Chapter 1
Tenchi's eyes were fixed on the night sky as he ignored the snow and the chill in the air; instead he focused on the stars twinkling like pearls in a velvety blanket. The moon's pale light shined down bathing the world and its lone figure.
He ignored the stars since they didn't matter to him. He sat there among the trees his heart heavy and filled with pain, silent tears threatening to start flowing. The house where he lived was dark and quiet as the others slept and he sat there at the lake in silent contemplation. He knew that the house had dreamers, both peaceful and longing. He also knew that he was the cause of those dreams.
That was the reason he was out here, why his tears were threatening to break free, he was the last person in the world that wanted to cause longing and pain. Tenchi sighed knowing that he was soon going to have to tell them whom he had chosen.
He had know for a while who he loved yet he still had hesitated for one reason and that was when he final announced his choice that there was going to be a lot of people in pain, one in particular. Yet he also knew that if he let things keep going as they were there would only be unbearable pain to the ones involved. It was better to end the suffering of all the parties involved including himself.
He had tried to tell them several times but each time he did something went wrong, either they were interrupted or he did something stupid so he always ended up diving for cover and double talking his way out of it so after awhile he had quiet trying. Tenchi sighed and a memory surfaced:
Tenchi sighed as he walked into the lunchroom knowing that this was not going to be a good lunch. Right before he left the house, both Ryoko and Aekea had forced him to take the food they had prepare for his lunch.
Normally he would have gotten rid of it before he got the bus stop but Ryoko had followed him all the way to the bus stop. He sat down wearily at the first table he came to and started pulling his lunch out of the bag. His stomach started to rumble like an angry upset volcano at what Ryoko and Aekea had fixed. Neither looked all that good and he quickly put it back in the bag thinking 'Great there goes lunch.'
Tenchi looked up to see some of his friends sit down next him. His friend looked over at him and noticing the bag and the look on Tenchi's face asked, "What's up Tenchi? You’re not going to eat?"
Tenchi shook his head and made a face at the thought of eating what was in the bag. His friend raised an eyebrow and asked "Why not?"
Tenchi sighed and answered reluctantly,
"A couple of girls who like me, but can't cook fixed me lunch today."
Kazuiko sputtered and spit out some of his sandwich that he had just taken a bite out of and shouted causing the entire cafeteria to look in their direction.
"What? Tenchi has two girlfriends?!!"
Tenchi bowed his head and felt the familiar heat rising in his face he had brought on himself as he looked back up at his friend and said, "They’re not my girlfriends."
"Then why did they fix you lunch?"
Tenchi sighed in defeat as he sat through the rest of lunch listening to his friend rattled on to the others about how weird it was for Tenchi to have a girlfriend let alone two.
Finally the lunch bell rang and a grateful Tenchi made his way to his class.
No sooner had the memory surfaced and he forced it away when another surfaced; this one the reason why he had finally figured out how to make his choice:
Tenchi had sat through his class listening to his teacher drone on about making decisions. Tenchi had long given up on this class since he had heard all of it at his grandfather’s practices. They had not made any sense when Grandfather had said them and they still didn't. His teacher's favorite saying was
"No matter what choice one makes one will always cause pain."
And Tenchi had to agree with that statement because he knew first hand it was true. He had a decision to make and when he made it was going to cause pain to four girls two of whom who could level the entire planet with their pinkies and the others could just as easily. All he needed to do was make the decision.
He knew that each of the girls loved him, two more than anybody else. One was a princess and the other was a pirate. The problem was how he would make the decision; his dilemma being that he liked them both equally and knew he was only a stone's throw away from loving one of them. "To make a tough decision one must look at one’s own feelings."
He had heard that before but he had never really paid any attention to it but now it caused his mind to start him down the path towards a decision.
He shook his head ruefully and cleared the memory from his mind he had put the advice to good use and now he sat there under the night sky. He was glad that he had but he was also sad as a cold winter wind gently blew his hair and caused small amounts of snow to dance in the air. He could have sworn he heard somebody's voice say “You know who you love now so just tell her.”
He shook his head to make sure that he had heard the voice, it had sounded like his mother but all he heard this time was the wind. He knew now beyond any doubt that he would tell his love tomorrow and yet he had hesitated until tonight. He wasn't sure why but he thought it might’ve been because he was afraid, along with doubt. But now that he was going to tell her tomorrow that he loved her, it made him feel better as he offered up a silent prayer, "Kami-sama give me the strength."
With that he stood up and headed back to the house knowing that if he was going to do this tomorrow that he was going to need his strength. He quietly opened the front door and headed upstairs. He figured that he should have enough time to be asleep before Ryoko appeared in his room to watch him sleep.
Unconsciously he smiled at that thought. He loved knowing he had an angel watching over him at night. He stepped into his room and quietly got into his sleeping clothes, slipped into his bed and he before he knew it he was asleep.
Tenchi's eyes were fixed on the night sky as he ignored the snow and the chill in the air; instead he focused on the stars twinkling like pearls in a velvety blanket. The moon's pale light shined down bathing the world and its lone figure.
He ignored the stars since they didn't matter to him. He sat there among the trees his heart heavy and filled with pain, silent tears threatening to start flowing. The house where he lived was dark and quiet as the others slept and he sat there at the lake in silent contemplation. He knew that the house had dreamers, both peaceful and longing. He also knew that he was the cause of those dreams.
That was the reason he was out here, why his tears were threatening to break free, he was the last person in the world that wanted to cause longing and pain. Tenchi sighed knowing that he was soon going to have to tell them whom he had chosen.
He had know for a while who he loved yet he still had hesitated for one reason and that was when he final announced his choice that there was going to be a lot of people in pain, one in particular. Yet he also knew that if he let things keep going as they were there would only be unbearable pain to the ones involved. It was better to end the suffering of all the parties involved including himself.
He had tried to tell them several times but each time he did something went wrong, either they were interrupted or he did something stupid so he always ended up diving for cover and double talking his way out of it so after awhile he had quiet trying. Tenchi sighed and a memory surfaced:
Tenchi sighed as he walked into the lunchroom knowing that this was not going to be a good lunch. Right before he left the house, both Ryoko and Aekea had forced him to take the food they had prepare for his lunch.
Normally he would have gotten rid of it before he got the bus stop but Ryoko had followed him all the way to the bus stop. He sat down wearily at the first table he came to and started pulling his lunch out of the bag. His stomach started to rumble like an angry upset volcano at what Ryoko and Aekea had fixed. Neither looked all that good and he quickly put it back in the bag thinking 'Great there goes lunch.'
Tenchi looked up to see some of his friends sit down next him. His friend looked over at him and noticing the bag and the look on Tenchi's face asked, "What's up Tenchi? You’re not going to eat?"
Tenchi shook his head and made a face at the thought of eating what was in the bag. His friend raised an eyebrow and asked "Why not?"
Tenchi sighed and answered reluctantly,
"A couple of girls who like me, but can't cook fixed me lunch today."
Kazuiko sputtered and spit out some of his sandwich that he had just taken a bite out of and shouted causing the entire cafeteria to look in their direction.
"What? Tenchi has two girlfriends?!!"
Tenchi bowed his head and felt the familiar heat rising in his face he had brought on himself as he looked back up at his friend and said, "They’re not my girlfriends."
"Then why did they fix you lunch?"
Tenchi sighed in defeat as he sat through the rest of lunch listening to his friend rattled on to the others about how weird it was for Tenchi to have a girlfriend let alone two.
Finally the lunch bell rang and a grateful Tenchi made his way to his class.
No sooner had the memory surfaced and he forced it away when another surfaced; this one the reason why he had finally figured out how to make his choice:
Tenchi had sat through his class listening to his teacher drone on about making decisions. Tenchi had long given up on this class since he had heard all of it at his grandfather’s practices. They had not made any sense when Grandfather had said them and they still didn't. His teacher's favorite saying was
"No matter what choice one makes one will always cause pain."
And Tenchi had to agree with that statement because he knew first hand it was true. He had a decision to make and when he made it was going to cause pain to four girls two of whom who could level the entire planet with their pinkies and the others could just as easily. All he needed to do was make the decision.
He knew that each of the girls loved him, two more than anybody else. One was a princess and the other was a pirate. The problem was how he would make the decision; his dilemma being that he liked them both equally and knew he was only a stone's throw away from loving one of them. "To make a tough decision one must look at one’s own feelings."
He had heard that before but he had never really paid any attention to it but now it caused his mind to start him down the path towards a decision.
He shook his head ruefully and cleared the memory from his mind he had put the advice to good use and now he sat there under the night sky. He was glad that he had but he was also sad as a cold winter wind gently blew his hair and caused small amounts of snow to dance in the air. He could have sworn he heard somebody's voice say “You know who you love now so just tell her.”
He shook his head to make sure that he had heard the voice, it had sounded like his mother but all he heard this time was the wind. He knew now beyond any doubt that he would tell his love tomorrow and yet he had hesitated until tonight. He wasn't sure why but he thought it might’ve been because he was afraid, along with doubt. But now that he was going to tell her tomorrow that he loved her, it made him feel better as he offered up a silent prayer, "Kami-sama give me the strength."
With that he stood up and headed back to the house knowing that if he was going to do this tomorrow that he was going to need his strength. He quietly opened the front door and headed upstairs. He figured that he should have enough time to be asleep before Ryoko appeared in his room to watch him sleep.
Unconsciously he smiled at that thought. He loved knowing he had an angel watching over him at night. He stepped into his room and quietly got into his sleeping clothes, slipped into his bed and he before he knew it he was asleep.
