A/N: If your still with me, thank you, I'm not doing a long commentary.

Disclaimer: Yeah, yeah, we all know it. Say it with me, 'I don't own Tenchi Muyo!' That was exciting. Okay, know read the story.

Chapter 3

It was now morning, and Tenchi was looking for Ryoko all over the place. "Ryoko! Where are you? I'm really sorry!" Yelled Tenchi out by the shimmering lake in front of his house.

Tenchi looked all over the place he just couldn't find her. "Grandpa?"

"Yes Tenchi, what is it?"

"Have you seen Ryoko anywhere today?"

"No. I haven't seen her since yesterday morning. Why?"

"Well, I did something, and I want to apologize."

"What did you do?"

"Well, it's kind of complicated."

"Come on Tenchi. Tell me, you know that I could help you."

"Well, yesterday she was in my room, and I got really mad at her. I exploded right in her face Grandpa. Oh, and then Grandpa this is what made me feel really sorry. I told her to get out, and then she looked back at me, and the tears in her eyes, the expression on her face. Grandpa it hurt like there was a pierce in my heart!"

"Well, you must feel really sorry. I hope you find her. Maybe she went for a walk in the forest or went off to fly."

So Tenchi looked some more. He looked in the house. He looked in the living room, and saw Ayaika watching the TV. "Hi Tenchi!"

"Hey, Ayaika have you seen Ryoko?"

"No! This is about the eighth time you've asked me today. What is this obsession with finding Ryoko anyways? Usually you want to get as far away from her as possible. You've been looking all morning. Why don't you sit down with me, and watch TV."

"No Ayaika, I can't. I really need to find Ryoko." Ayaika crossed her arms, and pouted.

Tenchi took his grandfathers advice, and looked in the forest. He finally came to the tree limb. Ryoko was fast asleep. He looked at her, "I'm so sorry Ryoko."

Ryoko slowly woke up.

Tenchi again said, "I'm sorry Ryoko."

"Yeah, Tenchi, sure. Now go away! You hate me don't you?"

"No! I don't hate you."

"Oh yeah? Then why did you yell at me like that?"

"Well, Ryoko to be perfectly honest that's the way I always talk to you isn't it?"

"Yeah Tenchi, but just because I'm the big space pirate, doesn't mean that I don't have feelings you know. You don't talk to the other girls like that. It's only me. Most of the time it doesn't hurt my feelings, but what you did yesterday-I don't know-it was really different. I just wish for once you could at least act like I'm a person. You know?"

"Well, I'm really sorry."

"Yeah, I've been thinking, and you know what I think?" Tenchi shook his head, and Ryoko answered, "I think I should take my space pirate life up again. You know it really worked for me."

"No Ryoko! Please don't go. I'm really sorry! What can I do to make it up to you?"

"How about you leave me alone, and I'll get packed up to go. Maybe I'll stay around for the rest of today, but I don't think things will get any better."

"You know Ryoko. Why I yell at you a lot is because you do a lot of things to make me mad. So, I think you bring a lot of it upon yourself."

"Well, I think that's why I should leave. You know. I don't need some wonderful guy," her voice began to shake, "holding me back. I can't wait for him. Especially when he doesn't care for me that way. Tenchi I always struggled against Ayaika to get you for mine, but all of my attempts failed. I really loved you Tenchi, but I failed to make you love me back. I think I've just wasted too much time here. I need to leave."

"But Ryoko-"

"No, I don't want to hear it. Leave me alone. I'll be back in a while. I'll stay the night, and leave tomorrow forever."

"Ryoko, we'll all really miss you!"

"You should have thought about that yesterday Tenchi."

~*~

"Mom?"

"Yes Ryoko what is it?"

"I had a fight with Tenchi, and now I really want to leave and pick up my space pirate life again."

"This is all about Tenchi?"

"Yes."

"Well, I don't think that's a very good reason to leave do you?"

"Yes, I think it's a perfectly good reason."

"Why do you think that?"

"Remember how I used to always fight with Ayaika over Tenchi? I loved Tenchi, but Mom, he doesn't love me back, and I'm sick of it! It hate it! He doesn't love me. And it hurts. I thought that I was winning. He was all I had ever wanted when I first laid eyes on him. He was so kind to me then. Now, most of the time he just yells at me. Tells me to go away. I figured Ayaika had won. Why should I keep fighting for it, if I'm already declared the loser?" Ryoko ended.

"You know Ryoko, I really think Ayaika hasn't won."

"Oh? And why do you say that?"

"Well, I observe Tenchi. Very often in fact. He doesn't seem to have a tendency towards you or Ayaika."

"Really?"

"Really."

"Then you mean there's still hope."

"Yes."

"But, no. I cannot stay anyways. Nothing will change between Tenchi and I, and I know that for a fact."

"Oh! You say that like you were me!" Washu said happily.

"Mom! I'm serious. I'm just wasting my time here. If I did stay things would be too awkward." Ryoko said.

"Maybe, and maybe not. You never know." Washu smiled.

"Okay… Thanks Mom. If anyone asks, this conversation never happened. Now where is Ryo-oki?"

Ryoko went to look for Ryo-oki, and hoped she wouldn't find her, so that she wouldn't have to leave.

A/N: So, that's the end of chapter three. Umm…I hope your still liking it, if you've made it this far. There's still a long way to go.