The Crystal Armor: PartIV
Sage looked at the cars passing by, as he was waiting for Mia and Ryo to pick him up. He was finished with his lesson and wanted to go home. He sighed, sat on the bench behind him and slowly began to meditate. He was just about to start before he sensed someone nearby. He opened his eyes and looked behind him. He found nothing but a dark shadow. "Something's not right." he thought, "I know that there's something or someone out there." He looked down behind the bench. "Mick Shishu.what are you doing?" he said as he looked down at the young man. He watched as he slowly stood up, frowning as he scratched his black, spiked hair and looking down at him with his hazel eyes. "It's not fair if you know I'm here, Sage." Mick replied, folding his fairly muscular arms across his chest. He looked as if he was about to pout. "Well, next time, leave your orb at home." Sage replied, smirking at the young man bearing the silver armor of metal. He seemed to have been chosen by Kayura to help them. "Why aren't you home, anyway?" "No one will be home," Mick said, shrugging, "I thought I could come with you and meet that new Irish chick. She comes today right?" "Yes, and only if Mia agrees then you can come," Sage said wearily. He saw her and Ryo pulling up and picked up his bag. "Mia, Mick wants to know if he can come over and meet Lori." "Sure," Mia said, smiling, "Hop in then. Oh and remember not to flirt with her you guys. She probably doesn't want to have that." They started driving away when Mia realized something. "Ryo?" "Yeah, Mia?" "Did you find a place to keep White Blaze so she wouldn't notice?" "Um.I kind of forgot that." Everyone looked at each other nervously. Mia then pushed down on the gas pedal and sped off towards the house.
Lori sighed as she finished unpacking. She sat on the bed and fell backwards, staring at the ceiling and turning to look out the window above her bed. She felt at peace, staring at the light blue sky with spots of white clouds here and there. But she didn't feel quite right, seeing that thing on the way over. She slowly sat up and pulled out a necklace from her pocket. It wasn't much if anyone looked at it. It was just a shoe-string tied to a pendent of some kind. She looked at it and then put it on. She smiled and stood up, looking to see what needed to be done. She looked at the case she wouldn't let Kento carry. She walked over and opened it up. It was a violin. She had been taking lessons since she was a kid and knew she'd have to keep up on her lessons while in Japan. She ran her hand along the bow, getting the sticky rosin on her hand. She wanted to play it right then but decided it would bother her "roommates", as she found out earlier. She sighed and closed the case. As she stood up, she heard something outside the window. She walked over and gasped as she saw a large white tiger staring at her. Her first instinct was to scream, until she noticed it wasn't doing anything but lying down. She knew that white tigers didn't live in Japan unless they were bred in zoos. She slowly opened the glass door and looked at the large cat. "Um.hello," she said as she walked out, slowly, toward the tiger, "I hope you are friendly and won't tear me up into shreds if I try to pet you." The tiger lifted it's head up and started to purr. She slowly extended her hand and placed it on top of it's head. She smiled as she saw it push it's head up and began to pet it. "I wonder why you're here," she said to it, "Unless you have someone here who you know." As she said that she heard a car coming toward the house and then hearing it screech to a halt. She then heard yells that sounded like white blaze, but she wasn't sure. She only saw the tiger get up, jump to the ground and run around to the front. She shrugged and walked back inside as a knock came from the door. She opened it and looked at Kento, with some chocolate around his mouth. She tried not to giggle but it escaped and she started laughing. "What?" Kento asked, wiping some chocolate from the side of his mouth where she pointed out. "Oh.thanks. Mia's here with the others. Let's go!" He grabbed her hand and pulled her with him down the hall before she could object. She began to wonder if they knew about the tiger.
Ryo jumped out of the car as soon as it stopped. He looked around and began calling for White Blaze. He smiled as he saw him running toward him and hugged him as soon as he was near. Mia looked at the house and then at Ryo. "White Blaze better stay outside tonight, Ryo" she said. Ryo nodded and told the tiger to go into the forest. White Blaze looked at him confused, but went anyway. Ryo stood up and wiped the dirt from his jeans and looked at the house, then at the others. "Do you think she saw him, Mia?" Ryo asked. "Maybe, but why would White Blaze do that?" Mia replied. They all started walking toward the house when they heard yelling and shouting. Mia slowly opened the door and revealed Kento on top of Rowen and Cye, who weren't too happy about being crushed by the large ronin. Ryo, Sage and Mick fell to the ground with laughter, tears streaming down their face. Mia could only hide a grin and hold in a giggle. No one seemed to notice Lori standing on the stairs until Kento got off of Cye and Rowen. "What were you thinking, Kento?!" Rowen yelled, "You could've dragged her into this and who knows how much pain she'd be in if that happened?" "Well, if you would've gotten out of the way," Kento retorted, "Then I wouldn't have fallen on you and Cye." "Cool it, you two!" Mia interjected, making both of the brave ronins quiver in fear, as she turned her attention to Lori. "Hello, Lori. I'm very sorry that I wasn't able to meet you at the airport. I hope these boys haven't caused you too much trouble." She turned her angry gaze toward the two again. Lori just laughed. "Not at all," she responded, "They've actually been a lot of help. even if Kento can't seem to keep his face clean." Kento looks at her, mouth open and face beet red. "Are those three also going to stay here?" "How'd." Mia started, but shook her head. "Never mind, and only two of them will be. They are Mick, Ryo and Sage." she said, pointing them out and noticing Sage staring at Lori, eyes wide with shock, color drained from his face. "Sage? You alright?" she asked, worriedly. Sage didn't answer. He didn't even realize anyone was talking to him or even shaking him. His eyes were fixed on one thing. Lori's necklace. The pendent that she had on it.it was an orb.an armor orb.
To Be Continued.
Sage looked at the cars passing by, as he was waiting for Mia and Ryo to pick him up. He was finished with his lesson and wanted to go home. He sighed, sat on the bench behind him and slowly began to meditate. He was just about to start before he sensed someone nearby. He opened his eyes and looked behind him. He found nothing but a dark shadow. "Something's not right." he thought, "I know that there's something or someone out there." He looked down behind the bench. "Mick Shishu.what are you doing?" he said as he looked down at the young man. He watched as he slowly stood up, frowning as he scratched his black, spiked hair and looking down at him with his hazel eyes. "It's not fair if you know I'm here, Sage." Mick replied, folding his fairly muscular arms across his chest. He looked as if he was about to pout. "Well, next time, leave your orb at home." Sage replied, smirking at the young man bearing the silver armor of metal. He seemed to have been chosen by Kayura to help them. "Why aren't you home, anyway?" "No one will be home," Mick said, shrugging, "I thought I could come with you and meet that new Irish chick. She comes today right?" "Yes, and only if Mia agrees then you can come," Sage said wearily. He saw her and Ryo pulling up and picked up his bag. "Mia, Mick wants to know if he can come over and meet Lori." "Sure," Mia said, smiling, "Hop in then. Oh and remember not to flirt with her you guys. She probably doesn't want to have that." They started driving away when Mia realized something. "Ryo?" "Yeah, Mia?" "Did you find a place to keep White Blaze so she wouldn't notice?" "Um.I kind of forgot that." Everyone looked at each other nervously. Mia then pushed down on the gas pedal and sped off towards the house.
Lori sighed as she finished unpacking. She sat on the bed and fell backwards, staring at the ceiling and turning to look out the window above her bed. She felt at peace, staring at the light blue sky with spots of white clouds here and there. But she didn't feel quite right, seeing that thing on the way over. She slowly sat up and pulled out a necklace from her pocket. It wasn't much if anyone looked at it. It was just a shoe-string tied to a pendent of some kind. She looked at it and then put it on. She smiled and stood up, looking to see what needed to be done. She looked at the case she wouldn't let Kento carry. She walked over and opened it up. It was a violin. She had been taking lessons since she was a kid and knew she'd have to keep up on her lessons while in Japan. She ran her hand along the bow, getting the sticky rosin on her hand. She wanted to play it right then but decided it would bother her "roommates", as she found out earlier. She sighed and closed the case. As she stood up, she heard something outside the window. She walked over and gasped as she saw a large white tiger staring at her. Her first instinct was to scream, until she noticed it wasn't doing anything but lying down. She knew that white tigers didn't live in Japan unless they were bred in zoos. She slowly opened the glass door and looked at the large cat. "Um.hello," she said as she walked out, slowly, toward the tiger, "I hope you are friendly and won't tear me up into shreds if I try to pet you." The tiger lifted it's head up and started to purr. She slowly extended her hand and placed it on top of it's head. She smiled as she saw it push it's head up and began to pet it. "I wonder why you're here," she said to it, "Unless you have someone here who you know." As she said that she heard a car coming toward the house and then hearing it screech to a halt. She then heard yells that sounded like white blaze, but she wasn't sure. She only saw the tiger get up, jump to the ground and run around to the front. She shrugged and walked back inside as a knock came from the door. She opened it and looked at Kento, with some chocolate around his mouth. She tried not to giggle but it escaped and she started laughing. "What?" Kento asked, wiping some chocolate from the side of his mouth where she pointed out. "Oh.thanks. Mia's here with the others. Let's go!" He grabbed her hand and pulled her with him down the hall before she could object. She began to wonder if they knew about the tiger.
Ryo jumped out of the car as soon as it stopped. He looked around and began calling for White Blaze. He smiled as he saw him running toward him and hugged him as soon as he was near. Mia looked at the house and then at Ryo. "White Blaze better stay outside tonight, Ryo" she said. Ryo nodded and told the tiger to go into the forest. White Blaze looked at him confused, but went anyway. Ryo stood up and wiped the dirt from his jeans and looked at the house, then at the others. "Do you think she saw him, Mia?" Ryo asked. "Maybe, but why would White Blaze do that?" Mia replied. They all started walking toward the house when they heard yelling and shouting. Mia slowly opened the door and revealed Kento on top of Rowen and Cye, who weren't too happy about being crushed by the large ronin. Ryo, Sage and Mick fell to the ground with laughter, tears streaming down their face. Mia could only hide a grin and hold in a giggle. No one seemed to notice Lori standing on the stairs until Kento got off of Cye and Rowen. "What were you thinking, Kento?!" Rowen yelled, "You could've dragged her into this and who knows how much pain she'd be in if that happened?" "Well, if you would've gotten out of the way," Kento retorted, "Then I wouldn't have fallen on you and Cye." "Cool it, you two!" Mia interjected, making both of the brave ronins quiver in fear, as she turned her attention to Lori. "Hello, Lori. I'm very sorry that I wasn't able to meet you at the airport. I hope these boys haven't caused you too much trouble." She turned her angry gaze toward the two again. Lori just laughed. "Not at all," she responded, "They've actually been a lot of help. even if Kento can't seem to keep his face clean." Kento looks at her, mouth open and face beet red. "Are those three also going to stay here?" "How'd." Mia started, but shook her head. "Never mind, and only two of them will be. They are Mick, Ryo and Sage." she said, pointing them out and noticing Sage staring at Lori, eyes wide with shock, color drained from his face. "Sage? You alright?" she asked, worriedly. Sage didn't answer. He didn't even realize anyone was talking to him or even shaking him. His eyes were fixed on one thing. Lori's necklace. The pendent that she had on it.it was an orb.an armor orb.
To Be Continued.