Hello all heres the next chapter to the story that ypu guys are just loving! apologies if this chapter seems rather short its just because I'm moving the plot along and that the next chapter is where the next arc of the story takes place with Montana and his punishment and continuing on with the story
I dont own kancolle
The rest of the day passed by more uneventfully with Eugen and Mercy enjoying themselves with telling stories from their own bases and laughing at jokes each other told. I couldn't help smiling at how everything seemed rather peaceful and how everything seemed to be settling down. As the sky grew dark, Eugen stretched and yawned. "Man, am I getting tired I think I'll...zzzzz…" She yawned before laying her head down and falling asleep.
Mercy gave a light smile, "I guess the adrenaline and excitement has finally run out." She pulled a blanket off her bed and placed it around Eugen. "Go on and head back its already getting late, I'll watch her tonight."
"Thank you," I said standing up and pulling my shoes on. "And thanks again for your hospitality."
"You're most welcome, come by anytime you feel like it." She smiled and waved as I walked out the door and out into the coming night.
"Seems you rather enjoyed yourself there." Absol said the moment I walked out the door into the twilight.
"Of course I did, what would you expect." I scoffed at him as I walked past the tree he was leaning up against.
"Well I thought you would have chickened out and spent it alone in your room which you still share with the Kriegsmarine." He laughed as he fell into step right next to me.
"Wow such faith you have with me." I rolled my eyes as I walked along the docks edge.
The breeze was light and warm as the moon sat full overhead, illuminating the area around in pale moonlight. Stars littered the dark sky as I continued on. I continued to walk with no particular direction, before coming to a stop at a bench that sat atop a hill overlooking the base. Absol sat on the ground next to the bench. "What are we doing here might I ask."
"I don't know possibly someplace to think." I sighed as I sat down on the bench.
"Think about what? What could possibly warrant this much thinking?" Absol laughed.
"Well many things, like how I fucked up this base with the Admiral, the stupid endangerment I did with Burke and Eugen and just so many other things." I said as I stared at the ground slumping forward.
"Well it is your fault for fucking up." Absol said in a sarcastic voice.
"Wow thanks for making me feel better." I retorted.
Absol laid down in the grass and stared up at the sky and stars laughing to himself as he drew pictures in the stars above. "Ha that one looks like a dick." He laughed from time to time.
"So immature," I sighed as Absol continued to laugh.
As the moon rose higher, Absol got bored and sat down on the bench next to me. He groaned and laid his head back and stretched his arms. "Are you going to move at all at any time soon?" He groaned hitting me in the arm.
"I have no plan on it." i said smiling slightly at how annoyed and impatient he was becoming.
"Well I'm getting rather bored with all this sitting here and doing nothing bullshit." He groaned, sitting and rubbing his hands together.
"Absol shut up and leave me be to this." I sighed.
"That's easier said than done dipshit." He sneered. "You know I'm getting rather tired of seeing you mope around and being depressed and shit. You fucked up that much is clear. Grow a pair and accept responsibility for your fucking actions." His temper began to rise. "You wallow in self pity so much that you need a sharp stick up your ass to snap you out of it!"
I could feel my temper rising as well. "Well then where the fuck were you!? Where were you when I needed your strength to fight them huh!? Where the fuck were you!?"
"You ungrateful little shit! If it wasn't for me you would be dead back on that base and those girls would be their fucking slaves! I got you out of that fucking base after you fucked up and got them captured!" Absol yelled now standing up and standing in front of me, his eyes a cold ice blue and the flame effect blazing furiously.
"You fucking nearly killed everyone there!" I started to yell with tears beginning to come to my eyes when suddenly I heard footsteps behind me.
Turning around, I saw a girl with silver hair coming up the hill. "Oh I'm sorry, I didn't realise someone was up here." The girl said in a kind and gentle voice.
"Oh no it's alright." I sighed as I collapsed back down on the bench.
"Is it ok if I sit down?" She asked.
I nodded and she sat down on the far end of the bench. "You're Montana right?" She asked after a few moments.
I nodded and wiped the tears from my eyes quickly. "Yea, and what's your name?" I asked turning to face her.
"Fifth division carrier Shoukaku." She said with a smile and holding out her hand.
I shook her hand and looked down. "So what are you doing here at this time of night?" I asked.
She shrugged and smiled, "I don't know I just felt like going for a walk. I heard you yelling as I came up the hill, were you talking to someone?"
"Um no, I was just talking to myself." I said quickly.
"Oh ok." She smiled and looked at the moon above. "It's rather lovely tonight isn't it?" She said with a smile.
I took in a deep breath and looked up at the moon. "Yeah I would agree it is rather lovely tonight."
Thats when I noticed Absol next to me was actually staring at Shoukaku. "Thats odd, Absol isn't making any comments about her." I thought to myself.
"So how are you liking our base?" She asked after another minute.
"It is rather fun if I give my honest opinion, but I think I may have ruined my chances here." I said sadly looking down.
"How come?" She asked giving me a curious look.
"Well, I recklessly endangered people on this base with a stupid decision I made." I said not meeting her eyes.
"Hmm and I guess that the Admiral was rather upset with that." She said in a gentle voice.
"Yes, and I expect that when the Admiral gets back I'm going to be shipped off somewhere else." I said starting to wring my hands together.
"Well I can assure you that the Admiral won't transfer you to another base." She said reassuringly.
"What do you mean?" I ask looking up at her.
"Well the Admiral is adamant on discipline and that actions should not go unpunished, but the Admiral isn't that harsh with no one has ever been transferred from the base as punishment. So I can assure you that you aren't going to be transferred." She gave me a reassuring pat on the shoulder. "And I don't think the girls here would ever actually allow the Admiral to do that either way."
Shoukaku stood and I heard Absol take a breath. I looked over at him and I actually had to stifle a smile and a laugh. Absol was staring intently at her with a sort of interest that I had never seen drawn onto him. I looked back at Shoukaku as she brushed some hair over her shoulder making it wave in the moonlight and giving her a regal sort of appearance. I looked back at Absol and his face began growing a unnatural shade of red and to my surprise his eyes seemed to dim slightly from the ice blue.
"Is he actually interested in her?" I thought to myself as Shoukaku stretched.
She turned to me and gave me a warm smile that seemed almost motherly. "It's getting rather late, I think that I should be heading back to the dorm and hope that Kaga and Zuikaku are done arguing." She sighed and smiled.
"Wait what were they arguing about?" I asked as I stood up as well.
"Just performance things, those two bicker like a cat and dog, but they are rather close." She laughed slightly.. "Well I better get going I hope you enjoy the rest of your night Montana." She bowed and turned to start walking down the hill.
"Go with her." Absol hissed at me.
"Why?" I asked him confused, then I saw his face and his expression made him vulnerable. I couldn't help but give a sly smile. "Oh now's my chance to get back at him." I laughed to myself.
"Fine I'll go with her." I sighed as I started down the hill after her. I caught up to her in a few moments and she gave me a look of surprise.
"Oh, are you coming this way as well?" She asked.
"Uh yeah I just wanted to keep talking, I get a feeling of calmness when I talk to you." I said smiling sheepishly, "Don't get the wrong idea." I added quickly.
Shoukaku just smiled and laughed lightly, "It's alright the Admiral has said that a lot when talking with me as well as numerous of the girls here." She sighed. "Quite a few of the girls here have said that I'm quite motherly like Hoshou is to the carriers."
"I can see that motherly instinct in you." I complimented her earning a smile from her.
"Thank you Montana, you seem like you're quite a nice guy." She said sweetly.
Absol stifled a laugh as he walked on Shoukaku's left. He was examining her up and down looking at her face, hair, butt, and he spent a while staring at her breasts. "She is almost heavenly." I heard Absol murmur to himself in a very unnatural way that was not part of his character.
"So how are things here at the base in your opinion?" I asked her as a way to start the conversation again.
"I believe that everything is going rather smoothly, as our Admiral prepares for the future events and threats of the Abyssals, though after Midway, I think we are going to be relaxing a bit more." She laughed as we came to a stop in front of a building that was mostly dark except for one light, where two voices could be heard arguing with each other.
Shoukaku sighed, "Seems they're still at it." She turned to me and bowed. "Thank you for walking me home, but I should go and settle things between them." She smiled and waved before walking into the building.
After she had left I turned and walked a distance away before stopping and turning to Absol with a smile on my face. "Is someone in love?" I teased.
His face went bright red that it seemed almost an unnatural color. "No...I'm not."
"You were checking her out weren't you? I mean I saw that look in your eye that wasn't being focused on just sex or whatever." I laughed. "Oh this is golden! You actually have a soft side! And here I thought you were just a flat out prick."
His face grew an even brighter shade of red before he gave me a death glare and vanished. I smiled and started walking back to the Kriegsmarine building. "Oh the psycho maniac has a crush." I chuckled to myself as I continued to walk in the pale moonlight.
Well who knew Absol had a possible soft side, possibly even human? and he seems to have caught an interest in shoukaku wonder how that will play out? Well continue to like and fav this story and I'll keep posting new chapters! Be sure to review to and I'll see you all in the next chapter