...Chapter 7...
...Truth or Love...

The group watched as Hunter left the room with the girl in her arms, Taylor looked at his hand it was strange he felt like he knew the girl.

Some time later Ryu and Taylor were walking to their room when all of a sudden Ryu stopped walking "Father may I go see if Tyran is ok"
Taylor turned to look at his son "You know you don't have to ask" he turned and started to walk away
"Father!"
"Ryu if you must have an answer then Yes you may go" as he contuned to walk away he smiled it was good to see his son happy again.

There was a knock on the door Hunter knew who was at the door befor the door opened, it was Ryu the was the only one in the house who knocked on doors.
"Come in Ryu"
Ryu walked in "Is she awake yet"
"No" Hunter was sitting on the bed next to Tyran
Cassiel walked in to the room behind Ryu "My Oh my... she looks broken" he walked around Ryu and got closer the bed "You know Hunter you should get rid of her and get a new one"
"who are you calling broken Cass?"
"Oh.. great now she's awake now you have to keep here" Cassiel rolled his eyes.
"What happend?"
"You fainted" Ryu walked a little closer
"I have never in my life fainted in my life" I shook my head
"I think you shocked my father he grabbed you before you hit the floor" Ryu said as he stopped next to Cassiel
"I'm sorry to be trouble for eveyone" I looked up at the three men standing around me.
"Then you shouldn't get into so much trouble" Cassiel said while he winked, iI looked at him and stuck out my tounge at him.
he started laughing "Well I got to go and see what's been happening while i was gone" he stood up and walked closer to the head of the bed "All jokeing around I'm glad your doing better" he leaned down and kissed meon the lips. When he didn't pull away i pushed him.
"That will quite enough Cassiel" when i looked up Hunter had his hand on Cassiel's shoulder
Cassiel pulled away and smiled "I'll see you later"
"I should be going to" Ryu said as he reached out and patted my foot.

After they left i got up and changed into one of my oversized T-Shirt then climbed back inot bed, Hunter sat at the foot of the bed looking at me.
"Are you sure your ok"
"Yes I think all this happend because I didn't eat much today that's all" I layed there when he didn't respond i nugged him with my foot "I'm sorry Hunter if I frightend you I'll never let it happen again" I said to him he looked at me and smiled
"I can think of something better for us to do" he leaned closer to me and pushed me to the bed he grabbed the blankets and pulled them around us, I snuggled closer to him I kissed his chest.
"Hunter I have to tell you something"
"What is it" he sat up a little and waited for me to say something, he reached for my hand and squeezed it "Go head I'll listen to anything you have to say Tyran"
I tried to smile "The reason I faintedwas because I've seen Taylor before"
Hunter frowned "What do you mean?"
I moved away from him i didn't know how he was gong to react "A couple of nights ago I had a dream that he was in and he was holding his hand out to me" I looked up at him to see what kind of reaction he was having "then the other night i had the same dream only this time you were in the dream and when Taylor held out his hand you took my hand and put it in his, just like you did early it was such a shock to see my dream come to life I think that's why I fainted"
Hunter pulled me back down next to him "Well righ now I think you need some sleep"
I smilded "Ok I'll try" I snuggled closer to him. Hunter lay there stroaking her hair he was going to have to talk to Taylor about this, it was odd that she would be having dreams about Taylor, he was gong to ask him but not right now he sitll had two hours left with her and he wanted to to see if he could make her make that cute squeeking sound again.

The sunlight was shining right on me, i tried to sunggle deeper into the blankets but it wasn't working so I go up and headed to the bathroom for a shower. I was sitting in the middle of the bed combing my hair when there was a knock on the door.
"Come in" I called out
"Good morning I brought you tea and toast" said Ryu as he walked into the room
"Oh thank you Ryu"
"Is something wrong Tyran?"
"No why?"
"well you seem to have something on your mind" he sat down on a chair next to the bed and looked at me.
"It's just" I picked up a pice of toast and took a bite he sat there waiting for me to answer.
"Ummm..Ryu do you know how to braid hair"
"Is that what you wanted to ask me" I chuckled "Yes I can braid hair"
"Then can you braid my hair for me?"
"Sure but eat ur toast first" I smiled and ate the toast
Ryu put a stool in front of the window and waved his hand for me to come over so I did "So is there any way you would like me to braid your hair?" he asked while pulling a comb softly throught my hair.
"Not really" as Ryu started to braid my hair I started to think about Lee and how muched I missed him I felt the tears start to roll down my cheeks.
"Tyran are you ok?" he patted my shoulder
"Y..yes I'm fine" I reached up to feel my hair he had did a really good job "Ryu how is it that you know how to braid so good"
"well believe it or not but I used to take care of Hunter's daughter Lin"
"Oh.. I see"
"So what are you going to do today Tyran?"
"Well I was thinking about going to the Library and looking through all the books"
"That should take some time" Ryu put the stool back where he got it. "But I got a better idea why don't you come with me into town"
"I don't want to get in your way if you have somet6ing to do"
"Oh.. you won't get in my way I just have a few things I need to pick up"
"Ok Ryu I'll go into town with you"

If you were to ask me how we got to town I wouldn't be able to tell you because I fell asleep. Ryu didn't tell me it was going to take an hour to get the there, the town was cute I loved it.

"Ryu I know your my daytime protecter"
he turned to look at me "How do you know that?"
"Hunter told me" I looked at him "I no you have to keep an eye on me but is there anyway you can let me go by myself?"
He tapped his chin "I don't know about that Ran"
I looked at him with wide eye's "RAN!? is that my new nickname?"
"Yeah do you like it"
"Well it's better then what HE used to call me"
"Do I want to know who HE is"
I smiled "Nope you don't want to who HE is...But Ryu can I please go on my own...Pleeeeeeeeease"
"Ok but meet me here at....." he looked at this watch "3:00 that will give you and hour to look around"
"Thank you Ryu" I hugged him "see you later"

I spent most of my time just looking around I finally stopped at a homemade soap shop, this was just the shop i needed.
the soap that just happen to be in our bathroom at the house was plain and boring you could tell a guy bought it.

"Excuse me young lady may I help you?"
I turned in the direction of the voice "I'm sorry I didn't see you there" when I turned around there was an older lady sitting at
a table she looked to be mixing someithing in a bowl.
"That's quite fine my dear.... so what can I help you find?" she set the bowl aside and whiped her hand on a towel
"Well I'm looking for something that smells like cederwood and rose's" I picked up a bar of soap and took sniff of it
"Hmmm... let me see" she shuffled to the back of the store I followed right behind her "well miss I have this in bath oil that is cederwood.. Oh..and these bars of rose petal soap will no doute give you the affect you are looking for"
I smiled at her "I'll take them" we walked back to the cashredgester
"But you know my dear if you come back in two weeks I can make you a ceaderwood and rose soap for you"
"You could that would be so nice thank you... but I don't know when Ryu will be coming back into town." I looked at my watch.
"Oh you came here with Ryu"
"Do you know him?"
"Yes I do he used to date my granddaughter" she looked down at her hands "are you dateing him now" she looked up at me
"Ummmm..."
"Grandma you can't just ask her that"
i turned to look at the person who walked in from a back room, the person who walked closer to us was a cute girl she totaly looked like someone Ryu would have dated. the girl smiled "Hi my name is Sara" she reached out for my hand
"Hi I'm Tyran... and no i'm not dateing Ryu we're just friends thats all."
"May I ask who you are dateing." Sara asked
"Oh.. I don't know if you can call it dateing is more like he takes care of me... his name is Hunter"
"Oh...that would be the older guy who lives with him right?" Sara asked
I didn't know if i was allowed to talk about the people in he house "Do you know Hunter?" I asked
"Ryu talked about him sometimes"
"Oh.. I see" I just had to smile at her and her gandmother
"Well miss Tyran you just tell Ryu that Mrs. Miller is making a soap for you and that you need to pick it up in two weeks" she smiled at me.
"Ok I'll do that Mrs, Miller" I looked at my watch I had five minutes to meet him. "Oh.. I'm sorry I need to go" they walked me to the door and waved as I walked away.

As I was walking down the street toword the car I felt that someone was watching me. so I stopped at a shop window and tried to make it look like I was looking inside I used the reflection to look behing me and all around me. that was when I saw him he was big and scary looking I wasn't about to show him that I had seen him. as i walked away from the window I could see Ryu up ahead standing nex to the car I was so glad to see him I was about to call out to him when all of a sudden my arm was grabbed.
"Well, well little lady it seems your mine now" an deep voice whispered in my ear as he picked me up and started to turn in the opposite direction.
I was about to yell out for Ryu when a dirty hand covered my mouth I tried to get away from him but he was just to strong for me so I did the only thing I could do I bit his hand he yelled out and dropped me to the ground.
"RYU!" I yelled and started to push myself off the ground

When Ryu heard me call out his turned to see that I was in trouble he turned and started to run towrds me but as I watched him I got the shock of my life he stopped and shook his head and started to walk slowly towords me.
"Would you please let her go"
the guy who I bit had grabbed me by my wrist and was pulling me up from the ground. when he heard this voice he spun arond to face the man who grabed his shoulder.
"Ken!"
"Ox just let the girl go"
"I don't think so Ken she's mine"
"Oh.. Ox I think you will when you find out who that girl belongs too." the man named Ken smiled "Do you want to know the name of her owner?"
Ox frowned "Tell me the name"
"Are you sure you want to know" Ken grabs Ox's wrist and starts to squeez "She's McCleans"
"How do you know she's his"
Ken laughed "Ox you know who my uncle is" Ox let me go so I slowly started to edge away from him and Ken.
Ox looked at Ken "Lord Taylor....don't tell him what I did"

I wasn't about to wait and see what was going to see hat happend between these two I so i got out of there as fast as i could, well tryed to.
"Ran are you ok"
I looked up at the human wall I had run into "Ryu" as soon as i said his name he shoved me behind his back
"Ken... what are you doing here?"
Ken turned to look at Ryu "Your father thought you might need some help today"
Ryu frowned "my father sent you
"Thats what I said didn't I" he leaned to the side to try to get a better look at me. "When your father told me about McClean's new toy he forgot to tell me how cute she was" he smiled
I tugged on Ryu's shirt sleve "Ryu who is this person?"
"Sorry Ran this is Ken, Ken Tallos"
Ken winked at me, I had never seen a person who looked like Ken he his eyes were honey colored and he and long sliver hair
(SLIVER HAIR) he looked to be about twenty, I was so shocked at his apperence that I stood there stairing at him.
"Do I have something on my face?"
I shook myself a little bit "I'm sorry can I ask something of you?"
Ken rolled his eyes "yes its real and it's all mine"
"It's not that.. I was just wondering if I could touch it?"
Ken looked a little shocked at this question "That's a new one" he scrached his chin "It's ok i guess" he walked closer to me he rached up and pulled a handful of hair over his shoulder.
His hair was long it went past his butt I watched as his hair slid over his shoulder he handed it to me and I started to braid it his hair was softer then mine and that made me mad for some reason.
"Thank you Mr. Tallos" I let his hair go.
Ken staightned up and looked at the braid I had made "Hmmm...Your welcome" he started to undo it.
"Come on Ran lets get going" Ryu grabbed my hand and we headed to the car.
"Hey Ryu tell your father he owe's me"
Ryu looked back at Ken "Yeah I'll tell him"

Once in the car I just had to know how Ken and Ryu knew each other "Umm... Ryu how does Mr. Tallos know you and your father"
he gave me a sideway glance "Oh.. Ken is my cousin" he looked back at the road I felt my jaw drop.
he chuckled "Well he is older then me..hmmm..he's a hundred and I'm only fifty"
F...F...Fifty but Ryu you only look to be about eightteen or nineteen"
"Yeah I age slowly..being a half breed and all"
"Ryu how old is your father?"
"Well I might be wrong but I think he is about fifteen hundred"
"OMFG then how old does that make Hunter"
"I think he's eight or nine hundred"
"And here I thought he was thirity" as I sat there thinking on all this information I started to get a little sleepy I looked over at Ryu to ask him another qustion when all of a sudden I fell asleep.