Title: Time for a decision
Disclaimer: Don't own Tenchi....blah, blah, blah
Rated: PG-13
Summary: Well, well, now what's going to happen...........read to find out!!!
Chapter 3 - Confrontations
Yoshi and Ryoko arrived back home at around 10.30pm. A few words had been spoken between the two and Ryoko was dying with questions to ask Yoshi but decided to wait for the right time. He didn't look like he was in the mood for talking about his past any more. Ryoko walked towards the door only to find it locked.
"What the...."
"Guess they locked us out...." replied Yoshi.
"That's a bit weird. Every time I come home drunk from God knows where they still leave the door open. Even though I can just faze through it. Hmmm.....anyway that is not a problem at all. C'mon"
Ryoko grabbed his hand but he yanked it away. She turned and looked at him, puzzled. "What?"
"I want to try and faze through the door..."
"But, Yoshi you can't.......can you?"
"Of course, I'm Kagato's son remember. Besides I have never tried, if I get a bump on the head at least you'll be able to help me up, neh?" He smiled at her and motioned for her to move away. Ryoko watched him, hoping that he seriously didn't get a bump in his head.
Yoshi lunged himself at the door and concentrated on the soul thought of fazing through and to his disbelief he didn't make it. "Argh!!" he fell back hard on the floor and nursed his aching head. Ryoko crossed her arms over her chest and grinned wickedly. "Well, now that was.........pitiful"
He glared at her from where he was sitting and caressed his head as the pain slowly faded away. "I'm going to try again"
Ryoko laughed and grabbed his hand. "Maybe, but not today. Besides you don't want to wake up everyone in the house...." Yoshi allowed her to drag him in, feeling defeated and utterly useless. ((If I'm not even capable of fazing then how the hell do I expect to beat my father!!!)).
They entered the living room and sat down on the sofa. "You need something for that head of yours before it gets swollen"
Yoshi frowned and rubbed his head a little. "So what are we going to tell the others?"
Ryoko came back from the kitchen holding what seemed like a pack of ice, she slowly placed it on Yoshi's head and positioned his hand on it. "Hold it on your head, like that" Yoshi nodded and held the ice pack. Ryoko sat down next to him sighing a little.
"I don't know Yoshi, it doesn't seem like a big deal...." she turned to him so they were facing each other "....and I don't think Tenchi needs to know about....you know, the fact that we kissed"
He gave her a goofy smile and placed his hand on her thigh. "Are you sure you don't want it to happen again?" Ryoko swatted his arm playfully, she seemed a bit nervous about the way he was looking at her. "What?"
"Nothing........it's just...." He placed his left hand on his ice pack and kept his other hand on her thigh, rubbing it slightly. "It's nothing. I think I'm going to get some rest"
Ryoko stared at him not quite understanding what was going on. He seemed to be holding out on something. "Yoshi, are you okay?"
He shrugged and placed the ice pack back in the kitchen. He came back and gave her a forced smile. "Yeah, am cool. I just need some rest I guess. Do you mind getting up from the sofa so I can get some sleep"
"Sure" she got up and picked up a blanket from the nearby cupboard. Ryoko didn't know why she had taken such a liking to Yoshi, but the more she got to know him the more she wanted to spend time with him. It also seemed strange, she had been acting a bit out of character lately. Yoshi took the blanket from her and placed it on the sofa. He swiftly took off his t- shirt, leaving him only with his jeans. As much as Ryoko wanted to leave she couldn't help but stare at his body. Yoshi wasn't aware she had been staring at him as his back was turned to her. "Well..." he turned and looked puzzled as he saw her blush slightly. "...erm, I'll see you in the morning"
"Y-Yes, goodnight..." she walked up the stairs kicking herself mentally for looking like such an idiot. ((What the hell is wrong with me...)). She had been so caught up in her thoughts that she didn't notice Tenchi walking up to her.
"Where have you been?"
Ryoko looked up to see him staring, no, glaring at her. He never got angry easily, especially with her. He was always patient, what did she do to make him so upset?
"Tenchi, are you okay?"
He walked up to her so he they were a few inches away from each other, "I thought you didn't feel like going out?"
"Oh I just changed my mind Tenchi, you know me"
Ryoko somehow couldn't look at him. "Look it's late-"
"I saw you and Yoshi"
Ryoko felt like a ton of bricks had hit her, "W-What do you mean?"
"Honestly Ryoko, in all this time we've lived together you expect me not to know when you're lying. C'mon you're better than that"
Ryoko knew he was right, there was no point lying. "Why do you care anyway? You don't love me, I'm not yours......we're just friends so why are you angry?"
He wanted to say something, but couldn't let anything out. She was right, she wasn't his and therefore he had no right to be angry. He sighed and took her hand in his. Ryoko watched him warily.
"I'm sorry Ryoko, it's just that I care about you and I don't want to see you get your heart broken. Yoshi is my best friend, I know how he is. He's only interested in playing around"
"Tenchi, I'm a big girl. I've been around for longer than you can imagine, I can handle myself. Besides, I eat men like Yoshi for breakfast....."
Tenchi frowned, "Ryoko..." he said warningly.
"Don't worry Tenchi, I'll be fine...." For the first time since they lived together they remained speechless, until a thought struck Ryoko.
"How long have you been waiting for me to come back home?"
Tenchi blushed a little, "Erm, it doesn't matter. You're here now, so I can go to bed"
Ryoko grinned wickedly and Tenchi backed up a little. "Well aren't you going to kiss me goodnight, Tenchi dear"
"Ryoko...."
"C'mon Tenchi" she pressed herself against him and wound her arms around his neck. What he did next shocked her beyond belief. His lips caressed hers in an almost teasing manner before he kissed her. All she could do was stand still in disbelief. Tenchi had always pushed her away; always found an excuse to get away from her when she tried to seduce him. She wasn't expecting him to give in to her so easily.
Ryoko was too perplexed by the whole thing to notice his hands moving to steady themselves on her waist. She moaned softly into his mouth and taking this as an encouragement to go on Tenchi pressed her harder against him. As seconds passed by the kiss became more heated and Tenchi was finding it hard to keep control of himself. He gently broke the kiss and looked straight into Ryoko's eyes. He didn't miss the look of astonishment plastered all over her face. "I-I'm sorry.....I have to go" he moved away and turned to walk to his room.
"No, Tenchi......wait" she said, almost in a whisper.
He turned slightly, not wanting to face her. Ryoko walked up to him and placed her delicate hands on his shoulder. "Don't run away from me, please. You always do that to me. I love you Tenchi, can't you see it? Don't you want me?" He knew very well that she was serious, her voice didn't have the usual teasing tone, which made him even more unsure about how to answer her.
"I don't know Ryoko. I need to think about this....."
"You always say that, I thought I made it clear this morning that I'm sick of it!!" her voice almost echoed in the corridor. Tenchi turned to her fully and tried to calm her down. "Shh.....calm down, Ryoko. This isn't easy for me. I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings-"
"Well too bad Tenchi, because you've already hurt mine by not making up your fucking mind!!"
"Shh.......Ryoko. You're going to wake up everyone......"
"So what if I fucking do!! You kissed me Tenchi, what am I supposed to think? How much of your stupid indecision am I supposed to take?"
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Downstairs Yoshi could hear people talking, he ignored it at first but as the voices got louder he decided to find out what was going on.
He walked up the stairs silently and walked down the hall. There he spotted Tenchi and Ryoko arguing. ((Oh, Oh. This doesn't look good))
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"I'm sorry Ryoko......it was a mistake okay" said Tenchi, almost to the point of exhaustion, there was no purpose in arguing with her.
Ryoko's felt like she had been stabbed through her heart with a knife. "You mean to say that kiss meant nothing to you....."
He saw the look of hurt in her eyes and wished he could take back what he said. "Sorry, I didn't mean-"
"No, Tenchi", she sighed sadly, trying to force back her tears. The last thing she needed right now was his pity. It seemed obvious that he didn't want to be with her. "You've made yourself quite clear. Just stay out of my business, what I do with Yoshi doesn't concern you.....goodnight"
Before Tenchi could reply her he spotted Yoshi coming towards them. He glanced at Ryoko and then back to Tenchi. "You guys alright?"
Tenchi remained silent while Ryoko started to make her way to her room. "Yoshi, everything is okay. Just go back to sleep"
"Wait, I'll be right with you Ryoko. First of all I need to speak to Tenchi" he said this never once taking his eyes off his best friend.
"Whatever"
Once Ryoko left, Yoshi started to talk. "What happened?"
"I don't know man, I think I seriously hurt her feelings. I just don't know, we kissed and then I chickened out" Yoshi felt a slight pang of jealousy, he wanted to be loyal to his friend and not make a move on Ryoko, but the harder he tried the worst it got.
((They kissed!?!....Dammit, calm down Yoshi......she loves him, there is nothing I can do about it. But that doesn't mean I can't try.......)) he thought to himself. "I see, Tenchi my man you do know she loves you, don't you"
"I know that Yoshi, but you aren't doing anything to help are you? You didn't think twice about making a move on her"
"What are you talking about?"
"You know very well what I'm talking about Yosh. I saw you two kiss in front of that restaurant. I thought you didn't want to go out, why did you lie to me?"
"Look Tenchi I'm sorry, it was just something I thought about at the last minute okay. I was intending to stay at home......I really was but........I don't know, I just wanted to spend some time with her, I guess. I'm not going to lie to you man......I like her"
"Well do whatever you want, see if I care....."
"I know you better than that Tenchi. Don't do this to yourself"
"I don't want to think about this, okay......"
"Fine...." With that Yoshi left and headed to Ryoko's room. Tenchi watched him leave, wandering why he was going to her room. ((Since when did those two become so cosy?)) he thought. He was jealous but couldn't do anything about it. ((Damn it, I wish I could tell her how I feel but I also don't want to hurt Ayeka's feelings.......Ayeka is such a sweet girl......what am I going to do....I love them both.....))
Meanwhile in Ryoko's room.......
Someone knocked her door. Thinking it was Tenchi, Ryoko ignored it.
"Go away..." she mumbled while covering her head with a pillow.
"Ryoko, it's me. Yoshi. Open the door" he replied softly while he knocked on her door again. He heard light foot steps and a bit of shuffling. A few seconds later the door was opened.
"You going to let me in?"
"Yoshi..."
"C'mon, I want to talk to you"
"Can't this wait till tomorrow?"
"No" he sighed and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Please ..."
"Fine"
She opened the door a little wider just to let him in and then closed it. Yoshi sat on her bed, slightly bouncing on it a little. He gave her a goofy smile hoping to make her feel better, unfortunately all he got was a frown.
"Come sit here next to me, I don't bite"
Ryoko smiled just a little and walked towards him. The lights in her room were slightly dimmed which gave the room a somewhat romantic ambience. She bit her lip slightly as she noticed he had nothing else but his jeans on.
Yoshi saw the look of hesitation in her face and motioned for her to come closer. "I wanna know what's wrong. If we're going to be friends then we should talk about these sort of things don't you think?"
"Sorry, I'm just not in the mood to talk right now..." she sat next to him not really sure of what else to say, too many things were going on in her mind for her to think of anything else to say.
"Okay, if you don't want to talk then what should we do?"
"I don't know...........Yoshi do you.......do you think I'm attractive?"
"Of course!! Ryoko you're one of the most beautiful women I've seen, and believe me I've seen quite a few"
"Then why doesn't Tenchi want me?"
He sighed, ((Here we go with Tenchi again, I wish she could just forget about him.........but he's my best friend, I can't steal his girl....)) "Ryoko, I don't think it's because he doesn't want you. Maybe he doesn't want to hurt anyone's feelings"
"I'm tired of hearing that Yoshi. The bottom line is he wants Ayeka and not me. That's why he can't say he loves me!!" she couldn't hold in her tears anymore, it was just too much to hold in. Yoshi hugged her, gently stroking her back. "Shh.......c'mon it's okay"
Ryoko remained silent and hugged him tighter, her head rested on his strong chest while she sobbed. "I don't understand Yoshi, I've been living with him for a few years now and I've been getting the same answer all along. I'm tired of waiting, I want someone who loves me and can take care of me. I know I was a bad person in the past but haven't I paid for that enough. Why must I still suffer.......why will no one love me..."
"Ryoko....just calm down....shhh, c'mon you need to sleep"
She complied and laid down on her bed, never taking her eyes off him. "Yoshi, will you.........forget it"
"What?"
"It doesn't matter"
"No, tell me" He caressed her cheek, waiting for her to go on.
"Would you stay with me tonight, just.............to hold me?"
He smiled and laid next to her. "Of course I will" He snuggled up to her and placed his arm around her slender waist. Ryoko relaxed into his arms, her back turned to him.
"Thank you...."
When he didn't reply she turned around to face him. He was already fast asleep. She kissed his forehead and giggled a little when she saw him frown in his sleep. She turned around and soon fell asleep as well.
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Ryoko sat up groggily, turning slightly to look at the time. 11.30am.
"Darn it, if I don't hurry I'm going to miss breakfast" she yawned a little and moved to her left to get out of bed. She had completely forgotten that Yoshi was sleeping in her bed.
Yoshi winced as he felt someone bump into him, he slowly opened his eyes and focused on Ryoko.
"Morning" he whispered huskily, still feeling sleepy.
Ryoko watched him for a few seconds, studying his face. He indeed, 'did', look like his father. Only his features were much more handsome than Kagato's. How could Tenchi not realise this. As the thought of Tenchi and what happened she felt a sudden rush of sadness. ((I'm so angry at him.......................but why do I feel so sad, so empty......)) She sighed. "I'm going to take a shower. You can sleep if you want"
Yoshi knew she was thinking about Tenchi, he could here her.......thoughts!!((What in the world!?..........I could swear I heard her voice in my head...)), he sighed and tied back his now loose hair. ((It's probably my imagination)). "What and miss Sasami's wonderful cooking. No way" they both laughed and go out of bed.
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Meanwhile in the kitchen.......
Ayeka and Tenchi were sitting in the living room watching television, while Sasami made breakfast.
Tenchi was silent for most of the time which didn't go unnoticed by Ayeka. Since he came downstairs the only word he said was 'good morning'. This was really strange, since he would usually be more talkative in the morning. ((There is definitely something wrong...I wonder if that space pirate has something to do with this?...))
"Lord Tenchi, is everything okay?" she asked.
Tenchi hadn't even heared her, he was deep into his thoughts. Thoughts of Ryoko.....((I can't deny I love Ryoko, but Ayeka.......I don't know why I like Ayeka so much. She's as beautiful as Ryoko, but she's completely different in personality. Gosh why did this have to happen to me!! I don't want to hurt either of them but it seems like I need to make a decision soon......)).
Tenchi sighed, deciding between two beautiful wasn't easy.
By now Ayeka was seriously worried, she had called him a few times now. "Tenchi!!!"
Tenchi looked up startled at Ayeka. "Ayeka, what's wrong....why are you shouting?"
She shook her head and smiled at him. "I was calling your name but you didn't seem to hear me. Are you going deaf Tenchi?" she said the last part with a hint of playfulness which Tenchi didn't miss. He laughed a little and replied, "I was just a bit carried away. So do you think breakfast is ready?"
"I think so. I'll check if Sasami is done"
Tenchi nodded and relaxed on the sofa. Ryo-oki suddenly appeared on his lap. "Hey Ryo-oki, where have you been?"
"Miaah!!" she bounced happily on his lap for a few minutes and then settled down on the sofa. Soon enough the smell of food made its way to her nose and she dashed out to the kitchen.
Tenchi laughed, "Well, guess it's time to eat...."
Everyone sat at the table ready to eat, Washu started eating almost immediately. Ryoko and Yoshi made their way downstairs and into the kitchen. Yoshi sat next to Ayeka while Ryoko sat near Sasami. Ryo-oki bounced from Sasami's lap and settled on Ryoko's. "Hey" she said smiling down at the brown Cabbit. "Where have you been?" she asked as she grabbed a slice of toasted bread.
"Miah, Miah!!" ((Translation: Ow nowhere particular, just into town...))
"Say, What!!! Who allowed you to go into town?"
Everyone except Yoshi kept eating. ((Whats up with her, why is she talking to that......thing, what is it????)) he thought. Ryoko saw him stare at her and Ryo-oki and giggled. "It's a long story. All I can say is that I can actually talk to Ryo-oki and in case you're wandering, she's a Cabbit. Half cat, half Rabbit." She caressed Ryo-oki and smiled when she purred.
Yoshi shifted his gaze from the Cabbit and focused his attention to Ryoko. She looked simply beautiful, he knew she was hurting because of Tenchi but she managed not to show it. He admired that. ((Damn she looks good. Great God what am I to do. Tenchi is already mad at me because I kissed her. I can't make matters worst)).
((Oh but you can....)) a voice said faintly, Yoshi looked around wildly, but there was no sign of another presence in the room. ((Who are you? Why are you in my head?))
((I'm coming for you son. This time you will not escape me!!)) the voice said.
((Kagato.....)) he thought. He dropped his spoon on the floor and covered his head with his hands. ((Stay out of my head!!!)) The voice chuckled, ((For now my son. But soon enough I will pay you another visit)).
After that his mind was back to normal. The voice of Kagato vanished.
Tenchi shook Yoshi a little. He seemed to be lost in some kind of trance. "Yosh, man are you okay?!"
Yoshi looked at Tenchi like he had seen him for the first time. After a few seconds of being shook he responded, "Sorry, I just zoned off for a few minutes. Will you excuse me for a sec?"
"Sure" replied Tenchi. Ryoko watched Yoshi with worry. ((I hope he's alright....))
Washu stopped eating and glanced up at Ryoko. ((You like him don't you, little Ryoko))
Ryoko blushed. ((How many times do I have to tell you to stay out of my head!!! What if I like him!!))
Washu smiled and went back to finishing her breakfast. ((He's not who he seems to be Ryoko, be careful)).
((I trust him Washu. I don't know why but I trust him.........)) responded Ryoko.
((Do as you wish, just be careful. He might have been raised on earth but he is still Kagato's son.....))
((Whatever......wait, how do you know he's Kagato's son?...))
Washu didn't reply.
Ryoko glared at her. ((Washu you better tell me how you know all this!!!))
((All in due time, little Ryoko)) Washu replied. ((All in due time))
TBC....
Disclaimer: Don't own Tenchi....blah, blah, blah
Rated: PG-13
Summary: Well, well, now what's going to happen...........read to find out!!!
Chapter 3 - Confrontations
Yoshi and Ryoko arrived back home at around 10.30pm. A few words had been spoken between the two and Ryoko was dying with questions to ask Yoshi but decided to wait for the right time. He didn't look like he was in the mood for talking about his past any more. Ryoko walked towards the door only to find it locked.
"What the...."
"Guess they locked us out...." replied Yoshi.
"That's a bit weird. Every time I come home drunk from God knows where they still leave the door open. Even though I can just faze through it. Hmmm.....anyway that is not a problem at all. C'mon"
Ryoko grabbed his hand but he yanked it away. She turned and looked at him, puzzled. "What?"
"I want to try and faze through the door..."
"But, Yoshi you can't.......can you?"
"Of course, I'm Kagato's son remember. Besides I have never tried, if I get a bump on the head at least you'll be able to help me up, neh?" He smiled at her and motioned for her to move away. Ryoko watched him, hoping that he seriously didn't get a bump in his head.
Yoshi lunged himself at the door and concentrated on the soul thought of fazing through and to his disbelief he didn't make it. "Argh!!" he fell back hard on the floor and nursed his aching head. Ryoko crossed her arms over her chest and grinned wickedly. "Well, now that was.........pitiful"
He glared at her from where he was sitting and caressed his head as the pain slowly faded away. "I'm going to try again"
Ryoko laughed and grabbed his hand. "Maybe, but not today. Besides you don't want to wake up everyone in the house...." Yoshi allowed her to drag him in, feeling defeated and utterly useless. ((If I'm not even capable of fazing then how the hell do I expect to beat my father!!!)).
They entered the living room and sat down on the sofa. "You need something for that head of yours before it gets swollen"
Yoshi frowned and rubbed his head a little. "So what are we going to tell the others?"
Ryoko came back from the kitchen holding what seemed like a pack of ice, she slowly placed it on Yoshi's head and positioned his hand on it. "Hold it on your head, like that" Yoshi nodded and held the ice pack. Ryoko sat down next to him sighing a little.
"I don't know Yoshi, it doesn't seem like a big deal...." she turned to him so they were facing each other "....and I don't think Tenchi needs to know about....you know, the fact that we kissed"
He gave her a goofy smile and placed his hand on her thigh. "Are you sure you don't want it to happen again?" Ryoko swatted his arm playfully, she seemed a bit nervous about the way he was looking at her. "What?"
"Nothing........it's just...." He placed his left hand on his ice pack and kept his other hand on her thigh, rubbing it slightly. "It's nothing. I think I'm going to get some rest"
Ryoko stared at him not quite understanding what was going on. He seemed to be holding out on something. "Yoshi, are you okay?"
He shrugged and placed the ice pack back in the kitchen. He came back and gave her a forced smile. "Yeah, am cool. I just need some rest I guess. Do you mind getting up from the sofa so I can get some sleep"
"Sure" she got up and picked up a blanket from the nearby cupboard. Ryoko didn't know why she had taken such a liking to Yoshi, but the more she got to know him the more she wanted to spend time with him. It also seemed strange, she had been acting a bit out of character lately. Yoshi took the blanket from her and placed it on the sofa. He swiftly took off his t- shirt, leaving him only with his jeans. As much as Ryoko wanted to leave she couldn't help but stare at his body. Yoshi wasn't aware she had been staring at him as his back was turned to her. "Well..." he turned and looked puzzled as he saw her blush slightly. "...erm, I'll see you in the morning"
"Y-Yes, goodnight..." she walked up the stairs kicking herself mentally for looking like such an idiot. ((What the hell is wrong with me...)). She had been so caught up in her thoughts that she didn't notice Tenchi walking up to her.
"Where have you been?"
Ryoko looked up to see him staring, no, glaring at her. He never got angry easily, especially with her. He was always patient, what did she do to make him so upset?
"Tenchi, are you okay?"
He walked up to her so he they were a few inches away from each other, "I thought you didn't feel like going out?"
"Oh I just changed my mind Tenchi, you know me"
Ryoko somehow couldn't look at him. "Look it's late-"
"I saw you and Yoshi"
Ryoko felt like a ton of bricks had hit her, "W-What do you mean?"
"Honestly Ryoko, in all this time we've lived together you expect me not to know when you're lying. C'mon you're better than that"
Ryoko knew he was right, there was no point lying. "Why do you care anyway? You don't love me, I'm not yours......we're just friends so why are you angry?"
He wanted to say something, but couldn't let anything out. She was right, she wasn't his and therefore he had no right to be angry. He sighed and took her hand in his. Ryoko watched him warily.
"I'm sorry Ryoko, it's just that I care about you and I don't want to see you get your heart broken. Yoshi is my best friend, I know how he is. He's only interested in playing around"
"Tenchi, I'm a big girl. I've been around for longer than you can imagine, I can handle myself. Besides, I eat men like Yoshi for breakfast....."
Tenchi frowned, "Ryoko..." he said warningly.
"Don't worry Tenchi, I'll be fine...." For the first time since they lived together they remained speechless, until a thought struck Ryoko.
"How long have you been waiting for me to come back home?"
Tenchi blushed a little, "Erm, it doesn't matter. You're here now, so I can go to bed"
Ryoko grinned wickedly and Tenchi backed up a little. "Well aren't you going to kiss me goodnight, Tenchi dear"
"Ryoko...."
"C'mon Tenchi" she pressed herself against him and wound her arms around his neck. What he did next shocked her beyond belief. His lips caressed hers in an almost teasing manner before he kissed her. All she could do was stand still in disbelief. Tenchi had always pushed her away; always found an excuse to get away from her when she tried to seduce him. She wasn't expecting him to give in to her so easily.
Ryoko was too perplexed by the whole thing to notice his hands moving to steady themselves on her waist. She moaned softly into his mouth and taking this as an encouragement to go on Tenchi pressed her harder against him. As seconds passed by the kiss became more heated and Tenchi was finding it hard to keep control of himself. He gently broke the kiss and looked straight into Ryoko's eyes. He didn't miss the look of astonishment plastered all over her face. "I-I'm sorry.....I have to go" he moved away and turned to walk to his room.
"No, Tenchi......wait" she said, almost in a whisper.
He turned slightly, not wanting to face her. Ryoko walked up to him and placed her delicate hands on his shoulder. "Don't run away from me, please. You always do that to me. I love you Tenchi, can't you see it? Don't you want me?" He knew very well that she was serious, her voice didn't have the usual teasing tone, which made him even more unsure about how to answer her.
"I don't know Ryoko. I need to think about this....."
"You always say that, I thought I made it clear this morning that I'm sick of it!!" her voice almost echoed in the corridor. Tenchi turned to her fully and tried to calm her down. "Shh.....calm down, Ryoko. This isn't easy for me. I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings-"
"Well too bad Tenchi, because you've already hurt mine by not making up your fucking mind!!"
"Shh.......Ryoko. You're going to wake up everyone......"
"So what if I fucking do!! You kissed me Tenchi, what am I supposed to think? How much of your stupid indecision am I supposed to take?"
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Downstairs Yoshi could hear people talking, he ignored it at first but as the voices got louder he decided to find out what was going on.
He walked up the stairs silently and walked down the hall. There he spotted Tenchi and Ryoko arguing. ((Oh, Oh. This doesn't look good))
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"I'm sorry Ryoko......it was a mistake okay" said Tenchi, almost to the point of exhaustion, there was no purpose in arguing with her.
Ryoko's felt like she had been stabbed through her heart with a knife. "You mean to say that kiss meant nothing to you....."
He saw the look of hurt in her eyes and wished he could take back what he said. "Sorry, I didn't mean-"
"No, Tenchi", she sighed sadly, trying to force back her tears. The last thing she needed right now was his pity. It seemed obvious that he didn't want to be with her. "You've made yourself quite clear. Just stay out of my business, what I do with Yoshi doesn't concern you.....goodnight"
Before Tenchi could reply her he spotted Yoshi coming towards them. He glanced at Ryoko and then back to Tenchi. "You guys alright?"
Tenchi remained silent while Ryoko started to make her way to her room. "Yoshi, everything is okay. Just go back to sleep"
"Wait, I'll be right with you Ryoko. First of all I need to speak to Tenchi" he said this never once taking his eyes off his best friend.
"Whatever"
Once Ryoko left, Yoshi started to talk. "What happened?"
"I don't know man, I think I seriously hurt her feelings. I just don't know, we kissed and then I chickened out" Yoshi felt a slight pang of jealousy, he wanted to be loyal to his friend and not make a move on Ryoko, but the harder he tried the worst it got.
((They kissed!?!....Dammit, calm down Yoshi......she loves him, there is nothing I can do about it. But that doesn't mean I can't try.......)) he thought to himself. "I see, Tenchi my man you do know she loves you, don't you"
"I know that Yoshi, but you aren't doing anything to help are you? You didn't think twice about making a move on her"
"What are you talking about?"
"You know very well what I'm talking about Yosh. I saw you two kiss in front of that restaurant. I thought you didn't want to go out, why did you lie to me?"
"Look Tenchi I'm sorry, it was just something I thought about at the last minute okay. I was intending to stay at home......I really was but........I don't know, I just wanted to spend some time with her, I guess. I'm not going to lie to you man......I like her"
"Well do whatever you want, see if I care....."
"I know you better than that Tenchi. Don't do this to yourself"
"I don't want to think about this, okay......"
"Fine...." With that Yoshi left and headed to Ryoko's room. Tenchi watched him leave, wandering why he was going to her room. ((Since when did those two become so cosy?)) he thought. He was jealous but couldn't do anything about it. ((Damn it, I wish I could tell her how I feel but I also don't want to hurt Ayeka's feelings.......Ayeka is such a sweet girl......what am I going to do....I love them both.....))
Meanwhile in Ryoko's room.......
Someone knocked her door. Thinking it was Tenchi, Ryoko ignored it.
"Go away..." she mumbled while covering her head with a pillow.
"Ryoko, it's me. Yoshi. Open the door" he replied softly while he knocked on her door again. He heard light foot steps and a bit of shuffling. A few seconds later the door was opened.
"You going to let me in?"
"Yoshi..."
"C'mon, I want to talk to you"
"Can't this wait till tomorrow?"
"No" he sighed and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Please ..."
"Fine"
She opened the door a little wider just to let him in and then closed it. Yoshi sat on her bed, slightly bouncing on it a little. He gave her a goofy smile hoping to make her feel better, unfortunately all he got was a frown.
"Come sit here next to me, I don't bite"
Ryoko smiled just a little and walked towards him. The lights in her room were slightly dimmed which gave the room a somewhat romantic ambience. She bit her lip slightly as she noticed he had nothing else but his jeans on.
Yoshi saw the look of hesitation in her face and motioned for her to come closer. "I wanna know what's wrong. If we're going to be friends then we should talk about these sort of things don't you think?"
"Sorry, I'm just not in the mood to talk right now..." she sat next to him not really sure of what else to say, too many things were going on in her mind for her to think of anything else to say.
"Okay, if you don't want to talk then what should we do?"
"I don't know...........Yoshi do you.......do you think I'm attractive?"
"Of course!! Ryoko you're one of the most beautiful women I've seen, and believe me I've seen quite a few"
"Then why doesn't Tenchi want me?"
He sighed, ((Here we go with Tenchi again, I wish she could just forget about him.........but he's my best friend, I can't steal his girl....)) "Ryoko, I don't think it's because he doesn't want you. Maybe he doesn't want to hurt anyone's feelings"
"I'm tired of hearing that Yoshi. The bottom line is he wants Ayeka and not me. That's why he can't say he loves me!!" she couldn't hold in her tears anymore, it was just too much to hold in. Yoshi hugged her, gently stroking her back. "Shh.......c'mon it's okay"
Ryoko remained silent and hugged him tighter, her head rested on his strong chest while she sobbed. "I don't understand Yoshi, I've been living with him for a few years now and I've been getting the same answer all along. I'm tired of waiting, I want someone who loves me and can take care of me. I know I was a bad person in the past but haven't I paid for that enough. Why must I still suffer.......why will no one love me..."
"Ryoko....just calm down....shhh, c'mon you need to sleep"
She complied and laid down on her bed, never taking her eyes off him. "Yoshi, will you.........forget it"
"What?"
"It doesn't matter"
"No, tell me" He caressed her cheek, waiting for her to go on.
"Would you stay with me tonight, just.............to hold me?"
He smiled and laid next to her. "Of course I will" He snuggled up to her and placed his arm around her slender waist. Ryoko relaxed into his arms, her back turned to him.
"Thank you...."
When he didn't reply she turned around to face him. He was already fast asleep. She kissed his forehead and giggled a little when she saw him frown in his sleep. She turned around and soon fell asleep as well.
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Ryoko sat up groggily, turning slightly to look at the time. 11.30am.
"Darn it, if I don't hurry I'm going to miss breakfast" she yawned a little and moved to her left to get out of bed. She had completely forgotten that Yoshi was sleeping in her bed.
Yoshi winced as he felt someone bump into him, he slowly opened his eyes and focused on Ryoko.
"Morning" he whispered huskily, still feeling sleepy.
Ryoko watched him for a few seconds, studying his face. He indeed, 'did', look like his father. Only his features were much more handsome than Kagato's. How could Tenchi not realise this. As the thought of Tenchi and what happened she felt a sudden rush of sadness. ((I'm so angry at him.......................but why do I feel so sad, so empty......)) She sighed. "I'm going to take a shower. You can sleep if you want"
Yoshi knew she was thinking about Tenchi, he could here her.......thoughts!!((What in the world!?..........I could swear I heard her voice in my head...)), he sighed and tied back his now loose hair. ((It's probably my imagination)). "What and miss Sasami's wonderful cooking. No way" they both laughed and go out of bed.
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Meanwhile in the kitchen.......
Ayeka and Tenchi were sitting in the living room watching television, while Sasami made breakfast.
Tenchi was silent for most of the time which didn't go unnoticed by Ayeka. Since he came downstairs the only word he said was 'good morning'. This was really strange, since he would usually be more talkative in the morning. ((There is definitely something wrong...I wonder if that space pirate has something to do with this?...))
"Lord Tenchi, is everything okay?" she asked.
Tenchi hadn't even heared her, he was deep into his thoughts. Thoughts of Ryoko.....((I can't deny I love Ryoko, but Ayeka.......I don't know why I like Ayeka so much. She's as beautiful as Ryoko, but she's completely different in personality. Gosh why did this have to happen to me!! I don't want to hurt either of them but it seems like I need to make a decision soon......)).
Tenchi sighed, deciding between two beautiful wasn't easy.
By now Ayeka was seriously worried, she had called him a few times now. "Tenchi!!!"
Tenchi looked up startled at Ayeka. "Ayeka, what's wrong....why are you shouting?"
She shook her head and smiled at him. "I was calling your name but you didn't seem to hear me. Are you going deaf Tenchi?" she said the last part with a hint of playfulness which Tenchi didn't miss. He laughed a little and replied, "I was just a bit carried away. So do you think breakfast is ready?"
"I think so. I'll check if Sasami is done"
Tenchi nodded and relaxed on the sofa. Ryo-oki suddenly appeared on his lap. "Hey Ryo-oki, where have you been?"
"Miaah!!" she bounced happily on his lap for a few minutes and then settled down on the sofa. Soon enough the smell of food made its way to her nose and she dashed out to the kitchen.
Tenchi laughed, "Well, guess it's time to eat...."
Everyone sat at the table ready to eat, Washu started eating almost immediately. Ryoko and Yoshi made their way downstairs and into the kitchen. Yoshi sat next to Ayeka while Ryoko sat near Sasami. Ryo-oki bounced from Sasami's lap and settled on Ryoko's. "Hey" she said smiling down at the brown Cabbit. "Where have you been?" she asked as she grabbed a slice of toasted bread.
"Miah, Miah!!" ((Translation: Ow nowhere particular, just into town...))
"Say, What!!! Who allowed you to go into town?"
Everyone except Yoshi kept eating. ((Whats up with her, why is she talking to that......thing, what is it????)) he thought. Ryoko saw him stare at her and Ryo-oki and giggled. "It's a long story. All I can say is that I can actually talk to Ryo-oki and in case you're wandering, she's a Cabbit. Half cat, half Rabbit." She caressed Ryo-oki and smiled when she purred.
Yoshi shifted his gaze from the Cabbit and focused his attention to Ryoko. She looked simply beautiful, he knew she was hurting because of Tenchi but she managed not to show it. He admired that. ((Damn she looks good. Great God what am I to do. Tenchi is already mad at me because I kissed her. I can't make matters worst)).
((Oh but you can....)) a voice said faintly, Yoshi looked around wildly, but there was no sign of another presence in the room. ((Who are you? Why are you in my head?))
((I'm coming for you son. This time you will not escape me!!)) the voice said.
((Kagato.....)) he thought. He dropped his spoon on the floor and covered his head with his hands. ((Stay out of my head!!!)) The voice chuckled, ((For now my son. But soon enough I will pay you another visit)).
After that his mind was back to normal. The voice of Kagato vanished.
Tenchi shook Yoshi a little. He seemed to be lost in some kind of trance. "Yosh, man are you okay?!"
Yoshi looked at Tenchi like he had seen him for the first time. After a few seconds of being shook he responded, "Sorry, I just zoned off for a few minutes. Will you excuse me for a sec?"
"Sure" replied Tenchi. Ryoko watched Yoshi with worry. ((I hope he's alright....))
Washu stopped eating and glanced up at Ryoko. ((You like him don't you, little Ryoko))
Ryoko blushed. ((How many times do I have to tell you to stay out of my head!!! What if I like him!!))
Washu smiled and went back to finishing her breakfast. ((He's not who he seems to be Ryoko, be careful)).
((I trust him Washu. I don't know why but I trust him.........)) responded Ryoko.
((Do as you wish, just be careful. He might have been raised on earth but he is still Kagato's son.....))
((Whatever......wait, how do you know he's Kagato's son?...))
Washu didn't reply.
Ryoko glared at her. ((Washu you better tell me how you know all this!!!))
((All in due time, little Ryoko)) Washu replied. ((All in due time))
TBC....