Sanosuke: Lets see...I've been playing RO for a long time now..somewhere about 2 years. So i guess this story is gonna has a little bit of me in it. Please excuse my grammer errors as well. After all not all of us are professional authors.

Sanosuke: Well to begin with is the disclaimer. I don't own RO but i do own the Character Sanosuke.

(btw i'm doing a distorted time. like 1 hour playing the game is 1 day for the games time.)

How did it come to this. I thought to myself. You fell so far and yet wouldn't let me catch you. Even though I've always been by your side....

"Miyoko are you there?" I asked as I entered the house in search of the priestess. As I came around the corner I saw her laying down on her bed. "Miyo?" Heh it appeared she was asleep. As I looked at her sleeping it reminded me of the first time I had met her all those years ago. Its been a little more then 5 years now since I first met her. I watched her grow from a acolyte to the priestess that she is today.

Flashback

"Excuse me miss, but are you looking for someone to adventure with?" I asked the acolyte I had just met moments ago. "Yes i am....but who are you? "Me? I'm the master theif Sanosuke Cigara." "Master theif huh. You look pretty new to me." "sigh..Your right. I just started my work for the theifs guild but I will become the best theif there is. And what about yourself, you look like your new to the outside world as well."

"Yeah..I'm new as well. My name's Miyoko. My friends just call me Miyo though."

"Ok Miyo. It's a pleasure to meet you. You can call me Sano."

"Well then Sano would you like to adventure down to culverts with me? I've hear that there are some nasty bugs there and the king is paying big money for adventures that are willing to help clear out the evil." "Sure it sounds like it could be fun. Just let me go buy a new dagger from the weapons shop. My dirk seems to not be effective anymore."

End Flashback

As I sat there next to her watching her sleep it made me realize just how much she ment to me. I'd give anything to stay by her side.

Why can't I tell you how much I love you? Why am I to weak to admit my feelings for you. I suppose its cause I am weak... my weak heart wont let me tell you how much I care. I guess that is my curse....something I will have to deal with someday.

A little while later I started to drift off to sleep as well. I'm not to sure when I feel asleep but I know I was awoke when Miyo placed her hands on my shoulders and gently shook me.

"Sano you know you mutter in your sleep? Its quite funny to listen to." "Oh heh.../swt...don't mind anything I said. Well Miyo how do you feel today? I hope that your starting to feel better about...." I cut it off there after seeing the hurt returning to Miyo's face. "I'm sorry Miyo..I shouldn't have brought that up."

"No Sano its ok...that was my mistake....I'm sorry I didn't listen to you about him. He belongs to her."

"Miyo...I just want to let you know that I'm here if you need me. I wont be going anywhere." "Thank you Sano...but I think that its just gonna take time."

"As you wish....Oh by the way you've heard the rumors about the Dark Lord haunting the graveyard right?" "Yes I have...why do you ask?"

"Ok good...well then you should go get prepared for the journey. We are gonna go take him out so that the spirits of the dead can rest in peace. Rose and Ryan should be here in a day or so. Once they get here we are leaving."

"Ryan and Rose are coming here? But that means they will have to track across the moutain." "Yes I know. They are alot stronger now then they were a few months ago when you last saw them. I ran into them in Prontera a few days ago after we took care of ghostring. Rose has grown very strong. She almost won against me in a spar. She's quite powerful now. She even managed to injure me." After saying that i unwraped my rib cage to show Miyo the wound inflected in my dual with Rose. It wasn't a deathly wound since we were just sparing but it was still a deep gash across my lower left ribs. It still hurt but the potions I took helped calm the pain.

"Sano! Thats a deep wound. Hold still and let me heal it for you." Seconds later I felt her hands on my wound and it started to sew itself together. Within seconds my wound was gone.

She'll never know just how much I liked having her hands on me.

"Thank you Miyo. I feel better now. Well Miyo I need to go visit a blacksmith before all the shops close for the night. I broke my dagger on the journy here."

"Ok Sano. While your gone I'll get a bed prepared for you and start on dinner. How does Beef Stew sound for dinner?" "Sounds like heaven to me. Its been forever since I've had your stew. Its the best I've tasted yet. I'll be back shortly."

"Ha ha ok Sano. I'll see you later." After that Sano left the house that was by the Clock Tower in Al Debaren. It was quite a beautiful house. With the water wheel behind it. It always calmed me to sit beside that wheel and just think. After all as a professional assassin all I had was time. Time to gain...and time to lose. Time ment nothing to me. As he walked around the town searching for a blacksmith shop something out of the cornor of his eye. It was a shop labeled Odds an Ends Antiques. As I strode inside the shop he was greeted by a femal Blacksmith.

"Hello. My names Terra. Can I help you find anything?" "No..not really. I'm just looking around."

"Ok." After taking a glance at his waist and seeing the daggers that he had buckled and his clothing she said, "I see your an assassin...Perhaps then I could intrest you in this." She pulled out a box of some sort from under the counter and blew off the dust. "These use to be my husbands....he was an assassin as well..."

"May I ask what where he is?" "He died...along time ago. He died protecting me. We came upon a small child in the wilderness one day while walking back from Amatsu. After asking if he was all right cause he was covered in blood suddenly there was something that stuck out at us. Above the child there seemed to be a specter of some sorts. He looked like an ancient Samurai warrior we had seen many of in the painting and statues around Amatsu. It wasn't until the child attacked...or the specter attacked that we realized that it was no child but some monster. Before I could even move the monster stuck at me with his swords. I was to paralized with fear to fight back and my husband took the blow for me. It was this blow that killed him....he died to save me...."

"Please...you don't have to say anymore. I understand. I'll take these items. How much would you like for them?"

"They are yours. I can tell that your about to go somewhere where theses items are needed. Also..let me see the daggers at your waist they seem broken. I'll repair them for you."

"Thank you Terra. If there is anything else I can do for you please let me know."

"I will...please finish your shoping. I'll be done in about 2 hours. Please come back then."

After that I exited the shop with the box under my arm. When I got back to Miyo's house I'll have to open in up and see what was inside. Judging from the weight it felt like it was something worth while. I quickly set his stride for the tool shop in Al Debaren. Once insideI bought a few fly wings, butterfly wings, and white potions. The best healing item you could get next to a priest. After leaving the shop I strode around the town taking a look at everything..it has been a while since he was last in Al Debaren. I spent the last 3 weeks hunting the acursed ghost of a poring called Ghostring outside Prontera with Miyo.

After 2 weeks of tracking it down we finally found it. It was surrounded by other ghosts called Whispers. As soon as I pulled out his daggers it attacked. Seconds later I felt a holy pressence ensnare me. A little while later I found out that Miyo had used aspersio on me to make him of the holy element. As soon as that was done I turned back over to ghostring and to my suprize the battle was an easy one. After 5 minutes of battling Ghostring let out a scream as he was defeated. For our efforts he also droped a headgear that was of great value. After the fight Miyo went home to Al Debaren while I had some bussiness to take care of in Prontera.

Later that day is when I was told of the rumors of the Dark Lord in the graveyard of the once glorious Glast Heim Castle. It was also shortly after this that I meet up with Rose and Ryan to discuss these matters of the Dark Lord. It was then that Ryan and Rose agreed to accompy myself and Miyo on the quest to purge him.

After wanderering around the town for a little bit I decided to go back to the antique shop. After I entered the shop Terra was no where in sight. I could hear something down the stairs in the basement so I decided to go down there and take a look. To be on the safe side I cloaked myself so that I was unseen. When I peered down the stairs a red flame was casting its flare upon the stone walls. After further goign down I could see Terra hammering on my daggers...cept that the daggers didn't look like my daggers anymore. One was glowing a bright fiery red and the one she was finishing on was glowing a ice sky blue. Terra stoped hammering on the blue dagger and lifted her head. "I know your there Sanosuke. I could detect you when on entered the room. You forget my husband was an assassin. He also liked to play around with his cloaking skills. That was till he found out that after doing it so many times I could tell when he was in the same room as me by the way he moved."

"Oh...heh sorry Terra."

"Its ok. I'm almost done here. Just let me finish sharpening them now." "Alright. I'll await you in your shop."

About 10 minutes later Terra came up from the basement holding two daggers by the handles. One was glowing red while the other was glowing blue. "I hope you don't mind but this is my final gift to you. I have imbuned your daggers with the power of fire and ice. I hope they serve you well."

"Thank you Terra. I'm sure that they will greatly assist me on my journy. Thank you again."

"Your welcome Sanosuke. I hope that they serve you well." After saying this Terra turned around and left him in the shop alone. I left the shop after that and headed back to Miyo's house. When I got there Miyo had already set the table for dinner and was awaiting me in the living room. Once she saw what he was carrying she quickly went over to help find a place for it all. I set the box down on the coffee table and Miyo asked what it was. "It was a gift from a blacksmith in town. What is in it I do not know. I was going to open in up later before we head out. She told me that it would be usefull on our journey."

"Well Miyo your stew smells delicous. Is it ready?" "Yes it is. Would you like some now or after you get everything else put away?" "I'd like some now please. Its been a while since I've last eaten."

"Ha ha. Ok Sano I'll go get you some food. You know you really should take better care of your self when you are alone. After all I wont be there all the time to make sure your cared for." "Yeah I know. I'll try to take care of myself when your not around. Evil Smirk " "Sano! That wasn't funny. Your so mean. '(" "Ha ha ha calm down Miyo I was only joking." "You can get your own food then!" "Aww come on Miyo I said I was only joking....your so unfair."

"Hee hee. Goes to show you I also have an evil side. /gg. Ok now Sano go get washed up. I'll have your food for you at the table." "Thanks Miyo."

"Heh..don't mention it Sano. I think I'm going to go to bed early tonight though. After all when Rose and Ryan get here tomorrow its going to get very busy for us. I can't wait to see them. It seems like its been forever. I hope that they are still as close as they where back when I last saw them." "Don't worry. They are still together. They are actualy going to get married once our quest is over. They gave me this invitation. You'll get yours tomorrow."

"Ok. ) I'm happy to hear that they have plans to get married. Good for them." "Yeah....good for them."

I lost Rose to Ryan a year or so ago...at least I lost her to a brother. That is all that matters....don't kidd yourself. You know that it makes you angry when you really think about it...you may have accepted it. But it still makes your stomach hurt when you see them kissing.

After dinner I decided to stay up a little bit and go for a walk. After all the walks in Al Debaren when night fell were absolutely beautiful. The little river that flowed through the town was quite beautiful next to Miyo's house when the lights played off of it. As I sat outside by the wheel well lost in my thoughts and listening to the water flow by me someone suddenly came up from behind and stood there looking at me.

"Sano....." "Miyo... what are you doing out here this late. You should be asleep." "Your one to talk. After all it is only 3 in the morning. You should be asleep as well. Later today Rose and Ryan will be here, we should prepare for them." "Yeah they will probly be exausted from the walk from Prontera. Lets g...."

"Sano....I'm sorry..." "Sorry? What are you sorry for? As far as I'm concerned you haven't done anything to be sorry for. And stop blaming yourself. Your the one after all that had to find out....I'm just sorry that I wasn't able to get you to listen to me..." "No..I'm not sorry for that.. I'm sorry because I've taken you for granet...everything you've ever done for me. Everything...and yet you got nothing in return....why did you do it?"

"Your wrong Miyo..do you remember the promise I made to you all those years ago?" "Yes...you promised to stay by my side..no matter what happened. And you've kept your word." "That was a promise...I wouldn't break. Besides I got the same thing out of it that you did. I got companionship so that I was never alone."

"Your right...Thank you Sano."

"Well Miyo...shall we go to bed now? After all knowing Ryan they will be here early." "Yeah..Sano...will you watch over me tonight...I don't want to be alone."

"Yes Miyo...I'll stay with you till you tonight..." "Thank you..." A few minutes later we were walking back around to the front of the house and entering it. While Miyo was changed for bed I grabed a chair from the table and put it inside the bedroom. After saying goodnight Miyo fell asleep a little while after that while Sano sat there watching her.

She really is beautiful...I wish i could one day be the one she loves...to have her for myself...she looks like a sleeping angel laying there like that with a peacefull look upon her face. If I didn't know better I'd belive that she was under a spell. Its time I go now. I need to sleep as well.

"Goodnight Miyo..I'll be here in the morning." After saying that softly to her he headed out towards the couch after putting the chair back by the table.

Please Read and Review the story. I'm sorry for any grammer errors again. I'm typing this at work and my computer doens't have microsoft word or anything so I don't have Spell Check..It makes it alot harder to see if there is any spelling errors../swt.

Anyways this is my second fan fict so I'm still pretty new at this. Please review it and let me know what you think...please don't flame me to bad though. but creative critism is welcomed.

I'll add additional chapters as I get them finished.