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Author's notes: This chapter is pretty short. Thank you all who have reviewed my stories, and I'm glad you like them!! Hopefully I can keep ya happy with the ones I have coming. Thanks Again!!! You all have given me the inspiration to continue writing. Enjoy!
Death's Angel
By Rekka's Angel
Chapter 4
Problems and thoughts
"Miyako." Miyako moved in her sleep with a frown
on her face. She had fallen asleep with her head resting on her arms, next
to the laptop. "Miyako!" Miyako sat straight up and looked around. Meticia
stood in front of her, arms crossed, and very angry.
"Yes, Meticia."
"What do you think you are doing here!"
"I came to...to.....t..."
"To let Ryo spend time with his friends, I know."
"Then why did you."
"Oh, forget it. Why haven't you come back?"
"Well, I met them and we talked and........."
"You let them see you and Ryo! Do you know how much trouble you
could get into!"
"Yes! I know, but I was willing to take that chance! Plus we
found more information on this evil that's been such a pain in the ass!"
Miyako snapped. Meticia smirked. It had been a long time since Miyako had
actually gotten mad at someone. It was very hard to get on her bad side,
but apparently not now.
"My, my. Feisty today, aren't we. Looks like spending time with
these people and your precious Ry-chan, has changed you." Miyako looked
shocked and shook her head in wonder.
"No, this situation is just getting on my nerves. Not to mention
being up for hours trying to decode these stupid disks." Miyako said sourly.
"Well, I've been trying to find you, so I could talk to you about
our little problem. Apparently you have some information and friends now,
that could be of some use to us. Damion, Kiya, and Hiroshi, have been helping
out a bit, and found out that it's not Arago. He was totally destroyed
in the last battle with the Ronins."
"Well, that helps a little. I finally got these things decoded,
but they've been password protected by Nasuti's grandfather. I could probably
figure it out in a couple more hours, but it would probably be much easier
for her, because he was her grandfather, plus I'm too tired, and........"
"Miyako, you're babbling."
"Sorry. This whole thing is just finally getting to me."
"I've noticed. So where's Ryo?"
"Good question." Meticia sighed.
"Don't tell me you lost him."
"Don't talk about him like he's some sort of pet!" Miyako yelled.
"You might want to tone it down, you're not the only one here
ya know." Meticia giggled. Miyako sighed angrily.
"I'll go look for him."
"I want you both back home once you tell the others what's going
on."
"Alright."
"I mean it, Miyako." Meticia said sternly.
"I know." Meticia smirked and disappeared into the darkness.
Miyako yawned and looked around the room. "Where could he be?" Miyako looked
all over downstairs, then headed upstairs. She walked down the hallway,
but stopped when she came to the last door on the right. She quietly opened
the bedroom door and peeked inside. Ryo was there laying on the bed, seemingly
looking out into nowhere.
"Ryo?" Miyako whispered. He didn't respond. Miyako walked over
and waved a hand in front of his face. "Anybody in there?" This seemed
wake him from his trance. Ryo blinked and looked up at Miyako.
"Sorry."
"That's alright. You seemed to be a million miles away." Ryo
nodded and got that far away look in his eyes. Miyako sat next to him on
the bed. "Penny for your thoughts." Ryo looked at Miyako and smiled.
"Just thinking."
"About what?" Ryo sighed.
"Everything. This whole situation. How it happened. How I feel
about it. How I feel about someone."
"Who?" Ryo paused and got a look that said he didn't mean to
say that last part.
"It's not important." He turned away and looked out the window.
Miyako noticed he seemed a bit uncomfortable and said the first thing that
came to mind.
"Is it Nasuti?" Miyako was a bit shocked she had said that and
by the looks of it so was Ryo. Miyako had felt some tension earlier, and
Nasuti didn't seem to take to her as well as she had liked. Especially
when she had called Ryo, Ry-chan. That was her first clue that Nasuti might
like Ryo as more than just a friend, but she wasn't sure. When she asked
Ryo about Nasuti she felt angry, sad, and was there jealousy? "No way!
I don't feel anything like that. Even if I did it would never work out.">
The thought saddened and depressed her, which didn't go unnoticed by Ryo.
He had watched the emotions flash through her eyes and her expression go
from shocked to saddened after she had asked him about Nasuti.
"Where did that come from?" Ryo smiled. Miyako blushed when he
gave her that gorgeous smile that always seemed to make her feel like doing
anything he asked of her. It made her feel warm inside for some reason.
"Oh my god, I'm blushing! I've never reacted like this before.
Thank goodness it's dark! What is this weird feeling?"> Ryo smiled to himself
as he saw a faint pink hue blossom on her cheeks. She had turned her head
away hoping he wouldn't notice her blush. Unfortunately he did, but he
wasn't going to say anything about it........yet.
"Cute."> Ryo thought.
"Um.......I just thought that.....well......."
"What?"
"I don't know, that's why I asked you." Miyako answered with
a huff. Ryo chuckled.
"You are one entertaining young lady." Miyako stuck out her tongue.
"I was trying to be nice and trying to be serious, but no, you
had to go and screw it up." Miyako teased.
"Me?"
"Yes, you."
"Alright, alright, I won't argue." Miyako blinked. She then looked
at him carefully and then felt his forehead.
"You don't feel hot, are you sure you're ok. No bumps on the
head?" Ryo began chuckling again.
"No, I'm fine. But from experience I know that you can't win
an argument with a woman. There are occasions when you can, but it's better
to keep your mouth shut." Miyako looked really worried.
"And that stops you? Man, are you sure you're ok." Miyako smiled.
"Yes."
"Whatever you say. Anyway, back to my earlier question. Is it
Nasuti?"
"Nasti-chan, no. Nasti-chan has always been like a sister or
a mother to me. She's a very good friend and I want to keep it that way.
Not that I never liked her. I think all of us at one time or another has
had a crush on her. It's not that I don't love her, I just don't love her
the way you think I do." Miyako sighed a bit relieved for some reason.
"Then, who?"
"Like I said earlier, it's not important." Ryo snapped. Miyako
was shocked. He had never yelled at her before and it hurt. It hurt more
because he was the first person she could actually call a friend, and with
all the stress, events, emotions, and experiences, it made something inside
her snap.
"O.....ok." Miyako slowly got up off the bed as tears escaped
and ran down her cheeks. Ryo looked just as shocked as she was, at the
fact that he yelled at her. He quickly snapped out of his trance and ran
over to Miyako. He grabbed her arm and turned her around. Miyako gasped,
as Ryo looked down into her shimmering blue eyes. Tears continued to run
down her cheeks unnoticed. Tears threatened to escape Ryo's eyes as he
saw all the pain and confusion in Miyako's eyes. Ryo reached out to wipe
away her tears, but she turned her head away. She pulled her arm out of
his hand and disappeared into the darkness.
Ryo looked at the spot that Miyako had occupied just seconds
ago. He fell to his knees in anger and sorrow. Tears ran unchecked down
his face as he closed his eyes.
"I'm sorry." Ryo whispered into the darkness of the room.
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That's it for this chapter. Poor Ryo and Miyako. They got it tough. So, what's going on between Ryo and Miyako? Who's the evil trying to hold Ryo back? And what will happen? Those questions will be answered in the follwing chapters, once I figure out what's going to happen next. giggle> Hope you enjoyed it. Please review for me. Comments, questions and suggestions are all welcome. You can also e-mail me at moonmaiden_serenity@yahoo.com.
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