Chapter Five
Arein's Capture
"Ryyyyyoooooooo" a voice called out, Ryo looked around catiously. Arein had just left to go home, Rowan wouldn't talk to him, and he was lucky to just now fall asleep.
"Whos' there?!" he called out in all directions. Hating this dream. He was surrounded by darkness, it enclosed around him at every angle. And he wanted light, and happiness. He wanted Arein. He wanted her to forgive him. He wanted to make it all up to her somehow. Somehow....
"Ryo!" the voice called out again. Ryo's heart thumped loud enough for all to hear.
"A....Arein?" his breath caught in his throat as Arein stood infront of him. Her hair long and down. Flowing past her shoulders. Eyes sparkling with the starts that now appered in the background. And she was.....to his delight...naked.
"Ryo," Arein whispered. Slowly and ever so gracefully she walked to him, sliding into his arms.
"Arein,"Ryo put his head on top of hers and whispered appology after appoligy. "I shouldnt of did that. I'm sorry. God Arein, I hurt you. I harmed the one person in the world that means everything to me. More than life it self.I'm so sorry,"
"Don't be." Arein whispered., "That Rowan boy should be sorry. I would of enjoyed what you had planned. I knew it, thats why I didn't fight back. I cryed because I got scared. But deep down, I knew you wouldn't hurt me."
Ryo hugged Arein as close as possible, "No, I should have stoped Arein,"
"No..... Ryo, in more than one way I wanted that to happen. It wasn't my ideal logic of how I wanted it to be. But I still wanted it. I want him to pay for stopping you. I want Rowan to pay."
Ryo's eyes shot open, "What?"
"You heard me. He tryed to put you out of your place. He tried to degrade the Leader."
"Leader?"
"Of the Ronin Warriors silly. I know all about it."
"H...how?"
"I just do. Oh Ryo," Arein hugged tighter. "Please, make Rowan pay. I know how to make him pay too."
Ryo's mind went crazy, /This isn't Arein!She would never say stuff like this. But..it looks like her so much. And god...she's naked and hugging me like a teddy bear. She feels so good./ Ryo knew this had to be a dream. But decided he was not ready to wake up yet.
"How to make him pay?" Ryo said in a sleepy tone. The scent of her raspberri shampoo over flowing his sence's.
"Get me his armor."
"What?Why?"
"Ryo, love," she placed a small kiss on his lips, "You'll see, here,"she handed him a small yellow object, "Give this to Rowan, and then we can get him back. And I'll get what I've always wanted."
Ryo looked at the small yellow object and turned ir around in his hands, "But, this is just a locket."
"I know, give it to him, you'll see. I have to go now love."
He looked up alarmed, "No, you can't.....why?"
"I just do. Oh Ryo, please do this. Get me his armor. And I'll fulfill every desire you have."
Ryo bit his lip and nodded, "I...I'll do it."
"Good, I'll see you soon love," she steped back and diappered.
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Ryo sat strait up in his bed and looked around. Everything looked the same. WhiteBlaze was at the foot of the bed sleep. His room door was shut. But in the palm of his hand was a small yellow object. A locket.
"Then that means that.....it wasn't a dream....but...how?" he asked twirling the locket in his hands.
Three soft knocks came to his door and the door knob slowly turned, "Ryo, is everything okay with you?"
Ryo sighed of relife, "Y...yea Cye, I'm fine." quickly he disposed of the locket, throwing it under the bed.
Cye slowly entered the room, "Do you mind telling me what happened? I mean, Rowan was beat pretty bad, Arein was just...terrified. And you looked, kinda of like a wildman when you walked into the house."
Ryo looked down and sighed heavier as the memory's of the day's events slowly re-entered his mind. "Cye, not now. I'll talk about it later. Just....I don't feel like talking about it now."
"Oh, alright. Whenever your ready."Cye slowly walked to the other bed in Ryo's room and sat down, WhiteBlaze sturring little, "So... what would you like for lunch? Everyone else has to fend for themselves today. But I'll make an exception for you. What'll it be?"
Ryo looked down smiling, "I'm not really hungry either."
"Aww come on Ryo!" Cye grabbed his arm and dragged him downstairs, " I'll make you whatever you want.Now you can't pass up a deal like that!"
Ryo smiled following until he got all the way down the steps. Mia stood her back to the wall and her eyes closed. Kento sat on the couch next to Rowan, who had a bag of ice on his face, and his abdomen wrapped in bandages. And Sage stood glaring at Ryo, his only visble light violet eye icy and cold. Stareing directly at Ryo.
Ryo looked down feeling unwanted and abandon. Cye saw the looks and took Ryo into the kitchen sighing loudly. "So Ryo, what will it be?"
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Arein looked down teary eyes the entire drive home. Her mother hadn't said a word since she had picked her up from Mia's house. The music wasn't on. Only sound heard was the sound of the air conditioner. They pulled up into the drive way of her house. /Home sweet home.....I wonder if I'll ever date Ryo again? Maybe yes...maybe no...I can't choose....I really do love him....even if he tried to hurt me..../
"Arein dear?" her mother said, placing her hand on Areins, "Did something happen?"
Arein looked down and wanted to cry, but held back her tears, "No mom, nothing happened."
Her mother pulled out of the driveway and went down the street, completly surpirsing Arein "Well then what was wrong with Rowan? He looked pretty beat up. And why didn't Ryo come and say good-bye? They all looked so sad."
Biting her lip Arein turned to her mother and said the best excuse she could think of, "Mom, there was this fight. These guys came over and tried kidnap me and Mia. For...I dont even wanna say why. Anyway, Rowan and Ryo fought them off. But then they left. Rowan wanted to follow but he was hurt to bad. So Ryo went to look for them. And hasnt been back since."
Her mother lips curled into a smile and looked at Arein raising an eyebrow, "You lie to your mother girl? So dis-respectful! Lieing little b****."
Arein sat back all the way to the car door and starred at her mother. Who was laughing. A crazy laughter Arein never heard befour. "Momma? Momma...whats wrong?"
The laughter grew louder and Arein got scareder. This wasnt her mother.....this couldn't be......"Momma please...." said Arein, her eyes filling with tears.
Her mother looked at her, the car swirving off the road to a abandened ditch. Arein looked forward at the road and relized that they were going near a forest. The closest one to her house. And Arein knew that if she went all the way to the other end..../Mia's house will be there! Oh, and Ryo and Rowan and Sage and Cye and Kento and Mia..../
Her mother reached out and grabbed Arein by the hair, pulling her over to the drivers side of the car, "So! You lie to your mother hmmm? I can't have that dis-respect in this car! No no no! Not in this car!" the nect thing Arein knew her head was out the car window. And she was left wondering how her mother was driving the car and holding her out the window.
"Momma please!!!" Arein cried doging a tree that would of nearly knocked her head off.
"No no no! We can't have you lieing to me!" the voice suddenly changed to a voice she knew. But it couldn't be....no way...
"Ryo?" she whispered through thears and doging tree's.
"Yea Arein!" it said, then the voice suddenly changed to Rowans, "Its me, now why are ya," then it changed to Sage, "lieing to your mom?" now Cye, "I though you knew better than," next Kento," that!"
"Oh god!" she cried nearly hit by a tree.
"Yes Arein, cry to your god. He can't help you now! I will get those armors. Starting with Strata's!" the voice laughed and she relized she reconized it.....from earlier, when Rowan and Ryo fought....
Why am I so helpless? I could of stopped Ryo, no problem.Now there fighting and its all my fault.
You a weak little mortal, foolish girl.You are ment to be helpless. Its what you are. Its why strong Ronin's like Wildfire prey on you. Your so easy to munipulate.And if Strata would not of come and rescued you, you'd be just another mark on a Ronin's bed post.
Thats not true!Ryo loves me. He means it. He just wants something I'm not ready for.
Whatever little girl, you'll understand soon enough. Your part in my plan is not fullfilled yet. I will return
"Please god no, "Arein whispered remembering the voice.
"I told you, Arein, I will return. And I am here NOW!" Arein heard the laughter again, and she looked forward teary eyed. That was the last she saw and heard befour she hit a tree knocking her unconcious.
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