A/N: Wow! Dude, I haven't written a Tenchi Muyo! fanfic
since...since...forever! Wow, ummm yeah...I am a total T/W fan so don't hate me!
There is some T/R and T/A stuff in this fic too so all you other
traitorous...I mean...great fans out there don't have to be mad at me. This'll
be fun! I love writing stories. I hope you all enjoy reading it!
Disclaimer: All characters are copyright of Hitoshi Okuda...in other words....I own nothing...except the plot.
Moonlight Shadow
Chapter 1 Midnight Companion
The night was cold. The clear midnight sky caused the stars to glow with a greater brilliance than most had ever seen. All was quiet in the city of Okayama, Japan. Most were in their beds, dreaming of peace until the sun's rising. One man, however, sat by a window, gazing into the night.
There was a slight creak followed by the sound of silent footsteps. The boy's head turned to see figure walk towards the front door. It opened and the figure walked out.
'Who would go out so late at night?' Tenchi thought to himself.
He stood from his place by the living room window and made his way outside. His body was overcome by a fret of shivers as his skin touched the cold night air. He quickly wrapped the blanket he had been holding around his shoulders. He steps glided on the dampened grass.
He soon spotted the figure sitting on the ground, watching the moon's light play off the waters of a secluded lake, as her back rested against a tree. All Tenchi could make out was the strange spiked hair of the figure and automatically knew who she was.
"Ryoko?"
The shadow did not move. Tenchi crept closer and knelt down next to the girl, still unable to see her face in the night. He called out to her again, but was met with silence.
'Is she sleeping?' Tenchi's mind spoke. "Ryoko what's wrong?"
"The name you're using...." Her quiet voice rang above a whisper.
Tenchi was startled by her response. He pondered her words and realized the voice didn't match. This wasn't Ryoko. It had to be Washu.
"Sorry, Little Washu, it's dark and I can't see very well out here. You look a lot like Ryoko from here."
"It's alright, Tenchi, I'm not angry with you or anything. Why did you follow me?" Washu's voice still hung quietly.
"Well," Tenchi began as he settled himself next to her against the tree. "I was looking at the sky when I saw someone walk out. I guess curiosity got the best of me."
"I see..."
Tenchi looked down at his companion with concern in his eyes, "You okay?"
"Hmmm? Oh...yes...I'm fine, just a bit distracted, that's all." Washu leaned her head against his broad shoulder, feeling the warmth of his blanket against her ice-cold cheek.
Tenchi watched her as she did this. A smile wound its way across his face and he gently rested a hand on Washu's shoulder. He immediately noticed the freezing touch of her casual academy uniform.
"Geez, where are my manners!" He spoke aloud as he quickly removed the blanket from himself and wrapped it gently around Washu.
Washu smiled slightly at the gesture and thanked the night for hiding the blush on her cheeks. She noticed Tenchi shiver slightly and was filled with a pang of guilt. She looked into his dark eyes and spoke.
"Tenchi...you don't need to play the valiant hero."
"Eh?" Tenchi had been caught off guard by Washu's remark.
The scientist giggled slightly with a laugh as soft as the wind that brushed against them. Tenchi's face relaxed and he smiled once again. Never in all the time he had known Washu had he heard her laugh with such a sweet tone before.
Lost in thought, he never realized Washu had given the blanket back to him. The sound of rustling as she stood awoke Tenchi from his trance. He stared up at her and watched as he offered him a hand. He placed his hand in hers and Washu helped him stand.
"Let's go back. It's getting a lot colder out here and I really should be getting back to work," Washu said as she trotted on ahead.
"Work? Washu, it's past midnight!" Tenchi spoke as he ran after her.
"Eh? Oh well, it doesn't matter. All I have to do is..." Tenchi place a finger to her lips.
"Get some sleep Washu," Tenchi whispered sternly. The moonlight played in Washu's eyes and he could seem signs of weakness. "Your fatigued is starting to show, no matter how hard you try to hide it."
Washu's eyes filled with shock, but soon relaxed as she gave in. Tenchi wrapped a portion of the blanket around her shivering form as they continued to walk back home. Washu's gaze feel upon Tenchi's once the boy opened the door for her.
"Something wrong, Little Washu?" Tenchi asked before following her inside.
Washu remained silent until she reached the closet door. Before entering her lab, she spoke. Tenchi halted his movements, one foot resting on the lowest step of the staircase.
"Tenchi...I think it's about time you decided," the scientist spoke without meeting Tenchi's gaze.
"What do you mean?"
"By keeping all of us in question, you are slowly tearing each and every one of us in two. I know the last thing you want to do is hurt us, but by keeping the answer locked inside of you, you may be hurting us more than if you were to actually chose."
Washu looked into Tenchi's eyes and found that shock and a sorrowful pain had filled the dark orbs. A pang of regret filled her heart, but she knew what she had to say was right.
"I don't want to rush you, Tenchi, I'm only trying to help you. If you need advice, come to me. I've been in love before, as I've already told you, and you can trust me to help you the best I can. I promise not to seduce you this time," the little girl winked at the end of her sentence.
Tenchi laughed a nervously as he listened to what she had to say. True, Washu had been in love before and she wasn't as bent on seducing him as say Ryoko was, but something felt wrong. He shook the thoughts out of his mind and thanked Washu for her kindness. They said their goodnights and parted ways to rest their minds in the silence of the moonlight's shadow.
Disclaimer: All characters are copyright of Hitoshi Okuda...in other words....I own nothing...except the plot.
Moonlight Shadow
Chapter 1 Midnight Companion
The night was cold. The clear midnight sky caused the stars to glow with a greater brilliance than most had ever seen. All was quiet in the city of Okayama, Japan. Most were in their beds, dreaming of peace until the sun's rising. One man, however, sat by a window, gazing into the night.
There was a slight creak followed by the sound of silent footsteps. The boy's head turned to see figure walk towards the front door. It opened and the figure walked out.
'Who would go out so late at night?' Tenchi thought to himself.
He stood from his place by the living room window and made his way outside. His body was overcome by a fret of shivers as his skin touched the cold night air. He quickly wrapped the blanket he had been holding around his shoulders. He steps glided on the dampened grass.
He soon spotted the figure sitting on the ground, watching the moon's light play off the waters of a secluded lake, as her back rested against a tree. All Tenchi could make out was the strange spiked hair of the figure and automatically knew who she was.
"Ryoko?"
The shadow did not move. Tenchi crept closer and knelt down next to the girl, still unable to see her face in the night. He called out to her again, but was met with silence.
'Is she sleeping?' Tenchi's mind spoke. "Ryoko what's wrong?"
"The name you're using...." Her quiet voice rang above a whisper.
Tenchi was startled by her response. He pondered her words and realized the voice didn't match. This wasn't Ryoko. It had to be Washu.
"Sorry, Little Washu, it's dark and I can't see very well out here. You look a lot like Ryoko from here."
"It's alright, Tenchi, I'm not angry with you or anything. Why did you follow me?" Washu's voice still hung quietly.
"Well," Tenchi began as he settled himself next to her against the tree. "I was looking at the sky when I saw someone walk out. I guess curiosity got the best of me."
"I see..."
Tenchi looked down at his companion with concern in his eyes, "You okay?"
"Hmmm? Oh...yes...I'm fine, just a bit distracted, that's all." Washu leaned her head against his broad shoulder, feeling the warmth of his blanket against her ice-cold cheek.
Tenchi watched her as she did this. A smile wound its way across his face and he gently rested a hand on Washu's shoulder. He immediately noticed the freezing touch of her casual academy uniform.
"Geez, where are my manners!" He spoke aloud as he quickly removed the blanket from himself and wrapped it gently around Washu.
Washu smiled slightly at the gesture and thanked the night for hiding the blush on her cheeks. She noticed Tenchi shiver slightly and was filled with a pang of guilt. She looked into his dark eyes and spoke.
"Tenchi...you don't need to play the valiant hero."
"Eh?" Tenchi had been caught off guard by Washu's remark.
The scientist giggled slightly with a laugh as soft as the wind that brushed against them. Tenchi's face relaxed and he smiled once again. Never in all the time he had known Washu had he heard her laugh with such a sweet tone before.
Lost in thought, he never realized Washu had given the blanket back to him. The sound of rustling as she stood awoke Tenchi from his trance. He stared up at her and watched as he offered him a hand. He placed his hand in hers and Washu helped him stand.
"Let's go back. It's getting a lot colder out here and I really should be getting back to work," Washu said as she trotted on ahead.
"Work? Washu, it's past midnight!" Tenchi spoke as he ran after her.
"Eh? Oh well, it doesn't matter. All I have to do is..." Tenchi place a finger to her lips.
"Get some sleep Washu," Tenchi whispered sternly. The moonlight played in Washu's eyes and he could seem signs of weakness. "Your fatigued is starting to show, no matter how hard you try to hide it."
Washu's eyes filled with shock, but soon relaxed as she gave in. Tenchi wrapped a portion of the blanket around her shivering form as they continued to walk back home. Washu's gaze feel upon Tenchi's once the boy opened the door for her.
"Something wrong, Little Washu?" Tenchi asked before following her inside.
Washu remained silent until she reached the closet door. Before entering her lab, she spoke. Tenchi halted his movements, one foot resting on the lowest step of the staircase.
"Tenchi...I think it's about time you decided," the scientist spoke without meeting Tenchi's gaze.
"What do you mean?"
"By keeping all of us in question, you are slowly tearing each and every one of us in two. I know the last thing you want to do is hurt us, but by keeping the answer locked inside of you, you may be hurting us more than if you were to actually chose."
Washu looked into Tenchi's eyes and found that shock and a sorrowful pain had filled the dark orbs. A pang of regret filled her heart, but she knew what she had to say was right.
"I don't want to rush you, Tenchi, I'm only trying to help you. If you need advice, come to me. I've been in love before, as I've already told you, and you can trust me to help you the best I can. I promise not to seduce you this time," the little girl winked at the end of her sentence.
Tenchi laughed a nervously as he listened to what she had to say. True, Washu had been in love before and she wasn't as bent on seducing him as say Ryoko was, but something felt wrong. He shook the thoughts out of his mind and thanked Washu for her kindness. They said their goodnights and parted ways to rest their minds in the silence of the moonlight's shadow.