Thank you to all who have read this and given me advice. I would quickly like to say that this story is set in the age of Rome where the empire has been split in two and the barbarians attack constantly. More as this story unfolds; please review! KingOAnime

When in Rome- chapter three- Ambush

The morning sun light up Ron and Kim's room as it called for them to wake up. Kim slowly opened her eyes and made a big yawn, but stopped mid-yawn when she saw Ron's face staring at her.

Sometime in the night he must have rolled over in his sleep. The thing was that he was now fully awake; staring at her. Kim's eyes grew big and then she screamed throwing him out of bed. She grabbed the silk blanket and covered herself with it.

Ron; however, had nothing to cover himself with and when he stood in full view of Kim she turned red. Ron matched her color and quickly dived for the ground; trying to stay out of her sight. He crawled over to the other side of the bed where last night's clothes were and wore them around his waist.

"H…hi KP," he said sheepishly.

"Goo…good morning Ron; sleep well?" she asked trying not to blush anymore than she already had.

"Oh yes quite well actually; and you?" he responded slipping into the nearby closet.

"Like a baby," she replied happy that the object of her embarrassment was no longer visible.

Several servants came rushing in a panic, "Are you alright? We heard a scream."

"Oh yes we are just fine Kimonus thought she saw a rat on the floor, but it was nothing," Ron replied in his toga.

Kim nodded in agreement, "Yes it was nothing; thank you for checking on us," she smiled.

The servants left as Kim gave Ron a deep glare.

"What did I do?" he asked surprised.

"Why did you turn over I thought you were staring on purpose!" she accused.

"I can't help it my body did it on its own; besides you were the one who screamed," he retorted.

Kim gave him a surprise stare," I wasn't expecting to see the naked body of my boyfriend when I woke up."

Ron snickered and then replied, "I know you liked what you saw."

Kim stood up and marched straight at him, "You have nothing to be proud of I'm sure you would loved to see me naked huh?"

"Yeah actually I would," he smiled deviously.

"Well it will be either later or never pretty boy"

"Maybe sooner than you think KP,"

"What's that supposed to mean?" she questioned getting in his face; his only response was to point at her.

When she stood up to argue with Ron she forgot to take the covers with her; thus standing in front of Ron completely bare naked.

Kim's face matched her hair and she quickly ran for the closet while Ron made a smug smile like had won the Olympics.

"If it's any consolation I think you look rather lovely."

After putting on her tunic she then grabbed Ron's head and pulled him into a deep kiss. When she let him come up for air he looked at her with confusion.

"Uh KP? I thought you were mad at me for seeing you…nude."

"I'm furious right now, but I had to kiss you or I would have punched you; I feel much better now," she flashed him a sweet little smiled which made him step back with caution.

Then a servant came running up in a hurry, "I'm sorry to bother you masters, but there is a problem at one of your shops sir."

Ron had almost forgotten that he owned several shops; he told Kim he would be back as the servant led him to the right shop.


Kim in the meantime wondered what to do. As she walked around she saw the servants doing everything, cooking, cleaning, and tending to the small garden they had.

Then as she made her way back to the bedroom Larry appeared out of thin air; which made Kim jump.

"Ahhh! Can't you just use the front door or knock or something other than that!" she barked.

"Sorry, but it's the only way to travel for me; but how did you and Ron survive last night?"

"It was……fine" she finally managed to say.

Larry flashed a questioned look, but shook it off.

"Where's Ronald?"

"He went with a servant to fix something at one of his shops."

"I'm glad to see that you two are adjusting to Roman life."

"We're trying, but it would be much easier if you took us back home," she persisted.

"You are a stubborn one Kim; what would your mother say?"

"My mother isn't here," she replied.

"Ah, but that's not true your family and Ron's family are here too, but they live in the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire: Constantinople."

Kim remembered that in this time Rome was split into two empires; East and West. Rome was the capital of the Western Empire and Constantinople was the capital of the Eastern Empire.

"If I remember correctly you two haven't seen your parents in almost a year; I think it should be time for a visit."

Kim groaned, "I'm no geography expert, but I know that Rome and Constantinople are not close by and wagons and carriages are the fastest means of transportation. It would take days, even weeks to see them and the journey back will be the same; nothing personal, but I don't want to be here any longer than I have to."

"Then you should get the prepared now and when Ron comes back you can go as soon as possible," he smiled as Kim rolled her eyes in vain and ordered the servants to pack and prepare.

"You may not be dangerous, but you are so evil," Kim sneered as Larry just waved and disappeared.


Ron made his way through the massive crowd where he found himself at the center of a large marketplace. He could hear people shouting out the items that were for sale. The shops varied, but sold anything; from weapons, to food, to jewelry, and even slaves.

The servant continued leading him until they stopped at a very elaborate shop that was built from the side of the wall. On the hanging display it read: The Ronicus Shop.

As he entered he saw many legionnaires gathered in front of a young man who looked to be in his early twenties. The man was poorly dressed and was either a servant or a homeless bum.

"What seems to be the trouble?" he asked.

"Sir this man attempted to steal several gold rings and necklaces from you; we called you to see his punishment."

Ron got the stealing part, but the punishment? He didn't understand why they don't just take him to jail.

"What is his punishment exactly?" Ron asked trying not to sound like he didn't know.

"His hand shall be severed and everyone will know that he is a thief."

Ron's eyes went big as he looked at the convicted man. Cut off his hand! Why would you do something like that; this was by far the harshest punishment he had ever heard.

The soldiers began to drag the man outside so they wouldn't spill blood in the shop. The man begged and pleaded, but only Ron paid attention.

As two soldiers held him down, exposing his arm, another unsheathed his sword and held it high and aimed for the hand, but before he could swing it Ron cried out, "STOP!"

The soldiers were confused and turned to face Ron.

"Were the items he stole recovered?"

"Yes sir," replied an employee.

"Then I don't believe that this man should be punished anymore."

The soldiers and the employees all gasped and wondered why Ron would say that; he didn't know himself.

"But sir if we just let him go then he could steal again."

"I think that after this near miss he'll think twice before robbing another store again right mister?" the man nodded frantically.

"A…As you wish sir," the soldiers let him go as he took over praising Ron's name and cheering for all to hear; a crowd started to lightly talk about the incident. Apparently no one lets a thief go like Ron did; he felt a little uncomfortable, but still stood behind his belief that what he did was the right thing to do.

As soon as it was over Ron and the servant made their way back his house. Kim welcomed him home and told him of Larry's visit and "instructions."

"Well it looks like you already have everything packed; when do we leave?"

"Tonight, we join a caravan of two hundred to Constantinople where our parents are waiting for us."

"Then what are we waiting for let's go!"


Two weeks past as the caravan moved through the Western Empire and into the Eastern Empire. The journey was slow, but exciting for Kim and Ron. Even though nothing bad had occurred yet Ron still had doubts.

"It's too quiet out there KP where are all the so called barbarians we hear so much about?"

"Ron I think your getting paranoid on me; the roads are protected and there hasn't been a barbarian attack in months. Besides Larry would never put us in harms way," suddenly Larry popped right next to Ron.

"Of course I wouldn't," he smiled; Ron jumped out of his skin, but Kim was so used to it that she just waited for Ron to calm down and let Larry talk.

"I wish you could give me a warning before you appear like that!" Ron complained.

"I'm sorry, but I need to keep you on your toes. Now how are we doing after two weeks of traveling?"

"We're surviving," replied Kim, "How much longer till we reach Constantinople?"

"Maybe another week, week and a half tops."

"I sure hope nothing serious happens while we're out here," Ron hinted to Larry who didn't seem to catch on.

"Oh me too; I would hate it if anything happened to you two."

As if on cue someone outside yelled, "AMBUSH!" Kim and Ron glared at Larry who simply shrugged his shoulders and disappeared.

Ron stuck his head out and saw several big men wearing furs attacking the caravan. He couldn't count them because they were moving to fast on their horses.

"Stay here Kim; I'll see if I can help."

"I'm coming with you," she insisted, but Ron shook his head.

"I don't want you to get hurt."

"You and I gave braved death rays, moodulators, synthodrones, and even giant bugs, but you want me to stay put while I watch my husband die at the hands of murdering barbarians?"

Ron was surprised when Kim called him her husband, but he wondered if she said it on purpose; either way he couldn't stop her.

"Alright, but please stay close to me."

"I'll be right beside you."

The two ran out of the carriage dodging spears and arrows. Ron picked up the bow of a fallen Roman soldier and took aim. He had never fired one before, but he imagined this as a video game and let go of the string.

The shot went high, but he got the barbarian's attention. Ron reloaded and fired at the man from point blank range; this time it found it mark. Amazingly the man still charged; even with an arrow in his chest.

Ron couldn't reload in time, but Kim took over, jumping over him she had obtained a sword from another legionnaire and slashed the barbarian in the neck. He fell off and Ron and Kim continued picking off people with their teamwork.

Together they had already killed over a dozen and soon the barbarians started to retreat. Everyone cheered and rejoiced that they had survived; Kim gave Ron a big hero's kiss, but suddenly she stopped and cried out in pain.

No one noticed one of the fleeing barbarians fired one last arrow at Kim and it hit her in the side. Ron held her and looked at the wound; it was too risky to pull the arrow out and she was losing a lot of blood.

"Come on KP, you're going to be alright," he assured her.

Kim smiled at him trying to cover the pain on her face, but soon she blacked out just as a doctor arrived to help. Cont…


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