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Flash was sitting in her Science class watching a projection film being shown to the class. She wrote down what she thought was important to her, and continued to watch the film of the vertebrae being shown. For the past fifteen minutes or so the class had been shown this film, and it didn’t seem to end. Yet, the science teacher said they would be having a quiz on it within two days and wanted all the students to pay extra attention to the film.

During the middle of a slide shot of a preying mantis being shown Flash felt as if someone was wishing to speak to her. It sounded like Rekino almost. But why would Rekino try to contact her in the middle of class? She wondered. Unless it was something important. She thought a little bit. If there was an emergency she knew Rekino or one of the others would have just came and got her from class. So this was something different. She decided she would ask Rekino what was so important when she saw her again, perhaps at lunch. Right now she had to pay attention to the lecture being given.

*~*

In Health class Ryo sat attentively while the teacher Mrs. O’Days gave the lecture on muscle tissue. The class paid attention, taking down notes when needed. Ryo stifled a yawn. He was still tired from last night, and was planning on taking a nap when he got home from school.

Thunder was sitting at his own desk, writing down notes as well and looking at a photo of a muscle tissue from an arm. Some of the tissue looked damaged and without even looking at the caption underneath he could tell the person had suffered from a cancerous tumor.

Eventually the teacher had the students read at least one paragraph each from their book. Everyone got a turn at least one time, then the teacher passed out three worksheets, and assigned pages 233-245 for them to read, and to do the review page on 246 for homework.

For the next fifteen minutes the class was silently working while the teacher made notes in her files. This class was good and respectable to her. It was the next class she was worried about.

The bell rang at the end of the class, and the students gathered their things up and departed from the classroom, heading for their second period classes.

Ryo and Thunder walked together through the hall; Thunder ignoring the girls who were still staring after him, and Ryo stifling another yawn.

"Tired?" Thunder asked him.

Ryo nodded. "Yeah, last night was pretty exhausting for me. I wouldn’t doubt that Rekino is tired too."

Thunder nodded as they kept on walking. "What class do you have next?"

"Math," Ryo replied. "You have English right?"

"Yes and I wish I didn’t. English is hard for me."

"Does Flash help you with it?" Ryo asked him as they descended down a flight of stairs together.

"Yes, when she has the time to. Though I really hate bothering her with it. I should be able to understand it after a year. But I don’t. At America my grandmother used to help me with it, and I’d usually get Cs in it. I try on my own I get Fs."

"Well, if Flash doesn’t have time to help you can always ask Rekino, Josephine, Mia, Rowen, or Hana, or even Cye. One of them would be willing to help you out."

Thunder nodded. "Thanks, I’ll keep that in mind."

"Sure thing," Ryo said. The two eventually split up, each heading to their own classes.

*~*

Rekino was on her way to her Teacher’s Aide class when she spotted something that made her blood boil. Thunder was at his locker trying to get his books out, but girls swarmed him. She sighed out loud. That poor boy wasn’t going to get any rest while he was at Hana High. She straightened up and walked over to the crowd.

“All right girls, the shows over. Head on the class!” Rekino announced and pushed through the girls. She got a little ticked when one girl pushed her back.

“You’ve got a man, Rekino! Back off so we can have one too!” A blonde one said.

Rekino put her hands on her hips, “Well, excuuuuuuuuse me! For your information, he’s taken. So I suggest you back away before you all get seriously hurt. Besides, the bell’s going to ring in about one minute.”

All of the girls looked at her like she was trailer trash. The blonde one cocked her head to the side and handed a piece of paper, “Here’s my number. I know you want me to show you a good time,” She winked at Thunder.

Rekino’s eyes flared. She took the piece of paper and ripped it up in her face, “People in hell want water too,” She turned to Thunder, grabbed his arm, and lead him away from the crowd. Once they were away from the crowd, she let go of his arm, “Now, let’s see them follow me now! Ha! Stupid girls.”

Thunder looked down at the girl who had just saved him from a crowed of obsessive and irrational women. He gave an inward sigh of relief. He saw Rekino look up at him and wink.

“You don’t have to say anything. You got Trig this period, right?” Rekino saw him nod his head, “All right, the quickest way to get there is just to walk as fast as you can down to main hall, turn right, and it should be there.”

Thunder nodded and took off down the hall. He looked back at Rekino and saw her walking the opposite direction. He had to make a reminder to thank her later. She saved his ass…big time. He made it to class on time and took his seat next to Josephine. Today was going to be a long day.

*~*

Rekino made it to the office just in time to see what class she was going to help with today. She saw Hana sitting in a chair behind the desk in the office. She smiled at her friend and walked over to her.

“Hey blondie!” Rekino said. It seemed that she hadn’t heard her. She noticed that Hana had a headphone set on. She was singing a song. It was “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen

“I see a little silhouette of a man Scaramouch, scaramouch will you do the fandango Thunderbolt and lightning - very very frightening me Galileo, Galileo, Galileo, Galileo, Gallileo Figaro – magnifico But I'm just a poor boy and nobody loves me He's just a poor boy from a poor family Spare him his life from this monstrosity Easy come easy go - will you let me go Bismillah! No - we will not let you go - let him go Bismillah! We will not let you go - let him go Bismillah! We will not let you go - let me go Will not let you go - let me go (never) Never let you go - let me go Never let me go – ooo No, no, no, no, no, no, no - Oh mama mia, mama mia, mama mia let me go Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me for me for me,” Hana finished her song to see people staring at her strangely. She blushed and finally noticed Rekino, “Hey Rekino!”

Rekino was starring wide eyed at her blonde haired friend, “Yeah, okay Hana, what have you been smoking?”

“Not a thing!” Hana replied and sat back down. She looked through the papers on the desk and handed Rekino a piece, “You’re helping Mrs. Thornley for Honors English Twelve.”

Rekino’s eyes lite up and she snatched the paper, “YES! Rowen has that class! Finally!” She gave a quick high five to her friend and headed out of the office straight to Mrs. Thornley’s English class.

Hana stayed in the office and just ignored all of glares she was receiving. She was here today for one thing. It was to hear Who’s Who at Hana High. She couldn’t wait to hear the results. She wanted to be Miss Hana High so bad. Hana lay back in her chair and waited for people to come in and out of the office. The principal should be announcing everything soon.

*~*

Rowen was sitting in his English class listening to Mrs. Thornley preach about their term papers. No sweat, he though, I already go mine done! He raised his head when there was a knock at the door. He saw Mrs. Thornley stop talking and walk over to the door. He shrugged his shoulders and turned back to his assignment given to the class earlier.

The young looking English teacher opened the door, “Come in. I was hoping you’d get here.”

Rowen felt a nudge at his side. He turned to one of the students beside him. He had dark brown hair and light blue eyes. His name was Adam, “Yeah?”

“Look who just walked in, bud-ro!” Adam winked and pointed towards the front of the classroom.

Rowen raised a curious blue eye and looked to where Adam was pointing. Both of his eyes went wide when he saw Rekino standing in the class. He blushed when she winked at him. The class erupted in laughter.

Mrs. Thornley hushed them, “Class, this is Rekino Sanada. She’s going to be our teacher’s aide today. I hope you all treat her with respect.”

“We all know her, Mrs. Thornley!” one of the students said, “We all know who she’s dating too!”

The whole class looked at Rowen then Rekino. Her brows were furrowed, “Yeah, you’re about to have a date with my foot going up your backside too!”

Laughter filled the room. Even Mrs. Thornley was laughing. The teacher eventually got control of her class again. When she was about to start to lesson, the principal’s voice could be heard over the intercom.

“Attention students of Hana High School. I now have to results of the Who’s Who for 2002!”

The whole school stopped what they were doing to listen to the principal, “Here are the results:
Most Likely to Succeed: Rowen Hashiba, David Krueger, Rekino Sanada, Mia Koji, Ashley Newton, and Katie Bish.

Best All-Around: Josephine Rei Faun and Brian Slagle

Wittiest: Flash Michaels and Zachary Cannon

Most Intellectual: Rowen Hashiba, Rekino Sanada, Mia Koji, Flash Michaels, David Neu, Fred Hamiliton, and Brooke Trojia

Most Sophisticated: Hana Rai-Utano, Mia Koji, Thunder Copiel, Akida Tashiokio, Abbie Livingston, Jennifer Nae, Robert Heming, and Dale Craig.

Cutest: Sage Date, Cye Mouri, Thunder Copiel, Ameko Amaya Kazeno, Danielle Days, Jenna Keaton, and Candy Semejah

Best Personality: Mia Koji and Cye Mouri

Most Masculine and Feminine: Kento Rei Faun and Ameko Amaya Kazeno

Biggest Flirt: Sage Date and Hana Rai-Utano
Best Looking: Ryo Sanada and Shiana McDonald
Most Dependable: Judith Moore and Bobby Shaden

Best Dressed: Josephine Rei Faun and Thunder Copiel
Most School Spirit: Rowen Hashiba and Rekino Sanada
Most Typical Senior: Nancy Whitmoore and Kento Rei Faun
Most Unpredictable: Flash Michaels and Ryo Sanada
Most Athletic: Kento Rei Faun, Ryo Sanada, Brock Smith, Jesse Hayton, Flash Michaels, Rekino Sanada, Josephine Rei Faun, and Hana Rai Utano

Esquire and Charm: Ryo Sanada and Mia Koji.”

Everyone frowned when the principal stopped. The two most in particular blondes held frowns on their faces. The whole student body got excited, once again, when the principal spoke, “Now, the moment the whole student body has been waiting for. Mr. and Miss Hana High for the year 2002 are…Mr. Sage Date and Miss Hana Rai Utano!”

Rekino could’ve sworn she heard Hana’s scream throughout the school…

*~*

Hana could not believe her luck. She had won! This was the best thing that happened to her! She practically wanted to get up on top of the counter and start dancing. What was she thinking? She wanted to! But then she’d loose her job as Office Aide, and she couldn’t risk that. Oh well! She’d dance later!

*~*

After a while everyone settled down and classes and business resumed as usual. The students in the other classes were quietly doing their work, some testing in fact, and others being bored. Lunchtime came then, and Rowen and Rekino walked out of class together and headed for the cafeteria. Along the way they met up with Cye and Amaya.

"So looks like we all won something this year, eh?" Cye remarked casually.

"I’ll say," Amaya said in her sweet French voice. "I bet Hana’s dancing too!"

The others laughed out loud, and then suddenly they heard a commotion from up the hall.

"Who do you think you are?!" the tall girl narrowed her eyes at Flash. The two girls stood facing each other in the hall. Ashley Johnson was practically seeing red. The raven-haired girl with lime green eyes had once been the girl’s basketball team captain. Now only today she found out that Flash was taking her place.

"Look, don’t get in my face" Flash warned. "Something might happen,” She stressed the word ‘something’.

Ashley growled low in her throat and suddenly grabbed Flash by the shirt off her collar. Bad move. Flash suddenly reached out and punched the girl right in the eye, sending her flying backward against the wall, but with not enough force to really hurt her. Had Flash wanted to she could have killed the girl right then.

Rekino, Rowen, Cye, and Amaya all ran up the hall, just in time to see Ashley getting to her feet. The girl charged at Flash again in a fit of rage, clawing and trying to punch Flash. Rekino’s eyes narrowed and she was ready to jump in, but Rowen held her back.

"Let Flash handle this," he advised.

Rekino sighed, but nodded, and watched the fight.

Flash was dodging most of the attacks, but got a few on the ribs. She ignored it, having a lot worse than that. Then finally she had enough and suddenly punched Ashley right in the mouth with her right hand. Her good hand. Ashley went down on the floor, and felt Flash place on foot on her chest. She stared up angrily at the girl, then her eyes widen as she could literally see flames inside Flash’s eyes.

"Next time you come up against me, I’m gonna shove my fist so far down your throat you won’t be able to speak for months. You got it?"

Ashley’s eyes widen, and she nodded, her eye already swelling and her mouth bleeding.

Flash’s eyes narrowed. "Good." She took her foot off and stepped back a bit, still keeping her eyes on the girl.

Ashley struggled to her feet, gave Flash a weird look, and walked off, holding her bleeding mouth.

Flash turned and looked toward the other students who were all staring at her. The moment she looked toward them, they all backed away and walked off, heading for where they needed to be.

"Damn Flash!" Rekino said to her as she walked up to her.

"Are you okay, Flash?" Amaya asked in her sweet French voice.

"Yeah," Flash said. "I just need to calm down some."

Rowen and Cye both frowned. They had never seen Flash angry before, and if she was this way when she slightly angry, they’d hate to see her pissed off.

Flash took a deep breath and looked toward Rekino. "So what did you want to talk to me about?"

Rekino blinked, then suddenly remembered. She looked at the others. "Hey, go onto lunch. Flash and I can meet you there."

Rowen nodded. "Okay, Rekino," He kissed her once and pretended he didn’t want to depart from her, then let go, and headed off to the cafeteria with Cye and Amaya.

Rekino turned to Flash. "Flash, can you tell me about Thunder’s past?"

Flash blinked, and thought a little. "I don’t know a whole lot, only from what he told me. I met him when he was fourteen and a half-the same as the rest of us Warriors. He told me he lived on a traveling ship with his parents in Germany, and that they were really sweet people. His mother used to read to him every night, and his father would play with him, sometimes tickling him so much he’d have tears running down his face. Then one day he was told they couldn’t take care of him any longer. He was sent to an all boy’s military school by the time he was eight years old, and remained there until after he was fourteen. After he convinced his superiors to send him to America, he found out his father had parents living in my home city. The grandparents were happy to take Thunder in, and did so."

"I see," Rekino nodded her head, deep in thought. She nodded her head, not daring to ask anything else for the time being, "Thanks, Flash. I appreciate this."

"Sure thing," Flash said.

The two girls headed off to the cafeteria and made it there. Almost everyone had his or her lunches by now. Flash sat down beside Thunder and placed her lunch on the table just as Josephine spoke up. "Hey, Flash, way to hand it to that Ashley girl." She smiled and did two thumbs up.

"What?" Ryo said as he blinked. He hadn’t heard of what had happened and he was looking at the others curiously. So were Kento, Hana, Mia, and Sage.

"Hey, what happened?" Kento asked as he took a big bite out of his meal.

"Oh, the ex-captain of the girl’s basketball team got angry because the coach made me the new captain. She got in my face, wouldn’t back off when I warned her, so I punched her. Then she became stupid and charged again and I knocked her down." Flash shrugged as she opened up her chocolate milk cartoon.

"I thought it was tight!" Rekino grinned. "I never did like her."

"Sis, you don’t like anybody," Ryo teased.

Rekino playfully punched him in the shoulder. "That’s not true!"

"Is so!"

"Is not!"

"Is so!

"Is not!"

The others sweatdropped while the two siblings argued back and forth. Hana chuckled watching the two as the others laughed at them. She glanced at Thunder out of the corner of her eye and almost did a double take. Was it just her or was he actually smiling?

Lunch continued with everyone chatting about something, mostly about who had won what. The excitement of it would probably last for a few weeks until things settled down, but the Ronins and Lady Ronins all knew that Sage and Hana would be walking on air for quite a time to come, since they had won Mr. and Miss Hana High.

Not long after lunch was over, and everyone begin to split up to go their classes.

"See you guys later!" Ryo waved as he headed off to his Biology and Science class.

"See you bro!" Rekino waved back as she herself headed to Business Computers.

Once everyone had gone to their classes resumed again and things began to settle down.

After school everyone met at their normal spot so they could all go home. That is everyone but Thunder.

Rekino frowned. They had been waiting for fifteen minutes for him and he hadn’t shown. Had something happened? What if he was taken again? She looked at Flash, but Flash seemed so calm. How could she? What if he…

She was suddenly caught off guard for a moment as Thunder burst through the two large doors with a group of heart-filled eyes girls chasing after him, begging for a date or even his phone number.

All the Ronins and Lady Ronins stared in disbelief. Josephine shook her head in sympathy, Sage pouted, Rowen and Mia just sweatdropped, Rekino and Flash stared hard at the girls, with Flash muttering, "Here we go again."

Rekino and Flash walked over to Thunder and got behind him facing all of the girls. They had made a barricade. The other Ronins and Guardians had gotten the idea and helped them out. Flash looked behind her and nodded to Thunder, “Go!” She saw Thunder nod and take off running.

Rekino was trying to push the girls back with her forearms. It was hard you could say. They tried to jump over hers’ and Flash’s arms, but to no avail. The Lady Guardian and Warrior were just too strong and quick to let any of them get by. One of the girls jumped straight into Rekino and Flash’s arms and held on with a vice grip. She dug her nails into both of their arms.

“SHIT!” Rekino screamed. She looked down at her arm. It was bleeding, “Okay, you just pissed me off!” She tried to throw the girl back, but she wouldn’t move.

The girl looked straight at Flash, “Let me get by, you bitch!” She raised her hand and clawed right in Flash’s face.

Flash’s face flashed with anger. She grabbed the girl’s wrist with her free hand and twisted it back, “You better back off or something might happen,” Something did happen. The skies turned dark and lighting came out of nowhere. Flash looked up and sighed, “Damn,” She sent out a warning for Thunder to get back here quickly.

Mia looked at the others and sent the girls and Rowen a telepathic message. Jump back. Evil’s coming. Rowen sent the message to the guys. They all looked at each other and broke the barricade and let the girls go. They all went the direction Thunder had went.

Flash looked up and saw Thunder on top of the school. He jumped down and joined the others. When he landed, a bolt of lighting stuck a tree and cut it in half. Separating the Guardians from the Ronin Warriors. Thunder was with the guys and Flash was with the girls. Suddenly, Mesu appeared on the broken tree.

“Evil is back with style!” He bellowed. He looked at the separated Ronins and Guardians and smirked evilly, “It’s time to show you it’s not good to mess with me!” He lifted his hands and recited and incantation, “Evil is back with style!” He bellowed. He looked at the separated Ronins and Guardians and smirked evilly, “It’s time to show you it’s not good to mess with me!” He lifted his hands and recited and incantation, “Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec!” The ground started to shake violently. Mesu laughed as they all fell to the ground, “Excitate vos e somno, liberi Mei Cunae sunt non. Excitate vos e somno, liberi fatali Somnus est non. “

Mia looked down and saw the ground rising. She smelt something of death. She looked up and then down again. She screamed when she saw bodies coming out of the ground. She screamed. She looked over at Hana, “BODIES!! What is he saying?”

Hana’s eyes hardened. She kicked away a hand that was grabbing her ankle. She fell on the ground again, “He’s speaking in Latin!”

Josephine helped Hana up but fell again when the ground shook violently, “Can you translate what he’s said so far?” The Lady Hardrock fell to the ground and hit her head on the concrete when three different monsters grabbed her down.

Rekino and Flash jumped up and kicked them away. The Lady Wildfire turned to the others on shaky feet, “He just said, ‘Fated Children Wake from your sleep, my children, the childhood years are gone. Wake from your sleep, fated children, the peace is gone.’ I guess that the bastards summoning…a new bread of Dynasty Warriors…”

Mesu laughed and continued with the rest of the incantation, “Surgite! Invenite! Veni hortus veritatis, Horti verna veritatis, Ardente veritate urite mala mundi. Ardente veritate Incendite tenebras mundi.”

“Rise! Search! Go to the true garden, The garden of vernal truth. Fiery truth Burn the evil world. Fiery truth Light the dark world.” Rekino quote what Mesu had said in English.

The ‘zombie’ warriors shot out of the ground and grabbed a warrior according to their element usage. Then, the scene changed to a youthful garden. The two zombie warriors that held Cye and Amaya burst into flames. The whole field went a blaze with fire. The one that held Rekino and Ryo emitted water from their bodies. The ones that held Hana and Sage emitted darkness. Mia and Rowen were trapped in a box of some sort that held no oxygen. Thunder almost passed out from the pain that was pulsing through his body from the zombie mixing the elements water and lighting and forcing it on him. Josephine and Kento screamed as the zombie’s trapped them in a box like the ones that Mia and Rowen were in. Only, these contained space elements. Flash was jumped by several soldiers that inserted high sedatives inside her body. Not enough to kill her, just enough to render her weak.

Mesu laughed. He finally had them. It took him a while to plan and gather his undead army from the graves, but it was worth it. Oh yes, it was worth it. He jumped down and stood in between the group of twelve teens, “And now, to finish this!” He rose his hands and they started to glow, “Valete, liberi, Diebus fatalibus.”

Rekino barley got out the words Mesu had just said before everything she knew vanished, “Goodbye children. The day has died.”

Mesu’s laugh could be heard laughing horribly as the last of the incantation was said. The energy flew out from his hands and everything below them vanished. Nothing was there. It was desolate. The war was over Mesu had won. Or was it…?