Hello again! This is my second fanfic. Please, no flames if it's bad; just suggestions. This is the prequel of my first fanfic, Medal of Honor: the casualties of war. There are a few humorous parts here but I didn't put it in that category for there are only a few.
Notes: [] = thoughts
~ ~ = Ohgami narrating
Basically, that's all.
Disclaimer: As it had always been, I don't own Sakura Taisen but the story is mine. Some scenes here came from the TV episodes and the game.
Opening
Three men in navy uniforms walked towards the office. They stopped in front of the door. The man on the left opened it and gestured for the man in the middle to come in. He nodded and walked inside while the other two men waited outside and guarded the door.
"Ohgami Ichiro-shou'i" an old man's voice broke the silence of the room.
Ohgami quickly saluted, "Ohgami Ichiro-shou'i reporting as ordered Yoneda-shirei."
Yoneda read the papers on the desk and spoke, "Ohgami-shou'i, these records show that you were one of the top cadets in the navy."
Ohgami stood stifly in front of Yoneda, listening to what he is saying.
"We admire your abilities you had shown in the navy and your determination to fight for the safety of Teito and its citizens."
Ohgami eagerly listened to Yoneda's pleased remarks and continued to stand in attention despite the faint smile on his face.
"Your taichou praises you for the courage you displayed when you controlled the fire with the onboard Kobu."
"Arigatou, Yoneda-shirei demo, do you have any orders which I could gladly be of service?"
"There is just one."
"I will eagerly accept the order and accomplish it with the best of my abilities."
"Good! Then you wouldn't mind if you transfer to be the Teikoku Kagekidan Hanagumi taichou?"
"S-sir?"
"Hai. The wise men council and the navy formaly asks for your transfer there because we need your abilities for it. Here are the signed papers allowing your transfer. All we need is your acceptance of your new assignment and I will sign your transfer papers." He showed the papers to Ohgami and he simply looked at it. "I assume that you're aware of evil which is starting to threaten Teito and probably you have encountered and fought a few of them already."
"Hai. I am fully aware of it." he held his arm where there was a mark. During their last skirmish, he barely missed being cut in half by a Wakiji which kept thrashing about, slashing its axe at him.
"That's why the Teikoku Kagekidan Hanagumi was created. They were created to fight this new threat in Teito. We need your skills to lead this new assault group."
He saluted, "As ordered, I, Ohgami Ichiro will transfer to the Teikoku Kagekidan Hanagumi combat troupe and protect Teito with my life."
"Good. You will be picked up in three days at Ueno park at exactly o' eight hundred hours."
Ohgami saluted and left the room, followed by his two escorts.
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Chapter 1: When we first met
Ohgami stood on a hill overlooking most of the park. Sakuras were scattered everywhere and their pink colors illuminated the whole park. He was beginning to be impatient for no one had picked him up until now. [The person might be lost. I must admit, this is a pretty big park.] and he walked around in an effort to look for the person who'll pick him up. [Looks like I'm the one who's gonna pick up the person.]. Ohgami removed his navy hat and brushed his spiky hair which bent from the presence of his fingers and it stood straight back up, returning to it's spiky form. He wiped his forehead before returning his hat back on.
Ohgami went to the steps and waited there, watching a crowd in front of him, chattering. In the middle of the crowd, he saw a girl who seemed to be looking for someone, judging from the looks of her head which kept on turning about. She had a long, black hair which shone from the light of the sun. A red ribbon was tied on it which almost matched the pink kimono she was wearing. He watched the girl as she clumsily hit a bystander and immediately apologized. [I better get back to looking for that person]. He took his eyes off the girl and walked around.
As he passed a bend, a child ran across and tripped. He immediately went to the child and helped him up, only to run into a girl who also helped the child up. The child stood up and continued to run. "What a strong kid." he spoke.
"Hai."
He looked at the girl he ran into and was surprised to see the same girl he saw earlier. He had never seen her this close and beautiful. Her eyes were sparkling while her hair continued to shine from the sunlight. His jaw dropped slightly open.
"The uniform," the girl mumbled. "Are you Ohgami Ichiro-shou'i?"
Ohgami just stared at the sight in front of him until he snapped himself out of it. "Hai."
[I never imagined the man shihainin wants me to pick up is so... so... handsome!] "That's great! I came to pick you up!"
"P-pick me up?"
"Hai. Shinguuji Sakura, Teikoku Kagekidan Hanagumi." Sakura raised a hand.
Ohgami took it and they both shook their hands. He was surprised that not only this pretty girl will work with him but a girl in the Hanagumi? He was expecting something different. [Well, maybe Yoneda-shirei would give me an explanation.]
"Anything wrong, Ohgami-san?"
He shook his head.
The two started to walk together. Ohgami just stared at the girl beside him "So beautiful." he thought aloud. In fact, it was so loud that he swore he had said it.
"Eh?" Sakura looked, to find him looking at her. She blushed. [Did he just...?]
Blushing even more, he retorted, "No, no, no, no, I-I mean... th-the sakuras!" he looked around at the sakuras lying on the ground.
"Yeah, they really are in full bloom this time of year." [And here I thought... *sigh* oh well, we had just met and we don't know each other yet.] Sakura tried to look at him but she can feel him looking at her so she didn't. She avoided eye contact with him because she didn't want him to see her blushing.
Ohgami could see her blush because even though Sakura tried to avoid eye contact with him, her head was tilted in a way where he could see her face. [What am I doing! I just met this woman and I'm staring at her like... like... forget it.] He finally turned his face away but his eyes were still fixed on her.
Sakura took this opportunity and looked at him, unaware that his eyes were staring back at her. Neither of them noticed that she was about to hit a tree until it was too late.
"Sakura-kun! Tree!"
"Huh?" *BAG!* Sakura was thrown a bit backwards and she tumbled onto the ground.
"You all right, Sakura-kun?" Ohgami asked with concern. He then knelt down beside her.
"I'm alright." she replied. "I-I wan't looking at where I was going." she wiped her upper lip with the back of her hand and blood smeared over it.
Ohgami took out his handkerchief and handed it to her. "Here, you can wipe it off with this."
Sakura hesitated, "Are you sure? The blood will stain it and it'll take a while to wash it off."
"I don't mind. You need it so use it." he then spread a smile across his face.
[He's so ka-wa-ii!!! Ah, that smile,... and he's kind and caring and... what am I thinking about!? Take it or not? Think, Sakura!]
"I would suggest that you wipe that blood of your face [pretty face, that is...] not to mention your hand... so take it."
Sakura slowly took the handkerchief from him and wiped the blood of her face then her hand. "Gomen for the blood stain." Then she handed the handkerchief back to him.
Ohgami placed his handkerchief back in his pocket and helped Sakura up. "By the way, may I ask you something?"
"Sure, anything."
"I'm just curious, you see, about earlier, if you- I mean what were you looking at that made you hit the, you know, tree?" he blushed.
Sakura also turned into a faint shade of red. "Well,... um... I-"
"Ah, gomen. Hehe, I shouldn't have asked you that." Ohgami interrupted, rubbing the back of his head.
The two walked towards the Teigeki, blushing.
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"That time, we were just attracted to each other. Love was not yet blooming but both of us knew that sooner or later, it will strike us."
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"Ohgami Ichiro-shou'i, now transfered to Teikoku Kagekidan Hanagumi taichou, reporting for duty at eleven hundred hours, Yoneda-shirei!" Ohgami saluted in front of Yoneda, who returned the salute.
"Ah, Ohgami Ichiro, we are glad that you accepted your transfer. Not only do you help the Imperial Capital, you are also surrounded by my lovely daughters. What a lucky man you are, eh, Ohgami?"
"Well, sort of..."
"OKAY!... now, take off that naval uniform of yours. It looks too formal." Yoneda took out a mogiri's uniform from under the desk. "From this day forward, this'll be your new uniform." he tossed the uniform to Ohgami, who quickly caught it. "Oh, and one more thing..."
"Hai? Yoneda-shirei?"
"Just refer to me by shihainin in this theatre."
"Hai, Yoneda-shirei I mean, shihainin."
"Ah, Ohgami. We'll be drinking lots 'o sake together! Won't that be good! *sigh* You are a lucky guy, Ohgami!"
"Er,...Right."
Ohgami walked out of the room, carrying his mogiri uniform when he tripped into an eavesdropping Sakura. The two just stared into each others' eyes for a while.
"Oniichan! Sakura! What are you two doing? I wanna escort oniichan into his room!" interrupted an irritated Iris.
The two looked at her, slightly blushing.
Sakura went to Iris and whispered to her ear. "Can I do it, Iris? Please?"
Iris frowned and retorted, "Demo, I wanna do it!"
Ohgami wanted Sakura to be his escort but an argument was about to ensue and he had to stop it. "Can just both of you be my escorts?"
Iris smiled and agreed but Sakura had a look of dissapointment in her face but she also accepted it with a smile. The girls walked Ohgami into the 'Squad leader's room' and he thanked them.
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"At first, I could not comprehend with this undercover disguise thing of this theatre and the Hanagumi but now, I'm beginning to adapt to it and with my transfer here, my life is about to change..."
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Ohgami relaxed in his bed, "Sakura-kun..." and fell asleep after reminiscing about his first days here.
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First chapter completed.
Please R&R so I'll know if I should start work with the others right away.
Notes: [] = thoughts
~ ~ = Ohgami narrating
Basically, that's all.
Disclaimer: As it had always been, I don't own Sakura Taisen but the story is mine. Some scenes here came from the TV episodes and the game.
Opening
Three men in navy uniforms walked towards the office. They stopped in front of the door. The man on the left opened it and gestured for the man in the middle to come in. He nodded and walked inside while the other two men waited outside and guarded the door.
"Ohgami Ichiro-shou'i" an old man's voice broke the silence of the room.
Ohgami quickly saluted, "Ohgami Ichiro-shou'i reporting as ordered Yoneda-shirei."
Yoneda read the papers on the desk and spoke, "Ohgami-shou'i, these records show that you were one of the top cadets in the navy."
Ohgami stood stifly in front of Yoneda, listening to what he is saying.
"We admire your abilities you had shown in the navy and your determination to fight for the safety of Teito and its citizens."
Ohgami eagerly listened to Yoneda's pleased remarks and continued to stand in attention despite the faint smile on his face.
"Your taichou praises you for the courage you displayed when you controlled the fire with the onboard Kobu."
"Arigatou, Yoneda-shirei demo, do you have any orders which I could gladly be of service?"
"There is just one."
"I will eagerly accept the order and accomplish it with the best of my abilities."
"Good! Then you wouldn't mind if you transfer to be the Teikoku Kagekidan Hanagumi taichou?"
"S-sir?"
"Hai. The wise men council and the navy formaly asks for your transfer there because we need your abilities for it. Here are the signed papers allowing your transfer. All we need is your acceptance of your new assignment and I will sign your transfer papers." He showed the papers to Ohgami and he simply looked at it. "I assume that you're aware of evil which is starting to threaten Teito and probably you have encountered and fought a few of them already."
"Hai. I am fully aware of it." he held his arm where there was a mark. During their last skirmish, he barely missed being cut in half by a Wakiji which kept thrashing about, slashing its axe at him.
"That's why the Teikoku Kagekidan Hanagumi was created. They were created to fight this new threat in Teito. We need your skills to lead this new assault group."
He saluted, "As ordered, I, Ohgami Ichiro will transfer to the Teikoku Kagekidan Hanagumi combat troupe and protect Teito with my life."
"Good. You will be picked up in three days at Ueno park at exactly o' eight hundred hours."
Ohgami saluted and left the room, followed by his two escorts.
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Chapter 1: When we first met
Ohgami stood on a hill overlooking most of the park. Sakuras were scattered everywhere and their pink colors illuminated the whole park. He was beginning to be impatient for no one had picked him up until now. [The person might be lost. I must admit, this is a pretty big park.] and he walked around in an effort to look for the person who'll pick him up. [Looks like I'm the one who's gonna pick up the person.]. Ohgami removed his navy hat and brushed his spiky hair which bent from the presence of his fingers and it stood straight back up, returning to it's spiky form. He wiped his forehead before returning his hat back on.
Ohgami went to the steps and waited there, watching a crowd in front of him, chattering. In the middle of the crowd, he saw a girl who seemed to be looking for someone, judging from the looks of her head which kept on turning about. She had a long, black hair which shone from the light of the sun. A red ribbon was tied on it which almost matched the pink kimono she was wearing. He watched the girl as she clumsily hit a bystander and immediately apologized. [I better get back to looking for that person]. He took his eyes off the girl and walked around.
As he passed a bend, a child ran across and tripped. He immediately went to the child and helped him up, only to run into a girl who also helped the child up. The child stood up and continued to run. "What a strong kid." he spoke.
"Hai."
He looked at the girl he ran into and was surprised to see the same girl he saw earlier. He had never seen her this close and beautiful. Her eyes were sparkling while her hair continued to shine from the sunlight. His jaw dropped slightly open.
"The uniform," the girl mumbled. "Are you Ohgami Ichiro-shou'i?"
Ohgami just stared at the sight in front of him until he snapped himself out of it. "Hai."
[I never imagined the man shihainin wants me to pick up is so... so... handsome!] "That's great! I came to pick you up!"
"P-pick me up?"
"Hai. Shinguuji Sakura, Teikoku Kagekidan Hanagumi." Sakura raised a hand.
Ohgami took it and they both shook their hands. He was surprised that not only this pretty girl will work with him but a girl in the Hanagumi? He was expecting something different. [Well, maybe Yoneda-shirei would give me an explanation.]
"Anything wrong, Ohgami-san?"
He shook his head.
The two started to walk together. Ohgami just stared at the girl beside him "So beautiful." he thought aloud. In fact, it was so loud that he swore he had said it.
"Eh?" Sakura looked, to find him looking at her. She blushed. [Did he just...?]
Blushing even more, he retorted, "No, no, no, no, I-I mean... th-the sakuras!" he looked around at the sakuras lying on the ground.
"Yeah, they really are in full bloom this time of year." [And here I thought... *sigh* oh well, we had just met and we don't know each other yet.] Sakura tried to look at him but she can feel him looking at her so she didn't. She avoided eye contact with him because she didn't want him to see her blushing.
Ohgami could see her blush because even though Sakura tried to avoid eye contact with him, her head was tilted in a way where he could see her face. [What am I doing! I just met this woman and I'm staring at her like... like... forget it.] He finally turned his face away but his eyes were still fixed on her.
Sakura took this opportunity and looked at him, unaware that his eyes were staring back at her. Neither of them noticed that she was about to hit a tree until it was too late.
"Sakura-kun! Tree!"
"Huh?" *BAG!* Sakura was thrown a bit backwards and she tumbled onto the ground.
"You all right, Sakura-kun?" Ohgami asked with concern. He then knelt down beside her.
"I'm alright." she replied. "I-I wan't looking at where I was going." she wiped her upper lip with the back of her hand and blood smeared over it.
Ohgami took out his handkerchief and handed it to her. "Here, you can wipe it off with this."
Sakura hesitated, "Are you sure? The blood will stain it and it'll take a while to wash it off."
"I don't mind. You need it so use it." he then spread a smile across his face.
[He's so ka-wa-ii!!! Ah, that smile,... and he's kind and caring and... what am I thinking about!? Take it or not? Think, Sakura!]
"I would suggest that you wipe that blood of your face [pretty face, that is...] not to mention your hand... so take it."
Sakura slowly took the handkerchief from him and wiped the blood of her face then her hand. "Gomen for the blood stain." Then she handed the handkerchief back to him.
Ohgami placed his handkerchief back in his pocket and helped Sakura up. "By the way, may I ask you something?"
"Sure, anything."
"I'm just curious, you see, about earlier, if you- I mean what were you looking at that made you hit the, you know, tree?" he blushed.
Sakura also turned into a faint shade of red. "Well,... um... I-"
"Ah, gomen. Hehe, I shouldn't have asked you that." Ohgami interrupted, rubbing the back of his head.
The two walked towards the Teigeki, blushing.
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"That time, we were just attracted to each other. Love was not yet blooming but both of us knew that sooner or later, it will strike us."
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"Ohgami Ichiro-shou'i, now transfered to Teikoku Kagekidan Hanagumi taichou, reporting for duty at eleven hundred hours, Yoneda-shirei!" Ohgami saluted in front of Yoneda, who returned the salute.
"Ah, Ohgami Ichiro, we are glad that you accepted your transfer. Not only do you help the Imperial Capital, you are also surrounded by my lovely daughters. What a lucky man you are, eh, Ohgami?"
"Well, sort of..."
"OKAY!... now, take off that naval uniform of yours. It looks too formal." Yoneda took out a mogiri's uniform from under the desk. "From this day forward, this'll be your new uniform." he tossed the uniform to Ohgami, who quickly caught it. "Oh, and one more thing..."
"Hai? Yoneda-shirei?"
"Just refer to me by shihainin in this theatre."
"Hai, Yoneda-shirei I mean, shihainin."
"Ah, Ohgami. We'll be drinking lots 'o sake together! Won't that be good! *sigh* You are a lucky guy, Ohgami!"
"Er,...Right."
Ohgami walked out of the room, carrying his mogiri uniform when he tripped into an eavesdropping Sakura. The two just stared into each others' eyes for a while.
"Oniichan! Sakura! What are you two doing? I wanna escort oniichan into his room!" interrupted an irritated Iris.
The two looked at her, slightly blushing.
Sakura went to Iris and whispered to her ear. "Can I do it, Iris? Please?"
Iris frowned and retorted, "Demo, I wanna do it!"
Ohgami wanted Sakura to be his escort but an argument was about to ensue and he had to stop it. "Can just both of you be my escorts?"
Iris smiled and agreed but Sakura had a look of dissapointment in her face but she also accepted it with a smile. The girls walked Ohgami into the 'Squad leader's room' and he thanked them.
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"At first, I could not comprehend with this undercover disguise thing of this theatre and the Hanagumi but now, I'm beginning to adapt to it and with my transfer here, my life is about to change..."
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Ohgami relaxed in his bed, "Sakura-kun..." and fell asleep after reminiscing about his first days here.
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First chapter completed.
Please R&R so I'll know if I should start work with the others right away.
