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In The Beginning
Chapter Two
Started: 1/3/01 By: Jaya

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Re-Capping:
First day of school. You may ask how can anyone get into trouble on the first day of school. *snickers* I bet it can be done. But luckily the guys get away, with almost bloody murder in the last part. Most like thanks to 'Saved By The Bell.' Anyway. Why is Ryo so distant? Will Touma be joining Shu for dinner tonight, or will his mother say no? Why did Touma try and leave without Shu after school? Seiji already wants out of school and it already started... And how does the Shin kid fit into the picture? I just might and I just might tell you some of the answers, who knows. Jaya never plans what she writes she simply writes. (Why it all turns out so funkily.)

This is My Home

Ryo sat on one of the fense posts, of the fence that surrounded the younger grades playground. His tiger blue eyes shaded by the dark fall of his ebony bangs. He watched the younger children who were playing out there, laughing and chasing each other around. The earlier grades, got out later then they did. Not that it really made any difference to him,
he wasn't in any hurry to go home. -Not yet, anyway.-

A gentle breeze, ruffled his dark hair about his tired face. For a moment the young man closed his blue eyes. Sitting there, as if communing with the wind in a sense, letting everything else flow away. The cool wind, seemed sad in a way. Then a voice spoke up, breaking through to him, pulling him back from where ever he'd been trying to go.

"Ryo-san?" He turned to find Sai standing there, with a smile on his young face. Ryou knew Sai was older then him, but somehow, as he sat there looking at Sai, he seemed so much younger. With that boyish grin on his face, and the sparkle, almost hopeful gleam in his sea colored eyes.

"Oh.." Ryo blinked. "Halo Sai." He replied jumping lightly off the fence, leaning back against it stead. He watched the other as Sai stepped off the footpath that ran between the two school buildings, and out to the road.

"I'm going on." Said said grinning. "You wana walk with me?"

Ryo shrugged. "Sure why not." He stuck his hands in the pockets of his dark blue uniform. "I don't have to go home for a while yet..."

"Where do you live?" Sai wanted to know as he and Ryo arrived back on the path, falling into step with each other. Walking side by side. "I don't want you to have to go out of your way..."

"West Side..."


"Really?"

"Yeah."

"SO do I!" Sai did a couple dance steps walking back wards in front of him, he caught Ryo's eyes, smiling. Ryo coulda sworn that was one of the biggest smiles he'd ever seen. "Where on the West Side do you live?"

"Don't remember the name of the street. Some place over there. Doesn't really matter..."

"Oh." Sai paused looking a little disappointed. "Ok... I would invite you over to my house for a while, but I volunteered to help out at the Mariana, after schools for a couple of weeks. So I have to be over there in about an hour." He glanced at his watch.

"Sounds interesting." Ryou commented softly. "Sounds like you."

Sai smiled at him. "If I'm bothering you, please tell me. Ok? My sister says I try to be too friendly sometimes. I really don't wana bother people... I just like talking to people and since your new here all, I just wanted to make your feel welcome." He scuffed the toes of his sneakers on the side walk.

""No, it's ok... really." Ryo replied with a shrug. "Your the first person who's ever bothered trying to talk to me, when I've been new..." He glanced up into he sky. "I move a lot, get used to it after awhile, I guess..."

"Well, then I'm glad I talked to you." Sai replied with a big grin. "you seem like a really nice person Ryo-san. You'll have to come over sometime, my mothers always bothering me about not bringing anyone home. She worries about me.." He shrugged.

"Maybe." Ryou looked away. He seemed slightly uncomfortable with the other boys on going attentions, but quickly hide it. Not wanting to drive Sai away. "So umm... what do your parents do Sai?"

He saw the pause on the others face, and almost wished he hadn't asked the question. "My father left when I was two and my sister was Six...We've never seen him since then. Just the three of use now." Sai explained quietly. "My mom works at the Bank, My sisters going to be graduating this year..."

"Oh.." Ryo glanced at Sai but Sai wouldn't look at him.

"That's ok." He shrugged. "I never knew him anyway... What about you?"

"My mom's dead. My dads a journalist." Ryou said, hunching his shoulders slightly as if he was feeling cold. He watched the side walk move under his feet for a few minutes.

"Sorry.." Sai sighed. "Well I guess we have something in comment then." He smiled as if trying to find something good in everything. "You have any bothers or sisters?"

"Nope."

"My sisters a pain." Sai nodded his head as if to emphasize his words.

"I see." Ryo paused. "Well I gotta go this way." He said nodding down one of the side streets. "So I guess I'll see you tomorrow Sai."

"See ya tomorrow Ryou." Sai grinned. "Ja Ne!"


"Ja!." Ryou said with a nod. "Have fun at the Marian."

"I WILL!"

Shaking his head Ryo watched as Sai tossed his auburn hair out of his sea colored eyes, and took off running down the road. That same grin he'd been wearing almost all day, still fixed on his face. His lunch bag trailing behind him in one hand, his bag almost falling off his other shoulder. But he didn't seem to notice. Turning away Ryo shrugged it off, heading through the neighbor hood and out into another area all together.

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Sage heaved a sigh of relief as he stepped off the bus, listening to the hiss of the door closing behind him.-Good riddance.- he thought tossing his hair, back and for a minute it stayed out of his face. But then of course it slide back down to cover his left eye.

"You know I'm glad no one lives around here with me." He said, to the forest behind him. Sage stepped off the road and onto the path that lead off into the trees. None of the others got off at this stop with him, there was another stop another couple more miles up the road. But this was as close to his place as the bus would go, not daring to try the winding drive that lead up to the 'Date Dojo'.

The blond, shifted his bag to his other shoulder with a sigh, flipping the tap over in his walkman. Sage hummed softly under his breath, with an almost smile. He was in no hurry to get home today, his mother wouldn't be off work till five. While his father, was away on a business trip, and his grandfather busy running classes at the 'Dojo.' He wasn't scheduled to help out today, till five which gave him at least two hours to himself. Even his sister had gone to a friends house, she probably wouldn't be back till late.

Not that he minded of course. Sage smiled as he paused to examine a tinny flower that had grown next to the math. He preferred an empty house to a full one. Though he would rather spend his time out in the forest, there was no one to stop him this afternoon.

Suddenly Sage glanced up in surprise from his delicate flower, as thunder rumbled in the distance. This time there was a definite smile on his well defined face. Even his eyes lit up in excitement, like those of a little child, who'd just received a special treat of some kind.

"Yes!" Taking off down the path, his feet barely touching the ground as he flew towards home. He would have been good, at Track if he'd never wanted to, that is. A few minutes later, he burst out of the trees, into the side yard. Sage paused throwing his bag onto the large porch. Pulling his Walkman off his belt, he set it on top of his bag.

Sage slipped off his shoes and socks, with a grin. Tossing them over his shoulder onto the porch not bothering to check where they landed, he headed around the side of the house, towards the back. He hesitated near the back, before taking off down the path towards the back fields.

"YIPPYYY! THUNDER!" The younger man cried doing a care wheel, as he broke out of the trees into the clearing that edged their neighbors rice paddies. Also one of the best places to watch storms come in across the land. Which was exactly what, younger Sage Date planned on doing.

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"So?" Kento asked glancing over at Rowen, who had been strangely quiet since they'd left the school behind.

"So what?" Rowen replied, giving his long term friend a look, then he shrugged looking back down at the side walk he'd been studying for a while now.

"Your TOO quiet." Kento pointed with a sigh. "Talk to me buddy. How was your day? The Summer? Whatever, I hate it when you do the sulking thing!"

"I am no sulking." Muttered the blue haired boy, glaring at the scuffed toes of his 'holly sneakers'.

"Yes Ro-chan you are!" Putting his arm around Rowen's shoulders, Kento messed up his friends hair. "Come on 'Blue Boy' at least give me a little smile. You know at least I'm here with ya! I'm sure we can convince your mom to let you come over. You've been stuck in that
apartment too long over the summer. I think it's turning your mind." Kento grinned. "I wish I hadn't taken that trip to China now... What's gotten into you?"

"Somethin' like that." Rowen sighed. "Come'on, Kento we'ra almos' there."

Kento growled, pulling Rowen back around. "Hang on a sec, buster. I want you to give me a smile first. Just a little one, then you can go in with me!."

Rowen glanced at Kento, rolling his eyes. But he did smile breaking away from his large friend he shrugged. "Yea', Yea', Yea'. What would I do without ya Ken-chan."

"I shudder to think. "laughed Keno with an evil grin. "come on, Buddy let' s get this thing over with. Then we can go have some fun! And food!"

His smile died. "I guess so." He glanced up at the large apartment building with a sigh.

"No worries Ro-chan." Kento caught his friends arm and pulled him towards the door, though his face was serious now. "The sooner done the sooner out, member I'm here.... Unless of course your friend to take me up on that offer I made last year." He turned around, blocking the door, a hard look on his normally cheerful face.

"Kento." Rowen said quietly. "Leave it alone.... please. Dat was last summa', las' year. Leave it."


"Last year, Last summer my ass," Kento spat but he stepped out of the door anyway.

Rowan shifted his bag to the other shoulder, fingering the tattered dark blue strap nervously. Slipping through the door he took the lead up the stairs, Though, Kento saw the look in his eyes before they were out of eye contact rang.

Shaking his head with a sigh, Kento headed up the stairs after his friend, making sure he stayed right behind him.

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Jaya