CHP 1
Disclaimers: All Slam Dunk Characters, Sakura Wars Characters yada yada DO NOT belong to me, as much as I wish otherwise. So don't bother going to a lawyer to sue me, coz I don't have any money. But, all situations written are figments of my imagination after reading several other fictions. So, don't say I didn't warn you!
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Maria walked through the long corridor with Kanna and Ri at her other side. A bright cheerful voice captured her attention as her gaze wandered towards its source at the end of the hall.
'Maria-chan!' A young girl about ten with golden locks ran towards her, arms open. Maria smiled and scooped the girl up. 'Is this you Iris? I though you should be an old woman by now!'
'She never aged at all,' Kanna said wryly. 'We believe it's her supernatural powers that gave her everlasting youth and also because her sub-conscious mind does not want to grow up,' Ri supplied. 'Thus, she still has the intellect and understanding of a ten year old.'
'Amazing,' Maria said breathlessly, looking down at Iris. The child continues to smile sweetly at her long lost friend. 'Iris wants to grow up with Maria-chan. Iris wants to wait for oniisan to come back.'
Maria felt some wetness trickle down her cheek. Kanna and Ri exchanged troubled looks. Almost a century had passed, yet she still had not forgotten about Oogami. 'Let's eat dinner! We are having.curry,' Kanna said enthusiastically.
'Yep, come let's cook together. It's been decades since we last cooked together,' Ri said smiling. 'But the others are not here, are they?' Maria asked stonily. The somber mood set in once more.'
'All the more we must cook, as a tribute to their memory,' Kanna insisted. She dragged the other two into the spacious kitchen and began pulling out pots and pans. Maria smiled inwardly, the innocent and guileless red head never changed.
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'Great curry,' Kanna said with a contented sigh. 'Everything tastes great to you,' Ri teased. Kanna shot her an icy look as Maria gave a small smile.
'Oh yeah, Yoneda fixed you a new identity, certificates, background and such,' Kanna said as she produced a package. Maria undid it; there lay some new certificates, driving licence, ID card and lots more. She picked up her ID and read, 'Tachibana Maria, born 1975.'
'How did he.' she began but Kanna stopped her. 'We never asked, and I don't want to know,' she said clearly. 'So, what are we going to do now?'
'Why don't you take her to the university? She will be studying there anyway, and she can meet some new friends,' Ri suggested.
'Me, study at university?' Maria looked at Kanna and Ri in disbelief. Iris had long ago left the table. Kanna nodded to confirm Ri's statement.
'I am a soldier. Soldiers fight for their country and not stay indoors and study,' Maria intoned tonelessly. 'The country is not at war, and you are no longer a soldier. You are Tachibana Maria, and student at Kanagawa State University,' Ri countered.
Maria stared at the two women. They met her stare determinedly. 'Alright, let's go,' she finally conceded. 'But first, give me my gun.'
Ri and Kanna exchanged glances once more before looking down at the parquet floor. 'There's something we haven't told you yet, Maria,' Kanna began in a nervous voice. 'You can't carry a gun around anymore.'
'NANI?!'
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'Here is your university,' Kanna said from behind the steering wheel. Maria looked at the tall and imposing entrance into the Kanagawa State University campus.
The buildings looked tall and frightening. They were all very modern in the eyes of a woman who has slept the last seventy years of her life away. For once, Maria was awed by the splendor around her.
Maria had reluctantly left the mansion without a gun attached to her body. She missed the familiar coolness that calmed her during critical situations. But that can not be help if she is to start a new life.
Ri and Kanna had spent two hours telling her that it isn't necessary to carry a gun around in the twentieth century any longer. The wars were over and the Evil were still trapped in the base of Mount Fuji.
Iris had opted to stay at home to wait for them to return. Kanna drove them all to the nearby University.
They got down and showed Maria around. Ri used to be a professor at the University. She was one of the best lecturers cum scientist the University ever had, and still commanded a lot of respect. Using her influence, she managed to arrange for Maria to 'drop in' without any preferences from her former school of University.
'And this is the basketball court. My great-grandson is probably in there,' Kanna said with a tinge of pride in her voice. The thumps of basketballs and the squeaking of shoes filtered through the doors.
Maria felt an overwhelming force course to her entire being. She felt as though she belonged there. The door slid open and a familiar figure poised in front of the basket, taking aim.
Maria only whispered one word.
'Oogami.'
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Jess: First, Iris is said to have supernatural powers and I guess it won't be too unbelievable if I say she is able to stay young.
Heh. Oogami is back. Who do you think it is? Rukawa? Sakuragi? Mitsui? Sigh, I am bad. Drop me a line and tell me what you think.
Ok, I know this is way sort. But you know what? I want to end there, because you will be wondering who is Oogami.
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Disclaimers: All Slam Dunk Characters, Sakura Wars Characters yada yada DO NOT belong to me, as much as I wish otherwise. So don't bother going to a lawyer to sue me, coz I don't have any money. But, all situations written are figments of my imagination after reading several other fictions. So, don't say I didn't warn you!
***** ***** *****
Maria walked through the long corridor with Kanna and Ri at her other side. A bright cheerful voice captured her attention as her gaze wandered towards its source at the end of the hall.
'Maria-chan!' A young girl about ten with golden locks ran towards her, arms open. Maria smiled and scooped the girl up. 'Is this you Iris? I though you should be an old woman by now!'
'She never aged at all,' Kanna said wryly. 'We believe it's her supernatural powers that gave her everlasting youth and also because her sub-conscious mind does not want to grow up,' Ri supplied. 'Thus, she still has the intellect and understanding of a ten year old.'
'Amazing,' Maria said breathlessly, looking down at Iris. The child continues to smile sweetly at her long lost friend. 'Iris wants to grow up with Maria-chan. Iris wants to wait for oniisan to come back.'
Maria felt some wetness trickle down her cheek. Kanna and Ri exchanged troubled looks. Almost a century had passed, yet she still had not forgotten about Oogami. 'Let's eat dinner! We are having.curry,' Kanna said enthusiastically.
'Yep, come let's cook together. It's been decades since we last cooked together,' Ri said smiling. 'But the others are not here, are they?' Maria asked stonily. The somber mood set in once more.'
'All the more we must cook, as a tribute to their memory,' Kanna insisted. She dragged the other two into the spacious kitchen and began pulling out pots and pans. Maria smiled inwardly, the innocent and guileless red head never changed.
***** ***** *****
'Great curry,' Kanna said with a contented sigh. 'Everything tastes great to you,' Ri teased. Kanna shot her an icy look as Maria gave a small smile.
'Oh yeah, Yoneda fixed you a new identity, certificates, background and such,' Kanna said as she produced a package. Maria undid it; there lay some new certificates, driving licence, ID card and lots more. She picked up her ID and read, 'Tachibana Maria, born 1975.'
'How did he.' she began but Kanna stopped her. 'We never asked, and I don't want to know,' she said clearly. 'So, what are we going to do now?'
'Why don't you take her to the university? She will be studying there anyway, and she can meet some new friends,' Ri suggested.
'Me, study at university?' Maria looked at Kanna and Ri in disbelief. Iris had long ago left the table. Kanna nodded to confirm Ri's statement.
'I am a soldier. Soldiers fight for their country and not stay indoors and study,' Maria intoned tonelessly. 'The country is not at war, and you are no longer a soldier. You are Tachibana Maria, and student at Kanagawa State University,' Ri countered.
Maria stared at the two women. They met her stare determinedly. 'Alright, let's go,' she finally conceded. 'But first, give me my gun.'
Ri and Kanna exchanged glances once more before looking down at the parquet floor. 'There's something we haven't told you yet, Maria,' Kanna began in a nervous voice. 'You can't carry a gun around anymore.'
'NANI?!'
***** ***** *****
'Here is your university,' Kanna said from behind the steering wheel. Maria looked at the tall and imposing entrance into the Kanagawa State University campus.
The buildings looked tall and frightening. They were all very modern in the eyes of a woman who has slept the last seventy years of her life away. For once, Maria was awed by the splendor around her.
Maria had reluctantly left the mansion without a gun attached to her body. She missed the familiar coolness that calmed her during critical situations. But that can not be help if she is to start a new life.
Ri and Kanna had spent two hours telling her that it isn't necessary to carry a gun around in the twentieth century any longer. The wars were over and the Evil were still trapped in the base of Mount Fuji.
Iris had opted to stay at home to wait for them to return. Kanna drove them all to the nearby University.
They got down and showed Maria around. Ri used to be a professor at the University. She was one of the best lecturers cum scientist the University ever had, and still commanded a lot of respect. Using her influence, she managed to arrange for Maria to 'drop in' without any preferences from her former school of University.
'And this is the basketball court. My great-grandson is probably in there,' Kanna said with a tinge of pride in her voice. The thumps of basketballs and the squeaking of shoes filtered through the doors.
Maria felt an overwhelming force course to her entire being. She felt as though she belonged there. The door slid open and a familiar figure poised in front of the basket, taking aim.
Maria only whispered one word.
'Oogami.'
***** ***** ***** *****
Jess: First, Iris is said to have supernatural powers and I guess it won't be too unbelievable if I say she is able to stay young.
Heh. Oogami is back. Who do you think it is? Rukawa? Sakuragi? Mitsui? Sigh, I am bad. Drop me a line and tell me what you think.
Ok, I know this is way sort. But you know what? I want to end there, because you will be wondering who is Oogami.
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