Chapter One: Just a normal day
Three sets of heavy footsteps and growling stomachs made their way down a trail, into a large village. An old sign stood on a post and on it was written, "Welcome to Juhira." Soon everyone's spirits lifted, especially a quirky girl named Fuu.
"A village! Finally…food!" she said with a bright smile on her face. Jin and Mugen still hauled themselves behind Fuu. The smell of rice and fish filled their noses and rattled their stomachs.
"How much money we got left?" asked Mugen. Each of them pulled out two brass coins. Frowns formed on their faces.
"It isn't enough." Said Fuu sadly. Then she popped her head up quickly and sighed. "Alright you guys you know the drill." She said with a boredom tone in her voice.
"COME SEE THESE AMAZING SWORDSMEN PREFORM UNBELIEVEABLE STUNTS!" Fuu held a basket in her hands and smiled as people formed all around to see what the fuss was about. "You guys ready?" she asked them. They both nodded and walked in different directions.
"Please Ladies and Gentlemen, these men are professionals. Please give them room." She called out to the wide-eyed crowd.
Jin and Mugen turned and faced each other. Deftly they pulled out their long swords, the sun shinned down on the blades, blinding some people in the crowd. Jin pointed his sword at Mugen, and Mugen did the same. Together they charged at one another, Mugen jumped from Jin's mighty rapier. Mugen came back down behind Jin, Mugen charged from behind Jin barley cutting his kimono.
Jin struck back by slicing off a piece of Mugen's shirt. Fuu watched from the sidelines praying that they wouldn't take it too far. She bit her nails in anxiety of their tempers.
They became locked, their deadly tools between them. "You were cutting it close there." Said Jin, his glasses created a glare, which made it harder for him to see.
"You cut my shirt." Said Mugen with sarcasm. People began to start throwing coins into Fuu's wicker basket. Her eyes filled with glee. Beads of sweat slid slowly down Mugen's forehead. He smiled a crooked smile at Jin and swiftly landed on the ground. He quickly spun on his head, Jin moved back from his mighty legs. He stopped spinning by standing on one hand. Jin lowered his sword a little.
"Mugen! Mugen!" Fuu called his name. "Keep going!" her basket was becoming full.
Mugen walked on his hands and walked in circles around Jin.
"Stop it." Jin said getting dizzy.
Fuu walked happily with her giant bucket of money. Jin was embarrassed almost ashamed in his self for acting like a performer instead of a samurai. Mugen was dizzy out of his mind…every-where he looked everything and everyone was spinning.
"Urrr…eh…err." Fuu was having trouble holding the large basket of coins.
"Do you need help with that?" asked Jin, who was watching her struggle.
"No…uh…I…err…got it." She said trying to get a good hold of it. A large man passed in front of her, knocking into her shoulder. She gasped as the money fell like rain down to the ground.
"NO!" She cried, lots of money fell to her feet. Jin and Fuu started to pick up the money. "Hey! Next time watch where you're stepping, dammit!" shouted Mugen, waving his fist angrily in the air.
A young boy stood in front of Fuu; he wore rags and was very short. He began to pick up pieces of the money. Fuu's heart was softened by the young boy's actions.
"Thank you little one." She said with a smile.
The kid looked at Fuu and smiled a sinister smile with a shirt full of coins. He stuck his tongue out and ran the other way yelling: "SUCKER!"
"Why that little!" Fuu shouted…Mugen saw the little kid and ran after him.
"COME HERE YOU LITTLE SHIT!" he yelled at him. Mugen ran into the large man that had knocked Fuu over.
"Hey…next time watch where you're stepping, dammit!" A booming voice came from the lofty man. Mugen felt tremendous pressure on his shoulders; the man was dark and very strong. Mugen grunted in pain as the force became stronger. The large man threw Mugen sending him crashing into a stand of food.
"Bastard." Mugen jumped to his feet and gracefully pulled out his sword. He waved the foil fast yet graceful. The man stood there without any fear…with each step Mugen got closer to the man,
"CLING" Out of nowhere a very skinny man wearing a blue and green kimono, came between Mugen and the large man.
"Komaru, Tomio! Get out of here!" he shouted behind him. The large man quickly ran with the small child who had stolen their money.
"That kid still has the money." Mugen watched with heated eyes as the kid ran with the large man. The skinny man was pale and had cold almost lifeless black eyes. Mugen pushed back at the man. But he did not fall; he kept his ground from Mugen.
"Did you see where he went?" Fuu asked Jin. They were in a fork in the road. Jin didn't know where they had might have gone. "Let's split up." said Fuu, Jin gave her a "really?" look. "Uh, I'll go this way…you go that way." She and Jin then split up to find Mugen.
"Mugen! Mugen! Mugen you jackass where are you?" she shouted kicking up dirt trying to find him. A corner came up, fuu kept running and when she got to the corner…she ran into the little kid.
"Hey you!" she shouted still holding on to the basket of coins. The kid's eyes became wide in fear. "AAAAAAHHHHHH!" he shouted as Fuu pulled his ear.
"You little good for nothing brat! You stole my hard earned money!" she yanked on his ear.
"Ah! Komaru!" he shouted. Fuu had a confused look on her face…then a large shadow fell on her. She slowly turned around and saw the large mean looking man.
"Oh man." She said.
"Come on samurai." Said the lean man. Mugen looked into his emotionless eyes…he couldn't stop starring into them. Mugen snapped back into reality when the man took a charge at Mugen. He flung his sword around making sounds as it ripped through the air.
Mugen was nearly cut each time. Mugen pulled himself together and began to fight.
Mugen fought back with such speed and agility. The man tripped Mugen and flicked his sword out of his hands.
"Any last words? Punk." Said the thin man. Mugen spat in his face. "How barbaric." He said wiping away the emit on his face. He placed his foot on Mugen's stomach.
He raised the rapier high above his head and aimed it for Mugen's chest. Mugen was actually calm.
"I've died before. Bring it on god dammit." He said with a harsh tone. The man smiled and was about to plumage it down on his body.
A massive pain came to the man's back… He fell off of Mugen. Mugen looked up to see shinning glasses.
"What took you so long?" Mugen said sarcastically.
"Fuu and I had to split up to find you." Jin stated.
"You let her go off by herself?" Mugen said.
The lean man dragged himself on the ground. Across his back laid a large gash…he grunted and grinded his teeth as he dragged himself in the dirt.
"AAAAAHHHHHHH!" he cried as Mugen's foot pressed down on the wound.
"Where do you think you're going?" he said with a sly tone of voice. "Who was that little kid that stole my money?" Mugen shouted.
"I won't say his name." He stated. Mugen smiled and then pressed down harder on his back. "AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!" he cried in pain.
"Let me go! LET ME GO!" Fuu hung over the muscular man's shoulder. She pounded her fist on his chest and kicked her feet to try and get free. The large man had no expression on his face; he walked behind the small child, tall and feared.
"Hey Komaru…shut her up would ya?" The little kid said. Fuu gasped as the large man quickly cupped her mouth. The coins that jangled in the little boys shirt was all that was heard for a while.
"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!" The boy and Komaru heard screams.
"Tomio, did that sound like…?" Komaru started with a booming voice.
They ran toward an empty alleyway and saw a skinny man lying on the ground.
"Goshino!" shouted Tomio. Mugen looked up at the child and large man. He smiled wider and pressed down harder on Goshino's back.
"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH! HELP ME!" shouted Goshino in agonizing pain.
The large man dropped Fuu and charged toward Mugen and Jin.
Mugen quickly jumped out of the way just in time and stood his ground from the large man. Jin stood over the wounded Goshino; who still lied on the ground.
"Hey! come here you little." Fuu quickly wrestled the little boy to the ground. The little boy held on to the money as tight as he could only letting a few coins escape from his shirt.
"Get off me you stupid…" he struggled to kick her off of him. Fuu tried to pry his arms opens but they wouldn't budge. Fuu was suddenly off the young boy and pinned to the ground. In her kimono sleeve laid an arrow. She looked up at a roof and saw a woman. She had long black hair and was holding a bow. A long sword hung from her side and shinned in the sun's rays. Her clothes were ragged yet fit her well…she wore a shirt that showed off her well built stomach and a pair of ragged capris.
One more person stood next to her, a girl.
"Sister!" shouted Tomio with big bright eyes.
"Sister!" cried Goshino, with Jin's blade at his throat.
"Sister." Said Komaru now looking quite weak.
"FALL BACK!" She shouted to them with a loud voice.
Tomio gathered the coins he had dropped and ran the other way.
"Noticki! Take the one with the glasses, so that idiot Goshino can escape." She commanded.
"Yes sister." Said the girl. She slid off the roof and landed on her feet on the ground.
She pulled out a long yellow and black samurai sword. Jin blocked each of her hits. He was actually beginning to get worried; for she was a woman.
The skinny and bleeding Goshino ran away from Jin and Noticki's battle.
"TOMIO! GET OUT OF THERE!" shouted the one they called "sister".
He nodded and ran off from the chaos that was around him. Picking up the coins that fell out of his shirt.
Komaru had run off from the opposite direction from Tomio.
"That kid still has my money!" pointed out Mugen. He ran after the child who was getting out of sight.
The girl watched as that man made his way to Tomio.
"Tomio." She said above a whisper. She sprinted from roof to roof trying to catch up to Tomio and Mugen.
"HEY! MUGEN! TAKE THIS OFF OF ME!" shouted Fuu as he ran passed her. "MUGEN YOU JACKASS!"
Tomio had come to a dead end and Mugen was closing in right behind him. He was engulfed by Mugen's shadow; he turned to see his twisted smile and powerful rapier.
"Sup kid?"
to be continued
First fanfic...plz be honest