Author: Deathangelgw

Disclaimer: Not mine….no sue…yadda yadda

Warnings: Sap, angst, some yaoi, some humor, dark, language, slight het

Pairings: various with the guys, and who knows with my oc…sheesh…

Rating: R for lime situations, violence, and language

Note: *whines* I forgot the other story so I ‘had’ to work on this one! *snickers* Enjoy and please review or some such!

‘thoughts’

/telepathic speech/

After the battle against Saranbo and Genaisa’s subsequent display of enormous power, the Troopers, Nasuti, and Jun returned to Nasuti’s home grimly. Taking Genaisa upstairs, Seiji and Nasuti tucked her in while the others stayed downstairs and rested, or ate.

Just as Seiji finished tucking Genaisa in, she moaned softly and slowly woke up. She looked up at him, eyes unfocused. “Dokokon?” she managed before closing her eyes as dizziness assailed her.

“Shh…we’re at Nasuti-san’s,” Seiji replied soothingly as he brushed her hair back from her face. Nasuti came over by the bed and nodded, smiling encouragingly.

Genaisa opened her eyes slightly as she whispered, “Nasuti…onegai…Rekka…check over Rekka…” She bit her lip as she gasped in pain, arching slightly. She felt herself gathered into strong arms and leaned into Seiji. “Onegai…something’s…not right. Check before danger strikes…” she managed before falling unconscious again.

“What does she mean, I wonder,” Nasuti whispered softly as she watched Seiji retuck the unconscious younger woman in once again.

“I don’t know, but we should do as she asks. Genaisa doesn’t say something unless it’s important,” Seiji replied softly as he looked up at Nasuti. Getting up, he led the way out to the others to begin the search that Reikon had hinted at.

*~~**~~*

Genaisa sat up gasping for air and sweating, grabbing her head both in dizziness and in fading terror. ‘What was that dream?! Is there another Majin coming?’ she wondered as she stared ahead and tried to slow her racing heart. She swallowed hard as she closed her eyes and calmed down. ‘With Kikoutei now free, they will be trying to regain its power. I just hope that the Troopers can handle it,’ she thought to herself as she wiped her face of the sweat.

Suddenly, she looked over in shock as she heard a loud crash from Nasuti’s office, along with shouts of surprise. Getting up and pushing away the blackness that threatened to overwhelm her, Genaisa ran up the stairs to Nasuti’s office. She stopped at the doorway as she saw the Troopers trying to console the distraught Ryo. ‘Looks like my hunch was right about Rekka no yoroi,’ she thought grimly as she watched them.

“Don’t worry, Ryo. We’ll get this taken care of,” Shin replied soothingly as they started cleaning up the mess that Ryo’s frustration had caused. They stopped in shock as the weapons and ancient yoroi began floating by themselves, being placed properly onto the wall as they watched. They looked over at the doorway and saw Genaisa leaning heavily against the doorjamb, smiling weakly at them as she let her glowing hand fall once she had finished.

“Tell me, Ryo. What did this old armor do to deserve to be thrown?” Genaisa asked lightly as she smiled slightly over at him.

“Genaisa! You should be in bed!” Nasuti cried admonishingly to her.

“Daijoubou…” Genaisa replied softly before moaning slightly in pain and falling forward.

Shu was the quickest to get to her side and held her up. “That’s it! You’re going back to bed now!” he ordered sternly as he scooped her up into his arms.

“Onegai, Shu. I’m needed,” Genaisa whispered softly as she looked up at him pleadingly.

Gazing grimly into her eyes, Shu finally sighed. “All right all right…but you are sitting down and don’t you even THINK of arguing with me, missy!!” he commanded as he took her over to one of the chairs and sat her down. The others were snickering in amusement as Genaisa looked up at him gratefully before leaning back heavily into the chair.

“Genaisa…how did you know about Rekka?” Genaisa opened her eyes, which had closed, and frowned at Nasuti as the red head questioned her.

“So…I’m guessing that what I sensed was true then. Bother…that complicates things…” she muttered softly as she rubbed her eyes, avoiding the surprised looks she knew she was receiving. She sighed again and glanced over at Ryo, who watched her intensely. “We all have an aura, though for myself and the Troopers, it is stronger. But the yoroi also have their own aura that blends with ours. Ryo’s aura was…cracked,” she explained tiredly and smirked at the confused looks that passed between some of them.

“Aura?! Like in…some crazy thing that glows around us?” Shu asked as he scratched his head.

Genaisa laughed dryly and coughed, grimacing. “Hai. More like, an energy field that is your spirit. But with you five and myself and even the Mashos, there is almost a double field around us,” she replied with a sigh, exhausted. She blinked as Shin brought her a cup of tea and she took it gladly, sipping it shakily.

“And you can see our auras and knew that something was wrong with Rekka? Sugoina…” Nasuti whispered in amazement, and then grinned as Genaisa chuckled ruefully.

“Hai…one of the sides of my powers, unfortunately. But it helps me keep tabs on these boys,” Genaisa commented with a smile as Shu grumbled. Shrugging, Genaisa sighed tiredly. “There is a way…demo, with how things are going, we don’t have the time.”

“What do you mean, ‘a way’?” Ryo asked quietly as he came over.

Jun frowned. “I don’t understand. Why can’t you just…get another sword for Ryo-niichan?” he asked in confusion.

Silence fell over the group as they either stared at Jun in surprise or Genaisa in hope. Genaisa frowned in thought, then glanced at Nasuti. “Nasuti…check for the ‘Ren’ai no Katanas’. I think that is where you will find what you are looking for,” she suggested quietly, smiling as Jun jumped up and down excitedly.

“Genaisa…how do you know all of this stuff?” Shin asked in curiosity as Nasuti sat down at the computer and started her search. They all clustered closer, hoping to find something.

Sighing sadly, Genaisa leaned her head back tiredly and closed her eyes, not sensing the looks she earned from her comrades. “One of the things Kaos taught me was on each yoroi and their special abilities. I know about Kikoutei and the special katanas that had been made for it. Demo…in all that had happened, I’d forgotten the old tales,” she replied as Seiji opened his mouth to criticize her.

“Can you tell me a tale, Genaisa-oneesan?” Jun asked excitedly as he bounced closer and laid his head on her knee imploringly.

Genaisa smiled softly, eyes incredibly sad as she cupped the young boy’s cheek. “Hai, Jun-san…I can,” she answered quietly, then began spinning a tale of the first Samurai Troopers.

“That’s quite the tale. Makes you wonder if Kaos had really followed through,” Seiji murmured as they listened, enraptured. He felt a mirrored sorrow and longing wash over his link with the other four and knew that they felt the same as he. What if it was indeed a true story? Were they…reincarnations; brought back to find each other and the lost happiness that was promised?

They all looked over as Shin suddenly cried, “Matte Nasuti-san! Go back one!” They all crowded nearer as Nasuti obeyed silently and turned the information back. Shin’s eyes shone as he pointed to the screen. “This is it! I can almost bet!”

“Magical barriers guarding this powerful pair of katanas…hai, I think this is it! The Ren’ai no Katanas!” Nasuti exclaimed softly in excitement.

Shu crowed, “Hai!! Excellent!”

“We could leave in the morning and get them…you’ll have your swords back in no time, Ryo!” Touma declared with a wide grin at their leader.

“Hai…arigato, minna,” Ryo responded softly, filled with pride and love of the group there. He glanced over as he saw Genaisa and Byakuen staring pensively out the window. “Genaisa? Daijoub-nani?!” He jumped back as Byakuen, snarling fiercely, jumped out the window and wrestled with the shadow outside.

The Troopers, Jun, and Nasuti scrambled out of the way as the two snarling shapes dodged into the room, crying out in surprise. They all stared up in shock as a black tiger wearing white armor glared down at them, snarling in rage as he latched his claws into the ceiling. Its eyes glowed brightly with power as they looked at the gathered, then locked onto Genaisa. /You./

/Why are you here? Kokuen, black one of the Youjakai! Where is your master, Kenbukyou?/ Genaisa demanded as she trembled with trying to stay standing, her eyes locked fearlessly with the black tiger.

The glowing eyes narrowed. /You know too much. Shini!!/ He launched himself at Genaisa and she cried out in fear, dodging barely out of the way as the others shouted in shock. She cried out again, this time in terror and pain as a paw hit her, sending her flying into the door and crashing through it. She sobbed in pain as she impacted with the wall, sliding down. She watched in panic as the black tiger launched himself at her again amidst the cries of horror. Her eyes closed tightly in dread, then opened as she heard another roar of rage and Byakuen tackled Kokuen, sending them both rolling out before chasing each other.

“After them!”

“Genaisa hold on!”

“We got the back! Ryo head them off at the roof!!”

Genaisa felt blackness wash over her as she struggled to stay conscious while the others ran to check on the battling tigers or take care of their injured comrade. She jolted awake as white hot pain flooded through her at a touch and bit her lip to hold back the cry of pain. She groaned as Shin knelt next to her and helped her up, putting her arm over his shoulder as they went back into Nasuti’s now ruined office. She moaned softly in pain as her arm was jolted and knew it to be dislocated as well as deeply scratched. But she kept silent as Nasuti started to fix it up. She didn’t move as Shin wrapped his arms around her from behind and put her shoulder back into place with a firm shake. She trembled from the shock and the adrenaline let down and unconsciously leaned into Shin’s warmth as he supported her and soothed her while her wounds were dressed.

They looked over as they heard cursing and angry talking as the other four came back in. Byakuen trotted immediately to Genaisa’s side and she ran her fingers slightly through his fur, both in comfort to herself as well as him.

“Genaisa…daijoubou?” Ryo asked quietly in worry as they saw her glazed look, but she ignored them as she continued her soothing caresses. He looked in worry at Nasuti and Shin as they finished fixing Genaisa’s arm up.

“She’s in shock right now, but she’s better,” Shin responded reassuringly, then blinked as he felt a poke and Genaisa’s lips quirked slightly in amusement. He grinned. “Ok, she’s fine,” he amended with a chuckle and smirked at the other four’s confused looks.

“Well, we better make some plans for tomorrow. If those guys are looking for a fight, we’ll need a plan as well as rest,” Seiji stated quietly as he leaned against the remains of the desk.

“No kidding. Damn, that thing’s from the Youjakai or I’m not Shu no Kongo!” Shu muttered gruffly, his eyes trailing over to Genaisa still in worry.

“Don’t worry about it. We’ll get everything taken care of tomorrow,” Shin murmured confidently.

“Hai…you’ll need rest for our journey.” Genaisa’s soft voice startled them as she looked up slowly, tiredly.

“Our? You’re staying here!” Touma protested angrily, and then blinked as a very cold look was shot at him from the young woman.

“I’m going. You’ll need me because I know who we’re dealing with,” Genaisa shot back coldly before standing up barely. She patted Byakuen’s head soothingly as he steadied her with a growl and his large head.

“Fuck no!! You are staying here and resting! Getting better! You just got the crap kicked out of you and if you think we’re going to-“ Shu’s voice was cut off as he blanched.

Genaisa looked coldly at all of them as she stood up straight. “Save your pity and orders for someone who cares, Troopers. Even if you left me, I can still teleport to where you are going and still be there. Save your breath,” she spat out venomously as she glared at them.

Slowly, she walked out, but stopped as Jun whispered, “Doushite? Why won’t you let us care?”

Her spine stiffened and tears rolled down her face, unseen by them as she had her back to them while memories of her little brother assailed her. Her hand clenched on the doorjamb as she replied softly, “I don’t need anyone. When this is done…we’re parted. Now…Get some sleep…Troopers.” With that, she went to her room.

They stared at the doorway in sorrowful silence, and then Shu swore as he slammed his fist into the wall. “K’so!! She’s going to get herself killed with that attitude!!”

“Maybe that’s what she wants…an end,” Seiji murmured softly and shivered at the thought.

“Doushite?! Doesn’t she care about us?!” Jun demanded, then sobbed as he hugged Nasuti and buried his face in her stomach.

“Hai…I think she does, but she is scared to admit it,” Nasuti replied softly as she looked at the Troopers in sadness. “She told me something about her family. They were killed not long ago and I think I recognize her name. Demo, I’m not quite sure on it yet. And she has also lost her mentor, Kaos-san. I think she is indeed afraid to love,” she whispered sadly, sighing.

“Well tough. That’s going to change,” Ryo proclaimed softly as he crossed his arms over his chest, glaring at the doorway. He looked over at Nasuti and Jun, smiling softly. “Go to bed…we’ll take care of this once and for all. I’ll be damned if we lose another important person to death,” he declared, then nodded at the other Troopers. They nodded back and headed down the hall to Genaisa’s bedroom.

*~~**~~*

Genaisa wiped her face for the third time, and then sniffled as she heard the soft scratch on her bedroom door. With a tired flick of her fingers, the door opened and Byakuen creeped in, glancing over his shoulder as the door shut again. He went to the balcony to the shadowed figure sitting there, then snuggled his dearest friend as she sobbed and leaned into him. /You are in so much pain…why do you fight them?/ he whispered softly to her as he licked her tears away tenderly.

“I have to, Byakuen. I don’t want them to die. I couldn’t bear it if they did,” Genaisa murmured, her voice filled with agony as she sobbed.

/You love them…don’t you? Deeply, with all your soul./ Byakuen’s voice was tender as he nestled her between his paws and nuzzled her tenderly.

Genaisa was silent as tears tracked down her starlight kissed cheeks, and then sobbed softly. “Hai…I love them…with everything in me…”

/Then tell them. Let them into your heart. Let them comfort you, hold you…kiss away your tears and wipe away your sorrow,/ Byakuen urged her as he purred and nuzzled her cheek.

“I can’t! They’ll die like everyone else!! I don’t want them to die because I got sentimental!” Genaisa wailed as she sobbed, then buried her face in her knees, which she had drawn up.

“Since when did we ever follow destiny?” Ryo’s soft voice startled her and she froze, choking as a sob welled up in her throat. He peered out, and then came out onto the balcony with the other four Troopers. “Mind if we join you?” he asked gently as they watched her.

She turned her face away, wiping her face before shrugging. “I will never stop you from doing what you wanted. Just don’t expect a response,” she said flatly and closed her eyes as they sat either near her or across from her.

“Nasuti-san…mentioned that your family died a…long time ago,” Ryo started slowly after a few minutes of uncomfortable silence. Frowning as Genaisa didn’t even react, he continued softly, “Is…that why you hesitate with us?”

Genaisa snorted as she got up and walked away from them, looking out over the moonlit lake. “You have no idea what I’m like, so just save it, Rekka,” she stated derisively.

“Iiee…I won’t. We won’t,” Ryo murmured softly, sternly as he got up as well. He took a step towards her, and then stumbled slightly as he hit an invisible wall. He looked up in shock as Genaisa turned quickly away, hand up protectively in front of her. She glared at them, but her hand trembled as she kept up the shield.

“I said stay away. Just leave me alone. I don’t want or need any of you…I never have,” she warned quietly, eyes wavering and hard as she glared at them. She would never hurt them, but she didn’t want them near.

“Yes you have, Genaisa. You just said it,” Seiji corrected softly as they stepped forward carefully.

Her eyes narrowed as she felt tears come to her eyes. “I’ve always been alone…so I don’t need you,” she whispered harshly as she glared at them. She turned away from them as they watched her silently. “Why do you try to care so much? I’m a freak…someone who gets her loved ones killed,” she stated in a pain-filled voice as she turned away from them and her hand slowly came down. They still couldn’t come near her, but she didn’t care.

“You aren’t a freak. You’re special…and you’ve helped us through a lot,” Shu replied quietly, his face serious as they watched her move away slowly towards the edge of the balcony.

“I’m not special…I’m a mistake,” Genaisa whispered softly as she took a shuddering breath, shaking with her sorrow. “My parents and brother died and I was the only one to survive. Kaos…he died as well…and I couldn’t do anything to save them.” She curled up, sobbing slightly. “I COULDN’T SAVE THEM!!” she screamed out in pain as she sobbed. She stiffened and sobbed in fear as she felt strong arms wrap around her and hold her close, then began struggling as she hit the strong chest that she was being held to. “Iiee!! You’ll die!! Don’t care about me! Hate me!! I don’t want you to die!!” she sobbed out and finally broke down as she hugged the strong body that was holding her gently, burying her face in the warm chest.

Soft fingers tenderly ran through her hair as she shook with her sobs, holding onto whoever was holding her. She felt soft touches on her shoulders and head, caressing her gently as the other four sought to soothe her as well. She trembled as warm breath caressed her cheek as her holder spoke softly to her. “Genaisa…we won’t hate you. Your love didn’t cause those accidents…it wasn’t your fault. Let…let us be your family, your friends.” She shivered softly as Touma’s voice sought to soothe her. She looked up at him and sighed softly as he brushed away her tears, closing her eyes. “Let us…be your loves,” he whispered softly and smiled gently when she opened her eyes again and gazed at him in longing and worry.

“I…I…” she trailed off, and then buried her face in his chest again, shaking. Touma smiled softly as he held her close, surrounded by the other four as they held her as well. She relaxed slowly, comforted by their presence as they all shifted and sat down. She laid her head against Touma’s chest, watching them all as he continued his soothing caresses on her back. “Doushite?” she asked quietly as she watched them watch her.

“Well…we all got to thinkin'. After everything had happened, we realized that…well we just meant so much to each other. I mean…we understand each other, though you might not believe us,” Ryo replied with a small grin and felt it widen as she smiled slightly back at them. “Genaisa…we’re a team. Not only that, we’re all we’ve got. We have to believe in each other, and that includes you. We’ve succeeded because of your belief in us, so we want you to know that we are there for you as well,” he declared softly, encouragingly.

“We’re there for ya, babe. Don’t push us away,” Shu added with a smile and a wink and she smiled back before closing her eyes and relaxing.

“All right…for now. We’ll see how it goes,” she agreed softly and smirked as they chuckled.

“I guess that’s the best we can expect,” Shin commented with a grin and silence slowly fell over them as they relaxed under the stars.

After a while, they began moving a bit, exhausted from the busy day and found that she was already fast asleep. With soft smiles, the five young men carefully stood and put her into bed, tucking her in safely before kissing her good night. They went to bed after Byakuen settled himself on the floor next to Genaisa, all secure in the fact that things were looking better and more secure.

TBC