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

Thanks to the Reviewers
RekiaReium:
  Who did you think the threesome was going to be?!  And yes, there will be love-tackling...but it won't be Ryo doing the tackling...
zorra:  I'm glad you liked that chapter!  It was cute, I thought so too.
evilchild2:  Yeah, this chapter will be longer.  Last chapter was just to keep the story going.
Az-Strawberry:  I know....Sage can never win... well, almost never....
Queen Flare:  Yes, you did.  I wouldn't really say it's amazing, but it was at least cute!!
JillyBean3:  Hehe, I love AU fics more then fics that follow the series.  In AU fics, the person's true imagination comes out.
Pyro Raven: I know he would!! I'm working on drawing a picture of that... drools
angel night:  I'm glad you like it.

Chapter Twelve

Ryo trekked into the kitchen and sat at the table, his bare back pressing against the cool wood, making him shiver.  Cye was making breakfast and Anubis handed his twin a mug of hot coffee.  It was common knowledge to his family that the dark-haired boy didn't function well without coffee.  Like Sage, Ryou had been really confused about what happened the night before.

He glanced up as Sage entered the room with Rowen.  Both boys took a seat to his right, neither of them saying a word.  Ryo went back to staring down at the table, his eyes following the wood grain.  He took another sip from the mug.  Remembering the feel of Sage's lips on his, he started thinking that he wanted to feel them even more.

"Earth to Ryo!!" Anubis shouted, slamming his hand down on the table.

Snapping to attention, Ryo looked up at his brother with wild blue eyes.  "Nani? What is it?"

Anubis sighed.  "I said: we're all going for a hike later, do you want to some?" he asked slowly. 

Ryo shook his head.  "I think I'm just going to bum around here for the day," he stated.  Anubis shrugged, muttering "your loss" as he walked off. 

"When did you decide to go for a hike?" Rowen asked.

Cye shrugged.  "We started talking about it after you left.  We needed something to do and hiking sounded like a good idea," he answered.

Sage shook his head.  "I'm not going," he stated.

"Why?" Cye questioned. 

"I'm...just not in the mood to go hiking," Sage responded.

"Yeah, I'm not going either," Rowen stated, suppressing a yawn with his hand.  "I'm going to do like Ryo and bum around for the day."

"Just don't do it in your boxers again," Dais said, walking into the room, already dressed for a hike.

Rowen glared at his short friend.  "I have never bummed around the house in my boxers," he snapped.

Dais rolled his eyes.  "I'm sure...."

"Listen, bug boy..." Rowen growled.

"Bug boy?" Anubis questioned, glancing over at Dais. 

Dais rolled his eyes.  "It's a stupid nickname he gave me because I own a few tarantulas," he stated.

"Oh....okay...." Anubis shrugged.

" 'Nubis, you're such an airhead," Ryo muttered.  Anubis discretely gave him the finger. 

It did not take long before Ryo, Sage, and Rowen were the only ones left in the house.  The Japanese youth was curled up next to Whiteblaze, reading a book he found in the library.  Sage had laid down on the couch and stared up at the ceiling.  Rowen was in the armchair doing a crossword puzzle from a book of them.  They sat there in silence, each thinking their own thoughts.

Sighing, Ryo stood and headed for the door.  "Where are you going?" Sage questioned. 

Ryo glanced over at the blonde, "Outside," he stated, "it's not like there's anything to do in here." With that, he left the house, Whiteblaze in tow. 

Smirking, Rowen tossed the puzzle book onto the table.  "Aren't you going to talk to him?" he asked.

"And say what?  That my boyfriend and I would like to fuck him senseless?" Sage retorted.

"That could work!"

"Rowen!"

Rolling his eyes, Rowen got up and went over to Sage, straddling the blonde's waist.  "Why are you so scared to talk to him?" he asked, looking down at his boyfriend.

Sage sighed slightly.  "It's not as easy at sounds, contrary to your popular belief," he stated.

"That's because you're so damn modest," Rowen scoffed. "If you want, you can talk to him first, then I'll go out a few minutes afterwards so we can both talk to him."

Sage through about Rowen's proposition for a moment then nodded.  "Alright, but if he leaves before you come out, then we drop it completely," he said.

Rowen nodded.  "Alright, but I don't see why we  should drop it if we both like him and we know he's gay," he muttered.  Sage rolled his eyes, shoving the blue haired boy off him and standing. 

Outside, Ryo sat under the tree, staring off into space, Sage found.  He quietly walked over to him, sitting down next to the Japanese youth but with a little space between them.  When the other boy did not turn his way, the blonde assumed he had not heard him.

"Hey, Ryo," Sage called, snapping Ryo out of his thoughts.

"What, Sage?"

"Can we talk? You know, about last night."

Sighing, Ryo turned to face him. "Why would you want to talk about last night?  I told you it was something Anubis wanted to do and that it wasn't important," he stated.  "It was just something stupid, so forget it."

"Don't you think I've been trying to forget it?" Sage countered.  "I've been thinking about the strangest things since it happened and somehow my thoughts trail back to you."

Ryo snorted, turning away.  "Don't you think your boy toy will get a little pissy if he knew you were thinking about me."

"My boy toy? Oh, you mean Rowen?" Sage questioned and Ryo nodded.  "One: he's not a boy toy.  Two: I told him what happened once I got to the room we're sharing. Three: how did you know that we were together?"

Ryo rolled his eyes.  "I'm very observant and if anyone watches you two enough they can see that you're together," he stated.  "So, what did he have to say about it all?"

Sage shrugged.  "He thought it was interesting..."

"Interesting as in...?"

"Interesting as in he thought....well...this is hard to say..." Sage admitted.

Ryo glanced over at Sage, eyebrow raised.  "Let me guess, he thinks it would be interesting to have a threesome?"

Sage's cheeks turned a light pink.  "Um...yeah, that's what he thought."

"And you agreed?"

"I didn't out right agree," Sage stated.  "I said I'd think about it."

Ryo stood, looking down at Sage.  "Well, allow me to help.  I don't do threesomes," he stated.  "Yes, I'll admit, the two of you are hot, but it wouldn't work."

"How do you know it wouldn't work?" Sage questioned.

"I just know that it wouldn't work," Ryo snapped.  "You and I would spend more time arguing about something then doing anything else."

Sage nodded.  "I guess you're right..." he agreed.

Ryo nodded.  "I'll talk to you later," he said, walking off into the house.  Sighing, Sage followed him in, but when Ryo went upstairs, he went to find Rowen.