Behind the Glass

My New Fear

She wasn't afraid of the end anymore. The end had been five years before now. The end was terrifying and painful and had her up all night for the first time since their journey started. The end had her cold and hungry and made her stronger. But most importantly, the end was in the past.

She was twenty now, and she would never really forget that time she met Mugen and Jin and chased after the sunflower scented Samurai. She would remember it, in fact, as that one experience in a young girl's life that you could think back on during hard times.

No, she wasn't afraid of the end and she wasn't afraid to forget. What scared her was tonight.

They had decided to meet again after all this time at an inn, sort of like a reunion. And she was afraid of what they might be now, and who she was too. She wanted to keep their memories strong and never see them again. She wanted to keep them as her very own original paintings framed behind protected glass that was frequently spit-shined. But she wasn't a child anymore and she couldn't always get what she wanted.

There was no escaping it since she had already agreed to it, God knows why. She just had to remember: Deep breaths.

The door knob jingled a bit and the rain continued to pour outside.

Fuu walked up to open it, taking her time and taking deep breaths. Her hand reached for the handle when she heard a grunt on the other side. Oh, how she remembered that annoying grunting pig-like sound. That could only mean one thing...

To be continued...

I don't know what this is exactly. I love this show so much and I thought it would be fun to write a little reunion story with chapters. This one is like an introduction so it's short. I have a few ideas, though, so the next chapter will be up soon. There's not much to review on so far, but if you want to leave a suggestion or review for the fun of it, don't let me stop you.