No Need for Halloween
"I really don't know about this," Tennyo
Masaki blinked, the white haired woman studying the
costume critically. The black leather hugged her slim
body while revealing her curves in a naughty sort of
way.
Washu Hakubi grinned as the little redhead
said, "Hey, if you got it flaunt it!" Her own outfit
resembled a elf, with little wings attached to the
back and a green outfit that went well with her
flaming hair.
"Besides, you made it back just in time for
the party," Ryouko grinned, her call girl's costume
swirling around her long legs. She gave Washu a look,
"Why in hell do I have to wear a stupid outfit like
this?"
Washu gave her daughter a look, "Trust me, it
goes with Ayeka's."
"Oh ho," Ryouko grinned.
Noike smiled slightly as she entered the
changing room, the green haired woman wearing a
similar black leather outfit to Tennyo's. Taking in
the other leather clad woman she gave Washu a look,
"Are you plotting something?"
"Would I do that?" Washu tried to look
innocent.
"It wouldn't surprise me," Noike said, her
expression faintly troubled.
"Is something wrong?" Tennyo gave the other
woman a curious glance.
"I'm fine," Noike smiled reassuringly before
addressing Washu, "there's just something I want to
ask you later."
Washu raised a euebrow but nodded,
"Certainly."
"Washu," Ayeka frowned as she entered in a
tuxedo, "this costume seems oddly innapropriate
for..." She trailed off seeing Ryouko in the sexy
outfit then felt a smile tug at her lips. "I see," she
blinked.
"Not bad," Ryouko murmured, looking at the
black clad Ayeka admiringly. She reached out to tug at
her purple hair, "Howdy sailor, new in town?"
"Ryouko," Ayeka blushed.
"Let's go see if the others are ready," Tennyo
smiled slightly as they left the bedroom and went down
stairs.
"Why a pirate?" Tenchi asked, an eyepatch
covering one eye, leather pants and a baggy shirt
completing the look for the black haired young man.
"Tenchi," Mihoshi squealed as the blonde
haired girl nearly tackled him to the ground as she
snuggled close.
"Pirates get the chicks," Ryouko shrugged, "I
should know."
"Food's ready," Sasami said cheerfully, the
little girl emerging in her adult form, a fur bikini
top and bottom her only covering.
"Sasami, what are you doing dressed like
that?" Ayeka blurted.
"You should see what Minagi and I were going
to wear," Sasami smirked as she carried in food to the
table.
Minagi, Ryouko's twin with matching scars on
her cheeks carried in more food while dressed in a
barbarian outfit complete with armor and axe over her
shoulder. "Sasami wanted mistress and slave costumes,"
she explained.
"That'd be a bit much," Tenchi admitted. He
smiled faintly and asked, "Is grandfather dressing
up?"
"That old stick in the mud?" Washu laughed.
"Well, father's staying in town with Rea
Masaki, so he's fine," Tenchi added.
"So it's that way," Tennyo murmured. A faint
smile appeared on her face as she added, "I'm happy
for them."
So they shared dinner and goofed around in
costumes for much of the night. It was a bit sad that
Tenchi's home was so far away and children rarely
ventured there, but they had a good time anyway.
Especially once Ryouko broke out the sake...
"Washu?" Noike asked later that evening as she
entered the lab to see Washu pondering the main
computer, her experiments extending in all directions
in the pocket dimension.
"Slipped away from the party?" Washu turned in
her seat to smile.
"I did say I wanted to talk to you," Noike
reminded her.
"Have there been any side effects since we
found out you contained Kagato's female aspect?" Washu
asked gently.
"Something like that," Noike made a face,
"it's complicated."
"Yes?" Washu leaned forward, intrigued.
"You cloned Kagato from your friend Naja Akara
after she died," Noike began, "and tried to transfer
her memories and personality."
"Which obviously didn't work as planned,"
Washu said wryly, "or Kagato wouldn't have betrayed me
that way."
"That's...not quite so," Noike sighed.
"Huh?" Washu blinked.
"When Kagato rejected his female half and she
seperated from him the Naja memories and personality
were carried with her," Noike revealed.
"You have them, now that she merged with you,"
Washu realized.
"Yes," Noike nodded.
"Well," Washu actually blushed, looking away,
"ah, how much do you recall?"
Noike looked almost as embarassed as she said,
"Pretty much all of it. Your academy days, your
marriage and son, her falling in love with you and all
the rest."
"Right, I...," Washu froze then looked at
Noike in surprise, "Falling in love with me?"
"You didn't know?" Noike blinked.
"No, I didn't," Washu confessed, looking more
than a little shocked. "We worked together for fifteen
thousand years...how could I not know?"
Noike reached out to put a comforting hand on
Washu's. "Maybe because she didn't want you to know?"
she suggested gently. She sighed, trying to organize
her thoughts, "I don't know everything, but she knew
you were grieving for your lost husband and child,
too."
"You do remember a lot," Washu gave her a weak
smile. She sighed, "I'm going to need some time to
digest all of this."
"I understand," Noike said, "but I would like
to talk about this more later."
"Of course," Washu agreed.
Noike walked to the door to the lab then
turned, seeing Washu lost to her thoughts. 'I wonder
when I should tell her that I have Naja's feelings
along with her memories?' she mused as she slipped
from the room.
The End...?
Notes: This is set after the end of Tench 3, OVA #6,
as well as based on information from the Tenchi Muyo
novels. The wikipedia entry on Kagato was a big help
as well. The relationship between Naja and Washu is
mostly a product of my imagination, however....
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