Secrets

Chapter 2

Disclaimer: I do not own Samurai Troopers / Ronin Warriors. I'm just borrowing the characters.

Notes: italics are thoughts

Toma walked up to a guard post. "Pass?!" the guard asked stopping Toma where he was. As Toma pulled out his pass he got through the mail, he handed it to the guard. The guard took it, went into his office then came back out. "Wear this at all times!" the guard said handing Toma a necklace with a yellow tag at the end. Toma put the necklace around his neck, nodded at the guard then went in. People were going from one building to another. Toma saw a trailer with the name 'Taka' on the side. He walked up to his brother's trailer. He knocked on the trailer door then waited for an answer. Toma saw a guy he didn't recognize, when the door opened.
"Uh..." Toma started.
"Your Taka's brother, aren't you?" he asked.
"Yeah, I am," Toma answered.
"He'll be back in a minute. Come on in." He moved aside. Toma walked into the trailer. "Go ahead and sit down, do what ever you want I'm sure your brother won't care." He goes into the back of the trailer. Toma sat down on the couch/table while he looked around. There wasn't much, just a small kitchen, the driver and passenger seat in the front, and decorations all around the trailer. He lied down and looked at the ceiling. He started to count all the stuff he saw. As he got to the number hundred and thirty-nine before, he fell asleep.

Toma felt two pokes in his side. He felt a third poke and jumped. "Dia gs Dé! Tori!" Toma yelled in Gaelic and sits up.
Tori smiled, "You were always fun to tease," he said in Gaelic. He moved over to the fridge. "You hungry? Like usual."
"Actually I ate before I showed up." Toma said watching his brother scan the fridge.
Tori looked at his little brother, "You can cook now?"
Toma smiled. "No, I can't! I have roommates."
"Roommates?! You have friends?!" Tori closed the fridge, laughing. "And when did you get friends?"
"Two years ago today. Fourteen days after I left."
"Man, you've changed, a lot... still play the violin?" Tori pulled out a violin case.
"No, couldn't find one my size. Why? Want me on the stage?" Toma chuckled.
"No, just wondering." He opened the case and pulled out a violin. "I got this one from one of my old workers. He gave it to me because I helped him with his studies."
Toma lowered his eyebrows. "Why was he studying when he was--,"
"Because he ran away, Morin. He was looking for a job. And we were looking for a violinist."
"So you took him?"
"Yep. At least he wasn't afraid of the stage, like you were. Man you were scared," Tori laughed then put the violin back in the case. "He reminded me of you everyday. I told him about you. When he was about to go to college he gave the violin to me then told me to give it to you." Puts the violin and its case in Toma's face. "Here's a picture of him." Tori showed Toma the picture from his wallet. The boy in the picture had blonde hair in the same style as Toma's hair. He had a black dress suit on with a violin case in his left hand. His right hand was in a position as if he was waving.
"Why, he doesn't even know me?"
"Morin, he's giving this to you for a reason."
"Which is?"
"Cróga."
Toma looks at the case then took the handle. "Tell him thanks for me."
Toma's brother nods, "I will." They sat in silence for awhile before Tori said, "Oh, and something else." He goes into a room then come back out four minutes later "Our last couple CD's and one more thing. Come with me." Tori opened the trailer door and stepped out. Toma followed with all the stuff in his hands. Tori lead Toma to a small building, probably the smallest in the resort. They walked into the building. The first thing Toma saw was Mallaidh. He looked around and saw his niece playing with a little boy, but he didn't see his oldest brother.
Mallaidh stood up. "Hey, Mori. It's good to see ya," She sounded tired. She gave Toma a hug.
"Where's Toya?" Toma asked sounding a little worried.
"He's...a..." Mallaidh started.
"What?! No!! He can't be!!!" Toma ran out of the building and headed to his Jeep.

Toma stopped the Jeep in his spot. He looked out the right window. Ryo was dodging Jun as they played some game. Toma looked away. He got out of the Jeep grabbed his new violin and CD's and headed to the house.
"Yo! Toma, where did ya get the instrument?!" a voice yelled from the upstairs porch. Toma just kept walking. He went through the front door and headed straight to his bedroom. He put the violin on top of his dresser then lied on his bed. He started to read the names of the songs on his CD's.
"Hey Toma." Seiji sat down next to Toma on his bed. Toma just kept reading.
"Come on tell me, you've been like this for weeks. Since the concert you've been like this. Tell me what's wrong?"
Toma moved his eyes from the CD case to Seiji's face. "Sage...all of you remind me of my family and now I can't stand it." Tears started coming in Toma's eyes.
"What happened to them? We saw your parents--,"
"It's not my parents Sage! It's my siblings!"
"You told us that you didn't have any siblings."
"I know. My mother didn't have enough money for all three of us so she sent me to my father. He was hardly home. I didn't know how to cook and never learned. I almost starved to death...thanks to neighbors, I survived. The court sent me to my oldest brother and he took me in." Toma closed his eyes.
"You said siblings what about the other one?"
"He traveled with my mother at the time. I was eight then."
Seiji didn't say anything. Seiji got up. "I'll leave you alone." Seiji starts for the door.
"Sage!"
Seiji stopped. "Yea?"
"Please stay. I can't stand to be alone." Seiji turned and looked at Toma. Toma had tears coming down his face. Seiji sighed then said 'sure'. Seiji sat down next Toma and comforted him. He had no clue what happened to Toma's brothers but he'll wait until Toma was ready to say.

It took Toma hours to fall asleep. Seiji pulled the covers over Toma. Jeez he can cry. He soaked my shirt! Seiji took off his shirt and left the room. He shut the door quietly. "Hey Seiji!" Shu said running up the stairs. Seiji put a finger up to his lips. Shu stopped. "He's asleep again?" Shu whispered.
Seiji nodded. "He'll be asleep for awhile. What did you want?"
Shu looked at Seiji funny, "Oh yeah, I found, well Shin did, but he found this in Toma's Jeep." Shu showed Seiji a medallion.
"Shu, dumb head, that's mine." He hits Shu on the head then took his medallion. He then heads down the stairs.
"Seiji! I didn't know it was yours." Shu said running up to Seiji.
"I know that Shu," Seiji stepped off the last step of the flight of stairs.
"Sage! Where's Toma?" Ryo asked Seiji.
"Upstairs asleep, why?" Seiji asked Ryo.
"Because, someone's here for him." "Where?!" "The door." Seiji moved to the front door. A guy about Toma's height, with red hair and American clothes on. He had a scar just above the cheek bone. "May I speak with Toma?" He asked in a low voice, with an accent Seiji didn't recognize. "Uh...he's asleep." Seiji answered. "Oh man." He looked at his car. He looked back at Seiji. "Just tell him Toya will be fine. And don't let him sleep too long, please." He went up to his car and got in the backseat. "What was that about?" Seiji heard Shin ask. Seiji shrugs. "I do not know." Seiji stepped back and shut the front door.

Morin was listening to his history teacher, when the intercom came on.
"Mrs. Inga, will you send down Morin Caomhnóir?"
"Yes, I will," Mrs. Inga nodded at Morin. Morin stood up and headed to the office. He came to the office hall, and saw Tori. Tori? What is he doing here? Mori comes up to Tori.
"Tori, what's wrong?"
"Get your stuff. I'll tell you in the car," Tori said. Morin looked at Tori then turned back to Mrs. Inga's room. I hope nothings wrong. He walked into Mrs. Inga's room. His classmates were working on an assignment. He moved to his desk, grabbed his stuff along with his assignment. He headed back to his older brother. "Come on, let's go," Tori headed to the door. Morin followed his older brother to the Corvette car. Toma got in. Tori started up the car and left the school parking lot.
"Where are we going, Tori?" Morin asked studying his brother's face. "Please tell me we're not going to America."
"We're not Mori, we're going to the hospital," Tori said stopping at a red light.
"What? Why?" Morin asked, surprised. "My blood—."
"It's not you Mori, its Toya." Tori's eyes became watery. Morin's face showed shock. "He's been shot." Tori let the tears fall. Morin was speechless. "I know it's sudden, but don't run like you did with the stage." Morin smiled as tears fell from his eyes. Tori parked the car in the hospital parking lot. They both went into the hospital. Mallaidh was sitting on a chair holding her sleeping daughter. Morin swallowed and sat down on the floor between his brother and sister-in-law. He hugged his legs, hid his face and let himself cry. Mori didn't know how long he sat there, but one thing he knew, his butt hurt. He heard a strong voice enter the silenced room. He listened to the voice.
"Mrs. Caomhnóir, your husband will be fine, but...he will be paralyzed for the rest of his life," the strong voice trailed off. Mallaidh didn't say anything but Tori did: "Thanks doctor."
Morin raised his head, "Can we see him?!" The doctor looked at Morin then slowly nodded. Morin got up slowly, causing his butt hurt even more. The doctor showed them the room Toya was in.
"He's still unconscious but if you talk to him, he might wake up," the doctor said to them.
"Thanks doctor," Tori repeated. Morin went up to the bed and saw his brother's face all beat up.
"Toma, Toma, T..."

Cróga is Courage; Dia gs Dé is God or some kind of swear word.

Please R&R

Ken