Attracted by the alluring scent of the food that was currently being
cooked, Ryoko flew into the kitchen with a bright smile on her face.
"Sasami, whatever it is that you are cooking, it sure smells delicious,"
said Ryoko with a smile on her face.
"We are having a special guest today. So I figured that I would try and create a special meal for the occasion," said Sasami as she rushed around the kitchen trying to put everything together.
"What kind of special guest are we having? Also, why is it that we need a huge meal for one extra person? Not that I really mind all of the extra food but I am very curious," said Ryoko as she sniffed some of the food.
"Sorry but I can't tell you. It is going to be a surprise though. I know that you are definitely going to be surprised for sure. Just don't overreact over it," said Sasami with a pleading face.
"Why would I overreact? It isn't like it is someone like Sakuya coming back to try and take Tenchi away. I wouldn't allow it," said Ryoko with a slight laugh before she floated out of the room.
Sasami was dreading what would happen if either Ryoko or Ayeka ever found out that Sakuya really was back but she tried her best to make it look like she wasn't. It scared her when Ryoko popped back into the room.
"Just out of curiosity since we were on the subject. It isn't Sakuya right?" asked Ryoko with a suspicious eye. She became happy when she saw that Sasami shook her head no. "Good. I know she is gone but I can never be too careful," said Ryoko once again floating out of the room.
Sasami let off a sigh of relief when she was sure that Ryoko wouldn't come back into the room again to ask more. 'I know that it isn't right to lie, but this is for a good cause. It is for the cause of keeping everyone alive in the end,' thought Sasami as a way to tell herself that it was ok to lie in this one little situation.
*****
Yugi sat upon a cold table in Washu's lab. She felt really uncomfortable after all that she had done. Yet she felt a little better after all the sleep that she was able to get. "Um Washu," said Yugi a little nervous.
"Yes, what is it?" asked Washu as she walked up to Yugi dressed in a little doctor's outfit. "Take in a deep breath," said Washu as she put on a stethoscope and put it on Yugi to listen to her heartbeat. "So tell me Yugi, How are you feeling right now?" asked Washu as she put the stethoscope away and started to test how Yugi body was doing at that moment.
"I feel a little bad about all that I have done. I only did a lot of it because I wanted a friend but now that I think of it, it ended up hurting so many others," said Yugi lowering her head in shame.
"You are just feeling a little guilty. It is common if a person had done some of the things that you did to feel a little guilty when they come to grips about what they had done," said Washu with a small smile on her face.
"Will it ever go away? I want it to go away," said Yugi in a sad tone as her head fell towards the floor once again. It was really starting to come to her all that she had done.
"It really depends on how much you want to try and do good things. When you wanted to sleep in order to try and become a better person that was a start to trying to heal your heart. Now, it is what you decide to do with your powers that will help you to heal a little more," said Washu in a nice voice.
"I-I will try and keep that I mind," said Yugi feeling a little better that she might be able to make her guilt go away. She knew that there was no way to get rid of all of it but she felt that in time she would be able to come to grips with that part of her that would always remembered what she did. That was when she felt that she would be able to truly be happy.
It was then that there was a slight knock on the door to the lab. Yugi panicked a little but she calmed down when Sasami walked into the lab. "Dinner is ready Washu. Are you ready to do this Yugi?" asked Sasami looking at her friend.
"I-I guess," said Yugi still feeling a little nervous. "Um Washu. How did the exams go?" asked Yugi as she jumped off of the cold table. She was nervous to learn what Washu had to say about this.
"Besides for your body being a little tired from not being used for so long. You appear to be in great health. Now come on, why don't we go and get some dinner before Ryoko decides to eat it all before we even get there," said Washu with a grin on her face.
Yugi couldn't help but laugh a little at the little joke that Washu had just made. "I'll be there in a minute. You go on without me for now," said Yugi as she took a seat in a comfy chair.
Washu merely nodded her head before leaving. All that was left was Sasami and Yugi in the lab. "Is something wrong Yugi?" asked Sasami as she saw the troubled look that Yugi had on.
"No, I will be fine. Just give me a little time to rest before we go out there," said Yugi giving off a weak smile as she sank into the chair. She was very curious as to how everyone would react.
"Take as much time as you want. I am in no hurry but Washu is right. If you want to eat, then you have to get there early before Ryoko can get into the food," said Sasami with a slight. She saw Yugi give a smile and was happy about that.
*****
"Where is Sasami and this guest we are supposed to have? I am starving and getting tired of waiting for them to get here. So can we just dig in already?" asked Ryoko as she looked over all of the delicious food that was spread out all over the table.
"You can afford to wait a little Ryoko. Besides, I don't think that you really need to be eating all that much anyways," said Ayeka giving off a small smirk at how she just insulted Ryoko.
Everyone saw what had just happened and were afraid of what the consequences would be. Everyone got up as quickly as they could and grabbed a hold of Ryoko to stop her from killing Ayeka for calling her fat. It wasn't helping very much because of the fact that Ryoko was stronger then most of them.
"Let me go! I am going to kill her," growled Ryoko as she got closer and closer to Ayeka who was laughing at her. She was not going to stand for it. She would get Ayeka back for that little comment and for the laughing.
"Ryoko, will you please stop?" begged Tenchi as he grabbed her arm to pull her away. He did not want dinner or his house to be ruined by allowing another fight to ensue between the two women.
This made Ryoko stop in her tracks and turn to face Tenchi with a smile. "Of course Tenchi," putting on a sweet face for Tenchi. She then turned to Ayeka and stuck out her tongue and made a few funny faces at Ayeka just to annoy her when no one else was looking.
The door to the lab opened and in walked Sasami. "So where is this special guest already?" asked Ryoko starting to get more and more impatient that the person had yet to arrive.
"She is right here," said Sasami moving out of the doorway to reveal Yugi standing there looking a little embarrassed. "I am sure that you all remember Yugi," said Sasami with a smile.
Everyone was shocked to see the little girl that tried to take over the world just standing there like nothing had ever happened. Ryoko and Ayeka took it a little hard remembering what she did between them and Tenchi by making Sakuya. Both stood up a little outraged. Ryoko was about to say something when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked around to see that it was Tenchi and he was shaking his head for her not to do anything. Since she was willing to do anything for Tenchi, she decided to not say anything at that moment.
Tenchi stepped forward so that he was in front of Yugi. "Hello Yugi. I hope you had a good sleep," said Tenchi as he leaned down so he was eye to eye with her. "Do you want to join us for dinner?" asked Tenchi in a kind voice since he held no grudge towards Yugi for what she did a year before. He did have Sakuya back now so he was happy.
"Sure," was all that Yugi could manage to say at that moment. She slowly walked over to the table, and ignoring the stares that she was getting from Ayeka and Ryoko, she sat down quietly.
Ryoko couldn't help but feel a little concerned for what might happens since she is awake. 'If she is back, then there is a possibility that she could bring Sakuya back. If that happens, then I just don't know what I would do,' thought Ryoko a gloomily but it didn't show in her face.
Diner went by rather slowly with few words being spoken. Yugi reached for some sushi that was made but stopped when she felt something. "H-How is it possible?" asked Yugi and Tenchi immediately knew what she was talking about. She had sensed Sakuya. "It can't be. How is she here?" asked Yugi ignoring the hand comments that Tenchi was making for her to drop the subject before Ayeka and Ryoko hurt her to figure it out.
"What was that?" asked Ryoko thinking she got the idea on what Yugi was going on about. She started to look hard at Yugi expecting an explanation but she never got one before Yugi fainted from shock.
"Yugi!" yelled Sasami as she got up from her seat and rushed to Yugi's side. "What happened Washu?" asked Sasami as Washu came and picked up Yugi. "Tell me!" yelled Sasami.
"Come with me. I will tell you in my lab," said Washu as she walked towards her lab. "She looks a bit exhausted. I will run a few checks to see what might be wrong," said Washu with a serious face.
Ayeka, who had been out of the room during the whole thing, walked into the room and was surprised to see all that had happened. "What happened?" asked Ayeka but inside she didn't really care too much because it was Yugi that it happened to.
"Yugi just got up shocked about something and suddenly she just passed out. Washu is looking after her right now so there isn't any worries for now," said Nobuyuki as he stood up and walked into the kitchen with some of the plates.
Inside the lab, Washu looked over Yugi to see if there was anything wrong. "Nothing appears to be wrong with her. I guess she must have sensed Sakuya and got a little scared and passed out," said Washu as she rubbed the headache that was forming.
"Is she going to be ok?" asked Sasami worried that maybe something bad could happen to her friend and that was something that she didn't want to happen. Yugi was her best friend.
"She will be fine. She is still a little exhausted. Just give her time to rest up and then we will fill her in on all that has been going on with Sakuya," said Washu as she walked to another part of her lab.
Sasami stared down at her sleeping friend with sad eyes. "Sleep well Yugi. Everything will become much more clear to you when you wake up," said Sasami as she took a chair and sat down in it before closing her eyes.
Outside of the lab, through all of the commotion cause by what happened to Yugi, nobody seemed to notice that Ryoko was no longer present at the table because she left when Yugi fainted and everyone's attention was turned towards the small girl.
Sitting up on top of the house, Ryoko couldn't help some of the thoughts that were going through her head. 'She is here. I know it. Yugi must have felt her and that is why she passed out, she didn't expect her to even be here after what Yugi did to her. That might also explain who I saw Tenchi with at the park that one day when me and Ayeka were chasing after him. I think that they had to have some help when it came to hiding this type of thing. More than likely, Washu was the one that was behind it all if Yugi wasn't the one to bring her back. Since Washu would be capable of doing something like this,' thought Ryoko with a sad expression on her face. "If she really is back, then what would this mean for me and Tenchi?" asked Ryoko with a sad expression as she watched the stars twinkling high above in the sky.
"We are having a special guest today. So I figured that I would try and create a special meal for the occasion," said Sasami as she rushed around the kitchen trying to put everything together.
"What kind of special guest are we having? Also, why is it that we need a huge meal for one extra person? Not that I really mind all of the extra food but I am very curious," said Ryoko as she sniffed some of the food.
"Sorry but I can't tell you. It is going to be a surprise though. I know that you are definitely going to be surprised for sure. Just don't overreact over it," said Sasami with a pleading face.
"Why would I overreact? It isn't like it is someone like Sakuya coming back to try and take Tenchi away. I wouldn't allow it," said Ryoko with a slight laugh before she floated out of the room.
Sasami was dreading what would happen if either Ryoko or Ayeka ever found out that Sakuya really was back but she tried her best to make it look like she wasn't. It scared her when Ryoko popped back into the room.
"Just out of curiosity since we were on the subject. It isn't Sakuya right?" asked Ryoko with a suspicious eye. She became happy when she saw that Sasami shook her head no. "Good. I know she is gone but I can never be too careful," said Ryoko once again floating out of the room.
Sasami let off a sigh of relief when she was sure that Ryoko wouldn't come back into the room again to ask more. 'I know that it isn't right to lie, but this is for a good cause. It is for the cause of keeping everyone alive in the end,' thought Sasami as a way to tell herself that it was ok to lie in this one little situation.
*****
Yugi sat upon a cold table in Washu's lab. She felt really uncomfortable after all that she had done. Yet she felt a little better after all the sleep that she was able to get. "Um Washu," said Yugi a little nervous.
"Yes, what is it?" asked Washu as she walked up to Yugi dressed in a little doctor's outfit. "Take in a deep breath," said Washu as she put on a stethoscope and put it on Yugi to listen to her heartbeat. "So tell me Yugi, How are you feeling right now?" asked Washu as she put the stethoscope away and started to test how Yugi body was doing at that moment.
"I feel a little bad about all that I have done. I only did a lot of it because I wanted a friend but now that I think of it, it ended up hurting so many others," said Yugi lowering her head in shame.
"You are just feeling a little guilty. It is common if a person had done some of the things that you did to feel a little guilty when they come to grips about what they had done," said Washu with a small smile on her face.
"Will it ever go away? I want it to go away," said Yugi in a sad tone as her head fell towards the floor once again. It was really starting to come to her all that she had done.
"It really depends on how much you want to try and do good things. When you wanted to sleep in order to try and become a better person that was a start to trying to heal your heart. Now, it is what you decide to do with your powers that will help you to heal a little more," said Washu in a nice voice.
"I-I will try and keep that I mind," said Yugi feeling a little better that she might be able to make her guilt go away. She knew that there was no way to get rid of all of it but she felt that in time she would be able to come to grips with that part of her that would always remembered what she did. That was when she felt that she would be able to truly be happy.
It was then that there was a slight knock on the door to the lab. Yugi panicked a little but she calmed down when Sasami walked into the lab. "Dinner is ready Washu. Are you ready to do this Yugi?" asked Sasami looking at her friend.
"I-I guess," said Yugi still feeling a little nervous. "Um Washu. How did the exams go?" asked Yugi as she jumped off of the cold table. She was nervous to learn what Washu had to say about this.
"Besides for your body being a little tired from not being used for so long. You appear to be in great health. Now come on, why don't we go and get some dinner before Ryoko decides to eat it all before we even get there," said Washu with a grin on her face.
Yugi couldn't help but laugh a little at the little joke that Washu had just made. "I'll be there in a minute. You go on without me for now," said Yugi as she took a seat in a comfy chair.
Washu merely nodded her head before leaving. All that was left was Sasami and Yugi in the lab. "Is something wrong Yugi?" asked Sasami as she saw the troubled look that Yugi had on.
"No, I will be fine. Just give me a little time to rest before we go out there," said Yugi giving off a weak smile as she sank into the chair. She was very curious as to how everyone would react.
"Take as much time as you want. I am in no hurry but Washu is right. If you want to eat, then you have to get there early before Ryoko can get into the food," said Sasami with a slight. She saw Yugi give a smile and was happy about that.
*****
"Where is Sasami and this guest we are supposed to have? I am starving and getting tired of waiting for them to get here. So can we just dig in already?" asked Ryoko as she looked over all of the delicious food that was spread out all over the table.
"You can afford to wait a little Ryoko. Besides, I don't think that you really need to be eating all that much anyways," said Ayeka giving off a small smirk at how she just insulted Ryoko.
Everyone saw what had just happened and were afraid of what the consequences would be. Everyone got up as quickly as they could and grabbed a hold of Ryoko to stop her from killing Ayeka for calling her fat. It wasn't helping very much because of the fact that Ryoko was stronger then most of them.
"Let me go! I am going to kill her," growled Ryoko as she got closer and closer to Ayeka who was laughing at her. She was not going to stand for it. She would get Ayeka back for that little comment and for the laughing.
"Ryoko, will you please stop?" begged Tenchi as he grabbed her arm to pull her away. He did not want dinner or his house to be ruined by allowing another fight to ensue between the two women.
This made Ryoko stop in her tracks and turn to face Tenchi with a smile. "Of course Tenchi," putting on a sweet face for Tenchi. She then turned to Ayeka and stuck out her tongue and made a few funny faces at Ayeka just to annoy her when no one else was looking.
The door to the lab opened and in walked Sasami. "So where is this special guest already?" asked Ryoko starting to get more and more impatient that the person had yet to arrive.
"She is right here," said Sasami moving out of the doorway to reveal Yugi standing there looking a little embarrassed. "I am sure that you all remember Yugi," said Sasami with a smile.
Everyone was shocked to see the little girl that tried to take over the world just standing there like nothing had ever happened. Ryoko and Ayeka took it a little hard remembering what she did between them and Tenchi by making Sakuya. Both stood up a little outraged. Ryoko was about to say something when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked around to see that it was Tenchi and he was shaking his head for her not to do anything. Since she was willing to do anything for Tenchi, she decided to not say anything at that moment.
Tenchi stepped forward so that he was in front of Yugi. "Hello Yugi. I hope you had a good sleep," said Tenchi as he leaned down so he was eye to eye with her. "Do you want to join us for dinner?" asked Tenchi in a kind voice since he held no grudge towards Yugi for what she did a year before. He did have Sakuya back now so he was happy.
"Sure," was all that Yugi could manage to say at that moment. She slowly walked over to the table, and ignoring the stares that she was getting from Ayeka and Ryoko, she sat down quietly.
Ryoko couldn't help but feel a little concerned for what might happens since she is awake. 'If she is back, then there is a possibility that she could bring Sakuya back. If that happens, then I just don't know what I would do,' thought Ryoko a gloomily but it didn't show in her face.
Diner went by rather slowly with few words being spoken. Yugi reached for some sushi that was made but stopped when she felt something. "H-How is it possible?" asked Yugi and Tenchi immediately knew what she was talking about. She had sensed Sakuya. "It can't be. How is she here?" asked Yugi ignoring the hand comments that Tenchi was making for her to drop the subject before Ayeka and Ryoko hurt her to figure it out.
"What was that?" asked Ryoko thinking she got the idea on what Yugi was going on about. She started to look hard at Yugi expecting an explanation but she never got one before Yugi fainted from shock.
"Yugi!" yelled Sasami as she got up from her seat and rushed to Yugi's side. "What happened Washu?" asked Sasami as Washu came and picked up Yugi. "Tell me!" yelled Sasami.
"Come with me. I will tell you in my lab," said Washu as she walked towards her lab. "She looks a bit exhausted. I will run a few checks to see what might be wrong," said Washu with a serious face.
Ayeka, who had been out of the room during the whole thing, walked into the room and was surprised to see all that had happened. "What happened?" asked Ayeka but inside she didn't really care too much because it was Yugi that it happened to.
"Yugi just got up shocked about something and suddenly she just passed out. Washu is looking after her right now so there isn't any worries for now," said Nobuyuki as he stood up and walked into the kitchen with some of the plates.
Inside the lab, Washu looked over Yugi to see if there was anything wrong. "Nothing appears to be wrong with her. I guess she must have sensed Sakuya and got a little scared and passed out," said Washu as she rubbed the headache that was forming.
"Is she going to be ok?" asked Sasami worried that maybe something bad could happen to her friend and that was something that she didn't want to happen. Yugi was her best friend.
"She will be fine. She is still a little exhausted. Just give her time to rest up and then we will fill her in on all that has been going on with Sakuya," said Washu as she walked to another part of her lab.
Sasami stared down at her sleeping friend with sad eyes. "Sleep well Yugi. Everything will become much more clear to you when you wake up," said Sasami as she took a chair and sat down in it before closing her eyes.
Outside of the lab, through all of the commotion cause by what happened to Yugi, nobody seemed to notice that Ryoko was no longer present at the table because she left when Yugi fainted and everyone's attention was turned towards the small girl.
Sitting up on top of the house, Ryoko couldn't help some of the thoughts that were going through her head. 'She is here. I know it. Yugi must have felt her and that is why she passed out, she didn't expect her to even be here after what Yugi did to her. That might also explain who I saw Tenchi with at the park that one day when me and Ayeka were chasing after him. I think that they had to have some help when it came to hiding this type of thing. More than likely, Washu was the one that was behind it all if Yugi wasn't the one to bring her back. Since Washu would be capable of doing something like this,' thought Ryoko with a sad expression on her face. "If she really is back, then what would this mean for me and Tenchi?" asked Ryoko with a sad expression as she watched the stars twinkling high above in the sky.