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Ok I think I've made you guys wait long enough. I had a little writer's block on this one but everything was sorted out in the end. I'm pretty proud of this one. Thankyou everyone who religiously comes back for more Fuugen oneshots! You guys are genuinley amazing and I couldn't have asked for better readers and reviewers!
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Oneshot 15: Mugen
by AshAnime
Mugen heard laughing on the other side of the door.
Now you're probably wondering… so what? But for the pirate this wasn't something he could simply sweep to the side and pick up later. He closed his bloodshot eyes and tried to ease the pounding in his head as the laughter continued.
Fuu's laughter.
Just what the hell was so funny anyway?
"Jin you got curry on your nose!" her amused voice chimed happily. "You look so silly!"
Oh. That.
"Sorry," Jin's humble apology carried under the door. "Cooking isn't in my skill set."
Mugen grumbled something even he couldn't coherently understand, and pushed open the worn wood without warning. His dramatic entry was met with a pair of big round eyes and uninterested small black ones. "What!?" he slurred, brushing off their stares and shuffling over to his mat.
He watched out of the corner of his eye as Fuu tried to turn her frown into a smile. Of course he was the one to ruin her bubbly mood. Maybe he should have stayed at the pub. It would have been better for everyone.
Better for her.
"Did you enjoy yourself?" Fuu asked, desperately trying to sound upbeat. "I heard that the place just opened up."
Mugen grunted a reply and Fuu decided to take that as a yes.
The grumpy pirate watched as she turned back to the lumpy old stove in the corner and began fussing over her curry. A silent Jin stood over her, observing, and Mugen didn't like the way he hung unto her every word.
"Oh shoot!"
"What is it?" Jin asked, rubbing his nose to see if it still had curry on it.
"I forgot to pick up onions!" Fuu cried, looking distraught.
Jin nodded. "I'll go get some. My help really isn't needed here anyways."
"No Jin, it's ok," she tried to protest. "I'll just get them real quick and-"
Jin sighed, cutting off her argument. "You and I both know that I'll probably burn the curry."
Fuu was silent for a while.
"Oh alright," she relented. "Just onions, ok? Get back as soon as possible."
"On it."
Mugen watched with disdain as Jin hurriedly collected is money and sword. Four eyes is totally whipped, he thought bitterly, watching him walk out the door.
"Mugen?!" Fuu called, drawing his attention towards her again. "Would you like to help me while Jin is gone?"
Mugen huffed, his dark eyes shifting away from her hopeful face. There was no way in hell he'd be someone's 'replacement'. "I don't cook," was his only explanation for turning her down.
Fuu snorted and stuck her nose in the air. "You know I won't always be around to make you delicious dinners. You'll have to learn eventually."
This statement only made Mugen even more mad.
"Don't plan on learning anytime soon," he grumbled.
It was silent for a while until a soft sigh came from by the stove. "Are you ok Mugen? You've been acting… weirder then normal lately."
Weirder then normal? Where'd she get off deciding that? She was the one acting weird. Since when did she want to give cooking lessons so eagerly? Since when did she laugh like that with Jin, of all people? He was the boring one! Now Mugen, he was the funny one! He was the one who got her giggling over something he'd whisper in her ear.
But things were changing.
Mugen would go off to some brothel or pub the whole day long, leaving Jin and Fuu to fend for themselves. It was only natural that they would get closer and closer, but the stubborn pirate didn't want to except it.
"I'm not dying am I?" he finally blurted, startling Fuu as she stirred the pot of curry.
She thought about the question. "No, I guess not."
"Well there you have it."
Fuu simply glared at him and rolled her eyes. Ignoring her, Mugen lowered unto his back and placed his hands behind his head. His eyelids felt like lead as they drooped and fluttered. The mouth-watering aromas coming from the pot made it hard to drift off.
"Wake me up when dinner's ready!" he hollered, words jumbled.
Fuu heard him though. "Sure, though I should let you starve."
Mugen had a witty comeback he wanted to sling at her, but his mind grew foggy with sleep.
In a second, he was out.
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Mugen?
Mugen!
Your curry is getting cold!
Fine, I'll just eat the rest!
"Seriously Mugen… wake up!"
Mugen's eyes snapped open and it took a good while for his vision to clear. A sour-faced Fuu hovered over him, smelling of spicy curry. He wanted to snap at her for waking him up with all that yelling, but his pounding head and dry mouth wouldn't allow it. He went too heavy on the booze earlier, but it wasn't entirely his fault. How was he supposed to say no to that big-breasted women with the piercing eyes? She was practically begging him to take another shot.
Plus he got a good view whenever she leaned over to refill his cup.
Groggily, he sat up and tried not to show just how much pain he was in. He didn't even realize the absence of a certain glasses wearing samurai until he finished rubbing his eyes. "Where the fuck is four-eyes?" he muttered, reaching for his bowl of curry and rice. They hadn't eaten this good since Edo.
"Out," Fuu responded curtly, scooping the last of her curry into her mouth.
Mugen gave her a questioning glance before digging in. "What do ya mean, out?" he asked, with no regards to the rice grains on his chin.
Fuu set down her empty bowl and glared. "Out as in out Mugen!" She returned to the pot of curry and the last portion of rice, filling her bowl to the brim.
Mugen wiped his chin and tried to ignore her attitude. "Did he bring the onions? Curry aint the same without-"
"Yes. He brought the onions."
The tension filling the room was almost suffocating.
"Did he eat? If not I want his-"
"No. He did not and no, you can not have his portion because… I'm already eating it!"
Mugen set down his empty bowl with a frown. "Bitch," he grumbled under his breath.
"What was that?"
"Nothin'."
Fuu returned to her seat and continued to gobble down the food with little discretion. Mugen stared at her like she had two-heads and wondered what to say. Something was obviously eating at her… even though it seemed FUU was eating at IT.
"Stop staring!" she scolded. "It's rude!"
Mugen squinted his eyes at her. "So is talking with your mouth full."
Fuu blushed. She stared into her bowl at the few rice grains and small portion of curry left. Her anger seemed so stupid, now that she was calm and full. Slight guilt ate away at her heart as she realized she just finished all of the food. Looking up at Mugen's annoying smirk quickly made it go away.
"He's gone," she blurted, realizing the words had left her mouth too soon.
"What?"
Fuu sighed, there was no going back now. "Jin left, Mugen. He's gone… for good… I think." Her eyes that were currently downcast looked up at the pirate's face. He was wearing a complicated expression. One simmering on the edge of irritation and confusion. "I kept wondering why he was being so nice the whole week. We talked more then usual… had actual conversations! He was taking long with the onions so I opened the door to head out and look for him…"
The irritated and confused expression on Mugen's face slowly turned to pure anger.
"And on the other side," Fuu continued, "was a bag of onions. No note. No explanation. Just the onions. I still went out anyways to go look for him but… it's like he vanished Mugen. His sword's gone… all of the money too."
Fuu felt the tears before it was too late to stop them. Mugen reluctantly watched them spill unto her cheeks and drip off her chin. He had a sudden urge to just kill something, and for the first time ever…
That urge scared him.
"The bastard!"
Fuu jumped in her spot, causing her bowl to clatter to the ground.
"I told him! I should have fucking known he would pull this crap! If I ever cross paths with him again I swear I'll-"
"Mugen?" Fuu whispered.
He stopped his rant and stared at her.
"What are you talking about?"
Mugen sighed and placed his head in his hand. The pounding was still there. Excruciatingly loud in his head.
"I told his ass to stay with you." He didn't look up as a gasp came form Fuu. "I told him that no matter what I did… no matter where I went… to always stay with you. Watch over you, keep you safe and shit. Now the bastard's gone and…"
Mugen's words failed him as a soft, white hand came into view. It touched his knee and a small face leaned into his line of sight. "You really asked him to do that?" Fuu's timid voice asked. In that moment she sounded so much younger then Mugen remembered her to be.
"Yeah," he grumbled, shrugging nonchalantly. "I should have known he wouldn't listen. After all he did…"
"Did what?"
Mugen raised his head and scratched the back of his neck. "He said that I should be the one to stay with you."
Fuu sat up as well, her eyes wide.
"He said that you needed me."
She blinked.
"You gunna say something?"
Fuu shook her head and quickly stacked their empty bowls, trying desperately to keep her hands busy. "I- I don't know what Jin was thinking, saying that!" she stuttered, shuffling the bowls restlessly. "If anything you're the one who needs me! You both do… or at least you did! Who's going to wash his clothes now, huh?! Who's going to make him dinner?! He wasn't even listening when I showed him how to make the curry! How could he do this?! How could Jin leave us?! How-"
Fuu's wide and teary eyes stared in shock at the shoulder right before them. She sniffled and could smell the scent that was Mugen. It was a mixture of blood and the sea. Her breath hitched as his wiry arms grasped her waist and stayed there. She chocked on a sob and didn't think twice about resting her forehead on his sharp shoulder.
Why is Mugen holding me? Why is he doing this? Mugen doesn't comfort people. Mugen doesn't understand what it means to feel this, right? Mugen is…
Mugen.
"Why-?"
"Something's gotta muffle your whining, right?"
Fuu didn't think she had any tears left, but as soon as the words left Mugen's mouth she felt her eyes prickling again. Her nose burned and her small frame shook as she clutched Mugen's back and cried into his shoulder. He felt so much more present and alive while he was right there, under her touch.
During the past few weeks Fuu kept wondering if he was slipping further and further away.
"Thank you Mugen," she whispered, not even sure if he understood her through her sobbing.
But Fuu felt his warm nose buried in her neck and his ragged breath on her shoulder. She felt his heart beat against her chest and it's tempo quicken. Fuu was no idiot.
Mugen was crying.
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DONT FORGET ABOUT THE DRAWINGS!
Also Mugen would like to thanks each new reviewer!
Mugen: Do I really have to do this shit?
AshAnime: *GLARES* -_-
Mugen: *grumbles under his breath* Fine... Eve et Zod'a... who gives a fuck if you're happy?!
AshAnime: Mugen! Don't talk to them like that! Nicer comments please! I happen to care a whole bunch that my OS make her happy! Eve et Zod'a YOU ROCK!
Mugen: Kiss ass... ok... let's see HaruKuro... I'm glad you review and shit. If it weren't for you this bitch wouldn't feed me.
AshAnime: NOT TRUE!
Mugen: embrace the darkness within... Cool username, but the Mugen OS better be your favorite oneshot! Who gives a fuck about Fuu?!
AshAnime: YOU DO!
Mugen: *smirks* That's what you think... FF2Addict... you should change your username to SCAddict, oh and Ashlee will update as soon as she gets off her lazy ass.
AshAnime: *GLARES... again*
Mugen: rainandpetals... you're pretty damn faithful to keep coming back here... thanks... I guess.
AshAnime: *rolls eyes and sighs*
Mugen: Guest... Thanks for showing your friend... but why the fuck don't you have an account?
AshAnime: MUGEN!
Mugen: Alright, alright! Tanto Storm... dont' know what the fuck "Fuugen Love" is but i'm guessing it's got something to do with me and the annoying bitch... thanks or whatever.
AshAnime AND Fuu: MUUUUUGGGGGEEEEENNN!
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