"No Need for an Education" Chapter 2 Ryoko woke up very early that day. After taking a shower, she selected for herself one of her mid-thigh skirts and a silk purple blouse. When her hair had been combed and put in the braid she liked so much and her glasses were on, she grabbed a pair of high heels and headed for Washuu's lab. As she approached the door to Washuu's lab, she wondered how was she going to tell her mother. Finally she decided that she was just going to come out an say it. Ryoko opened up the door to Washuu's lab and walked in. Totally ignoring the machines on all sides of her, and went looking for Washuu. When she found her she snuck up from behind and was about to scare her when Washuu said "I thought that was you!" Ryoko face-faulted. "Well, what do you want now, Ryoko?" Washuu said as she turned in her chair. To see her face when she saw Ryoko in that outfit you would swear she found a way to replicate yen (actually it is rather very easy first you take nitro-dioxide... but wait! Back to the story.) "Why Ryoko, I didn't know you wanted to look so professionel. I guess every girl wants to look like her Mommy at sometime in her life!" Washuu said going into Mother-mode. "I need to talk to you about..." Ryoko felt her throat tighten up and she felt unable to continue. "H-how d-d-d-did y-you ge-get over dad?" Ryoko could tell that she had hit a nerve. Ryoko could hardly remember her father and her mother never wanted to talk about him. According to Washuu, her father had been a prince from a major noble house (House Vesatetra). They had had a fairy tale love, but when their family ordered him not to see her again they ran away. Soon after Ryoko was born but because of the bounty on his head (and Washuu's) they were hunted down. He died protecting his family. That was around the time Washuu had become insane and she met Kagato. "Well..." Washuu began after a very long silence, "Well, I think it had something to do with the fact I hurled myself into my work. After the shock wore-off, it didn't feel so bad. I began to take care of you, since you were his child." They sat in silence for ten minutes until "Why do you ask, Sweety." Washuu asked wiping the tears away. Ryoko stopped crying long enough to answer. "Because I want to begin a new life, but there is a big problem." Ryoko was afraid to go on. "Yesterday after me and Tenchi got off the bus... well. He kissed me. And I mean he kissed me. It was amazing! I didn't think he would be such a good kisser!" Washuu just sat back in her chair and smiled. She knew what Ryoko meant. She also knew that if she gave her advice it would destroy this great life experience. This was something that Ryoko had to figure out for herself. They were yanked back to conscience by Sasami yelling about breakfast. "And hurry up Washuu before it gets cold!" "What am I going to do?!" asked Ryoko. "Go to school with Tenchi and behave yourself." Washuu answered with a "Little Ryoko" at the end. Amazing Ryoko didn't get pissed. The meal was spent in silence because Tenchi didn't say anything and Ayeka was far to angry. She just sat chewing her tongue and glaring poison at Ryoko. When it became time to go to school Ryoko and Tenchi walked down the path with three feet of room between them and Ayeka not far behind so they couldn't talk. She even went with them all the way to the school just to make sure. And she was there when they ate lunch together with a space of 5 inches between them. In fact, she was watching them all day and even when they left. When they got home, Ryoko floated to her room and Tenchi went to his. Ayeka stayed in front of Tenchi's door up into the time he came out to eat diner and again when he went to bed. This continue for two weeks and Ryoko and Tenchi barely spoke to each other. Little did Ayeka know that Tenchi and Ryoko were sneaking out of their windows and going to the shrine to spend time together (under the eye of Yoshou) they would do their homework or just talk about the day. Somtimes they would go to Washuu's lab and play with some of her inventions. It was the best time of Ryoko's life. Tenchi was paying her attention and no one was getting in the way. Not even Ayeka who had given up on guarding Tenchi's room. Everyone seemed to give up on keeping Ryoko and Tenchi apart. In fact, they came very very close to kissing again one day if Yoshou hadn't stopped them, but he just smiled as if recalling a memory from his past. Washuu, Nobuyoki, and Yoshou all looked at Ryoko and Tenchi with a knowing smile. That's what worried Ryoko. Ryoko's and Tenchi's relationship then turned into a normal pattern. During the day they were under watch of Ayeka and during the evening Yoshou, even at night they were watched by Washuu, so they didn't get many chances to kiss or even hug. But as time went on they began to form a plan so they could be together. They were going to go to school and act like nothing was different and then Ryoko would go to the bathroom and soon after Tenchi would leave. When they were both out they would grab the food under the stairs stashed earlier. Then without the knowledge of either Ayeka or Washuu or even Yoshou they would run away together. It was the perfect plan! The End (for now) Disclaimer: I don't own Tenchi Muyo in any way shape or form(alas!). That honor belongs to some fortunate others. I am only using the characters and personalities for a time.