Escape or Not? Unedited
Escape or Not? Unedited
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T: Escape or Not?
Disclaimer: I don’t own Ronin Warriors or any song used in this fic, or any place I happen to mention.
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Rowen Hashiba hurried through the halls of the university he
had decided to attend in
Ronins faces when he had told them the news, he would be going to a college in
really stay in
other than to still see the other Ronins.
He would have stayed in
too, but for two things that happened.
His father found him alone one night, and was able to hit him several
times before Sage and the others saved him.
After being forced from the room his father screamed out that he would
come back and kill Rowen. That had
almost been too much for Rowen. Then one
day about a week later, when Mia had brought in the mail there was a letter for
Rowen. Someone had entered his name to
an American university. They had
accepted him, a full scholarship.
He thought about it only for a couple of days then reached
his decision, he would be going. He told
Sage first, then everyone else. While
they where all happy for him, they where also sad, Rowen was the first of their
group that was making such a move. It
was one thing to lose contact while you where still in the same country.
the others they could be to you in 24 hours.
was a long way away. Going the legal way
they would need to get visas. Going
illegal, they would need to sneak in, and then find their way around a country
where only Sage, Cye, and now Rowen knew the language.
Rowen had sent his response back to the university then
waited for their response. About a month
later he got back a packet of information, including the paper work he would
need to fill out to become a student in
forms, and then had helped the 20 year old man get the shots and other tests
that would be required for him to leave the county.
He was given a couple of weeks to wait, his university would
be starting the end August, and he was allowed to move in mid August.
so he could allow himself to adjust to the country and learn the surrounding
city. That and he wanted to get away
from his father as fast as possible.
The day had come almost to fast for the Ronin, but come it
did. The day was almost nothing more
than one big blur. He was awoken for a
very sound sleep by Sage dragging him out of bed.
reminded him that planes waited for no one.
He gru grumbled about getting a little more sleep, but Sage reminding
him if he missed his plane there would be no
no escape from his father. So forcing
himself to move, he had gotten dressed and left the room.
waiting for him, even Ully had made the trip to see him off.
of the chairs and ate breakfast. He knew
it would be the last time he would be able to eat Cye’s cooking for a while.
Watching everyone in the room Rowen felt a sudden pang of
fear. Thear ear was unlike anything he
had ever experienced, nothing not even coming up against Talpa had produced
s tys type of fear. Ryo and the others
noticed the fear that was on Rowen’s face and reassured him he would be
fine. Kento reminded him that he had an
uncle in
about 5to 7 hours away from the school Rowen would be going to.
After calming himself down Rowen left the house, then Japan
for at least a year. There had been
tears in almost everyone’s eyes. Mia had
openly cried and hugged him before he got on the plane.
Getting off the plane in
to be exact Rowen was faced with customs.
After waiting for several hours he got through them then made his way to
the shuttle the university had send to pick up its new students.
he caught conversations in Korean, Chinese, and several other languages, but no
one spoke Japanese. The whole 3 hour
ride Rowen spent staring out of the shuttle’s window and thinking about his
past.
When the shuttle pulled up in front of the university Rowen
was the last one to get off, his fear had returned.
le
and left the safety he had felt in the vehicle.
Standing all alone on the edge of what appeared to be a park
he waited while someone read off names on a sheet and various people from his
shuttle where lead off by a guide.
“Rowen Hashiba?” The person
suddenly called.
“I’m here.” He said and walked
forward.
The person who called him looked
down then back to him.
lasslass=MsoNormal>“Thomas here will be your guide until you get used to the
area. He will also be your roommate, you’re
in Johnson Hall, room 915.” They told him.
Thomas walked forward and grabbed one of his bags then
Ro
Rowen across the street and to a 12 story building.
“Johnson doesn’t have AC so we
get to sweat.” Thomas told him making small talk.
The two walked past security after showing their IDs and rode
one of the elevators up to the 9th floor.
would be sharing, and unloaded Rowen’s stuff.
“Thanks Thomas.” Rowen told him.
“Hey No Prob, by the way you can
just call me Tom.” The teen said and sat down on the bottom bunk of the bed.
“I’ll try to remember that.” Rowen said and for the first
time wondered why he had decided to come to this country so far from his
friends.
“English is your second language
isn’t it?” Tom suddenly asked.
Rowen glanced away from the window he was standing at and
staring out at the outside city back to the other boy.
“Yeah it is.”
“How long have you known how to
speak it for?” Tom asked
“Only about a year, I got two of my friends to teach me.”
Rowen said, thinking of Cye and Sage.
“Well in that case, if you get
confused let me know and I’ll translate for ya, ok?”
“Thanks that would be a big
help.” Rowen said, beginning to calm down.
Thomas had then shown him the campus in all its glory and
the two teens hit Hibbs for dinner, then went back to
their room.
Over the next week and ½ Rowen got used to the city.
Rowen had walked into his 3rd class of the day,
it just happened to be at 5, and sat far in the back so he would be alone.
smiled at him, and asked if the seat next to him was taken.
told him her name was Jennifer. Over the
next couple of weeks Jennifer, or Jenny, got closer to him, until finally she
asked him out.
They where a couple only a few days when Jenny first got him
to gto hto her room in West Broad. This
dorm unlike Johnson was, was set up ‘apartment’ style.
own bedroom, who shared a kitchen, living room, and washer/dryer.
separated from the others by the bigger of the two bathrooms.
no one could hear what happened in her bedroom.
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Rowen was brought out of his memories when he silently slid
into a seat in the back of the room.
He was late…
Again…
It wasn’t him fault, yet Jenny
glared at him.
“Sorry.” He muttered.
She glanced at him once and looked back to the front of the
room. He would have to get the notes
later from her.
Rowen tried to concentrate on the lecture but was unable
to. Tom had started to ask
questions. ‘Why did he jump any time
someone came up behind him?’ ‘Why was he now wearing baggie clothing?’ and
others.
Time crawled by but finally the
lecture ended.
“Come with me.” Jenny said.
The warrior of life stood and followed his girlfriend from
the lecture hall and out onto the street.
“Jenny I’m sorry.” He began but
she cut him off.
“Look Rowen I don’t care what the reason was.
She paused in her yelling at him to cross the highway and sign him into her
dorm.
The main reason he was late, and
he would never tell her this, was due to her.
She led him up to her room and to her bedroom where she
closed the door and locked it. Throwing
on some music to cover any noise she walked across the room to him.
Rowen had sat down on her bed
and was just waiting to see what she would do.
After checking once to make sure her shades where closed,
she finished walking over to him. She
sat down on the bed next to him… and slugged him.
TBC
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A/N: I used VCU (
due to the fact that I’m a student there… so yeah the places are right.
This is set after Gaiden, but I’m
saying the whole thing with the black inferno armor never happened, and
obviously Message didn’t/isn’t going to take place.