Legacy of the Winds
By,
Sugar n Sorceris of Spirit
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Chapter One
Mia stood pacing back and forth in the living room. A fire crackled wildly in the fireplace and faint sound of music drifted into the living room. She brushed back a piece of hair that was annoyingly falling in front of her face. Her green eyes flickered to the clock and she started to ring her hands. It was only ten o'clock in the morning and the guys and her sister were in school.
"What am I going to tell them? 'Oh yeah guys! I kind of forgot to tell you, I have a sister, and she is coming over with a couple of friends and her friends are demons and she's a warrior, whoops?'" she growled deep within her throat and started her way back to the other side of the living room. "Just great! You had to pick spring break to come Trinnie, I was thinking more along the lines of umm lets say two years from now!" she sighed and sat down on the sofa. Her hands covered her face as she took deep breaths trying to calm her nerves. "It'll be okay, everything will be fine."
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Trinnie sat in her desk twirling a strand of pink hair around her pencil. Her shimmery sea green eyes were half closed and her chin rested on her palm of the other hand. Several thoughts came into her head from other people.
"Wow, Dug is so cute!"
"When will Mr. Willis SHUT UP!?"
"I wonder what I should wear on the last day of my virginity,"
"Trinnie sure is hot!"
She grinned at Greg's thought and flashed him a dazzling smile. A piece of crumpled up paper hit her arm and she looked to her left to see Dustin Ridges had thrown her a note.
Stop reading other's minds Trinnie Koji!
She smiled at him and pulled the pencil from her hair. She scribbled back and flicked it back at him.
Running a hand through her dark brown pink streaked hair she thought of how cute Dustin would look with blue streaks in his hair. It would highlight his flawlessly tanned skin and blue eyes perfectly. His dusty blond hair was spiked up in an angry forest of hair trees.
"Class is dismissed," Mr. Willis's words broke through her thoughts and she moved out of the classroom like everyone else around her.
"Trinnie, you know you love hearing other's thoughts," Dustin whispered into her ear as he passed her. She smiled her perfectly straight tooth smile and flipped her layered hair.
"Do not," she replied moving the opposite direction as him.
She passed two of her other friends she'd be dragging to Japan with her. Corrin Scott and Sean Terison.
Corrin had long silky blonde hair any and every guy dreamed of running his fingers through. Her dazzling blue eyes were so big they could hold the whole world and more in them. Her perfect white and straight smile caught everyone's attention and matched Trinnie's perfectly. Her pouty gloss covered lips attracted the guys more then her smile though.
Sean had shinny black hair with frosted tips. He spiked his hair just like Dustin did but his eyes were dark brown and were windows into his soul. He could melt an iceberg with his smile, let alone a girls heart.
"Hey Trinnie," they both called as they passed her, she nodded and made her marry way into her next class. Taking her seat she spotted Jillian across the room. She was another girl she was taking to Japan.
Jillian had shoulder length light brown hair with golden blond highlights. It wasn't just blond highlighted brown hair, it was movie star, everyone wants kind of brown highlighted hair. She had a gorgeous smile and the darkest brown eyes you'd ever seen. Her skin was naturally tan from being Filipino, unlike Corrin who had ivory skin. Jillian was a super model pretty.
Trinnie still remembered the urgent feeling she had in her two days ago. She felt like something was going to go seriously wrong, and it had to do with her older sister, Mia Koji. Trinnie phoned her as soon as she could telling Mia she'd be over the first day of spring break. Mia had tried to get her not to come but she reassured Mia she wasn't about to back down. Finally she had agreed to let her stay with her and her friends.
"Hey Trinnie," she looked up at the husky sounding male voice. Charlie White, another one of her friends that she was taking. Charlie had sandy blond hair that was cut in a wash 'n' go hairstyle. His bright shinning green eyes told every emotion he was feeling, and right now it was a mix of fear, worry and happiness.
Having demons as friends was a plus to her fighting career, she always got back up help. Now she needed them more then ever, she knew something big was coming, and she needed all the help she could get. Mia meant the world to her and she wasn't about to just sit there and let Mia die.
"Hey Charlie," she replied as he took his seat next to her. She ran her fingers through her hair, letting it fall to frame her face perfectly.
"Ready for after school?" he questioned referring to the long "plane ride".
"Yep, Mia's thrilled," she said replied sarcastically. Mia didn't want them there, Mia hadn't even told her friends that her sister was coming with friends, let alone told them she had a sister.
"Are you sure we're doing the right thing?" he asked tucking a piece of pink behind her ear. She smiled and nodded, knocking loose the piece of hair again.
"I know you and everyone else think I'm over reacting, but when I have my feelings, am I ever wrong?" he shook his head with a laugh.
"Nope, never," he replied looking at the front of the classroom dreading the days to come.
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Mia yanked open the door before the guys had a chance to knock or open it. They all starred in shock at her worried expression.
"Mia, you okay?" Ryo asked as they all stepped inside. She took a deep breath then turned to them.
"Yeah, peachy! Just…" she trailed off trying to figure out how to tell them. She had spent all day thinking about it, yet every word she had come up to tell them was gone. Completely erased from her mind. "I never told you guys, but I have a sister and she's coming to stay with us for winter break….with some friends."
"Cool, it'll be fun having more people around here," Kento replied from the kitchen. "She's younger right?"
"Yeah," Mia replied sitting on the sofa. She had totally skipped the part about her sister being a warrior and all the friends, five friends to be exact, were demons. A knock at the door made Mia's palms become sweaty with nerves.
"I'll get it," Sai said headed for the door.
"NO!" Mia cried sprinting toward the door and slamming her back against it. She coughed and stood up straight at the weird look the guys gave her, "It's my sister, I want to greet her." They all nodded buying her fake smile. She turned around taking a deep breath. "Here goes nothing," she muttered yanking the door open.
"Mia!" Trinnie cried throwing her arms around her sister. "How am I doing so far?" she added in a whisper.
"Fine, just great," Mia muttered back as they parted. Dustin, Jillian, Sean, Corrin and Charlie stood behind her all holding three bags. "Come on in you guys."
Ryo, Rowen and Sage all headed down stairs to meet Mia's sister and her friends and totally were shocked to see how many there were.
"Hi," Sage said eyeing Corrin as she set her bags down and kicked the door shut.
"Ever heard of packing light?" Mia asked raising an eyebrow at the number of bags.
"It's mostly Corrin's and Jillian's," Dustin replied shrugging as if giving up on trying to understand girls.
"Hey, a girl has to have enough cloths just in case Dustin," Corrin snapped, "Nothing YOU would understand, you dateless freak."
"Oh look who's talking! You back out on everyone you have," Dustin replied harshly. She glared at him and turned her back toward him. 'Well this is going to be bunches of fun!' Mia thought masking her thoughts from her sister, something she learned to do.
"I'll show you guys to your rooms," Mia replied helping Trinnie and Jillian with their bags, "Sai, could you get six drinks ready? And more if you guys want some!"
"Sure Mia!" came Sai's reply from the kitchen. Clanking of glass, ice and the fizzing of soda was heard as they moved their way past Ryo, Sage and Rowen.
Talk about hot! Trinnie smiled as she heard Sage's thoughts toward Corrin.
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Mia and everyone else were now seated around the living room ready for introductions. Trinnie was sitting on Dustin's knee for fun while Corrin sat on the arm of the chair he sat in. Jillian was on the floor next to Charlie while Sean was sitting next to the chair that Dustin occupied. Rowen, Sage and Kento sat on the sofa while Sai and Ryo sat on the arms of the sofa. Mia sat on the love seat with White Blaze curled around her for protection when the fireworks started. She knew very well that all of them were VERY, VERY different.
"Okay, so um, this is Trinnie, my sister," Mia started gesturing towards Trinnie, "and this is Dustin, Jillian, Corrin, Sean and Charlie."
"Nice to meet you/yo/hi/hello/hey," came the five replies.
"These are my roommates, Ryo, Sage, Rowen, Kento and Sai," Mia answered silently sighing thankful that it was over. She only hoped Trinnie got the sense that she hadn't told them about her and her friends.
"So, Mia, what have you told them about us?" Trinnie asked looking at her sister. Mia started to ring her hands wishing that White Blaze would suddenly get this strange feeling and eat her for dinner.
"Uh, nothing really, I actually just told them you guys were coming over before you got here," Mia replied sinking back into White Blaze, who shifted uncomfortably.
"Oh," she turned to Mia's friends and she knew what she was going to say, she was going to tell them. "Well you see, why we're here is 'cause I've had the strangest feeling that something awful is going to happen to my sister and well you see," she glanced at her friends and they nodded, "I'm a warrior with armor and my friends are demons and we're here to protect my sister, and I guess you guys too." She smiled as if she had just told them she was going on a date, like it was no biggie. The guys just looked at them as if she were crazy.
"Don't believe her?" Charlie asked raising an eyebrow and standing up.
"No! Charlie, they do, yep don't you guys?" she glanced at them and they nodded dumbfound, "See! No need to do that uhh thing you do."
"Okay Mia," Charlie said smiling at her.
"Good, anybody up for dinner?" Mia asked standing up allowing White Blaze to have the entire love seat to himself. "Yeah? Good! I'll go make it now," she hurried into the kitchen not wanting to be there when questions started to fly.
"Wait a minute Mia," Ryo said catching her wrist as she moved past him. For once she wished he hadn't snapped out of his trance.
"Yes?" Mia managed weakly with a smile.
"I think you knew about this and I think you could help answer some questions we might have," Ryo replied looking into her eyes for some answers. Mia looked away and shook her head nervously.
"No, no, no that's okay, I'm pretty sure Trinnie and her friends have this under control and don't need my help. Defiantly don't need my help," Mia replied trying to shake Ryo's hand off.
"No Mia," Trinnie said and Mia glared at her, "I'm sure you could be of some help, I don't think we can answer all the questions by ourselves, why don't you stay? Dinner can wait,"
This is when I wish you weren't my sister Trinnie! She snapped at her sister mentally.
Just doing my job as little sister, Trinnie replied with a cocky smile.
"Right," Mia peeped as she gave up and Ryo just let go of her hand. She perched on a dinning room chair in between the two "teams".
"So who has questions?" Jillian questioned with a sweet smile that made the guys, who were attracted to her, melt into puddles of nothing.
"Where are you guys from? The demons that is, Dynasty, Nether Realm?" Rowen questioned.
"We're from Crimson, land of Sages, Wise Men and Demons," Sean replied resting his arm on his bent knee.
"What about you Trinnie, what exactly are you?" Sai asked looking at their pink streaked friend.
"I'm a LRW," she replied with a smile.
"What's that stand for?" Ryo asked.
"Lost Ronin Warrior," Mia answered quietly looking down at her folded hands. The guys gapped at her and Trinnie in shock.
"What's the big deal?" Trinnie asked looking from the guys to Mia. Mia looked up at the guys and the nodded.
"Trinnie, lets just say you're not lost anymore," she replied looking at her younger sister. Her looked was questioning, she didn't get it at all. Mia sighed and looked into her eyes. "Trinnie, the guys are the other Ronin warriors."
"What?" Trinnie asked, it was her turn to be shocked. "Seriously?" the nodded and Trinnie leaned back on Dustin. "Whoa."
"Our words exactly," Sage replied looking at her. A GIRL was a Ronin Warrior? Well Lady Kayra was a girl to, but she was a warlord really.
"Anything else?" Charlie questioned finally breaking the silence.
"Yeah, what's going to happen to Mia?" Sai asked, " I mean you said that you came here because something was going to happen to her, what is it?" Trinnie started to ring her
hands as well, something her and her sister had in common.
"Yeah T, why are you here? What's going to happen?" Mia asked ganging up on her little sister. But Mia had every right. She hadn't been ready to tell the guys about her sister yet alone about her sister being a Ronin. Most important, she wasn't ready to tell them about her past. She wasn't even given an explanation about why her sister was here.
"I really don't know what's going to happen, it was like someone sent me a vibe that said protect your sister, Mia all I know is someone or something will be after you soon. I'm here to protect you," Trinnie finally explained. They all decided that it was time for dinner so Mia and Sai moved into the kitchen.
"No Sai, it's okay, take a day off, I'm going to have Trinnie help, I need some time to talk to her alone," Mia said giving him a heart warming smile. He nodded and fetched Trinnie. She soon appeared in the kitchen beside her sister and started to help.
"Why didn't you tell me something was going to happen like that?" Mia questioned finally. She set down her knife and looked at her sister, who was measuring out flour. Trinnie looked at her sister from the corner of her eye.
"Mia, I wouldn't have fought so hard to come if I knew you were living with the other Ronins, okay…well I would have fought just as hard. You're my only sister, my only family member that's REALLY related to me. I need to know you will be okay, and I really doubt I can do that all the way in the states," Mia sighed and started up on chopping her celery.
"I can understand that," Mia replied finally. Her nerves had finally settled and she wasn't freaking out like a mother bird that lost her baby. She was calm and ready for anything, including having another battle.
"Do you know why the Dynasty would want you? Or Crimson? Or anything like them," Trinnie queried.
"Not really, there's nothing special about me…I mean Yulie is off on vacation with the Jewel of Life, so there's nothing for anyone to want," Mia replied pulling out her thawed chicken from the fridge.
"Mia do you think…do you think you're a Ronin too?" Trinnie's questioned made her jerk and cut her finger. She moved her hand over the sink but didn't wash off her finger to stop the bleeding. Her eyes were locked on the bright red blood that was running down her finger and ripping into the shinny silver sink. It hadn't even really hurt when she cut herself, she was too shocked by her sister's question.
Why though? It wasn't like there WAS a possibility that she was a Ronin was well. The other's had siblings but they were the only ones who were Ronins. What made her and Trinnie so different. She knew what it was, that passage.
One day blood of a warrior will be bound together and they will become the same, a specious so dangerous even their friends will fear them.
It was talking about two sisters becoming the same thing. A Ronin's sister becoming one too. But that couldn't be directed toward them could it? Maybe the future but not at them.
"Oh my gosh! Mia!" Trinnie cried looking at her sister's finger, which had been over whelmed with blood. Trinnie turned on the cold water and shoved her sister's hand under the running liquid. Ryo shoved the kitchen door open and looked at the two girls.
"Is everything okay?" he asked relaxing seeing everything was okay.
"Yeah, do you have a Band-Aid though? She cut herself," Trinnie asked looking over her shoulder at him. He nodded and left, a second later he came back with a Band-Aid. Trinnie quickly put it over the cut and looked into her sister's distant eyes.
"Mia?" Ryo asked placing a hand on her shoulder. Mia finally snapped out of it and looked at Trinnie then Ryo then down at her hand.
"What happened?" Mia asked a bit confused. Trinnie rose an eyebrow.
"Wow, you were really out of it," she said as Ryo moved out of the kitchen, "when I asked you if you thought you could be a Ronin too you totally spaced out. I looked over and you're nearly bleeding to death."
Yeah right, that would be a dream come true right now, Mia thought masking her thoughts.
"Oh, sorry, I guess a lot is on my mind," Mia said moving back to the chicken and started to chop again.
"Okay," Trinnie said dropping the subject and started to cook as well.
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Mia sat on her bed that night looking down at her hands, turning them over on one side then the other over and over again. She was so confused, there had been more to the passage. The newly made Ronin would be an evil one, a warlord, not a Ronin. Mia gulped as someone knocked on her door. She looked up to see Sage standing in the doorway with two cups of tea.
"Hey, thought you'd like something to drink, you seemed really distant at dinner. Want to talk about it?" Sage asked sitting down next to her. Mia took the cup and held it so it barely touched her lips. The hot steam warm her face and she closed her eyes.
"One day blood of a warrior will be bound together and they will become the same, a specious so dangerous even their friends will fear them. But a evil so strong will overwhelm the double and the world will be consumed by a darkness so thick you can't cut," she repeated the full passage to Sage and let it sink in on him. He looked at her a bit confused.
"Mia…"
"That's why she came, that's going to happen. I can feel it Sage, I've denied that it was about her and I, but I can't any longer. I'm going to become…." A soft sob escaped her throat and Sage took her cup and set it down with his. He wrapped his arms around her cradling her tightly.
"No Mia, you're not evil, you will never be evil," he said kissing the top of her head. Mia hugged him tightly, strongly hoping he was right.
If it was true, Mia would be a very strong warlord, the evil version of her sister, who would take Ryo's place as leader.
I hope Ryo can deal with that, being a born leader then having someone take your position is going to be hard, she thought sighing silently.
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By,
Sugar n Sorceris of Spirit
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Chapter One
Mia stood pacing back and forth in the living room. A fire crackled wildly in the fireplace and faint sound of music drifted into the living room. She brushed back a piece of hair that was annoyingly falling in front of her face. Her green eyes flickered to the clock and she started to ring her hands. It was only ten o'clock in the morning and the guys and her sister were in school.
"What am I going to tell them? 'Oh yeah guys! I kind of forgot to tell you, I have a sister, and she is coming over with a couple of friends and her friends are demons and she's a warrior, whoops?'" she growled deep within her throat and started her way back to the other side of the living room. "Just great! You had to pick spring break to come Trinnie, I was thinking more along the lines of umm lets say two years from now!" she sighed and sat down on the sofa. Her hands covered her face as she took deep breaths trying to calm her nerves. "It'll be okay, everything will be fine."
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Trinnie sat in her desk twirling a strand of pink hair around her pencil. Her shimmery sea green eyes were half closed and her chin rested on her palm of the other hand. Several thoughts came into her head from other people.
"Wow, Dug is so cute!"
"When will Mr. Willis SHUT UP!?"
"I wonder what I should wear on the last day of my virginity,"
"Trinnie sure is hot!"
She grinned at Greg's thought and flashed him a dazzling smile. A piece of crumpled up paper hit her arm and she looked to her left to see Dustin Ridges had thrown her a note.
Stop reading other's minds Trinnie Koji!
She smiled at him and pulled the pencil from her hair. She scribbled back and flicked it back at him.
Running a hand through her dark brown pink streaked hair she thought of how cute Dustin would look with blue streaks in his hair. It would highlight his flawlessly tanned skin and blue eyes perfectly. His dusty blond hair was spiked up in an angry forest of hair trees.
"Class is dismissed," Mr. Willis's words broke through her thoughts and she moved out of the classroom like everyone else around her.
"Trinnie, you know you love hearing other's thoughts," Dustin whispered into her ear as he passed her. She smiled her perfectly straight tooth smile and flipped her layered hair.
"Do not," she replied moving the opposite direction as him.
She passed two of her other friends she'd be dragging to Japan with her. Corrin Scott and Sean Terison.
Corrin had long silky blonde hair any and every guy dreamed of running his fingers through. Her dazzling blue eyes were so big they could hold the whole world and more in them. Her perfect white and straight smile caught everyone's attention and matched Trinnie's perfectly. Her pouty gloss covered lips attracted the guys more then her smile though.
Sean had shinny black hair with frosted tips. He spiked his hair just like Dustin did but his eyes were dark brown and were windows into his soul. He could melt an iceberg with his smile, let alone a girls heart.
"Hey Trinnie," they both called as they passed her, she nodded and made her marry way into her next class. Taking her seat she spotted Jillian across the room. She was another girl she was taking to Japan.
Jillian had shoulder length light brown hair with golden blond highlights. It wasn't just blond highlighted brown hair, it was movie star, everyone wants kind of brown highlighted hair. She had a gorgeous smile and the darkest brown eyes you'd ever seen. Her skin was naturally tan from being Filipino, unlike Corrin who had ivory skin. Jillian was a super model pretty.
Trinnie still remembered the urgent feeling she had in her two days ago. She felt like something was going to go seriously wrong, and it had to do with her older sister, Mia Koji. Trinnie phoned her as soon as she could telling Mia she'd be over the first day of spring break. Mia had tried to get her not to come but she reassured Mia she wasn't about to back down. Finally she had agreed to let her stay with her and her friends.
"Hey Trinnie," she looked up at the husky sounding male voice. Charlie White, another one of her friends that she was taking. Charlie had sandy blond hair that was cut in a wash 'n' go hairstyle. His bright shinning green eyes told every emotion he was feeling, and right now it was a mix of fear, worry and happiness.
Having demons as friends was a plus to her fighting career, she always got back up help. Now she needed them more then ever, she knew something big was coming, and she needed all the help she could get. Mia meant the world to her and she wasn't about to just sit there and let Mia die.
"Hey Charlie," she replied as he took his seat next to her. She ran her fingers through her hair, letting it fall to frame her face perfectly.
"Ready for after school?" he questioned referring to the long "plane ride".
"Yep, Mia's thrilled," she said replied sarcastically. Mia didn't want them there, Mia hadn't even told her friends that her sister was coming with friends, let alone told them she had a sister.
"Are you sure we're doing the right thing?" he asked tucking a piece of pink behind her ear. She smiled and nodded, knocking loose the piece of hair again.
"I know you and everyone else think I'm over reacting, but when I have my feelings, am I ever wrong?" he shook his head with a laugh.
"Nope, never," he replied looking at the front of the classroom dreading the days to come.
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Mia yanked open the door before the guys had a chance to knock or open it. They all starred in shock at her worried expression.
"Mia, you okay?" Ryo asked as they all stepped inside. She took a deep breath then turned to them.
"Yeah, peachy! Just…" she trailed off trying to figure out how to tell them. She had spent all day thinking about it, yet every word she had come up to tell them was gone. Completely erased from her mind. "I never told you guys, but I have a sister and she's coming to stay with us for winter break….with some friends."
"Cool, it'll be fun having more people around here," Kento replied from the kitchen. "She's younger right?"
"Yeah," Mia replied sitting on the sofa. She had totally skipped the part about her sister being a warrior and all the friends, five friends to be exact, were demons. A knock at the door made Mia's palms become sweaty with nerves.
"I'll get it," Sai said headed for the door.
"NO!" Mia cried sprinting toward the door and slamming her back against it. She coughed and stood up straight at the weird look the guys gave her, "It's my sister, I want to greet her." They all nodded buying her fake smile. She turned around taking a deep breath. "Here goes nothing," she muttered yanking the door open.
"Mia!" Trinnie cried throwing her arms around her sister. "How am I doing so far?" she added in a whisper.
"Fine, just great," Mia muttered back as they parted. Dustin, Jillian, Sean, Corrin and Charlie stood behind her all holding three bags. "Come on in you guys."
Ryo, Rowen and Sage all headed down stairs to meet Mia's sister and her friends and totally were shocked to see how many there were.
"Hi," Sage said eyeing Corrin as she set her bags down and kicked the door shut.
"Ever heard of packing light?" Mia asked raising an eyebrow at the number of bags.
"It's mostly Corrin's and Jillian's," Dustin replied shrugging as if giving up on trying to understand girls.
"Hey, a girl has to have enough cloths just in case Dustin," Corrin snapped, "Nothing YOU would understand, you dateless freak."
"Oh look who's talking! You back out on everyone you have," Dustin replied harshly. She glared at him and turned her back toward him. 'Well this is going to be bunches of fun!' Mia thought masking her thoughts from her sister, something she learned to do.
"I'll show you guys to your rooms," Mia replied helping Trinnie and Jillian with their bags, "Sai, could you get six drinks ready? And more if you guys want some!"
"Sure Mia!" came Sai's reply from the kitchen. Clanking of glass, ice and the fizzing of soda was heard as they moved their way past Ryo, Sage and Rowen.
Talk about hot! Trinnie smiled as she heard Sage's thoughts toward Corrin.
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Mia and everyone else were now seated around the living room ready for introductions. Trinnie was sitting on Dustin's knee for fun while Corrin sat on the arm of the chair he sat in. Jillian was on the floor next to Charlie while Sean was sitting next to the chair that Dustin occupied. Rowen, Sage and Kento sat on the sofa while Sai and Ryo sat on the arms of the sofa. Mia sat on the love seat with White Blaze curled around her for protection when the fireworks started. She knew very well that all of them were VERY, VERY different.
"Okay, so um, this is Trinnie, my sister," Mia started gesturing towards Trinnie, "and this is Dustin, Jillian, Corrin, Sean and Charlie."
"Nice to meet you/yo/hi/hello/hey," came the five replies.
"These are my roommates, Ryo, Sage, Rowen, Kento and Sai," Mia answered silently sighing thankful that it was over. She only hoped Trinnie got the sense that she hadn't told them about her and her friends.
"So, Mia, what have you told them about us?" Trinnie asked looking at her sister. Mia started to ring her hands wishing that White Blaze would suddenly get this strange feeling and eat her for dinner.
"Uh, nothing really, I actually just told them you guys were coming over before you got here," Mia replied sinking back into White Blaze, who shifted uncomfortably.
"Oh," she turned to Mia's friends and she knew what she was going to say, she was going to tell them. "Well you see, why we're here is 'cause I've had the strangest feeling that something awful is going to happen to my sister and well you see," she glanced at her friends and they nodded, "I'm a warrior with armor and my friends are demons and we're here to protect my sister, and I guess you guys too." She smiled as if she had just told them she was going on a date, like it was no biggie. The guys just looked at them as if she were crazy.
"Don't believe her?" Charlie asked raising an eyebrow and standing up.
"No! Charlie, they do, yep don't you guys?" she glanced at them and they nodded dumbfound, "See! No need to do that uhh thing you do."
"Okay Mia," Charlie said smiling at her.
"Good, anybody up for dinner?" Mia asked standing up allowing White Blaze to have the entire love seat to himself. "Yeah? Good! I'll go make it now," she hurried into the kitchen not wanting to be there when questions started to fly.
"Wait a minute Mia," Ryo said catching her wrist as she moved past him. For once she wished he hadn't snapped out of his trance.
"Yes?" Mia managed weakly with a smile.
"I think you knew about this and I think you could help answer some questions we might have," Ryo replied looking into her eyes for some answers. Mia looked away and shook her head nervously.
"No, no, no that's okay, I'm pretty sure Trinnie and her friends have this under control and don't need my help. Defiantly don't need my help," Mia replied trying to shake Ryo's hand off.
"No Mia," Trinnie said and Mia glared at her, "I'm sure you could be of some help, I don't think we can answer all the questions by ourselves, why don't you stay? Dinner can wait,"
This is when I wish you weren't my sister Trinnie! She snapped at her sister mentally.
Just doing my job as little sister, Trinnie replied with a cocky smile.
"Right," Mia peeped as she gave up and Ryo just let go of her hand. She perched on a dinning room chair in between the two "teams".
"So who has questions?" Jillian questioned with a sweet smile that made the guys, who were attracted to her, melt into puddles of nothing.
"Where are you guys from? The demons that is, Dynasty, Nether Realm?" Rowen questioned.
"We're from Crimson, land of Sages, Wise Men and Demons," Sean replied resting his arm on his bent knee.
"What about you Trinnie, what exactly are you?" Sai asked looking at their pink streaked friend.
"I'm a LRW," she replied with a smile.
"What's that stand for?" Ryo asked.
"Lost Ronin Warrior," Mia answered quietly looking down at her folded hands. The guys gapped at her and Trinnie in shock.
"What's the big deal?" Trinnie asked looking from the guys to Mia. Mia looked up at the guys and the nodded.
"Trinnie, lets just say you're not lost anymore," she replied looking at her younger sister. Her looked was questioning, she didn't get it at all. Mia sighed and looked into her eyes. "Trinnie, the guys are the other Ronin warriors."
"What?" Trinnie asked, it was her turn to be shocked. "Seriously?" the nodded and Trinnie leaned back on Dustin. "Whoa."
"Our words exactly," Sage replied looking at her. A GIRL was a Ronin Warrior? Well Lady Kayra was a girl to, but she was a warlord really.
"Anything else?" Charlie questioned finally breaking the silence.
"Yeah, what's going to happen to Mia?" Sai asked, " I mean you said that you came here because something was going to happen to her, what is it?" Trinnie started to ring her
hands as well, something her and her sister had in common.
"Yeah T, why are you here? What's going to happen?" Mia asked ganging up on her little sister. But Mia had every right. She hadn't been ready to tell the guys about her sister yet alone about her sister being a Ronin. Most important, she wasn't ready to tell them about her past. She wasn't even given an explanation about why her sister was here.
"I really don't know what's going to happen, it was like someone sent me a vibe that said protect your sister, Mia all I know is someone or something will be after you soon. I'm here to protect you," Trinnie finally explained. They all decided that it was time for dinner so Mia and Sai moved into the kitchen.
"No Sai, it's okay, take a day off, I'm going to have Trinnie help, I need some time to talk to her alone," Mia said giving him a heart warming smile. He nodded and fetched Trinnie. She soon appeared in the kitchen beside her sister and started to help.
"Why didn't you tell me something was going to happen like that?" Mia questioned finally. She set down her knife and looked at her sister, who was measuring out flour. Trinnie looked at her sister from the corner of her eye.
"Mia, I wouldn't have fought so hard to come if I knew you were living with the other Ronins, okay…well I would have fought just as hard. You're my only sister, my only family member that's REALLY related to me. I need to know you will be okay, and I really doubt I can do that all the way in the states," Mia sighed and started up on chopping her celery.
"I can understand that," Mia replied finally. Her nerves had finally settled and she wasn't freaking out like a mother bird that lost her baby. She was calm and ready for anything, including having another battle.
"Do you know why the Dynasty would want you? Or Crimson? Or anything like them," Trinnie queried.
"Not really, there's nothing special about me…I mean Yulie is off on vacation with the Jewel of Life, so there's nothing for anyone to want," Mia replied pulling out her thawed chicken from the fridge.
"Mia do you think…do you think you're a Ronin too?" Trinnie's questioned made her jerk and cut her finger. She moved her hand over the sink but didn't wash off her finger to stop the bleeding. Her eyes were locked on the bright red blood that was running down her finger and ripping into the shinny silver sink. It hadn't even really hurt when she cut herself, she was too shocked by her sister's question.
Why though? It wasn't like there WAS a possibility that she was a Ronin was well. The other's had siblings but they were the only ones who were Ronins. What made her and Trinnie so different. She knew what it was, that passage.
One day blood of a warrior will be bound together and they will become the same, a specious so dangerous even their friends will fear them.
It was talking about two sisters becoming the same thing. A Ronin's sister becoming one too. But that couldn't be directed toward them could it? Maybe the future but not at them.
"Oh my gosh! Mia!" Trinnie cried looking at her sister's finger, which had been over whelmed with blood. Trinnie turned on the cold water and shoved her sister's hand under the running liquid. Ryo shoved the kitchen door open and looked at the two girls.
"Is everything okay?" he asked relaxing seeing everything was okay.
"Yeah, do you have a Band-Aid though? She cut herself," Trinnie asked looking over her shoulder at him. He nodded and left, a second later he came back with a Band-Aid. Trinnie quickly put it over the cut and looked into her sister's distant eyes.
"Mia?" Ryo asked placing a hand on her shoulder. Mia finally snapped out of it and looked at Trinnie then Ryo then down at her hand.
"What happened?" Mia asked a bit confused. Trinnie rose an eyebrow.
"Wow, you were really out of it," she said as Ryo moved out of the kitchen, "when I asked you if you thought you could be a Ronin too you totally spaced out. I looked over and you're nearly bleeding to death."
Yeah right, that would be a dream come true right now, Mia thought masking her thoughts.
"Oh, sorry, I guess a lot is on my mind," Mia said moving back to the chicken and started to chop again.
"Okay," Trinnie said dropping the subject and started to cook as well.
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Mia sat on her bed that night looking down at her hands, turning them over on one side then the other over and over again. She was so confused, there had been more to the passage. The newly made Ronin would be an evil one, a warlord, not a Ronin. Mia gulped as someone knocked on her door. She looked up to see Sage standing in the doorway with two cups of tea.
"Hey, thought you'd like something to drink, you seemed really distant at dinner. Want to talk about it?" Sage asked sitting down next to her. Mia took the cup and held it so it barely touched her lips. The hot steam warm her face and she closed her eyes.
"One day blood of a warrior will be bound together and they will become the same, a specious so dangerous even their friends will fear them. But a evil so strong will overwhelm the double and the world will be consumed by a darkness so thick you can't cut," she repeated the full passage to Sage and let it sink in on him. He looked at her a bit confused.
"Mia…"
"That's why she came, that's going to happen. I can feel it Sage, I've denied that it was about her and I, but I can't any longer. I'm going to become…." A soft sob escaped her throat and Sage took her cup and set it down with his. He wrapped his arms around her cradling her tightly.
"No Mia, you're not evil, you will never be evil," he said kissing the top of her head. Mia hugged him tightly, strongly hoping he was right.
If it was true, Mia would be a very strong warlord, the evil version of her sister, who would take Ryo's place as leader.
I hope Ryo can deal with that, being a born leader then having someone take your position is going to be hard, she thought sighing silently.
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