Part 1
"Sage, would you get out of the frigging bathroom! You've been in there for over two hours!" The loud knocking could be heard throughout the entire Koji mansion. It was a large white structure that had its own cabin right behind it, and even had its own lake. Mia Koji, the owner of the mansion, who had received the place from her grandfather when he had passed away, sighed, and rubbed her temple. Sometimes it was not easy living with five teenagers, eve if they were heroes who had saved the world from the evil demon known as Talpa. "I'll be out in a minute, Kento!" Sage hollered through the closed bathroom door. "That's what you said earlier!" Kento snapped. "Arrghh!" Mia chuckled to herself. She was sitting in the living room with a cup of green tea in her hand. It was early afternoon and she was thinking about the five boys living with her. They were the Ronin Warriors. They had come to her about a year ago when Talpa first invaded the mortal realm. They had special abilities and armors that would magically appear on them at will. Ryo Sanada, bearer of the Wildfire and Inferno armors. He had black hair, tiger blue eyes, owned a large white Himalayan tiger named White Blaze, and was the leader of the Ronin Warriors. He had a bit of temper, but his heart was big, and his loyalty to his friends was so great that he would sacrifice himself to save them. Sage Date, bearer of the Halo armor. He had violet eyes and blond hair with his bangs covering his right eye. Sage was into meditation. He was somewhat of a flirt and sometimes had to pay for it, when either they slapped him, or followed him everywhere. Poor Sage. Kento Rei Faun, owner of the Hardrock armor. It suited him well. He had blue black hair, blue eyes, and wore a yellow band around his forehead. Kento was a harhead, and could easily fall victim to pranks and illusions. He was physically the strongest out of all five Ronins, and love to fight and eat. He was the joker of the group as well, and it wouldn't take long before someone would be laughing at what he had said. Rowen Hashiba. Wearer of the Strata armor. He had blue hair and dark blue eyes and wore a blue headband, that kept the one long forelock from getting into his eyes. Rowen was the genius of the group. It was said at one time that IQ was 250. Rowen loved to think things through before taking action. He was into reading and studying, and would spend hours into the night doing so, making up for lost sleep by sleeping in. Cye Mouri, the youngest Ronin Warrior. Wearer of the Torrent armor. Cye had light brown hair and seablue eyes. He was shy, but friendly, and would lend a shoulder for someone to cry on. He loved to cook and swim, and was friends with all ocean life. Cye would always get upset when he saw someone eating seafood, and would usually hyperventilate at the sight of it. Mia looked out the window and saw Ryo practicing with his soccer ball, trying to keep it away from White Blaze which was not an easy thing to do. White Blaze had already torn up three of them. Kento came downstairs, grumbling. "He has no respect!" he grumbled as he sat down on the couch. "SOME OF US WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A SHOWER!" Mia covered her ears. "Kento, do you have to be so loud?" Kento looked toward her and grinned a little sheepishly. "Sorry, Mia." Mia only shook her head as Kento stood up and headed for the kitchen. "Think I'll go see what my bud Cye's upto." Mia shook her head as Kento disappeared. She started counting. Three, Two, One. "Kento, get out of here!" Kento was suddenly back into the living room, with a shocked look on his face. Mia only covered her mouth and chuckled as she looked back toward the TV program she was watching.
Cye was not happy. In fact he was pretty steamed. He had been working on this recipe for over an hour, and it had almost been done. Kento had suddenly decided to come in, investigate, more like devour the new vegetable noodle soup he was making, when he had suddenly knocked an open bottle of oil right into the soup. Now Cye would have to start all over again. Life could so cruel at times. Cye started his soup all over again, dumping the ruined soup into the garbage disposal. He worked hard to get that soup done, and when the kitchen door opened, he expected Kento to come in, but no, it was only Ryo and White Blaze. Cye sighed in relief. "Oh, hey, Cye," Ryo greeted as he went over to the fridge and grabbed a can of pepsi. He popped it open and took a long drink, then wiped his mouth and looked toward the pot. "Whatacha making?" he asked. "Another pot of vegetable noodle soup," Cye grumbled in his English accent. Ryo looked at him funny. "Kento again?" He must have guessed correctly because Cye nodded. Ryo hated to see Cye get mad. It was a rare occurence but when Cye did get mad, he was dangerous, because he could control his anger and it would last longer. "Don't worry, Cye," Ryo reassured him. "Well, make sure Kento leaves you alone, K?" Cye nodded, not speaking. White Blaze rubbed his head against Cye's small frame, hoping to help the young Ronin. It seemed to help because Cye seemed less tense. Ryo smiled at his tiger as he drank his pop. Good old, White Blaze.
In the netherworld known as the Dynasty, Talpa sat on his throne. He was the only one in the room, his Warlords were all in the kitchen eating. Even though they were immortal they still got hungry. Talpa never did figure that one out. He had three Warlords, and two Warladies. Sekhmet, Warlord of Venom. Dais, Warlord of Illusion. Cale, Warlord of Corruption, Delia, Warlady of Weakness, and Kania, Warlady of Destruction. Delia was imposing and somewhat bossy. Her hair was purple and short, just past her chin. She had dark ice blue eyes, and a muscular figure. Her armor when she donned it, was black and purple, and she carried twin sais. Her surekill, Ultimate Pain was stunning and powerful. Kania had long black hair mixed with pink stripes running through it. Her eyes were azure blue, and she was strong even though she was slender. Her armor was blue and black, and she carried two daggers. Her surekill, Kiss of Sleep. Talpa growled to himself. Things had been quiet in the Dynasty as no one could come up with a plan to get the Ronin Armor, because so far none had been too god. With a wave of his hand, an image screen appeared, and Talpa took a look inside the Koji mansion.
Sage finally came out of the bathroom, his hair now done. He was wearing a white shirt, with khakis, and black shoes. "Bathroom's free!" he called. Kento heard that, and quickly raced up the steps. "About time!" Sage only shook his head and wandered back to the room he and Rowen shared. Sage peered at the lumpfilled bed. He walked over to it, and shook the lump. "Rowen, it's after 1:00. Get up." "Go way. Nee slee." Sage sighed. "Rowen, get your lazy prick self outta that bed right now!" "Leave me alone!" "Alright, you asked for it!" Sage jumped onto Rowen's bed, and began jumping up and down on it. As he came back down several times, he spoke. "Now. I. Said. To. Get. Your. Butt. Out. Of. Bed." "S.stop it, Sage! I'm up! I'm up!" Sage stopped jumping and grinned. Rowen was now awake, and glaring at his blond haired friend. "About time!" He hopped off the bed and walked out the door. "And don't think about falling asleep, because after lunch we practice!" Rowen wiped his face and yawned. "Yeah, yeah." About ten minutes later Rowen was dressed. He was still tired and yawning constantly as he made his way down the stairs. He, like the other Ronins, had no idea that they were being watched. Rowen went into the kitchen, and saw Cye at the stove, and Ryo at the table. Ryo was leafing through a martial arts weapons magazine. "Morning, Ro" Ryo said cheerfully. "Morning, Ryo," the blue haired genius replied. He looked toward Cye. "Making lunch, Cye?" "Yes, again," Cye replied stirring the soup, "Kento came in here earlier and ruined the first one, so I had to start all over again." Rowen shook his head as he walked over to the fridge and got out the milk. He poured himself a glass of it, then returned the milk to the fridge. He joined Ryo at the table. "When we practicing?" he asked, drinking his milk. "After lunch," Ryo replied. Rowen nodded and drank his milk. They suddenly heard singing. Kento's taking a shower, they all thought. Cye suddenly had an evil smile on his face. He headed over to the sink and suddenly turned on the hot water. Seconds later... "Auggghh! Turn off the hot water!" Ryo, Rowen, and White Blaze stared at Cye's face. A couple of minutes later Cye shut the water off. He had a big smile on his face. "There, payback!" The two Ronins only shook their heads at their young friend. Sage rolled his eyes when he heard Kento singing. He was using the telephone, getting ready to dial up a girl at school, when he suddenly heard, "Auggghh! Turn off the hot water!" Sage shook his head and dialed the numbers. Mia glanced over at the blond teen and just shook her head. Sage was constantly on the phone. Either he was calling some girl, or they were calling him. She couldn't wait to see the phone bill. If it was high,Sage could pay half of it. "Sara, how are you? It's me Sage. What's a beautiful girl like yourself going to be doing this weekend?" Sage twirled the cord around his fingers as he spoke on the phone. Kento came downstairs, dressed in a pair of light blue jeans and a yellow t-shirt. He wasn't happy. "What's wrong, Kento?" Mia asked innocently. "Shower go cold on you again?" "Yes," he mumbled as he sat on the couch next to Sage. He folded his arms and looked toward the TV. Some soap opera was on. He looked at the clock. Man, it's almost 2! I'm starving! Cye should be done with lunch by now. He got up, just as Cye came into the living room. "Lunch is *finally* ready," he announced, giving Kento an angry look before disappearing back into the kitchen. Kento sighed. "Man, how long is Cye gonna be mad at me?" he asked as Sage said good-bye on the phone and hung up. Sage stood up. "When you stop being a pig." He went into the dining room with Kento right behind him. "I can't help if I need more food than the rest of you," Kento grumbled. "I have a high metabolism." "Nah, you're just fat," Rowen answered as he walked in. Kento glared at him, but Mia quickly cut in. "C'mon, guys, let's just have a peaceful lunch for once." Ryo and White Blaze came in followed by Cye who was carrying a pot of soup. Everyone could smell the delicious soup, and Kento couldn't wait to eat it. Cye grabbed his arm. "You can wait, Kento," he said firmly. Kento pouted but Cye shook his head no. Kento sat back and grumbled. "Ladies first," Mia said pouring some soup into her bowl. Ryo was next, then Sage, then Rowen, then Kento and finally Cye. Lunch was going OK for the first several minutes, but when Kento went to get another bowl of soup, he accidentally bumped Cye's bowl, making the hot soup fall on him. "Augh!" Cye cried, jumping to his feet. Everyone looked at the young warrior. Sage got up and grabbed a dish towel and handed it to Cye who wiped the mess off him. "You better go change, Cye," Rowen said. "Cye?" Kento began, biting his lip. "I... I'm really sorry." Cye took a deep breath and let it out. "That's OK, Kento. It was an accident." He turned and walked out of the dining room. Kento sighed and sat down, watching as Ryo cleaned the mess up. Now he felt really bad.
