[FIC REC] "Sweet Nothings" by Youkai no Yume
You Samurai Champloo lovers out there have probably already discovered this story, but as I just stumbled upon it tonight, I have to take a moment to say that this is possibly the only fanfiction that has ever made me tear up reading it. The author writes in such an easy way that you see what is happening rather than read it. One of the most beautiful pieces of work I've ever seen, in any kind of medium.
Sweet Nothings by Youkai no Yume (Samurai Champloo)
Complete - Rated: T - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 10 - Words: 63440 - Reviews: 470
Summary: Jin had always been the perfect samurai. One that never failed to protect. He fought away her demons and kept them at bay and she'd always be safe. It was his duty and their silent promise. But this time, he knows that he can't save her. Fuu x Jin.
“This is my nine hundred and ninety-ninth one.” Her fingers lifted the origami so that he could see; her voice was shaky. Jin looked at it for a long time, with calculating eyes, not sure why she didn’t sound happier at the prospect of reaching a thousand cranes.
“Ah,” he answered, nodding before reaching for a piece of colored paper on the ground. “Only one more to go then,” and then, he began folding. The sound of paper being creased and shaped into a crane was the only sound that resounded in the room.
Before he could finish however, Fuu had stood up and turned to face him with a wild look of panic in her eyes and snatched the half-completed paper crane from Jin’s fingers. “NO!” She cried, and in mere seconds, she had crumpled and ripped it up with almost violent abandon.
The scraps of colored paper fluttered and lay scattered at their feet. Jin could only stare at them in mixed shock and confusion. “Fuu…why did you-“
“Because I don’t want you to leave me!” A sharp gasp emitted from her throat and she quickly clapped a hand over her mouth, hazel eyes wide with shock and horror at what she had just blurted out. The samurai couldn’t move, only gazed back with wide dark eyes and slowly, slowly he began to remember that cold night. He remembered the promise he had made not to leave her until she reached one thousand cranes and he understood.
Yet, at the same time, he couldn’t quite believe what he was hearing.
“What did you just…”
“Nothing,” She flushed, and began pacing towards the door. “Forget I said anything!” But his hand shot out to grasp hers, not letting the girl escape and she let out a distressed cry. “Don’t touch me!” Fuu shouted and yanked her wrist out of Jin’s grip.
To say that this one action hurt him more deeply than anything else he had ever felt was an understatement. Fuu didn’t bolt through the door like he thought she would. No, she was still standing before him, with a look in her eyes that spoke of anger, frustration, and aching sadness.
“Don’t touch me…” she whispered again, her form trembling. “Don’t…because if you do…if you do, I won’t be able to stop needing you.”
Oh man, I'm such a sucker for these types of stories.
Sweet Nothings by Youkai no Yume (Samurai Champloo)
Complete - Rated: T - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 10 - Words: 63440 - Reviews: 470
Summary: Jin had always been the perfect samurai. One that never failed to protect. He fought away her demons and kept them at bay and she'd always be safe. It was his duty and their silent promise. But this time, he knows that he can't save her. Fuu x Jin.
“This is my nine hundred and ninety-ninth one.” Her fingers lifted the origami so that he could see; her voice was shaky. Jin looked at it for a long time, with calculating eyes, not sure why she didn’t sound happier at the prospect of reaching a thousand cranes.
“Ah,” he answered, nodding before reaching for a piece of colored paper on the ground. “Only one more to go then,” and then, he began folding. The sound of paper being creased and shaped into a crane was the only sound that resounded in the room.
Before he could finish however, Fuu had stood up and turned to face him with a wild look of panic in her eyes and snatched the half-completed paper crane from Jin’s fingers. “NO!” She cried, and in mere seconds, she had crumpled and ripped it up with almost violent abandon.
The scraps of colored paper fluttered and lay scattered at their feet. Jin could only stare at them in mixed shock and confusion. “Fuu…why did you-“
“Because I don’t want you to leave me!” A sharp gasp emitted from her throat and she quickly clapped a hand over her mouth, hazel eyes wide with shock and horror at what she had just blurted out. The samurai couldn’t move, only gazed back with wide dark eyes and slowly, slowly he began to remember that cold night. He remembered the promise he had made not to leave her until she reached one thousand cranes and he understood.
Yet, at the same time, he couldn’t quite believe what he was hearing.
“What did you just…”
“Nothing,” She flushed, and began pacing towards the door. “Forget I said anything!” But his hand shot out to grasp hers, not letting the girl escape and she let out a distressed cry. “Don’t touch me!” Fuu shouted and yanked her wrist out of Jin’s grip.
To say that this one action hurt him more deeply than anything else he had ever felt was an understatement. Fuu didn’t bolt through the door like he thought she would. No, she was still standing before him, with a look in her eyes that spoke of anger, frustration, and aching sadness.
“Don’t touch me…” she whispered again, her form trembling. “Don’t…because if you do…if you do, I won’t be able to stop needing you.”
Oh man, I'm such a sucker for these types of stories.