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Samurai Champloo

Chapter 3: NO DADDY, Daddy

Senn smiled weakly, "Well then, I would like to introduce you to your daughter Keiko." He gestured towards the little girl who squirmed beside him.

Senn stood up and pulled little Keiko to her feet and led her closer to Jin, "Keiko, honey, this is Jin, he'll take care of you." Keiko hid herself behind her uncle fearfully and gripped the cloth of his Kimono tightly. Senn knelt down and pulled the little girl in front of him. Jin reached down to touch the little girl but only in vain. For at the very moment his hand was about to make contact with the skin on her cheek she screamed in terror and pulled franticly from his reach.

"Keiko" Senn scolded and again pulled her from behind him.

His voice gently softened, "Honey, Jin is you're daddy. Can you say hello to him?"

Keiko only began to franticly pull away from Senn shouting, "HE NO DADDY! NO DADDY! NO! NO! DADDY! HE NO MY DADDY!"

Keiko only continued to scream as everyone began to stare at the group. The little Keiko didn't seem to care about the on lookers and the murmurs coming from them. Keiko only continued to fight Senn with all the strength a three year old could muster, "NO DADDY! NO DADDY!"

"LOOK KID!" Mugen shouted angrily, "Jin is your FATHER so DEAL WITH IT! Man Jin can't you control YOUR KID!"

Mugen continued to fume as Fuu glared at him folding her arms. Keiko paused a moment and looked at Mugen who glared at her. She simply returned the glare without a thought. At that moment Jin reached out and took Keiko's small arm. Once she realized Jin got a hold of her she panicked, screaming, fighting and crying. Senn knelt down and hugged his niece as he fought back tears, "I love you Keiko and I am really sorry."

The little girl stopped the ruckus only to look confusingly at her uncle, but once he started away she started fighting all over again this time shouting to Senn who continued walking. Fuu walked over and knelt down by Keiko and said, "I'll be alright Keiko."

Keiko tore away from Jin and flung herself into Fuu's arms. Fuu was surprised by this but gently began to try and comfort the little girl "So I guess we'll have to take the brat with us?" Mugen said sarcastically. "Of COURSE" Fuu snapped, "She's Jin's daughter and we can't just abandon her!"

"Sure we can" Mugen said, "We take her to an orphanage and leave her there." "MUGEN!" Fuu shouted as she and Jin glared at him. "WHAT?" He asked, "It was just a suggestion?"

Fuu released the little girl who calmed down by now and stood up and smiled at her. The girl returned Fuu's smile with a sad one then Keiko shoved her thumb in her mouth. She turned and walked towards Mugen, keeping her eyes locked on Jin as she walked slowly around him. Mugen looked down at Keiko who was pulling on his pants leg.

"What Kid?" Mugen asked as Keiko extended her free hand to Mugen opening and closing her fingers as she reached up to him.

"What do you want brat?" Mugen asked as Fuu laughed slightly surprised, "What's so FUNNY?"

"She wants you to pick her up and hold her" Fuu said surprised. "NO!" Mugen shouted, "Got it kid I WON"T hold YOU!"

Mugen folded his arms and turned away. Keiko's face scrunched up and tears filled her eyes. "FINE" Mugen shouted as he scooped her up and held her at arms length only because he didn't want to hear her cry again. The little girl smiled and pulled herself closer to Mugen and placed her head in the crook of his neck and slowly drifted off to sleep but not before murmuring something that shocked the entire threesome.

She murmured sleepily, "Night daddy" with that she driffted off to sleep with a small sad smile across her face with slight tears falling from her eyes.

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