Section 2: The Meaning of Life
There's a time in every young man's life when he finds out his grandfather's an over seven hundred year old warrior prince from outer space and that he himself was the reason the universe was created. Well maybe not every young man's life, but here's Masaki Tenchi.
"Ohhhh…" he yawned as he sat up in his bed. He never thought about what a nice bed he had, or what a nice house. He was always too busy to think of anything but of what needed to be done. He was a hard working young man. He dropped out of school after being slightly responsible for it blowing up. After all it was him who fell asleep on the roof where 5,000 year old space pirates could find him. In any case he had to make sure everyone was up for breakfast.
"Aeka-san." He called through her bedroom door. Masaki Aeka Jurai was the first princess of Jurai, and she enjoyed sleeping in despite what she'd want people to believe. She was always trying her hardest to be polite and refined; a princess.
After waking her up he moved on to the two members of his 'extended family' who enjoyed sleeping the most: Kurimitsu Mihoshi and the ex-pirate Ryoko.
Mihoshi was always the hardest to wake. She liked sleeping because she worked so much, being a detective in the Galaxy Police. The opposite was true for Ryoko, who liked sleeping because she was a lazy ex criminal.
Eventually everyone was gathered around eating the delicious breakfast prepared for them by what was more or less the head chef, Masaki Sasami Jurai. Sasami was Aeka's younger sister and the second princess of Jurai, but her status on Jurai was secretly of much more importance as she was connected directly to the nation's source of power: the goddess Tsunami.
Tenchi had noticed that breakfast wasn't as rowdy as it used to be. Not since his official fiancée, Kamiki Noike Jurai, showed up. She was definitely the most mature of the group, and very capable of controlling any situation. In Tenchi's eyes she was a welcome addition to the family; though he wasn't too fond of this whole fiancée thing.
When Tenchi was getting ready to head out into the fields a bit later he heard Aeka calling his name. Turns out his sister was on the phone.
"Tenchi!" she smiled at the sound of his voice.
"Nee-san…" he smiled at her enthusiasm. He didn't mind being so popular as much as he acted, but it did get tiresome at times.
"How have you been doing?" Masaki Tennyo asked her younger brother.
"I can't complain." he replied, "How have you been?"
"Great, I have some good news! Seto-sama has given permission to me, Airi-san, and two others to spend the weekend on one of Utsutsumi's favorite hot springs planets! We wanted to invite you and your fiancée!" she asked excitedly. Tenchi sweat dropped a little.
"I think it would be nicer if everyone could go." he smiled.
"What?"
"I think it would be nicer if everyone here could go."
"But we only have four reservations."
"Well I can ask Noike-san but now that I think about it I'm going to be really busy with the crops this weekend." he chuckled a little nervously.
"Nonsense! You really must come!" she insisted.
"I can't leave everyone here." he said quietly.
"Well…." Tennyo paused, "Maybe we can get it so that our other relatives can come!"
"What about…"
"Washu-sama and the others will be fine!"
"I really don't think so…"
"Alright then maybe we can bring Washu-sama…" Tennyo was becoming irritated. It was supposed to be a private vacation. In fact Airi and Tennyo had some interesting situations planned out for Tenchi and his fiancée along with wanting to spend time with him themselves.
"But that leaves.."
"Well I'm sure we can work out some way for Mihoshi-san to…"
"But then…"
"And MAYBE Ryo-Ohki…" Tennyo was beginning to get angry at her beloved brother.
"But…"
"……………." Tennyo was becoming quite angry indeed. Tenchi could tell by her silence she was not comfortable with his incessant butting.
"Maybe we shouldn't go…" Tenchi sweat dropped, "Thank you for the offer though."
"No, no I insist." Tennyo said after regaining her composure. "But it's going to be a lot of extra work getting permission for public enemy number one to visit a Juraian planet."
"I'll make sure she stays on her best behavior." Tenchi assured her. He could tell she was dead set on this trip, so he wasn't going to attempt backing out any further. Though he would no longer have to fight for his life or the lives of those around him, life still had plenty adventure in store for Masaki Tenchi.
