A/N: Wow! Sorry it's taken me so long to update! I've been going through a lot of stressful times, so I've been REALLY busy. I'll be sure to update more! Thanks to all of you guys who have been reading my story! I love your feedback!

"Oh Tenchi, you're such a naughty little boy! I didn't know you chose so quickly!"

The boy's face rose to a shade of red much brighter than the scientist's hair, his eyes grew wide, and his mouth fell open in shock. He quickly swallowed his nervous feelings and addressed the girl in order to correct the horrible mistake she had made.

"What!? No, I don't mean it like that Washu! Eh!?"

The expression on Washu's face frightened the boy. Her eyes had grown teary and her hands were now clasped before her face as she rested her elbows on his chest.

"Oh Tenchi, darling!" Washu squealed in an innocent voice.

"Washu! Cut it out! You know what I mean!"

The little scientist sighed and crawled off the boy. She brushed off her uniform and stared down into Tenchi's dark eyes. A sudden sweet smile formed upon her lips, which Tenchi was sure rarely happened. It wasn't the same smile she used when Tenchi was being used as her "Little Guinea-Pig." He couldn't help but smile back at her.

"Oh Tenchi, you're no fun!" Washu squeaked playfully before offering him a hand to raise him to his feet. "So what was it you needed?"

"Eh, well it's about Ryoko..." Tenchi tried to begin.

"Oh boy, anything about Ryoko always takes a while. Come on, let's go some where we can actually sit comfortably for a while," and with that Washu led Tenchi through her lab.

They passed through a number of doors before reaching two, very large, midnight blue doors. The intricate carvings of gold and silver amazed Tenchi. The attention to detail had been suburb. There on the door was an illustration of the entire universe as known to science. He had never seen anything like it before.

Washu pushed open the doors and a flash of blinding light passed into Tenchi's wide eyes. He quickly shielded his eyes from the pain until he felt Washu's arm slowly pull him into the room. He blinked several times before allowing his eyes to fully open. When he did regain his sight, Tenchi was forced to stare in awe.

"Washu..." Tenchi could only gape at the sight before him.

Washu had led him into her bedroom and it was a sight to see. The bed was enormous and the headrest was as intricately carved as the doors. He saw on them the designs of the planets in his own solar system. The walls themselves made him feel as if he was standing in space. Stars of different sizes and brightness lined the area in utter realism. Tenchi had to pinch himself to ensure he hadn't been sleeping.

"Don't get any funny ideas, Tenchi. Just because I led you into my bedroom doesn't mean I'll let you do anything to my young and beautiful body!" Washu spoke in a serious tone.

"Oh Washu," Tenchi laughed, shaking his head at Washu's constant nagging on him being as perverted as his father, which was definitely not true.

The scientist pulled up a chair and sat down, waiting for Tenchi to do the same before she spoke.

"So, tell me, Tenchi. What's wrong with Ryoko?"

"Huh? Oh. Well, she followed me to the fields instead of helping around the house," the prince began.

"I see."

Tenchi nearly feel out of his chair laughing once he set his gaze upon Washu, who was sitting down with a clipboard, carefully taking notes, which gave her the look of a psychologist. He continued to explain how he handed Ryoko the bag and later found it scattered on the ground with Ryoko nowhere in sight. Washu continued to say, "I see," and wrote a few things down.

"And how does that make you feel, Tenchi?"

"Well...wait a minute...WASHU! Would you please take this seriously?" Tenchi cried out in aggravation.

The scientist sighed before throwing her clipboard into a subspace portal. Her emerald eyes pierced through Tenchi's only for a brief moment. Washu stood up from her seat and walked over to him.

"Tenchi, the problem isn't with Ryoko."

He was caught off guard by her statement and quickly asked for an explanation. "It's not?"

"No, Tenchi, it's you. Don't you see? All of them, Ryoko, Ayeka, Sasami, even Mihoshi, they all want attention. Each of them cares for you dearly and when you just ignore their presence or don't pay them any mind, they get hurt. I'm sure they all know you aren't ready to choose, but I mean, how on Earth will you choose if you just ignore them? There's nothing wrong with the way Ryoko acted, though it might appear strange. She just wants you to notice her. Maybe you should try spending a bit more time with the girls, Tenchi."

The boy just sat there, looking down at the ground. He had heard every word Washu had just said and had mentally smacked himself for being so oblivious. She was right. Before he could ever make his decision, Tenchi had to get to know each of the girls better. As of now, he wasn't doing a very good job.

"You're right. I need to stop being so self-conscious! I guess if I get to know you all better I can find out who I really care for, but how can I do that with them all fighting?"

Washu smiled and patted the boy on the back and gently pushes him out of her room. "I'll worry about that part! Now go on, Tenchi, take 'em all on a one-on-one date! Have fun lover boy!"

"EH? WASHU! Wait!" Tenchi called out in vain as the scientist shut her large doors. "Sheesh! I'll never understand the way you work, Washu! Never."

Tenchi headed out the door, which had silently appeared behind him. His mind wander back to the advice Washu had given him. He decided her method was the only way he could solve the problems in the house. He had to trust her. It was the only way.

Back in the lab, Washu slid her back down her large bedroom doors, hugging her knees to her chest. She looked up at the ceiling and let a large sigh escape her lips. Her thoughts locked onto Tenchi's last words, and in her mind she spoke.

'I don't want you to understand me, Tenchi...that's the way it's meant to be.'