The Crystal Armor: Part I
It was a warm, sunny summer day. School was over and the ronin warriors were relaxing at Mia's home, since she invited them to stay until they graduated from school. Everyone in the house was active. Ryo was trying to pull Rowen out of bed, literally since he is a heavy sleeper. Cye was in the kitchen, brewing up lunch large enough for a house of 20 people. Of course, Kento was nearby, waiting for Cye to finish cooking his lunch. And Sage was at the dock, meditating. "Come on, Cye", moaned Kento "I'm starving here!" "I don't see how," the British boy replied calmly. "After all, you helped yourself to twelve pancakes this morning." "Hey, I'm a growing boy. Need the food to keep me active." Kento gave a big grin and Cye merely shook his head. Then they heard a yell of surprise from upstairs, then running feet and some threats which they knew could only be Rowen's. "DAMN YOU, RYO!" the blue-haired genius yelled. "I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU PAY! THIS IS THE LAST TIME YOU PUT ICE IN MY SHORTS!" Kento started to snicker as Ryo jumped down the flight of stairs, landed and hid for cover in the kitchen. "Man," said Ryo, "You'd think he'd be glad to be up and about. But, hey, at least I got him out of bed before noon." Cye watched as Rowen came down, in his wet, cold shorts, glaring at Ryo. He had his hands in a choking position in front of him and was about to grind his teeth out and leave only the gums. "Calm down, Rowen" said Cye. "At least you are in time for lunch." He shows Rowen the hamburgers and hot dogs he fixed up. The scent reached Rowen's nose and his anger and drowsiness were swept away. "I'll get you another day, Ryo," Rowen threatened as he sat at the table, "when you least expect it." He started eating his hamburger with Kento. "I think I'll go tell Sage that lunch is ready and about to be gone" said Ryo. He runs out rather swiftly, pondering what trick Rowen had in store for him. He approached Sage cautiously and looked out at the water. "You know, Sage, it's practically noon and you're still out here meditating." "I was thinking about a strange dream I've been having," Sage said, eyes still closed "and I think we're going to have another member joining us. Cye said he had the same dream this morning." "So. should we have our guard up?" Ryo asked, inquisitively. "No." Sage said, standing up and smiling at him "we should go eat before Kento gets it all." They both laugh and wander back inside, seeing that Kento was eating most of the hamburgers. They managed to get two for themselves before Kento ate the rest. "There goes my lunch." Cye said, shaking his head a bit and brushing back his auburn hair. The front door opened and Mia came in holding a rather large sack of groceries. "Guys! Come in here. I need you to help me with the groceries. Then I need to tell you all something." They all came and brought in nine bags of groceries. When they had put them all away, they sat in the living room and waited to hear what Mia had to tell them. "I have to tell you guys that you are going to have another roommate. This person is going to be an exchange student from Ireland. I decided to let them stay with us since no one wanted an exchange student in their house." "Hey!" said Kento "Now Cye has a nice English buddy to talk to!" He starts giving Cye a noogie. "HEY!" Cye yelled "STOP IT!" "Do you know the guy's name, Mia?" Rowen asked, ignoring the playful brawl between Kento and Cye. "Well, the thing is, it's actually a girl." Mia said, gaining the attention of all the ronins. "Her name is Lori Flynn. She will be taking the spare room and I better not hear one cruel comment from any of you or you'll be sleeping outside." "A girl?" said Sage, brushing back a large lock of honey-blonde hair from his right eye, but it soon returned there when he removed his hand. "Are you sure that's wise, Mia? She might freak seeing White Blaze or any of us in our armor." "I realize that, Sage," Mia said with a sigh, "but she sounded like she really wanted to come to Japan. She's coming in three weeks so we need to get this place cleaned up." And so, they set to work, each wondering what she'll look like but Cye, Sage and Ryo were wondering if she had anything to do with the new armor that was in Cye and Sage's dreams. To Be Continued.
It was a warm, sunny summer day. School was over and the ronin warriors were relaxing at Mia's home, since she invited them to stay until they graduated from school. Everyone in the house was active. Ryo was trying to pull Rowen out of bed, literally since he is a heavy sleeper. Cye was in the kitchen, brewing up lunch large enough for a house of 20 people. Of course, Kento was nearby, waiting for Cye to finish cooking his lunch. And Sage was at the dock, meditating. "Come on, Cye", moaned Kento "I'm starving here!" "I don't see how," the British boy replied calmly. "After all, you helped yourself to twelve pancakes this morning." "Hey, I'm a growing boy. Need the food to keep me active." Kento gave a big grin and Cye merely shook his head. Then they heard a yell of surprise from upstairs, then running feet and some threats which they knew could only be Rowen's. "DAMN YOU, RYO!" the blue-haired genius yelled. "I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU PAY! THIS IS THE LAST TIME YOU PUT ICE IN MY SHORTS!" Kento started to snicker as Ryo jumped down the flight of stairs, landed and hid for cover in the kitchen. "Man," said Ryo, "You'd think he'd be glad to be up and about. But, hey, at least I got him out of bed before noon." Cye watched as Rowen came down, in his wet, cold shorts, glaring at Ryo. He had his hands in a choking position in front of him and was about to grind his teeth out and leave only the gums. "Calm down, Rowen" said Cye. "At least you are in time for lunch." He shows Rowen the hamburgers and hot dogs he fixed up. The scent reached Rowen's nose and his anger and drowsiness were swept away. "I'll get you another day, Ryo," Rowen threatened as he sat at the table, "when you least expect it." He started eating his hamburger with Kento. "I think I'll go tell Sage that lunch is ready and about to be gone" said Ryo. He runs out rather swiftly, pondering what trick Rowen had in store for him. He approached Sage cautiously and looked out at the water. "You know, Sage, it's practically noon and you're still out here meditating." "I was thinking about a strange dream I've been having," Sage said, eyes still closed "and I think we're going to have another member joining us. Cye said he had the same dream this morning." "So. should we have our guard up?" Ryo asked, inquisitively. "No." Sage said, standing up and smiling at him "we should go eat before Kento gets it all." They both laugh and wander back inside, seeing that Kento was eating most of the hamburgers. They managed to get two for themselves before Kento ate the rest. "There goes my lunch." Cye said, shaking his head a bit and brushing back his auburn hair. The front door opened and Mia came in holding a rather large sack of groceries. "Guys! Come in here. I need you to help me with the groceries. Then I need to tell you all something." They all came and brought in nine bags of groceries. When they had put them all away, they sat in the living room and waited to hear what Mia had to tell them. "I have to tell you guys that you are going to have another roommate. This person is going to be an exchange student from Ireland. I decided to let them stay with us since no one wanted an exchange student in their house." "Hey!" said Kento "Now Cye has a nice English buddy to talk to!" He starts giving Cye a noogie. "HEY!" Cye yelled "STOP IT!" "Do you know the guy's name, Mia?" Rowen asked, ignoring the playful brawl between Kento and Cye. "Well, the thing is, it's actually a girl." Mia said, gaining the attention of all the ronins. "Her name is Lori Flynn. She will be taking the spare room and I better not hear one cruel comment from any of you or you'll be sleeping outside." "A girl?" said Sage, brushing back a large lock of honey-blonde hair from his right eye, but it soon returned there when he removed his hand. "Are you sure that's wise, Mia? She might freak seeing White Blaze or any of us in our armor." "I realize that, Sage," Mia said with a sigh, "but she sounded like she really wanted to come to Japan. She's coming in three weeks so we need to get this place cleaned up." And so, they set to work, each wondering what she'll look like but Cye, Sage and Ryo were wondering if she had anything to do with the new armor that was in Cye and Sage's dreams. To Be Continued.
