**** Continuing! please note! These are NOT my characters, though some are. I do not own the rights to Tenchi*~!****
*~No Regrets~*
The rest of the evening went fairly quick, a three-hour train ride, reaching the hotel it was well after 6 o'clock. The hotel was a lot bigger than expected. A lot a lot nicer than the website. Settling down than going out for the night deciding to eat out and walk around the board walk close by. Once everyone got back, it took no time for mostly everyone to fall asleep. Washu on the other hand sat on the queen size bed with her hologram computer typing rapidly with the flat screen T.V on at a low volume from Sasami and Mihoshi watching T.V. The two couch beds were sprawled out with Sasami asleep on one, and Mihoshi and Kiyone on the other as Ryoko and Washu took to the beds. The room was a very pretty room, with beige carpets, tan colored walls. A nice kitchen area with a microwave and fridge along with a coffee maker. The bathroom not only had a shower but a tub as well. The two couches laid off to the far side of the room surrounding a coffee table, and a desk with two chairs up against the wall. A small balcony laid to the far end with a table with matching chairs. Washu reached for her coffee cup looking to the T.V for a moment, setting her cup down looking back to her screen. All the lights were off except for the TV's glare and Washu's hologram computer. Turning on her back Ryoko brought a hand up to her forehead sighing deeply. Glancing to her, Washu paused for a moment.
"They asleep?" Ryoko spoke up half asleep.
"Hmm… I didn't wake you, did I?" Washu asked.
"No…" she replied sitting up slowly rubbing the side of her face pulling the sheets up to her glancing to the time on the alarm clock, it was only 1:58.
"You alright?" Washu asked watching her.
"Yea… what are you doing?" Ryoko asked wrapping her arms around herself meeting Washu's gaze
"Just catching up on some stuff, wasn't tired. What are you doing up?" she replied.
"I don't know…" Ryoko spoke looking across the room to the others. Washu narrowed her eyes looking to Ryoko for a moment.
"You don't feel good, do you?" Washu asked. Meeting Washu's gaze for a moment, all she could do was shrug.
"Your stomach?" Washu asked. Ryoko nodded her head softly.
"How long has it been bothering you?"
"Pretty much all week… it comes and goes" she spoke.
"Any other symptoms other than nausea?" Washu asked.
"Increased hunger… more tired than usual?" Ryoko shrugged softly gulping.
"Hmm… well I think my dear Ryoko you might be pregnant" Washu spoke pressing a couple buttons on her hologram as it disappeared. Ryoko froze starring at Washu, gulping bringing a hand up to her neck.
"I'm not just saying that either…" Washu spoke folding her legs on the bed with the bed spread and sheet pulled back around her.
"No… I..." Ryoko paused, suddenly teleporting into the bathroom getting sick. Washu sighed deeply shaking her head rubbing her face. After a few minutes Ryoko teleported back onto the bed sitting cross legged with her hands over her face.
"This sucks" she spoke lowering her hands.
"You alright?" Washu asked looking to her. Nodding her head taking a deep breath.
"Look I don't want to worry about it right now… I want to enjoy the weekend, just leave it alone" Ryoko spoke.
"Alright…. You know I can find out any time."
"I know Washu…go to bed" Ryoko spoke.
Leaning back in the chair bending her knees resting her feet on the edge of the chair, sipping her coffee cup. Cupping her hands around the cup, Ryoko leaned her head back closing her eyes. Not being able to go back to sleep, this was the best option right now. The cool spring air felt good against her skin. The sun had just began coming up over the horizon of the tree line across the way.
"Owww…Damnit Mihoshi!" Kiyone yelled. Snickering Ryoko shook her head. After a few moments hearing the glass door slide open, Ryoko turned her head looking to Kiyone.
"Hey… was wondering why the door was cracked" Kiyone spoke walking through cracking the door behind her walking to the other side of Ryoko sitting beside her in the other chair.
"Get kicked?" Ryoko asked looking to her. Kiyone sighed shaking her head.
"I swear that girl does karate in her sleep… done kicked me in my face" Kiyone spoke leaning back rubbing her face fixing her light blue pajama tank top strap among her shoulder, wearing matching Capri pajama bottoms.
"Should've crashed with Sasami" Kiyone said. Ryoko shook her head laughing a little.
"What are you doing up?" she asked.
"Couldn't sleep" Ryoko spoke sipping her coffee. Kiyone looked to her for a moment, looking to her black tank top and gray shorts, she turned her head looking up to the sky leaning her head back.
"You holding up ok?" Kiyone asked.
"Yea… I'll manage…" Ryoko spoke sipping her coffee again.
"Washu told me a little bit of what happened… what a jerk" Kiyone spoke looking to Ryoko.
"I know tell me about it…" Ryoko spoke glancing back to her.
"You and Ayeka ok?."
"Yea."
"You know you can get him on that?" Kiyone spoke up.
"How?" Ryoko asked arching an eyebrow looking to her.
"… Rape…" Shaking her head sipping her coffee one more time.
"Ain't worth it."
"Yea…but he shouldn't had done to you, or Ayeka."
"If I wanted him to stop bad enough, I would've kicked his ass off the roof, I don't want to go to jail for murder" Ryoko spoke. Snickering Kiyone shook her head.
"I know, you sure you're ok though? you haven't been acting yourself the last few days, despite everything… " Kiyone spoke leaning an arm on the armchair.
"Yea, just… haven't felt good the last few days. I was hoping this trip would help me feel better, clear my head…" Ryoko spoke looking to her coffee. Kiyone looked to her for a moment, sighing she leaned her head back looking to the early morning sky.
"I don't blame you… well we'll make the most of it today. Thank you for inviting me to come along, it's been forever since I've really been anywhere except for work" Kiyone said.
"You don't have to thank me; it would've been no fun coming by myself" Ryoko spoke looking to Kiyone.
"Glad Tenchi and Ayeka didn't come" she spoke grinning. Nodding her head Ryoko smirked sipping her coffee.
As always Mihoshi was the last one awake, getting dressed and ready to start the day off with breakfast. Then making their way to a fair ground down along the far end of the water. Just starting out, the crowds were a minimum and the perfect spring weather for it. Holding her milkshake Ryoko walked behind Mihoshi and Sasami as they lead the way splitting a funnel cake. Washu off to the side as Kiyone finished off her hotdog off on the other side of Ryoko.
"Now where too?" Sasami asked looking back to the others, wearing a pair of tan Capri's with flip flops along with the others, and a pink t-shirt, she always dressed so cute for her age.
"Lead the way you two" Washu spoke, as for her, a pair of black shorts and a regular green t-shirt, Washu never really cared for cute clothes like the other girls. Washu was not really one for wanting to dress in style these days.
"This is so much fun" Mihoshi spoke, pulling her blue jeans up, fixing her dark blue t-shirt about her waist looking to Sasami.
"I know, let's go over here" Sasami spoke pointing.
"She acts like a big kid" Kiyone spoke crumbling her trash. Kiyone along with Ryoko wore a pair of black jeans, Kiyone wearing one of her gray t-shirt with the collar a little low with a cut out design on the top part of her shirt and Ryoko wearing a gray tank top.
"I know, Sasami's enjoying it" Ryoko spoke finishing off her milkshake. Along the way coming up to a different ride that shot you up like a rocket and slowly came down and up again until it finally stopped.
"Let's ride this one!" Sasami spoke running to the line with Mihoshi behind her.
"This looks fun" Kiyone spoke looking to Washu than to Ryoko.
"Not much for rides, but ok" Washu spoke.
"Yea" Ryoko spoke looking to the ride, shrugging as she followed the others. The line was a bit long, like any other ride. Sasami and Mihoshi talked about how fun the ride looked. Ryoko leaned her arms to the railing as it zig zagged up to the ride. The crowd was beginning to thicken as the day started to end near dinner time.
"There's another ride off behind this one, can we go to that one too?" Sasami asked looking to the others.
"Yea" Kiyone spoke looking to Washu, then to Ryoko. Shrugging Ryoko leaned up off the railing looking to the ride in front of them come to a slow stop, The next set of riders climbed aboard. As the buzzer beeped, it shot off up in the air. The line began moving a little closer to the gates.
"We should be the 2nd or 3rd round" Mihoshi spoke getting more excited. Leaning her back against the railing, Ryoko inhaled deeply, suddenly feeling nauseated. Wrapping her arms around herself gulping looking to the ride. The nausea swirled around growing as the screamers to the ride grew louder as the ride shot back up.
"Maybe after these they have some show going on back up near the front" Kiyone spoke looking to Ryoko than Washu.
"Yea I saw that, some magic show" Washu replied. Arching an eyebrow Kiyone looked back to Ryoko.
"You alright… you look really pale" Kiyone asked. Looking to Ryoko, Washu came up to the side of her. Suddenly disappearing, Kiyone paused looking to Washu.
"Whe…?" she asked.
"She hasn't felt good all week."
"Is she sick?" Kiyone asked.
"I don't know… I'll be right back."
"You don't think she could be…" Kiyone asked arching an eyebrow. Shrugging, Washu suddenly disappeared. Sighing deeply, Sasami turned pausing for a moment looking around.
"Where's Ryoko and Washu?"
"They'll be right back" Kiyone spoke.
"They better hurry up if they don't wanna miss the ride" Mihoshi spoke looking worried to Sasami.
Appearing in the bathroom near the door, Washu walked in around the wall looking around. Ryoko you in here? Washu asked walking through the public bathroom. At the hotel Ryoko replied. Turning Washu disappeared again as she walked past the two queen sized beds knocking on the bathroom door.
"It's me" Washu spoke cracking the door peering her head in. Coming up to Ryoko knelt on the bathroom floor leaning back against the tub.
"You alright?" Washu asked kneeling beside her. Nodding her head running her fingers through her hair looking to Washu.
"Now do you think you are?" Washu asked leaning her arm on her knee. Gulping, Ryoko nodded her head slowly turning her head rubbing her forehead blinking away the tears.
"It'll be ok sweetie…" Washu spoke rubbing her shoulder.
"You want to stay here or go back?" Washu asked.
"I'm gonna stay here for a little while, I still feel sick. I'll meet up with Ya'll" Ryoko spoke looking to her mother.
"Alright… you need me to stay?" Washu asked. Shaking her head Ryoko wrapped her arms around herself.
"Ok, we can go to my lab later and find out, won't take 5 minutes" Washu spoke.
"Alright…" Ryoko spoke.
Appearing back in line Kiyone turned, arching an eyebrow looking to Washu.
"She ok?' Kiyone asked.
"Yea… she'll meet with us in a little while" Washu replied as Sasami and Mihoshi looked to her.
"Aww, she's gonna miss the ride" Mihoshi spoke crossing her arms, turning as they were up next on the ride.
Ryoko sat on the bed rubbing her face sighing deeply, looking to the time. 'Washu… I'm just going to stay here, I really don't feel good 'Ryoko spoke looking around the room, all the lights were off with the curtain drawn halfway back. 'You ok…do you need me to come up there?' Washu asked looking to Kiyone as she talked with Mihoshi. 'No, I'm gonna try to lay down for a little while.' 'Areyou still throwing up?' 'No, my stomach just hurts… Ryoko replied leaning back pulling the sheets around her laying down bending her knees almost up to her chest. 'Alright… I'll try to stall the girls for a while. If you started hurtingreally bad let me know immediately' 'Ok…' Ryoko sighed deeply cuddling underneath the sheets. Closing her eyes gulping, wishing she had someone here to hold her as she cried.
Washu opened the door slowly looking in, seeing a couple of the lights on walking in. The bathroom door was closed with the light on.
"That was so much fun" Sasami spoke walking in behind Washu as the other two followed in closing the door Kiyone locked it.
"I'm exhausted…" Kiyone spoke making her way into the room walking to the table setting a couple bags down. Sasami and Mihoshi plopped down on the couches as they turned the TV on. Looking to the bathroom as Ryoko walked out, pausing for a moment looking to everyone.
"Hey… you feeling any better?" Kiyone asked looking to her sitting at the table.
"Yea… sorry guys for bailing on Ya'll like that…" Ryoko spoke brushing her damp hair.
"Don't be, just glad you're feeling ok" Washu spoke sitting on the side of her bed.
"We brought you some dinner" Mihoshi spoke as Kiyone turned grabbing a bag.
"Bar-b-que sandwich with hush puppies and cole slaw" Kiyone spoke handing it to Ryoko.
"Thanks… ya'll didn't have too" Ryoko spoke making her way to the bed. Kiyone turned walking to the balcony walking out with the door open. Sasami and Mihoshi turned the TV on looking through the channels. Ryoko sat sitting cross legged as she grabbed the food tray out of the bag opening it.
Rolling over to her side cuddling beneath the sheets sighing deeply, opening her eyes slowly Ryoko looked about the darkened room for a moment sitting up. Resting a hand on her stomach, bringing the other up to her forehead gulping. This nausea was driving her nuts, it seemed like she couldn't keep nothing down. Lowering her hand from her forehead she teleported to the bathroom flicking the light switch rushing to the toilet throwing up. After a few moments she leaned back against the tub hitting the handle covering her face. Bending her knees against her, she couldn't hold the tears back any longer…If only she had stopped Tenchi from coming on to her that night on the roof. But getting wrapped up in the moment, finally being able to be with the one she loved, even though he didn't love her. He wanted her, that one and final last time before he was to be married to Ayeka. Yea the thought of being with Tenchi that night, living in the moment was all she wanted, but not under those circumstances. Taking a deep breath, she tried to calm down lowering her hands wiping the tears away. Her stomach ached, sighing deeply running her hand through her hair with her other arm she wrapped around her stomach. The cold tile floor felt cold beneath her. She had never felt more so alone for a long time. The nightmares having to be kept by Kagato was one thing, another feeling itself. This was a different type of alone, a used, a heartbroken alone. She seemed to know this feeling to well, remembering all the hatred and pain she dealt with from Kagato. Biting her bottom lip, she wrapped her arms around her knees burying her face in her arms as she cried. Though two separate people, different types of being alone, she still felt one thing…. Used. Crying harder, all the memories of all those feelings flowed through her mind. How could she let herself stoop down that level again, without even realizing it. Kagato had at least mind control over her, to an extent. Tenchi on the other hand, lust got in the way, and this is how it repays her? She had all those feelings and memories, locked down deep never wanting to go back to them. But it took 1 time… 1 person to open it all back up. Ryoko gulped taking a deep breath as her stomach hurt. She had to do something, even if moving out and finding her own place was the answer. Her ears twitched as someone knocked on the door, gulping she heard the door open.
"Hey… are you alright?" Washu spoke softly making her way in the bathroom closing the door behind her gently.
"I don't know if I want to go back home…" Ryoko spoke up was Washu came up sitting beside her leaning her legs off to the side of her.
"Well, you don't have too… I'm sure I can help you find a place to stay… you ok?" Washu spoke. Lifting her head Ryoko wiped the tears away sighing deeply.
"I just feel so used…." Ryoko spoke gulping wrapping a hand around the back of her neck looking to the floor. Her bright emerald green eyes looked over her daughter, sighing softly placing a hand on her shoulder.
"I know… you don't need to worry yourself over what happened, with Tenchi and Kagato… Focus on you for once" Washu spoke looking to her. Rubbing her forehead taking a deep breath Ryoko closed her eyes trying to hold the tears back.
"Hey… it's ok… you're not alone."
"But I feel so alone… a feeling I tried to push back for a long time…" Ryoko spoke, a couple tears rolled down her cheeks slowly.
"I know… sweetie you can't let that get to you…that's in the past. No one will be able to hurt you again, trust me if it's the last thing I do. You're my daughter, I love you and will never leave you… you deserve a hell of a lot better than that asshole. He wasn't worth it… your more than he ever will be" Washu spoke gently rubbing her shoulder. Sighing deeply Ryoko lowered her hands wiping her face. Looking to her mother for a moment, Washu leaned to her hugging her tightly.
"Things will be ok sweetie" Washu spoke, holding her
Closing the lab door behind her as Washu scurried off in front of her as the big computer screen popped up. The darkness around the lab seemed cold, wrapping her arms around her Ryoko followed Washu as a pillow cushion chair popped up as Ryoko sat down slowly. Washu sat at her computer typing a million words a minute, pausing she turned looking to Ryoko for a moment. Their little get away weekend had come to an end, coming back into reality.
"You alright?" she asked.
"Nervous as hell" Ryoko spoke sighing deeply looking to her mother. Washu snickered shaking her head, turning as a black magic void hole the size of a football appeared behind her blending in with the darkness. A small black grayish device floated out from the void as it landed in Washu's hand as the void faded. Washu turned to Ryoko pressing a couple buttons as a green screen appeared about three feet in front of her. Washu scooted the cushion chair over to Ryoko as the green screen scanned Ryoko up and down slowly, Ryoko arched an eyebrow not sure if this was a good thing, or bad thing.
"It's just scanning you, it'll let us know how far along you are on the big screen to the side of me" Washu spoke. Ryoko starred at her for a moment, then the machine in Washu's hand beeped once more than stopped. Washu turned her head looking to the big computer screen pressing a couple buttons as a couple images appeared.
"Well, let me go back 1 or 2..." Washu spoke, pausing she looked at the screen. Washu wrapped her arms around herself leaning back a little, then stretching a hand out pointing at the screen.
"See…you are pregnant. By the calculations… you're just over 5 weeks… so roughly your due date will be about middle of January, almost February" Washu spoke. Ryoko paused looking to the screen, looking to the ultrasound, then to the 5 weeks, 3 days, and 16 hundred hours. Her mouth dropped, not knowing what to say or do she leaned back a little blinking.
"So… well shit… now what do I tell Tenchi…" Ryoko asked.
"Hmm…." Washu spoke, suddenly disappearing. Arching an eyebrow Ryoko looked around, then back to Washu as she appeared sitting down.
"Tenchi's on his way with Ayeka" Washu spoke folding her hands in her lap.
"What… now?" Ryoko asked sighing deeply.
"Yea why?"
"Could I maybe think about this for a moment, think of what to say?" Ryoko asked rubbing the back of her neck, suddenly someone knocked as Ayeka walked in with Tenchi behind her. Washu closing the screen behind her looking towards the door as it began opening.
"Washu, what is it that you wanted?" Tenchi asked as the two of them made their way through the darkened lab.
"I forgot how creepy this place was…" Ayeka spoke leaning against Tenchi for a moment looking around to the fish off in the distance of Washu's enormous, not really knowing how big of a fish tank.
"Here, sit for a moment" Washu spoke snapping her fingers as a big enough cushion seat appeared for the both of them across from Washu and Ryoko. Tenchi looked to her for a moment before sitting close to Ayeka, then looked to Ryoko. Ryoko blinked gulping as she re situated herself on the cushion seat.
"Washu, what's going on?" Ayeka asked leaning close beside Tenchi.
"Now… we are all aware of the situation at hand right… Tenchi… Ayeka… Ryoko…" Washu started crossing her legs. Arching an eyebrow Tenchi nodded his head glancing to Ryoko for a moment.
"Why does this concern Ryoko?" Tenchi asked.
"I'm pregnant…" Ryoko spoke. Eyes widening Tenchi froze looking immediately at Ryoko. Ayeka gasped covering her mouth looking to Ryoko, then to Tenchi.
"I won't be staying here, I've already found me a place, so you don't have to worry about me… I don't want your help or anything Tenchi… you're getting married in a month and you have other things to worry about" Ryoko spoke, gulping wrapping her arms around herself, her stomach churned in knots.
"Now… I want the both of you to let her be, none of this would have happened if Tenchi hadn't done what he did, and if Ryoko would have kicked your ass off the roof…." Washu spoke looking to Tenchi. Mouth agape, Tenchi looked to Ayeka as she eyed him as if her eyes burnt a hole in his head.
"Uh… Washu are you sure it's…" Tenchi spoke arching an eyebrow.
"Yes Tenchi" Ryoko interrupted narrowing her eyes.
"I want Ya'll leaving me alone, don't pity me or that sympathy shit… I can take care of myself" Ryoko spoke crossing her legs.
"I'm just as involved as you are Ryoko… Do I have any say so in this, with you being gone who's going to…" Tenchi spoke as Washu held a hand up stopping him short.
"Tenchi don't… you have Ayeka to worry about… Ayeka… what do you think in all this?" Washu asked looking to her resting her hands in her lap.
"I uh… really don't know. I can't be mad at you… Ryoko whatever you do I'll support you in your decision" Ayeka spoke looking to her fingers fidgeting for a moment. Tenchi looked to her as she spoke, turning his head looking back to Ryoko.
"You will keep in touch, right?" Tenchi asked. Nodding her head Ryoko glanced to Ayeka for a moment as she looked up to Tenchi as he spoke.
"You have more matters to worry about than me Tenchi" Ryoko spoke meeting his gaze for a moment. Sighing deeply Tenchi looked to Ayeka as she sat close beside him her shoulders hunched over.
"Alright well, that about wraps it up. Go on you two, let Sasami know we'll be up for dinner in a little while" Washu spoke shooing her hand in the air at Tenchi and Ayeka as they both stood slowly. Glancing to Ryoko for a moment Ayeka sighed deeply turning as Tenchi followed her out the room. Looking to Washu Ryoko leaned back a little taking a deep breath.
"That was awkward…"
"Yea I know, Ayeka was upset… not towards you, but the fact of you having a baby by the man she loves."
"What the hell do you think he did to me... I thought the world of that man and he chooses her, then screws me over in the process. Granit he might be better off with her, but he fucked with my emotions, and he thinks it's ok, thinks he has a say so in all of this? Bullshit he does… he could care less about me after all these years of loving a man who never loved me back" Ryoko spoke angrily eyeing her mother.
"I get it Ryoko, truly I do. What can you do, you can't change his mind? If he choose you than did the same thing to Ayeka, how do you think she'd feel?. She'd probably feel as bad as you do, with the man who claims to love you, the next minute has sex with another woman… that says a lot. I would have dumped his ass the minute I found out… but she's the better person accepting it and letting him love her supposedly and wanting to be with him" Washu spoke folding her arms across her stomach looking at Ryoko. Sighing deeply Ryoko rubbed her forehead leaning an elbow on her knee.
"Well, let's go eat and then in the morning we'll get everything moved" Washu spoke standing up as Ryoko disappeared behind her.
Thats its for chapter 2~! More to come!. hope you all enjoyed!