Here's the request for . I'm sorry that this pic isn't exactly the way you wanted it, but I hope this little story makes up for it.


Her breathing was rapid as she quickly sped through the town. Well.....as quickly as her gravid belly would allow without introducing her to the stone road her feet already knew so well. Kasumi was a powerful female warrior, but due to her new found girth she had to take things easy. This unfortunately wasn't one of those times. Her favorite and best sword was missing, and she wouldn't stop until she found it. Still on the run from her former comrades, she would need it to protect herself, and the new lives growing ever larger within her. Sure, she had the father and his traveling family of course; but none of them could take on an entire shinobi strike team. Kasumi asked a few of the locals, but they never saw her sword.

"Where is it.....?" she constantly asked herself.

Kasumi rounded the next corner and ended up bumping belly first into another woman. This one, surprisingly, had a belly big enough to match hers. They both stumbled and almost fell, but stayed on their feet.

"Um sorry about that...." said Kasumi, putting a hand to her back for support.

"It's alright...." the new girl said as she did the same, "I've hit my fair share of people today. I'm Fuu by the way."

"Call me Kasumi...." she answered.

It was then Kasumi noticed something clutched in the kimono-wearing girl's hand; it was none other than the sword she so desperately searched for.

"That's it! That's my sword!" she exclaimed.

"Oh so you're the one that homeless boy stole this sword from..." Fuu said.

"Please oh please, can I have it back?" Kasumi asked, trying to keep her dignity without resorting to deception or begging.

Fuu pondered this thought for a moment, then gently tossed the sword over into Kasumi's hands.

Kasumi cradled the sword in her hands, then removed it from it's sheath. "Thank you Fuu, you don't know how much this blade means to me," she said, returning the blade back to it's home.

Kasumi then smiled and tied it on where it belonged on her lower back. She went over to give her new friend a hug, but ended up repeating her earlier unintentional collision. Their arms flailed around for a bit until balance finally returned.

"I apologize...." Kasumi muttered, "....again."

"That's alright." Fuu replied."Now lets find a nice place to sit down and talk...."

"Talk..... about what exactly...?" asked Kasumi.

Fuu smirked and placed her hands on her hips. "About how you're gonna repay me for finding your sword for you."

Kasumi chuckled nervously. "Oh.....that....." Her mind wondered about the equally brown eyed girl staring back at her as she thought "This is gonna be a LONG day......"

(They are not my characters.)

Kasumi (c) Dead or Alive

Fuu (c) Samurai Champloo