A Life Fulfilled
Chapter 17
Love To Die For
Tenchi and Ayeka stared at the noble in shock. He wanted to fight for Washu's affections? Was he really that desperate? What would happen if he didn't accept? Would he just take Washu?
" TENCHI!" Washu's voice sounded as she ran up the stairs with young Taro.
Mikamo glared at her as she neared the door. He knew she was going to tell the prince to back down. He wasn't going to let that happen, he would fight for her love and that was final.
" Washu?" Tenchi looked at the child looking scientist.
" Don't fight him Tenchi! If you do, he might kill you!"
" You have no say in this, Washu!" Mikamo yelled and pushed her away from the room.
" Lord Mikamo, stop this at once! As the first crowned princess of Jurai, I demand that you leave this house this instant! Do you understand?" Ayeka shouted.
" Yes, your highness. As you wish, but if I go without a fight, Washu comes with me."
" NO! Mikamo, stop this! Leave me alone! I don't love you that way anymore!" Washu ran to her husband and tried to knock some sense into him.
" I thought I told you to stay out of this!" the Jurain Nobel yelled as he smacked his hand hard against Washu's face, causing her to crash onto the floor.
Ayeka ran to the fallen scientist. She gasped when she saw the read mark left on her face. Tenchi stood there in disbelief, he hit his own wife, the women he said he loves. Tenchi knew now that he had to fight, if he said no, Mikamo would obviously take Washu and there was a chance that we would hurt her again. The thought of Washu being beaten by this man angered Tenchi.
" Mikamo," Tenchi spoke in a stern voice. " I accept your challenge!"
" NO!" Washu screamed as she saw both Tenchi and Mikamo pass her, swords in hand.
Tenchi stopped and closed his eyes when he heard Washu scream. The image of her being slapped replayed itself in his mind. He wouldn't let Mikamo hurt her ever again. He was going to win and keep Washu safe. The Jurain Prince soon felt small hands wrap themselves around his waist. He looked down to see his love holding onto him. Tenchi knelt down and picked the scientist up, carrying her to his room. He placed her on the bed and walked away after locking the door from the outside.
" Washu, stay in here. I will defeat Mikamo so that there is no way he can hurt you ever again. Do not come out of this room! I promise you, I will not lose."
Tenchi heard giggling to his left and soon found himself looking at Taro.
" Papa!" the baby squealed.
" Do you want to come with me?"
" Da ha!"
" Alright, just make sure you stay with Ayeka, alright?" Tenchi handed the boy to the princess and walked downstairs.
" Father, what are you doing?" Mikumo stepped in front of his father.
" It is simple to see that I am challenging his highness over your mother. Don't worry, I will not lose," Mikamo then walked out side.
" Do you really think mother will appreciate seeing his highness dead?!" Mikumo screamed. " FATHER!"
" What's going on is there a show or something?" Mihoshi asked as she walked into the family room.
" Ayeka, what's happening?" Sasami spoke in a concerned tone as she watched Mikumo's tears slide down the sides of his face.
" He's....he's going to kill his highness. He's going to kill Prince Tenchi! He wants Washu back and believes this is the only way!" Mikumo shouted.
" Tenchi?" Sasami looked at the Jurain prince.
" I can't turn back now. If I do he'll take her and beat Washu when she does something to anger him. I will not allow that."
" Tenchi!" Ryoko hugged him tightly. " Please don't die, Tenchi. I don't think Washu can stand another life crisis!"
" Don't worry, I'll be fine," Tenchi and the others walked outside to watch the duel.
" Do really think you can beat me, Prince of Jurai?"
" A person with an objective is strong. Right now I have an objective, to protect Washu from the horrible monster you have become!"
Mikamo wasted no time, he ran toward Tenchi after the prince let his guard down. His sword slashed the boy across the chest, causing his to fall backward.
" My objective is far greater than yours," Mikamo stared daggers at the prince.
" We'll se about that!" Tenchi swung his sword forward.
Mikamo easily dodged the attack. The two lunged at each other, their swords collided, and sparks flew as they tried with all their might to push the other's sword away. Mikamo jumped back and lunged forward again. His sword smashed against Tenchi's and the prince lost control of it. As he ran to retrieve, the noble charged at him. Tenchi was too slow; Mikamo's blade came crashing down onto his shoulder. Tenchi screamed in pain as it pierced his flesh.
Mikamo slowly backed away, was this the end? Was Tenchi going to die? The prince grasped his sword and ran towards his opponent. Mikamo was forced to play defense during this round. Surprisingly, Tenchi had the upper hand and soon threw Mikamo into a near by tree. Tenchi walked slowly toward the Jurain Noble.
Inside of Tenchi's room, Washu tapped into her power and fazed through the door. She ran down the stairs quickly, as horrible thoughts ran through her head.
' What should I do? If the two of them fight, they'll kill each other, and I don't know what I would do if I lost either of them!'
Washu found her way to the battlefield where she found Mikamo about to plunge his sword into Tenchi's stomach. The noble had jumped over Tenchi's head and knocked him on the ground. The Tenchi-ken was whacked out of his hand and Mikamo was going to take this opportunity to kill him.
" TENCHI!"
Blood splattered everywhere, it dyed Mikamo's sword a deep red. Tenchi slowly opened his eyes and saw the amount of blood that lay on his clothes. It wasn't his blood. What had happened?
" No," Mikamo whispered.
Tenchi looked up in front of him. His eyes grew wide and filled with tears.
" WASHU!"
Tenchi and Ayeka stared at the noble in shock. He wanted to fight for Washu's affections? Was he really that desperate? What would happen if he didn't accept? Would he just take Washu?
" TENCHI!" Washu's voice sounded as she ran up the stairs with young Taro.
Mikamo glared at her as she neared the door. He knew she was going to tell the prince to back down. He wasn't going to let that happen, he would fight for her love and that was final.
" Washu?" Tenchi looked at the child looking scientist.
" Don't fight him Tenchi! If you do, he might kill you!"
" You have no say in this, Washu!" Mikamo yelled and pushed her away from the room.
" Lord Mikamo, stop this at once! As the first crowned princess of Jurai, I demand that you leave this house this instant! Do you understand?" Ayeka shouted.
" Yes, your highness. As you wish, but if I go without a fight, Washu comes with me."
" NO! Mikamo, stop this! Leave me alone! I don't love you that way anymore!" Washu ran to her husband and tried to knock some sense into him.
" I thought I told you to stay out of this!" the Jurain Nobel yelled as he smacked his hand hard against Washu's face, causing her to crash onto the floor.
Ayeka ran to the fallen scientist. She gasped when she saw the read mark left on her face. Tenchi stood there in disbelief, he hit his own wife, the women he said he loves. Tenchi knew now that he had to fight, if he said no, Mikamo would obviously take Washu and there was a chance that we would hurt her again. The thought of Washu being beaten by this man angered Tenchi.
" Mikamo," Tenchi spoke in a stern voice. " I accept your challenge!"
" NO!" Washu screamed as she saw both Tenchi and Mikamo pass her, swords in hand.
Tenchi stopped and closed his eyes when he heard Washu scream. The image of her being slapped replayed itself in his mind. He wouldn't let Mikamo hurt her ever again. He was going to win and keep Washu safe. The Jurain Prince soon felt small hands wrap themselves around his waist. He looked down to see his love holding onto him. Tenchi knelt down and picked the scientist up, carrying her to his room. He placed her on the bed and walked away after locking the door from the outside.
" Washu, stay in here. I will defeat Mikamo so that there is no way he can hurt you ever again. Do not come out of this room! I promise you, I will not lose."
Tenchi heard giggling to his left and soon found himself looking at Taro.
" Papa!" the baby squealed.
" Do you want to come with me?"
" Da ha!"
" Alright, just make sure you stay with Ayeka, alright?" Tenchi handed the boy to the princess and walked downstairs.
" Father, what are you doing?" Mikumo stepped in front of his father.
" It is simple to see that I am challenging his highness over your mother. Don't worry, I will not lose," Mikamo then walked out side.
" Do you really think mother will appreciate seeing his highness dead?!" Mikumo screamed. " FATHER!"
" What's going on is there a show or something?" Mihoshi asked as she walked into the family room.
" Ayeka, what's happening?" Sasami spoke in a concerned tone as she watched Mikumo's tears slide down the sides of his face.
" He's....he's going to kill his highness. He's going to kill Prince Tenchi! He wants Washu back and believes this is the only way!" Mikumo shouted.
" Tenchi?" Sasami looked at the Jurain prince.
" I can't turn back now. If I do he'll take her and beat Washu when she does something to anger him. I will not allow that."
" Tenchi!" Ryoko hugged him tightly. " Please don't die, Tenchi. I don't think Washu can stand another life crisis!"
" Don't worry, I'll be fine," Tenchi and the others walked outside to watch the duel.
" Do really think you can beat me, Prince of Jurai?"
" A person with an objective is strong. Right now I have an objective, to protect Washu from the horrible monster you have become!"
Mikamo wasted no time, he ran toward Tenchi after the prince let his guard down. His sword slashed the boy across the chest, causing his to fall backward.
" My objective is far greater than yours," Mikamo stared daggers at the prince.
" We'll se about that!" Tenchi swung his sword forward.
Mikamo easily dodged the attack. The two lunged at each other, their swords collided, and sparks flew as they tried with all their might to push the other's sword away. Mikamo jumped back and lunged forward again. His sword smashed against Tenchi's and the prince lost control of it. As he ran to retrieve, the noble charged at him. Tenchi was too slow; Mikamo's blade came crashing down onto his shoulder. Tenchi screamed in pain as it pierced his flesh.
Mikamo slowly backed away, was this the end? Was Tenchi going to die? The prince grasped his sword and ran towards his opponent. Mikamo was forced to play defense during this round. Surprisingly, Tenchi had the upper hand and soon threw Mikamo into a near by tree. Tenchi walked slowly toward the Jurain Noble.
Inside of Tenchi's room, Washu tapped into her power and fazed through the door. She ran down the stairs quickly, as horrible thoughts ran through her head.
' What should I do? If the two of them fight, they'll kill each other, and I don't know what I would do if I lost either of them!'
Washu found her way to the battlefield where she found Mikamo about to plunge his sword into Tenchi's stomach. The noble had jumped over Tenchi's head and knocked him on the ground. The Tenchi-ken was whacked out of his hand and Mikamo was going to take this opportunity to kill him.
" TENCHI!"
Blood splattered everywhere, it dyed Mikamo's sword a deep red. Tenchi slowly opened his eyes and saw the amount of blood that lay on his clothes. It wasn't his blood. What had happened?
" No," Mikamo whispered.
Tenchi looked up in front of him. His eyes grew wide and filled with tears.
" WASHU!"
