Chapter Six
Waiting. Who knew that such a simple thing could create so much agony. Honoring their friend's last wish, the remaining Ronins brought Ryo's unconscious, barely breathing form back to the house and immediately called Mrs. Date, begging desperately for her help. After taking a deep, saddened breath, she agreed and arrived at the mansion shortly after, forcing the worried young men to wait outside Ryo's door as she made her diagnosis. Deafening silence reigned over the small group as each in their own way did their best to hide their tremendous grief. Both Sage and Cye waited on the floor with their back leaning against the wall opposite the door. The bearer of Torrent hugged his legs to his chest with his chin resting softly on his knees as his sea-green eyes sadly followed Rowen as he frantically paced back and forth across the hall. Kento stood next to the railing with his back to the door as he stared solemnly into space. His knuckles where beginning to turn white from his death grip on the banister as tiny hair line fractures splintered out from under his palms. Mia had some how forced Sage's mother to let her be in the room with Ryo. Every once and a while the warriors thought that they could catch traces of small sobs coming from within.
As Rowen turned to complete yet another circuit in hi spacing, the sound of a door opening stopped him dead in his tracks. Everyone raised their heads and gazed over at Mrs. Date as she walked out of the room with a solemn look on her face, closing the door quietly behind her. Rowen rushed to her side with a look of intense worry etched on his face.
"Is he..awake?"
Mrs. Date's eyes misted slightly as she desperately tried to keep her voice from cracking.
"N..no...He's not."
Kento let out a small sigh from his position by the banister.
"D.do you know w.when he'll wake up?"
Everyone was started at the stutter that they heard in their friend's voice. Kento was usually so strong and rarely let the guys see him upset. The stoic mask that the older woman had fought so hard to keep up finally crumbled under the hopeful gazes of her son and his friends.
"He...he's..n.not." she whispered.
Everyone's eyes widened in horror and disbelief as Sage jumped to his feet and stepped toward his mother.
"No. Mom you can't be serious. He's gonna be fine, right? Please, tell us he's going to be ok."
Tears streamed down Mrs. Date's face as she looked into her son's worried, violet eyes.
"I wish that I could."
The group winced slightly as the banister finally gave way under Kento's vice like grip, breaking into a million different pieces. Without a single word to his friends, the bearer of Hardrock strode the end of the hall and swiftly descended the stairs. The warriors of Trust and Life glance over at Sage before quickly following after their distressed comrade. The blonde swords man was about to follow suit when his mother grabbed him by his wrist and forced a small folded piece of paper into his hand along with Ryo's armor orb.
"We found these in his pocket, Mia and I." She sobbed. "She's in a state of shock right now, we all are. Give her a little time before you talk to her." She let out a stuttering cry as she pulled her son into her arms.
"Oh, Seji, I'm so sorry. I wish I could have done more. I feel so helpless."
"Mom, you did all you could. It's not your fault."
He squeezed his mom once more before he broke their embrace and took her by the hand, leading her down the stairs and out to her car. After seeing her off safely, Sage returned to the house to find that the others were quietly waiting for him in the kitchen. Both Kento and Rowen were sitting at the table, staring blankly at their coffee while Cye solemnly did the dishes. For reasons Sage couldn't grasp, it always seemed to clear his auburn haired friend's head when he was cleaning silver wear. Rowen looked up from his cup and stared at the bearer of Halo as he entered the room.
"What's that in your hand?" he asked in a raspy voice.
Sage had completely forgotten the piece of parchment clutched in his palm until that moment.
"I'm not sure." He replied as he unfolded the paper. "Mom said that she and Mia found it in Ryo's pocket."
His eyes widened suddenly as he skimmed over the words written in his leader's messy handwriting. After seeing the look on his friend's face, Rowen became slightly worried.
"What does it say?"
Sage sight slight as he sat down at the table, ran a hand through his hair, and cleared his voice in preparation.
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~Guys~
Talpa is holding Kayra and the Warlords captive. I wanted to try and rescue them without having to bring you back into battle but since you are reading this, it means that I have failed so we don't have much choice. At midnight tonight, take my armor orb to the northern shore of the lake and throw it into the water. It will open a portal that will take you to the Nether Realm. The palace is heavily guarded but if you take White Blaze with you, he should be able to get you through without much conflict. Sage, you're in charge. Take care of the guys for me. I'm sorry that I'm not going to be able to fight along side all of you. If I hadn't of been so stubborn, maybe I'd have been of more use. REMEMBER don't under estimate Talpa. He may try to use the Warlord's powers against you so be careful and watch each other's backs. Wish you the best of luck and again I'm sorry I wasn't able to keep you safe.
Your friend,
Ryo Sanada
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Sage looked up from the letter and was shocked to find Kento glaring back at him with a look of complete rage etched on his face.
"Well Sage, are you happy now?"
The warrior of Halo looked at him incredulously.
"W.What the hell are you talking about?"
Kento jumped to his feet, knocking the chair to the floor and slammed his fists on the table.
"You know damn well what I mean! You've always wanted to be the one in charge. Always! You're probably thinking with Ryo down and out, now's your chance to take over!"
Rowen, sensing the great argument to come, rose to his feet and attempted to calm his brother in arms.
"Kento, chill out. Sage would never think that. They're best friends, he'd never want anything to happen to Ryo, ever!"
"Like hell he would!" Kento yelled as he launched himself over the table at Sage, hitting him square in the jaw. Anger burned in the blonde sword man's eyes as he flung himself back at Kento, returning the blow to Hardrock's left eye. They both quickly regained their balance and were about to go at it again when suddenly, in their peripheral vision, they saw a small object fly across the room and hit the brick wall behind them, shattering into a million crystalline fragments. They whirled around in time to find Cye straightening up from throwing the glass with tears streaming from his sea-green eyes.
"What the hell are you two doing? You're fighting a stupid rank battle while our best friend is lying upstairs DYING! He trusts us to rescue Kayra and the others because he thought that we'd be able to act like a team and work together. So grow up. Both of you!" With that said, he slammed the plate in his hand down on the counter with a reverberating clang and stormed out of the kitchen. Rowen shot the two feuding warriors a disapproving glance before he too left the room, following in Cye's footsteps. Sage took a deep breath and gritted his teeth as he turned to face Kento. The bearer of Hardrock was standing with his arms crossed over his chest and a deep scowl was set on his face. His eye was slightly swollen, signaling the shiner to come, along with a split lip.
'Might as well get this over with.'
"Look, Kento I'm s.."
Kento held his hand up, stopping Sage mid sentence.
"Save it. You have nothing to apologize for." He paused for moment as he ran his hand through his hair, deciding exactly what he was going to say. "I didn't mean to explode it's just, the thought of having to appoint a new leader because Ryo's gonna..you know...I just snapped."
Sage smiled sadly as he placed a hand reassuringly on his friend's shoulder.
"Hey, it's ok. I wish I wasn't getting this position too. I'd rather be stuck in Talpa's spot then lose Ryo."
Kento laughed softly as he wiped quickly wiped the edge of his eyes to keep the tears from falling.
"So.." he coughed. "So does that mean we're gonna go kick some Dynasty ass?"
Sage nodded and smiled once again as he followed the Warrior of strength out to the living room, in order to let the others know that everything was going to be ok...for now.
MAN! Sry it took so long for me to get this up. Hand some minor disagreements w/ my muse and computer. Anyway I hope you like it and remember I LUV REVIEWS! I'll even take flames 'cuz in a weird twisted way they help u out. Hopefully it wont take me as long to get the next chappie up but if it does please don't hate me. Until next time
Rekkaboziegirl
Also if ur wondering about the whole 'Seji' thing, I read some where that that's his Jap. name but he goes by Sage? I don't know but it works in my story and if it bothers u then tough!
Waiting. Who knew that such a simple thing could create so much agony. Honoring their friend's last wish, the remaining Ronins brought Ryo's unconscious, barely breathing form back to the house and immediately called Mrs. Date, begging desperately for her help. After taking a deep, saddened breath, she agreed and arrived at the mansion shortly after, forcing the worried young men to wait outside Ryo's door as she made her diagnosis. Deafening silence reigned over the small group as each in their own way did their best to hide their tremendous grief. Both Sage and Cye waited on the floor with their back leaning against the wall opposite the door. The bearer of Torrent hugged his legs to his chest with his chin resting softly on his knees as his sea-green eyes sadly followed Rowen as he frantically paced back and forth across the hall. Kento stood next to the railing with his back to the door as he stared solemnly into space. His knuckles where beginning to turn white from his death grip on the banister as tiny hair line fractures splintered out from under his palms. Mia had some how forced Sage's mother to let her be in the room with Ryo. Every once and a while the warriors thought that they could catch traces of small sobs coming from within.
As Rowen turned to complete yet another circuit in hi spacing, the sound of a door opening stopped him dead in his tracks. Everyone raised their heads and gazed over at Mrs. Date as she walked out of the room with a solemn look on her face, closing the door quietly behind her. Rowen rushed to her side with a look of intense worry etched on his face.
"Is he..awake?"
Mrs. Date's eyes misted slightly as she desperately tried to keep her voice from cracking.
"N..no...He's not."
Kento let out a small sigh from his position by the banister.
"D.do you know w.when he'll wake up?"
Everyone was started at the stutter that they heard in their friend's voice. Kento was usually so strong and rarely let the guys see him upset. The stoic mask that the older woman had fought so hard to keep up finally crumbled under the hopeful gazes of her son and his friends.
"He...he's..n.not." she whispered.
Everyone's eyes widened in horror and disbelief as Sage jumped to his feet and stepped toward his mother.
"No. Mom you can't be serious. He's gonna be fine, right? Please, tell us he's going to be ok."
Tears streamed down Mrs. Date's face as she looked into her son's worried, violet eyes.
"I wish that I could."
The group winced slightly as the banister finally gave way under Kento's vice like grip, breaking into a million different pieces. Without a single word to his friends, the bearer of Hardrock strode the end of the hall and swiftly descended the stairs. The warriors of Trust and Life glance over at Sage before quickly following after their distressed comrade. The blonde swords man was about to follow suit when his mother grabbed him by his wrist and forced a small folded piece of paper into his hand along with Ryo's armor orb.
"We found these in his pocket, Mia and I." She sobbed. "She's in a state of shock right now, we all are. Give her a little time before you talk to her." She let out a stuttering cry as she pulled her son into her arms.
"Oh, Seji, I'm so sorry. I wish I could have done more. I feel so helpless."
"Mom, you did all you could. It's not your fault."
He squeezed his mom once more before he broke their embrace and took her by the hand, leading her down the stairs and out to her car. After seeing her off safely, Sage returned to the house to find that the others were quietly waiting for him in the kitchen. Both Kento and Rowen were sitting at the table, staring blankly at their coffee while Cye solemnly did the dishes. For reasons Sage couldn't grasp, it always seemed to clear his auburn haired friend's head when he was cleaning silver wear. Rowen looked up from his cup and stared at the bearer of Halo as he entered the room.
"What's that in your hand?" he asked in a raspy voice.
Sage had completely forgotten the piece of parchment clutched in his palm until that moment.
"I'm not sure." He replied as he unfolded the paper. "Mom said that she and Mia found it in Ryo's pocket."
His eyes widened suddenly as he skimmed over the words written in his leader's messy handwriting. After seeing the look on his friend's face, Rowen became slightly worried.
"What does it say?"
Sage sight slight as he sat down at the table, ran a hand through his hair, and cleared his voice in preparation.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
~Guys~
Talpa is holding Kayra and the Warlords captive. I wanted to try and rescue them without having to bring you back into battle but since you are reading this, it means that I have failed so we don't have much choice. At midnight tonight, take my armor orb to the northern shore of the lake and throw it into the water. It will open a portal that will take you to the Nether Realm. The palace is heavily guarded but if you take White Blaze with you, he should be able to get you through without much conflict. Sage, you're in charge. Take care of the guys for me. I'm sorry that I'm not going to be able to fight along side all of you. If I hadn't of been so stubborn, maybe I'd have been of more use. REMEMBER don't under estimate Talpa. He may try to use the Warlord's powers against you so be careful and watch each other's backs. Wish you the best of luck and again I'm sorry I wasn't able to keep you safe.
Your friend,
Ryo Sanada
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Sage looked up from the letter and was shocked to find Kento glaring back at him with a look of complete rage etched on his face.
"Well Sage, are you happy now?"
The warrior of Halo looked at him incredulously.
"W.What the hell are you talking about?"
Kento jumped to his feet, knocking the chair to the floor and slammed his fists on the table.
"You know damn well what I mean! You've always wanted to be the one in charge. Always! You're probably thinking with Ryo down and out, now's your chance to take over!"
Rowen, sensing the great argument to come, rose to his feet and attempted to calm his brother in arms.
"Kento, chill out. Sage would never think that. They're best friends, he'd never want anything to happen to Ryo, ever!"
"Like hell he would!" Kento yelled as he launched himself over the table at Sage, hitting him square in the jaw. Anger burned in the blonde sword man's eyes as he flung himself back at Kento, returning the blow to Hardrock's left eye. They both quickly regained their balance and were about to go at it again when suddenly, in their peripheral vision, they saw a small object fly across the room and hit the brick wall behind them, shattering into a million crystalline fragments. They whirled around in time to find Cye straightening up from throwing the glass with tears streaming from his sea-green eyes.
"What the hell are you two doing? You're fighting a stupid rank battle while our best friend is lying upstairs DYING! He trusts us to rescue Kayra and the others because he thought that we'd be able to act like a team and work together. So grow up. Both of you!" With that said, he slammed the plate in his hand down on the counter with a reverberating clang and stormed out of the kitchen. Rowen shot the two feuding warriors a disapproving glance before he too left the room, following in Cye's footsteps. Sage took a deep breath and gritted his teeth as he turned to face Kento. The bearer of Hardrock was standing with his arms crossed over his chest and a deep scowl was set on his face. His eye was slightly swollen, signaling the shiner to come, along with a split lip.
'Might as well get this over with.'
"Look, Kento I'm s.."
Kento held his hand up, stopping Sage mid sentence.
"Save it. You have nothing to apologize for." He paused for moment as he ran his hand through his hair, deciding exactly what he was going to say. "I didn't mean to explode it's just, the thought of having to appoint a new leader because Ryo's gonna..you know...I just snapped."
Sage smiled sadly as he placed a hand reassuringly on his friend's shoulder.
"Hey, it's ok. I wish I wasn't getting this position too. I'd rather be stuck in Talpa's spot then lose Ryo."
Kento laughed softly as he wiped quickly wiped the edge of his eyes to keep the tears from falling.
"So.." he coughed. "So does that mean we're gonna go kick some Dynasty ass?"
Sage nodded and smiled once again as he followed the Warrior of strength out to the living room, in order to let the others know that everything was going to be ok...for now.
MAN! Sry it took so long for me to get this up. Hand some minor disagreements w/ my muse and computer. Anyway I hope you like it and remember I LUV REVIEWS! I'll even take flames 'cuz in a weird twisted way they help u out. Hopefully it wont take me as long to get the next chappie up but if it does please don't hate me. Until next time
Rekkaboziegirl
Also if ur wondering about the whole 'Seji' thing, I read some where that that's his Jap. name but he goes by Sage? I don't know but it works in my story and if it bothers u then tough!