>>ok guys and gals this is my first fic so ppplllleeeeeeeeeaaassee be gentle. i know it doesnt give away much plot but i'll update really soon. i promise! please R&R and enjoy!
Disclaimer: i do not own samurai champloo but my sis is gonna buy it and i'm gonna get FMA. it's a deal we have.lol but youdont care right?lol
Five years. Has it really
been that long? Five years since I've seen his deep eyes
behind his glasses? Five years since I've seen that jerk's
coy smile just before he drew his blade? Five years since I've
seen either one of them…since they've seen me?
Fuu lay silent against an old tree, her
brown hair blowing wildly in the wind. She brushed it aside in
annoyance. Here she was, trying to remember the fond memories
of her old friends, and even the wind would not allow her to do so.
She let out a slow longing sigh. She couldn't count the many
times she had sighed that day. Each and every one more
depressing than the last. She had hoped her old companions
would come to visit her but the years proved fruitless. Now Fuu
relied on her memories for comfort. Her memories and-
"Fuu," a voice called from the distance. Fuu turned to see a young boy running wildly toward her. She knew this boy from the village. His father owned a teahouse next to Koskai's shop.
"Fuu!" he called again.
"What? What's wrong Sen?"
The boy choked on his words, fighting for breath.
"F-Fuu…f-f-fire…in the…sh-shop!" he finally managed to stammer. He hung his head in defeat. "I'm s-sorry Fuu."
Fuu's heart skipped several beats. Numbness rang throughout her ears, drowning out any sound. Her vision clouded in and out of darkness until she saw only the blue sky above. Sen's cloudy features hovered over her face. He was trying to speak put Fuu could not hear him. Her head was reeling and Sen disappeared behind a halo of smoke.
Fuu awoke to find a tiny firefly hovering around her head. She stood to look around and saw only darkness. The firefly began to hover directly in Fuu's face. She watched the light closely, enveloped in its beauty and welcoming nature. Just as she lifted her hand to catch it, it flew across the darkness. Fuu gladly followed and danced with the firefly, her mind in a state of complete euphoria.
Suddenly the firefly stopped. She watched the firefly's light intensely as it began to grow brighter and larger. The image of a sword evolved from the light. Fuu gasped as a figure wiped and sheathed the bloody sword. The moment the sword was completely concealed the firefly began to sputter wildly. It hovered in odd angles trying to fly away from Fuu. A crackling noise and sparks emitted from the firefly. Fuu gazed in shocked amazement as the firefly burst into a blazing fire. Fuu found herself outside Koskai's workshop. Her gaze darted from the many men throwing water to the roaring hell-fire consuming the shop. Screams of torment could be heard from within the blaze and Fuu's knees gave way as she realized they were Koskai's. She could feel the torture and betrayal in his voice. But most of all she could feel the loss and the deep sadness. At this she stood and attempted to run toward the fire but it seemed that with every step she took the shop got farther away. She kept running and running until only darkness remained.
Fuu lay in her bed, tightly curled among the covers even though the heat was suffocating her. She did not want to get up. Not today and not the past two. But she could not deny the fact that she needed a bath. She slowly removed the covers from her hot, sticky body. She dressed in her dirty kimono and left the room.
"Can you believe she's been in there for three days now?"
"Hush Sosuke! The poor girl has just lost her fiance'."
"But Riiko-"
"Now hush you old fool. Fuu has been nothing but helpful to us these past few years. Not many young women would work for an elderly couple like ourselves."
Fuu entered the room with an ominous silence. She had been listening to the couple for guite some time now and figured she should leave for now.
"Oh, Fuu my dear! How nice it is to see you up and about. Are you feeling better?"
"Um, I think I'm going to go for a walk. Is that ok?"
"Of course dear. Take your time."
The world outside seemed so alien now. How could the sun shine with such brilliance when a heart was shadowed with such darkness? How could the birds sing such beautiful melodies while a heart screamed a minor chord? How could the flowers smell so sweet when Fuu needed a bath so badly?
Fuu walked slowly through the forest, clearly aware of her destination. Everything around her screamed 'life', even though Koskai was dead. Fuu took in every fiber of her surrounding. 'This will be Koskai now.', she thought to herself.
"Ahh, finally! The spring!", Fuu shouted to no one in particular.
All around were beautifully shaped rocks draped with flowers and intricate shrubberies. A calm pool of water resided in the center, supplied by a lightly cascading waterfall. Fuu undressed and washed her clothes in the cool water. After hanging them from a tree limb to dry, she let her hair down, and she slid gently into the pool.
"Aahhhh...Koskai...I am swimming with you, ya know? Always and forever, as long as I'm here.
"Hey babe! Why don't you stop talkin' to that frienda' yers and i'll show you how to really swim with a man!
end of chapter 1! YAYYYYYY! oh wait, now i have to write chapter two? seriously? really? crap: well i'll update asap. remember to REVIEW. i accept constructive criticism with open arms. or something to that effect
