By Shirogami
Author's announcement:
I don't owe the character of Sakura Taisen.
This chapter is quite PG chapter. I don't put in this fiction because might spoil the entire fiction. However, I don't want to waste it too, that why I add in this section, read at your own risk, and don't shoot me if you don't like it P.
NG for Chapter 9: It's a pleasure to 'read' with you, Maria
When he arrives in the library, he notices that Maria is sitting by the table there, reading book as usual. Oogami greets her first as he knows Maria always been cautious and carries her gun with her, whenever and wherever she goes.
"Good evening, Maria" Oogami greets as he walks towards Maria.
"Ah, good evening, Captain. How are you?" By noticing Oogami presents, Maria closes her book she read and greets him back. "What are you doing here"
"Nothing, just patrolling around the theater." Oogami replies her as she replies with a smile.
By his will of suspicious of Maria's reaction, he asks, "Maria, what kind of book are you reading now? Is it interesting? Can you share with me"
Maria's face suddenly blushes, ignoring his request by swinging her head. "Never mind of that book, captain. It is just a normal novel"
"Really?" Oogami suspects even more, from his memory, this red tag on the book side represents that the book is from the shelf of romance section. "What in the world of Maria is reading such kind of book, that doesn't suits her... Well, she is a woman after all." Oogami keeps whispering in his mind.
"Cap... Captain?" Maria notices Oogami's long stare and she tries to awake him.
"Huh? Oh, sorry, Maria. I am thinking of something else. Well then, do you mind if I enjoy a book here as well?" Oogami comes back from daydreaming and request for accompany with Maria.
"Uh... well, there shouldn't be a problem." Maria answers, then she suddenly realizes there are only he and she in the library. Oogami picks a war's strategy related books, while Maria continue read her book, which is the 'novel' she hides under another book's cover.
Without realizing herself, the weak sunset shines through the window and create a shadow of Oogami in front of her. While reading the romance novel, she slowly looks onto Oogami and found out that the crimson light of sunset has made the book-reading Oogami looks more charming, gentleman and mature. Influenced by the scene she read, her face now blushes really red. After he saves her from being Setsuna's hostage, this might be the second time she thinks that she is in love with him.
"Love?" Maria shocked herself as she also read the word from her novel. And so does Oogami. "Maria? Is everything okay"
"I... I am okay, captain, it is just, ouch..." Maria suddenly gets her finger cut by the slipping paper of the book she just dropped accidentally.
"Maria?!" Oogami concerns when he looks at her expression. He walks towards her and looks at her wound.
"It is okay, just a normal cut..." The blonde's face blushes, as Oogami kisses her injured finger with his mouth, then ties a bandage with his handkerchief.
"Well, this should be fine, for a normal cut like this... " Looking back at Maria's green eyes, Oogami face starts to blush as well, but thanks to the crimson sunset, it covers their expression each other, but not their ways of looking each other.
Without certain reasons, Oogami slowly moves himself closer to Maria's face, while his right hand holds her left. "Her eyes, they are... beautiful..." whispers to his own heart, Oogami now sees nothing but her sweet face. As for Maria, she speaks nothing at all, thanks to the book she read and Oogami's first aid, she just slowly closes her eyes and let her captain kisses her under the crimson sunset. With closed eyes as well, Oogami holds her waist as Maria rings his neck.
Suddenly, Maria breaks the kiss and push Oogami away a bit, then says, "I... I am sorry, captain, I... I just... " But Oogami shut her mouth with another kiss, then he break it and says, "Maria, don't try to hide from me, your eye betrays you"
"Captain... I..." Without saying more, Maria closes her eyes again.
"Maria..." Oogami holds the blonde's face closer and give her a long French kiss.
Author's Note:
Greetings, everyone! Shirogami here and I would like to thank you all for keep reading this story.
My another story "After Sakura Wars" is updated, please feel free to R&R.
I don't owe any of Sakura Taisen' character, but I hope you enjoy the story.
Next chapter is up soon, please R&R, Thank you.