Disclaimer: I own nobody in the fanfic, they are all property of AIC and Pioneer, so
please don't sue me.
Notes: Yea yea I know I changed the format yet again but I can't decided which I like
better, maybe I'll have it figured out later, well here we go with chapter 4...if you were
thinking something bright and happy, you are gravely wrong.
Till The Moon Dies-Day 4
By demon891
She looked out here window; the snow was starting to let up. All she could do is
think about the events of the previous day. About how he had saved her life and risked
his own in the process. She knew she was suppose to be in bed right now but she just
wanted to look at the good five feet of snow they had gotten the previous day. It had been
one of the biggest storms of the century according to Tenchi's father. 'I wonder if there is
some outside force causing this storm' she thought to herself. She knew that just down
the hall the one she loved was in the same condition she was. Maybe he was thinking
about her, maybe there was that chance. And the thought of that filled her with joy, but
then she remembered that Tenchi was holding out on everyone. Then horrible thoughts
came to mind. 'What would I do if he chose Ryoko. I would be lost...' She pushed that
thought from her mind as quickly as it had come. She could not stop the tears from
flowing down her face though. The princess collapsed onto the floor with terrible
thoughts of Tenchi choosing another, she couldn't bare it. The pain echoed through her
mind. She laid on her futon, crying. She eventually cried herself to sleep. But sleep would
not save her from the demons that had moved into her subconscious. It was happening
again, that horrible dream. She could feel herself being overtaken by pain, such pain that
she had never endured before. She was sweating and talking in her sleep. She started to
scream in pain as it engulfed her entire being, both mental and physical.
Just then Ryoko was walking by her room to go give lunch to Tenchi when she
heard a horrible screech come from Ayeka's room. She dashed in without knocking to
see what was wrong. When she got it she saw a horrible sight. Ayeka was having body
spasms and was practically bathing in her own sweat.
"Ayeka!! Ayeka!! Snap out of it!!" she yelled. It was no use Ayeka was to far into
it.
*Washu!!!! Get to Ayeka's room quick!! Something horrible is happening to her!!
* she yelled through her mental link.
As soon as she said that Washu appeared through a porthole.
"Quick Ryoko, help me get her inside!" Washu yelled.
They both lifted her up into the porthole that led to Washu's lab.
Hours had passed; everyone was waiting outside the door to Washu's lab (except
for Tenchi). They were all waiting in fear for Washu to come out; all hoping that she
would say everything would be ok. Just then it happened, Washu walked out of the
doorway under the stairs with a look of defeat on her face.
"Is she going to be ok Little Washu?" Sasami cried.
The petite scientist looked at Sasami and said,
"She in a unconscious right now, she's alive and should be fine, she had a really
horrible dream, and I guess that she lost her sanity while she was sleeping. She should be
back to normal once she wakes up but everyone needs to be extra nice to her for awhile."
Washu explained.
"Thank you Washu," Sasami said still crying.
"Ryoko I need you to sleep in Ayeka's room until she gets better," Washu said to
her daughter.
"Why me, why not just Sasami?" Ryoko asked.
"Because Ayeka is sick remember, you wont get sick from her but Sasami will,"
Washu explained. "Anyways I think that having her best friend in there would help her
out a lot." Ryoko smiled and said,
"I'll got tell Tenchi about Ayeka," Ryoko said. She then started to walk up the
stairs.
"Sasami can you get a big dinner prepared I have a feeling that Ayeka is going to
be very hungry when she wakes up," Washu said.
"Sure thing," Sasami ran out into the kitchen to start dinner.
Washu walked back into her lab to watch over Ayeka some more.
Ryoko had just told Tenchi what had happened to Ayeka, he waited for her to
leave the room before he made any large reaction.
'How could I have done this to her? Its my fault, if I wouldn't keep putting off
this damn decision of mine none of this would have ever happened.' Tenchi got up out of
his bed and looked at the snow just as Ayeka had. 'I think I know who I love, but can I
really say that? I love all of these girls so much, and none of them mean anymore to me
than another. I just love one of them in a different way. I need to tell myself the truth,
they wont stay forever if I don't choose. I need to do it, if not today than tomorrow...But
I know that I *NEED* to do this for my sake and for theirs.' Tenchi returned to his bed to
think about how he was gonna break the news, he needed help right now. He knew he
couldn't just stand up a dinner and announce it, which would not work. He needed advise
from his grandfather on how to do this. But first he needed rest. So he laid down on his
futon letting sleep claim his body. He also had a dream, but it was a good dream. He
dreamed himself lying in bed with his beloved. Protecting her from any harm that might
come to her. He never wanted this dream to end. It was the most wonderful dream that he
had ever had. All he wanted to do was lie there with her for all of time.
Back in the lab Washu was looking over Ayeka's vitals and writing them down on
a piece of paper. She looked down at Ayeka once more and was shocked at what she saw.
Ayeka's eyes appeared to be completely black. She shook her head and looked down and
they were back to normal.
"Wonder what that was?" she said to herself. "I think I need some food."
*Ryoko? Ryoko dear, could you watch Ayeka while I go get something to eat, I
haven't eaten in a while. * Washu said over the link.
*Sure thing. * Suddenly Ryoko appeared in the lab standing next to Washu.
"Now if anything happens you know where I am," Washu said.
"Yup, and don't worry about it I know what I'm doing," Ryoko replied.
"Well...ok, I shouldn't be to long," Washu said as she left the lab.
Once Washu had left Ryoko looked down at the princess, she wasn't moving or
showing any signs of life. Then out of nowhere she started to cough. But she was
coughing up blood. Ryoko ran to her side and starting saying,
"Ayeka! Ayeka! Are you there!! Talk to me!"
At once Ryoko heard her saying something but she couldn't make out what she
had said. Then she said it again this time she understood.
"Ryoko, is that you?" Ayeka said.
"Yes, its me. How are you feeling?" Ryoko replied.
"I've been better, how did I get here?" Ayeka said puzzled.
"You were having a horrible dream and then started to have muscle spasms, so I
brought you to Washu's lab. You have been here for a few hours now," she explained.
"Thank you Ryoko," Ayeka said smiling.
"Ahh don't mention it," Ryoko replied.
Washu could see everything that was going on through the mental link but she
decided that since Ayeka seemed to be fine that it would be better to leave them alone.
They were both becoming the best of friends they had both had.
Much to his displeasure Tenchi had awoken from his dream. He wanted to go
back to sleep and have that dream over again. He was really hungry so he decided that he
would go downstairs and get something to eat and then come right back up again. He left
his room, walked down the hall and then began his decent of the stairs. When he got into
the kitchen he was surprised to see Washu out of her lab. He thought that she would be in
watching Ayeka.
"Tenchi, what are you doing out of your bed!" Sasami scolded.
"I just came down to get something to eat, I'm really hungry," he replied. "Little
Washu what are you doing out of your lab I thought that you would be watching Ayeka
considering the condition she is in."
"Ryoko is in watching her, and she is getting better. I think she should get back to
her room pretty soon," Washu replied.
"Well that's good," Tenchi said as he carried the food that her had gotten back up
the stairs with him.
"Tenchi wait! I have two things to give you that I think that you might want,"
Washu yelled.
"What are they little Washu," he said puzzled.
Washu opened a porthole and pulled out what looked to be a blanket and a mini
TV.
"Here you go Tenchi. This is a brand new electric blanket for you; it should keep
you nice and warm. You can also set it to vibrate if you want," she put in on his head.
"And this is a two way TV."
"What is that Little Washu?" he asked.
"Just go upstairs and turn it on next to your bed and wait," she replied.
"Ok."
He walked back up the stairs, back down the hall and then into his room. He
plugged the blanket into a socket near his futon and then placed the two way TV next to
his futon and laid down under the new blanket.
"Oh wow, this feels really nice," he sighed as he closed it eyes.
Washu walked back into her lab and then walked over to the place where Ayeka
and Ryoko were.
"How are ya feeling Ayeka," Washu said.
"Much better than before," she replied.
"Are you ready to go back to your room?" Washu asked.
"I guess I could, but I don't want to be alone," Ayeka replied.
Ryoko was about to say something when Washu interrupted.
"Well don't worry I have a surprise that I think you will like, and you wont be
lonely," Washu replied.
"Well ok I guess..." she was cut off.
Washu and Ryoko were both standing in Ayeka's room. Ayeka looked down at
her bed to see that there was a new blanket on it and something sitting next to it.
"What is that Little Washu?" she said pointing at the small box next to her bed.
"Well you just go under that nice new heated blanket of yours, turn it on and find
out for yourself," Washu said as she left the room.
Ayeka did as she said. She walked over and got under the blanket, it felt really
good. Next she turned on what appeared to be a small Television. She was shocked at
what she saw.
"Tenchi!" she said surprised.
Tenchi looked around the room for the source of the voice that he had heard. He
then looked at the TV that Washu had given to her and saw Ayeka's face.
"Ayeka! Are you ok?" Tenchi yelled.
"Yes I'm fine Tenchi. Thank you" she replied.
"Did you have the dream again Ayeka?"
"Yes, but it was worse than before, I could feel such pain that I thought that I
would die," she said sadly.
"I'm sorry, maybe Washu can find out the source of this dream," he said taking to
the TV.
"Yes maybe, but enough about that I would rather not talk about it if you don't
mind," she said.
"That's fine with me," Tenchi said. "What would you like to talk about? It can be
anything at all."
"Well before we talk, I really need something to eat," Ayeka said looking at the
food that Tenchi was eating.
"I'll go get some food for you. Ok?" Tenchi said to her
"Ok, thank you Lord Tenchi," she responded.
Tenchi got up out of his bed and walked towards the door and as soon as he
opened it he ran into Ryoko.
"Hello Tenchi is there anything that I can get for you?" she asked.
"I was just going to get some food for Ayeka, she said that she was really
hungry," he answered.
"Oh, don't worry about it, I'll get it for her," Ryoko said happily.
"Thank you Ryoko," he said as he walked back into his room.
"Tenchi? What are you doing back so soon?" Ayeka asked as he sat back down
on his futon.
"Ryoko is getting you food," he replied.
"Oh, ok."
She floated downstairs and then went right into the kitchen.
"Hey Sasami, do you have any food ready for Ayeka? She says that she is really
hungry," the space pirate asked.
"Yes, I have some right here for her," the little princess said handing a plate to
Ryoko. Ryoko took the plate and walked out of the kitchen. She floated back up the stairs
down the hall a bit and then walked right through the door that leads to Ayeka's room.
"Hey princess, ready for some eats," she said placing the plate down next to
Ayeka's futon.
"Thank you Ryoko," Ayeka said in return. "I guess you aren't as bad as I thought
you were."
"You aren't to bad yourself princess," she said as she walked back through the
door.
Ayeka picked up her chopsticks and began eating the food that was prepared for
her.
"How is your food?" Tenchi asked her.
"Its very good," the princess responded.
Ryoko decided to go visit with her mother and try and find out if there was more
about what happened to Ayeka than meets the eye. She went to try and open the door but
it wouldn't budge.
*Washu let me in, I need to talk to you, * Ryoko said over the link.
*Not at the moment my daughter I'm working on something, * Washu responded.
*Grrrrr...Washu I NEED TO TALK TO YOU!!!!, * Ryoko yelled over the link.
Suddenly the door swung open to let Ryoko inside the lab. As she walked in she
saw Washu sitting in her hovering pillow.
"Ok Washu I need to ask you something," Ryoko said. "Hey are you there?"
Ryoko walked up to Washu to tap her shoulder and when she did the only thing that she
had was a doll in her hand. "Grrrr... quite playing!! I have something important to ask
you!"
Then Washu taped Ryoko on the shoulder. Ryoko turned to meet her mother face
to face.
"What is it that you wanted to know Little Ryoko?" she asked.
"I was wondering if you noticed anything odd when you were working on Ayeka?
Because it seems very odd that just a bad dream could have put her in that state," Ryoko
said. "I've had some pretty bad dreams before but I always wake up fine."
"Well it wasn't just the dream that did it. It was mostly because of the high
temperature that she had. The dream just kind of jumpstarted started the it," the scientist
explained.
"Thanks Washu, that's all I wanted to know," Ryoko said back to her.
As Ryoko was leaving the room she thought she heard Washu say something but
didn't turn to acknowledge it.
"She'll be fine," is what she heard Washu say.
As Ryoko walked out of the lab she almost go hit by Sasami running past her.
"Sorry Ryoko, I have to get started on dinner right away!" she said running into
the kitchen.
Ryoko decided that she was going to take a quick walk in the snow before dinner.
It had gotten considerably warmer today so much of the snow has melted, but there was
still a good 2 ½ feet on the ground. She walked down the path that had been cleared, by
Tenchi's grandfather. Normally he would have done this but he was in bed with the flu.
She then teleported up into the sky to get an aerial view of the valley bellow, it was one
of the most beautiful things that she had ever seen. She flew slowly over the shrine and
then to the cave, the cave where she had been trapped for 700 years. The last 18 of those
years she had been watching a little boy as he grew. He was there with him through the
good and bad times. She walked to the entrance of the cave and looked inside. There was
a cold breeze coming from inside of the cavern. She decided not to enter and teleported
back into the sky. From a distance she could see Funaho, the great ship of Juri, the ship
that had chased her down 700 years ago. She teleported to the great tree and placed one
of her hands of the trunk of it. She looked up into the branches of the great tree and
sighed.
'Tenchi,' she thought to herself. 'What do you want from me? I've always been
her for you. What do I need to do to prove I love you...'
Then as she was looking up into the tree an idea came to mind. Christmas was
coming up soon and this tree would look wonderful with Christmas lights in it. She
smiled at the thought of it and then realized that it was probably time for dinner. She flew
back up into the sky and quickly went towards the house. She hit the roof and went right
through it the teleported to the kitchen.
"Oh hi Ryoko, your just on time," Sasami said. "Could you go get everybody and
tell them its time for dinner while I take these plates to Tenchi and Ayeka?"
"Sure thing Sasami," Ryoko responded. Ryoko went to her mothers lab and
knocked on the door. "Hey Washu, its time to eat."
"Coming," she heard from behind the closet door.
Next she went to find Noboyuki. He was in his study doing work it seemed but
when she took a closer look she figured out what he was doing.
"Hey you old hentai, its time for dinner," she yelled to him.
He quickly hid the magazine he was reading and got up from his chair and started
walking towards the door.
"Hmmm...guess that's it for tonight, with Mihoshi out on patrol tonight and
Tenchi and Ayeka sick it going to be a pretty boring dinner," she said to herself.
She walked back down the stairs and saw Katsuhito coming inside.
"Decide to join us tonight old man?" Ryoko asked.
He just looked at her a nodded than walked away.
Ryoko saw Sasami coming upstairs with the plates for Tenchi and Ayeka and
said,
"Hey Sasami I'll take them their dinner."
"Oh thank you Ryoko," she said delighted. Sasami started back down the stairs
and Ryoko walked back down the way she had come from.
"Hey Ayeka," Ryoko said knocking on the door.
"Yes," the princess replied.
"I've got your dinner right here, can I come in?" Ryoko answered.
"Come in," Ayeka said. She was surprised at how polite Ryoko was being to her.
Ryoko came in the room and placed the dinner down next to Ayeka's futon. She
noticed the small TV next to Ayeka's bed and wondered what it was but decided not to
ask.
"Thank you Ryoko," Ayeka said.
"No problem," Ryoko answered while leaving the room. She closed the door
behind her and began down the hall to Tenchi's room. She knocked on the door but there
was no answer. So she cracked the door to see that Tenchi was sleeping. So she walked in
and placed the pate down next to his bed. She stood and looked at him for a second.
"Tenchi..." Ryoko left his room and closed the door quietly and then teleported
down to the table to eat. There weren't many people at their usually crowded table. Only
Sasami, Noboyuki, Washu and herself were there.
"Hey Washu what were those TV things in Tenchi and Ayeka's room?" Ryoko
asked.
"They were two way TVs," she explained. "Its so they can talk to one another."
"Oh..." Ryoko mumbled.
After they were done eating dinner Ryoko and Washu volunteered to do the
dishes and Sasami and Noboyuki went to watch a movie.
"Ryoko is there something wrong?" Washu asked her daughter.
"Something is, but I don't know what it is...I just have a feeling that something is
going to happen. I don't know what but I feel something is coming," Ryoko said.
"Well if your worried about Ayeka she should be fine," Washu noted.
Ryoko just continued doing the dishes.
The next morning everyone was at breakfast when suddenly Tenchi stood up.
"I have something very important to tell you all," Tenchi said.
"Ahh has my Tenchi finally chosen his wife!" Noboyuki yelled. "Out with it
boy!"
"Hold on dad," he said. "Ryoko could you please come here."
She got up from where she was and walked over to him. She was surprised when
he got down on one knee and pulled a small box from his pocket. Ice griped Ayeka's
heart.
"Ryoko Hakubi, will you marry me?" he said to her.
She was stunned, tears came to her eyes and she replied,
"Oh! Of course I will!!" she said as tears of joy streamed down her face. Another
kind of tears ran down Ayeka's face, tears of pain. She couldn't take the pain; she got up
from her seat and ran out into the kitchen.
"Ayeka! Come back I need to talk to you!" Tenchi yelled.
By that time she had gotten into the kitchen drawer and found a decent sized
knife. When Tenchi had got to the kitchen it was already to late.
"Goodbye...Lord Tenchi," she said tears streaming down her face.
"AYEKA!! NO!!" Tenchi yelled. He was too late she stabbed the knife into her
chest.
"AHHH!!!" she screamed. She quickly sat up and breathed a sigh of relief. "It
was only a dream. It was only a dream," she repeated.
She looked around the room to see Ryoko laying in the futon next to her and the
empty dinner plate. She looked over at the TV and wondered if Tenchi was asleep.
Looking at the clock she saw it was 3:30 in the morning so she was betting that he was.
She laid back down and starred at the ceiling until sleep finally captured her being once
again.
Authors Notes: This one took a little longer to complete than the others ones, but that's
probably because of school and other distractions. Well I am going to get started on the
next chapter sooner or later. As always send feedback to demon_891@yahoo.com.
Thanks,
demon891
please don't sue me.
Notes: Yea yea I know I changed the format yet again but I can't decided which I like
better, maybe I'll have it figured out later, well here we go with chapter 4...if you were
thinking something bright and happy, you are gravely wrong.
Till The Moon Dies-Day 4
By demon891
She looked out here window; the snow was starting to let up. All she could do is
think about the events of the previous day. About how he had saved her life and risked
his own in the process. She knew she was suppose to be in bed right now but she just
wanted to look at the good five feet of snow they had gotten the previous day. It had been
one of the biggest storms of the century according to Tenchi's father. 'I wonder if there is
some outside force causing this storm' she thought to herself. She knew that just down
the hall the one she loved was in the same condition she was. Maybe he was thinking
about her, maybe there was that chance. And the thought of that filled her with joy, but
then she remembered that Tenchi was holding out on everyone. Then horrible thoughts
came to mind. 'What would I do if he chose Ryoko. I would be lost...' She pushed that
thought from her mind as quickly as it had come. She could not stop the tears from
flowing down her face though. The princess collapsed onto the floor with terrible
thoughts of Tenchi choosing another, she couldn't bare it. The pain echoed through her
mind. She laid on her futon, crying. She eventually cried herself to sleep. But sleep would
not save her from the demons that had moved into her subconscious. It was happening
again, that horrible dream. She could feel herself being overtaken by pain, such pain that
she had never endured before. She was sweating and talking in her sleep. She started to
scream in pain as it engulfed her entire being, both mental and physical.
Just then Ryoko was walking by her room to go give lunch to Tenchi when she
heard a horrible screech come from Ayeka's room. She dashed in without knocking to
see what was wrong. When she got it she saw a horrible sight. Ayeka was having body
spasms and was practically bathing in her own sweat.
"Ayeka!! Ayeka!! Snap out of it!!" she yelled. It was no use Ayeka was to far into
it.
*Washu!!!! Get to Ayeka's room quick!! Something horrible is happening to her!!
* she yelled through her mental link.
As soon as she said that Washu appeared through a porthole.
"Quick Ryoko, help me get her inside!" Washu yelled.
They both lifted her up into the porthole that led to Washu's lab.
Hours had passed; everyone was waiting outside the door to Washu's lab (except
for Tenchi). They were all waiting in fear for Washu to come out; all hoping that she
would say everything would be ok. Just then it happened, Washu walked out of the
doorway under the stairs with a look of defeat on her face.
"Is she going to be ok Little Washu?" Sasami cried.
The petite scientist looked at Sasami and said,
"She in a unconscious right now, she's alive and should be fine, she had a really
horrible dream, and I guess that she lost her sanity while she was sleeping. She should be
back to normal once she wakes up but everyone needs to be extra nice to her for awhile."
Washu explained.
"Thank you Washu," Sasami said still crying.
"Ryoko I need you to sleep in Ayeka's room until she gets better," Washu said to
her daughter.
"Why me, why not just Sasami?" Ryoko asked.
"Because Ayeka is sick remember, you wont get sick from her but Sasami will,"
Washu explained. "Anyways I think that having her best friend in there would help her
out a lot." Ryoko smiled and said,
"I'll got tell Tenchi about Ayeka," Ryoko said. She then started to walk up the
stairs.
"Sasami can you get a big dinner prepared I have a feeling that Ayeka is going to
be very hungry when she wakes up," Washu said.
"Sure thing," Sasami ran out into the kitchen to start dinner.
Washu walked back into her lab to watch over Ayeka some more.
Ryoko had just told Tenchi what had happened to Ayeka, he waited for her to
leave the room before he made any large reaction.
'How could I have done this to her? Its my fault, if I wouldn't keep putting off
this damn decision of mine none of this would have ever happened.' Tenchi got up out of
his bed and looked at the snow just as Ayeka had. 'I think I know who I love, but can I
really say that? I love all of these girls so much, and none of them mean anymore to me
than another. I just love one of them in a different way. I need to tell myself the truth,
they wont stay forever if I don't choose. I need to do it, if not today than tomorrow...But
I know that I *NEED* to do this for my sake and for theirs.' Tenchi returned to his bed to
think about how he was gonna break the news, he needed help right now. He knew he
couldn't just stand up a dinner and announce it, which would not work. He needed advise
from his grandfather on how to do this. But first he needed rest. So he laid down on his
futon letting sleep claim his body. He also had a dream, but it was a good dream. He
dreamed himself lying in bed with his beloved. Protecting her from any harm that might
come to her. He never wanted this dream to end. It was the most wonderful dream that he
had ever had. All he wanted to do was lie there with her for all of time.
Back in the lab Washu was looking over Ayeka's vitals and writing them down on
a piece of paper. She looked down at Ayeka once more and was shocked at what she saw.
Ayeka's eyes appeared to be completely black. She shook her head and looked down and
they were back to normal.
"Wonder what that was?" she said to herself. "I think I need some food."
*Ryoko? Ryoko dear, could you watch Ayeka while I go get something to eat, I
haven't eaten in a while. * Washu said over the link.
*Sure thing. * Suddenly Ryoko appeared in the lab standing next to Washu.
"Now if anything happens you know where I am," Washu said.
"Yup, and don't worry about it I know what I'm doing," Ryoko replied.
"Well...ok, I shouldn't be to long," Washu said as she left the lab.
Once Washu had left Ryoko looked down at the princess, she wasn't moving or
showing any signs of life. Then out of nowhere she started to cough. But she was
coughing up blood. Ryoko ran to her side and starting saying,
"Ayeka! Ayeka! Are you there!! Talk to me!"
At once Ryoko heard her saying something but she couldn't make out what she
had said. Then she said it again this time she understood.
"Ryoko, is that you?" Ayeka said.
"Yes, its me. How are you feeling?" Ryoko replied.
"I've been better, how did I get here?" Ayeka said puzzled.
"You were having a horrible dream and then started to have muscle spasms, so I
brought you to Washu's lab. You have been here for a few hours now," she explained.
"Thank you Ryoko," Ayeka said smiling.
"Ahh don't mention it," Ryoko replied.
Washu could see everything that was going on through the mental link but she
decided that since Ayeka seemed to be fine that it would be better to leave them alone.
They were both becoming the best of friends they had both had.
Much to his displeasure Tenchi had awoken from his dream. He wanted to go
back to sleep and have that dream over again. He was really hungry so he decided that he
would go downstairs and get something to eat and then come right back up again. He left
his room, walked down the hall and then began his decent of the stairs. When he got into
the kitchen he was surprised to see Washu out of her lab. He thought that she would be in
watching Ayeka.
"Tenchi, what are you doing out of your bed!" Sasami scolded.
"I just came down to get something to eat, I'm really hungry," he replied. "Little
Washu what are you doing out of your lab I thought that you would be watching Ayeka
considering the condition she is in."
"Ryoko is in watching her, and she is getting better. I think she should get back to
her room pretty soon," Washu replied.
"Well that's good," Tenchi said as he carried the food that her had gotten back up
the stairs with him.
"Tenchi wait! I have two things to give you that I think that you might want,"
Washu yelled.
"What are they little Washu," he said puzzled.
Washu opened a porthole and pulled out what looked to be a blanket and a mini
TV.
"Here you go Tenchi. This is a brand new electric blanket for you; it should keep
you nice and warm. You can also set it to vibrate if you want," she put in on his head.
"And this is a two way TV."
"What is that Little Washu?" he asked.
"Just go upstairs and turn it on next to your bed and wait," she replied.
"Ok."
He walked back up the stairs, back down the hall and then into his room. He
plugged the blanket into a socket near his futon and then placed the two way TV next to
his futon and laid down under the new blanket.
"Oh wow, this feels really nice," he sighed as he closed it eyes.
Washu walked back into her lab and then walked over to the place where Ayeka
and Ryoko were.
"How are ya feeling Ayeka," Washu said.
"Much better than before," she replied.
"Are you ready to go back to your room?" Washu asked.
"I guess I could, but I don't want to be alone," Ayeka replied.
Ryoko was about to say something when Washu interrupted.
"Well don't worry I have a surprise that I think you will like, and you wont be
lonely," Washu replied.
"Well ok I guess..." she was cut off.
Washu and Ryoko were both standing in Ayeka's room. Ayeka looked down at
her bed to see that there was a new blanket on it and something sitting next to it.
"What is that Little Washu?" she said pointing at the small box next to her bed.
"Well you just go under that nice new heated blanket of yours, turn it on and find
out for yourself," Washu said as she left the room.
Ayeka did as she said. She walked over and got under the blanket, it felt really
good. Next she turned on what appeared to be a small Television. She was shocked at
what she saw.
"Tenchi!" she said surprised.
Tenchi looked around the room for the source of the voice that he had heard. He
then looked at the TV that Washu had given to her and saw Ayeka's face.
"Ayeka! Are you ok?" Tenchi yelled.
"Yes I'm fine Tenchi. Thank you" she replied.
"Did you have the dream again Ayeka?"
"Yes, but it was worse than before, I could feel such pain that I thought that I
would die," she said sadly.
"I'm sorry, maybe Washu can find out the source of this dream," he said taking to
the TV.
"Yes maybe, but enough about that I would rather not talk about it if you don't
mind," she said.
"That's fine with me," Tenchi said. "What would you like to talk about? It can be
anything at all."
"Well before we talk, I really need something to eat," Ayeka said looking at the
food that Tenchi was eating.
"I'll go get some food for you. Ok?" Tenchi said to her
"Ok, thank you Lord Tenchi," she responded.
Tenchi got up out of his bed and walked towards the door and as soon as he
opened it he ran into Ryoko.
"Hello Tenchi is there anything that I can get for you?" she asked.
"I was just going to get some food for Ayeka, she said that she was really
hungry," he answered.
"Oh, don't worry about it, I'll get it for her," Ryoko said happily.
"Thank you Ryoko," he said as he walked back into his room.
"Tenchi? What are you doing back so soon?" Ayeka asked as he sat back down
on his futon.
"Ryoko is getting you food," he replied.
"Oh, ok."
She floated downstairs and then went right into the kitchen.
"Hey Sasami, do you have any food ready for Ayeka? She says that she is really
hungry," the space pirate asked.
"Yes, I have some right here for her," the little princess said handing a plate to
Ryoko. Ryoko took the plate and walked out of the kitchen. She floated back up the stairs
down the hall a bit and then walked right through the door that leads to Ayeka's room.
"Hey princess, ready for some eats," she said placing the plate down next to
Ayeka's futon.
"Thank you Ryoko," Ayeka said in return. "I guess you aren't as bad as I thought
you were."
"You aren't to bad yourself princess," she said as she walked back through the
door.
Ayeka picked up her chopsticks and began eating the food that was prepared for
her.
"How is your food?" Tenchi asked her.
"Its very good," the princess responded.
Ryoko decided to go visit with her mother and try and find out if there was more
about what happened to Ayeka than meets the eye. She went to try and open the door but
it wouldn't budge.
*Washu let me in, I need to talk to you, * Ryoko said over the link.
*Not at the moment my daughter I'm working on something, * Washu responded.
*Grrrrr...Washu I NEED TO TALK TO YOU!!!!, * Ryoko yelled over the link.
Suddenly the door swung open to let Ryoko inside the lab. As she walked in she
saw Washu sitting in her hovering pillow.
"Ok Washu I need to ask you something," Ryoko said. "Hey are you there?"
Ryoko walked up to Washu to tap her shoulder and when she did the only thing that she
had was a doll in her hand. "Grrrr... quite playing!! I have something important to ask
you!"
Then Washu taped Ryoko on the shoulder. Ryoko turned to meet her mother face
to face.
"What is it that you wanted to know Little Ryoko?" she asked.
"I was wondering if you noticed anything odd when you were working on Ayeka?
Because it seems very odd that just a bad dream could have put her in that state," Ryoko
said. "I've had some pretty bad dreams before but I always wake up fine."
"Well it wasn't just the dream that did it. It was mostly because of the high
temperature that she had. The dream just kind of jumpstarted started the it," the scientist
explained.
"Thanks Washu, that's all I wanted to know," Ryoko said back to her.
As Ryoko was leaving the room she thought she heard Washu say something but
didn't turn to acknowledge it.
"She'll be fine," is what she heard Washu say.
As Ryoko walked out of the lab she almost go hit by Sasami running past her.
"Sorry Ryoko, I have to get started on dinner right away!" she said running into
the kitchen.
Ryoko decided that she was going to take a quick walk in the snow before dinner.
It had gotten considerably warmer today so much of the snow has melted, but there was
still a good 2 ½ feet on the ground. She walked down the path that had been cleared, by
Tenchi's grandfather. Normally he would have done this but he was in bed with the flu.
She then teleported up into the sky to get an aerial view of the valley bellow, it was one
of the most beautiful things that she had ever seen. She flew slowly over the shrine and
then to the cave, the cave where she had been trapped for 700 years. The last 18 of those
years she had been watching a little boy as he grew. He was there with him through the
good and bad times. She walked to the entrance of the cave and looked inside. There was
a cold breeze coming from inside of the cavern. She decided not to enter and teleported
back into the sky. From a distance she could see Funaho, the great ship of Juri, the ship
that had chased her down 700 years ago. She teleported to the great tree and placed one
of her hands of the trunk of it. She looked up into the branches of the great tree and
sighed.
'Tenchi,' she thought to herself. 'What do you want from me? I've always been
her for you. What do I need to do to prove I love you...'
Then as she was looking up into the tree an idea came to mind. Christmas was
coming up soon and this tree would look wonderful with Christmas lights in it. She
smiled at the thought of it and then realized that it was probably time for dinner. She flew
back up into the sky and quickly went towards the house. She hit the roof and went right
through it the teleported to the kitchen.
"Oh hi Ryoko, your just on time," Sasami said. "Could you go get everybody and
tell them its time for dinner while I take these plates to Tenchi and Ayeka?"
"Sure thing Sasami," Ryoko responded. Ryoko went to her mothers lab and
knocked on the door. "Hey Washu, its time to eat."
"Coming," she heard from behind the closet door.
Next she went to find Noboyuki. He was in his study doing work it seemed but
when she took a closer look she figured out what he was doing.
"Hey you old hentai, its time for dinner," she yelled to him.
He quickly hid the magazine he was reading and got up from his chair and started
walking towards the door.
"Hmmm...guess that's it for tonight, with Mihoshi out on patrol tonight and
Tenchi and Ayeka sick it going to be a pretty boring dinner," she said to herself.
She walked back down the stairs and saw Katsuhito coming inside.
"Decide to join us tonight old man?" Ryoko asked.
He just looked at her a nodded than walked away.
Ryoko saw Sasami coming upstairs with the plates for Tenchi and Ayeka and
said,
"Hey Sasami I'll take them their dinner."
"Oh thank you Ryoko," she said delighted. Sasami started back down the stairs
and Ryoko walked back down the way she had come from.
"Hey Ayeka," Ryoko said knocking on the door.
"Yes," the princess replied.
"I've got your dinner right here, can I come in?" Ryoko answered.
"Come in," Ayeka said. She was surprised at how polite Ryoko was being to her.
Ryoko came in the room and placed the dinner down next to Ayeka's futon. She
noticed the small TV next to Ayeka's bed and wondered what it was but decided not to
ask.
"Thank you Ryoko," Ayeka said.
"No problem," Ryoko answered while leaving the room. She closed the door
behind her and began down the hall to Tenchi's room. She knocked on the door but there
was no answer. So she cracked the door to see that Tenchi was sleeping. So she walked in
and placed the pate down next to his bed. She stood and looked at him for a second.
"Tenchi..." Ryoko left his room and closed the door quietly and then teleported
down to the table to eat. There weren't many people at their usually crowded table. Only
Sasami, Noboyuki, Washu and herself were there.
"Hey Washu what were those TV things in Tenchi and Ayeka's room?" Ryoko
asked.
"They were two way TVs," she explained. "Its so they can talk to one another."
"Oh..." Ryoko mumbled.
After they were done eating dinner Ryoko and Washu volunteered to do the
dishes and Sasami and Noboyuki went to watch a movie.
"Ryoko is there something wrong?" Washu asked her daughter.
"Something is, but I don't know what it is...I just have a feeling that something is
going to happen. I don't know what but I feel something is coming," Ryoko said.
"Well if your worried about Ayeka she should be fine," Washu noted.
Ryoko just continued doing the dishes.
The next morning everyone was at breakfast when suddenly Tenchi stood up.
"I have something very important to tell you all," Tenchi said.
"Ahh has my Tenchi finally chosen his wife!" Noboyuki yelled. "Out with it
boy!"
"Hold on dad," he said. "Ryoko could you please come here."
She got up from where she was and walked over to him. She was surprised when
he got down on one knee and pulled a small box from his pocket. Ice griped Ayeka's
heart.
"Ryoko Hakubi, will you marry me?" he said to her.
She was stunned, tears came to her eyes and she replied,
"Oh! Of course I will!!" she said as tears of joy streamed down her face. Another
kind of tears ran down Ayeka's face, tears of pain. She couldn't take the pain; she got up
from her seat and ran out into the kitchen.
"Ayeka! Come back I need to talk to you!" Tenchi yelled.
By that time she had gotten into the kitchen drawer and found a decent sized
knife. When Tenchi had got to the kitchen it was already to late.
"Goodbye...Lord Tenchi," she said tears streaming down her face.
"AYEKA!! NO!!" Tenchi yelled. He was too late she stabbed the knife into her
chest.
"AHHH!!!" she screamed. She quickly sat up and breathed a sigh of relief. "It
was only a dream. It was only a dream," she repeated.
She looked around the room to see Ryoko laying in the futon next to her and the
empty dinner plate. She looked over at the TV and wondered if Tenchi was asleep.
Looking at the clock she saw it was 3:30 in the morning so she was betting that he was.
She laid back down and starred at the ceiling until sleep finally captured her being once
again.
Authors Notes: This one took a little longer to complete than the others ones, but that's
probably because of school and other distractions. Well I am going to get started on the
next chapter sooner or later. As always send feedback to demon_891@yahoo.com.
Thanks,
demon891