Whispering Love

Lisa Boyce

Thank you for the Reviews; this is my favorite Fan-fic. So much sweat and lack of sleep go into this.

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Ryoko materialized in front of the mansion, she instantly hugged herself as the fall breeze hit her body. 'I hate the cold' Ryoko talked to herself as she made her way to the doorway.

Boom… BOOM…boom!

"Hello is anybody there!" she shouted and placed her ear against the door to hear any movements with her keen hearing that she was blessed with.

Boom…BOOM….BO!

The door instantly opens causing Ryoko to tip over a bit, "Are you mad, woman!" Tsugaru yelled. "It's cold out here, I don't like the cold!" she yelled back.

"Well too bad, Hotsuma is not here, so freeze your ass out there!" Tsugaru came close to closing the door on her when her arm stops him from doing so.

"Where is Hotsuma?" Ryoko stood with her arm still stopping Tsugaru from closing the door. "He is at the bar…most likely…I am busy now so can you please go…go away!" Tsugaru then successfully close the door after a brief tug-of-war.

Ryoko sighed as she walked down the steps of the mansion, and made her way to the gap on one of Tokyo's streets the fog enveloped her.

"Where have you gone Hotsuma?" Ryoko worried unaware that Hotsuma was staggering to the end of the block. Hotsuma was highly intoxicated and he was forced out the bar because he had become a bit too violent. Hotsuma tried to find support from the wall but fell with a thud onto the scarcely used sidewalk.Ryoko approached the corner just in time to see Hotsuma on the floor.

"Hotsuma, Are you okay?" Ryoko went over to his still form. She raised his body up and placed his back to the wall still in the seated position. Hotsuma made a grouchy sound and muttered some words that Ryoko didn't comprehend.

"You're a mess!" as she caught a whiff of his breath, she placed his arm around her shoulders and hoisted him up. "Leave me alone, woman!" Hotsuma complained as he fought to stay in his place.

"No, you need to go back to the house you need to rest." Ryoko said as she struggled with his weight. Suddenly she heard a not so pleasant noise coming from Hotsuma. "Hey there bucko it sounds like you want to throw up, get away!" Ryoko immediately separated herself from Hotsuma nudging him forward, with the amount of force that Ryoko gave him Hotsuma couldn't even had the strength to regain his balance. Hotsuma fell to his knees, the fog emerges and they disappeared once again.



"Why are you drinking so much, Hotsuma? You are becoming a travesty." Tsugaru said in disgust.

"Stop insulting him, Tsugaru. Won't you just go back in your hole of a study?" Ryoko shouted on the behalf of Hotsuma. Tsugaru went back to the library, in his case he didn't do it because Ryoko told him to but it's just that he had to refrain from actually having a physical fight with her.

Hotsuma got up and trailed over to the banister of the golden stair case and hoisted himself up on each step. Ryoko stood by his side just in case he may need her, like if that will be happening. Hotsuma made it to his room with out's Ryoko's assistance. He fell flat on his bed, not aware that Ryoko followed him inside. Ryoko took notice of the beige ceiling with golden flowers imprinted on it. The walls matched the ceiling and the bed had a golden headboard. Hotsuma's bed was a king size sleigh bed, he laid sprawled out. Ryoko took off his shoes, she looked to his shirt and then to his sleeping face. 'Should I?' Ryoko asked herself. She sat beside him and placed her face close to his, there were mere inches from each other. His breath was steady, he was asleep. Ryoko took the time and unbuttoned the 1st button, she looked at him and he remained still. 'What is she doing? Why is she undressing me?' Hotsuma asked himself, lazy to seek the answers. Ryoko reached to the 4th button it she got a glimpse of midsection. She erased the though that ran through her head, she was soon at the 7th button when Hotsuma suddenly grabbed her hand and look straight in her eyes.

"Thank you but no thank you." Hotsuma replied. Ryoko caught site of the scene and blushed, "uhh…sorry." She shot up from the bed. "Do you need anything?" She asked. 'I need you' Hotsuma thought to himself before clearing his throat. "No not all, if there is anything I'll get it myself, thank you princess." Hotsuma said as he laid his head on the pillow.

During the time Ryoko was with Hotsuma, Tenchi had sneak in the book bag that Ryoko had put the camera in and headed to the living room with it in tow. "Tenchi, are you sure about this?" Ayeka asked a bit nervous as to what will show on the tape. "Yes, if it wasn't for you and Grandpa telling me I wouldn't be doing this now, I love Ryoko and I trust her but…I am betraying her trust right now." Tenchi replied as he placed the tape inside. He and Ayeka sat side by side and watch as the static exposed a piece of footage of a grand piano. A glimpse of Ryoko was seen before she placed it on top of the object, from Tenchi's and Ayeka's view. Tenchi gulped, 'So she is taking piano lessons?' Tenchi thought, but then started to question if it was true. He and Ayeka gave each other a quick glance, having the same thought but chuckled a bit for being too witty. The piano started to play and it sounded a bit horrible, Tenchi gave a small chuckle and soon his face contorted into hate, he saw the glimpse of Hotsuma.

"That was horrible, wasn't it?" Ryoko asked on the video, Tenchi was appalled. His Ryoko lied to him and the rest of the family. The footage kept rolling, and there were 'Oh my' and 'Tenchi?' coming from the princess. Tenchi was steaming, and then a part of the video had brought Tenchi in to pure anger. The scene showed Hotsuma behind Ryoko their faces were beside each other and they both look like little school children flirting; the old occasional, stare when the other person wasn't looking, and vice versa, Tenchi was beyond furious.

"Well, I'm off. Got to get back to the house, before, they really send an international search party for me." Ryoko said as she stood at the end of the bed. Hotsuma nodded with an ice pack on his head, he had developed a fever. "You're going to be fine." Ryoko reassured. Hotsuma switched the ice pack from his left side to the right side of his forehead. "You better get going." With that said Ryoko was off. Ryoko 

arrived in Okayama and decided to walk in order to clear her head oblivious of what she will get when she get's to the house. It was beyond Ayeka now, that Tenchi has broken the coffee table in extreme anger. "Oh my God, How could she do this, especially with HIM?"

Ayeka saw Ryoko approaching the door, she quieted Tenchi. Ryoko arrived in the doorway with a big gleam smile on her face. Tenchi was about to burst but thankfully Ayeka gently push him away and approached Ryoko. "How was your trip, Miss Ryoko?" Ayeka asked.

"It…was okay. I got a lot of info about the trees I went to, I love the cherry blossoms. I am so connected to them." Ryoko said as she hugged herself. "How could you have collected data of the trees when the camera is here?" Tenchi asked with his back turned.

'Oh Kami, this is going to be bad.' Ayeka thought to herself. "Oh that's simple Tenchi, I was going to bring it but it had too much video's of what I took, that I couldn't record on top of it, you know?" Ryoko said as she went for the stairs. Ayeka spotted the camera beside the pink couch where it can't be seen. Ryoko was heading to the staircase when Tenchi grabbed her by the shoulders, staring at her menacingly.

"Where did you really went, Ryoko!" Tenchi asked.

"I told you I went to film the nature?!" Ryoko shouted back really scared of Tenchi.

"Don't lie to me, where did you really go?" Tenchi asked again. Ayeka felt sorry for Ryoko and she stepped forward, "Tenchi please, stop it this instant." Ayeka said as she placed her hand upon his shoulder. "No. Ayeka stay out of this!" Tenchi sneered as he tightened up his grip on her shoulder.

Ryoko yelped in pain, "You're hurting me, Tenchi" At that moment Nobuyuki stepped in he quickly grabbed Tenchi who fought back clawing the air to get back at Ryoko. Ayeka stood in front of Ryoko, "What has gotten into Tenchi?" Ayeka's response was that of a sympathetic look. "You'll find out soon enough."

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