Secrets

Chapter 3

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

Notes: italics are thoughts

"...oma, Toma," a strong voice repeated. Toma opened his eyes. "Hey," Seiji said to Toma. "You've been asleep for sixteen hours." Toma gave Seiji a questionable look. Seiji studies Toma's face.
"I've been asleep for eighteen hours?" Toma asked hoarsely. Seiji nodded. Toma sighed. The bedroom door opened. Someone walked into the room.
"Hey Seiji, I brought something for ya.......oh Toma your awake," the English accent boy said. Toma focused his ears to Shin. "...are you okay, Toma?" Shin asked. Toma nodded. "Well I'll go and bring some food up for ya Toma." Shin left the room leaving his voice sit still in the air. Seiji closed his bedroom door quietly. He headed downstairs to see what was going on. He came to the living room and saw everybody was watching the television. He sat down on a chair with a large sigh. "Is Toma okay?" Ryo asked quietly.
Seiji shook his head, "No I don't think he will be at this moment." Shu turned off the television.
"Do you know why—?"
"No I don't know why he's like this and for some reason I don't want to."
Ryo was silent for a minute. "I wonder why that redheaded guy sixteen hours ago wanted Toma." Seiji shrugged as Toma's cell phone rang.
"Why is his cell phone ringing? I thought the phone was dead." Ryo got up to answer it. "Hello...? Uh....no this is Sanada Ryo" Silence. "Asleep, why?" Silence. "K?" Ryo nodded. "Bye." Ryo hung up.
"Who was it?" a voice asked from upstairs. Ryo looked up. Toma was standing at the top of the stairs without a shirt on.
"Someone by the name of.....Tori?"
"What did he want?"
"You." Toma didn't say anything.
"Toma, someone came by sixteen hours ago with red hair, American clothes on and a scar on his right cheek, to tell you something."
"Which was?" Toma said impatiently.
"Toya is fine." Seiji repeated what the man said. Shin and Shu were too confused to talk.
Toma was quiet and confused. "Toss me my cell phone."
"But you—."
"Toss it to me!"
"Okay...?" Seiji grabbed the phone from Ryo and tossed it to Toma. Toma caught the phone and dialed a phone number seeming he had memorized a long time ago. Toma disappeared into his room.
"What was that about?" Jun asked as he shut the front door.
"Nothing Jun." Shin answered. "Wait! Jun what are you doing here?"
Jun shrugged "Shouldn't I not be?"
"Great." Seiji mouthed and turned the TV back on as he tried to drown his mind. Morin watched his brother perform a practice concert. He loved to watch Tori do the practice concerts, you always got good laughs. Tori was singing a fast song but Morin could hardly keep up with the words. Plus Morin wasn't all that good with English. He watched the guitarist play his guitar swiftly. Morin moved uncomfortable in the cushioned chair. He has been sitting there for two hours now. Every once and awhile Tori would yell at his band, which was quite funny to listen to.
Morin should have brought something to do, because he was falling asleep. He felt a hand come over his shoulder. He ignored it but the hand shook him lightly. He opened his eyes and saw Toya. "Hey," Toya smiled at Morin. Morin gave Toya a tired look. Toya gave a small laugh. "I can't believe you fell asleep during that." Morin didn't answer but closed his eyes. "Come on Mori, you had your hours of sleep, you still need some for tonight." Morin let out a grown along with a whine as he slowly got up. Still having his eyes closed. Leaning on the arm of the chair, Morin opened his eyes and looked down on his older brother. His brother smiled. Morin watched his brother turn around on the wheelchair and head for the exit. Morin slowly followed just in case his brother can't make it up the small hill of the auditorium. All Morin wanted was to get to the car and sleep; he didn't care how long the car ride was. He just wanted to sleep.
Morin walked out of the building. He came to the truck and got in the backseat, right side. "Where's your brother?" a curious tone voice asked. Morin shrugged and put his head on the corner between the door and the seat. Closing his eyes, he heard a door open and shut.
A gun shot fired. Morin's eyes shot open. He turned around in his seat and saw no one. He turned forward in the seat, opened the door, and got out of the truck. He ran to the back end of the truck. The motionless body lay there, with blood coming from its head.
"Mori! Go get the phone now!" He heard someone yell. But he couldn't move. The body laying there was his older brother, Toya! Toma woke up screaming. The scream fell short. Toma let his tears fall. He wept in silence. That part of his dream he didn't remember in his past. Is that what happened to my brother? Did my brother really get shot in the head or did he just die because he couldn't live anymore?
"You okay, Toma?" a tired voice asked ruining the silence of the room. Toma couldn't answer he just rocked back and forth. He felt a hand come over his shoulder. "Are you okay?" the voice asked again. Toma continued to cry and rock back and forth. He felt arms go around him. Toma felt a weird feeling go through him. He wanted to get away from Seiji but he couldn't move away. All he did was turn and cried on Seiji, without thinking. Seiji was woken by a scream. He looked around the darkened room to see what was going on. His eyes fell upon a crying Toma. Curious of what was going on he got up and went to Toma's bed. "You okay, Toma?" Seiji asked. He got neither answer nor movement, only weeping. He put a hand on Toma's shoulder. "Are you okay?" He asked again. What's wrong with Toma? He's been crying more lately, why? Without thinking, he put his arms around Toma. He expected Toma to throw him off but it didn't happen. All Toma did was turn and cry on him. Seiji was surprised at first but he soon relaxed. Ryo's alarm clock went off. Grumbling, he hit the snooze button and got up. He headed to the bathroom. Sore from something he didn't know about, he took a shower to ease some of the pain. After the quick shower, Ryo headed towards the stairs. He noticed Toma and Seiji's door was opened a little bit. Curious of why they didn't shut it like they always do, he opened the door slowly. The room was quiet and had little light that was coming from the hallway. He walked in quietly and slowly. He noted that Seiji wasn't in his bed but in...Toma's! Confused, he walked closer. Seiji was holding Toma like Toma was a teddy bear. Ryo turned around to leave the room. He shut the door after he left the room so no one else would see them like that. Seiji held onto something. He pulled it closer. The warmth felt good against his body. Remembering what happened that night made him open his eyes and let go. He was holding Toma! He was in Toma's bed and under his bed covers! He remembered he was woken up by a scream and the scream belonged to Toma. He has been in Toma's bed for who knows how many hours. He froze as Toma stirred in his sleep. He watched Toma for a bit then sighed. Seiji slowly got out of Toma's bed and recovered Toma up with the blankets. He heard noises from outside the bedroom door. He went to the bedroom door and opened it. He stepped out into the hall and shut the door.
"Ohayo Seiji-kun." Seiji turned to the person who spoke. "You're up earlier then usual."
Seiji smiled. "Nasuti, I just slept well that's all." I hope she buys it. Please buy it. Please buy it. Please buy it...
Nasuti smiles back. "Okay, breakfast will be ready in about a half an hour." She heads to the stairs.
"K." Seiji relaxed. Whew that was close! As he headed down the stairs and out the front door, he crashed on one of the lawn chairs as he let out a big sigh then put his head in his hands. What am I going to do? I know I have a crush on Toma, I've always had one but...I don't know how to say it to him. What if he doesn't like me like I like him..? What if he tells everyone that I like him...that'll ruin my life?
 "Hey Sage!" Seiji jumped then looked up. Ryo was in running up to Seiji. Seiji put his head back into his hands. "What's wrong?" Ryo said breathing hard. Seiji didn't answer. I have to deal with this problem by myself! Seiji felt Ryo's hand on his shoulder. He didn't look up. "Is it....?" Seiji tensed up, "because Toma hasn't been himself?" Seiji then looked up at Ryo. "Look Sage, I know you were sleeping with Toma last night, and I don't know how long this has been going on. I have a feeling that you love him. It happens. If you don't want me to tell the guys, fine I won't, but be careful with Toma." After Ryo said that he went inside. Seiji just stared at the door where Ryo disappeared. He's giving me advice? What did he mean by be careful with Toma? He got up from the chair and went inside. He heard giggling from the living room. He went to the door to the living room. Shu was spinning Jun around. Seiji smiled. Nasuti is not going to be happy at breakfast. He shook his head and headed to the kitchen to see what he could do. "Lunch!" a voice bellowed through the house. Footsteps ran down the stairs, as Toma growled trying to sleep as much as he could. I hate this.
"Yo Mori!" Toma shot up in his bed. "What did you cook this time?!" Shu's voice asked. Toma sighed. God damn it! I am sick of all this! Why am I so jumpy? Is it because Tori is telling me that Toya is still alive and Mallaidh is telling me he is dead..? Who's telling the truth!? Toma sighed. As he pulled off the covers that were on him he reached for his cell phone and dialed Tori's number. The phone rang three times than someone on the other line said, "Taka speaking."
"Tori?" Toma managed to say in Gaelic.
"...Mori?"
"Hey, I'm confused....is Toya dead or not?"
"No! He's not dead, he's in a coma. You just took it wrong when you came to visit me." Toma didn't know what to say. "Look bro, I'll call ya when we land k?"
"When will that be?"
"In about three hours. I got to go talk to you later Mori..." With that the line went dead. Toma hung up the phone and sat down on his bed. Why is my heart like this? Why does it hurt so much? Shit! I forgot to ask what hospital Toya was in. The door opened. Toma didn't look up or even move.
"Toma...?" Footsteps walked into the room. The footsteps weren't too loud so it couldn't be Shu...hmmm...either it's Seiji or Shin......its Seiji. Shin wouldn't worry this much about me. A hand came onto Toma's shoulder causing him to jump. "Hey... what's the matter?" Toma turned to Seiji with hurt in his eyes. He then looked back down at the ground.
"I don't know what to do...I want to stay here but I also want to be with my brothers." Seiji looked into Toma's face. "I think you should be with your brothers for awhile. You need time off from us. How long has it been since you've seen them?"
"Two years." Seiji eyes widened.
"That's a long time Toma."
"I know."
"How come you didn't tell us about your family?" Silence took over the room. Toma's face was hurt.
"My older brother had a seizure and I couldn't take it. So I ran off. I found my father's place and stayed with him for about a year and a half. Then I met you guys. Since then I stayed with you." Seiji left Toma's head.
"We all have our problems but that's in the past now. Just go and visit your brothers and stay with them 'til your satisfied I'm sure the boys won't care all too much. I'll go tell them that you're going to go on vacation for awhile." Seiji got up and started to leave.
"Wait Sage." Seiji turned to Toma.
"What is it?" Toma said nothing as Seiji went back to him and sat back down. "What?"
"Thanks." Toma looked at Seiji. "Thanks for letting me do this....." What is he trying to say? To Seiji surprise Toma's lips were against his. He blushed and pushed away. Toma's eyes were scared and surprise. "I...I...sorry." Toma ran out the bedroom door. Seiji ran after him. He stopped at the top of the stairs staring out the front door. Slowly he looked at the other boys. All of them were confused but Ryo. Toma... Seiji turned back to his room and headed back to it. You took me by surprise; you don't need to feel like you just made a mista......oh shit! Seiji ran down the stairs and out the front door. Where did he go? The jeep is gone......
"Sage?" Seiji turned. "What's going on?"
"I don't know, Shin."
Ken here,

Morin is a Gaelic name just in a different spelling. The real spelling is Moreen which is actually a girl's name, but just go with it. Please R & R