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 6:
No Need for Bad Dreams!
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Fade in: Tenchi and the gang just arrive home from the movies. They are all pretty tired from all of the day's festivities. Katsuhito decides to go down early and goes up to his shrine office. Sasami goes into the kitchen to make a light meal, as everyone had just eaten a little earlier. Tenchi plops down onto the couch. "Boy that was fun! I think we all needed to go out and have some fun. We should probably do that again soon."
Nobuyuki sits down next to his son. "Yes, that was awful nice of Hayato to treat us."
Just at that moment Sasami walks in carrying in a tray of some light food and some really nice tea. They all eat and discuss to each other the movies that they had seen. Pretty soon they are all full and even more tired. One by one, they all make their way upstairs to their rooms.
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Tenchi just turned off the lights and lay down on his bed, when he hears the sound of someone gently knocking on his door. He gets up and curiously goes to his door. When he slides it open, he sees that Ryoko is there, looking nervous. Tenchi cocks an eyebrow. "Ryoko? What are you doing here?
Ryoko shuffles her feet nervously and looks down to the floor. "Tenchi...I uh...that movie really...um...is it all right if I can stay in your room with you tonight?" she finishes quickly.
Tenchi takes a step back, surprised. He didn't expect to hear that from Ryoko, well, with such sincerity in her voice. She has paid him a few late- night visits before, but those weren't with the most...innocent of intentions. But he then remembers that the movie they just saw was quite scary, the girls had jumped into his arms a good number of times. He then realizes that he isn't too comfortable sleeping by himself either, the movie showed a lot of horrific things happening to the characters that did. He looks to Ryoko, seeing the pleading look in her eyes, and smiles. "Um sure Ryoko, come on in."
The pirate's eyes light up as she squeals, "Really?"
He suppresses the urge to laugh at her childish actions and continues to smile warmly at her. "Sure. That movie was a little more intense than I had expected it to be."
Ryoko looks back to the ground again. "Yeah it was."
Tenchi moves aside to let Ryoko in. She walks in and floats into his bed and quickly gets under the covers. She looks over at him and smiles. "Are you coming, or do I get to sleep in this big, comfy bed by myself?"
He blushes at her little joke as he closes his door and turns around towards the beautiful woman now in his bed. He feels his insides begin to churn each step he takes towards her. He once again for the millionth time in his life begins to have an inner conflict with himself. 'What are you doing? Are you crazy? Don't you know what she will try to do to you when you fall asleep?' Another voice quickly replies, 'No, she won't try anything. She is just a little scared and she doesn't want to be by herself tonight. As a matter of fact, I don't want to be by myself either.'
That last comment seems to stop his inner turmoil. Just as he is sitting down next to Ryoko, another knock on his door causes him to get up. This time he plays it careful in case it is his Dad, who'd freak out and scream with joy at having Ryoko lying on his bed, alerting the rest of the household, so he decides to ask who it is before he opened his door. "Who is it?"
He hears someone shuffling around and speaking very lightly. He has to put his ear against the door to hear the person better. He quickly realizes that it is Ayeka. He slides the door open a bit to see the crown princess looking at him, looking just like Ryoko was earlier, nervous and slightly frightened. The princess clears her throat lightly. "I am sorry to bother you Lord Tenchi, but I am having some difficulty sleeping. That movie...it was just so..." She begins to shudder and looks away from Tenchi.
Tenchi smiles warmly at her. "You don't need to ask me Ayeka, I already know your question and the answer is yes, you can sleep in my room tonight."
Ayeka instantly blushes and bows to Tenchi. "Oh thank you Lord Tenchi!"
Tenchi opens his door all the way and moves aside to allow the princess to enter. The first thing she sees is Ryoko lying in his bed. If it weren't so late in the evening, she surely would be screaming at her rival. She holds herself together, despite her anger quickly growing. "Ryoko!" she hisses, "What are you doing here?"
Ryoko sits up and looks innocently at Ayeka. "Why the same reason you are princess: that movie was a little too much and I didn't want to be by myself tonight."
Ayeka narrows her eyes as her voice begins to rise. "Ha! A likely story! What is your real reason for being here?"
Tenchi hold up a hand to stop the both of them before it gets too out of hand. "Now listen you two, I've allowed the both of you to stay in here tonight, but if you start to fight, I'm afraid I will have to ask the two of you to leave."
They both stop talking and look at him. Tenchi scratches his head nervously. " So...uh, how are we going to...um...uh...what are the sleeping arrangements?" He turns a bright red after he says that.
Ryoko grins at the man she loves. "How about you in the middle and Ayeka and myself on each side of you?" She then looks over to Ayeka for approval.
The princess folds her arms in an irritated fashion. "Though I do not like the idea of Ryoko being here, that does seem to be the best way."
With that Tenchi gets onto his bed, with Ayeka closely following. When Tenchi lies down, both Ryoko and Ayeka lean into him, wrapping their arms around him. Ryoko's arm is wrapped around Tenchi's stomach, while Ayeka's arm is around his upper chest. Tenchi feels the warmth of both of the women leaning on him and before he knows what is happening, he is quickly drifting off into a comfortable sleep, as are both of the girls.
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Tenchi opens his eyes. He is standing alone in the middle of a forest. He looks around confused. It appears to be winter: there are no leaves on any of the trees around him and it is snowing.
He looks ahead and sees something, but it is too far ahead to see exactly what is was. It has the form of a human, but it is glowing. Tenchi, compelled to see what it is, starts to walk towards the person. Just as he takes his first steps, the figure begins to walk away from him. The closer he tries to get to it, the faster it seems to move away from him. Before Tenchi knows what is happening, he is running to see what is avoiding him. For a brief second, he gets closer than he has been before and catches a closer glimpse of what he is chasing. From the look of the figure and the clothes it is wearing, it is a woman.
Tenchi tries yelling to the figure, but nothing comes out. For what seems like an eternity, Tenchi chases the figure, darting and weaving through the snow covered trees. Suddenly, he comes across a huge clearing. There are candles floating in the air all around it, which gives the entire area an eerie glow.
Suddenly, the person slows down and then stops moving. Tenchi follows. Slowly it starts to turn around. Tenchi is about to see what it is, or more accurately, who it is, when he wakes up.
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Tenchi's eyes flutter open. He takes a quick look around. He is back in his room, but it still is dark. A quick glance at his bedside clock tells him that it is only three in the morning. Tenchi was about to up and try to recollect his memories of his dream, but the two women lying on him prevent him from doing so.
Tenchi looks down at Ryoko and Ayeka, who are still sleeping peacefully. He can't help but smile at them. They are both still leaning on him and breathing gently. He feels the warmth of their bodies and the soft, comforting beating of their hearts.
Tenchi's first thoughts while he looks at the two beauties lying on him are of his Father. He chuckles lightly at the thought of the look on his Father's face if he saw him like this. 'Dad would probably have a heart attack or be bugging me about grandchildren,' he thinks to himself.
He thoughts then linger on his grandfather and cousin. 'Those two would probably just congratulate me on my decision, well, decisions.'
Before he knows what he was doing, he starts to talk to Ryoko and Ayeka, even though they are sleeping. "You know, you both look really cute when you're sleeping. You don't yell at each other, you don't fight, just peace and quiet. Out of all the women in this house, I think of you two the most. I know that you two really care for me, and I care for you both a lot too, it's just that you constantly force yourselves upon me and try to get me to choose which one of you I care about more.
He sighs deeply and looks up at his ceiling. "The problem is that I can't choose. I don't want to. If I were to choose, then the other one would be greatly hurt by my decision and might leave us. I couldn't bear to loose any of you. I have grown comfortable to life here with all of you around. Every person contributes to the uniqueness of our home."
He shakes his head and smiles lightly as he says those words. "Besides, if I were to choose, what would I do? I have very little experience with women, I wouldn't know what to do or say. Ever since my mom died I guess I've spaced myself from women. I didn't mean to do it, but I was so young and I lost the only woman that meant anything to me so I put up barriers to hide myself from women so I wouldn't have to feel like that again. That's why I run...I run like a coward," he finishes with a small frown.
He looks back down at them, a mixture of happiness and sorrow on his face. "I do love the both of you very much. I'd do anything for either of you. I just wish that you two could realize that and not fight with each other all the time."
Carefully, he manages to get off of his bed without waking either of them up, and walks to his door. He opens it and walks out. While he does, he starts to scratch the back of his head and mutters to himself, "What was that dream about? I think I'll ask Washu later if she can help."
When the bathroom door is heard opening and closing, Ryoko and Ayeka both open their eyes and look at each other. "You heard everything?" Ryoko asks.
"Yes. Do you think we can give it a try?" replies Ayeka.
The pirate shrugs lightly. "Yeah we should. I mean, if it gets him to admit his feelings for us when we are awake, well, when he knows that we are.
They both smile and go back to sleep.
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Tenchi wakes up several hours later to the delicious smells of Sasami's cooking. He sits up, only to realize that Ryoko and Ayeka aren't in his bed anymore. He looks up at his bedside clock, which is now showing that it is eight-thirty. Tenchi's eyes go wide. "Oops, I guess I slept in a bit!"
He gets up and stretches for a couple of seconds and then proceeds to go downstairs. The first thing that greets his eyes is everybody, including Hayato, sitting around the table eating breakfast. His grandfather isn't there, as are Mihoshi and Kiyone. Hayato looks up at Tenchi and smiles. "Ah Tenchi, I see that you've finally awakened!"
Ryoko and Ayeka both jump out of their seats and run up to Tenchi. They both say, "Good morning Tenchi!" in cheery voices.
Tenchi smiles at them. "Good morning girls!"
They both hug Tenchi at the same time, but neither seem angry or jealous of the other's actions. They both lean forward and whisper, "Thank you Tenchi," into his ear.
They both back up and smile at him. He returns the smile and whispers back to them, "It was my pleasure girls."
The three of them go and sat down at their usual spots around the table and quietly eat breakfast.
Tenchi looks over at his cousin. "Say Hayato, what happened to you last night? I didn't hear you come in."
Hayato fidgets around nervously. "That's because I...uh...I stayed over at their place for the night."
Both Tenchi and Nobuyuki choke on their food while Ryoko looks over at him, looking very impressed. "Man, you two are quick! Did you get any sleep last night?"
Hayato turns a violent shade of red as Ayeka, Sasami and Washu start to giggle.
He shakes his blush off and quickly replies, "It's not that, we spent the night together, but nothing happened. We talked a bit, but it is very personal and I promised her that I wouldn't tell you guys anything so I'm not going to."
Ryoko gives him a playful look. "All right lover boy, say what you want!"
The girls giggle even harder. Hayato acts like he doesn't hear anything and keeps on eating. An evil grin spreads across Ryoko's face. "Say, where is you lover?"
Tenchi slaps his forehead as Hayato covers his face with his hands, looking defeated. Everyone else bursts out laughing. He mutters to them very quietly through his hands, "She and Mihoshi got a call from HQ this morning and had to leave for a while."
Ryoko jumps up from her seat, looking very pleased with herself. "Aha! So you admit it! You two are lovers!"
Hayato looks as if he is about to pass out from embarrassment. He stands up slowly, amidst all of the laughter around him, and talks very weakly. "I'm really full. I think I'll go to the shrine and talk to grandpa."
With those words, he runs top speed out of the house while everyone falls over laughing.
Fade out.
To be continued...
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Author's notes: Tenchi finally admits his feelings to the girls, but they had to be asleep, well he thought that they were, to do so. More will develop on that as well as the dream. Next episode's ending will be a real shocker I guarantee it!
Questions or comments? E-mail me at: lighthawkdemon@yahoo.com
Next episode: No Need for Mysteries!
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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 6:
No Need for Bad Dreams!
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Fade in: Tenchi and the gang just arrive home from the movies. They are all pretty tired from all of the day's festivities. Katsuhito decides to go down early and goes up to his shrine office. Sasami goes into the kitchen to make a light meal, as everyone had just eaten a little earlier. Tenchi plops down onto the couch. "Boy that was fun! I think we all needed to go out and have some fun. We should probably do that again soon."
Nobuyuki sits down next to his son. "Yes, that was awful nice of Hayato to treat us."
Just at that moment Sasami walks in carrying in a tray of some light food and some really nice tea. They all eat and discuss to each other the movies that they had seen. Pretty soon they are all full and even more tired. One by one, they all make their way upstairs to their rooms.
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Tenchi just turned off the lights and lay down on his bed, when he hears the sound of someone gently knocking on his door. He gets up and curiously goes to his door. When he slides it open, he sees that Ryoko is there, looking nervous. Tenchi cocks an eyebrow. "Ryoko? What are you doing here?
Ryoko shuffles her feet nervously and looks down to the floor. "Tenchi...I uh...that movie really...um...is it all right if I can stay in your room with you tonight?" she finishes quickly.
Tenchi takes a step back, surprised. He didn't expect to hear that from Ryoko, well, with such sincerity in her voice. She has paid him a few late- night visits before, but those weren't with the most...innocent of intentions. But he then remembers that the movie they just saw was quite scary, the girls had jumped into his arms a good number of times. He then realizes that he isn't too comfortable sleeping by himself either, the movie showed a lot of horrific things happening to the characters that did. He looks to Ryoko, seeing the pleading look in her eyes, and smiles. "Um sure Ryoko, come on in."
The pirate's eyes light up as she squeals, "Really?"
He suppresses the urge to laugh at her childish actions and continues to smile warmly at her. "Sure. That movie was a little more intense than I had expected it to be."
Ryoko looks back to the ground again. "Yeah it was."
Tenchi moves aside to let Ryoko in. She walks in and floats into his bed and quickly gets under the covers. She looks over at him and smiles. "Are you coming, or do I get to sleep in this big, comfy bed by myself?"
He blushes at her little joke as he closes his door and turns around towards the beautiful woman now in his bed. He feels his insides begin to churn each step he takes towards her. He once again for the millionth time in his life begins to have an inner conflict with himself. 'What are you doing? Are you crazy? Don't you know what she will try to do to you when you fall asleep?' Another voice quickly replies, 'No, she won't try anything. She is just a little scared and she doesn't want to be by herself tonight. As a matter of fact, I don't want to be by myself either.'
That last comment seems to stop his inner turmoil. Just as he is sitting down next to Ryoko, another knock on his door causes him to get up. This time he plays it careful in case it is his Dad, who'd freak out and scream with joy at having Ryoko lying on his bed, alerting the rest of the household, so he decides to ask who it is before he opened his door. "Who is it?"
He hears someone shuffling around and speaking very lightly. He has to put his ear against the door to hear the person better. He quickly realizes that it is Ayeka. He slides the door open a bit to see the crown princess looking at him, looking just like Ryoko was earlier, nervous and slightly frightened. The princess clears her throat lightly. "I am sorry to bother you Lord Tenchi, but I am having some difficulty sleeping. That movie...it was just so..." She begins to shudder and looks away from Tenchi.
Tenchi smiles warmly at her. "You don't need to ask me Ayeka, I already know your question and the answer is yes, you can sleep in my room tonight."
Ayeka instantly blushes and bows to Tenchi. "Oh thank you Lord Tenchi!"
Tenchi opens his door all the way and moves aside to allow the princess to enter. The first thing she sees is Ryoko lying in his bed. If it weren't so late in the evening, she surely would be screaming at her rival. She holds herself together, despite her anger quickly growing. "Ryoko!" she hisses, "What are you doing here?"
Ryoko sits up and looks innocently at Ayeka. "Why the same reason you are princess: that movie was a little too much and I didn't want to be by myself tonight."
Ayeka narrows her eyes as her voice begins to rise. "Ha! A likely story! What is your real reason for being here?"
Tenchi hold up a hand to stop the both of them before it gets too out of hand. "Now listen you two, I've allowed the both of you to stay in here tonight, but if you start to fight, I'm afraid I will have to ask the two of you to leave."
They both stop talking and look at him. Tenchi scratches his head nervously. " So...uh, how are we going to...um...uh...what are the sleeping arrangements?" He turns a bright red after he says that.
Ryoko grins at the man she loves. "How about you in the middle and Ayeka and myself on each side of you?" She then looks over to Ayeka for approval.
The princess folds her arms in an irritated fashion. "Though I do not like the idea of Ryoko being here, that does seem to be the best way."
With that Tenchi gets onto his bed, with Ayeka closely following. When Tenchi lies down, both Ryoko and Ayeka lean into him, wrapping their arms around him. Ryoko's arm is wrapped around Tenchi's stomach, while Ayeka's arm is around his upper chest. Tenchi feels the warmth of both of the women leaning on him and before he knows what is happening, he is quickly drifting off into a comfortable sleep, as are both of the girls.
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Tenchi opens his eyes. He is standing alone in the middle of a forest. He looks around confused. It appears to be winter: there are no leaves on any of the trees around him and it is snowing.
He looks ahead and sees something, but it is too far ahead to see exactly what is was. It has the form of a human, but it is glowing. Tenchi, compelled to see what it is, starts to walk towards the person. Just as he takes his first steps, the figure begins to walk away from him. The closer he tries to get to it, the faster it seems to move away from him. Before Tenchi knows what is happening, he is running to see what is avoiding him. For a brief second, he gets closer than he has been before and catches a closer glimpse of what he is chasing. From the look of the figure and the clothes it is wearing, it is a woman.
Tenchi tries yelling to the figure, but nothing comes out. For what seems like an eternity, Tenchi chases the figure, darting and weaving through the snow covered trees. Suddenly, he comes across a huge clearing. There are candles floating in the air all around it, which gives the entire area an eerie glow.
Suddenly, the person slows down and then stops moving. Tenchi follows. Slowly it starts to turn around. Tenchi is about to see what it is, or more accurately, who it is, when he wakes up.
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Tenchi's eyes flutter open. He takes a quick look around. He is back in his room, but it still is dark. A quick glance at his bedside clock tells him that it is only three in the morning. Tenchi was about to up and try to recollect his memories of his dream, but the two women lying on him prevent him from doing so.
Tenchi looks down at Ryoko and Ayeka, who are still sleeping peacefully. He can't help but smile at them. They are both still leaning on him and breathing gently. He feels the warmth of their bodies and the soft, comforting beating of their hearts.
Tenchi's first thoughts while he looks at the two beauties lying on him are of his Father. He chuckles lightly at the thought of the look on his Father's face if he saw him like this. 'Dad would probably have a heart attack or be bugging me about grandchildren,' he thinks to himself.
He thoughts then linger on his grandfather and cousin. 'Those two would probably just congratulate me on my decision, well, decisions.'
Before he knows what he was doing, he starts to talk to Ryoko and Ayeka, even though they are sleeping. "You know, you both look really cute when you're sleeping. You don't yell at each other, you don't fight, just peace and quiet. Out of all the women in this house, I think of you two the most. I know that you two really care for me, and I care for you both a lot too, it's just that you constantly force yourselves upon me and try to get me to choose which one of you I care about more.
He sighs deeply and looks up at his ceiling. "The problem is that I can't choose. I don't want to. If I were to choose, then the other one would be greatly hurt by my decision and might leave us. I couldn't bear to loose any of you. I have grown comfortable to life here with all of you around. Every person contributes to the uniqueness of our home."
He shakes his head and smiles lightly as he says those words. "Besides, if I were to choose, what would I do? I have very little experience with women, I wouldn't know what to do or say. Ever since my mom died I guess I've spaced myself from women. I didn't mean to do it, but I was so young and I lost the only woman that meant anything to me so I put up barriers to hide myself from women so I wouldn't have to feel like that again. That's why I run...I run like a coward," he finishes with a small frown.
He looks back down at them, a mixture of happiness and sorrow on his face. "I do love the both of you very much. I'd do anything for either of you. I just wish that you two could realize that and not fight with each other all the time."
Carefully, he manages to get off of his bed without waking either of them up, and walks to his door. He opens it and walks out. While he does, he starts to scratch the back of his head and mutters to himself, "What was that dream about? I think I'll ask Washu later if she can help."
When the bathroom door is heard opening and closing, Ryoko and Ayeka both open their eyes and look at each other. "You heard everything?" Ryoko asks.
"Yes. Do you think we can give it a try?" replies Ayeka.
The pirate shrugs lightly. "Yeah we should. I mean, if it gets him to admit his feelings for us when we are awake, well, when he knows that we are.
They both smile and go back to sleep.
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Tenchi wakes up several hours later to the delicious smells of Sasami's cooking. He sits up, only to realize that Ryoko and Ayeka aren't in his bed anymore. He looks up at his bedside clock, which is now showing that it is eight-thirty. Tenchi's eyes go wide. "Oops, I guess I slept in a bit!"
He gets up and stretches for a couple of seconds and then proceeds to go downstairs. The first thing that greets his eyes is everybody, including Hayato, sitting around the table eating breakfast. His grandfather isn't there, as are Mihoshi and Kiyone. Hayato looks up at Tenchi and smiles. "Ah Tenchi, I see that you've finally awakened!"
Ryoko and Ayeka both jump out of their seats and run up to Tenchi. They both say, "Good morning Tenchi!" in cheery voices.
Tenchi smiles at them. "Good morning girls!"
They both hug Tenchi at the same time, but neither seem angry or jealous of the other's actions. They both lean forward and whisper, "Thank you Tenchi," into his ear.
They both back up and smile at him. He returns the smile and whispers back to them, "It was my pleasure girls."
The three of them go and sat down at their usual spots around the table and quietly eat breakfast.
Tenchi looks over at his cousin. "Say Hayato, what happened to you last night? I didn't hear you come in."
Hayato fidgets around nervously. "That's because I...uh...I stayed over at their place for the night."
Both Tenchi and Nobuyuki choke on their food while Ryoko looks over at him, looking very impressed. "Man, you two are quick! Did you get any sleep last night?"
Hayato turns a violent shade of red as Ayeka, Sasami and Washu start to giggle.
He shakes his blush off and quickly replies, "It's not that, we spent the night together, but nothing happened. We talked a bit, but it is very personal and I promised her that I wouldn't tell you guys anything so I'm not going to."
Ryoko gives him a playful look. "All right lover boy, say what you want!"
The girls giggle even harder. Hayato acts like he doesn't hear anything and keeps on eating. An evil grin spreads across Ryoko's face. "Say, where is you lover?"
Tenchi slaps his forehead as Hayato covers his face with his hands, looking defeated. Everyone else bursts out laughing. He mutters to them very quietly through his hands, "She and Mihoshi got a call from HQ this morning and had to leave for a while."
Ryoko jumps up from her seat, looking very pleased with herself. "Aha! So you admit it! You two are lovers!"
Hayato looks as if he is about to pass out from embarrassment. He stands up slowly, amidst all of the laughter around him, and talks very weakly. "I'm really full. I think I'll go to the shrine and talk to grandpa."
With those words, he runs top speed out of the house while everyone falls over laughing.
Fade out.
To be continued...
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Author's notes: Tenchi finally admits his feelings to the girls, but they had to be asleep, well he thought that they were, to do so. More will develop on that as well as the dream. Next episode's ending will be a real shocker I guarantee it!
Questions or comments? E-mail me at: lighthawkdemon@yahoo.com
Next episode: No Need for Mysteries!