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No
need for mornings
BEEP BEEP
BEEP BEEP BEEP... came the unwelcome sound of morning. Tenchi slowly rolled over and turned his
alarm off. He had the flickering reminisce of a dream still running
through his mind as he slowly sat up.
He had dreamed of a faceless woman. She was affectionate, holding
him close to her always, not in a suffocating way, but in a gentle caring way.
In one form or another her arms were always wrapped around him somewhere,
whether it be locking arms, holding hands, or having her arms wrapped him from
behind. Tenchi couldn't shake the feeling of loneliness as he woke up
from this dream. Better get up and start this day already instead of moping
around. But still he couldn't shake the feeling no matter how hard he
tried. I wonder who that faceless woman was, it seemed almost so real.
As if to shake him out of his revelry, the whole house shook with a big
BOOM followed by the sound of the two rivals getting closer and closer to his
room.
"RYOKO!
You stay away from Lord Tenchi's room, I won't have you going
up there
and disturbing him while he is still in bed!" came the high
pitched
voice of Aeka.
And as
Tenchi expected, soon came the retort that would signal the
beginning
of many more explosions to start his never boring morning.
"What's
wrong Little Princess? I just want to give Tenchi a nice juicy
morning
kiss, after all that is what lovers do" came a seductive reply
by Ryoko.
"I
won't allow it you DEMON! This is stopping now!"
Tenchi could
hear and feel the energy starting to gather through the
air.
After slowly gaining control of his powers he could detect the
Jurian
energy when it was being used near him. The slow humming started as his
door was blown open, much to his dismay. Now covered with soot from the
explosion, Tenchi sighed inwardly and turned around only to face Ryoko and Aeka
staring down at each other.
"Ladies
please" pleaded Tenchi. "Lets take this outside or better yet
lets not
start fighting this early in the morning ok?"
As if on
cue, both women turned towards him and glared at him.
"YOU
STAY OUT OF THIS!" shouted both women as a large bead of sweat
appeared on
Tenchi's head.
"Ummm
ok well I am gonna go down to breakfast then...please don't fight anymore
girls...girls?" asked Tenchi is a quiet voice. Then looking
like a deer caught in the headlights of an oncoming car he turns to make his
escape only to be grabbed by Ryoko on his left side and Aeka on his right side.
"Tenchi
is going to hold my arm going downstairs, after all that is what lovers do is
that right...LOVER" chimed the beaming Ryoko.
"No
you don't you SHE-DEMON, Lord Tenchi is escorting me downstairs" and with
that Aeka starts tugging on Tenchi's right arm.
Another
large sweat drop appears on Tenchi's forehead and he sighs
loudly.
Why do these two always have to go at it first thing in the
morning?
But by now Tenchi is used to the fighting and he doesn't say
anything.
He starts counting backwards from 5. 5...4...3...2...1...
As if on queue he hears another voice at the bottom of the stairs. This one
belonging to one of his 3 usual saviors...Sasami.
"Breakfast
is ready you guys...leave Tenchi alone Ryoko, Aeka!!" glares the young
green haired princess. "You know I hate it when breakfast gets cold,
and I made a breakfast that you all like!" And in a tone that would
seem impossible the young princess growls "IF YOU DON'T LET GO OF TENCHI
AND GO DOWN TO BREAKFAST I WON'T COOK FOR A WEEK AND YOU WILL ALL HAVE TO EAT
RAMEN SO THERE!!!"
This gets
the attention of the two girls quickly and large beads of sweat start forming
at the back of their heads, as both know...the only thing they can do in the
kitchen is boil water. Hanging their heads Aeka and Ryoko quietly go down
the stairs to where Sasami has already laid out breakfast for them.
"Thanks
Sasami, I appreciate you saving me like that. Who knows how
much damage
they would have done if you hadn't come along. I guess I'll need to get
Washu to come and fix my door later tonight" he says while ruffling up the
little girl's hair as he walks with her down to the table.
Nokuyuki
had already left for work while grandpa was having his breakfast at the shrine.
Sitting down at his usual spot between Aeka and Ryoko he can feel the
tension fill the air. Sasami seemed to notice this too as she tried to
make some small talk between her family. Then the inevitable happened.
It was the last rice ball on the plate and two pairs of chopsticks were
headed its way. One from Ryoko and one from Aeka, electricity seemed to
appear out of nowhere between the two women.
Ryoko
grinned widely showing off her two fangs before beginning to goad
Aeka into a
fight that would soon shake the household. "You know
princess,
aren't we behaving a little gluttonous for someone of your
upbringing?"
her voice dripping with sarcasm. "Just because it is the
last one
doesn't mean you have to have it all to yourself. You already
eat enough
snacks as it is."
"OH HO
HO HO HO Ryoko, you go ahead and take the last one, I was just
getting it
for you ... couldn't you tell?" Tenchi doubted that she could
possibly sound any more sarcastic.
Seeing that
she had the upper hand on Aeka, Ryoko them proceeded to
glomp onto
Tenchi, making circles around his chest with her index fingers.
"Tenchi..."
she whined "Aeka is truly a pig, why don't you tell her to go away and we
can be happy together at last...like the lovers that we are"
"Umm
but Ryoko..." stuttered Tenchi before he was cut off from a familiar
shrill cry.
"You
unhand him NOW YOU FILTY PIRATE, I can not allow this to continue
any longer,
NOW WE WILL SETTLE THIS" as she slammed both of her hands
down on the
table.
"Your
right little princess, FULL POWER" came Ryoko's battle cry as she
started
charging up her power in the palm of her hand. She hurled the
ball of
energy at Aeka, who had already put up her force field. Tenchi
could feel
the power of the two women building up to a climax very
rapidly.
"HA
MAXIMUM POWER" shouted the pirate.
"OH HO
HO HO is that all you have Ryoko" retorted the first crown
princess.
Sasami who
knew what was coming was already under the table with the
miya'ing
Ryo-oki, while Tenchi just sat there, completely dumbfounded.
He knew
what was coming next but he couldn't move. Trapped between
these two
women and with the incredible amount of power that was
building
between then, he silently prayed that he wouldn't be turned
into a pile
of dust. Just after he finished his silent prayer, a loud
explosion
could be heard from all over. The foundations of the house
shook and a
rather large cloud of debris appeared over the Masaki
residence.
The two combatants were laying down looking very swirly eyed but Tenchi
was still sitting in the same position that he was in before the explosion.
All three covered by a think layer of soot from head to toe. Tenchi
quietly sighted to himself. Why did I have to get up this
morning? Again the dream that he had started to come back into his
mind. A warm embrace, was that so much to ask for? Tenchi
sighed again as he starts to stand up. Then in a low quiet voice, one
that almost seems menacing he tells the two girls who are still slumped over.
"THAT is the last fight that is going to happen in this house today.
If and that is IF you have to fight you will take it outside. DO I
MAKE MYSELF CLEAR??" his voice slowly steadily rising.
Both girls
turn to him and in a defeated tone answer him simultaneously
"yes
Tenchi" and with that Aeka turned around and started up stairs to
get
changed, while Ryoko teleported out of the room to somewhere unknown.
"Tenchi,
Tenchi, are you ok?" cried Sasami with concern in her voice.
"Yes
Sasami thank you. I am just so tired of being in the middle of
those two
when they are bickering. It seems like a never ending fight.
And it is
over the littlest things. Who gets the last cracker, who
gets the
last rice ball, who gets the last cookie!" Tenchi sighs again,
exasperated at what he has to go through sometimes with those two women. Unfortunately Tenchi is a little short
sighted sometimes and he just doesn't realize that the two women are actually
fighting for his attention.
"There
there Tenchi, it will be ok. Will you be coming back for lunch
today?"
asked the pink eyed princess.
"Yes I will
be, can you send someone out to get me when it is ready
Sasami.
I think I will go…out after my chores but don't tell Ryoko
or Aeka ok?
I need some peace and quiet and…well just some time to
myself
ok?"
"Ok
Tenchi, see you later"
"Bye
bye Sasami, remember don't say anything" and with that he turns
around and
starts walking towards the carrot fields while dusting off
his shirt.
Something
is bothering him thinks Sasami. I wonder what it could be, I hate
to see him like that. He almost looks depressed...no melancholy would be
the word for it. Well I better go bring Washu some breakfast and ask her
to fix Tenchi's room again. With that last thought the little
princess sighs and begins putting up the dishes and finishing her morning chores.
Later at the carrot fields, What am I going to do thinks Tenchi.
He gets down and picks up another carrot before throwing it into the
basket he is toting on his back. I wonder where I can go to have some
alone time. God knows I don't want to go back to the house. It will
just end up more fighting and more explosions. He lets out a big sigh
at the thought of that. I could go take a walk but I walk everywhere
anyways...fishing...I think that I will do that. I should be finished
here soon, and I have about an hour and a half or so before lunch. Now I
just have to sneak into the tool shed and grab the fishing poles while making
sure no one notices wryly thinks Tenchi. It always seemed like a
difficult task to escape the princess and the x-space pirate. Their
scrutiny over him always made getting away from them difficult, well that was
unless he had to do chores. Having pulled out his last carrot for the day
and tossing it into the basket he begins to make his way to the shed.
Ryo-oki will be really happy with all these carrots. This
should be enough to last her a good two days he chuckles silently to
himself. Quietly he starts to make his way down to the house…going down
the steps one step at a time being
careful not
to fall. He hopes that no one will see him or that Sasami
won't
forget her promise to keep his outing a secret. He enters the shack and
quietly puts down the basket of carrots. Rummaging around for a few
minutes he looks for his fishing pole and some bait. Finding what he
needs, he quietly heads down to the lake, but unknown to him are two pairs of
eyes watching him, one yellow and one red. Meanwhile in a different part
of town...
In the
place also known as Miho-Kiyo's place, the two Galaxy police
resident
officers are just waking up, well at least one of them.
"Mmmmmm"
the teal haired officer says to no one in particular.
Saturdays
are nice, and the best part is we have a week long vacation
from work,
and we are on emergency calls so we don't even have to do
patrols
thought Kiyone happily.
"Mihoshi,
wake up...Mihoshi are you there?" Kiyone sighs as she should have
realized by now what it would take to get Mihoshi to wake up. "Mihoshi,
lets go and have lunch at Tenchi's today." With that
Mihoshi's
eye lids snap open and she bolts up.
"Kiyone!
That's a GREAT IDEA! Lets go lets go lets go now! I can't wait to
see what Sasami is going to make for lunch, udon, fried noodles, teriyaki beef,
pork cutlet..."
"OK OK
MIHOSHI..STOP BABBLING and lets go get ready to go then!" Kiyone
hollers in
her take control of Mihoshi and get her back on track voice.
After
getting ready, the two resident officers step in front of a newly installed
star shaped door next to their closet. Flipping the switch from Yagami to
Tenchi's house the duo step slowly through the
inter-dimensional
portal...courtesy of Washu of course...the greatest
scientific
genius in the universe. Blinking a few times to clear out
the bright
pink stars they see, the two are greeted by the familiar look of their old room.
Mihoshi was the first one to take off running for the kitchen.
"Lets
go Kiyone, can't you smell lunch, oh I hope we aren't too late, oh oh I hope
they made extra for us too" giggled the blond. And before Kiyone
could protest she felt herself being pulled along by her partner.
Kiyone
opened her mouth but...oh forget it, when it comes to lunch...or breakfast
and dinner for that matter there was no stopping Mihoshi. Sighing quietly
to herself, she lets her partner drag her along the hall way and down the
stairs where they are greeted by the little pink eyed princess.
"Kiyone,
Mihoshi, hello!" exclaimed Sasami in her usual cheerful manner.
"Hi
Sasami, we thought we would drop by for lunch if that is ok?" asked
Mihoshi. "Because…umm well because Kiyone
and I went singing last night and we sang for too long…and you know Kiyone once
you start singing it's really hard for you to stop and you were eating like
such a pig at the kar…"
"M
I H O S H I!!!" And before Mihoshi could utter another word, Kiyone had already
covered the blonds mouth with the palm of her hand. Looking really embarrassed and red in the face she turned to
Sasami and asked "Would you guys mind Sasami?"
"Of
course not, you two are always welcome for breakfast, lunch and dinner!"
cheerfully replied Sasami. "Oh Mihoshi can you help me get the rest
of lunch out, and Kiyone can you go get Tenchi for me please? And oh, if you
see Aeka or Ryoko can you tell them lunch is ready. But I am sure they
will come about as soon as they smell it so you don't have to worry too much
about those two."
"No
problem Sasami, I'll be back in a little bit, and thanks again for
letting us
stay for lunch." With that Kiyone turned around and slowly
walked
towards the front door of the house. "Oh Sasami, do you know
where
Tenchi is? Is he out in the fields, or training with grandpa?"
"Oh he
said he was thinking about going fishing, so he is probably at the lake"
Came a cheerful reply.
"Ok,
thanks Sasami" and with that Kiyone is out the front door.
At the
docks Tenchi is lost in thoughts. All thoughts of fishing left
him about
30 minutes ago when he had stopped throwing out his line.
Why do
those two always have to fight, why can't they be like the other four.
Can't we all get along?? He chuckles at himself at that last
thought...now where had he heard that before. But god would it be too
much to ask for a few days of peace and quiet. I mean I don't want any of
the girls to leave. But I just want the fighting to stop, at least for a
little bit. It's not like I am asking for world peace. Although
with those two I might as well be asking for that and the cure to world hunger
all rolled up into one he thought to himself bitterly. I hate
getting caught in the middle of their fights too, pulling me apart like some
little rag doll. I am NOT a rag doll. He could feel the stress
starting to build up into it again as he starts gripping the fishing pole
harder and harder. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND! Why won't they let me
decide on my own? What if I don't want to be with either one of them. I
know I am feeling lonely inside. It's not like an empty house, it's just
something that is missing. What am I missing...it is...I can't put my
finger on it...but it is...
Still deep
in thought, Tenchi doesn't notice Kiyone approach him from
behind.
Hmmm she thinks to herself. Ryoko is always glomping on
to
him, I
wonder what would happen if someone else did that to him but
maybe not
as extreme though. She quietly giggles to herself at the
thought if
her coming onto Tenchi. Not that it was a completely
ridiculous
idea, it's just that it has been so long since she has even
thought of
flirting with man. Damn Mihoshi must be rubbing off on me,
that bubble
head has me giggling like her now. Well Kiyone if you do it now would be
the perfect time...lets just see what his reaction would be then...shall
we?
Thoughts
were racing through Tenchi's mind now, trying to find out what
he was
missing, what was wrong....until he realized what he was missing. He could sum
it all up in one world. Intimacy, not anything to do with sex, but
just closeness...yes that was it! Just as he had finished that
thought he felt something stir near him and then two arms hugged him from
behind. His whole body tensed, ready to bolt and expecting to be glomped
all over. But that never happened, for a second those arms just held him,
and he felt someone's chin on his shoulder, and with that came the smell of
some type of flowery shampoo, almost like roses. Something told him that
this wasn't right, that he shouldn't sit there…that he should move, run, get up
at least and find out who this person was, but he was frozen, not with fear but
with the realization that...this kind of a hug felt nice.
"A
penny for your thoughts Tenchi" came the soft voice of Kiyone Makabi. It wasn't said in a seductive way that Ryoko
would have said it...it was soft and sincere, with no ulterior motives behind
it. Kiyone thought it was somehow strange how fast Tenchi's muscles tensed and
then relaxed, she honestly expected him to jump into the lake from the pier and
swim for his life.
Slowly
Tenchi looked over to Kiyone, their faces inches apart, and he
could feel
the heat rising from his face. Slowly starting to blush he
greeted the
green haired woman. She is beautiful but then again you fool all the
girls are, and that smile, yes all the girls have pretty smiles too…but it's
just that you don't get to see hers as often as the others. You know come to think of it, there aren't
many times that I have seen her smile, but when she does she can light up a
room.
"Hi
Kiyone, how's it going?" me managed to stutter out with minimal
nervousness in his voice.
"Not
too bad Tenchi thanks, Mihoshi and I dropped by for lunch and Sasami sent me
out to find you and your two devoted followers" smirked Kiyone.
"HA HA
HA Kiyone, since when did you start becoming a comedian." came the
sarcastic reply. Tenchi started to slowly get up when it seemed like
Kiyone just realized that she still kneeling behind him with her arms around
his shoulders. She looked away really quickly as she let him go. I
could be wrong, but I could have sworn that I saw her blushing? thought
Tenchi. "Well you know that Mihoshi and you are always welcome for
any meal, or to come over anytime.
As
they slowly start making their way back to the house they exchange what seem to
be nervous glances at each other. Well that is no surprise for Tenchi
though, he always seemed a little nervous around the girls, just more so around
Ryoko and Aeka.
"So
Tenchi" Kiyone asks him trying to start some sort of conversation,
"how
come you are fishing today? I mean usually you are at the house or
something no?"
"Well
Kiyone, to be honest, I just wanted to get away from all the
fighting
and grabbing. They had a fight again this morning...I know it's nothing
out of the ordinary but I just really wish I had some peace and quiet
sometimes. I mean I wouldn't trade this life for a normal one…I just wish
that they would tone it down sometimes."
Looking at
Tenchi, Kiyone notices that his usually clean cloths had dirt and soot marks on
them.
"Hmmm
looks like Ryoko and Aeka did one of their full power blows huh"
says Kiyone
in a matter of fact tone. I swear how do the avoid killing this poor
boy, I'd hate to be stuck in the middle of those two. "You know
Tenchi, I've seen you take charge of situations before, why don't you just ...
take charge of them, or decide between the two?"
At the
sound of Kiyone's last suggestion, his face darkened some. "It's not that I don't like them, it's
just that they are pulling me every which way. I can't take it. I
don't love one of them more then
another.
I mean come on Kiyone, could you imagine what would happen if
I brought a
girl back from school or something and Aeka and Ryoko saw
her?
She would probably be cut in half and electrocuted even before she
thought she did something wrong."
Listening
to what he has just said, Kiyone couldn't help but smile at the thought.
That smile turned bigger and bigger until she was trying to stifle a
giggle. But unfortunately for her that didn't work and she ended up
laughing so hard that tears started coming out of her eyes. Tenchi couldn't understand what in the world
that he said could possibly be so funny, but her laughter was infectious and he
too started chuckling. When the fit of laughter finally left the two
people, they were both rubbing their eyes trying to dry their tears. That was
the first time Tenchi had heard Kiyone laugh so hard. It's like she
has this hard exterior that she doesn't let down very often. But then
again you would have to have one to deal with Mihoshi all the time I
suppose, again Tenchi chuckles softly to himself.
Kiyone on
the other hand had her own thoughts. Hell I would hate to be on the
receiving end of Aeka and Ryoko when it comes to Tenchi, but then again I am a
Detective of the Galaxy Police and I can pretty much stand up for myse...umm
where did that thought come from.... As if snapping her out of her
thoughts she heard Tenchi softly chuckling beside her again, but this time he
was looking at her in a different way. Not that Kiyone minded but it was
like he was laughing at her.
"Hey
what are you laughing at?" demanded Kiyone.
"Oh
it's nothing Kiyone, I just ...well I never really seen this side of you very
often, like just right now you seem so carefree. And I never seen you
laugh as much as you did just now, but then again with Mihoshi around you
always seem so tense."
"Hmph,
now who is being the comedian Mr. Masaki" replied Kiyone dryly.
"Hehehe
shhhh I didn't mean it like a bad thing, sorry if I offended you Kiyone" a
small voice came out of Tenchi.
My god
he really is sorry...I was just joking with him the way he talks to me it is as
if he thinks I'm Aeka or something. "Tenchi I was just kidding,
relax, I'm not a princess and I don't get offended easily. That is something
I've built myself up against...you got to when you live with Mihoshi.
That girl always telling our secrets I swear, like the time that we couldn't
afford to take a shower more then once every few days cause we spent most of
our money on karaoke. I don't know how I let her convince me to go
karaoke 4 nights in a row. I swear ARG!!!!." Suddenly out of
nowhere the now dubbed "Mihoshi Vein" was starting to pop out of
Kiyone's forehead. (That is the vein that always appears when Kiyone has
to deal with Mihoshi's antics or an accident caused by the ditz.)
"Kiyone,
Kiyone..." Tenchi gasped between fits of laughter, "relax it's
ok...it's just us too here"
Suddenly
Kiyone stopped, her vein disappeared and she two started
laughing.
Both people holding their sides and leaning on each other for support
while they slowly made their way back to the house, reminding about the
craziness of their lives.
As they
reach the house Tenchi turns to Kiyone. "Hey Kiyone, thanks for our
little talk. I needed that, in fact I feel much better." He
smiles at Kiyone as she nods her head.
"No problem
Tenchi, to be honest I feel much better myself" as she smiled back at him.
"Maybe we can do that again sometime?" oh my god I
can't believe I just said that! Why not it's not like you are asking for
something shady the other side of her mind responded and besides that
was the first good conversation you have had in a while. Don't push it
away. I'm not but here comes the rejections, I can see the "deer
caught in the headlights look again". I hope he doesn't get the
wrong idea and think I am trying to throw myself at him. HE isn't, why
don't you listen to yourself Kiyone's mind argued with herself.
Tenchi was
truly surprised. That would be the last thing that he
expected to
hear from Kiyone. When he finally found his voice he
replied
candidly "Yeah that sounds good to me too, I hope we can have a
lot more of
these talks Kiyone. Come on lets go in, I bet the others
are all
inside." He smiled shyly and opened the door for Kiyone.
Unknown to Tenchi and Kiyone, their actions were being followed up by a certain
space pirate and princess. So intrigued
by their actions (Tenchi and Kiyone's that they have temporarily called a truce
in their rivalry to investigate this new scenario that was playing out before
their very eyes.
Inside
Kiyone's mind was racing through a lot of different thoughts.
It's
been some time since someone has treated you like a woman, open
doors for
you and what not. Just say thanks and go through. The little
part of her mind that she had blocked off so that she could be a GP officer
told her she should take his hand and they should walk through together like
out of one of those romantic movies. But of course the more reasonable
side won the argument, "Thanks Tenchi" Kiyone smiled and went inside
with Tenchi following behind her.
