Chapter Fifty Two

Leea...

It was a dream again, but she knew it wouldn't be the same one again. She saw the most amazing starry sky as far as it could go on forever. She realized she was standing in the middle of field, because she saw a small crescent moon rise that was shade of deep crimson. It almost looked like it could drip blood.

She turned around and saw her best friend laying in the field next to Rowen. They looked so content together, and she smiled sadly because she knew it was a figment. She started to walk towards the couple, and she saw Rowen vanish. Hoshi sat up, she was wearing a long white dress that flowed around her.

You're close, Leea.

She helped her friend to her feet, but she knew she couldn't say a word. She never could in any of the dreams. Hoshi pulled her to the top of a hill, there were stars as far as she could see. Hoshi looked up with her big blue eyes.

The Lion and the Rabbit will lead you to me, but the Wolf will guide you to Ruby.

Leea looked up and she saw three constellations light up the shapes of the three animals. The rabbit began to move and hopped along to nuzzle the rabbit as the wolf threw its head back in a silent howl.

They are you're yojimbo, only you can calm her Rage. Trust in the ronins to take care of the rest.

Her friend motioned to the dark castle in the distance, it was the castle from the nether realm. She heard a deep dark laugh from the castle. It wasn't Ruby's though. However, on top of the very tallest pagoda there was a dragon snarling at the wind.

Hoshi looked back to her friend and grabbed her hands in to hers. She smiled sadly, It will be painful...

Leea shook her head to indicate she didn't care.

They may try to claim me as their own, she said as she looked up the stars. They are sad, but they are very jealous as well.

Leea hugged her friend close, even though she knew she wasn't real. The dream changed instantly and she saw the small child standing in front of her from the previous dream. She was a small petite thing, with tiny little wings. She held up a scale in one hand, and an angel in another. Leea knelt down to the child who smiled at her.

The child smiled, Hoshi will come back to you if you fight for her. The things that you love, you have to fight for.

Leea nodded slowly as she saw the the wolf from the previous dream appear behind her, and the child handed her the small statue. It was the statue of Nike of Samothrace. It glowed and turned into a golden spear.

Atrytone, Leea.

She snapped from the dream almost instantly as the child said those words. She was nestled in Ryo's arms, still nude and she could see the sun low in the sky. She stirred her wings, and he woke up and stroked her wing as he gave her forehead a kiss.

He smiled at her but then his face turned to concern, "are you okay?"

She realized she had tears running down her face, "yeah, another dream about Hoshi..."

He pulled her close and kissed her eyes, trying to dry her tears. He sat up, "maybe we should get up, its really late?"

She nodded as she sat up, and she saw her orb sitting on her desk. It glittered in the setting sunlight as she pulled on her clothes. She saw Ryo watching her with a horny smile on his face. She grinned, "you want another round?"

"Maybe later," he winked at her as he zipped up his pants and pulled on his t-shirt. He sat up with her, "so what did she say?"

"Not much more," she said as she placed her head in her own hands. "She says she close...I think I need to talk to Rowen."

Ryo grimaced, "you sure?"

"Yeah," she said as she fussed with her hair in her mirror. "I'll do it alone, he might be grumpy. I can handle his grumpy..."

"Can you," Ryo asked with a smug smile.

"As well as any of you can," she said with a flick of a wing and left the room.

She sighed as she went down the hall to Rowen's room, and heard him softly sobbing. She softly knocked on his door, "Ro?"

He answered, his eyes were red, but he tried to act as if he hadn't cried. "What's up, Leea?"

She tried to act like she didn't notice that he had been crying, "can I come in?"

"Suite yourself," he said and walked back into his room. "You and Ryo have a good time?"

She blushed, and tried to change the subject, "you okay?"

He nodded slowly as he sat on his bed, "yeah, just peachy..."

"Hoshi used to say that..."

He frowned, "what do you want, Leea?"

"Rowen," she paused to sit on the bed next to him. "Hoshi has been coming to me in my dreams lately..."

He starred at her seriously, "are you sure they're not just dreams?'

"No, Rowen, she's alive," she said grabbed his shirt by the arm and shaking him. "She's been telling me how to get back to the nether realm..."

"Really, how is that?"

"The lion and the rabbit will lead us there," she mumbled, "and the wolf."

"Baroness, Cerule, and Raleigh," he grumbled and she nodded only to have him groan. "She came to me too, asking that I didn't hurt Baroness."

She frowned at him, "you were gonna let me believe I was crazy!"

He just sighed, "of course you are."

She socked him in the shoulder, "were you always a grump?"

He rolled his eyes, her punch didn't hurt him much, and laid back on his bed, "did she tell you anything else?"

"We have to help Ruby," she added looking at the blue haired man.

"She did get the short end of the stick," he sighed as they heard the back door open. "I think Sage is back, pretty soon though..."

She kind of pounced hugged him, "I thought you were gonna be so mad at me!"

"I'm used to you," he said as he shoved her off. He stood up, "I think I want to train some more, are you coming?"

She nodded and followed after him, Ryo was standing by the bedroom door. He smile at Rowen, "hey, you didn't kill her..."

"...I wanted to.."

She hugged him, fluttering her wings happily, "you wouldn't do that!"

They came to the banister, and stopped, as all three laid eyes on Baroness.