Disclaimer: We do not own Sakura Wars, but Benji does own his character and the other ones that aren't Sakura Wars characters and I own all of mine who aren't Sakura Wars characters; those you see in my other story.
After leave the bar Benji walks to an alley few blocks away from there. He put his mask on and wait a bit. Soon a man in a black suit walk in. he is very tall and well build, his muscles seems to want to bust the thin white social shirt over then. His short hair and a scar on his right cheek make him a intimidating figure. Beside him a short man also wearing a black suit. And Benji say:
The job is done. Give me the rest of the payment.
And man say:
Sure thing. Vinnie pay the man.
And he take a pack of notes on his pocket and give to him. And Benji check then and the tall man say:
You don't trust on me?
And Benji say:
Just checking. Is part of the business.
And the tall man say:
I understand. You are sure expensive. But you get your job done. You want to work to me? I pay you 50 dollars by month. You will be my bodyguard and the hand that will eliminate my enemies.
And Benji say:
No. I have a message from your brother.
And the tall man say:
Go on say it.
And Benji say:
Before I do it you two are alone?
And the man say:
Yes. As you requested. Just us.
And Benji say:
Okay. The message is "I am smarter than you and I will always be."
And the man laugh and say:
Why he asked to you said that?!
And Benji open his coat and he say:
Because before he die he contracted me to kill you.
And the two men stop laughing and Benji dash to then and cut then. The tall man just hold his now open throat and gurgles while he dies. And the smaller fall dead trying to feel a head that is not more over his shoulders. Benji clean his sword in a piece of newspaper and a voice say:
Damn Benji! You didn't needed to kill then!
And he say:
Give me a break Al. I know that you are happy that I killed him. Now the Gianini family don't have any more leaders. And a personal war will begun among the member for the leadership. They will kill themselves saving you the trouble of arresting then.
And a man of average height wearing a dark gray suit and a same color hat walk in the alley and say:
Benji you are right. But that might risk the lives of civilians. Wanting or not I am a cop. I worry about then. And about the law. You have any ideas of how many laws we broke with this project?
And Benji say:
Picking a guy full of will to revenge to make the assassinations of all the mafia leaders for a secret police group. I don't have any idea.
And the man say:
And you don't care. Now put that over grown knife back in the right place. I don't to you cutting anyone else tonight.
And Benji sheath the sword and take out his mask and Al say while they walk away from the alley:
You should not act like this. I mean I hate to admit but you are right. They will kill themselves for us. But our division is to only kill those people that the law can't arrest not matter how hard we try. Vincent Gianini was a sneak one. He covered his tracks very well and paid the jury very well too. But Marco not. Marco is a muscular minded guy. He would slip when leading bringing the family down with him.
And Benji say:
I don't care. Here is the half of the payment to sustain the division.
And he give the pack for him and Al say:
And the one that you get from Vincent?
And Benji say:
That was on my own with no help from you or Joe. So you know that is not fair to me to share. And with that you can keep the budget for six months.
And Al nod and say:
You are right. Keep what you got. When this is over use that to build a new life. Away from the streets. And working legally.
And Benji say:
Sure thing. I don't do this for pleasure. You know it. Is just for revenge. People like him killed my family. I will hunt then and make the streets clean for innocent people live with no fear.
And Al nod and say:
Too bad that you don't use a badge. You would be a good cop. But Benji why you don't want to use a gun? I can arrange to get you a good one.
And Benji say:
They make too much noise and are slow. You know this as well as me. Those guys that I kill most of then don't even have time to draw then. My sword works better and in silence. Until the morning no one will found then.
And Al nod and say:
You are right. But that make easy to know who you kill. Is not like that Kuassari one.
And Benji say:
Kuassari?
And Al say:
Yes. Is an female assassin. She use a Enfield MK 1 star revolver. She is quite famous in the underworld. Just like you. But she have more time working that you. She is here for about three years. You just work in here for six months. But your name is now on the top of all the leaders choices of killers right beside hers.
And Benji say:
Kuassari is a girl name?
And Al say:
No. It means something like fire bird or something like that in Russian.
And Benji say:
A phoenix?
And Al say:
Maybe. Why?
And Benji say:
You know what Seiryu means?
And Al say:
No.
And Benji say:
Blue dragon.
And Al say:
So what?
And Benji say:
Is a bit weird. Back in Japan and China have a legend of four holy beasts that guard the cardinals points.
And Al say:
And?
And Benji say:
Genbu the black turtle guards the north. Byakko the white tiger guards the west. Suzako the crimson phoenix guards the south. And Seiryu the blue dragon guards the east. Is a bit odd that both of us have names that mark two of the guardians. But what I though that was odd was that she is Russian with the name meaning phoenix.
And Al say handing a paper to him:
Is just coincidence. Now go to your house and get some sleep. If anything new comes I let you know. And there is the pass for tomorrow.
And Benji nod and walk away. And Al move to a car and leaves. After sometime Benji get on his not so cheap apartment and he enter on it and lock the door. And he think:
This place is really cold. Maybe because is only me in here.
He take out his coat and toss it in a chair. He remove the sword from his belt and put over the dinning table. He undress and toss his used clothes in a large basket. He moves to the bathroom and turn on the shower. He enter under the warm water and think:
Have been seven months since it happened. Six since I work for Al as a double agent. Until now there is not a sign of that man.
And he clench his fists and teeth. A line of blood appear between his lips. The pain make him force to relax. He wash the blood from his lips and spit some blood in the water. He wash his body and on his right leg few inches above the knee have three bullet scars. And on his back seven more. He rinse the soap and turn out the water he leave the tub after dry himself and he wrap the towel on his waist and walk to the bedroom. He pick a small box in the night stand and move back to the dinning area. He unsheathe the sword and put the sheath on the table as well the sword. He opens the box and pick a clean cloth in it and put a oil that was inside the box on it. He begun to polish the blade. The blade that was a bit opaque begun to get more and more brighter. Regaining the silver shine under the lamp. He pick a small stick with a cloth ball on one tip and he begun to tap it on the blade very careful. A white powder begun to cover the blade where the ball hit it. After he do it with all the blade he remove the excess of it with a clean cloth. The blade now shining as new reflect his owner eyes on the mirror like surface. Benji put the items back in the box and close it. He sheath the sword and pick the box and the sword and go to the bedroom he put the box in the night stand and the sword near of the bed. He remove the towel and put on a loose pants and lay on the bed under the covers. And he think:
Another day ended and I didn't found him.
And he fall on sleep slowly.