Sakura Taisen was created by Ohji Hiroi
1996, 1998, 2001 (c) Red Company, Sega Company
fanfic by jill sodina_at_bozby@angelfire.com
Note: I can't take it anymore!! I must write more! I hope you don't mind. For those who moved on from this fic and thought it ended, that's all right. For those still wanting more and can't wait for the next chapter of 'smite3' this is for you. "kioku" means "memory". sakura gave oogami a hand-knit muffler in sakura taisen 2. it can only be accessed if she is one of the four top girls and also you visit her room in chapter 5 & 6. she will ask you your favorite color (i said 'red') and that will be the color of the muffler she makes you. very cute pic of her giving you it in chapter 7.
Hidden Chapter 2
"Kioku"
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Oogami knew he couldn't stay depressed like this forever. His team needed him and he had a duty to uphold. But sometimes he felt that his duty was just holding him back from what he truly wanted...
'Maybe this is how it will be... I'll go city to city... fighting different enemies... seeing different women... maybe that's how I'll live for the rest of my life...' he thought as he walked down the sidewalk towards the bakery.
The wind picked up a little as he quickened his stepped, the red muffler he wore becoming loose. All of a sudden it blew off his shoulders and carried on the wind. "S-Shimatta!!" he gasped, trying to catch it, but it slipped right through his fingertips. "Nooo!!" Chasing after the muffler, he ended up in the street; cars skidded to a halt before they could hit him.
The red muffler drifted farther and farther away, until it had disappeared in the crowds. Oogami dropped his hands to his side, giving up the chase. Somehow, it seemed like the only thing he could do...
* * *
Taishou 14, Autumn in Ginza, Tokyo
"Hmmm..." Sakura uttered, the two of them walking down the street on their way to the grocery store. "Then, it's a 5 pound bag of yams, a pack of bon-bons, some import black tea, and a case of ramune??"
"Aa, I think that's right..." Oogami replied, scratching his head, "I knew we should've wrote this down... but all it is snacks. I wouldn't call this an official assignment."
"Oogami-san, everyone has been working really hard for this upcoming play. I think it would nice to sit back and relax for a while." All of sudden, the wind picked up. "O-Oogami-san!" Sakura gasped as his muffler got unraveled and flew away in the wind. "I'll get it!!"
He and Sakura chased down the muffler as it drifted down the street. They ended up a couple blocks away until they didn't see it anymore. "Aa... I can't believe it's gone..." Oogami sighed, as they caught their breath, "You gave that to me, Sakura-kun..."
"Daijoubu... desu... I can always make you another one..." she replied, trying to stay cheerful, "Being able to make Oogami-san something... truly makes me happy!"
"Sakura-kun..." he stammered, blushing a bit. He then caught sight of a child crying not too far. "Eto... what's the matter?" he asked, he and Sakura going to him.
"I... I can't find Mama..." he whimpered, hugging his knees, "Mama where?"
"Oogami-san, I think he's lost." Sakura uttered, going to kneel beside the kid, "Please stop crying. We'll help you find your Okaasan."
"Honto desu ka??!" he exclaimed, hugging her, "Arigatou, Oneechan!!"
Oogami and Sakura each took a hand and walked with the boy down the street, asking around at every shop and looking into each building and side street. Soon it was getting dark and cold.
"Let's stop for something hot to drink." He suggested as the sun was lowering into the sea, "Aa, you must be hungry, Kid. Let's get something to eat as well."
The three of them went to a street ramen stand. The boy had a soup while Oogami and Sakura shared a dish of sukiyaki. "Aa, you've got something there." Sakura giggled going to wipe Oogami's mouth with her napkin. He blushed as she went to do the same to the kid. "There you go!"
The stand owner served their tea, but not without a sly remark or two. "Heh, what a happy family you are! But aren't you a bit too young to mothering this child, hmm Neechan??"
"N-NANI!?" Sakura gasped, red in the face, "I-I'm not his mother!! I'm not even married! A-Atashi wa...!!"
"Ehehehe, just joking, Neechan! Although, I'm sure you'll settle down someday hmm? Let's hope this chap would figure that out soon. Ahahahah!"
"W-What's with this guy??!" Oogami stammered, as the owner just kept on laughing. "It's already dark and we still haven't found this kid's mother. What are we going to do Sakura-kun? We can't possibly take him with us to the theater."
"Should we go to the police?" she uttered, but then shook her head, "Iyada! I wouldn't want to be sent to the police station if I was still little. I'm not going to give up until we find his Okaasan!"
After finishing their meal and paying their bill, they took to the street again. This time, they retraced their steps back to the beginning where they first saw the kid. Tired from their search, they just stayed there for a couple minutes, gazing at the stars.
"Kazumaa!!" called a voice. They turned to see his mother running towards them. She tearfully hugged her child. "Kazuma! Kazuma, I've been looking for you everwhere!!"
"Kazuma..." Sakura repeated, she and Oogami gazing over that reunion. Slowly she smiled as Oogami put his hand on her shoulder. "Yokkata ne..."
Oogami was about to reply when he saw something red flutter by. "Hah!?" He reached out his hand and caught the muffler, looking as surprised as Sakura. "It... it came back...!"
"Sou ne!" Sakura chimed, "Tonight has been very eventful, nee Oogami-san!" Her eyes suddenly widened. "A-are?!? W-we forgot about minna-san's snacks...!!" She and Oogami both sighed, for they were going to be in trouble when they got back.
* * *
"Oogami-san," Sakura uttered, her face on the screen of his kinematron, "Why did you remember that all of a sudden??"
"Aa... just... thinking... that's all." he replied, leaning back in his chair. Already it was evening and he was back in his apartment. Trying to retain his emotion to get a call from Sakura, he ended up going off on that memory for last half hour or so. "Gomen... if I bored you."
"Iie, I'm not bored. It was a nice memory." she insisted, leaning in a little, her face concerned. "Demo... Is everything all right? You seem very distracted tonight."
"Iya, nothing's wrong." he quickly blurted out.
"Sou desu ka... I'm sure you have a lot of things to worry about as Taichou for a new troop. Have you made lots of friends?" she asked. Oogami shrugged a little. "Demo, you really should spend more time with them... I mean, if you're going to lead them into battle, you have to be a little more than their friend... right? The stronger the relationship..."
Sakura's voice drifted off as her face turned a little sad. Oogami fell silent too. They both didn't know what to say.
"Oogami-san..." she said in a little voice, "I-I better go now..."
"Uhn... I-I'll talk to you another time..." he replied, lowering his eyes.
"Take care." she uttered softly, "Talk to you another time, Oogami-san..." Without that her image flickered off the screen. Oogami slowly closed the kinematron, sighing and dropping his head.
'Am I just kidding myself?
Can this really work?
I want to see Sakura
I want to be with Sakura
But you are so far away
The dreams and memories we shared
Are fading in my mind.
The future of us together
I can't even see it anymore...'
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1996, 1998, 2001 (c) Red Company, Sega Company
fanfic by jill sodina_at_bozby@angelfire.com
Note: I can't take it anymore!! I must write more! I hope you don't mind. For those who moved on from this fic and thought it ended, that's all right. For those still wanting more and can't wait for the next chapter of 'smite3' this is for you. "kioku" means "memory". sakura gave oogami a hand-knit muffler in sakura taisen 2. it can only be accessed if she is one of the four top girls and also you visit her room in chapter 5 & 6. she will ask you your favorite color (i said 'red') and that will be the color of the muffler she makes you. very cute pic of her giving you it in chapter 7.
Hidden Chapter 2
"Kioku"
**********************
Oogami knew he couldn't stay depressed like this forever. His team needed him and he had a duty to uphold. But sometimes he felt that his duty was just holding him back from what he truly wanted...
'Maybe this is how it will be... I'll go city to city... fighting different enemies... seeing different women... maybe that's how I'll live for the rest of my life...' he thought as he walked down the sidewalk towards the bakery.
The wind picked up a little as he quickened his stepped, the red muffler he wore becoming loose. All of a sudden it blew off his shoulders and carried on the wind. "S-Shimatta!!" he gasped, trying to catch it, but it slipped right through his fingertips. "Nooo!!" Chasing after the muffler, he ended up in the street; cars skidded to a halt before they could hit him.
The red muffler drifted farther and farther away, until it had disappeared in the crowds. Oogami dropped his hands to his side, giving up the chase. Somehow, it seemed like the only thing he could do...
* * *
Taishou 14, Autumn in Ginza, Tokyo
"Hmmm..." Sakura uttered, the two of them walking down the street on their way to the grocery store. "Then, it's a 5 pound bag of yams, a pack of bon-bons, some import black tea, and a case of ramune??"
"Aa, I think that's right..." Oogami replied, scratching his head, "I knew we should've wrote this down... but all it is snacks. I wouldn't call this an official assignment."
"Oogami-san, everyone has been working really hard for this upcoming play. I think it would nice to sit back and relax for a while." All of sudden, the wind picked up. "O-Oogami-san!" Sakura gasped as his muffler got unraveled and flew away in the wind. "I'll get it!!"
He and Sakura chased down the muffler as it drifted down the street. They ended up a couple blocks away until they didn't see it anymore. "Aa... I can't believe it's gone..." Oogami sighed, as they caught their breath, "You gave that to me, Sakura-kun..."
"Daijoubu... desu... I can always make you another one..." she replied, trying to stay cheerful, "Being able to make Oogami-san something... truly makes me happy!"
"Sakura-kun..." he stammered, blushing a bit. He then caught sight of a child crying not too far. "Eto... what's the matter?" he asked, he and Sakura going to him.
"I... I can't find Mama..." he whimpered, hugging his knees, "Mama where?"
"Oogami-san, I think he's lost." Sakura uttered, going to kneel beside the kid, "Please stop crying. We'll help you find your Okaasan."
"Honto desu ka??!" he exclaimed, hugging her, "Arigatou, Oneechan!!"
Oogami and Sakura each took a hand and walked with the boy down the street, asking around at every shop and looking into each building and side street. Soon it was getting dark and cold.
"Let's stop for something hot to drink." He suggested as the sun was lowering into the sea, "Aa, you must be hungry, Kid. Let's get something to eat as well."
The three of them went to a street ramen stand. The boy had a soup while Oogami and Sakura shared a dish of sukiyaki. "Aa, you've got something there." Sakura giggled going to wipe Oogami's mouth with her napkin. He blushed as she went to do the same to the kid. "There you go!"
The stand owner served their tea, but not without a sly remark or two. "Heh, what a happy family you are! But aren't you a bit too young to mothering this child, hmm Neechan??"
"N-NANI!?" Sakura gasped, red in the face, "I-I'm not his mother!! I'm not even married! A-Atashi wa...!!"
"Ehehehe, just joking, Neechan! Although, I'm sure you'll settle down someday hmm? Let's hope this chap would figure that out soon. Ahahahah!"
"W-What's with this guy??!" Oogami stammered, as the owner just kept on laughing. "It's already dark and we still haven't found this kid's mother. What are we going to do Sakura-kun? We can't possibly take him with us to the theater."
"Should we go to the police?" she uttered, but then shook her head, "Iyada! I wouldn't want to be sent to the police station if I was still little. I'm not going to give up until we find his Okaasan!"
After finishing their meal and paying their bill, they took to the street again. This time, they retraced their steps back to the beginning where they first saw the kid. Tired from their search, they just stayed there for a couple minutes, gazing at the stars.
"Kazumaa!!" called a voice. They turned to see his mother running towards them. She tearfully hugged her child. "Kazuma! Kazuma, I've been looking for you everwhere!!"
"Kazuma..." Sakura repeated, she and Oogami gazing over that reunion. Slowly she smiled as Oogami put his hand on her shoulder. "Yokkata ne..."
Oogami was about to reply when he saw something red flutter by. "Hah!?" He reached out his hand and caught the muffler, looking as surprised as Sakura. "It... it came back...!"
"Sou ne!" Sakura chimed, "Tonight has been very eventful, nee Oogami-san!" Her eyes suddenly widened. "A-are?!? W-we forgot about minna-san's snacks...!!" She and Oogami both sighed, for they were going to be in trouble when they got back.
* * *
"Oogami-san," Sakura uttered, her face on the screen of his kinematron, "Why did you remember that all of a sudden??"
"Aa... just... thinking... that's all." he replied, leaning back in his chair. Already it was evening and he was back in his apartment. Trying to retain his emotion to get a call from Sakura, he ended up going off on that memory for last half hour or so. "Gomen... if I bored you."
"Iie, I'm not bored. It was a nice memory." she insisted, leaning in a little, her face concerned. "Demo... Is everything all right? You seem very distracted tonight."
"Iya, nothing's wrong." he quickly blurted out.
"Sou desu ka... I'm sure you have a lot of things to worry about as Taichou for a new troop. Have you made lots of friends?" she asked. Oogami shrugged a little. "Demo, you really should spend more time with them... I mean, if you're going to lead them into battle, you have to be a little more than their friend... right? The stronger the relationship..."
Sakura's voice drifted off as her face turned a little sad. Oogami fell silent too. They both didn't know what to say.
"Oogami-san..." she said in a little voice, "I-I better go now..."
"Uhn... I-I'll talk to you another time..." he replied, lowering his eyes.
"Take care." she uttered softly, "Talk to you another time, Oogami-san..." Without that her image flickered off the screen. Oogami slowly closed the kinematron, sighing and dropping his head.
'Am I just kidding myself?
Can this really work?
I want to see Sakura
I want to be with Sakura
But you are so far away
The dreams and memories we shared
Are fading in my mind.
The future of us together
I can't even see it anymore...'
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