A(s)/N- My four Ronin friends and I decided to write this story. This is
just an experiment for now, but if we write more and I have time, I may
update it. (Reviews give me more incentive * hint hint *) You might want to
read the Character Bios of "Till Death, Will Friends Part" so you can get
the feel for Aki and Lilly. Happy Reading! R/R!!
1 A Summer Only For Me
By Carly of Wildfire,
Samantha of Hardrock,
Luisa of Strata,
Erika of Halo,
And Danielle of Torrent
"Ryo! Get up!"
Ryo rolled over in bed. A tired groan escaped his lips. 'Morning already?' He mentally whined.
"Ryo!" The voice was now at his door. "You need to get up!"
"Go away…" He moaned pulling the blanket up over his head. Her footsteps moved to the side of his bed.
"I'm gonna get the hose!" The darkness of the comforter fanished as it was pulled off his body.
"No you're not." He sighed with a smile, eyes still closed with sleepiness.
"Do not underestimate me, Mr. Sanada." Aki said poking his shoulder. "I can and will pour water on you."
"No, you won't."
"Yes, I will"
"Nope"
"Yup"
"Huh-uh"
"Yeah-huh!"
"Can't you go bother Rowen? I'm sure he's not up yet."
"I already did. I had to dodge fists, so I decided to come wake you up."
"If I hit you, will you go away?"
"You wouldn't hit me."
"At this point? Yes," He replied. "Yes, I would."
"How about if I jump on your bed?"
"I dare you." Even with his eyes closed, he could sense her body tensing to make the leap on the single bed.
As the short brunette swung her arms to give herself momentum, Ryo grabbed her wrist and, with a quick tug, pulled her onto his bed on top of his body. He opened his eyes finally and smiled.
"Good morning, Aki,"
A bright slightly annoyed smile flashed across her face. "Good morning, Ryo," Ryo gave Aki a quick romantic kiss that made her heart have the all too familiar and exciting flutter.
In one smooth motion, he pushed his girlfriend off the bed and grabbed his discarded blanket off the floor. Quickly, he bundled himself in it as Aki got to her feet.
"Five more minutes."
Aki's surprised expression turned to one of annoyance and she let out a frustrated cry. "RYO!!!"
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"Got no money
I spent it all on a big black Cadillac
Yeah honey
We're gonna ride, ride, ride like Kerouac
Cross-country
3,000 miles straight to the coast
Where it's sunny
1.1 From 1 to 10 I think you are the most
Bonita, lena senorita
Why you wanna see how far I crawl," Cye sang as he danced around the kitchen, banging on various empty pots and pans.
The noise reverberated around the empty kitchen with the sizzling of eggs and sausages.
"Cye?"
Lilly entered the kitchen with her hands over her ears. "Stop! Please!"
"Oh!" He cried spinning around to face her in surprise. "I didn't think anyone was up."
"How could we not be with all that noise?" Lilly quipped with a smile, leaning against the bar. "What's on the menu today?"
"Depends," The British man stated clearing his throat. "What do you want?"
"Food," She answered sarcastically. "Preferably edible."
"Coming right up. Give me five minutes."
The girl nodded and returned to the dining room. The beige and green room contained only a very calm Sage reading a book, still dressed in his pajamas.
"Mind if I join you?"
The blonde Ronin looked up at her. "One is the loneliest number."
"I'll keep that in mind." Lilly answered, sitting down next to him on the ugly couch.
"So, How long is Mia supposed to be away?" Lilly asked as Sage placed the book down.
"Well, She is in a conference in Spain, something about representing the college for mythological legends. She said, I think that she was going to be gone for most of the summer. And Yuli is at summer camp. (As/N THANK YOU GOD!!!!) So the house is ours for the taking." said Sage, sighing tiredly. Lilly looked down to the carpet.
"Oh….Well….Ok.." She said quietly. Sage noticed his friend's strange behavior.
"Hey, What's up? You seem down…." said the concerned Halo.
"Well…..I guess I am just homesick…." She said, watching Kento quietly come down the stairs and creep to the kitchen. He saw his friends on the couch and placed a finger up to his lips, motioning for them to remain silent. Kento went into the kitchen, catching the rolling eyes of the two on the couch. Aki then came down the stairs and walked to the front door.
"Where are you going?" Sage inquired, noticing Aki's anger.
"To get the hose!" She spat at Sage, slamming the front door.
Lilly smiled. "Ryo must not be getting out of the bed." She said. A sudden yelp from the kitchen brought their attention back to the large hungry teen that had just went to steal some food. The two both laughed at their goofy friend.
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The rest of the morning went about the same. Ryo eventually got up with help from Aki and the majority of the breakfast was eaten by Kento. The seven settled into their daily actives. Sage settled in to polishing many of the swords around the mansion. Lily and Cye decided to go swimming to cool off from the already hot day. Ryo, Kento, and White Blaze proceeded to train in the surrounding woods, while Rowen and Aki tried to figure out why Mia's jeep was making loud clanking noise when it was started.
"Do you see anything?" Aki asked looking over Rowen's shoulder into the insides of the orange vehicle.
"Yes," Rowen answered examining the metallic 'mess'.
"What?"
"Car parts," The blue haired teen replied. "And will you stop breathing on my neck? It's making me nervous."
"You're a genius and you can't figure out how a car works?"
Rowen moved his index finger five inches above the maze. "This is a very complicated piece of machinery. I think I need to get under it."
Aki sighed with boredom. "Come on! I really wanted to go into town today!"
"Patience, my friend, patience."
"Fine," She answered heading back towards the house. "I'm getting something to drink. You want something?"
"Um…Lemonade, extra sugar." Rowen replied sliding his thin frame just behind the front tire. "Oh gross! And a towel!"
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"CANNON BALL!" Lilly screamed as she leaped full throttle off the old wooden dock. Curling her legs up underneath her, she hit the water, spraying Cye with a large wave of water.
"Hey!" The Torrent Warrior yelped with laughter.
The girl emerged from the lake giggling violently. "What's the matter? Afraid of getting wet?"
The Ronin of Water splashed her again causing her to splash back. Before long it was a huge water war. A flash of red caught Cye's eye. He stopped in mid splash to look back at the house.
"Are we expecting anyone?"
Lilly stopped playing instantly. "Not me. Aki didn't say anything. One of the guys maybe?"
"Not that I know of. I'm gonna check it out." Cye motioned toward the land and began to swim away.
"Wait for me!" Lilly called after him.
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Rowen wiped the sweat from his forehead with his greasy arm. He'd finally found the problem with car. Unfortunately, the repair also included the large amounts oil and grime…but the job was almost done. He just wished Aki would get back with his drink. The heat underneath the car was unbearable.
"I didn't know cars could grow feet."
Rowen rolled his eyes. "Funny, really."
"Do you need anything?"
"Just that drink you promised me."
"What drink?"
A sudden crash threw the surprised teen into a panic. The automatic reaction of sitting up cause his head to slam against the underbelly of the car. As he rubbed his aching head, he heard more noise.
"OH MY GOD!!!!" Aki's real voice screamed. "OH MY GOD!!!!"
The fake Aki's voice began to scream as well. "AKI!!!"
"Aki?!?" Ryo's panicked voice shouted. It was followed by another set of footsteps and the pace of a four-legged creature. "What's wrong?!?"
Rowen hurried out from underneath the jeep. Aki was jumping up and down in the air clinging to someone… someone in purple camouflage pants and a white tank top… standing next to a red BMW convertible. Suddenly, it clicked…the voice…the clothes…and the car.
"Sakura?" He whispered in surprised. "SAKURA!!"
"ROWEN?" The girl screamed letting go of Aki. "ROWEN!"
The two ran to meet each other and embraced. Rowen swung Sakura around in an excited circle. "What…Where…How?!?" He cried placing her back on the ground.
"It's such a long story." Sakura smiled taking off her sunglasses and placing them on top of her purple streaked black hair. "And I'd hate to bore you all."
"I don't even care!" Aki cried with a squeal, hugging her friend again.
Kento shot Ryo a questioning look. The Ronin leader shrugged and slowly approached the happy reunion. "Hi. I'm Ryo."
"Oh!" Aki said realizing there had been no introductions. "Saki, this is Ryo Sanada. Ryo, this is Sakura Ieyasu, my best friend after my parents divorced."
"Hi," Sakura said putting out her hand to the red clad teen.
Ryo shook it and smiled. "You know Rowen?"
"Know him?" Sakura laughed playfully elbowing the greasy Rowen. "We were practically twins when we were younger. I think he spent more time with me that with his own…" Sakura paused and glanced at Rowen. "Uh, never mind."
"Well, uh…this is Kento Rei Faun." Aki continued motioning toward the large teen. Kento gave her a little wave. "We have to find Sage and Cye! Oh! And Lilly! LILLY! LILLY!" The lavender-eyed girl grabbed her friend's arm and ran toward the house still shouting her other friend's name.
"Nice to meet you two!" Sakura giggled as she was dragged off. "See you in a few!"
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1 A Summer Only For Me
By Carly of Wildfire,
Samantha of Hardrock,
Luisa of Strata,
Erika of Halo,
And Danielle of Torrent
"Ryo! Get up!"
Ryo rolled over in bed. A tired groan escaped his lips. 'Morning already?' He mentally whined.
"Ryo!" The voice was now at his door. "You need to get up!"
"Go away…" He moaned pulling the blanket up over his head. Her footsteps moved to the side of his bed.
"I'm gonna get the hose!" The darkness of the comforter fanished as it was pulled off his body.
"No you're not." He sighed with a smile, eyes still closed with sleepiness.
"Do not underestimate me, Mr. Sanada." Aki said poking his shoulder. "I can and will pour water on you."
"No, you won't."
"Yes, I will"
"Nope"
"Yup"
"Huh-uh"
"Yeah-huh!"
"Can't you go bother Rowen? I'm sure he's not up yet."
"I already did. I had to dodge fists, so I decided to come wake you up."
"If I hit you, will you go away?"
"You wouldn't hit me."
"At this point? Yes," He replied. "Yes, I would."
"How about if I jump on your bed?"
"I dare you." Even with his eyes closed, he could sense her body tensing to make the leap on the single bed.
As the short brunette swung her arms to give herself momentum, Ryo grabbed her wrist and, with a quick tug, pulled her onto his bed on top of his body. He opened his eyes finally and smiled.
"Good morning, Aki,"
A bright slightly annoyed smile flashed across her face. "Good morning, Ryo," Ryo gave Aki a quick romantic kiss that made her heart have the all too familiar and exciting flutter.
In one smooth motion, he pushed his girlfriend off the bed and grabbed his discarded blanket off the floor. Quickly, he bundled himself in it as Aki got to her feet.
"Five more minutes."
Aki's surprised expression turned to one of annoyance and she let out a frustrated cry. "RYO!!!"
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"Got no money
I spent it all on a big black Cadillac
Yeah honey
We're gonna ride, ride, ride like Kerouac
Cross-country
3,000 miles straight to the coast
Where it's sunny
1.1 From 1 to 10 I think you are the most
Bonita, lena senorita
Why you wanna see how far I crawl," Cye sang as he danced around the kitchen, banging on various empty pots and pans.
The noise reverberated around the empty kitchen with the sizzling of eggs and sausages.
"Cye?"
Lilly entered the kitchen with her hands over her ears. "Stop! Please!"
"Oh!" He cried spinning around to face her in surprise. "I didn't think anyone was up."
"How could we not be with all that noise?" Lilly quipped with a smile, leaning against the bar. "What's on the menu today?"
"Depends," The British man stated clearing his throat. "What do you want?"
"Food," She answered sarcastically. "Preferably edible."
"Coming right up. Give me five minutes."
The girl nodded and returned to the dining room. The beige and green room contained only a very calm Sage reading a book, still dressed in his pajamas.
"Mind if I join you?"
The blonde Ronin looked up at her. "One is the loneliest number."
"I'll keep that in mind." Lilly answered, sitting down next to him on the ugly couch.
"So, How long is Mia supposed to be away?" Lilly asked as Sage placed the book down.
"Well, She is in a conference in Spain, something about representing the college for mythological legends. She said, I think that she was going to be gone for most of the summer. And Yuli is at summer camp. (As/N THANK YOU GOD!!!!) So the house is ours for the taking." said Sage, sighing tiredly. Lilly looked down to the carpet.
"Oh….Well….Ok.." She said quietly. Sage noticed his friend's strange behavior.
"Hey, What's up? You seem down…." said the concerned Halo.
"Well…..I guess I am just homesick…." She said, watching Kento quietly come down the stairs and creep to the kitchen. He saw his friends on the couch and placed a finger up to his lips, motioning for them to remain silent. Kento went into the kitchen, catching the rolling eyes of the two on the couch. Aki then came down the stairs and walked to the front door.
"Where are you going?" Sage inquired, noticing Aki's anger.
"To get the hose!" She spat at Sage, slamming the front door.
Lilly smiled. "Ryo must not be getting out of the bed." She said. A sudden yelp from the kitchen brought their attention back to the large hungry teen that had just went to steal some food. The two both laughed at their goofy friend.
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The rest of the morning went about the same. Ryo eventually got up with help from Aki and the majority of the breakfast was eaten by Kento. The seven settled into their daily actives. Sage settled in to polishing many of the swords around the mansion. Lily and Cye decided to go swimming to cool off from the already hot day. Ryo, Kento, and White Blaze proceeded to train in the surrounding woods, while Rowen and Aki tried to figure out why Mia's jeep was making loud clanking noise when it was started.
"Do you see anything?" Aki asked looking over Rowen's shoulder into the insides of the orange vehicle.
"Yes," Rowen answered examining the metallic 'mess'.
"What?"
"Car parts," The blue haired teen replied. "And will you stop breathing on my neck? It's making me nervous."
"You're a genius and you can't figure out how a car works?"
Rowen moved his index finger five inches above the maze. "This is a very complicated piece of machinery. I think I need to get under it."
Aki sighed with boredom. "Come on! I really wanted to go into town today!"
"Patience, my friend, patience."
"Fine," She answered heading back towards the house. "I'm getting something to drink. You want something?"
"Um…Lemonade, extra sugar." Rowen replied sliding his thin frame just behind the front tire. "Oh gross! And a towel!"
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"CANNON BALL!" Lilly screamed as she leaped full throttle off the old wooden dock. Curling her legs up underneath her, she hit the water, spraying Cye with a large wave of water.
"Hey!" The Torrent Warrior yelped with laughter.
The girl emerged from the lake giggling violently. "What's the matter? Afraid of getting wet?"
The Ronin of Water splashed her again causing her to splash back. Before long it was a huge water war. A flash of red caught Cye's eye. He stopped in mid splash to look back at the house.
"Are we expecting anyone?"
Lilly stopped playing instantly. "Not me. Aki didn't say anything. One of the guys maybe?"
"Not that I know of. I'm gonna check it out." Cye motioned toward the land and began to swim away.
"Wait for me!" Lilly called after him.
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Rowen wiped the sweat from his forehead with his greasy arm. He'd finally found the problem with car. Unfortunately, the repair also included the large amounts oil and grime…but the job was almost done. He just wished Aki would get back with his drink. The heat underneath the car was unbearable.
"I didn't know cars could grow feet."
Rowen rolled his eyes. "Funny, really."
"Do you need anything?"
"Just that drink you promised me."
"What drink?"
A sudden crash threw the surprised teen into a panic. The automatic reaction of sitting up cause his head to slam against the underbelly of the car. As he rubbed his aching head, he heard more noise.
"OH MY GOD!!!!" Aki's real voice screamed. "OH MY GOD!!!!"
The fake Aki's voice began to scream as well. "AKI!!!"
"Aki?!?" Ryo's panicked voice shouted. It was followed by another set of footsteps and the pace of a four-legged creature. "What's wrong?!?"
Rowen hurried out from underneath the jeep. Aki was jumping up and down in the air clinging to someone… someone in purple camouflage pants and a white tank top… standing next to a red BMW convertible. Suddenly, it clicked…the voice…the clothes…and the car.
"Sakura?" He whispered in surprised. "SAKURA!!"
"ROWEN?" The girl screamed letting go of Aki. "ROWEN!"
The two ran to meet each other and embraced. Rowen swung Sakura around in an excited circle. "What…Where…How?!?" He cried placing her back on the ground.
"It's such a long story." Sakura smiled taking off her sunglasses and placing them on top of her purple streaked black hair. "And I'd hate to bore you all."
"I don't even care!" Aki cried with a squeal, hugging her friend again.
Kento shot Ryo a questioning look. The Ronin leader shrugged and slowly approached the happy reunion. "Hi. I'm Ryo."
"Oh!" Aki said realizing there had been no introductions. "Saki, this is Ryo Sanada. Ryo, this is Sakura Ieyasu, my best friend after my parents divorced."
"Hi," Sakura said putting out her hand to the red clad teen.
Ryo shook it and smiled. "You know Rowen?"
"Know him?" Sakura laughed playfully elbowing the greasy Rowen. "We were practically twins when we were younger. I think he spent more time with me that with his own…" Sakura paused and glanced at Rowen. "Uh, never mind."
"Well, uh…this is Kento Rei Faun." Aki continued motioning toward the large teen. Kento gave her a little wave. "We have to find Sage and Cye! Oh! And Lilly! LILLY! LILLY!" The lavender-eyed girl grabbed her friend's arm and ran toward the house still shouting her other friend's name.
"Nice to meet you two!" Sakura giggled as she was dragged off. "See you in a few!"
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