Disclaimer: Sasami and the other Tenchi characters belong to Pioneer.

Sasami shielded her eyes from the blazing sun. It had been at least a day since she had seen real light, and the effect almost blinded her. She breathed in the fresh air of... the bushes? "Oops. Maybe I should get out of the bushes." A little kid on the sidewalk was laughing and pointing at Sasami. "Ignore it....Ignore it..." she scolded herself for even thinking about blasting the little kid. "I would laugh too, if I saw someone sitting in the bushes."

Sasami removed herself from the bushes, and swept the leaves off of her slightly brown Kimono. "Aaah, my trusty Kimono. It's been through so much in the last 4 days. Time to get rid of it...!" She gleefully ran away from the hospital, and across the street. Sasami slowed to a walk as soon as she was out of sight of the hospital, and started to notice the surrounds. There were shops on both sides of the street, and a couple big clothing stores and restaurants. She passed a store, and there were three beautiful Kimono's in the window.

Awestruck by the sheer beauty of them, she stopped and stared for a moment. "Hmm.. Maybe I can find a bank, and get some money.." Sasami walked down a close alleyway, and stood behind a reeking dumpster. "Bad memories.. " she thought, as she crouched down. She focused all of her thoughts on finding a bank, and when she opened her eyes, she found herself in the vault of a bank. It was enormous, and stacks of money were in big crates on the floor.

"I guess the one good thing about Ryoko, is that she taught me to suppress my morals." Sasami thought, as she picked a couple bundles off the crate. She shoved them back into her Kimono, and teleported back to the shop.

An old man screamed as she appeared right in front of him. He took off down the sidewalk, and Sasami kicked herself for being so stupid. "I have to remember not to do that..." She opened the door of the shop, and walked inside.

She was immediately ambushed by the shopkeeper. "OooOoo, a pretty one!" He said as he stared straight at her breasts. She blushed, but her sarcastic instinct kicked in quickly. "Hey, I'm up here!" she practically yelled at him. "So sorry," he said. He really reminded her of Noboyuki. "Can I get something for you?"

Sasami pointed to the Kimono in the window that she liked best. It had light blue trim, and it matched her hair. "Ah yes, very popular with the young ladies..." he said, once again looking at her. "Small?" "Yes, please." Sasami replied, and he walked to the back of the store.

She followed him, and he handed her the small kimono. She quickly picked out the matching sash, and went to try them on. Locking the door carefully, she then removed her own Kimono. It was very brown next to this new one.. She quickly pulled on the new one. It felt so good against her skin, she shuddered. She tightened the sash, and adjusted it. She looked in the mirror. "Perfect," she thought, and walked out of the changing room.

"Beautiful!" the shopkeeper yelled. Sasami ignored him, and walked up to the register with her old one in hand. "I'd like to wear it out, if you don't mind." She told him as he walked up to the counter. "That's fine, but I need to... look... at the tags.." Sasami quickly noticed that the tag was attached to the fabric hanging between her breasts. "I'll tell you what it is," Sasami replied sharply, and told him the price. He sighed in disappointment, and she handed him the money.

Sasami left the store quickly. As she closed the door, she heard the shopkeeper say "Come back soon!" "Yeah, right." she thought. "Might as well name that shop Pervs inc." Sasami walked down the street, and came to a sushi bar. Her stomach was growling, and she ordered some Tempura and Tuna Rolls. She ate them quickly, and paid again. The food was so much better than the hospital food.

Through her mind flashed the brown eyes of the cop... Why was she thinking about him? He had broken her arm, arrested her, and... saved her life... "It's stupid to think about him anyways. Even if I did see him again, he would just think of me as the juvenile delinquent that escaped him. But... he was nice. He actually cared about me..."

Sasami continued to walk down the street until she noticed that she was very near to the park that she had bathed in. Thinking about the cop had made her sad, for some reason. She sat down on a bench in the park, to think. "I wonder how Tenchi is doing, having to cook for himself. And Ryo-Ohki, I wish I hadn't left her..."

Sasami sat bolt upright. If she could teleport to places, could she teleport others to her? Suddenly excited again, she concentrated all her mind on Ryo-Ohki. Her love for the little cabbit lifted her right out of the car she was traveling in.

Sasami opened her eyes, and saw Ryo-Ohki lying limply on the ground. "Ryo-Ohki!" she cried, bending down quickly to scoop the cabbit into her hands. Ryo-Ohki lifted her head, when she heard the sound of Sasami's voice. Sasami scooped the little cabbit into her arms, and gently hugged her.

"What happened to you, Ryo-Ohki?" Sasami cooed softly. "Meow...me..." Ryo-Ohki tried to speak. "Don't," Sasami said. She raised Ryo-Ohki to her face, and softly kissed her on the nose. Without even thinking about it, a brilliant blue light surrounded Sasami once again, and Ryo-Ohki sprang out of her hands with renewed energy. Sasami's love for the little creature had brought her strength back.

Tears welling up in her eyes, Sasami reached down again and picked up the cabbit once more. Ryo-Ohki looked up in awe at Sasami. Ryo-Ohki felt once again at home, as Sasami cried into her soft fur. Although Sasami had always taken comfort in Ryo-Ohki after rough nights at the Masaki house, this was something else. Ryo-Ohki didn't even feel the tears as they soaked her fur. All she could feel was Sasami's love for her, pulsing through her veins.

I hoped you like this chapter. I wanted to add a little humor to the story, it was getting pretty dark. Hope you will keep reading! -RyoOhki020