Moonlight in Japan
The Mystery of Ayeka's Death
Chapter 3
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"Hey Daddy......" Rytenoh kneeled down next to Tenchi's bed, "I brought some flowers for you." She handed him a handful of lilies.

"Thank you Rytenoh....." Tenchi answered in a weak voice, "You remind me so much of your mother......." He ran his hand down the side of her face, and smiled.

"I...I do?" Rytenoh looked around, "Me?"

"mmm hmm." Tenchi nodded, "I wonder where she is now........"

"I bet she'll come back, daddy! I can just feel it!" Rytenoh smiled back.

"Rytenoh........"

BANG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"AAAAAHHHH!"

"What the hell was that?!" Kiyone came our of her room.

"....." Rytenoh stood up, " It sounded like a gunshot."

"Oh dear!!!!!!!! KIYONE COME HEREEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Mihoshi yelled from downstairs,
"Ayeka's on the floor and she looks like she's out of it!!!!!!!!!!!"

Kiyone ran to Mihoshi, "Are you stupid?!!!!!" Kiyone smacked Mihoshi, "By GOD! She's DEAD!"

"Aunt A...Ayeka?" Rytenoh rushed to the scene. When she saw Ayeka she fell to her knees and took her lifeless hand and held it in her own hands, "Aunt Ayeka wake up....... wake up Aunt Ayeka wake up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Washuu came out from her lab, "Now what is all this co...... oh dear! Oh wait, OH MY GOD! WHAT HAPPENED?!"

"Aunt Ayeka......" Rytenoh felt a tear roll down her cheek and drop to the floor, "I didn't mean those nasty things I said....just please come back,...please! Losing my mommy is hard enough!!! Please Aunt Ayeka don't play games with me!"

"Rytenoh! Rytenoh!" Washuu picked her up from the floor, "Leave Ayeka alone! She's.......she's......."

"How do you know?! Maybe she's really hurt! Oh please listen to me mom-mom pleaseeeeee!" Rytenoh tried to escape from her arms.

"Rytenoh I..... I can try to see if she's still alive..... but I can't tell you the results." Washuu let her go, "If she's dead I can't tell you.... if she's alive i'll tell you...."

"Thank you mom-mom." Rytenoh cried, "Oh I hope this is just a dream!" She ran to her room.

"Washuu........ are you really going to do it?" Kiyone gasped.

"Yes, Kiyone. It's my job to keep promises as a grandmother." Washuu picked up Ayeka, "I bet she is still living....... but it looks like she got shot...... so I'm not promising anything."