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By Kazan Kazani
Chapter One:
Sore wa Ikemasen
(Literal Translation: How Unfortunate)
Yawning as she woke up, Ayeka shielded her eyes from the bright sun,
cringing a little bit. "Goodness...." She yawned, and wearily
got out of bed. This may seem like an everyday morning for most people,
but it was very unusual for the Princess of Jurai. Usually her mornings
were peaceful, and she felt the joy of another day coming over her. However,
she had the hugest headache, and her throat wasn't feeling too well either.
Sighing, she mads her way down the hall and towards the stairs, stopping
for a second since she was feeling quite dizzy. "This...this.."
She sneezed loudly, sniffing her runny nose afterwards. "This never
happens to me," she thought out loud, and was already walking to
the kitchen. Tenchi and the others had been on vacation for the past few
days; they had tried to wake-up Ayeka several times but decided it was
best she got her rest.
The Tenchi Muyo gang had recently saved Ayeka from being a prisoner
from a man who was bent on cloning her and making a clone serve as a puppet
for him to control Jurai. It wasn't easy, as Ayeka had to wait several
days for the crew to find her. It seems she had gotten sick from the lack
of clean water and barely eatable food she was given while she was trapped.
Sags under her eyes, and a 12-pound weight loss made Ayeka look anything
but a Princess. She was pale and weak, and she couldn't bear that this
was happening to her.
"I wish my stomach wouldn't ache so much." She felt her stomach
that was hidden under her usual purple kimono, which was once a perfect
fit for her; it was now very baggy. She tightened her kimono and got a
glass of soda, the only thing she could keep down with her flu. Groaning
as she journeyed upstairs, she crept back into bed when she finally made
it to her room.
The Next day...
Sitting in the living room with a box of tissues and the remote, she
watched her daily soap opera and tried to forget about her cold. She had
almost forgotten about it when she felt an urge to throw up. Rushing to
the bathroom, she made it in time by throwing-up in the sink, cringing
at the horrible smell and taste. As she walked back to the living room,
a commercial had come on:
"Dang it, does that cold and flu never go away? Wish ya could go
outside again without tossing your cookies? Well, here we are, folks,
with the new formulated elixir by Exlis; you'll be able to recover faster
in no time!"
Ayeka peered over at the TV and saw the product, and her face brightened
up. "Time for some shopping I suppose." She smiled halfway and
went upstairs to get in some decent clothes.
"Let's see here, um.... All of these medicines are confusing..."
Ayeka had never been shopping for medicine before; usually, she had Washu
just help her out in a second with any symptoms of the common cold or
anything like that. "Wait a minute. I could just go to Miss. Washu's
lab and look for the serum she always gave me. But, then again, it's dangerous
in that lab of hers. I think I should get the medicine just in case."
With that, she continued also to get items on a list Tenchi had left for
her to get at the grocery store when she was better.
"Ah, I think I feel better already," Ayeka said as she sat
at the couch in the living room, reading the directions on the medicine
bottle. "Warning, taking more than allotted dosage could cause drowsiness
and sleepiness. Please do not exceed more than three tablespoons in 5
hours," Ayeka read aloud, and she popped off the cap and poured some
in a measurement spoon. She swallowed the elixir, which had the distinct
taste of cherry and lime, which tasted a bit odd to her. She took two
more tablespoons since she was an adult, and gags a little at how thick
it is. "I should wash this down. This tastes worse than Ryoko's cooking..."
She vaguely remembered the time she had tasted her opposite's cooking,
which isn't very good since Ryoko was immune to a lot of poisons... "Wow,
my head certainly feels better, I'm glad I went to the store for this
stuff." She poured a small glass of half-&-half. She splashed
some water at the sink on her face and dried it off. Walking over to the
bathroom, she looked into the mirror and saw herself. She looked pale
and tired, but she couldn't get over at how much thinner she looked. "I
must've gone down a dress size. All the better for Lord Tenchi; with this
figure, that demon stands no chance! But of course, she never really stood
a chance against a Princess like me, ahohohoho!" She laughed with
some renewed energy, and went about the house to do some chores, as she
had nothing to do until the next soap opera came on.
Keep on reading: Chapter
2
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