Life and Soul Reunited

by CypherCA

Well, here’s chapter seven. Now, in this chapter, I’m going to introduce the language that Ro and Rich use with each other. It has to do with their destiny somewhat in this fic. It’s D’ni (can we say Riven). I don’t own the language or the story behind it. It will be used more and more as the chapter’s progress. After each phrase used, brackets [ ] will appear and have the phrase in english. Enjoy!

Chapter 7: A Disturbing Discovery

<I wonder if I should tell him about my armor. I don’t want to scare him. Maybe I’ll wait a little longer.>

“Ro? Ro! Mother ship to Ro! Ro come in!”

“Huh? What is it Rich?”

“Sheesh. You’re with me less than a day and your mind’s already bored with listening to me. I asked if we could stop by my place.”

“Why?”

“Haven’t you been listening to me for the past ten minutes?” he asked, frustrated. Rowen’s guilty look was enough to answer that question. “I’ve been having vivid dreams for the past few months and I’ve recorded them. My friends in the US think I should publish what I’ve written. I always was good at writing. Anyway, I want you to read it and give me your opinion.”

“Sure, but can you give it to me Monday? It’s late and I have to get back home.”

“Okay. I’ll meet you in the lunch room?” Rowen nodded. “Right. Gitsa lenah tomahn.” [Safe journey home]

“Gitsa lehm tomahn.” [Safe ink house]

“Brush up on your vocabulary.”

“Why? What did I say?”

“‘Safe ink house.’ It’s ‘lenah’, not ‘lehm.’ Common mistake.”

“Oh. See you Monday.”

“Bye.” Richard watched his brother leave. Then he headed home, shaking his head while chuckling.

“Cye, can I have some of your lunch?”

“NO! Eat your own.”

“He did, at first break.”

“Then you’ll just have to suffer.”

“Cye!”

“Don’t whine at me.”

“Has anyone seen Ro?” The three fighting teens turned to face Sage.

“Not since the beginning of lunch, now that you mention it.” Ryo responded.

“Why?” Cye asked.

‘Because he seems to be sitting at a table surrounded by beautiful girls.” Sage indicated with his head toward a table near the exit. They all turned and saw the familiar blue hair sticking out of the crowd. Then Rowen got up and left, but the girls stayed at the table. They finally noticed another young man at the table.

“The chemistry assistant,” Kento exclaimed.

“I wonder why Ro was talking to him.”

“I wonder why all the girls are fawning over him.”

“A little jealous Sage? Finally have some competition.” The others snickered as Sage did his imitation of a tomato.

“Oh shut-up. At least I have a girlfriend.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?” They were so busy teasing each other that the didn’t notice the girls disperse and the blue-eyed assistant leave the room.

“Sorry about that. I didn’t know that the meeting for Friday would take so long.”

“It’s okay. Do you have the book?”

“Books, actually. Though I still have to finish the third, but I haven’t had any dreams in a while.”

“No problem. When do you need them back?”

“Oh, go ahead and keep those. They’re just copies of the originals.”

“Thanks. I should finish these by Friday. Why don’t we meet at lunch?”

“Can’t. Remember? How about after school? By the principal’s office?”

“Can do. Talk to you then.”

“My phone number and address is on the title page in case you need to contact me outside of school.

“Okay. Bye.”

“Bye.”

Rowen just stared at the back cover of Rich’s first book. <He said they were vivid, but this is beyond belief. I mean, the title I thought was just coincidence. But he depicted the entire thing as if he was there. What does it mean?>

Ryo, Mia, and Sage exchanged glances, each thinking the same thing: Ro had been staring at that book cover for twenty minutes. Mia walked up and put her hand on his shoulder. He jumped and the book went flying, landing on Kento’s head, who was playing a video game on the floor.

“Hey! Watch it Ro! I’m trying to....crap! Thanks a lot. I just got killed! Here’s your stupid book.” Just as Kento was about to throw the book, the title caught his eyes, and they widened as he lowered it and read the title out loud. “The Dynasty Wars-The Toyama Disturbance.” Rowen turned an even paler shade of white and grabbed the book from Kento’s hand and he ran upstairs to his room, locking the door behind him. Cye came out of the kitchen, saw a stunned Kento, Ryo, Mia, and Sage, and decided it was best to just keep cooking dinner.