Hello everyone! I'm back with another update to Love and Hate! Whoo hoo!
Yeah! Go me! I got some new ideas that will really make you scream and by
God I'm going to give it all my might!
Jack Skellington: That's my line!
Oh, hehehehehehe! ' Sorry 'bout that, but, I am going to try.
Oh yeah, I don't own Tenchi Muyo, don't you people know that by now? So, without further rantings, it's got babies, it's got pirates, it's adds more to the crazyness, it's
No Need for Couplings and Separation
Kyle sat down against a tree, his head in his hands, his mind racing, different thoughts, feelings, memories, all were hitting him at once, confusing him even more.
"Why?" Was the only word he said.
"Because that's how she is." A voice chimed near him.
He looked around him rapidly to find the cyan haired woman in the tree he was leaning against.
"Hey Ryoko." He grumbled, looking back at the ground.
She frowned a bit, then floated down next to him, still remaining in the air, "Hey wait a minute, what'd I do?"
"Nothing, I'm just confused and kind of angry now." He responded, still not looking at her.
Smiling a bit, she wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him up to her a bit, "Now what did that scientist do to piss you off?"
"Why do you care?" Kyle gave her a side-glance, then resumed looking at the ground.
"Because, we may have something in common." She smiled seductively at him, "C'mon, Ryoko can make it all better."
"She made me, and then slept with me. There, happy?" He growled.
"Washu created me too, bit a shock to my system as well." She explained.
"Are you a robot too?" Kyle gave her a rather curious look.
"No, flesh and bones." She responded. "You look pretty realistic for an android." Ryoko ran her fingers over his cheeks, which turned slightly pink, "You even feel warm."
Kyle grunted, then turned away from her touch. To that, Ryoko just smiled a bit for no reason.
That week passed awkwardly, Washu remaining in her lab the entire time, while Kyle was off doing his own thing, Ryoko tagged along with him with nothing else better to do. Jared knew that his parents would be returning, so, he and Ayeka were trying to sort though what was going on.
"So, how is this going to work again?" Jared asked giving her still a very confused look.
"Just like any other weddings that happen here on Earth, only there are more people that will attend it than just family." Ayeka explained.
"Alright." Jared sighed.
"What's the matter?" She looked at him worriedly.
"Nothing, it's just all my life I've been hoping for a small wedding that would have included my family at the time and friends, nothing as elaborate as this." He told her, hoping that she wouldn't get mad.
She simply smiled at him, "That sounds like that'd be quite lovely."
Jared just smiled at her in return.
Ashley sat on the couch by the window, her hand resting over the baby slightly protectively, she sighed. Her friends hadn't contacted her in a while, she was worried, and what if something bad happened to them? She laid down on the couch, feeling a little bit better.
She opened her eyes when she felt a pair of soft lips press against hers, opening her eyes to find Mihoshi smiling brightly down at her.
"Hello Mihoshi." She grinned at her lover.
"Are you bored?" Mihoshi asked with a slight whine in her voice.
The short blonde girl gave it a little thought, "Only boring people get bored." She then closed her eyes once again. (AN: My U.S. History teacher said that, one of the coolest teachers I've had, until I got her husband. .)
Mihoshi ignored that comment and went on to say, "Maybe all three of us could do something, like go to the movies, or something."
"That'd be nice." Ashley responded. "I heard there's supposed to be a carnival in the area today."
Mihoshi's eyes lit up rather brightly, "That'd be wonderful!"
"What would be wonderful?" Justin asked, drying his wet, long, brown hair, he obviously had just emerged from the shower.
"A carnival." Ashley then added, "Though, I couldn't go on any of the rides though."
"Oh yeah." Mihoshi said kind of sadly, placing her hand over Ashley's.
"But, we could still have a good time." Justin added, smiling at the girls.
"Right!" Mihoshi grinned brightly.
The doorbell rang at the Masaki residence, Jared was the one who answered it, it was his parents, just like he expected.
"Hello mother and father." He greeted them.
"Hello, how are you and your fiancé getting along?" His mother asked, entering, his father was not too far behind.
"Quite well." He told them.
"That's good to hear." His mother smiled. "Now, you and your father bond, while Ayeka discuss the wedding."
With that, they went to their places.
"If I may have one request." Ayeka started, as she sat down with Jared's mother.
"And what might that be?"
"Could this be a small wedding?" She asked her.
"That could be arranged," Jared's mother smiled softly.
The fairgrounds were packed, but, they stayed close to each other. Mihoshi and Justin had been going on a lot of the rides; Justin didn't seem to like them too much, saying he could think of better rides that were free and a lot more pleasurable. To that, Ashley gave him a tap with her fist.
"What can we do now?" Justin questioned sitting down on a bench between Mihoshi and Ashley.
"Get some food for all four of us." Ashley grinned, placing her hand on her slightly protruding belly.
Justin couldn't help but smile, "Alright then, let's find something to eat."
After a while, they got an elephant ear and cotton candy. Ashley ate most of it though, but, she had a reasonable excuse.
They stayed at the carnival, looking at various exhibits, looking at the animals, and Justin and Mihoshi rode a few more rides.
Darkness had fallen over the entire place, and not to long after that, the night sky began to light up with bright fireworks.
Taking a spot on the bed between Mihoshi and Justin, Ashley smiled to herself, she felt safe in this spot, and she felt warm. This is where she belonged, and this is where she wanted to be.
Ashley was now well into the final month, her belly looked bigger then it should for one baby, but, she was very worried at this point of what could go wrong while the baby was being born. She was glad that her morning sickness had teetered off, and she didn't have to put up with that anymore.
She looked out the window, her hand pressed against the glass; she saw some birds in a nest, taking care of their young. The girl smiled a bit at this.
The phone gave a loud ring, and Ashley quickly went to answer it.
"Hello?" She asked.
"Ashley?" The person responded.
"Yes, who is this?"
"This is Jared." He told her.
"Hi." She said dully.
"Listen, I know you're probably still kind of mad about what happened a while back." He started.
"No I'm not. Mihoshi said you weren't mad anymore, so, I'm not mad about it either." She told him. "So, what's up?"
"Well, I was wondering if you'd like to come to a wedding." He told her.
"Who's wedding?" She was curious now.
"Mine and Ayeka's." Jared told her.
"I'll think about it, when is it?"
Jared gave her the date, and the place it was going to be.
"Should I ask Mihoshi and Justin?" Ashley asked him.
She heard Jared gulp at hearing Justin's name. "Sure, I guess."
"You seemed thrilled about Justin."
Jared gave a heavy sigh, "Ash, he's a killer, no, raven is more like it."
"So? He scare you or something?"
"No, I just don't like him all that much." Jared sounded very irritated by this. "Speaking of weddings, when are you and Justin getting married?"
"Huh?"
"Well, since you are pregnant, aren't you two going to get married?"
Ashley thought for a minute, "I don't know yet, it hasn't been brought up just yet."
"Maybe you should bring it up."
"Maybe, just maybe." She said.
"Well, I better get going, I'm supposed to help Ayeka and my mom plan this." Jared told her.
"Your mom?" This piqued her interest.
"I'll fill you in later. Bye." With that, the conversation ended.
Ashley smiled a bit, sitting at the table resting her hand on her now large belly. She then stood, and went to find Justin, who was currently reading in a chair, she took a seat in his lap grinning a bit.
"Hey you." He smiled, setting his book down at a table nearby to wrap his arms around the girl.
"Hi!" She grinned brightly at him.
"What was that about?" He asked her.
"Jared and Ayeka are getting married, and have invited us to come along." Ashley explained.
"That's nice, when are they getting married?" To that, Ashley prattled off the date and place.
"Justin, I have a question." She started; Justin nodded to show he was paying attention, "Are we going to get married?"
"Ah." He said lowly. Seemingly stunned, and for once looking very much into his advanced years. "I suppose I shouldn't be too surprised that you asked. After all, we are expectant parents and we are very much in love. However," He slumped visibly, though, and let out a weary sigh. "I have, admittedly, been avoiding the whole idea."
"But, why?" Nonaka asked worriedly. "I haven't done anything to upset you, have I? Or is it because of Mihoshi?"
"Love, it is neither a fault of yours nor that of Mihoshi's." He replied. "Quite frankly, it is my own misery; a past I have yet to escape, that has prevented me from fully embracing our happiness."
Ashley was silent for a moment, "I understand." She sighed softly, resting her hand over her unborn child, then stood up from Justin's lap, and sauntered off without a word.
Flashback
Justin stood at her grave, his hand reaching out shakingly to touch the freshly churned dirt. He couldn't believe it; he couldn't accept the fact that she was gone forever now. He held tightly to the engagement she had gotten him.
Victor and Raid were standing not too far away from him, they too were sad that Vera had left them so suddenly, but, their sorrow was just a fraction of what Craeyst was feeling.
"Vera." Justin choked out his lover's name; tears burned his eyes, and finally flowed down his cheeks.
End of Flashback
Grass had since grown over the grave; Justin placed a beautiful bouquet of flowers near her headstone. He felt his heart ache to hear her sweet voice, smell her sweet scent, feel her gentle touch and caresses. He pulled the wedding ring from under his shirt, and held it tightly in his hand.
"Vera, I've come back again." He tried to picture her standing there, like it was back in the old days, when he would go off on an errand for her. He would come back to an always-warm welcome. But, it wasn't working.
"Don't worry," He murmured, "I'll get the person who ended your life. Who took you away from me." He felt salty tears burn his eyes slightly; he blinked at them, holding them off at the moment. "I will not rest until you have been avenged."
He bid his farewells to Vera, he would return another day.
There was a slight awkwardness as the week had passed on, but, Justin and Ashley seemed to get along just fine, almost like that conversation had never happened.
Mihoshi and Ashley were currently sitting at the table, trying to decide what to name the child, they weren't getting too far.
"What about Nate?" Ashley asked.
"Nicole?" Mihoshi questioned brightly.
Justin took a seat, watching the two argue over the baby name book.
"What about Seth?"
"Chris?"
"Too common, how about Adam?"
"That's too common too." Mihoshi argued.
"Chadam?" Justin said randomly, with a bit a of a smile on his face.
The two girls gave him an odd look before cracking up.
"Okay, seriously, how about Dominic?" Ashley started.
"Or we could just name him Justin." The brown-haired man added.
"As good as that could be, nah." Ashley shook her head.
"Christine?" Mihoshi looked kind of frazzled at this point, Ashley and her had been going at this for over an hour
Ashley casually placed her forehead on the table, her arms holding her belly, Mihoshi and Justin both looked at her worriedly.
"Hon, are you alright?" Justin asked.
"Fine, just a bit tired." She quickly responded, "I'm going to go to sleep."
"Do you want me to come with you?" Mihoshi started to stand up as Ashley began to wobble to her feet.
"No." She said a bit sharply as she walked using the wall for balance.
Justin got up to support his lover, "Are you sure you are alright?"
"Peachy." She managed, but, as she said that, she fell to her knees, holding on to her belly.
"Hon, is it time?" Justin asked worriedly, noting the puddle of water under the girl.
The shorthaired blonde nodded before giving a low moan of pain and giving Justin a squeeze.
They managed to get to the hospital with no problems, and managed to get Ashley to the delivery room, now it was just a matter of time.
"How are you feeling, hon?" Justin gently moved the hair out of her eyes.
"Just great!" The sarcasm was very evident in her voice; she then shut her eyes in pain as another contraction overtook her.
Mihoshi held onto Ashley's hand, "Don't worry, we're here."
Ashley smiled a little bit, but then was overwhelmed by yet another contraction.
The doctor came in to check Ashley's progress and smiled, "She's ready."
"That was quick." Justin commented.
"From what I can tell, she's been in labor for a while, she probably didn't notice."
With that, they set Ashley up to deliver the baby, Justin and Mihoshi each grabbed a hand.
(A.N. I know, I'm totally skipping over the whole birthing scene, but, god damn, I don't have one clue on how to write that just yet, so, we're moving right along to this scene, ha!)
Ashley held the sleeping baby in her arms; she was just amazed by him. Justin kissed Ashley and smiled at her.
"Do you want to hold him?" Ashley asked wearily.
"Of course." He responded still smiling.
With that, he took the small child in his arms, 'So this is what it's like, this is what it's like to make life.' Shifting the child into one arm, he traced his finger over the brow of the child; he wiggled a bit, but didn't seem to care.
"He's beautiful." Mihoshi murmured softly to Ashley, kissing her lips, then kissed her forehead.
Jack Skellington: That's my line!
Oh, hehehehehehe! ' Sorry 'bout that, but, I am going to try.
Oh yeah, I don't own Tenchi Muyo, don't you people know that by now? So, without further rantings, it's got babies, it's got pirates, it's adds more to the crazyness, it's
No Need for Couplings and Separation
Kyle sat down against a tree, his head in his hands, his mind racing, different thoughts, feelings, memories, all were hitting him at once, confusing him even more.
"Why?" Was the only word he said.
"Because that's how she is." A voice chimed near him.
He looked around him rapidly to find the cyan haired woman in the tree he was leaning against.
"Hey Ryoko." He grumbled, looking back at the ground.
She frowned a bit, then floated down next to him, still remaining in the air, "Hey wait a minute, what'd I do?"
"Nothing, I'm just confused and kind of angry now." He responded, still not looking at her.
Smiling a bit, she wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him up to her a bit, "Now what did that scientist do to piss you off?"
"Why do you care?" Kyle gave her a side-glance, then resumed looking at the ground.
"Because, we may have something in common." She smiled seductively at him, "C'mon, Ryoko can make it all better."
"She made me, and then slept with me. There, happy?" He growled.
"Washu created me too, bit a shock to my system as well." She explained.
"Are you a robot too?" Kyle gave her a rather curious look.
"No, flesh and bones." She responded. "You look pretty realistic for an android." Ryoko ran her fingers over his cheeks, which turned slightly pink, "You even feel warm."
Kyle grunted, then turned away from her touch. To that, Ryoko just smiled a bit for no reason.
That week passed awkwardly, Washu remaining in her lab the entire time, while Kyle was off doing his own thing, Ryoko tagged along with him with nothing else better to do. Jared knew that his parents would be returning, so, he and Ayeka were trying to sort though what was going on.
"So, how is this going to work again?" Jared asked giving her still a very confused look.
"Just like any other weddings that happen here on Earth, only there are more people that will attend it than just family." Ayeka explained.
"Alright." Jared sighed.
"What's the matter?" She looked at him worriedly.
"Nothing, it's just all my life I've been hoping for a small wedding that would have included my family at the time and friends, nothing as elaborate as this." He told her, hoping that she wouldn't get mad.
She simply smiled at him, "That sounds like that'd be quite lovely."
Jared just smiled at her in return.
Ashley sat on the couch by the window, her hand resting over the baby slightly protectively, she sighed. Her friends hadn't contacted her in a while, she was worried, and what if something bad happened to them? She laid down on the couch, feeling a little bit better.
She opened her eyes when she felt a pair of soft lips press against hers, opening her eyes to find Mihoshi smiling brightly down at her.
"Hello Mihoshi." She grinned at her lover.
"Are you bored?" Mihoshi asked with a slight whine in her voice.
The short blonde girl gave it a little thought, "Only boring people get bored." She then closed her eyes once again. (AN: My U.S. History teacher said that, one of the coolest teachers I've had, until I got her husband. .)
Mihoshi ignored that comment and went on to say, "Maybe all three of us could do something, like go to the movies, or something."
"That'd be nice." Ashley responded. "I heard there's supposed to be a carnival in the area today."
Mihoshi's eyes lit up rather brightly, "That'd be wonderful!"
"What would be wonderful?" Justin asked, drying his wet, long, brown hair, he obviously had just emerged from the shower.
"A carnival." Ashley then added, "Though, I couldn't go on any of the rides though."
"Oh yeah." Mihoshi said kind of sadly, placing her hand over Ashley's.
"But, we could still have a good time." Justin added, smiling at the girls.
"Right!" Mihoshi grinned brightly.
The doorbell rang at the Masaki residence, Jared was the one who answered it, it was his parents, just like he expected.
"Hello mother and father." He greeted them.
"Hello, how are you and your fiancé getting along?" His mother asked, entering, his father was not too far behind.
"Quite well." He told them.
"That's good to hear." His mother smiled. "Now, you and your father bond, while Ayeka discuss the wedding."
With that, they went to their places.
"If I may have one request." Ayeka started, as she sat down with Jared's mother.
"And what might that be?"
"Could this be a small wedding?" She asked her.
"That could be arranged," Jared's mother smiled softly.
The fairgrounds were packed, but, they stayed close to each other. Mihoshi and Justin had been going on a lot of the rides; Justin didn't seem to like them too much, saying he could think of better rides that were free and a lot more pleasurable. To that, Ashley gave him a tap with her fist.
"What can we do now?" Justin questioned sitting down on a bench between Mihoshi and Ashley.
"Get some food for all four of us." Ashley grinned, placing her hand on her slightly protruding belly.
Justin couldn't help but smile, "Alright then, let's find something to eat."
After a while, they got an elephant ear and cotton candy. Ashley ate most of it though, but, she had a reasonable excuse.
They stayed at the carnival, looking at various exhibits, looking at the animals, and Justin and Mihoshi rode a few more rides.
Darkness had fallen over the entire place, and not to long after that, the night sky began to light up with bright fireworks.
Taking a spot on the bed between Mihoshi and Justin, Ashley smiled to herself, she felt safe in this spot, and she felt warm. This is where she belonged, and this is where she wanted to be.
Ashley was now well into the final month, her belly looked bigger then it should for one baby, but, she was very worried at this point of what could go wrong while the baby was being born. She was glad that her morning sickness had teetered off, and she didn't have to put up with that anymore.
She looked out the window, her hand pressed against the glass; she saw some birds in a nest, taking care of their young. The girl smiled a bit at this.
The phone gave a loud ring, and Ashley quickly went to answer it.
"Hello?" She asked.
"Ashley?" The person responded.
"Yes, who is this?"
"This is Jared." He told her.
"Hi." She said dully.
"Listen, I know you're probably still kind of mad about what happened a while back." He started.
"No I'm not. Mihoshi said you weren't mad anymore, so, I'm not mad about it either." She told him. "So, what's up?"
"Well, I was wondering if you'd like to come to a wedding." He told her.
"Who's wedding?" She was curious now.
"Mine and Ayeka's." Jared told her.
"I'll think about it, when is it?"
Jared gave her the date, and the place it was going to be.
"Should I ask Mihoshi and Justin?" Ashley asked him.
She heard Jared gulp at hearing Justin's name. "Sure, I guess."
"You seemed thrilled about Justin."
Jared gave a heavy sigh, "Ash, he's a killer, no, raven is more like it."
"So? He scare you or something?"
"No, I just don't like him all that much." Jared sounded very irritated by this. "Speaking of weddings, when are you and Justin getting married?"
"Huh?"
"Well, since you are pregnant, aren't you two going to get married?"
Ashley thought for a minute, "I don't know yet, it hasn't been brought up just yet."
"Maybe you should bring it up."
"Maybe, just maybe." She said.
"Well, I better get going, I'm supposed to help Ayeka and my mom plan this." Jared told her.
"Your mom?" This piqued her interest.
"I'll fill you in later. Bye." With that, the conversation ended.
Ashley smiled a bit, sitting at the table resting her hand on her now large belly. She then stood, and went to find Justin, who was currently reading in a chair, she took a seat in his lap grinning a bit.
"Hey you." He smiled, setting his book down at a table nearby to wrap his arms around the girl.
"Hi!" She grinned brightly at him.
"What was that about?" He asked her.
"Jared and Ayeka are getting married, and have invited us to come along." Ashley explained.
"That's nice, when are they getting married?" To that, Ashley prattled off the date and place.
"Justin, I have a question." She started; Justin nodded to show he was paying attention, "Are we going to get married?"
"Ah." He said lowly. Seemingly stunned, and for once looking very much into his advanced years. "I suppose I shouldn't be too surprised that you asked. After all, we are expectant parents and we are very much in love. However," He slumped visibly, though, and let out a weary sigh. "I have, admittedly, been avoiding the whole idea."
"But, why?" Nonaka asked worriedly. "I haven't done anything to upset you, have I? Or is it because of Mihoshi?"
"Love, it is neither a fault of yours nor that of Mihoshi's." He replied. "Quite frankly, it is my own misery; a past I have yet to escape, that has prevented me from fully embracing our happiness."
Ashley was silent for a moment, "I understand." She sighed softly, resting her hand over her unborn child, then stood up from Justin's lap, and sauntered off without a word.
Flashback
Justin stood at her grave, his hand reaching out shakingly to touch the freshly churned dirt. He couldn't believe it; he couldn't accept the fact that she was gone forever now. He held tightly to the engagement she had gotten him.
Victor and Raid were standing not too far away from him, they too were sad that Vera had left them so suddenly, but, their sorrow was just a fraction of what Craeyst was feeling.
"Vera." Justin choked out his lover's name; tears burned his eyes, and finally flowed down his cheeks.
End of Flashback
Grass had since grown over the grave; Justin placed a beautiful bouquet of flowers near her headstone. He felt his heart ache to hear her sweet voice, smell her sweet scent, feel her gentle touch and caresses. He pulled the wedding ring from under his shirt, and held it tightly in his hand.
"Vera, I've come back again." He tried to picture her standing there, like it was back in the old days, when he would go off on an errand for her. He would come back to an always-warm welcome. But, it wasn't working.
"Don't worry," He murmured, "I'll get the person who ended your life. Who took you away from me." He felt salty tears burn his eyes slightly; he blinked at them, holding them off at the moment. "I will not rest until you have been avenged."
He bid his farewells to Vera, he would return another day.
There was a slight awkwardness as the week had passed on, but, Justin and Ashley seemed to get along just fine, almost like that conversation had never happened.
Mihoshi and Ashley were currently sitting at the table, trying to decide what to name the child, they weren't getting too far.
"What about Nate?" Ashley asked.
"Nicole?" Mihoshi questioned brightly.
Justin took a seat, watching the two argue over the baby name book.
"What about Seth?"
"Chris?"
"Too common, how about Adam?"
"That's too common too." Mihoshi argued.
"Chadam?" Justin said randomly, with a bit a of a smile on his face.
The two girls gave him an odd look before cracking up.
"Okay, seriously, how about Dominic?" Ashley started.
"Or we could just name him Justin." The brown-haired man added.
"As good as that could be, nah." Ashley shook her head.
"Christine?" Mihoshi looked kind of frazzled at this point, Ashley and her had been going at this for over an hour
Ashley casually placed her forehead on the table, her arms holding her belly, Mihoshi and Justin both looked at her worriedly.
"Hon, are you alright?" Justin asked.
"Fine, just a bit tired." She quickly responded, "I'm going to go to sleep."
"Do you want me to come with you?" Mihoshi started to stand up as Ashley began to wobble to her feet.
"No." She said a bit sharply as she walked using the wall for balance.
Justin got up to support his lover, "Are you sure you are alright?"
"Peachy." She managed, but, as she said that, she fell to her knees, holding on to her belly.
"Hon, is it time?" Justin asked worriedly, noting the puddle of water under the girl.
The shorthaired blonde nodded before giving a low moan of pain and giving Justin a squeeze.
They managed to get to the hospital with no problems, and managed to get Ashley to the delivery room, now it was just a matter of time.
"How are you feeling, hon?" Justin gently moved the hair out of her eyes.
"Just great!" The sarcasm was very evident in her voice; she then shut her eyes in pain as another contraction overtook her.
Mihoshi held onto Ashley's hand, "Don't worry, we're here."
Ashley smiled a little bit, but then was overwhelmed by yet another contraction.
The doctor came in to check Ashley's progress and smiled, "She's ready."
"That was quick." Justin commented.
"From what I can tell, she's been in labor for a while, she probably didn't notice."
With that, they set Ashley up to deliver the baby, Justin and Mihoshi each grabbed a hand.
(A.N. I know, I'm totally skipping over the whole birthing scene, but, god damn, I don't have one clue on how to write that just yet, so, we're moving right along to this scene, ha!)
Ashley held the sleeping baby in her arms; she was just amazed by him. Justin kissed Ashley and smiled at her.
"Do you want to hold him?" Ashley asked wearily.
"Of course." He responded still smiling.
With that, he took the small child in his arms, 'So this is what it's like, this is what it's like to make life.' Shifting the child into one arm, he traced his finger over the brow of the child; he wiggled a bit, but didn't seem to care.
"He's beautiful." Mihoshi murmured softly to Ashley, kissing her lips, then kissed her forehead.