InuYasha Fan Fiction / Gundam Wing Fan Fiction / Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction / Shaman King Fan Fiction ❯ Battle Royale: Broken Bonds ❯ In Innocence They Gather ( Chapter 1 )

"I tell you for the last time, Kenshin, these trains are going to take my soul!" Sanosuke huddled as close as he could to the window. The red-headed assassin laughed heartily at his friend's paranoia. He looked next to him at Kaoru and Yahiko. Neither of them had slept since they got on the train two days ago. They were hell bent on keeping and eye on Aoshi, Misao, and Soujiro. Soujiro yawned and rubbed his eyes, the poor boy hadn't slept well since his last fight with Kenshin many months back. Misao was asleep on Aoshi shoulder, the solitary man held a steady glare at the raccoon and brat staring at him.

"It's strange that we all got the same invitation to the Okinawa Prefecture for this nice little vacation, is it not?"

"It is a bit odd... wait.. Okinawa? That means we have to get on a boat!" cried Yahiko, grabbing his stomach and making a vomiting motion with his hand. He was immediately back-handed and told to keep his fears to himself by his teacher. Thus a giant argument broke out between sensei and pupil, which woke Soujiro. Sanosuke complained, Soujiro whimpered trying to fall back asleep, Yahiko and Kaoru fought, Misao whined, and Aoshi growled. Kenshin laughed again and turned to look out the window. His face became solid and serious; he sensed that something was wrong... very wrong.

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Duo stretched and laid across the other four G-boys. Wufei cursed and struggled beneath the American's legs. Quatre clung to Trowa in his sleep. Heero glared at the braid that was starting to really get on his nerves. It would be another four or five hours before their plane would get to Okinawa Prefecture and the best sleep they were getting on the plane was being interrupted by Duo and his stupid body.

"I swear on Nataku that I will cut your legs off and stuff them down your throat!"

"Ah, shut up."

"That's a compliment coming out of you, Hee-chan! Haha!"

"You shut up too!"

"Thank you!"

"Are you awake, Quatre? My arm's going numb."

"Zzzz."

"Dear brother, do you have to go under that fake name?"

"Relena?" Duo sat up and crushed the Arabian boy beneath him, "How'd you get here?"

"Go back to sleep." pleaded Zechs as Relena played tug-o-war with his mask, "Let go of my helmet, Relena! And we're not related for this! Stop it! GO TO BED!"

This was to be a long night, and as far as any of them were concerned, possibly their last in one piece.

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"Yoh-kun! Please don't go!" Manta found himself being dragged across the sidewalk by his friend, who was being dragged by a certain really pissed off blonde.

"Don't cry, Manta-dono!" cried Amidamaru, his own tears pouring madly down his face. It was going a long trip to get from Tokyo to Okinawa Prefecture and they had to get moving. The party that Yoh, Anna, HoroHoro, and Ren were going to was to start on the next day. They left the hotel, leaving behind a sobbing Manta and Pirika.

"Hey, Ren!" Yoh waved to his stubborn Chinese ally. Ren was sitting on the plane next to a quiet green haired boy, "Eh? Hi! I'm Yoh!"

"...Lyserg Diethel."

"And this is..."

Ren snorted and closed his eyes. He could in the pit of his stomach that something would tear him and the others apart.
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"No way!" shouted Inuyasha, "There's no way you're going to get me on any of your world's crazy travel thingies, and especially not with him!"

Inuyasha growled and pointed at Kouga, who stood innocently outside the group. Kagome sighed and waved the invitation in the dog demon's face. He mumbled, reading the invitation to himself. Insanity, he, Kagome, Sesshoumaru, Naraku, Miroku, and Kouga were all invited to a big party. Inuyasha refused again, not wanting anything to do with the likes of his brother, his rival, and/or his arch-nemesis, even if it meant giving up the chance to find Shikon Shards that had found its way to the Present time. Kagome gave him a pleading looking.

"Kagome... how are we going to get them to your world anyways? Only we can pass over, remember?"

"Well, the letter included this-" she held up a small vial that held four shards of a shattered orange jewel, "They're called the Concealist no Tama; they're suppose to help anyone pass over, be it they need to."

"Feh. I don't wanna go, no ways, I smell death all over this. And it's not Kouga."

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