Yoroiden Samurai Troopers:
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A Miss Chang Po Production 3
Running a hand through his blonde hair, Seiji let out a heavy sigh as he stepped out of Kiyone's room. "What is it about her?" he thought aloud.
"Taken an interest in her?" Seiji looked up to see Ryo coming down the hall towards him.
"What are you doing up here?" he asked.
"I came up to check on Touma." Ryo answered, gesturing to the blue haired warrior's room at the end of the hall. Directing his gaze towards Seiji, he asked, "How's Kiyone doing?"
"Okay, I guess." Seiji shrugged. "She still seemed a bit shaken up. I don't blame her though."
"Oh?"
"Man, that girl is something else,Ryo," Seiji said, leaning against the wall, shoving his hands into his pockets.
Ryo's eyes widened. "You didn't…"
"Didn't what?" Seiji's unhidden eye eyed him questioningly.
Ryo cleared his throat. "Nothing." He answered quickly. "You were saying…?"
"Have you seen Byauken around lately?" Seiji asked.
"No, why?"
"He's been acting weird... well, not weird, but different." Seiji answered. "Did you notice how nice he was acting around Kiyone when she first got here? He never took well to strangers before."
Ryo pondered this for a moment. "So, you're saying something's up with Kiyone?" he asked.
"Nothing bad, but something nonetheless." Seiji answered. "She said herself that Byauken seemed familiar to her. Which is weird in itself. She's not scared of him at all."
"Hmm…"
"Something's up, Ryo." Seiji replied. "I know it, what happened out there today proved it." Seiji looked Ryo in the eye. "There's something about her and I'm determined to find out what it is."
"Which goes back to my first question."
"Huh?"
Ryo looked at him. "Are you interested in Kiyone?" he asked.
"Nani?" Seiji blinked. He folded his arms behind his head. "Are you? She certainly is a looker."
Ryo coughed, managing to keep himself from blushing. "No," he answered honestly. "I'm not interested in Kiyone."
"So, why'd you ask?" Seiji asked, a bored look on his face.
Sighing, "Because I think Touma is."
Seiji raised an eyebrow at this. "No kidding? Now there's a first."
"I think you knew that already." Ryo replied.
"Not for a fact." Seiji said. "Besides, he hasn't said anything about it. The guy's never been serious about anything other than hitting the books."
"But if he were," Ryo replied. "You wouldn't… I mean…you know what I mean."
Seiji frowned and let his arms drop to his sides. "No, I don't think I follow you, Ryo." He replied, glancing at his watch. "It's about time for dinner, I better go set up the table before Shin has a fit." With that, he walked past him down the hall, towards the stairs. However, he stopped halfway. Remembering how she had clung to him in the rain hours earlier like he was her only friend in the world made him wonder. 'Am I interested in Kiyone?' he thought to himself. He shook his head and pushed the thought to the back of his mind as he continued on down the hall.
Watching Seiji's retreating form as he continued down the hall, all that Ryo could say was, "Hm."
~*~*~*~
"Come on, Touma, open up! I know you're not asleep yet." Ryo banged on the door of Touma's room. After he got no response, he opened the door and walked in. "So, what's up?"
Touma, who was lying on his bed reading a rather large book, didn't look up or answer.
"Dinner'll probably be ready soon." Ryo said.
"Hn. I think I'll pass." Touma replied, causing Ryo to blink. He and Shuu were the two people least likely to pass on any meal. "I'm really into this book."
"Really, let me take a look at it." Ryo hefted the heavy book out of Touma's hands. "Meta-Astro-BioPhysics? And page 67 is as far as you've gotten?"
Touma frowned and looked out the window, watching the raindrops beat against the window frame. "I've got a lot on my mind." Was his onlyreply.
"Kiyone?" Touma flinched and looked athim. "She seems like a really nice girl."
"I guess." Touma replied.
Ryo sat down in a chair by desk sitting next to the wall opposite Touma's bed. "Do you remember when Arago had captured the guys and held them prisoner in the Youja-kai (Uh... the Dynasty?)?" Ryo asked.
"Yeah."
"And how I wanted to charge in after them, but you insisted we formulate some kind of plan?"
"You should always have some sort of plan before you do anything major like that." Touma replied, looking at him now. "You can't just go rushing into things without knowing what's going to happen."
"Which brings me to my point," Ryo replied, earning questioning glances from Touma. "Tell me, when have you ever done anything without planning everything to the letter?"
"I went with you to fight Arago didn't I?" Touma asked.
"That's because I insisted." Ryo pointed out. "Try something else."
"When I went out and found my yoroi (armor)."
"Something non-armor related." Ryo said.
Touma was at a loss for words.
"Exactly."
"So, what's your point?" Touma frowned.
"My point is you don't like doing things unless you know what the outcome will be." Ryo replied.
"What does that have to do with anything?" Touma cut in, becoming slightly annoyed.
"It has to do with Kiyone." Ryo replied. Touma blanched. "Don't tell me you don't feel something for her, because it's painfully obvious."
"That's just the thing," Touma sighed. "I don't know what I feel for her." He sighed again, this time in frustration. Sitting up, he swung his long legs over the edge of the bed. "It's like every timeI see her… Kami (God), whenever I'm around her I can't help but think about how pretty her eyes are… or, or… how her smile just puts me in a trance! I spent hours today looking for opportunities to make her laugh just so I could hear the sound of her voice!" He looked up at Ryo who was smiling slightly. "For Kami's sake, I only met the girl a couple days ago! How can I keep thinking this stuff about her! Hell, I was thinking this stuff 15seconds after I first saw her!" He rubbed his hands through his hair. "What's wrong with me?!"
Ryo smiled sympathetically. "I know how you feel, man." He replied quietly.
Touma blinked and looked up athim. "You felt that way with Nasuti?" When Ryo blinked and blushed slightly, Touma allowed himself a small grin. "I'm not the warrior of intellect for nothing." Ryo laughed at this.
"You know what this means, ne?" Ryoasked, becoming serious again.
"But that means that I…" Touma trailed off. "No way!" He stood up and walked over to the window, leaning against the frame. "There's no way!"
Ryo sighed and got up from his seat. Walking over to the door he replied,"Just think about it." He said. "Really think about it. Not everything requires logic, you know? When it comes to matters of the heart, sometimes you just have to be the fool and rush in." Touma didn't respond. Not knowing what else to say, Ryo walked out of the room, closing the door behind him to leave Touma to his thoughts.
End of Chapter 8
Author's Notes:
Miss Chang Po: Waaaiiii! What is this?
Wufei: ::grumbles:: Here we go...
Miss Chang Po: Has Seiji starting to have feelings for Kiyone? Just when Touma is realizing his feelings for her? What to do? Will they be forced to fight each other for her affections.
Wufei: ::grins:: Now, that would be kind of interesting...
Miss Chang Po: It would, wouldn't it.. ::ponders for a moment, then blinks:: Hey, wait a minute.. Anyway! Okay, guys, this is my final plea... for those of you who are waiting for more Boys Meet Girls... HELP!! If I don't get some ideas here, I'll be forced to seek help from my 12-year old sister! We don't want that! Besides, even if she did manage to come up with some good ideas, I wouldn't be able to do anything with them until I came back in August! Please, please, please! Help me!
Wufei: What a disgusting display of womanly weakness.
Miss Chang Po: ::shoots him an evil glare:: Quiet you!