In a dream (my sequel to Samurai Troopers) Chapter 23

By: Mia Dorothy Rain Misao Sanada Winner Kasshu Shinomori

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Yolei Dai and Shu Lei Fan

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            The faint sound of snores roused me from my peaceful sleep, like it usually did when I stayed in the same room as Shu. I sighed, trying to remember the last fragments of my dreams. I sat up in bed and quietly changed, so that Shu would not hear me and wake up. I could hear that Mariko was already up and moving, and I had heard Alana and Haven talking. I never slept soundly, I can always hear what was going on around me. A slight rap came from the door and I walked over to answer it. I opened the door to see Ryo. I slipped out, quietly closing the door behind me, "What's up Ryo? You look like you've just faced the Mafia!" I quietly stated, looking over his features.

            Ryo smirked. I could see what Alana saw in him. Even with his good looks, he still looked awful beat up. I could see the start of a black eye around his left eye, and his clothes were in near tatters. He simply shook his head, "It's nothing right now, and I just wanted to know if Alana is still here, or did she go out to look for me?" He asked.

            I shrugged, "I heard her talking to Haven this morning, but I couldn't make out what they were saying," I paused, "Are you sure you're okay?"

He nodded, "I'm fine, Yolei," He reassured me. His eyes traveled to the

door, "Is he still asleep?" He asked me.

"Yes, but," I looked at my watch, "He should be waking up soon. His stomach will wake him up." I chuckled as I reached for the doorknob. Then it hit me, "You didn't go there…did you?" I asked, knowing it was a touchy subject for both 'Lana and Ryo.

            Ryo nodded, his head slightly hanging as he turned to his left, "I better tell Alana before she leaves to find me."

            I nodded and grabbed the door knob. I swung the door open quickly and heard a sudden yelp of pain and a loud thud on the floor. I looked down and smiled. There sat Shu, wearing only his boxers, holding his head in agony. I rolled my eyes, "Sleepwalking again?" I asked him, helping him up and shutting the door behind me.

            Since our room was next to Ryo's and Alana's, we could sometimes hear their conversations. But, now, I could only hear murmured voices, as if they knew I could hear them. Shu sat down on the bed, "What do you think happened there?" He asked me, still holding his head.

            I shook my head as I sat down next to Shu, my eyes traveling to the wall. I knew something went wrong, the way that Ryo turned to leave, and his blackened left eye. I sighed. We hardly mentioned anything about the Orphanage to Alana or Ryo, but all of us wondered what really went on behind those closed doors. Mariko and I had helped Alana after the whole incident at the Orphanage a couple months ago. Seems like a Lifetime ago, I thought.

"Err…Yolei?" Shu's voice pulled me out of my thoughts.

            I blinked and looked over at him, "What's up Shu-kun?"

            Shu looked down to his stomach, "I'm hungry."

"What else is new?" I asked, rolling my eyes, "And what am I supposed to do about that?" I jokingly pushed him.

            Shu tried to give me his best puppy eyes, "I miss yours and Shin's cookin."

"So? You still haven't answered my question."

            Shu sniffed, "There isn't any way either of you are cooking anything for me, is there?" He asked.

            I smiled and looked at the wall straight in front of me, "I dunno. Probably Shin and Mariko are still asleep, and I don't have anything with me. So, I guess not, hon. But, you can treat us to some breakfast downstairs in the hotel's restaurant. Kay?" I asked, nudging him.

"Okay!" Then he paused, "Why do I hafta treat?"

            I smirked and stood up, "Because, Shu, you are the man in this relationship, and men always treat a beautiful woman like me to any meal."

            Shu pouted, "I'm merely a boy."

"Grow up then," I told him, bending down to where my face was a few inches from his.

            Shu looked up, "Fine," He still wore his pouting face, "Since I'm wearing the pants in this relationship."

            I glanced down at his boxers and looked back up, "Hon, I'm wearing pants, you're only wearing boxers."

"I forgot! I hafta change!" He exclaimed, grabbing me by my waist, flipping me over his shoulder and gently placing me on the bed, face first. Since my face was buried in his pillow, I could smell the faint smell of Shu's sweat. It wasn't stinky, like you would think. It had, well, more of a homely smell. I chuckled to myself, I am not making sense this morning.

            Then I felt the same pair of arms wrap around my waist again and pull me back up. I looked him over, "Wow, that was quick. Usually I have my face buried in the pillow for at least five to ten minutes!" I teased.

            Shu shot me a small glare, and shook his head, "I'm not that bad!" He exclaimed, setting me on his shoulder. He opened the door and I ducked under the doorframe, to avoid getting knocked unconscious. We walked downstairs, getting the occasional glances from strangers passing by. Once we reached the small restaurant, I slid down from his shoulder and we walked into the small Jamaican-like place.

            Both of us placed our orders and sat back in the bamboo-like seats. I looked around, "Every time we come to eat here, I remember back when we were down there for a short period."

            Shu looked back at me, "What is it like there?" He asked.

            I sighed, "The water is as blue as sapphires, and the sand can be almost as white as a ghost. The temperature was just right for swimming, and it hardly rained. But, when it rained, it poured. The rain, though, wasn't like a chilling rain, it felt more like a refreshing rain. It was….paradise,"* I remembered. I could feel the radiating sun tanning my pale skin. When I had finally come home after that, I was so tan, that some people thought I was an alien or something. Alana and Haven also were tan, while Sora and Mariko were sun burned all over.

"Maybe," Shu sighed, "We can go there some day."

            The waitress came back with our food and sat the plates in front of us. She quickly bowed and walked off. Shu grabbed his fork, bowed his head, "Domo Arigatou Gozaimasu!"* He exclaimed right before he dug into his food.

            I shook my head, smiling, and nodded the same right before I started munching on my food. Shu was pretty quiet when he ate, I guessed that was because he was concentrating on his food. After I took another bite, I realized that Shu had stopped eating. I looked up at him and saw that he was blue in the face. I tried to move to help him, but I was frozen. I looked around to see that time had frozen around us.

            Shu finally swallowed and looked over at me, "Yolei?" He waved his hand in front of me.

'I can't move, doofus.' I thought-spoke to him.

"Really?" Shu asked.

            A quiet laugh came from the corner, where a male figure formed. I looked at him, 'Damnit.' I thought as I looked him over.

"My name is Kuro, Lord and Lady Kongon. I have come to take you to your rightful homes!" He exclaimed, snapping his fingers.

            Suddenly, my body was unfrozen. With the adrenaline rushing through my veins, I quickly jumped up, taking a fighting stance. Shu didn't look on me, his eyes stuck on the man before us, "What do you want with us?"

            The smile grew wider on the man's face, "Let me just say that the Suikos* and Korins* have been captured. My master has sent for you to be captured next."

"Haven, Seiji, Mariko and Shin?" I asked in a hushed tone.

            The male nodded, his long black bangs hanging in his face. He held out his hand, "Will you come and try to save them, or will I hafta bring out something to defeat you?" His smile turning into a smirk, he quickly disappeared and reappeared. He grabbed my arm and pulled me close, to where his face was a mere inch away from mine, "Although, you and Lady Suiko don't see eye to eye most of the time, do you?" He asked.

            I tried to back away, "Let go of me! The relationship between Lady Suiko and I is not a concern to you!" I kicked him in the shins and leapt back when he released my arm.

"You okay, Yolei?" Shu asked me. He held out his small marble and winked. I nodded, seeing the small kanji of Justice laid like a hologram inside of the marble.

            The two of us transformed. I sighed, "Let's take this somewhere else, away from people," I said, pulling out my Naginata.* Concentrating, I twirled my Naginata, "Transport!" I shouted as three orange bubbles surrounded Kuro, Shu and I.

            When the bubbles popped, we found ourselves in the middle of a desert, "Well, it's away from people," I muttered, picking up my Naginata. My dress was sticking to my legs with sweat. I sighed and concentrated harder, trying to transform into my Super Sister form. I felt my hair weave into its braid and the sudden heaviness the ring on the end of my braid added. Then I felt a hot breeze surround my legs, reassuring me of the shortening of my dress. I grabbed my silver Naginata with black and silver blades and took fighting stance.

            Kuro looked around, obviously not enthused with my transformation. He snapped his fingers, "Looks like I'll hafta take you two like I did the Korins."

            All of a sudden, a sand storm appeared, blinding Shu and I temporarily. Once we got used to the sand, we looked around, not seeing Kuro anywhere. Then the earth shook and threw us up into the air, engulfing us when we had the chance.

"Why didn't you just fight us?! Huh?" I heard Shu exclaimed as the earth engulfed him. I had been entirely engulfed, not seeing or feeling anything except the earth gradually creating a tomb of dirt for me.

'Yolei, you can't give up!' Shu thought to me.

'But I can't move!' I responded back.

'Think, Yolei, we're both basically earth elements. We can't let our own element swallow us whole like this.'

            I blinked, 'I think that is the most sensible thing I've heard from you in awhile.'

'Shuddup Yolei!'  He joked, 'But seriously, We have got figure a way out of this.' 

'He's right,' I thought to myself, 'There has got to be a way out of this.'

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(Switching to Kuro's p.o.v for un momento)

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            I smirked to myself, knowing that no one, not even the Kongons, could survive. I turned my back on them and began to summon the gate to the Netherworld. But, a sudden rumbling in the ground made me stop and turn around almost to be surrounded by this golden light. I blocked my eyes, hoping that whatever was going on wasn't like what happened with the Korins. I thought it was too impossible to see the Korins merge, but to see the Kongons merge would be a too freaky.

            But, I only saw one body come out of their temporary graves. It was also a female, she had long deep purple hair, her eyes faded from a blue to a pink. Her armored hands and feet showed some resemblance to the Kongon armor, but she still wore the long dress of Lady Kongon. Her weapon was black and decorated with silver swirls.

            I hit my forehead, "Why?" I muttered, "Why do they hafta merge? I was lucky that the Suikos didn't merge."

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(back to Yolei's p.o.v)

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            As soon as my feet touched the ground, I blinked, looking at my hands and all over my body, 'What in Kami's name…?' I asked myself.

'I was just about to ask the same thing.' Shu responded.

            I didn't think this was possible. I sighed and rolled my eyes, 'Oh well, we'll just hafta figure a way to unmerge after we beat this guy.' I thought as I took fighting stance.

            I saw Kuro look up, "Luckily, I came prepared for this this time," He responded, turning around again. I watched him with narrowed eyes as a bolt of lightening hit the sand, surrounding Kuro, "Be prepared, Kongons!" He exclaimed as the bolt came towards us, "HIROSHI*-RAIDEN!"* he exclaimed, tossing the lightening bolt at me.

'Block it Yolei!' Shu exclaimed.

            I held out my Naginata, spun it around. I could feel Shu's arms guiding me through the blocking of the Hiroshi-Raiden. I heard Kuro laugh, "There is no use in blocking that attack! It's never-ending until the opponent has lost!" He exclaimed.

'Shu, my arms are tiring out!' I responded as I tried to keep up my defense. My arms suddenly gave out, and my Naginata dropping to the ground.

            The lightening engulfed us, knocking both of us out. I felt Shu separating from me, his lips gently brushing against mine. I grabbed his hand, 'We'll be fine, I promise.' Shu told me as the lightening knocked us both unconscious.

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Kuro's POV

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            I saw the two Kongons hit the ground, unconscious. I also saw their hands locked with the others. I spat to the side, the lovey feeling made me sick. I sighed, "Well, that's three out of the five pairs I've got." I said, turning around and summoning the gate to the netherworld. I ordered the winds to scoop up the Kongons into the Netherworld. I smirked and stepped into the gate myself, the doors shutting with a loud THUD.

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*"The water is as blue…. It was….paradise,"-I've never been to Jamaica or the Bahamas, so I only went by pics from commercials.

* Domo Arigatou Gozaimasu!-Thank you very much in Japanese.

* Suikos & Korins: Shin and Mariko & Seiji and Haven.

* Naginata- Shu's weapon.

*Hiroshi- Generous in Japanese.

*Raiden- Thunder and Lightening in Far Eastern Mythology.

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Ending comments: Well, this one was a hard chappie to write….I don't really know how to take either one of them together quite yet, but it will be better. Well, R&R!

May your days be as evil as mine are, ^_^*

~*~Mia Dorothy Rain Misao Sanada Winner Kasshu Shinomori aka the queen of war!~*~