Title: New Kids on the Block
Rating: PG-13
Warning: Slash AU
Disclaimer: I do not own Ronin Warriors

Thanks to the Reviewers
Az-Strawberry: I'm not sure how I want Ryo and Sage to kiss. So, I'm just going to wing it this chapter.
evilchild2: lol I don't know if it'll end in bloodshed or not, but I have a mop and bucket in storage just in case.
RekiaReium: Ryo doesn't love tackle.
Shinigumi Hehe, this story is getting updated faster then some of my other ones. But I refused to let this one die, so I'm continuing it, even if everything else dies.

Chapter Ten

Ryo sat, staring at the TV with a bland look on his face. The movie was boring for him. There was hardly a really plot. No character development throughout the endless scenes. Sighing, he stood and headed towards the back of the house, refusing to sit through anymore of that movie.

Walking out the back door, Ryo spotted Whiteblaze under the large oak tree. Shaking his head, he walked over to the large cat and laid down by him, resting his head on the tiger's belly. Whiteblaze moved slightly, adjusting to the new pressure on his stomach.

Ryo reached up, scratching behind the cat's ears. He stared up at the sky, thinking about the move to his Grandmothers. He was completely against it, wanting to go to New York with his parents. He couldn't understand why they wouldn't allow it.

He looked up when someone else came out the door and found Sage walking towards him. He growled softly, putting his head back on Whiteblaze, hoping the blonde would ignore him. He heard the soft sounds of him walking over and sitting down by Whiteblaze's head, petting the cat who purred with contentment.

Ryo rolled his eyes at the cat. The large tiger normally didn't like people, so he couldn't understand for the life of him why Whiteblaze liked Sage so much. It was odd since normally the cat had the same attitude towards people that matched his. It figured that the cat would go against him like this.

He looked out the corner of his eye at Sage, who was still petting Whiteblaze. He wasn't that he hated the blonde, but there were times when he was aggravating. He didn't enjoy having people tell him how to live his life. He hadn't really given the blonde a chance, but the same could be said for him too.

"How long have you had Whiteblaze?" Sage's question interrupted his thoughts.

"Around ten years, I got him when he was still a cub," Ryo said. "He's been with me wherever I've gone."

"It's still hard to believe that you have a tiger," Sage commented.

"I never said you had to believe it," Ryo stated.

"It's hard not to believe you when you have him with you," Sage countered.

Ryo shrugged. "Then I don't understand why it's hard to believe."

Sage sighed. "Just forget it."

Ryo rolled his eyes, flipping over onto his stomach. "Why are you such a prude?" He questioned.

Sage glared at him. "I'm not a prude."

"Yes, you are. You don't have any fun."

"That doesn't mean I'm a prude," Sage stated.

"Then what does it mean?" Ryo questioned.

"It means you're a jackass for thinking I'm a prude without getting to know me," Sage answered.

"You don't like having fun and don't let other people have fun, that makes you a prude," Ryo stated.

"There's a difference between having fun and being stupid," Sage muttered.

"If your having fun, it doesn't matter if it's stupid or not," Ryo stated, standing from the ground.

"It does if it somehow can get the police involved!" Sage exclaimed.

"The police wouldn't have gotten involved," Ryo stated, brushing the dirt from his pant legs.

"What makes you so sure?" Sage questioned.

"They haven't been called yet," Ryo stated.

"The key word in that statement being 'yet," Sage stated.

Ryo glared at him. "You can be a real priss, you know that?"

"I am not a priss," Sage snapped. "You, however, are an imbecile," he said, getting off the ground and walking towards the house.

Growling, Ryo lunged at Sage, tackling him to the ground. He rolled Sage over, straddled his waist, and pinned his hands to his sides. "You're a hypocrite!" He growled.

Sage glared at Ryo, pushing the Japanese youth off him. "How am I a hypocrite?" He questioned.

"You judge me without getting to know me when you just gave me shit for doing the same thing!" Ryo stated, glaring at Sage.

Sage huffed, getting off the ground. "Doesn't that make you a hypocrite, too? Since you don't seem to like it when I do it to you, why do you do it to me!"

"Because I hate when people tell me how I should run my life, which is what you were doing in my car!" Ryo stated.

Sage sighed, sitting back on the ground. "I wasn't trying to run your life," he stated. "But it's not exactly safe to race in a car, especially one like yours."

Ryo rolled his eyes. "It's just a car. If I wreck it, I have the money to fix it."

Sage glared. "Things aren't always that easy, you know."

"I know, but if you take things easily, then you don't get stressed out over it," Ryo stated

Sage sighed quietly. "I guess your right," he muttered.

"Of course I am, that kind of philosophy has gotten me through life so far," Ryo stated.

Rolling his eyes, Sage got off the ground. "Well, I'm heading back inside," he said, walking towards the house.

Ryo was fully intending to let Sage go back into the house, but then remember what Anubis told him to do. Sighing, he got up off the ground and took a few steps towards Sage. "Hey, Sage, hold on..."

Sage stopped, turning to face him, blonde eyebrow raised in confusion. "What?"

Ryo sighed, shaking his head. "Never mind, it's not important."

"It must be if you were going to bring it up."

"I told you it's not important, so just forget it," Ryo snapped. He couldn't do what Anubis wanted him too. He couldn't bring himself to do it.

"C'mon Ryo, just tell me what it was you wanted to tell me," Sage ordered.

Shaking his head, Ryo started walking past Sage. "It was just something Anubis wanted me to do..." he muttered.

Sage stared at him. "What did he want you to do?"

"Trust me, you don't want to know," Ryo muttered.

"Sure I do, so tell me," Sage said.

Ryo sighed, turning back to Sage. "Do you really want to know what he told me to do?" The blonde nodded without hesitation. The Japanese boy stepped up to Sage and pressed their lips together. He pulled away, looking at the blonde. Without a word, Ryo turned and went into the house, leaving Sage standing in the middle of the backyard.