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Bliss, pure and untainted, it was how to describe her kiss. Soft lips and a honey taste.

Tenchi, his mind was numb. The only thing he could feel was the kiss. It was different from the raw passion that was Ryoko, but Tenchi wasn't thinking of her now.

If you asked him who Ryoko was he probably couldn't tell you. He pulled away. Reality coming back to him, he knew this was wrong. But it felt right.

"Ayeka, that wasn't suppose to happen I meant to hug you, but it felt like I owed you that much. Please don't be mad at me."

But she wasn't mad he could see that there was something else deep inside her he had yet to figure out.

"Nonsense Tenchi lets just call that a friendship kiss. It was something we shared that has come to pass. So no worries."

"Okay I guess I will be going now, got to get back to my room. Good night."

"Night."

Tenchi left and Ayeka was at a loss for words.

'When he kissed me I wanted to rip his clothes of. Love him with my body as much as my soul.

Give him all I had to give and then some.

Alas I gave him nothing and he took my heart.'

With Washu, Kiyone and Hotsuma. ( Remember he is good and there friend now.) Washu nibbled at the meal Kiyone had brought from the ships kitchens and listened to the idle chit chat between her and Hotsuma.

It wasn't till Hotsuma brought up the issue with the pool did Washu give her input.

"It seems were returning to the days when Ayeka would fight with Ryoko over Tenchi's affections again." Hotsuma said this fast taking a long swig from his drink.

Kiyone glared at him and asked


"How so?"

It was now Washu gave her valued knowledge into the conversation.

"Hotsuma is simply referring to the fact that Ryoko was overly jealous today and has been so since the ride in the car."

"You can't blame her. I mean all this long she fought for him, seeing him just a little bit with Ayeka opens the closed doors to the feeling."

"Hotsuma, you don't know what your talking about. Ryoko has Tenchi no need to be angry."

"Kiyone, you're wrong."

"Eh?!"

"Hotsuma was right in the fact she was jealous-

Hotsuma makes a face at Kiyone.

-However-

Kiyone makes a face right back at him

-What you both fail to understand-

Both glare at Washu for being a no it all, Washu smiles and makes faces at them both.

-Is Ryoko's real problem is Tenchi's journey to starting up a new Journey with Ayeka. A journey to become her friend again. Ryoko thinks that this new friendship will enact something new between the to."

"In other words Ryoko thinks Tenchi and Ayeka will experience a bond that Ryoko could never share with him."

"Exactly Hotsuma."

They continue to eat.

Tenchi makes it back to his room. He collapses on his bed from exhaustion. He breaths deeply replaying the scene with Ayeka in his mind.

He pauses on the kiss and runs a finger over his lips. He can still feel her warm lips on his. He knew it was wrong and glad that Ayeka let it slide. He then remembers a conversation he had with Sasami one day long ago.

FLASHBACK

"You know none of you really give my sister the credit she deserves."

"Hm, how so?"

"You will never comprehend the game that Ryoko plays. How should I say this it was once a game for you as it was for Ayeka."

"What kind of game?"

"A race for your love, your heart. In this game my sister known she has lost before Ryoko will finish this race."

"Where do I come in this game?"

"You are the prize."

"Is that all I am."

"Yes and no. But something tells me one of the competitors is in it to win it just to do so."

END FLASHBACK

Sasami had never told him which one but slowly Tenchi replays it when to sentences grabs him:

"A race for your love, your heart. In this game my sister known she has lost before Ryoko will finish this race"

"Yes and no but something tells me one of the competitors is in it to win it just to do so."

Sasami could not have known he was going to choose Ryoko. Yet one was in it to win it. That had to be Ryoko if Ayeka knew she was going to lose before he chooses.

Sasami was just a kid. Granted hanging around his grandfather and Washu had made her wise, but she could not have known

Damn it! There is a better chance of a snowball in hell. Maybe she was a telepath like her sister.

There was a better explanation.

Tomorrow he was going to ask her how she knew and put Ryoko's mind to ease. That he loved her, not Ayeka.

As Tenchi began to fall asleep a nagging feeling was pulling at him. That there was extra love and that someone fucked up big time.

'I can't love Ayeka I mean, can I ...'

Then Tenchi welcomed the darkness.

Hey it is me again thank you to all reviewers especially dancing-by- moonlight for checking up on it after it took forever to update. Sorry again and will update soon!!!!