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** All the
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** The following
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Resemblance
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** Author
note**
** It's my
first ever fan-fiction about anything and I'm actually rather surprised I wrote
it; I have a tendency to think stories and never actually type them.
**
Continuity wise, this is based on the OAV series, I might add some things from
Tenchi Universe by mistake, I KNOW they are totally different, and I don't want
you e-mailing me to tell me that. I don't care.
** As with
all authors, comments are more than welcome, flames however will be used to
toast marshmallows whilst I watch reruns of Tenchi over and over and over and
over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over
and over...
Chapter 1:
Decisions
It
was 6:00AM and Sasami was dressed and ready for the day. She looked out her window as the snow
drifted slowly to the ground. It was the first snowfall of the season, and she
couldn't wait to go outside and play with Ryo-ohki. Her alarm clock broke the silence, and she slammed her hand on
the 'off' button so she wouldn't wake Ayeka.
Sasami merrily skipped down the
stairs, a sleepy Ryo-ohki resting atop her head. As she entered the kitchen she noticed something unusual. Ryoko was sitting on a chair wrapped in a
light blue blanket decorated with small crabs. Washu stood in front of her
measuring a tablespoon of a thick purple liquid. Slowly Washu turned her head
towards Sasami. "Good morning Sasami! Ryoko has caught a cold… she's being
stubborn and won't let me take her down to my lab, so I guess we'll stick with
these primitive medicines you earthlings use."
"Um, Washu…I'm not an earthling."
Ryoko was
laughing with the your-so-stupid look on her face, when Washu turned to face
her.
"Ryoko, what's the matter with you?"
"It's just you - achoo!!! I mean I
don't believe you – cough, cough…" Ryoko sneezed three more times, then opened
her mouth to speak. Washu quickly silenced her with a finger to her lips,
stating simply,
"Shut up."
"Well," Sasami interrupted, "You two
can finish whatever you were just doing. I need to cook breakfast before
everyone else wakes up." Sasami turned on the stove, and within about ten
minutes everything was ready and on the table.
Ayeka walked in, followed soon after by Tenchi. Everyone took a seat at
the table. Ayeka smiled sweetly at Tenchi,
"Ohayoo Gozimas Tenchi-sama."
Tenchi was about say good morning to her too, when Ryoko slid her chair
next to his and leaned on his shoulder, grinning seductively. She slowly wrapped her arms around his neck
whispering loud enough for Ayeka to hear,
"Oh
Tenchi…I don't feel good, why don'cha take me up to bed with you?"
"Ryoko!!!
Get away from Lord Tenchi! Leave him alone I said!"
"Ayeka,
if you don't shut your mouth, I swear I'm gonna – ACHOO!" Ryoko had sneezed
directly into Tenchi's bowl of meso soup, "Opps…"
"Ryoko!!!"
Ayeka screeched, her face twisting with disgust as she slammed her chopsticks
on the table and stood up, "That is utterly disgusting! I wouldn't blame
Tenchi-sama if he were to throw you out of this house this instant! Honestly,
if you think a repulsive piece of trash like you would gain any affection from
Lord Tenchi you are mistaken! He will NEVER love a demon-woman like you!!! Do
you hear me Ryoko? Or did your ears rot while you were in that cave, along with
you sense of respect?!" Ayeka continued screaming, while Ryoko could feel
herself starting to tremble. She lost her balance and fell off the chair and
onto the floor, curling herself into a ball and beginning to cry hysterically.
Washu immediately jumped out of her chair and held Ryoko down to stop her from
shaking.
"Calm
down! Ryoko get a hold of yourself!"
"Will
she be okay Washu?" Sasami asked concern and fear in her voice. Ayeka stopped her screaming, and simply
shook her head in disgust. Tenchi was
stunned at how nasty she had been to Ryoko, and how she had the nerve to just
stand there. Tenchi turned towards her,
his eyes telling her he was furious.
"Gomen
nasai Tenchi-sama. I didn't mean to get so carried away like that, it won't
ever happen again…" Tenchi was almost willing to forgive her when she added,
"She was just so bad-mannered…" With one swift movement Tenchi slapped Ayeka
across her face sending her back a few feet.
He turned away from her and knelt down pulling Ryoko into his arms.
"Take her to your room Tenchi. She needs a lot
of rest, other than that she's fine" Washu whispered, happy to observe that
Ryoko was just excessively scared that there might be truth in Ayeka's words.
Tenchi simply nodded and made his way up the stairs, leaving a positive Washu,
a concerned Sasami, and a heartbroken Ayeka.
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"Tenchi, you
don't have to stay there, she's fine." Washu cooed softly, "Can I have a word
with you?" Tenchi turned away from the sleeping Ryoko.
"Um…
yeah, sure." Washu gestured for him to come out of the room and follow
her. Washu led him into her lab, once
inside she pulled out a small remote and pressed a few buttons. Her lab was
transformed into what appear to be a grassy field on a warm spring day.
Tenchi wasn't
really in the mood for experiments, so he was glad there was no machinery
nearby.
Washu smiled, "Sit down Tenchi, I
don't bite…" She said forcing a laugh that Tenchi could tell wasn't very
authentic. It wasn't until now that he realized Washu was sitting on the ground
in a light blue spring dress – she was about 17.
Tenchi
sat next to her, staring straight out at the green field and the speckled
flowers. "Washu, what's going on?"
Washu
turned slowly toward Tenchi. When he seemed distracted enough, she grabbed the
arm he was supporting his weight on, and caught him in her arms as he fell
back. She quickly leaned forward and kissed him. Tenchi's eyes grew wide as
Washu pushed her lips to his. When she slowly pulled away, Tenchi looked both
confused and a little revolted,
"Wa-Washu? What…what do you think your –"
"Simply
proving a point… Would you have had the same reaction if I was Mihoshi or
Kiyone?"
"Of
course!" Tenchi sat up and wiped his mouth.
"…What
if I was Ryoko? Or Ayeka?"
Tenchi
just sat thinking about that for a minute before opening his mouth to speak.
Washu cut him off though, "Tenchi you know you will eventually have to chose
one of them. If you refuse to make up your mind, you must tell them you love
neither. Do not lead them on. Ryoko may not have anywhere else to go,
but Ayeka has a family missing her on Jurai. She will eventually have to resume
her role as princess. I also know from your grandfather that Ayeka's father,
King Azusa, is not in good health. In fact he is very sick and wants to pass
his role as ruler to Ayeka. Funaho is taking care of him, and Misaki is taking
care of business matters. Believe it or not, she is quite a smart woman and is
handling things well. However, things can't stay like this for long…what if
another planet were to attack Jurai knowing the emperor is very ill? What then?
Will Misaki have to give the galaxy police orders? Also, besides the
governmental matters, shouldn't Ayeka be there for her father if he were to
pass away? You know Tenchi, that's why she seemed so distant this morning…
that's why she acted so cruel…" The room slowly faded back into Washu's
lab. "I assume you must need some time alone…I'll go now. You think
this over, listen to your heart… "
Washu
exited, leaving Tenchi by himself in her dark lab, to ponder the
thoughts of his not so distant future and Washu's advice alone.
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Here's a song I thought
reflected Ryoko's point of view… it's originally in Japanese, I think my translation is very close,
but I'm not a living dictionary.
monochrome
-Ayumi
Hamasaki
Maybe since the
beginning
such a thing
doesn't exist
A happy, a sad
and then a
gentle story
Maybe what I saw
was just a
wishful and dreamful thinking
I doubt that
maybe it's because I
slept too long
In the season of
blue sky and full of summer feeling
I thought of
your face
When the scene of
the street started to change
I was finding a
pair of sunglasses
in order to
decolorize everything
When someone asked
me what I want to be
The one I want
to be is not the princess
When someone
asked me what I want to have
The thing I want
is not the pair of glass shoes
When someone asked
me what I want to be
The one I want
to be is a me who is with you
When someone
asked me what I want to have
The thing I want
is your really happy face
Today's sky is like
the summer's
with wind
blowing
I tell
"never mind" to myself
If the fate
is like you just
said before
We must meet
each other later
la la la la la la i...
I tell "never mind" to myself
la la la la la la i...
Because I'm strong
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…And over and over and ---oh we're
back. Well, whad'ya think? I know it
was rather short, but it's just the beginning. I apologize to all Ayeka fans, I
know she is OOC (Out Of Character), but that IS a because of her father. It'll
all be explained more in the next chapter…oh and please leave comments… I won't write anymore if I don't get some
encouragement, my email address is ryokom@optonline.net. Sayonara!
