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A/N: Thanks for the reviews! *Gets as Happy as Sasami* Please, if your new Read/Review! This chapter is kind of slow, it's not as traumatic as the last one, but I hope you like it! The next chapter will be far better, I promise!

Ryoko shuddered in her chair, she wasn't going to get any sleep that night. Every time she shut her eyes the images of her past replayed in her mind, like a never-ending story where the harshest, most heart-wrenching conflict was brought up time and time again. She opened the door, she wanted to be on her guard before the next goddess arrived. The air conditioner was running, that lazy Tenchi was supposed to turn it off that night, but it seems he had forgotten. So she lay there shivering for hours, so sign of the next goddess came.

Hours past, there was no sign of her. Ryoko was beginning to get tired of waiting so decided she would get a mug of Sasami's fabulous chamomile tea, to help her sleep. As she flew towards the kitchen she saw a blue light emitting from the small girl's room, worried she peeked inside. There in a small garden of lilacs stood Tsunami, in blue robes bearing a sword-less sheath, Sasami was nowhere to be seen, as Ryoko was about to back out of the room a voice boomed and entranced Ryoko, "So my dear, are you going to stand there all night? Come in!" Tsunami cried and Ryoko took one step entering the room using her powers to go through the wall, Tsunami smiled. "Ryoko! I see that your selfish ways have gotten the best of you again, and now they are interfering in your thoughts on Christmas! As the Goddess of Christmas Present I am going to make sure that you do not contain these ways!" Her voice lowered slightly and she smiled, "Because you do understand, demon or no demon there are still those whom love you, even though you don't return the affection." Ryoko eyed the goddess, "Nobody has ever loved me! I have always been alone, left to my own devices! How dare you say that!" But then there was Washu. Ryoko thought. Tsunami smiled and took her hand, "We'll see, soon you will realize, very deep inside your rough exterior there is a heart, it beats weakly but every beat causes you aura of hate and loneliness to break down ever so slightly. For you are not a monster Ryoko, you are not a monster." Tsunami touched her chest and soon they disappeared, they were in the Masaki Living Room.

"What are we doing here?" Ryoko asked looking around, Sasami was at her usual spot, over the stove with Ryo-ohki doing her best to help. Ayeka was on the couch consuming a box of Christmas cookies with lightning speed, Ryoko sneered. "That pig.." But Tsunami silenced her, putting a hand on her shoulder. Tenchi was dragging presents out of his room and trying to fit them all under the tree, it was kind of hard because all of Ayeka's presents for Ryoko kept blowing up at odd moments, Ryoko formed a huge sweatdrop, "This is what Christmas is like? Whatever happened to Sasami's idea of 'merriment?" Tsunami laughed the sound was rich and joyful, Ryoko had to fight not to join in. Tsunami stopped and smiled, "But don't you see? They are happy! Look at Sasami's cheeks, they are flushed with excitement! And Ayeka, for once she is smiling joyfully! Look at Tenchi even, presents are blowing up in his face but he is still happy!" Ryoko shook her head, "I don't see how you can call this happiness." Tsunami simply nodded and reached into a pocket in her robe, she took a handful of silver dust and tossed it in the air, it shone blue then scattered, landing on everyone. Soon each person was laughing, even Washu, as she got out of her lab giggled like a small child, which her appearance conveyed, once she inhaled the beautiful dust.

Ryoko grabbed Tsunami's wrist, "What did you do to them?!" She cried looking at the group of people, Tsunami smiled, "All I did was cast a spell of merriment to those whom deserve it." At that Tsunami mysteriously closed her eyes and they disappeared, they were transported to the Masaki Dining Room Christmas Night. Sasami was serving dinner, there was all kinds of things, sushi, yams, turkey, bread, and more! The big happy family, made of close friends consumed it, enjoying Sasami's incredible cooking! Ryoko watched then turned to Tsunami, "Where am I?" She asked, a hint of worry in her voice, Tsunami simply nodded at the people seated at the table, "Listen."

Sasami sat down and sighed, "I wish Ryoko would have came out of her room for the holidays, she has locked herself up inside there all day, it's just not Christmas without everyone." Ayeka put down her fork and cut in, "But Sasami, you can't mean that! That monster shouldn't be here at Christmas! She is vulgar and loud, honestly you don't mean that!" Sasami shook her head, "I do, she is Ryoko after all, she deserves to be here with us!" Tenchi watched the argument and cut in, "You know, we all love Ryoko as a friend, and yet she creates this shell around her tuning us all out! If she could only see that we care about her maybe she would come out!" Sasami sighed and pushed her plate forwards, "I'm not hungry tonight."

Ryoko watched in disbelief, "They care about me?" She stared in disbelief, Tsunami's eyes filled with longing. "Ryoko, they have always cared but you tuned them out, turned your back on them." Ryoko shook her head, "No.." But Tsunami just grabbed her shoulder and they disappeared, soon they were in the Masaki living room that night everyone was gathered around the Christmas Tree.

"One for Sasami!" Tenchi said, handing her a small box, "It's from Ayeka!" Sasami's eyes brightened as she tore it open, inside there was a box with light blue pajamas with cabbits and carrots running about it. "I had to call a planet near Jurai to send it under the Masaki name, I hope you like it." Ayeka said, smiling at her little sister. "I do!" She cried. Soon there were five more presents left, they were the un-flammable presents for Ryoko. Sasami's eyes went misty, "I wish she was out here just to open presents.." A tear left her eye, Ayeka put her hand on her sister's shoulder, "Sasami, don't be sad. I'll give these to her." Everyone looked at Ayeka in surprise, "Y-you?" Tenchi stuttered, Ayeka smiled wistfully, "It's my duty of being a princes to convey all my subjects, demon or no." She heaved up all the presents and teetered under the weight as she dragged them to Ryoko's room, knocking on the door she sighed, "Miss Ryoko?" There was no answer, "Miss Ryoko? We have presents for you!" There was still no answer so Ayeka simply left a note saying that everyone was there and wished she was at Christmas with them, signed her FRIENDS,

Ryoko watched from the side with Tsunami, "I have friends?" She asked, her pain was re-ignited, "They never seemed to care about me.. Since when do I have friends?" Tsunami smiled, "As you can see Ryoko, you were always loved, whether you realized it or not." Ryoko shook her head, "These people, they are the only ones who ever loved me.." A single tear left her eye and Tsunami took her wrist, she teleported them back to Ryoko's room. "Ryoko remember you were always cared for, no matter what remember." Ryoko wiped that single tear away and stared at Tsunami, "Before you leave may I ask a question?" Tsunami nodded, "You deserve to, after what you've been through." Ryoko nodded, "I can't help but notice your sheath bears no sword, why?" Tsunami's eyes were wistful, she reached into her robe and pulled out a sword shining with a black light. "This is not my sword, it is the weapon carried by mankind. One side is Ignorance the other Want." Tsunami swiped the sword on either side, "There are those who want and those who ignore them! Beware them both, especially Ignorance!" She pointed to the side where Ignorance was said to resemble, and pointed to a black marking. "For on the side of Ignorance there is the sign of the Apocalypse, when these forces collide it shall spell DOOM for society!" Tsunami cried, and shook the sword, which was too heavy for her own weight, "Beware this double sided sword! Because a cut from one side will always be back-handed with a swipe from the other!" She dropped the sword to the floor, the clang radiating through the room, "Beware it! And you shall be soon visited by the final goddess, the Goddess of Christmas Future!" At that Tsunami disappeared, and behind her a new goddess appeared, Tokimi.

A/N: Sorry if this chapter is kind of slow, I hoped the sword ordeal made it more dramatic. I'm sorry about the Tokimi cliff-hanger! Please forgive me! If you wish for me to contine please Read/Review, for that is my inspiration! Again Thanks to everyone who has already reviewed! I'll try to have it done by Christmas but I really need to sit my butt down and write! *Sighs*