Of Gunshots and Sorrow
Chapter 6
Escaping Into a Box
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Moody1656: Yes, I know this title is stupid. Anyways, well I'm glad how last chapter came out and I hope you guys enjoy this one as well.
Mugen: Or don't, just prove my point that she's a dumb ass.
Moody1656: It's true.
Fuu: You're just going to let him push you around like that?
Moody1656: For the moment, yes.
Fuu sighs and shakes her head in shame.
Moody1656: So how was that game last night?
Mugen: Another chapter where you stall!?
Moody1656: I hate the block.
Fuu: Do you know what'll happen?
Moody1656 nods quickly: Yup! I just don't know how to start.
Mugen: You're stupid.
Moody1656:…You're mean.
Fuu: It was a small statement.
Moody1656: It was a mean statement.
Mugen: Quit stalling!!!!
Moody1656 sighs: Ugh. Fine. On with the story!!!
A harsh bright light suddenly made Mugen scrunch his eyes up in annoyance. He grabbed his pillow tightly and dug his face inside to stop the nuisance. Stupid four eyes can't let me sleep one day! GO away you bastard! And turn that damn light off too! Mugen continued to bury his face deeper in the pillow to stop the light and suddenly felt a smack on the head. "What the hell?!" He exclaimed getting up and dropping the pillow about to yell at his roommate.
"What do you mean 'what the hell'? I should be saying that!" A shrill voice he hated already yelled making him groan and look at a disgruntled Fuu. "What do you think you were doing moron!?"
He blinked and tried to find his pillow to just ignore her with. "'Ey kid; where's my damn pillow?"
"You have no pillow!" Fuu exclaimed. "Apparently you really are as stupid as you look. Thinking I was a pillow."
Mugen scoffed but smirked. "Apparently," he mocked, "Ya really are as flat chested as you seem if I confused you for a pillow."
There was a cough and the two turned to a tall and built man with red hair. "What is it you are doing in my work?" He asked with a heavy German accent.
"Huh?" Mugen asked confused.
"S-Sorry sir!" Fuu stuttered pushing Mugen away from her so she could get up without somehow tripping on him. "I'm Fuu and this is Mugen," She pointed each of them out. "We were ambushed last night and when we ran away we were looking for somewhere to spend the night and we ended up here."
"Are you okay?" He asked concerned. Fuu nodded.
Mugen looked at them both confused from the ground, "Hey girly you understand what this guy's sayin'?" She of course responded by hitting his head again while still smiling innocently at the other man.
"You will work for me, yes?" The orange haired man urged.
"What?" Mugen asked still confused by his accent.
"Doing what?" Fuu asked level headedly knowing they probably had to at least hear the man out since they broke into his…she stopped and looked around the place for the first time seeing it in light…his boxing ring?
He pointed at Fuu, "You can do the cleaning around the rings after closing hours." He now pointed at Mugen, "And you will help with the sparring."
The Neanderthal understood the last part and smirked. "What do we get in exchange?" Mugen asked though he would fight anybody unconditionally.
"A place to sleep in, of course."
"I can just go find somewhere else," he scoffed arrogantly.
"And I won't call cops."
"Sounds great!" Fuu exclaimed eagerly.
Fuu groaned as she collapsed outside the male bathroom. "This is so not great." She grumbled trying to rest for a minute before going back to cleaning other parts of the small training center.
She looked to the middle of the place and watched the fight going on in the ring. Mugen had gone through seven guys already and just now was he actually beginning to sweat a little.
She couldn't really tell what was so difficult about this sport if Mugen was actually bored from fighting. The German guy, who still hadn't given them his name, was actually amazed by this so either Mugen was really a good fighter or his dolts just sucked that much. "Amazing!" He exclaimed. "You are very good fighter!"
Mugen raised an eyebrow, "Man I have no idea what you're saying."
Fuu rolled her eyes and cupped her hands at her mouth, "He said you're a really good fighter!"
He turned to Fuu and glared, "Hey aren't you s'pposed to be cleanin' toilets!?"
Fuu pouted, "But it's sooo gross!"
"Suck it up girlie!" He ordered angrily. The girl sure got on his nerves.
"Shut up! I'll suck it up when I want to!" She exclaimed too tired to attempt a real comeback.
He chuckled noticing this, "Too tired for insults?"
She stuck her tongue out before stomping away to do some more grunt work. Mugen rolled his eyes before turning back to the tall man, "Hey, isn't there any food 'round here?"
"Of course," He answered. "But must pay to get some."
Mugen scrunched up his eyes barely understanding pay, "Well how am I supposed to shut that dumb girl's trap if I can't get food."
"You've got no money?" He asked confused.
"Does it look like I've got any cash on me?" Mugen asked irritated. He scratched the stubble on his chin tiredly. He glanced over at Fuu who was now grumbling to herself as she carried some dirty towels to a cart that she'd have to take to a Laundromat. "Make sure that girl doesn't get killed while I'm gone." He said after chuckling at her expense.
The man raised an eyebrow, "You are leaving?"
Mugen rolled his eyes, "I'm going back to where we were yesterday. I forgot to get our stuff so her money and other crap is gone." He looked back up at the man and yawned, "If she starts bitching just put duct tape on her mouth or something, got it?"
The man chuckled but nodded, "Sure, but hurry there are more people you must fight."
Mugen rolled his eyes and ignored the comment.
"He's still not back…" Fuu sighed as the red haired man closed the shack with lock.
The man shrugged but grinned friendly at her, "For mean time I can take you to get something to eat."
She looked at him with bright, tear brimmed eyes, "R-Really?"
"Of course," The man said with the same friendly smile. "Girls should not be hungry."
Fuu couldn't help it, after so long of not seeing a friendly face or plate of food; she almost burst out into tears. Luckily the most she did was spontaneously throw her arms around the man like if he was an old uncle she hadn't seen in years.
The man looked down at her and chuckled humored, "You must definitely be hungry." Fuu moved her head up and down against his chest. "There is good restaurant a street from here. We go there, yes?"
This time she couldn't stop herself and began crying in happiness at the idea of eating in a nice comfy restaurant.
Mugen's eye twitched as he stood in front of the locked shack. He growled and took a bite out of the large hamburger he bought using Fuu's money. He chewed sloppily with his mouth open and bits flew out, "Stupid."
Thoughts flew through his mind. The girl was a fucking danger magnet, and all he could think of was how many stupid circumstances she could be in. Rape. Shot. Sold. Ran over. Chased by a Doberman. The possibilities were endless and their stupidity level had no limit. He rolled his eyes and dropped to the ground stubbornly; leaning against the gate knowing it was just tedious to break in.
Fuu kept stuffing as much food she could touch into her mouth. Her grunts as she tried to not choke and coughs when she did made everyone else in the restaurant uncomfortable and lose their appetites. The man only laughed and ate his order of food just as fast but less sloppily.
Mugen began to pick the gunk out of his ears bored. He turned his eyes to the sky to maybe distract himself but noticed all that you could see were the helicopters with their search lights.
He groaned and turned his attention back to in front of him. A stupid looking black lab sat in front of him with big black waiting eyes. "What the hell do you want?" It barked and Mugen groaned.
Fuu raised her plate looking at the waiter, "More please!"
The waiter along with the rest of the customers (excluding the German man) sweat dropped.
"The hell?!" Mugen yelled fighting with the now growling dog over his shoe, which the dog managed to grab. "Let go! Fucking stupid dog!"
The dog growled and pulled harder on the shoe shaking his head in an attempt to shake Mugen off.
The tall red head raised his plate as soon as Fuu's new plate came back. "More please."
The waiter sighed tiredly but grabbed the plate and left to the back.
Mugen began to contemplate shooting the stupid dog but Fuu's head popped up in his head. Brat would probably cry and throw something at me if she knew. He groaned and kept trying to pull the shoe back.
"E-Excuse me?" A short scared man stuttered causing the two to stop eating. "I need you two to leave. We've already needed to use the food we were going to use for tomorrow and the day after that to feed you. I am very sorry."
Fuu blinked at him before turning to her temporary boss. He laughed well humored but nodded, "Very sorry, good friend. We shall be then taking our leave now."
Mugen scowled at the now in pain dog. He groaned trying to pull out the teeth the dog had pierced through his shoe. They had ripped out when Mugen finally pulled hard enough. The dog whined while laying down. He scowled glaring at the dumb dog, "Hey shut up! It was your own damn fault."
The dog whined again and Mugen hit it on the head with the shoe, "Stop being a wimp! It's just a few teeth you damn idiot!" The dog whined again and a vein could be seen pulsing on Mugen's temple, "Like hell it was my fault you stupid—" He paused and groaned. "Why the hell am I even talking to a dog!?"
The dog barked up at him and Mugen scowled throwing the shoe on the dog's head shutting him up. "I am not crazy!"
Fuu smiled happily as her boss and she walked back towards the boxing ring. A thought struck her mind suddenly. Mugen's been helping me all this time and I haven't done anything to help him. I must seem like a real moocher. She sighed guiltily and the man noticed.
"Is there something wrong happening?" He asked with his ever so thick accent.
"I know this might seem out of place but I have a very urgent question I find I must ask." She said a little nervously. "Mugen and I are looking for someone. Have you ever heard of a man named Mukuro?"
Mugen was now wrestling with the dumb dog and was in fact growling at it back as it growled at him. "You're one stupid animal you know that!?" He yelled at the dog and as if it understood it was just insulted it barked loudly at him.
Fuu could swear she was about to cry when the man told her what Mugen, and now that she realized herself as well, had been searching for. "You have no idea what this means to me!"
The man smiled weakly and put a hand on her shoulder, "But I would not want two young people like you to die so soon. Please do not go there." His voice was serious, urgent, and pleading all at the same time.
Her eyes softened and she just now realized the gravity of the situation she put herself in. "I—" She paused and Fuu could tell her eyes gained a confidence she now felt. If Mugen can be stupid enough to take care of me, I can be stupid enough to help him! She noticed soon after her thought made no sense at all. "I have to help Mugen in anyway I can."
"Why must you die to achieve something?!" The man asked truly afraid and curious.
Fuu smiled weakly, "Because I owe him my life twice now."
The man still scowled at the naivety of this girl's thought process. "Think of what you are saying carefully."
"I already have."
Mugen actually ended up leaning against the gate in the end with the dog at his side. He glanced at the pathetic thing and chuckled, "Why don't you just leave already, dumb ass?"
"Mugen!!!" The shrill unmistakable voice belonging Fuu shouted. He tiredly looked in the direction he heard her voice and saw her running and waving at him.
What the hell got into her? The dog whined clearly annoyed as well and Mugen laughed. "Time to go mutt." The dog whined but got up and walked away from where it came.
She stopped right in front of him and got down to her knees wrapping her arms around him. "You're such a dumb ass!" Fuu said as she laughed.
He glared at her and pushed her off of him, "What the hell is wrong with your brain this time, girlie?"
"It's Mukuro!" She exclaimed. "I know where he is!"
His eyes widened and he felt the air get knocked out of him. Suddenly hundreds of thoughts and visions went through his brain. "You…found him?"
She grinned brightly at him; "It's all thanks to our boss!" She laughed pointing at the tall man behind her.
Mugen couldn't believe the next word that came out of his lips, "Thanks."
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Moody1656: Oh my god I'm so sorry guys!!! I forgot to say I'm so so so sorry for the delay. At first it was due to being grounded and now it's all due to loosing my rubric! I have to start again from scratch!!!
Mugen: Loser.
Moody1656: So now my brain is totally out of whack because of this!
Fuu sighs and shakes her head.
Moody1656: But I promise I'll try my best!!
Fuu: Next chapter.
Preview for Next Chapter
Fuu realized this was the perfect opportunity. Mugen was gone, someone close to him was in the room with her, and she had finally gathered enough courage and curiosity to ask. "I think you might be able to help me with something that's been bothering me lately." She looked at Fuu attentively waiting for the question with a small charming smile. She's so beautiful. Fuu couldn't help but think. "I know it's not my place, but you mentioned a girl before. Hino? Mugen and Jin had been talking about her before and I was wondering if you could tell me anything about her."
Moody1656: Haha! I'm paying all you guys back in full next chapter! Hino's history, babies, slight Fuugen fluff, and good old fashion cussing!
Mugen: It isn't even that exciting.
Fuu smiles brightly: I think it is.
Mugen rolls his eyes.
Moody1656: Please review! And again I apologize for the delay and any future delays! Bye!