And now, here is a much awaited chapter, I'm sure. You all can stop holding your breath now! Hee hee... ^_^ Consider this my New Year's gift to you all.
P.S.- In this chapter, Tenchi says "darn" once. No, I'm not that big on censorship. Tenchi just doesn't seem like the big swearing type to me, at least when he's not mad... which he does at one point, so just be prepared for the tiniest bit of swearing. I warned ya!
(I know it's a long title, but an important chapter like this deserves such a title... ^_^ )
A Painful Explanation of Tenchi's Heartless Behavior
Every night, as I go to sleep, I am kept awake for hours by the racket coming from Ryoko's room.
At first, it was only Sasami who would visit Ryoko.
But then Mihoshi got this wierd idea in her head from that darn television set that she should "spread the joy" or whatever she calls it.
She watches too much tv.
So then I had Sasami's stories and Mihoshi's loud singing to deal with. And that was only until Mihoshi convinced Kiyone to back her up singing.
And that wasn't even the end of it! Ayeka decided to drop in on the party.
It wasn't so bad when all she did was sit there and listen, but then she started adding her own stories to the pile. Ugh.
If that wasn't enough, Washu decided that she was spending too much time away from Ryoko, so she moved a few of her experiments into Ryoko's room...
And Ryo-Ohki felt left out, so of course she had to come in to the picture. In no time, she had found her place "singing" her meows along with Mihoshi and Kiyone, and dancing around on the floor.
Great... Two lunatics singing like drunken sailors, a stream of stories from two royal masses of noise, the loud beeping and occasional explosion from the machines of an extremely mad scientist, and a strange crossbreed cat-rabbit dancing around and meowing...
Why me...?
So now every night, I stick my head in the door and break up the party.
Even tonight.
I can see that the masses of alien women are reluctant to leave, but I just can't have all that noise when I'm trying to sleep.
Besides, I don't see the point...
Why all this for such an undeserving person?
That Ryoko is so selfish...
All she does is lie in that bed day after day, month after month, without the will to do anything.
She's actually given up on life.
I know that she could awaken if she wanted to. There's nothing physically wrong with her- Washu made sure of that.
According to Washu's maschines, a certain brainwave from Ryoko's mind is keeping her in her own dream-world.
So now she willingly sleeps away the time, while so many caring people try to cheer her up and out of bed.
It makes me so angry.
Without noticing it, as I think, my feet lead me to the roof where she used to spend so much of her time.
What reason does she have to give up everything for?
Nothing dramatic has happened to h-
My eyes widen.
I remember now- the day she first passed out. The blood.
At first I thought it was the loss of blood that cause her to sleep, but now I wonder if it's something more...
Maybe a loss of heart...?
Perhaps Ryoko's jealousy of my rescuing Ayeka caused her to think I chose Ayeka over her...
She always jumps to conclusions like that, especially when Ayeka is involved.
It's a silly reason, really...
I mean, it's not like I just left her there...
That is, not without her permission. She even told me to go, to rescue Ayeka!
Surely she wouldn't have let me go if she were seriously wounded...
Oh God. Tenchi, you idiot!
The blood... the scars on her body. You saw them, yet you left anyway.
You left her to die, alone and in the cold.
How could you have done such a thing to her?
She must have been traumatized. Even the space pirate Ryoko is not rock-solid... Her love for you is proof of that.
So many people have hunted her down, fought her, tried to kill her... They all did some damage to her.
But you, Tenchi... you managed in less than a minute to single-handedly hurt her more than all of those people put together...
You have really done it this time... You've destoyed her. You've destroyed Ryoko.
As I think of how she must have felt at that moment, I shudder.
'Oh, Ryoko...'
I sigh as I come off the roof and sneak into the darkness of Ryoko's room.
Despite my pointless efforts of prevention, at the very sight of her laying there so lifelessly a stream of tears breaks through my invisible shield and slides down my cheeks.
'Forgive me, Ryoko...' I whisper as I kneel by her side.
My guilty pleas and sobs are the only sound tonight. The others are fast asleep.
'I was such a jerk... I couldn't see past my own selfish anger. Even if you don't forgive me, please, just open your eyes... Just wake up...'
With a prayer in my heart, I watch her face in silence. I hope for just some sign of moment... anything.
Then, for a moment, I see something! Her eyelids flutter a little.
I wait for her to open her eyes... but it doesn't happen.
Instead, she yawns, the drifts back into the world of her dreams...
'Dammit, Ryoko! Just wake up!' I say in a quiet but angry tone.
Then the reality hits me. She may never wake up... ever.
And it's all my fault.
I break down completely. It no longer matters to me anymore.
'Ryoko... Please...!' I beg her as I bury my face in the spot of mattress just next to her waist.
'Just wake up... I won't ask you for another thing, I promise... I know it's my fault you're here, but could you just find it in your heart to forgive me...?'
I lift my head back up, a little alarmed at my behavior.
Suddenly, a thought causes my heart to race.
But will it work...?
There's only one way to find out...
Another Note From the Author: Heh heh... Satisfied? No!?! What more do you want? I gave you Tenchi's perspective already! What else can you ask of me??? Oh, I see... You want to see what he's going to do next... Well...... *evil grin* You're just gonna have to wait for the next chapter! Tee hee... I have it all written up right now, but I'm gonna wait to upload it... Why? Because I'm EVIL!!! MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Err... I mean, I like the suspense! Yeah, suspense... That's it...
P.S.- In this chapter, Tenchi says "darn" once. No, I'm not that big on censorship. Tenchi just doesn't seem like the big swearing type to me, at least when he's not mad... which he does at one point, so just be prepared for the tiniest bit of swearing. I warned ya!
(I know it's a long title, but an important chapter like this deserves such a title... ^_^ )
A Painful Explanation of Tenchi's Heartless Behavior
Every night, as I go to sleep, I am kept awake for hours by the racket coming from Ryoko's room.
At first, it was only Sasami who would visit Ryoko.
But then Mihoshi got this wierd idea in her head from that darn television set that she should "spread the joy" or whatever she calls it.
She watches too much tv.
So then I had Sasami's stories and Mihoshi's loud singing to deal with. And that was only until Mihoshi convinced Kiyone to back her up singing.
And that wasn't even the end of it! Ayeka decided to drop in on the party.
It wasn't so bad when all she did was sit there and listen, but then she started adding her own stories to the pile. Ugh.
If that wasn't enough, Washu decided that she was spending too much time away from Ryoko, so she moved a few of her experiments into Ryoko's room...
And Ryo-Ohki felt left out, so of course she had to come in to the picture. In no time, she had found her place "singing" her meows along with Mihoshi and Kiyone, and dancing around on the floor.
Great... Two lunatics singing like drunken sailors, a stream of stories from two royal masses of noise, the loud beeping and occasional explosion from the machines of an extremely mad scientist, and a strange crossbreed cat-rabbit dancing around and meowing...
Why me...?
So now every night, I stick my head in the door and break up the party.
Even tonight.
I can see that the masses of alien women are reluctant to leave, but I just can't have all that noise when I'm trying to sleep.
Besides, I don't see the point...
Why all this for such an undeserving person?
That Ryoko is so selfish...
All she does is lie in that bed day after day, month after month, without the will to do anything.
She's actually given up on life.
I know that she could awaken if she wanted to. There's nothing physically wrong with her- Washu made sure of that.
According to Washu's maschines, a certain brainwave from Ryoko's mind is keeping her in her own dream-world.
So now she willingly sleeps away the time, while so many caring people try to cheer her up and out of bed.
It makes me so angry.
Without noticing it, as I think, my feet lead me to the roof where she used to spend so much of her time.
What reason does she have to give up everything for?
Nothing dramatic has happened to h-
My eyes widen.
I remember now- the day she first passed out. The blood.
At first I thought it was the loss of blood that cause her to sleep, but now I wonder if it's something more...
Maybe a loss of heart...?
Perhaps Ryoko's jealousy of my rescuing Ayeka caused her to think I chose Ayeka over her...
She always jumps to conclusions like that, especially when Ayeka is involved.
It's a silly reason, really...
I mean, it's not like I just left her there...
That is, not without her permission. She even told me to go, to rescue Ayeka!
Surely she wouldn't have let me go if she were seriously wounded...
Oh God. Tenchi, you idiot!
The blood... the scars on her body. You saw them, yet you left anyway.
You left her to die, alone and in the cold.
How could you have done such a thing to her?
She must have been traumatized. Even the space pirate Ryoko is not rock-solid... Her love for you is proof of that.
So many people have hunted her down, fought her, tried to kill her... They all did some damage to her.
But you, Tenchi... you managed in less than a minute to single-handedly hurt her more than all of those people put together...
You have really done it this time... You've destoyed her. You've destroyed Ryoko.
As I think of how she must have felt at that moment, I shudder.
'Oh, Ryoko...'
I sigh as I come off the roof and sneak into the darkness of Ryoko's room.
Despite my pointless efforts of prevention, at the very sight of her laying there so lifelessly a stream of tears breaks through my invisible shield and slides down my cheeks.
'Forgive me, Ryoko...' I whisper as I kneel by her side.
My guilty pleas and sobs are the only sound tonight. The others are fast asleep.
'I was such a jerk... I couldn't see past my own selfish anger. Even if you don't forgive me, please, just open your eyes... Just wake up...'
With a prayer in my heart, I watch her face in silence. I hope for just some sign of moment... anything.
Then, for a moment, I see something! Her eyelids flutter a little.
I wait for her to open her eyes... but it doesn't happen.
Instead, she yawns, the drifts back into the world of her dreams...
'Dammit, Ryoko! Just wake up!' I say in a quiet but angry tone.
Then the reality hits me. She may never wake up... ever.
And it's all my fault.
I break down completely. It no longer matters to me anymore.
'Ryoko... Please...!' I beg her as I bury my face in the spot of mattress just next to her waist.
'Just wake up... I won't ask you for another thing, I promise... I know it's my fault you're here, but could you just find it in your heart to forgive me...?'
I lift my head back up, a little alarmed at my behavior.
Suddenly, a thought causes my heart to race.
But will it work...?
There's only one way to find out...
Another Note From the Author: Heh heh... Satisfied? No!?! What more do you want? I gave you Tenchi's perspective already! What else can you ask of me??? Oh, I see... You want to see what he's going to do next... Well...... *evil grin* You're just gonna have to wait for the next chapter! Tee hee... I have it all written up right now, but I'm gonna wait to upload it... Why? Because I'm EVIL!!! MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Err... I mean, I like the suspense! Yeah, suspense... That's it...
