Chapter 1 Ryoko’s leaving Ryoko sat at the edge of the lake, watching the rain hit and make ripples. “Oh tenchi,” she said and closed her eyes. The flash of tenchi and sakuya kissing made her shutter. Then ryoko and tenchi fighting came into her mind. Ryoko was yelling at tenchi when he started to defend Sakuya. She then started to cry. A picture of the gang flashed before her; Tenchi with Sakuya, holding eachother. Ayeka and Sasami vanished and Mihoshi and kiyone walked away. Then ryoko opened her eyes. Tenchi hit her in her memory, causing ryoko to back away, turn and vanish. “Ryoko!” called a male voice. It was tenchi. Ryoko whipped her tears and stood. Tenchi came by her. “Ryoko, its raining, come inside. Ryoko, are you okay?” he stepped in front of her. She turned her head. “Don’t come near me,” she said and turned around. “Ryoko? I know why you’re angry, but please, come back to the house, it’s pouring and you’ll catch a cold. Ryoko?” he put a hand on her shoulder. “Stay away from me,” she said and disappeared. Tenchi stood there and looked at the air. That night they were all eating dinner except ryoko. Sasami came down with a note with Tenchi’s name on it. She handed it to tenchi. “What’s this Sasami?” he asked. “I found it in ryoko’s room,” she said. Tenchi opened it and started to read. Tenchi, I’m sorry, I must leave. I don’t know why, I’ve always thought I was strong and I could take anything, but it seems that I can’t. I sorry, at first I though to let the past be the past, but I just can’t seem get the picture of you and Sakuya kissing out of my mind. I know you love her and I can’t take her place, so, I’ll be gone by the time you read this, never to return. Please don’t be mad at yourself. It was my fault. I don’t know why. Good-bye, Tenchi, I’ll miss you and I’ll never forget you, I promise. I love you, Ryoko "Ryoko..." Tenchi said as he stared at the letter. "What’s wrong tenchi?” asked Sasami. Tenchi simply handed her the paper and sat down at his place in front of him. Sasami read the letter out loud to everyone, and when she finished, everyone was shocked. ************************************************************ "Damn Sakuya!" Ryoko said, as she walked along the street in a town called Nerima. She sat on a bench outside a large house. She put her head in her hands and curled up. "Are you all right?" asked a male voice, she looked up. a teenage boy sat next to her. He had black hair, it was tied into a pigtail and he was wearing a red Chinese shirt and black pants. "I’m fine." She said quietly. "Are you sure? You don’t look to hot." The boy said. Ryoko looked at him and got up, “I’m oooayy.” She fainted. The boy caught her just in time. "Hey, don’t you faint on me!" said the boy, “oh man!” Ranma held her tight as he walked up to his home, seeing his family in the dinning room, eating dinner. Ranma decided to jump up to his window. He set her onto his bed, and made sure she was all right. Ryoko opened her eyes. “Good, your all right,” he said, “Were do you live?” “I had a home, but I’m not welcome there anymore,” ryoko answered. he smiled. “I’m ryoko.” “I’m Ranma. Don’t worry, you’ll be welcome here,” he said, she smiled, “were did you live?” “Up north, with… a big family, it doesn’t matter now, so, where am I?” “In Nermia.” “Nermia? That’s far where I came from, I didn’t think I came that far. I thought I was just in the next town over.” Ryoko said, confused. “no, you’re in Nermia, how far did you come?” “from Okamaya.” “I think I’ve been there, to a shrine neat there, the Masaki Shrine, a few years ago.” That got Ryoki’s attention. She snapped up, looking at Ranma with her golden eyes. “what?” “nothing, why, why did you go there?” she calmed down. “my dad took me on this bug training trip, and we went by there near the end of the trip, after a, so, how long did you live there?” ryoko was still fixed on the words he didn’t finish. “what was that?” “how long did you live there?” “no, before that, you didn’t finish that sentence.” Ranma sighed. He started to explain the trip and what had happened, how he got fixed up with Akane, Ukyou, and shampoo, and all his friends. “Wow,” ryoko said, kinda shocked. Ranma smiled at ryoko, “it’s not that bad.” ryoko smiled back. ‘She looks cute when she smiles; I wonder if dad will let her stay here, after all she doesn’t have a home. “Hey ryoko, I think that you should stay with us, since you don’t have a home.” “Will you’re family mind?” “Well, I’ll ask them. I’m sure that they won’t mind.” They went down the hall, meeting Akane turning the corner. She was about to say something when she noticed ryoko. “Ranma who is that?” Akane yelled, she raised her eyebrows. “you jerk!” she brought of her hammer, ready to hit Ranma. “Akane, wait!” Ranma screamed. “Tell me who she is!” yelled Akane, she tried to hit Ranma, but he took ryoko’s hand and they ran down the stairs into the living room. Akane came after them. “Come on Akane! Don’t hurt us! Ryoko’s just a friend!” Ranma pulled ryoko out of the way before Akane hit them both. “So you know her name!” Akane sung and missed, “die Ranma!” Ryoko couldn’t take it any more, she was reminded of tenchi as the two fought. She let go of Ranma’s hand. Ryoko then yelled, “ STOP IT RIGHT NOW!!!!” Akane and Ranma stopped in their tracks. “Please stop, this will only hurt the one you care about. I’m not a new lover of ranma’s and the reason I was with him because he found me and I fainted. I’ll leave right now, I’m sorry,” ryoko then ran out the door. Ranma looked at Akane and ran after her. He grabbed her arm. She turned, tears streaming down her face. “Please don’t leave ryoko, I need a friend like you.” Ranma said. Ryoko looked at him, then looked away. “I’m sorry for what happened in there, no one has ever been so nice to me or my feelings,” he hurried that last part, “please don’t leave.” “Ranma,” said Akane, she was at the door, and then she ran back in. Ranma and ryoko sat on the ground. He hugged her. Akane sat on her bed as she cried. “Why fall in love with her and not me Ranma?” she sobbed. She buried her face in her pillow. “I hate you Ranma!” she yelled into her pillow. **************************************************************** Tenchi and everyone were getting depressed from missing ryoko. Tenchi hadn’t talked to anyone, Sasami wasn’t cheery, and the rest of the girls sat quietly alone. ‘I still can’t believe,’ tenchi thought. Back at the tendo house, Mr. Tendo was having a nervous break down. “My son in law is cheating on my little Akane!” as soon as Ranma delivered the news to the family. “How could you do something like this?” “mr. Tendo, I can ex-“ the paniking man cut ranma off. “my poor Akane,” he turned to ryoko and ranma, “how could you do this?” “Mr. Tendo, there is nothing between Ranma and me!” ryoko was trying her best to clam Soun. “I’m telling you the truth.” “Miss ryoko, I must tell you now to leave my son in peace!” said genma. “I can’t believe this!” said Nabiki. “AHHH! SHUT UP!” yelled ryoko, “listen to me, Ranma and I are just friends! Nothing is happening between us! Understand?” she screamed at the top of her lungs. They had all stopped and were looking at her if she were crazy. “Nothing?” asked genma. “Well, then you welcome to the family,” said Soun, he shook her hand. Ranma and ryoko smiled at eachother. Akane sat in the corner of the dining room and watched. “Where is ryoko going to sleep?” asked kasumi. “In ranma’s room, that’s the only one for her to sleep in,” said genma. Ranma and ryoko blushed. “So take what ever you brought and put it in ranma’s room. “I don’t have anything,” said ryoko. “Just me and my money.” Soun nodded. “Then we’ll have to go shopping in the morning, don’t worry, your welcome here.” “Great, come on ryoko, I’ll show you around,” said Ranma, taking her arm and leading her out of the room. Akane watched. Ranma and ryoko ran up to ranma’s room and she sat on the bed. Ranma pulled out a futon from a closet and laid everything out on the floor. Ryoko smiled as he finished. Ranma sat back on his heals and looked at ryoko. “Thanks Ranma,” ryoko said and she couldn’t stop smiling. Ranma blushed. “It was nothing, so when do you go to sleep?” he asked, ryoko shrugged. “When ever.” “Okay,” he said, there was a pause, “would you like to see the dojo?” “Sure,” Ranma took her hand and led her back down stairs and outside. They entered the dojo. Ryouga, moose and kuno were sparing together. They turned as they came in. “Hey Ranma, who’s that?” moose asked. “This is ryoko, ryoko, kuno, moose, and ryouga, she’s staying here now,” Ranma said and ryoko bowed. The others did too. “I’m so pleased to meet you,” ryoko said. “So, your staying here?” ryouga asked. “Yeah,” she smiled. “Hey ryoko!” said a female voice. They all turned to see Akane standing in the door with her training outfit on. She came in. “Yeah?” “I challenge you,” Akane said. “You challenge me?” ryoko said. “Akane, I don’t think that’s a good idea,” said Ranma. “Why?” Akane asked. “Don’t worry Ranma, I can handle her,” said ryoko. She and Akane were then standing in the dojo, ten feet away from eachother. Akane was in her ready stance and ryoko was just standing there. Ranma, moose, kuno, and ryouga stood on the side. Akane then came at ryoko with a punch. Ryoko caught her fist. Ryoko smiled and threw her back. Akane stumbled and looked at ryoko, who was still standing there, she then kicked her. Ryoko ducked. Akane then punched her. Ryoko caught it, and then Akane kicked ryoko. Ryoko caught her leg and then threw her back over her shoulder. Akane landed on a mat and looked up. A bokken sat on the floor. It was kuno’s. She grabbed it and turned and ran toward ryoko. Ryoko dodged the bokken and turned. Akane turned and swung at ryoko. She hit something. Ryoko had pulled out her own weapon. Ryouga, moose, kuno, and Ranma were surprised. “So, you want to fight dirty hmmm?” ryoko asked. She threw Akane back. Then ryoko came at Akane. Akane jerked to the side. Ryoko hit the ground and made a body pattern in the wooden floor. She looked for Akane and saw her just as she threw a chi blast at her. Ryoko stood there as it hit her shield. Ranma and the others gasped. Akane stepped back. Ryoko then threw an energy blast at her. Akane jumped out of the way. Ryoko was then hit in the head. She turned. Akane stood there. She punched ryoko. Ryoko stepped back and brought out her sword. She looked at Akane. Akane threw a chi ball at her and ryoko batted it way. It hit Akane and Akane fell back. She hit the ground, sinking in a ways. Ryoko stopped. She held out her hand. Akane took it. They stood and started to laugh. Ranma and the others looked at eachother. Ryoko and Akane came over to them, still laughing. “I never knew you were so good, ryoko, and I didn’t know you could form you chi into a sword, how?” Akane asked. “Ahhh, old trick, took me years.” Ryoko and Akane smiled and walked out of the dogo. The guys looked at them as if the were nuts. End of chapter one My name is Cherie Allen; I live in solon, Iowa, im a big Ranma and tenchi fan. I hope you will read the next chapter and the ones to follow. That’s that Email me at future_is_generation_x@yahoo.com or bluefireflirts@yahoo.com for any questions or comments. Thanks!!!!!!!!!!