Chapter 7: A softer moment and a quick kidnapping.

"I know it's not much…but it's the only one around for another 4 miles." The young woman's name is Tsune. She opened the door to the stable and led them inside.

"Thank you, we appreciate this." Fuu walked inside with Matsu. Mugen followed.

"Thank you, how can we repay you Tsune?" asked Jin.

"Please just take care of the child." Said Tsune. Jin nodded and walked in. Tsune walked away.

Jin started a fire, and soon young Matsu fell asleep.

"Mugen? Can I see your arm? Said Fuu. It was bleeding pretty badly.

"Damn Ito. Bitch stabbed me." He stood up "Don't worry about it Fuu."

"I'm gonna go wash it off." He walked out of the stable.

"I better go with him. Can you watch Matsu?" she asked Jin. He nodded. She walked outside, she saw Mugen down at the riverbank that was near the stable. "Mugen?" her voice broke the silence.

"Huh?" he turned to see Fuu standing over him. "Oh, it's you. What?" he asked.

"I came to see your arm." She said, she sat down next to him.

"It's fine." He said.

"But its still bleeding." She was annoyed by his "tough guy" act. "Just let me see it." She took his arm.

"OUCH! That hurt dammit." He whined

"Oh, don't be a baby." She replied. She ripped off a piece of her kimono and wet it; she wrapped it around his arm, "Now this will hurt a bit." She applied pressure on it. So the bleeding would stop.

Mugen grunted. "There done." Said Fuu.

"Um, thanks." He put his red shirt back on. Fuu looked at the moon and saw how bright it was. As if the sun had disguised itself as the moon. She didn't want to go back just yet, and she didn't really want Mugen to go back either.

"Did it stop hurting?" she asked.

"Yea." He stared at the moon too.

"Good." She replied. She played with the water with her fingertips and caused ripples to jumble her reflection. Then she saw the head boss' face. The one she killed. She bashed the water with her hand. Making a large splash.

"Fuu, What's wrong?" asked Mugen sitting up. Fuu started to cry. Then it turned into sobbing.

"Everything remindes me of him." She said.

"Of who?" Mugen asked.

"That boss. The one I- the one I…"

"Shhhh." Mugen took her in his arms, "You were protecting the kid. You had no other choice. A life for a life." He had comfort her and thought to himself "What the hell am I doing?." Mugenwas the type who wouldn't care. "Screw you." Was his motto, but this timehe felt more concerned about Fuu.Fuu pulled away and wiped away the wet trails her tears made.

"Thanks Mugen." She said. He just grinned.

"I'm going back you comin?" he asked.

"No, I'll be there in a minute." She replied. His footsteps were all she heard. She looked up at the moon, it was less bright; as if Mugen had lit it up, and it was father away. She heard footsteps, but was to slow to react. Someone grabbed her and cupped mouth. "Don't say a word." The voice was deep.

She tried to yell Mugen's name but the person's grip was tight.

Momo had came out of her sleeve and glided down to the ground. He watched as Fuu was being carried away into the night. Momo ran back to the stable.

TO BE CONTINUED…