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So I decided that a Fuugen chapter story isn't for me. I do love writing chapter stories but this couple fits me better with One Shots. Hope you guys like this and continue to come back for more!

For their will be more!

Inspiration for this one: The song "Stay" by Rihanna. I don't really listen to her often but this song is so beautiful and it inspired this oneshot! I advise listening to it for like, the second half of the chapter=)

ENJOY!

Oneshot 11: STAY

by: AshAnime

Mugen couldn't tell her.

It would only complicate things if he did. He was the kind of guy that thrived off of complication but, strangely enough, avoided it. He didn't need Fuu going and getting the wrong idea. So he stuck to the usual.

Annoy the hell out of her.

"What is wrong with you, Mugen?! You can't just go around peaking under every girl's skirt!"

Mugen smirked. Fuu had that little pinch between her eyebrows again. The one that showed up every time he got on her nerves. "Oh don't get yer panties in a twist. Yer just mad I aint peeking up yours."

Of course this little comment only made the girl angrier. "You're such a perv!"

Then Fuu was stomping off to go find Jin. The four-eyed samurai was trying to see if he could trade some of their old stuff for fairly new things. Mugen honestly didn't care as long as Jin stayed far away from his clothes. There was no way in hell he was giving those up.

Sighing, the Ryukyu pirate placed his sword on his back, ending his little game of lifting skirts with the hilt. It wasn't really fun if Fuu wasn't around to see it and get mad. A strong wind pushed through the small street and he found himself gazing out at the lapping ocean nearby. They would have to leave this town soon. The three never did stay in one place for long, but Mugen found himself uncharacteristically clutching unto the idea of this place.

It had been a long time away from the sea.

Begrudgingly tearing his eyes away from the foaming waves, he started the long walk back to the tiny, sea worn, shack they had adopted. It sat abandoned and unkempt close to the docks. Jin insisted upon searching for its owner through out the town to see if they had to pay for a stay, but every person they came across simply said "take it!"

Mugen now found himself in front of the poor excuse of shelter. He had to admit it did look a whole lot better then when they first arrived. Fuu had placed a few potted flowers out front and Jin took the liberty of patching numerous cracks and holes.

At the time Mugen thought it was pointless. They were going to leave anyways.

"Done being a pervert, are we?"

Mugen was slightly surprised to see Fuu standing in the doorway of the shack with her hands on her hips. "Thought you went chasing after four-eyes," he muttered, walking up to Fuu and stepping past her glare in order to get inside.

"I did meet up with Jin," she huffed, stomping inside and kneeling down in her corner of the place. There were numerous trinkets spread out and a few kimonos. "He told me to start packing. We're heading to the next town tomorrow morning."

Mugen shrugged off his sword and placed it in his corner. He had a feeling he was about to say something he'd regret later but the words flowed anyway. "Why are we even leaving? You found yer sunflower dude already so… why go from town to town?"

"We've been traveling for as long as I can remember," Fuu answered absent-mindedly, carefully placing everything in a small pink bag.

"I know, but why?"

"I don't know," she mumbled, struggling with her kimonos. "I guess if one of us found a place that we like enough we could settle down. Maybe even get a job or something, but I doubt-"

"I'm staying."

Fuu froze. She stopped squishing down the numerous things in her bag and turned to look at a serious Mugen. She knew he was serious because he had on the same expression when he saved her from those creeps a year ago.

"What do you mean-?"

"I'm staying. I like it here so I'm staying."

Fuu frowned. For some reason she felt like someone had just kicked her in the gut. "Jin is leaving you know? It's clear he doesn't like it here."

Mugen held his unwavering gaze. "I don't care. I said I'm stayin' so I'm stayin'"

"Okay…" Fuu pushed a brown piece of hair behind her ear and sighed. Suddenly, she didn't feel like packing.

"I don't care if you stay too."

Her eyes darted towards Mugen's relaxed frame. He was propped up against the wall with his hands behind his head, watching for her reaction. Fuu could hear her heart beating in her ears. Sure traveling with Mugen and Jin was no big deal, but to live with Mugen only? That seemed to be something much more intimate.

"And abandon Jin?" she whispered.

Mugen frowned. The whole time they were talking Fuu could see a mischievous glint in his eyes. Like he was about to set off on a forbidden mission. Now it was gone. "If you care so much about him then leave."

"Mugen that's not what I-"

"It aint that hard, Fuu! It's either yer staying with me or leaving with four-eyes!"

Fuu blinked. Mugen rarely ever called her by her name. He was always giving her degrading nicknames that irked her. "Believe it or not it is hard Mugen!" she found herself yelling back. "Why can't you just come with us?!"

"I aint budging!"

"Fine!"

"Fine!"

Mugen got up from his seat and stomped out of their little shack. He didn't need his sword for where he was going. The docks were close by so he decided to stomp off in that direction. The water had a weird way of calming him down.

Though it nearly killed him twice.

Kicking at anything that came in contact with his foot, he soon found himself at the end of the docks. Big white birds flew low to the water, scooping up fish with their feet.

"Mugen?"

He didn't turn around even though she was right behind him. He couldn't tell her the things that were running through his head.

It would complicate things.

She'd get the wrong idea.

A part of him wanted her to.

"What'd you want?" he muttered, lowering himself to sit on the edge of the dock. He could here Fuu's small feet pad along the wood and stop next to him.

"You really do love it here, don't you?"

Mugen grumbled a few curses under his breath before shrugging.

Fuu sighed and lowered herself to sit next to him. She never told Jin or Mugen but she often found herself wondering too. Why did they have to keep traveling? Why couldn't they settle down for once? "Tell me, Mugen," she whispered, causing him to look at her. "What makes this place different from the rest?"

"The ocean," he answered, almost immediately. "It's got the ocean without all of the bad crap Ryukyu had."

"I see." Fuu swept a piece of hair behind her ear and nodded.

Mugen stared down at her as she gazed out at the calm waters. He wondered if this was the only chance he'd get to tell her, but he didn't know how. A guy like him wasn't raised that way. "Stay," he found himself ordering her. Fuu looked up at him in surprise and slight anger. "I'm serious. You should stay. What's gunna happen when four-eyes meets up with Shino and abandons yer ass?"

"Mugen-"

"Stay."

Fuu huffed in exasperation and did something she knew would shut him up. She grabbed Mugen's hand and stared him right in the eyes.

It worked.

"Do you know what you're asking me Mugen?"

Said pirate shrugged.

"Back in my hometown, and in most places, when a guy asks a girl to live with him… it usually means-"

"It doesn't have to!" Mugen blurted, yanking his hand away from Fuu as if she had burned him. "Why do you always have to go and give everything a deeper meanin'?!"

"I'm not-"

"You want to keep chasing Jin around the whole goddamn world then fine, but don't say I didn't warn ya!"

At that Fuu rose to a stand and stared down at Mugen in frustration. Why couldn't they ever have a civil conversation together? How did he expect her to stay with that attitude? Fuu decided that she was her own person and some gloomy, homesick pirate wasn't going to take her freedom from her.

"I'll be leaving with Jin in the morning," she harrumphed, turning on her heel and starting towards their run down shack. Seeing the pathetic thing almost made her reconsider.

Fuu was halfway down the dock when spindly arms wrapped around her torso, pulling her into a boney yet warm chest. Her breath caught in her throat and for a second she thought she was being kidnapped… again.

But then Fuu turned her head and tilted her big brown eyes up at a familiar face.

"Mugen?" she whispered softly. Never had she ever seen such a vulnerable look in his eyes. For the very first time Fuu could see past everything and simply see a young man who finally wanted a home.

"Stay," Mugen croaked, squeezing out the word with conviction.

Fuu knew that it would be ludicrous not to.

"I will."

I'VE GOT MY MOJO BACK BABY!

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