Ok guys, here's chapter two. personally i think it's kinda boring but please keep reading and I'll update chapter three within the next week or so. Thanks for reading and remember to review
He had been on his way back to the hideout of the Mikado gang when he heard someone talking. He hadn't planned on stopping but he knew it was a chick's voice and that peaked his interest. After following the voice a few minutes he came upon a fresh spring, and there he watched as a beautiful woman bathed. It sounded like she was talking to someone but no one was in sight. He sat in a tree, unable to control himself as he blurted out,
"Hey babe! Why don't you stop talkin' to that frienda' yers and I'll show you how to really swim with a man!"
"Who's there? Where are you?" Fuu shrieked, searching for someone she could not see.
The man hid in the shadow of the tree while taking another look at his subject. Her body was perfectly sculpted and the water glistened on her bare skin. Her long, brown hair acted as a wet drapery on one side of her face, adding a seductive look. But it all blew up in his face as she turned, the drapery pulled aside, and her own face was revealed.
"No fucking waa-aaaaaaaaaaaayyy!"
Fuu looked up as a tree branch cracked and a man came toppling into the shallow pool.
"Eeeeeeeep!" Fuu shrieked. She scrambled up the side of the pool and rushed to put on her kimono. She turned as soon as she heard him draw a hoarse, choking breath.
Fuu was shocked into silence. There in front of her was a familiar man, his back toward her as he wrung out his shirt. Memories flooded her mind as she examined his scars. Most ran along his back and across his arms. He turned and she could not help but stare at his body. His shaggy hair was wet and mangled, sending small trails of water down his shoulders and into the grooves of his sculpted torso. His shorts hung dangerously below his waistline and he wore the same wild clothing he had worn five years before.
"M-Mugen?" she asked nervously, not trusting her own voice.
"Hnnn?" he replied as he looked up from his shirt.
"Mugen! I can't believe it's you!" Fuu ran towards him immediately, so overwhelmed that she did not even realize the watery void between them. That is, until she slipped down the short slope of earth and into the water.
Mugen just stared apathetically, "You never change, huh Fuu?"
Fuu charged up the edge of the spring and slapped Mugen across his face.
"What the hell was that for?" he demanded. He dropped his head and let out a deep sigh. "Don't cry." He added as he saw the tears streaming from her face. "It's just water. It's not like it's gonna-"
"It's not the water, you jerk! It's you! Where have you been all these years?" Fuu just stared at him, infuriated. She had longed to see Mugen again but not like this.
Her reaction was completely understandable but Mugen just couldn't deal with these sentimental types, and Fuu was no exception.
"Does it really matter? I just happened to be passin' by and you're the first chick I saw. Nothin' more."
"Your just the same! Of course you wouldn't care! And why should you! I obviously don't matter now and I probably didn't matter then either! Well that's just fine 'cause I don't care anymore!"
Mugen was completely taken aback, not to mention confused, "What the hell are you talkin' about?"
"I'm talking about the past five years! Why didn't you ever come to see me?" At this Fuu grew quiet and solemn, "I thought we were friends. I just-I just thought-"
"Uggh, listen, I'm not here to visit. I had a job to do here and now I'm leavin'. Like I said, I'm just passin' through. Sorry but I don't need some chick holdin' me down."
Fuu knew he hadn't changed. He was still the same rogue, just doing his own thing at his own pace. In a way, that thought helped Fuu cope with Mugen's attitude, even though she was still pissed off.
"I-I guess I'll see you around then, right?" she couldn't help but ask, even though she knew the answer.
"Maybe." Mugen stole a quick glance and saw the deep hurt in her face. This wasn't just about them. Her pain was reserved for something else. "Look, life ain't always easy but you gotta deal with the cards yer dealt, ya know?"
"But it's just that, well, when we split up I came here and started working. I just wanted to settle down. I met a really nice man and we got engaged. But-but now he's-"
Fuu could not finish her words and turned away, embarrassed that she was pouring her heart out to him. "It's just that it was so unexpected. I mean, he was killed and the shop was completely destroyed because of the fire. I have nothing left." Fuu wiped away her tears and turned to see Mugen walking away. "Hey! Where the hell do you think your going?" Fuu's anger returned as he answered her question by walking faster. "Hey!" she called again.
" I don't feel like getting caught up in this bullshit!" He yelled back at her. He couldn't deal with this, at least not right now. He couldn't let her know what really happened.
"Fine! Leave! See if I care you jerk!"
Later that evening, Mugen returned to the spring. He sat by the edge and thought of Fuu. She had been happy. She had started her life anew, despite her misfortunes. She was engaged. Engaged to the man that-
Mugen was jerked from his thoughts as he heard a twig snap behind him. He quickly balanced on his hands, and spun around, using his own legs to knock the legs out from underneath the man behind him. Mugen recovered quickly and firmly pressed the bottom of his steel-plated sandal to the man's face.
"What the hell right have you got to sneak up on me punk?" Mugen knew this had to be of some importance. This guy was a higher-up in the Mikado gang.
"M-Mugen! The boss said to get back to headquarters now. They've got everyone out looking for us!"
"Hmmmm, maybe I'll stay. I kinda' feel like fightin' right about now." And he did. His encounter with Fuu only managed to piss him off.
"No! You have to come now." Mugen drew his sword at the man's words. He slid the blade delicately across his neck.
"Ya know, I hate bein' told what to do." And with that, Mugen slit his throat. From him, he took money and an assassin's knife. "Did he think I was stupid or somethin'? Weak-ass bastard."
End chapter two! Well please r&r and I'll update soon. And remember if you don't like something in the story then tell me about it. I'd like to know what interests the readers. Thanks a lot!
