A Dream Is A Dream... [OPEN]

[saint-sami.livejournal.com]

It always started out the same. I'm in my bed, being shook awake. The sounds of Ryo-Ohki's meowing can be heard. When I open my eyes, there's a little girl there that looks like Ryo-Ohki as a human. It doesn't make sense, but I go with it. I get dressed and go downstairs. The others are already there: Tenchi-niisan, Ayeka-neesan, Ryoko, Washu... yet Mihoshi's there, too. And a woman with green hair. She looks like Kiyone, and yet... she isn't. And why is Ryoko referring to Washu as her mom? I thought they weren't related.

When I head into the kitchen to start cooking, I see something else that startles me: a vision of an older me in a reflection. She looks almost the same as she did whenever I ate those candies. I see her lips moving, but I can't understand her. That was until this time....

..."Remember."....

Sasami's eyes open up as she comes to from the dream. Her pink eyes dart around the room, seeing where she was. Still in the Med Bay. There was no sign of Hit Girl - probably went off for awhile. Stuck in here for so long after that incident, she was starting to feel restless. There was so much she needed to get done, so much she needed to see...

"Negi-kun...!" Sasami whispered. She needed to find Negi, see how he was. Maybe she could sneak out without anyone noticing. Attempting to slip off of the bed, she found herself losing her balance a bit, still weak from everything. As she did, she held her head as a slight pain struck her. "Ow... what's... going on....?"

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[ermine-flash.livejournal.com]

Negi in fact was laying next to Sasami, but he was generally unresponsive. His body encrusted over with white stone-like material, he had a dim expression on his face, dull and more or less unseeing.

"You shouldn't get up so quickly," said Chamo quietly, as if not to disturb the young man who seemed to be all but petrified on the bed.

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"H-huh?" Sasami said, looking up. There she noticed both Chamo and Negi... before she turned her head away from them. "I-I'm sorry..."

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"Don't be," replied Chamo. "Aniki knew the risks."

He laid a hand on Negi's shoulder. "He's been corrupted. He's fighting, but I don't know how it'll work out."

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Sasami looked back at Negi, her eyes welling up with tears. "I shouldn't of hid, Chamo. I... I should have fought back. Everyone got hurt because of me... I..."

She wiped her eyes clean before she spoke again. "I have to do something, but..."

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"Hey." Hopping over to Sasami's shoulder, he ascended it. "Look, there isn't anything to be scared about. He's been through more than this. And lets face it, unless you're hiding a miracle in your bodice..."

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"A miracle...?" Sasami uttered. Before she spoke, the voice echoed in her head again.

Remember.

"Ahh..."

[starbolts]

That had been quite the exhausting battle. Starfire had been dragged into Med Bay, treated, and eventually left to sleep nearby. She was still tense from worry over her friends' fate, but the rest had to occur sometime.

So she slept the absolute minimum of time she could allow herself, curled up like a cat in a nest. A cat that slept until there was a disturbance...in this case, Sasami stirring once more.

"...Sasami?" came a sleepy whisper.

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"S-Star-neesan..." Sasami whispered as Starfire came to. Slowly, she approached her sister before wrapping her arms around her, trying not to cry. "...I'm so sorry..."

[starbolts]

"Sasami, you are safe," Starfire breathed as though it was the happiest news in the entire world. She curled herself around the other girl as gently as she could. "That is all that I am concerned about," she insisted, leaving a kiss atop her head. "It was not your fault."

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"But... but, you and everyone else got hurt and..." Sasami uttered before letting herself sink into Starfire's embrace. "A-Are you okay...?"

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Starfire shook her head, the hair flinging back and forth and brushing Sasami. "I am," she insisted. "I heal quickly, and that pain is insignificant compared to what might have happened to everyone had we not assisted. I do not regret helping you at all"

She held the girl in her warm arms, willing to stay there as long as she needed to.

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"I'm just glad you're okay, Star-neesan. I... I don't know what would of happened if..." Sasami uttered, before trailing off.

She stayed in the alien's embrace for a bit longer before looking up at her. "Did... did you need anything? I could get you something."

Even when she's weak and drained, she wants to help out.

[ronnae.livejournal.com]

"You really should stay in bed... I don't think the medical crew appreciates us deciding when to take our leave..." Ronnae sat across from her, and it seemed her waist was tied down to the chair. She sighed looking a bit depressed. Her torso was heavily bandaged, and it looked like they needed changing but otherwise she seemed fine.

She smiled up at Sasami, "How you holdin' up Sasami?"

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Sasami couldn't help but jump hearing the voice talking to her. She blinked when she saw Ronnae being held down on the chair and looking a little bad.

"Ronnae... a-are you okay?" Sasami asked, ignoring her own condition for the moment. Ronnae's was worse off than her's.

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She smiled sweetly at her, Sasami was always concerned for others, it was something she greatly admired about her.

"Y-yeah I'm fine. Pride's still hurtin' tho." She tried joking.

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Fighting back tears, Sasami moved to join Ronnae, her arms wrapping around the girl careful. "I'm so sorry..."

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Ronnae flinched a bit surprised, her face reddening at her own inability to comfort Sasami, she wanted to to hug her as well. She nuzzled nuzzled against her head instead, "It wasn't your fault Sasami, I'm just happy I could protect you. You're a very special person to me. I don't know if I would have stayed on board had you not offered such kindness."

"I'd hate if something had happened to you." She finalized, looking down at the girl sweetly.

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

"Hello, Sasami. Are you feeling better?" Zouichi hadn't actually been expecting her to be awake so soon; at least not after what she'd gone through at the hands of KAIN.

He'd gotten some rough treatment himself, but he was bandaged up by now and there were people in the Medical Bay worse off than he was. With any luck, he wouldn't startle her just by being there.

"We were all very worried about you."

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"Zouichi...!" Sasami uttered, seeing another one of her friends. She looked down a bit, a bit upset over everything. "I'm... I'm fine. Weak, but... I'll manage."

She let out a sigh as she continued. "I... I shouldn't of gotten you all mixed up in this. If I knew he was here before, then..."

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Zouichi smiled reassuringly at her. "It wasn't your fault, and you had no way of knowing that he was on the ship. In fact, I don't think anyone did. If you're thinking it would have been better if he'd gotten to you first, I think there are quite a few people who would disagree, and strongly."

"You're feeling weak? Should I call someone?"

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Zouichi was right - a lot of those people were fighting to protect her. A lot of them would have disagreed with that line of thought big time.

Sasami shook her head as she propped herself on the bed. "I-I'm fine. I think... it's just me using so much of that power."

How much did she use?

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

He nodded. "I suppose it was that 'power of Jurai' that creature kept going on and on about. You do look like you could use some rest... but if you're merely tired, I'd say you got out of that ordeal in the best possible way."

Zouichi was especially gratified to see that she wasn't blaming herself for what had happened. He was curious about this Power of Jurai, of course, but pelting Sasami with questions about a criminal that had just tried to put an end to her would have been way over the line. Instead, he tried a lighter subject.

"Guess this puts the restaurant business on hold for a little while?"

[hatngartersnake.livejournal.com]

"Careful!"

Cool hands reached out to steady Sasami and gently push her back into a sitting position on the bed. Jeka smiled warmly at the blue-haired girl. "If you're going to get up this soon after something like what you've just been through, you want to move very slowly, dear."

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Sasami blinked as she saw the figure who pushed her back. "Jeka... I... I'm sorry. I guess I got a little too anxious."

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"No need to apologize," Jeka said. "I know I've been there before. Would you like some water or anything?"