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Kruger had instructed us to warm up as per usual without her to properly set up our exercises for the day. It was my turn to lead the squad in counting out and switching stretches. As we counted off our 32st jumping jack, a strong voice that I hadn't heard in almost one month carried over to me.
"Alpha Team! In formation!"
Immediately, we scrambled to carry out General Fumi's command.
And executed perfectly, I might add.
Surveying us, as she walked toward our 18-person platoon, I noticed there was another person trailing slightly behind her.
Keeping my eyes past the sky straight ahead, I heard a voice that could have been drizzled in honey and rose petals and would have sounded the same.
"Ara, ara, what a fine group of women BGen. Kruger has assembled."
A light laugh was heard.
"Oh MajGen Viola, it will be even better now that you're here."
Thanks, Fumi. I thought we had been doing pretty okay until now. Bitch. WAIT. Viola? As in the second half of our officers, Viola? Holy shit, if this woman is half as good as Natsuki, we're going to be in for absolute hell.
I quickly counted up the ranks in my head.
..Colonel, Brigadier General, Major General, Lieutenant General… SHIT. Viola is BETTER than Natsuki! WE'RE FUCKED.
Apparently I had missed whatever the MajGen replied because Fumi laughed lightly once more.
Viola's voice, I noticed, had a strange accent to it.
"And who is presenting as the head of this company?"
I stepped forward immediately. Even though Natsuki preferred things a certain way, I had a feeling it didn't apply in front of the General of the entire fucking World.
"Staff Sergeant Nao Zhang, presenting, in the stead of our Brigadier General Natsuki Kruger, ma'am."
"At ease, SSgt Zhang." She sounded amused.
Holy fuck, does this outfit only recruit excruciatingly beautiful women?
Major General Shizuru Viola was fucking gorgeous. Her features were those of an aristocratic elegance. Instead of Natsuki's viridian, Viola had startling eyes of ruby red. Instead of barely concealed rage and energy, this woman, probably a couple inches taller than Natsuki, had pools of untapped energy. Just beneath the calm surface of her features, there was some sort of animal lurking within her.
I almost shivered in fear. Almost. Instead, I shifted to at ease and leveled a steady gaze on her.
She smiled at me widely.
She sees right through me. Fuck.
"Well, I will leave command of this unit to you, Major General."
"Thank you General."
The two women turned and saluted one another, the pink haired woman walking off, back to HQ tent.
Viola quickly scanned our squad unit. Locking eyes with Alyssa, she addressed her.
"Lance Corporal Searrs, on what beat of the dining hall do you wipe your mouth?"
"Uh, T-The twenty fourth beat, ma'am!"
Alyssa sounded a little frightened next to me. I felt Miyu on my other side tense up. And apparently, those crimson eyes missed nothing.
"Something to address, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Greer?"
"No, ma'am."
Nodding, this gorgeous woman slowly inspected our unit and began to speak.
"My name is Shizuru Viola. You may call me Shizuru or Viola. It is my hope that you accept me as a comrade and officer of yours. As far as I can see, you are an excellent unit. For one month, it is impressive to fall in at attention in 4.6 seconds. For that I commend you all."
Shit, she sounds like she's trying to seduce us. And she timed us. This woman knows her shit. Not bad.
"At ease, soldiers."
We shifted as one.
"Ara, ara. Such cohesion. You are an impressive group. That is very promising indeed." She smiled.
She walked like a panther on the prowl. Slowly, deliberately, every moment had a purpose. And she seemed to be enjoying herself immensely.
"Tomoe Marguerite?"
"Ma'am?"
Tomoe's voice came out level, but it was the same voice she used when she had a great hand in 5 card draw.
"Ara, ara, you are cute. Now, I would like to ask you a few personal questions."
"Y-yes, Major General."
"Please, Tomoe. Shizuru or Viola."
"Yes... Shizuru."
She sounded meek.
Holy shit, what is happening to Tomoe? She's one of the most cutthroat bitches I know. I really admire that about her!
"Good girl." It sounded like she was smiling, but I couldn't tell, Tomoe was farther down the line.
"Now, how has my Natsuki been treating Alpha team? Hm?"
MY Natsuki? The fuck? I was just imagining that right? Right.
Marguerite clearly was having the same problem in her line of thought. She got it together though.
"Very well, Shizuru, ma'am."
"Ara, don't be shy Tomoe, please feel free to speak your mind with me."
I couldn't hear an immediate response so I quickly slid my eyes over to her and widened them considerably.
Viola was leaning very close to Tomoe and had a finger on her jaw to force the teal haired woman's grey eyes into her own. The poor warrant officer seemed to need a moment to compose herself.
"W-well. We work until each of us vomit. And we do everything together. We haven't moved on to combat skills though. Only strength training and endurance…. Ma'am."
Tomoe blushed as Viola's eyes sparkled into hers.
"Ara. I would love to see just what kind of endurance you have, my girl." The woman practically purred.
I could feel myself get a little wet, just listening to that beautiful mouth talk dirty. I felt bad for Tomoe.
This woman is sex on skin. I swear to god this entire company is going to break rank and turn into an orgy. Sweet Jesus, let that be her next order.
I realized that she was now addressing the entire team again.
"I must apologize to you, my comrades, I was quite busy on an urgent mission that I could not avoid. I was successful, thankfully. But I regret not being here for you. I have just gotten off the plane from Cairo, and am here now to join you. Can you tell me where your General is, Nao?"
I almost stuttered, those eyes are so disarming.
"Natsuki left me to set up our training simulation." I managed with an air of arrogance.
Good. You sound much more like yourself. Good Nao.
"Ara? So she is Natsuki to you? Very interesting indeed."
It was the first time I had seen her with a serious expression since she arrived and I almost shit my pants. Before I had to answer though, I was saved by the General in question.
"Shizuru?"
I turned to look at Kruger, her face a shocked expression and her head cocked to the side, like she couldn't believe she was awake.
The golden haired woman in front of me seemed to melt. So softly I almost couldn't even pick up what she said, she whispered.
"Na-tsu-ki…"
Even though I barely heard her, it seemed like the green-eyed goddess could. Because Kruger shook like the other woman had shouted at her, and snapped out of whatever funk she was in.
"SHIZURU!"
Her face was brighter and more excited than I'd ever seen it. She smiled with all her beautiful teeth and ran to the taller woman in front of me. She stopped like there was some sort of force field surrounding Viola, and her brilliant expression waivered.
For whatever reason, they stood there and stared at each other for a full three heartbeats, just looking with matching smiles. Then, Shizuru's smile hitched up and turned a little devious, making Natsuki look away with a rueful smile and she glared at the ground.
I shifted deliberately.
Both their eyes turned to me, and I tried to ignore them both and become the perfect soldier.
Kruger cleared her throat.
"Alpha team, let's show Viola what we've got."
"Yes ma'am!" was shouted.
It was a strange sort of energy that propelled us all to the record times that we achieved that day. It might be that Kruger herself pushed her own limits, because Viola was the only one who could rival her. Maybe it was because we actually did want to impress our new general. It could have been that Tomoe beat even Mikoto and Akira in finishing. Whatever it was, Viola was the center of its momentum.
The woman herself was a machine. Combined with Kruger, I'd never seen anything like it. Before, Natsuki would explain what to do and wait for us to figure it out, then join it. Today, she and Shizuru demonstrated. They possessed unbelievable power. They were clever, and stronger than I could've thought.
All in all, it made my heart burn with a determination to do.
So today, Alpha team grew a little stronger, and we all could feel it.
As we all lay, exhausted after a cargo mile sprint, Viola stood next to Kruger, both barely labored in breath.
That's it. They're fucking robots. This shit is ridiculous.
"Ara, I believe that's quite enough for today. Very well done everyone. I believe it is time for showers now, yes?"
Kruger nodded her dark head.
"Wash partners are roommates today. Dismissed."
Half of us groaned on the ground while the other half hauled ass up and helped the other.
I grabbed Haruka's massive frame and playfully tossed her over my shoulder in a fireman's carry.
"Put me down you stupid fucking!- ah!"
"Careful what you wish for Armitage!" I winked and sped off, hoping to get Yukino to block myself from Harkua's rage, laughing madly.
The mousy little brunette was walking toward the shower tent and chatting with Alyssa.
Found you!
Running for my life, because Haruka had every capability of pounding me, I swerved around Alyssa and gripped Yukino from behind, who squealed.
Being as dense as she was, the growling blonde didn't realize that she had to stop to not hurt her precious and meek roommate and instead accidentally slid into Alyssa, bowling her to the ground.
Oh my God, I'm fucked! That idiot! Miyu and the general are going to destroy us both!
As I thought, Haruka couldn't get herself up before she was thrown off of Alyssa by a super-pissed looking Miyu.
"Ara. What a cute scuffle we have here."
Viola had come on the scene just as Alyssa and Yukino were going to calm down their respective roommates. Everyone froze and looked a little sheepish. I was just cursing Yukino's lack of height to hide me.
Behind the tawny haired general, Kruger was smirking at us all. But they both seemed to be deeply amused.
My head whipped forward as Mai smacked me in the back of the head.
"Idiot." She growled.
And just like that, everyone dissolved into tired laughter and trudged the rest of the way to the showers.
Kruger had said it was roommate wash day. Which meant Mai and I are together. I was dead tired and intended on letting Mai scrub a limp Nao today. Everyone sort of quieted as the soothing ritual of undressing settled in our bones, the day's activities finally weighing down on us.
I took the lead and washed Mai first. I got a sick, perverted thrill washing my roommate. Her body was perfect. She was silky smooth and her figure curved in all the amazing ways. Plus, her boobs were amazing and she had extremely sensitive nipples. It wasn't her fault, but it was her fault for being so fucking cute when she bites her lip. I tapped her body parts to tell her to move them. Through the wash cloth, I could feel every sinew of study muscle in her body. She worked hard, and cared about everyone and it'd be a lie to say I didn't care about her.
We talked in our tent sometimes, okay? Fuck off.
I liked that she trusted me to help her wash and it was almost therapeutic for me to watch her enjoy herself. I quit reminiscing on why I'm a pervert and let her rinse off. We switched, and I let myself go loose in her hands. Suddenly though, she stopped.
I opened my eyes and looked at her to complain when I followed her eyes, and saw what everyone else was staring at.
The Generals.
Shizuru had a washcloth and was behind the smaller, leaner woman, stroking Natsuki in long, soapy passes. From her neck, her shoulder, and down her arm, underneath it and back up again.
It wasn't odd because it was gentle, or because it was slow. It wasn't even strange that they weren't talking. It was almost insane to watch because they both had their eyes closed. Eyes closed, with faces so peaceful they could have been asleep. It was like watching a dance. I couldn't fucking tell who was moving who. They just flowed, Shizuru dipped with the cloth, and Natsuki moved with her. The smaller woman shifted and the taller one glided along, not missing a spot. How well do you have to know someone to know their body that thoroughly? I didn't even know if I could wash myself blind.
I felt like I was intruding.
Shit if I didn't feel like a pervert about Mai, now I feel like a visual rapist.
They weren't pressed close together; they weren't even touching besides with the cloth. But still, something about it said they had been doing this for a long, long time.
That first day, Kruger did say she and Viola were in the same squad together. Wow. That was probably a while ago.
I was shaken from my thoughts by Mai, who passed over my abdomen with the washcloth, albeit a lot more gentle than before. We locked eyes together and shared a strangely soft smile.
All right, what in the fuck did they put in this water? Nao Zhang doesn't do soft smiles.
When we all finished, I just wanted to sleep. Most of the Alpha girls agreeded with me, including Mai.
A group of us, including the generals, and a handful of other roommate pairs chatted together until the tents were reached.
I flopped down on my cot and Mai turned our lamp off. I was starting to feel weight sink into my limbs when the tent on my left turned on, casting a perfect projection of shadows onto my tent wall. It was only startling because it was the last tent in our row, and that had never happened before. Kruger had never made a sight nor a sound until now.
And boy, were there both a plenty tonight.
"Shizuru."
I could hear my commanding officer crystal clearly. Damn cheap tents.
"Ara… my Natsuki."
Shizuru sounded sad for some reason. I looked at my wall and saw two shaped, one taller than the other, paces away. Their profiles were facing each other.
"Shizuru… Why didn't you call? Write? Send a message? ANY sort of communication at all?" Krugers voice had gone from a whisper to a barely controlled shout; I'd never even heard her raise her voice before.
I look to my right, and see Mai laying on her cot, staring right back at me. My gaze flicks to the wall as the taller shadow steps hesitantly toward the other, and the smaller taking an equivalent step backwards.
"I couldn't risk it, Suki."
"DON'T. Call me that… Don't. You couldn't risk letting ANYONE know that you were alive, Shizuru? Is that what you couldn't risk?"
Krugers hands were balled, and Viola was wringing her own in a nervous-looking fashion. Shit, Viola and nervous. She even sounds scared.
I'd be too. The day I piss of Kruger is the day I'll be digging my own shallow grave.
There was silence. And then much, much softer.
"I thought you were dead for the past two months Shizuru. What in the hell did you expect?"
Holy crap, I had no idea Viola had been gone that long. Wow. No wonder she was pissed; Kruger thought she'd have to do all of Otome by herself!
"Natsuki, we both knew Mashiro wanted payment for assigning us both to Project Otome. This is the deal I proposed to her. Natsuki we have the next four years together."
Apparently Kruger didn't know what to say to that. I didn't even know what she was thinking because I couldn't see her facial expression.
"Together"? "Payment"? "Mashiro"? What in the fuck is going on?
Whatever Kruger's face said, the taller shadow relaxed in posture and took a slow step forward. Then another. And finally one that put her in the personal space of the shorter shadow.
I watched as one hand connected to an opposite hand at waist level, and one of Shizuru's hands lifted, hesitated, and blended into the shadow of Kruger's face.
"Oh God Shizuru…"
It was whispered.
Then one face lowered, and another raised, and the profiles of each woman mixed together and disappeared in each other.
I froze.
Did they just… Are they…
The figure shifted and light appeared in a lopsided heart at their necks, like their foreheads were together and they were breathing each other in.
"I missed you so much, my Na-tsu-ki."
"I missed you too."
The faces molded together once more for heartbeats, as I stared. I felt like if I moved an inch some kind of spell would break.
I watched and listened, half horrified, and half terribly turned on as my commanding officers kissed and murmured and started to shed clothing, the outline of their bodies becoming slimmer until they were assuredly naked.
The generals flipped and pushed and flipped once more onto a cot that was probably 5 feet from my own.
Seriously, they're going to do it with the lights on? That's just kinky… Oh my god that is so not what I should focus on right now.
Legs, arms, noses, lips and breasts were outlined against my tent wall as I lay there and was forced to witness my two most influential people have sex right next to me. And I did hear it all. I heard every sigh, every slick movement, every pant, muffled groan, creak, lap, nuzzle, moan, all of it. There was no way I could miss so many high whines and cut off screams.
And where would I be without the deafening silence after it all? I would be lost not to hear the gentle brush of skin on skin in the dead night air.
"I love you so much, my Natsuki."
A deep breathe.
"And I love you, Shizuru."
A long gap spreads across the quiet.
"Don't you ever pull that shit again, do you hear me?"
Shizuru's perfect boobs bounced in shadow-form as she laughed.
"Ara, I certainly will try my best as long as Staff Sergeant Zhang doesn't get too friendly with you, my love."
If I was frozen before, I was a marble statue now. What in the ever-loving fuck was that woman talking about?
"Nao?"
Kruger sounded just as confused as I felt. Well, almost. I was still trying to get over the fact that apparently my two badass generals were in love with each other, and had just fucked about 4 rounds worth right next to me.
"Ara ara. It's more serious than I thought. She's already Nao is she?" Her tone was clearly playful and I breathed my relief as quietly as I could.
Natsuki rusked a deep laugh.
"You've been here for one day and already decided which ones to take your jealously out on? Zuru, play nicely."
Whoaaa. I did NOT sign up to be THAT woman's punching bag. If it's true, I can kiss my ass goodbye.
Thankfully, Viola only chuckles.
R&R
With Much Love,
Konstantine