Tomorrow is Another Day

AN – Damn... XD I really didn't mean to take this long to update – I never do. Forgiveness? XD

Reviews – Thank you to everyone who has reveiwed my story. I get a lot of notices about new favorites, and that's wonderful too BTW thank you all so much, but I love it when people stop to tell me what they are thinking, even if it's just something along the lines of "This is Great!"

On a similar note I would like to thank one particular reveiwer from FF.net. Sakura Lisel, I was so happy to get your reveiw. I hope that I can answer your questions w/o giving it all away too soon.

 

“Blah” – Talking

Blah – Thoughts

 

Warnings – Foul language

 

Chapter 13- Into the House

 

He didn't need to see the house as they emerged from the grayed out forest. It was just where it had been since the incident the night he met Ryoko and Ayeka. That day was etched into his memory so well he felt he could still see the explosions if he closed his eyes. Still it was a welcome sight, comforting in the chaos of the evening.

 

He looked down at the woman in his arms. He hadn't seen her in many years. Time had worked it's will upon her but, she resembled her past self enough that he had recognized her on sight. She still has that baby face and rich dark brown hair.

 

He was very confused. She's Kagome... but how does she have this power? The clearing we found her in was torn apart. The man we found there with her couldn't have done it. Ryoko can summon demons but I didn't see anything like that there. So it must have been her power but it's strange. It feels similar and yet very different than mine. Why?

 

He looked at his Aunt and his thoughts calmed for the moment. Her face had changed very little in the long years it had been since they had last visited. It was reassuring that his Aunt would always be the same. As they stepped into the light from the porch he hoped that after whatever explanation was about to happen that concept would last.

 

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Washu's mind was still flying a mile a minute as they stepped onto the porch, Ryoko discretely floating behind her. Lord Katsuhito and Nobaiyuki were standing there and both exchanged pleasantries with the woman who was Tenchi's Aunt. The woman in Washu's estimate was as human as her brother, but the girl was obviously not.

 

That a part of her power resembled Tenchi's in any way was a shock, but what really rattled her was the greater part of her power that did not resemble Tenchi's. It was intriguing that her power resembled something that had been extinct dozens of millennia before she had even thought of tutoring Kagato.

So how does a human girl have a power that reminds me of them? Will this answer some of the remaining questions I have about the source of Tenchi's mysterious power? Oh how I want to start testing right away, there are so many things I could learn... but Tenchi is not going to allow anything truly telling. Damn! *Sigh* I better get started with Ryoko, at least I can try to figure out what made her act so crazy.

 

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After moving past his father and grandfather who were greeting his aunt Tenchi moved to the living room to lay his cousin on the couch. She was starting to stir, and he hoped she would wake soon.

 

Ayeka and Washu followed him in and behind them their captives did as well. Washu led Ryoko to the other couch and the unconscious woman gently drifted onto it. The pink haired scientist then made a gesture into the air and a vid console suddenly appeared onto which she began passionately typing.

 

Tenchi looked to the other captive. The man was sitting cross-legged in the bottom of his bubble glaring daggers at anyone who made eye contact. His posture was very aggressive but Tenchi noticed he was subtly cradling one hand out of sight. He's hurt... I wonder if we can risk trying to treat him. Shaking his head, he turned to where Ayeka had made herself comfortable on one of the surrounding chairs.

 

“Can you make it so that we can talk to him without letting him loose?”

 

“I can, Lord Tenchi, but I doubt he will have anything civil to say.”

 

“That's alright I still want to talk to him. I think he's injured, and we need to treat it before it swells any further. Also if we can calm him down he might be able to put some insight as to what happened in the forest.”

 

Ayeka nodded reluctantly at him, and then to her servants. The force field didn't even ripple, but he knew it had worked when they could hear a very impressive human imitation of a growl from the blue sphere.

 

The man's eyes were locked on him, and they promised all the death and maiming that he had given verbally earlier. When he had been a normal boy, Tenchi didn't doubt he would have flinched under those violet orbs that radiated such malice. However, he'd fought demons, aliens, and crazed sops with pink hair. He wasn't about to let a screaming, injured, teenage human intimidate him. So he put on his most serious face and addressed the long haired man contained within.

 

“We aren't going to hurt Kagome...”

 

The man snarled.

 

“Bull fucking Shit! That bitch already did! And when I get out of here...”

 

“I promise that was never the plan. I love my cousins and my aunt. We would never try hurt them. It is quite out of character for Ryoko to attack someone out of the blue like she did and it caught everyone here off guard.”

 

“I don't care, she attacked Kagome! Why the hell do you send two demons out to lure your family off the road unless you want to harm them. She wanted to kill Kagome! All of you smell completely wrong. I don't believe a damn word you have to say. You're next after that bitch!”

 

After he was done with his speech the man shifted his weight and then went back to glares that could kill.

 

Tenchi sighed. He was never good at reasoning with people when they were like this. Demons? Did he just say I smell wrong? Unreasonable. There really wasn't much he could say, he didn't know why Ryoko had flown off the handle and attacked his cousin. He looked to Washu who was now sitting on a floating pillow in front of her console and her prone daughter.

 

She was still typing away, nodding to herself and the screen flashed in bright shapes. For several moments all that could be heard was the sound of her light finger taps on the only somewhat physical keys. The near silence was broken when his aunt carrying a steaming mug was led by his grandfather into the room.

 

“See, they are all fine Hitsuko. They were settling in. Now please sit down and drink that tea while we talk and try to figure out just what happened tonight.”

 

His aunt took a deep breath and nodded. She made her way to sit near her daughter's head on the floor by the couch. After running her hand soothingly over Kagome's hair a few times she sighed and took a sip of her tea. Then she turned to face where people were sitting around the room. Her eyes glided over each person as they made a pass across the room.

 

When they met Tenchi's he could tell she was asking him to start this conversation. He sighed. It was a difficult one to begin, they had not prepared to explain anything about powers, or aliens, or Jurai, or who his grandfather really was, or anything out of the ordinary. Ironically, here they were where they owed his aunt and his cousins some kind of explanation.

 

What can I say? I can't lie to her and yet I can't tell her the truth...