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#655 [2005-09-04 18:23:19]

My fan story.

by haggert2002

Samurai of the Shinsengumi
Meiji era Rounin



In the 4th year of Meiji… the samurai were considered to be
no more. Few where able to continue with the only way they know of
how to live but in a state of hiding, unable to fulfill their Samurai
Duties. Few, however… former Mibu Wolves in the days of the Shogunate
where still amongst the world of modernization. Saito Hajime, now
going by the name Fujita Goro, he patrols the city of Tokyo's streets
as a one of the sword-baring policemen. He is known for the Tennen-
Rishen Gatotsu stance and is known to be equally powerful to the now
deceased Souji Okita, former Captain of the 1st Shinsengumi Unit.
Saito was the former 3ed Unit Captain. One of his specialties was his
so said ability to see beyond the normal human eye. He was able to
see spirits and even speak with them, seeing those who haunt others
and those who are unable to rest in peace. Other survivors, such as
the 2nd and 10th unit captains Shinpatchi Nagakura and Sanosuke
Harada, where trying there best to coup up and live with the new
Mejia Modernization days. Sanosuke was known for his ways with a
spear, being rather horrid at sword fighting. He was a master of
Taneda Style Spear-Fighting. But this story is about two samurai who
where only recruits of the Shinsengumi in the Bakumatsu war. They are
Taika Noezoe and Fujiwara Makoto. They continue to strive as Samurai
in the name of the Shinsengumi. They still patrol the roads of Kyoto
and live as if it where still the "good old days". Here is their
story, about the revival of the Shinsengumi.



"Hey…. Taiki… wake up." Eye opening, Taiki Noezoe wakes to see his
partner Fujiwara kneeling down beside him. "Hm…. Fujiwara…. Is it
midnight?" "Yes brother, it is. Its time now so get off your ass and
lets go." Taiki stumbled from his small bed. Fujiwara was standing
next to him. He was wearing his blue white uniform with the "Faith"
symbol on the back in white. The body of the uniform was a darkish
blue and on the bottom of the sleeves where white spick like patterns
running upward. He wore a black fishnet shirt with his dark black
kimono. Fujiwara walked to the closet of their small one roomed home.
He slid open the door and took out Taiki's matching uniform and his
light gray kimono. Taiki walked up to Fujiwara who then took in hand
his clothing then quickly slide on his dressage. Fujiwara then went
up to his sword rack that was sitting on the floor next to his
bedding. He lowered and lifted up his black and red sheathed katana
as well as the matching wakizashi. He tied them to his belt then
stood there, ready for there upcoming night. Taiki as well went to
his sword stand and took in hand and tied to his belt his sword set.
Taiki looked up at Fujiwara and gave a slight smile. "Well Fuji, you
ready?" "Heh… always am, brother." Taiki nodded then walked to the
door and slowly slid it open then peeked out into the dark night.
Small faint lights lit the sides of the street showing a few people
sitting here and there on a corner. Taiki and Fuji then quickly
rushed out into the night, quickly running into a dark alley for
cover. Taiki went farther into the alley while Fuji stayed at the
opening of the alley peeking out into the open. Fuji then rushed out
of the alley up to another alley with Taiki right behind him. Taiki
then took watch. He saw in the distance four men walking down the
street, all four wearing blue uniforms and dress blue jean pants,
symbolizing them to be a local police brigade on patrol. "Hey Fuji,
wanna test out our blades on these simpletons?" "Heh. Taiki, you
don't want to stain your sword with government pigs blood now do
you?" He said giving a small laugh showing sarcasm. Taiki gave a
small laugh as well as he unsheathed his blade. "Lets get em bro!"
Fujiwara drew his blade as well. They both waited for their moment of
attack. The men walked until they came to one of the few houses that
where still light inside. They simply walked in. "Huh… what in the
world? Hey Fuji, they went into that local home. You think there
suppose to be there?" "Don't know but lets go crash their little walk
in and go see what their up to." They both ran swiftly to the edge of
the house. Fujiwara peeked into a window that had barely enough eye
peeking room. In there he was able to see three of the police and
part of one other person but he was unidentifiable. "Okay, on my
count…. 1…. 2…. 3… NOW!" Taiki rushed into the door followed right
next to Fuji. As they entered they both quickly took out one of the
policemen as if they wanted to fight fairly with the others. "What in
the hell?!?!? HEY?! Who the hell are you?" The other two policemen
drew their sabers. The other man drew a katana. "How dare you jump
into my home and kill a government official. Wait a second…." The man
stared at Fuji and Taiki then went into slight shock. "SHINSENGUMI?!
DAMN YOU SHOGUNATE DOGS YOUR ALL SUPOSE TO BE DEAD!" Fuji smiled
demonically. "Yeah, I guess we are suppose to be dead. Maybe we ARE
dead. He he he." Taiki laughed with him. The police then charged the
two, their sabers up. "Wow, thinking they can overcome us with wimpy
sabers." Fuji quickly went into Tennen-Reshen stance, lifting the
blade up into the policemen, their blades striking. Taiki dodged the
policemen's attack then glanced around. He saw a spear hanging above
the fireplace and went for it, grasping it in hand then pulling it
down. "I'm not to hot with a sword so I'll just use this for now. He
then lunged at his enemy police officer, pulling off a move that made
the policeman's saber fling out of his hands and into the wall. Taiki
then jabbed the blade of the spear into the gut of his enemy and
claimed the officer's death as his victory. "Hah hah. That's what I'm
talking about!" Fuji was messing with his enemy. He continued
blocking wimpy attacks while taunting the police. "Come on man.
Aren't you government pigs suppose to be great fighters. So kill me
already." "Damn it. Shut your face and die!" Fuji lunged backward
from the officer's supposedly strongest jabbing attack. "Wow, you're
starting to really bore me. Guess I'll just finish you off right
NOW!" Fuji quickly got into Gatotsu stance and struck at the officer,
his blade sliding right through his chest, another death. The other
man, owner of the house, stared at the two now seen as
murderers. "Damn you. Why the hell did you kill them?" "Well, where
big time Mejia Government haters. So where going to end the terror of
the ones who think modernization is what Japan needs." Fujiwara's
speech spread fear into the mind of the man, him being a Loyalist-
Exclusionist. The man quickly got into his sword stance. He looked to
be a master of Hokushin Single Sword Style, the same as the now dead
ex-vice-commander of the Shinsengumi, Kuisuke Yamanami. Fujiwara
stared at him in slight confusion.
"Vice Commander! Vice Commander Yamanami. Where is he?"
"Oh, Fuji…"
"Master Okita? Where is Yamanami?"
"He… committed…"
The attack was on. The man lunged at Fuji who was still in shock. The
blade was swung downward right above Fuji. CLING!!! Taiki was
standing right next to Fuji, the spear right above Fuji's head,
blocking the attack. "Damn it Fuji what's wrong with you?" "Huh… WHAT
THE?!" Fuji stared up at the crossed blades. "He, sorry about that
Taiki." Fuji then took up his blade and lunged it into the neck of
the Loyalist. He then pulled it out, blood spewing everywhere. The
corpse fell backward onto the floor. Fujiwara's eye gleaming
demonically, he took out a small napkin and whipped the blood from
his blade. "Well then, we best be go…" He was interrupted of the
sight of the fourth police officer staring at them from the back
room. The terrified officer ran for his life out the back door then
into the streets, heading back to the precinct. "Humph, guess we
missed one." Stated Taiki. "He, what a shame. Well we better continue
with our original plan." Fuji re-sheathed his blade then ran out the
front door, followed by the now spear using Taiki. They rushed down
the street, taking a right on the next road intersection. They ran
past Shimabara, the local whorehouse that was soon to be sold out by
the government. They past a few thrift shops then finally came to one
in particular, Masuya Thrift. "Damn shame this part of the city
wasn't burned to the ground." Taiki remarked. "Apparently so." They
busted down the boarded up door. The shop had close down because of
the death of Masuya. He had been hiding Choshu Loyalist in his shop
and they based there for a while till they attacked the city. Okita,
Koundo, Hijikata, Saito, Harada, Nagakura, and Todo where able to
infiltrate Masuya's shop and kill all who apposed. They began to
search the wreckage, Fujiwara taking upstairs and Taiki taking down.
Fujiwara found a few papers stacked on an end table in the back of
the main room. He lifted up the stack to see that they where nothing
but a bunch of sale papers. Taiki then came storming down the stairs.
In his hand was a small bag. "Hey Fuji check out what I found." He
opened up the small bag revealing almost 50 Ryo. "Check it out man.
Were gonna be fine for a while with this." bragging about his
discovery. Fuji glanced onto the ground. There next to the end table
was an abacus lying on its side.

"He committed Seppuku… I killed him with my own hands."
"But… Mr. Okita… why would you… WHY WOULD YOU DO SOMETHING
LIKE THAT?!"
"Because Fuji… because of the rules of the Shinsengumi."


"Fuji… dude are you all right?" Fuji looked back to his
friend. "Yeah.. I'm fine. Just… remembering of things back before the
war." "Man… don't think of such depressing things. It's not good for
you." "Well seems they refuse to get out of my mind." "Hm…" Fuji sat
down as well as Taiki in front of him. "Well what WERE you
remembering." "… When Yaminami…" "Oh… that… I remember that." Vice
Commander Yaminami. Everyone befriended him. Unlike his fellow
partner Vice-Commander, Toshizo Hijikata, Keisuke Yaminami was a kind-
hearted man who never really seemed to get angry. One day though, he
was getting fed up with how Hijikata was treating him and how the
Shinsengumi seemed to be getting out of control. He abandoned the
Shinsengumi, but was caught by Souji Okita. He brought him back to
Shinsengumi headquarters. Their Koundo made it final that Yamanami
were to commit seppuku, Okita being his second.
Seppuku is when a samurai is in so much dishonor that he decides or
is forced to take a small blade into his stomach. The person called
the second, in this case, Souji Okita, then beheads him to relieve
him of the pain of his now sliced open gut.

One, You must not stray from the samurai's code.
Two, Desertion is not permitted.
Three, You will not raise private funs without permission.
Four, You will not take up litigious matters without permission.
Five, Private conflicts are not permitted.
Those who defy these articles shall be sentenced to commit
seppuku without fail.

"Well did you find anything, Fuji?" Naw. Just some stupid sales
papers." "Oh. Well I guess we can head out now if theirs nothing else
here of use." Fujiwara and Taiki then stood up and walked to the
door. They walked out then began rushing back to their home. Once
there they disarmed then got back into bed. The sun was visible now
out from the window, slowly rising up to bring morning light.

______________________________________________________________________

Second part.

Samurai of the Shinsengumi
Meiji era Rounin


"Open up now!" A loud slam came from the door. Fujiwara's
eyes widened as he woke from the banging from outside. "Open now in
the name of the Meiji Police." Fuji looked over to Taiki. He was
awake as well. Fuji whispered, "Taiki, what are we to do?"
"Heh. Beats me. All I knows that we gotta get out of here and
fast." "Open up now or we will be forced to break down the
door." "Heh. You know Taiki… these Meiji fools are wimpy. If we as
Shinsengumi where after someone locked in a home or room we would
have broken down the door without saying word." "Hah!" They then both
quickly got from their beds and ran for their uniforms and
swords. "Lets get going." They then snuck out the back of their door,
seeing in front that the police had just busted down the door. They
both started running to the west, Fujiwara in front.

"Hey Souji, do you think me and Taiki will get as strong as
you one day?"
"Huh…? Well of coarse you two will. I bet you two will be
stronger then me and even Mr. Hijikata."
"Huh!? No way! That's imposable."
"Heh heh. Nothings imposable Fuji."

"So, Fuji, where on hell we gonna be stationing at
now?" "Don't know to tell you the truth, but it can't be here in
Tokyo. If we stay here the police will surly catch up with us one of
these days." "Damn it! We shouldn't have let that one police get
away!" They continued going past many houses down the street. They
made sure not to stray onto the main road knowing there would be many
other police out looking for them. They would be a prime look out now
in Kyoto until captured. They would have to escape to another city,
but where?

They made their way to the out skirts of town after five
minutes of non-stop running. They came to a gate and collapsed next
to it. "Damn Taiki… we… haven't… ran so… damn fast in… so damn
long." "Hah… its not… that… its only that you… are so out of…
shape." "Hah hah… really… funny." Taiki stabbed his spear into the
ground and leaned on it. Fuji was leaning his back to the gate. "Well
we better keep going. Its lucky us that theirs no one watching over
this gate during the day." Fuji looked up at the sun. He could tell
from its position that it was around noontime. He pulled out his set
of prayer beads and wrapped them around his hand and began to pray.
Taiki looked at him and sighed. "Why on Earth do you still pray to
Buddha?" "Because… its forever my second most important thing in
life." "Oh really. So tell me… I'm the first most important thing is
that correct." "… No." Taiki laughed. "Of coarse not. Samurai first
like same with me." "No, that's not entirely true." "Oh Fuji you
gotta be shit'n me. Don't tell me your still attached to your wife."
Fuji stayed in silence. While he and Taiki where living in a small
village outside of Kyoto for the time being two years ago, Fuji had a
wife who was killed during the 2ed year of Meiji. They where only
married for a year and bared a one and a half year old child. Both
his wife and his son where killed in a raid on their home after Fuji
was suspected for killing the local tax collector, which, of coarse,
was true. The tax collector was being ruthless and unjust. He was
taxing way more then reasonable and always had his way because he had
a group of bodyguard Ninjas. Fuji and Taiki both decided to take up
the sword, and spear in Taiki's case, and bring justice… old fashion
style. Fuji and Taiki lived because they where out for the moment,
collecting food from the local farm. When they came back, they saw
the bodies of Megumi, his wife, and Shintada, his son.

"Fuji… I was able to get over the death of my wife. How come
you cant?" "Because I refuse to. I know I will be with her again one
day." "Well yeah… you will… when you're dead!" Fuji glared at Taiki,
who was really starting to get on his nerves. Taiki's wife had died
earlier, in the 1st year of Meiji. She and him where married three
months before the war. They settled down in Mibu but shortly, Taiki
was called to battle with the 10th Unit. When the war was over, Taiki
came back to see that his wife, Toki, had died from a fatal case of
pneumonia. This brought him to a temporary insanity and he almost
killed Fuji but Fuji was able to get through to him after having a
spear in his side and a katana in Taiki's shoulder.

"Hey… Taiki. You want to go to Mibu for a while?" "Hmm… oh… I
don't know." Fuji took his prayer beads and slide them back into a
pocket in the inside of his uniform. "Well we have to go somewhere,
and fast." "Well I don't really want to go back to Mibu. Don't want
any bad memories to get to me." "Well, why don't we go to Edo!" "HAH.
Are you crazy? Okay A its now named Tokyo and B it's the capital of
the Meiji government. Walking into the capital wearing Shinsengumi
uniforms with swords strapped to our hips is like intentionally
walking into the gates of hell." Fuji stared at Taiki with a blank
look. "You nimrod… like anyone would know where there in the first
place." Taiki looked down at the ground. "Well what ever man. Its
your call." "Right then. We go to Tokyo. There, we can be two of the
very few Rounin there." "Yeah good luck with that." Taiki rolled his
eyes then took a firm hold of his spear then lifted it up out of the
ground. "Lets just get going now before we have more pansy's in blue
after us." Taiki slightly laughed at his own joke. Fuji stood back up
then began walking, Taiki following him. They where now on their way
to Tokyo, the capital of the Meiji Restoration, The Capital of modern
Japan.

"Mr. Harada!"
"Oh! Hey they're Taiki. What's up?"
"Nothing much. Hey could me and you spar?"
"What! Are you serious? You… want to spar with me… spear
against sword?"
"Heck no! Spear against spear"
"Hey now that's more like it. So you wanna be a spear fighter
like me hm?"
"Of coarse I do. You're the coolest guy here."
"Shucks, really. Your to kind just so to kind."
"Mr. Harada stop being so boosting and fight me!"
"Alright dude, simmer down. Ready? FIGHT!"

Taiki looked up at the sky then at his spear. He smiled at it
knowing he was king of all spear fighters in Japan, of coarse right
next to Sanosuke Harada. "Hey Taiki, you remember where Sanosuke went
to after the war?" "Beats me. All I know is he's settled down with a
wife somewhere with Shinpatchi living with him." "Heh, you could
never get those two jokers apart could you." Nope not at all." Taiki
stretched backward. He then gazed at his spear yet again. It was a
very nice and from the looks of it a very expensive piece of
weaponry. It had a smooth polished wood shaft and a sharp cross blade
at the top. There was a blue strap wrapped around the end and the
middle of the red colored shaft to allow a good grip. "Wonder how
much the poor bastard spent on this fine spear. Well too bad for him
cuz I have it." "That and he's dead so to sad for him as well." "Heh
heh. Of coarse." They where now coming up to a intersection of the
path. In one direction you could see that it lead to a sea road and
in the other direction it lead to Mibu. There was a sign that said
Mibu right and Tokyo left. "Well I guess where taking left eh
Fuji?" "That's right." Fuji turned left, Taiki of coarse right behind
him. Taiki looked backward to get a last glimpse at the once long
time home of his, Kyoto then looked down the path to Mibu.

"Well Taiki, where at the intersection. One way goes to Mibu
village and the other to the capital, Kyoto. Where are we to go?"
"I say we go to the capital. I bet we could find a great
opportunity to make so real cold hard ryo."
"That's true, so very true. Well Kyoto, make way cuz here
comes the two greatest samurai in the land."




End…
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