Kento: Woooooow! You used big words!!
Kitty~chan: What can i say? I am smart!
Sage: Modest little furball aren't you?
Kitty~chan: You want me to put dead bugs in your shampoo?
Sage: *whimpers* N-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-no!
Kitty~chan: Then shut up.
Cye: Why are you so mean to Sage, Kitty~chan?
Kitty~chan: Because he's a jerk to Kento, and Kento's my friend!
Kento: *puffs out his chest* You see Sage, SOMEbody loves me!!
Sage: Hmph! Whatever!
Kitty~chan: *hopps up into Kento's lap* Pet me!
Kento: *strokes Kitty~chan's back*
Kitty~chan: PURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!! Okay, okay! I don't own the Ronin Warriors characters! Now read story! PURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!
Stranger
Part One
�Move your feet, Ken!� he advised.
Mia Koji sat next to Ryo. She had a good figure, auburn hair, and leafy green eyes. She wore a spaghetti strap shirt under a short sleeved jean jacket. She had jean shorts on as well. In her hand was a glass of ice water.
Sage Date sat next to Mia, and next to Sage, was Rowen Hashiba. Sage wore a green T-shirt, and short blue jeans. He had golden blonde hair, a lock of which covered his right eye. His eyes were lavender, and were very deep. Rowen wore a blue tank top and short jeans as well. He had electric blue hair, held back by a dark blue headband. His eyes were midnight blue. Glasses of Pepsi were clutched in their hands.
The five boys were no ordinary nineteen-year-olds; they were the Ronin Warriors. A five man army with mystical armors and had saved the world four times to date. Ryo, the leader, had the armors of Wildfire and Inferno. Rowen had the armor of Strata, Sage owned Halo, Cye fought with Torrent, and Kento enjoyed using Hardrock.
The boys always spent one month out of the summer with Mia, who owned a mansion and had housed them during the war against the Dynasty. They didn�t like to be reminded of the war because of the pain and suffering that they went through, but martial arts was their passion, and still enjoyed sparring with each other.
Finally, after half an hour, a draw was declared. Cye, quick, flexible, and agile, had avoided Kento�s strong attacks. Kento, with a high endurance and powerful attacks hadn�t been able to catch Cye very often, and when he did, Cye would just wriggle out of his grasp again.
Cye and Kento joined the others by the side, and shook hands. Cye had light brown hair and sea green eyes. Kent had ash gray hair with a tint of blue in it. He wore an orange tank top, and long black sweat pants. Cye wore the same, only his tank top was light blue. They sat down and picked up water bottles filled with some water and a lotta ice.
A rustle in the bushes caused all attention to be drawn from the two exhausted warriors to the forest that took up most of the land on Mia�s property.
A man appearing to be in his mid-thirties stumbled out of the bushes. He wore a light flannel shirt with a white T-shirt underneath as well as long khakis. He had a fairly well built body, yet was thin like Cye or Ryo. He had thick wavy brown hair, and bright light blue eyes. On his back was a simple brown leather backpack. He seemed surprised that they were there.
�Can we help you?� Cye kindly asked, in an English accented voice.
�Oh, yes. Do you know which way I should go to get to Toyama?� he asked. He had a gentle voice and a calm air about him. Despite his handsome characteristics, he looked a bit tired.
�North from here.� Kento answered, pointing. �You look tired. Would you like to come in?�
�Huh? Sure!� The man smiled, showing all of his sparkling white teeth.
The boys and Mia got up and showed the stranger in. Usually, they wouldn�t invite a complete stranger into their house, but there was something about this man that was so welcoming and calming, that they openly invited him in.
�So, what�s your name?� Mia asked, pulling out a chair at the dining room table for him to sit in.
He willingly sat down, and smiling, simply stated, �Ai�
�So, Ai, where do you come from?� Rowen asked, heading toward the kitchen.
�Oh, no where near here.� He answered.
�Hm.� Sage nodded. �So, what brings you this far out into the middle of nowhere, if you don�t mind me asking.�
�Oh, no. I�ve been traveling around. I never really stay in one place for very long.� Ai answered.
�Looking for work?� Rowen asked, returning from the kitchen with an empty mug, and a pot full of hot tea. He placed the mug down in front of Ai, and filled it with tea.
�Kind of.� Ai sipped at his tea. � I�m a carpenter. I go around looking for any job with wood working that I can do. But, I also do a lot of other little things too.�
�Oh, multi-talented, huh?� Ryo asked, smiling.
Ai laughed modestly.
�By the way, I�m-� Ryo was cut off by Ai.
�Ryo Sanada, yes. Haha!� Ai laughed good-naturedly.
�Wait! How did you know my name?� Ryo asked wide-mouthed.
�Don�t dwell on it too much, son. I just know these things.� Ai smiled once more.
Finally, Ai spoke of the time. �Oh! I�d better get going if I�m going to make it to Toyama before dark.� Ai stood, and picked up his backpack and pulled a brown paper bag out of his heavy pack. He set the bag on the table, shouldered his pack, and started toward the door. �Those are for you.� He said, motioning toward the bag on the table.
�Uhhh�� Mia trailed off. For us? How did he know that when he came toward Toyama, he was going to stop at someone�s house? Pushing aside the thought, Mia continued before he could get away. �Would you like a ride? I could give you a ride into town in my jeep.�
Ai waved his hand. �No, that�s okay. I prefer to walk, but thanks anyway.� He smiled once more before setting off down the street.
The group headed back into the kitchen to take a look at what he had given them. Ryo opened up the bag and took out six wood pieces. He put them on the table and all of them stared, openmouthed. Six wood boxes sat on the table before them. Ryo picked up one. It was in the shape of a heart, with an intricate design going along the shape of the heart, and inside the design was a flame. On the flame, carve so that the letters stood out, were three letters that stunned Ryo out of his mind. R-Y-O. Ryo couldn�t do anything but sit there and hold it.
A similar thing was happening with the others, they, too stunned to speak as well. Rowen picked up one with the same intricate design around the edge, but on the inside was a star. Then, just like Ryo, five letters stood out on the star stunned him out of his mind. R-O-W-E-N. His name.
Sage�s was like the others, yet it had a lightning bolt in the middle. As well as the others, four letters stood out, S-A-G-E. His name.
Cye�s had a drop of water inside the design around the edge of the heart, yet had three letters that stood out. C-Y-E.
Kento�s had a picture of a round stone on it, in the center along with the design around the edge. Then, he noticed the five-letter word that stood up, dropping the rest of the carvings behind it. K-E-N-T-O.
Inside the wooden lace around the edge of Mia�s was a plain heart. Along with the three letters that hit her like a ton of bricks. M-I-A.
All at the same time, the six confused teens looked at the front door, one thought snaking it�s way through their heads. Who IS this guy?
Cye: That's it? No joke? No evil Prank on Sage? WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH KITTY~CHAN!!!!??????!??!?!?!?!?!?!
Kitty~chan: Cye?
Cye: What?
Kitty~chan: Shut your face.
Cye: Oh. Okay.