Chapter four: Young and in love

Mugen woke with the sun that morning despite his infamous sleeping habits. He didn't know why, but he felt as if he could do anything; go anywhere.

' Man I feel great, probably cuz that pricks isn't around...I wonder how he's doing'.

Mugen yawned loudly and stretched to his hearts content like a bear waking up from his winters' nap. He spotted the heavily snoring fuu not but 3 feet away snuggling even further into her blanket.

' She looks so cute, I should let her sleep. It's not like she'll even notice how long I've been up...yeah I'll just let her sleep a little longer.'

mugen sat at the edge of the mat checking his sword and just doing an overall inspection of the place they had crashed in the night before. ' That reminds me we still owe half of the fee to that guy.. Oh well, I'll just take fuu out the back, even though she'll probably just make me come back later with the money...good goody.'

He peered over at her again and this time was careful to memorize even detail of her face and even the shade of brown her hair was. He wanted desperately to see her eyes open. Fuu's eyes were so warm he often found him self just staring at her( like he currently was) or even thinking of those eyes on nights he felt like leaving, nights he felt like really having it out with jin weather he die in the cause or not.

' jeez man snap out of it so you like her, so she's not so young anymore, you can't have her. You shouldn't have her, she's too innocent for you to break, even if you think you won't you will, you always do...'

mugen needed to get out of this place he was getting to close to something and that scared him though he'd never admit it. so he left to get some money so they could be on their way as soon as fuu wakes up.

' maybe I'll get some breakfast too, she'd like that and that's what four eyes always did.'

hour later

Fuu woke in a state of confusion, ' why am I in a closet? No, what not a closet...Oh! right the inn we're staying at.' fuu reflected over that past nights activities.

'I can't believe that was our first night without jin. I can't believe mugen and I spent the whole night alone without killing each other... although the way he looked last night I doubt I would have been able to.' fuu giggled at the thought.

That's when it hit her, it hit her harder then a wall of bricks. ' where's mugen...?'

Fuu snapped up from bed like there was a fire and did another check of the whole room( which took all of three seconds considering the size) fuu tried to think of possible situations but failed horribly when all she could come up with was ' kami, he left me...' a now hardened fuu said above a whisper," he actually left me", as if she needed to really hear it needed it to be verified.

' wait fuu maybe he's, No he's never up this early!' fuu mentally screamed at herself. She tried to be strong reminding herself that just yesterday it was she who told him he could go. ' but he didn't he said he'd stay...' fuu really wanted to just get up and leave, leave all her memories, all the hurt, and all her sadness in this sad excuse of a room but she couldn't help her heart pounding in her chest and the tears that stained her cheeks. She fell hard to the floor and began to sob uncontrollably until she couldn't any longer. Deciding she needed to leave to be anywhere but where he had once been she left the inn not even bothering to pay the fee left.

Fuu waked down a dirt road she had no idea where it lead but she didn't care. All she focused on was getting hard, the person she needed to be to beat her father.

'That's all that matters now anyway, right?' she stopped dead in her tracks when she saw a field of sunflowers. Giving into a need, no a want , to be comforted to feel at peace she ran into the filed and sat down between the tallest flowers she could find and stayed there letting her mind wonder like she had when she was younger, like she had before everything happened, and even to her disappointment ' before mugen...'

back with mugen

after going back to an empty inn and no answers mugen quickly forgot his hunger and started to get worried, oh did he hate that feeling. He barely ever felt it and hated what it implied, that you have to be close to someone to be worried for them; about them.

' damn that girl if she got kidnaped again I swear...fuck! I don't even have jin here to help me!' and with that thought mugen sprinted to the desk and questioned everyone present( and paid their bill and left)

it had been almost and hour and no one had seen or heard fuu. Which struck mugen as odd, ' it's not like fuu to be quick or even unnoticeable, I hope she's ok.'

Half an hour later

mugen was on his last resort, " feeling." he often used it during a fight especially when it was with jin. He made his way to a dirt road that he was sure fuu had been on, way he didn't know. And when he came to a field of sunflowers he came to a complete stop. ' this probably isn't a coincidence. I swear, if that girl came all the way down here just to look a fucking flowers I'll kill her myself!'

Mugen slowly entered the field, he hated flowers they reminded him of...children. Or a childhood he never had and for that he hated them. He still wasn't sure if fuu was in danger so he stayed quiet gliding through the field like fish through water, until he came upon something not too far off in the distance, it was his angel, his fuu.

Knowing she was alright he allowed himself to get angry . . ., really, really angry.

" DO YOU HAVE ANY FUCKING IDEA HOW LONG I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU!"

Shocked beyond comprehension fuu inhaled quickly, heart rasing but stayed quiet and when mugen came to her side she flinched as if she was in a daze and just felt a chill.

' he's not really here, he left remember? Just like everyone else, he left...' fuu told herself. it was all she could do to keep from bursting into tears even though a few did escape.

'What the hell is wrong with her is she hurt? Is she crying?'

in a much softer voice mugen calmed himself and asked "fuu what happened? Are you alright?"

he sat down close enough to feel the heat radiating off of her skin and he couldn't help but shudder, being so close to her. He waited and was about to ask again thinking she was in the trance like state she was that night at the beach when he heard a very low and strained voice, almost that of a child's say,

"you...left, you left me all alone just like every one else, mugen you left me."

" what are you talking about?" and then he realized. ' I left her, this morning while she was asleep and didn't tell her where I was going she must have...' cursing himself for making such a mistake as to leave her after jin just left and not saying anything, he grabbed her almost roughly by the arms and made her look into his eyes and said in a very serious unlike mugen tone, " I'm right here, fuu look at me. I didn't leave. I'm...sorry."

She looked at him and said nothing, she ran a hand down his cheek and reflexes kicked in and he grabbed it in his own. She gave a shy smile which mugen knew was fake, but let it slide. He got back up and took his place by her side again. After several minutes of silence mugen had to ask her something, " fuu what happened?"

And without further information she knew what he was talking about.

The rest of the evening was spent with fuu telling her story. Who she really was and everything that happened.

fuu began to think mugen had regretted staying with her, helping her at all. But when she least expected it he said. " well girly girl I guess this means you'll be needing a swore huh?" and just like that the discomfort and doubt was gone.

She couldn't help what came next when she jumped mugen so hard and fast it made him fall back . She hugged him so long that she didn't care if he was putting up a fight, which he wasn't. Fuu wanted to scream at the top of her lungs, skip and play. ' I wonder if mugen ever was a kid, well better late then never.' she positioned herself so that she was right next to his ear and whisper almost seductively, "tag..."

It took mugen a few minutes to register what she just said with the whole fuu laying on top of him and breathing down his neck causing him to try and control himself and now he found himself lost.

' tag? Is she serious?'

but one look at fuu's face said it all, but just being on the safe said he added, "what?..."

" you heard me... unless that is , you don't think you can catch me." and with that she sprinted as if her life depended on it. She loved every second off it and couldn't believe she actually got mugen into it too. ' probably didn't want to hurt his rep.' she concluded. She was surprised at how well she was doing considering she was versing mugen here. And up until that point he had been right behind her this made fuu take stance. Now that she actually could mugen knew who she was and she was sure he wouldn't mind. She focused her energy and listened for the slightest noise.

' damn she's good, I thought I had her. I ran in front so she would end up in my trap, but she stopped. Now what she doing?' mugen watched form the shadows of the flowers as if he was stoking prey. He watched her take stance and that made something snap inside of him. 'She's strong I can feel it. And she's focused I can tell she's listening, but she could use a refresher course she'll need one before her fight anyway...'

Mere seconds past but neither could take it much longer mugen threw a broken flower stoke in one direction hoping to distract her but was pleasantly stunned to see her take a step and then stop as if changing her mind.

" Come on mugen, if this were for real I would have got you already."

Unable to take that he said just as challenging, " like hell you would."

And as soon as she heard his voice she took off in the other direction.

'Fuck! How did I fall for that! Oh right, it's fuu.'

15 mins later

mugen liked this more then he wanted to they had been stoking each other for a while now and he was determined to win this stupid game.

Fuu crouched behind some flowers behind mugen she was so close to him she was expecting him to turn around and catch her where she stood, or sat rather. She saw him walk through a few flowers to the next row and determined not to lose him eagerly followed, that's when she felt it.

" tag. " was all he said as he raped his arms around her from behind.

' but how? I was soooo close.'

" you were behind me the whole time did you think I didn't notice," mugen said cockily still holding fuu from behind, " but I'll give you credit you had me going for a while there, you almost had me, almost..."

" fine, you win." she said happily . ' too happily thought mugen. What is she planning?"

Fuu took a step forward and turned so she was facing mugen. " even if you did get lucky"

" hmph." was his reply.

" mugen are you... are you smiling?"

" uh, uh..." using his moment of venerableness fuu lost all sense and threw cation to the wind

'Even if he hates me or thinks I was being stupid, I'm going to enjoy this.' she stepped close to mugen leaned up and gently planted a kiss on his lips which were softer then she thought they would be. When she tried to finish the kiss and pull away she felt mugen pull her flush against his rock hard chest and lead her hand to behind his neck as if sensing her frustration and then placed his hands around her waist.

' does he know this is my first kiss, kami! Who care's this is awsome. If he wasn't holding me I don't think I'd be standing.'

Then just as she pulled away to catch her breath she felt those warm soft lips pursuing her neck until he came across her most sensitive part when she moaned and giggled in the same breath.

' I could get used to that sound.' he layed her down to the ground still kissing her softly and went back to give her one final kiss.

That's when they realized everything was different and would be different for the rest of their lives be them separate or together. With the sun dawning down and them lost in each other's gazes that's when they realized they were in love...

Sappy I know but I warned that I was a hopeless romantic and if you don't like it I think you should stop reading this because it only gets worse!thanks for reading review 3ky xoxoxoxox

p.s. I'm trying to improve on all the mistake so bare with me and hpefully they will get better, thanks again!