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A.N. Ok ppl. I don't have much to say except that I hope you enjoy the story. And plz R&R when your done! Thanx!!!



Betrayed by the One I Love



Another day at the Masaki residence had started. And, as usual, Ryoko and Ayeka were at it again. You'd think they were fighting over Tenchi for the 50 thousandths time that year. Which wouldn't be a real shocker. In fact, if they didn't fight, one would think that one of them were sick or something. But today wasn't like any other day. They were fighting just for the sake of fighting. Which was really beginning to drive everyone up the wall that morning. To the point where Tenchi was just barely keeping his own temper down.

"Hey you two, could you guys please calm down. There's no real reason to fight ya know," he said sheepishly. But they still didn't listen. So Tenchi finally lost his cool and just snapped. "Ryoko, Ayeka, quit this right now!" Which they obeyed, but Tenhi still was not done. "I told you guys to stop fighting and what do you do? You continue without listening to a word I said! If either of you don't stop it right now, you both can leave!" He took a deep breathe and began to speak more calmly. "Ayeka, you need to stop causing so many fights with Ryoko. She has just as much of a right to speak her mind as you do. And Ryoko, stop provoking the fights that you and Ayeka get into. If you didn't act the way you do all the time, then we most likely wouldn't have this problem."

Ryoko looked down, ashamed for what she did, and started saying,

"I'm sorry, Tenchi. But I didn't do anything, I swear it...." but was soon cut off by Tenchi.

"Ryoko, how can I believe you in that. Everytime you say that, you are always the one who actually did it. You just aren't trustworthy Ryoko. And if you don't straighten up your act and quit with all the lies, you can be the first one to go!"

Ryoko looked up at Tenchi, tears slowly beginning to fall from her eyes. She couldn't believe that Tenchi was accusing her of everything that just happened. She looked him in the eyes one last time and quietly said, "I said I was sorry." Then phased away, still crying.

Tenchi looked straight ahead, as if Ryoko was still standing there. 'What the hell was that all about?' he asked himself.

"Damn you, Tenchi!!!" Washu yelled, disturbing his thoughts. "What the HELL did you do that to my daughter for?!? Do you realize how much my little Ryoko loves you?!? Did you even notice the way she's changed just so she can please you?!? Huh?!?" Washu could feel her eyes begin to water, but refused to let the tears fall. "My daughter had tried so hard to be the way you want her to be, but because of Ayeka she hasn't!.....She's done everything and everything she can to help around the house...her attitude has changed. HELL she's even let me into her life again! Slowly, but surely. But I guess you've been ogling with Ayeka to much to even notice! You don't even scold Ayeka if she does something wrong! Instead you just blame it all on my daughter as if she were nothing! Do you realize how much she hurts now, thinking that you don't even give a DAMN about her?!? Or do you not even care?.....I swear that if you ever hurt my little girl AGAIN, you will regret it for the rest of your life! You got that?!?" Tenchi looked at her in shook, not believing everything that he was actually hearing from Washu's mouth. "Now if no one minds, I have to go find my daughter to see if she's alright! Excuse me."

"I'll come with you Little Washu!" Sasami offered."

"Thank you Sasami. I really appreciate it. Let's go look in my lab fist."

"Alright."

So Sasami and Washu disappeared into her lab, hoping that Ryoko was in there.

"Tenchi! How could you do that to poor Ryoko? She didn't do a thing!" exclaimed Mihoshi.

"Yes, I must agree with her Lord Tenchi." Tenchi looked at Ayeka in dibelief. 'Is she actually admitting to this thing?' he asked himself. "I hate to admit it Lord Tenchi, but I was the one who had started this one. And I was the one who kept provoking it."

"Huh...wait a minute, you mean..."

"Yes Lord Tenchi. I was the one who did everything. And I don't really like siding with the space pirate, but I must say that I must and will on this one. If you had only let Ryoko say what she had wanting too, then you could've heard what had really happened instead of just accusing her because of who she is." She paused a moment, looked Tenchi in the eyes and continued. "You tell me that she has just as much right to speak what she will and then you don't even give her the privilage to do so. Now who is the one who is lying?" Tenchi lowered his head in shame. But Ayeka continued to speak. "Look Lord Tenchi, all I am saying is that if you are going to let everyone have these privilages, then I suggest you keep that promise.....Even to Ryoko..........Well, I suppose I'm going to go to the Onsen. I'm not really hungry anymore. So if anyone needs me, you all know where I am." So Ayeka walked away, leaving a guilty Tenchi behind her.

"I am really ashamed of you Tenchi," said Kiyone when Ayeka left. Tenchi looked up at her, waiting for more berating from her as well. "I would've figured that you would at least get a story out of both of them instead of just coming up with your own conclusions. I haven't been so degraded in all my life."

"I agree," disrupted Mihoshi. "Ryoko loves you a lot. And you really hurt her. And people call me airheaded. You should really appologize to her for everything that you just said to her. I'd smack you if I could. But I won't only because I won't be as mean as you.....I'm gonna go join Ayeka on the Onsen. You coming Kiyone?"

"Yea. But I just wanted to let you know Tenchi that you'll be lucky if Washu doesn't kill you for doing that to her daughter."

So with that all said and done, Kiyone and Mihoshi left to join Ayeka in the Onsen. Also leavin one guilty Tenchi behind them. Tenchi continued to look at the floor, feeling reprehensible for what he did. He slowly began to walk to his room. 'How could I be so stupid,' he thought to himself as he entered his room and closed the door behind him. 'Ayeka's right. I gave everyone in this house the right to speak things first. And there I went, breaking my own promise to Ryoko. How idiotic can I get? I really should say sorry. But how can I if I don't know where Ryoko is? Washu and Sasami went to look for her. But Ryoko could've gone anywhere. Especailly if she's not in Washu's lab. ::sigh:: Maybe I should go look around. Just in case if she's not in the lab. I need to take a walk anyway. I need to figure out what to say to Ryoko to let her know how sorry I am. But the question is how. ::another sigh::' So Tenchi got up off his bed and proceeded to walk outside to at least get his words together so he knew what to say to Ryoko. And to hopefully find her if he could.



~*~TBC~*~



A.N. I know, it's short.-_-' But this is only the first chapter anyway. I didn't want to make a long one to find out that you ppl hated it. So what did ya guys (and girls) think anyway? Should I continue, or just quit while I'm ahead? This is my first Tenchi fic. So plz be gentle. Well R&R plz. And tell me what you ppl think and if I should continue. I'll hopefully have one up by Friday this week if you guys say I should continue. Thanx! Ja ne!

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