Tenchi Muyo: Thursday: Lunch, Dinner and a Peaceful Evening

Sighing heavily Washu began to consider all that was said. It was true that she could not remember, she had thought it was amnesia, but it has lasted 20,000 years. Not only that but with closing off her lab she has made Sasami worry about her. She shrugged and reconnected her lab to the broom closet and proceeded to walk out. Outside her lab things seemed deathly quiet. Before she could take a step she was suddenly assaulted but a wave of emotions from her daughter. Almost every feeling was happiness and joy. Washu shook her head as if trying to get them out while telling her daughter mentally, "Hay what's with all this?"

The reply was something she was not expecting, "MOM! Tenchi asked me to marry him!" Washu noticed that the usual contempt was not present, in fact she seemed happy to call her that.

"That's good, but he did that before remember?" Washu smiled at her daughter and was about to tell her that she would try to block off her thoughts so she would not have to worry about it. But her daughter surprised her for a second time though when she replied.

"Yes, but he really means it! He turned down the Emperor just for me!" Washu could hear how ecstatic her daughter was over this, and it brought a smile to her lips as well. But she was not sure to what her daughter was referring to as she was in the house when he turned down the Emperor the first time, could this mean he's turned down Tsunami and the Emperor now?

"That is good my little Ryoko, I've got to go now, but will I see you later?" Washu was hopeful that maybe with what has happened lately her daughter might want to spend more time with her, and hopefully she can get a clearer answer as to what has happened.

"K mom, I'll be home later." And with that the communication was closed. Washu could feel how happy her daughter was and suddenly having her daughter call her mom made her feel very happy as well. Looking around she finally heard humming in the kitchen.

Washu grinned and went in to see Sasami fixing a small lunch. "I take it that is the lunch Tsunami told me about?" The princess jumped and turned to see Washu standing there.

"Oh, you did come out. Yes Tsunami said you might be coming out soon so I was just getting something ready for you." She smiled at the scientist and was glad to see that she was back.

"Well I had a lot to think about," she paused for a few moments, "sorry to worry you." She thought about telling her about what her daughter had said, but she thought this was something best left to them to say. Sasami told her that Mihoshi was sweeping the shrine steps and Ayeka was working in the yard while she was cleaning in the house.

"By the way, have you heard anything from my daughter or Tenchi?" She asked the princess in a voice that clearly said that she had already.

Sasami turned to look at her momentarily than went right back to what she was working on. "Not personally, but Tsunami said they were, fine." She added in that last part carefully as Tsunami had indicated something else, but would not say. She finished the lunch for Washu and handed it to her. The little scientist thanked her and decided to go back to her lab for now, mainly because it was easier to block out her daughters thoughts in there. Sasami just shook her head and watched her, but this time she left her lab connected to the house.

In space a small Galaxy Police Cruiser made it's way to the Sol system. Inside Kiyone was reading over her partners last few reports and over the paperwork that she has just recently turned in. There were huge differences and almost appeared to be two separate people. She had set her cruiser to a safe cruising speed so she would have plenty of time to read. And just as he had promised the Marshall had given Mihoshi and her top secret access like himself. Glancing up at her computer timer it showed that she should reach the barrier by about noon tomorrow.

"This is a strange world," she mused to herself, "the time keeping is so outdated and even they recognize that their own time keepers are faulty." She had wanted to set her computer to Earth's time, but since they did not adhere to a world time she had to select a time period that Mihoshi was determined to be in. She also felt it strange in Mihoshi's report that the royal family was not living the royal life, that the younger princess cooked and the older one did menial chores outside! She had expected then to have many servants or at least a few people or things around to do this work for them.

One other curious thing she found was about Ryoko, to Jurai she was a demon and to this Tenchi she was just a woman. Mihoshi's report included several instances where the princess and her would fight over him and occasionally he would walk past them and other times he would try to stop it. And now, now the pirate and the princess appeared to be friends, from what she had seen when she was with the marshal on the planet she had seen how Ayeka regarded this demon that her people hated as a friend. "Whoever this Masaki guy is he has certainly made a difference in more than Mihoshi's life." She continued to think about what would happen to her once she got there, would what ever this guy does affect her too? And what will she do once she gets there?

She knew from the meeting that this man had called the pirate his finance and he planned on marrying her. The thought of a pirate, the very one that nearly destroyed Jurai before is now marrying into the family struck her as completely unbelievable. And yet that very thing is what seamed to be happening, a member of the Jurai Royal family was to be wed to the same one that nearly destroyed that planet. If that wasn't enough he is the descendant of the very one that chased her off the planet and imprisoned her. She shook her head sadly wondering how it is that she has gotten mixed up in all of this.

It was later in the evening about two hours before dinnertime before Ryo-Ohki showed up back at the house. The others greeted Ryoko and Tenchi and many questions were asked, but they deftly warded off the others saying that they wanted to get freshened up before dinner. Washu and Tsunami had more than a clue as to what they truly meant, but Ayeka & Sasami did not seam to catch on. Mihoshi however was able to find out what they meant and she laughed a bit about it as the two headed off in different directions, Ryoko headed to the onsen and Tenchi to the shower.

While they were getting ready Sasami and Ayeka worked on dinner while Washu returned to her lab for a few last minute experiments. They all left Mihoshi in the living room, but she did not feel left out. She sat on the couch and flipped idly through the many channels trying to find something watch. About an hour before dinner Tenchi joined her on the couch followed shortly by Ryoko. While Mihoshi sat on one end Tenchi sat on the other with Ryoko cradled in his lap. She swore that those two had no clue what was on TV as they seamed to be engrossed in each other.

After dinner Ryoko & Tenchi went back to their room as they said to get some rest before he had to face his grandfather tomorrow for missing a days practice. Ayeka laughed at them and after helping her sister with the dishes the two princesses' went to bed as well. Mihoshi though was starting to have a severe pains in her back and neck, from her lack of sleep recently and from staying hunched over Washu's holo-laptop the other night she was wanting some rest as well. However she felt bad that her conversation with Nobuyuki was cut short the other night so she asked him when he was headed to his room if he wanted to continue their discussion.

His eyes brightened at it and he gladly accepted, but this time he told her that he would make the coffee since she had done it last time. In his room they talked about many things again, from her pervious exploits as a Galaxy Police Officer to her childhood. He sat on the edge of his bed while she sat in a chair beside him. However as they talked he noticed she kept rubbing her neck. "Crick in your neck?" He asked her bluntly, as she seemed to be avoiding it.

She looked at him then looked down, "yes, it just won't go away."

"Here, let me try to help." He then moved to behind her and began to massage her neck. Soon she had her eyes closed and enjoying the feeling of her muscles relaxing finally. She tried to continue talking as he massaged her neck and shoulders. As he worked her neck though she began to slump over a little allowing him to massage her back as well. "Um Mihoshi?"

"Yes?" Her reply was muffled as she was near slumped over in the chair with her head almost resting on the bed.

"That position mush hurt. If you want you can lay down?" Instantly his blood ran cold, he had asked her to lie down on his bed! He said it so he could massage her better and because she looked uncomfortable but should he have said that? He was sure she would argue with him over it. But without a reply though and with barely a hesitation she nearly fell over the bed lying across it. She was too relaxed from the massage to argue and with a bed so close it did not even occur to her that it was not hers. He chuckled and moved to massage her back. It was not long before she was sleeping. "I guess you were really tired." He took one of his covers and pulled it back over her, as he did not want to wake her. Then he too lay back on his bed and went to sleep.