I do not own Samurai Champloo. I just did a fan story about it and that is all. All credit goes to Manglobe or whatever.
The subway station was a bit lonely at this stop. Rocking feet dangled as a young girl sat, waiting for the next subway train on a nearby bench. A light tan short sleeved blouse, a navy pleated skirt, long black socks and brown shoes created her attire as it was her school uniform. The thing that made her different from the hoard of students at school was her bun that was hold up by unique hair accessories that she wore every day. A yawn escaped her lips as she was both hungry and tired. She had just gotten out from a meeting with other club members that took longer than expected. Now, she was forced to get the subway home late.
The howling horn of the incoming subway train echoed through the empty station to alert the ghost travelers. This young female stood up and awaited for the doors to be opened. As they did so, she walked in and looked for a seat. There were only two people on board. A thug looking guy that looked a bit drunk as she looked like he couldnt focus his vision onto anything and another male sitting on one of the seats facing the opposite of her. All you can really see from him was his messy hair and navy uniform pants that reminded her of her school's uniform. Feeling safer with the recognizable uniforms, she sat in front of the guy, back facing him, and trying to be as far away as she can from the drunk.
She held onto her shoulder bag tight as she looked out of the window. The view was nothing, being that the subway was underground and all she was able to see was the walls being passed by. She sighed quietly to herself as she thought about all the things she had to do when she got home. Eating was a priority and must be done first. She guess that she had to shower and then finish up that essay that's due tomorrow. She just had to revise it and perhaps even tweak some few things. As she turned back to check on the drunken thug, she had not noticed that he had stood up and was walking down the aisle. Quickly looking away, she hoped that she didnt bring too much attention onto her and would just walk by pass her. It musnt be her day because the guy wobbled his way toward her.
"Hey cutie!" He bent down to her eye level. The stench of beer ricked his breathe and she tried to hold in hers in. She ignored him and kept watching the window until she was forcefully grabbed by the chin to look at him.
"I said, hey cutie." The guy smirked as he held onto her. With a bit of shock, the girl didnt react until some few seconds after, slapping his hands away. She then was able to examine him better. He had a blonde mohawk and a pure navy blue attire, probably from another high school nearby. Some piercings adorned his eyebrow and his eyes looked so off. With a pout, she ignored him again and looked towards the window. This had gotten him a bit annoyed as he tried to grabbed her chin again, only for her to dodge his sloppy movements.
"Better stay still, girl. I just w-want to talk to ya." He said as he then grabbed her arms and pressed them by the seat. "A-as if!" A bead of nervous sweat fell from the young female's face. She was worried about her safety but she was also confused. Why hasnt the other guy helped her? Arent guys suppose to save girls when they're in trouble? Just then the thug almost fell on top of her as the subway train came to a stop. She leaned towards her right, towards the passage way towards the other seats. She looked toward the window on the other side, but there was no passengers trying to get on the subway. The doors opened and then closed, with no one to save her. She felt as she was going to cry as she noticed the guy getting up and trying to get near her. Leaning more to the right to escape him, she kept her gaze at the window to see the reflection of the other passenger. Bold eyes met hers as she saw him. He was observing them all this time and he didnt get up to save her. She pouted from frustration, which gave her a bit of strength as she was able to push the drunken guy from her.
"Dont be like that baby girl." The thug said as he grabbed her hands and pushed her harder, making her hit her head at the seat and making her dizzy. "Ow..." She tried to focus her vision, only to see disgusting lips going towards her. She leaned to the right again and tried to push him away but was only able to sustain him just a foot away from her face. The beer breathe made her want to gag, so she tried to stretch her face as far as possible. As she did so, the other male had lean back and stretched his head towards her. She saw those bold eyes again just below messy hair. Tiny facial hair popped out from above his lips and below as if he wanted to grow a mustache and beard but then regretted the idea. He had some blue orbs as earrings that swayed back and forth due to the train. They stared at each other for a bit before he finally spoke.
"Hey." It took some seconds for him to continue. "I'll get rid of this guy for you." The girl looked at him and then the thug, still trying to reach her face. Finding an opening, she was able to kick him but it made her almost fall. The kick was weak and the guy only stumbled back and then charged right back at her. Quickly, she looked back at him and nodded in a hurry. A smirk appeared on the other male. "It'll cost ya." He continued. It only gave her little time to look back and tried to hold the thug away from her again.
"Hey! You tryin' to get at my girl." The thug said as he noticed him.
"Im not your girl! And will you just help me!" The girl finally spoke back to him as she tried to kick him again but this time, he restraint her legs.
"I said it'll cost ya." The male yawned, which only angered her.
"Just tell me the price already!" She yelled at him, only to jump as she noticed that the thug was slithering his hands up her thighs and skirt. She tried kicking harder but it was no use and the thug was continuing touching her.
"You're so soft, cutie." The girl tried slapping his hands away but it didnt work as he kept going.
"It'll cost you an essay." The male said. "Huh!?" The girl looked back, right when the train stopped again, making the thug fall back. She looked at the scruffy male only to see him picking his nose.
"I just got back to school today and I have to do an essay by tomorrow for credit, but I dont wanna do it. So you do it, and i'll take care of this small fry." He explained flicking his booger to the other side. She couldnt help but to just stare at this guy; he hasnt helped her out because he didn't want to do a stupid essay?
As the train started to move again because of the lack of passengers, the thug got up and had reached for her leg. She had tried to kick him with the other leg but the thug had caught it.
"Cheating on me, girl. Flirting with this dog behind my back, huh?" The thug had gotten both of her legs in between his as he gotten his hands up in the air, ready to hit her. He might have been drunk but a punch by this guy would have hurt. He had many rings on his fingers which would have made things worse. As his hand started to fall, she clenched her eyes shut and shouted;
"I'll do your stupid essay!"
As soon as she finished that, she felt weight being lifted off of her and a loud thug. She opened her eyes to see the scruffy male beside her with a smirk as he looked forward. She looked toward his direction, seeing the thug on the floor in pain.
"Why'd ya do that for?" The thug said, rubbing his cheek which was spilling out blood. It looked like he did nasty damage which made her squirm. "My dad is a principle! He'll knock you out of school by tomorrow."
The other male walked up to him, his shoes squeaking under him. The thug got scared and tried to crawl back, but his cheek must have hurt real bad if he kept holding it. The scruffy male got to him and looked down to him with a huge smile.
"Does it look like a give a crap?" He simply said. He then stepped onto the thug's free hand. The girl could have sworn that she had heard a crack coming from his hand but she didnt dare get closer. She was consumed by fear and confusion. She didnt mean for this to happen. Would this guy keep on going? Should she stop him? The thug screamed in agony and let go of his cheek to aid his hand. The scruffy guy started to frown.
"You're too weak for me to be messin' with." He said, right before the subway stopped. As quickly as he could, the thug tried getting up and ran out of the train, screaming. Blood trickled and fell onto the floor, leaving a trail for people to follow. As the screaming thug left, another young man had gotten in. He was very handsome as he wore the same uniform as this scruffy male. His hair wasnt messy though, but very long and tidy. He wore glasses, which he was adjusting with one hand, and holding a bag of groceries with the other. He looked over at the female and observed her. She was in a state of shock; her eyes wide and filled with fear. She would look at the scruffy male and then at him. He looked over at the other male, seeing blood on his foot. The train started moving as he walked over to the girl and placed his groceries beside her. He simply looked at her and adjusted his glasses on more time.
"It's okay. Im Jin from the kendo club at school. I'll take care of this guy." He simply said as she walked over to the scruffy male and took out his bamboo sword, which he had been carrying on his back. The scruffy guy looked at him with a raised eyebrow.
"Hm? What do you want?" He asked, confused of the situation. The girl was still in shock and actually didnt know what was happening yet.
"You must have hurt that last man and you might be a danger to my peer. I must make sure a guy like you doesn't hurt anyone else." Jin had said and gotten into fighting position with his sword. The scruffy guy had sighed and stared at Jin, took a glance at the girl and smirked.
"Maybe you'll be a worthy fighter. The other guy couldnt handle me." He responded and gotten to a fighting position, only to fake it and run towards Jin. Both started to do swift moves at each other; the scruffy guy could only used his fists, since he had no weapon, and were aiming them at him. Jin was dodging his attacks and swung his sword at him when he saw an opening. They both kept going at this, neither one was able to hit one another and were able to dodge their attacks easily. They kept at this for some few seconds before Jin decided to step back a bit and read him.
"Hey! Getting scared?" The scruffy guy teased, as he took a step back as well. Jin said nothing as he watched him carefully. Jin then went towards him and tried to hit him again, only for it to be dodged as the other guy bent down and used his legs to make Jin fall. Jin was able to see this in time and jumped a bit back. The train wobbled as it moved, making the kendo boy insecure about his both charged back at each other and continued their ordeal of exchanging blows and dodges.
The girl just kept watching them. She was still in shock but was finally started to regain her composure back. She blinked many times before she realized what was happening in front of her. She watched them dodge and hit as if they were just playing a game of cat and mouse.
"Oh...hey!" She finally called out to them but stopped as the train stopped. She looked out, only to see no one getting one once again. Getting confidence, she tried getting up, pushing her shoulder bag to the seat with the Jin's groceries bag. The train started to move again, so she grabbed onto one of the bars near her to not lose her balance. Her knees were weak, still a bit scared about what had happened earlier to her. "Hey!" She called out again but the boys kept going at it. She pouted and tried to get their attention. The boys finally stopped for a rest and stepped back. They were still paying no attention to the girl. They looked like they were getting ready to attack each other again, fighting stances ready.
"Hey stop that!" She yelled out. Picking up her speed, she did a small jog towards them. Unfortunately, the boys were already getting ready to attack each other once she had gotten in between them. Jin came towards her and she looked back seeing the scruffy guy going towards her as well, both were staring at each other. "Stop!" She raised up her hands, each one facing each male and closed her eyes, scared about the impact.
She slowly opened her eyes as she saw that both males had stopped right before her two hands. A giant sigh of relief had broken out and was able to relax. She looked over to Jin, who looked pretty stoic.
"Uhm, you see. He's not the bad guy, kinda." she started to explain. A 'kinda?' was heard behind her. "He did hurt that guy real bad but it was because he was saving me from him. It might have been too excessive but he still helped me and I dont think he should be attacked." She bit her lower lip when she finished the sentence. She knew that Jin was a nice but his power still scared her. A few seconds of silence emerged until Jin finally spoke.
"What is your name, miss?" He asked her and then checked the window. The girl struggled a bit as she tried to remember her name.
"It's Fuu." She responded and stared at him. Jin hadn't averted his gaze from the window and then walked over to his groceries and walked back. The train then started to slow down for a stop, making Fuu wobble from the lack of balance. She had reached for a bar and held herself. As the train stopped and opened the doors, Jin looked back.
"I leave him at your hands. Please take care, Fuu." And then he left. Fuu coudlnt believe what he had just said. He was as elegant as people say. As the doors closed at the train started to move once more, she kept staring at the spot Jin was in. She would have still been lost in space if she didnt hear a snicker from behind her.
"Fuu? What kind of name is that?" She heard the scruffy guy's voice. She turned around in a pout and stared at him.
"I just saved you, and you make fun of my name?" Fuu had regained balance and placed her hands on her hips. "Like you have a better name?"
"Tsk. Of course I do." He simply replied and walked toward his original seat. Fuu followed him towards her own seat, kneeling on it, as she was able to poke her head to see him on his own seat.
"Then what is it, huh?" She asked, still pouting at him as he stared up at her. He sighed and poked her eyes, making her flinch and fall back onto her seat. The train was starting to slow down again as she rubbed her eyes from the pain. Squeaky shoes were heard walking by her and the door then opened.
"It's Mugen. You'll need it for my essay." He said as she finally opened her eyes in a squint. Before she could reply back, a paper ball was thrown at her, making her flinch once again. As she opened her eyes, the doors was closing and the subway train was moving, leaving behind the station and the scruffy male.
"Mugen...what a stupid name." She told herself as she looked down for the paper ball. Fuu found it and opened it, probably the instructions for his essay or something. As she silently read the instructions, her face furrowed.
"Eh! He has the same assignment as me!"
/Hello. I havent been in the fanfiction business for about two years. I apologize if I am a bit rusty. Please, if you see any errors, please dont hesitate to message me. This is a High School AU for the Samurai Champloo series. I am going to do parallels from the anime and maybe the manga in this fanfic. So if something reminds you of certain episodes, like this first chapter to maybe the first episode, it's all on purpose. Please, dont hesitate to message me or to leave a review.
Thank you~