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Love\'s Flaring Light	By : Relena Category: +M to R > Ronin Warriors Views: 2682 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter 2:
Touma stood stunned for a second, before he took off following Seiji. Something had spooked his friend badly and it had something to do with whatever he had been dreaming. And that something had had to deal with Touma himself. He had heard Seiji scream his name in anguish just before Seiji had awoken. Whatever it was, it was bad. "Oh Seiji, what happened in that dream that has upset you so?" he asked the trees, not expecting an answer but he received one nevertheless.

"It's my fault, Touma."

A soft voice carried across his consciousness as he saw the bearer of water racing along beside him. "Shin?"

"Yeah, it's me. I stayed to watch you wake him up. I didn't expect him to be having another nightmare or I would have never suggested that you wake him up." Shin sighed in distress. Seeing the archer give him a funny look, Shin raised his hand to forestall any questions. "Before you say anything, hear me out. All right?" Shin asked quietly as they ran.

Touma nodded that he would listen to whatever Shin had to say, since he was too busy trying to keep up with the warrior of light to carry on a coherent conversation with Shin.

Shin seeing Touma's eyes shift back to following Seiji's rapidly disappearing form began his tale again. "A couple of weeks ago, I heard Seiji crying out in his sleep. He was having these horrible nightmares which would leave him shaky and irritable the next morning. On this night, he kept screaming no as if someone had ripped out his heart and stepped on it. It was heart wrenching to hear. I tried to wake him up to no avail and so in an effort to relieve him of the pain, I tapped into his nightmare and pulled it away from his unconsciousness. I left behind the most pleasant image that I could find in his psyche. That image was of you, Touma." Shin paused hoping to gauge Touma's reaction to this news.

Touma did not disappoint. His steps faltered as he heard that news. Turning his head sideways at Shin, he asked "An image of me?"

"Yeah, it seems that our courteous warrior has a crush on you. Which I believe you share. Now don't even try to deny it Touma." Shin put up a restraining hand when he saw Touma about to deny the truth. "I have seen the looks that you pass his way when you think that no one is watching. Don't worry, the others don't know about it and even if they did, I doubt that they would see what I see, since I have been privy to Seiji's dreams." Shin smiled slightly.

"All right, I won't deny it. I do have a crush on Seiji. I have had a crush on him for a long time but I have never said anything to him for fear of rejection." Pausing slightly, Touma finally registered what Shin had said. "So, heh has been dreaming of me, huh?" A feeling of warmth flooded his senses before settling back into darkness. A sense of foreboding teased him as he asked his next question. "Well, then what does his nightmares consist of?"

Shin looked down at his feet, uncertain if he should tell Touma. Looking up at his blue haired friend, Shin hesitated. "Touma, I would rather not say. It is really Seiji's place to tell you. Not mine." Shin frowned as he thought about the nightmares that plagued the other warrior. He really did not want to burden Touma with them, but the warrior of wisdom needed to know what was bothering Seiji.

Touma sighed in exasperation. "Shin, you're right it is his place to tell me, but as you can see he is nowhere in sight and I am scared. So tell me!!" Touma fairly growled at the younger man.

Shin flinched unconsciously at Touma's growled words. "He . . . he has been dreaming of a new dark dynasty, with some sort of dog like creatures with long tusks along their faces. They are generally black or brown colored and can stand on their hind legs making them twice as tall. They have these large yellow claws that shoot out and retract back into the skin of their hands. They are vicious and often tear out their victims throats. However, they fight hand to hand mostly. Seiji has been dreaming that you and he get attacked by these bloodthirsty creatures and that there is no escape available." Shin paused, unsure whether he should continue or not.

Recognizing the grim look on Touma's face, he decided that he should forge ahead. "Touma, he has . . . he has been dreaming of your death." Shin stopped speaking as he saw all the color drain from Touma's already pale face. "Touma, are you all right?"

Touma nodded his head slowly, shock evident on his face. "Shin, do you think his dreams are prophetic? I mean, Ryo has had prophetic dreams, so why shouldn't the rest of us?"

Shin glanced at Touma's dark profile. The sun had disappeared beneath the horizon leaving the earth bathed in the glow of the stars as they appeared one by one. "I don't know Touma. I am not even sure what has set these dreams off, but he is terrified. I think when we find him that I should be the one to talk to him first. I think seeing you might push him over the edge since he probably thinks that what he has seen is real."

"You mean to tell me that the reason Seiji ran off was because he thought that he was seeing a ghost?"

"Precisely. The last couple of times that he has had these nightmares it took me a considerable amount of time to get him to realize that the dream was just that, a dream. He gets so caught up in the dreams that he can't tell real from fantasy."

Touma nodded his acquiescence to Shin's proposal. "Fine, you can talk to him first but I will not be far away in case he needs me."

The two ran in companionable silence for a little while longer before they entered a small clea in in the woods. On the far side, lay Seiji who was curled up in a tight ball of misery. Shin approached Seiji cautiously, knowing from experience that Seiji might lash out at him, not realizing who he was.

"Seiji?" he called softly.

Seiji raised his tear streaked face to Shin's worried one. "Shin?"

Shin let out a sigh of relief. He recognizes me at least. "Seiji, can you tell me what happened?"

Seiji moaned. "Touma . . . Touma's dead. Shin, I tried to protect him but I failed. Those dog-like creatures attacked us and left me for dead. I later woke to a battle-scarred wasteland with no Touma in sight. I had no idea where he was but I thought that if I survived then he must have too, but I was wrong. So wrong . . ." Seiji's voice cracked as more tears poured down his face. "I've lost him Shin. What do I do? I couldn't save him and now I don't want to live with myself." The words poured forth in a rush of hot tears as Seiji stood unsteadily.

"Forgive me dear Shin but I can't stay here. Not without him. He was all that mattered." Calling Korin to him, Seiji took the hilt of his sword in both hands and went to plunge it into his heart. A golden bow stopped the sword inches away from his chest. Seiji blinked up at a pair of shining midnight eyes and promptly passed out. Korin faded from view, leaving Seiji once again clad in his street clothes.

Touma, who stood watching the exchange from a respectable distance, was beginning to get an uneasy feeling in the pit of his stomach as he watched Seiji call Korin to him. Rushing from his place of concealment, Touma called Tenku to him and prayed that Tenku would get him there in time. Pulling his bow loose, he thrust it between Seiji and his deadly intent, effectively blocking Seiji's thrust. Touma looked up through his tears to see Seiji's shocked face, before Seiji's eyes slipped closed and he collapsed into Touma's waiting arms.

"Oh god."

Touma whirled around. He had forgotten all about Shin in his haste to get to Seiji. "Shin." The name came out in a whisper.

Shin's face was ashen. He had known that the nightmares were troubling Seiji but he had not known to what extent. "Touma, is he all right?"

"I think so. He appears to be in shock though. We need to get him back to the house and soon." Touma stood up, willing Tenku away as he gathered Seiji's unconscious form to his chest. He turned away from the forest as he headed toward home with his precious cargo. Shin followed at his elbow, in case he needed something.

Reaching the mansion, Shin slipped ahead of Touma to open the back door. Touma smiled gratefully at him as he swept into the room.

Ryo, Shu and Nasutei looked up from their dinner at the sound of the door opening. Their mouths dropping open at the site of an unconscious Seiji in Touma's arms.

"What happened?" Ryo asked the blue haired archer.

Touma only shook his head grimly as he headed for the stairs. "Ask Shin about it." He did not have time to explain. He needed to get Seiji up to bed. Chills were wracking the swordsman's body as he muttered in his sleep. Stepping into their shared room, Touma placed Seiji on his bed and pulled the blankets up around his shoulders. He placed a small kiss on Seiji's forehead as he brushed leaves out of his hair. Seiji must have gotten them when he ran from Touma earlier. Pulling his desk chair up to Seiji's bed, Touma grasped Seiji's hand in his and promptly fell asleep watching the swordsman.

A little while later, something woke Touma from a sound sleep. Raising his head, Touma found a pair of red eyes watching him and Seiji from the corner of the room. The eyes never left Touma's as a wicked grin formed on the creatures face. Touma got up and stood protectively in front of Seiji. "If you want to get to him, you'll have to go through me first," he threatened.

The creature only seemed to smiore ore if that was possible. Opening its mouth, it hissed "Now, why would I want to do that, when I already have him?" the creature gestured behind Touma at Seiji.

Touma turned slowly, keeping an eye on the creature, he looked down at Seiji's drawn face. He was in the throes of yet another nightmare. "Damn you! Stop it. Leave him alone!" Touma cried as he whirled back around to face the creature. Lunging forward, Touma went to strangle the creature when it disappeared into thin air. "Where did you go, you evil thing?" Laughter was the only answer that he received. Slamming his fist onto his bed, he growled in frustration.

Byakuen noticing Touma's door ajar, slipped inside. He could feel the tension in the room and the anger emanating from Touma's silhouette. There was something else too, something dark hovering just above Seiji's unconscious form. Byakuen growled menacingly as he approached Seiji's side.

"Byakuen? What is it boy?" Touma did not see the thing hovering above Seiji but Byakuen would not let it do as it desired. He did not want to pounce on the thing because he was afraid that would only draw it more into Seiji. Instead he reared up over the side of the bed and swatted at the thing which hastily dissipated into the night.
"Byakuen?" Touma tried again to get the tiger's attention. This time the tiger turned to him with a slight grin on his face. He padded over to Touma and rubbed against him, seeking to comfort the archer. Touma's eyes sought out Seiji's form who seemed to be at peace once again. Touma looked down at the tiger. "You can sense it too, can't you boy? There's evil here. I thank you for getting rid of whatever was plaguing Seiji. Could you please stay here tonight?"

The tiger purred as he draped himself on the rug in the center of the room. He bared his teeth as if daring any entities to come in while he was on duty. Glancing at Seiji's form and back to Touma, the tiger inclined its head to Seiji's bed.

"Hmmm, what? You think that I should sleep with Seiji tonight?" The tiger nodded slightly. "All right boy. I will." Touma got into bed next to Seiji and pulled the swordsman into his arms. Touma snuggled closer to Seiji's warmth in an effort to protect Seiji from his nightmares.

TBC . . .
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