Allies, Enemies, Friends, Lovers.

Chapter 2

Sneak Chamber.

Author's Note: Back in chapter one, I referred to Mugen's "sandals" as gales. I meant Getas. My apologizes of any of you Japanese folks out there...Japan rocks!

Fuu sighed and threw her arms in the air, "You've got to be kidding me! Again Mugen! You buy food only for yourself again?" She exclaimed turning her back to him. Just when she was starting to like him he goes and acts all stupid again. Why must he be so stubborn all the time?

Mugen sighed and threw the stick away. Fried squid tastes really good. Especially when a cute girl is yelling at you all the time. He would buy more if Fuu would just get off his damn case. She was always bothering him. He jacked that money from those Yakuza guys and then bought some food. They still had enough for other needs. Why would she yell at him all the time?

Jin safely stood a distance from the two. They were always yelling at each other. Why should be bother to break those two up? It was a very long travel to Ginhiri. A very, very long travel. Especially on foot. Too bad they didn't have a horse to ride. Maybe he could find some Yakuza members and beat them up...nah that wouldn't solve anything.

The group finally calmed and quieted down as they began their long journey. It was a while since anything strange happened. Usually they would run into the Yakuza. They always did. It was like the Yakuza tracked them down on purpose or something. Either way they needed to stop those thugs.

That's when a boy caught Jin's eye. He was holding a wooden sword and was running towards them. A scared look in his eye. He bumped into Mugen and fell back, "Please get out of my way!" He stood up to run again, but Mugen grabbed his shirt.

"Listen punk," He said angrily, "You just don't bump into me and say Get outta the way. It ain't nice. Now Apologize." He threw him to the ground.

"Let him go," Jin said helping the boy up, "He was in a hurry. You can go..."

The boy bowed then ran off the other way. Mugen growled and pushed Jin back, "You just love making me mad, right? I always said I'll make you cry like a little bitch! Now I will!" He grabbed his sword and unsheathed it, "I'm sick of you!"

Jin simply sighed and griped the handle of his sword, "Like a little bitch. Is your vocabulary based on curses, Mugen?"

"Why do you two have to fight all the time?" Fuu said standing in-between them. She sighed when they both sheathed their swords, "Geez, you'd think after a year of traveling you guys would become friends."

"Well your wrong," He said walking further down the path, "Lets get to Ginhiri so I can wipe the floor with him."

Fuu sighed as she followed Mugen. A few seconds later Jin followed. Perhaps it was best to keep his distance from Mugen. Sure he could beat him up with his sword, but he couldn't do it now.

That's when another group of men ran towards them. There have to of been at least five. They all bumped into Mugen, Jin, and Fuu, making them fall back.

Mugen got up and growled, "You basterds!" He ran towards them, but they were all too fast. He stopped to catch his breath, and then continued, completely ignoring Fuu's calls for him. He was going to get revenge on those guys. Nobody gets away with messing with Mugen!

He finally caught up with them, "Die!" He exclaimed as he knocked his Geta into the back of one's head. The others turned around and said, "Do you know who we are!"

Mugen grinned and unsheathed his sword, "Your damn right I know who you are. Your the little bitch who just bumped into me without an apology."

"We are the police force!" The one who was attacked said, standing up, "If you don't leave us we will arrest you."

"I ain't scared of no police force," Mugen said wanting to end this battle so they couldn't get a good look at his face. He charged at one slicing him with the sword. As the slashed one fell to the front the others unsheathed their little short swords. Mugen smirked and round house kicked the rest in their face. He then stabbed each of them in the legs, took their money, and ran!

"Come on! I got some serious cash!" Mugen said as he ran past Jin, and Fuu. Jin sighed as he followed. Fuu wasn't too close behind, but she was smiling. Mugen always did these kind of things. Beat people up and steal their money. Not innocent people, but people who deserved to be beaten up. That's what she liked about him.

"Are you mad?" Jin asked Mugen trying to be calm. They escaped those police men without them getting a good look at any faces. Jin sighed and held his sword to Mugen's neck, "If you try anything like that again, I will slice your neck off."

Mugen just kicked Jin in the guts with his Getas, "Get that rusty ass sword away from me." If that kick had hurt, Jin would of really sliced Mugen's neck off.

Fuu walked over to Mugen, "So how much money did we get? Those men had to have at least some, right?"

Mugen shrugged as he threw her all five bags. Each of which were loaded to the max with coins. Tonight, they ate like kings. Once the trio walked out from the corner they noticed they were in a really big town. It was busy but not too busy. Mugen grabbed the biggest bag from Fuu and walked off in a different direction.

"Hey!" Fuu called, "Where are you going?" She looked down at her hands. Only one bag left. She saw Jin running the other way. She sighed. Those two always left her alone when they reached a new town. Didn't they like her yet? She sighed and walked out into the open. She had a lot money anyway.

Soon she came across a restaurant. She saw Mugen chomping down on some food, so she thought she should enter. She hadn't eaten in 2 days, so she walked in and sat across from Mugen. He took 2 seconds from his meal to look at her, and then continued eating.

"Hey!" Mugen called the man taking orders. The man quickly went to Mugen, "She wants to order."

Fuu gasped, "Oh um...I'll have what he's having...all of it. But double the order, okay?" She smiled as the man walked away with a gaped mouth. Fuu did always eat the most, plus she hadn't eaten in a while. She was going to make sure this food followed her for a long time, "So what are you doing here? You're usually in trouble by this time."

"Yeah," He said swallowing the oden, "But this time we have money. No sense in causing ruckus yet."

"Wow you think with your head for once," Fuu said surprised, "and not with your sword."

Mugen ignored that last comment as he finished his food. He sighed and rested his head on his hand. His stomach was full and he was bored...two very bad combinations. Well aside from being hungry and angry. To make things worse Fuu kept staring at him all dreamy eyed. He wasn't the one to blush, but it was starting to bother him. Well he didn't feel like going anywhere so he had to deal with it.

Finally Fuu's food came and she began consuming it like some sort of demonic food portal. He knew she always had a great appetite, but damn!

He couldn't help but stare at the way she ate. So fast. Such big bites. With that mouth she could really suck his

"What are you staring at?" She asked looking up from her plate, "Rice on my face?"

He nodded slightly pointing to his mouth where the rice grain was located. She tried to get it with her tongue but no luck. She couldn't reach and her hands were full. He sighed as he stood up, grabbing the rice grain he inserted it into his mouth then walked out. If he stayed any longer he would rape her to hell.

"Sir, I was-"

"Shut up!"

Mugen smiled. For the first time in such a long time, Jin has gotten himself in trouble with some gang members. Yes the Yakuza. But it was the Otaki group. Those were one of the worst kind. From what Mugen could tell their were eight of them. Jin having his usual posture of course. This caught Mugen's interest. They've faced the Sanada, the Bando, and the Otaki groups before, but always as a team. Watching Jin fight eight Otaki members by himself. This he had to see.

Jin sighed wiping the spit from his face, "If you don't lower your voice, I shall be forced to slice you. I promise that."

One of the members laughed in his face, "Your telling me! Kunisada? Arata Kunisada to listen to you!" Arata, the leader of the group, laughed once more, "Listen little man, if I were you. My ass would be on the floor begging forgiveness!"

"Enough talk, let's see some damn action!"

Jin growled. It was Mugen. Causing trouble again as usual. Jin sighed and unsheathed his sword. If it was a fight they wanted, it was a fight they will get. He instantly charged for Arata first. All seven members unsheathed short swords and ran towards him. Better idea. Defeat weaklings first.

He sliced one horizontally, then blocked another's attack. He felt a sharp pain on his side. He was stabbed. He spun around and slashed one member's arm off watching the blood spew all over him. All over Jin too. Only seven standing. Jin regained his composure, then ran towards the others. He slashed them while he ran, turned around and did the same.

Ah, man. Too easy, too bloody. Jin was literally covered in blood. If you were seeing him for the first time you'd think he has red skin. Only five left. The remaining few looked a little scared but they attacked. One cutting off a strand of his hair. Jin growled, spun around and drove his sword halfway through the attacker's stomach.

Pulling his sword back, Jin drove the sword into another's neck, then drove his sword out only to vertically slash one into almost half pieces. This was turning into quite a bloody scene. No mercy for the Otaki. They all deserved to die horribly anyway. People gathered around, but no police members anywhere. Two left.

The remaining ran up to Jin only to feel a sharp pain to heir sides to realize their arms were slashed off. Jin was calmly sheathing his sword. The two fell to the ground screaming in agony.

Arata was nowhere to be found. He was right past Mugen. Of course Mugen didn't care. It wasn't his problem. Feeling that he wasn't hard anymore he began back into the restaurant only to feel a sharp blade taunting near his neck.

"You little basterd." Jin said coldly, "You don't care about anything but yourself do you? You couldn't help me?"

Mugen chuckled, "You can handle it yourself. And I do care about something else." He didn't say another word as he walked back into the restaurant and sat across from Fuu.

"Dude," Mugen complained covering his nose. He was quite a distance away from Jin. Fuu was with him, "Can't you take a shower? You smell like a bitch."

"We had no time to stay in that town," Jin said walking a little slower, "Arata was still there, and the police force would surely find us. We'll stop at the next town."

"Next town!" Mugen exclaimed, "How the fuck knows when thats gonna be!"

Fuu giggled slightly under her breath receiving small glared from the two guys. She walked even slower then Jin. She didn't want to get in the way, and Jin did smell very bad. She wondered what happened, and who Arata was, but they wouldn't tell her what happened.

That's when somebody crashed into Mugen. His face looked familiar. All around spiked hair, wooden sword, getas, samurai Kimono. It was the same boy from before, "I-I'm sorry!"

Mugen growled holding a sword to the boy's neck, "Listen you! Are you following us! What are you in such of a hurry for?"

The boy gasped, "Mugen! Behind you!"

Mugen slowly turned behind him only to have hard shoes smacked into his face. He was wondering how the boy knew his age, but he was long gone. Mugen slammed into the ground, only to have Fuu rush to his aid, "Who the hell?"

It was a man. Big man. A very big man. His eyes were blood shot red. Not the tired eyes right. I'm talking' pure blood red. He had an enormous sword leaning against his shoulder, "Mugen...Jin...and Fuu."

"Why am I always last?" Fuu complained tired of it all.

"Cause it sounds better, " Mugen said standing up and dusting his clothes off, "Who the hell do you think you are, tiny?"

"My name is, Kurenai Hideou."

"K-Kurenai!" The trio exclaimed in unison, "Kurenai Hideou!"

Jin shook his head, "You must be joking. Kurenai is a girl's name."

Suddenly a viper was pulled down and a girl popped out. Just around Fuu's age she looked. She had hair that was combed slightly forward and went down to her shoulders. She wore a blue Kimono that was outrageously short. Getas with blue straps, and lately two daggers by her side.

She sighed and kicked the costume aside, "Wow. That thing is very hot! Stupid job!" She turned to see Mugen trying to get a glance of her panties. She shook her finger side to side, "No, No, Mugen. If you want me, your gonna have to earn it."

"How does everybody know my name?" He asked finally. That boy from before knows his name too.

Kurenai walked circles around him, "I heard that kid from before say it. Hey, is that Fuu?" She walked over to Fuu and looked at her from top to bottom. She nodded, "Oh yes! You are Fuu!" She gave her a giant hug.

Fuu gasped trying to stay standing, "Do I know you? I don't believe we met before!"

Kurenai nodded, "Of course! We've only met once. When we were little, my father's told me so much about your travels. I was hoping I could come here and join you in your quest!"

Fuu looked at Mugen, and Jin; both nodding their heads, "I don't know...how does your father know me?"

"Oh!" Kurenai smiled, "We're cousins!"