Chapter 13: Wait for me

Draped across Tenchi's sleeping form, smiling dreamily Ryo-Ohki's state of bliss was absolute.

These were the only times she had him all to herself. Snuggle, snuggle, and of course snuggle. That was her state of being. From experience she knew just how much, where and how she could touch without disturbing him. Currently Ryo-chan was delicately tracing abstract patterns on his chest. He was just so wonderful.

Of course those nights, 'and they were rare indeed, ' when she could snuggle up with Kiyone were nice too. Human skin, it seemed she could never get enough of it! So smooth and soft against her. That was why it was so important to use the right things to keep her fur clean, fresh and soft! Just so her human friends would come close and want to snuggle.

It was so much nicer now that Sasami slept in a just a nightshirt and panties, it was fun to pull her shirt up while she was sleeping and touch her belly. It made Sasami giggle and that made Ryo-Chan happy. Too many were the nights when her best friend was visited by bad scary dreams!

Kiyone's tummy was a lot like Sasami's but broader. It was nice to see her muscles move under her skin and getting to play with her navel which was much deeper than Sasami's. Ryo-chan did wish Kiyone wouldn't sleep in a bra, like Ryoko chose to.

Human breasts were the best pillows in the universe! She'd seen Kiyone's in the bath and longed to snuggle against them without that thing in the way! Maybe she should have a talk with Kiyone. It might be possible she didn't understand she should just sleep naked?

Thoughts like these just made her purr, flying through space, being with her friends and snuggling naked. Whoops! She almost forgot carrots! Never, ever, forget the carrots! Ryo-chan's deep introspection on the true nature of the universe was interrupted just then by the small sound of the room's door. Large and luminous, reflecting faint light from the hallway 'Oki's' eyes identified Sasami outlined in the gentle radiance provided.

"Ryo-chan?" Sasami whispered. Standing in the sill it was clear her friend had, had another nightmare. Sasami was doing her best, she felt herself 'too old' for the 'weeping fits of a little girl'. However, in spite that and anything Tsunami said earlier however, she still wanted comforting. If only something so simple as to just see that he was all right. Ryo-Ohki simply nodded, not knowing what else she should do.

Moving slowly toward the bed, once her eyes had adjusted Sasami wore a look of sorrow that blended sweetly with the stab of disappointment upon realizing that Tenchi was indeed dead to the world.

"Looks like you wore yourself out again." She breathed sadly, reaching out with a tentative hand Sasami brushed hair from his face starring down at him lovingly, longingly. "Sometimes," She sighed, her voice never moving above a hushed mummer.

"I wish my older brother would just disappear!" Unable to resist the unspoken invitation, Sasami sat down on very edge of the mattress, trailing her hand gently down his face.

"Why dose he have to torment you?" Sasami sniffed.