The Crystal Armor: PartIII
Rowen woke up, not to gracefully, after falling from his warm, soft spot on the couch. He grumbled and looked at the clock. 11:59. That girl's flight must be arriving. He slowly got up, groaning and rubbing his hurt back. He planed on making something for her, like a cake. Unfortunately, unlike Cye, he had no cooking talent and usually ended up blowing up the kitchen. But he was going to try and show the others he can cook and not kill anyone with his cooking. He wandered into the kitchen and looked at a Betty Crocker cake mix. "This doesn't seem to hard," Rowen thought, "but what kind of cups do they mean?"
Lori gazed out at the mountains and the forests in awe. She normally lived near the ocean and the forest but had never seen a mountain. She felt more at ease now that she didn't feel someone watching her. She took a closer look at Kento and Cye. Cye was leaning against the front seats, his head between her and Kento, who managed to eat his hamburger while driving. He reminded her of her aunt when she drove, except with a book instead of food. She smiled as Cye was telling Kento to focus on driving. "Kento!" Cye yelled at him, "We don't want to get in a crash before we get home. And I doubt if she wants to be scared on her first time here." "Cye, I'm doing just fine," Kento said, eating his hamburger still, "besides, I'm sure she's fine, right, Lori?" She merely smiled and nodded. "See? At least we're nearly home, and then I can dig into that cake mom sent me." "Can't you think of anything but food?" Cye said angrily. "Yeah, I can actually," Kento said, putting the rest of his hamburger in his mouth. He looked over at Lori. "What do you think of Japan so far, Lori?" "It's beautiful," she replied, looking out her window. "I never see mountains like these. My family lived close to the ocean, before I had to move to the city with my aunt and uncle. I'm really glad that I could come." She then felt that feeling again, someone watching her. She began to look around out the window. She noticed a black blur. Some sort of person in a cape. She narrowed her eyes as she saw a white blur jump on tops of the person. When she tried to find them again, they disappeared. She didn't realize that they asked her another question, until Cye put his hand on her shoulder. "Lori? Are you alright?" Cye asked, looking at her worriedly. "Yeah.I'm fine," she replied, smiling. "Just daydreaming. Did you ask me something?" "Why did you want to come to Japan?" Cye asked. "Oh. well, my mother was Japanese and I wanted to come here to learn more about Japan, since she was born and raised here." She smiled and noticed some smoke in the distance. "Um.guys? Are we heading that way?" she asked, pointing at the smoke. Cye and Kento looked in horror at each other. Kento stepped on the gas and sped toward the house. When they reached the house, Kento opened the car door and ran toward the house. Cye turned to her before leaving. "Lori, stay here until we find out what happened, alright?" She nods and stays in her seat, watching him enter the house. "Kento, do you know where it's coming from?" Cye asked worriedly, remembering Rowen. Kento pointed toward the kitchen and they both crept toward it, gripping their orbs tightly and listening to the movements in there. They pushed the door open and ran in to find a disaster. Everything was dusty, pots and pans scattered everywhere, cupboards open, plates shattered and smoke everywhere. Then they saw it. "ROWEN!?" they both yelled as they saw him. He was standing in front of the oven, holding a hot pad with the oven door open. His face was black and his clothes had what looked like flour on it along with the smoke ashes. His blue hair was pressed back and looked more black than blue. He smiled, sheepishly at them. "Hey, guys." Rowen said, "I was just, um..trying to make something for Lori." "You totally destroyed Mia's kitchen!" Cye yelled as he tried to suppress a laugh and look strict at the blue-haired ronin. It was kind of hard when Kento was laughing out loud and laying on the floor, to calm down his laughter. Cye went over to the oven and pulled out a black thing in a pan that was supposed to be the cake. He sighed and went to help Lori with her luggage. "Hahaha.Rowen.next time.do it to someone else's kitchen," Kento said merrily, as he was standing up. "You better go take a shower before Cye brings her inside and she sees you like that." He added, snickering a bit. "Yeah, yeah, very funny," Rowen grumbled. He walked out and began to go upstairs, until he saw her coming through the front door. He froze and waited for her to laugh and ridicule him, like the other guys did when this happened. "Oh my. are you alright?" was all she said as she approached him, looking worried. "Uh.yeah, I'm fine," he said embarrassedly. He saw her holding out her hand to him, and looked at it in confusion. "I'm Lori Flynn," she said, smiling, "and you are?" "Rowen.Rowen Hashiba" he said, extending his dirty hand and shaking hers, getting it dirty. "Oh.sorry. I was trying to make you something in the kitchen and." "It's alright. At least you're ok," she said. "Are you also a friend of Mia?" "Yeah, and you still have two other roommates to meet." He smacked his forehead. He wasn't supposed to tell her until the others came and introduced themselves. "Um.did you say roommates?" she asked, looking a bit confused. "I don't understand. I didn't know that I would be sharing a room." Cye brought in her luggage and looked at Rowen. He smiled, reassuring Rowen it was alright. "Come on, Lori," Cye said, "I'll show you to your room. Rowen, you can help with some of her stuff." Rowen nods and they put her stuff in her new room. "Do you want anything, Lori?" Cye asked before leaving. "No thanks," she said, "I'm just going to put my stuff away until Mia gets here." Cye nods and closes the door. He sighed, knowing now he'd have to fix the kitchen before Mia gets home and yells at poor Rowen. When he entered the kitchen, he saw Kento not raiding the fridge for once but actually cleaning up. As he began to help, he wondered what Sage and Ryo would think of her.
To Be Continued.
Rowen woke up, not to gracefully, after falling from his warm, soft spot on the couch. He grumbled and looked at the clock. 11:59. That girl's flight must be arriving. He slowly got up, groaning and rubbing his hurt back. He planed on making something for her, like a cake. Unfortunately, unlike Cye, he had no cooking talent and usually ended up blowing up the kitchen. But he was going to try and show the others he can cook and not kill anyone with his cooking. He wandered into the kitchen and looked at a Betty Crocker cake mix. "This doesn't seem to hard," Rowen thought, "but what kind of cups do they mean?"
Lori gazed out at the mountains and the forests in awe. She normally lived near the ocean and the forest but had never seen a mountain. She felt more at ease now that she didn't feel someone watching her. She took a closer look at Kento and Cye. Cye was leaning against the front seats, his head between her and Kento, who managed to eat his hamburger while driving. He reminded her of her aunt when she drove, except with a book instead of food. She smiled as Cye was telling Kento to focus on driving. "Kento!" Cye yelled at him, "We don't want to get in a crash before we get home. And I doubt if she wants to be scared on her first time here." "Cye, I'm doing just fine," Kento said, eating his hamburger still, "besides, I'm sure she's fine, right, Lori?" She merely smiled and nodded. "See? At least we're nearly home, and then I can dig into that cake mom sent me." "Can't you think of anything but food?" Cye said angrily. "Yeah, I can actually," Kento said, putting the rest of his hamburger in his mouth. He looked over at Lori. "What do you think of Japan so far, Lori?" "It's beautiful," she replied, looking out her window. "I never see mountains like these. My family lived close to the ocean, before I had to move to the city with my aunt and uncle. I'm really glad that I could come." She then felt that feeling again, someone watching her. She began to look around out the window. She noticed a black blur. Some sort of person in a cape. She narrowed her eyes as she saw a white blur jump on tops of the person. When she tried to find them again, they disappeared. She didn't realize that they asked her another question, until Cye put his hand on her shoulder. "Lori? Are you alright?" Cye asked, looking at her worriedly. "Yeah.I'm fine," she replied, smiling. "Just daydreaming. Did you ask me something?" "Why did you want to come to Japan?" Cye asked. "Oh. well, my mother was Japanese and I wanted to come here to learn more about Japan, since she was born and raised here." She smiled and noticed some smoke in the distance. "Um.guys? Are we heading that way?" she asked, pointing at the smoke. Cye and Kento looked in horror at each other. Kento stepped on the gas and sped toward the house. When they reached the house, Kento opened the car door and ran toward the house. Cye turned to her before leaving. "Lori, stay here until we find out what happened, alright?" She nods and stays in her seat, watching him enter the house. "Kento, do you know where it's coming from?" Cye asked worriedly, remembering Rowen. Kento pointed toward the kitchen and they both crept toward it, gripping their orbs tightly and listening to the movements in there. They pushed the door open and ran in to find a disaster. Everything was dusty, pots and pans scattered everywhere, cupboards open, plates shattered and smoke everywhere. Then they saw it. "ROWEN!?" they both yelled as they saw him. He was standing in front of the oven, holding a hot pad with the oven door open. His face was black and his clothes had what looked like flour on it along with the smoke ashes. His blue hair was pressed back and looked more black than blue. He smiled, sheepishly at them. "Hey, guys." Rowen said, "I was just, um..trying to make something for Lori." "You totally destroyed Mia's kitchen!" Cye yelled as he tried to suppress a laugh and look strict at the blue-haired ronin. It was kind of hard when Kento was laughing out loud and laying on the floor, to calm down his laughter. Cye went over to the oven and pulled out a black thing in a pan that was supposed to be the cake. He sighed and went to help Lori with her luggage. "Hahaha.Rowen.next time.do it to someone else's kitchen," Kento said merrily, as he was standing up. "You better go take a shower before Cye brings her inside and she sees you like that." He added, snickering a bit. "Yeah, yeah, very funny," Rowen grumbled. He walked out and began to go upstairs, until he saw her coming through the front door. He froze and waited for her to laugh and ridicule him, like the other guys did when this happened. "Oh my. are you alright?" was all she said as she approached him, looking worried. "Uh.yeah, I'm fine," he said embarrassedly. He saw her holding out her hand to him, and looked at it in confusion. "I'm Lori Flynn," she said, smiling, "and you are?" "Rowen.Rowen Hashiba" he said, extending his dirty hand and shaking hers, getting it dirty. "Oh.sorry. I was trying to make you something in the kitchen and." "It's alright. At least you're ok," she said. "Are you also a friend of Mia?" "Yeah, and you still have two other roommates to meet." He smacked his forehead. He wasn't supposed to tell her until the others came and introduced themselves. "Um.did you say roommates?" she asked, looking a bit confused. "I don't understand. I didn't know that I would be sharing a room." Cye brought in her luggage and looked at Rowen. He smiled, reassuring Rowen it was alright. "Come on, Lori," Cye said, "I'll show you to your room. Rowen, you can help with some of her stuff." Rowen nods and they put her stuff in her new room. "Do you want anything, Lori?" Cye asked before leaving. "No thanks," she said, "I'm just going to put my stuff away until Mia gets here." Cye nods and closes the door. He sighed, knowing now he'd have to fix the kitchen before Mia gets home and yells at poor Rowen. When he entered the kitchen, he saw Kento not raiding the fridge for once but actually cleaning up. As he began to help, he wondered what Sage and Ryo would think of her.
To Be Continued.