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Business as Usual, part 23
by Laura Bryannan
The rest of Jin's apartment was almost as spare as the living room. What would have been the dining room held a couch, a chair, an end table and a coffee table. There was a neutral-colored rug of modern abstract design on the floor. A modest wall unit housed a TV and an entertainment system. The room was devoid of any personal effects except for portraits of a man and a woman on one wall. Mugen wondered if they were Jin's parents or grandparents.
Jin sank into the chair, leaving Mugen and Yuki to share the couch. They ordered dinner and set up camp in front of the TV to watch Friday's game. Yuki grumbled a bit more about it and then pulled out a book, ignoring them.
Their meal arrived, but the peace of their dining experience was marred by Mugen's cell. It began ringing every five minutes. He had it set on vibrate, but they could still tell every time it went off, and wondered why he didn't pick up.
“Why don't you just answer it?” Yuki finally asked when it happened again.
Mugen shook his head. “Don't want to. It's the ex.”
“The ex?” Jin and Yuki inquired, leaning forward, eager to learn more. Yuki asked him, “How long ex?”
“Almost a year,” Mugen replied. “She's still not with the program, though.”
“She?!?” they sputtered, eyes wide in amazement.
Mugen shrugged, smiling sheepishly. “I swing both ways, what can I say?”
“The woman you were with the other night?” Jin asked.
“Yeah,” Mugen replied. “That's her.”
“Not bad,” Yuki noted. Jin nodded in agreement.
“Kohza's been like my emergency fall back lover from the beginning.”
“Kohza?” Jin and Yuki eyed each other. Yuki arched a brow. “Not Nakasone Kohza....” he wondered.
“How would you know that?” Mugen asked, frowning. Jin and Yuki were staring at each other, muttering things like “Amazing!” and “Unbelievable!” It was creepy. He didn't like it.
“Well, Mugen,” Jin explained, “we've had some run-ins with her brother over the years, and I've spoken with her on the phone more than once. Small world, eh?”
Mugen looked at Jin intently, his blood running cold. “You've had run-ins with Mukuro? What kinds of run-ins?”
“We fish in the same pond, so to speak,” Jin told him. “He doesn't like losing workers to us, but we often manage to steal them.”
“And protect them afterwards,” Yuki added, looking as grim and determined as Jin.
“Kohza seems to be...um...saner than Mukuro, however,” Jin said carefully. He'd found the woman to be duplicitous and self-serving, but wasn't about to say it. And he allowed that, considering she was his ex, perhaps Mugen did too.
“Uh, well...a little saner, I guess,” Mugen agreed, feeling uncomfortable. Mukuro was a shit and a half, a very dangerous man. His own experiences of him bordered on horrific. It made Mugen unhappy that the stains of his youth were touching this new relationship. He didn't want his scene with Jin to be haunted by any of the mess from his past. “I've been backing away from all that for a long time now,” he told them. “All that shit I did when I was young and stupid.”
Jin and Yuki nodded, both tempted to ask, “Like what?” but deciding not to. “Wouldn't it just frost her ass to know who you're with now?” Yuki mused, grinning. “That gang hates us.”
Mugen shuddered. Frost her ass would probably be putting it mildly. His phone went off again and he sighed. It would look whipped, but he knew it was never going to end until he picked up.
“Hey,” he said. There was a pause and then, “Hanging with some friends.” The voice talking to him went on for a while, evoking the following response, “No.” More one-sided discussion ensued, to which he replied, “No, Kohza. And I ain't picking up again so stop calling.” He clicked the phone off and shrugged. “Once I answer she usually leaves me alone.”
Jin and Yuki looked at each other and Mugen could see them taking it all in. His past was not pretty and he'd hoped to keep it in his past. That it was creeping into his relationship with Jin, rearing its ugly head unbidden, gave him a sense of foreboding that threatened to ruin the evening.
“Mugen?” The deep, quiet voice startled him back into the present. “Are you all right?” Jin looked genuinely concerned, and Mugen was touched.
He ran his hand through his hair and forced a smile. “Yeah, yeah. I'm fine. Gimme the shrimp, K?”
to be continued
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farstrider. Thanks hon! 764 words. Worksafe.[Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] [Part 5] [Part 6] [Part 7] [Part 8] [Part 9] [Part 10]
[Part 11] [Part 12] [Part 13] [Part 14] [Part 15] [Part 16] [Part 17] [Part 18] [Part 19]
[Part 20] [Part 21] [Part 22]
Business as Usual, part 23
by Laura Bryannan
The rest of Jin's apartment was almost as spare as the living room. What would have been the dining room held a couch, a chair, an end table and a coffee table. There was a neutral-colored rug of modern abstract design on the floor. A modest wall unit housed a TV and an entertainment system. The room was devoid of any personal effects except for portraits of a man and a woman on one wall. Mugen wondered if they were Jin's parents or grandparents.
Jin sank into the chair, leaving Mugen and Yuki to share the couch. They ordered dinner and set up camp in front of the TV to watch Friday's game. Yuki grumbled a bit more about it and then pulled out a book, ignoring them.
Their meal arrived, but the peace of their dining experience was marred by Mugen's cell. It began ringing every five minutes. He had it set on vibrate, but they could still tell every time it went off, and wondered why he didn't pick up.
“Why don't you just answer it?” Yuki finally asked when it happened again.
Mugen shook his head. “Don't want to. It's the ex.”
“The ex?” Jin and Yuki inquired, leaning forward, eager to learn more. Yuki asked him, “How long ex?”
“Almost a year,” Mugen replied. “She's still not with the program, though.”
“She?!?” they sputtered, eyes wide in amazement.
Mugen shrugged, smiling sheepishly. “I swing both ways, what can I say?”
“The woman you were with the other night?” Jin asked.
“Yeah,” Mugen replied. “That's her.”
“Not bad,” Yuki noted. Jin nodded in agreement.
“Kohza's been like my emergency fall back lover from the beginning.”
“Kohza?” Jin and Yuki eyed each other. Yuki arched a brow. “Not Nakasone Kohza....” he wondered.
“How would you know that?” Mugen asked, frowning. Jin and Yuki were staring at each other, muttering things like “Amazing!” and “Unbelievable!” It was creepy. He didn't like it.
“Well, Mugen,” Jin explained, “we've had some run-ins with her brother over the years, and I've spoken with her on the phone more than once. Small world, eh?”
Mugen looked at Jin intently, his blood running cold. “You've had run-ins with Mukuro? What kinds of run-ins?”
“We fish in the same pond, so to speak,” Jin told him. “He doesn't like losing workers to us, but we often manage to steal them.”
“And protect them afterwards,” Yuki added, looking as grim and determined as Jin.
“Kohza seems to be...um...saner than Mukuro, however,” Jin said carefully. He'd found the woman to be duplicitous and self-serving, but wasn't about to say it. And he allowed that, considering she was his ex, perhaps Mugen did too.
“Uh, well...a little saner, I guess,” Mugen agreed, feeling uncomfortable. Mukuro was a shit and a half, a very dangerous man. His own experiences of him bordered on horrific. It made Mugen unhappy that the stains of his youth were touching this new relationship. He didn't want his scene with Jin to be haunted by any of the mess from his past. “I've been backing away from all that for a long time now,” he told them. “All that shit I did when I was young and stupid.”
Jin and Yuki nodded, both tempted to ask, “Like what?” but deciding not to. “Wouldn't it just frost her ass to know who you're with now?” Yuki mused, grinning. “That gang hates us.”
Mugen shuddered. Frost her ass would probably be putting it mildly. His phone went off again and he sighed. It would look whipped, but he knew it was never going to end until he picked up.
“Hey,” he said. There was a pause and then, “Hanging with some friends.” The voice talking to him went on for a while, evoking the following response, “No.” More one-sided discussion ensued, to which he replied, “No, Kohza. And I ain't picking up again so stop calling.” He clicked the phone off and shrugged. “Once I answer she usually leaves me alone.”
Jin and Yuki looked at each other and Mugen could see them taking it all in. His past was not pretty and he'd hoped to keep it in his past. That it was creeping into his relationship with Jin, rearing its ugly head unbidden, gave him a sense of foreboding that threatened to ruin the evening.
“Mugen?” The deep, quiet voice startled him back into the present. “Are you all right?” Jin looked genuinely concerned, and Mugen was touched.
He ran his hand through his hair and forced a smile. “Yeah, yeah. I'm fine. Gimme the shrimp, K?”
to be continued
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Date: 2006-09-15 06:45 pm (UTC)The beginnings of angst! and danger!
The last two chappys were great babe! (the last one, buh, nosebleed enducing!) I'll be waiting for the next.
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Date: 2006-09-15 09:44 pm (UTC)(I did rough out a Renji & Ichigo piece where they're in knickerbockers though XD)
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Date: 2006-09-15 09:51 pm (UTC)I've been trying to figure out what kind of music they like and/or the kinds of clubs they'd go to. But I like the idea of them clubbing/dancing/drinking....
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Date: 2006-09-15 07:06 pm (UTC)Me likes, me likes so much!! Nothing beats a bit of angst, as far as I'm concerned.
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Date: 2006-09-15 08:44 pm (UTC)DUN DUN DUN DUN. . . I see a plot twist ahead. . .
~FS
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Date: 2006-09-16 12:39 pm (UTC)Oh noes!! More Kohza!! hehe *hugs* :)
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