I'd just like to say that all I've seen of Tenchi Muyo!r is the last two movies, so I don't know too much about the specifics of the Galaxy Police, but I like the MihoKiyo relationship and that is what this story is mostly about Notice how its just a PG-13 rating, so there is very little yuri lime DISCLAIMER: None of the characters belong to me, but to their respective owners Kiyone had no idea what time it was. She was totally tired and desperately in need of sleep. Nonetheless, she was ecstatic. She and Mihoshi were able to pull off an assignment successfully without the usual cuts and scrapes. Right now, Yagami was heading towards Earth, towards Tenchi's house. Kiyone needed the rest, and she was more than sure that Mihoshi wouldn't disagree. She looked at Mihoshi now, sleeping peacefully in her bed. Kiyone turned to look at the ceiling, slipping a look at the clock. [23:12] it said in military time. *Sigh* Kiyone closed her eyes. she thought. 20 minutes later, she rolled onto her side and opened her eyes. She tried vainly to close her eyes. Not even the soft covers and plush pillow could convince her to even be drowsy. Five minutes later, she rolled onto her other side. She couldn't shake the feeling that something bad was about to happen. She tried telling herself that she was heading off to relax, but her body still refused to listen. 45 minutes later, she flung the blankets off herself and sat up. She went to the front of Yagami to make sure everything was all right. Suddenly, she heard the crunch of metal against metal, and a sudden jerk almost chucked her off her feet. She hastily checked the radar, but it had picked up nothing. She turned her attention to the bedrooms. She could hear heavy footsteps and muffled screams. The control room was quite a ways from the bedroom. By the time Kiyone made it to their room, the trespassers had already left. She looked at Mihoshi's bed again, but it was empty. The trespassers had hoped to be stealthy and they had thought that no one else was in the ship. They even sealed the hole they had made when entering the ship in hopes of covering up and lessening the chances of anyone figuring what happened to the victim. Kiyone rushed to the small window to see if she could identify the kidnappers' ship. The ship was black, so she was unable to see it clearly. All she was able to see was the green symbol of a coiled cobra with its hood up and teeth bared. ~*~ Kiyone didn't expect it, but after that incident she was actually able to sleep. Finally all of those hours of fatigue had caught up to her. She fell asleep at the front of Yagami and wasn't awakened until Yagami beeped that they were nearing their destination. After several minutes, Kiyone finally arrived on Earth, near Tenchi's house. When they heard that Kiyone was coming, the others ran out to greet her, except for Washu and Ryoko (Washu was in her lab doing whatever, and I think Ryoko was taking a nap). But Kiyone looked incredibly concerned for some reason. "Kiyone, what's the matter?" Tenchi asked. "Where's Mihoshi?" Sasami asked. "Guys, I'm sorry, but I have to talk to Washu immediately." Tenchi saw the concern in her eyes and nodded. They all followed Kiyone. Tenchi knocked on the door of Washu's lab. "Who is it?" "It's Kiyone, she needs to talk to you." "About what?" Washu guarded her privacy. "Oh, for crying out loud." Kiyone was exasperated. She pushed right into Washu's room. "What.?" was all Washu could say before Kiyone interrupted her. Actually, all Washu could see was Kiyone's strained and mad (as in crazy) expression. She had never really seen Kiyone like this, except maybe when she was very, VERY mad at Mihoshi. "What did Mihoshi do this time?" she asked sweetly. "She's been captured, I need your help." "What?" Washu said again, only half in disbelief. "I brought a copy of Yagami's hard drive, maybe you could check it and make sure I didn't miss anything." Kiyone replied. "No need, I can just connect to Yagami's computer." "But.only the Galaxy Police Headquarters can do that." "I broke into their security codes." Washu answered frankly. Kiyone gaped. Washu smiled brightly. "This might take some time. You might want to sit and relax for a while." Kiyone sighed and walked out. Meanwhile, everyone (except Ryoko) had heard everything. "Did you get a look at the kidnappers?" Ayeka asked. "Just a symbol. Look, I really need some rest, I can't think about this right now." Kiyone sighed again. She trudged to the couch and lied down. The next thing she knew, she was still on the couch, except with blankets and she could smell soup boiling (could someone actually smell soup boiling?). Sasami was running around the kitchen getting dinner ready. Kiyone decided to get up, but a pounding headache registered in her head. She closed her eyes and smelled the soup even deeper than before. Sasami placed a bowl on the table near the couch. She noticed that Kiyone was awake and tried to spoon-feed her, but Kiyone abruptly sat up. "Thank you, Sasami, but I don't need any help eating.hmm." Kiyone winced and pressed a hand on her forehead. "Headache?" "Mmhm." Kiyone answered, still in pain. "Drink some of this, you should feel better." Kiyone took a sip, and nodded her thanks. Sasami was just about to walk away, but Kiyone held her back. "Sasami.wait, I need to talk to someone." Sasami blinked, but sat down. Kiyone sighed, she didn't know where to start. "Kiyone.is.is everything all right with you?" Sasami asked softly. The bowl was placed on the table and forgotten. "I don't know what I'm feeling right now.I mean, I want Mihoshi back and safe, like everyone else does, but." "Yes?" Kiyone looked into those wide, understanding eyes, and noticed how they were so much like Mihoshi's. She looked at her hands, and then away. "I just feel like I want her back right now, like I need her. But all this time, she's always been a pain to me; I've always wanted to leave her, to get a promotion. But now I just want her back." She teared. Sasami smiled, knowing full well why Kiyone felt like this. Most people did not think that Sasami was so observant. But she had at least seen how Mihoshi felt about Kiyone. Kiyone shook her head and sighed. "Never mind, Sasami, but thanks for listening." Sasami nodded solemnly. "I'm sure Washu will be able to help you. Meanwhile, drink the soup and sleep more if you need to." Obediently, Kiyone picked up the bowl and drank the somewhat cooled soup. She did not awaken until the next day. ~*~ End Chap i