Frozen in time 2.0
by Pathfinder
Chapter two:
Shogun walked around the fortress he had recreated. With all the people he had kidnapped creating as many soldiers as he needed from fear wasn't a problem. The problem rested in more, powerful followers. Talpa had had Dark Warlords who were an even match with the Ronin Warriors, but Shogun had no powerful warriors of that sort. He paused in the center of the room thinking over his dilemma. A malicious grin crossed his face. Why not have nine warriors who are powerful, quick, magical and purely evil?
"I… am a genius." Shogun laughed evilly.
The days of summer drifted on and back at the Koji mansion seven of the Nine Ronins laid around the room stiff as the dead. The four former Warlords discovered that they'd landed themselves right where the idea of visiting Ronins was supposed to remedy. And now the four Ronins of the Seasons and three of the five elemental Ronins found that they were undisputedly bored. Days of playing video games had finally lost their appeal and Kento seaming to be the only non-bored individual in the room, was still playing Super Smash Brothers with great excitement.
"Did you see that? How cool was that move?" Kento shouted as he beat the Yoshi team with his trade mark character Jiggly Puff.
"Cooler than when you used it on me." Dais said sitting on the couch upside down.
"I'm bored!" Sekhment wined.
Anubis eyes closed sighed, "not as bored as Kayura must be" He said, "she hasn't made a sound all morning."
Cye looked around, "uh, where is Lady Kayura?"
Eight heads turned in various directions before declaring that Kayura was indeed missing.
Laying in bed upstairs unknown to every one else was Rowen of Strata and the "missing" Lady Kayura.
"Rowen?" asked a sweet soft voice.
"Yeah?"
"Are you happy?" Kayura asked.
Rowen opened his eyes staring at the ceiling. The false stars above caused a glow in his eyes, and set them a light. "Well, for a long time I haven't been. The armor of a Ronin Warrior is cold to my soul. And I'm not really happy when I'm fighting." Rowen looked down at Kayura nuzzling into his shoulder, "but the past few days has been the happiest I've ever been. You're not my enemy anymore. We can be together and its okay."
Kayura looked up at him, "Rowen, did you like me when we were enemies?"
Rowen sighed, "Well," He said, "I liked you in certain ways… I wanted to make you see the wrong of everything you were doing. I had a deep feeling that you really didn't know that what you were doing was wrong."
"In a way that's accurate… I had forgotten most of who I really was. I didn't know I was the last Ancient. I was brain washed a lot, but I was so controlled by Talpa mentally that I thought he was just giving me power." Kayura said she kissed him on the cheek, "But it's different now."
They laid there for another five minutes without saying anything to one another. A moment sat between them that felt like the sun on warm summer's day. Rowen was particularly comfortable; as rough as stone she was in battle was as soft as silk when she cuddled next to him.
"Rowen?" Kayura said.
"Yeah?" Rowen asked.
"Are you a virgin?"
Rowen not expecting that question was startled and bolted up right. "What?" He asked with a high pitched voice.
"Are you a virgin?" Kayura asked again.
"Well… uh, I'm almost twenty years old… and uh…" Rowen felt his cheeks like fire burning red. He looked at Kayura and met her gaze, "I've never… well to be honest I've never even had a girl friend."
"Really?" She asked.
"I... have issues with dating... Sage says its insecurity problems, and Kento says I'm gay and in denial, but you obviously know I'm not." Rowen said.
"Just because you've never dated doesn't mean you're insecure or gay." Kayura whispered, "It's just because you haven't met Ms. Right yet. And when you meet her you'll know…"
Rowen stared at her and smiled. "How long is it until I know?" He asked catching her eyes.
Kayura blushed lightly and looked away smiling, "some times it can take a long time, and some times… it's love at first sight."
Rowen stared at the ceiling, "Kaye… I, I think I'm in love with you." He said. "In fact… I know I am."
Rowen felt Kayura's arms tighten around him, "I love you too."
"Where do you think she's gone to?" Sehkment asked.
"Maybe she went for a walk on the coast or something… she's attacked us enough times to know the area."
SMACK!
"Oww…"
"Hardrock watch your mouth." Dais scolded.
"I wasn't implying anything wrong with her." Kento rubbed the back of his head. "God, what do you have the hots for her or somethin'?"
Dais shot a look that promised a beating, "No." He said at length, "And even if I did it wouldn't matter because Lady Kayura has the "hots" for Strata."
After a second Cye gasped as if and epiphany had like a lightning bolt struck him in the head. "Wait a minute you guys, in these past few days how often have you guys actually seen Rowen and Lady Kayura."
Sage stared at Cye for a moment, "you don't think… that they're together do you?" he asked.
"That's exactly what I'm thinking." Cye said.
"I say we investigate! Imagine, him taking advantage of poor innocent Lady Kayura!" Sehkment declared. "Everyone follow me-"
"Poor and innocent?"Ryo repeated under his breath.
"No, don't you get it. If all eight of us go a'clompin' up those stares Kayura will hear us and then teleport away." Cale said.
"We could peak through the window." Sehkment suggested.
"No, he keeps a sheet covered in buttons over the window. Some collection of his…" Ryo said.
"Or we could just leave them alone." Anubis said.
Seven sets of eyes stared at Anubis and only three owners of those eyes agreed to give them their privacy.
Three ex-Warlords and one Ronin stood at the foot of the stairs.
"Hardrock, I swear you have an evil streak." Sehkment hissed quietly.
"What can I say; it's the curiosity in me." Kento said with a sense of pride.
"Curiosity killed the cat Kento." Dais said.
"Well he's hardly a cat. Cats are graceful and soft. Hardrock is just big and clumsy." Cale replied.
Kento gave him a disgusted 'I'll deal with you later look' and the four of them stared up the stairs and began quietly discussing their plan.
Upstairs in the Koji mansion Rowen laid asleep in Kayura's arms. Kayura was semi-awake and staring at the young Strata's face. Rowen you amaze me… She thought as she drifted into a sleep. Together they laid there in bed, peacefully, without a care in the world.
The door to the room slowly opened and four heads peaked in staring into the darkness.
"I can't see anything, it's too dark." Dais whispered, "Cale what do you see?"
Cale looked into the darkness with the vision of a nocturnal cat. "Rowen and Kayura are lying in bed together." He whispered back. "Rowen's waking up! Bale! Bale! Troops move out!"
The door shut behind them as four Ronins ran down the hall and tripped falling down the stairs landing in a pile at the bottom. Rowen stared around the room, half a sleep and confused. Kayura sat up a moment later rubbing her eyes and asking what was going on.
"Some one was in the room just now." Rowen said. "We should probably go find out who it was."
"Alright, I guess we should."
Rowen tried to climb out of bed, but being tangled in the blankets fell on the floor with a thud. Kayura giggled and slid out of the bed and sat next to him on the floor.
"You okay?" Kayura asked.
"Yeah…" Rowen said. "Come on, let's go find out who that was."
Note from Author: Okay here it is, the second chapter of Frozen in time 2.0 hope you enjoy it.
