I don't own Tenchi Muyo!!!
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I Close My Eyes and I Dream

Ryoko awoke to a faint sound of *Bedeedep Bedeedep Bedeedep Bedeedep Bedeedep* She knew that sound, it was Tenchi's alarm going off. She tossed and turned on the beam. Still Tenchi hasn't woken up to turn it off. Just ten minutes before it went off she nearly fell off from moving around in her nightmare.
Ryoko phased from the house beam and phased to Tenchi's room, she walked over to the alarm on his desk, it read 4:45 am, she pushed a bunch of buttons till it stopped.

She turned around when she heard the young man sturr in his sleep. Thinking he would get up she phased out back on to her beam. What seemed only seconds she heard it going off again. She had hit the snooze botton, so she waited... and waited... he didn't get up.

"Uhhgg... Damn it Tenchi wake up" She said to herself as she phased into the hallway at his door and peeked in. The alarm read 5:15 am. She popped her head out as soon as she saw Tenchi throw his blankets off and sit up.

"Well i'm not getting anymore sleep today." she whispered to herself as she phased to the onsen. She relaxed for awhile then washed her hair with a new shampoo she bought at the store yesterday. It was 'Sun Kissed Rasberries' and she also got a new body wash called 'Cucumber Melon''. After drying off and dressing in her blue and tanned stripped outfit with the tail she head to the kitchen.

She looked around for the Queen of the Kitchen but Sasami was know were to be seen.

"Hehehehe... good." She headed to the frigde and just she touch the door handle she heard an 'Ehem!' Ryoko's shoulders slumped as she looked over to see the lil princess in the doorway with a yawning Ryo-ohki on her head.

"I just wanted something to drink, thats all Sasami."
"Well then i'll fix you up some tea, okay?"
"Kewl thanks Sasami, your a life saver." Ryoko floated out as Sasami began to boil the water.

Ryoko floated up to the roof of the house. Watching the Sun rise in to the sky above the mountain trees she thought of how this place has become her perment home. Thinking back to when Hokoku and Tama came to Earth to ask her to help them get some loot six earth months away and that she'd be back with in the year (No Need For Tenchi Part Twelve # 6) She refused.

"One year... Only a fleeting moment compared to the thousands of years I can live. But ... The days on Earth... Seem so precious. I can't imagine living apart from Tenchi-- From Everyone-- anymore..."

A black shade covered her eyes as tears fell out lining her cheeks in the golden light. She would never leave Earth,Tenchi,Sasami,Washu,Mihoshi, and yes Aeka too. They are her family now... her life.

"Ryoko! Teas done." Sasami yelled out the sliding glass door.

She flies down from the roof meeting a smiling child from on the otherside of the door, smiling back she thanks her and follows her into the house. As the young lady and young girl look up the stairs they meet the eyes of Tenchi, dressed in his working clothes and ready to start the day.

"Morning Sasami."
"Morning Tenchi." Sasami noticed that Ryoko had phased over to greet Tenchi up close and personal, she smiled and left the room to start breakfast and the tea.

"Morning My Sweet Tenchi" Ryoko whispered into his ear as she wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Eh ...Ryo...Ryoko...," Tenchi nervesly twitched. When he inhaled to sigh he caught a whif of fresh berries then he relized it was Ryoko's hair. *Wow!* he thought mentaly raising an eyebrow.
"Hmm... What My Tenchi?" Ryoko asked looking innocent but also taking in every curve of his face as if it would be the last time she'll see him. Giggling she let him go but slowly. She floated to the bottom of the stairs and waited his arrival.

As he came down she walked along the side of him then sat next to him at the table. Sasami came out with the tea.

As the minutes flew by the Masaki Family gathered for breakfast.

The same things happened as every other breakfast they had.
Ryoko would scarf down her food, Aeka made her "Such vulgar manners Ryoko, act like a lady" speeches, Everyone talked about how good the food was. Even through Ryoko couldn't taste a thing she still praised it, as she did she tried to feed Tenchi, which of course ended up Ryoko and Aeka yelling.
Ryoko sat back and watched everyone for a second thinking *Everyday is the same but in a way it isn't, there's always something new and exciting. This is normal and peaceful to us.*

After Breakfast the girls, except Ryoko, headed to the onsen, Tenchi headed to the carrot field, and Ryoko headed to her cave with a small bottle of Sake. That small bottle could never give her a buzz, just relax her since it takes 30-40 beers to make her drunk.

The sun would be hitting noon in a few hours and they would have lunch, it'd be the same as breakfast, talking, laughing, yelling, sneering, that annoying oh ho ho ho ho ho ho laugh of Aeka's after she thinks she has the upper hand when it come to Ryoko.

Sitting at the edge of the rock cave she raises cup of Sake to the sky.

"Cheers to the good times ahead and the bad times i know we'll make through. To the people you live in this Family and make it fun everyday. To Tenchi, the man who's keeping this all together."

Ryoko chugged her drink down then exhaled smiling.
Ever since Tenchi released her she wanted Tenchi, but not always in the way everyone thought she wanted him. She wanted to be his wife, to have a couple kids maybe. Thats her dream.
A question crossed Ryoko's mind, something she never thought about before.... *Is the trouble over? The trouble of enemies? Hhmmm... I hope it's not.* She searched the sky for some kind of answer. Laughing to herself as she thought that was dumb. But a bright falling star caught her eye, it landed about 10 miles away...*Wait.... a falling star around noon? And thats really close too.* She shrugged it off and decided to go give Tenchi a visit.

She told him about the shooting star and bugged him till lunch time. A few weeks would pass before something, that could change their lives forever, would happen...

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Next: Sight of the Stranger

Sorry that this first chapt is focused on Ryoko and kinda Short&Fast. I'm kinda trying to put two fics together, cuz i have to many and can't think of different stories at the same time. This sorta has nothing todo with the fic, but a few things do like the Shooting star... you'll see.
=^-^= Niyow