"Didn't I just say I didn't know?"
Rowen laughed nervously, putting one hand behind his head. "Oh yeah, sorry."
Ryo clicked on 'Fanfiction', bringing up a long list of strange quotes, proverbs, and just bizarre mixes of words onscreen. Ryo blinked in surprise before scrolling down.
"Look at these, fellas. 'What if They Were in Band?'. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 'Sleigh Ride RW style' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 'Halo's Illness' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 'Cye's Struggle' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guys, you know what I think these are?"
"What?" asked Sage, the only one who had been able to catch up with Ryo's speed reading.
"I think these are stories or something! I mean, look at them! They sound like the titles of books or movies!"
Cye shoved Ryo out of the way. "Let's go back to that 'Cye's Struggle', mate. I want to see what these people think of me."
"Cye, we just agreed that we'd look at this as a team, man," said Ryo, flicking Cye's hand off the mouse and resuming his computer-commanding role at his chair. Cye scowled and crossed his arms.
"Alright. But let's read MY story first."
"You sure bud? It doesn't sound like you get such a hot role in this," said Kento, pointing to the summary. Cye refused to look at it.
"I don't care. Let's read it now and get it over with."
"Dude, you have to look at the summary."
"I don't care about the damned summary. Let's read the story."
"But the summary says . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."
"Do I have to spell it out for you or something? Read. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . story!"
"Cye, I hate to admit it, but you better do as Kento says," said Rowen. He had also read the summary, and looked a little spooked.
"Oh c'mon, now you're siding with Kento? Just read, it can't be that bad."
"It is," said Ryo.
"Now don't gang up on me like that! Just read the story!" Cye yelled.
"But Cye. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ." Sage started.
"READ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRICKIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . STORY!!!!!!!"
One hour later . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"We shoulda never read that story," said Kento as he rubbed Cye's back. Cye whimpered, burying his face into Ryo's pillow and clinging, almost desperately, to the bed sheets.
"How can someone be so cruel?! My dear lord in heaven, I beg that will never really happen!" Cye continued to sob, fully saturating Ryo's pillowcase. Kento shook his head and crossed the room to the other Ronins, leaving the smallest to turn Ryo's mattress into a small lake.
"Hey, there's good news. We know what fanfiction is now," said Rowen in his perkiest voice. Ryo shot him a glare.
"Oh yes, and that's fabulous, Ro. Let's get back to the main page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."
"No, wait!" Sage got to the mouse before Ryo and scrolled back up. "See this one? Sleigh Ride RW style? How much do you want to bet this will be a little more humorous than the last one?"
He smiled and quickly winked at the other three puzzled looks before turning to the back of the room. "Hey Cye! Come look at this!"
"Mrghdf suferdegera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ." Cye bluntly replied. It sounded as if he was trying to drown himself in the small puddle he had formed.
"Now c'mon. I think you're going to like this. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."
15 minutes later. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"BAHAHAHAHAAAAAHAHARHARHARHARHAR!!!!!!"
"Good god that was cute!"
Kento tried to pick himself up off the floor but failed. Clutching his sides, he continued to laugh hysterically.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!! You guys, we got to try that some day!"
Sage and Rowen were doubled over laughing in their seats. Ryo pounded his desk top, barely catching his breath to laugh again. Even Cye couldn't let his miserable mood keep him down. He fell back on the bed, soaking himself thoroughly but not caring one bit.
"Dudes, look at me!"
The Ronins stifled their laughter and turned their attention to Kento, who was still sitting on the floor. Kento brought his knees up to his chest, as if he was on a sled. He leaned forward and swung his fist around in the air. "Faster Dais, faster! Whoopeeeeeeee!!!!!"
At that, the other Ronin Warriors exploded into another fit of giggles. Ryo's fist threatened to split the table in two. Kento contemplated how long it would be until his ribs cracked before he collapsed to the floor again.
*********************************
Downstairs, Mia had just returned from an early morning trip to the grocery store. When Ryo's pounding had made small bits of the ceiling fall to the floor, she had first thought the Dynasty was attacking again, but the sound of boys' laughter quieted her fears.
"Wonder what the guys are up to. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ." she thought out loud as she put away the tomatoes and beets.
*********************************
Meanwhile, the Ronins had finally recovered and were gathered around the computer monitor once more.
"Yo Ryo! Before you go on to something else, let's check out one more of the fanfics."
Ryo turned to Cye, happy that his friend was feeling better. "Sure. How 'bout Kento picks this time?"
Kento smiled wickedly. "I remember one title that really struck me. How about 'Halo's Illness?'"
Sage shifted his weight uncomfortably. "Uh, OK. What every you say, Kento."
Ryo brought them back to the fanfiction titles and down to 'Halo's Illness'. Before he clicked on the link, though, they boys read the summary together, remembering what devastation not reading it could bring. But one word of warning in the summary was unfamiliar to them.
"Hey guys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . what's 'YAOI'?
++--++ GLOBAL DISCLAIMER: Ronin Warriors (Yoroiden Samurai Troopers) is the copyrighted material of Sunrise, Inc. ++--++ CHAPTER DISCLAIMER: The website found by the Ronins is completely FICTIONAL and is in no way associated with any singular Ronin Warrior or Samurai Trooper fan site. Rather, it is a mimic of Ronin Warrior fan sites in general.
The mentioned fanfiction is REAL. They are as follows:
"What if they were in band?" by Shinten Xiomai (In 'Marching Band' section of FFN) "Halo's Illness" by Sasa1 "Cye's Struggle" by Firestorm "Sleigh Ride RW style" by an anonymous author
(Recently, it has come to my attention that this story has been
removed from FFN. For those who never had the opportunity to read it,
the Ronin Warriors, with the exception of Ryo, capture their opposite
warlord and literally use them as snow sleds to race down a hill. An
incredibly funny story.)
++--++
UPDATE COMING, FEBUARY 2004!
Rowen laughed nervously, putting one hand behind his head. "Oh yeah, sorry."
Ryo clicked on 'Fanfiction', bringing up a long list of strange quotes, proverbs, and just bizarre mixes of words onscreen. Ryo blinked in surprise before scrolling down.
"Look at these, fellas. 'What if They Were in Band?'. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 'Sleigh Ride RW style' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 'Halo's Illness' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 'Cye's Struggle' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guys, you know what I think these are?"
"What?" asked Sage, the only one who had been able to catch up with Ryo's speed reading.
"I think these are stories or something! I mean, look at them! They sound like the titles of books or movies!"
Cye shoved Ryo out of the way. "Let's go back to that 'Cye's Struggle', mate. I want to see what these people think of me."
"Cye, we just agreed that we'd look at this as a team, man," said Ryo, flicking Cye's hand off the mouse and resuming his computer-commanding role at his chair. Cye scowled and crossed his arms.
"Alright. But let's read MY story first."
"You sure bud? It doesn't sound like you get such a hot role in this," said Kento, pointing to the summary. Cye refused to look at it.
"I don't care. Let's read it now and get it over with."
"Dude, you have to look at the summary."
"I don't care about the damned summary. Let's read the story."
"But the summary says . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."
"Do I have to spell it out for you or something? Read. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . story!"
"Cye, I hate to admit it, but you better do as Kento says," said Rowen. He had also read the summary, and looked a little spooked.
"Oh c'mon, now you're siding with Kento? Just read, it can't be that bad."
"It is," said Ryo.
"Now don't gang up on me like that! Just read the story!" Cye yelled.
"But Cye. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ." Sage started.
"READ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRICKIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . STORY!!!!!!!"
One hour later . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"We shoulda never read that story," said Kento as he rubbed Cye's back. Cye whimpered, burying his face into Ryo's pillow and clinging, almost desperately, to the bed sheets.
"How can someone be so cruel?! My dear lord in heaven, I beg that will never really happen!" Cye continued to sob, fully saturating Ryo's pillowcase. Kento shook his head and crossed the room to the other Ronins, leaving the smallest to turn Ryo's mattress into a small lake.
"Hey, there's good news. We know what fanfiction is now," said Rowen in his perkiest voice. Ryo shot him a glare.
"Oh yes, and that's fabulous, Ro. Let's get back to the main page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."
"No, wait!" Sage got to the mouse before Ryo and scrolled back up. "See this one? Sleigh Ride RW style? How much do you want to bet this will be a little more humorous than the last one?"
He smiled and quickly winked at the other three puzzled looks before turning to the back of the room. "Hey Cye! Come look at this!"
"Mrghdf suferdegera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ." Cye bluntly replied. It sounded as if he was trying to drown himself in the small puddle he had formed.
"Now c'mon. I think you're going to like this. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."
15 minutes later. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"BAHAHAHAHAAAAAHAHARHARHARHARHAR!!!!!!"
"Good god that was cute!"
Kento tried to pick himself up off the floor but failed. Clutching his sides, he continued to laugh hysterically.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!! You guys, we got to try that some day!"
Sage and Rowen were doubled over laughing in their seats. Ryo pounded his desk top, barely catching his breath to laugh again. Even Cye couldn't let his miserable mood keep him down. He fell back on the bed, soaking himself thoroughly but not caring one bit.
"Dudes, look at me!"
The Ronins stifled their laughter and turned their attention to Kento, who was still sitting on the floor. Kento brought his knees up to his chest, as if he was on a sled. He leaned forward and swung his fist around in the air. "Faster Dais, faster! Whoopeeeeeeee!!!!!"
At that, the other Ronin Warriors exploded into another fit of giggles. Ryo's fist threatened to split the table in two. Kento contemplated how long it would be until his ribs cracked before he collapsed to the floor again.
*********************************
Downstairs, Mia had just returned from an early morning trip to the grocery store. When Ryo's pounding had made small bits of the ceiling fall to the floor, she had first thought the Dynasty was attacking again, but the sound of boys' laughter quieted her fears.
"Wonder what the guys are up to. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ." she thought out loud as she put away the tomatoes and beets.
*********************************
Meanwhile, the Ronins had finally recovered and were gathered around the computer monitor once more.
"Yo Ryo! Before you go on to something else, let's check out one more of the fanfics."
Ryo turned to Cye, happy that his friend was feeling better. "Sure. How 'bout Kento picks this time?"
Kento smiled wickedly. "I remember one title that really struck me. How about 'Halo's Illness?'"
Sage shifted his weight uncomfortably. "Uh, OK. What every you say, Kento."
Ryo brought them back to the fanfiction titles and down to 'Halo's Illness'. Before he clicked on the link, though, they boys read the summary together, remembering what devastation not reading it could bring. But one word of warning in the summary was unfamiliar to them.
"Hey guys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . what's 'YAOI'?
++--++ GLOBAL DISCLAIMER: Ronin Warriors (Yoroiden Samurai Troopers) is the copyrighted material of Sunrise, Inc. ++--++ CHAPTER DISCLAIMER: The website found by the Ronins is completely FICTIONAL and is in no way associated with any singular Ronin Warrior or Samurai Trooper fan site. Rather, it is a mimic of Ronin Warrior fan sites in general.
The mentioned fanfiction is REAL. They are as follows:
"What if they were in band?" by Shinten Xiomai (In 'Marching Band' section of FFN) "Halo's Illness" by Sasa1 "Cye's Struggle" by Firestorm "Sleigh Ride RW style" by an anonymous author
(Recently, it has come to my attention that this story has been
removed from FFN. For those who never had the opportunity to read it,
the Ronin Warriors, with the exception of Ryo, capture their opposite
warlord and literally use them as snow sleds to race down a hill. An
incredibly funny story.)
++--++
UPDATE COMING, FEBUARY 2004!