Ambie-Chan: Nezumi's back...with poor Raven...

Nezumi: I love him! You can't make me let him go!!!!

Raven: When I get out of this I'm going to kill you.

Ambie-Chan: I might just have to let Raven go...This is cruel and unusual punishment for anyone...

Nezumi: What's that supposed to mean!!!

Ambie-Chan: Exactly what you thought.

Nezumi: GRRAHH!!!!! STOP BEING SO MEAN!!! WAAAAHHH!!!!!!!

Ambie-Chan: Okay, I'm leaving, just read this chapter.

Disclaimer: Okay, you get it, I don't own Tenchi, Shikiro is my character.

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Chapter Three: Laws are Laid
Ever since the day Tenchi and Yugi had their date, Sasami isolated herself from everyone. Ayeka was very worried about her, but Washu told her not to worry too much.

"It's something that happened to her when she was Tsunami, Shikiro is...well, you'll find out soon," Washu said, with an odd, yet all knowing smile. Sasami sat quietly in the kitchen, her hair still in pigtails. Yugi took over cooking while Sasami was in her slump.

"Why, Yugi? Why did he leave?" Sasami asked, clawing at her scunchies, desperate to leave girlhood behind. Yugi stopped chopping vegetables, sighed, and looked at her.

"Why did they imprison me for five thousand years?" She replied, with a lonely look in her blue eyes. Sasami pulled out her pigtails and let her sky-blue hair cascade down her back. She gazed out the window with a distant look in her pink eyes. Ryo-oki looked at her sadly and nudged her hand.

"You look so much like Tsunami," Yugi said. Sasami's face faltered and she sighed.

"Even Tsunami's beauty wasn't enough to keep him with me."

Ayeka came in with a stack of letters and dropped one on the counter.

"From Mom," Ayeka said, with an unusual indifference. Sasami stared at it quizzically for a few minutes, then opened it and began reading. After reading a few sentences, she giggled and looked up at Yugi.

"Remember when I told you about Mom's bizarre project to find the oldest Jurian? She found him, and he's over six hundred billion years old! That's older than the Goddess Trees! She wants me to meet him, he seems to know a lot about them."

"So are you going?"

"You bet, I need a laugh."

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Ryoko watched Tenchi train as she had done almost everyday since she first met him. Tenchi's lean, muscular arms swung the sword in a way that set her soul on fire. Her joy in watching him was spoiled, when Yugi came with his lunch. She said something to him that Ryoko couldn't hear, and Tenchi began to laugh heartily. Ryoko growled, Tenchi was always so happy with that girl. Yugi picked up one of his practice swords.

"Your form is excellent. Try and see if you can beat me," she said. Tenchi obliged and got into a fighting stance with an exited twinkle in his brown eyes. They began exchanging blows. At first, they matched each other blow for blow, trying to feel each other out. Then Tenchi began to exert more power into each strike, and moving with the skill of a samurai. He did a few quick strikes, which were barely blocked by his opponent. Yugi, for a girl who slept for about ten years and was only awake for about two weeks, was pretty fast, and managed to keep out of his reach. She moved with cat-like grace and struck his sword with calculated strength. The wooden swords flew until Tenchi had his sword pointing at her stomach, and Yugi had hers inches away from his throat.

"Are you trying to kill me?" Tenchi chuckled.

"Yes, you are so evil!" Yugi said giggling. Ryoko glowered down at them with her amber eyes flashing in rage.

"Yugi can't have Tenchi. She just can't," Ryoko mumbled. As Yugi left, Ryoko followed her. Yugi was about to go down the stairs, Ryoko appeared behind her and gave her a shove. Yugi did a handspring off one of the steps onto the next platform and took on a fighting stance. She looked at her attacker.

"Oh it's only you Ryoko," She said with a relaxed smile, and walked down the stairs. Ryoko growled and glowing, red streams of energy came from her eyes. Yugi was going to take Tenchi from her, and that was the last thing she wanted. She formed her energy sword and charged at Yugi. Yugi put up a shield as she jumped down a few steps.

"Ryoko, what's wrong?" Yugi asked as she backed away.

"Tenchi is mine, and you won't take him away from me!" Ryoko cried. She threw a few energy balls at her. Yugi jumped down a few flights of stairs and ran to the yard.

"This ends now!" Ryoko yelled as she rushed to stab her. A light hawk wing shot up in front of her. In the distance, Sasami was coming toward them, her eyes glowing blue.

"I can do this Sasami, it's a fight she wants, and it's a fight she's going to get," Yugi cried. Sasami nodded. Yugi put up several of her own Light Hawk wings, and her eyes glowed and eerie yellow. She formed a sword and charged Ryoko. The sky grew black as they fought. Yugi slashed Ryoko across her stomach, and gave her a swift kick in her side. Ryoko made an uneasy recovery and jabbed her energy sword desperately at Yugi. Yugi, dodged her attacks effortlessly and punched her square in the face. Ryoko held her face in her hands and fired several energy attacks at her antagonist. Yugi slapped them away and charged at her. Yugi grabbed Ryoko by her throat and held her an arm's length away.

"You are right, only one of us can have Tenchi's full devotion, but you have to win him fair and square. I won't attack you, and you won't attack me," Yugi said. Ryoko gave a weak nod of approval and Yugi let go of her throat. They descended to the ground and shook hands. Meanwhile, Washu and Yosho were watching, the fight from the shrine.

"Did you sense it too Yosho?" Washu asked.

"Yes, she used Light Hawk Wings," he replied, "But that can only mean one thing."

"There was more to the creation of Yugi than we thought."

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Ambie-Chan: Once again, I am alone at the end of this chapter...but that's okay! Poor Raven...I'm going to have to help him get away from Nezumi- chan...she's just crazy...and she hasn't had any sugar today. But then again, if I have sugar, I'm scary. It's VERY SCARY. And I'm not nearly as crazy as Nezumi is normally. But like always, please review, and no flames please. See ya next chapter!