Ryoko's Decision.
Chaper:Where have your memories gone,Ryoko?
Memories Gone,Memories Back
Disclaimer: I DONT OWN TENCHI SO THERE!
The story will take place 5 days later on Ryoko's apartment....On with it
It was sure a lovely day Ryoko thought as she looked outside the window , she continued sweeping the floor.
A gentle breeze blew,it gently pushed her hair backwards.
She closed her eyes, but the wind had brought something along with it.
Memories.
Memories about her days with her once loved Tenchi.
Memories about her days with her once loved "family".
She opened her eyes and shut the window harshly.
Work was almost done and she could go back home.
She heard a small nock on the wooden wall.
She quickly dried her tears and looked over.
"Ryoko, the keys are in top of the fridge...." said Nako quietly.
Ryoko nodded and then yawned.
"Well if its okay with you..Im leaving now..." said Nako quietly once again.
" Oh okay then, see you tomorrow Nako, have a good day!" Ryoko said.
Nako left.
Why was everyone leaving so soon? Coudln't anyone stay and help her? Ryoko sighed and looked at her watch 3:30 pm.
She finished and when she was closing the dinner's door,a spiky red haired guy looking about 17 came and hugged her from behind, Ryoko didnt seem as if she wasnt expecting any of this.
She just turned and looked at him. " How many times am I going to tell you not to do that! "
He smiled at her and she blushed right then he let go of her.
They both looked at each other for a minute.
This boy reminded her of Tenchi.
It was just Tenchi but with red hair.
He was always trying to get her attention,always trying to impress her.
But she couldnt say yes.
She just couldnt.
This boy's name was....Tokuwa
" Listen I uhh got you some flowers and uhh some chocolates so maybe... you'll rethink about going out with me.....please? " he looked at her with pitty-me eyes.
She tried to smile,took his hands and then looked at his deep brown eyes.
" I-I cant...I-I must go now.... " she told him.
There was a minute of silence and the guy looked heartbroken.
" Please...try to understand... I just cant..." she said and left.
She then walked towards her car.
She opened the door and looked at him.
The guy just stood there.
Ryoko looked at him from the car and sighed for a second and looked at the flowers and box of chocolates in his hands.
She started the engine.....
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After a few hours she was already in the building where she lived at.
It was a brand new building.
It was tall,a sky scrapper.
Its colors were grayish pink.
She parked her car in the parking lot.
She got unto the elevator.
Some people were in there with her.
A guy wearing a dark t-shirt with some designs and black pants.
A girl with deep blue hair and a weird outfit.
She glanced at the numbers in the screen: 5......6..........7......8........9...... DING!
The elevator came to a stop and the door stopped she stepped out and walked towards the room number 86.
The door was already opened, she gasped.
But she was prepared for whatever waited for her inside,after all,she had been a space pirate.
She pushed the door.
Nothing.
Just silence.
But she was still on guard.
She waited a few minutes.
Nothing.
She guessed it had been herself who left the door open.
She threw her purse over at the bed.
She made her way trough to the bathroom,still on guard.
She sighed,she kicked the door open.
Nothing.
She took off her clothes and entered the bathtub, when she finished she came out towards her room and dressed up in common clothes.
A short dark blue dress.
As she pushed the door open towards the kitchen....
" SURPRISE!!" All of her friends were waiting for her inside, smiling at her.
It was sure a surprise for her,she jumped backwards.
She smiled and laughed.
" You guys this is great, I thought noone knew it was my birthday! Thanks alot! " Some came to greet her and hugged her.
" How could we forget ? " said Nako giving her a big hug.
Yes this was the place where she belonged.
She was loved and everyone cared for her.
It was her life, a real life.
A happy life.
She was given gifts like jewelry,clothes, even tickets to a show.
They danced they laughed, they drinked,they ate,among them, the happiest was Ryoko.
Ryoko even sung on the kareoke machine they've gotten her.
And after a few minutes, more people arrived with the cake.
It was huge.
It seemed familiar to Ryoko.
Just then when they had sung her the happy birthday song, the celling started glowing,a pink circle formed.
Then two very familiar people fell from the celling,as she looked at them she felt her heart brake,her dreams..everything gone.
Ryoko almost cried just then, everyone looked over and stopped singing.
One was the red haired mad scientist,Washu,and the other, Tenchi.
Tenchi looked around wondering who were the other people.
Washu smiled at her daughter.
" It's my daughter's birthday today Tenchi. " she murmured.
Tenchi looked at her and nodded slowly.
Everyone looked at them.
" Ryoko do you know these guys? " whispered Nako at Ryoko.
Just then everyone noticed Ryoko's face.
A few 'Ryoko are you alright were heard afterwards'.
Ryoko was almost crying by now.
"Leave me alone with these two...please..." Ryoko told Nako.
Nako was surprised by this.
"Are you sure...but...Ryoko-"-"JUST DO IT!" Ryoko interrumped her.
Nako had never seen Ryoko so angry or sad but she nodded, she started taking everyone outside.
" What are you two doing here ?" she almost yelled.
Her voice was shaky and depressed, Tenchi had never heard her like this since the time she fled.
" Ryoko I..." he started.
Ryoko looked at him directly at his eyes.
His brown eyes were looking depressed and worried.
Tenchi looked directly at Ryoko's feline eyes, not cheery,not winking,just cold and sad.
She was crying as if someone'd died.
" This is the happiest day of my life.... I dont need you two to ruin it....I am happy now,I have a happy life. " she said,her voice sounding cold and shaky.
" Ryoko...something went wrong when we brought you back....you dont understand... " said Washu almost to the point of tears now because of her daughter,but still she managed to stay firm.
" Ryoko we're here to take you home now. " said Tenchi quietly.
Almost everyone was out of the room.
" I am home.... This is my home,my real home. Home were Im loved and...and I DONT NEED YOU TWO TO RUIN IT NOW!" she shouted.
She summoned her sword,which was more powerful than ever before.
" Ryoko...where have your memories gone ?" asked Tenchi.
" Dont you remember all the good times we had,we laughed together,we had fun together...you have to remember Ryoko. " he said once again.
Ryoko swung the sword infront of them both.
"Stay back and leave!" she shouted.
Tenchi took one step backwards,stunned by Ryoko's actions.
Washu remained quiet and pulled a small mechanism from her pocket.
It was a small ball that was floating in her hand that changed colors,she looked at Tenchi and they both nodded.
" Well then Ryoko,guess we'll have to do this the other way.... " said Washu, as she started walking towards her.
Ryoko pointed the sword at her mother's troath,Washu grabed her daughter's sword.
Somehow her hands didnt burn,and she didnt even flinch.
Ryoko's sword dissapeared,and she couldnt bring it back up.
Ryoko backed away from her until there was nothing else but a wall, her hand traspassed the wall.
Ryoko thought everyone had left,but the boy,that boy who resembled Tenchi so much got there somehow.
" What are you planing to do with her? Dont you see that she wants nothing to do with you guys? why not just leave her alone ?".
The boy said, as she stood between Washu and Ryoko.
" You dont understand.... Just stay out of the way...or I'll... " growled Washu. The boy laughed and looked down at Washu.
" Or you'll what?" he asked.
Ryoko was worried.
She didnt want any of this.
Washu took out her own sword and pointed it at his troath.
"Move." she said.
The boy wasnt moving and he even said so.
Tenchi was just standing,watching.
Like some idiot,there doing nothing,leaving all the work to Washu.
Washu stunned the boy somehow and put him to sleep.
Ryoko walked backwards horrified.
Where had her bravery gone? She was acting like a coward.
" Leave now Im not going to-take this anymore! " she shouted. " Leave. " she said.
Ryoko was scared, but why and how?
Washu sighed and looked at her daughter's eyes, they were hurt.
Just then Tenchi reacted and ran behind Ryoko, held her from the behind.
" Do it now Washu! " he said. Ryoko tried to get free.
Tenchi was still holding her and almost looked as if he was hugging her.
His face right above her right shoulder.
The scent of perfume came trough his nostrils.
Washu was activating the machine," Ryoko calm down!" Tenchi told her, " TENCHI LET ME GO NOW,I DONT WANT TO HURT YOU! ", she yelled.
Ryoko's eyes were red from all the crying.
She put her hands on Tenchi's and started pulling them,somehow Ryoko was getting tired,very tired,as if her strenght was being sucked out of her,she tried teleportation but she couldnt.
" Now now my little Ryoko,calm down,this will hurt you a little..." Washu said, she looked at Tenchi and nodded. Washu injected something on Ryoko's neck.
With one arm wrapped around her waist and the other trying to make Ryoko stay still,Tenchi was getting tired
.Ryoko was also feeling like if she was being drained of her strenght.
It was hard, and Ryoko couldnt even fight Tenchi anymore. Ryoko started hitting Tenchi with her elbow, but Tenchi still held her.
Now Ryoko was half asleep and had no strenght in her body,Tenchi was still holding her.
Ryoko was slipping since she couldn't stand anymore Tenchi still holding her, took her to her bed.
Ryoko could see what was happening but couldnt understand a thing.
All she knew was that Washu had done something to put her to sleep.
Ryoko had given up,something she thought,she would never do.
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"Will she be alright,Washu? Are you sure this wasnt too strong?" said Tenchi's voice.
"Yes she will be alright,but, I cant be sure if her reaction will be positive or negative...." said Washu's distant voice.
Ryoko slowly opened her eyes.
She could see a foggy image of Tenchi and Washu looking at her.
The image became clearer and clearer.
Her first reaction was to get up and go to the bathroom.
Tenchi and Washu just sat and waited for her return.
Ryoko went to the bathroom and looked at herself in the mirror.
Horror.
She washed off her make up and let her hair loose.
She took off her earings and threw them into the trash.
She came out of the bathroom looking as she normally did,only with diferent clothing.
Tenchi smiled.
" So anyway Washu what the hell happened to me?" she asked as she sat down.
" Well to put it clearly,when they catched you,they were going to kill you and those branches which were suppoused to kill you,were enchanted with an evil spell. You were supoused to be a condemed soul and live haunted by the toughts of being hated by the ones you loved the most. This is why you were not able to recieve any positive messages from us. What I just gave you is a desinfecting ord that cures you of any evil spells. This is why you are able to comunicate. This thoughts of hatred from us also drew your true feelings towards us." and with that Washu finished.
" Oh please Washu, you are crazy, I wouldnt turn into such cowardly weak freak." growled Ryoko back.
I guess Ryoko will always be Ryoko..... thought Washu.
" Anyway Im pretty tired. " said Ryoko.
Tenchi just sat there not saying a word,with Ryoko ignoring him.
He was surprised that Ryoko had not thrown herself over him.
As if Ryoko had been reading his toughts she just smiled at him and put his arms around him.
Tenchi smiled,and then blushed.
"Stop that Ryoko!" he said.
Ryoko did so.
"So anyway.lets go home!" she said, winking.
Washu and Tenchi nodded.
"The portal to the Masaki residence is on the lobby." said Washu.
" Ok,well lets go!" said Tenchi.
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Lobby
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When they got there Washu went first.
She first made sure noone was watching then she went to the wall mentally saying "Masaki residence!".
Just when Tenchi was about to go through.....
"RYOKO!" somebody called.
They both turned.
Ryoko sighed.
"hey wait!" called Tokuwa.
She walked towards him.
" What do you want Toku?" asked Ryoko.
"Well...I heard you were having some trouble with some guys at your house and...well I just wanted to check out..." he said quietly.
"Well,Im alright,and leaving." she replied.
"What!? you're le-leaving ME?!?!?" when these words came out from Tokuwa's mouth Tenchi's droped wide open.
"Ryoko who's this guy?" he managed to ask.
"Oh right. This is Tokuwa,Tokuwa this is Tenchi.Tokuwa wants me." with that Tenchi understood.
"Oh...I see..." said Tenchi quietly.
"Anyway Tokuwa,Im leaving home,and by the way you can take my car oh and my apartment. You can even sell it if you want..here's the key... Ill call you,okay?" she said to take him off her back.
"But but but but Ryoko....you know I...." he started.
"Hush hush Toku. I thought I'd said no already...." replied Ryoko.
Tenchi put a hand on Ryoko's shoulder.
"We better hurry up!" he whispered.
"Okay Tenchi..." she whispered back.
"I-I understand Ryoko..." murmured Tokuwa sadly.
Ryoko smiled "Im glad," she said.
Ryoko kissed him on the cheek which took both Tenchi and Tokuwa by surprise.
"Good bye now To-" Ryoko could not complete her sentence.
Tenchi and her had jus been teleported to somewhere else.
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