Ronin Warriors Fan Fiction ❯ Valentine's Day ❯ The Accident ( Chapter 1 )

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Valentine's Day: The Accident
Firestar

Disclaimer: The Ronin Warriors are not mine, but this story is.

A/N: This is a five part series. It contains yaoi and focuses primarily on Ryo who is partnered with Sage.
If you notice anything out of place during the fic, like mabye a really weird author's note, just know that
I lost my original files, so I had to copy my own story from fanfiction.net. I may have missed some of the
notes I wrote when it was first posted.
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February 14

7:00 pm

Ryo strode happily to his car, a small box clutched in his right hand. That tiny box had cost him
a month's salary at the veterinary clinic. Climbing into the vehicle, he nearly pranced with impatience.
He wanted to get home in time to get ready for the night out the rest of the guys had planned.

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Sage was pacing by the window. "Come on, Ryo, hurry up and get home," he said to the thin air.
Rowen cast him an amused look. "Geez, Sage, Ryo's only been gone for a half-hour. Give the poor
guy a break." Sage looked at him sheepishly, "Yeah, well, I just can't wait for tonight."

Kento turned his head away and mumbled under his breath. "I'll bet you can't." Sage's face turned an
interesting shade of red.

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The officer and his partner had been nearing the end of their shift when the red sportscar went
speeding by them, swerving drunkenly across the road. Sighing disappointedly, the two officers
turned around and began their pursuit. When their quarry didn't respond to their sirens, they
called ahead for backup, glad that the roads were usually pretty empty at this time of day.

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Ryo stayed just inside the speed limit, knowing the police patrolled this stretch of road heavily,
but he still managed to keep the car doing a respectable 60 mph. He just couldn't wait to get home.
Besides, Sage was waiting.

The thought of the blond swordsman brought a smile to Ryo's lips, and he slipped into a daydream,
remembering some of their more intimate moments.

He was snapped back to reality by the sound of screeching tires as a car barreled around a blind
curve into his lane, followed closely by a patrol car. Ryo twisted the wheel frantically, trying
to maneuver out of the way. The last thing he saw was a flash of red and then there was a tremendous
sound of twisting metal. Darkness reached out to claim him, sucking him down.

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Sage glanced up suddenly from his pacing and his kanji flashed brightly on his forehead, echoing
the light glowing from the foreheads of his friends. He felt a wrenching inside of him, followed
by incredible pain. Sage clutched his head in agony and screamed in horrified grief. "Ryyooo!"

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The police car took the sharp curve at a dangerous 80 mph, following closely on the suspect's tail.
The officers inside had just enough time to see the suspect's car collide head first with an oncoming vehicle,
sending it careening into their lane before they, too, crashed into the driver's side of the already
mangled car.

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2 hours later

The Ronin Warriors stood anxiously in the waitng room of the hospital, fearing the worst for their leader.
They'd been told earlier that Ryo had been hit twice at dangerously high speeds and then been smashed
into the guard rail lining the curve. It was a miracle their friend had even survived the first impact,
let alone the other two, but the doctors had very little hope that he would survive the night.

When Sage heard the desperate news, the normally collected warrior had collapsed into anguished tears.
Rowen and the others gathered around him, able to offer him only scant comfort.

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11:00 pm

Sage sat next to Ryo's hospital bed, clutching a frail hand in his. Tears ran silently down his face as
he stared helplessly at the bed's deathly pale occupant. A cast encased Ryo's right arm from the elbow down
and another clung to Ryo's leg. Terrible purple bruises covered most of the injured warrior's exposed
flesh and a multitude of cuts were scattered across his body. Worst of all, however, was the bandage
stained with red wrapped around Ryo's head.

The doctors said that Ryo had been lucky. Sage smiled bitterly at the thought. He knew Ryo would think of
himself as anything but.