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Warriors.)
When Two Destinies Intertwine
Chapter 3 *Flashback 'Accused'* (Two weeks ago; A week after Tenchi's return from Tokyo.)
Ryoko opened her eyes. It didn't look like sleep was coming to her anytime soon. She had been tossing and turning for hours. It wasn't that her rafter isn't comfortable enough, but because she had so many unanswered questions running through her head. She hasn't had one good night's sleep since Tenchi's return from Tokyo, since her battle with Hotsuma.
Ryoko rolled to her side and shut her eyes tight, making one last attempt to fall asleep. When her sleep again failed to come to her she sat up and sighed. She glanced at the clock on the wall. It was only four thirty in the morning. 'It'll be hours before Tenchi and the others wake up. I think I'll go take a walk to clear some stuff in my head. I should be back in time for breakfast.'
Ryoko phased out of the house and into the night's sky. She flew towards a waterfall that runs down a rocky hillside, and flows into a stream that runs for miles to the Masaki Shrine. It had only taken Ryoko a few minutes to reach the waterfall. (It would've taken a normal person hours to get there by foot.)
Ryoko landed on top of the hill and stared into the distance. From there she could still see the Masaki Shrine very clearly, only a lot smaller. This was a place where she had found only that very morning when she needed peace and quiet but couldn't find any. She had tried going to the forest, the lake, and even the cave in which she was once imprisoned in for over 500 years, but still Tenchi was always able to find her. After the third time he had found her to apologize about what had happen that morning she became angry and flew off. She didn't want to hear any more of his apologies when he didn't mean them. Tears filled Ryoko's eyes as the events of that morning came flooding through her memories.
(Flashback)
She hadn't been able to sleep so she sat and thought about Tenchi, and the events that had occurred while Tenchi was in Tokyo. She was so lost in thought that she didn't notice Sasami coming down the stairs.
"Ryoko, would you like to help me with breakfast?" Sasami asked when she spotted Ryoko sitting on the back porch. Ryoko snapped out of her thoughts once she heard Sasami's voice. "Sure kid," she replied. "Thanks Ryoko. I have big plans. I'm gonna make a feast today!" Sasami exclaimed. Ryoko cocked her head to one side and looked at Sasami curiously. "Really? What's the occasion?" she asked. Sasami's smile widen as she excitedly said, "Its Ayeka's birthday today!" Ryoko rolled her eyes and turned around. "That's nice," she said without much enthusiasm. Ayeka's birthday was nothing of importance to her. Any other day would be more important than Ayeka's birthday but Ryoko couldn't say such things to little Sasami. "Well.Lets get started. There's so much to do!"
They spent the next 3 hours cooking up a storm. Sasami did all of the cooking of course. Since Ryoko didn't know how to cook would make everything a disaster, she only helped chop up carrots and other ingredients. Soon everything was ready to eat. All they had to do was carry the food to the table and wait for everyone else to come downstairs.
Ayeka was the first to come downstairs. "Sasami, every thing smells wonderful," she said as she walked into the kitchen. When she saw Ryoko a look of disgust showed on her face. "Oh Ryoko. I didn't realize you were up so early. Usually you wouldn't wake up until late noon, she said sneeringly. Ryoko was about to say something but Sasami cut in. "Oh Ayeka. Happy birthday! I cooked breakfast just for you. Today is going to be so fun! I'm going to make this the best birthday you ever had Ayeka! Look! I made your favorite dish."
Ayeka looked towards the kitchen and saw Ryoko balancing the heavy plate. A smirk appeared on her face as a plan to get Ryoko in trouble formed in her mind. As Ryoko walked passed her to get to the table, Ayeka purposely stuck her foot out a little. Ryoko tripped over her foot and stumbled forward, The plate of food flying into the air.
Ryoko landed with a 'Thud' as she hit the hard wooden floor. The plate of food landed right beside her. Ryoko looked from Ayeka's smirk to Sasami's teary face. She stood up and took a step towards Sasami. "You did it on purpose Ryoko!" Ayeka said accusingly. "Ryoko did you?" Sasami asked in a small voice that was nearly a whisper. "No I didn't! Sasami, I'm so sorry. It was an accident. I didn't mean to fall. Really I didn't!" "Yes you did Ryoko! You did it on purpose. You knew that it was my favorite dish and that it's my birthday today so you wanted to ruin my day by pretending to fall and ruin my favorite dish and make it all seem like an accident but I know better. You space pirates cant be trusted!"
Ryoko tried very hard to defend herself but she didn't know how. How can she prove that she didn't do it on purpose? Ayeka continued yelling and calling Ryoko all kinds of names while Sasami stood there with tears pouring down her face. Tenchi, Kiyone, Mihoshi, Grandpa and Tenchi's dad came downstairs upon hearing Ayeka's yelling. "Ryoko I hate you!!!" Sasami Screamed before she ran upstairs to her room. "What is it now?" Tenchi said sleepily as Sasami ran passed him on the stairs. "What's all this fuss about?" Ayeka ran to Tenchi and pointed accusingly at Ryoko. "Tenchi! She did it on purpose! She knew it was my special day and she ruined it on purpose! She__" " No I didn't! It was an accident! I__" "Ryoko that's enough! I've had it with all your little tricks. This has got to stop. I let all you past pranks go pass easily because they were harmless but now your pranks have hurt someone. I want you to apologize to Sasami and Ayeka right now!" Tenchi yelled. Ryoko felt suddenly angry but also hurt by Tenchi's words. "But I__" "No buts! I want you to apologize! If you don't learn from your mistakes and apologize right now Ryoko then I want you to leave." " I refuse to apologize for something I didn't do on purpose!" Tears started to swell up in her eyes but she turned and phased out of sight before anyone could see them.
After Ryoko was out of sight Tenchi started feeling guilty for yelling at her. "Tenchi." Kiyone started but didn't know what else to say after that. "Don't you think you were a little harsh on her?" Tenchi's dad asked? "I don't know dad, do you think I was too harsh?" Everyone nodded at the question, which made Tenchi feel even worse. "I'll go look for her," was all Tenchi said before he walked out the door.
After Tenchi walked out the door everyone was silent for a little while. Then all of a sudden Mihoshi burst out, "What was that all about?" Kiyone shook her head. "Mihoshi, you're as clueless as ever."
(End of Flashback)
Ryoko stood on the hill over the waterfall. 'why are they always accusing me of things I didn't do? Is it because I'm a space pirate and so they think that I'm capable of being the only one who responsible for every horrible thing that happens?' Tears streamed down Ryoko's face. She quickly wiped them away. 'I shouldn't feel sorry for myself. I should prove to them that I'm not the evil despicable pirate that they think I am. But how do I prove that I'm not what they think I am?' Her thoughts drifted back to Hotsuma. 'Hotsuma was the only person who actually treated me as a friend but he betrayed me and turn against me. Was it because I never paid back any affection towards him? Would it have been different if I was more open and friendly with him? I'm not used to showing the soft side of me to anyone else besides Ryo-oh-ki. Maybe if I did open up to people then I would be accused of every little thing. It's worth a try but who do I open up to first?' Ryoko looked down at the red gem on her risk and found the answer to her question.
(Authors note: sorry if I'm a little late in putting up the new chapter but I've been so busy with school work and such. I'll try to work on it more often. Sorry if you're all waiting to the part where Ryoko meets Rowen but that wont be until later in the next few chapters. I'm still trying to get the story going but I promise that they'll meet sooner than you think. Well if there' any questions or comments then Email me at Trinity558@aol.com. Hope you enjoy this chapter! ^_^)
When Two Destinies Intertwine
Chapter 3 *Flashback 'Accused'* (Two weeks ago; A week after Tenchi's return from Tokyo.)
Ryoko opened her eyes. It didn't look like sleep was coming to her anytime soon. She had been tossing and turning for hours. It wasn't that her rafter isn't comfortable enough, but because she had so many unanswered questions running through her head. She hasn't had one good night's sleep since Tenchi's return from Tokyo, since her battle with Hotsuma.
Ryoko rolled to her side and shut her eyes tight, making one last attempt to fall asleep. When her sleep again failed to come to her she sat up and sighed. She glanced at the clock on the wall. It was only four thirty in the morning. 'It'll be hours before Tenchi and the others wake up. I think I'll go take a walk to clear some stuff in my head. I should be back in time for breakfast.'
Ryoko phased out of the house and into the night's sky. She flew towards a waterfall that runs down a rocky hillside, and flows into a stream that runs for miles to the Masaki Shrine. It had only taken Ryoko a few minutes to reach the waterfall. (It would've taken a normal person hours to get there by foot.)
Ryoko landed on top of the hill and stared into the distance. From there she could still see the Masaki Shrine very clearly, only a lot smaller. This was a place where she had found only that very morning when she needed peace and quiet but couldn't find any. She had tried going to the forest, the lake, and even the cave in which she was once imprisoned in for over 500 years, but still Tenchi was always able to find her. After the third time he had found her to apologize about what had happen that morning she became angry and flew off. She didn't want to hear any more of his apologies when he didn't mean them. Tears filled Ryoko's eyes as the events of that morning came flooding through her memories.
(Flashback)
She hadn't been able to sleep so she sat and thought about Tenchi, and the events that had occurred while Tenchi was in Tokyo. She was so lost in thought that she didn't notice Sasami coming down the stairs.
"Ryoko, would you like to help me with breakfast?" Sasami asked when she spotted Ryoko sitting on the back porch. Ryoko snapped out of her thoughts once she heard Sasami's voice. "Sure kid," she replied. "Thanks Ryoko. I have big plans. I'm gonna make a feast today!" Sasami exclaimed. Ryoko cocked her head to one side and looked at Sasami curiously. "Really? What's the occasion?" she asked. Sasami's smile widen as she excitedly said, "Its Ayeka's birthday today!" Ryoko rolled her eyes and turned around. "That's nice," she said without much enthusiasm. Ayeka's birthday was nothing of importance to her. Any other day would be more important than Ayeka's birthday but Ryoko couldn't say such things to little Sasami. "Well.Lets get started. There's so much to do!"
They spent the next 3 hours cooking up a storm. Sasami did all of the cooking of course. Since Ryoko didn't know how to cook would make everything a disaster, she only helped chop up carrots and other ingredients. Soon everything was ready to eat. All they had to do was carry the food to the table and wait for everyone else to come downstairs.
Ayeka was the first to come downstairs. "Sasami, every thing smells wonderful," she said as she walked into the kitchen. When she saw Ryoko a look of disgust showed on her face. "Oh Ryoko. I didn't realize you were up so early. Usually you wouldn't wake up until late noon, she said sneeringly. Ryoko was about to say something but Sasami cut in. "Oh Ayeka. Happy birthday! I cooked breakfast just for you. Today is going to be so fun! I'm going to make this the best birthday you ever had Ayeka! Look! I made your favorite dish."
Ayeka looked towards the kitchen and saw Ryoko balancing the heavy plate. A smirk appeared on her face as a plan to get Ryoko in trouble formed in her mind. As Ryoko walked passed her to get to the table, Ayeka purposely stuck her foot out a little. Ryoko tripped over her foot and stumbled forward, The plate of food flying into the air.
Ryoko landed with a 'Thud' as she hit the hard wooden floor. The plate of food landed right beside her. Ryoko looked from Ayeka's smirk to Sasami's teary face. She stood up and took a step towards Sasami. "You did it on purpose Ryoko!" Ayeka said accusingly. "Ryoko did you?" Sasami asked in a small voice that was nearly a whisper. "No I didn't! Sasami, I'm so sorry. It was an accident. I didn't mean to fall. Really I didn't!" "Yes you did Ryoko! You did it on purpose. You knew that it was my favorite dish and that it's my birthday today so you wanted to ruin my day by pretending to fall and ruin my favorite dish and make it all seem like an accident but I know better. You space pirates cant be trusted!"
Ryoko tried very hard to defend herself but she didn't know how. How can she prove that she didn't do it on purpose? Ayeka continued yelling and calling Ryoko all kinds of names while Sasami stood there with tears pouring down her face. Tenchi, Kiyone, Mihoshi, Grandpa and Tenchi's dad came downstairs upon hearing Ayeka's yelling. "Ryoko I hate you!!!" Sasami Screamed before she ran upstairs to her room. "What is it now?" Tenchi said sleepily as Sasami ran passed him on the stairs. "What's all this fuss about?" Ayeka ran to Tenchi and pointed accusingly at Ryoko. "Tenchi! She did it on purpose! She knew it was my special day and she ruined it on purpose! She__" " No I didn't! It was an accident! I__" "Ryoko that's enough! I've had it with all your little tricks. This has got to stop. I let all you past pranks go pass easily because they were harmless but now your pranks have hurt someone. I want you to apologize to Sasami and Ayeka right now!" Tenchi yelled. Ryoko felt suddenly angry but also hurt by Tenchi's words. "But I__" "No buts! I want you to apologize! If you don't learn from your mistakes and apologize right now Ryoko then I want you to leave." " I refuse to apologize for something I didn't do on purpose!" Tears started to swell up in her eyes but she turned and phased out of sight before anyone could see them.
After Ryoko was out of sight Tenchi started feeling guilty for yelling at her. "Tenchi." Kiyone started but didn't know what else to say after that. "Don't you think you were a little harsh on her?" Tenchi's dad asked? "I don't know dad, do you think I was too harsh?" Everyone nodded at the question, which made Tenchi feel even worse. "I'll go look for her," was all Tenchi said before he walked out the door.
After Tenchi walked out the door everyone was silent for a little while. Then all of a sudden Mihoshi burst out, "What was that all about?" Kiyone shook her head. "Mihoshi, you're as clueless as ever."
(End of Flashback)
Ryoko stood on the hill over the waterfall. 'why are they always accusing me of things I didn't do? Is it because I'm a space pirate and so they think that I'm capable of being the only one who responsible for every horrible thing that happens?' Tears streamed down Ryoko's face. She quickly wiped them away. 'I shouldn't feel sorry for myself. I should prove to them that I'm not the evil despicable pirate that they think I am. But how do I prove that I'm not what they think I am?' Her thoughts drifted back to Hotsuma. 'Hotsuma was the only person who actually treated me as a friend but he betrayed me and turn against me. Was it because I never paid back any affection towards him? Would it have been different if I was more open and friendly with him? I'm not used to showing the soft side of me to anyone else besides Ryo-oh-ki. Maybe if I did open up to people then I would be accused of every little thing. It's worth a try but who do I open up to first?' Ryoko looked down at the red gem on her risk and found the answer to her question.
(Authors note: sorry if I'm a little late in putting up the new chapter but I've been so busy with school work and such. I'll try to work on it more often. Sorry if you're all waiting to the part where Ryoko meets Rowen but that wont be until later in the next few chapters. I'm still trying to get the story going but I promise that they'll meet sooner than you think. Well if there' any questions or comments then Email me at Trinity558@aol.com. Hope you enjoy this chapter! ^_^)