Hey everyone! I'm so sorry for taking so long to get you. I just had some
personal things to work out. Thanks to everyone that was patient with me
and don't worry, I promise to finish this story sometime before 2005. Now,
on with the show.
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Chapter 14 "When it Hurts So Bad"
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Ryoko stared at Tenchi and snorted. Inuyasha leaned against the tree, silently observing the other three. She needs to do this on her own. he contemplated.
"We've all missed you Ryoko," Tenchi started.
"Doesn't look like it," Ryoko retorted.
Tenchi decided to let the last comment go.
"It's good to see that everything is going well. Where have you been? Why didn't you try to contact us?"
"One of Washu's machines went haywire and sent me into an alternate universe. And did it ever occur to you that if I had a way to contact anyone, I would? Besides, where do you get off interrogating me? It hasn't even been five minutes yet and you're already grilling me like some common criminal."
"I'm not," he started, "besides if you had such a hard time contacting anyone, how did you manage to get involved with this guy?" Tenchi shouted while pointing to Inuyasha.
Inuyahsa rose from the tree, "Look pal, if you don't start anything, there won't be anyting," he warned.
Ryoko rose her hand, "It's okay, I can handle him."
Inuyasha glared at Tenchi, folded his arms and returned to leaning against the tree.
"Don't worry about him. He's of no concern to you, just as your little girlfriend is of little concern to me," Ryoko fired back.
When it hurst so gad, when it hurts so bad
Why's it feel so good?
When it hurts so bad, when it hurts so bad
Why does it feel so good?
Tenchi smirked, then threw his arms in the air, "So this is what this is truly about? You're still mad because I didn't pick you. So you decide to punish the rest of the gang because I didn't choose you!" he shouted.
"You self-centered son of a bitch!" she shrieked. "Where in the hell do you get off like that, as if you're God's gift to women. Because in case you haven't noticed, I've moved on to much bigger and better things. Has it ever occured to you that Washu could have found and returned me home anytime she wanted if I was truly in danger? Had it occurred to you that I wanted to stay there?"
I tried and tried
To keep him in my life
I cried, and cried, and cried
But I couldn't make it right
But I loved a young man And if you've ever been in love Then you'd understand
Tenchi stood in shock, taking it all in. "Ryoko, I ..."
"Save it, Tenchi, because to be real honest,I don't want to hear it."
What you want might make you cry What you need might pass you by If you don't catch it If you don't catch it And what you need ironically Will turn out what you want to be If you just let it If you just let it
"You don't have to feel sorry or pity me anymore."
"But I never did, Ryoko. You don't understand," Tenchi pleaded.
"No, I understand perfectly. Whenever I was around, you were constantly nagging me to not do this, not do that. Nothing I ever did was good enough for you! She shouted.
"Ryoko, please calm down. You don't know what you're talking about. You're exaggerating everything."
See I thought this feeling It was all I had But how could this be love And make me feel so bad? Gave up my power I existed for you But whoever knew the voodoo you'd do?
"No, I know exactly what I'm talking about. I'm through, Tenchi. I'm through with it all," she sighed in defeat, not even raising her head to meet his eyes.
But I loved the young man And if you've ever been in love you'd understand What you want might make you cry What you need might pass you by If you don't catch it
"What do you mean you're through?"
"Exactly that, Tenchi. I'm through with you. Hope you have a good life, but I don't want anything to do with you again."
And what you need ironically Will turn out to be If you just let it What you want might make you cry What you need might pass you by If you don't catch it And what you need ironically Will turn out what you want to be If you just let it If you just let it
"But you love," he whispered in disbelief.
"Correction, I loved you, but not anymore," Ryoko realized.
"Tenchi, dear, don't you think it's getting late? "Mishnome interrupted. "Can you take me home now?"
He turned toward his girlfriend, after having forgotten that she was there all along. When he looked into her eyes, his whole composure changed, which didn't go unnoticed by Inuyasha.
"Yes, Dear, I'm terribly sorry. Let's go."
"It was great to see you again Ryoko, though I wish it were under better circumstances," Mishnome beamed.
Inuyasha waited until the couple was nothing more than shadows in the night before approaching Ryoko.
When it hurts so bad, when it hurts so bad Why's it feel so good? When it hurts so bad, when it hurts so bad.
"You okay?" he asked with concern while wrapping his arms around her for comfort. "Yes," she sniffed. "I'm sorry I ruined this night that you worked so hard to plan." "No, you didn't ruin it. Tonight was wonderful. I ate Italian for the first time, learned to dance had a miniature history lesson, and I even met your mother," he joked. "Besides, the last part of tonight was unexpected."
I don't know what came over me. I saw him with her and saw red. All of those old memories came back and I started remembering all the pain he put me through. I—"
Inuyasha silenced her with a kiss. He pulled away and gazed into her eyes.
"Thanks, I think I need that," Ryoko smiled. "I know." "Why you arrogant..." "Uh uh. Only one argument at a time. No matter how cute you are when you're angry."
Ryoko paused, "Did you just call me cute?"
He looked at her and smiled, with a gleam of mischief in his eyes.
"Ah, must be this city air getting to me," he teased.
"You jerk," Ryoko pouted while punching Inuyasha in the arm.
"Hey, I was just trying to cheer you up. If you want, we can still hunt those two down and you can have round two with what's his face."
"No, he's not worth it. Besides, he's not what he seems," she warned.
"In case you haven't forgotten, neither are we. Anyway, I can take him," Inuyasha joked.
"Whatever. Back to what we were discussing earlier, do you think the legend about the maiden and the tree will ever come true?" Ryoko pondered.
"Depends, are we a couple?" Inuyasha whispered in her ear.
"I...well. guess so," she stammered.
"What do y mean you guess? I showed you the time of your life tonight and all you can say is you guess!" Inuyasha shouted.
"Ha, I knew that little smooth act of yours would give up eventually," Ryoko shot back.
"Whatever, you want to head to Kagome's now? I'm calling it a night."
"Yeah."
Ryoko took his hand and teleported the two in front of Kagome's house.
"You know, we shouldn't do that. Someone could have seen us, Ryoko," warned Inuyasha.
"At 3 in the morning, I doubt it."
He escorted her inside and made his way to the couch, "Goodnight, he mumbled."
"Goodnight," Ryoko yawned whiled passing him on the way to her room.
Before going inside she turned around and smiled, "You know that whole couple thing question?"
"What about it?" Inuyasha mumbled while beating his pillow.
"I changed my mind," she smirked.
Inuyasha dropped his pillow and stares at Ryoko, "Really?" he asked with uneasiness.
"Yeah, I decided on definitely."
Their eyes met and Inuyasha smirked as she went inside her room, leaving him to dream of his cyan-haired goddess.
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I'm aware that Ryoko revealed that she went to another universe and that the other girls may not be what they seem in front of Mishnome. That will be addressed, but what Ryoko and the gang don't know is that Tenchi already told Mishnome the truth about everyone.
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Chapter 14 "When it Hurts So Bad"
"" = talking =lyrics = thinking
The song used in this fic is Lauryn Hill's "When it Hurts So Bad." $%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%
Ryoko stared at Tenchi and snorted. Inuyasha leaned against the tree, silently observing the other three. She needs to do this on her own. he contemplated.
"We've all missed you Ryoko," Tenchi started.
"Doesn't look like it," Ryoko retorted.
Tenchi decided to let the last comment go.
"It's good to see that everything is going well. Where have you been? Why didn't you try to contact us?"
"One of Washu's machines went haywire and sent me into an alternate universe. And did it ever occur to you that if I had a way to contact anyone, I would? Besides, where do you get off interrogating me? It hasn't even been five minutes yet and you're already grilling me like some common criminal."
"I'm not," he started, "besides if you had such a hard time contacting anyone, how did you manage to get involved with this guy?" Tenchi shouted while pointing to Inuyasha.
Inuyahsa rose from the tree, "Look pal, if you don't start anything, there won't be anyting," he warned.
Ryoko rose her hand, "It's okay, I can handle him."
Inuyasha glared at Tenchi, folded his arms and returned to leaning against the tree.
"Don't worry about him. He's of no concern to you, just as your little girlfriend is of little concern to me," Ryoko fired back.
When it hurst so gad, when it hurts so bad
Why's it feel so good?
When it hurts so bad, when it hurts so bad
Why does it feel so good?
Tenchi smirked, then threw his arms in the air, "So this is what this is truly about? You're still mad because I didn't pick you. So you decide to punish the rest of the gang because I didn't choose you!" he shouted.
"You self-centered son of a bitch!" she shrieked. "Where in the hell do you get off like that, as if you're God's gift to women. Because in case you haven't noticed, I've moved on to much bigger and better things. Has it ever occured to you that Washu could have found and returned me home anytime she wanted if I was truly in danger? Had it occurred to you that I wanted to stay there?"
I tried and tried
To keep him in my life
I cried, and cried, and cried
But I couldn't make it right
But I loved a young man And if you've ever been in love Then you'd understand
Tenchi stood in shock, taking it all in. "Ryoko, I ..."
"Save it, Tenchi, because to be real honest,I don't want to hear it."
What you want might make you cry What you need might pass you by If you don't catch it If you don't catch it And what you need ironically Will turn out what you want to be If you just let it If you just let it
"You don't have to feel sorry or pity me anymore."
"But I never did, Ryoko. You don't understand," Tenchi pleaded.
"No, I understand perfectly. Whenever I was around, you were constantly nagging me to not do this, not do that. Nothing I ever did was good enough for you! She shouted.
"Ryoko, please calm down. You don't know what you're talking about. You're exaggerating everything."
See I thought this feeling It was all I had But how could this be love And make me feel so bad? Gave up my power I existed for you But whoever knew the voodoo you'd do?
"No, I know exactly what I'm talking about. I'm through, Tenchi. I'm through with it all," she sighed in defeat, not even raising her head to meet his eyes.
But I loved the young man And if you've ever been in love you'd understand What you want might make you cry What you need might pass you by If you don't catch it
"What do you mean you're through?"
"Exactly that, Tenchi. I'm through with you. Hope you have a good life, but I don't want anything to do with you again."
And what you need ironically Will turn out to be If you just let it What you want might make you cry What you need might pass you by If you don't catch it And what you need ironically Will turn out what you want to be If you just let it If you just let it
"But you love," he whispered in disbelief.
"Correction, I loved you, but not anymore," Ryoko realized.
"Tenchi, dear, don't you think it's getting late? "Mishnome interrupted. "Can you take me home now?"
He turned toward his girlfriend, after having forgotten that she was there all along. When he looked into her eyes, his whole composure changed, which didn't go unnoticed by Inuyasha.
"Yes, Dear, I'm terribly sorry. Let's go."
"It was great to see you again Ryoko, though I wish it were under better circumstances," Mishnome beamed.
Inuyasha waited until the couple was nothing more than shadows in the night before approaching Ryoko.
When it hurts so bad, when it hurts so bad Why's it feel so good? When it hurts so bad, when it hurts so bad.
"You okay?" he asked with concern while wrapping his arms around her for comfort. "Yes," she sniffed. "I'm sorry I ruined this night that you worked so hard to plan." "No, you didn't ruin it. Tonight was wonderful. I ate Italian for the first time, learned to dance had a miniature history lesson, and I even met your mother," he joked. "Besides, the last part of tonight was unexpected."
I don't know what came over me. I saw him with her and saw red. All of those old memories came back and I started remembering all the pain he put me through. I—"
Inuyasha silenced her with a kiss. He pulled away and gazed into her eyes.
"Thanks, I think I need that," Ryoko smiled. "I know." "Why you arrogant..." "Uh uh. Only one argument at a time. No matter how cute you are when you're angry."
Ryoko paused, "Did you just call me cute?"
He looked at her and smiled, with a gleam of mischief in his eyes.
"Ah, must be this city air getting to me," he teased.
"You jerk," Ryoko pouted while punching Inuyasha in the arm.
"Hey, I was just trying to cheer you up. If you want, we can still hunt those two down and you can have round two with what's his face."
"No, he's not worth it. Besides, he's not what he seems," she warned.
"In case you haven't forgotten, neither are we. Anyway, I can take him," Inuyasha joked.
"Whatever. Back to what we were discussing earlier, do you think the legend about the maiden and the tree will ever come true?" Ryoko pondered.
"Depends, are we a couple?" Inuyasha whispered in her ear.
"I...well. guess so," she stammered.
"What do y mean you guess? I showed you the time of your life tonight and all you can say is you guess!" Inuyasha shouted.
"Ha, I knew that little smooth act of yours would give up eventually," Ryoko shot back.
"Whatever, you want to head to Kagome's now? I'm calling it a night."
"Yeah."
Ryoko took his hand and teleported the two in front of Kagome's house.
"You know, we shouldn't do that. Someone could have seen us, Ryoko," warned Inuyasha.
"At 3 in the morning, I doubt it."
He escorted her inside and made his way to the couch, "Goodnight, he mumbled."
"Goodnight," Ryoko yawned whiled passing him on the way to her room.
Before going inside she turned around and smiled, "You know that whole couple thing question?"
"What about it?" Inuyasha mumbled while beating his pillow.
"I changed my mind," she smirked.
Inuyasha dropped his pillow and stares at Ryoko, "Really?" he asked with uneasiness.
"Yeah, I decided on definitely."
Their eyes met and Inuyasha smirked as she went inside her room, leaving him to dream of his cyan-haired goddess.
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I'm aware that Ryoko revealed that she went to another universe and that the other girls may not be what they seem in front of Mishnome. That will be addressed, but what Ryoko and the gang don't know is that Tenchi already told Mishnome the truth about everyone.