A/N: EEP! I'm so sorry you guys! I don't think I mentioned that I was going
on vacation. How wonderful of me not to say a thing about it. I didn't mean
to keep you waiting so long for this chapter!! I hope you all like it and
thank you so much for the reviews! It keeps me motivated.
Dawn came swiftly into Tenchi's eyes, awakening him to the sound of erratic fighting and shouting from the story below. The boy sighed, shaking his head in utter disappointment before quickly getting dressed.
"Please let them be done fighting," he whispered before cautiously making his way down the steps.
"Lord Tenchi would never site by a demon like you!"
"Oh yeah? What makes you think he wants some damsel in distress next to him? Get out of your fairytale, princess!"
"He's been mine since before he was born I'm telling you!"
"That's what you claim and nothing more! Banshee!"
Tenchi sighed heavily, gazing at the already destroyed family room and half burnt dining room. He watched as Sasami and Mihoshi did their best to calm the two fighters. To his displeasure, their attempts were in vain.
A small creaking noise diverted Tenchi's attention. He turned his head to see Washu peak her head out of the closet door as if to see what all the commotion was about. Before he could voice a greeting, a large energy blast came flying in her direction. The young scientist ducked, watching the blast destroy the top portion of her door and then zoom past Tenchi.
Washu laughed. "'Morning, Tenchi! You okay back there?"
Tenchi smiled, approaching her. "Yeah, I guess I should be used to this now."
The scientist nodded her head in agreement before walking toward the kitchen. Tenchi quickly followed her, keeping an eye out for any other flying blasts. When they entered the dining area, Tenchi noticed things seemed to be simmering down, due to Sasami having brought out the meal.
"Lord Tenchi! Good morning! Please, come sit by me!"
"No! Don't listen to her, Tenchi! Sit by me!"
The prince sighed, unwilling to make such a dangerous decision. Sasami and Washu quickly caught on to this. They both made their ways toward the fighter whom they were related to and quietly sat down, ignoring the death glares they received, before beginning to enjoy their meal. Tenchi mentally thanked them before sitting by Mihoshi.
As the meal drew to an end, Tenchi's mind began to race, his heart beating faster than usual. His gaze shifted to Washu and to his surprise, she nodded slightly as if having read his mind. Tenchi then swallowed his last bit of food before clearing his throat.
"Everyone, there's something I want to tell you."
This simple sentence drew the attention of all the girls, Ryoko and Ayeka most of all. The attention made Tenchi more nervous than before, causing him to lose his will to speak. He searched the room again, looking for something he wasn't quite sure of, until his eyes locked on to Washu's. She noticed the tension in his eyes and smiled sweetly.
"You were saying, Tenchi?" she softly said before allowing him to continue.
"R-Right. Um...well I guess what I want to say is that I think it's about time I got to know you girls better. I know I've made you wait for so long, not choosing one of you over the others and I want to stop that now. I can't make my decision yet though since I don't know any of you outside of how you act with the others around. So...umm....I thought I could take each of you girls on a separate...umm...date-"
"REALLY!?" Ayeka and Ryoko voiced together.
Tenchi laughed nervously, scratching the back of his head. "Well...yeah."
"It would be an honor, Lord Tenchi!"
"I'm goin' first!"
"What!? Ryoko, how dare you!"
"Shut-up, Ayeka!"
Washu's anger level began to rise as the fighting continued. Tenchi had finally made a decision that would help each of them, yet Ryoko and Ayeka still didn't seem to get it. She thrust her hands onto the table, shaking the plates and glasses violently.
"That's enough! No more fighting, got that!? I think we're all sick of it! How is Tenchi suppose to choose one of you if all he hears and sees are the two of you going at each others throats?" Washu's voice rose to match the anger blazing in her emerald eyes. "He's made a decision to help and all you two seem to care about it your own selfish desires! Give the kid a break, will ya?"
"Washu..." Tenchi whispered.
The scientist seemed quiet happy with the results of her speech. Ryoko and Ayeka had returned to their seats, heads lowered in contemplation. She then grabbed a few papers she had stored in her pockets and wrote down a single number on each slip before shuffling them and using a chopstick to unite them at the ends. She placed the fixture in hand.
"The only way to peacefully solve this is with a lottery. I wrote a number on each of these papers. The number you get is the order in which you will go on your date with Tenchi! So let's get started!" Washu cheered before letting the others take a slip of paper.
'Ryoko, pick the one second to your left,' Washu voice rang in Ryoko's head.
The pirate glared at the scientist. 'Why?'
'Cuz that's the slip with the number 1 written on it, that's why!'
'How would you know?'
'Cuz I'm the one who created this little thing! I already took the number 5 slip for myself and if you get number 1 Tenchi will be comparing everyone's date to yours! It's the best slot!'
Ryoko smiled smugly before doing as her mother said.
"Are we all ready? Okay! Open your slips!" Washu called out.
The gang did as she said and Washu looked on with glee as a few faces fell and others rose. She noticed the ecstatic look drawn upon Ryoko's face and the slightly somber look upon Ayeka's. She then winked at Tenchi before asking the girls to give her their slips.
"Now that I know who got which, I'll begin to read Tenchi his ultimate fate. In order to keep things spread out and not so over bearing we'll have one date a week. Now no one but Tenchi and the lucky girl are allowed to leave the house that day just to be sure that nothing bad happens. Everyone got that?" Washu spoke, slanting her gaze down at Ryoko. "Other than that, have a great time!"
"Alright, just get on with it, Washu!" Ryoko yawned.
"The order of dates are: Ryoko, Sasami, Ayeka, Mihoshi, and Washu!"
Dawn came swiftly into Tenchi's eyes, awakening him to the sound of erratic fighting and shouting from the story below. The boy sighed, shaking his head in utter disappointment before quickly getting dressed.
"Please let them be done fighting," he whispered before cautiously making his way down the steps.
"Lord Tenchi would never site by a demon like you!"
"Oh yeah? What makes you think he wants some damsel in distress next to him? Get out of your fairytale, princess!"
"He's been mine since before he was born I'm telling you!"
"That's what you claim and nothing more! Banshee!"
Tenchi sighed heavily, gazing at the already destroyed family room and half burnt dining room. He watched as Sasami and Mihoshi did their best to calm the two fighters. To his displeasure, their attempts were in vain.
A small creaking noise diverted Tenchi's attention. He turned his head to see Washu peak her head out of the closet door as if to see what all the commotion was about. Before he could voice a greeting, a large energy blast came flying in her direction. The young scientist ducked, watching the blast destroy the top portion of her door and then zoom past Tenchi.
Washu laughed. "'Morning, Tenchi! You okay back there?"
Tenchi smiled, approaching her. "Yeah, I guess I should be used to this now."
The scientist nodded her head in agreement before walking toward the kitchen. Tenchi quickly followed her, keeping an eye out for any other flying blasts. When they entered the dining area, Tenchi noticed things seemed to be simmering down, due to Sasami having brought out the meal.
"Lord Tenchi! Good morning! Please, come sit by me!"
"No! Don't listen to her, Tenchi! Sit by me!"
The prince sighed, unwilling to make such a dangerous decision. Sasami and Washu quickly caught on to this. They both made their ways toward the fighter whom they were related to and quietly sat down, ignoring the death glares they received, before beginning to enjoy their meal. Tenchi mentally thanked them before sitting by Mihoshi.
As the meal drew to an end, Tenchi's mind began to race, his heart beating faster than usual. His gaze shifted to Washu and to his surprise, she nodded slightly as if having read his mind. Tenchi then swallowed his last bit of food before clearing his throat.
"Everyone, there's something I want to tell you."
This simple sentence drew the attention of all the girls, Ryoko and Ayeka most of all. The attention made Tenchi more nervous than before, causing him to lose his will to speak. He searched the room again, looking for something he wasn't quite sure of, until his eyes locked on to Washu's. She noticed the tension in his eyes and smiled sweetly.
"You were saying, Tenchi?" she softly said before allowing him to continue.
"R-Right. Um...well I guess what I want to say is that I think it's about time I got to know you girls better. I know I've made you wait for so long, not choosing one of you over the others and I want to stop that now. I can't make my decision yet though since I don't know any of you outside of how you act with the others around. So...umm....I thought I could take each of you girls on a separate...umm...date-"
"REALLY!?" Ayeka and Ryoko voiced together.
Tenchi laughed nervously, scratching the back of his head. "Well...yeah."
"It would be an honor, Lord Tenchi!"
"I'm goin' first!"
"What!? Ryoko, how dare you!"
"Shut-up, Ayeka!"
Washu's anger level began to rise as the fighting continued. Tenchi had finally made a decision that would help each of them, yet Ryoko and Ayeka still didn't seem to get it. She thrust her hands onto the table, shaking the plates and glasses violently.
"That's enough! No more fighting, got that!? I think we're all sick of it! How is Tenchi suppose to choose one of you if all he hears and sees are the two of you going at each others throats?" Washu's voice rose to match the anger blazing in her emerald eyes. "He's made a decision to help and all you two seem to care about it your own selfish desires! Give the kid a break, will ya?"
"Washu..." Tenchi whispered.
The scientist seemed quiet happy with the results of her speech. Ryoko and Ayeka had returned to their seats, heads lowered in contemplation. She then grabbed a few papers she had stored in her pockets and wrote down a single number on each slip before shuffling them and using a chopstick to unite them at the ends. She placed the fixture in hand.
"The only way to peacefully solve this is with a lottery. I wrote a number on each of these papers. The number you get is the order in which you will go on your date with Tenchi! So let's get started!" Washu cheered before letting the others take a slip of paper.
'Ryoko, pick the one second to your left,' Washu voice rang in Ryoko's head.
The pirate glared at the scientist. 'Why?'
'Cuz that's the slip with the number 1 written on it, that's why!'
'How would you know?'
'Cuz I'm the one who created this little thing! I already took the number 5 slip for myself and if you get number 1 Tenchi will be comparing everyone's date to yours! It's the best slot!'
Ryoko smiled smugly before doing as her mother said.
"Are we all ready? Okay! Open your slips!" Washu called out.
The gang did as she said and Washu looked on with glee as a few faces fell and others rose. She noticed the ecstatic look drawn upon Ryoko's face and the slightly somber look upon Ayeka's. She then winked at Tenchi before asking the girls to give her their slips.
"Now that I know who got which, I'll begin to read Tenchi his ultimate fate. In order to keep things spread out and not so over bearing we'll have one date a week. Now no one but Tenchi and the lucky girl are allowed to leave the house that day just to be sure that nothing bad happens. Everyone got that?" Washu spoke, slanting her gaze down at Ryoko. "Other than that, have a great time!"
"Alright, just get on with it, Washu!" Ryoko yawned.
"The order of dates are: Ryoko, Sasami, Ayeka, Mihoshi, and Washu!"