Disclaimer: Not that you guys are dumb enough to even consider it, but I will clarify it anyway… I do not own Samurai Deeper Kyo.

Mickey Sin: Ok this is my first SDK fic so I can't promise the most spectacular thing ever. But you've come this far, what's the harm in reading it right? This story is posted in honor of foxmagic; not that you all care, but I said it anyway! Reviews are always appreciated. Hope you enjoy the first chapter!

Love or Pride?
Author: Mickey Sin

"Talking"
"Thinking"
Flashback, ect.
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Chapter 1:
"You stupid insensitive jerk!" Yuya let out an irritated growl before turning and stomping out of the hut. Everyone watched her walk out, muttering every curse she knew and maybe a few new ones, before they turned their attention to the cause of Yuya's anger.

"Kyo… you really should ask before taking Yuya-han's money." Benitora had been the brave one to voice his opinion; gaining him a death glare from the red-eyed samurai. "Or… maybe I'm wrong." Benitora kept his usual smile, but nervousness was obvious in his voice. Not even Benitora was dumb enough to piss off Demon Eyes Kyo.

Luckily, Benitora was able to live and fight another day as Kyo turned his head; finding the wall much more interesting than his group of comrades. For some odd reason, Kyo couldn't figure out why Yuya was so mad, it was just money. That woman was his servant and that meant that she had to obey his commands and get him what he wanted; and today, that just so happened to be sake… and some rooms at the inn.

"I hope Yuya-han's ok… she was pretty mad." The red tiger knew that Yuya could take care of herself, especially with her temper; but he couldn't help but worry. His thoughts were interrupted when Yukimura shoved a bottle of sake in front of him with a smile that went from ear to ear.

"Just have a drink!" He said in his usual overly happy tone. Benitora flashed him a look of confusion so Yukimura added, "It'll make you feel better! Tee hee!" Benitora wasn't so sure about that, but took the bottle anyway. How could he resist such a gracious offer? Yuya would come back soon, he hoped.

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"Stupid jerk! Stupid, arrogant, uncaring, heartless, bastard!" Yuya walked down the streets of the village mumbling insults about Kyo under her breath, while gaining some funny looks from some of the village people when she occasionally shook her fist at some invisible foe. She was mad; no, mad was an understatement, she was furious. How dare that jerk take her money again? Was sake really that important? Yuya brought her hand up to smack herself on the forehead; when it came to Kyo, Benitora, and Yukimura… of course sake was that important.

She let out an irritated sigh as she looked around for something to pass the time; she really didn't want to be around Kyo right now. Spotting a shop a smile appeared on Yuya's face. "Shopping! That'll cheer me up!" Yuya thought happily as she started to walk, but she stopped mid-step. "Oh yeah… that jerk stole all my money!" Yuya let out another sigh, some woman who was passing by rushed her children past her a little faster. Yuya blushed a little as she realized that she had been talking…err… yelling to herself and most of the villagers were staring at her really strangely. "Once again Kyo's fault!"

Shrugging it off she tried to think of something else to do; but there wasn't much you could do without money. Oh well, that just meant she would have to go back and demand Kyo to give her back the rest of her money. Damn, so much for not having to see him for a little while. Today just really wasn't going her way at all.

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Well, maybe Yukimura was right; Yuya hadn't been gone long at all and already half of the bottle of sake was gone, and Benitora was feeling great! It's amazing how just a little bit of alcohol could make someone forget all their worries. Well, that is until your worries march right through the door… then it all comes back to you. "Yuya-han! I was so worried about you!" Benitora showed no hesitation in letting Yuya know that he had noticed her entry; of course how can anyone not notice that loud entrance? Without saying a word she stomped over to Kyo and glared at him with a look that could probably melt steel.

"What do you want now woman?" Kyo spared her an annoyed glance before closing his eyes and leaning his head back against the wall. Yuya was furious that he could act like she wasn't there at all; he could at least make eye contact with her or something. But no, doing something that polite just might kill him… or hopefully anyway.

"I want what's left of my money!" Yuya demanded holding out her hand to wait for the return of her stolen wallet. However, much to her disappointment and confusion, Kyo placed a one coin in her palm. "What the hell is this!" Yuya stupidly asked even though she had a hunch of what the answer may be.

"You asked for what was left of your money ugly, nothing more." Boy did she hate being right. Of course this just fed her anger even more. Benitora could've sworn he saw steam coming out of her ears while Yukimura seemed to be finding the sake much more interesting than the scene in front of them, and Sasuke and Okuni pretty much ignored it as well… no point in getting involved in that war, right? Yuya just stood there, jaw dropped and Kyo had to smirk. Pretty much growling Yuya turned and walked in the direction of her room. After trying to choke air, which at the time seemed like Kyo, she gathered her things to get ready for a bath; surely that would calm her down.

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"I can't believe that she disrespected Kyo like that! After everything he does for her, all the times he saved her life! Kyo how could you let her talk to you like that! And…"

"Okuni…" Okuni was cut off of her pointless ranting by Kyo himself and instinctively she turned to see what he wanted.

"Yes Kyo my love?"

"Shut up." Short, simple, and to the point. Kyo had kept his usual tone and hadn't even looked at her; yet she still fell completely silent. On boy did Kyo love that control. He loved the fact that people feared him enough to where two small words would make them so silent that they were practically holding their breaths.

Everyone, except Okuni of course, had found it to be hilarious; but Yukimura had been the only one to laugh. Benitora and Sasuke exchanged confused looks before looking at him, hell even Kyo looked over. A few seconds later Benitora and Sasuke had joined in causing Okuni to huff in annoyance and cross her arms.

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Yuya heard them laughing and part of her was curious to find out what exactly they were laughing at, but then the other part of her was enjoying this bath way to much. She sighed in contentment as she sunk deeper into the water. She had been right once again, the bath had calmed her down; it was like all her problems had seemed to just disappear the moment she had got into the water.

Deciding that she was calm and clean enough she got out of the water and started to get dressed so she could join the group of idiots again. The sun was probably set by now, considering it was close to setting when she had been walking in town because her money had been stolen… again! But no need to think about that right now, she would just make herself angry again.

Once she was dressed she tied her damp hair back in her usual ponytail and started to walk to the room that she had last seen everyone in, and they should still be there. Yuya had every intention to show Kyo that he couldn't get to her… well get to her anymore, but that plan was crushed by one small thing.

Yuya stopped walking as she noticed Kyo walking down the hall with some girl latched on his arm. Yuya had seen Kyo with girls before, but she had never seen him take one to his room before. For some odd reason she couldn't quiet placed her finger on, a ping of hurt shot through her heart; and it bothered her that she didn't know why… wait, yes she did. It was jealousy; plain and simple jealousy.

She found herself turning and running, running as fast as her legs would carry her. She didn't know why, but her feet were just acting on their own; of course she didn't know much of anything right now. Why was she so upset? It was just Kyo with a whore. Just because she hadn't seen him take one to bed before didn't mean he didn't, she had always known that. She didn't care about Kyo… she didn't care what he did or who he did!

That thought was supposed to make her feel better, but it only succeeded in making her feel worse. She tried to think of some other way to put it so she wouldn't feel so bad, but no matter what she thought about it… she was still jealous. But why? There it was… the thought to make her stop running. She didn't know why she was upset, jealous, or anything. So she should just go back and sleep on the thought; that's better than jumping to conclusions. Though there were no conclusions to jump to, but with that aside she still had to go back.

Once she gathered her thoughts and caught her breath she turned to head back, but was faced with a small problem. Which way was back? She had been so lost in her thoughts that she hadn't been paying attention to her surroundings; and now she was surrounded by trees in every direction, as far as the eye could see. No matter which way she turned she couldn't remember which way she had come. This was bad, really bad. Worry replaced any previous feelings she had had. It was dark, cold, and she had forgotten her gun.

But it would all be fine, because Kyo would come… oh yeah, Kyo was to busy at the moment. No one even knew she left; and that meant that no one would think about coming look for her, not right away anyways. She could probably just pick a direction and start walking, but then she might get herself even more lost. She plopped down on the ground in defeat; her eyes filled with unshed tears as every bad event of today sunk in. She blinked her tears away before they came and took a few deep calming breaths. If Kyo did come to find her she didn't want him to see her crying over something as stupid as getting lost. She could hear his insults now; so no, she wouldn't show weakness. She would just wait. Someone would come… they had to, she hoped anyway. "Someone… anyone… find me please!"

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Yuya had almost fallen asleep when she heard light footsteps near by. She instantly jumped up and reached for her gun, but came up empty handed. "Oh yeah, I forgot my gun!" She started to tremble slightly when she heard the footsteps coming closer. She didn't know if she should run and hide, or attract attention. Maybe whoever it was knew which way the village was. She took a deep breath and turned to face the direction the footsteps sounded like they were coming from.

"Who… Who's there?" She was beginning to doubt her sanity when no one answered. Well at least she felt safer just assuming she was crazy and that no one was there at all. Then she saw the shadow behind the trees. It was just her luck that her sanity would be proved at a time like this. "Kyo… Is that you!" Hell it was worth a shot, he was the kind of asshole to try to scare her like this.

"Yuya?" She knew that voice; but why was he here.

"Akira?"

He stepped out a little more from the shadows to confirm her suspicion. She was slightly disappointed that it hadn't been Kyo after all; but hell, at least she got her wish… someone found her.

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Mickey Sin:Well there's the first chapter for you; hope you liked it. Chapter 2 will be comming sometime soon... but I can't make any promises on exact dates or anything. Moving on if you have any questions, comments, worries, wonders, or complaints just review.