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Oneshot 19: Crazy

by AshAnime

"What's up girly?"

"Go away Mugen. I'm not in the mood."

Mugen halted his lazy shuffle towards the kitchen and froze. He gets back from some crazy ass assignment his boss springs on him and that's the kind of welcome he gets?

"What's got your britches in a bunch?" he muttered, peering over the girl's slight shoulders. Fuu huffed and turned to stare daggers up at him, giving Mugen a clear view of the garment she was stitching. "Finally learned how to sew, huh?"

"First of all I wear… u-undergarments! Not britches!"

Mugen snorted. "Same difference."

"And second of all yes, Ms. Jia has been teaching me. Now can you please leave me alone?"

"Jia?" Mugen questioned, completely ignoring her request. "Isn't she that weird old hag from two doors down? The one with the house that smells like prunes… and dead mice?"

Fuu through her hands up in a exasperation. "Yes Mugen, her! And it's Ms. Jia to you!"

The shaggy pirate lifted a single brow and placed a hand on his chin. There was something… off about the teenager in front of him. Not that he cared about feelings or anything ridiculous like that. He just knew Fuu was clearly upset about something. Why the anger was directed towards him? He had yet to figure that one out.

"Now can you please leave me alone? Jin's birthday is coming up and I want to make him something nice. I need some space to- Why are you staring at me like that?"

Mugen smirked and scratched his beard. The thing was starting to grow back and the new hairs itched. "Just wondering why the fucking attitude…"

Fuu's eyes widened as she inclined her head. "Excuse me?!"

"You heard me. I come back from some hard ass assignment, say one thing to you, and already yer being all snippy."

"I am not being snippy!" Fuu stood, throwing down her sewing project. "And did you ever stop to think that maybe people don't want to give you their undivided attention all the time?!"

Mugen's dry laugh bounced off the walls. "Like I need attention from you."

"Well obviously you do, because you won't leave me alone. I said go away so go away. I had a bad day and I just-"

"Fine." Mugen placed his hands in his pockets and eyed Fuu from head to toe. She looked frazzled. "I'll leave you alone."

The doe-eyed girl blinked, huffing through pink lips. "Thank you."

"Whatever."

Fuu turned to get back to her sewing, and rolled her eyes as a gruff voice addressed her once again.

"What kind of bad day was it?"

She turned back to Mugen and gave him an incredulous look. "Why do you care?"

"I don't care I'm just…" He scratched the back of his head. "Curious."

Fuu nodded and looked at the floor. His feet were a lot bigger then hers. "Nothing really. Just some jerks trying to get a rise out of me, that's all." She tried to finally get back to work and was stopped as a strong grip caught her by the elbow. She turned and almost shuddered at the dark veil that had fell over Mugen's eyes. Standing behind that look while it stared down an enemy was one thing, but to be right in front of it…

"Who are they?" he demanded.

Fuu gulped. "It's just those punks we saw at the harbor Mugen. You know, the ones who kept bothering the old grocer? It really isn't that big of a deal, really. They were trying to… lower my self esteem or something, so I came back here to get my frustration out."

"By sewing?"

Fuu yanked her elbow away and stuck out her tongue. "Let's just say I'm imagining the needle stabbing other places."

Mugen gave her an indifferent look and abruptly headed for the front door. "Where are you going now? Didn't you just get back from work?"

"See ya later." Then the door was shutting close behind his lean back and Fuu was left to her own thoughts.

"Okay… then."

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Fuu took a deep breath and put one foot in front of the other. She couldn't let some rotten idiots determine how she lived her life. This village was her home now, and that meant going to the market every once in a while. If it wasn't now it would definitely be later, and she didn't feel like prolonging the inevitable.

Sighing, she found the courage to step into the noisy hustle and bustle of the market. She dodged grabby hands and hasty carts before finally screeching to a halt at the sight of the rowdy bunch. They were lounging right next to the large cart of Leeks, which is exactly what she needed. Jin had gotten sick at work and a big bowl of leek soup would help him better in no time.

Squaring her shoulders, she decided to extinguish her fears and do what was right for her friend. Her small feet carried her towards the menacing bunch and Fuu nearly gasped when one of them saw her coming. Her immediate instinct was to turn and run, but to Fuu's surprise it seemed the boy had the same idea.

She watched with bewilderment as he tapped his buddies and nodded in her direction. Their beady eyes were filled with… fear.

Looking away, Fuu took the opportunity to quickly shuffle past them and was surprised to see them flinch at her proximity. What in the world was going on?!

"We're sorry!" one of them blurted, clapping his hand over his mouth as she turned to stare at him in surprise.

"Yeah," another piped up, a sheepish expression on his sharp face. "If we had known you were dating a samurai we wouldn't have messed with you, swear."

Fuu nearly choked on her spit. "Samurai?!" she cried, wondering what in the world they were talking about. They couldn't have meant Jin or Fuu, right?

"Yeah," said the guy that had noticed her first. "You came to get leeks right? We could by them for you if you'd like? My dad owns the cart. Here! Take them!"

Fuu stumbled as three bundles of the green stuff was shoved into her open arms. "Thanks… I guess."

"No problem!" they all assured her.

The day was proving to be a weird one.

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"Mugen?!"

It all made sense to her now.

"Mugen, where are you?"

The dark look in his eyes and his vague 'See ya later.'

"I need to talk to you!"

Fuu clamored into his bare room to see him splayed across the bundle of sheets on his floor. She walked over to him and fell to her knees, huffing. When she had finally realized no one could stop her from running all the way home. "Get up!" she demanded of him, poking the sleeping pirate in his rib.

Mugen stirred and guarded his side. "Go away," he groaned, refusing to take his face out of the sheets.

Fuu huffed and continued to jab at him. "Gee those words sound awfully familiar."

Mugen couldn't take it anymore and quickly grabbed her wrists, causing her to squeak. He sat up to face her and yawned. "What do you want? I'm workin' late tonight."

Fuu tried to yank her arms away but failed miserably. "You took care of those jerks for me, didn't you? They were practically willing to buy me the whole market today!"

Mugen just stared and suddenly let go of her arms, his body shifting to go back to sleep.

"Say something Mugen!"

He sighed and sat back up. "So what if I did? Thank me then instead of yelling my head off! Can't a guy get a fucking break around here?"

Fuu balled her hands in her lap and looked away. "Watch your mouth," she muttered.

Mugen rolled his eyes. "I'll fucking try."

A fit of silence surrounded them both and Fuu wondered why Mugen wasn't going back to sleep. "Thank you," she whispered. It was so quiet that Mugen made a dramatic effort to pick his ears and incline his head.

"What was that?"

"Thank you!"

He winced and leaned back.

"Thank you for always saving me and standing up for me even though we both get on each other's nerves. Thank you… Mugen."

His brown eyes stayed trained on her and her alone before he shook his head. "Yeah, yeah whatever. Let me get some peace and quiet now, will ya?" He lowered unto his side, away from her, and waited for her presence to slip out the door.

It didn't.

"They think we're dating."

The covers immediately flew off of him again. "They think we're what?!"

Fuu actually laughed at the look on Mugen's face. "Well you don't have much to worry about really… except for maybe Ms. Jia."

"Why the hell would I care what that crazy sack of prunes thinks," Mugen spat, screwing up his mouth.

Fuu shrugged. "She did tell me during my first sewing lesson that I should be careful around you. 'That one's got wild eyes. He'll swoop in on a little mouse like yourself and tear you with his talons. You're still a girl and he is a man'… that's exactly how she put it."

Mugen snorted and tried to stop the slow heat that crept up his neck. "Whatever, close the door on yer way out."

Fuu nodded and stood. "Just thought I should thank you… and tell you. I mean us dating is crazy, right?"

Mugen kept his eyes trained on the crack that ran along his wall and slowed his thrumming heart beat.

"As crazy as that Jia lady, girly."

So what do you think? Please voice your opinions in the reviews. I look forward to each and everyone and always read them:)

I want to thank and respond to:

HaruKuro - I'm so glad that I could make you so happy and thank you for being a loyal reader/reviewer. You've given feedback after every one shot and for that, I am grateful. There will be more and this time I don't even have to push that hard. It just... flows:)

SkorpionQueen012 - Haha :D Keep waving those arms and thank you so much for the enthusiasm. It pumps me up to write more!

Sada. Fire - Thank you so much new reviewer and I know exactly how you feel. Sometimes I want to re-watch a show so bad and see the interactions between the characters I ship but then I get frustrated when they aren't 'in love' so I end up turning to fan fic lol. I understand about the reviewing as well. I get so wrapped up in the writing that I don't even end up reviewing until the end:)

itsmeduh1029 - Thanks and i'm glad someone out there thinks i'm funny *winks* :D

fuusunshine - Evoking emotion always makes me pump my fist in the air. Writing is supposed to achieve that and i'm glad I did. Thank you so much for your continual support.

Tigerdog1 - Thank you for being so understanding and i'm glad you like these one shots. I've read a lot of good fuugen fan fic on here and to be compared to them is an honor. I hope you enjoyed this one!

TheBansheeQueen - Yeah that one shot ended differently then planned. I knew I wanted Fuu to be married but at first it wasn't going to end with her and Mugen staying together. Thanks for reviewing!:)

LavenderBoots - Glad I calmed your fuugen jitters with a happy ending. Thank you so much for reviewing!

Julia - OMG! I'M SO GLAD YOU LIKED IT! GAH THANK YOU SO MUCH. (see what i did there?)

Tanto Storm - My plot bunnies have returned and their multiplying all over the place! (lol that sounds so wrong) Anyways thanks so much for reviewing so often and see? Your wish came true and there is more fuugen to come!

OrangeBananaRiLen - Glad I've reawakened your addiction! A good addiction to have, might I add. Thank you so much for your support!:)

Thanks you guys for all of your reviews! (my fingers are killing me now) And I leave you with these parting words from our favorite four eyed samurai:

Jin: *opens small leather book* Now, I shall read a haiku I wrote myself.

AshAnime: Wait what? Since when do you-

Jin: *clears throat and takes deep breath*

No where to go now

Have two companions that are

lost without guidance

AshAnime: *stares* Wow Jin... that was actually good.

Jin: *abruptly closes book* Of course.

AshAnime: *rubs her arms and turns to reader* Well if you liked Jin's haiku say so in the reviews! He seems to... need it. BYE GUYS!