Cinnamon and Jasmine

CHAPTER EIGHT
23 May 2005, 10:34AM, MON.

Jin awoke to the sound of a bell again; opening his eyes slowly, half expecting the night before to be just a dream. He smiled when he noticed he was being tightly held by the Ryu-kyu swordsman. Sighing, he laid his head back down shutting his eyes.
//It wasn\'t a dream...//

\"Guess that\'s our cue...\" Mugen spoke huskily.

\"I didn\'t know you were awake.\" Jin didn\'t move or open his eyes. A tan hand began rubbing up and down his small frame.

\"I wasn\'t.\" He yawned, shifting his arms to stretch. Jin slowly sat up, still a little sore, but nothing like before.

\"We leave today.\" There was a hint of fear in the ronin\'s voice.

\"Don\'t worry. Nothing will change. I think Fu and that guy already know anyway.\"

Jin looked shocked, but then shook his head. \"Yes, most likely. We almost destroyed his tool shed.\" The smile was met with another.

\"Do you know what jasmine is?\" Mugen looked deep into the curious eyes.

\"It\'s a flower, why? This from someone who didn\'t know what a sunflower is...\"

\"Your skin looks like jasmine to me.\"

Jin stared mouth open. He never thought Mugen could sound so poetic or romantic.
\"How unlike you to say such...\" Jin looked away blushing slightly. \"When I look at yours, all I can think of is cinnamon. Spicy, exotic, and a lovely shade of earth.\" He kept his eyes away.

\"Cinnamon and jasmine...Sounds like a good mix.\" Mugen smiled leaning over to steal a kiss from the pale one. Jin accepted graciously, no more statue reaction. They battled tongues for what felt like an eternity before they heard Fu calling out to them.

\"We should go...\" Jin spoke not wanting to let go of this man.

\"Yeah, the sons of bitches...\" Mugen didn\'t want to move either.

- - - - -

\"Look what Ku gave us!\" Fu held out a handful of money.

\"Damn...Just as long as we don\'t lose it somehow.\" Mugen remarked looking at the stack.

\"These two horses are the best I could muster. They\'re both tame, and should give you no trouble. You boys will have to share one I suppose.\" Ku couldn\'t hold back his smile. The two just nodded, understanding.

\"Oh Ku-san I\'ll miss you so much, you\'ve done sooo much!\" Fu was about to cry as she hugged the man tight.

\"It is okay Miss Fu. When you are done your quest, you are welcome to visit me any time. You two as well.\" He looked up from the sniffling girl attached to him. \"But I can\'t help but ask, you sure you don\'t wanna stay Mugen? I hate to let go of a worker as good as you.\"

Mugen looked scared and shocked. Jin laughed some, he hadn\'t realized Mugen made such an impression during his illness.

\"Uh..I\'m gonna have to pass. No way I\'d do that shit willingly.\" He held his hands up shaking his head.

Ku laughed loudly. \"I thought so. Well, take care you three. There is much work to be done here now, and I must return to it. I wish you all the best of luck.\" He looked directly at Jin, who nodded nervously.

\"Good-b-bye Ku-s-an..\" Fu wailed as tears streamed her face. She began to walk to her horse.

\"So, you ever figure out where we\'re going, waterworks?\" Mugen looked at Fu who was struggling to get on the horse. He walked over and helped her up.

\"Um, y-yeah.\" She wiped her eyes. \"We\'re heading south, along a river just outside of here.\" Fu was now focused. Nothing mattered to her now except she was one obstacle away from finding her samurai.

\"What are we waiting for then?\" Mugen smiled, happy to be doing something again.

\"We\'re waiting for you to get on the horse.\" Jin spoke hiding a smile as he waited by the horse.

\"Sure, sure...\" Mugen sighed waving a hand in annoyance. In a few steps he was up on the horse, Jin crawled on behind him. Nothing uncomfortable about the way he wrapped his arms around the cinnamon one.

\"Let\'s go you guys!\" Fu lead the way, trying not to wonder who was the girl and who was the guy.
//If it doesn\'t work that way, then how?//
She shivered as her mind tried to answer.

- - - - -

The two men were a good distance behind the woman, but enough to still be following. The horses were very obedient and gave them no trouble. They were now about a mile from the farm that served as a home for so long.

\"You awake?\" Mugen asked the ronin, who\'s face was pressed against the swordsman\'s back now.

\"It\'s not very wise to fall asleep on a moving horse, ne?\"

\"Oh, you just hadn\'t moved in a while...\" Mugen closed his eyes.

\"She knows, I can tell by the way she looks at us.\" Jin closed his eyes as Mugen opened his.

\"Eh, fuck it...Let her say something about it.\" Mugen felt Jin\'s arms tighten around him, then raised an eyebrow as his hands dipped lower. \"H-hey...\" He smiled perversely.

\"Mmm?\" Jin asked in all innocence.

\"She\'s like ten feet ahead of us?!\" The swordsman whispered loudly.

\"I thought you didn\'t care...\" A pale hand slipped under black fabric, and Mugen bit his lip.

\"You\'re gonna make me fall...\" He sighed.

\"You\'ll survive.\" Hands began to rub the slightly sticky flesh it found.

\"F-fuck...Hey, Fu!\" Mugen shouted loudly, causing Jin to quickly withdraw his hands. Angry look on his blushed face.

\"Huh?\" She stopped the horse and turned it around. \"What?\"

\"We\'re gonna pull over here for a few minutes, Jin\'s still a little tired. Just gonna take a quick break.\" He felt a small jab in his ribs from behind him. \"Ack, we\'ll just be a few minutes.\" He started to laugh nervously, whispering \'What?\' to the man behind him.

Fu frowned but smiled anyway. \"Just don\'t be too long, I\'m not gonna stop, so you better not get lost!\" She turned the horse around and began back down the small road.

When she was out of site; Mugen lead the horse to a tree on the outskirts of the forest. Dismounting and tying the rein to a limb.

\"I\'m tired huh?\" Jin tried to look angry but couldn\'t.

\"Did you want me to say you were horny, instead?\" Mugen challenged with his eyes.

Jin approached and leaned against the man\'s chest, feeling his arms wrap around him. \"Just hurry up and fuck me before she comes back.\" Jin looked up and smiled at Mugen\'s expression.

\"I don\'t respond to demands.\" The Ryu-kyuian wasn\'t giving into him just yet.

\"Maybe you\'ll respond to this...\" Jin dropped to his knee\'s and began pulling at the black shorts.

\"Maybe...\" Mugen sighed before ripping the ponytail holder off again.

\"You fool, you think she\'s not going to notice my hair?\" Jin looked up a little annoyed.

\"Who cares, you should leave it down anyway.\" Mugen caressed one of the heated cheeks and tried to ease the look of annoyance away.

\"You\'re buying me a new one when we get to civilization, that\'s the third one you\'ve destroyed.\" He returned his hands and gaze to his previous task.

\"If you leave it down I won\'t have to destroy them.\" He let himself take handful\'s of the long black locks.

\"If I leave it down Fu will never find her samurai.\" Jin smiled up at the tan face looking down at him.

\"You\'re right, I\'ll get you one.\" Mugen closed his eyes and tried to hold on against Jin\'s hot mouth.

- - - - -

Fu sat on the horse waiting a few feet from where she left them. She knew what they were doing even if not the details of it. It was a quiet road, anyone with ears could hear Mugen. She couldn\'t help but laugh.
//He sounds like someone\'s killing him.//
Sighing she looked at the sky, it was a perfect blue day, not a cloud in sight.
//I\'ll find you...If I can keep those two off each other until then.//

She stared deep in thought for a while until footsteps made her look away. Mugen and Jin were walking toward her, leading the horse.

\"Thought you said you were gonna keep moving?\" Mugen spoke way to calmly for himself.

\"I didn\'t want to risk getting separated.\" Fu looked strangely at the two, immediately noticing Jin\'s hair. \"Why did you let your hair down?\"

Jin felt his face turn hot...He looked around for a second then smiled.
\"Mugen begged me to do it.\" He smiled eyes closed at the swordsman who looked like he wanted to strangle him.

Fu began laughing. \"Can we make a promise that there will be no more sex filled jaunts in the forest until we get to the city?\" She gave up trying to be discreet. It was her quest, damnit

The two stared as if she became a ghost.

\"Don\'t worry I don\'t care, your life is your life...But...There is one question I\'ve been wondering.\" She giggled at herself. Mugen and Jin looked at each other in fear.

\"Who is the uke?\" She said with no shame.

Jin stared in horror as Mugen smiled wide, about to speak. The ronin quickly held a hand over the cinnamon one\'s mouth.
\"No one.\" He blurted out.

\"So it is you, huh?\" Fu winked at Jin, who\'s eyebrow twitched.

Mugen started laughing uncontrollably. \"I was gonna lie and say I was to make you feel better, but damn...You\'re so fucking defensive.\" His laughing started again.

\"Don\'t tease him Mugen, you\'re the one I heard wailing a minute ago.\" Fu spoke bringing Mugen\'s laughter to a halt. Jin covered his smile with his hand.

\"No secret\'s now I suppose?\" Jin spoke turning back to the horse.

\"Nope.\" Fu smiled, turing her horse around.

\"This is gonna make things interesting...\" Mugen eagerly jumped on the horse, this time helping Jin up, rubbing the pale arms that held him around his waist. He leaned back and whispered to the ronin. \"I owe you one when we get to the city...\" He sighed.

\"Maybe more than that...\" Jin laid his face against the warm back.

Mugen raised an eyebrow, then moaned a little as a pale hand slipped under his waistband again. \"You\'re going to kill me...\"

\"Not anymore...\"

The two horses, and three people headed onward into the horizon. Village silent except for the soft clattering of horse feet on earth...And Mugen trying not to draw attention to his approaching orgasm. He cried out loudly as he climaxed, gripping the reins hard enough to make the horse whinny.

Fu spun around seeing Mugen leaning back to kiss the ronin, who withdrew his hand from the swordsman\'s shorts.
\"You guys?!\"

FIN 11:48AM

((That\'s it! Heh, hope you all enjoyed it as a whole. Thanks again for all the reviews and kind words. This was the first Samurai Champloo fic I put online. Judging from the results, I should try to put up a few other\'s I have, ne? Arigatou...))