THAT HURT TOO DEEP – Ch.10
Yep! The next chapter is finally up!! Sorry it took so long to write, its just I've been
taking summer school and really had no time. ^-^ Gomen nasi! So, I figured I would
write this chapter now before I leave for vacation and have no computer for a week and a
half! So, here it is! (Btw: I'm suppose to be writing an essay right now, but what the
heck, I'll write this instead!)
Disclaimer: I don't own anything Tenchi, AIC and Pioneer do!!
It just kept racing through his head, that beam of energy almost killed him,
Ryoko, and his child. But wait…that beam wasn't strong enough to kill Ryoko. The
thought kept on going. It was solely to kill him! Then there would be no one to stop
Kagato from taking their child. Now, he understood.
"Alright everyone, suit up for battle!" Washu called through the rain. Her dimensional
door was set up outside, in the rain.
"Father." Tenchi looked over. "Could you please…" Tenchi's eyes grew watery.
"I know son. I'll protect her." Then Nobuyuki grinned, "Besides! It will get me out of
fighting that evil man up there!"
Tenchi sweat dropped. "Thank you."
Washu glared at Tenchi, "Hurry up and say your good byes, we have to go! This
machine isn't working right!" He nodded.
"Ryoko?" He looked deep into her amber eyes as her cyan hair blew in the strong wind.
"Tenchi!" She cried out as she leapt into his arms and began to cry. "Be careful up
there, okay?" She smiled slightly through the tears as she whispered.
"When I come back to you, Ryoko, I'll marry you." He reached into his pocket and held
out a wooden ring. Ryoko took it and traced it's intricate carvings with her eyes.
"Oh Tenchi…" She trailed off as he gently placed the ring on her finger. And she
realized that he, too, was wearing a ring. He hugged her tightly and kissed her cheek
gently. She held him in her arms, not wanting to let go, but did anyway, knowing she had
to.
"Take care of yourself, my angel." Tenchi turned away and joined the others as they
stepped through the portal. He glanced one more time at her before disappearing.
"Come on, Ryoko. Tenchi told me to take you to the cave." Sasami smiled as she took
Ryoko's hand and covered her up with a light blue umbrella. Nobuyuki followed.
"Where to now, Washu?" Mihoshi asked she gazed around the large ship.
"I don't know, this ship is very different than before."
"Maybe we should split up?" Kiyone was wide-eyed as she glared around at her strange
surroundings.
"That would be best."
"Tenchi, Ayeka, you go that way." The two Jurains ran together down a narrow
pathway. "Kiyone and Mihoshi, that way!"
"Right." Soon, they disappeared down a second hallway.
"And I, will go this way." Washu stared down the dark, empty hallway. "Silly
children!" Washu cried out. "Don't they know?" Washu's eyes began to tear.
A pain struck through Ryoko's heart and she gasped. "Mom?!" She whispered.
"Ryoko! Is anything the matter?" Sasami's pink eyes were worried, but she maintained a
smile.
"Yeah, everything's…fine…" She trailed off as she gazed outside at the rain.
"Are you sure?"
"A-huh." Ryoko forced a smile onto her face. She couldn't stop thinking about Tenchi
and the others…and for some reason, especially Washu. That's silly. Washu is fine!
She can take care of herself.
"I bet your worried about your fiancé aren't you?" Nobuyuki teased as he broke the
silence.
"Wait, you two are getting married?"
"That's right." This time Ryoko smiled and meant it. Her face was beaming as she held
up her hand to show Sasami the ring. She gasped.
"But that's, Tsunami's ring!"
"Wait, what do you mean Sasami?"
"It's Tsunami's ring of destiny. It can only be given to those who are destined to be
together, and those with a will to keep it that way, forever, even in the heavens."
Ryoko glanced down and marveled at its beauty. "Do you think we can keep it that way,
Sasami, me and Tenchi?"
"Uh-huh!" Sasami nodded eagerly. "What about you, father?"
"Without a doubt. You know, the first time I saw you, I thought you and Tenchi would
look cute together." It started to rain even harder than before and an icy wind began to
whistle through the cave opening. "We better go deeper into the cave, you know." So the
three ventured deeper into the cave. It was like a second home to Ryoko.
"Meow!" Washu looked up and wiped away some tears.
"Oh, so you're here, too, Ryo-Ohki?"
"Meow." Ryo-Ohki rubbed up against Washu's leg.
"We best be going then." Then, they disappeared into the darkest hall.
Nobuyuki sat trying to start a fire. "You know, father, I could do that for you." Ryoko
looked at him. It was the first time she had called him father and meant it.
"No, no…I'll get it soon enough." Nobuyuki blushed and took joy in the fact that he
would soon have a daughter-in-law.
Ryoko wrapped her arms around her legs and shivered. Sasami took notice. "I'll go get
us some blankets from the house."
"No, Sasami. Stay here, it's not safe!"
"It's alright Ryoko, I'll take the umbrella!"
"No, I'll go. I can teleport there, remember?"
"But Tenchi told me to take care of you! I promised him!!"
"Don't worry, I'll be fine." Ryoko disappeared.
"Bad move, Ryoko!" Kagato sat awaiting a battle as he glared out on of the Soja II's
windows. "You just made it easier for me! Fire!"
A blinding light flashed across the black sky, lighting it up like a million suns. "Oh no!
Ryoko!" Sasami ran out of the cave as quickly as she could. Nobuyuki was already
ahead of her. As they reached the Masaki house, everything was destroyed. "Ryoko!!
Where are you?"
Ryoko fazed in directly in front of the two, and fell to the ground.
"Oh no, Ryoko!"
"Can you hear me, Ryoko?" Nobuyuki questioned and he lifted her up. "Hurry, back to
the cave!" They disappeared into the sheets of icy rain.
"Damn it Ryoko, still not dead yet? You always were a strong girl. But that baby will be
mine! Or else I will take that boy of yours! You hear me, space demon?? You hear
me?" Kagato fazed away out of the wreckage, knowing what he had said was
telepathically said to an unconscious Ryoko.
For hours, Sasami sat worrying over Ryoko, Nobuyuki had, too, but feel asleep in doing
so. Tsunami…please help us…please, Tsunami! Sasami disappeared, as Tsunami
appeared where Sasami was. Sasami-sama, I will do as you ask…
Tsunami glided over to the bleeding Ryoko. She was still unconscious. Tsunami gently
touched her forehead to Ryoko's, and a blue light surrounded her body. Tsunami stood
up as the light began to wear away. "Take care, Ryoko. So, Tenchi has given you the
ring already? Your strength and love will be with him now, as his will be with you.
Sleep well." Tsunami waved her hand over the dying fire, and it roared up. Then she
disappeared.
"Thank you, Tsunami." Sasami said as she saw that all Ryoko's wounds were healed.
Sasami began to fall sleepy as she waited longer for Ryoko to awaken, but finally she did.
Slowly Ryoko's cat-like eyes twitched. "Sasami?"
"Oh good, Ryoko, your awake!"
"What happened?" Sasami began explaining as the two girls sat near the warm fire.
They could still hear the fierce rain outside.
They talked for a while, and Ryoko wished she could remember her childhood and her
innocence.
"Ryoko, if I tell you something, will you promise not to tell?" Ryoko nodded as she
smiled.
"Tenchi told me he liked you, a while ago."
"Keep going…" Ryoko wondered if this was what a childhood sleepover was like, and
figured it was. Ryoko smiled.
"I asked him one time after you and Ayeka got into a big fight who he liked better.
Wanna know what he said??" Sasami teased. Ryoko nodded with a smile, knowing the
little princess would tell her anyway.
"He said he liked you both. But, he also said that whenever you came around, he got this
weird feeling in his stomach. Like he liked you, like he wanted to hug you at every
moment, but he couldn't because he didn't want to make Ayeka upset."
"I understand. It sounds like him. Was this after we fought Dr. Clay?"
"Yep."
Ryoko looked up. "Thank you, Zero."
Authors notes: Well that's all for now, maybe I'll get a chance to write another chapter
soon. Now back to my essay. *sigh*
Yep! The next chapter is finally up!! Sorry it took so long to write, its just I've been
taking summer school and really had no time. ^-^ Gomen nasi! So, I figured I would
write this chapter now before I leave for vacation and have no computer for a week and a
half! So, here it is! (Btw: I'm suppose to be writing an essay right now, but what the
heck, I'll write this instead!)
Disclaimer: I don't own anything Tenchi, AIC and Pioneer do!!
It just kept racing through his head, that beam of energy almost killed him,
Ryoko, and his child. But wait…that beam wasn't strong enough to kill Ryoko. The
thought kept on going. It was solely to kill him! Then there would be no one to stop
Kagato from taking their child. Now, he understood.
"Alright everyone, suit up for battle!" Washu called through the rain. Her dimensional
door was set up outside, in the rain.
"Father." Tenchi looked over. "Could you please…" Tenchi's eyes grew watery.
"I know son. I'll protect her." Then Nobuyuki grinned, "Besides! It will get me out of
fighting that evil man up there!"
Tenchi sweat dropped. "Thank you."
Washu glared at Tenchi, "Hurry up and say your good byes, we have to go! This
machine isn't working right!" He nodded.
"Ryoko?" He looked deep into her amber eyes as her cyan hair blew in the strong wind.
"Tenchi!" She cried out as she leapt into his arms and began to cry. "Be careful up
there, okay?" She smiled slightly through the tears as she whispered.
"When I come back to you, Ryoko, I'll marry you." He reached into his pocket and held
out a wooden ring. Ryoko took it and traced it's intricate carvings with her eyes.
"Oh Tenchi…" She trailed off as he gently placed the ring on her finger. And she
realized that he, too, was wearing a ring. He hugged her tightly and kissed her cheek
gently. She held him in her arms, not wanting to let go, but did anyway, knowing she had
to.
"Take care of yourself, my angel." Tenchi turned away and joined the others as they
stepped through the portal. He glanced one more time at her before disappearing.
"Come on, Ryoko. Tenchi told me to take you to the cave." Sasami smiled as she took
Ryoko's hand and covered her up with a light blue umbrella. Nobuyuki followed.
"Where to now, Washu?" Mihoshi asked she gazed around the large ship.
"I don't know, this ship is very different than before."
"Maybe we should split up?" Kiyone was wide-eyed as she glared around at her strange
surroundings.
"That would be best."
"Tenchi, Ayeka, you go that way." The two Jurains ran together down a narrow
pathway. "Kiyone and Mihoshi, that way!"
"Right." Soon, they disappeared down a second hallway.
"And I, will go this way." Washu stared down the dark, empty hallway. "Silly
children!" Washu cried out. "Don't they know?" Washu's eyes began to tear.
A pain struck through Ryoko's heart and she gasped. "Mom?!" She whispered.
"Ryoko! Is anything the matter?" Sasami's pink eyes were worried, but she maintained a
smile.
"Yeah, everything's…fine…" She trailed off as she gazed outside at the rain.
"Are you sure?"
"A-huh." Ryoko forced a smile onto her face. She couldn't stop thinking about Tenchi
and the others…and for some reason, especially Washu. That's silly. Washu is fine!
She can take care of herself.
"I bet your worried about your fiancé aren't you?" Nobuyuki teased as he broke the
silence.
"Wait, you two are getting married?"
"That's right." This time Ryoko smiled and meant it. Her face was beaming as she held
up her hand to show Sasami the ring. She gasped.
"But that's, Tsunami's ring!"
"Wait, what do you mean Sasami?"
"It's Tsunami's ring of destiny. It can only be given to those who are destined to be
together, and those with a will to keep it that way, forever, even in the heavens."
Ryoko glanced down and marveled at its beauty. "Do you think we can keep it that way,
Sasami, me and Tenchi?"
"Uh-huh!" Sasami nodded eagerly. "What about you, father?"
"Without a doubt. You know, the first time I saw you, I thought you and Tenchi would
look cute together." It started to rain even harder than before and an icy wind began to
whistle through the cave opening. "We better go deeper into the cave, you know." So the
three ventured deeper into the cave. It was like a second home to Ryoko.
"Meow!" Washu looked up and wiped away some tears.
"Oh, so you're here, too, Ryo-Ohki?"
"Meow." Ryo-Ohki rubbed up against Washu's leg.
"We best be going then." Then, they disappeared into the darkest hall.
Nobuyuki sat trying to start a fire. "You know, father, I could do that for you." Ryoko
looked at him. It was the first time she had called him father and meant it.
"No, no…I'll get it soon enough." Nobuyuki blushed and took joy in the fact that he
would soon have a daughter-in-law.
Ryoko wrapped her arms around her legs and shivered. Sasami took notice. "I'll go get
us some blankets from the house."
"No, Sasami. Stay here, it's not safe!"
"It's alright Ryoko, I'll take the umbrella!"
"No, I'll go. I can teleport there, remember?"
"But Tenchi told me to take care of you! I promised him!!"
"Don't worry, I'll be fine." Ryoko disappeared.
"Bad move, Ryoko!" Kagato sat awaiting a battle as he glared out on of the Soja II's
windows. "You just made it easier for me! Fire!"
A blinding light flashed across the black sky, lighting it up like a million suns. "Oh no!
Ryoko!" Sasami ran out of the cave as quickly as she could. Nobuyuki was already
ahead of her. As they reached the Masaki house, everything was destroyed. "Ryoko!!
Where are you?"
Ryoko fazed in directly in front of the two, and fell to the ground.
"Oh no, Ryoko!"
"Can you hear me, Ryoko?" Nobuyuki questioned and he lifted her up. "Hurry, back to
the cave!" They disappeared into the sheets of icy rain.
"Damn it Ryoko, still not dead yet? You always were a strong girl. But that baby will be
mine! Or else I will take that boy of yours! You hear me, space demon?? You hear
me?" Kagato fazed away out of the wreckage, knowing what he had said was
telepathically said to an unconscious Ryoko.
For hours, Sasami sat worrying over Ryoko, Nobuyuki had, too, but feel asleep in doing
so. Tsunami…please help us…please, Tsunami! Sasami disappeared, as Tsunami
appeared where Sasami was. Sasami-sama, I will do as you ask…
Tsunami glided over to the bleeding Ryoko. She was still unconscious. Tsunami gently
touched her forehead to Ryoko's, and a blue light surrounded her body. Tsunami stood
up as the light began to wear away. "Take care, Ryoko. So, Tenchi has given you the
ring already? Your strength and love will be with him now, as his will be with you.
Sleep well." Tsunami waved her hand over the dying fire, and it roared up. Then she
disappeared.
"Thank you, Tsunami." Sasami said as she saw that all Ryoko's wounds were healed.
Sasami began to fall sleepy as she waited longer for Ryoko to awaken, but finally she did.
Slowly Ryoko's cat-like eyes twitched. "Sasami?"
"Oh good, Ryoko, your awake!"
"What happened?" Sasami began explaining as the two girls sat near the warm fire.
They could still hear the fierce rain outside.
They talked for a while, and Ryoko wished she could remember her childhood and her
innocence.
"Ryoko, if I tell you something, will you promise not to tell?" Ryoko nodded as she
smiled.
"Tenchi told me he liked you, a while ago."
"Keep going…" Ryoko wondered if this was what a childhood sleepover was like, and
figured it was. Ryoko smiled.
"I asked him one time after you and Ayeka got into a big fight who he liked better.
Wanna know what he said??" Sasami teased. Ryoko nodded with a smile, knowing the
little princess would tell her anyway.
"He said he liked you both. But, he also said that whenever you came around, he got this
weird feeling in his stomach. Like he liked you, like he wanted to hug you at every
moment, but he couldn't because he didn't want to make Ayeka upset."
"I understand. It sounds like him. Was this after we fought Dr. Clay?"
"Yep."
Ryoko looked up. "Thank you, Zero."
Authors notes: Well that's all for now, maybe I'll get a chance to write another chapter
soon. Now back to my essay. *sigh*