Hey folks how ya'll livin'? I'm good, let me make this brief…there will be a small, and I mean small change in the story line…okies? This was encouraged by cyberimp6 who reviewed and gave me a great idea. So thanks cyberimp6 you are the greatest. huggle Now, with that said here's chapter 2.
/ Last time/
Tenchi frowned, wiping the tears from his eyes as well. "Is… there anything I can do?" Kiyone nodded. " I thought that maybe you could help her…maybe give her some therapy since she wont talk when she has therapy with her psychiatrist…I don't know." As they walked in and got a glimpse of what ryoko was living through Tenchi made a vow that he would not let Ryoko suffer anymore. They came to find themselves standing in front of a steel door. "This is her room; if you have any sharp items please put them away. Oh and don't make any sudden movements or loud noises, they frighten her. Kiyone slowly opened the door all the way and walked inside. Everyone followed her inside and gasped quietly when Ryoko was visible. She was on the floor, in the corner in the fetal position her back to them. Kiyone motioned for them to sit on her bed. After they obeyed Kiyone cleared her throat quietly.
"Ryoko honey? You have some visitors…" She said soothingly; a voice she only used for Ryoko now a days. Ryoko slowly turned her body to face Kiyone and everyone could get a good look at her. She hunched up a little in a timid matter seeing so many people. "Its alright, no one's going to hurt you. I promise. "Kiyone promised. Tenchi was awestruck, and in a bad way. Ryoko really had changed. Her hair was limp and had thinned out due to malnutrition. She was so thin now like Kiyone said; you could see her ribs through the thin and small shirt. She had bruises that hadn't cleared all the way on her body. There were multiple cuts up and down her arm, and she was very pale indeed. Even her posture which used to be so confident now screams submission and pain. Ryoko slowly and carefully scanned the room until her eyes landed on Tenchi. Gold eyes met brown and tenchi could see nothing but pain, sorrow, and deep trauma. It was at that moment that Tenchi decided to devote his life to helping ryoko get better, no matter what.
Chapter 2: The road that lies ahead.
Kiyone smiled at the determined look in Tenchi's eyes, that's why she asked them to come to see ryoko today. 'Seeing her like this has such an impact…maybe Tenchi could be the one to change everything.' She thought as she slowly sat down so as not to startle the other girl, and motioned for the others to find a place to sit. Ryoko peaked over her shoulder again, not knowing exactly what was going on…and it scared her. Kiyone smiled gently. "Ryoko dear would you please come out of the corner…its time for lunch and you have visitors who came all the way here to visit you." Ryoko but her lip and her eyes scanned the room once again giving them the once-over before turning around only a little bit but not making any more movements.
Everyone looked up when the door opened to reveal a nurse with a lunch tray in her hand. She had a look that said 'Why am I even here?' which didn't set well with Tenchi. Tenchi leaned over as the nurse put the tray of food down next to the woman in the corner asking Kiyone, "Has Ryoko been any trouble?" Kiyone shook her head. "No…but she doesn't eat so many of the nurses feel it's pointless to try…but I won't give up on her." Tenchi sighed and looked at the mentioned woman who looked at her food but never made a move to touch it. Next to Tenchi sat Ayeka who watched Ryoko with sad eyes. She felt partially to blame for this happening to Ryoko. 'If I hadn't started that fight…' She thought hating that Ryoko had changed so much. 'I actually missed her…but now no matter what I say, it can't change anything.' Washu had been completely silent ever since they got into the room, not even gasping like everyone else when they saw Ryoko. 'My little Ryoko…' She thought trying to contain the tears that were starting to rise up. When seeing that Ryoko wasn't going to eat Kiyone got up with a sad sigh, knowing what would happen next, and called for a few nurses. They knew what to do next.
"Umm…can you guys step out for a moment? Ryoko won't eat so we have to get her hooked up to an IV (A/n: making this up…I'm not a doctor after all) so she can at least get her necessary nutrients for the day…and she might get violent so…" She trailed off. Everyone left the room but was curious as to what would happen, so the quietly peeked in only to have a nurse close the door on them. Tenchi sweared quietly only catching a worried Sasami's attention, who said nothing. 'God I feel so…useless. This is my fault so I need to do something to help her…but what can I do?" His thoughts were cut short when he heard a loud screech come from inside Ryoko's room. Nobody dared to open the door to see inside. Eventually the screams got louder and more frequent and Tenchi, who couldn't take it anymore, pulled the door open and rushed inside. When Tenchi got in, he gasped at what he saw. Ryoko was thrashing wildly, screaming at the top of her lungs in fear, with tears streaming down her face. There were two guards trying to hold her down while a nurse tried to give a sedative.
Tenchi's heart clenched at each scream that left Ryoko's lips until he stepped in. "STOP IT YOUR HURTING HER!" He yelled only feeling bad when Ryoko flinched. The guard gave him a glare. "Get out of here kid and let us do our job." Tenchi frowned. "Let me do it…let me calm her down. If I can…than you let me help her recover…it is allowed for friends and family to help with therapy if the patient isn't talking right?" He asked looking at Kiyone who nodded her head. "Ok…but if I can't do it…than you can go back to doing things the way you were." The guards nodded to each other, feeling confident that Tenchi would lose, so they stepped off. Ryoko, frightened from all the commotion, had tried to squeeze herself further into the corner. Tenchi slowly walked towards where Ryoko sat. Ryoko noticed and started to shake, putting her hands over her head as if to protect herself from being hit.
"It's alright Ryoko…its me Tenchi. You know you can trust me. I'm here for you now." He said in a gentle whisper. In Ryoko's dark and jumbled mind she scarcely noticed that Tenchi's voice held no malice. She closed her eyes tightly when she thought she heard…Nagi's voice, laughing cruelly when she was tied down and raped. But hearing Tenchi's voice…made her almost…happy. She was so deep in thought; she hadn't noticed that Tenchi was on his knees in front of her, pulling her into a hug. Tenchi flinched when Ryoko started to scream again and thrash violently, but he refused to let her go. Ryoko screamed louder and visions of Nagi, who was sent to capture her, and the torture she faced ran through her mind. It wasn't until she felt moisture on her collar bone did she come back to the present. Ryoko stopped thrashing and shyly looked up to see tears in Tenchi's eyes. "Ryoko…I know what happened…and I know that it's my fault…but I wanna help you. You didn't deserve that…you're too good to be treated that way. Please let me help you." Tenchi pleaded. Ryoko looked at her hands in deep thought and eventually let Tenchi hold her without any trouble. "I guess we know who's gonna be coming here to be here more often than not." Kiyone said happily. Tenchi ignored her, too busy in the moment of bliss. Even though Ryoko had done a completer 180 change on them, she still provided warmth Tenchi had been looking in all the wrong places for. Tenchi looked down to see that Ryoko had fallen asleep.
Tenchi gently picked her up and placed her on the small bed, tucking her in. He walked to the door, gave her one last look, and closed it. "When should I start coming over?" Tenchi asked Kiyone. "Oh you can start tomorrow…oh and thank you all for coming. Hey, why don't you stay at my house for the night…its getting really late." Everyone agreed and started walking to the car, Tenchi trailing in the back. 'I'll make sure you get better Ryoko…I won't stop until I do.' In ryoko's now dark room, Ryoko lays awake. She just couldn't shake the warmth that was on her body from the embrace from Tenchi. She sighed in contentment…something she only felt when she was alone. Normally she stayed up all night but the thought of seeing Tenchi made her feel warm inside and she eventually drifted off to sleep. Not aware of the eyes that watched her.
TBC
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