Setting: European style. 16th/17th century
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Between Love and Lust

Ah, here we are. Home, sweet, home… my pretty little town perched on the edge of the sea. Full of hustle-bustle, trade, taverns, and most importantly, pretty girls. Luckily, girls in the town of Rosada are always at least semi-pretty. Must be the water. Oh, what a waste it must have been when I was gone. Girls taken by grimy old men, tsk, what a pity. Oh well, at least I'm back to enjoy it all!

A lean figure sporting a dark blue and gold military coat leisurely walked through town, winking at any girls she caught sight of. Some blushed, some felt a pull on their heart, and some were just pulled on the arm by their boyfriend. Even though the ship had just arrived, Major Natsuki Kruger was among the first to leave ship. She was made for combat on land, not sea, damn it.

The Vivaldian war had lasted two years. Two years fought gruelingly over land and sea. Slowly but surely, the country of Lucio, along with its allies, Astarius and Caracci tired out their enemies and slowly pushed them to defeat.

Hmm, this must be a new tavern. I don't think I've ever seen it before. What better to cure a little seasickness than alcohol! The Maiden's Bottle, eh? Sounds charming.

And so Natsuki sat down in front of the outside bar, exhausted from her trip. There were several men sitting some seats away from her chatting away and people coming and going down the street. Contenting herself with the breeze from the ocean, Natsuki barely noticed someone coming to serve her.

A woman with dark brown hair and eyes the color of the midday sky walked over with a smile on her face. Natsuki was stunned. Sure, girls here are cute, but this woman was gorgeous! She could barely tear her eyes away when the woman was getting her beer. Full breasts that were perfectly shaped and a butt that just begged to be grabbed!

"Here you go." And a sugared smile.

"Ah, thank you." Natsuki raised her glass to take a sip. Finally, good beer that she hadn't had in two long years.

"I heard that our soldiers were coming back, but I didn't know it would be this soon. Thank goodness it's all over so we can live peacefully again. What do you think about it Miss…?"

"Kruger. Major Natsuki Kruger." A tip of the hat. "And yes, I couldn't agree more. We can finally sleep on mattresses, eat and drink properly again! It's nice to be back in civilization." Not to mention how hard it was to look for a decent looking woman to bed.

And so the conversation went on jovially. Natsuki found out the woman's name was Rena Sayers. She was the daughter of the tavern's owner and she was 24, 4 years older than Natsuki. And most importantly, she was Natsuki's next goal for bed.

Suddenly startled by a chill on her neck, Natsuki turned around to see if anyone was watching. But all she found were passersby walking along. Turning back around, she dismissed it as being paranoid from war and resumed flirting with Rena.

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No, it can't be her. She's back already?

My love, it's been two long years since I've seen your beautiful face. How you've matured… you're even more captivating than before…with that slightly roughened look and officer's jacket. I've missed you so much, yet I doubt that you even know me.

It's been so hard on me, hoping you would come back unscathed. Realizing that I might never see you again when I've never even approached you before! So I've decided. I won't let you go anymore. This time, I'll gather up my courage to face you, and I will make you mine.

She gave one last look of longing before turning to walk back down the alley. Her long brown locks gently blown about by the wind as she planned her moves carefully.

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Notes:

Let me know what you think, readers. Sounding alright so far? This is only the prologue so future chapters will be much longer.

Thanks for reading.

P.S. Alcohol does not help seasickness, but we'll just pretend it does for Natsuki.