Howdy y'all! Heeheehee wasn't that a nice good ol chapter? I had fun messing with Tenchi. Hmm.... let's see here.. well we got a taste of how Tenchi's life style is, or is there more to it? Maybe I'll make it worse... or maybe I'll make it better. Who knows we'll just have to wait and see, now won't we? Thanks to all of you who have been reviewing this fic, lol, I see a few familiar people out there too. Must be following me or something. Well those of you who have been reading my other fic, don't worry. The next chapter is on it's way. I'm just a bit occupied with this one at the moment since its well... more fun! Anyways I think I'll just get started now.

Disclaimer- Hmm... Do I have to say it?.... (Sigh) I guess so.. As you all know by now I don't like baked beans.. (Stare) What? Did you expect me to say something else?

Chapter 4- Miserable Life

Tenchi groans and gets up, his head throbbing in pain. He reaches up and touches his forehead where a large bump has formed, "Ow.." He pulls his hand away. "I guess I hit my head last night." He says getting up off the floor. He chuckles a bit, "No wonder I had such a weird dream. Ghosts, HA!" Tenchi yawns and walks into the kitchen towards the refrigerator. He opens it up and peers inside. He frowns when he sees nothing is in it.

Tenchi closes the refrigerator and heads out of the kitchen towards the couch. He throws him self down on the couch and sighs, 'So... hungry.' He thinks to himself. He looks off to the side at the coffee table where the picture of his 'family' is. He reaches over and picks it up. A feeling of regret and shame fill his heart as he looks at the picture. He sighs in misery and puts it back down.

Tenchi walks over to his discarded shoes and picks them up. He goes back to the couch and sits down to put them on. KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK! Comes from Tenchi's door. "Open up Masaki! We know you're in there!" Comes a rough voice from the other side.

Tenchi rubs his temples, "Just a minute." He says quickly putting on his shoes.

"You've got thirty seconds!" Another man says.

Ryoko tilts her head to the side in curiousness as she looks back and forth from the door and Tenchi. She watches as Tenchi scrambles around the room in a frenzy looking for something. Finding his jacket he quickly puts it on and runs to the other side of the room, away from the door to a window.

"Azaka, I don't think he's going to open up." One of them says.

"Well then Kimedake. we open our selves." A moment after that is said, they try and bust the door down.

Tenchi opens up the window and begins to crawl out, "Oh man... I should expected them to come today." Tenchi says as he reaches the pavement. The door to his house busts open and two men run in towards the window. Tenchi begins to run away.

"MASAKI!" Kimedaki yells from the window. Tenchi stops and turns around. He scratches the back of his head and grins. "Your payment for the week is due!" Kimedake says.

"Hand it over or you'll know what we'll be forced to do." Azaka threatens.

Tenchi chuckles nervously, "Payment right. I just need to run to the bank real quick and get it. Wait here while I get it." He says then takes off.

Ryoko raises an eyebrow and quickly follows Tenchi, "This guy keeps getting in more shit by the minute." She says as she flies behind Tenchi.

"MASAKI GET BACK HERE!" The two men jump from the window and chase after Tenchi.

Ryoko glances behind and sees the two men gaining on Tenchi. She sighs and rolls her eyes, "I guess I can do my good deed for the day." She says as she stops and turns around. She pulls her fist back ready to hit the men as they draw nearer. She smirks and throws her punch with all her might, only to have it go throw the men. "What!?" She says confused. She looks down at her hands, "I can pick up and touch other things. Why couldn't I hit them?" She asks confused.

"AHH!" Ryoko turns around and quickly plies down the alley. She turns the corner and winces at what she sees. Azaka and Kimedake managed to catch up with Tenchi. Now they're kicking him in the stomach, since Tenchi is on the ground in a fatal position.

"Make this a lesson for you Masaki." Kimedake says kicking Tenchi one last time. "Always have his payment ready."

Azaka grinds his heel into Tenchi's side, "You got off lightly this time Masaki. Next time he might have us end your sorry excuse of a life." He spits at Tenchi.

"Let's get out of here Azaka." Kimedake says and the two begin to leave.

Ryoko watches them go until they're out of sight, then she glances down at Tenchi, who's still in a fatal position. She kneels down at his side, "They're gone you know." She whispers forgetting he can't hear her. Tenchi moves his face out from the protection of his arms and glances around. "You almost have it as bad as I did." Ryoko mutters under her breath, feeling a bit sorry for him.

Tenchi sits up and wipes the blood coming from his nose with the sleeve of his jacket. He wobbles to his feet taking a few breathes while his left hand remains across his stomach. He swallows the blood in his mouth and begins staggering away. Ryoko slowly follows as Tenchi makes his way out onto the street. Tenchi stops in the middle of the street and grabs his head, trying to make everything stop spinning. 'And there he goes!' Ryoko says as Tenchi collapses onto the street.

Ryoko sighs and crosses her legs, resting her chin on her right palm as she thinks. "Now what?" She says aloud. "Well him being in the road isn't good. Perhaps I should move him." She reaches down to grab his arm only to have her hand pass through him. "Oh yea." She says just remembering she can't touch people.

The sound of an engine catches Ryoko's ears and she turns her head to the left. A vehicle is coming down the street. Ryoko looks down at Tenchi, "If I don't do something he's going to be road kill in a minute." She says watching the car come down the street. The car begins to slow down as it gets closer until the vehicle stops, "Or the thing can just stop." Ryoko says.

The door to the car bursts open and a woman runs out of it and towards Tenchi. She has long straight blue hair, blue eyes, white tee-shirt, black jeans, and an orange head band on. She kneels down beside Tenchi, "Sir, Sir are you alright?" The woman asks trying to wake Tenchi up. Tenchi groans but doesn't wake up. The woman rolls Tenchi all the way on his back. She winces at the sight of him, "Looks like you had a run in with some local gang" She said.

The woman stood up and drags Tenchi by his shoulders to his car. She places him in her backseat and makes her way to the front. "There isn't a hospital near by." She looks at Tenchi's shabby clothing, "And by the looks of it. You wouldn't be able to afford it anyway. " The woman sighs and starts the car up again.

Ryoko went through the roof of the car into the back seat. "Okay so where we going?" Ryoko wonders curiously. The vehicle begins to move.

Tenchi groans as he begins to open up his eyes. He first sees a ceiling fan slowly spinning on a white ceiling. Tenchi glances to his right seeing an expensive looking television and a large china hutch with many books and small statues on it. He turns his head to the left seeing the back of the red couch he's laying on. "Where am I?" He asks himself, not knowing if his question will be answered or not.

"Oh.. You're awake" Tenchi hears a woman say.

Tenchi slowly pushes himself into a sitting position and looks over the back of the couch to see a young woman standing in front of the kitchen starring at him. "Who are you?" He asks.

The woman crosses her arms, "I found you in the middle of the street while driving. You were pretty beat up. I was planning on taking you to the hospital." She says giving him a look, "But you don't look like someone who can afford it."

Tenchi gives an embarrassed chuckle a bit realizing it was true. He winces in pain when he feels the pain it causes. He falls back down on the couch. 'You can so that again.' He thinks to himself.

Ryoko sits floating in the air next to the couch with her arms crossed. She taps a finger on her arm as she stares at the person who 'helped' Tenchi. For some reason she doesn't like this woman. Ryoko doesn't know what she feels at the moment, hatred? Hatred for what? Jealousy? Ryoko laughs at the prospect of her being jealous. Nope she's not jealous, there's nothing to be jealous about. She just doesn't like the woman, she's suspicious.

The woman walks around the couch to stand in front of Tenchi, "By the way. My name is Kiyone." She says holding out a hand.

"I'm..."

Ryoko 's eyes widen, "No you idiot! Don't give your name out to random people." Ryoko yells.

"Tenchi Masaki." Tenchi shakes hands with Kiyone.

"Tenchi...?" Kiyone repeats in wonderment.

"Uh.. yea?"

Kiyone nods her head slowly, "I see.." She walks away towards the kitchen. Suddenly her phone starts to ring. Kiyone hurries over to answer it. She picks up the phone, "Yes this is d.. Kiyone speaking." She says.

Ryoko narrows her eyes in suspicion. If she wasn't mistaking this 'Kiyone' was about to says something different.

"Yes... all right.... I'll be there in a few minutes." Kiyone hangs up the phone. "I'm going to be gone for a few minutes. Something came up. You just lay there and get some rest. Don't want you up and about since you might have a few broken ribs." Kiyone says grabbing her keys off the counter. When she doesn't receive a reply she walks over and looks across the back of the couch to see Tenchi asleep.

Kiyone shrugs her shoulders and heads out of her apartment. She jumps in her car and drives away. "Time to find some more out on you." Ryoko says quickly following Kiyone's car. She follows Kiyone's car for about ten minutes before they pull into a large parking lot in front of a tall building. Ryoko looks up at the four large letters across the building, she tilts her head in question not knowing what they mean. Kiyone heads into the building as does Ryoko while thinking, 'What's N.Y.P.D mean?'

Kiyone walks into an elevator and presses the top floor button. The elevator slowly moves up the floors to the top. When it opens up, Kiyone quickly exits the elevator and moves across the floor. Maneuvering her way pass the many desks and people scattered about. She quickly makes her way into the office at the end, and Ryoko quickly follows.

Kiyone stops in front of a large desk where a man sits. She stands up straight and salutes, "Officer Kiyone in for duty sir!" She says.

Ryoko rolls her eyes., 'Yup... he's got the worst luck ever.' She thinks, she stays to listen to more.

The chief leans back in his chair and brings his hands together on his stomach. "Officer Kiyone. You were at the robbery yesterday. Correct?"

"Yes sir!"

He nods his head, "I'd like a report on what happened there last night." The chief says.

"Sir! The store was robbed by three men. The store owner says he believes them to be teenagers but couldn't be sure because his eyes are bad. It was hard to understand him sir because he doesn't speak a lot of English. But he did say he got one of their names." Kiyone explains.

The chief nods his head, "And what is the name?"

"The owner said the name was Tonsi."

Ryoko falls from the air in surprise and starts laughing.

The chief gives an odd look, "Tonsi? Is that a name?" He asks humorously.

"That's what he said sir. I think he just can't pronounce the name correctly though. I believe I might know where to find one of the criminals though. I should have him in today." Kiyone explains.

Ryoko's eyes widen a bit, 'Damn, she means Tenchi!" With that thought he races out of the police department and heads over to Kiyone's place.

The chief nods his head, "Alright. Dismissed."

"Sir!" Kiyone says saluting. She turns around, exits the office, and heads towards the elevator. She needs to get home quickly.

Ryoko stands in front of the couch in thought, trying to find a way to warn Tenchi thst Kiyone is a cop. She snaps her fingers once she gets an idea. She quickly looks for a piece of paper and something to write with. Finding them she quickly writes her message. She heads back towards Tenchi and starts tapping him on the head with the pencil. When he begins to open his eyes, Ryoko drops the paper on his face.

Tenchi raises his right hand to grab the paper, "Where did this come from?" He wonders before he lifts the paper of his face. 'She's a cop, you idiot!' He reads. His eyes widen a bit, "WHAT!?" Suddenly the sound of a car door closing is heard in the front. Tenchi quickly gets up ignoring the pain in his sides and heads to the back of the apartment. Finding no window but a door on the left he opens it up. He hears the front door open.

"Hello? Tenchi?" He hears Kiyone's voice.

Tenchi looks around the bedroom and spots a window. He walks over and opens it up. Holding the window up and quickly jumps out of it landing on his feet. He kneels down in pain when he lands. He quickly takes off as fast as he can.

"Hey where are you?" Kiyone calls out through the house. She heads towards the back of her apartment towards his room, thinking she heard something. Ryoko smirks and quickly opens and slams the front door shut. Kiyone quickly turns around and runs towards the door, throwing it open. She scans the area in search of Tenchi. She doesn't see him though. "Damn!" She slams her door shut frustrated.

'If I can caught some of these punks then the chief might give me a raise!' Is the only thought in her head as she walks towards the couch and sits down. Kiyone lowers her head towards the floor and sees a piece of paper. Curious, she picks it up and reads it aloud. "She's a cop, You Idiot!" She crumples the paper and growls, "Someone warned him... wait! Who? And if he ran that most mean he was involved with the robbery last night." Kiyone smirks, well at least now she knows someone that's involved.

Okay everyone that's it! Someone mentioned that I could make my chapters longer. Well I average about 2,000 to 2,500 words a chapter. Sometimes if I happen to be in a writing frenzy I'll go up to 5,000. But that's hard to do so I'm sorry if the chapter don't get longer. Longer chapters will make slower updates. And we don't want that now do we? I'm having a brain storm here. How many of you want me to make this a Tenchi/Kiyone fic if I can. (Warning, never done so before) Or would you guys like me to stick with the traditional Tenchi/Ryoko? Well tell me what you think. Review!