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Before The War

Chapter 10

Alexandra sat with her knees against her chest on the cliff and looked off in the distance at the long and winding river. She looked up at the sky and sighed. "This whole thing is completely pointless, isn't it?" she asked, gazing up at the stars. She slowly moved her hand up and fingered the small golden cross that hung around her neck. She closed her eyes and breathed in through her nose. She then quickly opened her eyes and reached down for her bag that had been sitting next to her and pulled out the book. She gazed at it for a moment and brushed invisible dust from the cover, as if deciding weather to open it up or not. She finally did, however, and flipped through the pages aimlessly. "There's just so much information in here that I'll never need it's just agonizing to try and find out what I need to know," she thought. A frustrated look crossed her features as she slammed the book shut. As she shut it, a small piece of paper fell to the ground. Alexandra set the book down, and with a curious expression on her face she grabbed the paper. "Now what is this?" she asked softly she looked it over. On it was writing, a message of some sort that had been scribbled very quickly. Alexandra stared at it, trying to decipher it for a few moments, until she finally figured out what it said:

Where the last battle

Of the year we met

Took place

The chosen five who have faith in their crests

Will find the true path

And once again become

The guardians and protectors

Of the Earth and all of her colonies

Alexandra stared at it for a moment. "The chosen five?" she repeated, "What in hell is that supposed to mean?" She read the note again. "I guess it's the five of us," she thought. "Who have faith in their crests," she thought. At that moment, she felt an excruciating pain in her right hand in which she was holding the note. She opened her hand, dropping the note. She rubbed her hand with her left hand as a breeze kicked up. "No, no, no!" she yelled as she lunged for the note as it was blown away by the wind. She watched as it blew away over the cliff. "You have to be kidding me," she said almost silently. Tears slowly welled up in her eyes. She laid down in the grass as a single tear ran down her cheek. "This is freaking hopeless."

A few hours later, Ronin sat against a tree sound asleep. His eyes darted open and he was breathing very quickly. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and leaned his head back against the tree's trunk. He closed his eyes tightly and his breathing slowed. "Kakyu…" he whispered, as a tear ran down his cheek, reflecting the moonlight.

~Flashback~

A young woman with blue hair sat next to Ronin with a glowing smile on her face. "Oh wow, Ronin! It's so great you two are finally getting married!" she said. She playfully threw her arms around him. She looked up at the man around her age with spiked dark pink hair and pretended to cry. "They grow up so fast," she said, wiping away a fake tear. The man chuckled as Ronin tried to push her away. "C'mon, Michiru," he pleaded, "Let me go! I can't breath!" The man standing behind the two shook his head. "You do know what this means, don't you, Ronin?" he asked. "No, what does it mean, Kichiro?" Ronin asked sarcastically. "Me and Taro get to throw you a bachelor party!" Kichiro answered. Michiru looked at him. "You are a pig!" she yelled, throwing a light punch at him. "Hey, hey, hey! I thought you wanted to come in that little purple number," he said playfully. "Oh, shut up!" she yelled. Then it dawned on her. "Hey, wait a minute, where is Taro?" she asked. "Yeah, where is that baka?" Kichiro asked, like he was questioning Ronin. "I haven't seen him all day," Ronin said. They continued talking for a few minutes as a young woman with dark green knee-length hair, wearing a white T-shirt and black skirt walked up.

"Ronin, are you going to hang out with your friends all day or are you going come spend some time with me? I am your fiancée, after all," she said. All three of them looked over at her. "Oh, hey, Kakyu," Michiru greeted. Kichiro nodded and waved a little. Ronin, however, knowing his friends were giving him a sign to make a move, got up and walked over to Kakyu. He placed his hands on her hips and smiled down at her. Her eyes met his and she giggled a little. "What are you up to?" she asked. "Depends on what you consider 'up to something'," he said mischievously as he leaned his head forward. Their lips met and she wrapped her arms around him. Michiru and Kichiro watched and, of course, provided the sound effects. "Oh that is so sweet," Michiru said. Kichiro elbowed her to get her attention. "You should see them after dark," he said, trying to keep himself from cracking up.

With this, Kakyu pushed Ronin back and started laughing. Ronin turned his head and looked at them. "Do you mind?" he asked. Michiru and Kichiro both shook their heads in unison. "Nope, not one bit," Michiru said sarcastically. Ronin started to crack up. "You two are fucked up, you know that?" he asked. All four of them started laughing. Kakyu walked up to Ronin with a large smile on her face. "I love you, Ronin," she said sweetly as she looked up into his eyes. "I love you too, Kakyu."

~End Flashback~

Ronin looked up at the moon. He smiled a little as another tear ran down his cheek. He turned his head and saw Alexandra, lying right where she had been all night. He cringed a little with the thought of how much she looked like Kakyu. "I miss her so much," he said softly. He moved his hand down to his gun and effortlessly pulled it out of its holster. He sighed and almost silently walked over to her sleeping form. He got down on one knee and set his gun down next to her. "This might come of good use to you," he said softly, "I don't need it anymore." With this, he stood back up and walked down the dirt path through the forest, leaving them all behind.

The next morning when Alexandra awoke, the first thing she saw was Ronin's gun in front of her. "What is this doing here?" she asked as she extended her hand. Her fingertips touched the cold steel and she immediately pulled her hand away. She sat up and looked around for a moment. "Ronin?" she asked silently, "Where the hell is he?" She got up and walked over to where Sarai was lying. Alexandra set her hands on Sarai's shoulders and shook her lightly. "Sarai, wake up," she whispered. Sarai rolled over, but that was the only response she got. Alexandra shook her harder, and she finally woke up. "I'm up, I'm up," she said, brushing a stray strand of hair out of her face, "What?" "Ronin, he-he's gone," Alexandra replied. "You sure he's not just out takin' a whiz or something?" she asked while yawning. Alexandra nodded. "He left his gun here," she said. "Oh, wow, where do you think he went?" Sarai asked. "How should I know?" Alexandra said, her patience wearing thin. "Well, excuse me," Sarai said before rolling back over. "What are you doing?" Alexandra asked. "I am going back to sleep," Sarai muttered, not even bothering to look back at her. "What are you talking about! We have to go find Ronin!" she said, her frustration growing even more evident. "Well, if he left, the whole point was probably to get away from us, so why should we go looking for him?" Sarai replied. Alexandra looked at her with a hurt expression. "Fine then, I'll just go myself," Alexandra said defiantly. "Oh, would you take Jacque to, I'm getting really sick of him," Sarai said. Alexandra glared at her. "Well, I thought you were the one who wanted this the most, you know. You're the one who knew their own past, you're the one who wanted to continue the legacy," she said. Sarai slowly sat up. "Ya know, you're right. I've forgotten why I even agreed to this. God, I feel like an old lady right now," she replied. Alexandra smiled a little and stood up. She extended her hand out to Sarai. "C'mon. We'll go wake up the guys and look for Ronin. He couldn't of gotten far."