Ramblings in the Night
Stuff: So, my first Tenchi fanfic... How do you like it
everyone? I wrote some Sailor Moon fanfics and this one just
fleshed out one evening and I wrote it down in an hour or
something. One more thing: I haven't seen the OVAs yet, only
Tenchi Universe (sadly the dub) and a few eps of Tenchi in
Tokyo.
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I can't believe it. Everything was going so well for me, my
bright future, almost in my grasp. And then... I get stuck
with her. It's all I can think of tonight. Her.
I was top of the academy, all the tutors assured me I would
soon reach senior officer lever. Everyone congratulated me at
the graduation ceremony. That was when I first saw her. I was
sliming up the principal's butt when someone knocked over the
table next to him. His Sunday wear was totally ruined and he
was fuming with anger. A girl knocked the table over, like me
she was wearing a cadet uniform with the festive ribbon over
her chest. She was excusing herself profusely and laughing
nervously. I don't think she even knew whom she was talking
to. It was hilarious, I really thought it served him right, he
was a real asshole all the years. It was strange though. The
principal just excused himself then left. Before she left she
looked at me and there was something like recognition in her
features and reaction. But that wasn't unusual, I think the
whole academy knew me.
The celebration itself was another step towards the bright
future for me. But it was tainted. All congrats I got from my
classmates were cold and at most halfhearted. I didn't go to
the party afterward, I went to my quarters on the academy
grounds and slept off my champagne tipsiness.
I glimpsed the girl at the celebration from the corner of my
eyes a few more times. She had a striking appearance and she
seemed joyfully loud. I caught myself thinking (like I do more
and more every day) that she was quite beautiful. She had
glorious blonde hair, that you just couldn't take your eyes
off and the most perfect figure I've always wanted.
But her most beautiful feature I didn't notice until about a
week later when I met her the second time. It was her eyes.
They were big and blue and I thought I was looking into the
eyes of a child. They were shining and full of anticipation.
And there always seemed to be a smile plastered on her face.
I was glad when we were assigned together. We didn't know
each other directly, we haven't spoken a word at the
celebration. I was glad it wasn't any of my classmates because
I always had the feeling they were thinking ill of me. I never
had any friends in the academy. After the official part we
went for a coffee together to get to know each other. We
talked about this and that and I liked her. I more than liked
her. I thought that she would be the one true friend that was
given to me. I hadn't had anyone to talk to like this since
childhood. When I grew up I somehow couldn't make any friends
any more. But she was so open, honest and innocent.
Later I learned that the graduation ceremony wasn't as joyous
for her as I thought. She didn't have any real friends either.
She was the granddaughter of a high police officer and she
passed all the tests no matter what she wrote. But she had
always tried her best. She crammed long into the night, really
tried hard, forgot everything the day before the test but
still passed it. She said I was her role model in her academy
days even though we never met. She was really happy when we
were assigned together and I noticed she tried to make a good
impression on me.
Then the work began. Somehow she always managed to make all
the wrong things. At first I thought she was doing it
intentionally. I got used to shouting and screaming at her,
every day, again and again. But she still gave me that
beautiful smile and that smiling look every time she looked at
me. Every time she cried because of me I promised myself I
would try to be nicer to her. But I never seemed to be able to
keep the promise.
Here I am now, in the middle of the night, on this backwater
planet, assigned for arbitrary jobs, no chance of promotion.
But in the middle of the night I don't care for that. This is
my time of truth. For the first few months I used to file
petitions for a new partner every week. I stopped shortly
after we got here.
It's cramped in this apartment and we're broke all the time.
The two of us have to share the same futon. Yes, we could've
pawned something else, but when I proposed the futon she
didn't refuse. Every night she's snuggling up to me and
breathing in my ear. My bright future, I don't want to hear
any of it.
Too bad she can't sleep with her eyes open, I would've liked
to watch them now. What, did my wish come true?
"Kiyone?" she asks with a sleepy voice.
"Shh," I tell her, "go back to sleep."
I too lower my head back down and close my eyes. Her arms
encircle me and she presses her body up to mine. Peace fills
my mind again and I begin drifting off to sleep.
"I love you." So it has finally been said. Although I can't
tell if she said it or me. It soothes me. Maybe everything
will change in the morning, maybe this was just a dream and it
everything will stay the same. I don't know but I'm not
scared.
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Peter
The Ghost of 'lectricity
December 30th, 2000.
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