, you people must workout or something…" mumbled Adonis.
Tenchi ignored this comment and decided to go on home. Tenchi slowly and stealthily opened the front door to the Masaki house. Since he had to take the train back it was already almost four in the morning. He looked over at the couch and sighed in relief. There was Ryoko sound asleep.
He quietly made his way back up the stairs so not as to disturb Ryoko. 'Well at least she's safe. I still don't trust that Adonis guy though…'
Meanwhile on the couch one of Ryoko's golden eyes opened to see Tenchi walking back up the stairs. 'Hmmm I wonder what Tenchi *yawn* was doing…'
The next day…
Ryoko decided to start her day with a relaxing dip in the onsen. Unluckily for her the princess was there already.
'So much for a relaxing dip I already feel a headache coming on' Ryoko thought to herself with a sigh.
Ayeka turned to see the scantily clad Ryoko come into the water next to her.
"Well well well look who it is. I'm surprised to find you here so early in the morning."
"What's that supposed to mean princess?"
"Well, since you spent the night with Adonis I would have thought you'd have scrambled eggs for breakfast with him! Aha hahahaha!"
"What are you talking about princess? I didn't spend the night with Adonis! We just went to Cloud Nine and had a few drinks" (a few being more than 15)
"Cloud Nine, you really are something…"
"It's the name of the bar you idiot""I knew that. Well Tenchi didn't even care that you might have been with Adonis, you know. He didn't even try to save you like usual. Maybe he's finally realizing that you're not worth it."
"Show's how much you know," Ryoko said while she remembered seeing a stressed out Tenchi coming home late last night. 'I wonder…did he go out to look for me?' Ryoko felt all giddy just thinking about it. 'Tenchi came to rescue me! Poor Adonis…I hit him pretty hard…he was the one that needed rescuing, from me!'
"What are you smiling about demon…reminiscing the wild time you had last night?"
"Shut up princess, you're idea of a wild time would be knitting or some shit like that!"
"Ohhhh I'll show you!"
Ryoko sighed, her fights with Ayeka were fun at first but now they were just plain irritating. Not to mention the fact that she had to be careful and hold back her full power or else Ayeka would be blown to bits.
'I doubt anyone would miss her' mused Ryoko. However, she decided against blowing-up the princess for now and decided to phase away and go have breakfast instead.
A load *boom* could be heard coming from the onsen…
At breakfast…
Ayeka was pondering how to get back at Ryoko for this morning. Ayeka had decided to send an electrical attack at Ryoko seeing as how it worked so well the last time. Since her intended target was no longer there by the time she let lose her attack the only thing left to hit was water…
The result was an Ayeka with charred hair and the appearance of a barbequed, drowned rat.
"Ayeka…rough night?" Tenchi questioned innocently. He had heard the explosion coming from the onsen but decided to see what Ayeka would say happened. 'She got what she deserved'
Ayeka didn't want to get on Tenchi's bad side so early in the morning by speaking out against Ryoko. For some unknown reason Tenchi seemed to be fond of the demon. If she was to go into one of her tirades about how he should get rid of Ryoko she figured he might decide to get rid of her instead. 'Desperate times call for desperate measures…'
"Oh, no Lord Tenchi it's just I accidentally let lose an energy attack while in the onsen that's all"
Ryoko nearly chocked on her food upon hearing this response. 'What's she up to…'
"Oh well that's too bad Ayeka. Next time you should try and be more careful." Tenchi said trying to suppress a grin.
Ayeka gritting her teeth, "Why I suppose you're right. I'll try to be more careful next time, Lord Tenchi."
Ryoko went outside to wait for her ride from Adonis while Tenchi followed her.
"Ryoko," began Tenchi.
"So Tenchi what were you doing out late last night?"
"Um, I was looking for you"
Ryoko's nagging question had been answered. 'He really did want to save me. How cute!'
"Really Tenchi?"
"Yes, I was worried about you. I don't think you should be a model anymore. I don't trust that Adonis guy…'
"Stop being a model?! I don't think so Tenchi. I'm having a lot of fun and I have a lot of freedom now too. And just because you don't trust Adonis is no reason-"
"Why not? Don't you love me? If you do my opinion should mean something to you."
"Tenchi don't you dare start that. Of course, your opinion means something to me but I'm a…a human being. I can make my own decisions! I don't belong to anyone…anymore! And until you say you love me well then I don't belong to you!"
*Honk* *Honk*
"That's my ride Tenchi, I'll see you at dinner."
"No wait Ryoko there's something I need to tell you"
"It can wait until dinner"
And with that Ryoko hopped into Adonis' car and they were off.
'I still need to tell her what I found out about Adonis…'
Meanwhile in Adonis' convertible…
Adonis was wearing sunglasses with very dark lenses to hide the bags under his eyes from his hangover. He noticed that Ryoko was being strangely quiet and decided to find out what was wrong.
"Hey what's up Ryoko? Is something wrong?"
"Oh nothing…do you remember last night?"
"Last night…no…why did something happen? We didn't-"
"No! I mean no we didn't. We just went out to celebrate my first day as a model at Cloud Nine and you got piss drunk"
"I did, usually I can out drink…" 'any girl I take out to get drunk…strange…'
"hmm well I have a high tolerance"
Adonis decided to make a mental note of this. It seemed that if he was going to get Ryoko he had to do so some other way…but how?
Adonis left Ryoko at the studio and decided to go up to his office. What he found there was that someone was waiting for him.
The woman turned around and faced Adonis.
"Um who are you? And how did you manage to get past security?" asked Adonis.
"That is unimportant. I came because I think we can help each other out."
"Help each other out?"
"Yes"
End of chapter 4! I know way too short but at least you didn't have to wait until Thursday! Expect an update around then too!
So who is at Adonis's office? And how is she planning to help Adonis?