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A/N: This story is setfour years after episode 11: Gamblers And Gallancy (isn't that the correct title for this episode). This is an AU by the way.
Samurai Champloo
Prologue
Shino ran as fast as she could away from her ex husband as she clung tightly to her three-year-old daughter. Bantou angrily shouted curse words after Shino with hurrying speed. Shino ducked into an ally and hid the small girl behind a garbage can. No sooner had Shino stepped from the ally Bantou managed to begin to catch up. Shino ran as fast as she could as Bantou began to catch up with her.
Rain began to poor around her as the ground under her feet began to become slippery and extremely muddy. Her sandals slapped as they sank in the thickening mud, till finally one of the sandals caused her to fall and leave her at the mercy of her outraged ex husband. Who took advantage of this moment to severely beat her leaving gashes and bruises all over her small frame and blood staining her kimono. Once he was sure she would die he left her to do so.
She lied there crying silently until Bantou could no longer be heard. She slowly staggered up onto her feet and staggered over to where she had carefully hid her daughter. As soon as she came within the sights of the trashcans the little girl dashed out from behind them and into her mothers arms. Shino scooped up her daughter hiding the fact she was in extreme pain. All she cared about was getting her and Jin's daughter to her brother Senn's.
Senn sat around a fire as the rain and thunder clashed around his house. Senn pulled the blanket closely around his pail frame and shuddered. He has run out of his medicine and didn't know what to do. He coughed again for the thousand time that night. It wouldn't matter whether he had his medication anyway because according to his doctor he had quit responding to his treatments and knew that meant he would soon die. A knock at the door startled Senn from his thoughts. Senn went through the door and allowed the person behind it in. As soon as it his sister Shino fell into the room. Senn grabbed his niece as his sister's body fell to the floor. Senn quickly put down the crying little girl down and turned his attention on his little sister.
"SHINO! SHINO! WHAT'S WRONG SHINO! WHAT HAPPENED?"
"Please…Senn…please…"her voice slowly became weaker and more labored, "…f…find…her…father…pl…please…f…find…Jin"
With that Shino passed on leaving her daughter in the care of her dying older brother. Senn cried cradling the frightened and confused little girl in his arms. The next day Shino was buried and Senn set off to fulfill his dead sister's final wish to find his nieces father before he himself died and leaves his little three-year-old niece to helpless and defenseless.
Well here's the prologue! What did you think? Please Review and PLEASE NO FLAMES!