Author's notes: Here's the next chapter. Sorry it took so long to get
out, but with school and Fanfiction.net being down
sometimes, it was kinda hard to find time to upload another chapter.
Oh yeah, so that you know, I like using the Japanese
names(I use the English names, too). Which means that even though I
use the Japanese names it doesn't mean that I will be
using the Japanese story line or the English one for that matter. That
goes for when I use the English names, too. For
example, in the English version, it shows an attraction between Nasuti
and Ryo, and in the Japanese version, it's between
Nasuti and Seiji. Just something I thought you should know so that
nothing confuses you. And if the names do affect the
story, then I'll tell you, but in this one it doesn't. I just decided
to use the Japanese names, because I felt like it. ^_^ As
always, enjoy! please R&R!
Thanks to: Modem, Nicole, Ashley, MYSTIC, Sailormoon, Demyn, The Wooden
Spoon, Wildfire's Flame,
Khamele_son, and Ryo of Wildfire, for the reviews. I'm really glad
you guys like my story and I hope to continue to
please you! You guys are what keep me writting! And I'm glad I have
your approvel on this story Ryo ^_^ I mean you are
the main character of this story. ^.-
Death's Angel
By Rekka's Angel
Chapter 6: First Battle Won or First Battle Lost?
Ryo awoke the next morning feeling refreshed and
ready to face the challenges the day would bring. Well, that is until he
remembered everything that had gone on the day before. He sighed and stretched.
Ryo looked around the room and did a double take. This wasn't where he
usually slept. Well the place he stayed now wasn't exactly where he would
usually live, but considering the circumstances this place had become home
to him during the past couple of weeks. He finally realized he was in Miyako's
bed, but where was Miyako. He looked around and found her asleep in the
chair next to the bed. He frowned when he noticed the troubled expression
on her face. Even when she slept her expression was sad.Miyako mumbled
something in her sleep.
"What?" Ryo leaned closer to her.
"Mmm, no don't hurt him." Ryo's expression became
puzzled.
"Who's she talkin' about?"
"Ryo don't go."
"What!" Ryo's mind reeled at what he had heard.
"She's dreaming about me!" He blushed and tried to block out her
mumbles. A lot of good that did. Miyako started tossing and turning,
her voice becoming louder and her expression
becoming frightened. Ryo became concerned and gently shook her shoulder.
"Miyako. Miyako wake up." Miyako flinched at his
touch, but didn't wake up. Ryo was becoming more and more
concerned as Miyako continued to yell in her sleep and not wake up.
"Someone help me!" Ryo yelled. A minute later three figures ran through
the doorway.
"What is it?" Kiya asked. Hiroshi and Damion followed
close behind.
"It's Miyako, she won't wake up and she's yelling
and thrashing about." Ryo answered a bit panicked. He looked behind Kiya
to see Damion and Hiroshi standing there looking a bit worried. Kiya walked
over to Miyako and put her hand on Miyako's forehead. "Are you two Damion
and Hiroshi?" They nodded.
"I'm Hiroshi." Hiroshi was the tallest in the room,
and well built. He had deep brown eyes and short ebony hair. He wore black
pants and t-shirt, with a dark green vest. "And this is Damion." Damion
was a couple inches shorter than Hiroshi, and well built as well. He had
dark brown hair slightly longer than Hiroshi's, but not as long as Ryo's,
and penetrating violet eyes, with a mysterious air about him. He was dressed
similarly to Hiroshi only with a blue vest.
"Nice to finally meet you. I'm Ryo." They nodded.
The guys turned their attention back to the girls in the room. Kiya was
sitting next to Miyako with her eyes closed and hand on Miyako's forehead.
Miyako seemed slightly calmer than earlier. A couple seconds later Kiya
opened her eyes and sighed in relief.
"Is she alright?" Ryo asked.
"Yes. She'll be fine." Kiya stood up and walked
over to the door. "She should wake up in a couple minutes. Hiroshi and
Damion visibly relaxed when they confirmed she was ok. "Come on you two,
we have work to do. Ryo can take care of her." Kiya winked at Ryo. He blushed
and turned his attention back to Miyako. Kiya giggled and walked out the
door, Hiroshi and Damion following soon after.
**********
A few minutes turned out to be a half an hour. Ryo
patiently ^_^; , well he waited for Miyako to wake up. Miyako's eyes fluttered
as she began to stir. Ryo was by her side instantly as she opened her eyes
and looked around.
"Ryo?"
"I'm right here Miya-chan." Miyako looked beside
her and smiled.
"He's alright. It must have just been a dream.">
Miyako sighed and stood up. She looked down at herself and noticed she
had fallen asleep without changing. "Guess I was really tired."> She
shrugged and looked at Ryo. "What's wrong?" Ryo was staring at her in a
way that unnerved her. Ryo blushed and looked away. He was doing a lot
of that recently.
"Will you quit it stupid. Geez, what's gotten
into me?"> "Um, uh, n..nothin'."Miyako looked at him skeptically, but decided
to ignore his strange behavior. "Are you ok?" Ryo asked.
"Of course, why wouldn't I be?" Miyako answered.
Ryo sighed.
"Never mind." Miyako looked puzzled.
"Did I talk in my sleep or something? why is
he so worried? And why is he looking at me funny?"> Miyako put her
thoughts aside for the moment. "Well, what do you say we give your
friends another visit?" Miyako smiled. Ryo nodded and in a flash they disappeared.
**********
Miyako and Ryo arrived at Nasuti's house and found
Seiji reading a book, Shuu and Jun playing a video game, and Shin helping
Nasuti with breakfast.
"Hello." Nasuti peeked out of the kitchen and smiled
as soon as she saw them.
"Well hello. Would you like to eat breakfast with
us?"
"Oh no we're fine." Miyako lied. Nasuti smiled knowingly.
"Nonsense, it's no problem."
"I don't mean to impose and......"
"I want you to join us, and I'm sure everyone else
does too, so there's no reason to feel that way." Miyako nodded in
acceptance as Nasuti disappeared back into the kitchen.
"Yeah!" Jun shouted in victory.
"No way!" Shuu yelled. "How could you beat me!"
Jun laughed when he saw Shuu's shocked face. "Why you little
squirt." Shuu grabbed Jun and started to tickle him. Miyako giggled
as she watched and Seiji looked up from his book, and bit annoyed at being
disturbed from his reading. Shuu finally stopped tickling Jun and started
playing a different game. Jun finally realized Ryo and Miyako were there
and smiled widely.
"Ryo, Miya-chan!" Jun jumped up and ran towards
them. He gave them both big bear hugs and smiled.
"Hey, Jun." Miyako smiled.
"Breakfasts ready!" Nasuti called from the dinning
room.
"Food!" Shuu yelled happily. Seiji put his book
down and followed Miyako, Jun, and Ryo. Everyone sat down and dug in.
"Mmm, this is great!" Shuu said enthusiastically.
"I agree." Miyako commented. Everyone else nodded
in agreement. Nasuti and Shin smiled, glad that everyone approved. Miyako
looked around and noticed something missing.
"Where's Touma?"
"He's probably still asleep."
"Who's turn is it to wake him up?" Jun asked.
"I volunteer Ryo." Shuu said. "He hasn't done it
for two weeks."
"Yeah, well I sorta have a reason." Ryo answered.
"So." Ryo sighed.
"What's so hard about waking Touma up?" Everyone
looked at Miyako and blinked.
"Right, I forgot, you don't know about that. Heh,
the last time I tried to wake him, up he threw me across the room."
Shuu explained to Miyako about their experience with Touma and his
sleeping habits. Miyako laughed so hard she almost fell out of her seat.
"That's hilarious." She giggled.
"Yeah, when your not at the receiving end of his
fist." Shuu grumbled. Which just made her laugh more. It was
contagious, and soon everyone was laughing.
"Well, I'd let him sleep except I want him to be
here when we talk to you about what we found on the disks." Nasuti
stated.
"So we have the information that was on them, now?"
Miyako asked excitedly.
"Yep." Nasuti answered proudly.
"That's wonderful, Nasuti!"
"Thanks."
"Yeah, well, so far it hasn't done us much good."
Shuu stated.
"What do you mean?' Ryo asked.
"Well, we found this prophecy and we know basically
everything it's talkin' about." Shin handed Miyako the prophecy. Ryo looked
over her shoulder as she read it. She sighed.
"Is this all the information we have?"
"No. We just got too tired last night and decided
to wait till you came to read the rest of the information we got." Nasuti
answered. "Which is another reason we need Touma here."
"Need me here for what?" Touma asked from the stairs.
"Great, now everyone is here."
"Yeah, and no one has to risk their lives waking
you up." Shuu said happily. Touma glared at him. Miyako was trying her
hardest not to laugh.
"We were waiting for you so we could read the other
disks."
"Oh."
"Well, let's go into the living room." Everyone
stood up and headed for the room until they heard a loud grumbling.
Touma blushed.
"Uh, could I eat somethin' first." Everyone laughed
as Nasuti escorted Touma to the kitchen.
**********
Shin sighed.
"A lot a good this did us. It doesn't even
tell us what we're up against. Just that whatever it is, is stronger than
Arago."
"Do you think they've taken over the Netherworld?
I mean we haven't heard anything from Kayura or the Warlords.
Maybe they captured them or something?" Touma asked.
"Either that or they aren't in the Netherworld.
Which could be another reason we haven't heard from Kayura. They might
not have heard anything about this new enemy." Seiji suggested.
"But Kayura is descendent from the ancient. Why
wouldn't she know?" Shin asked.
"Well, we didn't know. Miyako and her people didn't
know." Miyako flinched at that comment. "What makes you think they'd know?"
Nasuti reasoned.
"Good point."Shin said.
"Well, unless we hear from them, I guess it's up
to us." Ryo said. Byakuen's ears suddenly perked and he walked over to
the window.
"What was that?" Jun asked.
"What was what?" Shuu answered.
"That sound." Jun replied.
"What sound!"
"I heard a bunch of clanging, like armor or something."
"Kid, you're just hearin' things."
"No I'm not!"
"Yes you are!"
"No I'm not!"
"Yes you are!"
"Shuu, Jun, enough!" Nasuti scolded.
"Yes, Nasti-chan." They answered in unison.
"Honestly Shuu, you're as bad as a little kid."
"Shhh."
"What is it Seiji?" Miyako asked.
"Jun's right. I hear it too." Seiji answered.
"Look!" Touma shouted as he pointed out the window
to the backyard. Everyone rushed to the window.
"Dynasty soldiers! What in the world. I thought
this wasn't Arago?" Shin stated confused. Thousands of Dynasty soldiers
were waiting in the backyard.
"Come on guys let's do it!" Ryo yelled.
"Right!" Each Ronin transformed into their sub armor
and headed outside. Jun, Nasuti, and Miyako followed.
"Jun, Nasuti, Miyako, stay inside!" Seiji shouted.
Nasuti and Jun nodded, but Miyako looked on with determination
shinning in her eyes and went to help the Ronins.
"Watch them, ok Byakuen." Miyako yelled.
They all rushed forward into the mass of soldiers
and started fighting. Seiji knocked a few of their heads off, Shuu tackled
and rammed into some, Shin fought with his fists, Touma kicked, and Ryo
did whatever he felt like.
Miyako stepped in with her scythe and cut about
six of them in half. Unfortunately she wasn't watching her back and one
came up behind her ready to strike. Miyako turned around just as the blade
was inches from her face and she reflexively closed her eyes. When she
didn't feel the blow she opened her eyes to see what had happened. Ryo
had her in his arms, worry written on his face. When he was sure she was
ok he frowned. Ducking another attack and kicking it's head off, Ryo scolded
Miyako.
"What do you think you're doing!"
"Helping, what does it look like!" Ryo gently put
her down and blocked a chain coming towards his head.
"You should be inside with Nasuti and Jun!"
"Not when you guys are out here fighting!" Miyako
knocked away one of the blades and slashed her scythe through the armor.
"Did you think I would just sit back and watch!" Both jumped over a staff
and team kicked the attacker.
"I don't want you to get yourself killed!" Miyako
smirked.
"But I'm already dead." Ryo almost got kicked in
the stomach, but blocked it a few inches before it connected.
"Then why did you react like you did when that one
almost hit you?"
"Just because I'm not alive, doesn't mean it doesn't
hurt."
"But how is that possible?" Both jumped over another
attack.
"Don't ask me, It just does. Plus I'm not like other
dead people and neither are you, remember."
"Oh, right."
"Come on you guys, let's suit up and finish this."
Touma yelled. Everyone nodded. Miyako stopped dead in her tracks. (AN:
no pun intended, I swear!) images from her nightmare flashed through her
head. "No! I won't let them hurt them!"> Miyako started glowing red
as image after image played before her like a movie. The image of Ryo and
the others dying, played over and over in her mind. "NO!" Miyako screamed
and ran forward with her scythe in ready position. The Ronins stopped as
they heard Miyako's heart wrenching scream. Miyako became surrounded in
a red aura as she jumped into the air and swung her scythe through the
mass of soldiers. Everyone had to cover their eyes at the immense light
Miyako's attack made. When they could see again all they saw was an empty
yard with burn marks everywhere there had been a soldier. Miyako was kneeling
on the ground panting in front of the charred area that was as big if not
bigger than a football field.
"Wow." Shuu said. The others were to awe struck
to think of anything intelligent to say, so they just nodded. The Ronins
slowly made their way over to Miyako who was still kneeling on the ground.
Jun, Nasuti, and Byakuen ran out of the house and towards the others. Ryo
was the first one to reach Miyako. He gently laid a hand on her shoulder,
but she didn't move. Seiji walked in front of her and frowned.
"Look at her face." Seiji ordered.
"They did." Ryo and the others gasped. There was
nothing, no emotion, no anything. Her eyes had a glazed look to them like
she wasn't there.
"Miya-chan." Jun waved a hand in front of her face.
She didn't even blink. Byakuen purred and laid his head in her lap. She
moved her hand and started to absently stroke Byakuen's fur, but her eyes
still held that haunted glazed look.
"Miya-chan." Ryo crouched down in front of her and
held the hand that wasn't stroking Byakuen. "Miya-chan ya there?" He gently
slapped her cheek, but nothing happened. Seiji had, had enough and called
his armor. He then moved Ryo out of the way as he knelt taking his place.
Seiji closed his eyes as his sword began to glow green. His symbol appeared
on his forehead as he put his hand on Miyako's. She stopped stroking Byakuen
and closed her eyes, slumping to the ground. Seiji caught her before she
hit and carefully lifted her into his arms.
"Is she going to be ok?" Nasuti asked worriedly.
"Yes. She just needs to rest now."
"Let's take her to my room." Seiji nodded and followed
Nasuti into the house.
"I wonder what happened." Shin asked with worry.
"I don't know." Ryo whispered. "Let's go inside."
Everyone nodded and walked inside, following Nasuti and Seiji up the stairs.
**********
That's it for now. I hope to get the next chapter out as soon as I can!
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