Hope you all enjoy the beginning to my Tenchi fanfic!.
Note; these are not my characters, mine own characters will be introduced shortly.
No Regrets
Chapter 1.
Eyes widening, Ryoko froze as she looked to Tenchi than to Ayeka.
"Well about time Tenchi" Kiyone spoke from sitting on the couch.
"My goodness… Lord Tenchi, you really mean it?" Ayeka asked looking to Tenchi clasping her hands together bringing them up beneath her chin taking a step forwards. Washu turned standing in front of her lab door looking over to Ryoko, gulping Ryoko stood speechless, her eyes fixed on Tenchi. He finally made a decision over all the girls.
"Yes Ayeka…. Everyone if I have hurt any of you, I am deeply sorry…" Tenchi spoke looking over all the others, coming to a stop meeting Ryoko's gaze.
"I'm happy for the both of you" Mihoshi spoke from sitting beside Kiyone looking to him. Tenchi starred at Ryoko for a long moment. Blinking, he turned his head to Ayeka reaching a hand to her. Smiling widely, Ayeka placed her hand in his. Sasami smiled widely from the hallway.
"We should celebrate" she spoke up turning rushing into the kitchen with Ryo-ohki left in the hallway. Her big dark amber eyes looked to Ryoko, she could feel it. Gulping as tears formed in her eyes, Ryoko took a step back, suddenly disappearing.
"Meow…" Ryo-ohki spoke softly, turning running after Sasami. Ayeka took a step forward as the two of them embraced each other. Sighing deeply, Washu turned looking around the room opening her door, walking in closing it behind her. You alright Ryoko? Washu asked telepathically. Making her way across her darkened lab with only her computers as light, shaking her head Washu came up to her computers pausing for a moment as her seat cushion appeared behind her. Sitting, she crossed her legs folding her arms about her. You deserve better than him Ryoko… Washu spoke rubbing the back of her neck.
Leaning her elbows on her knees, sighing deeply Ryoko looked to the darkened sky as the stars shone brightly. Resting her chin in her hands, gulping. She didn't know what to think or say. All that she knew is the man she loved, choose Ayeka. After all these years, everything they have all been through. Noticing the recent interest in Ayeka lately, Ryoko knew something was up. The air felt cool that night, it was just the beginning of spring. A light cool breeze came once in while wrapping itself around Ryoko like a blanket trying to comfort her. Looking off to the left of her to the edge of the roof, Tenchi popped his head up over the ledge. Leaning back Ryoko paused.
"Don't disappear…" Tenchi spoke, climbing over the top of the ladder making his way beside her sitting.
"I don't have anything to say to you Tenchi…" Ryoko spoke turning her head looking to the sky in front of her.
"I do… Ryoko I'm sorry…please don't be mad…I've really been doing a lot of thinking; it was really hard choosing between the two of you…." he spoke.
"…There's a better chance with her, I get that. Look Tenchi you don't have to explain anything to me, you choose who you thought was best for you..." Ryoko interrupted looking to him. Tenchi suddenly leaned to her kissing her placing a hand on the back of her neck. Pushing him back suddenly Ryoko paused looking to Tenchi.
Blinking slowly, Ryoko cuddled beneath the sheets as she sighed bringing a hand up to her forehead turning leaning on her back. She hadn't slept this bad in a while. Leaning up slowly rubbing the back of her neck glancing around her bedroom for a moment, sighing deeply disappearing. Making her way into the kitchen flicking the light switch, glancing around, the room was empty. The house was quiet it only being 3:26 in the morning. Coming up to a slow stop rolling her right sleeve up to her blue and gold kimono, she pressed the on button to the coffee maker. Making her way to the island counter sitting resting her elbows on the counter covering her face with her hands. Not having any intentions of things going that far between Tenchi and her, she didn't think they'd ever get that far.
"Ryoko…." a voice spoke up. Flinching Ryoko lowered her hands looking to Ayeka stand at the door. Her eyes widened she leaned back gulping.
"What are you doing up so early?" Ayeka asked making her way across the room, pausing for a moment looking to the coffee maker than back to Ryoko.
"Couldn't sleep" Ryoko spoke watching her as she sat across from her.
"The same…Are you ok?" Ayeka asked sitting herself down, looking to Ryoko for a moment.
"Oh yea, I'm fine princess, why wouldn't I be?" she asked.
"Ryoko…" Ayeka spoke.
"Ayeka please… Tenchi made the right decision…" Ryoko spoke as the two of them looked to each other. Biting her bottom lip, Ayeka nodded lowering her gaze.
"You should be happy… you finally got what you wanted Ayeka" Ryoko spoke turning looking to the coffee pot standing.
"Yes…I just wanted to make sure you were alright…. I hadn't seen you since" Ayeka spoke. Ryoko came to a stop up to the counter, gulping her eyes teared up. Reaching to one of the coffee mugs hanging on the wall.
"Well, coffees done" she spoke looking to Ayeka for a moment, then disappearing. Looking around the room for a moment, Ayeka sighed deeply standing.
Leaning back against the wall, Ryoko scooted down a little more into the hot water closing her eyes leaning her head back. Things finally got back to normal within a couple weeks. Ayeka was as happy as ever planning for the wedding. Even Tenchi seemed a bit happier. Opening her eyes slowly Ryoko looked to the ceiling above her, the steam in the air swirled around. Taking a deep breath closing her eyes again, her stomach began hurting. On and off for a couple days now, wondering if she was getting sick.
"You read my mind" Washu spoke up closing the door behind her. Lifting her head, turning looking to Washu coming up to the ledge of the water a few feet away from her, gently putting her feet in the water climbing in.
"Ahh… "Washu spoke sighing leaning back glancing to Ryoko.
"Feeling any better?" Washu asked. Ryoko looked to her mother for a moment arching an eyebrow.
"Who ever said anything about that?" she asked.
"No one, I could tell. Your whole demeanor changes when you don't feel good."
"I'm fine Washu" Ryoko spoke leaning her head back again closing her eyes.
"If you say so…" Washu spoke. Looking to her for a moment, Washu leaned her arms on the ledge stretching as she yawned widely. Sighing deeply, Ryoko brought a hand up rubbing her forehead a moment lifting her head. Lowering her hand, she looked to Washu as she just starred at her.
"What?" she asked.
"You don't feel good, do you?" Washu asked.
"I'm fine Washu…"
"Come to the lab and we'll see what's going on" Washu said.
"No, because it's nothing" Ryoko spoke leaning up a little.
"Hmmm… " Washu replied. Shaking her head Ryoko disappeared, appearing in her bedroom with a towel around her, walking to her closet.
Turning setting the Saki bottle back in the fridge, looking to the swinging door as Ayeka and Tenchi walked in. Pausing for a moment looking to Tenchi as he met her gaze. Holding her cup in her hands, Ayeka looked to Ryoko making her way to the fridge.
"I wish you reconsider Ryoko…." Ayeka spoke. Glancing to her for a moment, then back to Tenchi.
"Yea…well, good luck with that" Ryoko spoke breaking their gaze making her way to the kitchen door. Tenchi watched her as she paused for a moment, glancing back to him. Meeting eye contact for a moment, Tenchi turned his attention back to Ayeka as she started talking. Making her way out of the room, stopping for a moment taking a deep breath. Not knowing how much longer she'd be able to handle not telling Ayeka, she knew she had too. It had been almost a month now, and every time she got around the two of them together, or just around Tenchi in general, it was awkward. Turning her head back to the door slowly, gulping. Suddenly pausing, she began feeling nauseated again. Placing a hand on her stomach taking a deep breath, she disappeared suddenly.
Teleporting into the kitchen, Ryoko paused looking to Tenchi and Ayeka still in the kitchen standing at the stove. Holding her Saki cup, taking a long sip. Ayeka turned pausing for a moment making her way to the fridge.
"I thought yo.."
"I can't take this any more… Ayeka" Ryoko interrupted. Coming to a stop, Ayeka arched an eyebrow as she starred at Ryoko. Looking to Ryoko suddenly Tenchi paused.
"Ryoko…" Tenchi started.
"No… I can't Tenchi… Ayeka the night Tenchi choose you, he came up to the roof to talk to me…" Ryoko started holding a hand up to Tenchi. Eyes widening Tenchi took a step forwards as Ayeka looked for him for a moment, then back to Ryoko.
"… we had sex…" Ryoko spoke. Suddenly the room was quiet. Gripping her Saki cup, Ryoko gulped. Tenchi turned to Ayeka suddenly as she looked to him.
"What… Tenchi…" Ayeka spoke.
"…Ayeka….I went to make sure she was alright, knowing it broke her heart…we were talking and then one thing led to another…" he spoke. All Ayeka could do was stare at Tenchi, than turned her head looking to Ryoko.
"He came on to me, I tried to stop him when he first kissed me, but he came back…and I let him... Ayeka I am so sorry…" Ryoko spoke, tears forming in her eyes.
"I couldn't stand being around the two of you anymore, it was eating me alive…" Ryoko spoke bringing a hand up wiping a couple tears away. Ayeka looked from her to Tenchi, gulping she blinked, on the verge of crying.
"Then why the hell did you choose me than…" she spoke.
"Ayeka I choose you because I want to be with you, it was a mistake. I…" Tenchi spoke. In mid-sentence Ayeka came up to him, slapping him hard across the face. Ryoko jumped as she did so, gulping.
"A mistake… you had every intention of coming up there Tenchi…" Ryoko spoke.
"The wedding is off!" Ayeka yelled.
Appearing in her room, leaning back against the door scooting down to the floor. Setting her cup down, Ryoko covered her face as she cried. After a few moments, lifting her head running her hands through her hair. Gulping as her stomach still ached, covering her face again. Ryoko, what just happened… Washu asked her telepathically. I came into the kitchen as Ayeka stormed out crying with Tenchi looking as dumbfounded as ever… he said the wedding was off Washu spoke. Shaking her head, Ryoko brought her hands down looking around her bedroom. Not going into it right now Washu… Ryoko spoke, suddenly feeling sick again as she disappeared.
Washu cracked the door, looking in walking through the doorway pausing for a moment. The bathroom door opened as Ryoko walked through, stopping looking to Washu. Looking to her for a moment, Washu walked all the way in closing the door behind her.
"You ok…. What happened?" Washu asked. Ryoko gulped looking to her for a moment folding her arms around her.
"The night Tenchi choose Ayeka, Tenchi came up to the roof to talk…. we wound up... having sex…" she spoke, rubbing the back of her neck. Washu came to a stop making her way to the small couch across the room.
"You're joking…" Washu asked, making her way to the couch sitting.
"No… I told Ayeka… I couldn't hold it in any more…" Sighing deeply Ryoko made her way over to the couch sitting beside Washu bringing her legs up folding them beside her rubbing her forehead.
" I knew something was wrong…" Washu spoke crossing her legs looking to Ryoko.
"Yea well... Everything's messed up…" Ryoko spoke glancing to her mother for a moment, wrapping her arms around her.
"It can be fixed… you had the guts to tell her unlike Tenchi." Ryoko shrugged leaning back against the couch.
"Who made the first move?" Washu asked.
"He did… I told him to stop, but he pretty much forced himself on me and I let him..." Ryoko spoke, sighing deeply closing her eyes. Starring at her for a moment, Washu arched an eyebrow.
"I should've thrown his ass off the roof" Ryoko said lifting her head glancing to Washu for a moment. Wrapping an arm around herself Ryoko rubbed her forehead.
"You feeling ok?" Washu asked. Ryoko looked to her for a moment, sighing deeply shaking her head.
"My stomachs been bothering me the last few days…" Ryoko said. Nodding her head, Washu paused suddenly looking to her. Better thinking to not ask at the moment, Washu turned her head looking around the room.
"I need a vacation…"Ryoko spoke leaning her head back again.
"Wouldn't that be nice…" Washu spoke.
"Really… " Ryoko spoke closing her eyes.
"Well, what's stopping you?" Washu asked. Opening one eye, Ryoko glanced to Washu.
"No fun by myself…"
"I'll go with you… maybe others, except maybe Tenchi and Ayeka." Closing her eyes, Ryoko sighed deeply.
"Where would we go?."
"Tokyo…Okayahmo?" Washu asked. Washu lifted a hand snapping her fingers as a hologram computer popped up, she began typing on the keyboard rapidly. Ryoko opened her eyes turning her head to Washu wrapping both hands around herself. Ryoko starred at her for a moment as Washu rapidly stopped, looking to Ryoko.
"They have a nice hotel that's nicely priced, two queen sizes, and two couch beds in Tokyo." Washu turned the screen facing it to Ryoko. Leaning forwards a little looking to the screen, shrugging.
"Looks nice…" she spoke.
"Well?" Washu asked.
"We can ask, I got money for it, maybe stay all weekend" Ryoko spoke.
"Me too" Washu spoke as the screen disappeared, she stood up.
Appearing at the bottom of the steps, Ryoko wrapped her arms around herself looking to Kiyone and Mihoshi sitting on the couch with Sasami sitting on the other side of the love seat holding Ryo-ohki in her lap petting her head, the three of them watching one their afternoon soap operas. Washu stepped off the bottom of the last step coming around the side of the couch sitting in the love seat beside Sasami.
"Hi Washu" Sasami spoke. Washu smiled to her, looking to Kiyone and Mihoshi.
"Who wants to go on a mini vacation to Toyko?" Washu asked holding a hand up.
"Huh?" Sasami spoke raising an eyebrow looking back to her.
"Who… us?" Kiyone asked turning her head.
"Yea, well I don't know about Tenchi and Ayeka" Washu spoke.
"I want to go!" Mihoshi spoke raising a hand high in the air. Ryoko looked to her, then back to Sasami coming around the side of the couch coming to a stop by the coffee table sitting crossed legged. Kiyone looked to Ryoko for a moment, then back to Washu.
"This is random…. I don't have much money on me though" Kiyone spoke.
"Don't worry about that" Washu spoke.
"Figured if I need to get away for a little while, maybe ya'll want to go too" Ryoko spoke up as Kiyone and Mihoshi looked to her.
"Well, I guess… for how long?" Kiyone asked.
"For the weekend, maybe come back Sunday night or Monday" Washu spoke as her laptop appeared in front of her again. Sasami leaned over looking to the screen.
"O wow, that's nice and it's right on the beach" she spoke as Ryo-ohki crawled up to her shoulder.
"You sure?" Kiyone asked looking to Ryoko. Nodding her head Ryoko rubbed the back of her neck.
"Oh this would be so fun!" Mihoshi spoke.
"What would?" Ayeka spoke coming in through the kitchen door. Turning their heads. Ryoko paused looking to her.
"Might spend the weekend in Tokyo" Washu spoke looking to her. Arching an eyebrow pausing for a moment nodding her head looking to Ryoko.
"Can I talk to you for a moment…" Ayeka asked. Ryoko slowly stood following Ayeka back into the kitchen. Kiyone watched them walk through the door turning her head looking to Washu.
"Is she ok?" Kiyone spoke.
"She will be."
"Ryoko, I wanted to say thank you…" Ayeka spoke coming to a slow stop into the kitchen. Arching an eyebrow Ryoko stopped short.
"That's the last thing I expected…" she spoke.
"Tenchi told me it was him, not you. I'm sorry he did that you… I'm glad you told me rather than not" Ayeka spoke. Nodding her head softly looking to the floor. Ryoko sighed deeply.
"It must've been hard… with everything going on, and then dealing with that."
"Yea well, I've been through a lot worse."
"Tenchi and I are going to be ok… You all go to Tokyo and enjoy yourself. You, of all people need to get out, have a fun weekend. This will give Tenchi and I time to get things back on track…" Ayeka spoke turning to the stove reaching for a cup pouring herself some tea. Watching her, Ryoko gulped as she held her arms around herself. Turning Ayeka came up to Ryoko holding out a cup of tea, and one for herself.
Chapter 2 will be posted soon!
