Samurai Champloo Fan Fiction ❯ Because You Need Me ❯ Chapter 5 ( Chapter 5 )
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By: LilyMoonsAlias 
Anime/Manga: Samurai Champloo Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Action / Adventure / Hentai / Romance / Samurai / Angst | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 08.17.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.4K | Visits: 523 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: Samurai Champloo Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Action / Adventure / Hentai / Romance / Samurai / Angst | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 08.17.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.4K | Visits: 523 | Status: Work In Progress
Four weeks on the road traveling south. Nothing new about that except they were able to stay in an inn each night in part due to the sack of gold ryu given them by the elder. Jin had tried to protest when the elder had pressed it into his hands after they discussed leaving the island, but the elder had brushed off his protests. He said that it could be considered an inheritance for Seizou's daughter. His only request that the two men continue to keep her safe.
The daughter in question was trailing a bit behind Jin with Mugen following behind her. She watched the road and never questioned either man about their destination. Fuu moved when she was told to, ate when they all did, bathed by herself with only the mildest of suggestions, and slept firmly wrapped in Mugen's arms every night. Other than yes, no and thank you, she didn't speak, let alone argue. Her behavior was beginning to wear on the nerves of her companions. Jin was growing more concerned every day and Mugen was getting downright pissed. The girl he had finally started to see as a woman was being as submissive as a child. He wanted to shake her or smack her to get a response, then immediately squelched the notion. Fuu had been hurt enough, but there had to be some way to get through her walls.
"Oi, Jin!" Mugen called ahead. "Let's stop at the next town, ne? I want a drink and some action. There has to be a brothel around here somewhere."
Jin closed his mouth with a snap of teeth when he realized his jaw had dropped. "We can stop if you want, Mugen."
"Great! I could use a bath and a massage, maybe something more. Okay if I leave the zombie with you tonight?"
"Hmm, yes, Fuu can stay with me." It was obvious to Jin that enforced celibacy had snapped Mugen's mind. "If that's what you think you need to do."
"Damned straight." Mugen stretched both arms with a pop, heartened that he could do it without pain now. He grinned widely. "Let's pick up the pace then."
Neither man, both adept warriors, saw the blindingly fast movement of the pink whirlwind that attacked, tackling Mugen to the ground. Delicate hands grabbed handfuls of spiky black hair and slammed his head into the hard dirt, each slam punctuating words from a voice gone rusty with disuse.
"HOW" slam "DARE" slam "YOU" slam slam "even THINK of going to a brothel and who do you think you are, calling me a zombie?!" slam slam slam.
Mugen yowled in pain and captured Fuu's wrists to defend himself. He looked up into the heaving bosom and crimson red face of the wrathful woman. For a moment Mugen thought she looked like an avenging angel. Fuu shrieked in anger and twisted one hand free to reach for the tanto tucked in her obi. Her hand patted around her waist and it was only Mugen's sheer dumb luck that the small blade was in Jin's possession.
Mugen rolled them in the dirt until he was above Fuu straddling her hips with her arms pinned to her sides. She kicked furiously, but Mugen only smiled down into her eyes. "Welcome back, Fuu."
Then he kissed her and this time it was no gentle kiss meant to introduce an innocent. Mugen swallowed her indignant scream and thrust his tongue inside her mouth to engage hers in a furious duel. Fuu was a quick learner and fought back just as hard until they broke apart, gasping for air.
"Ahem." They both turned to look at Jin. He seemed both appalled and a little amused. His right eyebrow was twitching spasmodically. "Can we get into town and off a public road now?"
Mugen jumped to his feet and hauled Fuu to her own. "Sure." He cackled madly, brushing himself off and made Fuu yelp by smacking his palm across her backside. "Dusty." He said, unrepentantly.
They reached the next town well before sunset and were able to get a room fairly easily. Jin went out to grab a meal for all of them, leaving Mugen and Fuu alone. Just to be on the safe side, Jin kept her tanto tucked inside his own gi. She was still angry and glaring daggers at the pirate. The annoying smirk anointing his face meant he was feeling pleased with himself, and Jin was fairly sure that Fuu wasn't done with him yet. A shame, really, Jin thought. He was getting used to having Mugen as a friend, but he shrugged it off. The least he could do was feed his friend before his untimely death at the hands of the pint-sized terror he had reawakened. Then his lips quirked in a little smile. It was good Fuu was back. Life was certainly going to be interesting for a while.
"Aww, c'mon Fuu, I was only joking!" Mugen called through the door to the bathing room. Silence was his only reply. "Heh, back to the silent treatment again."
Mugen rolled out a futon and flopped his body down on it. He licked his lips and savored the taste lingering there. Very sweet. Now what to do? Mugen crossed his legs in the air and lazily bounced a foot up and down. He wasn't given very long to think, however. Fuu returned from the bathing room looking fresh and sulky. She crossed the room to kneel before Mugen and the battle-hardened warrior very nearly flinched from the speculation in her eyes. Fuu reached out a hand to draw her fingers down his scarred cheek. Mugen's eyelids closed slowly at the gentle touch.
"Wha..?"
Soft lips closed over the rest of his question. Then the question itself just leaked out of his brain. Fuu nibbled one corner of his firm lips, coaxing them to open. Her small pink tongue dipped in delicately to brush against his before lapping against the roof of his mouth and the inside of his cheeks. Fuu pulled back to survey the handsome face below her, pleased with her efforts.
"What was that about?" Mugen asked after his brain finally engaged again.
"That was thank you for watching over me every night."
"Thank me again."
Fuu flushed prettily. "Jin will be returning with dinner."
"So, he can go on another errand." Mugen smirked suggestively.
Fuu's next words turned the smirk into gaping, openmouthed shock.
"Mugen, I love you."
Mugen opened and closed his mouth a few times.
"Mugen?" Fuu reached out to him nervously, but he jumped away from her touch. She dropped her hand back to her lap to twist her kimono.
"Sorry, Fuu. You can't, I can't"
"Of course I can, you ass!"
"No, I can't let you. You...you're too...you wouldn't....I gotta get some air."
Mugen stumbled out the door and slipped away into the night. Fuu sat there, unmoving, until Jin returned.
"Fuu? Mugen? Double-shrimp tempura." Jin hesitated in the doorway, seeing only Fuu. "Do we need to hide the body?"
Fuu burst into tears.
Jin sighed. "Idiot pirate."
The daughter in question was trailing a bit behind Jin with Mugen following behind her. She watched the road and never questioned either man about their destination. Fuu moved when she was told to, ate when they all did, bathed by herself with only the mildest of suggestions, and slept firmly wrapped in Mugen's arms every night. Other than yes, no and thank you, she didn't speak, let alone argue. Her behavior was beginning to wear on the nerves of her companions. Jin was growing more concerned every day and Mugen was getting downright pissed. The girl he had finally started to see as a woman was being as submissive as a child. He wanted to shake her or smack her to get a response, then immediately squelched the notion. Fuu had been hurt enough, but there had to be some way to get through her walls.
"Oi, Jin!" Mugen called ahead. "Let's stop at the next town, ne? I want a drink and some action. There has to be a brothel around here somewhere."
Jin closed his mouth with a snap of teeth when he realized his jaw had dropped. "We can stop if you want, Mugen."
"Great! I could use a bath and a massage, maybe something more. Okay if I leave the zombie with you tonight?"
"Hmm, yes, Fuu can stay with me." It was obvious to Jin that enforced celibacy had snapped Mugen's mind. "If that's what you think you need to do."
"Damned straight." Mugen stretched both arms with a pop, heartened that he could do it without pain now. He grinned widely. "Let's pick up the pace then."
Neither man, both adept warriors, saw the blindingly fast movement of the pink whirlwind that attacked, tackling Mugen to the ground. Delicate hands grabbed handfuls of spiky black hair and slammed his head into the hard dirt, each slam punctuating words from a voice gone rusty with disuse.
"HOW" slam "DARE" slam "YOU" slam slam "even THINK of going to a brothel and who do you think you are, calling me a zombie?!" slam slam slam.
Mugen yowled in pain and captured Fuu's wrists to defend himself. He looked up into the heaving bosom and crimson red face of the wrathful woman. For a moment Mugen thought she looked like an avenging angel. Fuu shrieked in anger and twisted one hand free to reach for the tanto tucked in her obi. Her hand patted around her waist and it was only Mugen's sheer dumb luck that the small blade was in Jin's possession.
Mugen rolled them in the dirt until he was above Fuu straddling her hips with her arms pinned to her sides. She kicked furiously, but Mugen only smiled down into her eyes. "Welcome back, Fuu."
Then he kissed her and this time it was no gentle kiss meant to introduce an innocent. Mugen swallowed her indignant scream and thrust his tongue inside her mouth to engage hers in a furious duel. Fuu was a quick learner and fought back just as hard until they broke apart, gasping for air.
"Ahem." They both turned to look at Jin. He seemed both appalled and a little amused. His right eyebrow was twitching spasmodically. "Can we get into town and off a public road now?"
Mugen jumped to his feet and hauled Fuu to her own. "Sure." He cackled madly, brushing himself off and made Fuu yelp by smacking his palm across her backside. "Dusty." He said, unrepentantly.
They reached the next town well before sunset and were able to get a room fairly easily. Jin went out to grab a meal for all of them, leaving Mugen and Fuu alone. Just to be on the safe side, Jin kept her tanto tucked inside his own gi. She was still angry and glaring daggers at the pirate. The annoying smirk anointing his face meant he was feeling pleased with himself, and Jin was fairly sure that Fuu wasn't done with him yet. A shame, really, Jin thought. He was getting used to having Mugen as a friend, but he shrugged it off. The least he could do was feed his friend before his untimely death at the hands of the pint-sized terror he had reawakened. Then his lips quirked in a little smile. It was good Fuu was back. Life was certainly going to be interesting for a while.
"Aww, c'mon Fuu, I was only joking!" Mugen called through the door to the bathing room. Silence was his only reply. "Heh, back to the silent treatment again."
Mugen rolled out a futon and flopped his body down on it. He licked his lips and savored the taste lingering there. Very sweet. Now what to do? Mugen crossed his legs in the air and lazily bounced a foot up and down. He wasn't given very long to think, however. Fuu returned from the bathing room looking fresh and sulky. She crossed the room to kneel before Mugen and the battle-hardened warrior very nearly flinched from the speculation in her eyes. Fuu reached out a hand to draw her fingers down his scarred cheek. Mugen's eyelids closed slowly at the gentle touch.
"Wha..?"
Soft lips closed over the rest of his question. Then the question itself just leaked out of his brain. Fuu nibbled one corner of his firm lips, coaxing them to open. Her small pink tongue dipped in delicately to brush against his before lapping against the roof of his mouth and the inside of his cheeks. Fuu pulled back to survey the handsome face below her, pleased with her efforts.
"What was that about?" Mugen asked after his brain finally engaged again.
"That was thank you for watching over me every night."
"Thank me again."
Fuu flushed prettily. "Jin will be returning with dinner."
"So, he can go on another errand." Mugen smirked suggestively.
Fuu's next words turned the smirk into gaping, openmouthed shock.
"Mugen, I love you."
Mugen opened and closed his mouth a few times.
"Mugen?" Fuu reached out to him nervously, but he jumped away from her touch. She dropped her hand back to her lap to twist her kimono.
"Sorry, Fuu. You can't, I can't"
"Of course I can, you ass!"
"No, I can't let you. You...you're too...you wouldn't....I gotta get some air."
Mugen stumbled out the door and slipped away into the night. Fuu sat there, unmoving, until Jin returned.
"Fuu? Mugen? Double-shrimp tempura." Jin hesitated in the doorway, seeing only Fuu. "Do we need to hide the body?"
Fuu burst into tears.
Jin sighed. "Idiot pirate."