Prompt: Sanada/Yukimura, space pirates
Rated: PG-13
Yukimura's fingers trailed up the side of Sanada's stomach, along the scars and reminders of a life they abandoned.
They were rising stars of the Federation, graduating top of class from the military academy. The Yukimura of that life commanded his first ship with Sanada by his side. Yanagi and the others joined them and they quickly became one of the best teams for Federation missions across the solar system. Covert and official operations, they've done them all. All for a government that betrayed them. Yukimura frowned when his hand passed over the permanent mark left behind by that incident, and Sanada shifted in his sleep.
The Federation sent them on a suicide mission and they had barely escaped with their lives. The young captain didn't understand why at the time, but now older and wiser, he knew that it was all just politics. His promotions and accolades threatened certain factions in the military so rather than groom him for top leadership, they decided to dispose of him. Officially they had succeeded — his team was marked as Killed in Action, a sacrifice for egos and insecurities. Fools and cowards the lot of them.
Yanagi's voice on the intercom interrupted his thoughts and stirred Sanada from slumber. "Approaching Heifong Colony. ETA 20 minutes."
Yukimura smiled as Sanada rubbed his eyes and yawned. "It's rare that I'm awake before you. Did I tire you out that much last night?"
Sanada only replied with a "Tarundoru," the tips of his ears tinged with red. Chuckling, Yukimura gave him a quick peck before getting up and grabbing his clothes. "Come on, that Atobe Corp. shipment isn't going to steal itself."
The old men at the Federation were fools. He would've made a brilliant general but being the solar system's best space pirate wasn't bad either.
