p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Fuu awoke to a letter halfway slid under the door and a pouch of money. She became distraught for a moment and decided to walk around the inn. Much to her surprise she heard snores come from Kaho's room. She tip-toed closer and realized that the snoring didn't just belong to Kaho. Fuu slid open the door quietly and peered inside./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Kaho's club was lying horizontally across the bottom of the door. In the corner sat Mugen with a goofy grin plastered on his sleeping face and a large welt on his head. She looked closer and saw his neck and chest had small bruises on them. 'I don't remember seeing him get bruised there yesterday...and why are they so small?' They certain were not bruises from fighting.../p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Kaho was asleep on the tatami mat across the room. Her yukata was in a very similar loose state to her robe the night before. Her neck and chest also had the mysterious small bruises on them. 'Where on earth are these coming from?' She tried to get a closer look and accidentally kicked the club on the ground, causing it to make a loud metallic rumble as it rolled on the floor./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Kaho sat up groggily and looked towards the door. *yawn* "Oh...Good morning, Fuu..." She blinked the sleep out of her eyes and shot up. "Shit! My dramatic exit was ruined! I knew I should have woken up earlier. Damn you Mugen." She scrambled to tie her chest wraps then her yukata./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Fuu stared at her, confused. "Why did Mugen sleep in here anyways?"/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Kaho picked up her club and walked towards the door stopping at the corner that Mugen was in. "He was helping me...with my...needs." She bent down and ruffled his hair trying to wake him up. She heard a groan in response and tapped the welt on his head./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"He sat up quickly, holding his head, groaning even louder from waking up so suddenly./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"As Kaho tried to leave, Fu still stood in her way. "At least wait for us to get up. We can walk until you need to part ways. Please?"/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"A warm smile crossed the bounty hunter's face and she gave in. "Fine. But we have to hurry alright?"/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Fuu nodded excitedly./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"-$åmûräî Çhâmplöø-/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"The four walked to the noodle shop that Fuu had been working at the day before. The old lady there didn't even remember who she was when she tried to explain that she would no longer work there./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"After they stopped to eat, the rest of their journey together was quiet. Kaho would occasionally tell a story about a bounty she had collected. Fuu marveled at how strong of a woman Kaho was for her stature./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Fuu looked at her noticing the small bruises on her neck that matched Mugen's and was about to ask about them before she was interrupted./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Kaho quickly focused on a sound near them. "I have to go now." She spoke calmly, never taking her eyes off of the direction of the sound./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Huh? Wait. Can't you just stay a little longer?" Fuu pleaded./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"She turned the others and bowed, "I wish you the best of luck, with the sunflower samurai." Kaho sprinted into the direction of the sound./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Jin and Mugen resumed walking as they were before, but Fuu couldn't help but worry. *sigh* She's a big girl. She can handle things on her own. She'll be fine.' Fuu thought to herself as she continued on./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"-$åmûräî Çhâmplöø-/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"About a week passed and Jin, Fuu, and Mugen had to camp out during those nights. The trip to the next closest town was taking surprisingly longer than they had expected. None the less, each step was a step closer to finding the sunflower samurai./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""So what's the big rush trying to find the sunflower guy?" Mugen asked./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Well, I would have looked for him sooner but its too dangerous to go alone." Fuu explained./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Mugen rolled his eyes and noticed a path dotted with blood starting where some dirt had been kicked up harshly. Jin saw this wondering what skirmish had occured and looked off into the dense forest that acted as a wall on either side of the path, they walked./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"As they traveled further down the path, the trail of dots, grew into spots, then large splatters that dragged abruptly to the left at the dirt intersection/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Fuu felt her foot push down on a small object. Her heart skipped a beat when she picked the object up./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"The bottom half of a daruma doll charm lay in her palm./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Fuu broke into a jog in the direction of the bloodied path/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Jin and Mugen noticed this and picked up there pace to match hers. She noticed something to the side of the path and ran closer. They saw a bloodied pile of bandages and an equally as bloody, yellow yukata sash./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"-$åmûräî Çhâmplöø-/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Fuu fell to her knees. She looked up at the tree in front of her. Kaho was tied to a branch by her wrist, her hair was in the loop against it to keep her head up. The blue and yellow yukata was open entirely and was only on her hanging arm. Bruises and open wound littered her body./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"By her body was a note that simply said: "For boss."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Fuu clenched her fist. 'Those damn successors.' She turned to Mugen and Jin to ask them to help her get Kaho down./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"-$åmûräî Çhâmplöø-/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"The three stared down at the shallow grave, under the tree. Two sticks were tied in the form of a cross, using Kaho's yukata sash. The cross was dug into the ground at the top of the grave./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Fuu kneeled by it and laid the daruma doll half at the bottom of the cross./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"-$ Ç-/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Dear Diary,br /Today was clear and cool. I can't help but still wonder what those small bruises were on Kaho and Mugen, but I think its best not to mention anything for now. Maybe I should ask Jin. Out of the two idiots, when he actually decides to say anything, he is the smart one. We will reach the next town soon. Luckily, we have enough cash to get by once we arrive...thanks to a certain bounty hunter./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Kaho's club was lying horizontally across the bottom of the door. In the corner sat Mugen with a goofy grin plastered on his sleeping face and a large welt on his head. She looked closer and saw his neck and chest had small bruises on them. 'I don't remember seeing him get bruised there yesterday...and why are they so small?' They certain were not bruises from fighting.../p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Kaho was asleep on the tatami mat across the room. Her yukata was in a very similar loose state to her robe the night before. Her neck and chest also had the mysterious small bruises on them. 'Where on earth are these coming from?' She tried to get a closer look and accidentally kicked the club on the ground, causing it to make a loud metallic rumble as it rolled on the floor./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Kaho sat up groggily and looked towards the door. *yawn* "Oh...Good morning, Fuu..." She blinked the sleep out of her eyes and shot up. "Shit! My dramatic exit was ruined! I knew I should have woken up earlier. Damn you Mugen." She scrambled to tie her chest wraps then her yukata./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Fuu stared at her, confused. "Why did Mugen sleep in here anyways?"/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Kaho picked up her club and walked towards the door stopping at the corner that Mugen was in. "He was helping me...with my...needs." She bent down and ruffled his hair trying to wake him up. She heard a groan in response and tapped the welt on his head./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"He sat up quickly, holding his head, groaning even louder from waking up so suddenly./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"As Kaho tried to leave, Fu still stood in her way. "At least wait for us to get up. We can walk until you need to part ways. Please?"/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"A warm smile crossed the bounty hunter's face and she gave in. "Fine. But we have to hurry alright?"/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Fuu nodded excitedly./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"-$åmûräî Çhâmplöø-/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"The four walked to the noodle shop that Fuu had been working at the day before. The old lady there didn't even remember who she was when she tried to explain that she would no longer work there./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"After they stopped to eat, the rest of their journey together was quiet. Kaho would occasionally tell a story about a bounty she had collected. Fuu marveled at how strong of a woman Kaho was for her stature./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Fuu looked at her noticing the small bruises on her neck that matched Mugen's and was about to ask about them before she was interrupted./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Kaho quickly focused on a sound near them. "I have to go now." She spoke calmly, never taking her eyes off of the direction of the sound./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Huh? Wait. Can't you just stay a little longer?" Fuu pleaded./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"She turned the others and bowed, "I wish you the best of luck, with the sunflower samurai." Kaho sprinted into the direction of the sound./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Jin and Mugen resumed walking as they were before, but Fuu couldn't help but worry. *sigh* She's a big girl. She can handle things on her own. She'll be fine.' Fuu thought to herself as she continued on./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"-$åmûräî Çhâmplöø-/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"About a week passed and Jin, Fuu, and Mugen had to camp out during those nights. The trip to the next closest town was taking surprisingly longer than they had expected. None the less, each step was a step closer to finding the sunflower samurai./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""So what's the big rush trying to find the sunflower guy?" Mugen asked./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Well, I would have looked for him sooner but its too dangerous to go alone." Fuu explained./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Mugen rolled his eyes and noticed a path dotted with blood starting where some dirt had been kicked up harshly. Jin saw this wondering what skirmish had occured and looked off into the dense forest that acted as a wall on either side of the path, they walked./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"As they traveled further down the path, the trail of dots, grew into spots, then large splatters that dragged abruptly to the left at the dirt intersection/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Fuu felt her foot push down on a small object. Her heart skipped a beat when she picked the object up./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"The bottom half of a daruma doll charm lay in her palm./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Fuu broke into a jog in the direction of the bloodied path/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Jin and Mugen noticed this and picked up there pace to match hers. She noticed something to the side of the path and ran closer. They saw a bloodied pile of bandages and an equally as bloody, yellow yukata sash./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"-$åmûräî Çhâmplöø-/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Fuu fell to her knees. She looked up at the tree in front of her. Kaho was tied to a branch by her wrist, her hair was in the loop against it to keep her head up. The blue and yellow yukata was open entirely and was only on her hanging arm. Bruises and open wound littered her body./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"By her body was a note that simply said: "For boss."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Fuu clenched her fist. 'Those damn successors.' She turned to Mugen and Jin to ask them to help her get Kaho down./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"-$åmûräî Çhâmplöø-/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"The three stared down at the shallow grave, under the tree. Two sticks were tied in the form of a cross, using Kaho's yukata sash. The cross was dug into the ground at the top of the grave./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Fuu kneeled by it and laid the daruma doll half at the bottom of the cross./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"-$ Ç-/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Dear Diary,br /Today was clear and cool. I can't help but still wonder what those small bruises were on Kaho and Mugen, but I think its best not to mention anything for now. Maybe I should ask Jin. Out of the two idiots, when he actually decides to say anything, he is the smart one. We will reach the next town soon. Luckily, we have enough cash to get by once we arrive...thanks to a certain bounty hunter./p