The War
Chapter 1-The Beginning
He yawned,
stretching out his limbs in a cat-like manner as he yawned. His lover giggled
behind him.
"You're
just like a kitty!" the boy exclaimed as he continued giggling.
"It's hard
to believe that these two are destined to help save the world." Mia stated as
Anubis laughed.
"Yes, it is
hard. But you have to admit, though they act childish, they are very skilled
warriors." Mia nodded.
"It's hard
sometimes, to know that all of my boys could be killed." Anubis nodded.
"I
understand. War is a hard thing, especially when a bunch of children are doing
the fighting for the lives of millions." Mia nodded.
"I couldn't
bare the thought of losing any of them. Even Sage. He's so much happier now,
that he's just fun to be around. He's still a little troublemaker, but still,
he was a good boy now. It was then that a boy toting a stuffed whale dashed
into the room, hiding behind Mia. Moments later, Kento dashed into the room,
dripping with water.
"Get back
here fish boy! You are SO dead!" Cye giggled behind Mia, knowing that Kento
couldn't hit him when he was in the safety zone.
"Ok, what's
wrong Kento?" Kento glared at her.
"I wonder!
He shoved me into the lake then ran away!" Cye continued giggling as Ryo and
Sage began to laugh as well.
"He got you
good." Ryo stated as Kento glared at him.
"Don't you
start up!" He stated as Sage laughed. Kento glared as Sage who smiled.
"You didn't
tell me that I couldn't start up!" He pointed out as Kento sighed.
"Don't get
all technical on me wolf boy!" Sage shrugged.
"Well, you
didn't." He stated as Rowen dashed into the room.
"Quick
guys, we have to go! They're here…" Ryo took a deep breath and let it out
slowly.
"Come on
Sage…" Ryo stated as Sage nodded, grabbing his armor off the table and calling
it onto himself. Ryo did the same, as they turned to Rowen.
"Ok, where
are they?" Rowen waited to regain his breath before speaking.
"Down in
the field. But Ryo I really don't know if you should come…" He muttered, as Ryo
rolled his eyes.
"Come on,
I'm the leader here!" He stated as Rowen sighed.
"I still
don't think you should come." Ryo ignored him as he turned to Sage.
"Come on,
hurry up everyone. We have to get going before it comes to the house and harms
Mia or something."
"Too late
for that…" Rowen muttered as Ryo turned to him on confusion.
"What do
you mean by that Rowen?" Ryo asked as Rowen shook his head.
"You wanted
to come, you'll see." He retorted as Ryo sighed.
"Ok. Let's
go." Nodding the other warriors followed their leader as he led them to the
field that Rowen had seen them in. Rowen gulped slightly, not knowing how Ryo
would take everything. Finally they reached the field, and immediately Ryo went
into shock.
"Blaze!" He
screamed out as he realized that his cat was what Rowen had been talking about.
"Let Blaze
go!" He screeched as he noted that Blaze was imprisoned in a well-crafted
bamboo cage. Ryo quickly raised his swords as he prepared to attack.
"Flare. Up.
NOW!" He screamed, but his attack hit nothing as he realized that the demons
and Blaze were long gone.
"Nooo!!!!"
He shouted as he fell to his knees, banging his fists on the ground. Not his
only father figure! Not his Blaze! How dare any person stoop to the low of
capturing a tiger?
"Ryo?" A
soft voice asked as he ignoring his lover, and continued pounding his fists
into the ground, tears streaming down his face.
"Damn it!
Why did they have to take Blaze? Why?" He cried out as Sage sighed. Carefully
the blonde knelt down next to Ryo, wrapping his arm around their leaders
shoulder.
"We'll get
him back Ryo. I don't care if I have to give myself up to see him back. I'll do
it." Ryo shook his head.
"No Sage.
We'll go together, and we'll kill the bastard behind this! And then we'll take
Blaze back and I'll never let him out of my site again! Kinda like I do with
you." Sage smiled. Ryo was over-protective, but Sage did manage to escape his
watchful eyes every once on awhile.
"Come on
Ryo, let's go home and try to think of a way to get him back, Ok?" Ryo nodded
as he leaned on Sage for support. He was too mentally wiped to even stand on
his own.
"Come to
bed love. I know you're worried about Blaze, but he's a strong cat and I'm sure
he's fine." Ryo nodded as he crawled into the bed and curled up to Sage. The
blonde smiled as he pulled Ryo practically on top of him. Even after being
separated from his family for months, he still was used to having warmth of a
body on or nearly on him. He had slept with the pups practically on top of him,
and Ryo had slept lying on Blaze, so together they had developed the perfect
sleeping pattern between them.
"Sleep Ryo.
Rid yourself of the human worries and fall into the land of the sleeping." Sage
stated as Ryo nodded.
"I like
that idea…" He stated groggily as he fell into a light sleep atop his lover.
~*~*~*~
Sage snuck
out of Ryo's view, as always, as he practiced his skills and strengths against
that of a stump. Yet, the last thing he expected was Blaze to calmly come out
before him.
"Blaze! You
escaped! You're all right! Ryo's going to be so happy!" Sage cried out as he
reached out to wrap his arms around the tiger's neck, and instead sharp teeth
clamped down on his arm. He bit his lip to keep from screaming out in pain.
"Blaze!" He
cried out in pain as the tiger growled at him, realizing his arm. Sage clung
onto his one weak spot, breathing harshly in pain. The arm he had nearly lost a
few months prior was now throbbing in pain, blood pouring down his wounds.
Blaze slowly walked away as a rustling in the bushes forced Sage to turn his
attention to something else. In the forest stood a man dressed in a kimono,
Blaze standing at his side.
"Blaze, how
could you do this to Ryo?" The tiger said nothing as Sage shook his head. He
was starting to feel faint… and dizzy. Gasping, he stepped back and failed to
catch himself with his back foot as he fell onto his rear.
"Do you
like my pet?" The man asked as Sage looked up, the man's features blurring in
his vision.
"He's
Ryo's. Not yours. And Blaze is not a pet. He's more human then someone who
would stoop to the low of taking a cat to get to the Ronins." Sage stated as
finally the blood loss overtook him and he fell to the ground in a haze of
black.
~*~*~*~
Sage moaned
as he came to, his eyes opening slowly as pain rushed into his arm. He yelped
in pain as his eyes shot open and realization dawned on him.
"Sage! What
happened?" Ryo asked as Sage shook his soar head.
"I was
attacked…"
"I know!
But by what?" Sage took a deep breath. He wasn't sure if telling Ryo was the
best idea in the world.
"Umm… Ryo,
there's this man who I don't know, I suppose that he can control animals… but
he sent Blaze after me. Blaze attacked me, and eventually I fainted from blood
loss." Ryo's eyes widened in horror.
"No…" He
murmured as Sage shook his head.
"I'm sorry
love." Sage stated, wincing as he sat up. What fond memories this brought back.
He sighed. Not another totaled arm…
"Ryo, it's
just a spell or something like that. I'm sure this is all a mistake, and we'll
go there, and we'll kick his ass, and we'll get Blaze back, and everything will
be all right. I swear it will." Ryo nodded as he sat at the end of the bed,
again trying not to cry. Never in his life had he truly been separated from
Blaze, and now to have his "father" being taken and to have him attack the one
other person that Ryo loved more then life, well he really didn't think he
could handle it at the moment.
"Come on
Ryo, don't have a mental breakdown on me. We really need you to be strong. You
are our leader after all, and I don't know if I can fight for a bit. I mean, I
need both hands for my sword…" Ryo sighed. The last thing he needed was for his
healer to get hurt.
"It's ok
Sage. I'll be all right, really. I just want to find that guy and strangle his
scrawny little neck so that I can laugh at him and get Blaze back." Sage
nodded.
"I
understand Ryo. Come on, it's late." Ryo glanced over at the clock, and sure
enough it was past 12. He's never get how Sage could know the time to such a
wide extent, and not be able to read the clock. Ahh, one of lives mysteries.
Smiling softly, Ryo nodded and complied, as he crawled into the bed alongside
his boyfriend. Sage smiled and used his free arm to pull Ryo close to him. Ryo
smiled. Gods he felt so loved when he was around the blonde.
"My Sagey…"
Ryo murmured sleepily as Sage smiled and graced the boy's forehead with a
gentle kiss.
"Yes, I am
yours Ryo. And don't you ever forget it." And with those final, soft words, the
duo fell asleep even under the undesirable conditions of their current life.
To be continued….