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Today is your lucky day Champloo Lovers! I am posting ANOTHER oneshot to make up for my slack! I am going to quickly start typing #10 but I don't know if it will be up by tomorrow. Also I am starting to run out of ideas but i'm trying my best to keep things fresh and full of Fuugen feels!

Please ENJOY!

Oneshot 9: Ending Up Like Her

by: AshAnime

"I'M SO BORED!"

Fuu threw herself unto a pile of hay and stared up at the sunshine filtering through the cracked roof. She blew through her lips in exasperation and looked questioningly over at an absorbed Mugen. He sat cross legged in front of a big piece of paper with a pot of ink and a thick brush to his side.

"Not my problem," he grumbled, scratching his head in concentration at the blank canvas before him.

"Wow. Thanks for the input. What are you even doing?" Fuu demanded, turning on her side and picking at the scratchy straw. Of course Jin thought it was an amazing idea to occupy this abandoned farm they had found last night. It was still equipped with plenty of hay and even a working well.

At least they had fresh water.

"What's it look like I'm doing?!" Mugen exclaimed, suddenly swiping at the paper with his brush. "Might as well put this shit the old man gave me to some use!"

Fuu rolled her eyes and sat up. Ever since Mugen received a pot of ink, a brush and a canvas from some crazy old geezer who claimed to be an artist, he wouldn't put the stuff down. He was hell bent on making the 'sickest shit' ever. "Well I cant write so I might as well draw on it!" was Mugen's reasoning.

"Why don't you draw me?" Fuu suggested, scooting over to face him. "I'm bored and there's nothing else better to do. Jin isn't going to be back until later tonight."

Mugen made another slash at the paper. "Oh ya… almost forgot. What's he doin' again?"

"Checking up on Shino, remember. He's got some guy keeping tabs on her or something. Jeez Mugen you've got the memory of a fish!"

"Whatever." Mugen placed his chin in his hand, accidentally swiping a black line of ink unto his cheek. Fuu giggled at it and decided not to tell him it was there.

"Can you at least tell me if you're drawing me or not?"

"I aint drawing you."

Fuu frowned. "Why not?!"

Mugen gave her an annoyed yet amused look. "What? Want me to remake 'The Backwards Beauty' and give you a nice set of hooters like lover boy did?"

Fuu turned the brightest shade of red and placed her hands on her hips. "Not at all! Why do you have to be such a jerk?!"

Mugen shrugged and continued stroking at the canvas… well actually it was more like slicing. He came at the paper like it was an enemy beneath his sword. "Hey could you move? You're blocking my light."

Fuu pouted at his bluntness and moved out of the way. She looked over to see exactly what Mugen had decided to draw and only found an incomprehensible amount of scribbles. "This… is your masterpiece?" she asked disdainfully.

Mugen simply glared at her and shoved her away from his work. "No one asked you, Backwards Ugly!"

Fuu gasped. "Take that back!"

"No!"

"Take it back you big jerk!"

"No way!"

"Ugh!" Fuu's hand shot out towards Mugen's pot of ink and, without thinking, she tipped it over unto his work. She didn't even have time to look at Mugen with a defiant smirk before she was thrown unto her back and pinned down.

"You little bitch!" Mugen growled, leaning over her and squeezing her wrists. "What'd you do that for?!"

Fuu strained against Mugen's hold and tried to ignore the close proximity of his face. She could see every hair on his prickly chin and the black ink that ran across his cheek. There was no way for her to explain exactly why she ruined his art. Out of spitefulness?

Maybe.

"I'm sorry," she mumbled. "Can you please get off?"

"Nope." Mugen's hold on Fuu tightened. "Maybe I'll keep ya here until Jin gets back."

"Come on Mugen are you serious!? Get off me already!"

"Don't wanna."

"This isn't funny!" she screamed. "You're hurting me!"

"Well if ya hadn't-" Mugen stopped. On closer inspection, there were tears in Fuu's eyes. What the hell? "What's your problem? I'm holding back here."

"Just get off!"

Grumbling, Mugen rolled off of Fuu and stared at her imploringly as she slowly sat up. She rubbed at her red wrists and quickly wiped the water from her eyes. An awkward and tense silence stretched out between the two.

"Why'd you freak out?"

"I did not freak out!" Fuu argued, refusing to meet Mugen's eye.

"Ya… you did."

"No I didn't."

Mugen sighed and started crumpling up his ruined canvas. He didn't know what it was but he saw something in Fuu's eyes just a second ago. It was almost as if she were… afraid of him. He knew for sure she never acted like that all those times she got kidnapped.

"It used to happen to my mom a lot."

Mugen looked up from seeing if he could save any of the ink. Fuu's big brown eyes were downcast and her hands fiddled with her kimono.

"When dad went away she was really sad. Me? I hung unto the hope that he might come back some day. Boy, was I stupid. It was hard to find work and I wasn't old enough to waitress yet… so… mom… she had to…"

Mugen raised a brow in question and caught Fuu's eye for only a second.

"She didn't work at any brothels or anything," the teenage girl said quickly, shooting down any notion Mugen may have had. "It's just that sometimes… when things got really, really hard… she would invite a man into our house."

"What's that have to do with you being a afraid of me?"

Fuu looked up at Mugen in surprise. He sounded almost… offended. "I'm not…" she shook her head and sighed. "Sometimes the guys would want to do things my mom didn't agree with. One time I… went to her room and saw this big mean guy pinning her to the floor. She kept trying to fight back but he was stronger. It was so scary to see her so… powerless."

"So… what? You think I'm gunna rape you?"

Fuu looked away from Mugen's angry gaze and shook her head. "No Mugen I never… I don't think that! It was just scary to be so helpless alright?! I don't want to… I don't want to end up like my mother!"

Fuu's eyes widened at her words as she quickly placed a hand on her mouth.

Mugen looked up at the sun streaming into the barn. "So yer not… scared of me?"

Fuu slowly lowered her shaking hand and let out a deep breath. "No Mugen. You can be crazy and wild but… I don't think I could ever bring myself to be afraid of you."

Mugen leaned his elbow on his knee and scratched his scraggily chin. "And I guess I couldn't hurt ya. I mean yer all delicate and what not."

Fuu allowed herself to smile at that. She giggled softly and fell unto her back. This time the roof kind of reminded her of the weird relationship she and Mugen had. Sure there were cracks and holes, but at least that allowed the light to trickle in.

All of this drama just because she was bored? It only made her wonder at what the next day would bring. "Thanks… I guess," she whispered, closing her eyes and soaking in the sunlight.

Mugen fell unto his back as well, the top of their heads touching. "Ya, ya whatever. I'm still pissed about my painting though."

Something different!

DELETED SCENE:

"Is this how you treat the girls at the brothel?"

Mugen smirked, a crooked thing on his lips. "Na, I treat 'em rougher. Believe it or not you're getting the special treatment girly."

Fuu rolled her eyes and tried to move again. Mugen was using his own ankles to pin down hers but she managed to get one free. Quickly, she shot that foot upward and hit the pirate right where it hurt most.

Mugen sucked in a breath and cursed, his hold on Fuu loosening. Surprisingly agile, she threw him off of her and retreated to the far side of the farm shed.

Pretty deep on Fuu's part don't you think? That deleted scene is something I had to take out because it didn't flow into Fuu's confession about her mother properly but it was nicely written so I decided to show it to you guys. I don't really ever take out writing so I thought it would be cool to show you guys.

Anyways, enough of my ranting, please REVIEW and tell me what you think! Glad I posted another chap?!

Thanks to everyone who follows, reviews and has Favorited these series of oneshots. I will try to make the big #10 as special as I possibly can!

LOVE YOU LOTS AND LOTS!

AshAnime: Do you guys want to add anything? *cough* Mugen *cough*.

Mugen: I'd rather get laid!

Jin: No. Not at the moment.

Fuu: You got any food?

AshAnime: *sweat-drops* Well readers it seems our gang is a little distracted. Maybe next time? If you have anything you would like me to ask them say it in your review!

BYE!:)