Author: Sorry that the last chapter was kinda darkish... I'm gonna try to make this chapter a bit lighter... hope that made sence... well... enjoy...

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I rolled up the sleeve to my left arm and examined the cuts and bruises on it. The bruises and messy cuts were not my own doing, but the long straight ones that made a few apearences on my arm were /mine/... I stared at my pale skin in a sort of trance. I examined them like they were strokes of redish-brown paint on a plain canvas. Times like these it almost seemed right to... I hadn't cut in a while though, maybe 2 weeks. I had been able to resist by not drinking as much and listening to rock and metal. Okay, and the fact that I couldn't just walk into a place and buy razor blades cause of my /popularity/ at this time. How could I just pick up a blade and cut again... a part of me was telling me to, that everything would be okay once I did, but the other part that was trying to stop me was telling me not to, and that it would only make everything worse. But the voice of reason was not as seductive as the cold steel in my hand... I half- reluctantly placed the cold metal against my skin as a voice kept shouting in my head. I pressed down lightly and moved the blade very slightly down. I flinched and bit my lip at the pain and found the shouting dimming. I brought the blade up and watched as blood started to seep from it, little rivlets of blood started to slowly fall. The blood shown on the blade, /my/ blood shown on the blade, and twisted satisfaction and great disgust filled me. What have I done? I let the blade slip from my fingers to the ground, making a faint metalic sound fill my head. Realization led me to scold myself and I placed my sleeve over the new tear in my mental stability. I lied down for a while with my head ringing, a dull pain interupting my regrets. Tomorrow would be better though... tomorrow will be better; I comforted myself. If Tenchi is here tomorrow, then everything will be fine; I convinced myself as I fell into a restless sleep. _____

*Tenchi's POV*

The bed felt so soft as I lay down on it. It seemed to soothe everything. The stars were glittering outside of my window, little lights of hope. Everything will be fine, all I have to do is save the whole universe from an immortal destructive force like there has never been before and then tell her the truth that I love her and always will love her no matter what and also break my best friend's heart in the process... The first thing sounded so much easier. When we get back to Earth, I'll tell them and hopefully, hopefully they will both stay. A smile started to make it's way across my face as I thought about how wonderful it would be just to hold her in my arms. Her skin so soft and smoothe, and her misterious eyes... I smiled and lay down on my back and allowed my eyes to close. I love her so much... I opened my eyes to stare back out to the stars. My dear... "Ryoko?!" I said. _____

Author: Read and review... this will be an Ayeka/Tenchi... see what exactly is going on in the next chappie and please r+r...