Author: Simfreak
Wednesday, May 16, 2001
Tenchi FanFic Episode 7
Revision 3
Love Blossoms
Part 1
"Well isn't this sweet"
Ryoko looks up from her embrace with Tenchi to see Aeris up in the rafters lying in her spot. "Aeris, what do you want" she says sternly as Tenchi pulls away from her.
Aeris disappears and reappears next to Tenchi
"Whoa, Aeris, umm is there something that I can do for you?" Tenchi asked nervously.
"Tell me Tenchi, why are you with such an unworthy women?"
We hear Ayeka speak in the background "Gee that sounds familiar" (OVA3)
Ryoko looks at Ayeka then back at Aeris as she begins to wrap her arms around Tenchi.
"What do you think you are doing!"
"Oh nothing" she say with a innocent look, "Just trying to steal Tenchi from you is all"
In a flash a fist flies across Aeries face knocking her down to the ground. Aeris looked up at Ryoko who was breathing heavily, furious with anger. Aeris runs her cheek a little and stands up to Ryoko. "What the hell do you think you are doing!"?
"Keeping you off my Tenchi"
Again Ayeka is heard in the background "here we go again, come on Sasami let's get out of here before things get really bad"
"Ok" Sasami replies
Ayeka and Sasami walk into the kitchen, every one but Tenchi follows them
"STOP IT BOTH OF YOU!" Tenchi screams, "When are you two going to grow up? Besides you're going to destroy the house again!"
The two of them just starred at each other and Ryoko says, "He's right"
"Yea he is"
"Take it out side?"
"Sure"
Tenchi smacks his hand against his face in disbelief.
A few minutes later we see the two of them facing each other down, one on one side of the dock, the other on the other side of the dock. The rest of the family had gathered out side with popcorn and sipping tea.
"So what should we bet this time?"
"I still got the 50000 Yen that Misaki gave me," Washu said.
"You had 50000 yen and you couldn't loan me 300 yen for cab fare last week!" Ayeka exclaimed.
"Heh, sorry bout that, I was going to buy a plutonium sync coil for some of my new experiments." Washu's started to frown "but by the time the money got here, the sale ended, stupid Jurai parcel service".
"You can buy something like that with only 50000 yen?"
"Well, it was used of course!"
"Oh I see" Ayeka says with a puzzled look on her face.
By this time Ryoko and Aeris had energy weapons in their hands ready to strike. Telepathically they started talking to each other.
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Aeris asked.
"I think so" Ryoko replied
Aeris turned her head away from Ryoko "I got 50000 yen on myself"
Ryoko stairs her down and starts to frown as everyone looks at each other wondering what to do.
"Well then shall we begin?" Aeris asks.
"LETS!" Ryoko screams as they being dueling. The two of them matched each other's moves exactly. One not stronger then the other.
"Washu, aren't you afraid that one of them is going to get hurt" asked Tenchi.
"Relax Tenchi, they are on equal ground. Besides if one of them got hurt, I would be able to heal them" Tenchi looks on at the fight in fear.
"I think it's your turn". Aeris says with her mind
"Aww, but I hate getting wet" Ryoko replies
Aeris takes a powerful swing at Ryoko knocking her off the dock into the water.
"Gee that was quick" Ayeka exclaimed, "I was so hoping that it would have lasted longer"
"I thought it would have lasted longer too, oh well, easy come easy go!" Washu says cheerfully.
Aeris appears next to Washu. "I'll take my money now please"
"Well, a bet is a bet I guess, here you go." Washu reaches down her shirt and pulls out a roll of bills and hands it to Aeries who quickly counts it with an eager, excited look on her face.
Ryoko appears next to Aeris still dripping wet. "And where is my share"
"Here you go"
"WHAT! This was all a setup!" Washu yells, "Really is this anyway to treat your mother?"
"Yep" they both say with a smile.
"Ten-chiii" Ryoko says as she wraps her arms around his neck. "How about you and me take this money and have some fun, huh"
"Ryoko! Get off! Your soaking wet!"
"Get your hands off of Tenchi!"
"And there goes the princess" Ryoko lets go of Tenchi and looks at Ayeka. "You really need to stop doing that Ayeka, its clear that he has chosen me."
"Ryoko! That wasn't very nice! Now if you excuse me, I need to change out of these wet cloths thanks to you"
"I could help you, you know" Ryoko says with a big smile.
"You've done enough for today" Tenchi walks away from her into the house
"Awww, but tenchiiiiiiiii"
"No buts, stay here, I will be down in time for dinner" and walks away.
Ryoko turns around to see Ayeka giggling, "What's your problem"
"You should really learn to control your self more"
"It's none of your business, I'm going inside to change." Ryoko walks away; Ayeka remains there still giggling.
"You know princess, unlike her, I can read other's minds too" Aeris says "And I know what you were thinking when Tenchi got mad at Ryoko"
Ayeka began to blush "How dare you read my thoughts!"
At this point Washu and Sasami were watching the two of them bicker as Mihoshi's watch started to beep.
"Oh my, I forgot to check in!" She pulls out her cube and starts fiddling with it, transforming into uniform "I should be back in time for dinner Sasami"
"Ok Mihoshi" Sasami replies as she disappears. "So Washu, how much longer do you think they are going to bicker like that?"
"Too long, lets go inside and start lunch Sasami"
"Ok" The two of them go inside.
"What are you afraid of princess? That Tenchi will find out just how much you really love him?"
"No it's not that at all, I have already told him how I feel about him."
"Then what, what are you hiding?"
"I'm hiding anything! Leave me alone"
Aeries eyes perked up as she learned her secret.
"So that's it!"
"You did it again!" Ayeka stopped and then started to cry. "Now you know, (sniff) what are you going to do about it"?
Aeris walked over "I had no idea," She placed her hand on her shoulder and started to comfort her.
"I didn't want him to know, not after so long."
"It will alright I'm sure.."
"I, I just don't know what to do anymore," she says as she breaks down and starts crying into aeries shoulder.
Slowly Ryoko sneaks up the stairs, careful not to make a sound. She looks at the force field device that was on the wall and stops "Good, it's off" she says with a snicker. After what happened in OVA7, Ayeka changed to program to only activate at night when Tenchi was in bed. Slowly she opened the door, just a crack, to see if he was still inside. "Hehehe, your still in there" Tenchi was shifting through his drawers looking for a shirt. Ryoko transported herself inside the room and into Tenchi's bed and threw the covers over her self. Thinking that he heard something Tenchi turned around. He noticed the lump in his bed.
"Not again Ryoko"
Slowly the lump disappeared
"What?"
He turned around and there she was standing in front of him wearing a very skimpy outfit.
"Ry- Ryoko, what are you doing in here!" His eyes bug out as he realizes what she is wearing.
"What's the madder Tenchi? Don't I look good?"
"Uhhhhhhhh" He remains shocked, not moving.
"Tenchi?" Ryoko waves her hand in front of his eyes "Hello? Well I guess I can live with you like this! Common!" She wraps her arms around him and starts dragging him over to the bed when his eyes flashed back to normal, regaining himself.
"Wait!"
"Huh? Oh good, you're back to normal again!"
"Stop!"
"What's the madder? I thought, that"
Tenchi wiggles out of Ryoko's tight grasps "That's the problem, you think how you want to think, but have you ever considered how I feel, how I want to be treated!?"
"Tenchi"
"Geez, you treat me like a play thing, try treating me like a normal person for once"
Ryoko's eyes begin to tear "I, I'm sorry, I didn't-" she quickly turns around leaving a trail of tears and fades away.
"Sigh what am I going to do with her?"
"Kids they are so helpless when they are in love"
"HUH?" Tenchi whips around to see Washu sitting on his bed "Washu? When, How?"
"I heard some arguing so I came in to see what was going on, I must say Tenchi, I really don't appreciate you breaking my daughters heart like that"
"I-uh, didn't mean too, really"
"I know, I know, I'm just teasing you" Washu slips off of his bed "But you know Tenchi, you really have to be more understanding"
"More understanding? I think I have been way more understanding then most people, how else did I end up with a family of space aliens living in my house."
"Ahh, but you aren't most people, or at least not to Ryoko your not. You have to look at her perspective"
"Her perspective? Her perspective is to try and get me into bed at every chance she gets"
Washu rolls her eyes "Did you ever ask her why she tries to do that?"
"Well no, she has always been so selfish and wanting to do what she wants to do, I just figured she was being Ryoko."
"How well do you really know Ryoko, Tenchi?"
"What do you mean? We've been living in the same house for over a year now."
"Have you two ever talked in that time? Seriously I mean"
"No I don't think so"
"That's your problem then! How do you expect to love someone when you don't know anything about them!"
"Huh?"
"You two should really get to know each other better, like how much do you know about her past?"
"Nothing other then grandpa locked her in the shrine for attacking Jurai"
"And before that?"
"errrr."
"Uh-huh"
"I think I see what your say Washu, thanks"
"Any time Tenchi, oh by the way Tenchi"
"Yes Washu?"
"Your zippers open" She says with a big grin.
Immediately Tenchi looks down and his face turns all red as he covers himself. "Ryoko"
The family started to gather around the dinner table as Sasami began bringing out the food. Even Aeris decided to join them this time.
"Where's Ryoko, She's never late for dinner, well except for OVA11, but that was Zero so it doesn't count"
"Who cares, where she is, she will come down when she gets Hungary"
"Ayeka, that's not very nice"
"I'm sorry Tenchi, I guess I'm still a little mad after she tricked all of us out of that money"
"I think I'm going to go look for her. I will be right back" Tenchi stood up and walked out the door.
"Hey Aeris, how do you like my cooking?"
"Actually Sasami, I don't know"
"Huh"
"I can't taste anything, I have never been able to taste anything, Just like Ryoko"
"What are you talking about, Ryoko eats everything we put down in front of her"
"Oh she just does that to be social, truth is that she cant taste a thing. Ever notice how much alcohol she drinks?"
"Who hasn't, that girl can drink an entire ship of sailors under the table." Said Ayeka.
"Me and Ryoko were built for combat, we have no sense of taste and can feel very little emotion"
"She seems plenty emotional to me"
Aeris grins, "Just goes to show how the perception of a sheltered person can be limited"
"WHAT! Well, well, at least-"
"SHHH I want to hear this, go on Aeris" Says Sasami. Ayeka looks at her little sister in disbelief.
"Well, ok" she rubs Sasami's head and continues "Because we are built for combat, these feelings were left out to make us better soldiers. Alcohol and Drugs have no effect on us unless we let it happen"
"Let it happen?"
"Yea, let it happen. If we want we can totally block out its effects no matter how much we drink, or slowly let the feeling come forward, but it takes a lot to make that happen."
"So that's why last months liquor bill was 500,000 Yen"
"At this rate I'm going to have to get a second job" Nobuyuki starts to sob, "I don't want to get a second job!"
"Relax there, your not going to have to do anything" Washu Explains "We'll just secretly switch Ryoko to the cheap brand of Sake from now on, she wont know the difference"
Nobuyuki takes a deep sigh of relief.
"That Ryoko women is nothing but trouble, why doesn't she get a job"
"Same goes for you princess."
"Heeeeyyy, Why are you defending her anyway? She coned out of 50000 Yen!"
"Now, now ladies, lets not argue at the dinner table" Nobuyuki takes a big gulp out of he glass of sake "Lets just all get along, ok?"
"Errr, sure, but does anyone hear that?" Washu says as she looks up through the skylight. "Umm, I think that we'd better move, AND QUICK!"
Every one looks up through the skylight to see Mihoshi's shuttle screaming towards the house. Everyone immediately gets up from the table and screams as they run out the door before………
Tenchi had finally finished walking up the stairs and walks towards the shrine.
"Hey grandpa" he calls as he slides the door open.
"Yes Tenchi?"
"Have you scene Ryoko around"
"Nope, afraid, not"
"Aren't you going to join the rest of the family for dinner? Seems pretty lonely up here by yourself"
"It is the life of a Shinto Priest, I will join the you again when the time is right"
"Ok, well, I'll talk to you later" Tenchi closes the door to the shrine. And started his way down the path again. The sun had gone down and it was getting dark. Some how or another he found himself standing in front of Ryoko's cave and there she was, sitting on a rock looking down into the dirt. She was very quite and motionless, she didn't even hear him walk up to her. "There you are Ryoko, we were getting worried about you when you didn't show up for dinner"
"Oh, Tenchi" she looks up startled "I'm sorry, I didn't realize what time it was"
"Aren't you Hungary?"
"No, not really"
Tenchi walks over and sits on the rock next to her "I want to apologize for the way I acted this afternoon"
"No I should be the one apologizing, I was too forward and I know how much you don't like that."
Awkward pause
"You know Washu said that we should really get to know one another better first, come to think about it I really don't know that much about you. For all I know you could have been some homicidal maniac"
"Ummm Tenchi"
"I know, I know, it was a joke"
"Oh. Well, I have a hard time talking about my past, I did a lot of bad things back then and I hate to think about them." She says quietly.
"Tell me about it, please"
"(Sigh) I can't tell you Tenchi, I-I am afraid"
"Afraid?"
"I'm afraid that if I told you, you will think of me like Ayeka does, as a monster."
"I would never-"
"You don't know and I would like to keep it that way, so please don't-"
"Ryoko how do you expect us to get closer if we have secrets between us? I am willing to tell you about my past, why aren't you?"
"Tenchi, you don't have to tell me anything about your past, I know everything about it. I watched you grow up from this cave all the way until the day you released me." She pauses for a second "By the way, why did you release me?"
"Ummmm" They looked at each other wondering what the other was thinking.
"This isn't working, is it?" she said with a small smile.
"(Sigh) It's hard to talk about, I don't know why really."
"Please"
Tenchi tilted his head back and looked up towards the star filled night "My mother died when I was very young, to tell you the truth, Its hard for me to even remember what she looks like. The only mother I knew was my grandmother and when she died, I had no one, no one but you that is Ryoko"
"Tenchi?"
"I have always felt your presence; but I didn't know if you were real or not, so I kept you a secret. You were like my imaginary friend, although I couldn't play with you, it was enough just to be near you. I guess I always wanted to prove to my self that you were real." Tenchi looked back down and started to frown "But who would have thought that you would have tried to kill me!"
"Heeyyyy, I thought we talked about that already"
"Yea, well you still shouldn't have been so rude"
Ryoko started to giggle
"What's so funny?"
Still giggling "Nothing"
"Well, I'm glad you find this so amusing, but how about you tell me about yourself"
Ryoko stops giggling and sighs, "If you must know, my life before I came here was absolute hell. The first thing I remember was wakening up for the first time, I didn't know who I was, where I was or even what I was. It was Kagato that introduced my purpose. I was told that I was nothing more then a tool, a worthless marionette."
"How awful"
"It was, I had to do every thing he asked, if I didn't, I would be punished. Remember how he used he gems on my wrists to control me?"
"Uh-huh"
"Same thing. If I refused to do what he wanted he would use the gems and cause indescribable pain, and so I was forced to kill, and destroy."
"Ryoko it's not your fault, anyone in that situation would have done the same thing"
"But Tenchi, I enjoyed it."
"You enjoyed killing, and stealing?"
Ryoko drops her head "Yes, for the longest time I enjoyed being so powerful. The fame followed me; I was a queen in my own right. But then I started" she pauses.
"Started what"
"Started to feel. I experienced emotions other then greed and vanity, and I wanted more, but seeing it as a threat, Kagato wouldn't let me. Every order I started to disobey I was punished and the punishments grew worse and worse each time. But I didn't care, I wanted to grow, I was tired of all these hollow emotions, I wanted more. I grew tired of being a pirate, but I had no choice but to continue."
Tenchi couldn't take his eyes off of her; he was entranced by her story, urging her to go on every time she stopped
"I eventually despised myself, I hated what I was doing, I couldn't take it any more!" her eyes started to tear "I-I had to find a way out, I noticed that other pirates used to drink, so I began to drink, but for what ever reason, I was not like them. I could drink gallons of alcohol and only feel the slightest buzz, I had to willfully let it consume me in order to feel its effect."
"But why do you drink so much now?"
"I dunno, I guess it was because I was trying to dull the pain of not being with you Tenchi"
"Ryoko?"
She looks at him square in the eyes "How do you not know how much I love you. You consume every part of my being. I-I cant live with out you Tenchi, I don't want to live with out you" as tears started to stream down her face.
"I had no idea, that you felt this way about me" Tenchi scooted closer to Ryoko and wrapped his arm around her. She wiped her eyes and looked into his. They started at each other for a brief minute and began moving closer to each other. They were about to touch lips when Tenchi opened his eyes. "Do you hear something?"
Ryoko stopped and listened for a second "Yea, that screeching noise, what is it?"
The two of them looked up at the sky and like a shooting star Mihoshi's shuttle came screaming down. The both looked at each other and shouted "Mihoshi!"
Immediately they both stood up and ran down towards the house. They didn't take more then a few steps when BOOM, a huge explosion erupted into a fiery inferno.
When they arrived at the house everyone was standing outside staring at the house that was on fire.
"Mihoshi?" Tenchi asked everyone.
"Mihoshi" They all repeated in sorrow.
From within the fire a figure stumbled out, all black from being burned. It stumbled up to Tenchi and collapsed into his arms. "Ow" it replied.
"Mihoshi, are you alright?" Tenchi asked.
"Owwww" she said again and passed out.
"Oh great, now were going to have to sleep out side again" Ayeka complained.
"Again?! You mean this has happened before!" Aeries shouted
(Sigh) "Well, I guess I should get the sleeping bags out of the shed."
"Oh let me help you Tenchi" Ryoko asked "Besides, it will give us some more time to talk"
"Thank you Ryoko"
Ayeka eyes the two of them "I can help to Tenchi"
"No thank you Lady Ayeka, you have been through enough as it is. Besides, I think Mihoshi needs some medical attention."
"Don't worry Tenchi I got that one covered" Washu exclaims as she appears before them in a nurse's outfit snapping on her rubber gloves.
Ryoko utters under her voice "If Its anything I have been through, I feel sorry for Mihoshi"
"What was that Ryoko!"?
"Uh, nothing, come on Tenchi, lets go" and she starts walking down the path.
"Take care of Mihoshi, we will be right back," he says as he waves and takes off after Ryoko.
"Did I miss dinner? It smells like barbeque." Mihoshi squeaks out.
They all look at her with sweat beading from the back of their heads…
End Episode 7