Tenchi's Day of Bravado By Marty Van Assche Disclaimer: I don't own any characters from Tenchi Muyo. Pioneer and AIC do. But I'm using them. Just don't use this without giving me credit. Otherwise, all's fair. Enjoy! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day One When he woke up one morning, Tenchi Masaki was much different than he was the previous evening. Call it hormones, Jurian instincts kicking in, residual effects from Washu's experiments, whatever, he was different. Let's say confident to the utmost, for starters. Ryoko was watching him as he slept (as she was wont to do) and brightly bid him good morning. Instead of his normal routine of brushing her off, he did something even Ryoko couldn't have predicted. He clutched her in a passionate clasp and proceeded to give her a swooning kiss. "Be good today, Ryoko," he said with a suggestive wink. The space pirate nearly fainted from shock. Tenchi released the beautiful demon and continued to the bathroom. Ryoko was noticeably absent. He conducted his morning lavatory business, then exited, whereupon he encountered Ayeka. She bid him good morning, and he responded with a enthusiastically fond embrace and greeting. She was quite pleased. To the point of a demure giggle, in fact. "No fighting today, OK, Ayeka?" he entreated her. She nodded, and skipped away happily. These points accomplished, Tenchi proceeded downstairs, where he happened upon Sasami cooking breakfast. "Good morning, Tenchi!" she chirped happily. "Good morning yourself, Sasami!" he declared. After a wonderfully quiet meal, he went to fetch Washu (on Sasami's request), finding her deep in thought on a problem involving the quantum states of a neighboring parallel universe and how to traverse an object between the two. Tenchi politely interrupted. "Washu, breakfast is ready. Are you coming?" "Of course, Tenchi, but first..." Tenchi laughed at this. Not nervously, mind you, but with genuine amusement. "Washu, if you want the sample, you're going to have to get it yourself. I hate these robot things." Washu began to blush furiously as Tenchi walked away. Whether it was from genuine embarrassment or excitement in the challenge, no one could say. (Though, I'm not going to guess embarrassment) So Tenchi moved on to his practice with Yosho. Today he exercised in a fashion so aggressive that his grandfather found himself having to really up the intensity of the workout. It pleased him immensely that his grandson was so serious now. "Well, Tenchi. I'm impressed. I think you're really starting to learn well now." Tenchi acknowledged the compliment and started towards the carrot fields. After a reasonably successful day (due mostly to the fact Tenchi had immobilized Ryo-oki before he started pulling) Tenchi was looking forward to a relaxing soak in the onsen. He was relaxing quite well when Ryoko showed up, hoping to capitalize on his performance that morning. Tenchi looked contented, but asked for a raincheck. "Listen, Ryoko, can we do this a bit later, say, tomorrow morning? I'm just really tired right now. Sorry." Ryoko was not put off in the slightest. "All right, Tenchi," she replied in a husky voice, "first thing tomorrow." Tenchi nodded, and Ryoko disappeared. Soon after, Tenchi popped in to eat, then gave Ayeka a quick kiss before retiring... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Two Whatever had surfaced in Tenchi's brain chemistry the day before had worked his way out of his system. It had influenced his thoughts so thoroughly that he had little recollection of the day's events. The hours to follow were to be some of the longest in his life. The day started with the lusty demon that dropped from the ceiling when he awoke.... it got even more interesting from there. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The end Author's Notes: Well, no one else was going to do it, so I figured I had to. This is what happens when you try listening to Led Zeppelin while writing your big fics. Yes, Tenchi is written OOC a bit, but that's part of the fun! (Personally, I think if he started acting like this, there would be a lot less fighting- but that's just my opinion. I could be wrong) It's good to shake up the universe every once in a while. C&C, Flames (hotter the better, just tell me why), MST's (And I'll tell you now that if no one else does it, I will), hey, if you want it to be the opener to a lemon (The possibilities are endless!), E-mail me at . Thanks for reading!!