TENCHI'S SECRET – Ch.2 – Misunderstandings
Ryoko looked up into the gold and red sky. The sky was so beautiful when the sun set,
but Ryoko was too distraught to notice it. "So…he wants a girl like that. A normal
everyday girl. And I…" Ryoko shuddered. "Im a demon. A demon! Tenchi could
never love me like this." She was still crying. She couldn't stop, even thought it stung
her eyes, she just kept on crying. "But whats one more tragic thing in my life? Its not
any different from before…" Ryoko whispered as she stared out into the sky. "He could
never love a demon like me." She looked towards her cave. "Its dark…and its cold. But
maybe I am condemned to live a life…alone, in a cold dark world."
"Lord Tenchi, is something the matter? You're very quiet this evening."
"No, Im fine, Miss Ayeka." Tenchi looked around the table. Everyones eyes were on
him. "May I be excused?" Tenchi stood up without waiting for anyones usless reply.
He would of left the table either way. "I have something I have to do."
Everyone stared in silence, each and everyone questioning in their minds what was so
important, so important that it seemed to be eating Tenchi alive right as he stood there.
"Tenchi are you okay?" Sasami's eyes were full of sudden worry.
"Yes, well, err, you see…Me and Ryoko, kinda got into a fight today. And I feel really
bad."
"But, Tenchi, Ryoko would never fight with you."
"Well, not really a fight. Just a misunderstanding. See, I did something, and she only
knows half the story, and took things the wrong way." Tenchi smiled at the little blue
haired girl.
"Hmm…its so like Ryoko to get all mad over nothing."
Tenchi's eyes grew angry as he shot a look to Ayeka. "And its no small, meaningless
matter. Its important."
Ayeka had a shocked look on her face. Tenchi had never, ever gotten angry directly at
her, a royal princess who had never before been treated that way by anyone of great
importance in her life...except of course, Ryoko.
Tenchi turned around and walked towards the door.
Ayeka looked down at her lap as her eyes began to water up. Something important was
happening between Tenchi…and Ryoko. "Please excuse me." Ayeka said softly. She
slowly stood up and walked quietly up to her room.
"Poor Ayeka." Sasami said as she heard the gentle closing of a door upstairs.
"Don't worry. This will all be settled soon enough. Its up to Tenchi now to mend all
these broken hearts."
"But grandfather, how will he be able to mend both Ryoko's and Ayeka's?"
"Im going to the shine, would you like to come, too Sasami?"
"Sure."
"Well stay behind and clean up for you, Sasami." Kiyone said as she pointed between
herself and Mihoshi.
Ryoko hovered above the cave entrance alone in the dark. "This is where I belong. Im
not needed or wanted…or loved." She whispered to herself as she looked up at the
twinkling sky above. "Oh Tenchi…I was on the verge of just giving up, letting go, and
letting myself die into the cold black air of that death trap." Her eyes peered into the
endless black she saw within her cave...her demon cave. "That was…until I felt a warm
presence on the outside of the cave. Know what, Tenchi? It was you. I was there with
you Tenchi, and you saw me, you took notice to me…sometimes. All I ever wanted to do
was play with you Tenchi. Ever since you were a little baby, you gave me hope. You
gave me a reason to live. Then you started to grow up and began to forget about me.
You couldn't remember me, and hardly ever came to see me. But in those few times you
did come back to me, I feel in love with you, Tenchi. Until one day, you let me out of
that hellhole, and brought back that warm feeling I felt the first time I saw you. And I
knew I had to have you. Know why I chased you around school? I wanted to test you.
To see if you were really worthy of my feelings. Of course I knew you were, but still, I
wanted to see if you would ever love, or even like me, after I did that to you. I never
meant to hurt you. Does that sound silly to you Tenchi?"
"No, Ryoko, not at all."
Ryoko spun around as she wiped away more and more tears. "Tenchi?! How long were
you standing there?"
"Long enough to hear everything." Tenchi looked into her eyes. He could see how red
they were, and how flushed her cheeks were. "Im sorry. Im sorry for everything."
"Save your apologies. I don't need them." Ryoko was about to teleport away, but
Tenchi caught her wrist.
"Please! Please…just listen…please."
"What's there to listen to? Leave me alone. I just want to be left alone!"
"No you don't."
"How the hell would you know?"
"Because of what you just said. Ryoko, when you saw what you saw today…you only
got to see half the story."
"What…what about…" Ryoko managed to say as she choked down her sobs. "When we
came to rescue you, Tenchi!! You turned us away for that girl…"
"Haruna?"
"Yes, Haruna! You want a girl just like her, Tenchi, don't you? A normal girl, a girl
with normal eyes, normal hair, normal skin, and a normal personality, normal everything!
That's why you loved her, isn't it, Tenchi?"
"Ryoko, I loved her because…" Tenchi gulped, "She made me love her. When she took
me into her world, she was the only girl I knew to love."
Ryoko gasped, "What?"
Ryoko looked up into the gold and red sky. The sky was so beautiful when the sun set,
but Ryoko was too distraught to notice it. "So…he wants a girl like that. A normal
everyday girl. And I…" Ryoko shuddered. "Im a demon. A demon! Tenchi could
never love me like this." She was still crying. She couldn't stop, even thought it stung
her eyes, she just kept on crying. "But whats one more tragic thing in my life? Its not
any different from before…" Ryoko whispered as she stared out into the sky. "He could
never love a demon like me." She looked towards her cave. "Its dark…and its cold. But
maybe I am condemned to live a life…alone, in a cold dark world."
"Lord Tenchi, is something the matter? You're very quiet this evening."
"No, Im fine, Miss Ayeka." Tenchi looked around the table. Everyones eyes were on
him. "May I be excused?" Tenchi stood up without waiting for anyones usless reply.
He would of left the table either way. "I have something I have to do."
Everyone stared in silence, each and everyone questioning in their minds what was so
important, so important that it seemed to be eating Tenchi alive right as he stood there.
"Tenchi are you okay?" Sasami's eyes were full of sudden worry.
"Yes, well, err, you see…Me and Ryoko, kinda got into a fight today. And I feel really
bad."
"But, Tenchi, Ryoko would never fight with you."
"Well, not really a fight. Just a misunderstanding. See, I did something, and she only
knows half the story, and took things the wrong way." Tenchi smiled at the little blue
haired girl.
"Hmm…its so like Ryoko to get all mad over nothing."
Tenchi's eyes grew angry as he shot a look to Ayeka. "And its no small, meaningless
matter. Its important."
Ayeka had a shocked look on her face. Tenchi had never, ever gotten angry directly at
her, a royal princess who had never before been treated that way by anyone of great
importance in her life...except of course, Ryoko.
Tenchi turned around and walked towards the door.
Ayeka looked down at her lap as her eyes began to water up. Something important was
happening between Tenchi…and Ryoko. "Please excuse me." Ayeka said softly. She
slowly stood up and walked quietly up to her room.
"Poor Ayeka." Sasami said as she heard the gentle closing of a door upstairs.
"Don't worry. This will all be settled soon enough. Its up to Tenchi now to mend all
these broken hearts."
"But grandfather, how will he be able to mend both Ryoko's and Ayeka's?"
"Im going to the shine, would you like to come, too Sasami?"
"Sure."
"Well stay behind and clean up for you, Sasami." Kiyone said as she pointed between
herself and Mihoshi.
Ryoko hovered above the cave entrance alone in the dark. "This is where I belong. Im
not needed or wanted…or loved." She whispered to herself as she looked up at the
twinkling sky above. "Oh Tenchi…I was on the verge of just giving up, letting go, and
letting myself die into the cold black air of that death trap." Her eyes peered into the
endless black she saw within her cave...her demon cave. "That was…until I felt a warm
presence on the outside of the cave. Know what, Tenchi? It was you. I was there with
you Tenchi, and you saw me, you took notice to me…sometimes. All I ever wanted to do
was play with you Tenchi. Ever since you were a little baby, you gave me hope. You
gave me a reason to live. Then you started to grow up and began to forget about me.
You couldn't remember me, and hardly ever came to see me. But in those few times you
did come back to me, I feel in love with you, Tenchi. Until one day, you let me out of
that hellhole, and brought back that warm feeling I felt the first time I saw you. And I
knew I had to have you. Know why I chased you around school? I wanted to test you.
To see if you were really worthy of my feelings. Of course I knew you were, but still, I
wanted to see if you would ever love, or even like me, after I did that to you. I never
meant to hurt you. Does that sound silly to you Tenchi?"
"No, Ryoko, not at all."
Ryoko spun around as she wiped away more and more tears. "Tenchi?! How long were
you standing there?"
"Long enough to hear everything." Tenchi looked into her eyes. He could see how red
they were, and how flushed her cheeks were. "Im sorry. Im sorry for everything."
"Save your apologies. I don't need them." Ryoko was about to teleport away, but
Tenchi caught her wrist.
"Please! Please…just listen…please."
"What's there to listen to? Leave me alone. I just want to be left alone!"
"No you don't."
"How the hell would you know?"
"Because of what you just said. Ryoko, when you saw what you saw today…you only
got to see half the story."
"What…what about…" Ryoko managed to say as she choked down her sobs. "When we
came to rescue you, Tenchi!! You turned us away for that girl…"
"Haruna?"
"Yes, Haruna! You want a girl just like her, Tenchi, don't you? A normal girl, a girl
with normal eyes, normal hair, normal skin, and a normal personality, normal everything!
That's why you loved her, isn't it, Tenchi?"
"Ryoko, I loved her because…" Tenchi gulped, "She made me love her. When she took
me into her world, she was the only girl I knew to love."
Ryoko gasped, "What?"