Dimensional Lockers.
Disclaimer-
We don't own the Ronins, damnit. And later on in the story line we bring in characters from the movie 'Remember the Titans' we don't own them either.
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"He dribbles, he shoots, he scores! Ryo, the world's most talented soccer player has done it again!" Ryo put on a cheesy grin and pretended to talk into a microphone.
"That's right, Bob, ever since this young star got on the team, they've won every year, and they just did it again, thanks to Mr. Sanada. My, what a handsome young man he is."
Reya rolled her eyes, laughing. "Oh please, Ryo, could you be just a little more modest, there?" She asked, teasingly.
He shrugged, running a hand through his hair. "Hey, what can I say? I'm an honest guy, you know." He grinned, winking.
She shook her head, and kicked the soccer ball back towards him. "I'm sure."
He stopped it and his tiger blue eyes lit up with an idea. "Hey, let's get the guys together and play a game! It'll be great!" He yelled, pumping his fist in the air.
Reya nodded. "Sounds like fun." She glanced over her shoulder back towards her dark haired friend, who was lying in the grass, enjoying the sun. "Hey Circe, wanna play?"
Circe put her hands behind her head. "No."
Reya shrugged at Ryo. "Eh. Maybe later. Let's find the others."
Ryo grinned and saluted her, jogging towards the house.
Reya sighed, and then skipped over to Circe, plopping down next to her. "You sure you don't want to play?" She asked, prodding her lightly.
Circe raised an eyebrow slightly, her eyes closed. "I'm sure."
Reya sighed again loudly, and laid her head on Circe's stomach. "Are you okay?" She asked quietly.
Circe opened her eyes, staring straight up at the sky, watching a hawk-type of bird fly by. "I'm fine, Reya. Stop worrying about me." She murmured.
Reya sat up and pinched her stomach and twisted, "the ultimate pinch", glaring slightly.
"Ow…" Circe lifted her head up, glaring at her friend. "What was that for??"
"Serves you right. Stop being so bitchy, Circe. You know I'm just concerned." Reya scolded lightly, crossing her arms.
Circe paused before lying back down, crossing her arms over her eyes.
"Hey Reya, come on!" Ryo jogged back out, the other guys behind him, joking and horsing around.
Reya shook her head, smiling. "Be good, Circe." She said, then got up and joined the others.
Circe snorted. "Look who's talking." She muttered.
Reya smirked, only glancing at the dark-haired girl.
Rowen grinned, putting an arm around her shoulder. "And what's that supposed to mean?" He asked.
Reya bumped her hip against his, grinning. "You'll find out."
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Yuli laughed, running around outside with White Blaze on his heels. "Come on boy, let's go see what Ryo and them are doing." He panted, patting the white tiger on the head.
White Blaze growled appreciatively, nudging the small boy lightly.
Yuli giggled, and ran around the house to where the others were playing their soccer game. He watched them for a moment, laughing at their pathetic excuse for ball handling with the exception of Ryo and Reya, then noticed Circe lying off to the side by herself looking sad and lonely.
"Hey White Blaze, I got an idea… come on…"
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Circe pursed her lips, circling her finger around in the grass absentmindedly. Freshly clothed, cut cleaned, and in a better mood, she couldn't quite understand why her mind had to keep going back to the event in the lake. There was just something weird about it that unsettled her. What could have pulled her back like that? She was positive there wasn't anything there, yet obviously something or someone had done it. Stranger yet was the fact that whatever got her, it didn't get Reya. And Reya wasn't… uneasy in the water, unlike Circe. It was almost as if she had been targeted specifically…
Circe scowled. "Ridiculous…"
Suddenly a shadow fell over her and she looked up to find the little boy, Yuli, and Ryo's rather large house cat.
The boy smiled and held out something flowery, the cat purring contently next to him.
Circe gave him a small smile, taking the thing from him. With a second look at it, she realized that he had made her a wreath. She looked back up at him, half surprised.
He grinned and took the wreath from her, then placed it on her head, and said something in a friendly, boyish tone.
Circe couldn't help but smile at him, and a little to her own surprise, gave the kid a hug. She heard a distinct giggle from him, and giggled herself.
He sat down next to her, and the tiger stretched out in front of them, rolling on his back like and overgrown tom-cat. Laughing, Yuli rubbed his belly and began to play with him.
"Hey Circe, nice wreath." Ryo grinned at her, winking.
Circe glanced up at him and smirked. "Thanks."
"Come on, play soccer with us." He said, nudging her shoe.
Circe rolled her eyes, and took the wreath off her head and put it on Yuli's. "Guard that for me."
Ryo grinned, relaying the message to him, then jogged down after Circe.
Reya whistled, jumping up and down cheerfully. "Yeah, wahoo! It's Circe!!" She cried exuberantly.
Circe shook her head. "Regular Reya Sunshine." She muttered, and Kento laughed, finding this thoroughly funny.
"Ah look who graced us with her presence." Rowen teased, grinning.
Kento rubbed his hands together. "Ok, we'll leave the girls together. Now maybe you guys will stand a chance." He taunted.
Cye made a crass gesture, smiling. "Yeah, we'll see buddy, we'll see."
Reya chuckled, winking at Circe. "Big mistake boys. Foolish boys."
Ryo raised his eyebrows. "Oooh, is that so?" He mocked, his hands on his hips.
"Okay guys, let's get started already. Girls get ball." Sage said, smiling slightly and in ready stance.
Reya glanced at Circe. "What do you think?" She asked.
Circe smirked, folding her sleeves back. "I'm thinking Dr. Pepper." She replied.
Cye and Rowen exchanged looks. "Uh… okay."
Reya smirked, glancing at them. "You guys just leave this to us." She stated, setting the ball in position
Kento whistled. "Ooooh, getting a little tough, huh?"
Circe licked her lips. "Ooooooh yes."
Reya grinned. "Here we go!"
She kicked the ball straight up with her toes, then headed it over Kento's head, where Circe got it a second later, did a reverse move, and passed it back over to Reya, who was already closing in for the kill.
Kento scratched his head as she scored the goal. "Damn."
Ryo cleared his throat. "No problem, no problem. Just one goal." He said, clapping his hands, trying to keep the morale up.
Sage nodded, smiling. "We can do it."
"No you can't." Circe murmured discreetly, walking past him to her team's side of the field.
He glared slightly at the back of her head. "Bitch."
Rowen gave both girls a high-five. "Alright, ladies, kick some ass!" He cried.
Circe grinned, licking her lips. "No problem."
Reya shook her head. "Shouldn't have said that… she takes that literally, you know."
Ryo knocked the ball towards Kento, starting again. Some fancy footwork from someone who can't play soccer lead to a turn-over, and Cye now made his way down the field, dribbling the ball.
"Double damn." Kento snapped his fingers.
Another goal was scored.
And another.
And yet again.
A few more times.
Team morale was dropping fast. Ryo scratched his chin. "Okey dokey, let's try something else…"
While they huddled, Rowen and Cye enjoyed their victory, dancing around with the girls.
Yuli cheered them on from the sides, clapping and hooting noisily.
Finally the other team lined up again, determined looks on each face.
"Okay men, let's do this." Ryo clapped then again put the ball in play by passing it to Kento, who immediately passed to Sage. It looked as though Sage had an open road, but an unexpected slide tackle from the side knocked the ball off course and sent him stumbling ahead.
"Wahoo!" Reya stopped the ball, giving Circe a thumbs up for her great work, then made a brilliant shot for a goal.
"Booyah!" Cye clapped Rowen's hands, and they did their male dance of victory.
Circe smirked and did a kip-up as Sage brushed off his shin, which felt her foot. "Gee, Sage. You almost scored there. Keep up the good work though." She snickered brushing her bangs out of her face.
Kento scratched his head. "Isn't that a foul or something? Where's the green card?"
Ryo mumbled bitterly, "No, and there's no such thing as a green card, idiot."
Sage, giving Circe a very dirty look thoroughly resolving to kick her ass in a very gentlemen-like way, headed back toward the guys.
"I told you guys, but noooooo…" Reya's taunting voice trailed off as she smiled coyly at them.
Rowen grinned, giving her a noogy. "That's my girl!"
"Come on men, we can do this!" Ryo cried, getting a little exasperated.
This time, Sage started off the ball, passing it to Kento, who dribbled it up some before passing it back to Sage. He passed it off again before Circe could try to cripple him, giving Ryo, the world's best soccer player, a chance at goal.
"He dribbles left, right, left… sets it up and-aaack! NO!!"
Reya came up from behind him, stealing the ball away as she laughed gleefully. "Oh Ryo, you really are the greatest soccer player in the world!" She teased.
Kento fell to the ground, whining. "We're being slaughtered!"
Reya scored her goal and did a little victory dance. "Go me, go me!"
Cye met up with her and they started to dance around, laughing childishly.
"Hey guys, let's call it a day, huh? I'm getting pretty hungry." Ryo called out.
Kento shot up. "Me too. Definitely. Let's go."
Everybody just rolled their eyes.
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Reya sighed contently, snuggling up under her blankets for warmth and comfort. "Mmm… goodnight, Circe…" She murmured sleepily.
Circe glanced at her, shivering. Somehow, she doubted seriously that it would be a good night for her. "…Yeah…"
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Sage wandered around the living room, thinking.
It was late… or maybe it was early, he wasn't sure. But he did know that everybody else was sleeping. But he couldn't sleep. For some reason, something kept bugging him. This nagging feeling in the back of his head was telling him that something was wrong.
But he couldn't figure out what it was.
A noise interrupted his thoughts… someone was coming down the stairs, and from the sound of it, slowly, as if they were holding the railing for support the whole way down.
Sage ran a hand through his thick blonde hair, scowling slightly when it fell back exactly the same, as he waited for this mystery person to turn the corner.
Soon enough, the person appeared, and much to his surprise, and discomfort, it was Circe. But as he saw the state that she was in, his annoyance was replaced by… concern? Eh, he was getting soft.
"Circe? What are you doing up?"
She looked up, glancing over her shoulder as she paused in the doorway of the kitchen. "None of your business…" She muttered, then proceeded in.
Sage frowned and followed her.
She was fixing herself some coffee. Soon, the savory smell of Cye's very own mixture was floating through the kitchen. If real life was anything like the commercials, the others would be up in no time.
"Circe… it's…" Sage checked his watch, then looked back up at her. "It's 4:51 in the morning. What are you doing?"
She gave him a baleful look, brushing her bangs out of her eyes as she sat at the table. "What does it look like, Date?" She said snappishly, leaning back.
That fleeting moment of sympathy that he had felt for her immediately vanished. "I was just asking, you don't have to go into bitch mode. Sometimes people actually try and act nice around here." He retorted icily, sitting across from her.
She scowled, and began rubbing her temples. "Fine. If you want to play psychiatrist, I'll just go lay down on the couch and begin rambling on about anything and everything. Or you can shut the hell up and leave me alone so I don't puke again. It's your choice."
Sage raised an eyebrow. "You got sick?" He repeated, not exactly what he had expected.
She groaned slightly, laying her head on the table. "Yes. Anymore questions?"
"Yeah." He leaned forward, staring at her expectantly. "Why are you up? You just felt the need to puke your guts out or was it something else?"
She looked at him, blinking. "How… I had… a bad dream."
Sage smirked. "About…" He waited for her to finish, all the while eyeing her very smugly.
She glared at him and put her head back on the table with a loud sigh. "A memory. About water. That's all." She muttered.
"Really. What if I said I didn't believe you?"
"You would anyway. You're just a dick."
"So?"
"Damn you, Sage."
He grinned triumphantly as she got up to pour herself some coffee. "Come on." He said coaxingly, his keen, ice blue eyes following her.
She glanced at him coolly, walking back to her seat. "Why are you so difficult?" She asked.
"Some girls find it charming."
"Those would be the same slutty girls who wear bright flashy clothing as apposed to running around in their underwear?" She asked, smiling smugly.
Sage put his chin on his hand. "Fine, you win that round," and after catching the mischievous look she had, he added, "Just for the record, I was joking."
"Sure."
"I'm serious. I don't date those kinds of girls."
"Really. And what kinds do you date?"
"Well…" Sage ran a hand through his hair, thinking about it.
"Baka."
He gave her a look. "I guess someone like Reya." He replied.
Circe rolled her eyes, sipping the delicious beverage in her hand. "You would."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
She ignored his last comment. "If you want to go out with her, you're gonna have competition, remember?" She drawled, glancing at him only once.
Sage frowned slightly, watching her. "I never said I wanted to."
Circe stayed silent, and just sipped from her mug.
Sage drummed his fingers on his leg, staring at the torturous lines in the wooden table as they weaved in and out and winded all around. He followed one in particular, as it made its way among the other lines, curving this way and that. Finally, it reached the end of its path, on the other side of the table. Directly in front of Circe. She was watching him quietly, with an amused expression on her face.
"Enjoying yourself?"
Sage rolled his eyes, and got up to get himself a mug. "You never finished about your nightmare." He reminded her, efficiently changing the subject.
"I never started."
"You did, actually," He glanced back at her as he poured in the coffee, only adding a little cream; he liked his strong. "But I think you're too afraid to go on."
His little taunt worked exactly as he planned. Her eyes flashed and she gripped the handle of her cup tightly. "I'm not afraid of a stupid memory." She hissed.
He smirked, sitting down in front of her. "So tell me about it."
Circe realized what she just walked into and scowled. "I hate you."
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Notes from Jou-chan:
Congrats congrats congrats to Jay'a!! She was the first person to get my quote right, and she gave the most information, too! Go Jay'a, go Jay'a! *does little dance* The more information, the better! So… REMEMBER that! *hinthint*
Next contest quote, you ask? Well, here it is! And this one is harder, too:
"So this'll end everything, will it?!"
Hehe! Teehee! Okay, this one is pretty easy, too. It's from another anime, and that's the only hint you'll get. Actually, if you guys didn't get this… well… I'd be afraid. *sweatdrop* So, let me know what Anime, and who said it. And any other little details you might want to add. ^-^;;
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Notes from Cye's girl:
Heh. A little note about the 'love of CLAMP' thing. That is one freakin' awesome anime! Watch it if you can! It's hilarious.
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