The Elements Trilogy

The Elements Trilogy
By Angel and Ezzy of Pyroangelez

Disclaimer: Unfortunately, we do not own Samurai Champloo. We can’t help it if Mugen and Jin willingly insist on being our love slaves.

Summary: After receiving a tip on the Sunflower Samurai’s last heading, Mugen, Jin and Fuu will face rain, snow and unbearable heat in an attempt to catch up with the elusive warrior. With dwindling supplies and a lack of money, how will the trio deal with the hand Mother Nature has dealt them?


Pt I of III: Rain
(Rated NC-17, M/M)

Tears were wiped from cinnamon brown eyes as she leaned forward and closed oni\'s eyes. No longer did he look sad, for he had found the peace in death that he lacked in life. After saying a quick prayer for the man, Fuu pushed herself to her feet and moved to where the madman had met his demise.

She searched through his kimono before pulling out the vial that contained the antidote that Mugen needed so desperately. The brown haired girl made her way to the fallen swordsman. She sat on the cool earth near his shoulders and placed his head in her lap. The cork in the vial was pulled and the contents poured down his throat.

Footsteps were heard from behind her as Mugen moaned in pain. She turned only to find her other handsome companion standing behind her. \"I just gave him the antidote, but he can\'t move yet...\"

Not far in the distance, shouts of men could be heard. \"Their footprints lead this way! We have to stop them!\"

\"Careful men, that ogre is deadly, don\'t drop your guard!\"

Fuu ducked her head in sadness and wiped the sweat from Mugen\'s brow. \"He wasn\'t so bad...he was just hurting.\" She mumbled as the soldiers rounded the corner.

The men came to a skidding stop as the saw the bodies of their two fugitives. Their leader walked to Jin and bowed. \"You have stopped two of our deadliest prisoners. This is rightfully yours.\" The man pulled a pouch of gold out an offered it to the raven-haired swordsman.

Jin said nothing to the men but took the pouch of gold and tucked it into his haori; they needed it desperately. A head bow was given to them before he turned and walked over towards Fuu. Gently a hand was placed on her shoulder to gain her attention. \"I suggest we take him back to the shack he and I found when we first came here. Then if you want, we can give this man a proper burial,\" he said in his deep voice but only so she could hear. The swordsman was sure the soldiers wanted nothing more to do with Oni.

Fuu nodded slowly and watched as the tossed the madman\'s body on a cart to take him back. Sure enough, Oniwakka was left behind as the men ventured back towards the village.

She sighed and Jin helped her to her feet before he picked up Mugen\'s unconscious form. The little onna picked up the unconscious man\'s sword and they made their way back to the old shack.

=-=

Mugen was laid on the floor and covered with the tattered remains of a blanket. Her hand came to rest on his forehead and she nodded in relief and approval that his fever was already starting to come down. She watched as Jin unearthed two shovels from the debris inside the cabin before putting the hilt of Mugen’s\' sword in his hand.

She took one of the shovels from Jin and looked up to the tall rounin, giving him a sad smile. \"Thank you for this Jin...\"

Jin shook his head and led her out of the shack, back towards where Oni still laid. \"Do not thank me, Fuu. Every man has the right to be properly buried. It will also bring you some peace,\" he said softly, watching fireflies buzz through the cool night air. However as they reached the large, fall man, the fireflies seem to disappear and the faint smell of coming rain filled his nose.

\"Let us finish this quickly, Fuu. Rain is going to be here within two or so hours.\" At her nod, he did a quick measuring of Oni before shoving his shovel into his ground to mark where the head would be. Dark gray eyes looked over to the small woman and watched her do the same. Two more marks on the side were made before the hole was slowly dug up.

Between just the two of them, it took them a good two and a half hours to get the grave dug out completely. When it had reached the two-hour mark, a little drizzle had started. By the time they had finally finished with the hole, the rain had grown to a slightly hard rain but not enough to alter what they were doing. Somehow they managed to push Oni into the large hole though not without a few sling of mud getting in their faces from the splash that had come with dropping him. The once dirt now mud was then pushed over him and patted to the best they could with the mud.

Jin took the shovel from Fuu and gave her shoulder a squeeze before heading back up to the shack. The rounin was sure she wanted to say a few words to him alone. Fuu was just that sweet kind of person who found the good in people.

When he reached the shack, the shovels were set just outside and he slipped inside, thankful to be out of the rain. He checked upon their other companion before making a small fire. The dark blue haori was slipped off along with his white, under-haori and placed close to the fire. Glasses were set down as well and the swordsman grabbed up the bottle of sake they managed to get and took a small sip of it.

=-=

Fuu stared down at the grave of the man who had saved her life and smiled when a firefly emerged from the tall grass and landed on the mound that had become Oniwakka\'s resting place. It flared and intense and beautiful green before flying off into the night sky.

She watched as it disappeared closed her eyes, her head bowed in prayer. Once done, she smiled sadly. \"Thank you for saving me...be at peace.\" She whispered before making her way to the waters’ edge. She washed to mud from her face before heading back towards the shack.

=-=

Mugen moaned and attempted to move, but found that his body felt heavy. Never before had he wanted to kill a beautiful woman, but now he wanted nothing more than to go back and slice the bitch\'s throat. \"I shoulda never spared her...” He mumbled and tried to move closer to the fire, his body shaking from the poison, pain and the cold night air.

He looked over and found his raven-haired adversary sitting by the fire, sipping sake. \"Where...where\'s the girl?\" He asked, his voice rough.


Dark eyes looked up and over at the other swordsman. \"She is taking care of something. She will be back shortly,\" he replied simply. Glasses were set back on his nose and he took another sip of the sake. A shudder ran down his spine for a moment and he instinctively moved a bit closer to the warm fire.

\"How are you feeling?\"

Mugen closed his dark eyes and brought his hand to rest on his chest. \"Better than I was...now I only feel like shit.\"

The sounds of soft sniffles had both swordsmen staring at the door, their hand\'s wrapped tightly around their blades, that is, until they saw who it was.

Fuu entered the small shack and sniffled once more before running her hand through her wet hair, taking it out of its loose bun to frame her face and drop to the middle of her back.

Warm cinnamon eye looked down to the poisoned man and sighed in relief. \"I\'m glad you\'re awake now Mugen...I was worried...” She said honestly as the rain came down harder behind her.

She came and sat close to the fire, warming her blue fingertips. She was exhausted but the chill that was deep within her body wouldn\'t allow her rest until she was warmer.

\"So guys, any idea as to where we\'re headed next?\" She asked, her teeth chattering loudly as she drew her knees to her chest wrapping her arms around them.

Jin picked up his mostly dry haori in one hand and tossed it at Fuu. Then he pushed himself up and began rummaging through the shack, trying to look for another blanket. The rounin did not particularly want to take care of two sick people. If anything, Jin wanted morning to already come so they could continue on their journey for the \'sunflower samurai\'.

\"Tomorrow we should head for the pass between the mountains. I overheard a rumor of a \'sunflower samurai\',\" he replied to her question. Cramped in several pieces of wood was another torn blanket though in better shape than Mugen\'s. Jin dusted it off before returning to the fire and handing it over to Fuu. His under haori was picked up and slipped back over his shoulders and tucked into his hakamas, trying to collect some heat for himself.

Fuu nodded in thanks and wrapped the items that Jin had given her, tighter around her tiny form. \"Thanks. Well since that\'s the only lead that we have, we can head out first thing, that is, if you\'re feeling better Mugen.\"

Mugen lifted his head and eventually pushed himself into a sitting position. \"I\'ll be fine. The poison is already fading.\" His hand came to his aching head as he glanced over at her and noticed that she was still shaking.

Meeting Jin\'s eyes and tossing his head at Fuu, the Rounin handed her a generous cup of sake.

At her questioning glance, Mugen shook his head. \"Drink it. The sake will help you get warm.\" He said and watched as she slowly consumed the alcohol.

Soon she had finished her second cup and he watched in great amusement as she giggled at apparently nothing, her cheeks rosy red from the blood that had rushed to them.

\"One *Hick* more ol\' Jin-ie!\" She said and watched as he only filled the cup a quarter. She held the drink up, her face serious as she looked up to the leaking roof. \"Dis *Hick* ones for you *Hick* Oniwakka...rest in peace!\" She said and downed the glass and promptly passed out, letting soft snores escape her sleeping form.

Mugen laughed outright despite his still shivering body. His body couldn\'t generate enough heat to keep him warm. \'Damn poison...I swear, if I ever see that broad...I\'m gonna kill her...’ he grumbled in his mind.

Jin shook his head and pushed himself up from the floor. Easily he lifted her up and moved her as close to the fire as he could without her catching on fire. The blanket was pulled tight around her to help keep in the warmth before he moved to where she had been sitting, close to Mugen. He sat the sake next to himself and sipped at the cup he had given himself. The rounin felt a bit tipsy but not enough to impair himself.

A dark brow rose slightly seeing the other rounin shiver. Jin knew he was probably going to regret this, but he poured a glass for Mugen and handed it to him. \"Only to help keep you warm.\"

Dark eyes looked over to his adversary but took the drink anyway. He downed the liquid and felt it warm his insides a bit, but he was still cold. \"Thanks...\" He murmured.

His fingers were run through spiky raven hair before he rolled onto his side his knees involuntarily drawing up to his chest. The tattered blanket was pulled closer, but with his damp clothing and illness, the warmth he had felt quickly faded.

Mugen closed his eyes praying that sleep would carry him away soon until morning. The shivering was causing his already aching muscles to burn horribly.

Jin watched the other man curl up on the floor in an attempt to gather more body heat. However it seemed that the poison was doing a pretty good job of preventing what body heat he had to build up further. At this rate, he would probably have hypothermia by early morning. Though Jin didn\'t want to admit it to himself, there was only one way that would actually help at all.

Mentally sighing, he pushed himself up from the floor and set the sake next to the wall from the fire. Then he moved over to the other rounin and sat just behind him. Without so much as a warning, Jin pulled Mugen up and stripped off his damp shirt. It was set close to the fire. Then Jin pushed Mugen back down while untucking his under-haori. \"What the hell are you doing?\" he heard the dark-haired man protest.

\"It\'s clear that you\'re still ill, or you wouldn\'t be shaking like some weakling, or am I wrong and you are just weak?\" he retorted, laying down behind him. The bare flesh of his chest was pressed against the cool back, which sent a shiver down his spine, but he kept it there. One arm was slipped out of his haori to help stretch it out some and cover the small gap between the two.

\"Who the hell you callin\' weak...” he protested, but once he felt the heat against his back, the fight in his body seemed to quickly drain. His eyes closed as his body automatically pushed back closer to the source of warmth.

\"Ya know, this doesn\'t change a thing...” Mugen said quietly as the snores of the unconscious girl continued unhindered.

\"I know.\" He heard from behind him as the arm around him shifted to pulled the blanket and haori around them both.

=-=

Over a half an hour had past and Mugen still couldn\'t sleep. Though his body had warmed, he now had a new problem that was making itself well know to him at the moment.

The sensation of Jin\'s smooth, warm chest against his back and the arm that was now draped almost protectively over his hip caused a surge of blood to steadily pool at the juncture of his thighs. His earlier appetite for the release he had sought from to woman who ended up poisoning him had returned with a vengeance.

He felt a bit tipsy, not only from the one cup of sake that Jin had given him, but also from what he had consumed at the woman\'s home. His blood simmered within his veins and unconsciously, his hips moved back against Jin\'s.

He thought about the man behind him. Sure, he was the literal pain in the ass, but he had to admit, the man was good looking. The man was strong, he already knew that much, but there was something so different about knowing a person is strong and feeling the source of the strength. He could feel the hard sculpted muscle of the blue clad rounin\'s chest and abdomen pressed against his back, the strong muscle of his thighs against his own.

He had had male partners before, but none of them had ever matched up the looks and stature of the man behind him. At that thought, a small moan escaped his lips as his hips shifted back against Jin\'s once more.

Once again Jin felt hips shift against his own though this time there was moan right before it. An elegant brow rose for a second, lips moving to ask what was wrong but stopped himself as his mind already shot a reason at him. To test the thought, he shifted his body just slightly to be pressed further against Mugen\'s back. There were a few seconds where nothing happened but then once again there was an almost inaudible moan and shift of hips.

The idea of Mugen being with male partners was quite intriguing to Jin since not once he had ever had the outward appearance of it. However at that thought, it reminded him much of himself. The rounin had been with only one or two women in his life however had been with three or four men though he never once spoke of it to anyone. The last male partner he had ever had was with his master and that had been sometime ago. His mind reeled back to those times for a few moments but Jin forced his thoughts from that, the remembrance of the how good it feel starting to make his own blood pool between his legs.

Thoughts were interrupted though when there was another shift of hips. This time however he had to bite back a moan of his own. Subconsciously his hand gripped onto Mugen\'s hip, either to stop the shifts or to keep him still. Deep breaths were sucked in silently as he tried to will his body to stop his blood from boiling just slightly.

Though still tipsy, Mugen’s awareness sharpened when he felt the hand gripping his hips tightly. A shiver traced through his body but not from the poison or the cold, but as a result of the hard member that was pressed firmly against his ass. A moan escaped his lips as he felt the engorged member pulse strongly through his shorts.

His shaking hand came up to his hip and grasped Jin’s, bringing it to rest on his well-defined abdomen. His hands slowly began rocking, grinding against the sex and causing his own member to harden even further.

Releasing his hand, Mugen’s tan hand came up and began massaging the strong thigh of the rounin was succeeding perfectly in warming him up.

Jin let a faint moan leave his lips, eyes rolling back into his head at feeling the hips rock firmly against his aching cock. Fingers touched at the defined flesh of Mugen\'s abdomen, noting that his once rather chilly skin had warmed up just slightly. It eased his worry for the swordsman though he wouldn\'t admit his worry outwardly.

Those thoughts were banished when he felt fingers massaging at his thigh. Another moan managed to slip out and he couldn\'t stop himself from pushing into the touch. It had been far too long and his body and most of his mind were both urging to let this happen, at least this once.

\'This once...\' he told himself, shutting down the part of his mind that was disagreeing to this. Slowly he moved his hand to snake beneath the other man\'s shorts and lightly touch at the dark curls and the tip of Mugen hard organ.

Mugen bit back a moan, causing it to come out as a whimper instead. His hips rotated slowly as pale fingers trace over the head of his member. His eyes closed and he shuddered as foreskin was pulled back and slid back into place as Jin, began pumping his organ.

The brown-eyed man turned his head slightly as he continued to grind into the man behind him. Lust filled chocolate met passion filled gray before their lips met in a tentative kiss.

‘Shit…’ He said to himself as a loud moan escaped his lips. ‘He’s too damn good at this.’ He kissed his nemesis-turned-lover once more.

Jin met the kiss and pushed deep into, savoring the unique taste of Mugen, sake mixed with a sort of spiciness that was new but welcoming. His hand continued to pump the hard member in his hand, actually enjoying the few moans and hitch of breath he was getting from the other rounin. Hips also began to jerk against the rotating hips, making himself moan as tendrils of pleasure was shot up his spine.

The swordsman slightly wondered if it would go any further than this. It would all be up to Mugen.

In his pleasure-induced haze, he felt the moan that escaped Jin’s lips more than he heard it. He could feel the rumble in his chest as hips jerked against his rear. The feel of the blue clad man’s hand around him was amazing to say the least. The firm but gentle strength was causing his body to shake with pleasure.

This was extremely nice, but his body wanted more. He getas were kicked away before he reached down and with a shift of his hips, his shorts were pushed south, then kicked away as well. His bare ass rubbed against the fabric of Jin’s hakamas as his hand reached behind him working at getting the offending article down. He needed the sexy rounin and he needed him now.

Shock touched at his features for but a minute, realizing that Mugen was taking this further. The obi around his waist was quickly untied and he helped the other man pull his hakamas completely off and to the side. Then his hand snaked around to grab at Mugen member, stroking it a few times to until he managed to get some precum upon his fingers. Quickly it was stroked upon his hardened member, getting it somewhat slick to help him sink in better along with stopping some of the pain that came with it being raw.

Jin moved his hand and coaxed Mugen to lift his leg up and rest his foot on his own leg. One arm snaked around his waist while the other held onto the other rounin\'s hip along with pulling up on the firm ass. Slowly he pushed the head of his member into the tight canal, forcing himself not to groan out. Then slowly he pushed himself further and further into the warm cavern until he was completely in to the hilt. A moan couldn\'t help but escape as he waited for Mugen to get use to the intruder.

His cock jumped as he Jin’s large member entered his tight hot canal. While there was intense pleasure at their union, there was also pain. He bit his lip and drew blood in his attempt to keep the cry that wanted to escape his lips from doing so.

Blunt fingertips dug into Jin’s forearm and as his body relaxed, so did his grip. Mugen turned slightly to look at the swordsman giving him a slight nod before pressing his lips to the already kiss swollen ones of the stormy eyed man. It had been so long since he had done this with another man, and he had forgotten how amazing it felt to have the hardened member of a man moving within his body.

At the nod, Jin slowly pulled out from the tight cavern before thrusting back in, slow and steady at first. The rounin kissed back deeply at Mugen and soon their was a duel within their mouths, each wanting to be the dominant despite their position. Fingers trailed up the other swordsman\'s abdomen, slipping up to his chest and capturing a pert nipple between two fingers. Teasingly it was rolled between the two digits while he continued to thrust deep and slow into him.

A low moan left his lips and his eyes rolled back into his head once more. Mugen had begun meeting in time with the thrusts, which was sending more pleasure through him. The twist in his stomach began to get greater and he found himself thrust harder and faster into Mugen, needing more friction.

A gasp escaped his lips as their pace increased. He spread his legs wider as his nipple was gently pinched and twisted. His throbbing erection bounced against his stomach, sending tendrils of pleasure through his body at each impact. His own hand took the one twisting his nipple and trailed it down his body. A loud moan escaped his lips when his lover’s hand wrapped around his member and began pumping in time with the thrusting member.

He grasped his heavy sac and began lightly massaging them as kisses were trailed down his neck. Mugen turned to Jin and locked passion darkened eyes with those of Jin. “Is that all you got?” He whispered huskily, egging the rounin on. “Fuck me harder…mmm….”


Jin didn\'t have to be told twice. Fingers gripped his hip tightly and he thrust harder and faster, finally managing to hit the other man\'s prostate. The shudder that ran down Mugen\'s body and the deep moan that was let out sent a shudder of his own up his spine. Something about the pants and soft moans from time to time sent him further on edge.

Kisses trailed down his neck until he was at the crook of the rounin\'s neck. Nips, licks, and soft bites were placed all over the smooth flesh, leaving tiny marks along there. All thought by this point was gone and he only knew he had to pleasure the man he was thrusting into along with himself.

“Oh Kami…” Mugen whispered as the coil that had been steadily wound tighter and tighter each time his lover brushed against the sweet spot buried deep within his body.

Jin suddenly thrust up hard and pressed his member against his prostate, earning a choked cry of Mugen. Mugen froze as Jin pumped into him in short but quick movements. Brown eyes that struggled to stay open glanced over at the drunken girl. She let out a little snort before curling up tighter within Jin’s haori.

He turned his attention back to his lover and began slamming his ass back into the thrusting member. The sound of slapping flesh filled the shack mixing in with the sound of the pouring rain outside. He knew that he was not going to last much longer and turned, whispering husky taunts and encouragements to Jin. His body began to clamp down on him as his climax nearly reached its peak.

‘Just a…little more…mmmm’

Jin thrust in full, deep but hard thrusts being encourage by the other rounin. He was urged even further when the felt Mugen body spasm and clamp down hard around his aching member, white seed coating his hand. The dark-haired man didn\'t last much longer.

Biting down upon the swordsman\'s collarbone, his deep moan was muffled as he reached his own climax. He thrust deep and hard into the tight cavern as his body spasmed. Eyes were shut tight and he could feel his white, hot seed spilling into his lover. Fingers had also clamped down though not enough to leave any marks.

Once the last jolt left his body, he fell back against the floor, his limp member slipping out of the tight body. Deep, silent pants were leaving his lips and he tried to catch his breath and lower his racing heart. Stormy eyes were closed and slowly his rational mind settled back in.

\"Mugen...\"

As the hot seed of his lover filled his tight canal, his own member pulsed as he bit into his lip. Searing seed shot from his member, sending jet after jet of his essence onto the dirt floor. He felt the member slide from his body as he fell back against Jin’s arm.

He panted harshly as he looked over to the pale man when he said his name softly. Mugen turned and pulled Jin’s form against him, their limp members brushing against one another. He looked into the other’s eyes and kissed him softly. “You know, this doesn’t change a thing…” He said, his body feeling heavy with exhaustion.


\"This will not be mentioned either,\" he replied softly, draping an arm over the other man. Jin used his feet to drag Mugen\'s shorts and his hakamas back over to him. Then using one arm, he dragged the shorts of the other rounin to rest back on his hips. His hakamas were pulled back up as well, obi being tied back in place. Mugen\'s shirt was worked on as well and then Jin\'s under-haori was placed over the two to keep them warm.

\"Go to sleep, Mugen.\"

Eyes were heavy, and in the back of his mind, he was...grateful that Jin had pulled his shorts back on. His body didn\'t have enough energy to move at the moment.

His eyes narrowed at the other rounin\'s command for him to sleep. As his mind began to sink into darkness, the spiky ebony haired swordsman mumbled. \"Don\'t...tell me what to do...ass...\" He couldn\'t say before he lost consciousness.

Jin let out a chuckle and pulled the other rounin closer, letting his body heat linger with Mugen\'s. Stormy eyes slowly closed and he felt his body relax. Mind slowly began to give way to the exhaustion that his body had felt. Thoughts of the previous act along with the cheery woman curled up sleeping fluttered through his mind before he too succumbed to sleep.

The sound of the two men\'s breaths becoming deep and even, a cinnamon eye popped open and a grin traced the lips of the little woman curled up on the other side of the fire. Never before had she seen something so...erotic.

A drunken giggle escaped her lips she closed her eyes, falling into a deep sleep.

o-o Author’s notes o-o

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