I'm so happy that my first fanfic has followers and reviews. :) Thanks everyone. Here is chapter seven. You may get another chapter later today. Enjoy.
I own nothing having to do with Samurai Deeper Kyo.
It was an odd surprise waking up the next morning to find out Kyo had decided to stay another day. Normally the slayer of a thousand men would be in an all fired hurry towards their next destination, but Yuya didn't scoff at the chance. Instead she had set about restocking her supply of ammunition. She had spread out her cloth and bullet creating supplies on the little porch facing the garden and busied herself as Kyo ordered Tora to go restock their traveling supplies.
Benitora had looked over at her longingly, but in the end he had slumped through the door promising to be back by her side soon. Yukimura had taken a seat near Kyo and was laughing over morning sake. Yuya shook her head at drinking so early in the day, but remained in her little spot. She had considered going to find Shin and Yucci to see them off, but thought better of it.
She was still sitting on the little porch when she saw someone moving through the garden. Yucci and Shin had apparently come to find her. Just as they started walking towards her, Yuya lifted her hand in a light wave. "Yucci," she breathed out nearly silently. Behind her she heard one of the men stand. Yuya knew it was Yukimura leaving the room, and with that one movement she credited him with more intelligence that most sober men.
Standing, Yuya brushed the dust from her clothing and stepped down into the garden to meet her friends. Yucci walked up to her first and wrapped her small arms around Yuya's waist. "Thank you," the girl whispered.
Hugging her back, Yuya whispered, "I'll be back one day, Yucci. I promise." The girl nodded her head against her, and Yuya tighten her hug. "Good bye."
Yucci released Yuya and stepped back beside her brother. Her eyes were down cast, avoiding the sight of the man still sitting inside the room. Shin however looked into the room openly before stepping up to Yuya. "You won't change your mind?" he asked sternly. The handprint from last night was still red, and Yuya wondered if a bruise would blossom over is cheek.
Shaking her head, Yuya said, "Be safe, Shin."
Shin lowered his head and said, "Jin is staying longer. He said he needs to talk with you. Please, consider whatever he has to say." The only response Yuya could give to this was a nod. "We're going then. Be careful, Yu."
Yuya watched her friends walk away before resuming her seat on the porch. Behind her she could feel Kyo's eyes staring at her. With Yukimura gone his entertainment had left, and she guessed that meant she was the new target. Trying to ignore the discomfort that his intense gaze caused, Yuya went back to rolling and twisting the bullets.
"So, Dogface, those were your friends?" Yuya felt herself cringe at the nickname and jerked her head around to stare back at the man who had used it.
"I thought we agreed on no name calling?" she demanded angrily. Seeing him smirk at her, Yuya turned back around. She knew he had done it to get at her and there would likely be no apology for it. "Yes, those were two of my friends from childhood. They're leaving, as you noticed, but Jin is staying longer. So please, no name calling."
Kyo let out one of his rare soft laughs and she heard him stand up. To her surprise the samurai walked over to the porch with sake bottle in hand. He sat down several feet away from her and smirked. "Alright, servant, pour my sake."
Yuya couldn't help the idiot look that covered her face at that moment. "Are you kidding? My hands are covered in black powder." Seeing Kyo's unfaltering red glare, Yuya whipped her hands as clean as she could and reached for the sake bottle. "Might make it taste better," she grumbled carefully pouring him a cup of sake. She barely noticed the second cup Kyo had carried over with him.
Just as she sat the bottle back down, Kyo took it and poured a second cup. He promptly lifted the cup up to her and said, "Drink." The surprisingly nonviolent command in his voice had Yuya reaching for the cup without thinking. Yuya sipped at the sake along with Kyo for a moment in silence. She had so much that she should be doing, and yet here she was drinking sake with a man worth one million ryo. "The village has quality sake."
"Hmm," Yuya said with a little nod. The sake was the best the area had to offer. She had not been lying when she had told him that. Kyo's comment had been simple, but it made her feel like she should really be doing something else. Yuya looked at her cloth, wondering if Jin could find out any information in just one day.
The second surprise from Kyo that day came with his sudden stand and retreat back to his previous seat. What was that about? She asked before pushing the thought away. Yuya had things to do and she realized then that she had been hiding away from Shin and Yucci by staying there making her ammunition. Hurrying through the last cartridge Yuya quickly put away her stuff and told Kyo she had things she had to do. With that she sat out to find out what she could about this rag tag gang that was hanging around the area.
Out on the street, Yukimura watched Yuya exit the inn. The young bounty hunter seemed to have a level of purpose in her step as she strolled through the crowd. "Now, what's she up to?"
Beside him, Sasuke spoke up. "She's going to look for the ones who hurt her friend. Her other friend, Jin, is still around, but the others have left."
For Yukimura the little Miss Yuya had turned into quite the interesting person. Slowly she was bringing out a part of Kyo that no one had ever seen before, and now she was heading out to her own battle without even asking for any of their help. Most women would have run to the closest, strongest man they could find, but not Miss Yuya. Here she was traveling with the strongest men in the country and she was going it alone with a man who didn't look like he could handle even a sip of sake.
"Keep following her. Offer to help her find whoever she's looking for," Yukimura said.
Sasuke looked up at him with a raised eyebrow. "And if she finds them?"
At this Yukimura burst out into a sing song laugh. "Well come get me before that of course. That's a fight I'd very much love to see." With that the young ninja vanished into the crowd, chasing after the bounty hunter.
This will be very interesting indeed, Mibu Kyo, the Sanda thought ideally rubbing a piece of cloth at the merchant shop between his fingers.
Two of her friends have departed, but Jin remains. Will Yuya be able to help him find revenge? Will Kyo insert himself into the action? Will Yukimura watch with popcorn in hand?