A/N: I felt that I wanted to write, so I am. I don't own Tenchi Muyo! In
case you didn't know.
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Tenchi sat on a floor looking into an old watch that had stopped working for some time now. He suddenly remembers a rainy night. This watch . . . And a letter. A woman . . . walking in the rain.
"Lord Tenchi?" He heard his wife call. Tenchi snapped out of whatever he had been thinking. "Lord Tenchi . . . How much longer until we land on Earth?" She asked.
Tenchi turned to Ayeka, "How long have you been standing there?" He asked resting the watch on the table.
"I've been here for awhile . . ."
"I see."
"What have you been thinking, Lord Tenchi?" She placed a hand on her husband's arm, trying to keep up her smile. The fake smile she had planted on for about a year now.
He was dressed in his royal robes. "I've been thinking about the past. How much I miss everyone." He held his eyes shut for a moment, trying to keep some tears that are willing to fall buried in.
"I miss them also." She paused for a moment folding her hands in front of her, "We are going to your home land. Were you perhaps thinking about some women that cried over you?" She caught his attention. "Or perhaps . . . a woman that made you cry," she raised her head a little.
"Don't be obnoxious," he turned away from her. He knew it was a love less marriage. He was just happy; his first time was with the woman that he loved-Ryoko.
Tenchi walked into the main operation room. His father's image showed up on a screen in front of him, "Son?"
"Good day father." His father was old, and Tenchi was too. His hair was past his shoulders and his father's was short. "I am glad to see you're doing fine."
"You too, but my memory isn't what it used to be." He laughed. "Oh yeah . . . What was her name? You know . . . I got it! Ryoko!"
Tenchi's eye widened but then went back to normal estate. "Yes, father?"
"She's got a little joint in the port. A small bar called "La Fin" or something like that French stuff. I just know it means 'The End', I could be wrong. But in this recession, I hear she's got a lot of debts to pay. I'm sure there are a lot of problems for a woman trying to live alone."
"Thank you father. I will visit her and stop by after. Well, I must go, we are landing." His father's face disappeared. Ayeka walked in.
"You're going to see her, aren't you?" She asked, her voice shaking. He nodded his head as the answer. A tear ran down her face, then another, then another. She fell to her knees and cried. Tenchi took a step back. "You're totally wrong if you think your old woman still thinks about you!" She cried harder. Ayeka knew his heart belong to the demon.
Tenchi let a single tear run down his cheek to show her he still cared, but he always loved Ryoko. "You're totally wrong yourself if you think every woman thinks like you." Ayeka cried as she heard his footsteps leave the ship.
"I'll always love you . . . But your heart always belonged to her."
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Tenchi walked into the bar and sees just one old man. Probably there all day drinking. "This is 'La Fin', right?" he asked.
"Yeah, and you are?"
"An old friend. I haven't been here in a long time. And I'm surprised the bar keep came back." Tenchi looked around. It seemed like Ryoko's style.
"Bar keep isn't here." He said as Ryoko emerged from the back of the room.
"Now, seriously Yun, you got to stop telling people I'm not around!" She grabbed the towel that was hanging off her shoulder and hit him in the head with it, "Get out of here! You're out of money, old man! Honestly, I'm going to be down the drain if you keep coming back with no cash!" The old man left in a hurry.
Ryoko looked up, "Howdy, welcome to the little hole in the wall--Tenchi?! It can't be . . . Are you really Tenchi?"
"It's me."
"Have a seat Tenchi. You want a glass right?" Ryoko poured a strong looking drink knowing she could still take him under the table. "You're my last customer. I'm closing shop; the number of ships comin' in has slacked. I'm thinking of moving to a new town," she smiled. "You've grown up, Tenchi."
"Are you all right? On the new island cities, mortgage is expensive. Are you able to manage all that?"
Ryoko smiled, "That's so like you to worry about such things. I'm planning to change myself in the new town."
"That guy that just was here?"
"Just a drunk. I can take him. Something on your mind?" Tenchi smiled at her statement. It was what he expected, it was simple.
His smile showed his white teeth, "Yeah."
Ryoko grabbed a glass and poured herself a drink, "To tell the truth, I already have three kids." Tenchi stared at her and she laughed. "I'm just kidding! It was a joke! So, you've gotten married to Ayeka," she smiled as he nodded. "So, how are you doing?"
He shrugged and took a sip of his liquor. "I live, and wander. And on top of it, I'm confused." Tenchi put the old watch on the counter and looked back up to her, "Do you remember?"
Ryoko looked down to the watch and held in those tears, "I'm sorry . . . But you would better so much better off with Ayeka!"
Tenchi shook his head, "Back then, when I got home from work, you always waited for me . . . That was all I needed . . . But that day, when I came home, only that watch was left and a small note with one word, "farewell" . . . For some reason, I didn't feel sad. It just lacked reality . . . And I gradually felt something inside me go numb . . . After 6 months, I made a bet with myself. If you didn't return by the time this clock stopped. I didn't come here to blame you . . . I just wanted to know . . . why you disappeared back then."
"Tenchi, I love you. But you and Ayeka belong together."
"I don't love her!"
"Then why'd you marry her?"
Tenchi bite down on his teeth so hard he thought his jaw would pop open. Her words rang threw his ears, 'Why'd you marry her?' over and over again.
"I won't be going anywhere anymore. I'll just wait here, in my bar, until you know what to do." Ryoko stood up from the counter and turned around to walk back into the room she came from in the beginning.
Tenchi stared at the woman. She was leaving him again. "It won't take long . . . Because time is flowing along . . ."
Tenchi looked at the old watch one last time and left in on the counter as he stood up. "I wanted to know why you left me."
Ryoko opened the door to the backroom and without looking back she gave him the answer. "I told you . . . You'd be better with Ayeka."
"But what if you where wrong?"
Ryoko turned around to look at him. He stood still. She let a silent tear run down her face. "Tenchi don't let this happen. Tell everyone before you break everyone's heart. Don't make a mistake. You can't afford to make a mistake."
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A drop of perspiration slid down his face as he woke up. "Lord Tenchi, you must had a nightmare."
He rushed his fingers threw his hair, "Yes . . . A nightmare."
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A/N: Whoa, boy, how exciting. Here's the summary of the next episode!
Sasami: An unseen terror assaults the Tenchi Crew.
Ryoko screams.
Sasami: Caught by the venomous fangs of the unseen enemy, another victim falls.
Tenchi: No!
Sasami: What is the identity of the fearsome enemy that refuses to show itself?
Ayeka cries out.
Sasami: A symphony of shivers that will send you into the deepest trenches of terror! Next episode: "No Need For Toys in the Attic! Cowboy Bebop Style." Once the channel is set, you will no longer be able to escape...
A/N: There you herd it folks. Let me clear it up for you a bit. Sasami has a dream about some thing, (helpful, right?) and this is what happens. Uh . . . It's a rip-off of 'Toys in the Attic' from Cowboy Bebop if you see any relationship.
Tenchi sat on a floor looking into an old watch that had stopped working for some time now. He suddenly remembers a rainy night. This watch . . . And a letter. A woman . . . walking in the rain.
"Lord Tenchi?" He heard his wife call. Tenchi snapped out of whatever he had been thinking. "Lord Tenchi . . . How much longer until we land on Earth?" She asked.
Tenchi turned to Ayeka, "How long have you been standing there?" He asked resting the watch on the table.
"I've been here for awhile . . ."
"I see."
"What have you been thinking, Lord Tenchi?" She placed a hand on her husband's arm, trying to keep up her smile. The fake smile she had planted on for about a year now.
He was dressed in his royal robes. "I've been thinking about the past. How much I miss everyone." He held his eyes shut for a moment, trying to keep some tears that are willing to fall buried in.
"I miss them also." She paused for a moment folding her hands in front of her, "We are going to your home land. Were you perhaps thinking about some women that cried over you?" She caught his attention. "Or perhaps . . . a woman that made you cry," she raised her head a little.
"Don't be obnoxious," he turned away from her. He knew it was a love less marriage. He was just happy; his first time was with the woman that he loved-Ryoko.
Tenchi walked into the main operation room. His father's image showed up on a screen in front of him, "Son?"
"Good day father." His father was old, and Tenchi was too. His hair was past his shoulders and his father's was short. "I am glad to see you're doing fine."
"You too, but my memory isn't what it used to be." He laughed. "Oh yeah . . . What was her name? You know . . . I got it! Ryoko!"
Tenchi's eye widened but then went back to normal estate. "Yes, father?"
"She's got a little joint in the port. A small bar called "La Fin" or something like that French stuff. I just know it means 'The End', I could be wrong. But in this recession, I hear she's got a lot of debts to pay. I'm sure there are a lot of problems for a woman trying to live alone."
"Thank you father. I will visit her and stop by after. Well, I must go, we are landing." His father's face disappeared. Ayeka walked in.
"You're going to see her, aren't you?" She asked, her voice shaking. He nodded his head as the answer. A tear ran down her face, then another, then another. She fell to her knees and cried. Tenchi took a step back. "You're totally wrong if you think your old woman still thinks about you!" She cried harder. Ayeka knew his heart belong to the demon.
Tenchi let a single tear run down his cheek to show her he still cared, but he always loved Ryoko. "You're totally wrong yourself if you think every woman thinks like you." Ayeka cried as she heard his footsteps leave the ship.
"I'll always love you . . . But your heart always belonged to her."
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Tenchi walked into the bar and sees just one old man. Probably there all day drinking. "This is 'La Fin', right?" he asked.
"Yeah, and you are?"
"An old friend. I haven't been here in a long time. And I'm surprised the bar keep came back." Tenchi looked around. It seemed like Ryoko's style.
"Bar keep isn't here." He said as Ryoko emerged from the back of the room.
"Now, seriously Yun, you got to stop telling people I'm not around!" She grabbed the towel that was hanging off her shoulder and hit him in the head with it, "Get out of here! You're out of money, old man! Honestly, I'm going to be down the drain if you keep coming back with no cash!" The old man left in a hurry.
Ryoko looked up, "Howdy, welcome to the little hole in the wall--Tenchi?! It can't be . . . Are you really Tenchi?"
"It's me."
"Have a seat Tenchi. You want a glass right?" Ryoko poured a strong looking drink knowing she could still take him under the table. "You're my last customer. I'm closing shop; the number of ships comin' in has slacked. I'm thinking of moving to a new town," she smiled. "You've grown up, Tenchi."
"Are you all right? On the new island cities, mortgage is expensive. Are you able to manage all that?"
Ryoko smiled, "That's so like you to worry about such things. I'm planning to change myself in the new town."
"That guy that just was here?"
"Just a drunk. I can take him. Something on your mind?" Tenchi smiled at her statement. It was what he expected, it was simple.
His smile showed his white teeth, "Yeah."
Ryoko grabbed a glass and poured herself a drink, "To tell the truth, I already have three kids." Tenchi stared at her and she laughed. "I'm just kidding! It was a joke! So, you've gotten married to Ayeka," she smiled as he nodded. "So, how are you doing?"
He shrugged and took a sip of his liquor. "I live, and wander. And on top of it, I'm confused." Tenchi put the old watch on the counter and looked back up to her, "Do you remember?"
Ryoko looked down to the watch and held in those tears, "I'm sorry . . . But you would better so much better off with Ayeka!"
Tenchi shook his head, "Back then, when I got home from work, you always waited for me . . . That was all I needed . . . But that day, when I came home, only that watch was left and a small note with one word, "farewell" . . . For some reason, I didn't feel sad. It just lacked reality . . . And I gradually felt something inside me go numb . . . After 6 months, I made a bet with myself. If you didn't return by the time this clock stopped. I didn't come here to blame you . . . I just wanted to know . . . why you disappeared back then."
"Tenchi, I love you. But you and Ayeka belong together."
"I don't love her!"
"Then why'd you marry her?"
Tenchi bite down on his teeth so hard he thought his jaw would pop open. Her words rang threw his ears, 'Why'd you marry her?' over and over again.
"I won't be going anywhere anymore. I'll just wait here, in my bar, until you know what to do." Ryoko stood up from the counter and turned around to walk back into the room she came from in the beginning.
Tenchi stared at the woman. She was leaving him again. "It won't take long . . . Because time is flowing along . . ."
Tenchi looked at the old watch one last time and left in on the counter as he stood up. "I wanted to know why you left me."
Ryoko opened the door to the backroom and without looking back she gave him the answer. "I told you . . . You'd be better with Ayeka."
"But what if you where wrong?"
Ryoko turned around to look at him. He stood still. She let a silent tear run down her face. "Tenchi don't let this happen. Tell everyone before you break everyone's heart. Don't make a mistake. You can't afford to make a mistake."
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A drop of perspiration slid down his face as he woke up. "Lord Tenchi, you must had a nightmare."
He rushed his fingers threw his hair, "Yes . . . A nightmare."
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A/N: Whoa, boy, how exciting. Here's the summary of the next episode!
Sasami: An unseen terror assaults the Tenchi Crew.
Ryoko screams.
Sasami: Caught by the venomous fangs of the unseen enemy, another victim falls.
Tenchi: No!
Sasami: What is the identity of the fearsome enemy that refuses to show itself?
Ayeka cries out.
Sasami: A symphony of shivers that will send you into the deepest trenches of terror! Next episode: "No Need For Toys in the Attic! Cowboy Bebop Style." Once the channel is set, you will no longer be able to escape...
A/N: There you herd it folks. Let me clear it up for you a bit. Sasami has a dream about some thing, (helpful, right?) and this is what happens. Uh . . . It's a rip-off of 'Toys in the Attic' from Cowboy Bebop if you see any relationship.