Accepting or denying the feeling?

Chapter 4

Whispering Love

"…I have to go." Ryoko muttered as they parted. Hotsuma stared into her eyes, and nodded his head and released her. Once he let go Ryoko fled to the door leaving Hotsuma to reflect on what just happened. He smiled and walked to the hospital bed not regretting any of his actions.

Ryoko teleported herself to the door of Tenchi's room, she took in a deep breath and exhale. Turning in front of his door she straighten out her black kimono dress and was about to knock when his door fling open. Ayeka stood before Ryoko with no expression written across her face. Ryoko felt a tingling sensation in her stomach and tears welling up in her face, 'Did he choose her?'Ryoko asked herself.

"Pardon me, Miss Ryoko you're blocking my way." Ayeka said, making room for Ayeka, Ryoko watched as an expressionless Ayeka walked to her room not turning back. Tenchi sat on his bed with his head down in his palm, Ryoko walked in unaware of what she will be told. Ayeka went in her room and upon hearing tenchi's door shut she opened hers, and crept alongside the wall and over to the other side where it's dark and hard to see someone in the area.

Inside, Ryoko stood watching Tenchi; she didn't dare to ask a question. Tenchi ran his hands through his hair, from what Ryoko could've saw Tenchi was red in the face, not with embarrassment but with some sort of sadness and anger. "Ryoko, please take a seat next to me." Tenchi ordered politely.

"I…I rather stand." Ryoko stammered as Tenchi looked up at her. "Ryoko, I…have made a decision. It was a hard one, if I might add." Tenchi said as he got up.

"Tenchi, I…I am sorry for forcing you into making this decision. I was a bit selfish." Ryoko said.

"No, I needed it. I want to tell this though. I love both you and Ayeka very deeply. With out you guys my life would be boring. I see one as a Sister and I see the other as someone I want to spend my life with. Ryoko I can talk to you about anything and you understand you're like a sister to me. And- "Bull…YOU think of me as a sister, Tenchi!" Ryoko yelled as she came into Tenchi's face.

"Ryoko is not what you think, Can I finish my sentence?" Tenchi asked frantically. Outside Ayeka heard the commotion going on in the inside. 'Can she just hear him out?' Ayeka said in a whispered.

"Fine" Ryoko said as she crossed her arms tapping her left foot on the bedroom floor. "Ryoko I think of you as a sister, mother, brother, and a girlfriend." Tenchi confessed in front of a now shocked Ryoko.

"oh." Was all that came out of her mouth, "Oh…ok," Ryoko said again as she made a nervous chuckle as she scratched the back of her hair. Tenchi came up to her and hugged her, Ryoko reluctantly returned the hug. As she wrapped her arms, tenchi tightened his grip around her waist.

Outside, Ayeka gave a hesitant smile and approached the door and opened it. The two inside looked towards the door, looking at Ayeka. Ayeka had given a stern look before giving a smile of 'I'm so happy for you' and pulled Ryoko and Tenchi into a group hug.

"I'm really happy for you both. Ryoko you've won and I have to let that go…it would be hard but you have real love for tenchi. Just as long as you make him happy…I'm happy." Ayeka admitted giving a kiss on Ryoko's cheek.

"Unbelievable" Tenchi said as he saw and appreciated the way Ayeka was acting. "Yea…same here, but thank you Ayeka." Ryoko added.

"Well it's late so I will be going in, Goodnight." Ayeka said as she left the two. "Goodnight", "Goodnight Ayeka." Both Tenchi and Ryoko said.

Watching Ayeka leave, Ryoko started to blush as she went back into what once was her dream, to find herself alone with Tenchi in his room. "So I am going to go, now. Goodnight." Ryoko said as she turned around to teleport, Tenchi held her waist from behind.

"Why, when you can stay here." Tenchi asked. That made Ryoko blush.

"No not tonight. It will be more exciting if we wait 'til tomorrow." Ryoko suggested

"Alright, So…Goodnight then, Ry." Tenchi said as he released Ryoko with a smile.

"Goodnight, Tench." Ryoko said.

To Be continued………………

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