Hi this is Benji Himura. I am now starting a new fanfic. Is a Sakura Taisen story. I don't own Sakura or any of the characters. Some anime or manga characters might show up in the story I also don't own then. I own Benji Himura and others characters that will show up in the story. It might be violence and sex in the story so if you are underage of seventeen are warned the content might be too improper to your age. Read by your own will and risk. In anyway enjoy the story.
Signed: Benji Himura.
Pre-story author notes:
This story is an altered universe for Sakura Taisen. As it will be told on the story it is a game being played. At least that is the very beginning of the story. Things might take odd turns as the story develops. But so far one thing is for sure. Ogami Ichiro won't be the leader of the hanagumi and I am not sure if he will appear on this story. Kyougi means game in Japanese the title of this story is Sakura Taisen the Game. But it isn't based on the real Sakura Taisen game.
"Text" Talked or thought sentences.
(Text) Talked sentences in a foreign language. As English when everyone else speaks Japanese.
:Text: Messages show in an electronic screen.
First coin: We are a team
Kyoto April seventh 1920
Ayame walks out an office on an army base near of Kyoto. A young male officer with long hair. Wearing an army uniform. His tanned skin and light occidental features. Is following her. "Mind in explaining to me how you passed the hair cut regulations again?" Ayame asks to the young officer. "Well I was just too convincing with my superior officer when I asked to leave my hair alone." He replies.
"If I am not wrong your former superior officer was a woman right Benji-kun?" Ayame asks. "Yes. Just a nice pleading and she allowed me to let my hair grow." Benji replies. "But we haven't done anything inappropriate." He adds. Ayame nods.
Teito April nineteenth 1920, on the imperial theater
The hanagumi is gathered on the theater entrance. "A male as the hanagumi captain!" Sumire asks in a mix of surprise and uprising. "I am Himura Benji. Nice to meet you." Benji says and giving a polite salute to the six girls that is now under his command. Benji notices the very different reaction of each of the six girls. The shock in Sumire face, the smile on Kanna and Sakura faces, Kohran curious expression, Iris shy face and Maria cold and bland expression. After a quick introduction of the girls Ayame takes Benji to Yoneda office so the elder can give Benji a complete briefing on his long terms orders and obligations.
Teito April twenty first 1920, on the imperial theater
Benji and Maria are training on the koubu simulator. The blonde is aiding him on his training on the koubu. And she is wiping the holographic floor with him. The simulation automatically resets and they begin again.
"So how you are feeling about this?" Benji asks to Maria making up a conversation. "There isn't anything to feel. I was ordered to leave so I did so." Maria replies coldly. Maria attacks Benji that barely avoid it. "I want to know the truth Miss Tachibana." Benji says.
Maria face shows some anger but Benji can't see it. "I was demoted that simple." Was her icy response. "And how you feel about it?" Benji asks slashing Maria koubu. She avoids the attack easily.
"I know that I wouldn't like that." He adds. Benji just struck a nerve. "And I don't like it." Maria says firing at him. Benji gets cover behind a building. "All my hard work tossed away. Wasted to be given to an officer who never faced a real battle."
Benji tosses the sword sheath on Maria between shots. Surprised with the attack the Russian misses her target. Benji charges Maria. "You know how I felt when I was ordered to come?" Benji asks packing a punch on Maria koubu. "I was demoted too. I can't rise any higher here. All my hard work was in vain since here I can't reach any higher ranks."
Maria stumbles backwards with the attack. "You know how hard was to become a captain?" Benji asks "I faced all kind of problems because I am half Japanese. I have to work three times harder than the others to be recognized. To reach my rank this quickly I worked nine times harder!" Benji adds punching Maria again.
"Being ordered here killed any chances of reaching higher ranks. And I wanted to prove to those racists bastards that I could do it." Benji says to her. Maria parries the punch with her cannon arm. "Then why you accepted!" Maria shouts punching Benji.
"If I refused it would kill my carrier too!" Benji answers punching her too. "Either way my carrier is dead!" "So you decided to steal my command!" Maria shots slamming her cannon arm on Benji shoulder. "NO!" Benji shouts breaking her cannon arm by the elbow.
"I was told that if I refused people would die!" Benji adds pushing Maria.
"All that I can do now is at least being as good as you are and then being even better than you. There are lives on the stake here! Yours! Mine! From the others! From the citizens!" Benji says tackling down Maria koubu and raising his sword arm. Maria is surprised and shocked by the changes on the fight. "If my carrier is dead is fine by me as long people will live. I want to make us a team that will not lose." Benji adds stabbing Maria koubu on the cockpit. The simulation resets again. Maria calms herself regaining her composure.
"That was an unfair strategy." She says in a plain tone. "Angering me to win." "It is true. It isn't a fair strategy. And all that I said is true too." Benji replies. "Besides if we fought all day and I haven't beaten you at least once I would feel really bad."
Maria smiles a bit on her koubu. "Well it is some improvement. It won't happen again." She says in her normal tone. "We will see that Miss Tachibana." Benji says in a teasing tone. "I can be really annoying when I want to." And they begin to fight when the simulation starts again.
Teito April twenty fourth 1920, on the imperial theater
The entire hanagumi taking out Iris are on the dinning hall. And all the girls are all looking depressed. Benji is looking at them recalling that three days ago they barely was able to protect they own lives against the Kuronosukai member Kurenai no Miroku. Benji gets up all of sudden with a determinate expression on his face. All the girls look at him because of his sudden move. They feel uncomfortable when his eyes scan each of them on they seats.
"This is enough. All of you go rest. Tomorrow we will begin a new training." Benji says in a serious tone. "And we will begin early." Benji adds. "You can't expect that I will miss my beauty sleep for doing some training." Sumire says exasperated.
"Or you wake by your own or with a cold shower." Benji says "That goes for all. Six in the morning we will begin. So five and half in the morning you need to be waking so you can dress and take care of your morning needs."
Sumire is about to say something but she stays quiet. "Yes sir." Maria says "And that training will be used to fill the gaps in our skills?" she asks hopefully that he noticed what she did.
"No." Benji answers "The training is to make us all work as a team. So we can complement the other." Maria feels her hopes collapsing, with much willpower she holds a comment. "Since Iris is still recovering she is not going to train with us. At least she recovers fully." Benji adds. "Finish your meals. You all have another hour to enjoy before I call the curfew. And then you all must be in your room. Preferentially sleeping. And Kohran no sneaking around to repair the koubus. Trust them to the techniques."
And with those words Benji leaves the room. Sumire and Kohran bursts with comments. Maria moves away to make a graphic to show him how large are the gaps on the skills. Sakura and Kanna stay in silence. Benji moves to Yoneda office. After gain permission to enter Benji begins to talk to his commanding officers.
"Sir I would like to request to not plan any plays for the incoming week." Yoneda looks at him. "And why you request that?" Yoneda asks. "I am asking because the girls are only a team on the name. None of them trust on the other as a team member or even know how to fight as a team." Benji explains.
Yoneda closes his eyes thoughtful. "Explain more. You seen to have a plan." Yoneda says. "I do have one sir. I wanted to train with them in a location where we could all live together as a unit, with no distractions. Making them learn to trust on the others team members and fight among them to complement the others skills. As for example Kanna and Sakura fighting the enemy on the front line with Kohran and Maria giving back up fire." Benji explains to the commander.
"And what about Iris?" Yoneda asks. "Iris is still recovering from her fever and she can't train. But if all went well when she began to train the others might be closer of a team and she will learn easier." Benji says. Ayame and Yoneda look at the other. "I will consider it. Until I give you my answer about the plays you train with them here." Yoneda says. "Yes sir." Benji says saluting him. After excused Benji leaves the office.
"Training." Yoneda says. "I guess that he picked that up quite quickly." Ayame nods agreeing with her superior officer.
Maria is on the control room of the training room. She is giving the last details on her graphic. Now more than ever certain that they need to fill the gaps. After printing the graphic she takes it to Benji, sure that now he will understand and change his mind to the training that they need.
"Taicho please read this." Maria says after knocking on Benji room door. Benji picks and read the graphic. "As you can see the gap between our skills is too big. We can't allow this. I am sure that we can make a proper training schedule based on the need of raising those skills." Maria says as Benji read the graphic.
"I think that you are not seeing what the thing that we truly need is." Benji says handing the graphic for her. Maria looks confused at him. "Miss Tachibana why we lost the last battle?" Benji asks.
"Because our lack of proper combative skills." Maria says in a cold tone. "That is part of it. But the main reason is that you and Sumire left with out orders. After that Kanna and Kohran went after you two trying to back you up. That left me and Sakura alone to deal with ten wakijis." Benji says to Maria. The blonde knows about that already. But hearing from her superior officer gives her an extra damage. "And you have any idea of how difficult was for Sakura and myself to deal with them alone?" Maria denies shaking her head.
"We both are still learning to pilot the koubus. It was hard Maria. Sakura on a desperate attack nearly got killed. She almost pierced her head off with her own sword. When I managed to found Miroku she paralyzed my koubu. I am not saying that you and the others weren't passing by trouble too. That is why I asked to Yoneda not punish you and Sumire. But the four of you are already used and pilot the koubus very well. Sakura and myself don't." Benji continues. "I am sure that you already heard about divide to conquer. It is a basic strategy. That is what they did, and that is why we lost. We are a team, we need to fight as one too."
Maria stays in silence. "Think about it. But be up on the time tomorrow." Benji adds returning to his room. Maria moves to Ayame office to take the matter up so the problem can be solve.
Teito April twenty fifth 1920, on the imperial theater
Benji and the entire hanagumi girls are in the training room. Sumire and Kohran are almost sleeping standing. But all of them are wearing. Sweat pants and training jackets. Each wearing the clothes of the color of her own koubu. Benji is also with a set. His is blue, Maria is black, Kanna is red, Sumire is purple, Sakura is pink and Kohran is green.
"Okay, to begin we will do some warm up exercises." Benji says, the hanagumi obey. After a half hour of light stretching exercises they stop. "Now this part of the training is quite easy. Kanna mind in giving me a hand?" Benji asks to the red head.
"Sure." The red head says cheerfully. Benji already discussed the training with her and she agreed with it. Kanna stops besides Benji and he moves to behind her. "This is trust training. Kanna close your eyes and relax. Then let yourself fall backwards toward me, but that only when you feel comfortable enough to do it." Benji explain to them. "But if you don't hold her she will fall." Sakura points.
"That would happen if I don't hold her. But I will hold her. I won't let her fall." Benji replies. And Kanna fall backwards suddenly. Benji hold her preventing her from hitting the ground. Sakura let out a tiny surprise cry when Kanna tossed herself back. But as Benji told he did hold her, even surprised by the action as any of them.
"Like this. But you usually won't be distracted when this happen." Benji says helping Kanna to stand. "Make up pairs. Taller ones together and that goes until the shorter ones. You will be taking turns. One fall each. Then the one who took the last fall will move to right to the next girl. And the one on the end will pass to the first. And that is how it will go." Benji explains to them. The girls obey.
The training goes well. Taking out few double falls of Kanna and Sakura, Maria and Kohran all went well. As Benji said "Since both girls fell down with the shorter holding it is okay."
End of the chapter one.
Author notes:
Please read and review. I will answer every review. Good or bad. If you have time to read and send a review. I will send you an answer. I want to say thank you for the reviews to SilverBlue Dragon, Murasame Warrior and HaruNatsu. Thank you a lot for the reviews. I also want to thank to anyone that is reading and not reviewing.
I am making two versions of this story. One with out explicit sex scenes and one with then. As well with sexual related omakes. The unedited version can be found in MediaMiner fanfiction page. The address is on my profile.
Well I am going to try a new thing to spice up my fics. I am adding songs to certain scenes. Like Sakura Taisen did. For example the episode nine when Maria recalls when she meet her captain. I have showed Benji humming, singing and hearing to many songs, in different occasions. Well I just love hearing musing when I am on the computer, when I got outside my house I always carry my CD player so I can listen to it when I walk, when I am not watching TV or anime on my computer I always have the winamp on with my favorite playlist. For example if I stay too long with out hearing music I began to think on music or sing. I will place the songs that suit more the scenes. Try hearing it sometime. If you can listen to the song when reading the scene might be even better.
Bonus scene:
Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil. August fifteenth 20XX
Benji stretches on the chair of the machine cabin. "Wow have been one hour already." He says picking his plastic bag and opening a two liters bottle of Fanta orange. He takes three large gulps from it. "Ahh…that feels much better. At least I bought the stuff for the anime section." He says to himself looking at the time. "I should be going now…naw…screw it. I am not going to stop." He places the bottle back on the bag and cracks his knuckles.
:Continue training or take a break for the breakfast: And Benji moves the control pad and select his choice.