Chapter 29 – She's back


Aya opened her eyes to total darkness surrounding her.

"Kuuuro…"

"Yes, Mistress?"

"What's the time?"

"It's a few minutes past five, go back to sleep, please."

"Kuro… Did you go on a rampage again? I have the feeling you did…"

"Yes, Mistress, but I felt that was the best for you."

"Did anyone get hurt?"

"Anybody? No. Anything? Yes!"

"Oh, good to hear… So, I'll be dozing off I guess…"

"Your two friends have huddled up with you for the whole night."

"Heheh, I know, Kuro, I know…"

"I bet your man has been lonely."

"Oh… Yeah… Poor Kola… I intended to…"

"Reproduce?"

"Go to hell! I just wanted to make out with him a bit, just like… the day before yesterday…"

"Pardon, Mistress, but I always have this weird urge to help you pass on your genetic material..."

"Kuro, if you sabotage me one day, I'll tell on you!"

"Please don't!"

"Then be a good dragon, and leave my sexual life alone."

"Yes, Mistress…"

Aya closed her eyes and decided to nap a bit of time.

Wunstorf Air Base, Karlsland

January 22, 1983

0350 CET

A blonde beauty was looking at herself in the mirror. She was putting on a black pressurized suit, and because after the technicians would seal it off, she made sure that her breasts were sitting under it nicely.

"Frau Generalleutnant, are you ready?" a voice came from outside the room.

"Yes, pretty much, Jürgen!"

She took the helmet that was part of the suit with herself and exited the changing room. A twenty-five year old Leutnant was waiting for her in the corridor.

"If I may allow myself, you look stunning in this suit, Frau Generalleutnant."

"Heehee… You're always there to compliment me, my faithful adjutant," the woman said with an honest smile.

"Jawohl!" he responded briskly with a slightly red face.

They entered the hangar, where the technician was already waiting for them near the necessary equipment. The suit was first sealed tightly, just after the blonde put on her helmet. After pressurizing, the technician said, "Druck normal, alles gut, Frau Generalleutnant."

"Danke sehr," she answered with a voice muffled by her helmet.

Then, she approached a table where a big duffle bag was lying just like that, alongside a parachute. She picked it up, and then Jürgen asked, "Are you sure you're doing the right thing, Frau Generalleutnant?"

"Don't worry about me, everything is under control. Now go back to bed and get some sleep. Actually, get a few days of leave, the papers, in blanco, are signed on my desk."

"Thank you! Ulrike will be happy!"

"You have to care about your wife, not that her pregnancy is coming to an end. Bye now."

"Aufwiedersehen!"

She took the parachute, and walked out into the cold, dark night, lit only by the exterior hangar lights and the landing lights of the perfectly clear runway. The sleek, black KVKU EF-152 Himmelssucher was waiting for her with an opened hatch. Once she walked in, the intercom sounded with the voice of the pilot.

"Gutten Morgen, Frau Generalleutnant. It so seems that you're dead serious about this trip."

"I'm dead serious about everything I do. Now, lock that hatch, and let's go."

"Jawohl. Locking hatch, please stand clear."

The hatch started closing itself, and once it was closed, the pilot said, "Pressurizing cabin."

A hiss could be heard, and the air pressure around the woman rose.

"Everything ready, Frau Generalleutnant. Please seat yourself, and we'll be going."

"Understood."

The woman took a seat, buckled up, and relaxed.

"This will be fun."

She looked at the container that was just at the end of the ramp, with its own parachute attached. She affixed the duffle bag she had with herself to the container.

"And this will be even funnier."

Lebyazhye Air Base

Bedroom

0700 MSK

Katie opened her eyes and sat on her bed. After yawning for a prolonged period, she looked towards Ellie's bed. The Leh was sitting on the bed and looking at the window in a deadpan manner.

"Hey, Ellie, good morning."

"Hi, Katie," she said monotonously.

"Thinking about the letter, huh?"

"I didn't have the time to ask Aya whether she delivered it…"

"I patted her coat when I had an occasion, nothing there."

"Oh, you dirty spy you…" Ellie smiled slightly. "Do you think he read it?"

"I bet he did, if Aya gave him enough incentive. And nukes aren't falling on our heads, so I guess he didn't escalate things."

"Heh, yes… I hope today will be calmer…"

"Yeah, geez. Yesterday was just too much. First a boring trip, with an interlude in the form of a shabby show, and then Aya going ballistic on the Neuroi."

"And Marie getting her nose broken, and almost dying from a hit afterwards…" Ellie sighed

"She probably used up her quota for bad luck till the next century," Katie snickered.

"Or into the next generation," Ellie smiled faintly.

"Yeah, yeah… Now what should I do now that I'm awake?"

"Go watch some TV. Maybe there's something meaningful on."

"Good idea. Ugh… I have the feeling that today will be a bad day after all…"

"Don't jinx it, stupid."

Bedroom

0720 MSK

For the second time today, Aya opened her eyes. First, she looked to the right, and surprisingly, she saw that Sieglinde was still sleeping. Therefore, she turned to the right, and saw that Nami was smiling at her.

"Ohayo, Aya."

"Heehee, morning, Nami."

"How are you feeling?"

"Good, I guess. You're worried about me after yesterday, right?"

"Mhm…"

"Nah, Kuro leaves me pooped, but after a good night's sleep, I'm fresh as a daisy."

"Good to hear!"

"What's good to hear?" Sieglinde mumbled and hugged Aya tightly.

"Come on, Sigi… You cuddled me through the whole night…"

"Heheh…"

"Oh, Aya, wake up Elsa, she's on cooking duty for breakfast."

"Ah, okay… On it."

Aya silently peeked over the edge of the top bunk. Elsa was sleeping away as if nothing in the world mattered. Remembering yesterday, Aya poked her cousin's cheek and dove back under the bunk. She carefully looked back, but she saw no change. After another round of poke-and-hide, Aya sighed and straddled on the oblivious Elsa. She started to mash up her face, making such grimaces that made her giggle.

"Bwuuh, Ayuh, shtop…"

"Are you awake, Elsa?"

"Yuh…" Aya moved over and let Elsa sit. "Uh, Aya… My cheeks hurt… But I see you're okay."

"Mhm," she nodded.

"That's good. Oooookaaaaaaaay…" she yawned. "Time to go on duty… What a drag… At least I'll get to know Marie and Katie a bit better."

"Always look on the bright side of life," Aya mused.

"Heh, just don't start whistling now."

"Heehee, I won't, I promise."

Marie woke up on her own, but as she saw Aya, she averted her gaze.

"Hmm? Oh… I might have an idea what that's all about…"

Aya looked to her right, and she saw a swift movement of the blanket, and Giulietta totally concealed by it.

"And that, I don't really know… Kuro, methinks you messed up a bit more than I anticipated yesterday… Don't apologize!"

She returned to her bunk, between Sieglinde and Nami.

"Will you two go to your own beds already?"

"No!" the two cheered and double-teamed Aya.

"Oh, you two are the worst!" Aya squirmed around in the clutches of the two.

"Kids to the umpteenth power…" Angela sighed from her bunk.

"You can say that again, sister…" Elwyn mumbled.

Corridor

"The three sure are a nice bundle," Elsa smiled. "Marie, why are you so gloomy today?"

"I did some thinking, and my confidence sank like the Titanic," she sighed. "I can't look Aya in the eyes… I only caused trouble…"

"Meh, don't be beaten down by it. Shit happens all the time," Elsa patted her on the shoulder.

"But I got hurt because I didn't shield myself and…"

"Oh shush! Aya had to heal me too after a crash, and nobody even said a bad word."

"She did?"

"Yeah. Bout half a year ago my Striker failed when I was approaching to land. It all happened so fast that nobody even reacted, and since I was in the back of the formation… Well… I guess the clamor of me tumbling down the concrete runway caught their attention…"

"Oh my…"

"Both of my arms, my left leg, and probably my ribs were broken, so it was serious shit. Thankfully, that is when Aya's healing Final Art decided to get active. She healed me in a snap, hugged me, and fainted. And as I said, literally nobody said a bad word – our instructor, our superiors, Aya, Sieglinde, or Angela. Because there are things you can do, and things you can't do. Bah, they even praised me for pushing Aya forward!"

"Oh my… That's deep coming from you… I… I mean…"

"Heheh, it's okay, many perceive me as a ditz. I got… what… ah, a hundred and forty IQ, but I prefer to be a cheerful girl, not some kind of stuck up intellectualist."

"It takes a genius to play an idiot I suppose… Thank you for you kind words, Elsa. I'm really at ease thanks to you. Now I can definitely apologize to her!"

"Heh, no prob! Now, let's hurry, or Katie will wipe the floor with us!"

They ran into the dining hall, and Katie upon seeing them moaned, "Finaaaaally… There's literally nothing on the tube right now, and even if, it's in some gibberish language…"

"We're here to please!" Elsa cheered.

"Heheh, I hope you won't take it the Giulietta route?"

"Nah!" Elsa waved her hand lazily.

"So, Elsa, I guess you're skilled in cooking?"

"Yuh, pretty much. Not as much as Aya, but I wouldn't starve."

"And you, Marie?"

"Um, mostly soups."

"We will work something out then. Oh, is your shoulder okay?"

"Yes, it's like new," Marie smiled.

"Cool! To the kitchen then!" Katie cheered and turned around.

Bedroom

"Hey, snuggle muffins; I think it's slowly time to get dressed," Shinobu said from the side of Aya's bed.

"I concur," Angela added.

"They are right…" Aya said quietly. "Scoot, both of you."

"You don't love us anymore, Aya…?" Nami asked with puppy eyes.

"Oh stop, Nami. Shoo, I want to get dressed. You too, Sigi."

"Yeah, going," she said and jumped over to her bunk. "Oh? Hey, Peshi, Pesky or how it's pronounced, get out from under that blanket of yours."

"Nobody will hurt me?" Giulietta asked afraid.

"Why the fuck would anyone want to hurt you? I mean… Oooooh…" Sieglinde realized something suddenly. "No, she won't hurt you, don't worry."

"You sure?"

"Get out or I'll hurt you myself!"

"Wah!" Giulietta immediately dropped the blanket and sat straight.

"Much better," Sieglinde said with a satisfied face.

Giulietta looked at Aya, but after they made eye contact, she quickly turned away and started dressing herself.

"I think I know what's going on with Giulietta… Thanks, Sigi!"

Aya started dressing herself, and at the same time, Elwyn whispered to the Romagnan, "Hey, what's wrong?"

"Nothing…"

"It's about yesterday, right?"

"Sort of…"

"Ehhh… Suit yourself."

After everyone was ready, the whole bunch led by Shinobu landed in the dining hall.

"Hey, Elsa!" Sieglinde shouted.

"Wha?" she answered from the kitchen.

"I hope you don't want to poison us?"

"If I wanted to poison you, you'd be dead without knowing it!"

"Good to know, I'll let you taste my food first!"

"Hahaha!"

"Now, now, I see you're all in high spirits?" Ellie asked as she came in behind them.

"Yes ma'am!" Sieglinde answered with a smile on her face.

"Good! Nothing like good motivation to work!"

"Heh, thanks…"

"Now, where is our favorite polar bear…" Ellie pondered and peeked out into the corridor. "Ah, there he comes. Katie, when?"

"A minute or two, get ready for breakfast!"

Kola got into the room and said, "Zdrastvujcie, rebiata."

"Heehee, zdrastvuj," Aya giggled and ran up to him.

Kola smiled wryly and patted her on the head, "Now, much better. So, are you okay?"

"Mhhm…"

"She's fine and dandy," Elwyn said. "At least she looks and behaves like it."

"Eeeeeellliiiiieeeeee!" Katie moaned from the kitchen.

"What is it?"

"We're low on supplieeeees…"

"Oh snap… We'll have to go to Kamyshyn again…" Ellie sighed. "Okay girls, get seated, and let's eat. I guess you'll have a job again today, Aya."

"Oh… Well… Last t-time was… bearable…"

"Then you'll have to bear a few more hours," Ellie winked.

/-/

Ellie observed Aya and her friends all the time during the meal, and she came to a conclusion.

"Aya, Giulietta."

"Yes?" both asked curiously.

"You'll both go for a supply run."

"Eh?" Giulietta tilted her head with her mouth opened slightly.

"Get those corn cobs out of your ears," Katie said.

"I won't let this happen!" Sieglinde yelled. "I can't let those two go together without supervision!"

"Can it, Sieglinde," Ellie said firmly. "I have decided."

"Ugh… Yes ma'am…" Sieglinde replied sourly.

"Katie, write up what we need. I'll write you two some tips and directions. Go get dressed, and we'll meet in the lobby."

"Yes ma'am," Aya and Giulietta stood up and went out.

"So… We're together… Alone… On a m-mission…" Aya said quietly.

"Errr… Yeah…" Giulietta said from behind her.

Both went into the bedroom, put on their warm coats and caps, and when they were going out, Sieglinde shot a glare that could kill if it was possible at Giulietta. And surprisingly, she totally ignored it.

"The hell!"

Sieglinde grabbed her shoulder and whispered, "Do anything to Aya, and I'll make sure you won't be able to grab anything."

"Yeah…" she responded apathetically.

The Karlslander raised an eyebrow and before letting Giulietta go, she whispered,

"Don't be afraid of her."

"This is weird… She's really afraid of Aya now… But maybe that will bind her hands, heh…"

The two went on to the lobby and waited in absolute silence. Whenever Aya shot a covert look at Giulietta, the latter already had her gaze averted. Ellie came in after a few minutes, and she handed over sheet of paper to Aya saying, "These are directions, and here…" she pulled out an envelope. "Here is your money for the trip. If something is left then… hmm, treat it as a bonus. And don't rush," she winked.

"Yes ma'am!" Aya cheered.

"Now, off you go. Take the truck and bon voyage!"

They trotted off, but as soon as they found themselves in the lobby, Marie ran out after them from the bedroom.

"Aya, please wait!"

"Oh?" Giulietta asked surprised. "Ah, I think I know what this is about… I'll wait outside…" she said quietly and moved on.

"What…" Aya wondered as she looked at Marie coming in fast. "Uhm…"

Marie grabbed Aya's right hand and shouted, "I'm sorry, Aya! I'm sorry you had to witness my weakness! I'm sorry you fainted! I'm sorry you couldn't eat supper yesterday!"

"Ah… Well…" Aya slowly said with red cheeks. "I… It's nothing… You're okay… I-I'm okay… A-At least I know my magic works, heheh… So… Uh… Train diligently!"

"Thank you, Aya!" Marie cheered and gave her a surprise smooch on the cheek, and ran away.

"Hoho…" Giulietta said not so quietly from the outside, whilst peering inside through the door. "What a fiery apology!"

"I… I don't know… I don't know w-what t-to think…" Aya said and shook her head. "Ah, we have to go!

"Uh, yeah…" Giulietta's previous mood sprung back on. "You first…"

They went on towards the truck. When Aya got in, she saw that the Romagnan had placed herself as far as possible away from her.

"What gives? Ugh… I won't make a scene right now…"

Aya turned the ignition key, and drove off. However, just after Lebyazhye itself, she pulled over violently on the side of the road. After taking a deep breath, she asked, "What's wrong?"

"I… I don't know what you're talking about…" she answered while looking away.

"Is it… Is it about yesterday?"

Giulietta bit her lips for a few seconds and she said, "Yes…"

"Oh… Did I hurt you? Please t-tell me!"

"You… You scared me…" she answered with her voice trembling.

"How did I scare you?"

"You… You looked like some diavolo… And… And you appeared before me so suddenly… And your eyes…"

Aya grabbed her jaw and forced her to look into her eyes, "What eyes?"

Giulietta winced, but she looked at Aya's di-colored eyes and said, "Y-You know… Red…"

"Are they red now?"

"N-No…"

Aya smiled and said, "Then why are you scared?"

"I… I don't know… Huh? Why was I scared actually?"

"I don't know either," Aya grinned.

"Thanks Aya… I behaved like a total idiota…"

"I… I s-suppose you could be afraid… I saw a picture of K-Kuro when he p-possesses me…"

"Scary, huh?"

"Heh, yes… Like a demon from hell…"

"You haven't stuttered so much right now, how does that work?"

"Oh… If I like someone I stop stuttering…" Aya said with a small blush donning her cheeks and she turned on the engine. "W-We have to go!"

"So she doesn't stutter when she likes somebody… So Aya likes me? Wow! Bene!"

In a few minutes, their truck stopped before a shop under a sign with пекарня written on it.

"What's this place?"

"The sign reads out as pekarnya, which means bakery."

"Ah. What are we buying?"

"Bread, stupid!" Aya giggled. "And maybe some rolls."

"Ugh, where did my brain go… Heeere, Brainy!"

"Hahahaha!" Aya laughed and exited the car.

They both entered the store with a bell ringing above them when they did opened the door. There was nobody beside a lady in her thirties, wearing an apron.

"Zdrast'cie," she said.

"Um, zdrastvujcie," Aya said. "W-We want to buy s-some bread."

"You are from the military, da?"

"Y-Yes ma'am."

"Fine then, then we're stocked. How much?"

Aya read off the amount from the paper she had, and the clerk answered, "Doable. Mishaaaaa! Zahadi (get over here)!" she then looked over at Aya and said, "Pay up front, according to this," she pointed out at a piece of paper glued onto the wall with prices written over it. "No haggling."

Aya gave her a bill, and got some change in return. Then, a lanky man with a beard that could be a bird's nest came from the door behind the counter.

"Da?" he asked.

"Devushki, do you have a vehicle?" the clerk asked the girls, receiving a nod in return. The woman ordered him to load a set amount of bread and rolls into crates and load their vehicle up. "Show him where it should all go."

The two went out, and stood by the truck.

"Did you see how the shelves were empty?" Giulietta asked.

"Centrally p-planned economy… T-They produce just enough… O-Of course except for the military and… friends…" she said the last word with a sour face.

"Never heard of it," Giulietta said with a straight face.

"Because you're living i-in a d-democratic country with a f-free economy."

"I really do sometimes forget that…" she sighed. "If I lost my freedom, then I would remember that I was free…"

The door opened, and the bearded man came out with a stack of crates filled to the brim with bread and rolls. He peeked through a hole in the stack and asked, "That your machina?"

"Yes…" Aya answered.

The man silently approached the truck from the back and loaded it up quickly.

"Be sure to return the klety next time."

"Yes sir," Aya said, and when the man returned inside, she continued, "Let's go."

"Where to now?"

"Many places…" Aya sighed. "It s-seems that our commander w-wants to buy out half the town."

"Heheh… She said not to rush, let's use that to our advantage!"

"O-Okay!"

Thus, the two continued their supply run not bothering about hurrying. Aya was surprised by how much money was left after they finished, so she said, "We'll b-buy something and g-give back the rest."

"Sure is nice of you."

"My family is rich…" Aya mumbled.

They bought themselves some lemonade on the way back, and at the same place, only on the other side of the road, Giulietta said, "Stop."

Aya looked a bit distrustfully at her, but she pulled over.

"Aya… Did you ever ask yourself about your sexual orientation?"

"Ehhhhhh?"

"I'm serious now."

"Errrr…" Aya's cheeks started slowly reddening. "I k-kinda always knew I was s-straight…"

"How fortunate… First I was straight, then, after some girl-on-girl action with a beautiful Colonel, I went lesbian until now…. But… I think the me now isn't the proper Giulietta… I think I might be turning straight again, and I'm confused and scared at the same time…"

Aya looked at the trembling Romagnan, but she quickly placed her hand on her left thigh and said, "Just ask yourself what your heart tells you to do. Take some time to think, if not today, then sometime else. Ask the commander for some time off, so you can reaffirm your sexual identity."

"Wow, not a single stutter again… Ugh, Aya… Damn you, now the next thing I wanted to do feels awkward…"

"W-What is it?"

"Sieglinde told me to do it so… Aya, I promise I won't violate you in your sleep, or do it forcefully when you're conscious."

Aya stared at her with a deadpan face and answered, "Errrr… Ehhhh… Well… Um… Thanks I suppose?"

"Wee! Accepted!"

"W-Where did that come from?

"I wanted to hug you while you were sleeping yesterday, but Miss Panzerfaust just went "Oh hell no!""

"I see… Well… Sigi is overprotective, but she's a good girl. You sh-should befriend her."

"I'll try."

"She's bi."

"I'll try harder!" Giulietta shouted with enthusiasm.

"Hahaha!"

"Heh… Ugh… Now I want to do something else…"

"Hmmm?"

"Please let me fondle your boobs!"

"Waaaaaah!" Aya jumped away, slamming with her back against the door.

"Crap… That was too sudden… Sorry, I said nothing, let's go…"

"Okay…" she mumbled.

"Hmm?"

"I s-said it's okay… I owe you one for that scare…"

"Really?!" her eyes sparkled.

"Yeah… Just once!"

"Oh boy oh boy oh boy!" Giulietta rubbed her hands together. "Hey, you don't have to take your clothes off; I'll do it with them on!"

"W-What kind of sick s-skills do you have?!"

"Skills passed down from generation to generation! Turn around, Aya, it will be easier."

"O-Okay…"

Aya turned her back to Giulietta, and she immediately felt as two warm hands crawled up her sides. She shuddered, but she didn't peep a sound. Aya felt as the Romagnan's hands started slowly and delicately feeling up her breasts.

"Ooooh… What delicate boobs… But…" she started weighing them in her hands. "Also firm! Wow, Aya, you're a genetic wonder!"

"Heheh… My training also had this effect…"

"Hmmm… Yess… You know what? I'm satisfied," she said and pulled out her hands from under Aya's clothes."

"Already?"

"Yup! A true Lucchini can gauge the quality of a good boob in an instant! More is just unnecessary perversity… Maybe if you were veering off a bit to that side… Well, maybe I would fondle them a bit more…"

"I… No, no, I'm straight…" Aya almost whispered. "I want Kola…"

"You WANT him?" Giulietta asked with a smug smile. "Ain't that honest…"

"B-B-But something is telling me to wait… I… I don't know what to do…"

"Do the same as you advised me – wait, think, and then act."

"Heh… Maybe that's the key…" Aya sighed and resumed driving.

Airspace over the Orussian SFSR

21,000 meters ASL

"Thirty seconds, Frau Generalleutnant!" the pilot's voice sounded from the intercom. "Please prepare yourself!"

"Verstanden," the only passenger of the plane said.

She took the leash tied to the container near the ramp, and stood up. A red lamp lit up, and the ramp started opening with a hiss, and the air inside escaped violently.

"Ten seconds!"

The woman took a few deep breaths, and once the pilot said, "Los!" she jumped out into the clouds, with the container following her. She calmly fell down towards the earth, with hands beside her, speeding like a rocket, accelerating only using the laws of physics.

"Why didn't I do HALO jumps when I could? This is fun!"

Once a countdown that she had been performing in the back of her head finished, she looked at her altimeter, and just then, the needle went into the red zone.

"I have to play it straight, or Toshiro will want to mangle me for messing around."

She pulled the cord of her parachute, and a small ring inside of the containers leach at the same time. Two parachutes popped out, and her descent was slowed down considerably. She looked down and saw a truck entering a small town near an airbase.

"I spy with my little Aya… Heh…"

Lebyazhye Air Base

Aya stopped the truck in its parking spot, and then, Giulietta said, "Say, Aya, do you see what I see?"

"Where?"

"There, to the north!"

Aya concentrated, and indeed, she saw a shape approaching.

"Paratroopers? Here? Now?! Giulietta, be careful, okay?" Aya said and drew her pistol.

"Right!" Giulietta did the same.

As the figure came closer, they saw that one of the paratroopers was a big container with a parachute attached.

"Huh? The paratrooper looks like a woman…"

The woman pulled the leash of the container, and the chute fell off, making the container fall into the snow. She herself detached her chute when she was a few meters from the ground, and she landed doing a perfect front flip.

"Go!" Aya commanded.

The two ran towards the woman with their pistols raised, and Aya shouted, "Helmet off, identify yourself!"

The woman slowly grabbed her helmet, and after pressing a few buttons, she pulled it off with a hiss. She revealed her pretty face, with a storm of blonde hair falling on her body.

"Hiyaya," she said calmly.

"Alissa!" Aya roared and jumped forward.


Who can that Alissa be, huh? Some should probably know already, heheh…


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