A/N: Just a reminder: I used to be Princess Ayeka, but I am now Goten's Gurl. Please don't get confused when you see Princess Ayeka in one chapter and Goten's Gurl in the next, okay? I am prepared for flames, but enjoy the rest of the story anyway!! Oh yeah… sorry for the long wait! I was caught up in other stories and didn't have time for this one!! ^^()
Sailor Moon Maniacs Corp. Presents…
Forever Yours
Chapter Five
I watch Ryo-Ohki run off towards the house and wonder what she will think when I tell her that I have chosen her over the other. As I start to hoe the carrots I have planted for Ryo-Ohki, I fall into a daydream about what might happen tonight…
I walk over to her, sitting there in her usual dinner spot. Before I reach her I stop and can't help staring at her. She is just so beautiful.
"Is everything all right, Tenchi?" she asks me. I try to tell her that I love her, but no words come out when I open my mouth to speak. Instead I nod my head and go sit down. I twiddle my thumbs as I stare at her, laughing and eating her food. I take a deep breath and try again.
"C—Can you come with me please, *y***?" I ask as I feel my face burn. Her rival looks up curiously as I take *y*** to the garden. I feel her ferocious glare on my back as I disappear from her sight.
"Is there something you'd like to tell me?" *y*** asks me, as though she were reading my mind.
"Um… well…" I take both of her hands in mine. "I…"
"Yes?" she presses on, curious of what I have to tell her. She can probably tell I am very stressed.
I take a deep breath and look into her eyes. "What I wanted to tell you was that I… I love you…" I look at her intense eyes and try to guess what is going on inside of her head.
"Tenchi…" she says, tears welling up in her eyes. I continue to watch her until a single tear falls from her right eye down to her cheek. "But… what about *y*k*?"
"She doesn't matter anymore…" I surprise my self when I speak these words. Of course she matters! What am I saying?
She, who had been looking back into my eyes, averted her glance and seemed suddenly very interested in watching two birds fly across the sky. I saw another tear splash lightly into a small puddle near her feet.
"*y***," I say quietly, ashamed at what I had said. "I didn't mean—"
"I know," she whispers. "Teenage boys say crazy things—when they're in love…" She looks back at me.
"*y***," I start, "do… do you love me?"
"I—" she stops. "I think so…"
I pull her closer and brush her hair out of her face. "Tenchi…" she says. "I meant… I do… I… love you…"
"I pull her even closer and she closes her eyes. I lean forward to kiss her sweet lips. I feel her kissing back, and I close my eyes as well. My hand automatically moves from the place where I touched her hair to her cheek. I feel her hands creep up the back of my neck. I place my other hand on her cheek. It feels cold and clammy. I open my eyes and jolt into reality.
I had been kissing a fish. Don't ask me how, but somehow I was at the lake with a fish in my hand and very wet and slimy lips. I wipe my mouth with the back of my hand and toss the fish back into the lake. I hear someone giggle up in the nearby tree.
"Tenchi," the voice purrs. "What were you kissing that fish for? Do you love it more than me?"
"Hi, Ryoko," I say. "I was… er… daydreaming…"
"You silly little boy," she giggles as she floats down to my side. I tense up, waiting for her to glomp me again. "Did you have any more sake?"
"I've been trying to stay away from it…" I say. "I… don't like it much…"
"Oh, I'm sorry, Tenchi…" Ryoko whines. "I didn't know you don't like it, so don't blame me…"
"I wasn't gonna blame you, don't worry." I assure her.
"Well, you've certainly been out here a long time," Ryoko tells me. "It's almost time for dinner; I can smell it from here!"
"D—dinner?" I gulp.
"Yup! Why, you not hungry?" At that moment my stomach growls very loudly. "I guess that answers my question!" Ryoko cries cheerfully. She reaches for my arm, but I step away. Ryoko stares at me curiously.
"I left my hoe somewhere in the carrot fields," I explain hurriedly. "I have to go get it. You go on ahead."
"Okay! See you at dinner!" Ryoko smiles and floats away toward the house.
I wander off towards the carrot fields and find my hoe but I take a while to get back to the house. I want to build up courage for what I have to do.
I finally make my way back to the house and sit down across the table from Ayeka and next to Ryoko. I take several deep breaths and Sasami comes out of the kitchen with tonight's food. I put up with Ryoko until I finish my meal and I wait for *y*** to finish hers. I take several more deep breaths until I am ready to get up and talk to her.
"Are you finished?" I ask her as she notices my presence.
"Yes, Tenchi, why?" she replies, looking curiously into my eyes.
This is it… here goes…
A/N: Well, I hoped you like it!! I am so excited to get your reviews! Please tell me who you think it is again! *evil laugh* I managed to keep Tenchi's lover a secret for another chapter!!! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don't Mind Me!!
~Goten's Gurl ^^;
