The cold crisp morning air blew into Tenchi’s apartment building. The sun beat down on his tanned face, causing him to close his eyes tighter in hope for more sleep. Tenchi rolled over and buried his face into his pillow. He slowly turned back over and looked to the mantle next to his bed. He sat and stared at a picture of the family and Sakuya. A smile crept across his lips. He thought about when he found Ryoko in her cave, when he met Princess Ayeka and Princess Sasami in there fight against Ryoko, how he had met galaxy police officers Mihoshi and Kione from there crash landing to earth, how Ryoko and Ayeka released the mad scientist, Washu from her entrapment. But a thought bounced around in his head,“how did they all end up in my house?” Sakuya how ever was different, special even, she spoke to him when now one else would on his first arrival to Tokyo. He cared for her very much. (Knock, knock) Tenchi threw the sheets off of him, put on a pair of sweats he had lying around, and went to the door. “Good afternoon Tenchi,” Sakuya greeted him. Tenchi turned to look at his alarm clock 11:00am it read. “ Wow Tenchi, you slept long, I must have called you at least a dozen times this morning but all I got was your answering machine,” she explained. “ But why don’t we go to your house for lunch? I would love to meet everyone.” She asked. “Sounds fine with me I need to visit everyone anyway,” Tenchi said. Thoughts of Ryoko and Ayeka Freaking out raced through his mind and his teeth chattered with fear. Sakuya quickly jumped into the portal and Tenchi followed. Tenchi and Sakuya soon reached the Musaki home. “TENCHI!” a voice called from afar. Tenchi squinted to see who it was but before he could he found himself on the ground and Ryoko kissing him all over his face. “Oh Tenchi I missed you so much,” She said continuing to kiss him.“Yes, Ryoko I missed you too now calm down,” Tenchi said. “You must be Ryoko I am Sakuya nice to meet you,” Ryoko stopped kissing Tenchi and looked up glaring at the slender figure above her. “ Hi, you must be Sakuya Tenchi never stops talking about you,” Ryoko said sarcastically. “Where is Ms. Ayeka?” Tenchi asked. “ Oh Tenchi you never know where that could be,” Ryoko answered. “REYOKO, LUNCH,” Sasami called. She waved to Tenchi from the back of the house. “HI TENCHI,” she yelled and then walked back inside. Everyone sat down for lunch. Tenchi sat in the middle of Ryoko and Sakuya, Washu sat at the head of the table, Across from Tenchi were Ms. Aeyka, Sasami and of course Ryo-oki, and at the other end of the table sat Mihoshi and Kione. “ Where are my father and Grandpa?” Tenchi asked. “ They went to the hot springs for a couple weeks,” Washu answered. While everyone continued eating, Tenchi Noticed that Ayeka hadn’t touched a thing on her plate. She just sat there, hands folded on her lap as she looked strait down at the floor ahead of her. “ Ayeka, Please eat something today,” Sasami pleaded. Ayeka got up and slowly and walked to her room. But on her way up the stairs she passed out with a THUD. Tenchi quickly jumped over the table to aid her. When Ayeka came to, she noticed that Tenchi was holding her. She quickly struggled out of his arms, walked into her room and shut the door. Tenchi turned to Sasami and asked, “What is wrong with her?” “ She hasn’t eaten for weeks. She just sits there in the same spot every time eat, even made her favorite dish and she still didn’t eat.” Sasami said upset. Tenchi sat thinking for a minute she seemed fine when he had left for Tokyo but everything changed after that, people started splitting up. “When about did she stop eating,” Tenchi asked. “Well I don’t know about a week after you left for Tokyo, Why?” Sasami asked. Tenchi walked upstairs. He didn’t want to disturb Ayeka so he peeked through the key hole as the rest of the family sat down and drank saukie. He saw her grab something and hold it to her chest tightly. She just sat there for a few minutes and then laid down. Tenchi couldn’t make out what she was saying but it sounded like “ Damn you Lord Tenchi, Dame you.” (Knock, knock) “Ms. Ayeka?” Tenchi walked in slowly. “Ms. Ayeka?” She sat strait up quickly spun around and threw what she was holding like a ninja star. It barley missed Tenchi, landed on the floor and the glass from it shattered. It was a picture of the family, the same one that Tenchi had on his mantle. “ Ayeka what’s wrong?” He asked her. She didn’t answer, walking closer Tenchi noticed she was crying, she was crying and he didn’t know why. She senced him drawing nearerand she jumped up out of bed tears still running down her face, her hand in front of her mouth, she almost looked terrified. Tenchi walked even closer now he was right next to her. When she slapped him with an encredible blow. She ran down stairs very fast and into Washu’s lab. Tenchi still stood in Ayeka’s room holding the place that burned with pain, eyes wide with amazement, he almost wanted to cry from the pain, and when he realized what had happened he ran after her. (Back in Washu’s lab) “ Miss Little Washu,” Ayeka almost fainted from exhaustion. “ Miss Little Washu will you please hide me for a while I will greatly appreciate it?” Ayeka asked. “I Suppose, only because you called me Little Washu,” Washu said.” Ayeka?” Ayeka turned around quickly “ What Miss Washu?” “ Running from your problems won’t solve anything,” she told her. Ayeka ran behind some bushes she sensed Tenchi coming. “Little Washu I need to talk to you it’s important,” Tenchi explained breathing heavily. “ Tenchi, what’s the matter,” She asked. “Have you seen Ayeka I need to find her and fast,” He said franctically that she had done something foolish. “ I take it it’s important. She is right over there,” Washu told him. “ Thanks allot Washu,” Ayeka thought to herself. Tenchi slowly walked over to her but she was fast in thinking. She threw one of the plants in Tenchi’s face and ran outside while he pawed to get the dirt out of his eyes. “AYEKA WAIT,” he yelled. He turned and looked at Washu disappointed. “What is the matter with her?” he asked her. “She is hurt Tenchi. She feels betrayed as if you don’t care about her,” She explained. “ But why would she feel that way? I have always cared about her and how she feels. I don’t know why she is hurt though,” he said. “Well if you took the time to notice Tenchi. Your so caught up in Sakuya and yourself, you don’t take any time to realize what it is doing to any one else. Ayeka has to be the most effected by it. She doesn’t eat, she doesn’t sleep, she sits there in her room holding that picture, looking as pail as ever, waiting for you.” she pointed out. Tenchi took a few steps back ward in amazement. He couldn’t believe what he was hearing, face still black with dirt. He turned and ran after her wondering were she could be. He had to get things strait. “HEY! Tenchi whacha doing?” Ryoko fazed down to she following him as he ran. “Where is Ayeka?” he asked not realizing the consequence of what he was doing. “WHAT? what do you want that thing for. I know where she is though,” she said slyly. “ Tell me Reyoko I need to explain a few things to her,” He argued. “She went to that dumb tree she is always talking about. That Funaho thing, Yosho’s ship.” Reyoko disappeared. At Funaho, Ayeka sat to catch her breath. She pulled a carrot out of her pocket knowing she had to eat something or she would faint and find herself in Tenchi’s arms again. She sat under the trees protection, nibbling her carrot, thinking about Tenchi and how upset she was over what he had done to her. She shivered at the thought of Tenchi holding Sakuya instead of herself. She also remembered the time she had called him and told him how she felt about him. Telling him she loved him and his response. “I like you too”, raced through her mind over and over agian. Her heart began to ake with pain and sorrow. She hated Sakuya, wanted her to leave forever and never return. “Ayeka?” Tenchi stood before her catching his breath. “What is the matter with you? First you throw a picture at me that nearly took my head off, then you throw a plant in my face. Why would you do something like that?” He felt her head for temperature she jerked away not saying a word. “ You never cared about me Tenchi. You care about Sakuya while I sit here and feel nothing but hurt inside,” She said as tears began to form in her eyes. “ I have to go and take Sakuya home I’ll be back to talk to you. It is getting dark and she doesn’t like to be alone in the dark,” He explained, and began to walk away. “SEE! YOU ALWAYS HAVE TIME FOR SAKUYA, WHEN I NEED YOU, SO DOES SHE! GO TO HER THEN TENCHI. FORGET ABOUT ME I SHOULD JUST TAKE MY LIFE RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW. I CAN’T TAKE THIS ANYMORE. I AM TIRED OF BEARING THIS PAIN. I CAN’T DO IT FOREVER SO JUST GO AND FORGET ABOUT ME. I’LL JUST GO BACK TO JURAI WHERE YOU CAN’T HURT ME ANYMORE!” She screamed. Tenchi ran back and pleaded on his knees “ No please don’t, I am sorry, don’t go because of me.” She just stood there trying to hold back the tears already running down her face as the sun was beginning to set. “Why shouldn’t I? My heart has already been broken. I am tired of fighting Ryoko, Sakuya, and everyone else for the chance to be with you.” She passed him slowly walking away. Tenchi stood there watching her. “Tenchi?” Ayeka looked up to see Sakya watching her walk away. “ Ayeka, can I speak with Tenchi privately?” She asked sweetly. Ayeka looked up at her with a fire in her eyes. She raised her right fist and brought it upon Sakuya’s left cheek. “Bitch,” she yelled, and continued to walk on, faster now. Sakuya dropped to her knees crying loudly holding her cheek. She spit a bit of blood out from her mouth crying as Tenchi ran to her side. Ryoko showed up standing next to Ayeka. “Nice job princess Tenchi will really want you after what you did to his beloved girlfriend,” She said happily. Ayeka looked at her, “Would you like it if I hit you that hard as well?” and continued her pursiut toward the Masaki home. Ryoko stood there stunned that Ayeka had said something like that to her. “Sakuya, are you ok?” Tenchi asked. Sakuya still crying burying her face in her hands. “No, no I am not all right Tenchi, Ayeka just punched me. I want to go home,” She said frantically. “Well I need to go and talk to Ayeka about what she did, I will have Ryoko take you home ok? This is very important I’m sorry,” He said. Ryoko turned around glaring at Tenchi for suggesting such a thing. “ Please Ryoko I will do anything,” he pleaded. “I‘ll probably end put staying over night, I will talk to you tomorrow. Waving goodbye to Sakuya, Ryoko stubbornly took her home. While walking home Still sniffling Sakuya asked, “Why does Tenchi stay with someone that treats him like that?” To her amazement Ryoko answered, “As much as I hate the tramp, I understand how he and she feel about each other. They love each other, as much as I don’t want to belaeve it, I have to. I live with it every day, watching them look at each other and not see them together. I have fought with Ayeka for too long. I have lost every time because of the connection between the two,” Ryoko looked up at the stars “ you owe me Ayeka,” She looked over at Sakuya to see her cry. Her dreams of being with Tenchi were shattered because of what Ryoko had told her. When they reached Sakuya’s house she turned to shut the door when Ryoko calmly said “ He may love Ayeka, but he does care allot about you too. I wouldn’t start a fight that you’ll lose. Remember that Sakuya.” And she vanished in front of Sakuya’s teared up eyes.