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THAT HURT TOO DEEP – Ch.6
Before Tenchi had stepped in, Ryoko was holding her sword to her throat, ready to kill
herself, but now Tenchi held the beautiful pirate tightly in his arms, gently rocking her.
"So, your pregnant, Ryoko?"
"That's right." Both their voices were extremely low, and Tenchi pushed himself to
sound strong and comforting, even though he was about to burst into tears at any
moment.
"We should tell Washu, she might be able to do something."
"No, Tenchi. I don't want to, I don't want anyone to find out about this Tenchi, and I
know I can trust you."
Tenchi felt a cold shiver shoot through his back, she truly did care about him in
everyway…was he just realizing this now? Or had he known it for awhile now and just
didn't see it?
"Ryoko, they're bound to notice, you can't just disappear and pop back up with a baby in
your arms."
Ryoko started to cry once more. "I know, Tenchi, I just wanted my baby…" She gulped,
"to be…yours…" Ryoko looked deep into Tenchi's eyes.
"Ryoko…I'm sorry…" Tenchi drew himself closer to Ryoko, and put his hand on her
cheek. What am I doing? I can't do this, I can't hurt Ryoko…Does she really want
this after she had been raped? Tenchi did not know what to do, so he stopped.
"Oh, so the demon has finally decided to show herself, huh?" Ayeka was standing with
her arms crossed in the doorway.
"Ayeka?"
"Tenchi, what were you doing with…with this monster!?!?"
Ryoko began to cry on Tenchi's shoulder, she didn't do it to bother Ayeka, but because
she couldn't help it.
"Ayeka!" Tenchi snapped. "How could you be so cruel? Don't you know that she has
feelings, too?? You don't know what she's been through!"
"Hmph!" Ayeka grunted, "What do you know! Demons don't have feelings! Anyway,
Sasami has tea for everyone." Ayeka stomped quickly down the stairs, she was just
getting used to having no Ryoko around.
"Ryoko, are you alright? She really shouldn't have said those things to you."
"I know Tenchi…but it's all right. She doesn't know how much they really hurt me, she
thinks I just shrug those comments off." She wiped her tears away with the back of her
hand and smiled. Tenchi smiled back.
"What do you say, Ryoko…some green tea will be good for you."
"But Tenchi, all the others will wonder where I was, all this time."
"Just tell them…you were out…in outer space!"
"Without Ryo-Ohki?"
"Oh, lets not worry about it, maybe they wont ask about it at all." Tenchi shrugged.
"Alright, but I really don't want to." Tenchi stood up and reached down to help the cyan-
haired Ryoko up. They walked down stairs together, but Tenchi knew all of Ryoko's
happiness was false, he knew she still hurt deep inside, and he knew he had to help her to
retrieve her missing sparkle and happiness.
THAT HURT TOO DEEP – Ch.6
Before Tenchi had stepped in, Ryoko was holding her sword to her throat, ready to kill
herself, but now Tenchi held the beautiful pirate tightly in his arms, gently rocking her.
"So, your pregnant, Ryoko?"
"That's right." Both their voices were extremely low, and Tenchi pushed himself to
sound strong and comforting, even though he was about to burst into tears at any
moment.
"We should tell Washu, she might be able to do something."
"No, Tenchi. I don't want to, I don't want anyone to find out about this Tenchi, and I
know I can trust you."
Tenchi felt a cold shiver shoot through his back, she truly did care about him in
everyway…was he just realizing this now? Or had he known it for awhile now and just
didn't see it?
"Ryoko, they're bound to notice, you can't just disappear and pop back up with a baby in
your arms."
Ryoko started to cry once more. "I know, Tenchi, I just wanted my baby…" She gulped,
"to be…yours…" Ryoko looked deep into Tenchi's eyes.
"Ryoko…I'm sorry…" Tenchi drew himself closer to Ryoko, and put his hand on her
cheek. What am I doing? I can't do this, I can't hurt Ryoko…Does she really want
this after she had been raped? Tenchi did not know what to do, so he stopped.
"Oh, so the demon has finally decided to show herself, huh?" Ayeka was standing with
her arms crossed in the doorway.
"Ayeka?"
"Tenchi, what were you doing with…with this monster!?!?"
Ryoko began to cry on Tenchi's shoulder, she didn't do it to bother Ayeka, but because
she couldn't help it.
"Ayeka!" Tenchi snapped. "How could you be so cruel? Don't you know that she has
feelings, too?? You don't know what she's been through!"
"Hmph!" Ayeka grunted, "What do you know! Demons don't have feelings! Anyway,
Sasami has tea for everyone." Ayeka stomped quickly down the stairs, she was just
getting used to having no Ryoko around.
"Ryoko, are you alright? She really shouldn't have said those things to you."
"I know Tenchi…but it's all right. She doesn't know how much they really hurt me, she
thinks I just shrug those comments off." She wiped her tears away with the back of her
hand and smiled. Tenchi smiled back.
"What do you say, Ryoko…some green tea will be good for you."
"But Tenchi, all the others will wonder where I was, all this time."
"Just tell them…you were out…in outer space!"
"Without Ryo-Ohki?"
"Oh, lets not worry about it, maybe they wont ask about it at all." Tenchi shrugged.
"Alright, but I really don't want to." Tenchi stood up and reached down to help the cyan-
haired Ryoko up. They walked down stairs together, but Tenchi knew all of Ryoko's
happiness was false, he knew she still hurt deep inside, and he knew he had to help her to
retrieve her missing sparkle and happiness.