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Redemption VS Revenge
By: Rogue Ronin
Kaye adjusted her hoodie in order to shield herself from the cold autumn winds. Her eyes caught the increased cloud cover which happened to have accumulated immensely in the last half hour. She frowned, there was no report of any storm, but then again it was possible the weather could have changed within the last few hours. Her thoughts were broken when she heard a familiar voice yelled out strong and vibrant. Kaye turned her attention towards the source. She smiled when her eyes rested upon her orange Ronin.
Kento had been training outside ever since sunrise. He took a few breaks in order to eat and talk with Kaye for a short while, then he went straight back to training. His concentration was so intense it was like he's in his own world and nothing would been able to bring him out of it. Kento narrowed his eyes a little more when a voice from his past whispered in his head. 'Train, and then train some more, train as if your very life depends on it.'
Kaye's smile faded when she saw Kento getting too close to the edge of the dock. She called out to him as she scurried to her feet. Kaye felt her heart lurch in her chest, she knew he didn't hear her warning because of how hard he concentrated on his forms. She raced towards the Ronin as she continued to call out to him. "Kento! Snap out of it, you're going to fall into the lake! Kento!"
The orange Ronin felt someone trying to get a hold of him. He growled low in his throat, and without any warning he launched up and forward as he took his attacker with him. His eyes snapped open when he finally heard Kaye's voice as it broke through. He glanced down and saw the water as it rushed up to them. Kento brought Kaye closer to his body and secured her to himself while at the same time, rotated so his back would hit the water first. He tucked his head down as the two of them held their breaths and hit the water.
The huge splash towered over the nearest tree and crashed back to place. Water rumbled for a bit then after a short while, it calmed. A few more moments passed in silence and the two of them broke through to the surface and gasped for air. They coughed for a bit until they were breathing normally.
Kento looked towards her, his blue-grey eyes laced with concern, "Kaye, are you all right?"
"I'm fine Kento, drenched and cold but I'm not hurt. What about you? The hit on your back you took when we crashed into the water…"
The orange Ronin shook his head, "No, I'm fine."
"What was going on in your head to have prevented you from hearing my warning?"
Kento frowned and looked away for a few moments. He turned his attention back towards her, "It was nothing. Let's get out of here and go inside. I'm done with my training for the day."
Kaye studied him, he was hiding something she could tell, but what was it and why? She gave a nod, and the two of them swam for the dock. When they were close enough, she felt him raise her to the top of it and he pulled himself up after her. As she walked along side of him, she helped gather his training gear and brought it inside.
Kento walked to the hall closet and pulled out a couple of extra towels which were stored there for just in case. He went to her and handed Kaye a towel as he started to dry himself. "So, what's for supper, I'm starving!"
Kaye turned around and continued to dry off, "What about we get into dry clothes first, and afterwards we will figure out something to eat."
He finished drying off, and hung the towel behind his neck as he held onto it at the ends. "Fair enough, but the longer we take the hungrier I'll get."
Kaye smiled and walked past him as she headed up to her room.
Kento waited a bit longer before he made sure she was all the way upstairs. He walked to the base and looked up as he heard her door closed. He pulled away and walked to the back window. Something he felt made him go back and checked it out. Kento looked past the window and scowled, he saw something pinned to a post. He went out and got a closer look.
"I'm surprised at you Rei Faun, you're not usually this sloppy. I saw you fall into the lake. If I didn't know any better I think you were losing your edge."
"I still have my edge Wang. I can take you down just like I use to back in the day."
"It has been what, ten years or so since we last fought one another?"
"Yea, sounds about right. Why? Did you come all this way for a rematch?"
Wang chuckled, "Not exactly," He glanced up and smirked when he saw Kaye pass a window. "Who is she? Your new flavor of the month? I didn't think you were into gaijins Rei Faun."
In lighting speed, Kento pinned Wang to the side of the manor. His forearm pressed tight against Wang's throat. Kento's eyes narrowed into angry slits as he stared directly into Wang's eyes. "You are to never talk about her like that ever again. You are not to go near her. Do you understand me?"
Wang's expression did not change, "There is the Rei Faun I remember. So maybe you have not changed after all."
"You still didn't answer my question," Kento stated vehemently.
"Which question was it again? It's hard to remember with my throat being crushed."
"Why are you here Wang?"
"I'm offering you a chance."
"A chance? For what?"