Hi this is Benji Himura. I am now starting a new Sakura Taisen/Wars fanfic. This is an altered dimension story. I don't own Sakura Taisen 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.
Chapter eight: Restless
Benji wakes with the alarm clock buzzing. His first instinct is toss it over a wall. But he remember that he have to work. Benji strips and take a quick shower. After put a fresh set of clothes Benji pick his gun, badge and cuffs and walk to the kitchen. He opens the refrigerator and he says:
I need to do some groceries shopping.
And he closes the empty refrigerator and as he open the door he see Maria with the same attire of before moving to press the door bell. And she is surprised and he says:
Where I can found a dinner around here?
And Maria says:
Right on the corner of the block.
And he says:
Good.
And he walks out and closes the door and Maria says:
But why you want to go to a dinner?
And he says:
Because I am hungry and I haven't bought any food yet.
And he walks to the elevator and Maria follows him. They move to a small dinner and Benji request make Maria get shocked. He asked for himself food for two. And after eat they move to the station and Maria says:
Damn you ate too much.
And Benji says:
I was hungry. So the girl woke up?
And Maria says:
I believe so.
And when they get there found that she is awake and move her to an interrogation room. And Benji says:
Well first of all what is your name?
And she says:
I am Samejima Motoko.
And Benji says:
And why you were at that building last night and why you attacked me?
And she says:
I was following a new student of my family dojo. He was acting very suspicious. Then he met another guy and they begun to fight with real swords. And he killed him. I hid for a long time. And when I was coming out I saw a light and thought that was him.
And Benji sigh and he says:
What is the student name?
And she says:
I don't know. I only know him by looks.
And Maria says:
That is not enough. You were in a crime scene with a possible murder weapon and you attacked a police officer. That is enough to you be considered a strong candidate to the killer.
And she says:
But I didn't killed him!
And Benji says:
Still is pretty weak. You should give us more facts to support that theory if you want to prove it to us.
And she stays quiet thinking. And she says:
I can show him to you.
And Benji says:
It is a beginning. But why you took the sword?
And she says:
To protect myself. It is a cheap replica that I ordered to be made few months ago. Is made of aluminum. Light but it sustain a good edge and are hard enough.
And Benji says:
The edge is not so good. It was almost blunt.
And she says:
I see. I sharpened it.
And Maria says:
Okay so take us to the dojo and show him to us.
And she nods. And when they leave the room Kasumi comes running and she says:
Benji wait!
And the trio stops and Kasumi gets closer and Benji says:
What is wrong?
And Kasumi says:
I forgot to give this to you yesterday.
And she hand to him a cell phone, a pager and small pack of cards. And she says:
This is to allow us to reach you. Here is the pager and the phone numbers.
And she hand him a small piece of paper and she says:
The cards are visit cards with the pager and the cell phone numbers. Of course with your name too.
And Benji says:
Okay.
And he put the pager on his belt and the cell phone on his pocket and Kasumi says:
The extra batteries and the loader for then are in your desk.
And Benji nod and Maria says:
So can we leave now?
And Benji nod and they walk away. And Maria says while they get in the car with the girl:
That would make all the difference last night.
And Benji says:
It sure would.
Maria asks his number and he gives to her and Benji gets hers and the one of the station. After sometime they arrive on the dojo. They get in and see that even early in the morning have many students. An elder man walk to then and Benji and Maria ask to talk with him in private. The man agrees and in an office Maria says:
You are Samejima Kensuke?
And the man says:
Yes. Why Motoko is with you two?
And Maria says showing her badge:
I am Sergeant Tachibana Maria and he is the Sergeant Himura Benji. Your daughter was found in a murder scene early on this morning. She claims that she was following another student who was acting suspiciously. We brought her here so she can show us the student that she was following.
And Kensuke says:
I will help in anyway that I can.
And Benji says:
How many students you have?
And Kensuke says:
Forty. In to classes of twenty. One in the morning and one in the afternoon.
And Benji says:
That student is from which class?
And Motoko says:
He comes in both times. Sometimes in the morning sometimes in the afternoon.
And Benji sigh. And Maria says:
Okay. Then I guess that we can call for someone stay here and wait for that guy.
And Benji nod. Maria picks her phone and call to the station. She asks for another duo come. And Maria says:
Sanada and Miyahara will come to stay here.
And Benji nods, still not familiar to all the members of the homicides division. After a half hour two average height Japanese man with similar hair cuts and black hair wearing one a gray suit and the another a black one walk in. And Maria says to then:
Look, stay close of Motoko. If she points the guy get him. If he seems dangerous use the gun to impose authority.
And they nod. Benji and Maria leave and Maria says:
Those two will do fine. Sanada is a master in Karate and Miyahara is from a family that owns a dojo too.
And Benji says:
How many dojos exist in Japan?
And she says:
I have no idea. But for sure many. But now we should go back to our main case. Or the ritual deaths.
And he nod. They return to the station and after insert the data on the computer Benji says:
Where is Chisako files?
And Maria says:
On her office.
And Benji says:
So we should be going.
And she nods. When they leave Sato stop then and he has smirk and Maria says:
What is wrong?
And Sato says:
I found what that crystalline thing is.
And Benji says:
And is?
And Sato says:
It contains glucose, proteins, sugars, stabilizers and all of that creating a neutral solution with a very sticky and gooey consistence.
And Benji says:
That seems like that stuff that a lab uses to study viruses and bacteria's. That is it?
And Sato says:
Yes. All matches with that. That is why we thought that was organic.
And Maria says:
So Meimi was in a kind of lab or with someone who work in a lab?
And Sato says:
Is a possibility. Since this is a very common thing in labs it is hard to precise from where it came. Even we in the morgue use it.
And Benji says:
At least is a beginning.
And Maria nods. Sato leaves and Benji and Maria moves to the car and from it to the office where Chisako worked. In the building of the office Benji and Maria move to the office. In there they began to search in the archives. They are sited around a large desk that is filled with boxes and file cases. And Maria says:
Well this file cases are all from her fife years as psychologist. As a swimming teacher are in the boxes.
And Benji says:
Well she was sure busy. So I work on the swimming part and you on the psychologist part?
And she says:
Sounds good.
And they began to search on it. In a hotel somewhere in the city. A girl with pink kimono and a red hakama is on a room in a meditative pose. And in front of her has a picture of a man wearing a dark blue kimono on his earlier thirties. And she opens her eyes and says:
Father. I swear that I will found the ones who are responsible for your death and bring then to the justice.
And she is with a sword on her hands and she says:
I Shinguji Sakura swear over this arataka that I will bring you justice!
She gets up and moves out of the room with the sword on a fukuro. In another part of the city Ogami is walking on casual clothes moving by a shopping district. He tries to pick few girls but he is failing miserably. Four hours later in Chisako office Benji put a file down and he raise his arms and stretch. The sounds of his bones popping are easily heard. And Maria says lifting her eyes from a file:
God I never heard someone do that and pop so many bones at once.
And Benji says:
I am tired case you forget it. If I have twelve hours of sleep in the three days that I moved to here is too much.
And Maria says:
Part of the job.
And Benji nod. And pick another file. And he says:
Hey!
And she says:
What?
And Benji says:
I found the class of Meimi. 1998 class. With twelve students.
And Maria says:
So?
And Benji give her the file and says:
Check the first four names.
And Maria picks it and says:
Takeda Chisako, Kamishiro Sakaya, Shirakawa Ritsu and Sasaki Meimi.
And she says:
This is on the order of the murders!
And Benji nods and says:
So there is a good chance that the others swimmers of that class are in danger. But why no one mentioned that they were in the same swimming school?
And Maria says:
Since we haven't found any link before it didn't sounded important.
And Benji says:
Well at least we now have a new thing to add to the board.
And Maria nods. And Benji look thru a box and he says:
Yes. She kept a photo album!
And he picks it up and he says:
If she have a group picture of then is good.
And Maria says:
So the killer might be of that group too.
And Benji says:
It is a possibility.
They leave the office. Back in the station they report to Kaede. And she says:
Good. I guess that injecting a new blood on the case. So now we have more eight potential victims and eight potential killers.
And Benji says:
Yes. But that assuming that the killer is of the class.
And Kaede says:
We will stick with what we got now. Try locating the remaining students. Then interrogate then.
And they nod and leave. Maria and Benji are searching on the computer and Benji says:
At least tomorrow I have the day off. It this go on I will collapse of so tired.
And Maria says:
Well I guess that we deserve a break. But it is a bit hard to relax with this new info.
And Benji says:
I am so tired that I don't even care. Tomorrow I will sleep all day long.
And a female voice says:
Sorry to disappoint you but you will not.
And he look at the voice owner and see a woman wearing a black skirt that reaches on her knees, black stockings, low heel shoes, a white social shirt and a black blazer. She has brown hair tied in a bun and she is holding a briefcase. And Maria says:
Ayame-san?! What you are doing here?
And she says:
Hi Maria. I am here to tell that you two are going to testify on the trial Momiji Yoko and her friends.
And Benji says:
What? But it would be on the next week!
And Ayame says:
The girls have powerful parents with connections so they are rushing the things.
And Benji says in a sad tone:
My sleep...
And Ayame says:
Sorry for it. But you two are the major witness that the prosecution has. And the confessions and the tape are part of the major evidences. Also with the tapes and photos that we found on the girls houses and rooms on the school.
And Kaede walk out of her office and says:
What you are doing in here sister?
And Benji says:
Sister?
And Ayame says:
Kaede is my younger sister.
And Benji choke a comment and Ayame says:
I am telling to then that tomorrow they have to be on the court to testify.
And Kaede says:
I see.
And Ayame leaves and she says:
Be there!
And Benji sigh and says:
I guess that I will be looking like shit tomorrow.
And Kaede says:
Why?
And Benji says:
Lack of sleep.
And Kaede says:
Well the trial is on the afternoon. So why you two don't take the morning off.
And Benji lithe up. And Kaede walks away. And Maria says:
Well is better than nothing.
And Benji nods. Sometime later Maria says:
Why you don't go catch some sleep on the lounge? The sofa is comfortable.
And Benji says:
Personal experience?
And she nods. And Benji says:
It is really okay?
And Maria says:
Sure. Go on. After all you found the evidence. So I will place it on the computer.
And Benji nods and walk to the lounge. It is empty. Benji lies on the sofa and almost instantly he is sleeping. Two hours later Kaede walk in the lounge with Maria and they see Benji sleeping deeply. And Kaede says:
Damn he wasn't kidding when he said that he was tired.
And Maria says:
Well I know how hard is to adjust to a new time zone. And even when the difference was small like it was from Moscow to here. And he is working non stop since he arrived.
And Kaede says:
Well the day after tomorrow you two take it off.
And Maria nods, they pick a cup of coffee each and walk away. Way later Maria move to the lounge and shakes Benji to wake him. He wake and he says:
What?
And she says:
Is time to leave. Kaede ordered us to leave at fife PM so we have to go.
And Benji nods and get up. And Maria says:
So rested well?
And Benji says:
A bit. I need more sleep.
And Maria says:
Well you can sleep thru the morning. At the noon I will come pick you up. So be dressed in something better than that.
And he nods. After she deliver him Benji get on his apartment and collapse on the bed with out taking his gun, cuffs, shoes or jacket from himself. Even before he hits the bed Benji was sleeping.
End of the chapter eight:
And Benji walk to a stage and say:
Hi everyone I hope that you all have liked the story so far.
And he makes a pause and say:
I know that few characters haven't show up.
And he pauses and says:
Please review my story. I don't mind if is a bad one. I will answer all of then. At least show that some is reading. And I to say thank you for HaruNatsu to help me with the title. To Kanna-Kirishima. He and HaruNatsu were the pre-readers and helped me to decide between two stories. Both of then liked this one. So I am publishing it first. I hope that all the readers enjoy it too. And I want to thank all the reviews. Kanna, HaruNatsu and sanitycloud10. Thank you for the reviews.
And he bows to the audience and say:
Please wait for the next chapter.
And he walks away.
