Allies, Enemies, Friends, Lovers.
Chapter 4
Till That day
"You..asshole..." Mugen growled as he stared at the eyes of the attacker, "So you finally want to fight for real, Jin?"
Jin had an usual wide smirk on his face. His sword was dripping with blood, Mugen's blood. He began walking towards Mugen ready to strike once more. Behind him was Kurenai. She had a small dagger by her side. Mugen would of gotten up and fought back but Jin stabbed him in his weak spot. Not good.
Blood began seeping from the large wound. Mugen growled as he got on his feet and began running. It wasn't like him to be running at a time like this but if he didn't he would die. That's when it hit him. And hard, "Damn it! Fuu!"
She backed away from Jin. There was something wrong with him. He had a smirk on his face, "Jin, why are you doing this? Its me, Fuu!"
"The only one I know is Kurenai," Jin said in monotone, "I will protect Kurenai. I will kill anyone who is not Kurenai!" He grabbed his sword and slashes down at Fuu; cutting the tie of her Kimono. He was about to take the rebound with another slash when he felt his sword clash with another, "Humph."
Mugen gagged as he felt himself losing even more blood, "The things I do...damn it."
"Don't kill him, Mugen!" Fuu called from behind, "Kurenai what did you do to him!"
Kurenai laughed and licked the blade of her dagger, "Oh dear cousin. Don't you understand? I am with Otaki group. Sent here to kill you all. You see you've been causing up much trouble. All I did was drug Jin. He should listen to whatever I say without thinking twice."
Mugen chuckled, "So you show you true colors, huh? You may be a hot babe on the outside, but on the inside you're a friggin' bitch. I can't wait to slice you up." He jumped back, and staggered for a bit, "Damn it all to hell. I can't fight with this hole in my back."
"Mugen don't fight, we should-"
"Shut up," He hissed, "You should get out of here. Get someplace safe and don't look back. I don't want you to see Jin getting sliced up to the core!" He ran towards Jin, armed with his sword, then leapt in the air.
Jin simply dead locked Mugen in the air, then slashed him on his side. Mugen couldn't fight anymore. He fell hard on the ground and dropped his sword, "F-Fuck..." He coughed up blood, "So your just gonna kill me here?"
Kurenai shook her head, "Oh no no no. We're going to torture you until you die back at the hideout. Sweet dreams, Mugen." She drugged him with red liquid and watched him fall into a deep sleep.
The sound of a whip cracking woke Mugen from his drugged sleep. It was Jin. He was tied up to the ceiling by his arms, just like Mugen. Jin was the one getting whipped in the back by a very sharp whip. Deep gashes could be seen and the area below him was covered in blood.
Fuu was in the corner tied up and two men were laughing like perverted idiots. That made Mugen want to rip himself from the chains and stab each one of them in the heart. Too bad he couldn't do that right now.
The owner of the whip was none other then Kurenai. Mugen chuckled, "So Kurenai...your with the Otaki group. The worse basterds of all Yakuza. You little bitch..."
Kurenai grinned as she turned her full attention to Mugen, "Weren't you calling me hot yesterday? Your all talk Mugen. All you really do is talk trash." She grabbed his sword and sliced the chains holding Mugen. He fell hard on the floor and soon felt his sword by his side, "Let's see if your looks are as good as your skills."
"Fight a woman?" Mugen said standing up and grabbing his sword, "Its not in my book, but I'll make exceptions for bitches who like to double-cross family."
Kurenai laughed as she watched Mugen charge towards her at an amazing speed. That smile quickly faded when she nimbly moved to the side and slashed him in the back. Luckily Mugen blocked the blade with his geta, and pushed it back at her. After that he used the other geta to nail her right in the stomach.
Kurenai grunted as she staggered back, only to have gotten kicked in the stomach a few more times. Mugen grinned, "I wouldn't want to mess up that pretty face of yours." He quickly ran over to Fuu and untied her, "Come on, and don't slow me down."
Fuu nodded and watched him slashed the chains holding the unconscious Jin. Mugen hulled Jin over his shoulder and ran out of where ever the hell they were. He was just looking for an exit. Before he could turn the corner, ten large men equipped the swords blocked his bath.
Mugen growled as he dropped Jin, "Your all gonna die!" He gripped his sword and sliced one's head clear off the body. Blood splattered all over Mugen as the limp body fell to the ground. The other men grabbed Mugen by his collar, then bashed their fists into his face, sending him flying into the wall.
Once he stood up he wiped his blood away from his mouth and grinned. He quickly did a hand stand, then kicked one of the men right in the face, hearing a loud cracking sound. He then used his other geta to nail another in the face. Quickly after that attack Mugen jumped up into the air with his hands and slashed another in the stomach.
"Gross Mugen!" Fuu complained, "There is blood everywhere!"
"Shut up!" Mugen said turning around for a breif moment.
Bad mistake.
He felt the earlier wound re-open as a sharp sword cut right through the same wound. Blood began to gush from the wound as well as his mouth, "F-Fuck!" He cursed standing up and whipping his blood away, "Damn you!" He exclaimed slashing the remaining guards in complete half.
"Mugen I'm-"
"Never talk when I'm fighting..." He growled picking up Jin and running down hallways. He was in some kind of warehouse from what he could tell. Everything was all rusted and it reeked of dead bodies and smoke. He finally found the bamboo door. He slashed through it and ran outside.
"You've gotta be shitting me!" Mugen gasped as he looked at the entire fleet of guards.
"Are we really that big a deal!" Fuu said as he jaw dropped at now many guards there were. The Otaki was the most powerful. Why would they go to all the trouble just to capture them? It made no sense at all.
"Heh!" Mugen chuckled gripping his sword, "I'll just take'em out one by one."
"Are you crazy!" Fuu exclaimed, "There has to be at least a hundred of them! Besides what about Jin? You can't just leave him on the floor while you fight."
He grinned, "You know your a real nag, you know that? Oddly enough thats what I love most about you." And with that he charged at the massive amount of armed guards. Right before he could attack there was a flashy loud slashing sound.
Someone could be seen on the other side of the fleet sheathing his sword. Instantly every single guard fell down to their deaths. The unknown samurai turned around and stared at Mugen.
"Show off..." Mugen hissed, "What kind of human can do something like that?"
The unknown samurai quickly turned around and smiled. His face was covered from his sun hat, "Mugen...till we meet again." The unknown Samurai quickly ran off into the distance. Before he left he threw some medicine towards Mugen, who gladly grabbed it, and drank it all down. He didn't read the note that said, Overnight medicine.
"Mugen!" Fuu said snatching the bottle from him, "What about Jin?"
Mugen scoffed, "I'm the one with a freakin' hole in my side. I think I need it more then Jin over there."
"Ugh!" She sighed carrying some to Jin and pouring it in his mouth, "I swear Mugen, sometimes you can be a real pain in the ass. A total jerk!"
"Yeah, whatever." Mugen said sitting against the wall. He wondered just who that samurai was. Why did he help them? Mugen didn't like to think too much so he quickly dropped the subject and closed his eyes to get some sleep. He was tired as hell and his body ached to the max.
"What are you doing?"
Mugen forced one eye open, "You nag like a bitch. What do you want?"
"In case you haven't noticed," Fuu said pointing to the side, "Your relaxing at the Otaki group base you idiot! Unless you want to get seriously beaten up we should leave now!"
Mugen sighed and stood up. He hated to admit it, but she was right. He stretched a bit lugged Jin over his shoulder and began walking away. They were still going to Ginhiri but they had to deal with his Yakuza problem. Mugen sighed thinking about what happened.
Fuu was the first person he ran to save. He still hated the fact that he was in love, but he still loved Fuu. He wished he could just say he loved her, but he wasn't the type to get romantic. Nor will he ever get romantic but there still was a way to do it. For now he would just protect her...and find a place to sleep. Jin was heavy and he still needed to rest his wounds.
Finally after a few more hours of walking, they finally reached a small town. Fuu quickly ran ahead and paid for a room. Mugen felt like he wanted to die right there. He was in so much pain. He also lost tons of blood on the way here. That medicine wasn't taking effect yet.
Once up the room Mugen fell onto the futon. So tired. He rolled onto his back to get a look around. Fuu was fixing up the deep gashes from the whip on Jin. Jin was just lying there on the ground, unconscious. Mugen kinda hoped he would never wake up. What kind of poison could make someone stab a friend? Listen to somebody else?
"All done..." Fuu said sighing in relief, "I don't know what kind of whip Kurenai used on him, but hose wounds were totally deep. He should be able to walk by tomorrow morning; of course fighting is out of the question for a week."
"Whatever..." Mugen said closing his eyes. He opened them when he felt Fuu sit next to him.
"Hey...thanks for saving me today."
Mugen sighed, "No big deal. You're so weak I have to save you like three times a month. No big deal."
She nodded, "But today was different. Usually when you save me you have a reason...but today you didn't. You could of taken Kurenai down and ran to save yourself. But this time you took Jin with you and you saved me. You really have changed in the time we've met."
Mugen scoffed, "Yeah, sure. Whatever you say. Good night."
Fuu smiled and watched him go to sleep. She dreamt of the day she could be in his arms. Him loving her to no end. She's really grown to love him for his bad-ass attitude. She hasn't lost her virginity or had her first kiss yet. She was always saving herself for the right guy. No matter how many boys asked her out when she was in school. Her mother would always say, "A pretty girl like you shouldnt't waste your time for the right man. He does not exsist anymore in this would, nor does the right woman. You just need to fight someone who fufill your needs and sick with him."
Of course Fuu never listened. She's been on plenty of dates and such, but now kisses. No sex. Just searching and searching, and she finally found him. She knew everything about Mugen. His personality, his skills, his strength, what he likes, what he doesn't like. She just wished he loved her back as well. She sighed lying down and closing her eyes.
Tomorrow that had to put a hold on Ginhiri and start getting rid of this Yakuza problem. The Yakuza have been bothering them for far too long and they were going to pay for it.
Fuu sat up. She remembered something Mugen has sad earlier. He said she could be a real nag and that was what he loved most about her. She gulped and walked over to him, "Um…Mugen?"