Tenchi Universe
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Disclaimer: This episode of Tenchi Universe is of my own creation as well as the character Hayato. I do not own any portion of Tenchi Muyo. "Tenchi Muyo!" and all related characters, names, etc. are ©1992-2003 AIC Inc. and Pioneer LDC. All rights reserved
Note: This episode takes place shortly after the events of Tenchi Universe, Tenchi Muyo in Love and Tenchi Forever.
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The More Things Change...
Episode 4:
No Need for Second Dates!
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Fade in: Masaki Residence, early Monday morning. Nobuyuki just left for work, looking very agitated and tired. Everyone else is trying to sleep with little success. Ever since Ryoko left with Tenchi last night, Ayeka has been pacing around the house and muttering to herself nonstop. Unfortunately for everyone, she wasn't keeping very quiet and kept up the entire house all night long. Though Ayeka looks about as tired as everyone else in the house, she is still pacing and muttering, determinedly waiting for Tenchi's return.
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Meanwhile at the foot of the Holy Masaki Tree, Ryoko and Tenchi are starting to wake up. Tenchi stands up and stretches. His clothes are dirty from sleeping on the ground, but he doesn't mind. Ryoko stands up next to Tenchi and wraps her arms around him, but he doesn't try to run or push her off as usual. The pirate nuzzles the side of his neck. "Mornin' Tenchi."
Tenchi shifts uncomfortable at Ryoko's actions, but smiles all the same. "Good morning Ryoko."
"Did you have a good time last night?"
Tenchi looks up from dusting himself off, a dawning look on his face. "Yeah, actually I did. At first I was worried that you were going to try something, but you were very good and we had a very nice walk."
Ryoko begins to smile as she nuzzles the side of his neck again. "See my Tenchi, I told you that nothing was going to happen, I just wanted to go out for a walk with you."
The prince gets shivers down his spine as Ryoko continues to nuzzle him. He can't help but notice how good it feels. "Yeah, I'm sorry I ever doubted you." Ryoko continues to nuzzle him gently. As her hands start to rub his chest, Tenchi decides to put a stop to her advances. "Well I'm getting kinda hungry, let's go back home and have some breakfast."
With those words, Ryoko reluctantly lets go of Tenchi and teleports across the pond that is around the Holy Masaki Tree. He follows her across and they begin to walk back to the Masaki Household. 'Why did I let her go on like that for so long?' he thinks to himself. He shrugs his lightly. 'Ah, it was nothing it's early. Yeah, that's it.'
In front of him, Ryoko is having the same thoughts. 'Boy, he sure let me keep going on for a while!' A small smile creeps up on her. 'Maybe he is finally warming up to me. Well it's about damn time!'
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Back in the Masaki household, Ayeka seems to finally be calming down, but the damage has already been done. Washu and Mihoshi are dragging themselves around the house, trying to stay awake. Sasami is in the kitchen trying to make breakfast, but she keeps on nodding off every few seconds. Ryo-Ohki is eating a carrot, but only half-heartedly. There are large bags under everybody's eyes.
Sasami, while between consciousness, starts to make some extra strong tea for everybody. She takes a small sip and feels instantly awakened. She then goes into the living room, where Mihoshi is passed out on the couch and Washu is sitting next to her, watching the television with her eyes glazed over. Within a few moments of sipping Sasami's strong tea, both women were wide-awake, though very grumpy with Ayeka keeping them up all night.
Washu growls as she hears Ayeka pacing upstairs. "I think I'll turn her into a water sprite again. At least then we could get some sleep."
Mihoshi gets a dreamy look in her eyes. "Sleep, ooh that sounds nice!"
Sasami sits down on the couch. "I just wish that Ayeka would stop worrying about Tenchi. He's a good boy, he won't do anything wrong."
Ayeka is coming downstairs and she overhears what Sasami was saying. "It is not Lord Tenchi that I am worried about; it is that pirate Ryoko. I know that Lord Tenchi would never try anything with her because he is saving himself for me, but she might tie him up and force herself upon him or...or...oh I cannot stand the thought!"
Just at that moment, as if they are being summoned, Ryoko walks into the house, followed by Tenchi. Ayeka gives a short gasp and runs up to Tenchi, tossing Ryoko to the side. "Oh Lord Tenchi! Are you all right? What did that pirate do to you?"
Tenchi takes a step back, looking surprised. Ayeka is just merely inches from his face. The other girls are now closing in on them, interested to know what happened. Ryoko stands up, rubbing her head. "Calm down Princess, nothing happened. We walked around for a while. Then we started to get really tired and fell asleep at the foot of that big tree in the middle of the pond. That's it."
Ayeka backs away from Tenchi and turns to face Ryoko. She looks thoroughly unconvinced. "Ha! An unlikely tale! Do you really think that I could fall for such a foolish story?"
Ryoko is about to say something, but Tenchi cuts her off, "But Ayeka, that's the truth. We just walked and talked for a while, then fell asleep at the Holy Masaki Tree."
Ayeka backs away from everybody. She looks quite delirious. "You...you slept with her? Lord Tenchi how could..."
She stops talking when Tenchi puts his hands on her shoulders in a calm comforting manner. "Trust me Ayeka, nothing happened. You know, you look kind of tired. I think you should go up to your room and get some sleep."
Ayeka looks up into Tenchi's eyes, his warm, welcoming eyes. She feels the tears begin to well up in her eyes. "Oh Lord Tenchi, I am so sorry! I have acted so foolishly in front of you! Please forgive me!"
She falls into the prince's arms and begins to cry. Ryoko is about to pull her away from Tenchi, but he gives her a compromising look and she backs off, albeit dejectedly.
Tenchi slowly raises her head up until it is level with his. He wipes the tears on her face away. "Oh Ayeka, there's no need for you to cry. You've gone and worried yourself about nothing. Now I'll go help you to your room. And please get some sleep."
Ayeka gives Tenchi a small smile and replies very weakly, "Yes, thank you Lord Tenchi."
With those words, Tenchi helps Ayeka up the stairs and into her room. He is back downstairs very quickly. His stomach makes a loud lurching sound when he makes it to the bottom of the stairs. Everybody sweat drops. Tenchi scratches the back of his head, looking embarrassed. "Uh, I guess I'm a little hungry."
Sasami starts to giggle. "Yeah, it sounds like you are. Just give me a little bit and I'll have something whipped up for breakfast."
She runs back into the kitchen and within a few minutes, delicious smells are coming from the kitchen. Tenchi looks down at his dirty clothes. "Hmm, I guess I'll go wash up and change."
With those words, Tenchi dashes upstairs to clean up. Everyone else goes into the living room and sits down on the couch to watch some television. Twenty minutes later, Sasami sticks her head out of the kitchen. "All right, breakfast is ready! Could you guys come and help me bring some of the plates out to the table?"
Tenchi is making his way down the stairs when Sasami asks for help. "Sure Sasami, we'll be glad to help!"
Soon, the table is set and everyone is getting ready to eat breakfast. The sound of the front door opening diverts everyone's attention. Hayato can be heard coming in. "Hey guys, we're back!"
All the girls jump up and run to the front door, each sporting huge grins on their faces. Soon, they are crowding Hayato and Kiyone, all wanting to know what happened last night. Hayato can be heard shouting through all the talking and giggling. "Hey! Can you give us a minute? We're tired and hungry!"
His shouts are having no effect whatsoever. Suddenly, all the girls go quiet. Tenchi goes to the front door, confused. When he walks in and takes a look around, he can't help but laugh. All the girls, aside from Kiyone, are all putting their hands on their throats and trying to talk, with no success. Hayato is glowing again. They all look to him, obviously angry with him.
"I'm sorry I had to do this ladies, but none of you were listening to me. Now, Miss Kiyone and I are tired and hungry, and we will tell you everything, but can you all just wait until we both clean up a bit and get something to eat?"
The girls are still looking murderous, but they all shake their heads yes. Hayato smiles. "That's better." He stops glowing and the girls' voices return. "Now if you'll excuse us."
He and Kiyone go upstairs and everyone returns to the dining room. Tenchi is the only one who is eating. All the girls look very impatient and are barely moving. When they hear footsteps coming down the stairs they all seem to nearly jump with anticipation. Even Ryo-Ohki is looking excited. When they see that it is Ayeka, they all groan. Ayeka looks angry with them all. "Well, it is nice to see you all too!"
Sasami waves her hands apologetically. "Oh it's not that Ayeka it's just that..."
Ayeka smiles at her younger sister. "I know that they are back. I saw Kiyone when I was about to come downstairs. She said that she will be down soon."
Ryo-Ohki looks up from her carrot and meows happily. The girls all start talking excitedly to each other.
Just as Ayeka said, Kiyone soon comes down and sits down at the table. The girls all look at her expectantly so she starts, "Well let me start by saying that he is a perfect gentleman." She stops and starts to blush. "And a great kisser."
A huge bout of giggling erupts around the table. Even Tenchi finds himself grinning at Kiyone's words. After a few minutes, Kiyone starts to talk to the group again. "We spent most of the night walking around the forest, just talking and holding hands. That forest is a lot bigger than I thought. A few times I thought that we were lost, but I had him by my side so I didn't worry."
Tenchi can't help but notice that Kiyone's eyes seem to shine as she tells the story.
The GP officer starts again, "We talked a good deal about each other, you know, what we've done, and what we would like to do. We found this nice little area where the trees were all spaced out and there was a lovely patch of grass to sit on. So we sat down and talked a bit more. Then we watched the sun rise in each other's arms. He then leaned over and began to kiss me."
All the girls begin to giggle again. Kiyone is blushing furiously. Hayato then comes downstairs. All the girls go into another fit of giggles when they see him. He takes one look at all the girls, then to Tenchi, and starts laughing. Tenchi can't take it anymore and starts to laugh too. Hayato walks up to the table and sits down next to Kiyone. He leans over gives her a kiss on the cheek, causing her to go even redder as the girls giggle even harder.
Hayato shakes his head lightly. "All right now let's try to calm down and eat breakfast, I'm starving.
"Yeah me too!" Kiyone chimes in.
The rest of breakfast goes along nicely. Mihoshi erupts into giggles every once and a while, causing Kiyone to give her some really nasty looks. Ayeka and Ryoko get into another fight and blow apart most of the stairs. Washu repairs them in no time and gives both Ryoko and Ayeka a whack on the head as punishment. When breakfast was all done, Hayato stands up and gets everyone's attention. "I am in a particularly good mood today, so later let's all go to town and go see a movie, my treat!"
"A movie?" Sasami squeals. "Cool!"
"Yeah, let's do it!" Mihoshi adds in.
Tenchi looks at his cousin thoughtfully. "That sounds like fun. Any movie in particular?"
Hayato shrugs his shoulders while still eating. "No, if we want, we could all separate and see the movies that we want."
Washu's eyes light up. "Ah, I'm definitely in!"
Hayato cuts in, with an odd twinkle in his eyes. "And afterwards." He trails off and looks towards Kiyone. "Kiyone, when I was in town yesterday, I saw a very nice restaurant. Would you like to go there with me? It could be our second date?"
Kiyone begins to blush again and all the other girls start to giggle. "Um, sure, that sounds like fun."
Ryoko and Ayeka stop laughing and start to gaze at Tenchi, both having the same thought on their minds. He notices and quickly catches on. He jumps off of his seat looking very nervous. "Uh I just remembered that I have a lot of chores to do today. I think I'll go off early and work on them." He then bolts out of the door with Ayeka and Ryoko in hot pursuit. Everyone else around the table sweatdrops.
"Wait Tenchi!" Ryoko yells while flying a few feet off of the ground.
"Lord Tenchi," Ayeka shouts politely, "I have something that I would like to ask of you!"
The rest of the table erupts in laughter as they watch Tenchi desperately try to get away.
Fade out.
To be continued...
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Author's notes: Hmm, relationships developing? We'll just have to wait and see. Soon you'll find out a little about Kiyone's past, a sad memory.
Questions? Comments? E-mail me at lighthawkdemon@yahoo.com
Next episode: No Need for a Night Out!
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Disclaimer: This episode of Tenchi Universe is of my own creation as well as the character Hayato. I do not own any portion of Tenchi Muyo. "Tenchi Muyo!" and all related characters, names, etc. are ©1992-2003 AIC Inc. and Pioneer LDC. All rights reserved
Note: This episode takes place shortly after the events of Tenchi Universe, Tenchi Muyo in Love and Tenchi Forever.
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The More Things Change...
Episode 4:
No Need for Second Dates!
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Fade in: Masaki Residence, early Monday morning. Nobuyuki just left for work, looking very agitated and tired. Everyone else is trying to sleep with little success. Ever since Ryoko left with Tenchi last night, Ayeka has been pacing around the house and muttering to herself nonstop. Unfortunately for everyone, she wasn't keeping very quiet and kept up the entire house all night long. Though Ayeka looks about as tired as everyone else in the house, she is still pacing and muttering, determinedly waiting for Tenchi's return.
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Meanwhile at the foot of the Holy Masaki Tree, Ryoko and Tenchi are starting to wake up. Tenchi stands up and stretches. His clothes are dirty from sleeping on the ground, but he doesn't mind. Ryoko stands up next to Tenchi and wraps her arms around him, but he doesn't try to run or push her off as usual. The pirate nuzzles the side of his neck. "Mornin' Tenchi."
Tenchi shifts uncomfortable at Ryoko's actions, but smiles all the same. "Good morning Ryoko."
"Did you have a good time last night?"
Tenchi looks up from dusting himself off, a dawning look on his face. "Yeah, actually I did. At first I was worried that you were going to try something, but you were very good and we had a very nice walk."
Ryoko begins to smile as she nuzzles the side of his neck again. "See my Tenchi, I told you that nothing was going to happen, I just wanted to go out for a walk with you."
The prince gets shivers down his spine as Ryoko continues to nuzzle him. He can't help but notice how good it feels. "Yeah, I'm sorry I ever doubted you." Ryoko continues to nuzzle him gently. As her hands start to rub his chest, Tenchi decides to put a stop to her advances. "Well I'm getting kinda hungry, let's go back home and have some breakfast."
With those words, Ryoko reluctantly lets go of Tenchi and teleports across the pond that is around the Holy Masaki Tree. He follows her across and they begin to walk back to the Masaki Household. 'Why did I let her go on like that for so long?' he thinks to himself. He shrugs his lightly. 'Ah, it was nothing it's early. Yeah, that's it.'
In front of him, Ryoko is having the same thoughts. 'Boy, he sure let me keep going on for a while!' A small smile creeps up on her. 'Maybe he is finally warming up to me. Well it's about damn time!'
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Back in the Masaki household, Ayeka seems to finally be calming down, but the damage has already been done. Washu and Mihoshi are dragging themselves around the house, trying to stay awake. Sasami is in the kitchen trying to make breakfast, but she keeps on nodding off every few seconds. Ryo-Ohki is eating a carrot, but only half-heartedly. There are large bags under everybody's eyes.
Sasami, while between consciousness, starts to make some extra strong tea for everybody. She takes a small sip and feels instantly awakened. She then goes into the living room, where Mihoshi is passed out on the couch and Washu is sitting next to her, watching the television with her eyes glazed over. Within a few moments of sipping Sasami's strong tea, both women were wide-awake, though very grumpy with Ayeka keeping them up all night.
Washu growls as she hears Ayeka pacing upstairs. "I think I'll turn her into a water sprite again. At least then we could get some sleep."
Mihoshi gets a dreamy look in her eyes. "Sleep, ooh that sounds nice!"
Sasami sits down on the couch. "I just wish that Ayeka would stop worrying about Tenchi. He's a good boy, he won't do anything wrong."
Ayeka is coming downstairs and she overhears what Sasami was saying. "It is not Lord Tenchi that I am worried about; it is that pirate Ryoko. I know that Lord Tenchi would never try anything with her because he is saving himself for me, but she might tie him up and force herself upon him or...or...oh I cannot stand the thought!"
Just at that moment, as if they are being summoned, Ryoko walks into the house, followed by Tenchi. Ayeka gives a short gasp and runs up to Tenchi, tossing Ryoko to the side. "Oh Lord Tenchi! Are you all right? What did that pirate do to you?"
Tenchi takes a step back, looking surprised. Ayeka is just merely inches from his face. The other girls are now closing in on them, interested to know what happened. Ryoko stands up, rubbing her head. "Calm down Princess, nothing happened. We walked around for a while. Then we started to get really tired and fell asleep at the foot of that big tree in the middle of the pond. That's it."
Ayeka backs away from Tenchi and turns to face Ryoko. She looks thoroughly unconvinced. "Ha! An unlikely tale! Do you really think that I could fall for such a foolish story?"
Ryoko is about to say something, but Tenchi cuts her off, "But Ayeka, that's the truth. We just walked and talked for a while, then fell asleep at the Holy Masaki Tree."
Ayeka backs away from everybody. She looks quite delirious. "You...you slept with her? Lord Tenchi how could..."
She stops talking when Tenchi puts his hands on her shoulders in a calm comforting manner. "Trust me Ayeka, nothing happened. You know, you look kind of tired. I think you should go up to your room and get some sleep."
Ayeka looks up into Tenchi's eyes, his warm, welcoming eyes. She feels the tears begin to well up in her eyes. "Oh Lord Tenchi, I am so sorry! I have acted so foolishly in front of you! Please forgive me!"
She falls into the prince's arms and begins to cry. Ryoko is about to pull her away from Tenchi, but he gives her a compromising look and she backs off, albeit dejectedly.
Tenchi slowly raises her head up until it is level with his. He wipes the tears on her face away. "Oh Ayeka, there's no need for you to cry. You've gone and worried yourself about nothing. Now I'll go help you to your room. And please get some sleep."
Ayeka gives Tenchi a small smile and replies very weakly, "Yes, thank you Lord Tenchi."
With those words, Tenchi helps Ayeka up the stairs and into her room. He is back downstairs very quickly. His stomach makes a loud lurching sound when he makes it to the bottom of the stairs. Everybody sweat drops. Tenchi scratches the back of his head, looking embarrassed. "Uh, I guess I'm a little hungry."
Sasami starts to giggle. "Yeah, it sounds like you are. Just give me a little bit and I'll have something whipped up for breakfast."
She runs back into the kitchen and within a few minutes, delicious smells are coming from the kitchen. Tenchi looks down at his dirty clothes. "Hmm, I guess I'll go wash up and change."
With those words, Tenchi dashes upstairs to clean up. Everyone else goes into the living room and sits down on the couch to watch some television. Twenty minutes later, Sasami sticks her head out of the kitchen. "All right, breakfast is ready! Could you guys come and help me bring some of the plates out to the table?"
Tenchi is making his way down the stairs when Sasami asks for help. "Sure Sasami, we'll be glad to help!"
Soon, the table is set and everyone is getting ready to eat breakfast. The sound of the front door opening diverts everyone's attention. Hayato can be heard coming in. "Hey guys, we're back!"
All the girls jump up and run to the front door, each sporting huge grins on their faces. Soon, they are crowding Hayato and Kiyone, all wanting to know what happened last night. Hayato can be heard shouting through all the talking and giggling. "Hey! Can you give us a minute? We're tired and hungry!"
His shouts are having no effect whatsoever. Suddenly, all the girls go quiet. Tenchi goes to the front door, confused. When he walks in and takes a look around, he can't help but laugh. All the girls, aside from Kiyone, are all putting their hands on their throats and trying to talk, with no success. Hayato is glowing again. They all look to him, obviously angry with him.
"I'm sorry I had to do this ladies, but none of you were listening to me. Now, Miss Kiyone and I are tired and hungry, and we will tell you everything, but can you all just wait until we both clean up a bit and get something to eat?"
The girls are still looking murderous, but they all shake their heads yes. Hayato smiles. "That's better." He stops glowing and the girls' voices return. "Now if you'll excuse us."
He and Kiyone go upstairs and everyone returns to the dining room. Tenchi is the only one who is eating. All the girls look very impatient and are barely moving. When they hear footsteps coming down the stairs they all seem to nearly jump with anticipation. Even Ryo-Ohki is looking excited. When they see that it is Ayeka, they all groan. Ayeka looks angry with them all. "Well, it is nice to see you all too!"
Sasami waves her hands apologetically. "Oh it's not that Ayeka it's just that..."
Ayeka smiles at her younger sister. "I know that they are back. I saw Kiyone when I was about to come downstairs. She said that she will be down soon."
Ryo-Ohki looks up from her carrot and meows happily. The girls all start talking excitedly to each other.
Just as Ayeka said, Kiyone soon comes down and sits down at the table. The girls all look at her expectantly so she starts, "Well let me start by saying that he is a perfect gentleman." She stops and starts to blush. "And a great kisser."
A huge bout of giggling erupts around the table. Even Tenchi finds himself grinning at Kiyone's words. After a few minutes, Kiyone starts to talk to the group again. "We spent most of the night walking around the forest, just talking and holding hands. That forest is a lot bigger than I thought. A few times I thought that we were lost, but I had him by my side so I didn't worry."
Tenchi can't help but notice that Kiyone's eyes seem to shine as she tells the story.
The GP officer starts again, "We talked a good deal about each other, you know, what we've done, and what we would like to do. We found this nice little area where the trees were all spaced out and there was a lovely patch of grass to sit on. So we sat down and talked a bit more. Then we watched the sun rise in each other's arms. He then leaned over and began to kiss me."
All the girls begin to giggle again. Kiyone is blushing furiously. Hayato then comes downstairs. All the girls go into another fit of giggles when they see him. He takes one look at all the girls, then to Tenchi, and starts laughing. Tenchi can't take it anymore and starts to laugh too. Hayato walks up to the table and sits down next to Kiyone. He leans over gives her a kiss on the cheek, causing her to go even redder as the girls giggle even harder.
Hayato shakes his head lightly. "All right now let's try to calm down and eat breakfast, I'm starving.
"Yeah me too!" Kiyone chimes in.
The rest of breakfast goes along nicely. Mihoshi erupts into giggles every once and a while, causing Kiyone to give her some really nasty looks. Ayeka and Ryoko get into another fight and blow apart most of the stairs. Washu repairs them in no time and gives both Ryoko and Ayeka a whack on the head as punishment. When breakfast was all done, Hayato stands up and gets everyone's attention. "I am in a particularly good mood today, so later let's all go to town and go see a movie, my treat!"
"A movie?" Sasami squeals. "Cool!"
"Yeah, let's do it!" Mihoshi adds in.
Tenchi looks at his cousin thoughtfully. "That sounds like fun. Any movie in particular?"
Hayato shrugs his shoulders while still eating. "No, if we want, we could all separate and see the movies that we want."
Washu's eyes light up. "Ah, I'm definitely in!"
Hayato cuts in, with an odd twinkle in his eyes. "And afterwards." He trails off and looks towards Kiyone. "Kiyone, when I was in town yesterday, I saw a very nice restaurant. Would you like to go there with me? It could be our second date?"
Kiyone begins to blush again and all the other girls start to giggle. "Um, sure, that sounds like fun."
Ryoko and Ayeka stop laughing and start to gaze at Tenchi, both having the same thought on their minds. He notices and quickly catches on. He jumps off of his seat looking very nervous. "Uh I just remembered that I have a lot of chores to do today. I think I'll go off early and work on them." He then bolts out of the door with Ayeka and Ryoko in hot pursuit. Everyone else around the table sweatdrops.
"Wait Tenchi!" Ryoko yells while flying a few feet off of the ground.
"Lord Tenchi," Ayeka shouts politely, "I have something that I would like to ask of you!"
The rest of the table erupts in laughter as they watch Tenchi desperately try to get away.
Fade out.
To be continued...
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Author's notes: Hmm, relationships developing? We'll just have to wait and see. Soon you'll find out a little about Kiyone's past, a sad memory.
Questions? Comments? E-mail me at lighthawkdemon@yahoo.com
Next episode: No Need for a Night Out!