The Village S1 (Rough Draft)

[Beebs]

Vincent gave the young man a strange look and slowly took a step toward him. "If you put your weapon away, I won't hurt you," the man said as he took another step. Although the boy did not appear as a threat, he was still armed and there were other gang members around him. The Turk clutched Cerberus tightly as he continue to keep a good aim on the young spy.

"Jiro, was it?" Vincent asked him. "How about you just get out of here with your clan? I don't want to have to kill anyone today."

[Beebs]

Inside the house, Miyo went back to the window and noticed the young boy limping on one leg with a knife in his hand. "That boy!" Miyo thought, "He looks very familar...he's not from the village but it's like I've seen him before.."

"I hope Vincent is ok." Miyo whispered in worry for her love. "Please be careful... don't kill anyone unless you have to."

Meanwhile outside, Jiro lowered his head still aiming his knife at Vincent. "You have something the leader wants." he shouted. "I saw what you did to that girl the other night and told him everything."

Back at the forest, the clan signaled each other after hearing what Jiro said. The all took out their weapons and planned an attack on Vincent. "Is this really the guy?" one bandit whispered to the other. The other thug simply gave the bandit a clueless look. "We only do what Ryo says. I don't see why he even put his trust in a 16 year old..."

[Beebs]

As he looked upon the young spy, Vincent's eyes widened and he gripped Cerberus with a tighter hold. "You mean... my Jenova cells?" the man asked slowly. He was silent for a moment and fell into thought. "Why do you want my energy? What are your motives? And who is this leader you speak of?"

[Beebs]

"If you give me what-" Jiro said before a cloud of smoke filled the air around the garden. Bandits had thrown smoke bombs just before they came out of the forest. The men, about 10 of them rushed up to Vincent with their swords, guns, and other weapons aiming them at him and just about to attack. Jiro instantly fell and was stepped on by one of his own before he crawled away moving toward the house.

"I can't see!!" Miyo shouted as she saw her love swallowed by the smoke.

"Do you know where those men came from Miyo?" Kikyo asked grabbing her arrows. "They look like a clan seeing that they had black, purple, and dark gray before going into that smoke."

Miyo suddenly had a small flashback, seeing those colors from a past memory on a man with his back turned. "They look familar but I'm not sure."

[Beebs]

As the smoke disabled his vision, Vincent still felt the clan's presence around him and he could feel them drawing in toward him. "I don't want to kill you," the Turk said calmly as he put Cerberus away and freely put his hands up. The group ignored his words of peace and continued to pull out their weapons, ready to attack.

After a moment, the man smirked and stretched his arms wide. "If you insist," Vincent said bluntly. "Come on, try to attack me. I'm all yours."

[Beebs]

The men attacked Vincent with all they could but they were no match for them. Gun shots, grunts, and other sounds were being made in the smoke; the bandits were falling to the ground left and right by the Turk. They kept charging at Vincent with all they could but he fought them with ease and forced them to retreat back to the forest.

Meanwhile back in the house, Kikyo was about to leave the room before Miyo stopped her. "Wait! They're leaving." Miyo said still looking out the window, concerned for Vincent. "I see someone coming out the smoke."

Kikyo rushed back to the window and noticed the guy crawling away from the smoke to the house. "That guy was shot in the leg by Vincent." she said with a blank face. "He's losing a lot of blood."

The wind picked up the thick cloud of smoke and blew it up and away from the garden. Some of the plants were damaged and blood was almost everywhere and stained some of the flowers. Miyo gasped as she finally saw that her love was ok. "Thank goodness he's alright." Miyo thought sighing with relief. "I guess it's safe now.."

[Beebs]

As the dust cloud settled, Vincent was victorious and revealed with few scratches. Taking a deep breath, the man slowly walked away from the garden and toward the house. He spotted the young man in which he had shot previously and knelt down beside him to analyze him. "He's fading," he said in a whisper as he removed the glove from his right hand. The Turk slowly placed a hand on the spy's leg and softly touched the wound in which he had made. "Here, let me help you. I can spare some of my energy to repair your injury."

[Beebs]

Jiro looked up at the man and gave him a nasty look. He slowly moved his leg away before saying, "I'm a Fuwa spy and I don't need help from you."

Inside, Miyo saw Vincent knelt down beside the boy and quickly grabbed some water and bandages, before rushing outside with Kikyo and Kohana closely behind. "I hope we're not too late."

[Beebs]

Vincent shook his head and he shifted his intense red eyes to his love. "It's alright," he said softly as he turned his attention to the injury upon Jiro's leg. His expression changed and he offered the young man a stern look. "Now listen, you've already lost enough blood. If you don't allow me to heal it, I'll break off your entire leg and I'll let you crawl back to your clan. So, what will it be?"

[Beebs]

Miyo looked a Vincent as she used a damped cloth to clean the wound. "Vincent can help you and heal your leg." Miyo said softly in a motherly tone. She noticed the young boy in pain so she decrease the pressure. "Just relax, he won't hurt you or break your leg off."

The young boy sighed and recluately gave Vincent a nod. "Do what you must."

[Beebs]

Vincent looked over to Miyo and smiled. He nodded and then placed a hand on the young man's wound. As he closed his eyes, the man began to summon the power within him into the palm of his hand. After a few seconds in silence, a blue aura flickered in his hand like fire dancing on a winter's eve. The glow began to grow until the Turk's entire arm was engulfed in the blaze of energy.

"Just relax," he said in a firm tone as he gently placed a hand on Jiro's wound. With a deep breath, the flow of energy opened and passed into the young man's body. As the energy flowed from Vincent's fingertips, the injury upon his shoulder began to flow with fresh blood and he let out a quick groan of pain.

With every second, the wound upon Jiro's leg slowly closed up and was as good as new. The blaze of Jenova energy subsided and the Turk stood up and looked at his arm, now saturated with blood. "Damn," he whispered as he looked over to Jiro and nodded. "You should be just fine now, kid. Just take it easy."

[Beebs]

Back at the forest, the clan members were running and limping away quickly as they came. One of the clan members sense something was going on and turned around to saw a bright glow coming from Vincent from and to Jiro, from a distance. "I have to tell Ryo!" the bandit thought running back to the camp. "Jiro is better off dead anyway."

The men finally made it back to the camp and the bandit that saw everything went to the Fuwa clan leader....


....Ryo Itashi, the Fuwa clan leader for almost seven years, was a young man that was well known in many places for his superior planning on village attacks and proficiency in obtaining treasures and women from his clan members.

Ten years ago Ryo started at the bottom just as any other thug or thief would. Stealing from the rich, kidnapping young women for the clan leader, spying on secret plans from higher authority for blackmailing; Ryo did all that he could to be at the top. Although he wanted to be at the top, his old leader, Yukin Maro used Ryo and classified him as 'bargain bandit' leaving Ryo to do his dirty work.

After over-hearing what Yukin Maro reported about him being a bargain bandit to his close associates, Ryo left the clan to start his own but with most bandits working for Yukin, he had a hard time finding work. Traveling alone for a couple of years, he ends up meeting with a very powerful demon called, Samuru. Although the demon had great spiritual energy and strength, he was near death and needed a human body to sustain a longer life.

Ryo began to lust and greed for the power and status he was never given, so he made a deal with Samuru. The demon entered the young boy's body and Ryo's mind became corrupted with aggression and thirst for his desires. Yukin became angered and sent his men to kill the now legendary Ryo/Samuru Itashi.

Within 2 years before being the new Fuwa leader, Ryo/Samuru killed hundreds people and most of Yukin's men while the rest sided with him. Yukin challenged Ryo but at the end Yukin was killed and Ryo, with the help of Samuru, became the new leader....

...Just recently, Samuru's energy within Ryo felt another source. After hearing what a young man did to save a girl's life, Samuru started to corrupt Ryo's thoughts again. The young man was satisfied with his status and didn't want to act foolishly but slowly Samuru gave the Fuwa clan leader cravings for more power....

"I know why you're here." Ryo told the man as he sat in his chair. The leader looked at the bandit as he was walking up to him. "Tell me what you saw..."


Meanwhile:
Kikyo held Kohana's hand for confort before helping Jiro up. "You have a lot of explaining to do." she said to the boy.

"Your arm!" Miyo shouted with a concerned look. She rushed over to it and used the water to wipe away the blood as much as she could. "Will you be ok?"

[Beebs]

Vincent looked at his arm and watched as more blood continued to pour from the wound. "Shh, I'll be fine," the man whispered as he felt the sting of the injury. He let out a small laugh and looked upon his sleeve drenched in his blood. "I don't think my shirt will be ok, though. Maybe I should wash it."

The Turk smiled and lightly touched the side of Miyo's face. "What about you?" he asked softly as he leaned in and kissed her forehead. "Are you alright?"

[Beebs]

"I'm fine, but you're hurt." Miyo said tearing up a little. The cloth she used was damp with blood. "We have to quickly wash that out before it stains through. Everyone inside."

As they when inside, Jiro looked around and felt a pleasant aura. "How did you do that?" the young boy asked feeling his leg. "My leg feels better than before!"

[Beebs]

Vincent smirked and slowly took off his cape. "It's the Jenova cells in my body," he explained as he carefully folded his red cloak. "I have the ability to use them for excessively powerful attacks or transferring energy to others. Perhaps if I can trust you, I'll tell you more about it sometime."

The man gave a nod and took of his golden claw and right glove. He then unbuttoned his black shirt and took his arms out of the sleeves. After he folded all of his clothing and placed it it a neat pile upon the table, Vincent examined his bare chest and touched his abdominal muscles. He put a hand on his good arm and felt his solid physique. The Turk tightly closed his eyes and winced from the pain coming from his wound. "I think that I should bandage this," he said looking over to Miyo. "I'm not that skilled in medicine. Would you mind helping me, my love?"

[Beebs]

Miyo instantly turned her head away from Vincent, flustered by him undressing so openly. The woman looked at Kohana, who seemed to feel uneasy because of the sight of so much blood. "Kohana you lay down a bit" she said holding one of her cheeks to calm down. After a moment, she turned back to Vincent and couldn't help but stare at his chest for a minute before snapping back to reality. Miyo grabbed her love's left hand and pulled him slowly toward her room. "Come with me."

Inside the room, Miyo grabbed a cup of fresh water, a paste with antibiotic herbs, and a shoulder bandage. She moved his hair and placed it on his other shoulder as she cautiously wiped the blood from Vincent's wounded shoulder and back with the water, then lightly touched his injury, noticing that it was very slowly healing on its own. Vincent turned his head, looking over his shoulder and began to stare at the woman as she placed the paste around the wound, then used the bandage to cross the ends on top of the shoulder. Next she took one end across the back and under the arm on the opposite side and the other end across the chest. She then tied the ends together and said, "There we go, you'll should feel better in no time."


As Miyo and Vincent went inside the room. Jiro grabbed a piece of fruit before taking a seat. "Nice place you got here." he said with food in his mouth. "All women and one guy in the house, he must be lucky."

Kikyo looked at the boy in disgust saying, "Everything here is not your concern." She held an emotionless face and crossed her arms. "You should be grateful that Miyo aloud you in her home and Vincent to heal your leg. So tell me, I know that you're part of a group. Why did you attack Vincent?"

"He has something that the leader wants, like you said, it's not your concern." Jiro said blatently. "The name's Jiro, and yours is?"

"It's Kikyo and I'm not taking that for an answer." she replied in the same tone. "You tell me what's going on or you'll won't even live to see tomorrow."



Meanwhile the bandit at the Fuwa camp told Ryo everything that happened at that time. Ryo dismissed the man and was left all alone in his tent. "That source of energy will be more than enough." Ryo said to himself, giving a devilish smirk. "I knew that this person wasn't going to be defeated so easily. I wanted to see if he had any 'rare treasures' that I'll take advantage of. I'm sure that he won't mind if I take what I want. I always get what I want and nothing won't stop me."

[Beebs]

Vincent smiled and lightly touched the bandaged wound upon his shoulder. "Thank you, my love," he said softly to Miyo as he stared into her eyes for a moment. The man looked at his bare chest and let out a small laugh. "I think I should put some clothes on. I don't want to go around having people looking at me half naked."

[Beebs]

Miyo took in a deep breath while avoiding any eye contact with Vincent's chest. "I think I have something for you." she replied softly, blushing a bit. She took out a chest and opened it. The woman studied the contents inside and grabbed a white cotton-like garment that was just a little bigger than Vincent's size. "This was my father's shirt but I don't think he'd mind." she said smiling giving it to him. "Are you tired? You can get some rest and I'll make some tea."

[Beebs]

The man smiled as he graciously accepted Miyo's father's shirt. "Thank you," he said softly as slipped the shirt over his head, which fit perfectly. Vincent blinked several times and felt the room spin a bit. He felt his skull flood with pain and he slowly fell to his knees. "My head... is pounding. Miyo, my love... do you think I could lay down for a bit?"

[Beebs]

Miyo gasped as she quickly bent down to Vincent's level and helped him up to her bed. "Of course!" she replied with a worried look on her face, laying Vincent down on the bed. She caressed the side of her lover's face and lightly kissed his lips. "You get some rest and I'll bring some tea for you. Would you like something else?"