By: Excelcia
Disclaimer: I don't own Ronin Warriors. Wish I did. However, the characters that are original and not affiliated with Sunrise Inc. and its wonderful anime are a part of my subconscious and therefore copyrighted to me. ^_^ Enjoy the fic!
~Depicts a thought.
"Depicts dialogue.
Chapter 1: Introductions
"Ro, wake up!" Thonk. "Rowen! WAKE UP!!" Thonk, thonk, thonk.
Rowen shifted and pulled his blanket over his head. "Come on man, just five more minutes…"
"No! That's what you said fifteen minutes ago! We have school! GET UP!!" Thonk, thonk, thonk, thonk.
"Would you just leave-AAHHH!" Rowen turned over too fast and he fell out of bed in a mess of blue hair and bed sheets. He now stared up at a very satisfied Sage Date with a beach ball in his hands, his current method of waking Rowen in the mornings.
"Serves you right for not getting up," Sage smiled down at his best friend, "Now come of or Kento's gonna eat your breakfast." Sage then left his grumbling friend to unwind himself from his sheets and get dressed.
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Orin watched silently as his companion got ready for school. "I hate this," she exclaimed as she pulled her shirt over her head and tied the scarf at her neck to complete the ensemble. "One perk of home schooling; no uniforms. I look like I'm about to hit the high seas." She sighed as she looked at her self in the mirror. "Oh well," she turned around. "How do I look?" Orin just looked at her, then put his head back down. She smiled, "Oh gee, thanks. You've been a big help." She grabbed her bag from the corner of the room near a pile of martial arts equipment. "Well, I'm off. Wish me luck." Orin gave her an enthusiastic bark. She smiled and scratched him behind the ears. "After school we'll go do some training in the park." Orin wagged his tail and turned around in circles. She laughed as she opened the door to her apartment. "Okay! Okay! Ja ne."
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The five warriors sat in the crowded auditorium along with the rest of the student body, waiting for the assembly to begin.
"Why are we here again?"
"For the eighth time, Kento, they're introducing a new transfer student." Ryo sighed. "Try to remember more than five minutes this time."
The room grew quiet as the headmaster ascended the steps to the podium followed by a girl with long brown hair down to the small of her back. "Good morning students. I would like to introduce you to our newest student, Kasashi Syntan. The young girl stepped into the stage lighting and bowed.
"Konichi wa minna-san. It's a pleasure."
The principal continued, "Miss Syntan comes to us all the way from Hokkaido. This is her first time attending public school, so let's all make her feel welcome."
Kasashi could feel the crimson creeping into her cheeks. She had wanted to fit in as a normal public high school student. 'So much for that.'
"Wow, she's really pretty," Ryo commented. All the others except for Sage agreed; he sat there, mouth wide open and a look of pure shock on his face. Cye was the first to notice this.
"Sage? Are you okay?"
Kento elbowed Ryo playfully in the ribs. "Hey Ry, how much ya wanna bet that the flirt king over there has the new girl eating out of the palm of his hand by the end of the day?"
"What makes you think I'd flirt with her?" The other's jaws dropped and they looked at Sage like he'd just grown an extra head.
"Are you serious?" Ryo asked.
Kento chimed in. "Dude, that's what you always do…"
Sage shook his head. "Well, this time, I'm not going to.
"Do you realize what you're doing? You're rejecting a girl! It's an omen! Who knows what could happen in the near future! It could snow in July! The sky could fall! The world as we know it could cease to function!" Ryo whapped Kento upside the head.
"You could get us all in trouble and we get lunch detention."
"NNNNNOOOOOO!!!!!"
Cye rolled his eyes and turned back to the blond. "What makes her different then all the others, Sage?"
Sage looked back at the girl on stage and snorted. "She's not my type. Now, if you guys will excuse me, I have a math test to prepare for." He got up and left, leaving his friends in total darkness.
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Rowen sat in his desk and opened his physics book. The sensei was about to start his lecture when a young girl ran in.
"You're late, Miss Syntan," he said in an angry tone.
She quickly bowed and handed him a slip of paper. "Gomen, I couldn't find the right room."
He looked over the slip of paper and then smiled. "I'll excuse it this one time. Welcome to Physics 101. Please take the seat next to Mr. Hashiba." He pointed to the young man with blue hair. She bowed again and hurried to her seat.
Rowen smiled as she sat down. "Hey, I'm Rowen." She looked back at him, her emerald eyes reflecting a smile.
"Kasashi, nice to meet you." She sat down and opened her book. The sensei began. "Today, students the topic of discussion is Quatntum Mechanics."
There was a collective moan.
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The bell rang announcing the beginning of lunch. Students filled the cafeteria eager to get away form class and visit their fellow comrades. "Man!" Kento exclaimed as he and plopped into the chair at their usual table. "I thought Old Man Seiko was never gonna let us go! I'm starving!"
"So what else is new, Kento?" Ryo laughed as he and Sage sat down.
"Har har, very funny Ryo." Kento retorted.
"Maybe if your stomach wouldn't growl during class, we'd get out on time for once," Cye added with a smirk." Kento grumbled and took a vengeful bite out of his sandwich.
"Hey guys," Rowen said as he approached the warriors at the table, "I'd like you to meet someone." Kasashi smiled sheepishly. Three guys looked at her with smiles; Sage turned the other way, suddenly interested in something else. Kasashi noticed this, but kept her smile anyway.
"Guys, this is Kasashi Syntan. Kasashi, this is Cye Mouri, Kento Rei Faun, Ryo Sanada, and-"
"…Sage Date," Kasashi interrupted, the smile suddenly gone from her face.
Sage looked up at her. "Long time no see, Kas," he stated flatly.
"Yeah." Icy violet met dark emerald as they stared at each other in the eyes, peering into one another's soul. Kasashi was the first to speak. "You haven't changed a bit."
Sage glared at her. "Neither have you." He got up and walked out.
Kasashi watched his retreating form a few minutes before she turned back to the others. "I had better go. It was nice meeting you. I'll catch up later with you Rowen." She left the speechless and bewildered Ronins to question themselves once again.
"Uh…" Cye started.
"What the hell was THAT all about??" Kento queried no one in particular.
Kasashi made her way through the halls of Han'a High. 'Great. What a low down dirty trick! Out of all the schools to go to I end up in the same one as Sage!' She sighed. 'This day just went from decent to the seventh circle of hell in about five minutes. That's gotta be some kind of record.'