Hey all! thanks for reading my new story. As a fair few of you (and i mean like trisha-chan and like 2 other people) know, i had an inuyasha story up, but i couldent work with it, so i deleted it. So i am going to try this one. I hope you like it, and if you don't, DON'T READ IT. Please review after your done reading it, i want to know what you thought. but nothing too mean though...

I do not own the incredibly fabulous Samurai Champloo, for if i did...well...heh.

Having to Choose

The sun was setting, as three dark shadows in a straight line, could be seen walking down a dusty, dirt road. The first was the shadow of a tall, dark skinned pirate. His metal plated geta clicked against the grainy, rocky sand. He wore a dirty white shirt, with an equally as dirty red one over it. His shorts were black, and dust covered. A sword graced his attire. He had a mass of tangled black hair atop his head. His face was lined with stubble, and he had tired, gray eyes that could give two damns about everything and anything.

Which is pretty much how Mugen was.

If you made him angry, you saw your life flash before you, as you try to fight for your life. You don't succeed though, because no one ever does. Except for that damned four eyed samurai, who was walking behind him.

Jin, was the "damned four eyed samurai". His long black hair was tied in a pony tail. He wore a blue gi, and a pair of black hakama. He carried two swords at his waist. Jin was a man of little words. He would mostly just "hmm" or "ah" at what you said. Occasionally he would speak, but the words would just make short sentences. Jin also was a man of little emotion. You could never quite read him right. He could be angry, and you might not even know it. He was also, although you would never have guessed, that he was as dangerous as Mugen. Unlike Mugens death-defying break dance style of fighting, Jin only used necessary movement.

They both killed as if it was nothing to them. If you got in their way, you moved, or, you were killed on the spot. They had both promised to be a young girls bodyguards, until she found the "samurai who smells of sunflowers".

And this young girl was the last in the line.

Fuu was her name, she was so much shorter than the two men ahead of her. She had smooth, pale skin, and big, brown eyes full of emotion. She was dressed in a simple pink kimono, and her soft, brown hair tied up in two pins. A flying squirrel named Momo sat atop her bony shoulder. Her whole self was tiny, and bony. She was often ridiculed by Mugen for being so flat chested, and by the way she ate. She looked like she could barely handle one onigiri, but she ate five. She ate until she was full, and that could be pretty expensive sometimes.

And she was always being kidnapped by some pervert or another. And on occasion sold to a brothel. But her two bodyguards always ended up saving her. Even though she hated to admit it, she loved them. Both of them. They were her knights in shining armor, always rescuing her, even if it usually was at the last possible minute.

The sun was almost set, when Jin decided to speak up. "We should probably find a place to stay…. I think I see a place up ahead". Mugen and Fuu looked up and indeed it was a shabby hut. They walked inside, and the first thing they did was build a fire. Then, they cleaned it up a little. "This isn't so bad", Fuu piped up, as she lay down on the hard wood floor, between her two friends. She thought it safe to call them her friends. They were the only ones she really had.. "Aw shut it you moron, I'm trying to sleep", Mugen said nastily. Ok, well they didn't always ACT like her friends, ditching her for sake and brothels, (mostly Mugen), but she loved them both. Fuu looked over at Jin on her right. He was looking upward at the ceiling. She smiled and looked at Mugen on her left. He was turned over on his side so his back was facing her, and he was snoring loudly. She gave a soft chuckle, closed her eyes, and began to dream……

Well, i hope you enjoyed the first chapter. also, just for future reference, there will be a lime or two (i think its called lime) and lemons.so, if you are offended by that sort of thing, please dont read. its by me, so it shouldent be awful. So yea, i think the rating might go up if it needs to.

Reviews are more than welcome...please, Please, PLEASE tell me what you think.

Love,

Molly