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Today Tomorrow Sometime Never:
Small Wonderment

By The MadHatter Beliel



Her eyes gazed upon a world unknown to her. Her ship landed in an abundant forest to hide it from prying eyes.

The small princess turned towards the ship and spoke, "Ryu-oh, please, hide your true form." With her verbal command she bowed her head, her tiara glowing an intense bright green light. The same light formed around her ship causing it to grow small and change shape.

As the princess lifted her head to see what had become of her ship she saw a small tree emitting the same bright green light her tiara had. "Arigato, Ryu-oh," Ayeka said as bowed. "Now, I'll be back for you, I'm going to explore this world!" She smiled and ran off waving to her beloved ship.

"What do you mean you don't know where she is!?" A voice screamed.

The guard backed away in fear of the queen. Misaki was capable of murdering in cold blood for her little girl's sake.

"Now, now Misaki," Funaho's voice came as she patted her sister's shoulder. "Don't torment the poor man, it isn't his fault."

Misaki sighed. "Yes, I know. But, what if something happens to my poor baby!!"

Funaho's eyes grew hard as she turned to the guard. "I presume you do not know where the princess is?" The guard nodded. "All right, send out orders to have everyone search for her. Now!" She commanded.

Misaki sobbed. "Where can she be?!"

Funaho kneeled beside her sister. "It's all right, Ayeka is a brave and smart girl, she can take care of herself. We'll find her."

"Find who?" Came a male voice.

"Husband!" Funaho and Misaki yelled in unison. Both were nervous and clueless as what to tell the king of their daughter.

And so said out bluntly. "Ayeka is missing."

Tenchi walked towards a small forest that lay near his grandfather's shrine. "Stupid training..." He grumbled. His grandfather had ordered him to go out into the forest and practice with his bokken.

"I don't know why I have to do this," he sighed. He came up to the entrance of the woods and huffed. "Here we go..." A young Tenchi said nervously as he entered.

He was always a bit afraid of the forest, always in fear of what could jump out and kill him. In school he had been told about a giant monster that lived there but had been yelled at by his grandfather when he had told him. He said," there are no such things as monsters! If you want to grow stronger then you must learn to conquer you fears!"

Ayeka walked through the forest in awe of the beautiful trees. "Just like the ones on Juri!" She giggled. "Wow..." she whispered as she ran up to a tree and placed a small hand on it.

The enormous trees had blocked out the bright sun causing the forest seemed dark. Tenchi held onto his bokken for dear life as he peered around the forest for any potential threats.

"Tenchi, calm down. Nothing's going to happen to you," he said to himself. He continued to walk deeper into the woods.

Ayeka bowed her head against the tree. Like before her tiara emitted a green light. "You are just like my brother's Funaho," she whispered.

The young boy looked around nervously. His eyes grew wide and grip tightened on his bokken when he saw at the sight before him.

A bright green light was shinning out of nowhere. He could not make out a form but on a light.

"A..a... a ghost!?" he stuttered. He cautiously walked towards it.

Ayeka gasped as she heard footsteps come towards her. "Someone's here," she whispered. Her eyes grew hard and she readied herself for anything that would threaten her life.

"Who-who are you!?" A voice cam from behind her.

Tenchi readied himself in fighting stance as he gripped his bokken tightly in front of him. "Who are you!?" He asked again. Whatever it was it had yet to turn to face him.

The light she had been emitting slowly dimmed into nothing. She slowly turned to who had been addressing her.

He gasped as he saw a young girl, no older than himself, look at him with her burgundy colored eyes.

Ayeka smiled at the sight before her. A boy in what appeared to be in a fighting stance ready to pounce on her if she made any movements. She giggled at the sight.

Tenchi's shock was replaced by annoyance by the sound of the girl's laughter. "What are you laughing at?!" He demanded as he stomped up to her.

Ayeka smiled sweetly at him causing him to stop dead in his tracks. "Nothing really, I just thought it was funny that you thought you could take me on."

Tenchi fumed. "Who are you?!"

Ayeka frowned. "You shouldn't shout at me like that," she warned. She smiled once again and bowed. "My name Ayeka, " she said not daring to speak her title of princess.

The boy before smiled back. "I'm sorry, it's just that you startled me. I saw some kind of light so I thought you were a monster. My name's Tenchi, by the way," he said putting out his hand.

Ayeka looked at his hand curiously, not knowing what to do. She gazed back at him and saw his confused look. "What?" she asked.

"You don't shake hands?" He asked.

Ayeka shook her head at his response.

"Oh well, then, this is how you do it," he said as he took her hand and shook it.

The princess smiled at him and at the thought of making a new friend. She would need one if they ever found her.

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