Sage:... Alriiiiight. That was really freaky.
Kitty~chan: This is a story that has it all! Drama! Action! OTHER STUFF!!!! Oh yeah baby!! This is a cool story!!... Actually, it's one of my earlier fics, so it's kind dorky.
Ryo: Dude, you are really freakin' me out. Can I leave?
Kitty~chan: X(
Kento: Ryo, buddy? I don't think that was the best thing to say.
Kitty~chan: WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?! LEAVE? I haven't even started! *sniff* *sniff*
Ryo: Sorry! Sorry!
Sage: *muttering* Creepy little furball.
Kitty~chan: Hey!!!! *races after him as he runs screaming from the room*
Cye: *laughs nervously* Never mind those two. Uhhh... what was I going to say?
Kento: *whispering* Disclaimer!
Cye: *whispering back* Why do I have to do it?
Kento: Because, is it too hard to see that Kitty~chan is preoccupied?
Cye: Fine. *speaking in normal tone* Kitty~chan does not in any way, shape, or form, own the Ronin Warrior characters or anything else except for the Shori character. The next thing on our list is to save Sage!
Kento: Let him save himself.
Cye: You're not serious, are you?
Kento: You speak as if we're talking about a dynasty attack! ( Kitty~chan doesn't own them either, thank goodness)
Cye: It might as well be! The animal's insane!
Kento: No challenge there.
Cye: Come on!! *picks Kento up and heavs him off stage*
Rowen: ZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzz
Discussion
The sun rose gloriously above the horizon, bathing the world around it in a beautiful array of color and light.
It peeked into the drapes and into a certain young man�s eyes. He squinted and moaned as a cold, slender hand set itself on his shoulder.
�Ryo, get up! It�s late. I need to talk to everyone!� said a young woman with long auburn hair. Her green eyes searched for any sign that he was moving.
�Be down in a minute, Mia.� Ryo Sanada garbled, pulling the heavy blankets over his head. Ever since Talpa�s second defeat, the Ronin leader had taken a liking to sleeping in. Sometimes, he even slept as late as Rowen!
�I don�t believe that for a second!� Mia Koji stood and yanked the blankets off the young man and his bed.
Being only in his jeans, Ryo shivered when the cold air touched his skin. He began to blindly feel around for the blankets.
Mia grabbed his searching hand and tugged him into a sitting position.
�Woah!� Ryo squinted as he was forced up. Mia was wearing black pants and a red sleeveless shirt that stopped about one inch above her pants. Her hair was pulled into a high ponytail, and she had silver post earrings in.
She poked his chest. � There, now that you�re awake, I have something to tell all of you.� She calmly stood and walked away, turning back only once to make sure he was getting up.
Ryo crawled out of bed, in the process, finding that Whiteblaze was absent from his bed on the rug. He grabbed a T-shirt, pulled on some clean jeans, and headed for the bathroom. Inside, he brushed his teeth, and attempted to comb out his matted hair. Once finished, he made his way downstairs, feeling a bit more awake. When he got to the livingroom, everyone was sitting on the couches, drinking tea. Ryo could see an open spot next to Kento, and on the coffee table in front of the spot was a full mug for him. He sat down and took a sip, cringing slightly as the hot liquid ran down his dry throat. It was then when Mia stood and spoke.
�As you guys know, I�ve been called out a lot on different trips for research, since I don�t have to take care of Yuli anymore.�
Ryo smiled at this. He was glad that the young boy was back with his parents. After the war, the guys found that saying good-bye to each other was far harder than they thought it would be, so they stayed with Mia for a while. Hopefully they would figure out a way to make the parting easier somehow.
Mia continued. �Well, I just got a call last night about another trip. They want me to take a look at the grave of an ancient child sorceress.�
�Well, no, they just want me to take a look at it. They want to see if I can relate it to any legends.� Mia answered thoughtfully.
�Why?� Sage queried.
�Well, there have been a lot of strange disappearances when previous people have gone there.� Mia said, worried that one of the guys would object to it.
�So they�re using you as a lab rat?� Cye asked, a bit annoyed.
�Well, they just want me to take a look.� Mia said in defense.
�Yeah, and I�m sure that�s all they wanted the missing people to do, too.� Rowen said sarcastically. Sage, Cye, and Kento agreed.
Mia noticed that Ryo had stayed quiet the whole time. When she looked at him, his arms were crossed over his chest and his face downcast as he thought.
�Ryo? What do you think?� Mia wondered.
Ryo stayed quiet for a minute, then voiced his opinion. � I think it would be fine if Mia went.� he stated bluntly.
The others gave him looks of disbelief, then began to argue. Mia sighed and smiled.
�IF!� Ryo said loudly, holding up his index finger. The room became quiet. �If we can go with you.�
Mia stared at him. She wasn�t sure weather to be happy or disappointed. Mmmmm, happy. She thought. At least they are letting me go. I guess it will be nice to have someone to protect me from whatever-it-is that�s making people diappear.
�Yeah! After all, it�s summer vacation! Not like we have to do anything! And this way, we could make sure that you come back alright!� Kento exclaimed excitedly.
�What do you say, Mia?� Sage asked hopefully.
�Guys, pack your bags! We are going on a trip!� she cried.
�Oh! Mia! We do need to be back here tomorrow around ten because of the get-together with the scouts!� Sage reminded her wisely. �Will that be a problem?�
�No. Don�t worry. We�ll be done by then.� Mia answered calmly.
The Ronins smiled. This ought to be fun.
Kitty~chan: *runs in, chasing Sage* YAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!
Sage: NOOOOOO!!
Cye: *catches Kitty~chan by the collar*
Kitty~chan: *choking* Hurrrg!! Heeeeeelkkkkk!!
Cye: *Holds her under the stomach* There! Now, watch your temper!
Ryo: *walks in panting* HEY, where'd Ro go?
Kitty~chan: Hehehe! Ro go. That's funny.
Dun dun dunnnnnnnn!!!!!!