W.I.T.C.H.
The Dragon Ninja Chronicles: The Awakening.
Chapter 6
A few days later.
"Are you sure your all right?" Susan questioned as they left the hospital.
"Yes mom, the doctors all agreed that I was just over exerting my self the last week. It was a lot to take in getting a family after all then making new friends." Ryu smiled as he and Will and their mother go into her car.
"Don't forget a girl friend too." Will teased.
"A girl friend, well now come on Ryu who is she?" his mom smiled.
"I figure Will would have given you the whole story already." Ryu smirked.
"Nah, had to wait till I could have some fun with it." Will laughed.
"Well your gonna know who she is sooner or later, it's Irma." Ryu smiled looking out the window as the building went by.
"Ryu and Irma sitting in a tree.." Will started.
"Maybe we will later, right now I need to get back to training I missed to many days getting adjusted here and then burning my self out, I have rested long enough."
"Ok son but be careful you really had me scared."
"If only you knew the whole truth mom." Will thought to herself.
"Ok Ryu take it easy and be home before seven ok."
"Right mom I will." Ryu said getting out of the car and heading into the park.
"Ok Will and your going to Taranee's to study right?"
"Yeah though, why didn't you make Ryu study too?"
"I will later when he gets home, but for now I think he wants some alone time to stretch out a little, he is used to being active all the time and for the last few days he was stuck in a bed resting." Susan sighed watching Ryu disappear into the woods of the park.
"He'll be fine mom, now that he is used to living here I doubt it will happen again." Will smiled watching Ryu as well.
Taranee's House.
"Hey Will, did it go ok at the hospital?" Taranee questioned as they were in her room.
"Yeah the doctors didn't even suspect what had really happened to him." Will smiled.
"That's good, so where is Irma's boy toy." Cornelia teased her friend getting her to blush at the remark.
"He is in the park, mom let him go back to training."
"Wow your mom is giving him a lot of slack." Hay Lin piped in from her seat near the window.
"Yeah, but he is gonna study later to catch back up on what he missed."
"On another subject I got those picture that he and Caleb took developed." Cornelia said grabbing a folder out of her bag.
"Well lets see them then." Irma finally spoke still a little red on the cheeks.
"Here." Cornelia said laying them out on the bed.
"That is some creepy writing." Hay Lin spoke looking the pictures over.
"No kidding, but how do we go about translating them?" Will spoke looking at the pictures as well.
"I can try and look up these glyphs on the net later, but Ryu also needs to send a copy of them to his sensei." Taranee stated looking as well.
"Already ahead of you." Cornelia smiled producing another folder.
"Great going corny, lets hope that between Tara here and Ryu's sensei that we can get these things to where we can read them." Irma smirked at her friends.
"I know we can." Will smiled. "But we also need to do some studying as well."
At that the girls all went to there books. Meanwhile in the park.
"What was that strange feeling, I got in Kandracar." Ryu thought going through some basic kata's. " I remember being hit with a powerful Inazuma ninpo and slamming into the pillar in Kandracar but after that I can't really remember, how was I healed, I just remember hear those words, " I love him." after hearing that I had to survive there were too many people that needed me to stay. Ryu thoughts continued. " But when I feel asleep with Irma looking over me I felt safe for the first time in a long time I slept with my guard down, it was so peaceful, for her I will never give up and never back down."
A few hours later.
"Man now I am starting to feel good again." Ryu thought as he was now meditating by a stream. "It is only six thirty I wonder if Will is still at Taranee's. This would give a me an opportunity to see Irma and try out a new technique I learnt while resting. "The Air Walk Ninpo." Ryu thought getting up and gathering his stuff. "Well there's no time like the present." Ryu said aloud.
Gathering his spiritual energies a blue aura began to surround him.
"Alright, AIR WALK!" Ryu shouted as he began to slowly ascend into the air. "Whoa this is awesome." Ryu thought as he began to figure out how to go up, down and all the other things he need to know about flying. "Ok to Taranee's Ryu shouted shooting off into the blue sky.
Back at Taranee's.
"Man, my head is killing me, math is evil." Irma complained.
"Math isn't that hard Irma." Taranee laughed.
"Maybe not for you, you love the subject."
"You miss Ryu, huh Bright Eye's." Will laughed earning a glare from the furiously blushing Irma.
"Hey speaking of Ryu he is just out side the window." Hay Lin said pointing at the now floating Ryu.
"What the.. Ryu what's gotten into you what if somebody saw you!" Will snapped opening the window.
"No worries Sis I was up high enough so that no one would spot me." Ryu smirked as he glided into the room.
"And when did you learn to fly anyways" Taranee asked as Ryu landed.
"While I was resting, I underwent another training session in the spirit world with a former ninja dragon, and he taught me the Air Walk Ninpo." Ryu smiled.
"That is so cool, at least this way we don't have to try and carry Ryu when we need to fly." Hay Lin smiled.
"Hey Irma." Ryu smiled turning to her as she put her arms around him.
"I'm glad your ok." Irma said into his chest.
"Me too." Ryu smiled returning the embrace.
"Awww, ain't this cute." Cornelia laughed.
"Irma and Ryu sitting in a tree.." Will started again.
"And I told you maybe later." Ryu smirked looking over at his sister as Irma now turned even redder.
"Oh she blushing even more." Taranee joined in.
"I think she to embarrassed to remark." Cornelia teased.
"I don't think so." Ryu remarked as he felt Irma crying now. "Everything ok Irma?"
"I didn't know if you remembered me telling you how I felt or not I was afraid that you hadn't heard me you didn't give me any sign that you remembered." Irma sobbed into his shirt.
"Sorry, mom was completely freaked out that I had been asleep for a full day and wanted me checked out, so between all the test and ordered bed rest I didn't get the time and I am truly sorry for that." Ryu spoke softly as he kissed the top of her head. "If it help's it was those words that brought me back." Ryu smiled as he titled her head up to reveal a blushing face and happy eyes as there lips meet in a small but sweet kiss.
"Thanks Ryu." Irma said as she put her head back on his chest.
"Your welcome."
"I hate to break this up but your gonna be late getting home." Will spoke reminding Ryu and Irma that the others were still present.
At hear his sister Ryu and Irma both turned red as they had forgotten about them.
"Seems someone forgot we were here." Cornelia laughed.
"I hate to go but I need to get home, see you there Will and see you tomorrow Irma." Ryu kissing her again before going back to the window.
"Your gonna fly home?" Will asked.
"Why not, I need to practice the ninpo and this way I make it in time." Ryu smirked as he jumped out the window and took off to the sky again.
"Those jerks in that temple don't stand a chance, with our strength, Caleb being able to use spirit tech's, and Ryu continuing to get stronger how can they even be a threat." Hay Lin spoke as they watched Ryu disappear into the distance.
"Still it's best we not take them lightly, who knows if they were even fighting for keeps." Will added.
"Well I for one won't quit, we've faced some tough battles before and we always came out ahead." Cornelia stated.
"OH crud, we forgot to hand Ryu the folder." Taranee said picking it up off her desk.
"Don't worry I'll make sure he gets them." Will smiled sticking them into her bag. "Hey Irma you gonna speak anytime soon."
As she hadn't said anything since Ryu kissed her and left.
"Sorry it's just so surreal, he kissed me." Irma sighed.
At the remark they all started to tease the water guardian. At Ryu and Will's home. Ryu had landed in the ally behind the apartment.
"Ok no one saw." Ryu thought to himself as he dashed into the building. "Mom, I am back."
"I am in my room I left your school work on the table try and get as much of it done as you can."
"Alright."
"I am ordering pizza tonight anything special you want on yours?"
"Mushrooms and Anchovies."
"Ok, alright Will should be home soon."
A few hours later Ryu was done with his school work and they had finished eating.
"Alright you two in bed by ten, I gotta be at work early so keep it down." Their mom smiled kissing them both before heading to bed.
"Hey Ryu, we meant to hand these to you earlier." Will said getting the folder with the pictures in it.
"Thanks I'll send them off tomorrow before school, thought it might take a few weeks before Master Hayate get them." Ryu responded putting the folder into a small box.
"So Ryu, how do ya like flying?"
"It's amazing, but you should know how it feels, you fly when your transformed."
"Yeah when I am in guardian form, but you can do it with out becoming the dragon."
"I guess that's true." "Anyways how bad did you all torment Irma after I left?" Ryu smirked.
"Not as bad as I'll get you." Will smirked back.
"Will can I ask you something?"
"Yeah, anytime bro."
"How was I healed after that attack?" Ryu spoke turning serious.
"I, I don't know. We all saw the damage that had been done. Even the most powerful healer in Kandracar couldn't heal you." Will said wiping a few tears away. "It was after Irma said what was in her heart that you seemed to start healing, cause we all heard the reply though you were still weak you got it out and fell asleep on Irma's lap, you looked so peaceful." Will smiled.
"Honestly even when I slept in the ninja temple it was always a guarded sleep, like I was expecting an attack, but when I drifted off into sleep with Irma looking at me it was different I completely let my guard down, it was like there was nothing that could harm me while she was there." Ryu smiled remembering that moment.
"I glad that your there for her she needs some one to just hold her after the way, Andrew treated her…" Will started realizing what she had said.
"Who the hell is Andrew? And what did he do to Irma?" Ryu's voice turning dark.
"No one just forget what I said." Will stated with a nervous laugh.
"Not a chance, you either tell me or I'll just go kick his ass any ways." Ryu growled.
"Ok, ok but promise you won't go after him, Irma doesn't need you getting into trouble over him being a short bus moron." Will sighed.
"I'll let the past slide but if he some much as looks at her wrong I'll break his ass in half."
"I guess that's as good as a promise as I'll get." Will said as she began to explain the situation.
After fifteen minuets.
"And that's the whole story." Will finished.
"I see, well as long as he stays way from her he won't be needing a doctor." Came the hard voice of Ryu.
"Honestly I wanted to beat the hell out of him, so did a lot of others but he has a two friends that are always with him and there dangerous."
"So I am used to fighting with the odds against me, while in the ninja temple master Hayate would pit me against five to ten ninja at a time and I can guarantee that those ninja were better fighters than his two friends."
"Still Ryu try to not hurt her anymore than she has already been, you getting into trouble would cause her more pain."
"Thanks for telling me Will, I wish she would have told me though." Ryu said looking down.
"I promised I wouldn't tell you but I trust you won't do anything stupid."
"Well I am gonna get some sleep see ya tomorrow." Ryu said getting up.
"Good night Bro." Will said as they went to there rooms.
Ryu's room.
"I can't believe she kept that from." Ryu's thought looking at the moon from his window. "I wouldn't have just went after him, I don't want to see her in anymore pain. It's no use dwelling on the past I'll ask her about it tomorrow." Ryu finished as he drifted off to sleep.
The next day.
"Come on Will, were gonna be late." Ryu said tapping his foot on the floor.
"I know, I know." Came the frantic red heads reply as she came running out of her room. "Sorry let's go." Will smiled as they took off.
On the way to school.
"Morning Will, Ryu." Taranee waved as they meet up and started walking together.
"Morning Tara." Ryu stretched and yawned.
"Seems your still tired." Taranee smiled.
"A little restless sleep." Ryu explained.
"You ok to go to school?" Will asked with worry.
"Yeah just didn't sleep well, but it's no big deal." Ryu smiled.
"Alright just let me know if you start feeling weird ok."
"Alright sis."
At school.
"Morning every one." Came the hyper Hay Lin's greeting.
"So Irma's boy toy is up and running today and just in time for Friday no less." Cornelia teased in an attempt to make Ryu blush but to no avail. "No way if we had done that with Irma she would be red as your hair."
"Well I love Irma and I'm not embarrassed about it." Ryu smirked. "By the way where is Irma?"
"I thought she would be here already but…" Hay Lin started as Martin ran up.
"You gotta come help, Andrew is after Irma she told him off and he snapped." Martin got out while trying to catch his breath.
"Where is the little bastard." Ryu growled.
"This way." Martin said as he ran back to where he saw Irma and Andrew with Ryu hot on his heels followed by Will and the other girls.
"So you think you can just walk away from me you little bitch!" Andrew roared in her tear stained face.
"Leave me alone jerk!" Irma snapped only to receive a back hand that knocked her to the ground.
"Irma!" Ryu shouted as he came around the corner.
"Well look who it is the long lost brother of the bitches friend." Andrew smirked.
"I'm gonna break your ass in half." Ryu growled charging at the boy.
"Trent, Jeff get his ass." Andrew smirked as his two friends charged at Ryu.
"Bad fucking move!" Ryu shouted as he caught Trent with a straight punch to the face knocking him out. "And your ass is next." Came a venomous growl from Ryu as he unloaded a devastating kick to Jeff's stomach. "Now your next you sorry son of a bitch!" Ryu snapped going after Andrew.
"Holy shit." Andrew shouted as he tried to run only to be cut off by Ryu jumping over him.
"Come on man just take it easy, I'm sorry I won't mess with her again I swear." Andrew begged and pissed himself at seeing the rage in the young dragons eye's.
"Ryu that's enough." Irma shouted grabbing on to his arm tears rolling down her face. "No more he's not worth it. Just let it go." Irma sobbed as Ryu pulled her into his arms.
"For you I'll stop. Ryu spoke rubbing her back to try and calm her down. "As for you shit for brains get lost and if you ever lay a hand on Irma again I'll break it." looking at Andrew with eye's like ice.
"Right, right." Andrew stammered as he ran away.
"Irma, I'm sorry, please stop crying." Came Ryu's voice full of sadness. "If your mad at me I am sorry but I won't let some one hurt even if it costs me my life I'll always fight for you." Ryu's continued still upset at him self for causing her more pain.
"It's ok, I should have told you about this sooner." Irma sniffed her head still buried in Ryu's shirt. "But I was afraid you would just go after him for what he had done."
" I would have been mad, but if you had said not to hurt him I wouldn't have, I just wanna keep you safe." Ryu smiled laying his head on hers.
"Thanks Ryu." Irma smiled looking up into Ryu's eyes.
"For what?"
"For just being you." Irma spoke just before she presses her lips to his for there third kiss.
"I guess we need to get going the class bell has already rung." Ryu smiled letting her out of his arms.
"Is everything alright back here." Came the voice of the principle as she came around the corner to see Jeff and Trent laying on the ground. "What is going on here!?" She demanded. "Martin came and told me that Andrew Hornby was threaten Irma Lair but what I see is two students beaten up."
"That would be my fault Ms. Knickerbocker, I Martin said he saw Andrew threaten Irma and I came to stop it but I ended up in a fight with his two friends." Ryu said walking over to the principle.
"So he was at it again, my god Irma did he hit you." Knickerbocker asked examining Irma's face.
At that Irma grabbed back onto Ryu's arm and hid her face in his chest.
"Well that's the last straw I am having him expelled there is no call for what he has done, Ryu take Ms. Lair to the nurse she will write you two a note for class, as for the rest of you the office will give you notes for your teachers as well."
"Take care of her Ryu." Hay Lin smiled as she and the others went to class.
"Come on you two, I'll need Ryu to recount what he did and Martin to tell me what he saw after this you won't have to deal with him anymore." Smiled the older woman.
"I'm sorry for fighting on campus ma'am, I don't normally answer violence with violence." Ryu spoke as he Martin, Irma and the principle headed for the nurses office.
"Normally I would punish you, but I am going to make and exception this one time because you were only defending yourself and another."
"Thank you ma'am." Ryu said whit a slight bow of his head.
"No thanks necessary, Ryu I am glad to have an honest stand up student like you here."
"So is Martin, even though I might have gotten in trouble he did the right thing by getting you, it takes a lot to stand up to a bully but even more to do it with out fighting. Martin here is a stand up student as well." Ryu smiled extending his hand to shake Martins.
"That means a lot Ryu, and I am glad that you stopped when Irma asked you too."
"I wouldn't hurt her for anything."
"Thanks you two, for being there for me." Irma sniffed. "I must seem like I always need some one to help me."
"I don't mind one bit either." Ryu spoke as they continued walking.
"Me either." Martin smiled.
"Thanks." Irma finally smiled.
AN: Well here is chapter 6 and thanks again to Wilhelmina Vandom for her kind reviews. Peace out and god bless.
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