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Disclaimer- (Tenchi steps out with a can of spray paint. Turns to the wall and begins spray painting) Does Not Own Tenchi Muyo. (Tenchi claps his hands together and walks off.)
Chapter 7 Drink With The Stars
The sound of a garbage truck passing by, wakes Tenchi up from his sleep. Sitting up on his couch, he stretches out his arms and yawns loudly. He shakes his head to clear his head from the drowsiness as he stands up and turns around. Tenchi's brows raise a bit in surprise, he scratches the back of his head and gives a short laugh, "Heh.. guess I got more done then I thought." He says aloud looking around his now clean floor.
Tenchi blinks a bit in thought, 'But where are the garbage bags?' The answer to his question comes from outside as the garbage truck stops outside his apartment and begins to throw the garbage in the back of his truck.
Tenchi walks over to his window and peers outside. His eyes fall on the rather large pile of black hefty garbage bags being thrown into the back of the garbage truck. 'I put them out in the curb?' He thinks to himself a bit confused. 'I don't remember bringing them out.' Tenchi shakes his head dismissing his thoughts.
Ryoko smirks from her spot on the back of the couch. She watches with amusement as Tenchi walks across his apartment seeing that everything is garbage free. She notices Tenchi's confused expression and laughs, "It wasn't easy either. You know how long it took me!?" She asks, she gives a sigh when she remembers he can't hear her.
Ryoko sits up as Tenchi walks in her direction. He turns to the side, pulling his shirt off and throwing it to the floor as he makes his way towards the bathroom. Ryoko glances down the discarded shirt and growls in annoyance, 'Right when this place is actually free of garbage he throws more crap on the floor.' In her anger she picks the shirt up and throws it back at Tenchi's retreating form.
"What the-" Tenchi says in surprise as when the back of his head is hit. His shirt covers his head and face. Tenchi grabs his shirt and turns around in confusion. 'How did.. I don't even want to know.'
Ryoko can feel her face flare up as she stares at Tenchi. At that moment only one thought runs through her mind, "I wonder if his chest is as hard as it looks?" She wonder aloud. Tenchi glances around the room in confusion rubbing his ear before turning around and walking into bathroom. Ryoko listens as the water splashes into the tub when the shower is turned on.
Ryoko remains still in her spot, tapping her foot rapidly. Her arms are crossed and her head is turned off to the side, she gives the door to the bathroom quick glances. 'It's not like anyone will know.' Ryoko tells herself. Ryoko covers her face with her hands in disbelief, 'I can't believe that I'm even thinking about looking!' She yells to herself.
'Oh what the hell' Ryoko shrugs, 'What's one glance?' Ryoko walks over to the bathroom. She stands in front of the bathroom door for a moment. She glances to each of her sides to make sure no one is around, completely forgetting that no one can see her. A grin spreads across her face before she begins to lean forward. Knock! Knock! Knock! Ryoko jumps back startled as someone begins to knock at Tenchi's front door. She glances over to the door as she hears the shower stop. A few moments later Tenchi opens the bathroom, dripping wet, wearing only a towel around his waist. Ryoko's eyes remain fixed on his chest as he walks out of the bathroom. Ryoko quickly jumps back before he walks into her, remembering the incident last night with the cop. Tenchi walks over to his door and opens up the door. Ryoko rolls her eyes, 'Speak of the devil.'
Kiyone blinks surprised outside Tenchi's door as she notices his lack of covering. Tenchi gives a short laugh while scratching the back of his wet head, "Uh... good morning officer. What can I do for you?" He asks a bit embarrassed.
Kiyone forces her gaze to redirect itself to Tenchi's face. Her eyes narrow a bit, 'Is he trying to mock me?' She asks herself. "Actually, it isn't morning. It's three o'clock in the afternoon." Kiyone informed him.
Tenchi blinks a bit, seemingly dumbfounded, "Oh." He glances down to the bag in her hands, "What's that?" He asks pointing to the bag.
Kiyone glances down at the bag then glances back up at Tenchi, "Well... I was on my way here to talk to you about something. And I got hungry, I thought you might be hungry so I got something for you." Kiyone explains holding up the bag. Ryoko gives a disbelieving groan from her spot in the apartment. Tenchi lifts his gaze up out of the bag and looks around. Kiyone raises an eyebrow, "Everything alright?"
Tenchi scratches his head and laughs a bit, "Of coarse. Um.. thanks. Why don't you come in and we can talk about whatever it is you wanted." Tenchi says stepping away from the doorway.
Kiyone hesitates, deciding whether or not to go into his apartment again. Whatever happened to her last night really freaked her out. Holding in her breath she cautiously walks into the apartment. Her brows raise a bit in surprise, "I see you cleaned." She states noticing the apartment isn't stacked with garbage all over the place. "In one night too. Must of taken you a long time."
Tenchi closes the door, not responding to the comment. He's still wondering himself how he managed to clean it all up and how the garbage bags got out to the curb, because he is certain that he did not carry them out. He places Italian sub Kiyone bought him on the coffee table, "I'm going to go get some clothes on." He announces before heading towards his bathroom.
Ryoko stands in her spot in front of the couch looking at Kiyone suspiciously. She doesn't like the idea of her being anywhere near Tenchi. She is, after all, a cop, and Tenchi is into a lot of illegal stuff from what she's seen so far. Who knows what else he's into. She turns her head towards the bathroom door as Tenchi walks out. She watches him walk over to the couch and sit down.
"So what is it you wanted to talk about?" Tenchi asks.
"Why don't you eat first then we can talk." Kiyone suggests. Tenchi shrugs and begins the eat the Italian sub.
Ryoko crosses her arms and rolls her eyes, "Yes eat.. oh and don't mind the poison she could of put in it or anything." Ryoko says sarcastically.
Tenchi scratches the inside of his ear. Placing the sub back down on the coffee table he turns to Kiyone, "I'll finish it later. What is it you wanted to talk about."
Kiyone blinks out the daze she was in. "Um well it's about your family."
Tenchi frowns a bit, "What about them?"
"You said they were killed." Kiyone states. Tenchi slowly nods his head. Kiyone thinks for a minute, she gives Tenchi a knowing look. It's just too suspicious, his family dieing and then him living alone since he was a kid, with no support whatsoever, and then him being involved with the two men in the alley, "Were the people caught who killed them?" Kiyone asks.
"....Yes" Tenchi says hesitantly.
Ryoko stares at Tenchi, her eyes filled with suspicion, 'He's lying.' She thinks to herself. She can tell he's lying. Ryoko shakes her head, 'He's a poor liar.' She thinks amused.
"Oh..." Kiyone remains silent for a moment, 'Those two men that were beating you in the alley. How did you get involved with them?"
Tenchi gives a nervous laugh as he tries to come up with an answer. "Well.... They were walking about the streets one day looking for some people to work for their business."
Kiyone raises a skeptical eyebrow, "And what kind of business do they own?"
"Um... just a small business they have. They create some household products and have people sell them." Tenchi answers giving a nervous grin.
The look on Kiyone's face clearly shows she doesn't believe him. Nevertheless, she stands up, "Thank you for your time. I must be on my way back to my station." Tenchi nods in understanding before seeing her out. When she gets into her car he closes his door and lets out a breath of relief. Tenchi walks over to the calendar nailed to the wall and checks the date. He frowns when he realizes what day it is. Tenchi sighs and walks into the kitchen.
Ryoko watches him go into the kitchen, curiously she walks over to the calendar to see what's the cause of Tenchi's sudden mood drop. Her gaze locks on the days that is circled in red from a marker. May 23- Dad and Grandpa. Ryoko frowns as she understands what it means. Today is the day that his father and grandfather were killed.
Tenchi walks out of the kitchen with a case of beer in his hand. Ryoko's brows lower in question as he grabs a garbage bag and throws the case of beer inside it. Then he walks over to his door and walks out of his house. Ryoko quickly catches up wondering where he's going.
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Ryoko continues to stare off into the distance. She actually likes this place, it doesn't have the noise or the smell or the city. Even the stars seem clearer out here. Where are they, you ask? Ryoko doesn't know. She followed Tenchi two hours as he walked through the city. He finally stopped when he got up top of the cliff they're currently on. When they arrived, Tenchi made it his intention to drink himself into oblivion. Ryoko glances back over to the passed out man as he mumbles something incoherent in his drunken dreams.
Ryoko sighs comfortably as she lays down on the grass, "Now why can't you live out here? It's more relaxing" Ryoko says as she gazes up into the stars above. Her mouth opens slightly as she stares straight up. Her arms crossed underneath her head. Her eyes glaze over as her mind begins to drift.
"LET ME GO YOU BASTARDS!" Ryoko yells as she continues to struggle to break free from her capturers. She's being carried across a mansion to a man sitting by himself, looking rather amused at Ryoko struggles. The men drop her to the ground, making her falls onto her knees. They grab hold of her hands and keep them held at her back. She struggles to free her hands and to get back up.
A smirk crosses the man's lips as he gazes down at Ryoko, "Ryoko, Ryoko." The man shakes his head in disappointment. "You were planning on leaving. What would everyone think if you left us? You know the rules, when you're in, there's no getting out." Ryoko says nothing as the man stands up and walks towards her. He stops in front of her, Ryoko glances up hesitantly.
A loud smack echoes through the room. Ryoko winces a little from the pain on the side of her face. One of the men behind her hold out a small case for the man to take. He takes it and opens it up. He pulls out a needle from the case and a small vial. Ryoko's eyes widen as she watches the injection needle fill up with the substance in the vial. Ryoko begins to struggle more, "Please... no more... I don't want it." Ryoko pleads, trying to break free.
The man smiles, his eyes lighting up in amusement as he finishes filling the injection needle, "Don't lie Ryoko... you know you want more... You kill for more." The man laughs as he crouches down in front of her, needle in hand. Ryoko tries to back away but it's in vain. The needle is jammed in her neck and the drug is injected into her body. "Never disobey your master.." The man says.
"Damn you...Kagato.'
Ryoko sits up, quickly shaking her head free of the memory. She grinds her teeth in anger from the memory of the man who destroyed her life. Ryoko takes a deep breath, calming down. No use in thinking about the past. It wouldn't help her in anyway, she's dead, Kagato is dead, they're all dead.
"..don't!" Ryoko looks back towards Tenchi and raises an eyebrow. Tenchi is thrashing in his nightmare, yelling out fractions of sentences.
Ryoko rolls her eyes and stands up. 'Must be dreaming about his dad and grandfather's deaths.' She assumes. She walks over and floats above him. She looks down to his troubled face. Ryoko frowns a bit wondering what her life would be like if she was alive today. She sighs again as she looks down at Tenchi's face, "Would my life be just like yours?" She asks quietly.
Tenchi opens his eyes. A moment later they widen in shock, "WAH!?" Ryoko jumps back as Tenchi jumps to his feet. Tenchi blinks in disbelief, "Who.. who're you!?"
Ryoko's eyes widen when she realizes he's talking to her.
MWHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! And that's the end of this here chapter! Heeheehee. Aren't I just GREAT!? You guys must LOVE me for this one. Hmm... what will happen next, you ask? You'll have to wait for the next update until you find out. Review y'all! TTNC!