I do not own Sakura Wars or any of it's characters…'cause if I did, I wouldn't be calling this a fanfic and I would be sailing on the Caribbean in my private yacht, literally swimming in pools of money.
So, now that that's over, you can read the fanfic. Enjoy!
Oh, and this is set in sort of a past/future sorta way and it's based on if Orihime and Reni hadn't come in ST2.
Chapter 10
"Sir, I'm sure there's a logical explanation for it all." Ayame reasoned with General Yoneda. "Of course there's a logical explanation Ayame." Yoneda replied as he sat down in his office chair. "And we both know what that is." "But it just doesn't seem to fit." Ayame protested. "Maria and Ohgami are the oldest members…they know what's right and what's wrong. A-and besides, they wouldn't do that. It doesn't match their personalities." "I don't care if it matches their personalities or not!!" Yoneda snapped. "I know what I saw. Now if you'd like to tell me I'm wrong…" he said as Ayame opened her mouth to say something. "You go ahead, but let me warn you that telling me so is the same as questioning an authority. So am I wrong?" Ayame closed her mouth. "No sir." she replied as she narrowed her eyes.
Maria was thankful when Ohgami finally spoke up. The eerie silence was becoming alarmingly comfortable by the minute. "Let's go back in." he said. As they walked back into Ohgami's room, the sunlight started pouring in, and it danced across Maria's face, making her jade green eyes sparkle. Ohgami closed the door, then walked over to Maria and stroked her face as he whispered, "You're so pretty, you know that Jade Eyes?" Maria smiled at the affectionate nickname. "So I've been told." she replied. She closed her eyes for a moment, and when Maria opened them, she found herself lying wrapped up in Ohgami's arms. Maria lay her head against Ohgami's chest, listening to the beating of his heart. Is this the way love feels? If so, I'm going to enjoy it very much. I hope Ohgami still has feelings for me when I come back from Russia. I hope, I hope, I hope.
Around six thirty, Kanna walked out of her room, key in hand. She placed the key under the mat by Maria's door, and grinned to herself. Wonder what those two did all last night? Heck, why am I wondering? I just go ask them myself. The redhead walked over to Ohgami's bedroom door, and rapped upon it. She wasn't surprised when her knock went unanswered. I know they're still in there, so something must be going on…
Ohgami frowned when he heard the knock at the door. I thought General Yoneda would go back to his office…then again, he's going to be pressing this issue for quite some time, so I don't blame him. Ohgami looked down at Maria, who's eyes were closed. She looks so tired…I'm not going to disturb her. And anyways, if I don't answer the door, he'll think- "OPEN THE DOOR!!" Kanna's voice interrupted Ohgami's thoughts. Ohgami winced at Kanna's demanding voice as he looked down at Maria, thinking she was going to wake up. Yet she still slept peacefully. With a small smile, Ohgami gently laid her down on the bed, and pulled the covers up to her torso.
Ayame positioned her binoculars up at Ohgami's bedroom window. She focused in on him and smiled at what she saw. "Sir." Ayame called. "You might want to see this. It'll change your mind." "What is it?" Yoneda grumbled as he walked over to where Ayame was standing. He took the binoculars out of Ayame's hands, and looked into them. "What's so special?" Yoneda asked. "Isn't it sweet?" Ayame asked happily. "A cherry blossom tree? Not really." Yoneda replied bluntly. Ayame squinted her eyes and furrowed her brow in frustration, then pointed to where Yoneda needed to look. The General looked up at Ohgami's window, just as Ohgami was giving Maria a quick kiss on the cheek.
"Sleep well Jade Eyes." Ohgami whispered as he gazed at the sleeping blonde. He walked to the corner of the room, and opened the door. "IT'S ABOUT-" Ohgami put his index finger up to his lips, telling Kanna to be quiet. "Oh. Sorry." Kanna whispered as Ohgami nodded towards Maria. "Anyway, it's about time you opened the door. I was beginning to-" "Kanna, can we talk about this later?" Ohgami asked. The redhead placed her hands on her hips, and in mock anger, asked "Well, aren't we special?" "Look Kanna, I really don't have time for this…" Ohgami replied. Kanna walked over to Maria's room, bent down, flipped the mat over, and grabbed the key. She then returned to Ohgami's room, with the key in her hand. "It was under there the whole time?!" Ohgami asked in disbelief. "No." Kanna replied shortly. "I just put it under there." She saw Ohgami's confused look, and smiled. "You see, this was all a part of Sumire's 'Big Prank' that she just had to pull on you guys." "So Yoneda isn't mad at us after all?" Ohgami asked hopefully. "I have no clue what you're talking about." Kanna replied honestly. "Seriously." she said as Ohgami glared at her. Ohgami removed his glare, and looked over his shoulder at Maria. She was tossing, turning, and breaking into a sweat. "Another nightmare." Kanna said. Ohgami looked back at Kanna in confusion. "Nightmare? Maria has nightmares?" he asked. "About the Russian Revolution." Kanna replied. Something in her tone of voice told Ohgami not to ask any more questions. "You're going to need this." Kanna said as she handed Ohgami the key to Maria's room. "I'd stick around and chat, but I have a morning routine to keep." "Right." Ohgami replied, raising an eyebrow. "Good luck." Kanna called out as she left. "You're gonna need it." How? Ohgami wondered.
Gunshots rang out as Maria crouched behind a snowdrift. Yuri was at her side, strapping the rifle to his back. "I'm going out." he said. "Maria…if anything happens, it's for the better. Do you understand?" The blonde nodded vigorously. "If I'm shot, run. Don't look back, got it?" Once again, Maria nodded. "Good luck." she whispered. "Thanks." Yuri said with a grin. "I'll cover you." Maria volunteered suddenly. "If you're sure…" Yuri trailed off when he saw the determination in Maria's eyes. "Okay. Follow me."
Maria knew what was going to happen next. She was going to helplessly watch Yuri die, like she had before, time and time again. Even though Maria tried to wake herself up, she never succeeded in time. She would always awaken after seeing Yuri's death. "Maria! Wake up!" Ohgami's voice interrupted the dream, and now all Maria saw was black.
"Come on…wake up!" Ohgami exclaimed as he gently shook Maria. The blonde groaned as she slowly moved her hand up to her forehead. Gently massaging her temple, she opened her eyes. "Yuri?" Maria asked, still not fully awake. Yuri? Who's that? Ohgami wondered as he stared at Maria. "No. It's me." he said, bringing his hand up to stroke her face. Out of reflex, Maria grabbed Ohgami's hand and bent his fingers back. It wasn't until he yelled, that Maria realized who it was. Her eyes opened wide, and she let go of Ohgami's hand. Maria's mouth formed an "O" as she sat up. "Ohgami! Are you all right?!" she asked. It was just now clear to Ohgami that Maria had not been fully awake. (You know that guys are always slow.)"Owww." Ohgami muttered as he moved his fingers, just to make sure that they weren't broken. "What'd you do that for?" Maria grimaced at his remark. "I didn't mean to. I didn't even realize that I did that." she replied. She moved closer to Ohgami so she could examine his hand. "Let me have a look." Ohgami sighed, then gave his hand to Maria's outstretched one. She slowly moved her fingers across Ohgami's hand. It was soothing, and Ohgami wished he knew how she did that. "Let's put some ice on it, just in case." Before Ohgami could protest, Maria was already up and running. She put on Ohgami's robe and walked out of the room. The blonde came back a few seconds later with a plastic bag containing ice. She sat back down on the bed and put the ice on Ohgami's hand. "I'm sorry." Maria murmured, her eyes cast downwards. "It's okay. I shouldn't have tried to wake you up." Ohgami replied. He grinned sheepishly, but Maria said nothing. Her expression did not change. "I am thankful that you did." she replied finally. "That was anything but a peaceful slumber." "I know." Ohgami said quietly. Maria's head shot up, her jade eyes showing signs of anger. "How?" she asked cautiously. "Kanna told me…but only because I asked." Ohgami replied. "Why would you ask about me?" Maria asked. "I was concerned about you. Why wouldn't I ask?" Ohgami countered. "Yes well…I'm sure that you regret waking me up now…" Maria said softly as she shifted the bag of ice from one part of Ohgami's hand to another. "Nope. I'll just have to pay attention next time." he replied cheerfully. The Russian woman just stared at Ohgami. He is my exact opposite. So how come I am so attracted to him?
