Chapter 2
There was a deadly silence in the car and Fuu kept casting nervous looks at him. He was livid.
When they made it back home, Fuu stepped inside the house and put her bag down… She felt hands roughly grab her hips and throw her against the wall. She felt the wind knock out of her and back stiffened in pain.
"Lover! Is that true?! He will not be your lover? You understand!" He yelled walking over to her.
"He isn't my lover… he isn't even my friend! I hate him! He was just saying it to pry…!"
"Is that so?!" The man yelled unleashing his anger out on Fuu.
He kicked her in the ribs and grabbed her collar to lift her to his height. He backhanded her across her face causing her lip to bleed and a red hand mark be left across her face.
"Please! Stop it!" She screamed tears flooding down her eyes.
"He.isn't.your.lover!" He yelled hitting her and roughening her up. He stopped after hearing her phone ringing. She thanked god for the interruption and was released by him. He marched into the kitchen and cupboards could be heard slamming.
"… Hello?" She answered the phone in a shaky voice. She could stop shaking and wanted to break down but she had to keep calm.
Hey Fuu… you okay?
"Yeah I'm fine Shino, what's up?"
You don't sound too good… well I just phoned to tell you Salsa is on tonight… I know you're not good with dates…
"It is!" She answered gleefully. "I'll be there don't worry! See you soon!"
Yeah… see you…
Fuu put the phone down and placed it in her pocket along with some money. She ran upstairs and found a long sleeved top on the clean washing pile. Stuffing it in her bag, she found her expensive make-up box and pushed it into her bag roughly.
"Who?" A man asked angrily as she ran back down the stairs and towards the door.
"Shino, she says salsa is on tonight…"
He sighed loudly… she could tell his plans had been ruined but he had to comply… otherwise people would find it strange for Fuu to miss what she loved the most… They'd get suspicious.
"Get out then…" He answered dangerously turning around and storming back into the kitchen. She grabbed her coat and ran out the door… she knew she looked like shit, but if she went now she could clean her self up in time…
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She ran along the path limping as she went when she stopped suddenly pain shot down her back.
She began to cry quietly all the way along the path. When she finally made it to school, she ran towards the school entrance when she felt something grab her arm.
"Ahh!" She whimpered in pain, stumbling forward a bit.
"What's up with you…? Fuu" He called mockingly. She tried her best not to turn around. If she did, he'd spread it around school and Jin and Shino would treat her differently as well as her other friends.
"N-nothing Mugen… I have to get going or I'll be late…" She pulled her arm away from him, wondering why he was still in school.
"What's up with your voice, it's all crackly 'n' shit…" He said chuckling.
"N-nothing…" It took all her might to keep her voice still so it didn't tremble but he seen through her act.
He grabbed her wrist and turned her roughly to face him. Before she turned her head and wriggled out of his grasp, he thought he saw blood on her lip and chin. He blinked rapidly to try and clear his vision to get another look but he didn't get that chance.
"What…?" He began to say but she pulled her wrist away and ran inside the building, straight for the girl's changing room.
His heart began to beat rapidly and he felt an enormous amount of guilt swell within him… If that was blood… does it mean she was hit because of me…?
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She ran into the changing room and rushed into the toilets to look in the mirror. She was a mess; her clothes were dishevelled and her left cheek had a pink mark over it. Dried blood was caked down her chin and ran into her mouth leaving a salty taste. Tears had flown down her cheeks and left little wet dots down her jumper.
Letting the tap run; she dipped her hands into the icy cold water and splashed it over her skin. Once she had washed her tears and blood away, she grabbed the bag and pulled out her long sleeved top, which she forced over her head.
She brushed her hair wildly, pulling tats and knots out of the soft locks until it looked normal. Pulling it back from her face with a hair band; she next pulled out the make-up box and opened it to scan the items inside.
There were creams and little boxed eye shadows lined in a row with lip gloss and blusher in the bottom. She ran the smooth cream over her face taking special care when touching her swollen cheek and burst lip. Next, the foundation was smeared making her skin look one colour and hiding the pink damaged cheek. Once she applied a colour to her lips she ran a thin, shimmering gloss over the top making them pucker and shine.
As if she forgot the day's events, she felt the urge to experiment with her untouched make up and see what she would look like. She ran brown, neutral colours over her eye lids and feathered her eye lashes with a black coat of mascara.
She looked stunned when she looked back at herself; like a whole different person. But her attention was drawn from the door of the changing room open. She pushed her things back into her bag and walked out of the toilets to greet whoever was there. She thought it might be someone from the salsa class but was surprised to see Mugen standing staring confused at her.
What the hell? He thought. Standing before him was a beautiful girl with long lashes and shimmering lips… lips which he couldn't stop looking at… he wanted to taste them…
"What the hell are you doing in here?!" She yelled at him.
Wait! That's Fuu?! Whoa… Actually… yes I can see it… I thought she was covered in blood…! Must be my imagination…
"I thought I saw…" She looked up at him with a confused look in her eyes. "…nothing…"
He turned around and walked out of the door, thoughts swirling in his mind. He was so sure she was bleeding and was astonished to see her standing there… wearing make-up!
She actually looked cute… what AM I saying… stupid flat chested bitch!
He walked away in a mood… although he wasn't so sure why he was behaving that way…
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Why did he come in here! He must have seen me bleeding… damn I thought I hid it well… I thought I looked away before he seen me… Oh well, the make-up made him confused… he might forget it…
She clutched her chest and held onto it hopelessly, her heart was pounding when he came in and when he did, he looked surprised. He was staring at her lips…
She ran back to the mirror to check if they were bleeding… Why was he staring at my lips if they aren't bleeding…? Jeez that had me worried…
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"Fuu… you don't look so good…" Shino called over to Fuu, as she swung her arms around delicately.
"I'm fine…" She lied. Truthfully, she had worried written all over her face. She was worried in case Mugen had seen her beat up; she was worried in case her lip began to bleed; she was worried in case the make-up wore off and she was worried in case people noticed her acting differently…
Just then as she turned to spin, she felt pain shoot down her back. She fell to the floor clutching her arms around the source of pain.
"Fuu!" Shino yelled crouching down beside her. "What's wrong!?"
"My back… I… fell down the stairs when you called… yeah… that's why I sounded funny…" She began to laugh nervously.
"Why didn't you say Fuu? You're in no condition to dance!" Shino yelled at her, supporting her shoulders to lift her off the ground.
The whole class had stopped now breathing heavily and looking down at the girl. They looked annoyed at having been interrupted, but they were still looking worried for her sake.
Shino carried her hobbling form into the changing rooms and sat her down on the bench. "Fuu… what's wrong with you…?"
Fuu looked up, wincing at Shino. "What? I told you… my bac-"
"Tell me the truth!" Shino said almost crying.
"I…told you…"
"You changed… you don't wear your pretty tops, you never wear make up… except today… you're always 'falling down stairs' or 'walking into walls'... we know you're a klutz but your not that bad…"
"…what are you saying? I told you already… I am a klutz… I…"
"What's happening to you… please just tell me… you can trust me Fuu?"
"I know I can…" Fuu looked away holding a blank expression on her face. "I'll be more careful… Shino…"
Shino sighed loudly, after wiping her eyes. She felt betrayed, untrustworthy. Why wasn't Fuu telling her best friends anything… did she even think of them as friends?
Shino stood up and walked back to the gymnasium doors. She paused just before walking through and then turned to look at Fuu.
"You should go home… you're not well enough to dance…" She said with a crackly voice. Fuu felt like she could burst into tears. She knew that Shino was looking at her differently. She could see her sadness reflected in her dark eyes.
She stood up after feeling better and grabbed her things.
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She carried on walking through the dark hallways and then out the front doors of the school. She hadn't noticed that the gang, who usually hung around to whistle at the girls, had arrived earlier and were watching her.
Mugen was amongst the twenty or so males who stood watching her limp out of the building. His eyes in specific were watching her, looking for any sign of abnormality. Of course, he had seen her walking strangely to which was commented on by his friends.
"What's the matter babe? Was he too rough on ya?" One lad yelled loudly earning some laughter.
She turned around now noticing their presence and gave them a dirty look, only they noticed her made up face and how pretty she looked, which made them more prone to tease her or reach for her.
A few of them walked over to her and followed her across the yard until she reached the main gates of the school. She turned around to yell at them.
"Leave me alone assholes!" She yelled angrily.
"Oo, a feisty one here…" on of the lad's yelled making them all snicker.
Fuu pulled a face but her natural reactions kicked in when one of the lads put their arm around her shoulder and pulled her next to him.
"Come on lass… we could go have a fun time…" He jeered.
She had frozen up by now and couldn't react to his actions. He felt her muscles tense and her heart resonate throughout her body.
"Calm down girl… we don't bite… hard…" She winced.
One of them got impatient and tore her away from the other to lift her up. He caught her in his arms bridal style and lifted her up to show her to the group who cheered and chanted.
"Nice one!"
"Got her!"
"Yuko! Yuko!"
Fuu was frightened by now, but she knew she had to use her voice. Otherwise she wouldn't escape the sexual harassment wherever she went.
"S-stop it! Let me go!" She yelled kicking her legs.
They all started to laugh at her struggles until a hand was firmly placed on the man's arm. All the gang immediately shut up and watched the scene before them.
Mugen had stepped in. He didn't know why, he just felt angry when they grabbed her so he moved quickly and stopped him from throwing her around. Next, he placed his arms under Fuu and snatched her away from Yuko.
He realised his gang would start to doubt him or think weird things about him and the girl, so he decided to speak up so they'd think he was still Mugen.
"This ones mine…" He snickered looking at Yuko, whose face broke out into a grin.
It was a widely known fact that they hung around to pick up the fine dancers to have there way with them, unless they had a ride waiting for them. Mugen was, obviously, aware of this fact having picked up a few his self.
Most of the women hoped to get his attention the most, seen as though he was the most looked up to in the gang and his rouged looks made him quite dangerous looking and handsome.
He turned around with Fuu in his hands and walked out the gates with the gang hooting and cheering him on. Fuu looked up at him confused. His grin had left him since he turned the corner and then he put her down.
"M-Mugen?" She asked a little scared of his intentions.
"Don't worry… I ain't planning on raping ya… Your flat chest does nothing for me!" He said grinning.
"I don't have a flat chest! My clothes make me supple!" She yelled at him. Realization dawned on her. She had spent so long in covering up so this wouldn't happen but she was openly admitting she did have a chest and to Mugen.
"Why wear stupid jumpers then?" He retorted.
They walked into an area surrounded by street lamps and houses with big gardens. She wasn't far away from home now… She began to worry. It was still early and her mother didn't come in until a few hours time. She didn't feel like letting him have his way with her any time soon… or ever for that matter
She had to quickly cover the fact up in case h grew suspicious. "No… you're right I don't have a chest…" She said stiffly.
He looked down at her slouching form. She figured if she slouched, her curves wouldn't show through the baggy top, as well as her bruises.
Suddenly, he pinned her wrists above her head with one of his against the garden gate they were walking past, and ran his hand over her breasts. She gasped and froze again. She began to tremble and her eyes glazed over with fear.
He felt her shaking but he couldn't help checking her out to see why her decision suddenly changed. He confirmed his suspicion. Her breasts were quite big, bigger than any average girl at their school, yet not too big. Why did she cover them up?
He took her chin with his hand and lifted her head to look him in the eye. He saw fear, she was scared of him… and for some reason; that made him a little angry and upset. He started to murmur something, looking entranced.
"…stop…please…don't…please stop… please… don't do it…"
He pulled away thinking of a way to get her to snap out of it. "Dont do what?"
She was silent…
"Jeez relax… I was only wanting to know why you changed your mind so quickly… but I guess that means I'll have to come up with a different insult for ya now…" He said walking away with his hands on his head in a cocky manner.
Her eyes followed him, and then relaxed again knowing he didn't have that thought in mind. "Pervert!" She yelled at him.
"Yeah whatever… hurry up or I won't walk ya home…" He said stopping and glancing behind him.
She looked shocked. Mugen? King of popularity. Ladies man. Womanizing pervert. Asshole… Wants to walk me home?!
She caught up to him and walked beside him. Maybe he does expect something out of me…
"I… don't want to go home yet… you don't have to…" She said quickly looking away.
"Fine… where ya wanna go?"
"…"
"Fine… then I'll choose…"
"Mugen? Why are you doing this?" she asked stopping. It was his fault she got beat… yet she didn't blame him… she couldn't find it in her to blame him…
"Doing what?" He asked turning around and stopping with her.
"This… walking me home? Taking me somewhere…" she looked a little angry.
"Do I need a reason? Maybe I jus' wanna." He said raising a brow at her.
"You must have a reason… I… I won't have sex with you!" She yelled turning around and walking back the way they came.
"Whoa! Wait!" He yelled running after her. "Like I said… I don't need a reason… Who said I wanted sex?!"
"Then why?!"
"I just wanna! Jeez woman…"
She stopped but didn't turn to look at him. "Fine… then I wanna go to the park…" She said as she looked up and continued to walk.
He didn't say anything, yet made his feet stomp a little so she knew he was still there.
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When they made it to the park, there was a street lamp lit near the entrance, but the one at the back of the park was blinking on and off. The park itself was desolate, and the wind occasionally blew the swings back and forward.
They walked over to the swings and sat down on them. Fuu grabbed a hold of the chains on both sides and swung back and forth a little bit, letting her loose hair blow forwards over face. Mugen sat awkwardly not knowing what to do. He hadn't just sat with a girl before or even walked her home. He normally didn't care or woke up and found she had left.
He glanced over at her silence and decided to swing madly on the swing to avoid the awkwardness. The wind made her hair blow more and she noticed movement out the corner of her eyes. She looked up and watched him swinging highly backwards and forwards standing up as he went.
Mugen heard laughter as he went past Fuu so he turned back to see if she was watching him. Just as he flew past her; her hair blew backwards showing her face. She was smiling and laughing loudly at him, tears forming in the corner of her eyes, making Mugen feel like he accomplished something.
"Ya gonna laugh or join me?" He said competitively. "Come on!"
She looked up at him smiling still and stood up on her swing as it rocked back and forth. Eventually her swing was going quite high in the air, yet not as high as his.
She looked over to him grinning and watched as he jumped off the swing into the sand pit. He laughed loudly then looked over to her grinning. "Your turn…" He laughed.
He sat up on his elbows and watched her. "…but I can't jump that far…" She said sheepishly, still swinging forwards and backwards.
"What? You're not going all chicken on me now? Ya never know 'til ya try…!" He said now standing up.
She bit her lip nervously and when she swung forward she jumped off the swing. She looked down to where she was going to land and noticed she hadn't quite made the sand pit, in fact just in front of it if her mental calculations were correct.
She closed her eyes tightly and held her arms out in front of her. Her eyes opened widely after a moment to see that she hadn't made that contact with the tarred floor. In fact she was lying on something firm, yet softer than the ground.
He had rushed over in front of her before she landed and grabbed her falling backwards into the pit again. They were both laughing loudly now until Fuu stopped and looked up at him embarrassed.
He looked down at his chest to notice she was lying on top of him, looking up with a flushed face. He had never had such a childish time, playing on swings like some sort of five year old, but he found it so hilarious that he didn't notice the compromising position they landed in.
Fuu leaned up off his chest and brought her knees either side of him until she was straddling him. He just carried on watching her until she rolled off him onto her back looking slightly flushed.
She looked up to the sky and watched for anything interesting. He didn't find it as interesting as her so he just watched her, rolling onto his side to face her. The moon reflected her face perfectly, and then he noticed something running down her lip.
"You're bleeding…" He said blankly watching her. She shot up into a sitting position and wiped her chin and lip to find blood. Her lip gloss had worn off and when she landed on Mugen her lip had re-opened.
"I… must have knocked it…" She said hoping he'd believe her.
He grunted mindlessly, making her calm down. They sat there staring at the sky for what seemed like hours; occasionally glancing at each other with a grin or smiling secretly. Fuu held her arm out in front of her in an attempt to connect the stars but shot to her feet in a flash. She had seen the time when she held her arm out and it had been hours…
"I… should get going now…" She said standing up and sucking her lip where it bled. His eyes followed her across the park slyly.
"Later…" He said watching her. She turned around and looked him in the eye.
"Yeah…" She smiled sweetly. "Thanks… Mugen…" With that, she turned around and walked down the winding path out of sight.
Damn that was fun… He thought grinning. Wait a minute… jeez its Fuu…
He stood up and stretched off letting his back twist and crack. He started to jump up and down on the spot and punch the air like a boxer, until he heard yells from the nearby house.
"Will you kids go to bed!? It's almost ten at night!" He yelled.
"Che, whatever…" Mugen said walking away. "Wait a minute… ten? Shit Fuu!"
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Wow, who thought Mugen would be so… nice, understanding… She felt a blush creep up on her face. Jeez Fuu no falling for him! Men are all bad news!
She kept walking until she heard footsteps behind her. She turned around with a smile expecting to see Mugen, but froze when she seen two tall, muscular men wearing baggy pants and vest tops. They had knifes attached to their belts and weren't slowing down.
They grabbed her arms and threw her against a brick wall. The air was knocked out of her from the contact and she felt the tip of a blade being held against her neck. Suddenly, Mugen jumped around the corner and stuck his blade into one of the men's stomach making him stumble backwards. Fuu looked shocked that Mugen came to save her yet again but more surprised to see him wielding a long white katana like a professional. He swung and jumped around to avoid being hit by the other man until finally; he slashed the sword against the man's chest.
The two men ran away looking pretty beat up leaving Mugen spitting at the floor and Fuu froze to the spot. She looked over to him wide eyed. Nothing like that had ever happened to her before, being threatened about nothing.
"You okay?" He asked blankly, sheathing his sword.
She nodded stiffly and felt herself drifting towards him. She grabbed his shirt and pulled her self into him clutching him desperately. He stood there unsurely looking down at the young girl clinging sacredly to him.
"Erm…" He felt pretty awkward. He hadn't just hugged a girl before without expecting sex afterwards.
"Thank you…" She whispered. He simply patted her head like a dog making her laugh. Obviously this hasn't happened to him before…
"Who were they?" She asked pulling away and straightening out her clothes.
"They're part of a pretty dangerous gang around here… called Shogunate…" He said calmly.
"Oh… where'd you get that from?" She asked pointing at his blade.
"Grabbed it from home before I came… They usually hang around the area this time at night. We think their boss lives nearby or something…"
"Oh? Do they not get on with Ryukyu?" She asked referring to Mugen's own gang. Mugen wasn't the leader of the gang but was pretty well respected for his fighting and womanizing skills.
"Nope, in fact they are so eager to start some sort of war against us…" He said with a bored tone. She got a little irritated with his uncaring tone like the topic meant nothing.
"Jeez… I can see why you're so laid back… I mean it's just a war right?" She said sarcastically. She turned around and waved her hand to walk away.
"Where ya goin'?"
"Home, my… step-father will kill me…" She said hesitantly. She had turned around to see if he noticed but he stood confused. "You know the guy you met earlier?"
"Oh he's your dad?" He said scratching his head.
"What did you think he was!?" She yelled at him with her hands on her hips.
"Lover… boyfriend… your betrothed…" He said with a smirk. He noticed her angry expression and soon regretted his words. He was already expecting something was going on between them.
"No… he's not!" She said sourly turning around and walking home.
Mugen stood confused and then turned around strutting to his apartment. He lived alone, and unexpectedly close to Fuu, since he didn't know his parents and was given the apartment as gratitude for saving the leader of Ryukyu; the main reason he was respected which not many knew of…
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Hey, this is the update. I have actually written most of this story so far except the ending. So I will update this a chapter per night, maybe two… if I feel I like it :P
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