Spirits and Enemies

by chayei

Once called 'Mysterious Friends and Foes'. A mysterious prophecy? Another powerful enemy? Seems like the Ronin Warriors are in over their heads. But who are these three mysterious girls who seem to be taking over their job. DISCONTINUED

5. A New Arrival

Spirits and Enemies
A Ronin Warriors Fic
By: chayei

Ch. 4 - A New Arrival
Finished - 2/19/02

Disclaimer: I do not own Ronin Warriors. However, I created Chaya,
Mayuko, Kaede, and other unnamed original characters so they are mine.
If you want to use them, please ask first.

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Notes:

"/..../"- speaking in English

"...."- speaking in Japanese

_...._- thinking or speaking telepathically

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Chaya had just put down the phone when the door to the apartment opened.

"Chai! I'm back from meeting with the Ronins!" greeted Mayuko as she
closed the door and walked into the living room. "Are you still in
here? I would've thought that phone call to your mother ended a while
ago."

"No, I just finished talking to her. You know how over-protective she's
been since Maggie disappeared." Chaya answered. "Where's Kaede?"

"I'm here!" shouted Kaede as if on cue as she walked through the door.

"Hey, Kae! We're in the living room!" answered Mayuko.

Kaede entered the room and made herself comfortable. Everyone sat in
silence until Chaya spoke. "So... what happened at the meeting?"

"They asked questions, we answered what we could. Though Kaede didn't
help much." accused Mayuko.

"What do you mean, Mayuko?" asked Chaya.

"The ex-warlords were there and Kaede was accusing them every other
second." she answered.

"I did not! I just didn't trust them enough not to be wary of them.
And it did seem pretty stupid to me not to know the warlords that fought
for your former master's daughter when they were in the same palace as
you." retorted Kaede.

"Okay, Kaede. I get the picture. Did anything else happen that I
should know of?" asked Chaya.

"Yeah, Chai, Lady Kayura gave us these." said Mayuko as she and Kaede
took out their new weapons.

"The Ocean Wave Trident! And the Sunfire Katanas!" stated Chaya, shocked
at the appearance of these weapons. "She gave them to you?"

"Yeah." answered Mayuko. "Chai, you really need to come to the next
meeting. You know stuff about Tiamat's forces that we don't."

"Okay, when's the next meeting?" Chaya asked.

"I don't know. I guess Ryo will tell us when." Mayuko answered.

"So, did anything happen while we were gone?" inquired Kaede.

"Oh! Dani called. She said she'll be coming to Japan next week. Her
job's transferring her to Toyama." stated Chaya.

"Dani's coming?!" shouted Mayuko.

"That's great!" responded Kaede.

"I can't wait!" they said simultaneously.

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It was yet another school day, but no one really cared because it was
Friday and that meant that it was almost the weekend. Chaya smiled
happily at that thought as she walked into her drama class. Of course
drama meant Sage and Sage meant annoyance. Hopefully Ms. Nozomi
wouldn't insist on her reading Juliet's part with Sage as Romeo Like the
day before. Today would be the balcony scene and Chaya would rather die
than say the romantic lines of Juliet's part to Sage.

"/Good morning, Chaya./" greeted Sage.

"/Good? What's so good about it?/" answered Chaya. "/I just walk in
and find out the one guy I don't want to talk to knows English. There
goes one language I can't insult him in./"

"/Chaya, must you be so rude. You sit next to me so it is only right
that I say hello./"

"/And yet, you can't take a joke./" responded Chaya. "/I'm just
thankful your not trying to flirt with me. Where did you learn
English?/"

"/From my mother. She grew up in the United States./" answered Sage.

"Morning, you two. Glad to see you can get along." greeted Kaede as she
sat in her desk.

"Morning, Kae." they greeted together.

"Where were you this morning, Kae? Ryo was about to call in the JDSF to
find you." asked Sage.

Kaede grinned sheepishly, "I overslept this morning." she answered.

"Oh." responded Sage. " What did you do yesterday after school, Chaya?"

"I called home. My mother insists on hearing from me at least once a
week. But I also got a phone call from my older sister Danielle. Her
job is transferring her to Toyama. She's arriving next week." answered
Chaya.

"Older sister, eh?" thought Sage.

"Don't go there, Sage." warned Chaya. "Dani is five years older then me.
Plus she never got over her last boyfriend."

Before Sage could answer, the bell rung, signaling that school had
started. Ms. Nozomi began class and, much to Chaya's horror, announced
that they would be keeping the same parts as yesterday. And so school
went on. Brit. Lit. was amusing with Ryo and Cye giving commentary on
the teacher's lecture, and Rowen once again revealed the secrets of
Calculus to Chaya. In Study Hall, Mayuko and Kento began planning their
next practical joke, and it was lunchtime before Chaya knew it.

"TGIF!" exclaimed Chaya as she sat down at the table with everyone.
"Three more periods until freedom for the weekend!"

"What does 'TGIF' mean, Chaya?" asked Kento.

"It means 'Thank God It's Friday!', Kento." she answered.

"Cool!"

"Hey, Chaya, what are you doing this weekend?" asked Rowen.

"I dunno, I think Mayuko and Kaede are showing me around Toyama. Why?"
answered Chaya.

"Because the guys and I were thinking about offering to do the same
thing."

"Hey! We could all show Chaya around Toyama." suggested Cye.

"Sure! That be great!" exclaimed Kaede.

"Of course Kaede would jump at a chance to spend more time with her
boyfriend." said Mayuko.

"Shut up." retorted Kaede as everyone else laughed at the remark.

With the plans for the weekend finalized, everyone began eating their
lunches, or in Kento's case trying to steal some of Cye's since he had
already finished his. All too soon did the bell ring, and everyone
headed towards their next class. P.E. was a breeze for Chaya, since all
she did was goof off with Mayuko and Kaede. She had to be serious in
Physics though because they had a lab to do. Government proved
interesting with a debate on which type of government was the best.
Soon school was out for the weekend, and everyone rejoiced.

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The weekend was great, and Chaya grew to love Toyama as she toured
around the city. But the weekend was over shortly, and soon it was time
again for school. Monday flew by much to the surprise of the group of
friends, and they soon found themselves heading towards the airport to
greet Chaya's older sister Danielle.

"How much longer do we have to wait, Cye?" whined Kento as they waited
for the plane to arrive.

"The same as it was ten seconds ago, Kento." answered Cye. "About ten
more minutes."

"Kento, you know you didn't have to come." said Sage, who was getting
annoyed at his friend's antics.

"I have an idea. Kento, why don't you and Mayuko go get something to
eat?" suggested Ryo.

"Why me?" asked Mayuko.

"Because your the only one who can stop him from buying out the whole
store." joked Kaede.

"Flight 1087 from New York has arrived at Gate 15." came a voice from
the loudspeaker.

"That's Dani's flight! Come on, everyone!" said Chaya. She walked over
to Rowen who hadn't heard the announcement because he was too absorbed
in his latest novel. "Come on, Rowen!" Chaya said as she grabbed him by
the arm and dragged him to the gate. The group arrived at the gate just
before the passengers started to file off one by one.

"Is that her?" Kento asked Mayuko.

"No, Kento." Mayuko answered back.

"Is that her?" Ryo asked Kaede.

"Uh ... nope!" she answered.

"Rowen, do you think that is Danielle?" asked Sage, spying a brunette
who looked an awful lot like Chaya.

"Might be." Rowen answered. "Hey, Chaya, is that your sister?" he asked
pointing to the girl in question.

"Yeah, that's her." Chaya confirmed. "Dani! Over here!" she shouted,
getting her sister's attention.

Danielle smiled when she saw her sister waving at her and walked over.
"Hey, sis! Kaede, Mayuko, long time no see! Hello, friends of Chaya,
Mayuko, and Kaede that I have not met yet." she greeted.

Chaya stepped forward and hugged her sister. "It's great to see you,
sis." she said. Then Chaya turned towards her newest friends to
introduce them to her sister. First Chaya pointed to Ryo, "Dani, this
is Ryo Sanada. He's Kaede's boyfriend." Then she pointed to Sage, "This
is Sage Date. He is the major flirt of the group."

"And your friends with him?" wondered Danielle.

"By association." Chaya replied. "This is Cye Mouri, our cook, and this
is Kento Rei Faun, our garbage disposal. And this is Rowen, our genius
who explains the secrets of Calculus to me."

"It is a pleasure to meet you all." said Danielle to the guys as she
directed everyone to the baggage claim.

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/DYNASTY HQ/

Three of Tiamat's warlords stood in front of her throne. Those three
were Azrael, Warlord of Death and second-in-command of the Dynasty,
Adonis, Warlord of Pain and main competitor of Azrael, and Kali, Warlord
of Nightmares and sole female warlord serving in Tiamat's forces. They
were discussing the plans for their next attack on the Mortal Realm.

"Adonis, are you sure this is the location of where the traitors and the
Ronin meet?" asked Azrael.

"Positive, Azrael." answered Adonis. "Though I hate to admit it, your
plan fooled the Ronin completely. The fools didn't even realize I was
following them."

"I can confirm Adonis's reports, Azrael." spoke up Kali. "I've observed
the house for many nights. I have seen the traitors, the Ronin, and
even two of the Spirits at the location."

Azrael seemed slightly alarmed at this news. "Which of the Spirits have
you seen?" he asked.

"Ignis and Aqua, Azrael. You need not worry." replied Kali. "I will
inform you immediately if Terra comes in contact with the traitors."

"Good. Kali, I want you to keep watching Koji Manor. When you see all
three of the Spirits there with the Ronin and the traitors, inform me
immediately. Adonis, I want you to be prepared to attack with a moments
notice. Understood?" asked Azrael.

"Yes, Azrael." responded the two warlords as they left to do as ordered.
Azrael was left alone in the throne room to his own thoughts.

"I must tell my sister of the recent developments." he said as he walked
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*RING* *RING*

"Hello?" said Ryo as he picked up the phone.

"Hey, Ryo! It's Mia. Kayura told me to ask you if you could bring
Terra to my place tomorrow?"

"Sure, Mia, I can try," answered Ryo. "But I don't know if Terra would
come. I still don't know her identity, and Kaede and Mayuko won't budge
about revealing her to us."

"That's alright, Ryo. Try your best, okay? The others will understand
if she doesn't come."

"Okay, Mia. I'll do my best. Bye."

"Bye, Ryo!"

With those words the conversation was over.

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It was school once again. Ryo sighed heavily. It was almost fourth
period, and he hadn't been able to get Kaede or Mayuko alone long enough
to talk to them about bringing Terra this afternoon. Kaede had slept
late again, and Mayuko had an early morning meeting with the newspaper
staff. Every time he had seen either of them earlier, they had been
with Chaya or in class with him. This was getting tough.

"Hey, Ryo!" greeted a very cheerful voice.

Ryo smiled. His luck was changing as the voice belonged to his
beautiful girlfriend Kaede.

"Hey, Kae. You know, I've been wanting to talk to you." he greeted.

"'Bout what?" she asked.

"It's about Terra..."

"Ryo! How many times do I have to tell you, I'm not going to tell you
her identity! You'll find out when the time comes!" Kaede interrupted.

"It's not about Terra's identity." reassured Ryo. "Kayura, wants you,
and I mean all of you, to come to the meeting this afternoon. Do you
think everyone, including Terra, can make it?"

Kaede's bright smile once again shone on her face. "Of course we can.
The Spirits have been waiting for you to ask us to come again. Terra
wanted to reveal her identity to all of you at the same time in person."

"Oh. I get it now." replied Ryo.

"Yeah, but Terra may be a little late. She has some things to do."

"That's alright, but will she be able to get there by herself? I mean
she's never been to the manor before."

Kaede now gave Ryo a mysterious smile. "Don't worry, she'll be able to
get there."

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That afternoon, everyone was at the Koji Manor waiting for Terra to
arrive, once again excluding Kale. Some of the warriors were getting
impatient, mostly everyone except Anubis, Mia, Sage, Kayura, Mayuko, and
Kaede.

"Man, Mayuko, when is Terra chick going to get here?" complained Kento
to his prankster partner. "It's taking her _forever_!"

"Calm down, Kento." chided Cye to his best friend. "Kaede said she
would be late. Not to mention we've only been waiting twenty minutes."
he stated trying to reason with Kento and his own impatience.

"You have to admit, Hardrock's right." stated Dais. Everyone stared at
Dais. The former Warlord of Illusion was actually _agreeing_ with
Kento? "Is this Terra girl testing are patience, before she decides to
make her presence known? What does she want us to do, start a huge
fight?" he asked, aiming his questions at Kaede and Mayuko.

"No, Dais." answered Mayuko, annoyance thick in her voice. "But driving
from downtown Toyama to Koji Manor will take a while."

"Oh." was all that was said to that remark.

**DING*DONG**

Those warriors who were impatient let out a sigh of relief. Terra had
finally arrived. Mia arose and walked out of the room to get the door.

"Uh, hello." was how the warriors heard Mia greet the one called Terra.
"You're not both Terra, are you?" this statement shocked everyone but
Kaede and Mayuko. There were two girls?!

"No." answered a voice that was strangely familiar to the Ronin. "I am
the only Terra. She is here to help me explain some things."

"Oh." was what they heard Mia reply. "Why don't you come into the other
room?"

Mia soon returned to the room. Shortly after Mia returned, entered a
blue-eyed brunette that the Ronin had gotten to know very well after the
past week. Another brunette, this one brown-eyed, followed shortly
after. The first girl wore an open smirk on her faces she stood and
crossed her arms.

"Hello, Ronin Warriors. Long time no see." she greeted. "Before you
ask I am Terra."

"CHAYA!" shouted all five of the Ronin, finally over the shock of her
appearance.

"You know, I don't know how we didn't figure this one out." stated Sage.

"Yeah, who else hangs out with Kaede and Mayuko all the time?" reasoned
Rowen. "But what I want to know is what Danielle has to do with this."

"Some one has to be a mentor figure for brand new warriors, even if I
don't have any experience." answered Danielle.

Kale chose that moment to 'pop' in. He had a girl not much younger than
the Ronin and the Spirits with him. Once again this girl was a
brunette. She stood with her green eyes to the floor. The way Kale had
teleported in left him standing right in front of Chaya. Kale stood
there in silence obviously recognizing the seventeen-year-old in front
of him.

"Chaya?" he asked as if not believing that this girl was here.

Chaya smiled at Kale. "Hello, Kale. It has been awhile." Chaya then
turned towards the other ex-warlords who now stood in shock at the
revelation of who this girl was. "Anubis, Dais, Sekhmet, it is also
good to see you."

The Ronin stood in shock. Chaya was not only Terra, but she knew the
ex-warlords on a friendly basis?

In all the excitement no one had noticed the mysterious girl who had
arrived with Kale get out of his grasp and begin to study the two girls
in front of her. Well, no one except Danielle who looked at her with a
smile that answered the questions that showed through her eyes.

"Dani, Chai, is that really you?" she asked in a quiet, disbelieving
voice that startled the silence that had fallen over the group.

Chaya now looked at the girl instantly recognizing her as shock now
found a way on her face. "Maggie?" she asked.

"Yes, Mags, it's us." answered Danielle. Almost everyone was now
speculating what the relationship between these three girls. Chaya,
Danielle, and the girl now known as Maggie knew what that relationship
was of course, as did Kaede and Mayuko. The only person who was not
speculating really was Dais, as he too busy trying to figure out how he
knew the girl known as Danielle.

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Kali was shocked. She had not expected Terra to reveal herself to the
Ronin so soon. And not only had she revealed herself, but she had
brought the unwoken Spirit with her. And then the ex-Warlord of
Corruption had brought another Spirit into the picture. 'Azrael is not
going to be happy.' she thought as she left to report what she had
observed to her commanding officer.

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