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 nine: Trial
In the next day morning Benji is sleeping with caring about anything. He is still fully dressed. Sometime after ten in the morning he wakes. He sits on the bed and stretch. He runs his fingers by his disarrayed hair. But his fingers are held by his hair band. Benji remove it and also take out his shoes. He tosses then to a side and place all that he was with it on the nigh stand. He gets up and he moves to the kitchen. On his way he undresses himself tossing the clothes on his way there. Benji drink some water from the kitchen sink faucet and walk to the couch only on his undershorts and lay there. But after ten minutes he sits up and says to himself:
I can't sleep more.
And he checks his wrist watch and says:
Ten and twenty... too soon to go to the court and too late to do anything else.
And Benji sits on the couch and pick a small notepad in there and a pen and open the notepad and says:
I need to buy meat, carrots, onions, milk....
And Benji get up and moves to the kitchen and he keeps writing stuff on the notepad. After a half hour he is on the cell phone on his bed flipping the channels on his TV set and he says:
That is right. A pans set...no...a simple one with anti-adherent treatment...glasses...two sets of six...normal ones...in American format...also bottles for placing water...no...not glass...plastic...a electric rice pan too...no that is too much...six measures pan is enough... twelve is too much...of course I want rice too. Two bags of fife kilos...also I want a electric pan for frying...yeah that one that have a special cover with a filter...no thank you...I pass the electric oven....what? A set? So if I buy a microwave and the electric over I won the electric frying pan...and the set will be on factory price...ok I will get it...no I am not interested on a coffee machine...now moving to food. Okay...
And Benji turn the page of the notepad and he says:
Meat one kilo. That is cow meat...I know that is expensive...I also want one kilo of pig meat, chicken and half kilo of fish...okay...buying all that you will give me twelve percent of discharge...okay now vegetables and other stuff...carrot half kilo, onions, half kilo, Japanese cucumbers half kilo, Japanese cabbage two hundred grams, potatoes half kilo, garlic one hundred grams, green onions three packs, one bottle of one liter of soy sauce, one case of half kilo of misoshiro, half kilo of eggplants, flour one kilo package, butter one pack with half kilo, two hundred grams of Japanese tea leaves, one package of one kilo of refined sugar, one of salt too, cooking oil two bottles of one liter, one small bottle of sesame oil, half kilo of turnip and half kilo of radish.
And Benji wait a bit in silence and he says:
Anything else...ginger two hundred grams, what? Hondashi? You mean that fish powder for soups? Okay two packs...no! No natto! Okay...a large box with twelve smaller boxes with one liter of milk. Low fat...three six packs of beer, one bottle of scotch. Twelve years. Add one of vodka too. Two large one of sake. No I prefer the sweet kind. Yes I would like cups and the smaller bottles for sake... two bottles of red wine...one sweet and one dry... I also want two of white wine. Yes same thing. Two packs of rice crackers, one kilo each. Send other snacks. No I trust in your common sense. I also want sodas. A six pack of two liters bottles of Fanta orange, one of Sprite and one of Coke. Three bottles of juice, one of orange, one of grape and one of lemon. I guess that is all.
And Benji says:
Okay. Forty minutes. It will be cash.
And Benji hang up and he places the phone and the notepad on the night stand and he says:
That shall do for a while. Now a bath.
And he walks to the bathroom. Way later Benji is wearing a black suit with a dark red shirt. He places his gun, pager and cell phone on his belt and he picks his wallet and the badge and moves to the door. As he opens it Maria is moving to ring the door bell and she says:
How you knew?
And he says:
Lucky guess.
And she says:
Fine let's go.
And he nod. Maria is also wearing a black suit. And in the car she says:
So feeling better now?
And Benji says:
Way better. I slept more than twelve hours. So I am back in my old shape.
And she says:
Good. Because from what I heard we will need since Momiji parents hired the best lawyers in Teito.
And Benji nods and they move to the court. And later in the court room Benji and Maria are sited behind Ayame who is doing her opening speech. She ends it and Momiji attorney does his. He is an average height man with about twenty eight years old who is wearing a very fancy suit. He is talking of how aggressive was the arrest of the girls and how illegal was the confession. And that they haven't even a prison warrant for any of the girls. And he looks at Benji. Something on his eyes makes Benji uncomfortable. A jury is carefully listening to the speeches. Twelve men and woman with different ages, with different styles of hair and clothes. When the speech is over the jury stay in silence while the watchers of the trial murmur among themselves. And the judge an elderly man wearing a black robe says:
Silence in the court. Both sides had made the speeches. Now begun showing the case.
And Ayame and the attorney nod. And Ayame says:
The state call sergeant Himura Benji.
And Benji rise and moves to the seat besides the judge. After make an oath Ayame says:
Sergeant Himura can you tell us what happened before you arrested Momiji Yoko?
And Benji nods and says:
Yes. My partner and I were in the school looking for information about Sasaki Meimi.
And Ayame says:
Who is Sasaki Meimi?
And Benji says:
She is the most recent victim of a series of ritual murderers that are happening on the city. Since she lived in the school dormitory we were there after information that might lead us to the killers.
And Ayame says:
According to your report after a lunch break you and your partner sergeant Tachibana Maria were attacked by Momiji subordinates, right?
And Benji says:
That is right. But at the time we had no idea of who was attacking us and why.
And Ayame says:
In the report also says that they where armed with wood swords and stilettos that is right?
And Benji says:
Yes.
And Ayame says:
And instead of threaten the girls with your guns you two faced then unarmed. Why?
And Benji says:
I don't know Maria reasons. But I did it to not kill the girls.
And Ayame says:
And why you were afraid of that?
And Benji says:
Because if I used the gun I would shot then. And I shot to kill.
And the crowd whisper and the jury look at him and Ayame says:
And why you shot like that?
And Benji says:
I was a police officer in America. In New Orleans to be precise. In there I faced many shootings. In those situations you have to eliminate the threat, to not harm any civilians. So we train shooting to disable or kill.
And Ayame says:
So if you used your gun the girls would be severely wounded or dead, right?
And Benji says:
Yes.
And the attorney says:
Protest! What is the point?
And the judge says:
Fujieda this will reach in somewhere?
And Ayame says:
Yes. I want to show that during a circumstance where he could have died sergeant Himura was thinking on the safety of the students. Even though they was attacking him and his partner. And that the attack was totally unexpected and with the intention to kill both of then.
And the judge ponders a bit and says:
Denied. Continue the questioning.
And Ayame nods and says:
Sergeant you said the reason for be in the school, also the reason of not using your sidearm. When you arrested then you did it for which reasons?
And Benji says:
Assaulting two police officers, gang formation and murder attempt. Oh yes, I was forgetting obstruction of justice.
And Ayame says:
And the prostitution and the extortion was not the reason.
And Benji says:
No. But I did comment with Maria that it could be the reason for the attack.
And Ayame says:
During the questioning you pressed the accused to confess?
And Benji says:
No. During all the questioning she was quiet. Taking out to toss a threat over our careers.
And Ayame says:
And how she confessed?
And Benji says:
After the others girls where questioned, my captain ordered to let her go. And I went do it. And she began to talk it for me and trying to bribe me.
And Ayame says:
So she wasn't forced to talk, right?
And Benji says:
Yes, she talked by her own choice.
And Ayame says:
No more questions.
And she walks to her desk and the attorney says:
Sergeant I am Masahiro Shuya. First of all I want to say that I glad to see that you are a dedicate officer. And that my client family totally understands that all this misunderstanding is only a proof of your zeal.
And Benji says:
Can you just go right to the point?
And the crowd chuckle and Shuya ignore and says:
Well if you want. Then why you had a tape recorder with you when you entered on the interrogation room?
And Benji says:
I asked it to a friend so I could organize all the day events to write my report.
And Shuya says:
And why was recording?
And Benji says:
It was an accident. It turned on while I placed it on my pocket.
And Shuya says:
What are the odds that it could really happen?
And Ayame says:
Protest! It asking for the witness speculates!
And the judge says:
Sustained.
And Shuya says:
Fine. Allow me to refrain. Did you in purpose placed it to record while you was placing it on your pocket?
And Benji says:
No. It was an accident.
And Shuya says:
It was an accident that you recorded my client while she talked to you?
And Benji says:
Yes. If you hear the tape before the confession you will hear when I was talking to my friend, with my partner and my captain.
And Shuya says:
No further questions.
And the judge says:
The prosecution?
And Ayame says:
No more questions for now.
And the judge says:
You can return now. But you can be called again.
And Benji nods and moves to his seat. And then Maria is taken to the chair and she answers all the questions that Ayame did. And in Shuya turn he says:
For how long you know your partner?
And Maria says:
Three days.
And Shuya says:
So he is still a stranger?
And Maria says:
No. Those three days we expend together working. We are new friends.
And Shuya says:
In only three days?
And Maria says:
On this job you need to trust in your partner. We worked during all the three days, all day long. That helps to begin to build the friendship.
And Shuya says:
But what you know about him?
And Maria says:
In personal level not much. In the professional enough to know that he is a good cop.
And Shuya says:
But you can't precise if that he was more violent when fighting against the girls or if he was only defending himself.
And Maria says:
I can't be sure. But what I think is that he was defending himself.
And Shuya says:
And about his questioning methods?
And Maria says:
What about it?
And Shuya says:
Did he force a confession? He intimidates the person while questioning?
And Maria says:
No. I have been with him thru a lot of questionings and he hasn't done anything like that.
And Shuya says:
And if he was being forceful you would notice?
And Maria says:
Yes.
And Shuya says:
No further questions.
And Maria returns to her place. And the judge says:
Any more witness?
And Shuya says:
I would like to call Sanada Mayumi.
And a girl walks to the chair. Benji and Maria recognize as the girl that told then about Momiji. After take an oath Shuya begun to question her. She does her best innocent girl act. Benji and Maria can't prevent the thought that she would be a very good actress. After a long and touching questioning for the defense Ayame question the girl. Maria holds back the will to shout to her stop pretending. But she is aware that it will not help at all. Ayame asks for a break and the judge agrees. In the hall Ayame says:
This is not good. She is convincing. If I haven't heard the tape I would swear that she is innocent.
And Benji says:
She is good. And I am sure that she rehearsed it.
And Maria says:
So we are in trouble?
And Ayame says:
No. The tape is solid evidence. And with it we will also add perjury on the crime list.
And Benji says:
Excuse me ladies but I will leave for a few minutes. I will return in time to continue.
Ayame and Maria nod and Benji walk away. Benji walks a bit and enter on the men's room. He does his needs and he washes his hands. When he walks away he bumps in Shuya. Benji says:
Sorry for it.
And Shuya says:
No problem.
And Benji walk away with a smirk. Benji meets Maria and Ayame. And Ayame says:
Well now is the time to show our cards.
And Benji says:
Okay. So let's nail that girl.
And Ayame nods. Ten minutes later Shuya have recalled Maria trying to dig something bad about Benji. And Ayame says:
Your honor the prosecution would like to show the evidence number one. The tape where the accused confessed and tried to bribe officer Himura.
And Ayame looks over her brief case and on the desk and she thinks:
The tape is not here! She was on my brief case during all the trial!
And Shuya smiles evilly as well Momiji. Ayame lateness is calling the attention of the judge and the jury. Benji and Maria also notice it. And now Maria is nervous about the result of the trial.
End of the chapter nine:
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.
