I do not own Sakura Wars or any of it's characters…or Phantom of the Opera, any of the songs or 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. But I do own Clarice, Jacques, Fifi, Mikel, Peter, Ravina, Sophie, and Reina. NO TOUCHIE!
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 33
"5 MINUTES!!" Ayame shouted as she stormed out of the little shack, the door slamming behind her. Reina and Kanna looked at each other, shrugged, and then went outside to keep Ayame company and to give Ohgami and Maria privacy. "Can you believe her?!" Ohgami asked furiously as he sat down in a chair. "In a way…yes." Maria said quietly. "And…no at the same time." The last part caught Ohgami's attention. "What?" he asked, raising an eyebrow. "I mean, I don't think that the entire reason she wants you back is because of paperwork." Maria replied. "I'm sure you have lots of paperwork to do. But when Commander Yoneda gives you an assignment, normally Kasumi, Yuri and Tsubaki fill in for you. No Ohgami, I think there's more to the story." "Like what?" Ohgami asked, completely puzzled. His ignorance to the obvious made Maria furious, and she glared at him. "Ohgami! Think! Ayame doesn't want you here because she's afraid you'd make advances on me! Yes Ohgami, she's afraid we'd have sex! The doctor might have many patients to attend to, and if you and I were left alone, who knows what would happen!" The harshness of Maria's voice, and the seriousness of her words, made Ohgami entirely silent. When he finally found his voice, he looked at Maria with seriousness in his eyes. "Maria…why on earth would I do that?" "It's not my logic!" the blonde protested. This only made Ohgami think even more. "Maria, if we were to-" "Don't even suggest it. I suppose it wouldn't be so horrible, but don't you ever mention it!" Ohgami cocked his head, looking at Maria with curious eyes, until she finally understood what she had said. Her eyes went wide, and she clapped her hands over her mouth. I didn't just say that. Why would I? No, there's got to be some other reason why Ohgami is looking at me like that…oh who am I kidding?! I did say that! I…just confessed what's been going through my mind…ugh, I'm such an idiot! And why is he coming closer? Please tell me he didn't take that seriously. Ohgami removed Maria's hands from her mouth, and looked at her. "Um…Maria? You're just kind of staring…are you okay?" he asked. Maria blinked, and sighed with relief. "Y-yes. I'm fine." she replied. Ohgami moved the chair over to where he had been standing, and sat down, while Maria sat up. "So…what you said…was that on accident or on purpose?" Ohgami asked. "Accident." Maria said quickly and firmly. "Are you sure?" Ohgami asked. "What are you suggesting?!" Maria asked in return. Flustered, Ohgami waved his hands in front of his face as he spoke. "N-no! That's not what I meant! I mean…I found out about you liking me by something you said…a-and I was just wondering…" "…accident. Purely accidental." Maria replied. Yet, something about the tone of her voice led Ohgami to believe that it might have been otherwise. The two just stared at each other for what seemed like hours, until Maria broke the uneasy silence. "I believe that it's been past five minutes." she said quietly, looking away. "Do you really want me to leave?" Ohgami questioned, reaching out and turning Maria's head so that he could look her in the eye. "No. But does it look like we have a choice?" Maria replied with a weak smile, trying to lighten the mood. "I guess not." Ohgami said, removing his hand. But before it dropped to his side, Maria reached out and took it, surprising Ohgami. "Pull me up." she said firmly. "What did you say?" Ohgami asked. "Pull me up." Maria repeated. "My leg is never going to heal if I don't try to stand." Seeing that Ohgami had pretty much no other choice, since Maria had a hold of him, he did as he was told. Once she was on her feet, Maria still kept hold of Ohgami's hand. Realizing that he noticed this little detail, Maria explained. "In case I lose my balance." The Japanese man nodded, understandingly. I get it. She's trying to buy time in case Ayame comes in unexpectedly. I hope it works. Ohgami put his other hand around Maria's waist, and turned to face her. "Are we dancing?" Maria asked with raised eyebrows. Ohgami shrugged. "Beats walking, doesn't it?" "But if we dance, at the end, I might be tempted to kiss you." Maria said, almost hinting that was what she wanted to do. "Oh I know." Ohgami replied in a fake arrogant tone. "You just really want me, don't you?" "Yes." Maria replied simply. Ohgami stopped and looked at Maria seriously. "Really?" he asked. Maria smiled roguishly. "Perhaps." was all she said. The mischievous glint in her jade eyes, plus her dazzling, rare, smile, made Maria look like a totally different person to Ohgami in that one moment. But Ohgami didn't have much time to think about it, because a second later, due to Maria's determination, he fell off balance, as Maria tried to walk, but slipped and fell. Call it fate, call it destiny, or call it just plain luck for the guy, but when Maria fell, since what she was clinging to fell as well, Ohgami fell on top of her. "Oh boy. This is a predicament." he muttered. "If I try to move, I could injure your leg even more. If you try to move, we get the same outcome." "And if Ayame, Reina, and/or Kanna come in, we're both in trouble, considering your hand is on one of my shirt buttons." "That was an accident!" Ohgami protested, removing his hand. "If I recall, you did, and said, almost the exact same thing to Sakura when you came here." Maria commented. (OVA 1 Episode 4 (on the stage)) "But that, and this, was an accident!" Ohgami exclaimed. "Then get us out of this mess! And fast! I have no idea when Ayame will come back in! …Ohgami? What the heck are you-"
[Outside]
"I've waited long enough for him!" Ayame exclaimed. "It's been more than five minutes!" "Can't you just wait a little longer?" Kanna asked. "I'm sure he and Maria are-" "No! I am not waiting any longer! I told him five minutes, and I mean five minutes!" "Ayame, I'm sure he has a good reason why he's not out here. If you go in, you might be walking in on-" "Don't even say it Reina." Ayame and Kanna said simultaneously. "That would be really bad for me to walk in on, let alone see happen." Ayame muttered. "I really don't think that's going on Ayame-san." Kanna replied. "I don't hear anything." "Nevertheless, I'm going in." Ayame said, marching up to the door. "Well then, I guess I'll come too." Reina said. "I still have more dishes to clean. Are you coming Kanna?" "Nah. I'll be able to hear it all out here. But if it gets interesting, I'll be there." "You sure?" "Oh, absolutely positively sure." Kanna replied. Ayame nodded and turned the doorknob. Then, she and Reina walked in. The first thing Kanna heard was: "I don't see them…where-" Ayame stopped short, and Kanna knew to back away from the door. I think, by the way she's pausing, this is going to be a "everyone in the neighborhood will know" kind of yell. "WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE YOU TWO DOING?!! OHGAMI!! GET OFF OF MARIA THIS INSTANT!! HOW DARE YOU TWO GO OFF AND DO THS KIND OF THING!!" "Hoo boy…" Kanna muttered as she ran into the house. There, she saw Ayame standing over an embarrassed and ashamed Maria, and a shaken and fearful Ohgami. "Ayame-san, I was only kissing Maria-" "WELL THANK YOU FOR TAKING YOUR TOUNGE OUT OF HER MOUTH TO TELL ME SO!" Ayame exclaimed. "Demo, Ayame-san, there's nothing wrong with that, is there?" Ohgami asked. "IT IS PAST FIVE MINUTES, AND THEN, WHEN I COME IN HERE TO TELL YOU, I FIND YOU AND MARIA, MAKING OUT, ON THE FLOOR, AND NOT TO MENTION WHERE YOU HANDS WERE!!" Thinking of that, the enraged Vice-Commander rounded on Maria. "AND YOU! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?! NORMALLY YOU'RE THE LEVEL HEADED ONE?! WHY DID YOU LET HIM DO THAT?!" Shamefaced, Maria hung her head. "I…I…" she stammered, not able to think of what to say. "Gomenasi Ayame-san. It was my fault. I know. I didn't say anything." she finally said, still looking down. Kanna shook her head and began to 'tsk.' Those two are gonna be in a heap of trouble if they keep it up like this. Hm…maybe…nah, I can't think on an empty stomach. I think I'm gonna go to the kitchen. Maybe Reina will have something whipped up! And so, Kanna walked to the kitchen, leaving the chaotic scene.
