Baby Mine

Chapter Six

Morning came all too quickly for Ryoko and Tenchi. Ryoko was the first to awaken and she knew if she didn’t get Tenchi back to his own room before Sasami came to wake him up for breakfast, Sasami would worry and start looking for him. Looking over to the sleeping man beside her she smiled softly before leaning over and gently pressing her lips to his. Tenchi moaned and smiled against her lips as he slowly woke up.

“That is a wonderful way to wake up,” he smiled as he wrapped his arms around Ryoko and pulled her in for another kiss.

“Yes, well unless you want to wake up in the hospital due to one of Ayeka’s attacks then you had better get back to your own room before Sasami makes her breakfast rounds,” Ryoko pointed out with a small laugh as she disengaged herself from his grasp.

“Hmm yes, I see your point,” Tenchi sighed as he climbed out of bed and began to gather his clothes.

“You know, this is the first time I have actually seen you naked in the light,” Ryoko commented as she rolled onto her stomach to watch Tenchi.

“Really?” Tenchi looked at her in surprise.

“Hai, usually you either had a towel on or Ayeka came and stopped me from seeing anything or as in the past month, it’s been too dark to see.”

“Funny, I’ve seen you in the nude enough times to last me a lifetime. But I’m looking forward to adding to the number,” Tenchi grinned as he pulled his pajama shirt on.

Ryoko smiled and climbed out of the bed to put her own pajamas back on. She walked with Tenchi over to her door but stopped when she heard Sasami moving about.

“I don’t think I’ll be able to sneak out of here without being seen,” Tenchi whispered.

Ryoko put a hand on Tenchi’s shoulder and phased them into his room. Tenchi grinned at her and pulled her into a kiss. They fell onto the bed where Tenchi slowly began to undress them again.

“Tenchi, are you awake?” Sasami’s voice called from behind the closed door as she knocked.

“Great timing, Sasami,” Tenchi muttered before he raised his head towards the door. “Yes, Sasami, I’m awake. I just need to get dressed then I’ll be down for breakfast.”

“Good, could you tell Ryoko for me when you’re dressed? I left the bacon cooking downstairs.”

“Sure, Sasami.”

Tenchi waited for Sasami’s footsteps to fade before he turned back to Ryoko. “Ryoko, are you awake because breakfast is ready.”

Ryoko grinned as she climbed out from under him. “I better get back to my room so that you have some place to go to when you “wake” me up.”

“Right, I’ll be there in a few minutes,” Tenchi said as he gave her one last passionate kiss before she faded out of the room. Just as he had promised he was dressed and outside of Ryoko’s door in a few minutes. “Ryoko, breakfast is ready.”

“Be down in a minute, Tenchi!” Ryoko called from inside her room. Tenchi grinned before he turned to make his way downstairs.

“Good morning, Lord Tenchi. I trust you slept well?” Princess Ayeka asked with a soft smile as she sat down at the table.

“Indeed, Miss Ayeka, I slept wonderfully, and you?”

“I, too, slept wonderfully thank you.”

A few minutes later, Ryoko appeared seated at the table and everyone began to eat. “This is delicious Sasami. I’m so glad that I’ve been feeling better these past mornings. I think I’m over whatever was causing me to be upset in the stomach,” Ryoko smiled.

“Maybe now you will actually do your share of the house work! The rest of us have gotten fed up with having to do your work every day! And could you please not discuss such vulgar topics at the table? Oh wait, I forgot, you, Ryoko, are too vulgar to have any decent manners! You are good for nothing except for destroying planets and killing innocents!” Ayeka sneered.

Ryoko was silent for a moment before she very gently placed her chopsticks down and without looking at anyone stood up. “I’m sorry, Sasami; I don’t think I am feeling too good this morning after all. I think I’ll go lie down for a little bit.”

“Oh, okay, Ryoko. I’ll send something up later.”

“Thank you.” With that Ryoko turned and made her way back upstairs.

“That was very cruel of you, Ayeka!” Sasami cried out angrily.

“Yeah, Ryoko didn’t do anything wrong!” Mihoshi put in.

“I can’t believe you actually said something that harsh and uncalled for, Ayeka!” Tenchi said appalled at the usually sweet princess.

“Well, don’t expect me to apologize, Lord Tenchi. I will not do so when I have spoken the truth. Honestly, why you have allowed such a monster to stay here is beyond me. She is nothing but a disgraceful, discourteous, disgusting, foul-mouthed piece of space trash! She should have been destroyed years ago!” Ayeka never even raised her voice through out her entire tirade; instead she calmly continued eating throughout her speech.

“Ayeka, I would be very careful about what you say about the woman I love. Yes, you heard me correctly, I love Ryoko. I’ve chosen Ryoko. Now listen very carefully, I plan on marrying her in October. She will come with me to Tokyo after the wedding to live with me while I finish school. I will not stand for anyone bad mouthing my fiancée and that especially means you. Now if you will excuse me, I have a woman who needs comforting,” Tenchi growled as he stood up and left the table.

“I’ll send something up later with Ryoko’s food, Tenchi. I hope you work things out!” Sasami called after him.

“Thanks, Sasami,” Tenchi yelled back.

Tenchi stopped in front of Ryoko’s door and gently knocked. He could hear Ryoko’s soft sobs coming from the other side. “Ryoko, sweetheart, may I come in?”

Ryoko opened the door a few seconds later, wiping the tears from her eyes. Tenchi pulled her into his arms as he entered the room and shut the door behind him with his foot. He led her over to her bed and sat down next to her.

“I guess you told everyone your decision,” Ryoko said softly.

“You could hear me, I take it?”

Ryoko nodded. “I think that was the first time I’ve ever heard you yell at Ayeka instead of me.”

“Oh Ryoko, I’m so sorry for all the times I’ve yelled at you.”

“Its okay, half the time I deserved it,” Ryoko gave a small smile.

“No, you should never have been yelled at. You never deserve to be,” Tenchi said gruffly. Ryoko just gave him a look that brought a sheepish grin to his face. “All right, so maybe you should be yelled at a few times. But I will try to understand where you are coming from before I do so the next time.”

Ryoko just laughed and was silenced by Tenchi with a fierce kiss. Gently, he lowered Ryoko down onto the bed and began to undress them both. He managed to get Ryoko’s shirt and his shirt off and was working on his pants when there was a knock on the door.

“Ryoko, Tenchi, are you in there? Are you feeling okay Ryoko?” It was Sasami.

Tenchi once again cursed uncharacteristically and growled at Sasami’s knack for arriving at the wrong times. Ryoko just laughed as she pulled her shirt back on and climbed out of the bed. She left Tenchi to get situated and went over to the door. She opened the door just enough for Sasami to see her face but not into the room. She didn’t think Tenchi would appreciate Sasami seeing him in a state of undress.

“Hey Sasami, yeah I’m feeling better. Is that for us?” Ryoko asked, pointing to the tray Sasami held.

“Oh, then I guess that means Tenchi is in there with you?”

“Yeah, I’m in here Sasami.” Tenchi’s head appeared at Ryoko’s shoulder.

Sasami took one look at Tenchi and burst out laughing. Ryoko looked back at him and tried to stop her giggles. Tenchi just looked at the two of them in confusion.

“What? What is so funny?” he demanded.

“You…your hair!” Sasami sputtered in between giggles.

“Tenchi, you’re hair is a little messy,” Ryoko grinned as she crossed her arms over her chest.

Tenchi leaned back and looked in Ryoko’s full-length mirror. His hair, just as Ryoko had said, was all mussed up. Pulling it out of his usual ponytail he smoothed it back down and pulled it back into the ponytail. He grinned at Ryoko and the little princess as he returned to them. He wrapped his arms around Ryoko from behind and rested his chin on her shoulder.

“Is that better?” he asked.

“Yes, much better,” Ryoko smiled.

“So, are you two really going to get married?” Sasami asked in awe.

“Of course Sasami, I proposed to her and we have the date all set,” Tenchi answered.

“Can…can I be the flower girl?” Sasami pleaded.

“I don’t see why not.”

Sasami cheered happily as she hugged Ryoko, then Tenchi. Then with a laugh, she hurried back downstairs to start preparing for lunch. Tenchi laughed as he picked up the tray that Sasami had set down by the door and went back into Ryoko’s room. He sat down on the bed and scooted to the back so that he leaned up against the wall. He patted the place next to him and waited for Ryoko to sit down.

“Let’s see what Sasami made for us, shall we?”

“Pancakes, sausages, and toast with jam!” Ryoko smiled.

“And a bowl of mixed fruits,” Tenchi added as he picked up a pair of chopsticks.

They ate in a comfortable silence, occasionally feeding each other. When they finished eating Tenchi tried to get Ryoko back under the covers but she refused to cooperate. Instead she climbed off the bed and gathered up the dirty dishes.

“It’s nearly lunch time Tenchi, in this house the last thing we should be doing is making love when Sasami has been knocking on the door at the exact time we get close to beginning. Besides, you have the fields to work in and I have to do my chores so Ayeka will stop yelling at me about them. We will have the rest of our lives for this sort of thing.”

Tenchi sighed as he agreed with her. They left the room to go do their individual chores. It was a long day for them both.