Intro: Hullo! -blinks- Sorry, I have two aussie friends... Anyways, here is the next story in my little series. I will try my damndest to make it longer and more interesting. =D Well anywho, let’s do it onna! o_O (women) Tenchi Muyo: Forever More The morning sun rose into the sky of morning. The light from it began to show the beauties of the hills of the Okeyama mountains. Colours clashed in one odd yet wonderful design. Reds mixed with greens while it mixed with blue from the puddles and lakes that had formed from the light rain storm from during the night. It was things like this that filled Ryoko with joy in the morning. She was sitting on the porch just outside of Tenchi’s and her room. She always watched the sun come up before she would go to work. It was the best part of her mornings. It also helped her attitude some. Tenchi stepped out onto the porch to see his fianceé sitting on the banister. He smiled as he walked up to her. He leaned up against the banister to the left of her and looked out to the lake. “It’s almost time to go.” he told her softly. Ryoko only nodded. Since Tenchi had school and Ryoko had work he had dropped Mayuka off at daycare then dropped Ryoko off at work. He then drove himself to school where he would be until 4:00 to 4:30. It always depended on how his art teacher was doing. Ryoko sighed as she looked down to Tenchi. She smiled then nodded. “We should get going.” she said as she disappeared. Tenchi then felt slender arms wrap around his shoulders from behind as she reappeared. She then rested her chin on his shoulder. Tenchi smiled at her and nodded. She then teleported them to the living room where Mayuka was watching TV. Mayuka then scooted up and got onto her knees as she turned to face her parents. “Morning, mommy, daddy.” she greeted with a smile. Tenchi could only smile at his daughter. Ryoko also smiled happily. “Hey there, Munchkin.” she said in a motherly manner. Mayuka giggled at the woman’s greeting. Mayuka was also known as Munchkin from her mother. She wouldn’t allow anyone else to call her that. Her father also had a name for her. He called her his little jewel. Those were her special names from her parents. Sometimes though Washu would call her Ducky, just to be funny. “Come on. It’s time to hit the road.” he said cheerfully. Ryoko then let go of him and walked over to the coat hanger that was nailed to the wall next to the door. She grabbed her black leather jacket, Tenchi’s green polyester jacket and Mayuka’s small purple leather jacket. She walked back to them and handed them their jackets. “I can’t believe you’re getting married in two months!” Holly exclaimed. Ryoko finished off her bite of hamburger and gave her friend a beaming smile. It was lunch time and Ryoko always ate with her best friend from work. “I know! I’m so excited yet nervous at the same time!” Ryoko said. Holly was a high school girl that worked as a part time secretary on Saturday’s and Sunday’s and sometimes after school. She was a senior at the local high school in Tokyo. That was where the place they worked at was located now. The company had moved after a week when Ryoko began to work there. Although it seemed off on the edge, it was still a nice location. Ryoko slurped some of her drink down and then sighed with contentment. “Finally, after two years of waiting.” she continued. She felt her heart speed up faster as she thought about being married to Tenchi. It was the most wonderful thing in the world to think about. She could finally call herself Ryoko Masaki legally. Holly nodded in agreement. She then stopped. An expression of worry crept onto her face. “Uh, Ryoko...” Ryoko blinked and looked up at her friend. “What is it?” she asked in curiosity. Holly then scratched the back of her neck. “What are Tenchi’s friends going to do for a bachelor party?” she asked. Ryoko never thought about that. She also never thought about the girls back home throwing a bacheloret party. She then shrugged and shook her head. She knew Tenchi’s friends pretty well due to the fact that they liked to pop up all of a sudden and throw parties and such. “Kiyone! What about this?” Mihoshi shouted from across the isle. Kiyone and Mihoshi were at a store tying to buy something for the party they where going to give for Ryoko. That was still a couple of months ahead but Kiyone thought it to be wise if she and Mihoshi got a gift while they still could. Kiyone walked over to her idiotic partner and looked at the item in her hand. “The joys of cooking” the book said. Kiyone grunted and began to rub her temple with her right hand. “Mihoshi! You know that Ryoko doesn’t cook!” she shouted in disgust. Mihoshi blinked and raised an eyebrow. “Ohhhh, we’re shopping for Ryoko? I though it was Sasami’s birthday!” said Mihoshi dumbly. Kiyone grabbed Mihoshi by the collar of her shirt and jolted her around a bit. “You dumbass!” she shouted out. By now people from other isles near by where looking at the two GP officers in awe. Kiyone then stopped as she noticed the onlookers. She laughed nervously and let the blond go. “Nothing to see here folks” she said as a sweat drop appeared on her forehead. (Ok, I’m coming into the picture now....) Out in space a ship was headed to Earth on a steady coarse. The ship almost looked like the Yagami. But of coarse that was because the occupant had stolen it from the Galaxy Police a long time ago. On the side it read, “If I gave a shit, you would be the first one I’d give it to” in a bumper sticker like fashion, though it looked like it was painted onto the ship’s side. Inside was a one man, or woman to be precise, crew. Her name was Lina Hakubi. She was the little sister of Ryoko, though she nor Washu said anything about it. That was because they both thought that she had died from some bounty hunter. But no, she was very much alive. She had been in the deepest parts of the uncharted universe. She had become quite the space pirate in that region of space. She had heard about the engagement of the Juraian Prince and the most ex-infamous criminal in the known universe on the news. They had said Ryoko’s name clear as day. She pondered for a moment of the name of the man her sister was to marry. Ah yes. Tenchi. Tenchi Masaki. She just smiled and shook her head. She remembered a time when Ryoko said that there would be no way she would marry anyone. She sighed as she heard a male computer voice say that they where only a day away from Earth. “Boy won’t Mom and Ryoko be surprised..” she said under her breath. She hadn’t sent word to them in well over 700 years. She didn’t expect more than a “What the hell are you doing alive?!” statement to come up. She just chuckled as she thought about it. (Ok, I know, I’m skipping around but so far so good? o_o) Well the day went by and the ship was now in orbit of the earth. Lina looked at the view screen. The planet looked beautiful from up above. But would be pretty on the surface? Probably. She took in a deep breath to steady herself. “Tetsuya, transport me to the location of Ryoko Hakubi.” she ordered her ship. She soon saw a blur as she was transported to the front door of the Masaki house. This was the place, she thought. It was already getting dark out when she arrived. Probably somewhere around 6 or 7 o’clock. She brought her right hand up and knocked on the door. She waited for a few seconds. She then heard a little girl shout, “Mom, someone’s at the door!” She blinked at that. Mom? Was Ryoko already a mother? No time to ponder at that. “I’ll get it!” she heard another female voice call. Sasami came to the door and opened it up. She smiled at the woman that was standing on the stoop. She was in a long blue and black cloak. Underneath was a space pirate like attire. Short shorts and a white tank top nicely tucked in. She was also tall and slender. She had piercing green eyes and she had long straight black hair. Though her bangs where spiky. “Can I help you?” Sasami asked as she raised a blue eyebrow at the woman. Lina blinked and nodded. “Um, is this where Ryoko lives?” she asked in a polite tone. Though she was a space pirate she was a polite type of person when the time called for it, in her opinion anyways. Sasami nodded then turned to the stair case. “Ryoko, someone’s here to see you!” she called up. She then turned back to the visitor. “Come on in.” she said as she stepped aside. Lina nodded and smiled as she walked into the house. She looked around. It was a nice looking place so far. She then heard foot steps coming from above. She looked up just as Ryoko turned the corner and into view. Ryoko looked down the stairs at the woman down below. “Lina?” she asked as she slowly made her way down to the last stair case. Lina gave Ryoko a small smile as Sasami closed the door. “You two know each other?” she asked as she looked from one woman to the other. Ryoko nodded as she stepped onto the main floor of the house. “Yeah, she’s my sister.” Ryoko said in a quiet tone. She looked Lina over and shook her head. “But you died over seven-hundred years ago.” she said as she poked Lina in the shoulder. Lina chuckled at her older sister’s reaction. It wasn’t quite what she expected, but it worked out all the same. She shook her head at Ryoko. “I was kinda lost in an uncharted territory of space.” she said with a cheesy smile. It was the trade mark smile that Tenchi used when he got nervous. Tenchi then descended the stairs. He looked at Lina and then to the shocked Ryoko. “Ryoko, who is she?” he asked in a concerned manner. Sasami just shook her head and turned away and walked off for the kitchen. She didn’t understand what was happening either. “Um, Tenchi, this is my little sister Lina. Lina my fianceé, Tenchi.” she said still in shock. Tenchi blinked. Little sister? He had no idea that Ryoko had a little sister. Well after things calmed down, Washu had stepped in and was practically fuming mad. Hell she WAS fuming mad. She was upset that Lina had failed to say that she was alive and well to her mother. They also had to explain to everyone who she was and why they never told anyone about her. “But what I want to know is how you found me, and how you heard about my engagement.” Ryoko said impatiently. Lina sighed. How would she explain this to them... “Well, once I DID find my way back to the known universe I was going to contact you and Mom.” she started. She took a deep breath and continued. “I turned on the news for some hopeful updates on what’s going on in today‘s society. The Juraian empire was either just announcing it or was bragging about it or something. But they said that Tenchi was going to marry you. They said you where here on Earth and so I laid a coarse in for Earth and here I am now. Of course that was a year ago when I heard about it.” she added. Ryoko just looked at her sister. “Well. You made it just in time then. The wedding is in two months.” she said as she stretched out. She seemed very calm about the fact that her missing sister just all of a sudden turned up. Tenchi looked to Ryoko. He could see small traces of tears in her eyes though. Whether they where sad ones or happy ones was uncertain. He got up from the couch and smiled. “Well, I think I’ll leave you two alone so you can catch up on things. It sounds like you have allot of catching up to do.” he said as he picked Mayuka up. He then motioned for everyone else to leave as well. Once they did leave Lina smiled some. “So, is the kid yours?” she asked. Ryoko chuckled. “Well, not exactly.” she answered. It was a long story and she didn’t know how to put in a short version. She sat there and pondered at what to say. “Um.... Was the un-known part of the universe at war from Tokimi a couple years ago?” Ryoko finally asked. Lina looked away and nodded. Something must of started memories from it up. Ryoko was getting a bit concerned now. “I lost some good friends in that war.” she said quietly. Ryoko then bowed her head. She knew what that felt like. “I’m sorry.” That was all she could think of saying to her sister. “Well, I got revenge on Tokimi for you.” she said with a slight smile. Lina looked back to Ryoko and blinked. “You killed Tokimi?!” she demanded. She knew that Ryoko was strong but not THAT strong. She couldn’t help but want to know how that happened. Was it possible that Ryoko was able to raise her power beyond her intended point? “How did you do that?” she asked in curiosity. Ryoko just chuckled some. How was she going to explain that? She didn’t know if Lina knew about the light wings or not. She sighed. ‘This is going to be a long night.’ she thought to herself. It was later into the night now. Maybe about a quarter to twelve. Ryoko and Tenchi where lying in bed. There were clothes scattered around each side of the bed. (Gee, I wonder what happened..... o_o) The sheets where pulled up to Ryoko’s shoulders. She was lying on Tenchi’s right side. Her right hand rested gently on his chest and her head rested on his shoulder. They where both wide awake but had fallen silent after there..... “activity”... Tenchi had his arm wrapped around Ryoko’s back. He was gently rubbing his thumb on it. “Tenchi, how should we situate Lina here?” Ryoko finally asked, breaking the silence. He lightly shrugged as he shifted his view to Ryoko. “I guess we can have dad make a new room for her.” he answered. Ryoko sighed and scooted up to Tenchi a bit closer. That sounded like a good idea. She then smiled and said, “I made her one of my bride’s maids.” Tenchi smile grew a bit. It was good to hear that Ryoko and Lina had instantly started where they left off. He knew that things would run smoothly with the new person in the house. “She might seem like the rough and tough type but she really is a sweetie.” Ryoko told Tenchi. He nodded. He got the picture from earlier. She had volunteered to help clean the dishes with Sasami. That actually surprised him. He figured that she would be like Washu and Ryoko, wild yet fun to be with. Then he heard Ryoko chuckle. “But don’t get her pissed. She will blow everything up within a hundred mile radius.” she said while she continued to laugh. Tenchi chuckled a bit at that too. Maybe she was like her mother in some ways. She and Washu did spurt off into a scientific conversation before he and Ryoko went off into their room. Lina lied on the couch. She yawned silently as she stared up at the ceiling. She had only been here for a few hours yet she already felt like it was home. It was probably the friendliness off the occupants. Tenchi did seem like a good enough man for Ryoko. As she watched them earlier that night they could hardly keep their hands AND lips off of each other. She had to admit though, they were a cute couple. They had both mentioned something about Princess Ayeka coming to Earth in two weeks for the wedding. Something about Ayeka wanting to come home early so she could spend time with her younger sister Sasami. She knew that she was going to love it here. She remembered some of the things that Ryoko had told her. Like how she met Tenchi and all the others. She even remembered all the adventures Ryoko has gone through over the past five years or so. It had been quite the thrilling life she was leading. Lina just wished that she could have been there for all that. It sounded like fun to her. All accept when Ryoko mentioned when she got captured in that war two years ago. She couldn’t believe that those people where able to beat Ryoko so bad. Lina could also tell that Ryoko was hiding something. Something that happened in that time of captivity. But she never said what it was. Lina could just see it in her eyes. Lina rolled over onto her left side and sighed. She yawned again and closed her eyes. She was getting tired and she thought that it might have been time to turn in for the night. So she began to drift off into sleep. Where she would most likely relive some events in her life. That was what she usually dreamed about. What ever that happened to her through out her long life. She wasn’t that much younger than Ryoko. Maybe about five years younger. That would place her at about 4,995. Ryoko was 5,000 years old. “Damn, I’m old.” she mumbled before she finally fell asleep. It was morning now. Lina was waking up to the smell of bacon and eggs. She opened her eyes and yawned. She blinked a few times then sat up. She rubbed her eyes gently to get the sleep out of them. “Morning, sis.” she heard Ryoko say. She looked over to the other end of the couch where Ryoko was seated. Once again Lina yawned. Ryoko chuckled. “Get any sleep last night?” she asked in sarcasm. Lina just stuck her tongue out at her. They both heard Tenchi make his down the stairs. “Thank god it’s Sunday..” he said as he stretched out. He finally walked up to the couch. “Morning.” he said as he leaned down to kiss Ryoko. Lina sighed and rolled her eyes. “Get a room.” she said as she got herself off the couch. She was in a similar pajama wear as Kiyone’s. She had on a blue pair of spandex shorts. They were short too. If she laid her hand down at her sides straightly the would have been about half an inch under her fingers. She had a blue tank top to top it off. When she stretched part of her stomach would show. She then made her way to Washu’s lab entrance. “Where are you going?” Ryoko asked. Lina looked back to her sister and soon to be brother-in-law who was now sitting beside her. “Mom wanted to talk to me this morning.” she replied with another yawn. Sasami then popped out of the kitchen. “Well, breakfast should be done soon. Could you tell Washu?” she asked politely. Lina nodded and proceeded to venture into the depths of the unknown. (Washu’s Lab, another words.) Washu heard a beeping noise suddenly. She turned to see a small screen pop up. Someone had entered her bio lab. ‘Must be Lina.’ she thought to herself. She snapped her fingers and a door appeared at about two feet in front of her. She walked up to it and opened it up. Once on the other side she spotted her youngest daughter looking around the place. She smiled at her daughter. She hadn’t changed one little bit since she last saw her. “Lina, over here.” Washu called out. She then saw the girl turn and wave at her. Lina then made her way towards Washu. She was smiling cheerfully at her mother. “So, what is it that you wanted to talk about with me?” she asked politely. Well at least one of her kids grew up with some manners. The thing was, she hadn’t been around for Lina either to teach these things. She must have taught herself things all these years. That might have been the case. Either that or Lina had another woman as a mother figure or a man for a father figure. Either way her daughter grew up all the same. Washu smiled at her daughter. “Well, I wanted to know what you have been up to for the past seven-hundred years.” she said with a sly grin on her face. She just wanted to know what her daughter was like these days. What she liked, if she had a boyfriend of her own. Even her favourite colour. She heard Lina sigh as her expression twisted up into that of concentration. “Well, we all know what happened a couple of years ago... That damned war..” she said as she continued to think. Washu stopped her abruptly. She knew that Lina must have gone through that. “What all happened to you in that war?” she asked, more serious now. She wanted to know if Lina had made it out of there alright. Mentally anyways. She saw the physical appearance of a criss-cross type scar on her right cheek. Must have been a battle wound from the war she guessed. Lina got serious herself as she rubbed her hand on her scar. “Well... I lost quite a few friends in it.” she said, her voice sounding sad. She didn’t care to remember the war. What she didn’t know was that her older sister went through something similar and in some ways, things were worse for Ryoko. Well two weeks had passed by. Lina had noticed that Ryoko and Tenchi where very much in love with each other. In some ways Lina was a bit jealous about it. But she soon got over it. She wasn’t the type of girl that liked to dwell on things. She was actually enjoying herself at the house. It was like she finally found where she truly belonged. It was a friendly atmosphere where people of all ages and type lived under one rough. They all seemed to have gotten along well too. Ayeka had arrived the day before too. She also had the same reaction as the others when they found out that she was the little sister of Ryoko. But Ayeka didn’t like the idea of another girl living in the house. Ayeka seemed like the bossy type to Lina. She was strict and seemed snooty. She could tell from the very get go that she wasn’t going to like the older princess. Lina was sitting outside on the dock. She was relaxing in the afternoon sun. She loved the surrounding area the house was in. It was so beautiful and peaceful. Her feet swayed in the coolness of the water below her. She was wearing her shorts and white tank top that she wore when she had arrived at the house. Of course she had other clothes but she really loved that outfit for some reason. She guessed that it was because it was the newest clothing in her possession. She always liked to obsess with new things for a while before she got tired of it. (Oh no! I’m digging a hole again! u_u) “Lina! Dinner!” she heard Sasami shout from the house. She sighed and slowly got to her feet. She then picked up her sandals and walked back for the house. She did enjoy Sasami’s home cooking. But it was just how much Sasami would make. She would usually have tons of left overs and everyone would usually eat it for lunch. All well. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.... Right? A whole month went by now. Everyone had gone back to normal routine, it was like Lina never showed up a month ago. But instead like she had been living there for years. Everyone had treated everyone with such respect. Tenchi was standing in front of a mirror in his room. He was looking himself over, trying to decide if he needed a shave or not. He had just gotten out of the onsen no more than fifteen minutes ago. The only thing he had thrown on so far was a pair of jeans. He rubbed his chin with his right hand. He then felt strong yet gentle arms wrap around him from behind. Ryoko then appeared and Tenchi smiled. Ryoko rested her chin on his left shoulder sweetly. “Do you think I need a shave?” he asked her. She smiled at him. She then rubbed his chin with her left hand. “Yep.” she replied with a giggle. Tenchi raised an eyebrow. He had been so busy with studying for finals that he hadn’t even got a hair cut. It was getting long and the only one to complain about it was Ayeka. “What about my hair?” he then questioned. He didn’t mind his hair getting long. Actually it felt nice in some ways. Ryoko shrugged. She didn’t care if he continued to grow it or chop it off. Either way it worked for her. She actually found it hot on Tenchi. She could just imagine what he would look like with long hair. She practically drooled at the thought. “Grow it out long.” she said. He then felt Ryoko kiss him on the neck. He just smiled. He figured she would say that. Actually she had asked him a couple of times to grow his hair out long. Maybe he should try it out. He already liked how it was looking. It was getting straighter too. Just then Tenchi felt chills down his back as Ryoko kissed his right shoulder. He turned around to face her. He looked down into her loving golden eyes. There was always a certain light that filled them. He placed his hand under her chin. “I love you.” he said to her. She blushed slightly but in return gave him a soft kiss. They both still couldn’t believe that they were to be married in one month. It was an exciting thing for them both. It was a brand new adventure. After they were married they could say they have done and seen everything and it would be the truth. They’ve been through battles, war, friendship and hardship. They were meant for each other and that was clear now. Kiyone was standing in line at the Okeyama Police Department. She had gotten the most brilliant idea of the century. “I should have done this a long time ago!” she said in an excited manner. She was going to sign herself and Mihoshi up for the Police Academy and get them to graduate. Then they could handle one job and get good pay! “Next!” she heard a male voice say. This was it. She was going to do this. She walked up to the officer at the front desk. “How can I help you?” he asked as he looked Kiyone over. She was wearing a navy blue skirt red high heels with a white collared blouse. Kiyone couldn’t help but look the man over too. He was tall and built, muscle wise. He had dark blond hair, it was a crew cut. He had piercing brown eyes. His features looked kind and gentle, yet tough at the same time. Kiyone blinked then blushed a bit. “Um, can I get two forms for the police academy?” she asked. He too seemed red in the cheeks. He nodded then opened a drawer. He went digging around. He then brought out two forms and smiled. “Here you are ma’am. You can fill them out and bring them back whenever you want.” he said kindly. He then scratched his head and got a bit nervous. “Um, I know this might be forward but... Would you like to go have coffee with me sometime?” Kiyone blinked and turned very red. He was right, it did seem forward but in a way Kiyone was glad that he had asked her to have coffee with him. “I don’t even know your name..” she said quietly. He stumbled around a bit. He seemed to have forgotten his name tag or something. “Oh yeah.. How silly of me. I’m Renhou, but my friends call me Ren.” he said sheepishly. “What’s your name?” he then asked. “I’m Kiyone.” she said with a slight smile. It was sheepish yet nervous at that. She then thought about his offer. Hell if he tried something bad she could kick his ass easily. She then nodded. “Sure, when do you want to do that?” she asked politely. He then rubbed his chin in thought. “Well, I get off here at 5:30. Maybe we can go then.” Kiyone nodded. She could do that. It was 5:00 now. She could just hang around town till then. She told him that she would meet him at the station and they said their goodbyes and she left. “Miss Ryoko, someone is here to see you.” Ryoko turned her head away from the computer and smiled. “Thanks Holly. Tell them I’ll be right out.” Ryoko said. Holly nodded and turned away from her office. Ryoko had been working on a new cell phone design for her boss. It was considered an important project for the company and so Ryoko was doing the best she could for it. She saved the changes on her computer and then logged off. She stood from her chair and turned to the door. She then walked out to the main office. She spotted Kiyone sitting in a chair by the secretaries desk. Kiyone looked over to Ryoko and blinked. Ryoko was dressed in a tan dress with a darker tan colour trimming the last inch or so of the dress. The dress was a one piece that ended at her knees. It had an over jacket like deal. It was a long sleeve the ended just two inches above her dress. “Hey Kiyone. What are you doing here?” Ryoko asked with a smile. Kiyone got to her feet and smiled back. Kiyone wondered whether she should tell Ryoko about her date or not. She decided to just start off simple. “Well, I was in town and I thought I would stop by.” she explained. There. That was simple enough. Ryoko just nodded at the teal haired woman. “So how is your sister?” Kiyone then asked. Ryoko chuckled and shook her. “Well, she’s fitting in, to say the least. Though she’s always in Washu’s lab doing experiments of her own.” Kiyone blinked. She never knew that Lina took interest in science. Well actually she didn’t know much about Lina period. She was this mystery to be unfolded in Kiyone’s eye. She then raised an eyebrow. “Well, actually I was here to say I got a date at 5:30 and I need to pass the time.” Kiyone finally said. Ryoko then began to chuckle to herself. She never thought that she would here those words in the same sentence. Especially from Kiyone. She knew Kiyone as nothing more than some chick that was obsessed with her job and nothing more, nothing less. “That’s new.” Ryoko commented. She then looked at the clock. It read five-fifteen. Well if Kiyone wanted to catch her date she needed to get going. “Well, I say this was a waist of gas.” Ryoko said in a joking manner. Kiyone looked at the clock. She couldn’t help but laugh. Ryoko was right. She needed to get going before Ren would think she stood him up. Ryoko poked Kiyone in the shoulder. Kiyone turned to the space pirate and blinked. “Could you drop me off at the bus stop? It’s time for me to get home now anyways.” she said with a smile. Kiyone nodded at her friend. “Great! You’re a life saver.” Ryoko said as she went back to her office. She grabbed her purse then came back out. They both left the office after Ryoko said her goodbyes to Holly. Kiyone lead Ryoko to her 1992 Buick. It was a dark blue colour. Perhaps it could have been considered navy blue. Kiyone unlocked her door then tossed the keys over the roof to Ryoko. Ryoko caught them then fiddled around until she got the door unlocked. She then piled into the car and soon after they where pulling out of the parking lot. It was 5:40 now and Kiyone was following Ren to a coffee joint in her car. Soon she saw Ren pull into a parking lot of a small restaurant looking place called “Yuko’s Coffee Café”. She pulled into the parking lot behind him. They both then parked and turned their cars off. Kiyone opened the door and stepped out into the fresh air. “Well, this is the place.” she heard Ren say. She saw a kind and gentle smile on his face. She could swear he was like the sweet and care-free type. But he also seemed like the serious type if the time called for it. She followed him into the coffee joint. Once inside the decorations where like they had went back in time. Everything looked like it came from the early or late 60’s. Well that’s what Kiyone thought was the year when this planet decorated their life like. Still, it was a nice place to go and relax in. Ren lead her to the booth like seats at the counter. He held a hand out for her to support herself as she sat down. She smiled and thanked him as she took the help. He nodded in turn and sat down beside her. Then a beefy looking woman came up to the counter, a small notebook like thing they used to put peoples orders on in hand. “Renny’s got a date?” she said with a smile. She meant it as a joke and a term of friendship. Ren blushed some. “Oh come on, Shinta.” Shinta turned to Kiyone. “Renny is a nice guy, you’ll love him.” she said with a warm smile. Kiyone smiled but had a small hint of redness in her cheeks. She was a bit nervous at this. She hadn’t been on a date in a long time. Actually this wasn’t really a date, was it? No way, they had just met for one. And another they didn’t know each other well. That was the whole point of getting together. It was getting later into the evening now. Ren and Kiyone had already become good friends. They had told each other of funny moments in their life and even some of the most embarrassing. They seemed to have been getting along very well with each other. This was the most perfect evening Kiyone had ever had. It was so care-free and Mihoshi free. No one could possibly screw this up. Not now. She was having to much fun with this man she had only met a few hours earlier in the day. “So your room mate is THAT stupid?” Ren laughed. Kiyone too chuckled. “She can get even worse.” she commented as she watched Ren laugh. He seemed to have found Kiyone’s partner nothing more than a comedy routine. That was probably true too. Mihoshi was nothing more than the comedy release for everyone except the Tenchi gang. Kiyone looked up at the clock. 7:15 it said. Kiyone exhaled loudly. “Speaking of the idiot...” she paused. “I better get home before she does something idiotic and call the police.” Kiyone joked. Ren chuckled at her comment. Kiyone got to her feet and grabbed her purse. Ren left the money they owed on the counter for Shinta and followed Kiyone. Once they reached her car she unlocked the door. “Well, I had a blast. Thanks for the fun evening.” Kiyone said with a smile. Ren nodded and gave her the same smile. He opened the door for her and she tossed her purse onto the passenger seat. She turned to face the man. She could swear she had fallen in love with him. What she didn’t know was that he was feeling the same way. They sat there for a moment not saying a word. They just simply stared at each other. Kiyone then got a bit red and then cleared her throught. They both snapped out of it and chuckled. “Well, thanks again for the fun evening.” she said as she got into the car. “No prob.” She put the key into the ignition. “See you later.” He nodded then closed the door for her. She buckled herself in and started the car. She gave him another smile then back out of the parking lot. She saw him wave and waved back. She then pulled out onto the road and headed for home. Kiyone pulled into the “drive way” of the apartment building. She shook her head. It was just as she thought, Mihoshi would be standing in front of the spot Kiyone usually parked her car. She chuckled as she imagined the blond saying, “Kiyone, where have you been? I was so worried!”. As soon as she turned her car off she opened the door. Mihoshi immediately ran to the drivers side of the car as her teal haired partner got out. “Kiyone, where have you been? I was so worried!” she said in her high pitched tone. Kiyone only laughed silently. She was right yet again. Kiyone sighed. She locked the car door and closed it. “Don’t worry about me. I was out having coffee with someone.” she said calmly. She then yawned as she made her way to the apartment. Mihoshi was following her like she was some lost puppy looking for food. She wanted to know what all happened to her partner. “Geez! You are the best cook ever Sasami!” Lina exclaimed as she downed her fourth serving. Everyone at the table watched in amazement. This kid had eaten four helpings of food all by herself in less than ten minutes. Ryoko couldn’t believe what her sister was doing. She had never seen her eat like that before. Sasami must of cooked something extremely good in Lina’s opinion. That was the conclusion anyway. Lina had never eaten like that since she moved into their house. “Not enjoying that are you?” Washu asked with a smirk. Lina looked up at her mother. Her cheeks where all puffed out from all the food the girl had stuffed into her mouth. “Eh memy.....” she stopped once she noticed that she couldn’t talk with all that food in her mouth. Everyone had to laugh at that. Ryoko shook her head. Her sister really was innocent at heart. She was definitely no normal space pirate that was for sure. Sure Lina had what it took to be one. She was strong, had the greed for money, didn’t take any crap from anyone and good looking too. Well that was Ryoko’s definition for a space pirate. She was pretty sure Lina would agree full heartedly. Ryoko scooted up to Tenchi and rested her head on his shoulder. He put his arm around her waist in turn. She let out a sigh as she watched her kid sister eat and talk with all the others. She was sure fitting in with them. Well the month went by way to slowly for everyone. The wedding was in three days now. The date May 15th kept on creeping into Ryoko and Tenchi’s heads. That was the day they where to be married. It was going to be a beautiful wedding at that. They were going to meet at the shrine up on the hill. There they would find friends and family. Tenchi’s family mostly since the only blood related family Ryoko had was her sister and mother. That was all the space pirate needed. Ryoko could picture it in her mind, a tall white arch at the end of the path where Tenchi and herself would stand while Yosho performed the traditional ceremony. There would be white roses winding themselves around the alter too. There would be a red runway like carpet that would stretch from the top of the stairs and to the alter. She could just hear the wild birds chirping in their natural habitat while the whole thing went on. She couldn’t believe it was all going to happen either. It had been a dream of hers since she first really got to know Tenchi. Of coarse her sister had to keep reminding her of how she once said that she was going to be single for forever and ever. But that was a long time ago when she said that. She had to explain that it was before she knew that she would one day fall in love for a kind and loving man. Tenchi meant the world to her. “Mommy?” came Ryoko’s daughter’s voice. She smiled and turned towards the kitchen door where she was standing. She saw the little girl’s face light up as she made a B line for the chair Ryoko was sitting in. The girl hopped up and into her mother’s lap. “Where is daddy?” she asked in her curious manner. Ryoko smiled. “Well, Munchkin, Daddy is doing some tests at his school.” she answered. Mayuka looked a little disappointed after she heard Ryoko’s explanation. “Oh, I wanted to go to the park.” Mayuka said in a pouty sort of tone. Ryoko sat there thinking of what she should do. She glimpsed at the clock. It would still be at least another three hours before Tenchi would come home. She then smiled and looked down at Mayuka who was busy fiddling with a string on her dress. “Tell you what. Get me today’s paper and we can see a movie.” Ryoko said, trying to cheer the girl up. Mayuka’s face then brightened up as she gave her mother the biggest smile Ryoko had ever seen. She immediately hopped off of her lap and ran over to the coffee table in the center of the living room. She grabbed the paper and then went back to her mother, who helped her back into her lap. Ryoko read off the choices of movies to the girl. They where soon at the theater in Okeyamma. Mayuka had chosen to go see a movie called Digimon the First Movie. Mayuka had a very big interest in those kind of films. Ryoko didn’t mind to watch them herself. They seemed like fun shows for the kids and in a way they seemed to have taught them some strategy of sorts for life. Ryoko paid their way in and Mayuka rushed over to an arcade game. Tekken 4 it read in big gold lettering. Ryoko smiled as she went over to join her daughter. “Mommy, will you give me a boost?” Mayuka asked sweetly. Ryoko looked around and found an empty chair over by the bench. She walked over and grabbed it, bringing it back for Mayuka to stand on. Ryoko popped two coins in and allowed her to play it. While Mayuka was enjoying herself at the game Ryoko walked over to the concession stand. A lady greeted her with a smile. “How can I help you?” she asked politely. Ryoko smiled back and asked for a large popcorn, buttered and two king-sized Recees. As the lady went to work getting the order Ryoko turned around to watch Mayuka. It seemed like Mayuka was yet again defeating a game. She had some company though as a little boy, perhaps her age, joined her and began to get the worse ass-whooping of his life, virtually anyways. The woman summoned up the total as she handed Ryoko the stuff she asked for. Ryoko paid and then walked over to her daughter, food in hand. “You almost done?” she asked as she looked at the boy next to her. He looked frustrated at the fact that he was losing. Mayuka only nodded as she did a finishing move, virtually killing her enemy. She then smiled and turned to the boy. She bowed at him in a karate fashion then turned towards her mother. She had a large satisfied smile as she hopped off the chair. Ryoko looked at the kid who looked like he was about to cry. “Don’t worry kid. I can’t even beet her at games.” Ryoko said as she turned away and walked off after her daughter. The kid blinked right before he bursted out into tears. Tenchi looked up to the clock. He really hated finals. He had been done with his for a half an hour and there was still at least twenty more minutes before this class ended. He would legally graduate in a day, that was if he passed his finals. He was anxious to get home though. He just wanted to relax and spend some time with his fianceé and daughter. He exhaled loudly, puffing out his cheeks as he looked back down at his drawing that he was doing. By accident he was drawing Ryoko, Mayuka and himself. They where having fun playing on a swing set in a park. Ryoko and Mayuka had large smiles their faces. With his hectic schedule of finals and such he was hardly able to spend anytime with his family. Right at about this point he was longing to be with them. Though he spent most of his time in the library Ryoko came along and brought Mayuka with her. She had heard about some little kids program for reading and such and thought that Mayuka would have fun getting to know kids her age. Ryoko was mainly there to keep Tenchi company. The other reason was to catch up on reading. Since the war she had loved to read those huge classical novels. He frowned as he thought about the rest of the family. Sasami herself was getting swamped with school work and Ayeka had to run home because her father fell ill. She had promised that she would try to come home for the wedding, but she wasn’t sure that it would happen. He hoped that she would be able to make it for the wedding. It just wouldn’t seem right to marry the one he loved with out everyone present. He then felt someone poke him in the shoulder. He turned to see his larger friend smiling at him in a goofy manner. He then handed Tenchi a note. Tenchi blinked as he took it from his friend. Tenchi unfolded the piece of paper and began to read it. Tenchi, Hey buddy! I just wanted to say thanks for inviting me to your wedding. But uh, I would be careful with that woman of yours! She seems like the bossy type! No I’m just giving you shit. Congratulate your fianceé for me. Oh and tell her I said sorry for coming over uninvited all those times. I promise to call before I come over. Nagashi Tenchi shook his head at the note. He looked over to his friend and nodded then mouthed, “I’ll tell her.” to him. His friend nodded back, smile on his face. He then went back to doing what he was supposed to be doing. Tenchi looked down at his drawing and smiled at it. He then went on to correct some mistakes and such, just to keep himself busy. People where pilling out of the theater now. The movie was over and everyone went on their way doing what ever they did. Mayuka was hopping around excitedly and talking about what parts of the movie she liked and who her favorite Digimon was. Ryoko of coarse was talking back to her as a mother should. Perhaps she was acting more than the mother but a friend to the little girl. They were soon in the living room via teleportation. Mayuka ran up to Sasami and started to jab her ear off about the movie. Ryoko watched as she seated herself on the couch. She looked over to the clock for a few seconds. It would still be an hour and a half before Tenchi would be home. She sighed as she looked back to Mayuka. She was still with Sasami at the dining table. Ryo-ohki had come along to play with the little girl. Mayuka then said she wanted to go outside. “As long as Sasami is with you.” Ryoko told her. Sasami nodded then got up. She took the little girl by the hand and took her outside with Ryo-ohki trailing along behind them. Ryoko smiled as she heard Mayuka ask Sasami and Ryo-ohki to play Digimon with her as they exited out of the living room. Ryoko then yawned a bit and stretched. She blinked and had no idea where that had come from. She shrugged it off and leaned forward to the coffee table. She picked up a book called “The Hobbit”. She found it among the other books that Tenchi owned. So far it was a good story, in Ryoko’s opinion. (I know it might sound as if I’m getting into to Tolkien thing with other people but..... Ryoko really read it about two and a half years ago.... Yes, I have been having these on-going dreams for that long -_-) About the only times she had sat it down was to eat, go to bed and goof around with her family. She sighed. She wanted to be with Tenchi really bad. She hadn’t had much time with him lately. She would be glad when he finally got out of college. He could be home with her and Mayuka, and the others also. Lina came down the stairs from her room just then. She went into the kitchen and disappeared from view as the door closed behind her. Ryoko smiled. She knew that Washu had approved of her marriage with Tenchi. But for a while she didn’t know if Lina was happy with the idea. But the day before she had said that she would also give them blessings and that made Ryoko happy. As she continued to read the story she heard Lina walk out of the kitchen. She turned slightly to look at her kid sister. In Lina’s hands was a huge plate. Piled on that plate was chicken galore. Ryoko blinked then raised an eyebrow. Ever since Lina had discovered chicken she had been totally obsessed with it. She claimed that it was the best food of them all. She shook her head and turned back to her reading. Unlike Ryoko, Lina didn’t have the gems. She still shared the same powers as her sister did though. So since Lina had no gems she had to eat and drink. Lina had no problem with eating things. In fact you could say eating was one of her favorite things to do. That and sleep. But no matter how much she ate she would never gain a pound. She was like Ryoko in that sense. Always eating never gaining weight. Lina walked up the stair case and vanished from the prying eyes of Ryoko. Ryoko sighed some and went back to reading her book. Things seemed to be getting a bit boring for the ex-space pirate at the moment. Mostly because there was nothing to do.. It was probably about time to start her cooking lessons with Sasami soon. Yes, Ryoko was learning to cook and she was becoming better at it all the time. All she really needed was someone to point out certain things, give her tips and show her how to use different items and she would be ok. (-tires to climb out of her hole- Eep!) Well the next day had rolled by and Tenchi was up in his room getting ready for his graduation. He was so excited about the whole thing. He would graduate with honors and go on to work part time at the shrine with his grandfather. The rest of his time he would be busy trying to find a way to become a cartoonist. Well not really a cartoonist but an animator for what people like to call animé or the “proper” term, japanimation. He did love to draw and he was well enough to work as an animator. Tenchi heard a knock at the door and straitened out his shirt. His garments for the graduating was at the school along with many other students’ clothing. “Come in” he said as he turned to the door. The door slid open as Ryoko appeared standing in the doorway. “We’re all ready when you are.” she informed Tenchi. He smiled at her and nodded. She then walked into the room and approached Tenchi. Once she was in front of him she wrapped her arms around him and sighed. He blinked as he looked down at her. He then rested his hand on her waist and kissed her on the forehead. “Let’s get going.” he said quietly as he felt her slowly release him from her embrace. The ceremonies for the graduations had started about twenty minutes ago and the whole family was sitting there watching the people go up to the podium one by one. On the way to the school Ryoko, Tenchi and Sasami had to explain to Lina was the significant of these graduations were on Earth. She finally got the picture and finally wished Tenchi luck. Now the family were all waiting anxiously to hear his name to be called out. Finally after waiting he was called up and the family along with some of Tenchi’s friends all cheered for him. There was faint sign of Tenchi turned red as Ryoko shouted out something embarrassing. After being handed his certificate and being congratulated by the teacher, Tenchi stepped off of the podium where his friends gave him a group hug and a few hand shakings. He looked up to see his family all waving at him and he saw Ryoko blow a kiss to him. He blew a kiss back and winked to them all. After the whole thing ended Tenchi was in a lobby with a couple of his friends waiting for his family to find him. “So Tenchi, you and your girlfriend going to come to the party tonight?” Nagashi asked him. Tenchi sat there and thought about it for a bit. He then shook his head. “Nah, I want to stay home and spend some time with Ryoko, my daughter and the others.” he answered as he heard his name being called. He turned around to see Ryoko, with Mayuka in her arm, both waving and smiling at him. He waved back as they both made there way through the crowed of the now graduated students. Once they reached him they gave a bear hug. Nagashi said his hellos to both the girls and Ryoko just smiled as she leaned up against Tenchi, still holding Mayuka in her arm. Tenchi put his arm around Ryoko as Nagashi began to try to talk Tenchi into coming to the party. “Oh come on, buddy! It’s only a one in a lifetime opportunity!” he said with a hint of plead in his voice. Tenchi shook his head as Ryoko got a bit confused. She obviously missed something. “No, Nagashi. I want to go home to be with my family.” Tenchi protested. Ryoko tapped Tenchi on the nose and he looked over to her. “What is he yapping about now?” she questioned with her cute puppy dog eyes. He smiled down at her as his daughter began to play with the daggling thing on his hat. “There’s a graduation party going on tonight and Nagashi wants me to go.” he said as he saw Ryoko gently take the hat from Mayuka. The little girl began to fuss as Ryoko placed the hat back on Tenchi’s head. Ryoko knew about the kind of parties college people threw. Wild, noisy and had lots of beer and other alcoholic beverages like that. Usually she would like those parties but she needed to be responsible for her daughter’s sake. “He isn’t going.” she said firmly to Nagashi as she grabbed Tenchi’s sleeve. She began to drag him off to the other end where Sasami and the others were waiting for them. Well the days went by and the wedding was now only an hour away. Ayeka in fact did return as she said she would try do. She had brought relieving news to her sister that Azusa would indeed be fine. He was to show up with his two wives soon too. Ryoko sat in her old room that belonged to Sasami now (Or since after the war ended). She was trying her damndest to try to put on some blush and lipstick but just couldn’t stop shaking for a second to do so. She was getting annoyed with it too. She heard a knock at the door and turned to face it as she sighed with some relief from having to shake around with the makeup. “Who is it?” she asked as she went back to looking at herself in the mirror. “It’s me... Lina.” came her sister’s voice on the other side of the door. Ryoko smiled and turned back to the door. “Well don’t just sit out there. Get your ass in here and help me with my makeup!” she said in a joking manner. The door opened up and Lina came in chuckling. “God you are so pathetic!” Lina replied and she nudged Ryoko’s arm teasingly. Ryoko raised an eyebrow and stuck her tongue out at Lina. She then turned to face the mirror for a second then smiled. “You DO know how to put on makeup, right?” she question, only half serious. Lina picked up the lipstick and smiled. “How stupid do you think I am?” Lina asked as she turned the chair around so Ryoko was facing her. Ryoko just shrugged. She knew that Lina was a great deal smarter than an average person. She must of got it from Washu, Ryoko thought to herself. She then felt Lina gently apply the lipstick. Then Lina went to work with the rest of the makeup, being ever so careful and a bit professionally at that. Ryoko then was turned back to the mirror. She looked herself over and found that Lina had done an exquisite job. Ryoko smiled widely and rather broadly. She couldn’t believe how well her sister did with the makeup. “Hey thanks!” Ryoko said happily. She felt that she couldn’t have done a better job. Lina just smiled as she placed her hands on her hips. “No prob.” As Ryoko continued to look herself over Lina moved her bangs to the side and sighed. “God... It seems like only yesterday you said you would never marry.” she said with a small smile. Ryoko got a bit disgusted and turned to face her kid sister. “Not THAT speech again!” Lina couldn’t help but chuckle. She wasn’t going to give Ryoko THAT speech..... again.... (-blinks-) Instead Lina shook her head. “No, I was just gonna say that I’m happy that you changed your mind.” she said as she began to walk over to Ryoko’s wedding kamono. “You don’t know what it’s like being alone for seven hundred years... It’s like not even living.” she said a bit saddened. Her first REAL friends hadn’t come along till the war only to be killed by Tokimi herself. She saw the look on Ryoko’s face. It was pretty much unreadable. She then smiled some and said, “Well you aren’t alone anymore.” The hour had gone by and all the guests had arrived. On the left isle of chairs sat half of the Jurai family. Along with them sat Sasami, Washu, and Lina. They were all finely dressed in there best outfits. Azusa didn’t look like he was to happy with Tenchi’s choice of brides but Ayeka had to reassure the emperor that Tenchi wouldn’t have been happy with anyone else. To his right was his family and friends. Nubuyuki had a video cam in hand a blabbering as usual. He swore he heard, “Oh my wife in heaven! Our dear Tenchi is finally getting married and becoming a man!” He only smiled. The Galaxy Police had showed up and lined the isles in a sort of weird space police tradition. At the head of both lines were Mihoshi and Kiyone, both tearing up a bit. Kiyone’s boyfriend, Ren also sat in the isle with Tenchi‘s father. They had to tell Renhou about the family and he surprisingly took it all quiet well. It sure surprised Kiyone that he didn’t leave her in fear of sorts. She was very relieved. She was so relieved she had no idea how to explain it. Actually she became more attached to the man. Soon Tenchi heard the piano player start the music. It was time. He looked towards his grandfather, a smile on his face. Yosho only smiled back as he motioned for Tenchi to watch for his bride to show up. Tenchi saw his daughter and Ryo-ohki (Human form) walk up the isle, sprinkling it with light pink and white flower peddles. He watched them take a seat next to his father, his daughter smiling broadly. She knew that with this wedding Ryoko would officially be her mother. Tenchi looked back down the red carpeted isle and saw his bride make her way to the top of the stairs. She was smiling behind the hood of her wedding kamono. He felt his heart skip a couple of beats as did Ryoko. This was it. They would finally be able to marry and have a wonderful life together. Ryoko made her way towards the groom. There arms looped each other as they faced Yosho. Tenchi could feel Ryoko’s excitement. He could also tell she was tense with some hint of nervousness. Tenchi managed to hold Ryoko’s hand in his and she began to relax a bit. Soon Yosho said, “The bride and groom have prepared to exchange words to each other.” Tenchi looked to Ryoko and saw a tear roll down her cheek. It was a tear of happiness and so he didn’t worry about it much. Tenchi once again felt his heart jump as he began to exchange his vows to his beloved. “Ryoko, we have gone through so much together and have made it out in one piece each time. I know you have waited for so long to be with me and I am sorry that I never told you how much I cared when I realized it. Now what you so longed for is finally yours. I know you will do everything in your power to keep me safe and in return I will do the same. Ryoko, I love you so much and I want you in my life.” he ended. He looked into Ryoko’s eyes the whole time he talked. She had noticed that he was so sincere and honest. She sniffed some as she tried to say what she wanted to say. “Tenchi, at one time in my life I swore to myself I would never marry anyone. But when I met you it changed. I had never felt the way I do you about anyone else in my entire life. You have saved me so many times and in the beginning had brought me out of darkness. I could have never done that without you. I want to thank you so much and ask that you keep doing that for me. God I love you.” She finished, trying so hard not to start getting emotional in front of everyone. Tenchi then heard his grandfather says, “Then if there is no objectives, I here by pronounce you Mr. and Mrs. Masaki.” They heard no objectives and Yosho gave word to kiss the bride. It had to of been one of the most passionate kisses they had ever done since the war. They heard the crowed cheer for them. They had both gone through allot and now they would finally have some peace and be together from that point on. The End More Notes: I tried my damndest to keep that story both interesting and a bit romantic. I hope you guys enjoyed it! Well my next story should come along soon. But until then I will see you all laters! Ja ne! For comments email me at the_demon_sumoner_ryoko@yahoo.com!