Disclaimer: Don't own Tenchi......
Rated: PG-13
Chapter 2
This was weird, all too weird. Ryoko felt almost guilty by kissing Yoshi back. She wasn't in a relationship with Tenchi but she felt like she was somehow cheating on him. As if reading her thoughts Yoshi looked at her with what seemed like concern.
"What's wrong?" he placed his hands on her shoulders and watched her with those piercing blue eyes. Ryoko stepped back a little as a thought struck her. His eyes were somewhat familiar, like she'd seen them before. She decided not to ponder on it too much and replied him.
"I think your taking this a bit too far, Yoshi. I don't think this is a good idea"
"Why?"
Ryoko was starting to lose her temper a little, what part of her sentence did he not understand!! "Listen I have to be honest with you, I can't be in a relationship right now. I'm......." she sighed and looked up at him. "I'm in love with Tenchi...."
Yoshi stared at her for a few seconds before her words slowly sunk in. "I see......" he let go of her arms and stepped back. "So you two are together or something?"
Ryoko honestly didn't know what to say, Tenchi was always kind and considerate with her but that was just how he treated everyone. They weren't together but she knew they shared some kind of bond even though he would never admit it to her. "No.....look you've known Tenchi for a long time, right?"
Yoshi nodded.
"So what can I do to understand if he loves me back?"
Yoshi smiled and draped an arm around her shoulder. "Tenchi is my best friend and the only person I trust. He's been there for me when I was.......well let's just say he helped me figure out what to do with my life. He's a bit complicated at times, in fact sometimes even 'I' don't understand him.......but give him time....he'll come to his senses. I know he cares about you a lot. When I asked him if you had a boyfriend today, he seemed quite overprotective over you. He said that I just wasn't your type....but Tenchi isn't such a good liar and I could tell from there that he had quite an interest in you. Even so I couldn't help but try to get you to be mine anyway" he smiled goofily and took her hand. "So....do you still want to see my surprise?"
"Well...I don't know..."
"I won't try anything with you, now that I know you have feelings for Tenchi I have to be loyal to him and back down. We can be friends......I would like that"
Ryoko smiled and walked with him.
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Tenchi saw everything, the way he smiled at her and the way she smiled back. Most of all the way they kissed. He was absolutely furious. ((It's all your fault, what do you expect. She can't wait for you forever)) he thought solemnly.
Ayeka stepped closer to him. "Lord Tenchi, are you okay?"
Tenchi looked back at Ayeka and sighed, "Of course Ayeka, let's just go have fun okay?"
"Of course" she took Sasami's hand and followed Washu to a candy store. Tenchi waited a few minutes before joining them, he glanced back at where he had spotted them kissing and realised they were gone. He sighed again and made his way to join the others.
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Meanwhile Ryoko and Yoshi walked near a lake.
"Wow, this place is wonderful...." She walked over to the lake and sat in front of a nearby tree. Yoshi sat right next to her and watched the water.
"I come here to think sometimes, it doesn't really belong to anyone and no one ever comes here.........except for my mother.......my Uncle told me how she always came here with him.......the last time she came here was before she left Earth.........."
"What do you mean?"
"You see we're quite alike Ryoko...." he looked at Ryoko and smiled, "I'm sure you're familiar with........Kagato"
Ryoko looked at him with shock written all over her face......"How.....how do you know Kagato?"
"Well, apart from the fact that Tenchi told me all about him......he's responsible for.....my mother's death......" Yoshi's eyes seemed to take on another colour, his blue eyes now turned to something more like Ryoko's. His stare wasn't warm and charming anymore. It almost reminded her of..........no it couldn't be...........Ryoko backed away from him and watched him carefully.
"Kagato was......my father....." Ryoko's eyes widened. How could he be Kagato's son, he looked more human than anything, he couldn't be, thought Ryoko. ".......that monster killed my mother......." his tone was low and full of hatred and almost sounded like Kagato's evil voice. Ryoko moved closer to him and caressed his face, she looked at his eyes and realised they were so much like his father. "But what are you doing on earth?"
"My mother was from this planet.......Kagato came here for some reason I preferably don't want to know and met her. I don't know what my mother saw in him, he was a monster full of evil and hatred how could she possibly love him. Anyway after a few weeks he got her to come and live with him on his ship, Soja. I believe you're familiar with that ship" Ryoko nodded slowly, how could he know so much.
"My mother loved him and he used her for his sick experiments......" He couldn't hold in the pain and anguish but most of all the pent up anger he felt for what his supposed father had done to his mother. Ryoko held his hand. "It's....okay, just let it go........does Tenchi know about this?"
He rested his head on her shoulder and stared at the lake. "No, you're the only one I've told all these years" he blinked in surprise as he realised that it was in fact true......Ryoko was the only person he had told of what happened to his mother. Tenchi wasn't aware of the fact that Yoshi knew Kagato in person, all he knew about his past was that he came from another planet and his mother died. Ryoko remained silent, giving him a chance to say whatever he needed to say on his own time. "I....I spent my life wondering what it would be like to make him pay for what he did. But I wasn't strong enough to even attempt to face him. I lived with my Mother's brother since I was nine.
Kagato knew my mother was pregnant a few months later after they started living together, he only wanted her so he could have her child and make experiments on it. When I was born my Mother was still oblivious to what his true intensions were until one day after my 8th birthday she saw his lab, it was full of sketches and experiments, she found out that he had been examining her DNA and taking samples of her blood while she was asleep. She also found another sketch where he had written notes on what he experimented and that he wanted to make me his number one experiment. Being one not to coward away my mother confronted him about it and requested him to take her back to Earth. She didn't live long enough to see the next day.....he killed her.....I saw it......I was just coming to say goodnight when I saw my mother on the floor lifeless, covered in a pool of blood....while he stared at her laughing. He didn't notice me escape from his ship as he was too caught up in killing my mother. I escaped with one of the other scientists, Roshi, he worked with Kagato on some experiments and when I told him what happened he helped me get back to earth and find my Uncle. For that I'll be always grateful to him" He held back the tears that were threatening to come out, he was emotional but at the same time capable of hiding his emotions easily. Something he had inherited from his father perhaps, the ability of seeming almost emotionless while he was feeling different kinds of emotions inside. "I had no idea...."
"It's okay Ryoko, I might seem like a normal guy but I'm not. And unfortunately I've inherited most of my father's powers........that is why I asked Tenchi if he could train me....I've seen him fight before.......he showed me his Light Hawk wings and since then I've always wanted to know what having powers like that would feel. Of course I will never be able to achieve that kind of power, only Juraian royalty is capable of using them.
Still I asked Tenchi to train me so I would be able to become strong"
"But why, your father is dead. You don't need to become any stronger than you already are?"
"You see........my father is not dead...."
"WHAT!!! Tenchi killed him I'm sure of it!!!"
"He is my father, we have a telepathic link. He can't read my thoughts but he can tell that I'm alive and so can I. He's out there somewhere and I'm going to make sure Tenchi trains with me enough for me to be able to fight him"
Ryoko looked at him in disbelief......how could it be that Kagato was still alive? "Does Tenchi know this?"
"No.....Ryoko, I don't want him to know. I want to go after my father and make sure I kill him with my own hands. I don't want Tenchi involved in this.........I want to make sure Kagato sees my face before he dies!!" he replied silently, he couldn't allow himself to lose the chance to kill his father himself.
"If he's still alive as you say, then you shouldn't fight him on your own. Tenchi will be able to help you.......I'll also be able to help...we'll all help......."
"NO!! I have to do this myself!!"
"But-"
"No Ryoko, after I have trained enough with Yosho and Tenchi I'll be able to face him" Ryoko sighed and watched him as he got up from where he was sitting. "C'mon, we have to get back home" Ryoko nodded and followed him. Both remained silent through the whole journey. ((How can this be, how can Kagato be still alive.......and just how does Yoshi know so much about......well everything?)), Ryoko glanced at Yoshi while they walked home and realised his eyes had turned blue again. Something odd was going on and she could just tell that something bad would happen soon.
TBC.........Sorry for the short chap everyone I hop I can make a longer one next time, thanks for the reviews, I always appreciate when someone gives me some good solid advice on my stories, thanks Smack54(by the way, no, i haven't read your story). This is my first Tenchi/Ryoko story so please bear with me everyone, lol. Anyways, Ciao!! xxxxxx
Rated: PG-13
Chapter 2
This was weird, all too weird. Ryoko felt almost guilty by kissing Yoshi back. She wasn't in a relationship with Tenchi but she felt like she was somehow cheating on him. As if reading her thoughts Yoshi looked at her with what seemed like concern.
"What's wrong?" he placed his hands on her shoulders and watched her with those piercing blue eyes. Ryoko stepped back a little as a thought struck her. His eyes were somewhat familiar, like she'd seen them before. She decided not to ponder on it too much and replied him.
"I think your taking this a bit too far, Yoshi. I don't think this is a good idea"
"Why?"
Ryoko was starting to lose her temper a little, what part of her sentence did he not understand!! "Listen I have to be honest with you, I can't be in a relationship right now. I'm......." she sighed and looked up at him. "I'm in love with Tenchi...."
Yoshi stared at her for a few seconds before her words slowly sunk in. "I see......" he let go of her arms and stepped back. "So you two are together or something?"
Ryoko honestly didn't know what to say, Tenchi was always kind and considerate with her but that was just how he treated everyone. They weren't together but she knew they shared some kind of bond even though he would never admit it to her. "No.....look you've known Tenchi for a long time, right?"
Yoshi nodded.
"So what can I do to understand if he loves me back?"
Yoshi smiled and draped an arm around her shoulder. "Tenchi is my best friend and the only person I trust. He's been there for me when I was.......well let's just say he helped me figure out what to do with my life. He's a bit complicated at times, in fact sometimes even 'I' don't understand him.......but give him time....he'll come to his senses. I know he cares about you a lot. When I asked him if you had a boyfriend today, he seemed quite overprotective over you. He said that I just wasn't your type....but Tenchi isn't such a good liar and I could tell from there that he had quite an interest in you. Even so I couldn't help but try to get you to be mine anyway" he smiled goofily and took her hand. "So....do you still want to see my surprise?"
"Well...I don't know..."
"I won't try anything with you, now that I know you have feelings for Tenchi I have to be loyal to him and back down. We can be friends......I would like that"
Ryoko smiled and walked with him.
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Tenchi saw everything, the way he smiled at her and the way she smiled back. Most of all the way they kissed. He was absolutely furious. ((It's all your fault, what do you expect. She can't wait for you forever)) he thought solemnly.
Ayeka stepped closer to him. "Lord Tenchi, are you okay?"
Tenchi looked back at Ayeka and sighed, "Of course Ayeka, let's just go have fun okay?"
"Of course" she took Sasami's hand and followed Washu to a candy store. Tenchi waited a few minutes before joining them, he glanced back at where he had spotted them kissing and realised they were gone. He sighed again and made his way to join the others.
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Meanwhile Ryoko and Yoshi walked near a lake.
"Wow, this place is wonderful...." She walked over to the lake and sat in front of a nearby tree. Yoshi sat right next to her and watched the water.
"I come here to think sometimes, it doesn't really belong to anyone and no one ever comes here.........except for my mother.......my Uncle told me how she always came here with him.......the last time she came here was before she left Earth.........."
"What do you mean?"
"You see we're quite alike Ryoko...." he looked at Ryoko and smiled, "I'm sure you're familiar with........Kagato"
Ryoko looked at him with shock written all over her face......"How.....how do you know Kagato?"
"Well, apart from the fact that Tenchi told me all about him......he's responsible for.....my mother's death......" Yoshi's eyes seemed to take on another colour, his blue eyes now turned to something more like Ryoko's. His stare wasn't warm and charming anymore. It almost reminded her of..........no it couldn't be...........Ryoko backed away from him and watched him carefully.
"Kagato was......my father....." Ryoko's eyes widened. How could he be Kagato's son, he looked more human than anything, he couldn't be, thought Ryoko. ".......that monster killed my mother......." his tone was low and full of hatred and almost sounded like Kagato's evil voice. Ryoko moved closer to him and caressed his face, she looked at his eyes and realised they were so much like his father. "But what are you doing on earth?"
"My mother was from this planet.......Kagato came here for some reason I preferably don't want to know and met her. I don't know what my mother saw in him, he was a monster full of evil and hatred how could she possibly love him. Anyway after a few weeks he got her to come and live with him on his ship, Soja. I believe you're familiar with that ship" Ryoko nodded slowly, how could he know so much.
"My mother loved him and he used her for his sick experiments......" He couldn't hold in the pain and anguish but most of all the pent up anger he felt for what his supposed father had done to his mother. Ryoko held his hand. "It's....okay, just let it go........does Tenchi know about this?"
He rested his head on her shoulder and stared at the lake. "No, you're the only one I've told all these years" he blinked in surprise as he realised that it was in fact true......Ryoko was the only person he had told of what happened to his mother. Tenchi wasn't aware of the fact that Yoshi knew Kagato in person, all he knew about his past was that he came from another planet and his mother died. Ryoko remained silent, giving him a chance to say whatever he needed to say on his own time. "I....I spent my life wondering what it would be like to make him pay for what he did. But I wasn't strong enough to even attempt to face him. I lived with my Mother's brother since I was nine.
Kagato knew my mother was pregnant a few months later after they started living together, he only wanted her so he could have her child and make experiments on it. When I was born my Mother was still oblivious to what his true intensions were until one day after my 8th birthday she saw his lab, it was full of sketches and experiments, she found out that he had been examining her DNA and taking samples of her blood while she was asleep. She also found another sketch where he had written notes on what he experimented and that he wanted to make me his number one experiment. Being one not to coward away my mother confronted him about it and requested him to take her back to Earth. She didn't live long enough to see the next day.....he killed her.....I saw it......I was just coming to say goodnight when I saw my mother on the floor lifeless, covered in a pool of blood....while he stared at her laughing. He didn't notice me escape from his ship as he was too caught up in killing my mother. I escaped with one of the other scientists, Roshi, he worked with Kagato on some experiments and when I told him what happened he helped me get back to earth and find my Uncle. For that I'll be always grateful to him" He held back the tears that were threatening to come out, he was emotional but at the same time capable of hiding his emotions easily. Something he had inherited from his father perhaps, the ability of seeming almost emotionless while he was feeling different kinds of emotions inside. "I had no idea...."
"It's okay Ryoko, I might seem like a normal guy but I'm not. And unfortunately I've inherited most of my father's powers........that is why I asked Tenchi if he could train me....I've seen him fight before.......he showed me his Light Hawk wings and since then I've always wanted to know what having powers like that would feel. Of course I will never be able to achieve that kind of power, only Juraian royalty is capable of using them.
Still I asked Tenchi to train me so I would be able to become strong"
"But why, your father is dead. You don't need to become any stronger than you already are?"
"You see........my father is not dead...."
"WHAT!!! Tenchi killed him I'm sure of it!!!"
"He is my father, we have a telepathic link. He can't read my thoughts but he can tell that I'm alive and so can I. He's out there somewhere and I'm going to make sure Tenchi trains with me enough for me to be able to fight him"
Ryoko looked at him in disbelief......how could it be that Kagato was still alive? "Does Tenchi know this?"
"No.....Ryoko, I don't want him to know. I want to go after my father and make sure I kill him with my own hands. I don't want Tenchi involved in this.........I want to make sure Kagato sees my face before he dies!!" he replied silently, he couldn't allow himself to lose the chance to kill his father himself.
"If he's still alive as you say, then you shouldn't fight him on your own. Tenchi will be able to help you.......I'll also be able to help...we'll all help......."
"NO!! I have to do this myself!!"
"But-"
"No Ryoko, after I have trained enough with Yosho and Tenchi I'll be able to face him" Ryoko sighed and watched him as he got up from where he was sitting. "C'mon, we have to get back home" Ryoko nodded and followed him. Both remained silent through the whole journey. ((How can this be, how can Kagato be still alive.......and just how does Yoshi know so much about......well everything?)), Ryoko glanced at Yoshi while they walked home and realised his eyes had turned blue again. Something odd was going on and she could just tell that something bad would happen soon.
TBC.........Sorry for the short chap everyone I hop I can make a longer one next time, thanks for the reviews, I always appreciate when someone gives me some good solid advice on my stories, thanks Smack54(by the way, no, i haven't read your story). This is my first Tenchi/Ryoko story so please bear with me everyone, lol. Anyways, Ciao!! xxxxxx