Hi everybody, sorry I am late. It looks like I wont be able to put out a
chapter per day like I wanted. Pretty short-lived dream wasn't it. I
received two reviews asking about Ryoko's death. All I can say is have
patience all shall be revealed in time. Anyway I hope you enjoy the story.
Just to warn you this story has the potential to get really disgusting
Saying Goodbye Chapter 5
"Ha-ha, finally after all these years, you will be mine once again."
"Sakuya." Tenchi called. "Come on its time for your lessons.
Sakuya jumped out of bed and after throwing in some training cloths, scrambled down stairs.
"Here I am." She called as she ran after Tenchi and Katsuhito. As she ran between the house and the training hall she spotted David.
He stood in the middle of the yard, surrounded by training posts. He was dressed in his usual attire. Those shoes he wore were more like slippers, black pants tied at the bottom. A white sash across his waist, and a black tank top. In the quick glance she got of him she could have sworn he was glowing.
Before she could ponder it further, she was forced to catch the shinai Tenchi had thrown at her head.
The first attack came from above. Her grandfather fell from the rafters in a downward strike that pushed her to her knees. His shinai slid down across her and he used his momentum to come down and around in a slashing attack.
After parrying a thrust, she launched her own attack. Bringing her shinai down at the old mans head, only to find it intercepted. Before she could react he side stepped and in one quick movement, dropped her weapon and brought his around to smash into her neck. She flew to the ground and skidded a few feet.
"Sakuya Dear, You are a very strong and quick girl but you just don't have the mind set for attacking. It goes against your personality. In order for you to attack you must fight your self first, and then face your opponent. This makes you very predictable. And thus you get hit, and very hard at that. If I may offer a suggestion?" She nodded.
"You might try just defending. Eventually you will fid a point where attacking is defending, then you should be fine."
"But, if that's true then why can I always beat Dave?" "Though you are faster than most fighters, I get the feeling that that boy lets you win a lot."
Dave stood in the center of the circle of training posts. He began to focus, zoning out everything but the posts. As he extended his awareness into the area around him he failed to notice Tenchi, Katsuhito, or Sakuya walking/running past.
His mind sufficiently focused he leapt into action. The first post in front of him shook with the impact of his fist. Satisfied that his preparations were complete, he began to move. Bounding from post to post, raining punches. The more he attacked the more he increased his speed. Never once hitting the same post twice in a row and completely leaving the first one alone. After about five minutes the posts began to fall apart from the stress. To the outside observer he was a blur. The movement of his body was hard enough to follow. His strikes were almost completely invisible. As the second to last post fell he returned to the first. It exploded. He stood in the middle of a pile of splintered wood, panting slightly. "That was quite the show." He looked up to see Tenchi standing just outside his circle of awareness. He raised an eyebrow at the taller man. "That was really impressive. I had to concentrate to follow your movements, a little." "Your not so bad yourself. Staying just out of my awareness." Dave grinned at the man. "Care for a friendly sparing match?" Tenchi asked, hefting a shinai. "You might want to use one of those." Dave replied, pointing at a boken in a rack just inside the dojo. Tenchi took one look around the courtyard then nodded and retrieved one. (A/N: Just so you know. The training hall here is split into two halves, separated by a wall. Katsuhito trains kendo students in one half. And family in the other.) Tenchi took a stance across the yard from David. Dropping into an attack stance. Crouching slightly, holding the tip of the boken in his left hand, blade side up. (A/N: for those of you that read/watch Kenshin. It is like the Gutotsu, but slightly different.) Dave tossed his shirt to the side, and slipped into his own stance. "No holding back now Dave." At that Dave began to concentrate. "K'" came his grunted reply. There was an audible pop as a circle of dust lifted around David. "That's it." Tenchi said as he charged Dave. The first strike was a trust at David's forehead. He moved an inch to the left and watched it go by. As Tenchi reached full extension, Dave moved in for an open palm shot to Tenchi's chest. The older man bent back avoiding the strike. He came up to Dave's left, aiming to hit his opponent in the side. Dave flipped over the slash, as he landed he spun and kicked Tenchi in the side.
As Sakuya and her grandfather left the training hall, she heard a thud. Glancing out into the courtyard she saw Tenchi flying across the yard and David at the other end following through with a kick. To her amassment, she saw Tenchi flip around in mid air and land. As his feet hit the ground, he lunged at Dave. Who likewise lunged at him.
They met in the center. Landing on opposite sides they spun and dropped into stances again.
"How many punches did you see?" Katsuhito asked her.
"About fifteen."
"And sword strikes?"
"About ten."
"You missed two punches and three strikes."
Katsuhito stood in aw. 'to think that boy could hold his own against my heir. It's amazing.'
Tenchi leapt into the air. As he began to descend, the energy around his boken takes shape. A dragon was suddenly streaming at David. He caught Tenchi's sword.
The ground around them rippled with the force, and Dave dropped to one knee.
"David!" Sakuya calls.
He grunts in excursion, moves to the side, and allows Tenchi's boken to continue down its path. He yanked back causing Tenchi to stumble forward, Dave slammed his knee into the mans exposed gut.
Tenchi is sent flying across the yard. He landed on one knee, sliding back about a foot. He looked up just as Dave's fist smashed into his face.
Using the momentum from the punch, he flipped around and shoved off the wall. The attack was just a blur to all around. Suddenly Dave was on the ground twenty feet away groaning. Tenchi stood, boken in hand. Smiling at the man. Dave pushes up to his feet and he bows to Tenchi. "Thanks Mr. Masaki."
Sakuya noticed for the first time that Dave's shirt was off. She couldn't help the blush that flooded her cheeks.
Sweat dripped down his muscular form. Excepting the dust there was nothing to blemish his bronze skin, no a signal scratch.
"Yes dear granddaughter, I believe that there are a few things he hides from you." Katsuhito said off handedly. Watching David as his gaze fell upon Sakuya.
A blush began to creep across his face. 'Oh my' crossed his mind. She stood before him. Her sweat drenched cloths clung to her like a second skin, revealing a generous amount of her gorgeous figure. "Sa...Sa....Saku..." He stuttered.
She giggled at him and smiled brightly.
Dave turned a bright red from the waist up, or at least that's as far down as she could see. 'Not that I would mind seeing the rest.' She mentally slapped her own hand.
Unbeknownst to them, Tenchi and Katsuhito had made a hasty escape leaving the couple alone.
Dave continued blushing furiously and Sakuya continued giggling for quite a while.
"Ha Ha Ha" a psychotic laugh spread through the dark room. Within the seemingly endless folds of darkness stood a figure next to a large tank containing a body. A woman's body. With long cyan hair.
"Finally you will be mine once again."
"So grandfather, what do you think of Dave?"
Tenchi and Katsuhito sat on the porch with a kettle between them, each had a cup of tea in one hand.
"He seems like a good kid. He is definitely good for you, and Sakuya to keep around. His good attitude seems to be rubbing off on the both of you."
"I don't think that's the only thing he is rubbing off on Sakuya." Tenchi snickered.
"Hey last I checked, those two are sufficiently able to keep your mind from dwelling on depressing subjects all day, and that's the important part."
Tenchi just sighed in response. 'Some day, maybe Ill move on. She will always be my true love.'
"Hay there." Dave said as he sat down next to Sakuya.
"Hay."
She sat on the roof, starring off at the scenery around them. Her arms rapped around her knees. Her head resting on her arms.
"What's up?"
"Nothing."
"Sakuya, don't lie to me."
"I am just a bit confused, that's all."
"about what?"
She shrugged. 'You'
"Any thing I can do?"
She shook her head. 'HUG ME AGAIN' she screamed on the inside.
They sat there staring at the stars what seemed like an eternity. A comfortable silence hung in the air.
Slowly the night air began to cool and Sakuya began to shiver.
Dave unbuttoned his (for lack of a better name) kung fu shirt and slipped his arm out. He draped his arm around her then rapped half of the coat around her. He pulled her closer to him.
She stiffened slightly at the original contact then relaxed against his muscular chest.
"Comfy?"
"Mmhm." She Mumbled. Cuddling in closer.
"Good, cause you aren't leaving for a while." He whispered to her, tightening his grip on her.
After about an hour Dave finally broke the silence.
"Hey, You awake?"
His only response was a light snore.
"Guess not. And just when I worked up the courage too?"
Suddenly she stirred in his arms. "Worked up the courage to what?" She asked. Cuddling even closer.
He smiled openly at her. 'Well its now or never.'
"Sakuya I have something to tell you. Its kind of important."
"Yess?" She asked looking up at him.
Surprising both himself and her, he leaned forward and planted a soft kiss on her lips.
She stiffened in surprise for a moment, before giving in to her feelings. She closed her eyes and leaned into the kiss.
After a few moments they broke apart. She looked deeply into his eyes.
"Sakuya. I... I love you."
She put a hand on his cheek and pulled his head down.
"Finally." She whispered just before their lips met.
After they pulled apart again Dave asked "How long have you known?'
"About a year"
"And you just let make a fool of myself for that long?"
She shrugged "what can I say, I like torturing you."
Then she pulled him into another kiss.
"So, dose that mean you feel the same about me?"
"Hmm. I don't know. Ill think about it for a while and get back to you."
Dave stiffened, his eyes wide.
"Of course I love you, you big lug. Now get back down hear and kiss me some more. I have been waiting too long for this as it is."
"Bu...mmmf." His protests drowned upon her soft, warm lips.
"Its getting late maybe I should go get them off the roof." Tenchi suggested.
Katsuhito just shook his head and continued drinking his tea. "Let them be. Hmm... I would say go up in maybe about an hour with a blanket."
And so ends Chapter 5 I hope everyone likes it. It took way too long to write, but it was fun. Im sorry I couldn't stand by my claim to put out a chapter every night but it would start moving too fast and therefore I must retract that promise.
Anyway, enjoy.
Saying Goodbye Chapter 5
"Ha-ha, finally after all these years, you will be mine once again."
"Sakuya." Tenchi called. "Come on its time for your lessons.
Sakuya jumped out of bed and after throwing in some training cloths, scrambled down stairs.
"Here I am." She called as she ran after Tenchi and Katsuhito. As she ran between the house and the training hall she spotted David.
He stood in the middle of the yard, surrounded by training posts. He was dressed in his usual attire. Those shoes he wore were more like slippers, black pants tied at the bottom. A white sash across his waist, and a black tank top. In the quick glance she got of him she could have sworn he was glowing.
Before she could ponder it further, she was forced to catch the shinai Tenchi had thrown at her head.
The first attack came from above. Her grandfather fell from the rafters in a downward strike that pushed her to her knees. His shinai slid down across her and he used his momentum to come down and around in a slashing attack.
After parrying a thrust, she launched her own attack. Bringing her shinai down at the old mans head, only to find it intercepted. Before she could react he side stepped and in one quick movement, dropped her weapon and brought his around to smash into her neck. She flew to the ground and skidded a few feet.
"Sakuya Dear, You are a very strong and quick girl but you just don't have the mind set for attacking. It goes against your personality. In order for you to attack you must fight your self first, and then face your opponent. This makes you very predictable. And thus you get hit, and very hard at that. If I may offer a suggestion?" She nodded.
"You might try just defending. Eventually you will fid a point where attacking is defending, then you should be fine."
"But, if that's true then why can I always beat Dave?" "Though you are faster than most fighters, I get the feeling that that boy lets you win a lot."
Dave stood in the center of the circle of training posts. He began to focus, zoning out everything but the posts. As he extended his awareness into the area around him he failed to notice Tenchi, Katsuhito, or Sakuya walking/running past.
His mind sufficiently focused he leapt into action. The first post in front of him shook with the impact of his fist. Satisfied that his preparations were complete, he began to move. Bounding from post to post, raining punches. The more he attacked the more he increased his speed. Never once hitting the same post twice in a row and completely leaving the first one alone. After about five minutes the posts began to fall apart from the stress. To the outside observer he was a blur. The movement of his body was hard enough to follow. His strikes were almost completely invisible. As the second to last post fell he returned to the first. It exploded. He stood in the middle of a pile of splintered wood, panting slightly. "That was quite the show." He looked up to see Tenchi standing just outside his circle of awareness. He raised an eyebrow at the taller man. "That was really impressive. I had to concentrate to follow your movements, a little." "Your not so bad yourself. Staying just out of my awareness." Dave grinned at the man. "Care for a friendly sparing match?" Tenchi asked, hefting a shinai. "You might want to use one of those." Dave replied, pointing at a boken in a rack just inside the dojo. Tenchi took one look around the courtyard then nodded and retrieved one. (A/N: Just so you know. The training hall here is split into two halves, separated by a wall. Katsuhito trains kendo students in one half. And family in the other.) Tenchi took a stance across the yard from David. Dropping into an attack stance. Crouching slightly, holding the tip of the boken in his left hand, blade side up. (A/N: for those of you that read/watch Kenshin. It is like the Gutotsu, but slightly different.) Dave tossed his shirt to the side, and slipped into his own stance. "No holding back now Dave." At that Dave began to concentrate. "K'" came his grunted reply. There was an audible pop as a circle of dust lifted around David. "That's it." Tenchi said as he charged Dave. The first strike was a trust at David's forehead. He moved an inch to the left and watched it go by. As Tenchi reached full extension, Dave moved in for an open palm shot to Tenchi's chest. The older man bent back avoiding the strike. He came up to Dave's left, aiming to hit his opponent in the side. Dave flipped over the slash, as he landed he spun and kicked Tenchi in the side.
As Sakuya and her grandfather left the training hall, she heard a thud. Glancing out into the courtyard she saw Tenchi flying across the yard and David at the other end following through with a kick. To her amassment, she saw Tenchi flip around in mid air and land. As his feet hit the ground, he lunged at Dave. Who likewise lunged at him.
They met in the center. Landing on opposite sides they spun and dropped into stances again.
"How many punches did you see?" Katsuhito asked her.
"About fifteen."
"And sword strikes?"
"About ten."
"You missed two punches and three strikes."
Katsuhito stood in aw. 'to think that boy could hold his own against my heir. It's amazing.'
Tenchi leapt into the air. As he began to descend, the energy around his boken takes shape. A dragon was suddenly streaming at David. He caught Tenchi's sword.
The ground around them rippled with the force, and Dave dropped to one knee.
"David!" Sakuya calls.
He grunts in excursion, moves to the side, and allows Tenchi's boken to continue down its path. He yanked back causing Tenchi to stumble forward, Dave slammed his knee into the mans exposed gut.
Tenchi is sent flying across the yard. He landed on one knee, sliding back about a foot. He looked up just as Dave's fist smashed into his face.
Using the momentum from the punch, he flipped around and shoved off the wall. The attack was just a blur to all around. Suddenly Dave was on the ground twenty feet away groaning. Tenchi stood, boken in hand. Smiling at the man. Dave pushes up to his feet and he bows to Tenchi. "Thanks Mr. Masaki."
Sakuya noticed for the first time that Dave's shirt was off. She couldn't help the blush that flooded her cheeks.
Sweat dripped down his muscular form. Excepting the dust there was nothing to blemish his bronze skin, no a signal scratch.
"Yes dear granddaughter, I believe that there are a few things he hides from you." Katsuhito said off handedly. Watching David as his gaze fell upon Sakuya.
A blush began to creep across his face. 'Oh my' crossed his mind. She stood before him. Her sweat drenched cloths clung to her like a second skin, revealing a generous amount of her gorgeous figure. "Sa...Sa....Saku..." He stuttered.
She giggled at him and smiled brightly.
Dave turned a bright red from the waist up, or at least that's as far down as she could see. 'Not that I would mind seeing the rest.' She mentally slapped her own hand.
Unbeknownst to them, Tenchi and Katsuhito had made a hasty escape leaving the couple alone.
Dave continued blushing furiously and Sakuya continued giggling for quite a while.
"Ha Ha Ha" a psychotic laugh spread through the dark room. Within the seemingly endless folds of darkness stood a figure next to a large tank containing a body. A woman's body. With long cyan hair.
"Finally you will be mine once again."
"So grandfather, what do you think of Dave?"
Tenchi and Katsuhito sat on the porch with a kettle between them, each had a cup of tea in one hand.
"He seems like a good kid. He is definitely good for you, and Sakuya to keep around. His good attitude seems to be rubbing off on the both of you."
"I don't think that's the only thing he is rubbing off on Sakuya." Tenchi snickered.
"Hey last I checked, those two are sufficiently able to keep your mind from dwelling on depressing subjects all day, and that's the important part."
Tenchi just sighed in response. 'Some day, maybe Ill move on. She will always be my true love.'
"Hay there." Dave said as he sat down next to Sakuya.
"Hay."
She sat on the roof, starring off at the scenery around them. Her arms rapped around her knees. Her head resting on her arms.
"What's up?"
"Nothing."
"Sakuya, don't lie to me."
"I am just a bit confused, that's all."
"about what?"
She shrugged. 'You'
"Any thing I can do?"
She shook her head. 'HUG ME AGAIN' she screamed on the inside.
They sat there staring at the stars what seemed like an eternity. A comfortable silence hung in the air.
Slowly the night air began to cool and Sakuya began to shiver.
Dave unbuttoned his (for lack of a better name) kung fu shirt and slipped his arm out. He draped his arm around her then rapped half of the coat around her. He pulled her closer to him.
She stiffened slightly at the original contact then relaxed against his muscular chest.
"Comfy?"
"Mmhm." She Mumbled. Cuddling in closer.
"Good, cause you aren't leaving for a while." He whispered to her, tightening his grip on her.
After about an hour Dave finally broke the silence.
"Hey, You awake?"
His only response was a light snore.
"Guess not. And just when I worked up the courage too?"
Suddenly she stirred in his arms. "Worked up the courage to what?" She asked. Cuddling even closer.
He smiled openly at her. 'Well its now or never.'
"Sakuya I have something to tell you. Its kind of important."
"Yess?" She asked looking up at him.
Surprising both himself and her, he leaned forward and planted a soft kiss on her lips.
She stiffened in surprise for a moment, before giving in to her feelings. She closed her eyes and leaned into the kiss.
After a few moments they broke apart. She looked deeply into his eyes.
"Sakuya. I... I love you."
She put a hand on his cheek and pulled his head down.
"Finally." She whispered just before their lips met.
After they pulled apart again Dave asked "How long have you known?'
"About a year"
"And you just let make a fool of myself for that long?"
She shrugged "what can I say, I like torturing you."
Then she pulled him into another kiss.
"So, dose that mean you feel the same about me?"
"Hmm. I don't know. Ill think about it for a while and get back to you."
Dave stiffened, his eyes wide.
"Of course I love you, you big lug. Now get back down hear and kiss me some more. I have been waiting too long for this as it is."
"Bu...mmmf." His protests drowned upon her soft, warm lips.
"Its getting late maybe I should go get them off the roof." Tenchi suggested.
Katsuhito just shook his head and continued drinking his tea. "Let them be. Hmm... I would say go up in maybe about an hour with a blanket."
And so ends Chapter 5 I hope everyone likes it. It took way too long to write, but it was fun. Im sorry I couldn't stand by my claim to put out a chapter every night but it would start moving too fast and therefore I must retract that promise.
Anyway, enjoy.