Tenchi's Secret
Chapter: Do I really love her?
Tenchi wonders if he does really love Ryoko,or did he just use her? Now that he knows that Washu got a hold of the situation,he is in doubt.

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"Tenchi do you love my daughter yes or no?" asked the menacing voice of Washu.

"I- I dont know Washu!"Tenchi said quietly.

"YES OR NO!" Washu asked serverly.

The I dont knows were bothering her and she was starting to get angry.

"No- I mean yes...I mean I dont know!" he said.

The lightbulbs on his head turned green.

"Tenchi I need to know if you love my daughter. Ryoko loves you and she would do anything for you. It's not right for you to have used her like that,Tenchi. I never expected you would do something like this." Washu said very upset.

"I didn't use her I ....I just dont know! I can'Tenchi felt silent.t hurt Ayeka...." he said lowering the tone of his voice as if he was afraid somebody would hear him.

The lightbulbs on his head turned yellow now.

"Are you just afraid of what might happen when Ayeka gets a hold of this?" Washu raised one eyebrow.

Not a word.

"Trust me,it's better if you tell her than keeping it from her...." Washu said.

Perhaps Washu was right,but he didn't need any more problems in his supoused to be normal life now.

"I see..." Washu lowered her head and left Tenchi go.

"But even if you dont want it to be so...you're that child's father." were Washu's last words before he exited the lab.

He bumped into Ayeka in that same moment.

She held her lip,which she had bitten in surprise.

"Miss Ayeka are you okay?" he asked seeing her lip bleed.

"Yes,Lord Tenchi...I'm so sorry..." she said ,or at least he understood she said.

Her lip was bleeding intensly.

"I'll just ask Washu...." she said.

"That looks awfull..let me help you..." he took her to the kitchen and wiped the blood from her lip slowly.

He grabbed some ice and tied a napkin around it,then he lightly pushed it against her lip.

She flinched.

"Alright now don't move..."

Soon he finished.

Ayeka was blushing.

He noticed and he did too.

" I hope that helps, Miss Ayeka..." he exited the room and went outside.

Soon he saw Ryo-ohki.

But he wasn't alone.

There was Ken-ohki right beside her.

"Ken-Ohki?" he wondered what he was doing there.

He looked around,no Nagi.

But if he was there,so was Nagi.

Ken-ohki and Ryo-ohki were talking to each other,and Ken-ohki licked (kissed) Ryo-ohki in her "cheek".

He looked at him,he wished he could be more open like Ken-ohki was.

He kept walking,he walked around the shrine.

Did he love Ryoko? was the only thing in his mind.

He stopped walking,right infront of a Cherry Blossom.

"Washu's right...." he said to himself.

He was scared.

Scared of what would happen when he told Ayeka and everyone else.

His emotions had taken over him that day....

He didn't want to get Ryoko pregnant...but he did.

It was his fault.

What was he thinking?Why did he even touch her?Now he was going to have to raise a child without being even able to mantain himself! He was so stupid!

"I'm so stupid!" Tenchi said to himself.

"Why did I even touch her!?" he asked himself loud enough for everyone on the house to hear.

Love,came the response from inside his head.

Love? Love! Ha!

Tenchi kneeled infront of the cherry blossom tree.

Only 2 days until his child was born...and he hadn't even told Ayeka or anyone about the situation.

He couldn't....he just couldn't bare to hurt Ayeka so badly like that...

The only thing he could do without hurting both was.....

Yes that was it!

He quickly got up and ran inside the house,going up to Washu's lab.

When he told Washu the idea,she slapped him hard across his face.

His cheek was burning and it hurt him.

"Tenchi's head laid low,he didn't even dare look at Washu.

"I'm sorry Tenchi but you deserved it. How dare you think of.. I mean its like putting him in a cave,how dare you..." Washu said angrily.

Washu had never been so angry or upset at Tenchi before.

"Please Washu...I beg you..." Tenchi begged and begged.

Finnaly,Washu accepted.

"I dont like the idea...but...if Ryoko's okay with it...." said Washu sadly not looking at Tenchi.

Tenchi exited the room and went to talk to Ryoko.

He found Ryoko asleep,on her bed.

She did look...tempting.

Surprisingly,she hadn't gained weight,which was a good thing,because then the others would've noticed.

He leaned forward and whispered her name into her ear.

Ryoko smiled in her sleep and turned to face him,still asleep.

He gave her a peck in her cheek and this made her woke up.

She blinked twice and wrapped her arms around Tenchi.

Tenchi returned the embrace.

"Ryoko...I need to talk to you." he said quietly.

"Okay my Tenchi...I'm all ears." she lovingly said to him.

"No,not here,outside." he said.

Ryoko noded and took Tenchi's hand.

Sooner than Tenchi expected,they were outside.

"So what is it?" she asked.

"Where are we?" Tenchi asked,ignoring her question.

"Somewhat close to the shrine's entrance,"she replied.

"Oh...okay then..." Tenchi hugged Ryoko as tight as he could.

"What is it Tenchi?" she repeated.

"Please,don't hate me for this Ryoko..." he said to her.

"For what?" she asked.

"Well you see...um,you know me and you...you know I love you...but,Ryoko I'm kind of not ready for this whole mess...I mean,
I'm not ready for,well you know...handling all this..." he said quietly.

"What exactly are you saying?" Ryoko asked,trying to remain calm.

"Well...couldn't we keep the baby at Washu's lab for a while? Just while I can settle this...? I mean,I don't feel like telling Ayeka
or the others right now...about...well you pregnant..." Tenchi stoped talking.

He had a hand behind his head scratching it.

"No...I won't allow to leave my child at Washu's mercy for her to try experiments on him! I won't allow him to grow up so alone!How dare you say you
care! You don't care about me OR your child!!!" Ryoko told him as a tear,as much as she didn't want to,fell down her right cheek.

"Tenchi you don't love me! You never did...you just used me like some windup whore!" she yelled at him.

Tenchi stopped breathing,this didn't come as well as he tought.

Ryoko turned away and said :"If you don't want me around I might as well leave right now!" she was about to teleport when Tenchi grabbed her hand.

"You're not going anywhere Ryoko!" he told her.

Ryoko tried to get Tenchi's hands of hers,but his grip was too strong.

"Just let me go!!" Ryoko pulled and pulled.

She gave up after a while and just started at me.

"Why are you doing this to me?" she asked him,her voice full of pain.

Tenchi pulled Ryoko close to him and hugged her,against her own will.

It started raining fiercely.

"Ryoko,I love you more than anything else in this world. I care for both of you,more than I do for myself..I would never use you.Now promise me...
Promise me that you'll never ever leave me!" he told her still holding her tight in his arms.

Ryoko's crying had now ceased to quiet sobs.

"Yes Tenchi,I promise..." she said to him with the calmest voice she could.

Tenchi smiled,and then he kissed her.

It was their first real kiss.

They were both soaking wet,but didn't really care.

The kiss lasted for a couple o' minutes.

Tenchi's heart was racing as fast as a race horse.

"Lets go inside and get you all dried up,or you might catch a cold." he told her.

Ryoko smiled weakly.

She teleported them both to his room.

"Hang on a sec.I'll be back." Tenchi exited her room and went to look for a towell.

He gave it to her and when she started sliding off her clothing he quickly left for his room,to change too.

Tenchi quickly changed,and left his wet clothing on his bed.

When he turned,he saw Ryoko there,sitting at his bed.

"Waah...uh Ryoko!" Tenchi was surprised and a little scared.

"I've decided I will do it. I will keep the child inside Washu's lab until you straighten it out." she told him.

"Thanks,Ryoko...you're too kind...I dont deserve you..." he said.

The last part was almost whispered.

"Don't worry Tenchi...oh and by the way,you forgot your underwear!" she said with a giggle,as she phased out of her lab.

Tenchi blushed furiously and realized it was truth.

He quickly went downstairs just in time for dinner.
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D.G
Next up: The Baby's Birth Day
After 3 days Tenchi & Ryoko's baby is finally born,but what happens when Ayeka notices something is not right?
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Sorry for not being able to write,I was busy with school and all. I have the next chapter almost finished,so stick around for more real soon!