Author's Note: Ok, I did NOT make draw, or have anything to do with the making of the Ronin Warriors or any of the Ronin cast. I do NOT wish to make any money off of this story. It is for your enjoyment only.
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~Sorceress~
By: Lady Une
Chapter Five ~ Memories Return!
"Akira." Mia said, lightly. "Akira, hun time to wake up. You have to get ready to go to school."
Akira groaned and rolled over and looked at the clock, it read 5:00 AM. Akira groaned again and got up. "Man and I was real starting to hope you would have forgot about me and let me sleep." She said. See it had been exactly two months sense Akira's plane crashed and she had basically moved in with Mia and the Ronins. And throw out those two months the Ronins and Mia had been doing everything they could think of, to help Akira try and regain at lest a little bit of her memory, of her powers. Mia was on her computer almost every night. And the Ronins had been training Akira almost every chance they could. Nothing seemed to be working. But, they kept trying. And for all that they had done for Akira, she was really grateful. Akira talked to her parents every now and then. She finally had got enough courage to tell her parents about her brother.
"Listen, go take a shower. That just might wake you up a little." Mia giggled.
"K." Akira said, as she grabbed her school uniform.
About ten minutes later, Akira stepped out of the bathroom, brushing her hair. She was wearing her school uniform. The shirt was blue and white reminded her of sailor's shirt. The skirt was blue and cut off right in the middle of the thigh and her knees. She walked into her room and put her brush down on her bed, then grabbed her bag and made her way downstairs. She made her way towards the dinning room. To find everyone sitting around the table. "Morning." She said, still a little tired.
"You still look tried." Mia said, as Akira sat down in her usual spot next to her and Sage.
"No joke. It's early." She said, with a yawn.
"You would think a after about a month of this you would be use to it by now." Ryo said, with a smile.
"Yeah, I know but I was also up late last night doing homework." Akira said, returning the smile.
"Good point." Ryo said, letting her win the little argument before it started. Knowing it probably wasn't a good idea to start arguing with her this early in the morning.
"Come lets go. We don't wont to be late." Cye said, as they got up from the table.
"See later, guys." Mia said, as she got up and followed them outside. She watched them as they got into Kento's van.
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"One question. Why does school have to started so early?" Akira asked, as she and the guys jumped out of the van and made there throw the school courtyard and into the large building.
"Good question." Kento answered. Then the bells rung indicating that it was time for class to start.
Akira groaned and looked over at Ryo. "Why do we have to have history first thing in the morning?"
Ryo giggled and shrugged. "I don't know. But, we have to go or we are going to be late."
"Yeah, yeah later guys." Akira said, as she and Ryo made their way towards their classroom.
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"Akira, wake up." Ryo whispered, gently nudging her in the side.
"Sorry." She whispered back. She was doing her best at trying not to fall asleep.
Ryo shook his head and pulled out a piece of paper.
**Akira,
You're going to miss the assignment if you're not careful. And that wouldn't be a good thing being sense we have a test in two weeks. Wake up.
Ryo**
After he finished writing the note, he past in to her. Akira took the note and read it carefully. She smiled lightly and pulled out a pen and started writing under his note.
**Ryo,
I know, I know. But, I was up almost all night last night, doing homework for this class and studying for the test. But, your right I do need to wake up. But, honestly I don't think it's going to be anytime this period.
Akira**
She finished and pasted to him. Ryo read it and shook his head and smiled.
The end of class didn't come as quickly as Akira had hoped. She was still a little tried by the end of class, but knew that she had better wake up and fast, cause her next period was going to consist of a lot of running.
"Hey, Ryo, Akira what up!" Kento yelled as he and Rowen came walking up to them.
"Still not a wake yet Akira?" Rowen asked, seeing that she was still only half their.
Akira sighed and smiled lightly. "Not really, but you know me. I will be by the time this class is over. I hope."
"Well, we have to go. See you at lunch." Ryo said, as he and Rowen ran in the opposite direction.
Akira and Kento watched them disappear down the hallway. Kento looked over at Akira and smiled. "Come on."
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"Come on, kids we don't have all day. Hustle!" Yelled a young woman. She was about 22, she had, long brownish blond hair, and green eyes.
"Man, pushy this morning." Akira whispered to herself.
"Careful, remember last time you said something like that. She heard you and you got in a little bit of trouble." Kento said, as the two jogged around the track.
"Yeah, I know. But, she is." Akira said.
"I know. Come on we only have one more lap to go." Kento answered, as he started to run a little faster.
Akira rolled her eyes and also started to run a little faster.
"Very good, you two." Said the young teacher, as Kento and Akira made their ways to the finishing line. "Go on, get changed, and ready for your next class."
"K." Akira said, with a smile. She and Kento made their way towards the lockers.
"Just think, Akira at least you get to sit next period." Kento said, as they stopped in front of the locker rooms.
"Yeah, but I has to use my brain and I have to add numbers. Not a good thing." Akira whined. Then disappeared into the girl's locker room to change.
Kento shook his head and laughed to himself. Then walked into the boy's locker room.
After they had finished, they met each other outside the gym doors. "Hey here goes boring math class. See ya at lunch Kento." Akira smiled, before walking down the hall.
"Later, Akira." Kento laughed again, as he made his way in the opposite direction.
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"Hey, Akira. Wait up!" Yelled Cye, as he spotted her down the hall.
Akira turned around when she heard his voice. "Hey Cye." She said, with a smile.
"You look a little more awake. Ryo warned me. He said, you where basically asleep in first period this morning." He smiled back.
"Yeah, I know. But I'm so glad its Friday, I don't have any homework so far. And lets hope I don't get any." Akira said, as they walked into their classroom and took their seats. "And not to mention sleeping in tomorrow."
Cye smiled and shook his head. The bell rung and class had started.
About half way through class, Cye could see that Akira was starting to wake up. He looked back to his notes and started writing down more has the class went on.
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"Man is it good to get out of that class." Akira said, as her and Cye walked out of the classroom. They made their way towards the tree that they ate lunch at every day. When they walked up they found that they where the first ones there, as usual. Akira took her usual spot, up against the tree trunk. She looked up to that the rest of the guys had now gowned them. Akira smiled. They all smiled back and sat down, forming them usual circle.
"Man, I'm glad its Friday. My teachers are really in a bad mood today." Kento said, as he pulled out his lunch.
Akira giggled. "Kento, teachers are always in a bad mood." She giggled again, as he stuffed food in to his mouth.
"Good point. But they are really being mean today." Kento added.
Akira shrugged. "Well, we only have three more classes. Then we are out for a week. Thank god for teacher's conferences."
"No joke." Kento said, as he finished his lunch. "Hey Akira, you not hungry?" He asked, noticing she was not eating her lunch.
"No, not really." She said, teasingly. She giggled, as his he gave her the puppy dog eyes. "Here, you win." She said, handing him her lunch sake.
The other boys just laughed and continued eating their lunch's, before Kento could even think about asking them for their lunch.
Akira leaned up against the tree and looked up. The sun was doing the best it could to get throw the branches of the trees. She smiled and closed her eyes.
"Hey Ryo you don't have practice tonight, do you?" Rowen asked.
"Nope, not tonight." Ryo answered.
"So, does that mean that all you boys are going to be home tonight?" Akira asked, opening her eyes and looking at them.
"Yep, so we can do a little training tonight." Sage answered, with a smile.
"Oh, boy." Akira answered, also with a smile.
The bell rang, indicating that lunch was over. The six all got to their feet. "Darn, have to go back to class." Kento said.
"Yep, have to go to class and see if the teachers can put something in that little brain of yours." Akira said, teasingly.
"Hey, like your any better." Kento shot back.
"Good point. But, I'm very happy with my small brain. Thank you very much." Akira shot again, then gave him a smart-ass smile.
The others just rolled their eyes, but couldn't help but laugh.
"Will, see you guys later." Rowen said, as the other four guys disappeared into their own directions. "You ready for Science?" Rowen asked, looking over at Akira, as they started to their class.
"No, but am I ever?" Akira answered.
"Good point." Rowen said, as they walked into a classroom.
"Good afternoon, class. I do hope you are ready for, yet another lab today." Said a man with short black hair. He was about 35 years old. He smiled softly, as the class groaned. "Well, good to see you guys are exceeded. So that means you can get started right away. Turn in last night's homework and then grab your interactions for today's lab. It shouldn't take you that long. So it's due at the end of class." More groans. "Come on lets get started."
"Man, when are we going to do something else? These labs are getting are boring." Akira said, as she and Rowen made their way to their lab station.
"No joke. I mean this may be my favorite subject. But, these labs are getting boring." Rowen agreed.
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The bell rang and Akira and Rowen made their way out of the classroom to find Sage waiting in his usual spot across the hall. He smiled when he saw them walking towards him. "Hey guys."
"Hey Sage. Listen, sorry I can't talk. Last time I was almost late for class. So, I'll see you guys later." Rowen said, as he started walking down the hallway.
"Later Rowen." Akira said, shaking her head. She caught the glimpse of a couple young girls. They where giving her a really dirty look. And Akira knew exactly why. She gave them a smart-ass smile and took a hold of Sage's hand. "Let's see how many nasty looks I can get. K?" She whispered to him.
Sage looked at the young girls across the hall and smiled softly. "Sure." He whispered back.
Akira looked back at the girls and gave them a kiss my ass smile. Then started walking. Akira had lost count of the nasty looks she had gotten from the girls, as she and Sage walked down the hall. And she had received a few more by all the girls in her and Sage's English class. She just smiled again. And sat down in her seat, which was next to Sage. "Damn, do I know how to piss off the school girl's or what?" She said with a smile, as the bell rang and class had started.
"Well, by the looks you got. I'd said, you know how to piss the girl's off." Sage answered, returning the smile.
Akira pulled out her homework from the night before. And as she looked up, she could see all the girls in the class giving her a look that seemed to say, 'Stay away from him. We saw him first.' Akira rolled her eyes and smiled evilly. Then she pulled out a piece of paper and wrote.
**Sage,
Man, I think I've really pissed your girlfriends off. What do you say?
Akira**
She finished writing the note and handed it to Sage.
Sage took the note and read it. He giggled softly. And wrote back.
**Akira,
I say your right about pissing them off. Those are some of the worst looks I've seen them give you yet.
Sage**
He finished and pasted it back to her.
Akira took the note and read it. She giggled and wrote back.
**Sage,
You're right, those are the worst I've gotten all year. You know what? I feel like being a bitch. I wont to piss them off just a little bit more. What do you say?
Akira**
She finished and passed it to him. Then went back to copying class notes off the board.
Sage read the responds. Then smiled and shook his head lightly. And wrote back.
*Akira,
May I ask way you are so hyper? You didn't have anything at lunch. And do you really wont all the girls of this school to hate you or what?
Sage**
He passed it to her. She took the note and read it carefully. She smiled and wrote more.
**Sage,
Do any of the girls in this school like me? I mean come on, Sage. They think we are going out. Oh and why am I so hyper. I am just really, really over tired.
Akira**
She passed it to him. He took the note and read it. He smiled and wrote back.
**Akira,
You do have a point. I don't think many or for that matter any of the girls like you, very much. Anyway, what did you have in mind? It's kind of funny to see the looks on their faces.
Sage**
He passed it to her and she took it. She read it, but this time didn't write back. She just slid her chair closer to his and wrapped her leg around the back of his.
Sage looked at her and smiled. Then he gently put his hand on her leg.
Akira looked at him and smile. Then she looked around the room. She caught a lot of nasty looks from girls around the room. She just smiled evilly and slid a little bit of closer to him. Then went back to copying her notes off the board, as the teacher wrote them down.
After Akira was done pissing off the girls, the class was over. The bell rang and Sage and Akira walked out of the classroom. And as they walked out they met up with the others. "Hey, guys. One more period, then we can go home." Akira said, as the group of six made their way back towards the tree they had sat at during lunch.
"Thank god. My teachers are really driving me nuts." Kento said, as they sat down in there usually spots.
"Well, it's been a long week, Kento. They have a good reason for being in bad moods today." Cye said.
"Ah, but still...." Kento said, not really knowing a good come back.
Akira smiled and shook her head. Then led up against the tree and just closed her eyes. See after living with the guys and Mia for exactly two months, Akira had gotten use to the small arguments that suffused almost every day. Some argument worse then the others. But all not to bad. Some really nasty things were said and others just a small little topic to argue about. But, all where the joking kind of arguing. Akira slowly drifted off in to sleep.
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Akira awoke to find herself back on the plane she was on before it crashed. She looked around in shock. Then looked over towards her little brother, who was sitting in his seat watching some TV show that was being shown on the airplane TV system. Then she looked out her window. It was clear, the sky was blue and not very may clouds. She looked down at her watch to find it was 2:25. Then she looked back towards her brother.
"What's your problem?" He asked, seeing the look of fear in her eyes. "You look like you have seen a ghost."
"Quick Alex what is the date?" Akira asked, ignoring his question.
"Why?" He asked, in confusion.
"Just answer me." She said, yet again ignoring his question.
"It's September 5th, 2001. Why?" He answered, even more confused.
"This is the day the plane crashed exactly two months ago." Akira whispered to herself. Then she looked back do at her watch, it read 2:30. *Four minutes. That's when the plane will crash. I have four minutes to find out if this is just a nightmare or how the hell I got back.*
"Hello, Akira. What the hell is wrong with you?" Alex asked. "What do you mean, today is the day the plane crashed, exactly two months ago? If this is one of your jokes. It's not funny."
Just then they could hear, what sound like an explosion. Akira looked out her window to find that the wing was on fire. Then out of the corner of her she saw what looked like to be Cale, Dais, and Sekhment standing on the wing. She blinked and looked again and they where gone. "Please tell me those dirty bustards didn't do this." Akira thought out load.
"Who, did what?" Alex asked.
Akira turned her head and opened her mouth to say something, but was cut off by yet another explosion. Then she could fell the plane loss all power, as it started to fall. Akira looked out her window. *Not again.* She thought as she saw the ground. She breasted herself for the impact. Then the plane hit the ground. Akira was knocked out by the impact.
She awoke about ten minutes the later, to find that she was pinned in her seat. She tried to move, but was stopped by a sharp pain in her side. She looked down to find a large hole in the side of her shirt. And the hole was covered in blood. She gently put her hand on her side. She lifted her hand away from her side to find it cover in blood. She gasped and undid her seat belt. Then slowly got to her feet. She looked around to find that she was the only one left on the plane. There were no bodies of anyone. She was the only one on the plane. She kicked out a window and slowly cradle out.
"Well, how was the plane ride the second time. Looks to me you got a little hurt this time." Came a woman's voice from behind her.
Akira spun around to find a young girl with dark blue hair, and blue eyes. Her eyes where glowing with evil. And Akira didn't know how she knew how she was, but she just looked so familiar. "What the hell do you wont Kayura?!" Akira demanded.
"So you do know who I am. It's a started. Master Talpa can bring back the rest of your memory." Kayura said, as she jumped down off of the top of the plane and in front of Akira.
Akira took a step backwards, not talking her eyes off of Kayura.
Then Akira heard a couple of voices. She turned her head, to find two firefighter running towards her. She looked back to where Kayura had been standing. But, she was gone.
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"Hey Akira, wake up." Rowen said, as he gently tapped her on the shoulder.
"What?" Akira asked, slowly opening her eyes.
"You fell a sleep." Sage answered, with a smile small.
"Oh." Akira said, returning the smile.
"Anyway, you ready to go home?" Ryo said, as the group got to their feet.
"Yes, let's go." Kento said, as he started walking towards the parking lot.
Akira smiled and slowly got up. She could fell a sharp pain in her side. Knowing exactly what in was she did her best at hiding the pain from the guys.
Sage watched her get up. He noticed that she was holding her side and something about the look in her eyes just wasn't right.
Akira looked over at Sage, noticing that he had already figured out that there was something wrong. Akira stepped up next to him. "I'll tell you later." She whispered in his ear. "Please just pretend you don't notice." She said, looking into his eyes.
Sage could see something was defiantly wrong. He could also see the fear and pain in her eyes. He nodded.
"Hey are you two coming!" Ryo yelled.
"Yeah, we're coming!" Akira yelled back. She looked back at Sage and smiled softly, then took a hold of his hand. "Sage I'll be find. Come on lets go home."
Sage sighed and returned the smile. "K."
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By the time they had gotten home. All of the guys had noticed Akira side. And she had promised to tell them about it when they had gotten home. So, when they did, Sage had healed her wounded. She told her dream to the guys and Mia.
Akira decided to skip dinner and try and get some sleep. After dinner Sage, walked up to Akira's room to find her a sleep. He smiled softly as he brushed a hair out of her face. Then went back downstairs.
About a half an hour later, White Blaze came into Akira's room and gently licked her face. Akira giggled and opened her eyes. "Was up boy?" Akira asked putting a hand on his head. White Blaze licked her again, then gently rapped his large jaws around her small wrist. Try as hard as he could not to hurt her, he gently pulled her out of bed. "White Blaze what's wrong boy?" She asked. He nudged her leg, then walked towards the door. Akira was still dressed in her school uniform, but she grabbed her sweatshirt and followed him down the stairs. Noting that everyone was gone, she followed White Blaze outside. But as they approached the woods, she stopped. Akira didn't like the way the air felt. It had the feel of evil. She felt the evil move. It was behind her. She spun around to find Mia and the five Ronins caught in a web. She immediately know who had intrepid them. "All right Warlords, where the hell did you disappear to?!" Akira yelled, not moving any part of her body except her eyes. But she knew very well, that she wasn't going to be able to see them. She had noted that their speed had increased and so had their strength.
"Well, sleeping beauty finally decided to gone the fight." Came Kayura's voice from behind her.
Akira spun around to face her. Then the three Warlords jumped out from their hiding places. "Amazing to see you four working together. I mean, I thought you guys hated each other." Akira said, as she got into a fighting stance.
"Yes, well. I don't need their help in disposing of you. Or getting you back to Master Talpa." Kayura said, drawing her swords. "I don't really know why they had so much trouble trying to capture you the first time. Your just a little girl, who doesn't remember her power."
"Is that right. Well, if I recall right. It was that little girl who kicked all three of the Warlords asses lest time we fought." Came Kento's voice from his position in Dais's web.
"Maybe so, but its going to be a little harder to beat us this time, my dear." Cale said, as he shot one of his attacks through the web. Causing the Mia and the guys to scream in pain. "Especially, without the help of the Ronins." He laughed at their pain.
"Let them go, it me you wont. They have no part in this. Let them go." Akira said, her anger building.
"Well, you do know you hold their lives in your hands. You come with us back to see Master Talpa and we let them go. And if you refuse, they die. As easy as that." Kayura said, with a shrug and a smart-ass smile.
"What's the catch?" Akira asked, her anger still building.
"Way you don't trust me? Not far." Kayura said, still having her smart-ass smile on her face.
"Well, Kayura if I told you I trusted you, I would be lying." Akira said, on she too had a smart-ass smile on her face.
"Well, let me run throw this again, if you don't came with us, the Ronins and the girl get a slow and pain full death. And......." She jumped in to the air, then jumped into the web and took a hold of Sage by the neck, then cut him down. Landing on her feet, she tightened her grip on Sage's neck, then held one of her sword up to his neck.
"And, what?" Akira asked, as her anger built.
"And you get to watch me kill your boyfriend here." Kayura said, as she pierced the skin on Sage's neck. Not much just a little scratch.
"Let them go." Akira growled. Then a faint green dragon started glowing on Akira's forehead.
"No, I don't think so." Kayura smiled evilly. Then she looked over at Cale, who shot yet another one of his attacks throw Dais's web. The remaining Ronins and Mia screamed in pain. Then Kayura looked back at her then sunk her blade a little deeper into Sage's neck. And as she did, Sage to screamed in pain..
Akira tightened her fists. Then the symbol on her forehead became a brighter. Then finally Akira's rage snapped, and a bright white light circled around her. And when the light dimmed, it relieved Akira in a long black sleeveless chinese dress, with a huge white lightning bolt down the front. Her necklace hung from her neck and her dagger had magically transformed into a long sword. The sword looked exactly like the dagger, only bigger. Akira drew her sword and called, "I call forth the Power of the Dragon, Take my friends out of the hands of evil." As Akira said this, her body started to glow a bright white light. Then the light formed into a dragon and flow into the web and picked up the four Ronins and Mia, then came around and took Sage out of Kayura's hands. Then the dragon gently laded them down behind Akira, and returned to her body.
"Very good Akira, you regarded your memories all by yourself. I must say I'm impressed." Kayura said, with a evil smile.
"I suggest you leave before I get really pissed and decide to kill you." Akira said, pointing her sword at Kayura.
"You kill me. I must say, that's funny." Kayura laughed. "My dear, you could try."
"K." Akira said, jumping into the air and landing right in front of Kayura.
Kayura smiled evilly. "I know you where going to do something foolish like that." She said, taking one of her swords and shoving in throw Akira's stomach.
Akira screamed in pain and feel to her knees.
"Now, Master Talpa is waiting." Kayura said, putting a hand on Akira's shoulder and getting ready to tele-port her to the Dynasty. But, Akira throw her sword up into Kayura's side. Kayura screamed in pain and also fell to her knees.
Akira slowly rose to her feet. "I'm going to tell you the same thing I told the Warlords two months ago. And I'm only going to say this once, so listen and listen well. There is no why in hell I'm going with you to the Dynasty. So you can tell your master to kiss my fucking ass. Now get out of here before I decide to kill you all." Akira said, pointing her blade at Kayura's neck. "Understand Kayura dear?"
Kayura growled in anger then disappeared, along with the Warlords.
Akira let out a sigh of relief then turned to see how the guys and Mia where doing. Seeing that Rowen was the one who was holding Sage up, Akira could tell that he had already used up the rest of his strength and healed the rest of the guys and Mia. Akira smiled softly. "Hold still." She said, closing her eyes, and as she did her body started to glow again, and the dragon appeared. Only this time the dragon rapped it self around Sage and healed his wounds. The dragon returned to Akira's body and she opened her eyes and smiled. "Feel better?" She asked.
"Much, thanks." Sage answered, as Rowen let go of him.
Akira noticed his eyes had focused on her side. Which was where Kayura had hit her. "Don't even think about it. I'll be fine for a couple of days, Sage. You're still not strong enough. I'll be fine, I promise."
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About two days after the battle. Akira, Mia, and the guys where still a little weak, there full strength had not fully returned yet. About and hour after dinner, the doorbell rang. "I got it." Akira said, as she got up and went to the door. Akira opened the door and her smile turned to a frown. "Hi mom, Hi dad."
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Ok, ok, I know it's a lllllloooooonnnnnnggggggg chapter. But it's done. Listen, e-mail me your thoughts on the story. I really hope you like it. Go to go. Laters. *chibi wave*
