Strange Things~
[Chapter 1]

"Where's Kiyone? Her cousin will be here any second," Tenchi shouted.
"Calm down, Tenchi. She'll be here soon," Mihoshi said calmly.
"I hope you're right."

Mihoshi smiled and sat down on the couch to watch television. Tenchi sighed and
walked into the kitchen.

"Hello Tenchi," Sasami said looking up from the stove.
"Hey Sasami. How's everything going? Do you need some help?"
"No. I'm almost done."

An energy blast flew by the window and crashed into a tree. It was followed by
shouting and then gagging.

"Not again! What are those two fighting about now?," Tenchi said running outside.

In the yard, Aeka anrd Ryoko were choking each other. Tenchi sweatdropped and
tried to pull them apart. After some struggling, he finally managed to pry them apart
and asked what was wrong.

"Nothing!," Aeka shouted and turned away.
"Hmmph!"
"Huh?," Tenchi said scratching his head.

Looking back and forth between the two women, he finally sighed in defeat.

"Alright then. No more fighting! Kiyone's cousin is coming today and it would be
nice if you two could act civil for a few days."

With that said, Tenchi walked back to the house.

Aeka eyed Ryoko from the corner of her eye. The princess sighed and ran off.

*Am I seeing things? Or was she crying?* Ryoko wondered and disappeared.

Back at the house, Kiyone walked in and quietly took a seat next to Mihoshi. She
glanced around quickly and kissed her partner.

"Mmm... You're in a good mood today. Is it because your cousin is coming?"
"Yeah. I haven't seen her in four years. I've missed her," Kiyone said smiling.
"You poor thing."

Mihoshi hugged Kiyone and gave her a another kiss. When they pulled away, they
heard a knock at the door. Kiyone got up and answered the door. In front of her
stood a girl of about seventeen. Her hair was a mixture of blonde, purple, and
brown streaks.Her dark brown eyes lit up at the sight of Kiyone.

"Kiyone!," the girl said and hugged the smiling officer.
"Batch!," she said hugging her cousin.

Pulling away, Kiyone looked at her cousin. Four years had really changed her from
a young girl into a young woman.

"You've changed so much! You barely reached my shoulders before, but now you're
almost taller than me!"

Batch blushed a little smiled sweetly at her cousin.

"Come in and I'll introduce you to everyone."

Kiyone picked up her cousin's suitcase and walked inside. A couple of minutes later,
everyone had gathered in the living room and were greeting Batch. Well everyone
but Ryoko that is.

"Well that's everyone but Ryoko. I guess you'll meet her later," Kiyone said to Batch.

After the greeting, Sasami, Mihoshi, and Washu finished getting the table ready.

"She seems so nice," Sasami said.
"Yeah!," Mihoshi agreed.
"Is is just me? Or does there seem to be something more to Kiyone's cousin than
meets the eye?," Washu asked.
"What do you mean, Washu?," Sasami asked.

Washu shrugged and placed a plate on the table.

"I don't konw. Just something seems strange about her."
"Like?," Mihoshi asked.
"Urgh! Didn't I just say I don't know, Mihoshi?! Well whatever it is, I the greatest
scientific genius in the universe, shall find out what it is!"

Mihoshi and Sasami looked at each other and shrugged. They figured Washu was
just way over her rocker, as usual.

*****
Later on after dinner, four of the girls went to take a bath. Sasami and Batch relaxed
at one end of the bathpool, both wrapped in a towel. While Kiyone and Mihoshi
'played' around in the other end. Batch smiled to herself, she already knew about the
two women. Even though Kiyone hadn't said a word about it to anyone.

"So Batch? Do you like to do anything for fun?," Sasami asked.
"Of course!," Batch exclaimed and eyed the fifteen year old princess next to her.
"Like what?"
"Well I draw for fun. But sometimes I like to play special games for fun."
"What kind of special games?"

Batch grinned before answering.

"Mind games. Watch."

Batch looked back at her cousin and Mihoshi. She closed her eyes and concentrated.
All of a sudden the water in the middle of the bathpool turned into a giant wave and
splashed the two women at the other end.

When the water settled, Sasami looked at Batch with huge eyes.

"D...did you...do that?"
"Yeah. Actually that was better than I had expected."
"Wow!"
"But Sasami, please promise not to tell anyone."
"Um, ok. But why?"

Batch looked over at her bewilded cousin.

"I don't want her to know yet."

And with that Batch stood up and headed for the door.

***To Be Continued***