The Princess And The Pirate, Chapter 2
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She awoke from her now dreamless slumber feeling pain, her sides ached, her face stung. Her head hurt, she raised her hands to her scalp and gently rubbed her aching temples. Now rising to her feet she saw a shadow, cast against the floor, she looked to where it lead. A figure stood at the window peering out at the morning sunrise. Ryoko rubbed her eyes "Uh.Washu?" The little scientist turned to face her daughter, she smiled "You know. you shouldn't be moving around, you're still hurt." Ryoko laughed "Nah. I'm fine now. I need to be moving about or else I'll go crazy!" Washu shook her head and sighed, it was obvious that she couldn't tempt her daughter into going back to bed for 'a nice little nap'. "Ok fine, but don't overdo it." The cyan haired women nodded "I think I'll go check on the princess, you know she might be.. Uh lonely." She faded through the floor and left Washu to raise an unseen eyebrow "How can you be lonely when you're unconscious?"
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When She arrived in Washu's lab she looked around wearily. "Haha. good. looks like there's no-one here.." She scratched her fore head "If anyone FOUND me here. it could seriously ruin my reputation. better be quiet" She whistled as she floated through the lab. "Damn this place is so big.. Where the heck is that princess?"
She continued to float through the vicinity of the lab until she came across a door similar to that of the entrance of the lab, though it was a light shade of blue. "Hmmm. this wasn't here last time I checked. she must be in here.." Ryoko opened the door and entered the room closing it behind her. The room was dimly lit, only a single lamp shone over a white table that resided in the center. She tiptoed over to it and peered over it. There lay Aeka eyes closed and a look of peace across her face. Ryoko pouted and lifted the princess's wrist and letting it fall limply back to the table "Jeez. she looks like she's dead." She sighed and sat herself down on a small wooden chair that was standing next to the bed.
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"MIHOSHI!" *smash* *crash* *bang* "Oops! Was that my fault? Maybe if I." *SMASH* "MIHOSHI!!" In the kitchen, Sasami was out with Ryo-ohki in the carrot patch. She had gone to gather some carrots for Ryo-Chan before Tenchi harvested them all. AAAAAAAND. Mihoshi. kinda got. hungry. She TRIED to cook herself something to eat, which as you know, resulted in explosive consequences. *BOOM!* see? THAT was the microwave. Kiyone was trying frantically to convince her dizty partner that trying to make a 'galaxy super happy fun mihoshi police burger' was NOT a good idea. "Mihoshi! Please for the love of Tsunami PUT THE DAMN KNIFE DOWN!!!" Mihoshi broke into tears all she was trying to do was make something to eat. "WAAAHH!!" Kiyone sweat dropped "Why.. What did I do in life to deserve this?"
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Tenchi was stood in the shrine square, he had his bocken raised as his eyes darted all over the place. He knew Washu was out there somewhere, he just didn't know were. His mind kept racing over certain things as he stood there like a statue in the square, the only reassurance that he hadn't gone deaf, was the gushing of the wind every so often. He'd been stood like this for the last four hours. Now.. just think about this, standing in the freezing cold, knowing that if you so much as stop to wipe the sweat off your brow. Your ass would be kicked faster than you can say 'Did anyone else see that pink flash?' for FOUR-LONG-AGONISING-HOURS!
Here stood the mighty Tenchi, the boy who had slashed the evil Kagato in two, the boy who had managed to free the most feared demon in the galaxy and survived.. Quivering like some sort of cornered rat.
.And well lets just say .Tenchi wasn't losing gracefully. Kinda embarrassing if you think about it, 1. He was getting his ass kicked off a girl 2. he was getting his ass kicked off a TWELVE year old girl. well she LOOKED twelve. What more do you need? Anyway back to Tenchi's current situation.
Every so often he'd hear a rattling noise in the bushes or the sound of a twig snapping, he'd swoop round to were the noise was coming from and then there'd be silence for another twelve minutes or so. Washu was defiantly something else, her size held no bounds over her agility. She was fast ,REALLY fast.
Just then he heard another rustle behind him, he span round just in time to see the diminutive scientist charge at him, bocken flared and screaming like some kind of mad women. He narrowly escaped a slash to his ankle, rolled over to the right only to be hit in the back of the neck by the blunt end of the wooden sword. "OW! Crap!" He rolled forward and just managed to block another blow to his shin. Then another to his arm. Washu jumped back ,dug her feet into the ground and launched herself full force him. No time to block, all he could do was close his eyes and anticipate the oncoming blow.
Nothing...
He opened his eyes only to be confronted by a bocken to his throat, he flew his arms up in defeat. "I GIVE UP! I GIVE UP!" Washu grinned "Well now. what was the score again?" Tenchi sighed and mumbled something. Washu grinned again and put a hand to her ear "what was that?" Tenchi sighed again ".." Washu wagged a finger at the embarrassed to hell teenager "I CAN'T HERE YOUUUUUU!" Tenchi lowered his head in shame "5.0" Two chibi Washu's appeared on the victory dancing scientist "You're the greatest Washu!" A said "Yeh a real warrior!" B said, both of them clad in armor began to reenact Tenchi's defeat. Much to the teenager's embarrassment.
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When Sasami returned from the carrot patch all hell broke loose. "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!?" Whoo what a temper little Sasami has neh? The little cook was huffing and puffing when she saw the mess in the kitchen. Something very rarely seen in the usually cheerful princess, but then again nothing is impossible in the Masaki house "Aww man! Ryoko and Aeka only just bought those! Mihoshiiiiiiiii!" Mihoshi sprung forward drastically clinging onto the princess's legs "I'M SO SORRY! I didn't mean to!" As Sasami looked down at the teary eyed blond, she remembered just how clumsy she could be. And with the water works on 24/7 it was hard to stay mad at her. "...Oh.. ok.. your forgiven..just make sure you pay it back ok?" Mihoshi immediately stopped crying and jumped to her feet "okay!" Kiyone sweat dropped again "There goes next months pay cheque."
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Darkness. No cold this time. Just darkness. In fact it was rather warm. Music. Some sort of. tune.. A lullaby maybe? Strange it was almost familiar. That fiery red headed woman again, she was holding a small cyan haired baby. Sat In her lab. Slowly she rocked the little child in her arms, singing. Singing some kind of. lullaby.
Far away from prying eyes
A child is born a spirit rise
The dream continues a legacy during
Of all the happiness you're sure to bring
Your smiling face rewards me here
And tells me, frowns I've yet to fear
I'll keep you safe, away from harm
You be protected in mother's arms
Deliver us to what lands await
Guide us holy child, baby saint
Your breathing quiet your touch so mild
Just wait 'till your older, destined child..
Her singing was lovely, like an angel she sang to the baby until it eventually fell into a peaceful sleep. The mother and the child were so much alike, without each other they would be totally alone. They needed each other to survive, that is why it hurt her so much to see her precious child stolen from her.
(why? Why am I having these dreams? I-I don't remember that.. Did that happen? I don't understand, I've heard that song before.)
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Washu walked through the winding, darkened corridors of her lab whistling soundly to herself. She rested her right hand inside her pockets as she casually journeyed through the flashing of the nero-generators the buzzing of the inter-dimensional transporter that resided in her laboratory. "Ryoko.. She didn't turn up for breakfast.or lunch" she glanced at a bowl of rice that she held in her hand and then turned her attention back to her destination. It was obvious were she was, in the recovery room were the princess was. Strange girl, putting her own life in danger to save that of her rival. Upon reaching the blue door she quietly knocked.*knock*. *knock*.*Knock*.
No answer..
*Knock**Knock**Knock* ...but still no answer. Instead of knocking on a third time she simply opened the door and went inside. There in the center of the room at Aeka's side sat Ryoko, fast asleep. Washu raised an amused eyebrow and smiled at her dear little Ryoko, coming closer to her was the only thing she needed even last night when a simple gesture of affection such as snuggling up to her before falling asleep was more than enough. And it was probably all she was going to get. (Well! You can't get everything right?) She briefly thought this as she crept over to her daughter and patted her on the head, quietly speaking so s not to wake the sleeping princess "Hey. Ryoko. c'mon time to wake up sleepy-head." The cyan haired oni simply snored and shifted in her seat completely oblivious to the little scientist's presence. Washu gave a grunt. "Hey Ryoko, I thought I said get up.. it's to late to be sleeping" But the snoozing Ryoko was having non of it, she just murmured as she slept "Mmm.five.more minutes." Washu put a finger to her chin and thought, then as an idea popped into her head she lifted a finger followed by a happy sounding "Aha!" she walked round to the side of her daughter put one hand on her shoulder, leaned forward and kissed her on the cheek. Ryoko immediately awoke jumping of the chair fists clenched and searching round the room "Wha-who uh na?" Washu giggled "Hmm. not the response I was expecting but at least your awake.." Ryoko span her head around to face her mother and with a look of half embarrassment half fury she lifted the tiny off the floor by her collar "Just WHAT do you think your doing Washu!?" Washu smirked "why waking you up of course." Ryoko face-faulted and began to shake the living day lights out of her "There are OTHER ways ya know!!!" Washu's eyes span for a couple of minutes before she regained her composure. "I know.. but I thought that one looked kinda interesting. Saw it on the discovery channel you know?" Ryoko sweat dropped before dropping the scientist rudely to her feet "Wait a second. YOU watch discovery channel?" Washu shrugged "What can I say, it's on in-between the adverts.." Ryoko huffed and turned her back on her mother. "Whatever, what did you come down here for anyway?"
"Well. you've been down here ALL day. even Tenchi was starting to wonder why you hadn't tried hitting on him recently. you missed breakfast and lunch also.." Ryoko huffed again and waved a hand over her shoulder "So what if I've not been hitting on Tenchi there ARE more important things in life.."
"Like Aeka's well-being?" Ryoko span around "Oh PLEASE! You honestly think I care if princess prissy pants kicks the bucket?" Washu laughed "Well you should KNOW that isn't going to happen! So she got slashed a little, the kick in the gut probably caused her to black out. So what? She aint gonna die! And you know that!" The cyan haired women stared down to the floor "I know she isn't going to die it's just that well i feel responsible." Washu titled her head "And why's that? You didn't do anything infact you may have actually saved her life, WHO KNOWS what would have happened to her if you wouldn't have jumped in.." She weakly smiled "Right." Washu smirked and gave her a hard playful smack on the back causing her to be pushed forward slightly "Lighten up! You're the heroine of the day! Now c'mon lets go back upstairs okay?" The cyan haired women glanced over to Aeka's sleeping form "When is she gonna wake up Washu?" Washu walked over to the monitor at Aeka's bedside and gave it a brief look. She then let out a little 'hmmm' and turned back around "By the bio-standards on the monitor I'd say. sometime this afternoon.." Ryoko brightened slightly but still hid her happiness she didn't want to look ecstatic at the awakening of her rival. "Good.. ok then lets go upstairs I AM kinda hungry and. well that plain rice doesn't look too appetizing." Washu just laughed and headed off in the direction of the exit to the lab. Before leaving Ryoko gave one last peculiar look at the princess, as if she was thinking, contemplating about something but she soon shook her expression off and ran to catch up with her mother.
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Ryoko when she walked out of laboratory door was greeted by a happy looking cabbit. "MYA!" She caught the flying furry object in her hands and outstretched her arm to let it run up onto her shoulder "Hi there.." Ryo- ohki happily perched herself on her master's shoulder. "Mya!" Ryo-ohki nuzzled her face against her owners chin, brushing tickly whiskers along the jaw line of Ryoko as she did so. Washu wandered into the kitchen while Ryoko lazily floated over to the couch. Mihoshi lay sleeping there and taking up the whole damn couch. But Ryoko didn't bother asking, she just simply grabbed hold of the galaxy police officer's pants with one hand and her pink vest with the other and with a simple easy movement. She tossed Mihoshi over the back and onto the floor. "Eek!" Mihoshi squealed as she hit the hard boarding of the Masaki house floor with a bump.
Ryoko just ignored her and sat down slouching her arms and shoulders over the back. She grabbed the remote and began to flick through "Seen it...nope....no way....yeuch. ooooooooh uh no.....bought it...returned it.... last episode, so what...no...ah here we are.."
"Legend of the samurai? You've seen that 13 times already."
Washu walked in holding a tray full of food but instead of setting it down in front of herself she placed it on Ryoko's lap. "Actually I've seen it 14 times. what's with the food?" Washu picked up a single piece of baby sweet corn and stuffed it in her mouth "I told you didn't I? You missed breakfast and lunch. so here's some food I made for you.." Ryoko sweat dropped "You cook?"
"Yup!"
"It better not be poisoned"
"Hey! Why don't you try it before you go mouthing off?"
".."
She looked down at the food and gave it wary stare. "You know. it's not gonna jump into your mouth if you stare at it long enough.." She glanced sideways at her mother but turned back to a suspicious piece of fish. Giving it a death glare just to make sure, she shrugged and picked it up tossing it into her mouth. Chewing slowly being on guard to spit out anything that tasted 'off' or 'alive' she looked surprised "Hmm! Pretty good!" Washu triumphantly laughed "Hehehe! See? Mommy CAN cook!" Ryoko grimaced at the word 'mommy' Washu was trying to get close to her again. Just because she felt insecure and decided to rest her head on her shoulder and drift off to sleep, didn't mean she had accepted Washu as her mother yet. "Whatever.." Washu turned to her daughter and gave her a grin "You know what?"
"What?" Ryoko looked at her mother suspiciously
"Have you forgotten you can't taste?" Ryoko looked down saddened at her plate, it was true she couldn't taste but she always pretended to Sasami that she could. Just to make her happy. Though she didn't need to for Washu, she still felt she had to anyway.
"Uh.oh yeh." How she longed just to be like a normal person, though she could never be normal. She was created, not born and no matter how hard she tried to see things differently, those words kept popping into her mind. 'Creation' 'Monster' 'Demon' 'Trash' And when she thought about it, three of those words were used by the women she not so long ago rescued.
"Ryoko what's wrong? Did I say something wrong?" When Ryoko turned to her mother she saw that she looked actually concerned for her. A genuine look of worry for nothing more than a 'thing'. Ryoko coughed.
"Uh.nothing.. I-I gotta go.gotta do .stuff." And with that she phased out of the room to leave Washu confused and alone.
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Sitting there on the roof gave her time to think. She looked up to the star lit sky and stared at the moon. "You know what? You and me are so very much alike.. During the day we hide ourselves and no-one can see our true form or face, but at night we show ourselves and come out to the world around us. Then when morning comes. we go back into hiding."
"You don't have to hide you know.."
Ryoko span her head around to the bedroom window, there stood Tenchi smiling at her. She huffed and turned back to the sky "What do you want?" Tenchi raised and eyebrow "You don't want me around? Do you want me to go?" She sighed and shook her head, turning back to him she put on a fake smile "No I'm sorry.. I shouldn't have snapped at you.. come out and sit with me?" She patted a spot beside her and Tenchi nodded. Climbing out of his window he walked over and sat beside her.
"So.. what's wrong?"
"Huh? Oh nothing."
"Don't say nothing. there's something wrong. I can tell.."
"How?"
"Well for starters you haven't been hanging off me everyday and you haven't been coming to my room to give me one of your morning welcomes." He let out a small chuckle as he thought about Ryoko's 'good mornings'
She gritted her teeth slightly. Just what made him think he was so special? Why should she go out of her way to be around him? But he WAS right. Usually she would hang off him. "I don't know."
"You haven't been yourself lately." She turned to him with a slight look of surprise
"Really? I haven't?" He looked at her and gave her that smile she loved so much. That 'I care' Smile. And he shook his head
"No. but don't get me wrong, it's a good change, you seem to have been getting along with Aeka. Heck you even risked your life for her!" Ryoko flicked a loose strand of hair over her shoulder as Tenchi continued
"And you and Washu seem to be getting along." It was then when Ryoko stood up, Tenchi looked up at her. She had both fists clenched and was breathing heavily
"And just what has ANY of that got to do with you.!?" Tenchi jerked back slightly surprised at her sudden anger she hissed through gritted teeth as she continued.
"For starters; You think I have to literally THROW myself at you all the time!? Your not the only thing I concern myself about in life you know! And second the only reason I 'saved' Aeka is because I knew you'd kill me if that prissy princess had a cut or bruise on her 'oh so beautiful skin' and THIRD I haven't been acting ANY different to Washu, no different, non!" Tenchi jumped up, his face filled with seriousness. He leapt forward and grabbed Ryoko embracing her.
"Wha-?" Ryoko's eyes widened, what was going on? First she was shouting at him and now he was hugging her!? He squeezed her tighter to him as he spoke his voice only a little over a whisper. "Shhh. Ryoko calm down. your frustrated. it's ok. I'm here.." She relaxed slightly in his arms "I don't want you to jump all over me, I just wanted to know if you were ok." She looked up into his big brown eyes glimmering in the moon-light. He looked so handsome. "Ryoko I just wan't you to know I'm here for you ok?" She smiled and leaned in closer. "Tenchi.. I love you.." He leaned in ,their faces mere centimeters apart. "Ryoko i." He leaned in closer and she did the same "Yes Tenchi?" She closed her eyes, he had finally chosen! And it was her! .Why wasn't she so exited? Why didn't she feel right? "Ryoko i.NO!" Her eyes shot open as he pushed her away. "T-Tenchi?" He shook his head as he scuttled steps backward "I-I can't.Ryoko I'm sorry." Her eyes were brimming up with tears, he rejected her! Rejected her when she thought she had finally been chosen! She looked into his eyes and with an expression that was neither sad nor angry she weakly spoke "No Tenchi. *I'm* sorry, I should have seen it sooner." Before her could speak again she had phased from sight leaving Tenchi to collapse onto his knees.
No lemon content yet but there will DEFINATLEY be some in the next chapters maybe. This IS a lemon fic so there WILL be some, I've just gotta lead up to that yet. Be patient. I'm not the one to write fan-fictions about mindless sex.
So do you like it? Sorry it took so long but I had a mild case of writer's block AGAIN. Next chapter coming soon {Please review!!!} Contact me at yokouragasi593@hotmail.com
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She awoke from her now dreamless slumber feeling pain, her sides ached, her face stung. Her head hurt, she raised her hands to her scalp and gently rubbed her aching temples. Now rising to her feet she saw a shadow, cast against the floor, she looked to where it lead. A figure stood at the window peering out at the morning sunrise. Ryoko rubbed her eyes "Uh.Washu?" The little scientist turned to face her daughter, she smiled "You know. you shouldn't be moving around, you're still hurt." Ryoko laughed "Nah. I'm fine now. I need to be moving about or else I'll go crazy!" Washu shook her head and sighed, it was obvious that she couldn't tempt her daughter into going back to bed for 'a nice little nap'. "Ok fine, but don't overdo it." The cyan haired women nodded "I think I'll go check on the princess, you know she might be.. Uh lonely." She faded through the floor and left Washu to raise an unseen eyebrow "How can you be lonely when you're unconscious?"
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When She arrived in Washu's lab she looked around wearily. "Haha. good. looks like there's no-one here.." She scratched her fore head "If anyone FOUND me here. it could seriously ruin my reputation. better be quiet" She whistled as she floated through the lab. "Damn this place is so big.. Where the heck is that princess?"
She continued to float through the vicinity of the lab until she came across a door similar to that of the entrance of the lab, though it was a light shade of blue. "Hmmm. this wasn't here last time I checked. she must be in here.." Ryoko opened the door and entered the room closing it behind her. The room was dimly lit, only a single lamp shone over a white table that resided in the center. She tiptoed over to it and peered over it. There lay Aeka eyes closed and a look of peace across her face. Ryoko pouted and lifted the princess's wrist and letting it fall limply back to the table "Jeez. she looks like she's dead." She sighed and sat herself down on a small wooden chair that was standing next to the bed.
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"MIHOSHI!" *smash* *crash* *bang* "Oops! Was that my fault? Maybe if I." *SMASH* "MIHOSHI!!" In the kitchen, Sasami was out with Ryo-ohki in the carrot patch. She had gone to gather some carrots for Ryo-Chan before Tenchi harvested them all. AAAAAAAND. Mihoshi. kinda got. hungry. She TRIED to cook herself something to eat, which as you know, resulted in explosive consequences. *BOOM!* see? THAT was the microwave. Kiyone was trying frantically to convince her dizty partner that trying to make a 'galaxy super happy fun mihoshi police burger' was NOT a good idea. "Mihoshi! Please for the love of Tsunami PUT THE DAMN KNIFE DOWN!!!" Mihoshi broke into tears all she was trying to do was make something to eat. "WAAAHH!!" Kiyone sweat dropped "Why.. What did I do in life to deserve this?"
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Tenchi was stood in the shrine square, he had his bocken raised as his eyes darted all over the place. He knew Washu was out there somewhere, he just didn't know were. His mind kept racing over certain things as he stood there like a statue in the square, the only reassurance that he hadn't gone deaf, was the gushing of the wind every so often. He'd been stood like this for the last four hours. Now.. just think about this, standing in the freezing cold, knowing that if you so much as stop to wipe the sweat off your brow. Your ass would be kicked faster than you can say 'Did anyone else see that pink flash?' for FOUR-LONG-AGONISING-HOURS!
Here stood the mighty Tenchi, the boy who had slashed the evil Kagato in two, the boy who had managed to free the most feared demon in the galaxy and survived.. Quivering like some sort of cornered rat.
.And well lets just say .Tenchi wasn't losing gracefully. Kinda embarrassing if you think about it, 1. He was getting his ass kicked off a girl 2. he was getting his ass kicked off a TWELVE year old girl. well she LOOKED twelve. What more do you need? Anyway back to Tenchi's current situation.
Every so often he'd hear a rattling noise in the bushes or the sound of a twig snapping, he'd swoop round to were the noise was coming from and then there'd be silence for another twelve minutes or so. Washu was defiantly something else, her size held no bounds over her agility. She was fast ,REALLY fast.
Just then he heard another rustle behind him, he span round just in time to see the diminutive scientist charge at him, bocken flared and screaming like some kind of mad women. He narrowly escaped a slash to his ankle, rolled over to the right only to be hit in the back of the neck by the blunt end of the wooden sword. "OW! Crap!" He rolled forward and just managed to block another blow to his shin. Then another to his arm. Washu jumped back ,dug her feet into the ground and launched herself full force him. No time to block, all he could do was close his eyes and anticipate the oncoming blow.
Nothing...
He opened his eyes only to be confronted by a bocken to his throat, he flew his arms up in defeat. "I GIVE UP! I GIVE UP!" Washu grinned "Well now. what was the score again?" Tenchi sighed and mumbled something. Washu grinned again and put a hand to her ear "what was that?" Tenchi sighed again ".." Washu wagged a finger at the embarrassed to hell teenager "I CAN'T HERE YOUUUUUU!" Tenchi lowered his head in shame "5.0" Two chibi Washu's appeared on the victory dancing scientist "You're the greatest Washu!" A said "Yeh a real warrior!" B said, both of them clad in armor began to reenact Tenchi's defeat. Much to the teenager's embarrassment.
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When Sasami returned from the carrot patch all hell broke loose. "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!?" Whoo what a temper little Sasami has neh? The little cook was huffing and puffing when she saw the mess in the kitchen. Something very rarely seen in the usually cheerful princess, but then again nothing is impossible in the Masaki house "Aww man! Ryoko and Aeka only just bought those! Mihoshiiiiiiiii!" Mihoshi sprung forward drastically clinging onto the princess's legs "I'M SO SORRY! I didn't mean to!" As Sasami looked down at the teary eyed blond, she remembered just how clumsy she could be. And with the water works on 24/7 it was hard to stay mad at her. "...Oh.. ok.. your forgiven..just make sure you pay it back ok?" Mihoshi immediately stopped crying and jumped to her feet "okay!" Kiyone sweat dropped again "There goes next months pay cheque."
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Darkness. No cold this time. Just darkness. In fact it was rather warm. Music. Some sort of. tune.. A lullaby maybe? Strange it was almost familiar. That fiery red headed woman again, she was holding a small cyan haired baby. Sat In her lab. Slowly she rocked the little child in her arms, singing. Singing some kind of. lullaby.
Far away from prying eyes
A child is born a spirit rise
The dream continues a legacy during
Of all the happiness you're sure to bring
Your smiling face rewards me here
And tells me, frowns I've yet to fear
I'll keep you safe, away from harm
You be protected in mother's arms
Deliver us to what lands await
Guide us holy child, baby saint
Your breathing quiet your touch so mild
Just wait 'till your older, destined child..
Her singing was lovely, like an angel she sang to the baby until it eventually fell into a peaceful sleep. The mother and the child were so much alike, without each other they would be totally alone. They needed each other to survive, that is why it hurt her so much to see her precious child stolen from her.
(why? Why am I having these dreams? I-I don't remember that.. Did that happen? I don't understand, I've heard that song before.)
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Washu walked through the winding, darkened corridors of her lab whistling soundly to herself. She rested her right hand inside her pockets as she casually journeyed through the flashing of the nero-generators the buzzing of the inter-dimensional transporter that resided in her laboratory. "Ryoko.. She didn't turn up for breakfast.or lunch" she glanced at a bowl of rice that she held in her hand and then turned her attention back to her destination. It was obvious were she was, in the recovery room were the princess was. Strange girl, putting her own life in danger to save that of her rival. Upon reaching the blue door she quietly knocked.*knock*. *knock*.*Knock*.
No answer..
*Knock**Knock**Knock* ...but still no answer. Instead of knocking on a third time she simply opened the door and went inside. There in the center of the room at Aeka's side sat Ryoko, fast asleep. Washu raised an amused eyebrow and smiled at her dear little Ryoko, coming closer to her was the only thing she needed even last night when a simple gesture of affection such as snuggling up to her before falling asleep was more than enough. And it was probably all she was going to get. (Well! You can't get everything right?) She briefly thought this as she crept over to her daughter and patted her on the head, quietly speaking so s not to wake the sleeping princess "Hey. Ryoko. c'mon time to wake up sleepy-head." The cyan haired oni simply snored and shifted in her seat completely oblivious to the little scientist's presence. Washu gave a grunt. "Hey Ryoko, I thought I said get up.. it's to late to be sleeping" But the snoozing Ryoko was having non of it, she just murmured as she slept "Mmm.five.more minutes." Washu put a finger to her chin and thought, then as an idea popped into her head she lifted a finger followed by a happy sounding "Aha!" she walked round to the side of her daughter put one hand on her shoulder, leaned forward and kissed her on the cheek. Ryoko immediately awoke jumping of the chair fists clenched and searching round the room "Wha-who uh na?" Washu giggled "Hmm. not the response I was expecting but at least your awake.." Ryoko span her head around to face her mother and with a look of half embarrassment half fury she lifted the tiny off the floor by her collar "Just WHAT do you think your doing Washu!?" Washu smirked "why waking you up of course." Ryoko face-faulted and began to shake the living day lights out of her "There are OTHER ways ya know!!!" Washu's eyes span for a couple of minutes before she regained her composure. "I know.. but I thought that one looked kinda interesting. Saw it on the discovery channel you know?" Ryoko sweat dropped before dropping the scientist rudely to her feet "Wait a second. YOU watch discovery channel?" Washu shrugged "What can I say, it's on in-between the adverts.." Ryoko huffed and turned her back on her mother. "Whatever, what did you come down here for anyway?"
"Well. you've been down here ALL day. even Tenchi was starting to wonder why you hadn't tried hitting on him recently. you missed breakfast and lunch also.." Ryoko huffed again and waved a hand over her shoulder "So what if I've not been hitting on Tenchi there ARE more important things in life.."
"Like Aeka's well-being?" Ryoko span around "Oh PLEASE! You honestly think I care if princess prissy pants kicks the bucket?" Washu laughed "Well you should KNOW that isn't going to happen! So she got slashed a little, the kick in the gut probably caused her to black out. So what? She aint gonna die! And you know that!" The cyan haired women stared down to the floor "I know she isn't going to die it's just that well i feel responsible." Washu titled her head "And why's that? You didn't do anything infact you may have actually saved her life, WHO KNOWS what would have happened to her if you wouldn't have jumped in.." She weakly smiled "Right." Washu smirked and gave her a hard playful smack on the back causing her to be pushed forward slightly "Lighten up! You're the heroine of the day! Now c'mon lets go back upstairs okay?" The cyan haired women glanced over to Aeka's sleeping form "When is she gonna wake up Washu?" Washu walked over to the monitor at Aeka's bedside and gave it a brief look. She then let out a little 'hmmm' and turned back around "By the bio-standards on the monitor I'd say. sometime this afternoon.." Ryoko brightened slightly but still hid her happiness she didn't want to look ecstatic at the awakening of her rival. "Good.. ok then lets go upstairs I AM kinda hungry and. well that plain rice doesn't look too appetizing." Washu just laughed and headed off in the direction of the exit to the lab. Before leaving Ryoko gave one last peculiar look at the princess, as if she was thinking, contemplating about something but she soon shook her expression off and ran to catch up with her mother.
***
Ryoko when she walked out of laboratory door was greeted by a happy looking cabbit. "MYA!" She caught the flying furry object in her hands and outstretched her arm to let it run up onto her shoulder "Hi there.." Ryo- ohki happily perched herself on her master's shoulder. "Mya!" Ryo-ohki nuzzled her face against her owners chin, brushing tickly whiskers along the jaw line of Ryoko as she did so. Washu wandered into the kitchen while Ryoko lazily floated over to the couch. Mihoshi lay sleeping there and taking up the whole damn couch. But Ryoko didn't bother asking, she just simply grabbed hold of the galaxy police officer's pants with one hand and her pink vest with the other and with a simple easy movement. She tossed Mihoshi over the back and onto the floor. "Eek!" Mihoshi squealed as she hit the hard boarding of the Masaki house floor with a bump.
Ryoko just ignored her and sat down slouching her arms and shoulders over the back. She grabbed the remote and began to flick through "Seen it...nope....no way....yeuch. ooooooooh uh no.....bought it...returned it.... last episode, so what...no...ah here we are.."
"Legend of the samurai? You've seen that 13 times already."
Washu walked in holding a tray full of food but instead of setting it down in front of herself she placed it on Ryoko's lap. "Actually I've seen it 14 times. what's with the food?" Washu picked up a single piece of baby sweet corn and stuffed it in her mouth "I told you didn't I? You missed breakfast and lunch. so here's some food I made for you.." Ryoko sweat dropped "You cook?"
"Yup!"
"It better not be poisoned"
"Hey! Why don't you try it before you go mouthing off?"
".."
She looked down at the food and gave it wary stare. "You know. it's not gonna jump into your mouth if you stare at it long enough.." She glanced sideways at her mother but turned back to a suspicious piece of fish. Giving it a death glare just to make sure, she shrugged and picked it up tossing it into her mouth. Chewing slowly being on guard to spit out anything that tasted 'off' or 'alive' she looked surprised "Hmm! Pretty good!" Washu triumphantly laughed "Hehehe! See? Mommy CAN cook!" Ryoko grimaced at the word 'mommy' Washu was trying to get close to her again. Just because she felt insecure and decided to rest her head on her shoulder and drift off to sleep, didn't mean she had accepted Washu as her mother yet. "Whatever.." Washu turned to her daughter and gave her a grin "You know what?"
"What?" Ryoko looked at her mother suspiciously
"Have you forgotten you can't taste?" Ryoko looked down saddened at her plate, it was true she couldn't taste but she always pretended to Sasami that she could. Just to make her happy. Though she didn't need to for Washu, she still felt she had to anyway.
"Uh.oh yeh." How she longed just to be like a normal person, though she could never be normal. She was created, not born and no matter how hard she tried to see things differently, those words kept popping into her mind. 'Creation' 'Monster' 'Demon' 'Trash' And when she thought about it, three of those words were used by the women she not so long ago rescued.
"Ryoko what's wrong? Did I say something wrong?" When Ryoko turned to her mother she saw that she looked actually concerned for her. A genuine look of worry for nothing more than a 'thing'. Ryoko coughed.
"Uh.nothing.. I-I gotta go.gotta do .stuff." And with that she phased out of the room to leave Washu confused and alone.
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Sitting there on the roof gave her time to think. She looked up to the star lit sky and stared at the moon. "You know what? You and me are so very much alike.. During the day we hide ourselves and no-one can see our true form or face, but at night we show ourselves and come out to the world around us. Then when morning comes. we go back into hiding."
"You don't have to hide you know.."
Ryoko span her head around to the bedroom window, there stood Tenchi smiling at her. She huffed and turned back to the sky "What do you want?" Tenchi raised and eyebrow "You don't want me around? Do you want me to go?" She sighed and shook her head, turning back to him she put on a fake smile "No I'm sorry.. I shouldn't have snapped at you.. come out and sit with me?" She patted a spot beside her and Tenchi nodded. Climbing out of his window he walked over and sat beside her.
"So.. what's wrong?"
"Huh? Oh nothing."
"Don't say nothing. there's something wrong. I can tell.."
"How?"
"Well for starters you haven't been hanging off me everyday and you haven't been coming to my room to give me one of your morning welcomes." He let out a small chuckle as he thought about Ryoko's 'good mornings'
She gritted her teeth slightly. Just what made him think he was so special? Why should she go out of her way to be around him? But he WAS right. Usually she would hang off him. "I don't know."
"You haven't been yourself lately." She turned to him with a slight look of surprise
"Really? I haven't?" He looked at her and gave her that smile she loved so much. That 'I care' Smile. And he shook his head
"No. but don't get me wrong, it's a good change, you seem to have been getting along with Aeka. Heck you even risked your life for her!" Ryoko flicked a loose strand of hair over her shoulder as Tenchi continued
"And you and Washu seem to be getting along." It was then when Ryoko stood up, Tenchi looked up at her. She had both fists clenched and was breathing heavily
"And just what has ANY of that got to do with you.!?" Tenchi jerked back slightly surprised at her sudden anger she hissed through gritted teeth as she continued.
"For starters; You think I have to literally THROW myself at you all the time!? Your not the only thing I concern myself about in life you know! And second the only reason I 'saved' Aeka is because I knew you'd kill me if that prissy princess had a cut or bruise on her 'oh so beautiful skin' and THIRD I haven't been acting ANY different to Washu, no different, non!" Tenchi jumped up, his face filled with seriousness. He leapt forward and grabbed Ryoko embracing her.
"Wha-?" Ryoko's eyes widened, what was going on? First she was shouting at him and now he was hugging her!? He squeezed her tighter to him as he spoke his voice only a little over a whisper. "Shhh. Ryoko calm down. your frustrated. it's ok. I'm here.." She relaxed slightly in his arms "I don't want you to jump all over me, I just wanted to know if you were ok." She looked up into his big brown eyes glimmering in the moon-light. He looked so handsome. "Ryoko I just wan't you to know I'm here for you ok?" She smiled and leaned in closer. "Tenchi.. I love you.." He leaned in ,their faces mere centimeters apart. "Ryoko i." He leaned in closer and she did the same "Yes Tenchi?" She closed her eyes, he had finally chosen! And it was her! .Why wasn't she so exited? Why didn't she feel right? "Ryoko i.NO!" Her eyes shot open as he pushed her away. "T-Tenchi?" He shook his head as he scuttled steps backward "I-I can't.Ryoko I'm sorry." Her eyes were brimming up with tears, he rejected her! Rejected her when she thought she had finally been chosen! She looked into his eyes and with an expression that was neither sad nor angry she weakly spoke "No Tenchi. *I'm* sorry, I should have seen it sooner." Before her could speak again she had phased from sight leaving Tenchi to collapse onto his knees.
No lemon content yet but there will DEFINATLEY be some in the next chapters maybe. This IS a lemon fic so there WILL be some, I've just gotta lead up to that yet. Be patient. I'm not the one to write fan-fictions about mindless sex.
So do you like it? Sorry it took so long but I had a mild case of writer's block AGAIN. Next chapter coming soon {Please review!!!} Contact me at yokouragasi593@hotmail.com