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The birds once again chirped their morning song, while the sun rose in another morning at the house. Ayeka stepped out of the house; she had only arrived back the day before. She needed air, how nice it was to be on earth again! Sasami ran out with her, obviously happy to have her sister home again.

"Everything is gonna be all right, right Ayeka?" She looked up at her sister's face with her big, happy eyes.

"Yes Sasami I have a feeling everything might be…back to normal, if even better." She for one knew it would be better. The whole encounter had to have put her and Ryoko on better terms. Though she knew they would always fight, they would always be well…buddies first at least.

"She'll be okay right?" Tenchi had been looking down at the sleeping Ryoko in a hospital like bed of Washu's. She was healing, but slowly, and it made him worry. He wished he could have held her right then, but…well, he couldn't disturb her. He still had to tell her what she meant to him, but now didn't seem like the time.

"She will. She won't leave us again. I think…by you being there to help her that helped prove she wanted…but you should thank Ayeka too. For her rival to help her…it means more to her then she will ever let the princess know." Washu laughed, her eyes never leaving her daughter. "Oh there will be more arguments…but I bet it would be more of a friendly competition.

"Little Washu? Please let me know the second Ryoko is awake."

"You going to tell her?" "Not yet. I'd like a special occasion, even though it is driving me crazy. I just want to see her."

"Okay Tenchi, but I have a feeling she'll get to you first."

Tenchi had caught up to Ayeka quickly, thanking her for her kindness. The princess had blushed, happy she could please Tenchi. She thought maybe, just maybe she would have a chance with him if she kept acting that way. However, she had been watching him through the Ryoko ordeal.

Tenchi himself decided to walk over to the cave he had originally found Ryoko in to sit and think. How to tell her the truth….and just when? He didn't want it to be a real stupid occasion, like just blurting it out some afternoon. He wanted maybe a holiday, or a special day of the year, like Winter Solstice. Arg! He knew she could care less when he did at the time, but in the future he wanted to give her something to look back on.

Deciding would take him a while. Just as it had taken him forever to realize which girl he loved, it would take the slowpoke ages to decide how to go about telling her. "Oh man, I'll have to pick a day that isn't too stupid…"

"A day that isn't too stupid for what?" Tenchi had no time to even blink before the cyan haired woman knocked him from where he was sitting onto the ground. She trapped him down and put her face towards him. "Now that all that peskiness is out of the way, we can make love to each other all we want!"

"Ah…er…" Just as he was not ready to tell her, he felt a little awkward letting her crawl all over him. Oh it felt good, just not right, as he had not told her. "Ryoko, get off! Um..I mean, tell me, what will happen to you now? Are you still sick?"

"Oh." She stood up and leaned against the rocks, her arms crossed. "Nah. Washu managed an antidote…I don't know how, but then again, I have yet to be as smart as her I guess. Anyway, I just need to get a shot every day; I can give it to myself. I'll be fine! Aren't you happy?" She flashed a fang at him, grinning.

"Well, yea, I'm very happy!"

"Huh?" She uncrossed her arms. "Tenchi…?"

"Well come on, did you really expect me to be sad that you would be okay? You know me better than any of them Ryoko." He almost blushed, but managed to hold it back. But then he abruptly changed the subject. "You know, Sasami must have dinner ready for us! How about we head back to the house? You must miss her cooking."

"Well…yea." Ryoko decided to let her shocked look go. What had she expected Tenchi to say anyway? Of course he would want her to stay. She smiled and grabbed onto his hand, tugging him along. "Come on, let's beat that pesky princess! You know she likes to eat everything before I get there."

Tenchi's only answer was to laugh, and he didn't pull away. Instead he ran with Ryoko back to the house, letting her pull him along. After all she'd been through, why deny her this? Someday he would tell her the truth. But for now, just to see her back to normal was enough for him.

THE END… of this story anyhow.

There's my first fanfic with an actual plot. I know it sucks but eh..maybe I'll learn, right? Now I told you Tenchi would choose...just not that he would tell! I need an excuse to write more fanfics of Tenchi anyway, especially with Ryoko, I'm so obsessed that I dressed like her for Otakon. Oo Um, anyway, good reviews, death threats, whatever, just give em to me