Ch.3: Impatience

Be warned there is some swearing in this chapter, due to Mugen's frustration about Fuu's whereabouts.

Riiing, Riiiinnnng, Riiiiiinnnnnnngggggg!

Fuu looked at her cell phone, it was Mugen. Shino who was now at the ice cream shop said, "Maybe you should just answer it Fuu, I'm sure he's just worried. Jin can be a bit over-protective of me too."

Fuu couldn't help but feel bad. 'He must have realized I slipped out.' Her shoulders slumped and she had a regretful look on her face.

"Oh give me that!" Yuri said rather irritably as she snatched the phone from Fuu's hand and turned it off stuffing it into her own Coach purse.

"Yuri, give that back! What are you doing?!"

"Yuri, give the phone back to Fuu, you'll only make things worse for her," Shino said.

Fuu tried to give Yuri her best puppy dog look, but Yuri was never one to be fooled by that look, that was Mugen's job.

"Sorry Fuu, but no can do. It was hard enough for you to get the courage to leave him for the day as it is, you can't have fun if he's going to call you 24/7, and you know it! He needs tough love. It's time he learned that you are your own person, and you deserve to spend time with other people without him around."

"Well, yeah but…"

"Tell her Shino, even Jin doesn't pull the crap he does."

"….Fuu. Maybe you should leave the phone off for a little while. At least a couple of hours, then I'm sure Yuri will relent and give you your phone back," Shino replied, casting a look to Yuri who eagerly responded by nodding yes with a huge smile of victory.

"I guess."

"Great Fuu and don't worry, Mugen will get over it! Now let's get this show on the road! So much to do and so little time to do it all in!" Yuri always was the dramatic type, and Shino's roll of the eyes showed that she agreed. And with that the three attractive young ladies made their way to their next destination, the mall.

At about the same time somewhere else in the city:

'Damn it! I swear this is all has to be that bitch's fault Yuri! No way in hell Fuu woulda' ever done somethin' like this without that girl's influence! Ever since me 'n Fuu got together that bitch has wanted to break us up! Always complainin' bout' how I'm too possessive and strict. Tch' that little weasel just doesn't like the fact that Fuu got herself a damn good lookin' man before she did. Sucks to be you bitch! Good luck to the prick that's dumb enough to wanna marry her.'

"Damn you Yuri!!!" Mugen continued his rant all the while squeezing his cell phone while he was driving his motorcycle, which went unanswered by Fuu. Until eventually it dawned on him that Fuu, or Yuri, that sceamer, must have turned it off.

Ever since Mugen had left the house, he'd been circling the usual areas that Fuu and her friends liked to hang out at, but they were no where to be found. By now he realized that they must have anticipated he would do something like this, and they made sure to avoid the usual hangouts altogether. He was trying to drive slower than usual lest he miss seeing Fuu walking around the shopping center near the boardwalk, because he was driving too fast. Suddenly Mugen got an idea and he was pretty mad at himself for not having thought of it earlier. He pulled over to the side of the boardwalk and pulled out his cell phone and began dialing.

'No way Shino would'a left without tellin' ol' four-eyes where she was goin', and knowing that pansy he didn't even put up a descent fight ta' get his woman to stay with him; she's got him whipped, poor bastard.'

Holding the phone to his ear because he didn't like using blue-tooth's, to Mugen those things are for girls and gay guys, Mugen impatiently waited for his best friend to answer the phone.

'Come on fish-face answer the damn phone!' Finally he heard someone speaking to him.

"Yes Mugen, what is it?"

Mugen couldn't put his finger on it but that voice of his sounded like he wasn't all that surprised that Mugen had called him; immediately he got suspicious, and his eyes narrowed instinctively, and Jin could have swore he heard growling on the other end.

Truth is when Shino told Jin that the girls, including Fuu, would be going out for the day, he expected Mugen to behave this way. 'That love struck fool must be trying to get some information out of me.'

"All right come clean, tell me where the hell they are." He was trying to be as patient as possible, but his words were coming out in more of a menacing way due to the clenching of his teeth; his patience was wearing thin, all he wanted to do was find Fuu and tell her that he was sorry but he also wanted an apology. She shouldn't have run out like that when his back was turned. It really bothered him that she would have left with out even leaving a note, and even worse she didn't want to answer his phone calls or his text messages. There was so much that he wanted to say to her, he just had to find her!

Jin always was a patient man but he was never one to allow Mugen to bully him, Mugen may be able to bully other people but Jin certainly wasn't one of them.

"Ah, I see. So you are looking for the girls." His voice was covered in sarcasm.

That was it, Mugen had had enough.

"Listen you shit head, I know you know where they are!! Now tell me before I go to yur' house an' drive my bike all over that damn front yard a' yurs' that you love so damn much!!"

Jin's eyebrow twitched remembering the trick that Mugen pulled on him when he was drunk. It took the landscapers nearly a month to fix his grass, because Mugen loved the trick so much that he decided to do it again two more times. His magnolias were barely growing back.

"Threats will accomplish nothing with me you baboon."

Now Mugen wasn't the type of guy to let anyone insult him and it was true, he could be a complete moron sometimes, but if he had any hopes of finding Fuu then he'd have to actually… (gulp) take his lame insults.

"Come on fish-face tell me where they are, I know that you've gotta be as interested as me to know where yur' girl is right now. Or arenchya' worried that she's found someone that's more entertainin' to be around. She may not be as hot as Fuu but that don't mean she isn't hot." Mugen was trying to be as convincing as possible to get Jin to tell him where Fuu was but he was completely unprepared for Jin's response.

"I am aware that Shino is they type of woman that plenty of men would want to be with, but I have enough trust in her to know that when she tells me that she cares only for me, that she means it. I will not try to keep her from living her life merely to calm my own fears of abandonment, though I am known to at times be a bit overprotective. It would be wrong to be that selfish, and if I did behave that way she may have all the more reason to leave me."

The semi-lecture left Mugen a bit weary of the future and severely disoriented, he had to lean a bit more on his bike for leverage in case he collapsed from the overload of friends message, that was more for Mugen's own benefit than it was for Jin, but he couldn't let Jin's words completely set in, he just needed to see Fuu, just hear her voice. He had to remain selfish just for a bit longer. After he found Fuu he'd really think about what Jin said, right now it was too much for him. Mugen couldn't believe how one person could turn his life upside down, just for wanting a little independence. He had been abandoned plenty of times before in his life, but never by someone he loved. It was too much for him. This really was a long day.

"Look, all I want is a clue, gimme somethin'…Jin."

Though Mugen couldn't see it Jin's eyebrows rose up and his mouth was slightly agape. Mugen rarely used his name except in extreme circumstances, he really is a love struck fool, but Jin was no better. Jin knew Shino was the most important person in his life and would always remain so. Still he did hope that what he told Mugen may help him reflect on his behavior towards everything Fuu. But right now his desperate friend needed some sort of life line and Jin felt obliged to give it to him.

"Hmm…all I know is that Shino had mentioned that they would meet up at the ice cream parlor on Watanabe Street, though I doubt that they are still there. If they aren't then the mall would be your next best bet. Apparently one of their favorite shoe stores is having a store wide bogo sale. Both men cringed at the idea; neither liked shopping, especially when it was with their girls. How females could shop for hours on end was completely beyond them.

Jin could hear the sigh of relief come from the other line. "Mugen."

"Yeah," he sounded so exhausted.

"Make sure you know what you are doing, I feel that you are treading on thin ice at the moment. Fuu loves you. Don't make her feel like returning your love is suffocating."

Mugen didn't like using the word love so freely, only with Fuu could he be more at ease with that word, so he merely grumbled and said,

"…Leave your cell phone on in case I can't find the shoe store in the mall, I'll need your help again." Mugen really hated getting help from anyone, even from his best friend.

"See ya' later ….thanks." Once again Jin's mouth went agape and was left completely speechless, though his best friends thank you was a bit muffled, he heard it none-the-less.

'What an odd day, I need some sleep. Hopefully that big ape doesn't make too much of a scene, though I suppose it can't be helped.'

At the same time in the mall:

"Fuu, I'm going to go see if they have this shoe in a bigger size, tell Shino when she comes back from the bathroom."

"Kay." Fuu was in a much better mood. Yuri had convinced her that everything would be okay and Fuu felt that at the end of the day everything would be sorted out. Fuu would of course have to make it up to Mugen for ditching him, but he would need to make it up to her too for forbidding her to leave. Shaking her head she cleared her thoughts before they overwhelmed her, and made her go into another foul mood.

"…hmmm, now which shoes would Mugen prefer on me?"

She always did care for Mugen's opinion on what she looked like in what she wore. but fortunately Mugen was just happy having Fuu around him, he didn't care much what she wore, well unless it was something sexy, that really made him happy! She found herself smiling at the thought of him.

'My poor Mugen, I'll buy some shoes that he would love too.'

"I don't know which shoes Mugen would like but I think those would look great on you Fuu."

Fuu turned around and there was Shino. Shino was always like a big sister to Fuu. Even though she met Yuri in the 6th grade and she had only known Shino for the past 2 years, she and Shino shared a bond that Yuri couldn't reach. Both Fuu and Shino were very much in love with their men who were best friends, and it only strengthened their sisterly bond.

"Do you really think so?" The shoes were a soft creamy white with beautiful designs on them.

"Yes, definitely, and I'm certain Mugen would like them on you too, just like these shoes will make Jin love me even more."

Shino with great stealth, quickly opened her shoe box lid for a matter of seconds before she closed the box again, giving Fuu the chance to reveal a pair of high heels that were obviously meant to entice Jin.

"Shino I didn't know you had it in you." Both friends giggled girlishly, and headed for the checkout.

Meanwhile behind the children's shoe department, Yuri was checking Fuu's cell phone which was barely being turned on.

'Damn him, 47 missed calls and 26 text messages. He's going to ruin our fun, the two hours are nearly up. Fuu will definitely call him when she see's how he's been calling her and texting her.'

So she did a horrible thing and deleted nearly every one of them. Deep down she knew it was wrong, but rarely did the three of them get time out together anymore. So she rationalized that in the end it was only fair. Returning to find the girls she saw they were in line.

"Did you two get what you needed?"

"Yep! Did you?"

"Oh, I just decided that I didn't need them after all. By the way Fuu here's your precious cell phone." Grudgingly she gave it back to Fuu, whom immediately opened it and prepared herself for the onslaught of missed calls and texts and even worse, the angry voice messages. So to say she was surprised to see that there were not too many was an understatement.

"Huh? Only 9 missed calls and 5 text messages. Wow, I'm impressed my Mugen is really taking this so well!" Feeling reenergized and at peace with her decision, Fuu said,

"Well let's head out to the movie, I'm all for watching an action flick!"

"That's the spirit Fuu; come on Shino, lets got going."

Watching her two best friends walk merrily out the store doors, Shino could not help felling that something was wrong. So making sure to keep a good distance from her friends, she pulled out her cell phone and called her boyfriend. After speaking rather quickly with Jin for a few minutes, Shino promptly hung up, and her eyes bore into the back of her selfish friend's head.

'Yuri, what have you done?'

TBC

That's it for chapter 3! I am pretty sure that the next chapter will be the last, and maybe I'll throw in an epilogue. I am glad that I gave Jin a cameo and it was in-fact longer than I had intended but I think it worked well.

BTW did anyone else think that it was seriously messed up of Yuri to delete all Mugen's calls and text messages? I swear I heard the lyrics to the Mister Grinch song in the background! :)

If you have any ideas let me know and check out my one-shots of Mugen and Fuu! Later and make sure to review!