SR: WAAAHHH!!! 24 hours and no reviews!! ;_; Oh well! I forgot to
mention in the last chapter that this is a somewhat AU fic. It takes place
in the OVA's but does not exactly follow the story line ^_^
Tasuki: -Beep- you SR! Don't pull the authoress staff on me again! Neither
of us wants to go thought that again! Right, Ryoko?
Ryoko: * Cuddling his arm* Nani? What did you say, Tas-chan?
SR: But I thought that had worn off!
Ryoko: It did ^_^ * huggles Tasuki*
Tasuki: 0-0 Ack. SR: Now, Tasuki-sama. Before you freak out, could you do the disclaimer? Tasuki: * shudder* S-sessyRyo does not own me, Ryoko (who is cutting off the circulation to my arm), or anything related to Fushigi Yuugi or Tenchi Muyo. SR: If I did, I would have made a SERIES about Tasuki and Ryoko! ^_^ Ok, I'll shut up. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chapter 2: Exploring and Expecting
"T-tasuki?"
"Say, how d'ya know my name?"
Ryoko was dumbfounded. What the hell had happened? Why was she here? Where exactly was here? Why was she looking up into the face of Tasuki, a character in a book? What the HELL happened????
"U-um. well. could you help me up?"
"Y-yeah. sure. Are y'alright?"
"Yeah. 's just a bruise."
He gave her his hand and helped her up. /Geez. why's my heart beating so fast?/ "Thanks." "Don' mention it." "Tasuki! Is everything all right? Who's this?" A brunette ran up. She wore a green school uniform that appeared to come from Yotsubadai High. Come to think of it, she once scared the crap out of little girls dressed like that. "I'm Ryoko. I. somehow got here." Miaka's eyes got wide. "You.?" Ryoko looked at the ground. "Yeah. If you don't mind me asking, are you the Suzaku no Miko?" ********************************************************
"So you got here through the book? How?" Miaka whispered to Ryoko as they ate some food over a fire. "I don't exactly know. I was just reading it, and I came here. I don't understand it either." "It's scary, really." "But do you know what's really scary? Tasuki seeing how many Ball Park corndogs he can fit in his mouth." They both looked back to Tasuki cramming another corndog into his cheeks and saying, "7, 8. oh, here'sh a big one! 9..." Ryoko smiled to herself, and busied herself with her own corndog. She had learned from Miaka that Tamahome had been reincarnated as Taka. They were looking for his Stones of Memory so he wouldn't disappear, but the demon Tenkou was interfering. / A demon. Does that mean he's like me? Or that I'm like him? / She stared off into the evening and listened to the crickets chirping. Her thoughts still dwelled on Tenchi, but the pain in her heart was slowly healing, for it had been five days she had spent with Miaka, Taka, Chichiri, Nyan-nyan, and Tasuki. / Tasuki./ He had mostly been quiet, these five days. Had she caught him staring at her? Surely not. "Ryoko, look!" She followed Miaka's pointing finger. There was a hot spring, and it looked beautiful. "Ne, Taka, can we stop there?" The teal-haired youth smiled. "Sure. If I could come." That won a hit on the head from everyone else. ********************************************************
Tasuki was confused when he had first met Ryoko. He had found her on the ground, with her eyes shut tight. Why was it so hard to speak around her?
He didn't care much when Miaka offered for her to travel with them; it didn't really matter to him. Then, that night at dinner when he brought out the sake, she downed it with a ferocity that was only rivaled by his own. During the day, she was smiling, laughing, joking; being happy in all aspects. But during the evening, when the moon came out and the crickets began chirping, she looked so sad. He would find himself staring at her, at her sad, sad eyes. She seemed to be looking at the sorrow in her heart, she looked so miserable. ("Ryoko, would you like to travel with us? We could always use extra company." "Thank you. I would love to. I will stay with you guys as long as you'll stand me. I. I have no intentions of returning to the world I come from.") /What drove her to say that? What happened to her? / He pondered this endlessly, and thought about asking the blue- haired woman many times before. Oh well. Maybe it best be left alone.
"Ryoko, look!" He as well followed where she was pointing? A hot spring? Ryoko smiled. "Thank God! I love hot springs!" She floated up into the air and flew toward the onsen. Flew. Into the air. This was new. The others were surprised as well. "You-you can fly?" Chichiri asked. "Oh! Yeah. It's a gift of mine. Now come on! Before it gets dark!"
They ran after her, coming to beautiful onsen. Ryoko flew faster, and as she did so, a necklace fell off her neck and landed in the grass. Tasuki stopped and picked it up. Why did Ryoko have a necklace? ********************************************************
"Aaaahhhh." Ryoko sighed as she slid her naked form into the warm water. It felt so good. The water was warm and very comfortable. There was a full moon tonight, it looked so beautiful. She remembered how she used to watch the moon and think about Tenchi. Tenchi. He used to be the center of her universe, but no more. She knew from experience that no matter how much you loved something, it did not last forever. When it was over it was over. Still, she couldn't help but find herself feeling sorrowful. Not about Tenchi, but about something else.
She turned her head, hearing someone coming. Not being exactly the modest type, she stood up to see.
Tasuki walked into the clearing, fiddling with the locket. It was pretty. He thought Ryoko would want it back. It never exactly occurred to him that he was returning it to her while she was naked.
"Ryoko? I came to give this to y" He was cut short by the sight of a clothe-less Ryoko standing up and smiling at him. He blushed a deeper shade than his hair.
Ryoko giggled. "Tasuki, Tasuki, Tasuki. I know I'm pretty, but you shouldn't be THAT eager," she joked. Tasuki blushed more, and looked at his feet. "It wasn't that. I. I just wan'ed to give yer locket back to ya." "Oh! Thanks." She transported and appeared in front of him, making the red haired and faced bandit fall backwards. "I can be such a klutz sometimes," she said as she fastened it around her neck, "thanks for giving it back. I wouldn't want to lose this." The flustered bandit could only nod.
Ryoko grinned. It felt good to be teasing boys again. "Well, I'd better get dressed. See you around." She winked and disappeared into the ground.
Tasuki stood up and splashed some water on his burning face. / She's something else. /
That night, in a dimension all its own, a sinister laugh echoed. "Well well. It seems they have a new friend. A powerful one, by the feel of her chi. She will be quite useful." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SR: Phew. There's the second chappie. I was planning on making this PG, but a powerful sugar high drove me to make Tasuki walk in on Ryoko ~ ^_^~ * blushes* OK, now I'm really pissed off. Don't look at me like that. Hello? People? Do you really take me to write something like that WILLINGLY? IS IT JUST ME?! * breaks down sobbing*
Tasuki: Geez, SR, pull yourself together. T_T Ryoko, could you back off a little?
Ryoko: Oh, Tas-chan. * puckers up and attempts to kiss Tasuki*
Tasuki: AGH! AWAY! SR!!!! * runs away*
Ryoko: Come back, my koi! * chases after him*
SR: WAAAH! WAHAAAA! WHA-oooookay that's enough. * walks out, looking completely normal but trips on a ladybug* ouch.
Reader: -.-;; Baka.
Tasuki: 0-0 Ack. SR: Now, Tasuki-sama. Before you freak out, could you do the disclaimer? Tasuki: * shudder* S-sessyRyo does not own me, Ryoko (who is cutting off the circulation to my arm), or anything related to Fushigi Yuugi or Tenchi Muyo. SR: If I did, I would have made a SERIES about Tasuki and Ryoko! ^_^ Ok, I'll shut up. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chapter 2: Exploring and Expecting
"T-tasuki?"
"Say, how d'ya know my name?"
Ryoko was dumbfounded. What the hell had happened? Why was she here? Where exactly was here? Why was she looking up into the face of Tasuki, a character in a book? What the HELL happened????
"U-um. well. could you help me up?"
"Y-yeah. sure. Are y'alright?"
"Yeah. 's just a bruise."
He gave her his hand and helped her up. /Geez. why's my heart beating so fast?/ "Thanks." "Don' mention it." "Tasuki! Is everything all right? Who's this?" A brunette ran up. She wore a green school uniform that appeared to come from Yotsubadai High. Come to think of it, she once scared the crap out of little girls dressed like that. "I'm Ryoko. I. somehow got here." Miaka's eyes got wide. "You.?" Ryoko looked at the ground. "Yeah. If you don't mind me asking, are you the Suzaku no Miko?" ********************************************************
"So you got here through the book? How?" Miaka whispered to Ryoko as they ate some food over a fire. "I don't exactly know. I was just reading it, and I came here. I don't understand it either." "It's scary, really." "But do you know what's really scary? Tasuki seeing how many Ball Park corndogs he can fit in his mouth." They both looked back to Tasuki cramming another corndog into his cheeks and saying, "7, 8. oh, here'sh a big one! 9..." Ryoko smiled to herself, and busied herself with her own corndog. She had learned from Miaka that Tamahome had been reincarnated as Taka. They were looking for his Stones of Memory so he wouldn't disappear, but the demon Tenkou was interfering. / A demon. Does that mean he's like me? Or that I'm like him? / She stared off into the evening and listened to the crickets chirping. Her thoughts still dwelled on Tenchi, but the pain in her heart was slowly healing, for it had been five days she had spent with Miaka, Taka, Chichiri, Nyan-nyan, and Tasuki. / Tasuki./ He had mostly been quiet, these five days. Had she caught him staring at her? Surely not. "Ryoko, look!" She followed Miaka's pointing finger. There was a hot spring, and it looked beautiful. "Ne, Taka, can we stop there?" The teal-haired youth smiled. "Sure. If I could come." That won a hit on the head from everyone else. ********************************************************
Tasuki was confused when he had first met Ryoko. He had found her on the ground, with her eyes shut tight. Why was it so hard to speak around her?
He didn't care much when Miaka offered for her to travel with them; it didn't really matter to him. Then, that night at dinner when he brought out the sake, she downed it with a ferocity that was only rivaled by his own. During the day, she was smiling, laughing, joking; being happy in all aspects. But during the evening, when the moon came out and the crickets began chirping, she looked so sad. He would find himself staring at her, at her sad, sad eyes. She seemed to be looking at the sorrow in her heart, she looked so miserable. ("Ryoko, would you like to travel with us? We could always use extra company." "Thank you. I would love to. I will stay with you guys as long as you'll stand me. I. I have no intentions of returning to the world I come from.") /What drove her to say that? What happened to her? / He pondered this endlessly, and thought about asking the blue- haired woman many times before. Oh well. Maybe it best be left alone.
"Ryoko, look!" He as well followed where she was pointing? A hot spring? Ryoko smiled. "Thank God! I love hot springs!" She floated up into the air and flew toward the onsen. Flew. Into the air. This was new. The others were surprised as well. "You-you can fly?" Chichiri asked. "Oh! Yeah. It's a gift of mine. Now come on! Before it gets dark!"
They ran after her, coming to beautiful onsen. Ryoko flew faster, and as she did so, a necklace fell off her neck and landed in the grass. Tasuki stopped and picked it up. Why did Ryoko have a necklace? ********************************************************
"Aaaahhhh." Ryoko sighed as she slid her naked form into the warm water. It felt so good. The water was warm and very comfortable. There was a full moon tonight, it looked so beautiful. She remembered how she used to watch the moon and think about Tenchi. Tenchi. He used to be the center of her universe, but no more. She knew from experience that no matter how much you loved something, it did not last forever. When it was over it was over. Still, she couldn't help but find herself feeling sorrowful. Not about Tenchi, but about something else.
She turned her head, hearing someone coming. Not being exactly the modest type, she stood up to see.
Tasuki walked into the clearing, fiddling with the locket. It was pretty. He thought Ryoko would want it back. It never exactly occurred to him that he was returning it to her while she was naked.
"Ryoko? I came to give this to y" He was cut short by the sight of a clothe-less Ryoko standing up and smiling at him. He blushed a deeper shade than his hair.
Ryoko giggled. "Tasuki, Tasuki, Tasuki. I know I'm pretty, but you shouldn't be THAT eager," she joked. Tasuki blushed more, and looked at his feet. "It wasn't that. I. I just wan'ed to give yer locket back to ya." "Oh! Thanks." She transported and appeared in front of him, making the red haired and faced bandit fall backwards. "I can be such a klutz sometimes," she said as she fastened it around her neck, "thanks for giving it back. I wouldn't want to lose this." The flustered bandit could only nod.
Ryoko grinned. It felt good to be teasing boys again. "Well, I'd better get dressed. See you around." She winked and disappeared into the ground.
Tasuki stood up and splashed some water on his burning face. / She's something else. /
That night, in a dimension all its own, a sinister laugh echoed. "Well well. It seems they have a new friend. A powerful one, by the feel of her chi. She will be quite useful." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SR: Phew. There's the second chappie. I was planning on making this PG, but a powerful sugar high drove me to make Tasuki walk in on Ryoko ~ ^_^~ * blushes* OK, now I'm really pissed off. Don't look at me like that. Hello? People? Do you really take me to write something like that WILLINGLY? IS IT JUST ME?! * breaks down sobbing*
Tasuki: Geez, SR, pull yourself together. T_T Ryoko, could you back off a little?
Ryoko: Oh, Tas-chan. * puckers up and attempts to kiss Tasuki*
Tasuki: AGH! AWAY! SR!!!! * runs away*
Ryoko: Come back, my koi! * chases after him*
SR: WAAAH! WAHAAAA! WHA-oooookay that's enough. * walks out, looking completely normal but trips on a ladybug* ouch.
Reader: -.-;; Baka.