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That Hurt Too Deep – Ch.2
Ryoko sat on all fours, crying, as she had been doing for hours. She saw her distorted
reflection in the growing puddle of tears surrounding her. She was still naked and in the
Soja II, wanting to die right then and there. If only I had my powers, I could stab
myself… She let out more tears, "Tenchi! I love you!……But why don't you love me?"
"Ryoko!"
The cyan haired demon spun around, bringing Kagato into view, trying hard to cover
herself with her arms and legs.
"I'm releasing you, Ryoko."
"What?"
"Go now, Ryoko, and tell that love of yours what I did."
More tears ran down Ryoko's cheek, but this time, they were made partly of joy.
"I want you to tell him," Kagato's voice was getting lower, so low that Ryoko had to
strain her ears. The last thing she heard was, "so I" and "Kill." In an instant, Ryoko was
plummeting towards the earth, still powerless: It would be a few more days until her
power would be restored in her. She kept on falling, he naked body was going limp, and
her vision grew blurry…she passed out.
Ryoko's eyes opened slowly when she heard the voice of Tenchi.
"Will she be alright, Little Washu?" Ryoko could hear the panic and worry in his voice,
and smiled on the inside, she was too weak to do it on the outside.
"Ah! So she's awake, is she?" Washu leaned over her daughter. "All better?"
"Ryoko, what happened to you?"
"Quiet Tenchi, now is not the time to ask questions…" Her voice was very quiet and
weak. Ryoko struggled to get up, and began to wobble out of the lab.
"Ryoko! Where are you going? You still need rest!"
"I need to think Washu, I'm going to the onsen."
"Here, let me help you…"
"No Tenchi, I'm fine." With that Ryoko left Tenchi and Washu behind.
"Washu, that didn't sound like Ryoko at all, I know her, something's happened." Tenchi
stared at the door in which Ryoko had just left.
"I know Tenchi, I know…" The pink-haired goddess replied, "Go to her, Tenchi, she will
be more open with you then with anyone else…"
"Right."
Ryoko slowly undid the white robe she assumed Washu had put on her while she was
unconscious, but then, she notice how badly beaten her body was. Her baby soft skin
was covered with slashed of swords and whips, all from Kagato. She examined herself,
finding her body to be completely covered with bruises, especially on her once delicate
breasts. She couldn't take it anymore, and completely broke down into her hands. "Why?
Why? Why me? I hate you, you son-of-a-bitch. I HATE YOU KAGATO!!" Ryoko was
still crying, but she brought herself to move into the hot water, which helped none in
relaxing her. I won't tell Tenchi…or anyone!" When Ryoko heard Kagato's muffled
words, she assumed it was a death threat to either her or Tenchi, so she wouldn't say a
thing. Ryoko suddenly burst out in loud sobs as tears continuously poured from her
amber eyes. I hurt, so bad, on the inside… Ryoko couldn't understand it, what she felt
wasn't love and it wasn't any physical pain, either. So, what is this? I cringe every
moment, and I feel as if my inside will swallow me up…I hurt, so bad, on the inside, so
deep in my soul…
"Ryoko?"
Ryoko was startled, and gave out a low and staggered reply, "Wha-, what? Tenchi?"
"Tenchi blushed, and looked up at Ryoko. She wont mind if I see her, she's shown
herself to me plenty of times, not that I wanted her to… But Tenchi was wrong, Ryoko
hid herself behind her legs and wrapped her arms around her legs. She was definitely
hiding her naked self from Tenchi. This is not like her, not at all "Um, Ryoko, could,
um…" Tenchi reached his arm up to scratch the back of his head. "Could, um, I talk to
you?"
"If you want." Ryoko's voice was a quiet monotone, no feeling, no life.
"Ryoko what's wrong, your not acting like yourself…"
You wouldn't either if you felt this way, Tenchi, knowing you've been completely
violated because you kept the secret of someone you love, who doesn't return this
love… Ryoko forced a small, smile to her face, "Why is that, Tenchi?"
"Well, Ryoko…" Tenchi sighed, this was the most serious Ryoko had ever seen him. He
then slipped into the water beside Ryoko, holding on to his towel. "What happened to
you? You fell out of the sky…where were you, what happened to you?"
"Nothing Tenchi…" Just saving your ass…
"But look at you, you hurt!"
"Its nothing Tenchi!"
"I mean it Ryoko, please tell me." He placed a hand on Ryoko's shoulder, scaring her to
death. Quickly, she moved away, still covering herself. Tenchi just stared at her silently
in shock. He drew in a deep breath, "Ryoko?"
That Hurt Too Deep – Ch.2
Ryoko sat on all fours, crying, as she had been doing for hours. She saw her distorted
reflection in the growing puddle of tears surrounding her. She was still naked and in the
Soja II, wanting to die right then and there. If only I had my powers, I could stab
myself… She let out more tears, "Tenchi! I love you!……But why don't you love me?"
"Ryoko!"
The cyan haired demon spun around, bringing Kagato into view, trying hard to cover
herself with her arms and legs.
"I'm releasing you, Ryoko."
"What?"
"Go now, Ryoko, and tell that love of yours what I did."
More tears ran down Ryoko's cheek, but this time, they were made partly of joy.
"I want you to tell him," Kagato's voice was getting lower, so low that Ryoko had to
strain her ears. The last thing she heard was, "so I" and "Kill." In an instant, Ryoko was
plummeting towards the earth, still powerless: It would be a few more days until her
power would be restored in her. She kept on falling, he naked body was going limp, and
her vision grew blurry…she passed out.
Ryoko's eyes opened slowly when she heard the voice of Tenchi.
"Will she be alright, Little Washu?" Ryoko could hear the panic and worry in his voice,
and smiled on the inside, she was too weak to do it on the outside.
"Ah! So she's awake, is she?" Washu leaned over her daughter. "All better?"
"Ryoko, what happened to you?"
"Quiet Tenchi, now is not the time to ask questions…" Her voice was very quiet and
weak. Ryoko struggled to get up, and began to wobble out of the lab.
"Ryoko! Where are you going? You still need rest!"
"I need to think Washu, I'm going to the onsen."
"Here, let me help you…"
"No Tenchi, I'm fine." With that Ryoko left Tenchi and Washu behind.
"Washu, that didn't sound like Ryoko at all, I know her, something's happened." Tenchi
stared at the door in which Ryoko had just left.
"I know Tenchi, I know…" The pink-haired goddess replied, "Go to her, Tenchi, she will
be more open with you then with anyone else…"
"Right."
Ryoko slowly undid the white robe she assumed Washu had put on her while she was
unconscious, but then, she notice how badly beaten her body was. Her baby soft skin
was covered with slashed of swords and whips, all from Kagato. She examined herself,
finding her body to be completely covered with bruises, especially on her once delicate
breasts. She couldn't take it anymore, and completely broke down into her hands. "Why?
Why? Why me? I hate you, you son-of-a-bitch. I HATE YOU KAGATO!!" Ryoko was
still crying, but she brought herself to move into the hot water, which helped none in
relaxing her. I won't tell Tenchi…or anyone!" When Ryoko heard Kagato's muffled
words, she assumed it was a death threat to either her or Tenchi, so she wouldn't say a
thing. Ryoko suddenly burst out in loud sobs as tears continuously poured from her
amber eyes. I hurt, so bad, on the inside… Ryoko couldn't understand it, what she felt
wasn't love and it wasn't any physical pain, either. So, what is this? I cringe every
moment, and I feel as if my inside will swallow me up…I hurt, so bad, on the inside, so
deep in my soul…
"Ryoko?"
Ryoko was startled, and gave out a low and staggered reply, "Wha-, what? Tenchi?"
"Tenchi blushed, and looked up at Ryoko. She wont mind if I see her, she's shown
herself to me plenty of times, not that I wanted her to… But Tenchi was wrong, Ryoko
hid herself behind her legs and wrapped her arms around her legs. She was definitely
hiding her naked self from Tenchi. This is not like her, not at all "Um, Ryoko, could,
um…" Tenchi reached his arm up to scratch the back of his head. "Could, um, I talk to
you?"
"If you want." Ryoko's voice was a quiet monotone, no feeling, no life.
"Ryoko what's wrong, your not acting like yourself…"
You wouldn't either if you felt this way, Tenchi, knowing you've been completely
violated because you kept the secret of someone you love, who doesn't return this
love… Ryoko forced a small, smile to her face, "Why is that, Tenchi?"
"Well, Ryoko…" Tenchi sighed, this was the most serious Ryoko had ever seen him. He
then slipped into the water beside Ryoko, holding on to his towel. "What happened to
you? You fell out of the sky…where were you, what happened to you?"
"Nothing Tenchi…" Just saving your ass…
"But look at you, you hurt!"
"Its nothing Tenchi!"
"I mean it Ryoko, please tell me." He placed a hand on Ryoko's shoulder, scaring her to
death. Quickly, she moved away, still covering herself. Tenchi just stared at her silently
in shock. He drew in a deep breath, "Ryoko?"