Yoroiden Samurai Troopers:
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Child of SaberStryke
A Miss Chang Po Production 3
"Are you sure you're going to be okay?" Nasuti asked, a concerned look on her face.
Kiyone gave her a smile that never reached her eyes. "I don't know," she answered honestly. "I feel like I'm going out of my mind!"
"What exactly happened?" Shin asked, handing her a cup of tea.
"Arigato," she replied, accepting the cup and take a sip of the steamy liquid. "I kept hearing all these voices in my head… telling me that no matter where I went, I wouldn't be able to escape. They'd find me and take me."
"Take you where?" Seiji asked, suddenly feeling very protective over her. "And who is 'they?'" Ryo raised an eyebrow at him.
"I don't know!" Kiyone exclaimed. "I don't know who they are, or why they want me!" She set the cup down on the table and held her head. "I just want them to leave me alone!"
Nasuti looked at her friend worriedly. 'This was supposed to be a happy time,' she thought woefully. 'What's happening to her?'
"Was there anyone else out there with you?" Ryo, who had been silent, asked.
"No," Kiyone answered. "I don't think so. It was just Touma and me. You don't think he was trying to…"
"No," Ryo answered with a reassuring smile. "It was probably just some punk kids."
"But, Ryo, this is an enclosed estate…" Ryo touched Nasuti's shoulder and shook his head to quiet her. Giving her an 'I'll talk to you about it later' look, he then gestured to Kiyone, who looked visibly shaken. "How about you go get some rest, Ki-chan?" she then suggested with a smile. "I'm sure it was just the shadows playing tricks on you. Those woods even scare me sometimes. I never go out there by myself."
"But…" Kiyone began. "Oh!"
"You heard her," Seiji replied as he hoisted her up in his arms. "If the headmistress says you should rest, then it's off to bed you go."
"Seiji-kun, I'm sure I can walk on my own." Kiyone stammered, blushing furiously.
"Don't worry about it." Seiji grinned. "Just think of it as an all expenses paid trip free, on me."
"A-arigato."Once the two had disappeared up the stairs, Shin sighed. "Poor thing." He replied. "Something must have scared her out of her wits."
Nasuti turned to Ryo. "What do you think happened?" she asked.
"I don't know." Ryo answered. "But I could have sworn something was out there."
"Like what?" Shuu asked.
Ryo shook his head. "I don't know. I didn't actually see anything, but I felt something."
"Felt something?" Shuu blinked.
"This is too weird." Shin sighed. "Who's to say it wasn't just her imagination."
"She said heard and saw something." Nasuti replied. "She wouldn't imagine something like that or make it up."
"We're not saying she's cracked or anything." Shuu replied. "She could just be under a lot of stress."
"But…" Ryo said. "If she didn't imagine it, that means there was actually something or someone out there."
"We don't know that for sure though." Shuu replied. "The only other person out there that we know of was Touma."
"He looked pretty worked up about something." Shin said.
Nasuti sighed. "Maybe one of you should go talk to him." She suggested.
"Is something wrong with him?" Shuu asked, looking at her as if he knew she knew something.
"I don't know…" Nasuti answered quickly, trying to play innocent. "Maybe he saw something,too."
"I'll go talk to him." Ryo replied. With that, he got out of his seat and walked out of the room.
~*~*~*~
"There we go." Seiji replied as he shut one of the large windows in Kiyone's room. He turned to her and smiled. "That ought to keep the rain out."
Kiyone, who was wringing out her wet jacket, didn't look up at him. "Arigato."
Seiji nodded, getting a good look at her. She was drenched completely. Her hair hung limply in her face, water dripping from her ends. Her clothes were soaked as well, and clung to her body, no to mention her… Seiji turned away before his eyes started to wander on their own. 'I've seen wet t-shirts on girls before,' he thought to himself as he tried to keep his face from turning red. 'What makes now any different?'
"Ano... Seiji-kun?"
"Uh, yeah?" he asked, focusing his attention on making sure the window was locked.
"Do you think something was out there?"
"I don't know." He answered. "You never can tell with those woods. I guess we'll just have to check with Touma to see if he saw anything."
"Touma…" Kiyone said slowly. "Where is he?"
Seiji shrugged and glanced at his watch. "Probably asleep by now."
"Oh…" Kiyone replied somewhat disappointedly. Seiji frowned at this. "You don't think he's mad at me, do you?"
Seiji turned back towards her. "Why would he be?"
"I don't know…" she answered, her face turning slightly pink. "He looked mad when we came in."
"And it matters to you whether he's mad at you or not?"
Kiyone blinked and paused a moment. Still blushing, she lowered her eyes and nodded slowly.
"Look, if Touma were going to be mad at anyone," Seiji replied, trying to reassure her. "It would be me."
"Why?"
Seiji chuckled. "Don't worry about it." He answered. "Why don't you get some rest? Oh, and while you're at it, change out of those clothes before you catch a cold."
Kiyone nodded. "Seiji?"
"Hm?"
"Arigato. I mean it."
Seiji grinned and tipped her a wink before walking out of the room.
End of Chapter 7
Author's Notes:
Miss Chang Po: Waaahh! What's going on here! Is Kiyone going out of her mind? Or is something or someone actually after her? And what about poor Touma? Is Seiji moving in on his territory? Who's gonna get the girl?
Wufei: Do we care?
Miss Chang Po: ::pretends she didn't hear him:: The Action/Adventure is finally on its way, for all of you who were waiting for it. However, the romance is going to still be there. Hope you guys are enjoying this so far. Thank you to those of you who have responded. It makes me happy to see people enjoying my work.
Wufei: ::makes gagging noises in the background::
Miss Chang Po: Only 3 more days until I go to Summer college! I'm so nervous! Wish me luck, guys!
Wufei: Hmph. Only the weak need luck.