Me: I totally support this shipping! And I'm sad that there isn't more. These are more like a collection of one shots through out the game. Anyway BOFIII Belongs to Capcom

Ryu wasn't suer much about why he was here or what he was doing here. He just remembered waking up in a bed, with a huge shirt to cover his little naked body. Now he was standing here, not liking the idea that his two 'brothers' of sorts had planned.

"Bunyun isn't even paying attention, Just knock into him and swipe the cash." Ryu shook his head and glanced up at Rei, the tiger like person. He frightened the boy, even with a friendly smile on his face. His large tail, his yellow fur and stripes, the sharp teeth. Ryu froze up in fear whenever Rei looked at him.

"Like this!" Teepo, the boy about 8 or 9 pushed him down the hill, where Ryu tripped and ran into the large man.

"What's this? Trying to steal from me little one?" the large man said and started going on about leaving threats for two of McNeil's trouble makers. Ryu was only busy thinking about that he would probably get yelled at by Rei. He didn't even have to yell and Ryu would cry in fear even more then when Teepo would hit his head and scolded him.

"Well that blowed." The lavender haired boy complained as Ryu walked back over, brushing dirt from his clothes. Rei sighed, throwing up his hands.

"He's new. You can't expect too much." The the tiger got an idea.

"Wait. This means that no one is at his home. There isn't anyone to stop us! Let's go." He turned towards the woods and started walking. Ryu knew this couldn't be a good idea, but followed anyway. As his gut told him, they ended up getting caught, tied up and Bunyun sent Rei all by himself to the near by mountain to fight a ferocious animal that had been attacking the village animals.

"Oi Ryu. Pay attention!" Teepo yelled and Ryu glanced over at him.

"What?"

"The wood. Your suppose to be cutting it!" He yelled, losing is patience.

"I'm sorry." His about year younger counterpart said and readied his sword.

Ok. Don't hit me." Teepo complained and set the log while Ryu cut it. For some reason, he could only think about Rei. Sure, the teen was scary to Ryu and he didn't like being near him, but even the lad didn't think it was ok for him to go up by himself.

"That's it!" Teepo tossed the log and took off running.

"I'm going with Rei! He can't fight some monster alone. Come on Ryu." Ryu sheathed his sword and started running afterwards. Suddenly, he tripped and fell as they were climbing up the steep side and Teepo complained as he fended off an eye goo.

"Stop slaking off Ryu. Really, your going to get yourself hurt and I'll never forgive myself if that happens." He helped his 'younger brother' up.

"We family have to stick together you know." He said and continued up the path.

"Teepo. Is Rei..scary?" Teepo laughed.

"That idiot? He's a big kitty cat with the IQ of a fish at times I swear." Teepo stopped and craked up.

"You cry baby, are you afraid of Rei?" Ryu bit his lip.

"No!"

"Yes you are aren't you!" Tears started to form on the edge of his eyes.

"Nu uh.." Teepo sighed.

"Geeze you are. You do releize that he could have left you in the woods but saved you right? Even though he knew we couldn't afford to feed ya." Ryu lowered his head. He had heard the story about him being found in the woods by Rei, but the food problems were new.

"So he's a little different from most people. We aren't exactly normal our selves. I mean, you have blue hair and I have red eyes. That isn't exactly normal either." Ryu wiped his face as they continued.

"Do you smell that?" Teepo said and held out his hand. The rain started to pour down.

"Oh man! Hey look! A hut! I bet Rei is in there! Come on Ryu." They both hurried inside, tripping over each other.

"Well. Doesn't that beat everything." they looked up at the dry teen and Teepo lifted himself off of Ryu and ran over.

"Rei. what of the monster?"

"I followed it up here but it vanished. I saw the clouds from a distance and took shelter." He knelt down, putting his hand on Teepo's shoulder.

"I see you two got away?" He said and then glanced back at Ryu.

"You even brought along our youngest get.." Teepo tilted his head slightly confused.

"Rei. I know your strong but even you can't fight that thing alone!"

"I think that's why Bunyun took you both hostage. So that I would." He stood up and attended the fire he had started.

"I would have been strong enough if I had used...but now that you are here." The woren glanced at the younger ones.

"I suppose you'll have to help me." He grinned and Teepo laughed,

"Well duh!" Rei laughed and watch the two curl up next to the fire to get dry.

"Ready?" Rei asked, holding the doorknob.

"I am. But Ryu probably should stay behind. He still sucks with that sword." Ryu looked down at the sword tied to his side.

"I'm sorry." Rei laughed.

"Don't worry. Teepo will protect you." The tiger said and they readied themselves as they heard the growl of the creature.

"There it is!" Teepo screamed as the large creature appeared before them.

"A Nue? This was killing the animals?" Rei grinned, showing his sharp teeth, which caused Ryu to shiver slightly and draw back.

"Let's show it not to take our food! That's our job." The tiger said and drew his knives, charging the creature fast. Teepo was close behind him. Ryu struggled to pull the sword.

"Ryu! Look out!" Teepo yelled and the creature came towards him. Ryu managed to free the sword and held it out, facing away with his eyes shut tightly. The creature screamed and Ryu opened one eye, noticing he nailed it in the chest. The Nue knocked Ryu aside with its claws, which caused the blade to be removed and took off running.

"Hey!" Rei chased after it a while and then stopped.

"It went into the caves. Look a blood trail." Rei laughed.

"Good job Ryu. you hit the right spot." The woren said and knelt down, noticing the creature got Ryu's face.

"hey. Are you ok. Hang on I might have some healing herbs." Ryu tensed up as Rei applied it to his face, tears were flowing more. Not just from the attack but from fear of Rei touching him. He then noticed something. Reis hands were very strong but warm. He sorta liked having it against his face, but then freaked out when the sharp claws barely touched him.

"W we better follow it right?" Ryu said, standing up and getting far away from the woren. They continued through the the cave, Ryu walking close on the opposite side of Teepo to the point he kept bumping in him.

"You idiot. Stop walking so close. Your going to knock me over." He walked forward a bit.

"But Teepo.." He glanced up at Rei.

"Wait for me!" Ryuo hurried up to stay by Teepo and away from the woren. Rei pondered his action a moment. He noticed that the youngest one seemed to try everything to get away from him.

"Yo. Teepo come back here a minute." Ryu watched the lavender head turn and go walk beside Rei. He couldn't make out what they were saying but Teepo would point over at him and Rei had a look on his face that Ryu hadn't ever seen. It looked..upset. Ryu wondered what would happen now. Was it because he was a crybaby or that he wasn't good at fighting?

"The blood stopped!" Teepo said and ran over to the water side.

"How the hell?" He complained and Ryu knelt down. Rei folded his arms.

"It didn't just vanish into thin air." Teepo then snapped his fingers.

"I bet it jumped into the water to escape us! to lose the blood trail. We should jump in." Ryu tensed up.

"W what?" He looked over at Teepo who cam up beside him.

"Yes. We'll drift until we find that Nue. come on Ryu you first." Teepo pushed the younger one and he shook his head.

"No! I can't swim." He started crying. Teepo complained and moaned.

"Really? Didn't you ever learn anything other then how to cry." He smiled,

"Ok then. Rei can hold onto you and I'll jump in first." Ryu shook his head.

"But I don't want him too!" Ryu finally exclaimed, already at the peck of his fear. He stepped back and slipped into the water.

"Ryu!" Teepo and Rei ran over but couldn't catch him in time. The youngest one fell down a small waterfall and his conscious took him. When he came too, he found himself in a moist and dark cave, the water rushing echoing.

"Hel.." He stopped and started coughing up water.

"Ow." He held his chest, catching his breath. He heard breathing behind him and turned slightly, seeing the large and angry Nue standing there. He turned around and tried to pull his sword, but it was heavy for his worn out body.

"I I'm going to die.." Ryu said as he started crying. He felt bad now for how he treated Rei. If he was only brave like Teepo and saw through Rei's appearance then he wouldn't have fallen in the water. He would be so nervous and could fight better.

"I'm sorry I was a scardy cat. I'll try to be brave like Teepo and nicer to Rei, even if he is scary. I don't want to die please so I can apologize."

"Ryu!" Teepo ran beside Ryu and sliced the creature back. Someone stood a distance from Ryu.

"You alright?" Rei asked and Ryu nodded, wiping his face and the woren drew his knives.

"Alright then." The two charged towards the creature. Ryu's heart slowed down a bit. His 'brothers' were here to save him. The two of them brought the creature down and they noticed it seemed to guard the back cave. They dragged themselves and found the next of dead cubs.

"It must not have realized they were gone." Teepo said. The three of them were silent. This Nue was a mother and fought to protect her children, even though they were dead. Here they were alive and they had to fend for themselves.

"You knew it had cubs didn't you?" Rei demanded, having reached the old man's hut again.

"If I told you. Would you have killed it. It was a problem." Bunyun said.

"Remember. If you want to eat. You have to work." He said and headed inside. The three was givin some food from Bunyan for their work and they returned to the back of the woods, to their house a top the hill. Teepo was already curled up into bed. The night was cold today, a sign that fall was here and winter would be coming soon. Ryu sat up in his bed and Teepo frowned, pulling at the blankets. Rei was still sitting up in his bed, he was drying himself furiously with a towel. The woren stopped a minute and glanced over at Ryu, who had come to his bedside.

"Hey. Can't sleep?" Ryu shook his head and looked at Rei's tail.

''My fur takes longer to dry. I have to get it done before I get sick." Ryu said nothing and lowered his head.

"Teepo told me."

"..."

"That your afraid of me. It kinda hurts. I'm not as bad as I appear. Maybe someday you'll grow out of that or it could be hard for us to get along." Ryu noticed the tiger tired for he stopped and sighed a moment, rubbing his arm before continuing.

"I suppose I don't blame you. I must be scarier then that Nue huh? You'd rather had been in that cave alone with it then be near me."

"That's not true." Ryu said quietly and pulled the shirt sleeve up that was way to big for his body that he had been givin to sleep in.

"The Nue was scary. I thought I was going to die." Rei sighed and held out his hand to ruffle Ryu's hair but the youngster pulled back.

"I thought you were going to also." Ryu noticed the look in his face again from earlier in the day. That sullen look. His fear of his 'older brother' really scared him that much that it hurt Rei's feelings and Ryu was seeing this now. He kept his head low and stepped closer, turning away from the tiger and put his hand on the edge of his tail. He started to move his hand up slowly and quickly looked at Rei.

"Sorry. That happens." Rei chuckled nervously. Ryu started rubbing the tail slowly, causing Rei to purr more. Ryu started giggling. He was just like a giant kitty cat. Maybe Teepo was right and he wasn't so scary. Rei dropped a towel on Ryu's head.

"You wanna help me or you just going to keep petting me?" Ryu nodded and started rubbing the fur with the towel. He tensed up as he reached where his tail was connected.

"Oh. You done?" Rei said, lifting his arm so he could look behind him and notice the boy frozen up slightly.

"I really scare you that much huh?" Ryu lowered his head.

"I'm sorry." The woren laughed and turned around, sitting indian style across from Ryu.

"It's ok. You have the right to be afraid." Ryu lowered his head, feeling his body tense up in fear again. He already told himself he was going to change so he had to try. He closed his eyes and held his arms out until the met Rei's torso. He opened his eyes slightly, noticing the surprised look on Rei's face. Ryu turned from scared to fascinated. The tiger was really soft but also really strong. The kid crawled closer until he was in Rei's lap, his body shaking from the fear.

"Ryu?" Rei asked as his hands explored through his fur. Rei inhaled deeply and let out a light growl. Ryu then moved over to Rei's arm, petting the soft fur on his shoulders and then down his arm and then tensed up at the wrists.

"I won't move. I promise." Rei said, turning his hand over, holding his hand open palm up. Ryu put his hand on top of it and after her felt safe around it, put it on top of his head so Rei could ruffled his hear. The claws were still scary but they felt nice gently on his head. Rei felt his heart skip slightly seeing Ryu smiled and relaxed in Rei's hand.

"Teepo is right. Your not that scary." Rei laughed.

"Are you kidding? He's scarier then I could ever be." The tiger laughed.

"I guess so." Ryu laughed also and then tensed up as Rei's tail wrapped around him and so did his arms until he was engulfed by fur and muscle.

"Thank you Ryu. I don't want you to be afraid of me." Ryu felt the warmth all over his body and sunk into the embrace.

"Now this isn't so bad is it?" Rei asked and blinked, looking down to see Ryu fallen asleep. The lad didn't want to leave the warmth. Rei sighed and gently laid them both on their side and Ryu moved closer.

"Ok. Just for tonight I suppose." He laughed and pulled the blanket over them for the night. He regretted getting up in the morning to hear Teepo tease him nonstop about him being a 6 foot softy, but the way Ryu started opening up to him was all worth it.

Me: Yay. My first BOF fanfic EVER! Thanks for reading and please Enjoy.