Title: Waiting
Author: Lazaefair
Fandom: Samurai Champloo
Characters: Mugen, Yatsuha
Rating: G
Prompt:
BeachA brief exercise in description.
Wood creaked faintly, a knocking in rhythmic counterpoint to the endless wet splish, splish of water. A sweat droplet crept its way over Yatsuha's cheek, a tiny pinpoint of pressure that ended by spreading over her lips in a fresh splash of salt flavor to add to the deep, acrid salt smell in the air. Her thighs felt pleasantly baked.
Wood creaked. Water splashed. She squinted into the distance to shut out some of the ruthless reflecting sun on the waves. A seagull cried, then squawked in surprise and was gone in a rush of outraged feathers, leaving a dripping wet young man in its place on the dock.
Yatsuha tipped her woven grass hat up to regard him while she licked salt off her lips. "You're early," she said, affecting mild interest, and a curious smile. Mugen uttered a faint obscenity, and glared.