Chapter 15: Knowleadge makes a doubting Hope
Cale opened the bedroom door quietly, careful not to be heard. He saw Hope was fast asleep with her kanji orb on the table beside her bed. "I'm sorry. But this is for your own good." He whispered as he took the kanji orb. "Uncle Cale." Cale swore his heart stopped hearing Hope say his name but then realized she was dreaming. "No, don't hurt them. Leave them alone." Hope said in her sleep as her peaceful sleep was interrupted by a nightmare.
Hope pulled at the shackles on each of her wrists chaining her to the wall as she helplessly wacthed the stranger slashed at the already hurt Cale. "Leave him alone!" She called out to the stranger. "Why don't you pick on someone not injuried, you coward!" She screamed trying to take his atteion from her uncles. "Very well Daughter of Bloodlines." The person said turning to face her, Hope was shocked to see the person was a young man who appered to be around seveteen, his black hair was held back but his sea green eyes was on Hope's shocked expression.
"Surely you remember me. Little Spring." Hope stiffen at the name. "That name, it was what I heard in my dreams." The young man nodded and gave a cold smile that sent shivers down Hope's spine. "What do you want you coward?" She asked him sounding a lot more confident and brave then she felt at that moment. "Why are you angery with me? It is your uncles, the other three Seasonals that led us to this. Was it not Cale who took your kanji orb on that night?" "Liar! My uncles has done no such thing!" Hope shot back.
"That is what you think but preharps I should let you see my power and you can see what power will be your's should you join with me." All Hope saw was a flash of light and heard the sound of metal hitting flesh and a cry of pain ripped from someone. "NO! Leave them alone!" She screamed.
"Leave them alone!" Hope heard herself scream and suddenly hands garbed her. "Hold her!" Hope wildly fought, she kicked, bit, hit and tried to scream. "Hope! Hope! Calm down! It's us!" She heard someone yell and felt a sharp slap across the face. That slap brought Hope to her senses, she realized Cale, Kento and Sage was trying to hold her down due to the reason she had been fighting and yelling in her sleep, Sage's right hand was bleeding and the others was at her bedroom door.
Hope slowly relaxed her tensed mucles. "It was just a dream." She said sitting up. "Are you alright?" Cale asked his voice holding concern. "Yea just a briused pride. And cheek." She said rubbing her left cheek to take the string away. "I'm sorry I slapped you but it seemed to be the only way to bring you to your senses." Cale said.
"Well I'm gald you did so. Anything would have been better then staying in that dream." Though she try to keep it from happening her voice carcked slighty. "What happen?" Cye asked. "I'll tell you guys in the moring." Hope said, the others took that as a request for their departure and agreeing they left, all but Cale.
"You are sure you are alright?" He asked, Hope nodded. "Yes, I'm sure." She said then asked. "Uncle Cale, how did you get in here?" She asked. "I was .... already in here when you started screaming." "Why?" Hope asked surprised by that and the hestiantion in his voice. "Checking on you. I do it every now and then." Cale answered qiuckly, a little too qiuckly for Hope but she decied to not say anything about it, yet. "I'm gald you was. Goodnight my uncle." She said to him, Cale nodded and left as well.
Hope closed the door behind him and looked at where her kanji was, it was no longer there but on the floor. Like someone dorpped it. But why would Uncle Cale try to take my kanji orb? She asked herself and locked her bedroom door decieding that was the last of the night vists anyone would get.
"You don't look so good." Mia said to Hope softly, Hope nodded triedly. "I didn't get much sleep last time after the nightmare." She repiled honsently, she didn't want to go back to sleep for fear of what she would see this time. "Maybe you should not go to training today." Hope managed a smile, weak at best. "No Mia, I need to go into training. Anyway it will do me a lot of good." She said, gratful for Mia's concern but feeling it was also not needed. Mia didn't seem so sure but nodded and allowing Hope to slip outside to the training area.
Hope worked out with the bo and kanata, she decied she needed to be good with most weapons in case she got into a stution where she couldn't call her armor. Towards an hour and half of training Hope sat down for a moment feeling slighty drained and pulled her knees up to her cheast and laying her chin on them thinking about the nightmare and wondering if Cale had been trying to take her armor orb. She was so deep in thought she didn't hear anyone until she felt a tap on her shoulder and she nearly jumpped out of her skin. "Don't do that!" She said to the green haired Ronin of Vemon as she stood.
"You should be more aware of your surroundings Hope." Seckmeht said. "Oh just leave me alone." Hope snapped back not meaning to sound so mean spirited but she was tried and confused. But Seckmeht garbed her shoulder as she stood to go. "Hold on Hope, look I only want to talk to you." "About what?" She asked pulling away from him though she was sure she knew the answer, Seckmeht let her pull away as she turned to face him. "About last night." He answered, Hope groaned inwards. How did I know he was going to bring that up? She asked herself.
"It was just a nightmare, a very bad nightmare." She said, Seckmeht gave her a side ways look. "Why is it I have a hard time believeing you?" He asked, Hope gave him an innocent look. "Maybe it is because you don't believe many people?" She asked with a straight face. "Hope." Hope's shoulders slumped in resign knowing that tone and seeing the look he gave her, one that said: we can do this the easy or hard way but ethier way you are going to talk.
"My uncle it is nothing. It was just a dream that is all." She said as calmly as possible, Seckmeht was not falling for it. "I believe that you are lying to me Hope. Now will you tell me the truth, or ....." Hope had it with thearts, from all sides. "Or what Uncle Seckmeht? Or what? You have no right to order me around constantly when you don't even seem to know half of the reasons things are happening! So just leave me alone!" She shouted as she turned on her heels and walked away away not so calmly.
"Hope what are you ....?" Rowen started to ask as Hope blew right pass him and shut her bedroom door not so gently. "What was that about?" Ryo asked Rowen. "Beats me." Rowen answered. Hope leaned aganist her bedroom door putting her right hand over her eyes. When they said ignorance is bless it was an understatment. She thought to herself.
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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
Cale opened the bedroom door quietly, careful not to be heard. He saw Hope was fast asleep with her kanji orb on the table beside her bed. "I'm sorry. But this is for your own good." He whispered as he took the kanji orb. "Uncle Cale." Cale swore his heart stopped hearing Hope say his name but then realized she was dreaming. "No, don't hurt them. Leave them alone." Hope said in her sleep as her peaceful sleep was interrupted by a nightmare.
Hope pulled at the shackles on each of her wrists chaining her to the wall as she helplessly wacthed the stranger slashed at the already hurt Cale. "Leave him alone!" She called out to the stranger. "Why don't you pick on someone not injuried, you coward!" She screamed trying to take his atteion from her uncles. "Very well Daughter of Bloodlines." The person said turning to face her, Hope was shocked to see the person was a young man who appered to be around seveteen, his black hair was held back but his sea green eyes was on Hope's shocked expression.
"Surely you remember me. Little Spring." Hope stiffen at the name. "That name, it was what I heard in my dreams." The young man nodded and gave a cold smile that sent shivers down Hope's spine. "What do you want you coward?" She asked him sounding a lot more confident and brave then she felt at that moment. "Why are you angery with me? It is your uncles, the other three Seasonals that led us to this. Was it not Cale who took your kanji orb on that night?" "Liar! My uncles has done no such thing!" Hope shot back.
"That is what you think but preharps I should let you see my power and you can see what power will be your's should you join with me." All Hope saw was a flash of light and heard the sound of metal hitting flesh and a cry of pain ripped from someone. "NO! Leave them alone!" She screamed.
"Leave them alone!" Hope heard herself scream and suddenly hands garbed her. "Hold her!" Hope wildly fought, she kicked, bit, hit and tried to scream. "Hope! Hope! Calm down! It's us!" She heard someone yell and felt a sharp slap across the face. That slap brought Hope to her senses, she realized Cale, Kento and Sage was trying to hold her down due to the reason she had been fighting and yelling in her sleep, Sage's right hand was bleeding and the others was at her bedroom door.
Hope slowly relaxed her tensed mucles. "It was just a dream." She said sitting up. "Are you alright?" Cale asked his voice holding concern. "Yea just a briused pride. And cheek." She said rubbing her left cheek to take the string away. "I'm sorry I slapped you but it seemed to be the only way to bring you to your senses." Cale said.
"Well I'm gald you did so. Anything would have been better then staying in that dream." Though she try to keep it from happening her voice carcked slighty. "What happen?" Cye asked. "I'll tell you guys in the moring." Hope said, the others took that as a request for their departure and agreeing they left, all but Cale.
"You are sure you are alright?" He asked, Hope nodded. "Yes, I'm sure." She said then asked. "Uncle Cale, how did you get in here?" She asked. "I was .... already in here when you started screaming." "Why?" Hope asked surprised by that and the hestiantion in his voice. "Checking on you. I do it every now and then." Cale answered qiuckly, a little too qiuckly for Hope but she decied to not say anything about it, yet. "I'm gald you was. Goodnight my uncle." She said to him, Cale nodded and left as well.
Hope closed the door behind him and looked at where her kanji was, it was no longer there but on the floor. Like someone dorpped it. But why would Uncle Cale try to take my kanji orb? She asked herself and locked her bedroom door decieding that was the last of the night vists anyone would get.
"You don't look so good." Mia said to Hope softly, Hope nodded triedly. "I didn't get much sleep last time after the nightmare." She repiled honsently, she didn't want to go back to sleep for fear of what she would see this time. "Maybe you should not go to training today." Hope managed a smile, weak at best. "No Mia, I need to go into training. Anyway it will do me a lot of good." She said, gratful for Mia's concern but feeling it was also not needed. Mia didn't seem so sure but nodded and allowing Hope to slip outside to the training area.
Hope worked out with the bo and kanata, she decied she needed to be good with most weapons in case she got into a stution where she couldn't call her armor. Towards an hour and half of training Hope sat down for a moment feeling slighty drained and pulled her knees up to her cheast and laying her chin on them thinking about the nightmare and wondering if Cale had been trying to take her armor orb. She was so deep in thought she didn't hear anyone until she felt a tap on her shoulder and she nearly jumpped out of her skin. "Don't do that!" She said to the green haired Ronin of Vemon as she stood.
"You should be more aware of your surroundings Hope." Seckmeht said. "Oh just leave me alone." Hope snapped back not meaning to sound so mean spirited but she was tried and confused. But Seckmeht garbed her shoulder as she stood to go. "Hold on Hope, look I only want to talk to you." "About what?" She asked pulling away from him though she was sure she knew the answer, Seckmeht let her pull away as she turned to face him. "About last night." He answered, Hope groaned inwards. How did I know he was going to bring that up? She asked herself.
"It was just a nightmare, a very bad nightmare." She said, Seckmeht gave her a side ways look. "Why is it I have a hard time believeing you?" He asked, Hope gave him an innocent look. "Maybe it is because you don't believe many people?" She asked with a straight face. "Hope." Hope's shoulders slumped in resign knowing that tone and seeing the look he gave her, one that said: we can do this the easy or hard way but ethier way you are going to talk.
"My uncle it is nothing. It was just a dream that is all." She said as calmly as possible, Seckmeht was not falling for it. "I believe that you are lying to me Hope. Now will you tell me the truth, or ....." Hope had it with thearts, from all sides. "Or what Uncle Seckmeht? Or what? You have no right to order me around constantly when you don't even seem to know half of the reasons things are happening! So just leave me alone!" She shouted as she turned on her heels and walked away away not so calmly.
"Hope what are you ....?" Rowen started to ask as Hope blew right pass him and shut her bedroom door not so gently. "What was that about?" Ryo asked Rowen. "Beats me." Rowen answered. Hope leaned aganist her bedroom door putting her right hand over her eyes. When they said ignorance is bless it was an understatment. She thought to herself.
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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
