"To what?"
He muttered something in his native language.
"To what?" she repeated, not understanding a word.
He groaned again.
"Tell me," she pleaded. He remained silent. "Mugen -"
"Alright damn it!" he shouted. "I went to Nagasaki because -!" The shouting faded into a just barely intelligible mumble.
"I saw you a few months ago and - you looked so good - got this weird feeling in my stomach - wouldn't go away - went to Nagasaki to make it go away."
"You mean you went to Nagasaki to see me?"
"I went to Nagasaki so I could either get shot down and be done with it or nail you and get it out of my system."
Wow, I can't believe he told me that, he could have just as easily lied. Well, I guess I shouldn't be surprised, he may be an asshole, but he is pretty honest. I guess that's part of what makes him such an asshole.
"Did it work?" she asked.
"Did what work?"
"Did you get me out of your system?"
"What do you think?" he shouted irritably.
She was speechless. That's probably as close to a declaration of love as I am ever going to get out of him.
"Alright now c'mere, time to pay up," he grinned maniacally, "and just for that, you're gonna be sore for a week." He discarded his clothes and playfully pushed her down on to the futon.
His head turned suddenly towards the door as he reached for the knot in her obi.
"What?" Fuu giggled. Mugen was silent and still, staring at the door like a cat that had sensed something beyond human perception.
Nearly a dozen armed men suddenly burst in.
"Damn it! Can't you assholes see I'm about to score here?" groaned Mugen.
"That's her, the murderer from Nagasaki!" One of them shouted. Fuu's eyes widened. Oh shit!
Mugen dove for his sword, but there were already several men between it and him. Two of the men grabbed Fuu as Mugen came to his feet.
"Get your hands the hell off my woman!" Mugen roared, not seeming to care about his nudity.
Did he just say what I thought he said?
"Out of the way, this one's a fugitive who's committed two murders, we don't have a warrant for you," one of the men shouted.
"Now there's something I've never heard a cop say to me before," Mugen snickered through his increasing anger.
"Now stay out of the way, she's under arrest," said one of the men holding Fuu's arms.
"Mugen, don't be stupid! I'll be alright," Fuu lied.
"The hell you will be!" Mugen bellowed as he knocked the feet out from under one of the men. He grabbed the face and shoulder of another and sharply turned the head to the side, snapping the neck and then pushing the now dead man backwards, knocking over several members of the posse.
Unfortunately, not even Mugen could stand up to eleven men with swords, at least not when he was unarmed and butt-naked, but it was still pretty close.
However, he did manage to get himself arrested.
I just added the naked part at the last minute, thought it might add an amusing element.
It seems to be almost a fugen fanfic tradition to have some sort of "my woman" line, and who would I be to go against tradition? An ass, that's what.
