Title: New Kids on the Block
Rating: PG-13
Warning: Slash, AU, OOC
Disclaimer I do not own Ronin Warriors
Note: I made up for my lateness with a LONG chapter! o.o

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Chapter Fifteen

Ryo sat outside in the pants from his gi as he polished his swords, shirt having been discarded during his long workout. He just finished with his normal workout, and was not in the mood to go sit in the house, so he decided that polishing his swords was productive and it kept him outside. Whiteblaze was by the door, laying on the cool cement in the shade.

Finishing another sword, Ryo grabbed his word bottle and took a long drink from it, a few drops rolling from the corners of his mouth. His shaggy black hair clung to his face, neck, and shoulders. He was the only other person home, aside from his grandmother, who was upstairs taking a nap in his room.

His brother and everyone had gone to the mall to see a movie, but he was not in the mood for it, so he stayed home. He spent most of the time in the backyard, going through his normal routine. Now, his legs ached, as did his arms. He did not take a break during the course of the two hours, and now he was regretting that action.

"Hey, Ryo!" Turning his head, Ryo found Anubis standing at the back door, leaning against the doorframe. "Have you been out here the whole time I've been gone?" he asked.

Nodding, Ryo stood and grabbed his shirt, walking inside with Whiteblaze and his brother. "How was the movie?"

Anubis shrugged. "Kinda boring, actually. We actually spent most of the time talking."

"Sounds fun," Ryo muttered. "Grandma's upstairs sleeping with Kadoca, just so you know."

"I kinda figured when he didn't greet me at the door," Anubis commented. "You should eat something, you look ready to drop."

Ryo nodded. "Why don't you throw some pizzas in, I'm going to go take a quick shower."

"Good idea, you smell," Anubis joked, dodging the punch aimed for his head. "Also, everyone will be coming over in a few minutes, so make it quick." Ryo nodded, walking up the stairs. Rolling his eyes, the red head teen walked into the kitchen and went over to the freezer. Pulling out five pizzas, he followed the directions and managed to fit all five of them into the oven without too much crowding.

He sat at the table, the sound of the shower running above him. It did not take long before he saw Sage and Kale walking towards the house through the little window. Sighing, he got up and lazily walked towards the door to open it. He could hear the water shut off as the screen door swung open, and he let Kale and Sage inside, then they went back into the kitchen.

"Why are you making pizza?" Kale asked, sitting in one of the chairs.

"Because my brother is a dumbass and practiced while we were gone, so now he looks like he's going to pass out unless he eats," Anubis explained.

Sage shook his head. "I though you were getting ready for Kento."

"Five pizzas aren't enough for him," Kale stated.

Anubis nodded, pulling the pizzas out of the oven. He set each on the stovetop to cool, and took his seat next to Kale. "Right now, I could really go for a nap or something."

"And what would this something be?" Kale asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Get your mind out of the gutter," Anubis and Sage muttered at the same time.

"Hey, Anubis, have you seen my wallet?" Ryo asked, walking into the kitchen as he pulled his shirt on.

"Um, it should be in your room, why?" Anubis inquired.

"Because it has all my studs in it, and it's not in my room," Ryo stated. He was now dressed in black shorts that went down to his knees, and a black wife beater.

"Did you check your car?" Anubis muttered.

Ryo shook his head. "It's not in my car," he stated, cutting one of the pizzas and putting some on a place before sitting at the table. "I actually think it's in my locker at school."

"Way to go, genius," Anubis muttered. Ryo rolled his eyes and kicked him from under the table. "Don't kick me!"

Sage chuckled, shaking his head. "Why haven't you retaliated yet?"

"I don't know, but if he kicks me again, I will," Anubis said, glaring at his twin.

Ryo grinned. "I could kick your ass any day of the week."

"Wanna prove that?" Anubis questioned.

"Depends, do you want to get showed up by your younger brother?" Ryo countered.

Kale rolled his eyes. "If you're going to do this, at least wait until everyone else gets here."

Anubis nodded. "Then I can publicly show you up."

Ryo rolled his eyes. "Or you can try."

"Hey, now, save it for when I can sell tickets," Kale stated.

"No, the tickets you should sell are to see Mia try and get a date with Ryo," Sage comment.

Blinking a few times, Ryo slowly turned towards Sage. "What!?"

Sage started laughing at the mortified look on Ryo's face. "She called a few days ago and somehow she started talking about you," he stated. "She thinks you're hot."

Ryo groaned, burying his head into his arm. "Do I need to have 'I'm Gay' tattooed across my fuckin' forehead!?" he mumbled.

Sage patted his shoulder. "That won't stop her."

"Goddamn!" Ryo swore in English, followed by a few Japanese swear words.

"Ryo! Want to say that loud enough so grandma can hear!?" Anubis said.

Shaking his head, Kale laughed softly. "Have you always had this problem?"

"Actually, he has," Anubis said. "Like freshmen year, this girl followed him everywhere."

"Wow, were you to go straight, you could have your pick of any chick," Sage said.

"Ryo stuck his tongue out in disgust. "No, thank you. There are some things you can do with a guy that women can't do."

"What makes you say this?" Sage asked.

"Because guys are more adventurous and are willing to try anything at least once," Ryo state, staring at his pizza. "Great, I've lost my appetite," he added, pushing the food away.

Anubis laughed. "Ryo, you're such a dork."

Ryo rolled his eyes. "Kiss my ass, queer bait."

Anubis was about to retort when someone knocked at the door. "It's open!" he called, glaring at Ryo, who was trying to hide his amusement. "I hate you."

Ryo grinned, getting up from the table and going to the fridge, grabbing around water bottle. Everyone filed into the kitchen, taking a seat at the table, Kento's cheers of 'Pizza!' echoing through the kitchen. Ryo sat back in his seat between Sage and Cye. Anubis told Kento that if he wanted pizza to help himself, so that is what Kento did.

"Kale, tomorrow we thought we'd go back to the mall and play DDR, wanna come?" Sekhmet asked.

"Are you kidding!? I'm in!" Kale exclaimed.

"Awesome, what about you two?" Rowen asked, glancing from Ryo to Anubis.

Anubis quickly glared at Ryo. "I'm in."

Ryo rolled his eyes, opening the water bottle. "Sure, I'll go."

"Score! This'll be so much fun!" Kento stated.

"Whose pizza is in the middle of the table?" Dais asked.

"It was Ryo's," Anubis said.

"But talking about Mia ruined his appetite," Sage added, earning another groan from Ryo, who laid his head against the table.

"You told him?" Cye asked and Sage nodded.

"She's the reason most gay men are gay," Kento commented.

"She's the reason I'll have nightmares of straight sex," Ryo muttered.

"Sex with a girl isn't that bad," Anubis stated.

"Shut up, you lesbian whore," Ryo said, earning a glare from Anubis.

"Don't we have a sparring match to get to?" Anubis asked.

Ryo raised an eyebrow in question. "You want to get your ass kicked that bad?"

"Excuse me, I'll be the one kicking ass," Anubis stated.

Ryo rolled his eyes. "I'll go get changed," he said, standing from the table and leaving the kitchen.

Anubis grinned. "Be right back!" he said, darting from the kitchen after Ryo.

Rowen sighed. "Why do I get the feeling this is going to end in a bloody mess?"

"Because it most likely will," Sekhmet stated.

"Sage, run home and get the first aid kit," Kale ordered.

"You go get it," Sage countered.

"Excuse me, who's the older brother?" Kale asked.

"You are, and as the older brother, you're the one responsible for younger people's safety," Sage declared.

Kale glared at Sage. "Damn you," he growled.

"We're heading outside now!" Anubis called from the bottom of the stairs. Standing, everyone headed outside, Anubis in front of them, Ryo already out there.

The smaller Japanese ten was crouched down, dressed in his gi pants again. He did not see the point in stretching; since he was only a little while ago, he was out there practicing. Anubis came out with everyone and began stretching. He was in his full gi outfit, pants and jacket.

"You two are seriously going to do this now?" Cye asked.

Ryo nodded. "It won't take long...thirty minutes at the most."

Rowen turned, staring at Ryo. "Thirty minutes!?"

Ryo nodded again, standing. "We've gone as long as an hour and a half before," he said, walking over to the weapons rack. "Anubis, what do you want?"

"Give a spear," Anubis said, going into a back bend, popping his band in a few places.

"I'm sure Kale could help you with that," Ryo muttered, earning a glare from Anubis, whose cheeks had turned an interesting shade of pink.

Kale rolled his eyes, blushing slightly. "Do you want to leave the sexual innuendos out of something this serious?"

Ryo grinned, turning and throwing the spear into the ground and Anubis' feet. He grabbed a pair of katanas for his own use. Anubis got off the ground, then pulled his spear from the ground and walked over to Ryo. Facing each other, they bowed in a show of respect.

"Are you sure about this?" Kale asked them.

Anubis nodded. "Don't worry, we'll be fine."

Sighing, Kale nodded. Ryo cracked his neck one last time, staring at Anubis. "You can start it," he stated.

Anubis nodded again, taking his position, as did Ryo. "Ready. Set. Begin." He said, bringing his spear down towards Ryo, which the dark-haired teen easily blocked. He countered with a roundhouse kick to Anubis' gut, knocking the wind from the red head.

"Ouch, even I felt that one," Kento commented from the side of the house, subconsciously rubbing his gut.

"I think Ryo's legs are spring loaded," Rowen muttered, watching the lithe teen jump away from another attack by Anubis.

"I think they're both idiots," Sekhmet stated, and Dais rolled his eyes.

It wasn't long into the fight that Ryo started to feel the effects of not eating. His vision slowly started to blur, but he wasn't about to give up. He barely blocked the blow to his head, but missed the roundhouse to his gut. He did not notice the spear come for his legs, and next found himself on his back.

Glaring at Anubis, Ryo rolled away as he brought the spear down again, and got back up on his feet. His vision was worse, and he had to squint to focus in on his brother. He blocked another attack with the spear, and sent a punch into Anubis' jaw. The red head stumbled back, shaking his head.

Growling, Anubis used the spear to knock away both of Ryo's swords. Then, he sent the end into Ryo's jaw, knocking him backwards with enough force so he hit the house. The dark haired teen landed against the ground, and Anubis stood there, waiting for him to get up. Everyone watched and waited, but Ryo didn't move.

Anubis bit his lip, starting to get a little worried. "Ryo...?" he called, taking a few steps towards his brother. "C'mon, Ryo, get up, this isn't funny."

"Anubis...I don't think he's joking..." Rowen stated.

"Ah, kuso!" Anubis swore, dropping the spear and running to his brother. "Ryo, c'mon, get up!" he said, turning his brother over.

"Shit, Sage, go get dad, now!" Kale ordered, but Sage had already gone to do that.