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In The Beginning : Chapter Three

Started: 2/09/'01

By: Jaya

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Re-Capping:

School is finally over for the first day. Sai and Ryo had a lovely talk on the way home, only was it all true? Or perhaps not. Rowen and Kento finally made it back to Rowen's place, will Rowen's mom let Rowen go over to Kento's for the evening? And will Sage, end up getting all wet in the coming thunder storm? *snickers*

The Calm Before the Storm

Ryo, paused at the corner, glancing down the street. There was a sleek looking care sitting on the corner, in front of the house. A smile broke across his face as he picked up his feet and began to run.

/Fathers home! Fathers home! Fathers home! FATHERS HOME!/ He thought, happily, grinning. Tattered tennis shoes slapping against the cracked pavement.

He tossed his bag to the side, not caring where it landed in the over grown yard. Without a thought, he threw the door open, bursting into the house. But instead of his father banging about in the kitchen, or singing some over load, boisterous song... There were two rather well dressed looking men, sitting on the coach, talking quietly. They looked up as he burst into, voices falling silent. The three watched each other.

"Who are you?" Ryo asked blinking in surprise. "What are you doing here? And where is my Father?"

"That's, what we want to know, Ryo."

"How do you know my name?"

"where is your father?" One of the two stood up.

But Ryo just glared at him, surprise fading into anger. He backed into the door way, not sure what to do. "I don't know where he is. If I did I wouldn't tell you anyway."

"Ryo your father has something of ours, and we need it back. If you would just..."

Not waiting to hear the rest, Ryo whirled around, letting out a piecing whistle as he darted across the yard. The boy grabbed his bag off the lawn, and the mail out of the mail mans hands. There were shouts behind him, but he ignored them.

Hopping a couple of fences, cutting through back yards, and a couple of streets over, Ryo glanced around. Letting out another whistle he slipped between two large buildings, crouching down to make himself less viable.

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Kento glanced around the apartment, as Rowen closed the door behind them. There was the sound of pots and pans rattling in the kitchen, and soft country music playing in the back ground.

" 'hat ya Rowen boy?"

"Yeah mom it's me." The blue haired boy, replied setting his school back by the door. "Kento's 'ere with me."

"Afta'noon Kento."

"Good Afternoon Hashiba-san."

Mrs. Hashiba appeared in the doorway leaning out of the living room into the kitchen. Kento nodded his head at her politely.

"What brings ya over 'ere this afta'noon Kento? Haven't seen ya round for a while."

"I was visiting relatives in China, at the end of the summer." He shifted slightly. "Actually I was hoping you'd let me barrow Rowen-kun for the evening. Yamai Sensei has already gotten me lost... and well I thought, maybe Rowen could explain it to me, before I got too far behind."

She nodded whipping her hands on the kitchen town across her shoulder. Tossing the but of her cigaret into t the as try. "Yeah. I suppose, I could let Rowen go for tanight. He's been miss'in ya anyways. Jus rememba boy, ya got dishes when eva ya get home, 'ear me?"

"Yes, mama." Rowen replied smiling despite himself.

"Domo Argrigato, Hashiba-san." Kento grinned, bowing his head as he picked up his bag. "Don't worry I'll make sure he gets home in time ta do the dishes, for you."

"See 'at ya do that Kento." Without another word, she turned and headed back into the kitchen.

"Come, on." Rowen said picking up his bag.

Together the two of them headed back down the stairs, and out of the building. Rowen tossed his bag up into the air and caught it, grinning.

"RACE YOU TO THE PARK!" He cried taking off the do the road, Kento hot on his heels.

"AWWE ROWEN WAIT UP!" Kento pouted, though fast he wasn't as fast as his friend.

Above them the skies broke, and fat drops of rain, plummeted down upon the city. Rowen opened his arms white and whirled around grinning at Kento came to a stop next to him.

"Come on Ken-chan." Rowen smiled. "It's raining!"

Kento shook his head and laughed. "Yeah it is."

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Sage Date, let himself go. Falling back wards into the grass. He fought the impulse to stop his fall, as lighting ripped across the sky over head. It had taken a lot of practice to just be able to let himself go. But he smiled as he landed in the soft grass, his hands over his head.

He lay there, in the long grass that covered the meadow at the edge of the rice paddies, that dotted the land scape of the hills spread out below him. Letting the cascade of rain, soak through his white shirt, and grass stained Khakis, without a care in the world. Though not doubt he'd care later when he got home.

Over head a small two person plane, skirted the far edges of the storm from. Sage watched it for a second, till it vanished out of sight. Replaced by the dark boiling masses of clouds and lighting. With a smile he enjoyed the beautiful spectacle of natures wrath.

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At the Mariana, Sai smiled up at the rain, carefully carrying the bucket of food, across a few feet of open space between the two buildings. He shivered as thunder rumbled and lighting spite the heavens. Closing the door softly behind him, he flicked on the main lights.

Quickly, Sai Mouri finished feeding the Marian animals located in the 'Tropical Building'. Or the TB as it was called. A little bit later he headed back into the main complex to see what else he was needed to do before he went home for the day.

"Sai Mouri! There you are."

"Miss. Mayi."

"Could you go into the back store room, and get me some more antiseptic ointment, and some vaccine shots?" She asked.

"Sure, let me put up the bucket, real quick."

"Ok, bring it out to the seal pen. There was a fight earlier this afternoon. Lord knows how those two bulls got put together again. But when If ind out!"

"I'll be right there."

"Thank's Mouri. Your a life saver." She called back over her shoulder as she hurried down the hall.

Shaking his head, Sai, headed towards the store rooms, wondering how bad the fight had been. They usually kept the two larger males separate from each other. Because they liked to fight. /I wonder how they got together this time.... No doubt Miss. Mayi will find out though. And I don't pity whoever it is she finds./

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Finished: 2/10/01

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