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Chapter 11:
The Dream…
Ryoko found herself in a beautiful meadow. The flowers were in bloom and birds were singing. The trees surrounding the meadow were cherry blossoms. The blossoms were falling through the air as their sent wafted in the breeze. Ryoko enjoyed walking in this dreamy place…
Ryoko walked a little ways until she saw a figure that had its back to her.
"Tenchi?" Ryoko called.
The figure turned around and Ryoko gasped at what she saw. The figure was the body of a normal man except for the fact that the man's face was non-existent, hidden in shadows.
"I am your true love Ryoko. You tell me who I am."
"Tenchi?…" And after a pause, "Adrien?…"
"Until you know who your true love is, I have no face. Until you know in your heart who I am you are hurting those close to you. Now tell me, do you know for sure who you love?"
'I love Tenchi…don't I? But now we may never get to be together…I could easily find happiness with Adrien. Adrien is so sweet and kind and he's always been there for me. Adrien saved me when all hope was lost. Adrien was my knight in shinning armor on more than one occasion. Adrien…who stopped me from killing myself. But the question remains…do I really want to live when my reason for living is out of my reach. Tenchi…he gave me a reason to want to keep on living when I was trapped in the cave. I hoped that one day we would be together…that he would love me. And now that seems so impossible, everything seems to be against my happiness. Or can I have happiness some other way…should my reason to live be to live for myself? To make me happy? And what if what made me happy was being with Adrien? I'm so confused…I wish there was an easy way out…maybe there is an easy way out…'
"I don't know who I love anymore." Ryoko said looking at the ground.
"I see. At least you have admitted this to yourself Ryoko. But you must also realize that true love will find a way no matter how hopeless the situation seems. You must remember to have faith in the power of your love."
"Have faith in the power of my love?"
"Yes."
"But why can't you just tell me who you are! Please, just tell me!"
"I can't do that Ryoko…until you know in your heart who you love…I am face-less, I have no true identity…you will know who I am, when I know who I am…"
"I don't understand, how could you not know who you are?"
"Maybe I, that am your true love, have not really admitted to the fact that I love you. This would in turn make it difficult for you to know who your true love was, as well. When the time is right…we will both know each other…"
"You're saying that my true love might not even now that he loves me yet? But wouldn't that mean that you're Adrien? Adrien who doesn't remember that he loves me?"
"I can't answer that Ryoko. I must go now. Listen to your heart. The answer will come to you in time. But I give you this warning. Do not hurt those you love by being selfish with your love. You don't have to choose one or the other right away. To assume you know already is to assume too much. Be kind to those who have been kind to you Ryoko, they are the ones you can trust."
"Please wait! Don't go! There is so much I still want to ask you!" Ryoko yelled as the shadowy figure departed. "No, please." Ryoko pleaded as she ran after the figure. "I need to know who you are! I need to know."
End of Dream.
Ryoko awoke from her dream…
She had fallen asleep on the couch after she had shared Adrien's chocolates with Sasami. A disturbing thought came to Ryoko…
'That dream…that was the same one I had after I defeated Kagato. But what does it mean? When I first dreamt it I assumed the figure was Tenchi. I had been sure it was he. But now…I'm not so sure anymore. What if that shadowy figure, my true love, is Adrien? What then? Do I even deserve to have a true love? Do I really even have one? What gives me the right to think that either of them loves me. I'm not worthy of their love.'
Just then the door to Washu's lab swung open…
"Ryoko!" Tenchi called as he saw her lying on the couch. He ran over to her. "Ryoko, there's something I need to tell you!"
"Tenchi? You're ok!?"
"Of course I'm ok. I mean we still can't touch, but I'm ok."
"I see." Ryoko said looking disappointed. For a brief second she thought that maybe she could have her Tenchi…her love. But maybe it wasn't him she wanted after all.
"Ryoko, I…I remember."
"Remember what Tenchi?"
"You."
Ryoko looked at Tenchi in surprise. Did he really remember her? Did he really remember all the times they spend together by the cave…the time she comforted him…
"Tenchi…"
"There's more Ryoko. I wanted to say that I…well I…I love you Ryoko."
"You love me?" Ryoko looked at him in shock mixed with surprise. Had Tenchi just declared his love for her? Ryoko was so happy she wanted to yell for joy! She got up and was about to give Tenchi a hug when she remembered…
"Tenchi I…I can't even hug you…and you've just declared your love for me."
Tenchi looked sadly at Ryoko. This wasn't the response he had wanted. "Ryoko I was hoping that…you would say something."
"What Tenchi? That I love you? I've loved you so long, expressed that I've loved you so long and now you want reassurance? Who are you reassuring?"
"Ryoko…that's not what I meant. I…"
"Tenchi I just can't deal with this right now. I'll catch you later."
And with that Ryoko phased out.
"Ryoko…" Tenchi said solemnly looking at the spot where she had just been standing. 'Did I say something wrong?'
****
On a branch in a cherry blossom tree…
Ryoko was lying back crying…
'Why? Why didn't I just tell Tenchi that I love him? I…I don't deserve to be loved. I'm just a defective experiment…waste product…a demon…I don't deserve to have such an emotion as love…all those lives I took while under Kagato's control…all those people that were in love…I took their lives. I deserve to die. But I promised Adrien I wouldn't try to kill myself…'
Just then an energy blast was sent into the tree knocking Ryoko to the ground.
Ryoko got up in an instant.
"Who's there. Show yourself!"
From out of thin air appeared a man with bright red hair and gleaming amber colored eyes. He looked to be about in his late 20s. The expression on his face was a menacing one.
"You…you will pay…you will finally pay!" The man barely managed to say as he tried to suppress his rage, grinding his teeth.
"What…what have I done to you?" Ryoko asked bewildered.
"What? What! You murdered my wife and child before my very eyes! I see that you don't remember who I am. Let me refresh your memory, you did this to me!" The man said as he showed Ryoko that he was missing his left arm. "The day you killed my wife and daughter was the day I died as well. I've been training ever since that day so that one day I would face you and get my revenge. I will avenge my wife's death. You took my true love away, you bitch!" With that the man charged Ryoko through the air as he ignited his energy sword.
'I killed his family…' Kagato had made Ryoko kill so many people that she was having a hard time placing his face with a memory…the memories she had been trying so hard to forget. 'This man is powerful…but he is no match for me at my full power. And right now I have all my gems.'
The man was upon Ryoko in an instant but Ryoko just batted his sword away. She then formed a small energy blast and sent it towards the man. The man was thrown back as the blast hit him, falling out of the air and landing on the ground with a thud.
"You…you will die!" The man yelled as he tried to stand.
Ryoko motioned for him to stop.
"So you want revenge. You will never be able to defeat me now. Not like this. And you know that don't you, and yet you're still willing to throw your life away. I can understand that. That is why I want to give you a fair chance, a fair fight."
"You want to be fair? Ha! I don't believe it!"
"Believe it." Ryoko said as she summoned the gems into her hand. "These three gems are the source of my power. Without them I am a powerful as a strong human being. If you agree to fight me with out powers and with skill alone then I will fight you. If you will not fight on my terms then I will destroy you now, and you will have died without avenging your wife and child!"
The man considered this for a moment before speaking. "I agree to those terms, Space Pirate Ryoko." The man said as he dissipated his energy sword.
Ryoko closed her eyes and willed the gems to go to Tenchi's sword, Sword Tenchi. They left her hand and sped off in the direction of the Masaki house.
****
Ryoko and the red-haired man turned towards each other with bokkens, wooden swords. The winner of this fight would win on skill alone.
'If I die fighting…that would mean I didn't break my promise to Adrien' thought Ryoko as she faced her opponent. 'We will see how this man's many years of training have paid off. Perhaps, he will get his revenge after all. I really am a monster…I killed his true love. I deserve worse than an honorable death in battle.'
The two charged each other and their swords clashed. The man moved with fluid motion as Ryoko remained on the defensive avoiding his attacks. Ryoko's heart wasn't in the fight. She wanted to lose this fight and unless someone stopped that from happening she would.
'Tenchi doesn't really love me, does he? How could he? Although he did say he remembers me…he remembers me. Maybe he finally realizes why I acted the way I did around him, why he meant so much to me…why he still does.' Ryoko was so absorbed in her thoughts that the man managed to wound Ryoko in the side. "Ahh! Why you! Now it's my turn!"
Ryoko moved to attack in an offensive position but she was still distracted by her thoughts.
"Stupid demon, you will die!" The man said as he sliced Ryoko across the chest. The wound was deep and began gushing blood…
Meanwhile back at the Masaki house…Tenchi's shoulder's slumped as he decided to go back upstairs to his room.
'Ryoko…I love you…and yet we can't be together can we? Now I know why she reacted the way she did when I finally revealed my feelings. But if I had waited any longer…no, I'm glad I told her. Maybe she'll come to her senses and realize that doesn't matter. That as long as we love each other we'll get through this somehow. But Ryoko…she seems to have given up…like she's lost hope or something. I hope she'd ok…my Ryoko…'
Tenchi walked back into his bedroom and noticed that one of his dresser drawers was rattling. Tenchi walked over and opened to see what was inside it that could be making all the noise.
'It's my sword…but what? The gems? Ryoko's green gems? What are they doing here in my sword? Why would Ryoko give her gems to me unless…Ryoko wouldn't leave would she…she wouldn't hurt herself would she? Oh God Ryoko! I hope you're ok.' Tenchi thought as he ran out of his room taking Sword Tenchi with him.
Meanwhile…
Ryoko had been wounded in several places and all of her wounds were bleeding extensively. She was losing blood at an alarming rate. Without her gems her regenerative capabilities were nonexistent. It was only a matter of time…
"Ha! Is this the best the famous Space Pirate Ryoko can do! You're pathetic." The man said as he managed to stab Ryoko in the shoulder. Ryoko forced herself not to scream in pain. She didn't want any of the others to hear her fighting and come and try to help her. If she could die fighting she would.
Tenchi ran towards where he felt Ryoko must be.
'I know she's over this way…I don't know how I know but I just do. I only hope I'm not too late.'
Tenchi ran up to a clearing in the woods, surrounded by cherry-blossom trees. There he saw Ryoko and man fighting. Tenchi noticed that Ryoko was badly injured.
"Ryoko!" Tenchi yelled over to get her attention, but just as he had yelled he wished he hadn't. Ryoko looked up to see Tenchi and in that split second she was caught off her guard and run through by the red-haired man's sword.
"Tenchi…" Ryoko weakly managed to say as she sunk to her knees.
"Oh God Ryoko!" Tenchi yelled as he began to run to Ryoko but collided with some sort of barrier. "What the?"
"Hahahahahahahah! That is one of the few tricks that I learned during my many years of training, Ryoko. This way no one can interrupt our fight…no one can stop me from killing you right now!" The red-haired man said to Ryoko. He pulled his sword out of Ryoko and was just about to slice her in two when…
"No Ryoko! I won't let you kill my true love!" yelled Tenchi as he began to form the light hawk wings.
'True love?' The red-haired man questioned watching Tenchi's reaction. He stopped his blade an inch from Ryoko's waist. 'Could it be I have been wrong to want to kill Ryoko. Once I found out where she was all I thought about was my revenge. I didn't stop to consider that what they said about her being controlled by Kagato might be true. But how can someone be heart-less and experience love? No, I must have made a mistake.' The red-haired man said as he lowered his sword.
Tenchi finished forming the light hawk wings and managed to break through the barrier. He swiftly ran to Ryoko's aid.
"Why don't you finish me" Ryoko asked in a weak voice to the red-haired man as Tenchi ran towards them.
"Why would you want to die?" The red-haired man asked in surprise. He hadn't thought that his opponent was welcoming death, so much for a fair fight.
Tenchi ran to stand by Ryoko pointing his light hawk sword at the man.
"Stay away from my Ryoko" Tenchi said in a firm voice.
The red-haired man backed away.
"What do you want here? What do you want with Ryoko?" Tenchi demanded.
"I came here looking for revenge. Ryoko killed my wife and child many years ago. Tell me is it true that she was under mind control, Kagato's control?"
"Yes it's true."
"I see. Then tell me this Ryoko, why fight me when you knew you weren't responsible for my family's death?"
"I deserve to die…I was there and yet I couldn't stop Kagato from making me kill them."
"But from what I hear there was nothing you could have done."
"I still deserve to die…"
Tenchi knelt down by Ryoko, "Ryoko that's not true. You don't deserve to die! After all you have been through you deserve to live and be happy."
"Really Tenchi, if that were so then why can't we be together?"
"Ryoko I…"
"I see you two have issues that you need to work out. I am sorry for having come here. I was so blinded by hate, and the lose of my family that I forgot that I should be keeping their memory alive in my heart, not tarnishing their memory with death. They have been with me all along, I have only forgotten. I forgive you Space…Ryoko. Now you only have to forgive yourself." The red-haired man said as he summoned to his space ship and teleported aboard it. Then he was gone.
Tenchi wanted desperately to take Ryoko in her arms and comfort and tell her that everything would be ok but knew what the consequences would be if he did.
"Tenchi…do you really love me?" Ryoko asked looking into Tenchi's eyes.
"Of course I do Ryoko."
But before she could say anything back to him Ryoko passed out from the lose of blood.
"Shit, Ryoko?" 'I need to go get help, I can't carry Ryoko myself because…but I don't want to leave her alone…' "HEY CAN ANYONE HEAR ME?! I NEED HELP!" Tenchi yelled at the top of his lungs.
Soon Ayeka followed by Sasami came to Tenchi's aid. Ayeka used her wooden logs to carry Ryoko's body to Washu's lab.
They sat waiting in the living room to hear about Ryoko's condition.
Meanwhile in Washu's lab…
'Little Ryoko…what were you thinking?' Washu asked her daughter.
'I…I don't know anymore. I just need some time to think…maybe I'll come up with some answers.'
"Little Ryoko, I know I've never been there for you. But I want to let you know that I'm there for you now. If you ever want to talk about something, just come and talk to me. We don't have to talk here in the lab if you don't want to. We can talk anywhere, anytime, this link we have has its good points.'
'Thanks. Washu, can I ask you something?'
'Go right ahead.'
'Do you see me as your experiment or as your daughter? I mean you call me "little Ryoko" sometimes, but I don't understand. Did you really care about me? You said so that day when you first animated me, you also said you loved me, did you really mean that?'
'Ryoko…of course I meant what I said that day. I used a special part of me to create you. You are my daughter, and every mother has a special place in their heart for their child. I will always love you. But could you ever love me? Do you think you will ever be able to see me as your mother? I was never there for you when you needed me most so I'd understand if you wouldn't-'
'I think I can come to see you as my mother. When you first told me that you were my mother, I didn't believe you. I mean, I had no reason to believe your word over Kagato's at the time. I didn't even know who you were, I didn't remember who you were. I had wanted to forget, Kagato had reminded me once, but I made myself forget it like I have everything else about my past. I try everyday to forget…and yet it's always there…always a part of me. I think I do love you. Mom, do you…care about me now even after how badly I've treated you, how indifferent I've been towards you?'
"Ryoko…yes, I do care about you. I love you little Ryoko and that's why I'm so worried about you. What's been going on with you lately? I felt…something…through the link.'
'I…feel like I can't take it anymore. I've been through so much and now with this whole thing keeping me away from Tenchi I just don't know how to handle it. He said…he loves me.'
'Ryoko…I didn't know.'
'But we can't be together…I can't even hug him!'
'I see, well you know I am the Greatest Scientific Genius in the Universe! I'll be able to find a cure for your virus, I'm almost positive I will!'
'Almost…'
'Please Ryoko I just need more time. Give me more time. Give Tenchi more time.'
'I'll try. I…I just want to be alone for awhile and think about some things I still need to figure out.'
'All right little Ryoko. Take care ok'
'Alright mom, and thank you.'
Ryoko emerged from the lab with several bandages but other than that looking good.
"Ryoko are you ok? You had us all worried for a moment there." Tenchi said looking at Ryoko with caring eyes.
"Yeah Ryoko I'm glad you're ok!" exclaimed Sasami.
"Well, Ms. Ryoko I suppose I'm glad you're ok too." Ayeka said looking at the floor.
"Thanks, for the concern and everything but I really need to be alone right now. If that's all right. I just…need some time to think." Ryoko said.
"Let me come with you," began Tenchi.
"I said I wanted to be alone, Tenchi. I…don't mean to push you away…please understand."
"I…understand Ryoko. But if you want to talk to me about anything, anything at all, you know where to find me.
"Yes, Tenchi. And thank you." Ryoko said as she walked out of the house.
****
The next day…
Adrien stopped by the Masaki house to pay Ryoko a visit and to see if she was doing better. He went up to the front door and knocked. Sasmai soon answered…
"Oh, Adrien it's you." Sasami said blushing slightly. "Come on in."
"Hello Goddess Sasami." Replied Adrien.
"Oh, you don't have to call me a goddess."
"Well ok Sasami. Have you seen Ryoko…I kind of came to see her."
"Oh, Ryoko." Sasami said trying not to sound disappointed. "She's been avoiding everyone lately. Do you know what's wrong?"
"Well besides the virus you mean?"
"yes."
"Not really…I suppose it's a mix of things. There are still a few things she's been keeping from me. I wish I could remember who I was. Maybe then I'd be able to help my friend better."
"Adrien…maybe there is a reason the past wishes to remain forgotten. When it's time you will remember."
"I know, it's just so frustrating though. I know she's keeping something from me. Something about us. Tell me Sasami, did I love her?"
Sasami looked at the ground. "I don't know if I have the right to say…"
"Please Sasami, if I loved her in the past maybe I'd understand what I'm feeling now. Maybe I'll understand why she acts the way she does around me. Please Sasami tell me, you have to know what it's like to be in love."
"I…I've never been in love. And now that I'm a goddess…I will never know love." Sasami said as her eyes began to shimmer with unshed tears.
"What do you mean now that you are a goddess. Haven't you always been one?"
"No let me tell you what happened to me…"
Meanwhile…
Ryoko was sitting on her favorite spot, on a branch in a cherry-blossom tree.
Tenchi was coming home from practice and noticed her up there.
"Ryoko" Tenchi called. 'Maybe she'll talk to me. I sure hope so'
Ryoko looked down at Tenchi. She really didn't want to talk to anyone right now, least of all him. Ryoko phased down from her spot in front of Tenchi.
"Hello Tenchi."
"Ryoko, we need to talk."
"Do we Tenchi?" Ryoko said while looking at the ground.
"Ryoko I know this must be difficult for you. I finally tell you that I love you and then you have this virus thing. But you have to realize that this is hard for me too."
"Is it Tenchi? You never seemed to mind being away from me before."
"Ryoko…if you didn't notice anytime you were around me I either blushed, got a nose-bleed, or other unmentionable things happened to my body. I always went crazy around you for a good reason Ryoko. I was attracted to you and I didn't want to hurt any of the girls in the house by showing it. The only way I could think of to make sure that nothing would happen was to get away from you."
"You were attracted to me?"
"Well Duh! If you couldn't tell I have to give myself credit for something!" Tenchi said with a hand behind his head. "I thought it was pretty obvious. I mean I never acted that stupid around Ayeka now did I?"
"I thought you always ran because you were afraid of me."
"Ryoko…I can see now that we've had a lot of misunderstanding. I have to admit I was afraid of you at first, but once I got to know you, who could be afraid of someone as kind-hearted as you."
Ryoko humphed.
"No it's true Ryoko. You put on this façade but do you really think people can't see through it. That's why I fell in love with you. I saw through your mask and saw who you really were."
"When Tenchi? When did you know you loved me?"
"I really only knew for sure a few days ago. But now looking back I know I've loved you ever since I was little. I had a crush on you when I used to go see you at the cave. Remember when we would play house…or I would rescue the damsel in distress? I never stopped having that crush…I just forgot I had it for a while. But now that I remember you I remember how I used to feel about you. Also whenever I was around you I felt like I already knew you. I always wondered why I felt that way, and it kind of scared me. But now it all makes sense. I have loved you all this time. I am only a boy, you deserve a man, Ryoko. I didn't even know what love really was until your friend Adrien explained it to me. Once I knew the truth, I knew I loved you. So you see I've always loved you, just as you have always love me."
"Tenchi…I just can't believe it. It seems too good to be true."
"Ryoko, I know I've made you wait too long to hear these words from me. I love you Ryoko, with all my heart. I always have and always will. It just took me a while to figure it out. I'm sorry that my own stupidity has been the cause of so much of your pain. Will you ever forgive me Ryoko? Will you ever say you love me back when I say I love you? I know I've played with your heart. I know I've taken you for granted. Let me make it up to you. Let me show you how much I love you. Someone told me I should give you compliments because you'll never ask for them. Let me say now Ryoko that you are the most beautiful woman I've ever seen. I've been blind all this time not to notice before. I was shielding my heart from you so that no one would get hurt and so I failed to see you. I failed to see how beautiful you are, and how pure and wonderful your love for me is. I've been a complete asshole Ryoko! I don't deserve your love! Can you ever forgive me?"
"Of course I forgive you. It's just I that don't deserve your love."
"Ryoko…that's not true at all. You deserve to be happy. I want to make you happy."
"But how Tenchi?! We…we can't even touch…we can't hold hands….we can't hug…we can't kiss."
"Ryoko…we will get through this!"
"I don't know Tenchi. I just don't know how much more pain my heart can take. It's been broken so many times. One more time and…I just don't know."
"Ryoko…I have caused you so much pain. I wish…I wish I wasn't such a dumbass! I wish I could have realized what was right in front of me sooner. I feel so ashamed. Ryoko…"
"Tenchi…I"
But Ryoko was interrupted by a strange sound coming from overhead. Out of a worm hole a large space ship appeared.
"What's that?" Tenchi asked looking at the spaceship.
"I don't know, but I don't like it. Stay back Tenchi!" Ryoko said getting in front of Tenchi.
A huge energy blast was shot from the ship and it hit Ryoko straight on. Ryoko went flying back knocking into several trees as they broke in half.
"RYOKO!" Tenchi yelled seeing Ryoko slump to the bottom of the last tree she had hit. 'I won't let anyone harm my Ryoko.'
'I'm afraid it's not Ryoko I want…I want you' A voice in Tenchi's head responded.
'Me?'
Soon a beam of light shot out of the ship and Tenchi found himself trapped inside of it. He was being taken to the ship and there was nothing he could do about it. Tenchi tried to form the light hawk wings and defend himself, but it was no use. Even with all of Tenchi's training he still couldn't form the light hawk wings on command.
Ryoko regained consciousness and saw that Tenchi was being taken aboard the ship.
"TENCHI!" Ryoko cried as Tenchi and the ship disappeared into the wormhole from which the ship had come. "NO TENCHI! COME BACK!" Ryoko yelled, but it was no use. Tenchi was gone. Tenchi still hadn't given Ryoko her gems back so she couldn't even try to fly after him. Of course it wasn't really Tenchi's fault, Ryoko hadn't asked him for her gems yet either.
Meanwhile back at the Masaki house…
"So you forced your assimilation because you thought Ryoko was dead. You gave up your childhood to get revenge for Ryoko's death. You really are a true friend Sasami." Adrien said looking at Sasami with admiration after hearing her story.
"Thank you. It's just I shouldn't regret the choice I made…but I do."
"Sasami, you have a right to regret it. It wasn't right that you had to give up your childhood…if only you had known that Ryoko was still ok."
"But I didn't. I'll never be able to get that back. And now that I'm a goddess…I will never know love."
"But Sasami…you are only part goddess…you still have human emotions. Right now you are feeling pain, regret, sadness, and those are all human emotions. You have a human heart. You can love. You will know love. You'll just have to find the right guy, that's all."
"But who could ever me? I'm not…normal."
"Hahahahaha, normal! Who wants normal! Who wouldn't fall in love with a beautiful goddess like you Sasami. You have nothing to worry about. I'm sure there's a guy out there somewhere just waiting to meet you."
"Do you really think so?"
"I know so. I believe that everyone has a soul mate. Everyone must find their second half during their lifetime. That is why I need to know Sasami. What happened between Ryoko and me. Did I love her? Did she love me? Please…tell me. I don't want to go on living my life when a huge part of it may be missing and it could be right in front of me."
"Adrien…I…there is something I must tell you. I lied about something…about there being no way for you to remember unless something jogs your memory. I have the ability to give you your memory back, and I've decided to help you. I think you have a right to know. Because what you said about everyone having a soul mate…I believe that too. I don't want to stand in the way of your happiness when I can help you."
"You would do that for me Sasami?"
"Yes, from what I've seen and know about you, you are a kind-hearted, wonderful person. You deserve this chance of happiness. Maybe getting your memory back will give you the answers you're looking for. Maybe you'll find love here or maybe elsewhere. Whatever happens I'll be there for you, if that's ok with you, Adrien."
"Sasami, you don't know how much that means to me to hear you say that. The goddess that brings me back to life will always be there for me. I want you to know that I consider you a friend Sasami."
"And I you. Are you ready to remember?"
"Yes"
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End of Chapter 11!
Who just kidnapped Tenchi?! Will Ryoko be able to save him? What will Adrien do when he gets his memory back? And what about Sasami, will she ever find love? Find out in my next chapter!
Don't forget to review! Oh, and is it "bokken" or "bodken" for wooden sword in Japanese?!
By the way sorry I changed the title if that made it difficult for you to find my story, I just think that the title "Kahlua Dawn" (Dark Dawn) is a more appropriate title than "power of a goddess" because this story has evolved from being about Tokimi's ability to control minds to the love triangle between Tenchi, Adrien, and Ryoko, and what they must all go through before figuring out who they love. As in my story it's always darkest before the dawn. But even when the dawn comes and Ryoko and Tenchi finally can be together, after having been through so much it is still a bittersweet victory, it will be a dark dawn. Kahlua, by the way is a dark liquor.