To be a Princess, Day 7 - The Trip Begins
And so it was as Tenchi had decreed the two of them left in Ryo-Ohki shortly after Breakfast, the reason was two-fold. First and foremost was to fulfill Ayeka's decree that Ryoko leave after loosing the bet. The second was so that Tenchi could see more of space than just chasing after Kagato and Clay. Ryoko had no need for packing anything as she could just phase into whatever she wanted to wear, but she had packed a small suitcase and had not told anyone what was in it. Tenchi had packed a larger case for his clothes, but he only brought enough for about four days worth.
Ryoko was still in high spirits as Ryo-Ohki transformed and carried them up into the air. Ayeka had said that if Tenchi was going to go on this trip then she must accompany him. Of coarse he had been able to derail that saying that there was no need for her to do that. It did take some convincing but she finally accepted after Tenchi took her into another room and told her something. Ryoko was not able to see or hear them as she had rushed off to pack. However she still wondered how Tenchi had been able to get her to agree to it.
She was pulled from her thoughts by his voice from behind her. "So, where shall we go first?" He stood there with a strange smile on his face.
Shrugging she pulled up the holo-laptop that Washu had given her. "Well Washu says that there is not a lot in this system, but close to here there are a few resort places." She continued to look over the various places and crossed out a few of them as they held bad memories for her. He noticed the look she had as she remembered a few of those places so he placed an arm around her waist as he stood beside her.
"You don't like those?"
"No," she said to him softly to keep her voice under control. "I, I just have bad memories from being there." After she told him that she felt his arm around her and felt him pull her closer as if trying to protect her. Smiling she forced her bad memories out of her head and then turned to face him, "By the way, how did you get Ayeka to agree to this?"
"You will just have to wait on that one." He laughed a little and then pointed to an item on her screen. "What's that place?" She scowled at him for a moment before smiling again since he still had his arm around her.
"That is, Anterlan, it's a resort planet with thousands of beaches and hundreds of other attractions." Scanning the files she added some more to her description, "It also appears to have a lot of hotels from the economy to very, um, expensive." She looked over the prices that were listed and wondered who in their right mind would pay for something like that.
"How long will it take to get there?" Tenchi still not used to space travel or what the distances meant was unsure how long until they arrived. According to the information Washu has supplied it sounded very far away.
"Oh we should get there by evening. Ryo-Ohki, Do you have this place in your charts now?" Happily the cabbit responded to her saying that she did. "Well then, head to Anterlan and step on it!" She could not keep the smile off her lips as she was headed to a resort with Tenchi, alone, and of his own will!
As they headed off Tenchi looked around and found his bag and her bag but one thing was missing. If they were not going to be there till later then they would need to have lunch or dinner somewhere along the way. Also they would need to do something to pass the time until they got there. He suddenly reddened at what she might propose to pass the time. Pushing that thought away he moved back to beside Ryoko and placed an arm around her again, almost absent-mindedly. It was still interesting showing affection to her after having to push her away for so long, but now that he had told her he loved her, it made it easier. Not only that but she was not pouncing on him like she had, so he guessed that after telling her that she didn't feel a need to anymore. Whatever her reason he was starting to like it.
For her part Ryoko just smiled each time he held her, as it seemed too good to really be true, but he loved her, and he thought she was an angel! That part alone kept a strange smile on her face. She had thought of asking him to do something else to take up their time on the way, but he had said he was not ready yet for that. "And besides," she thought, "we have a whole week, just the two of us!" Her mind continued to wander as to what that future may hold but with his arm around her she could not help but sigh happily.
The two of them stood there before the screen watching the stars pass in what can only be described as a blissful silence. Ryoko thinking of Tenchi just holding her and Tenchi holding her thinking how nice it is to finally show his feelings. Ryo-Ohki just flew threw space picking up emotions from her mistress and enjoying her trip threw space for once. This was the first time in several thousand years that her or Ryoko had flown threw space with no raids, no attacking no fighting, just enjoying themselves.
It was some time later, neither was sure how long they stood there, but finally Tenchi broke the silence. "Um, Ryoko?"
"Yes?" She turned her head towards him slightly.
"Does Ryo-Ohki have any chairs or anything?" Right after asking he thought he was going to regret saying 'anything'. However that particular thought did not seem to cross her mind for once as all she did was move her hand and a chair rose up from the floor behind him. Slightly stunned he looked at her and saw her smiling, but it was different form all the smiles he had seen before. Many times he had seen a devious or a dangerous smile but now it was different, it made him feel at ease. It was almost like she was truly happy. Shaking off his thoughts he sat down and leaned back while she seamed to float in her same spot for a while. He had sat back and started to relax when her voice brought his mind back to him.
"Tenchi?"
"Yes Angel?" He was still deep in thought and was not aware of calling her that until after the words had left his mouth.
She was before him and her smile had increased showing off her fangs, but not in a menacing way. A single tear formed in the corner of her eye at hearing him call her that again. "May I, sit with you?" Her voice seamed unsteady as if she were holding back tears, or so he thought.
When he saw the tear in her eye he knew that she was thinking about something and it was having a profound effect on her. That and the fact that she asked before doing it made it appear to him that she needed the comfort right now. He held up his arms to her inviting her to join him. Disappearing for just a moment she reappeared in his arms and cuddled up close to him. Without an objection or even a second thought Tenchi wrapped his arms around his Angel.
Ryoko had not been disturbed about the past; she was just overwhelmed that it was in fact true. Ever since she saw him that first time from her cave she wanted to be with him. Right at this moment everything seemed perfect and she just wanted to sit in his lap again the way she had just the previous night. The two of them held each other close for some time before Tenchi succumbed to sleep. He had wanted to stay awake, but the rhythmic beat of her heart and the sound of her breathing seamed to him a wonderful lull-a-by. Some time later she looked up at him and saw that he was asleep still with his arms around her, so she reclined the chair and she too sought sleep in his arms.
Neither was sure how long they slept but it had to have been for some time they guessed. Ryo-Ohki was trying to wake up her mistress mentally and Tenchi by meowing over and over again. Finally she reached them, Ryoko first then Tenchi, and with them both finally awake she told Ryoko through their link that they had arrived. She in turn told Tenchi as she levitated off him, much to his displeasure at the moment. It was nightfall according to Earth time, but here things looked to be just starting, and with their nap along the way both Tenchi & Ryoko felt like a little adventuring was in store.
They landed in one of the smaller spaceports to hopefully avoid any problems, and upon landing the port authority asked about docking fees. He was surprised when the spaceship transformed into a small animal, but he had seen stranger things out here. The man resembled a human but he was taller and skinner than most and had greenish colored hair. Using her laptop Ryoko found a good hotel for them to check into before going out for a little exploring. The hotel she found was by far not the cheapest nor was it the most expensive, but it was a nice. Neither of them felt the need to go to the fancy hotels to stay but they did pass by a few and marvel at the buildings. Tenchi had seen pictures of some of the more elaborate hotels in Japan and in the America's but none of them could compare to the buildings they were passing by now.
When they checked in the clerk behind the counter barely looked at his ID before charging a room to his card. The check in was quick and not a word was said about who either of them was, so the bellboy just collected their bags and started to show them to their room. Tenchi felt a little self-conscious of the fact that he had nothing on him to tip him, so he just asked for directions instead. Even though Tenchi could see he was not happy about losing a tip he did give them directions to their room.
Upon entering the room he was shocked to find that it was a lot larger than any room he had seen before, but there was one other major difference. The door opened up into a small living room with a simple couch, and to the side was a small kitchen. But the bulk of the room was the extremely large bedroom. It was easily twice the size of the rest of the other rooms put together. He blushed and his face turned several shades of red as he realized this, Ryoko though jumped onto the bed and relaxed into it.
"Wow Tenchi! Have you ever seen such a big bed?" She grabbed a pillow and began to lie down on it. Seeing her stretch out before him like this on the bed was to say the least getting to his lower half. Even though she was completely clothed and was not trying anything it was affecting him.
Trying to control his blush and raging emotions he tried to respond to her. "Um, yea. It's, um, nice." He set their bags down as Ryo-Ohki joined Ryoko on the bed. Both of them were excited to be in a place like this. Just when he was about to take a step towards the bed his stomach made a grumbling noise, which he thanked the gods for as it postponed the inevitable for just a while longer. "Oh Ryoko, do you know of a good restaurant around here? It's been a while..."
Sitting up in the bed she brought up the laptop again, "It shows there are lots of places nearby. Were you wanting anything special?" Even though she did not mean it in that way, he instantly turned red at what he knew she must have been thinking.
"Um, no. I don't know what kind of food they serve here. Do you have any ideas?" He stood close to the foot of the bed nervously looking at her; Ryoko though had not looked up yet and if she would have the look on his face would have caused her to start laughing.
"Well, you go get cleaned up and I will find us a place to eat then." And with that she pointed him over to where she thought the bathroom was. He grabbed a change of clothes and to his amazement she was right, even though she had not looked for it here it was. He closed the door and prepared for his shower and it was not until he was in it did he realize that he had forgot to lock the door. From that point on he began to warily look around to see if she had snuck in with him, but she was no where to be seen. Much to his amazement though she had remained out on the bed waiting patiently for him. So once he was through she went in to bathe as well.
And so it was as Tenchi had decreed the two of them left in Ryo-Ohki shortly after Breakfast, the reason was two-fold. First and foremost was to fulfill Ayeka's decree that Ryoko leave after loosing the bet. The second was so that Tenchi could see more of space than just chasing after Kagato and Clay. Ryoko had no need for packing anything as she could just phase into whatever she wanted to wear, but she had packed a small suitcase and had not told anyone what was in it. Tenchi had packed a larger case for his clothes, but he only brought enough for about four days worth.
Ryoko was still in high spirits as Ryo-Ohki transformed and carried them up into the air. Ayeka had said that if Tenchi was going to go on this trip then she must accompany him. Of coarse he had been able to derail that saying that there was no need for her to do that. It did take some convincing but she finally accepted after Tenchi took her into another room and told her something. Ryoko was not able to see or hear them as she had rushed off to pack. However she still wondered how Tenchi had been able to get her to agree to it.
She was pulled from her thoughts by his voice from behind her. "So, where shall we go first?" He stood there with a strange smile on his face.
Shrugging she pulled up the holo-laptop that Washu had given her. "Well Washu says that there is not a lot in this system, but close to here there are a few resort places." She continued to look over the various places and crossed out a few of them as they held bad memories for her. He noticed the look she had as she remembered a few of those places so he placed an arm around her waist as he stood beside her.
"You don't like those?"
"No," she said to him softly to keep her voice under control. "I, I just have bad memories from being there." After she told him that she felt his arm around her and felt him pull her closer as if trying to protect her. Smiling she forced her bad memories out of her head and then turned to face him, "By the way, how did you get Ayeka to agree to this?"
"You will just have to wait on that one." He laughed a little and then pointed to an item on her screen. "What's that place?" She scowled at him for a moment before smiling again since he still had his arm around her.
"That is, Anterlan, it's a resort planet with thousands of beaches and hundreds of other attractions." Scanning the files she added some more to her description, "It also appears to have a lot of hotels from the economy to very, um, expensive." She looked over the prices that were listed and wondered who in their right mind would pay for something like that.
"How long will it take to get there?" Tenchi still not used to space travel or what the distances meant was unsure how long until they arrived. According to the information Washu has supplied it sounded very far away.
"Oh we should get there by evening. Ryo-Ohki, Do you have this place in your charts now?" Happily the cabbit responded to her saying that she did. "Well then, head to Anterlan and step on it!" She could not keep the smile off her lips as she was headed to a resort with Tenchi, alone, and of his own will!
As they headed off Tenchi looked around and found his bag and her bag but one thing was missing. If they were not going to be there till later then they would need to have lunch or dinner somewhere along the way. Also they would need to do something to pass the time until they got there. He suddenly reddened at what she might propose to pass the time. Pushing that thought away he moved back to beside Ryoko and placed an arm around her again, almost absent-mindedly. It was still interesting showing affection to her after having to push her away for so long, but now that he had told her he loved her, it made it easier. Not only that but she was not pouncing on him like she had, so he guessed that after telling her that she didn't feel a need to anymore. Whatever her reason he was starting to like it.
For her part Ryoko just smiled each time he held her, as it seemed too good to really be true, but he loved her, and he thought she was an angel! That part alone kept a strange smile on her face. She had thought of asking him to do something else to take up their time on the way, but he had said he was not ready yet for that. "And besides," she thought, "we have a whole week, just the two of us!" Her mind continued to wander as to what that future may hold but with his arm around her she could not help but sigh happily.
The two of them stood there before the screen watching the stars pass in what can only be described as a blissful silence. Ryoko thinking of Tenchi just holding her and Tenchi holding her thinking how nice it is to finally show his feelings. Ryo-Ohki just flew threw space picking up emotions from her mistress and enjoying her trip threw space for once. This was the first time in several thousand years that her or Ryoko had flown threw space with no raids, no attacking no fighting, just enjoying themselves.
It was some time later, neither was sure how long they stood there, but finally Tenchi broke the silence. "Um, Ryoko?"
"Yes?" She turned her head towards him slightly.
"Does Ryo-Ohki have any chairs or anything?" Right after asking he thought he was going to regret saying 'anything'. However that particular thought did not seem to cross her mind for once as all she did was move her hand and a chair rose up from the floor behind him. Slightly stunned he looked at her and saw her smiling, but it was different form all the smiles he had seen before. Many times he had seen a devious or a dangerous smile but now it was different, it made him feel at ease. It was almost like she was truly happy. Shaking off his thoughts he sat down and leaned back while she seamed to float in her same spot for a while. He had sat back and started to relax when her voice brought his mind back to him.
"Tenchi?"
"Yes Angel?" He was still deep in thought and was not aware of calling her that until after the words had left his mouth.
She was before him and her smile had increased showing off her fangs, but not in a menacing way. A single tear formed in the corner of her eye at hearing him call her that again. "May I, sit with you?" Her voice seamed unsteady as if she were holding back tears, or so he thought.
When he saw the tear in her eye he knew that she was thinking about something and it was having a profound effect on her. That and the fact that she asked before doing it made it appear to him that she needed the comfort right now. He held up his arms to her inviting her to join him. Disappearing for just a moment she reappeared in his arms and cuddled up close to him. Without an objection or even a second thought Tenchi wrapped his arms around his Angel.
Ryoko had not been disturbed about the past; she was just overwhelmed that it was in fact true. Ever since she saw him that first time from her cave she wanted to be with him. Right at this moment everything seemed perfect and she just wanted to sit in his lap again the way she had just the previous night. The two of them held each other close for some time before Tenchi succumbed to sleep. He had wanted to stay awake, but the rhythmic beat of her heart and the sound of her breathing seamed to him a wonderful lull-a-by. Some time later she looked up at him and saw that he was asleep still with his arms around her, so she reclined the chair and she too sought sleep in his arms.
Neither was sure how long they slept but it had to have been for some time they guessed. Ryo-Ohki was trying to wake up her mistress mentally and Tenchi by meowing over and over again. Finally she reached them, Ryoko first then Tenchi, and with them both finally awake she told Ryoko through their link that they had arrived. She in turn told Tenchi as she levitated off him, much to his displeasure at the moment. It was nightfall according to Earth time, but here things looked to be just starting, and with their nap along the way both Tenchi & Ryoko felt like a little adventuring was in store.
They landed in one of the smaller spaceports to hopefully avoid any problems, and upon landing the port authority asked about docking fees. He was surprised when the spaceship transformed into a small animal, but he had seen stranger things out here. The man resembled a human but he was taller and skinner than most and had greenish colored hair. Using her laptop Ryoko found a good hotel for them to check into before going out for a little exploring. The hotel she found was by far not the cheapest nor was it the most expensive, but it was a nice. Neither of them felt the need to go to the fancy hotels to stay but they did pass by a few and marvel at the buildings. Tenchi had seen pictures of some of the more elaborate hotels in Japan and in the America's but none of them could compare to the buildings they were passing by now.
When they checked in the clerk behind the counter barely looked at his ID before charging a room to his card. The check in was quick and not a word was said about who either of them was, so the bellboy just collected their bags and started to show them to their room. Tenchi felt a little self-conscious of the fact that he had nothing on him to tip him, so he just asked for directions instead. Even though Tenchi could see he was not happy about losing a tip he did give them directions to their room.
Upon entering the room he was shocked to find that it was a lot larger than any room he had seen before, but there was one other major difference. The door opened up into a small living room with a simple couch, and to the side was a small kitchen. But the bulk of the room was the extremely large bedroom. It was easily twice the size of the rest of the other rooms put together. He blushed and his face turned several shades of red as he realized this, Ryoko though jumped onto the bed and relaxed into it.
"Wow Tenchi! Have you ever seen such a big bed?" She grabbed a pillow and began to lie down on it. Seeing her stretch out before him like this on the bed was to say the least getting to his lower half. Even though she was completely clothed and was not trying anything it was affecting him.
Trying to control his blush and raging emotions he tried to respond to her. "Um, yea. It's, um, nice." He set their bags down as Ryo-Ohki joined Ryoko on the bed. Both of them were excited to be in a place like this. Just when he was about to take a step towards the bed his stomach made a grumbling noise, which he thanked the gods for as it postponed the inevitable for just a while longer. "Oh Ryoko, do you know of a good restaurant around here? It's been a while..."
Sitting up in the bed she brought up the laptop again, "It shows there are lots of places nearby. Were you wanting anything special?" Even though she did not mean it in that way, he instantly turned red at what he knew she must have been thinking.
"Um, no. I don't know what kind of food they serve here. Do you have any ideas?" He stood close to the foot of the bed nervously looking at her; Ryoko though had not looked up yet and if she would have the look on his face would have caused her to start laughing.
"Well, you go get cleaned up and I will find us a place to eat then." And with that she pointed him over to where she thought the bathroom was. He grabbed a change of clothes and to his amazement she was right, even though she had not looked for it here it was. He closed the door and prepared for his shower and it was not until he was in it did he realize that he had forgot to lock the door. From that point on he began to warily look around to see if she had snuck in with him, but she was no where to be seen. Much to his amazement though she had remained out on the bed waiting patiently for him. So once he was through she went in to bathe as well.