Last Exile
Title: Shore Leave
Author: Stelok
Pairings: Claus/Alister, Mullin/Lavie
Genre: romance
Rating: PG
Morning at Silvana's vanship hangar
Lavie Head worked on her and Claus's vanship which had suffered heavy damage from one of their earliest encounters with Silvana. Claus and Lavie had been accepted into their crew after proving their worthiness by fighting the Guild.
Lavie had just learned that the vanship didn't belong to their fathers but to Alex Rowe who had accompanied them to Grand Stream. However, she held on to their belief that it was their vanship.
She wiped her forehead with an arm, looking proudly at the vanship.
"Good morning, Lavie," Mullin's voice came from behind her. The redhead spun around to stare at Mullin Shetland dressed in mechanic's overalls, holding two cups of coffee and two sandwiches on a tray with two hands.
"Hi, Mullin," greeted the redheaded girl.
"I thought you might be hungry so I brought you breakfast," Mullin explained.
"Thank you, Mullin." Lavie smiled. She recalled that Mullin had been inducted into the mechanic crew after he bragged about knowing how to fix vanships.
Lavie chowed down her sandwich, followed by Mullin's eating his food. When she looked at him, she was surprised by his gloomy look.
"What's wrong, Mullin?" she asked.
"Eh?" Mullin stared at her in puzzlement.
"You don't look cheerful today. You look like gloomy," she observed.
"Well, the truth is I am not exactly happy with my position at Silvana," he answered.
"Why not?"
"Because I am a musketeer and I miss being a musketeer," he said.
"I see," she responded.
"Why don't they have musketeers aboard Silvana?" he sighed.
"I don't know, Mullin. You ask Alex Rowe."
"I might."
"Hey, thanks for the breakfast."
"No problem, Lavie."
"Hey, Mullin, I was wondering if I could ask you a favor,"
"Yes?" he inquired.
"Remember, we will stop at some refueling station by noon?"she asked.
"Yeah, so?"
"So will you come with me on shore leave?"
"I'd be honored to," Mullin said with a smile.
"Great. Meet me at the airlock as soon as we dock at the station," Lavie laughed.
At noon in the gym
Both Tatiana and Alister were exercising and pulling weights until they heard the announcement from the intercom that the Silvana was going to be docked at a refueling station.
"Hey, Tatiana?" Alister called.
"Yes, Alis?"
"I am going to be on a shore leave at the station. Care to join me, Tatiana?"
Tatiana shook her head. "No thank you. I'm continuing my exercises here. You go ahead."
Alister frowned and her shoulders sagged but she replied, "I see."
Again, Tatiana turned down Alister's offer of a shore leave. But the navi was still undaunted by her friend's refusals. 'Someday, I will get Tatiana to join me on a shore leave,' she thought.
Then she returned to her quarters and changed her clothes.
Airlock at noon.
Lavie was about to wait for another minute when she spotted Mullin coming right towards her.
"You're on time, Mullin," Lavie said, giving a wicked smile. "Let's go."
"Yes, Lavie," he gleefully said.
They began to exit the Silvana into the station.
Alister's quarters
As Alister stepped out of her room, she collided with a blond boy. She realized it was Claus afterwards.
"I'm sorry, Claus," Alister said.
"It's all right, Alis. You ok?"
"I'm fine. Thank you."
"I see, Alis. I'd better go," Claus said. She nodded.
As Claus started to walk, Alister pondered who might be her company. Suddenly realization struck her mind. She just found the right person to find.
The teenage pilot was already five meters from Alister but was still within the hearing range so she called Claus' name.
"Yes, Alis?" Claus whirled around.
Alister rushed to his side then stopped. She asked, "Claus, um, where are you going?"
"I'm heading for the mess hall," came his reply.
"I see. Would you mind change your plans and go with me to the station on a shore leave?"
Claus stared at her in astonishment. Then he pondered over her offer at the moment. Then he told her he agreed to her invitation.
Alister smiled and said, "That'd be very great."
Then they began to walk and head for the airlock.
At the station's promenade
Strolling around the promenade with her date, Lavie spotted a sign that labeled "Casino & Bar".
"Let's go to that bar," Lavie suggested.
"Sure," Mullin agreed.
They entered the bar only to be caught by surprise at the sight of blue- uniformed soldiers.
"Soldiers of Anatoray," Mullin commented.
"Ignore them. They don't know who we are,"
"You're right, Lavie," Mullin agreed. "Want me to buy you water?"
"Sure. I'd love to." Lavie smiled.
They went to the bar counter and Mullin ordered "Bartender, two drinks of first water."
"Aye. Two drinks of water coming."
The bartender gave them the two glasses of crystal water.
"This looks good," Lavie commented.
"Let's drink, shall we?" Mullin asked.
"Yeah," she replied, lifting her glass and swallowing the contents. Then she wiped the mouth with her hand and declared, "This is good."
"Ditto, Lavie." Mullin nodded in agreement.
"Hey, bartender. Does this bar have any animal races around?"
"Of course. It's in the back," the bartender answered.
"Thank you." Mullin said. He turned to Lavie. "Shall we see the race?"
"Yeah, Mullin."
When they began to head for the animal race, they didn't notice Alister and Claus enter the bar. Neither did the two blondes see Mullin and Lavie.
"This looks a bit rowdy," Claus commented, looking at the bar full of soldiers.
"You could say that again," agreed Alister.
"Can I buy you a drink, Alis?"
"I'd be happy, Claus." Alister nodded and smiled at him.
They went to the bar and ordered two drinks on Claus's tab.
"Oh, man, this first water tastes good," Claus said as he licked his lips.
"I agree," came Alister's reply.
"More water?"
"Sure, Claus," she laughed.
Claus smiled at her.
"Two more drinks," he ordered.
To be continued.
Title: Shore Leave
Author: Stelok
Pairings: Claus/Alister, Mullin/Lavie
Genre: romance
Rating: PG
Morning at Silvana's vanship hangar
Lavie Head worked on her and Claus's vanship which had suffered heavy damage from one of their earliest encounters with Silvana. Claus and Lavie had been accepted into their crew after proving their worthiness by fighting the Guild.
Lavie had just learned that the vanship didn't belong to their fathers but to Alex Rowe who had accompanied them to Grand Stream. However, she held on to their belief that it was their vanship.
She wiped her forehead with an arm, looking proudly at the vanship.
"Good morning, Lavie," Mullin's voice came from behind her. The redhead spun around to stare at Mullin Shetland dressed in mechanic's overalls, holding two cups of coffee and two sandwiches on a tray with two hands.
"Hi, Mullin," greeted the redheaded girl.
"I thought you might be hungry so I brought you breakfast," Mullin explained.
"Thank you, Mullin." Lavie smiled. She recalled that Mullin had been inducted into the mechanic crew after he bragged about knowing how to fix vanships.
Lavie chowed down her sandwich, followed by Mullin's eating his food. When she looked at him, she was surprised by his gloomy look.
"What's wrong, Mullin?" she asked.
"Eh?" Mullin stared at her in puzzlement.
"You don't look cheerful today. You look like gloomy," she observed.
"Well, the truth is I am not exactly happy with my position at Silvana," he answered.
"Why not?"
"Because I am a musketeer and I miss being a musketeer," he said.
"I see," she responded.
"Why don't they have musketeers aboard Silvana?" he sighed.
"I don't know, Mullin. You ask Alex Rowe."
"I might."
"Hey, thanks for the breakfast."
"No problem, Lavie."
"Hey, Mullin, I was wondering if I could ask you a favor,"
"Yes?" he inquired.
"Remember, we will stop at some refueling station by noon?"she asked.
"Yeah, so?"
"So will you come with me on shore leave?"
"I'd be honored to," Mullin said with a smile.
"Great. Meet me at the airlock as soon as we dock at the station," Lavie laughed.
At noon in the gym
Both Tatiana and Alister were exercising and pulling weights until they heard the announcement from the intercom that the Silvana was going to be docked at a refueling station.
"Hey, Tatiana?" Alister called.
"Yes, Alis?"
"I am going to be on a shore leave at the station. Care to join me, Tatiana?"
Tatiana shook her head. "No thank you. I'm continuing my exercises here. You go ahead."
Alister frowned and her shoulders sagged but she replied, "I see."
Again, Tatiana turned down Alister's offer of a shore leave. But the navi was still undaunted by her friend's refusals. 'Someday, I will get Tatiana to join me on a shore leave,' she thought.
Then she returned to her quarters and changed her clothes.
Airlock at noon.
Lavie was about to wait for another minute when she spotted Mullin coming right towards her.
"You're on time, Mullin," Lavie said, giving a wicked smile. "Let's go."
"Yes, Lavie," he gleefully said.
They began to exit the Silvana into the station.
Alister's quarters
As Alister stepped out of her room, she collided with a blond boy. She realized it was Claus afterwards.
"I'm sorry, Claus," Alister said.
"It's all right, Alis. You ok?"
"I'm fine. Thank you."
"I see, Alis. I'd better go," Claus said. She nodded.
As Claus started to walk, Alister pondered who might be her company. Suddenly realization struck her mind. She just found the right person to find.
The teenage pilot was already five meters from Alister but was still within the hearing range so she called Claus' name.
"Yes, Alis?" Claus whirled around.
Alister rushed to his side then stopped. She asked, "Claus, um, where are you going?"
"I'm heading for the mess hall," came his reply.
"I see. Would you mind change your plans and go with me to the station on a shore leave?"
Claus stared at her in astonishment. Then he pondered over her offer at the moment. Then he told her he agreed to her invitation.
Alister smiled and said, "That'd be very great."
Then they began to walk and head for the airlock.
At the station's promenade
Strolling around the promenade with her date, Lavie spotted a sign that labeled "Casino & Bar".
"Let's go to that bar," Lavie suggested.
"Sure," Mullin agreed.
They entered the bar only to be caught by surprise at the sight of blue- uniformed soldiers.
"Soldiers of Anatoray," Mullin commented.
"Ignore them. They don't know who we are,"
"You're right, Lavie," Mullin agreed. "Want me to buy you water?"
"Sure. I'd love to." Lavie smiled.
They went to the bar counter and Mullin ordered "Bartender, two drinks of first water."
"Aye. Two drinks of water coming."
The bartender gave them the two glasses of crystal water.
"This looks good," Lavie commented.
"Let's drink, shall we?" Mullin asked.
"Yeah," she replied, lifting her glass and swallowing the contents. Then she wiped the mouth with her hand and declared, "This is good."
"Ditto, Lavie." Mullin nodded in agreement.
"Hey, bartender. Does this bar have any animal races around?"
"Of course. It's in the back," the bartender answered.
"Thank you." Mullin said. He turned to Lavie. "Shall we see the race?"
"Yeah, Mullin."
When they began to head for the animal race, they didn't notice Alister and Claus enter the bar. Neither did the two blondes see Mullin and Lavie.
"This looks a bit rowdy," Claus commented, looking at the bar full of soldiers.
"You could say that again," agreed Alister.
"Can I buy you a drink, Alis?"
"I'd be happy, Claus." Alister nodded and smiled at him.
They went to the bar and ordered two drinks on Claus's tab.
"Oh, man, this first water tastes good," Claus said as he licked his lips.
"I agree," came Alister's reply.
"More water?"
"Sure, Claus," she laughed.
Claus smiled at her.
"Two more drinks," he ordered.
To be continued.