Thanks everyone! Big hug to Kayla for the review, and hope things go alright ) So the story is gonna end soon, and that will be the end of the my Mugen and Fuu thing for awhile…hmm I do have no life though..so maybe I'll make it longer LOL It will pretty much wrap up their entire lives.
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Chapter Nine: A Mother's Plan
"Are you sure?" Jin asked firmly. His eyes were stressed, his mind in complete shock. He stared at Mugen, clenching his fists, and grinding his teeth. He had been angry since the moment he realized her face, the memories he pressed back were still hidden, but her face had come clear to him. Mizu sat stunned by the sudden discovery, not sure what to think of Mugen's family life.
"Here you go." Mai smiled cheerfully cutting some of the edge off of the strained silence. She placed the tray down and poured the three men the tea. Mizu blushed taking the small cup from her. She had been sad, but now she had recovered. She had regained her trust in Mizu, somehow she couldn't truly be upset with him. Jin waited for Mai to leave back into the kitchen before he looked back at Mugen.
"We have to find her." Jin said firmly but quietly. He worried that Shino or Fuu would find out, and than there would be real problems. Mugen agreed. He had to figure out what her problem was before anything else happened to Fuu. The thought of her being hurt was driving him crazy, deeper into a sleepless madness.
"Are you sure, you don't remember why she is after you now?" Jin asked taking a short sip of his tea. His eyes closed, and his thoughts churning trying to find some linking points to this bizarre family tale. Mugen couldn't remember a thing about her, not even a single memory. He couldn't remember what happened to her, or where she went; or where she was this whole time.
"Hmm it can't be helped. Right now, we should just find her." Jin continued. He saw the distant angry look in Mugen's eyes, he could tell he was tired and bothered by this whole realization. It wasn't like Mugen felt something for the old woman, instead he was angry and hated her for attacking his perfect life. He was happy now, things he thought he could never have, he had now.
"Mugen, try this!" Fuu chirpily sang putting down a tray full of roasted fish and seafood. Jin, Mizu and Mugen both leaned back as they stared down to the unholy master feast. It was burned and shades of green and purple they never thought would be in cooked food. Their eyes twitched as a black cloud of doom crowded in the background.
"Here try some!" Fuu smiled happily tugging on a limp piece of burnt fish. Mugen cringed thinking of running away. He looked back to his comrades on the table turn green with panic and fever as she inched the black meat towards Mugen. She had the happiest smile on her as she warmly pulled on his arm.
"Ahh no, get it away baka!" Mugen finally mustered out watching the wobbly meat come closer to his mouth. He meant to just run away, but his mouth and mind couldn't it.
"MUGEN! I made it just for you! NOW EAT IT!" She fumed. There was fire around her as her eyes faded under her hair, her mouth madly ranting with the meat still close to him. He grabbed her forearms trying to keep her from pushing the horribly scorched fish into his mouth. He struggled hard doing his best but Fuu had the upper hand, she was somebody he couldn't aggressively push away.
"EAT IT!" She groaned madly climbing on to him. Jin and Mizu wiped the tear drops hanging down their faces, still feeling sea sick from looking at her platter. They sat back closer to the wall, trying to escape any contact from her fish tray. Mugen grunted, tightening his grip, getting ready to push her away. But he saw that she grimaced from the pain he inflicted on her. He felt bad, and after a second or two of thinking, he let her go, allowing her to happily shove the toxic fish into his mouth. Jin and Mizu gasped in shock, Mizu gagging a little at the sight. He clung on to Jin as he to Mizu watching Mugen chew slowly. The ruffian's eyes closed, his mouth slowly flavoring with the fish. It became quiet, Fuu hopeful that he would like it. They watched the hell raiser and his silent chewing. Finally, the chewing stop and he swallowed, his eyes opened and than rolled back into his head. He collapsed.
"Mugen! That's not funny!" She whined storming out leaving Mugen's body to twitch uncontrollably, as he mumbled 'keep it away' incoherently. Jin and Mizu let out a sigh of relief.
"Baka." Jin smirked. Mugen recovered drinking tea trying to drown the taste that molested his taste buds.
"Man, that was sick!" Mugen groaned feeling like he had killed the lingering after taste. Mizu relaxed feeling better that Fuu had removed the sickly platter. Jin adjusted himself to sit properly, that moment with Fuu was the single scariest thing he had seen in months. He was glad that she stormed away. However, he knew that Mugen would pay pricey for insulting her cooking, after she clearly worked very hard on it.
"Hey." Jin said taking a sip of his tea. Mugen was scrapping his tongue with his fingers, trying to get rid of the fishy feeling in his mouth.
"Uh?" Mugen said looking to the silent samurai.
"You should go find her." Jin said casually. He knew it was happen, the biggest war in the planet, Fuu would not easily forgive him. Jin smirked to Mugen, and he caught on.
"AHH that baka!" He sighed angrily and left the table abruptly. Mizu giggled a little thinking back about how he once had such strong feelings for Fuu. He was glad that it wasn't him now, other wise it would have been him who had to try the food. He cringed at the thought. But before Mizu or Jin could talk, Shino and Mai were there with gross food experiments for their men to try out. It looked just as horrible as Fuu's, maybe even worse.
"Jin, please try it. It's a new spice a traveler brought from China" Shino smiled readying her chopsticks. Jin's head hung low, his shoulders slouching in defeat.
"I see…" He whispered.
"Miza-san! Please try it. It's very nice." Mai smiled cutely. Mizu moved back a little smiling nervously, not sure how to handle the situation.
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"Oy, where is she?" Mugen groaned walking into the kitchen not finding Fuu. Shiro and Aki giggled a little, making Mugen feel very upset.
"OY, what're you laughing about?" Mugen angrily shouted, only to see the old couple break down in a horrible fit of laughter. Mugen's veins enlarged popping all over as his grinded his teeth.
"You old little bags." He muttered walking off proving to be helpless. Aki and Shiro were left behind on the kitchen floor laughing out their hearts.
When he walked into the restaurant area, he found Jin and Mizu being strangled madly by Shino and Mai, who were shouting angry words...something about not appreciated their hard work. Jin eyes pleaded with Mugen as he puzzledly stared at the scene. He than found the disgusting platter of food, and smirked.
"Serves you bastards right." He smirked and walked out, leaving Jin and Mizu dying at the hands of their women.
Mugen stepped out into the streets, it was another busy day. He looked up to see that the sun was still in command of the sky, burning down on the town. He wondered when it would rain, at least just for one night. With his sword still clinging on his back and walked around slowly trying to find Fuu. He wanted to delay seeing her as much as possible in order to think of the proper words to say sorry, without saying it. He thought back to the food she prepared, it was the most horrible thing he had ever seen. He could stand looking at dead decaying bodies, but that was awful. He cringed as he walked. He stared out casually to the horizon wondering where his little idiot went, he hated apologizing, he hated feeling helpless to her. He was the man, he should have the control, but he felt that since the very start, Fuu had always had the control. Whenever she said something, without thinking, he just did it. He blindly followed her, protected her, it was like they were already together. It bothered him knowing that simple fact, he was after all the most murderous person he knew, and yet when he came down to her; he forgot everything. When did he become so helpless? When did he start letting go of his old habits? When did she start becoming more important than his life?
"Baka, you did it to yourself." Mugen smirked knocking the side of his own head. He allowed her in, he was the one responsible for what was happening to him now. His helplessness was because he made it that way. He thought back to when she took care of his cuts and wounds, after the battle with Kao. She stayed by his side that whole night making sure he was comfortable and in as little pain as possible. She had even forgotten to eat.
"And she can't go 15 minutes without food." He muttered happily. Maybe that's why he fell in love with her so easily, because whenever he needed love and care, she gave it to him. His eyes closed, his expression back to dark when he remembered Mori, the old woman who was his mother. Somehow, he couldn't remember a thing about her, where she was, how did she find him?
"That old bitch." He barked to himself. He continued looking for Fuu thinking about it all, it was strange for him to think about it, usually he never reminisced. Suddenly, Fuu came into focus, as did Mori. His eyes shot wide, his heart filled with rage. Fuu was obviously had been talking to her for awhile, he could tell by the way she laughed; like a dying hyena. But right now, he didn't have time to make fun of her laugh, he needed her to get away from Mori.
"OY!" He shouted racing to her. Fuu turned back to see Mugen and than turned away, folding her arms angrily across her chest. Mori's eyes glittered with a touch of evil as her smile turned into a smirk.
"Hello there young man." She smiled not realizing that Mugen had discovered who she was. It was her luck that he never mentioned it to her, he didn't want Fuu to know the truth about Mori.
"Shut up old woman." Mugen barked angrily.
"Mugen! Don't say tha-" Fuu protested with how Mugen shouted at the old lady, but before she could finish her sentence, Mugen started to pull her away from Mori. She tried to free herself, but Mugen was merciless. She was very upset with his behavior and was apologetically looking back at Mori, who seemed to be smiling. Mugen looked back at Mori as well, with hateful maddening eyes. He made a decision on the spot, now that he had Fuu a little ways out of Mori's view.
"Oy, don't ask me questions, just listen."
"Mugen, what is wrong with you!"
"NO, just listen to me baka." Mugen shouted. He was loosing his patience, for once he wished Fuu would shut up and trust in what he had to say. He grabbed her by the shoulders, slightly shaking her. She was angry at him, but decided to just listen to what he had to say.
"Go back to the restaurant. Don't ask me why, don't say for how long, don't ask anything; just do it." He demanded with a low menacing groan. Fuu was a bit confused by his sudden actions, and was going to ask a question, but could tell from the look on his face; he was really serious. So she pouted and stormed away, not looking back at him. He watched her leave, angry fumes coming out of her ears. He knew he would pay pricely for this outrage as well. But he'd take care of that later. He turned back around to face the road he had dragged Fuu from. He ran from the corner thinking to see Mori there, but she was already gone.
"Figures, that old bitch." He barked.
"Oh now, is that anyway to treat an old lady?" Her wicked cracking voice stung him as he turned to see the small woman behind him. He smirked staring down at her. He hated the look of her, her beady cold black eyes, sparkling with hate.
"Bitch." He mustered with a grin. He didn't remember her face that well, but her features did hit home. They shared a silent moment, both danming each other mentally. Mugen didn't want to ask what she was up to, why she was doing it; he didn't care what the reason was. All he wanted to do, was kill her. What she had done so far, was enough for him, enough reason for him; to eliminate her.
"Well I'll be on my way now." Mori smiled acting innocently.
"OY! What the fuck." Mugen shouted forcing back her attention. Mori was not pleased with the tone of his voice.
"I know who you are. What I don't know, is what the fuck you want with me!" He shouted angrily. He didn't care if anyone saw him yelling at a seemingly fragile old woman, he had issues with her. Mori was surprised that Mugen remembered her. She had thought that he had forgotten her, and even confirmed it when she saw him at the restaurant. Nevertheless, him knowing her identity, made no difference to her plans.
"Oh, I see than. Well son, I can see that you've grown into a man." She was smirking like Mugen, and he recognized that part. He hated it, and never realized how annoying her happiness was to him.
"I thought that you would have forgotten the mother you left behind." Her tone of voice changed drastically, she was clearly bitter. Mugen snorted at her statement.
"I didn't leave you behind! You chose to stay." Mugen snorted back. He knew that though he was an evil hearted man, he would not leave a wonderful mother behind, and she was clearly not a wonderful mother. She started to laugh.
"What? So you think that you've changed now? That the tainted blood that runs in your vines is some how good now?" Her laugh was menacing and disturbing. Mugen's eye brow's narrowed hearing that sound. He had changed, he had rid himself of the bad in him, he was a good man now.
"Face it. I gave birth to you, and you are what you are." She teased. Mugen couldn't handle hearing filth from her any longer and quickly pulled out his sword. Mori looked slightly impressed yet, she never wiped that evil smirk off her old tanned face.
"Don't test me son. I've only come to pay you back for the hell you left me in." She angrily toned. Mugen snorted at her remarks.
"And I'll kill you if you try to come near my family." He blurted out without thinking. He had never really admitted out loud that he considered his current acquaintances as family, but it was true. Mori laughed.
"Family? Dear, I am your family, and the only family you'll ever have. You're not worth a dog's bone to have a family." She smirked evilly. Mugen took a step closer to her.
"Not another word bitch." He warned. His sword was inches closer to her than before, and somehow it did worry Mori to see him react in such a cold manner towards her. However, she never showed her fears to him, she kept smiling wickedly at him. Mugen's heart raced, though he felt nothing for the old woman; he never was good at killing women.
"I don't remember you. I don't care for your reasons, but if you come near her again, or anyone else that worries me; I'll kill you without a thought." Mugen stepped a littler closer, his sword now only a thin inch away from her chest. His low animal growl shook her insides, it had been along time since she saw her only son; and was happy to see that his old evil was still in him.
Mori smirked, her eyes narrowed in a victorious point.
"We'll see about that." She whispered. But before Mugen could jump her and plunge his sword into her, a loud noise exploded in the other side of the town. A puff of smoke climbing into the sky. Mugen was distracted for no less than a second, yet when his eyes went back to see Mori, she was gone.
"That bitch." He grinded his teeth.
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Fuu was pacing back and fourth in the restaurant waiting for Mugen. Jin and Mizu were wondering where he had gone off to. Fuu hadn't mentioned a word about Mori to them, she was too clouded in anger.
"Ahh, that's it! I'm going home!" She shouted in frustration, and stormed off. Jin and Mizu were left wondering if it was the food incident that made her this mad, or something else.
"Surely, he said something to worsen his situation." Mizu stated with a large drop of tear on the side of his head. Jin agreed. He started to quietly drink with Jin, both men puzzled by Fuu and Mugen's love hate relationship.
"Oh, where is Fuu-chan?" Aki asked peeking out of the kitchen with a large tray full of roasted fish and freshly cooked noodles.
"She said she's going home." Mizu answered. Aki giggled.
"Those two." She smiled.
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"Just who does he think he is!" She was mumbling incoherent nothings all the way home. She was frustrated and upset with him, sometimes, he was very inconsiderate to her feelings; and other times, he acted as if she was all he needed. She wondered about why he was always very confusing.
"OH well." She sighed stepping into the house.
"Oh dear, you live here?" Fuu turned around to see the old woman Mori standing behind her with a confused smile. Fuu happily faced her, not thinking about why she was there.
"Hai, I live here." Fuu smiled. The old lady Mori smiled. Fuu was about to apologize for Mugen's behavior, but she gave her a warm smile.
"It's alright. He's just worried that you'll get hurt." Fuu thought her smile was very pretty, and she was very understanding, but Mugen was being very unfair to her; she was after all an old lady, what harm could she cause.
"Will you like some tea?" Fuu offered. Mori's eyes lit up, and her fake smile stretched.
"Oh that would be lovely." She smirked, but Fuu could not see the evil in her face, all she saw was a nice old lady. Mori walked in behind Fuu, and followed her to the kitchen area, where she was getting the fire started. Mori sat down, making her bones look older than they really were; but her age served to benefit her, since she was fooling Fuu so easily.
"Who was that young man?" She asked as the fire started to rise into an orange blaze. Fuu smiled, with a blushful shade on her cheeks.
"Mugen….well he's going to be my husband." Fuu smiled shyly. She never thought she'd been calling him a husband, it was Mugen, but they had been through more than enough. She always thought, her husband would be a quiet reserved type like Jin or Mizu. But she later found out, that Mugen was more her type. They both complimented each other's crazy behaviors so well.
"Ah, I see. You'll make a beautiful bride." Mori smiled. But it was information she already knew. In fact, she had kept a watchful eye on Fuu while she was on her journey. Thanks to her information, those who were seeking her and her father to be dead, found her with no problems. She didn't expect to see her son with Fuu, nor did she expect him to be such a talented fighter.
"But you are so young child?" Mori asked acting as if she was concerned for Fuu's well being. Fuu blushed. But age was nothing more than a number, in fact she was 16 now, and Mugen 20. She wondered when Mugen would turn 21, and how he liked to celebrate his birthday. She had never thought to ask him for his date of birth, it was something that never came up.
"Well he's not too much older than me. And besides…he's a really good to me." She didn't know why she was blushing this much, and why she was being so shy about the matter. Perhaps she was finally realizing that she was going to marry, and be Mugen's forever. She really was happy with that.
"Well as long as you're happy child, that is all that matters." Mori smiled. Fuu sat down waiting for the water to boil. She noticed that it was starting to get colder in the room, even with the fire burning so intensely. Mori straightened out her body to sit more comfortably, but she had no intention of staying there for too long.
"I'm just going to get a blanket, will you like one too?" Fuu asked politely getting up to her feet. Mori smiled at yet another opportunity she made for herself and nodded a polite no. Fuu left into the hallway, Mori smiled. Having found her body to bend and work just fine, she leaned over effortlessly and opened the small lid of the pot of boiling water. She took out from a small pouch of her strange clothing, a bottle and a purple leaf. Her wicked smiled fattened as she whispered some small words into the bottle.
"….now follow me…." She whispered as she poured the contents of the bottle into the pot of boiling water. She than ripped the small leaf into smaller bits and let them fall into the pot. She smiled victoriously. This was her most powerful spell, and this was going to be the one that broke Mugen into two.
"I will torture you with the memories of Ryuukuu son, and soon you'll die as the dog you are." She whispered watching the water boil. She stood up and looked off to the hallway Fuu vanished into.
Fuu walked in with a blanket over her shoulders, but when she entered the kitchen area, she found it to be very warm and Mori missing. She looked around confused, wondering where she had gone to. She was just about to look for her, when she decided that perhaps the old woman had to leave.
"Oh, well, more tea for me." She smiled happily.
OH wow, okay, so I thought this would be over by the tenth chapter, but I just had to add a lemon in, SO with that said, I guess it'll stretch a little longer….NOT TOO long, but a little. lol