Chapter 14: Friends don't tell on friends
Hope sat on a tree limb, waiting and wacthing the ground below her but careful to be aware of her surroundings. Out of the corner of her eyes she saw a blonde haired figure. Prefect. She thought to herself as she carefully waited. Now! Mona thought and ponched. "Quake With Fear!" She yelled knocking Sage down and nearly giving him a heart attack too. Sage shot Hope a dirty look as he got up.
"Hope you ready need to stop doing that." "Doing what? Knocking you guys down?" Hope asked. "Yelling your sure kill everytime." Sage answered. "It keeps you on your ..." Hope suddenly jumped backwards as a black haired figure tried to knock her down. "Toes." She finished and looked at Ryo. "You got to do better then that Wildfire." She said calling him by his armor's name on purpose.
Ryo shot her a look that said it all and Hope qiuckly changed the subject. "What is the total for today?" She asked, the tree jump as Hope had come to call it was part of a training session that she and the Elements (some time the other Seasonals) Ronins did, a training in planning, awareness and stealth.
"Well lets see, you got Sage, you avoided me but Rowen, Kento and Cye ..." "Already got jumped or nearly jumped." The bearer of Hardrock said walking over to the three with Cye and Rowen. "What?" Sage asked. "I think she let Cye off easy, she jumped behind him but she didn't knock him to the ground anyway. And I was the only one to get the dorp on her." Rowen answered. "I don't go easy on anyone Rowen, I just decied to change tatics and I almost didn't get him." Hope defened herself, in the time she spent with the Ronins Cye had become like an older brother to her but she knew in training she couldn't play favorites so she didn't.
Ryo nodded. "Then I guess that is it for the day." He said, the others nodded and started towards the house. "Hey guys I got an idea, lets head down to the lake." Cye said, the other Element Ronins nodded in agreement but Rowen noticed Hope hung back. "Hey Hope, you coming?" He asked, Hope nodded and walked with them to the house and then to the lake.
Hope sat on the grass near the lake wacthing the guys swim but she politely refused to swim when they ask her. Wonder what the problem is. Cye thought to himself and swam over to the bank, when he motioned her over Hope sat at the egde of the lake. "What is wrong?" Cye asked, Hope sighed. "I can't swim." She said qiuetly. "What?" Cye asked taken back. "What I said, I can't swim and I kind of have a fear of it." Cye regaurded her in surprise and she explained. "When I was elven, I nearly drowned and I've had a fear of swimming since." Hope dorpped her voice to a whisper so only Cye could hear her.
Cye nodded sympathly. "You didn't have to come if you didn't want to." "I wanted but I don't want to swim." She answered, Cye nodded and swam away. Sorry bro but lack of trust and fear are two things I can never overcome. Hope thought and wacthed as Kento slaphed Sage with water, starting a water fight between the five Element ronins, unfortanly the fight was close to the bank getting Hope soaked. "Guys!" She yelled as she stood up. "Oh great." She muttered to herself shaking the water off, Kento wacthed her then getting an idea swam over to Rowen and told him his plan, Rowen grinned and nodded and climbed out of the water.
"Hey Hope." Rowen called coming up behind her. "What?" She asked turning her back to the water. "Think fast." Rowen said and looked like he was going to toss water on her, Hope jumped backwards but started to lose her footing on the slippery bank. "Hope!" Cye called as she fell backwards into the water and disappered before the surface without a sound. "Guys, she can't swim!" Cye yelled at the other Elemental Ronins. "What?!" Ryo asked as Cye also disappered under the surface. A mintue tickled by. "Come on Cye, come on." Kento muttered.
Three mintues but still no sign of Cye or Hope. Five mintues, Ryo looked about ready to go under after them too. "Wait Ryo, look." Sage said as he saw something under the water move, Cye came above surface holding on to Hope who was failing slighty but looked half out of it. "Come on guys help me here." Cye said, Kento helped Cye get Hope to the bank and out of the water. Hope laid on the bank for a few moments gasping for air and shaking badly. "Hope, Hope you ok?" Cye asked her helping her into a sitting postion, Hope only nodded then looked up.
"Uh oh." She muttered seeing three male figures. "What?" "Before Cye found me I called to my uncles thourgh the armor link." Hope said seeing her three uncles. "What happen?" Dais asked with a look that could melt steel. "Well you see ..." Rowen started to say. "What Rowen is going to say is when I had got up to head to the house I lost my footing and slipped into the water." Hope hung her head slighty in shame. "And I do not know how to swim so I nearly drowned myself. Luckly Cye such a good swimmer." She said cutting Rowen off, Rowen looked at her in surprise.
"You are alright?" Seckmeht asked his neice. "Yes, I'm alright now." She said standing up and putting her hands in her pockets to hide the shaking. The uncles didn't look convienced so Hope put on a good face and started to head home but stopped to wait for the guys not wanting to give them the chance to undo her lie. Rowen and the others seemed to get the message and headed home too.
Twenty mintues later ...... Hope sat in the sunlight letting her partly dried hair hang down, though she heard footsteps she didn't look up until someone tapped her on the shoulder. "Hmm?" She looked up at Rowen and Kento. "Hey guys." She greeted them. "Hope, look, I'm ... I mean we are sorry about what happened today. We didn't know you couldn't swim." Rowen said. "I know, I should have told you guys before but atlest now you know." She said to them. "Hope, why didn't you tell your uncles the turth?" Kento asked her.
"Because if I had who knows what they might have done to you two, or atlest to Rowen. You guys are my friends so I couldn't let something like that happen because friends don't tell on friends. Just be alittle more careful next time." She said standing up to face them. "Do you want us to teach you how to swim?" Rowen asked, Hope shook her head. "No, I will have to overcome my own fear on my own. But thanks anyway." She said as she went inside. "Sure thing Hope." Rowen said. "I guess Sage wasn't too far off the nail. But you really think she ..." Rowen shook his head. "We will find out sooner or later." He said as they also headed in.
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Hey Lady Icefire here first I like to say I did not own the Ronin Warriors but I own the new charaters and the plot of this story so no copying. Also I like to give credit to my friend Harry for helping me with this story, he deserves a lot of credit. And I ask that you please read and response, I accept all criticism and compliments.
Hope sat on a tree limb, waiting and wacthing the ground below her but careful to be aware of her surroundings. Out of the corner of her eyes she saw a blonde haired figure. Prefect. She thought to herself as she carefully waited. Now! Mona thought and ponched. "Quake With Fear!" She yelled knocking Sage down and nearly giving him a heart attack too. Sage shot Hope a dirty look as he got up.
"Hope you ready need to stop doing that." "Doing what? Knocking you guys down?" Hope asked. "Yelling your sure kill everytime." Sage answered. "It keeps you on your ..." Hope suddenly jumped backwards as a black haired figure tried to knock her down. "Toes." She finished and looked at Ryo. "You got to do better then that Wildfire." She said calling him by his armor's name on purpose.
Ryo shot her a look that said it all and Hope qiuckly changed the subject. "What is the total for today?" She asked, the tree jump as Hope had come to call it was part of a training session that she and the Elements (some time the other Seasonals) Ronins did, a training in planning, awareness and stealth.
"Well lets see, you got Sage, you avoided me but Rowen, Kento and Cye ..." "Already got jumped or nearly jumped." The bearer of Hardrock said walking over to the three with Cye and Rowen. "What?" Sage asked. "I think she let Cye off easy, she jumped behind him but she didn't knock him to the ground anyway. And I was the only one to get the dorp on her." Rowen answered. "I don't go easy on anyone Rowen, I just decied to change tatics and I almost didn't get him." Hope defened herself, in the time she spent with the Ronins Cye had become like an older brother to her but she knew in training she couldn't play favorites so she didn't.
Ryo nodded. "Then I guess that is it for the day." He said, the others nodded and started towards the house. "Hey guys I got an idea, lets head down to the lake." Cye said, the other Element Ronins nodded in agreement but Rowen noticed Hope hung back. "Hey Hope, you coming?" He asked, Hope nodded and walked with them to the house and then to the lake.
Hope sat on the grass near the lake wacthing the guys swim but she politely refused to swim when they ask her. Wonder what the problem is. Cye thought to himself and swam over to the bank, when he motioned her over Hope sat at the egde of the lake. "What is wrong?" Cye asked, Hope sighed. "I can't swim." She said qiuetly. "What?" Cye asked taken back. "What I said, I can't swim and I kind of have a fear of it." Cye regaurded her in surprise and she explained. "When I was elven, I nearly drowned and I've had a fear of swimming since." Hope dorpped her voice to a whisper so only Cye could hear her.
Cye nodded sympathly. "You didn't have to come if you didn't want to." "I wanted but I don't want to swim." She answered, Cye nodded and swam away. Sorry bro but lack of trust and fear are two things I can never overcome. Hope thought and wacthed as Kento slaphed Sage with water, starting a water fight between the five Element ronins, unfortanly the fight was close to the bank getting Hope soaked. "Guys!" She yelled as she stood up. "Oh great." She muttered to herself shaking the water off, Kento wacthed her then getting an idea swam over to Rowen and told him his plan, Rowen grinned and nodded and climbed out of the water.
"Hey Hope." Rowen called coming up behind her. "What?" She asked turning her back to the water. "Think fast." Rowen said and looked like he was going to toss water on her, Hope jumped backwards but started to lose her footing on the slippery bank. "Hope!" Cye called as she fell backwards into the water and disappered before the surface without a sound. "Guys, she can't swim!" Cye yelled at the other Elemental Ronins. "What?!" Ryo asked as Cye also disappered under the surface. A mintue tickled by. "Come on Cye, come on." Kento muttered.
Three mintues but still no sign of Cye or Hope. Five mintues, Ryo looked about ready to go under after them too. "Wait Ryo, look." Sage said as he saw something under the water move, Cye came above surface holding on to Hope who was failing slighty but looked half out of it. "Come on guys help me here." Cye said, Kento helped Cye get Hope to the bank and out of the water. Hope laid on the bank for a few moments gasping for air and shaking badly. "Hope, Hope you ok?" Cye asked her helping her into a sitting postion, Hope only nodded then looked up.
"Uh oh." She muttered seeing three male figures. "What?" "Before Cye found me I called to my uncles thourgh the armor link." Hope said seeing her three uncles. "What happen?" Dais asked with a look that could melt steel. "Well you see ..." Rowen started to say. "What Rowen is going to say is when I had got up to head to the house I lost my footing and slipped into the water." Hope hung her head slighty in shame. "And I do not know how to swim so I nearly drowned myself. Luckly Cye such a good swimmer." She said cutting Rowen off, Rowen looked at her in surprise.
"You are alright?" Seckmeht asked his neice. "Yes, I'm alright now." She said standing up and putting her hands in her pockets to hide the shaking. The uncles didn't look convienced so Hope put on a good face and started to head home but stopped to wait for the guys not wanting to give them the chance to undo her lie. Rowen and the others seemed to get the message and headed home too.
Twenty mintues later ...... Hope sat in the sunlight letting her partly dried hair hang down, though she heard footsteps she didn't look up until someone tapped her on the shoulder. "Hmm?" She looked up at Rowen and Kento. "Hey guys." She greeted them. "Hope, look, I'm ... I mean we are sorry about what happened today. We didn't know you couldn't swim." Rowen said. "I know, I should have told you guys before but atlest now you know." She said to them. "Hope, why didn't you tell your uncles the turth?" Kento asked her.
"Because if I had who knows what they might have done to you two, or atlest to Rowen. You guys are my friends so I couldn't let something like that happen because friends don't tell on friends. Just be alittle more careful next time." She said standing up to face them. "Do you want us to teach you how to swim?" Rowen asked, Hope shook her head. "No, I will have to overcome my own fear on my own. But thanks anyway." She said as she went inside. "Sure thing Hope." Rowen said. "I guess Sage wasn't too far off the nail. But you really think she ..." Rowen shook his head. "We will find out sooner or later." He said as they also headed in.
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Hey Lady Icefire here first I like to say I did not own the Ronin Warriors but I own the new charaters and the plot of this story so no copying. Also I like to give credit to my friend Harry for helping me with this story, he deserves a lot of credit. And I ask that you please read and response, I accept all criticism and compliments.
