Welcome to my little story of horrors. Bear with me on this, ok? Heheh..,*Ahem*. May I present my fanfic. (BGM of doom) No Need for the Loves of Heaven and Earth! Prologue: Waiting for you By: Evileyez ****************************************************************************** A young man- around the age of eighteen enters a beautiful field of wispy willows, beautiful flowers that sway gently in the evening summer's wind, and spots a girl. "Ayeka!" he calls. The young girl- no more than a toddler really, had been making a flower crown when she found a beautiful purple flower, "A Royal Teardrop," she mumbles. Hearing the man's voice, she runs up to him, holding the crown and giggles, "For you, Yosho." "Ayeka, why are you out here?" Yosho asks, kneeling down as Ayeka places the flowers on his head. Smiling, Ayeka replies, " Because you went out and left me behind." Laughing while being pulled into his arms, she says, "One day, I will be your bride, won't I Yosho?" "When you grow up," he answers, returning the smile. "It matches the color of your eyes," Ayeka explains as she shows him the Royal Teardrop she held in her hand and places it among the other flowers in his crown. Surprised at what Ayeka just did, Yosho whispers, "A Royal Teardrop..." "What's wrong?" Ayeka questions innocently. Frowning slightly, Yosho responds sadly, "This flower shouldn't be used for happy occasions," and places Ayeka back onto the grass. "Come Ayeka, let's go back to the palace, our parents will wonder where you are." After saying this, he begins walking back to the palace, lost in his own thoughts and leaves Ayeka alone. Pondering why her actions made Yosho upset, her thoughts were interrupted by a boy around her age with a "Go back to the palace Princess Ayeka, you're boring to watch!" Caught unaware that a person had spied on her this afternoon, Ayeka haughtily speaks, "YOU go back, I can stay as long as I want. Its bad manners to spy on people, you know!" The boy stands up- showing his *unusual short black hair (*it's the style for all Jurains to have long hair) and his bright blue eyes and retorts, "I never wanted to go! But I'm a royal guard-in-training, it's my duty to protect and watch for the princess's safety; even if she is a-" "No guard would treat a princess this way!" Wanting to know his name, Ayeka demands, "What is your name!", it was not a question. "After watching you make dumb flower-crowns for an entire afternoon and nothing else, ANY person would get mad! And my name is Shinosuke!!!" Shinosuke yells back. "I'm telling my brother, Yosho, you said that! He's the best royal guard in the universe, and you'll be in trouble!" she shouts in return. Suddenly worried, Shinosuke apologizes, "Sorry! Please don't tell the guards, I'll never yell at you again! I never wanted to be out here, but I was told to by my dad to look after you, since I needed practice and you were out alone!" Still angry the princess answers, "Fine then! I won't tell- but you have to promise to stay with me, and do whatever I want to for a week!" Relieved Shinosuke responds cheerfully, "Ok, I give you my word!" and promptly begins to drag the little girl with him to the palace. "Wait! No promise is complete without this!" Ayeka says, and holds out her pinkie. "What?" asks Shinosuke, genuinely confused, "...your pinkie?" "You mean you don't know how to make a proper promise?" "Excuse me for not doing stupid girly promises..." he mutters in response. Ayeka ignores that and states in her best grown-up voice, "To make a proper promise, you have to swear it on your little finger," and then grabs his pinkie and crosses it with her own, "Now you make your promise." Impatient already, Shinosuke makes the promise, "I swear that I will visit you here every afternoon," then tries to get his pinkie out of the little girl's suprisingly strong grip. "You're missing half of it." "Fine! I will become your personal slave too," and looks at his now released pinkie and sweatdrops when he finds that it turned purple from the princess's grip, "Oww, that feels funny..." (the feeling one gets when their fingers fall asleep) "Good," is Ayeka's response, smiling. Shinosuke: BLUSH! (Aww, how sweet) "Hmmph," he manages to grumble. *Ayeka giggles* Ayeka didn't really want Shinosuke to be her slave for a week- just a person to play with. She didn't have any friends in the palace and felt quite lonely whenever her brother left her- her parents to busy with political matters to deal with their child. This event, a good excuse to meet a kid her age, made her happy. On the other hand, poor Shinosuke thought that she condemned him into something akin to death. The First Princess of the Jurai Royal Family, 2nd heir to the throne, actually demanding him to be with her and be her slave for an entire week...*shudder*. Shinosuke sighed and started to walk back to the palace with a cheerful Ayeka followed him from behind. *****years later***** *sobbing* "My little baby is growing up so fast!" cried Misaki when she saw her daughter leave her nursery for the gardens once more, "Before she'd tag along with her big- brother and follow us around...and *tears* Funaho and the Emperor: *sweatdrop*. "There, there sister," soothed Funaho as she helped wipe off Misaki's tears, "We went through this before- remember? Ayeka's growing up. Just like Yosho-". Unfortunately, this only seemed to make the tears come faster. "Yosho! *sob* I still remember when we could still hold him..." The Emperor and Funaho: *stare* "It's the hormones isn't it?" the Emperor of Jurai asked. "Yes, don't you remember I was the same when I held Yosho?" sighed Funaho. "...," Summed up the words of her husband. Memories of Funaho's mood-swings came into mind, things he dare not bring up in her presence; last time he brought up what happened, a table somehow managed itself upon his head...*shudder* (Smart move Darling) O0o. thought Funaho. *****in the garden***** It's a nice, hot summer's day- with a slight breeze rustling the tall grasses. The sun prepares itself for night as the sky becomes a prism of blues, purples, bright reds and oranges- the scene looks quite beautiful. In the distance are two children playing a game of tag near the old Aster Tree. One a girl and the other a boy- the fact that they both were destined to look quite beautiful in their later years was apparent at even this tender age. *sounds of laughter* "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?" yelled Ayeka, indignantly to the boy. Apparently, he was hiding in the tree... "Protecting you- you're boring to watch, so I'm gonna take you back to the palace!" replied Shinosuke "angrily", barely able to keep his face controlled. "How rude! That's no way to-," Ayeka couldn't hold it in anymore and burst out into laughter with Shinosuke joining in. Ever since Ayeka made Shinosuke her "slave" for a week, they had become fast friends, though they cared not to admit it. Technically, Shinosuke's enslavement ended long ago, but he always found reason to keep coming (i.e. "I only came so I could get you back!"). Ayeka would then always find a reason to keep him ("You need to be punished again for being so rude! That is an order!"). Both of them always made it a point to get into the same scene that occurred those years before. "Today, I'm going to start learning how to control my ship!" Ayeka chattered excitedly. "Your shi- oh! That's right, all members of the royal family receive their own tree! Lucky! But, where is your Key?" wondered Shinosuke. "You mean you haven't noticed it before?" Ayeka asked, incredulous, "Don't tell me that you haven't noticed my tiara before! I've worn it since we first met!" *sweatdrop* "Well... I always thought that was your forehead...", he answered, rubbing the back of his head. "WHAT KIND OF FOREHEADS HAVE *YOU* SEEN?!?!?!" screamed Ayeka. "Well, I never stare at your face for long- I don't want to get your 'condition'..." "Condition?" "Yeah, isn't that the reason why your face is so ugly-" *WHAP* "How mean! At least I'm not the one with the 'smell'..." countered Ayeka, after hurting him with a stick that came out of nowhere. "I don't have a smell..." Shinosuke weakly defended, *does a super-fast armpit check* "See? I don't smell anything!" "HAH! You just checked your armpits meaning you *know* there is something wrong. Besides, why do you think the servants always run away from you? It's because of your smell." "It is not!" "Is too!" "Is not!" (Is too!) "Not" (Too!) "Not" (Too!) "NO IT'S NOT!" argued Shinosuke, teeth clenched, defending his body odor. (Is too) "Is not times an infinity!" "Is too times an infinity plus one." "GRRR- *smile* wait a sec, the ONLY reason they run away is because you're there! With a face like yours, who wouldn't?" *****a few whaps later***** Both kids are now lying on the grass resting. Ayeka is describing how excited she is over her going through training. "I wonder when I'll be able to fly it all by my self," wondered Ayeka, "Shin, what are you going to do?" "Don't you remember? I'm going to become the very best Royal Guard ("2nd best Shin, my big brother is the best!") *ignores Ayeka's comment* out there!" said Shinosuke, "Maybe I can even become a guardian!" (Wow...a guardian) O0o. Thought Ayeka, "What? I thought you wanted to become one of the Royal Guards." Even at this age, Ayeka knew well enough about becoming a guardian. Her governess once told her about it: ***** "Becoming a Guardian," she had stated, "is very difficult. Not only must you be deemed worthy by your master, pass the three trials, and swear allegiance to the noble you work for- now one must be better than the AT Guardians." "Really?" Ayeka had asked. "Yes, Princess. The AT Guardians are *much* better than many of the old human ones. They can generally do more things; people won't have to stay in stasis for the rest of their lives in those wooden cylinders- carrying out their jobs with their mental ability." "But don't the legends talk of the guardians 'awakening'?" "The ancient legends are true when they talk of those 'awakenings'. However, those occur rarely and not for long in most cases. Generally it happens only when the master is in *extreme* distress and they need to use their mental *and* physical strength. Enough talk Highness, shall we begin with language?" ***** "..so that's why I want to become a guardian, it's so much more exciting," he was saying. "..." "Hey, Ayeka! (...) Are you even listening? Ayeka! (...) Princess Ayeka-" "Don't become a guardian!" Ayeka burst out. Her voice becoming softer, Ayeka whispered, "Please don't...I don't have any other friends save you and Yosho..." *confused* "Ehh?! But-," after looking at her eyes Shinosuke changed his mind and instead said, "I won't go..." ("You promise?") "Yes." ("Really?") "I swear Aya!" swore Shinosuke, using the special nickname he had given her, "Watch!" He took a small box out of his pocket and opened it. It was two rings made out of a Space Tree's wood and had a traditional Jurain "leaf" design on it. In the center was a clear ball-one blue and one red with a crown of delicate wooden rings surrounding it. Ayeka gasped in delight. "You like it? ("Very much so!") I saved up to buy these two Promise Rings for awhile now- ("They look so pretty!") and chose the baubles myself. One of them is the color of your eyes ("And one of them is your eye-color!")... You're supposed to exchange them and make a promise to each other- one promise on your blue ring and one promise on my red ring. (What then?") Then we wear the rings. Legend says that because they are made from the wood of a real Space Tree and the bauble is made from its sap, it has magical powers! ("Wow!") One says that the rings will keep the two people who promised on the other's ring connected somehow; another says that you can tell if the other broke it! Things like that. I don't really believe in it, but I thought you might want a gift since the Queen is having a baby and you might feel bad..." *smile* "Thank you very much, Shin!" Ayeka said, feeling much better, "What should the promise be- I want to make it especially for you. ("I'm not sure") Well, I know what you're going to promise for me! ("What am I promising?") You'll promise me never to enter service as a guardian! ("You sure about that?") Very sure." "Hmm...think of something you're promising me? ("Not yet") Well, since its supposed to be special and all, I'll save it for later, ok? ("Ok.")" Grabbing Ayeka's hand, Shinosuke put the blue ring on her finger and promised on it. "I shall not become a guardian on this ring I have for Aya as long as I live!" he swore with his heart. *****3 years later***** The once blue sky of Jurai had become tempestuous red. Buildings were damaged, flames were burned the gardens, and there were ships. Many ships. Jurai's most powerful fleet of Space Trees could not be used, they proved too dangerous to the innocent citizens outside the palace. People ran in panic- nowhere was "safe". This was a day to be remembered in Jurai's history, a tale told to make disobedient children obey their parents- this was the day the space pirate Ryoko attacked Planet Jurai. It was said that an accomplice, a renegade scientist- Kagato, renowned as "the destroyer of historical artifacts"- helped Ryoko enter the Planet's legendary defense systems. By putting a special device called a "neutralizer" on her ship, Ryo-Ohki, she was able to enter by making her ship seem as part as the atmosphere and was not detected until it was too late. Many believed Kagato hired her to find the secret to the House of Jurai's power- a secret he believed hidden in the Space Trees... *****in the palace***** "Come Highness!" the 2nd in command- Leader of the Guard, Mitsuru, yelled. The handsome man had short black hair with bright the bright teal highlights and the glowing blue eyes was noble from the House of Seiryuu (one of Jurai's 4 leading houses after the Royal Family : Suzaku, Seiryuu, Byakko, and Genbu). He had been away from Jurai most of his life- studying at the most prestigious schools in the galaxy and suddenly came back to his home planet, joining the Royal guard. After being recruited, he quickly rose to Leadership due to his unique fighting and strategy skills. "But my brother- he's out there with *her* ," protested Ayeka, "Ryoko might kill him!" "Yosho is one of the best fighters out there, if there's one who could protect himself- it'd be him. He'll be fine!" reassured the man as he grabbed Ayeka's arm, running with her to the safety zone where the Emperor and the Empresses stayed. While leading her to their destination, Ayeka could have sworn she heard him whisper in a painful voice, "Ryoko" but she disregarded it as her imagination. Looking at Mitsuru's back as they ran, Ayeka noticed something familiar about him. "Pardon me, sir," she began, "are you by any chance, related to Shinosuke? (*a pause*) He is a member of the House of Seiryuu- (*no answer*) I thought that you were from that house as well, forgive me intruding." "He is a cousin's," he began somewhat bitterly, "great- grandson. ("He looks very much like you.") His grandfather and great-grandfather both had blonde hair; my cousin had blue eyes like the rest of us- the grandfather only has green eyes because he got it from-" "From...?" prompted Ayeka. "Nothing, the boy isn't pure Jurain though, just in case it should ever come up..." he muttered somewhat accusingly, " ("What?") Never mind. Here we are," Mitsuru stopped at the entrance to a double-door gateway that looked like it hadn't been used in years. What lay beyond the doors was a pond of "water" that would transport the person to the area set in its memory. It was said that these rooms were given as gifts from the Goddess herself, only to be used in the most desperate of times. Because this room was located in the heart of the palace, it must lead to somewhere important, most likely the ship of the Emperor. Trying to open the doors, Ayeka realized it was locked. "Can you open this, Sir?" she asked Mitsuru. He shook his head and replied, "I'm afraid not, you have to use your *own* key." "You mean this?" Ayeka questioned while pointing to her tiara. "Yes, Princess." Ayeka stood before the doors and leaned her forehead against them so her tiara touched the crack. She began to softly chant the teleportation prayer she learned from a High Priestess. "Finding the path to infinity...granting the star children passage through the void...help us in our time of need!" A bright light surrounded them, causing Ayeka and Mitsuru to close their eyes. When they reopened them, they saw a shallow pond with a young sapling from a space tree enclosing it- forming a makeshift roof above the water. The scene looked beautiful in a simple sort of way. "Here we must part, Princess," who then turned on his heels and proceeded to walk back towards his post at the front of the palace. "Wait Sir!" Ayeka called after him, but there was no reply. (He must not have heard me) O0o. thought Ayeka as she walked toward the pool. Placing her foot in it, she realized that the water was liquid...yet solid too. It was if she stepped on a thin layer of "skin"- it would go down with her weight, but not break. When she reached the tree that stood in the center, she spoke the Royal Prayer, a chant known only to the Royal House that activated most Space Trees. When she stopped, rays of light encircled her. "How beautiful," she commented- it was the last thing she remembered. *****Outside of Palace Grounds***** There she sat, laughing, as she shot down the already weakened ships that dared cross her path. They crashed into objects, like giant trees and buildings, causing them to shake and fall. Her eyes glowed an eerie red as she watched the destruction she caused like this was a game. This girl was the space pirate Ryoko. "You Devil!" screamed Yosho as he ran towards her, trying to catch up when he noticed that she was making her getaway on her ship Ryo-Ohki. (I'm not going to let her get away!) O0o. was his thought when he teleported himself into his own spaceship, Funaho. And he would chase her. Chase her as their ships went dancing among the stars and planets until they reached the young planet known as Earth. There both Ryoko's and Yosho's fate would be decided. This action would cause all other events to fall into this planet's path. *****On the Emperor's Ship***** "YOSHO!" Ayeka screamed. She had just woken up from a terrible dream of Yosho being killed by Ryoko, never to return to Jurai. (What am I doing here, in bed) O0o. was her thought as she sat up, looking around the large bedroom. "You transported yourself here safely and got tired from the experience," said a voice, coming out of nowhere. It was Funaho, First Empress of Jurai. "Lady Funaho..." Ayeka looked at Empress Funaho's eyes, searching for the answer to her unasked question. After staring back at Ayeka for awhile, the Empress said in a pained voice, "Here. He wanted you to have this before he left to fight." She handed the princess a thick disk of wood; a hologram message. Then she turned away and quickly walked to the door, paused, and then whispered, "He's going back home, my daughter," before closing the door shut. "Back home?!?" Ayeka wondered, "He already *is* home...we were to be married in just three years- why did you have to go...why not someone else!?", thoughts such as these raced in her head as she threw her head down on a pillow and cried until she finally fell asleep. In the shadows, a lone figure watched her sorrowfully , guarding her sleep... *****the next day***** Ayeka sat in front of her broken mirror. There were many cracks in the smooth glass, for during the attack, her bedchamber had gotten messed up. Clothes were scattered on the floor- many drawers had fallen due to the "earthquakes" of ships crashing and energies being shot at the palace. Staring at the mirror intently, Ayeka began to count the cracks, "One...two...three...seven. Seven years of sadness *," she murmured. (*Much like Earthlings, Jurains believe broken glass/mirrors tell of upcoming sorrow) "Yosho...come home...I need you!" Ayeka cried out. "I'll be waiting...-" "But not forever." End of Prologue Evil's notes: So, did you enjoy this story? I hope you did, it's my first time doing something like this. Uhh, about the very beginning two scenes, I kinda had it in present tense and then I shifted it into past. Mi Profe de Ingles no le gustan las cosas- I'm working with limited Spanish skills with that statement, ignore what I just said if it doesn't make sense...doesn't even make sense to me. I won't do that again (I hope). Ugh, it sounds corny too at parts...but I'd like to know YOUR thoughts on it. Mail your comments/questions/others to evileyez8@hotmail.com. Oh yeah, I am making some drawings to go along with the scenes/people, although you guys won't see them from here, if you want, I'll try to send you one or two that I drew. Tenchi Muyo does not belong to me. All of the original cast, belong to Pioneer/AIC. However, this particular storyline and new characters are MINE!!!!!!!! (BWAHAHAHAHAAA- actually, a couple scenes were "borrowed" from the OAV's, and *don't* belong to me...) Now the copyright! (ugh....) No Need for the Loves of Heaven and Earth! a copyright of Evileyez, 1999 Theater! What is the role of Evil? Morwen: Just wondering- you acting as a girl this time? Evil: WHAT?!?! Morwen: Are you a girl this time? It gets really confusing as to determine your gender at times. Evil: I'm not even going to answer that... Morwen: *shrug* It was a simple question. Evil: I summoned you here so we could talk about my story, not about my sex! Morwen: *raised eyebrow* You...summoned me? *bursts out laughing* Evil: ... Morwen: Isn't it more like talking to yourself? Evil: Oh, shut up! Morwen: Since Evil, being Evil's self, has once more strayed from the path of discussion- Evil: *I* strayed?!?!? You're the idiot who asked the question! Morwen: Well, if you're not going to be mature about this- Evil: ME?!!!!! You're making me sound immature, when it is *you* who's "not mature"! Morwen: *continues* I'll just close the curtains. Evil: Since when do we have curtains?!?! *I'M* the one leading the show and you can't- SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SHHHHHHHH SHHHHHHHHH SHHHHHHH Evil: Hey-! SHHHHHHHHT The end