AN: Yes it has been awhile and I apologize. I've been very busy with school. But now is summer vacation and I can write! Ok I removed the first chapter of this I wrote because it was way too short…and c'mon ya needed a twist .
Chapter
9
It was a bright morning birds were on Sousuke's balcony chirping. He had fallen asleep on the couch. He opened his eyes slowly and stretched as he looked around. Mao had returned to the base a week before so he was alone. Sousuke sat up and looked around his bare apartment anyone would think it was odd that the only thing that was in the apartment were basic items that anyone would need to survive. There was nothing more and nothing less. He stood up and looked out the window across the way he could see Kaname through her window. She was cleaning the glass on her windows
.
"What
has gotten into her?" Sousuke mumbled to himself.
"She's
never awake this early…" He stared at her and sighed opening the
door to see how the temperature was. Kaname paused with the cleaning
rag on the window and waved to him with her free hand. Sousuke nodded
to her and waved as well stepping out for a brief few seconds. It was
quite hot outside the kind of hot you wouldn't expect it to be
until mid day. Sousuke stepped back inside and yawned going to his
kitchen and making some breakfast. Just as he sat down to eat his
doorbell rang. He sighed looking at the food and then to the door.
He got up and being as cautious as he always was opened the door
slowly. Kaname stood on the other side she was smiling as she placed
a kiss on Sousuke's cheek and walked in. Sousuke watched her and
shut the door.
"Good
Morning Kaname…" He said as he walked back to the kitchen.
"School is over…we should do something fun…like…" She
paused. Sousuke ate the eggs he had prepared as he listened to her.
"Like go to the beach!" Kaname said with a smile she was in a
very good mood now that all the stress from the school year was off
of her mind. Sousuke put his fork down and blinked. He remembered
what happened last time they were at the beach. Kaname got taken by
that stupid guy and he had pissed her off …that incident involving
a watermelon. Sousuke sighed and nodded. Kaname looked at him and
walked over to the table. She messed up his hair a little and sat
down near him. He took a deep breath and then nodded.
"Yes.
The beach sounds…uh…good." He said just so he didn't take her
out of the good mood. But thoughts of being alone with Kaname at the
beach were now filling his mind and slowly changing the thoughts he
had from the last time they were there. Sousuke finished eating and
yawned as he looked at her.
Kaname had
moved to the couch sitting and waiting for him.
"…Next week
ok?" She asked as she stared at her pocket calendar. Sousuke
paused for a second thinking maybe the sooner the better since he
might get called for a mission at anytime.
"Uh Kaname?" He
said as he put his plate in the sink and walked out to the couch.
"Can we possibly leave tomorrow?" He sat down next to her. Kaname
blinked.
"Well…I'm going to have to get some stuff today
then. I figured I would give you a little more time to pull yourself
together since…I remember what happened last time we went to the
beach…uh…yeah I'm sorry about that whole…bat thing…and what
ever else I hit you with…" She laughed nervously and looked to
the floor. Sousuke nodded a little he hadn't been expecting her to
apologize and he realized now since that time he had improved with
certain areas of common sense that he was lacking.
"Yes. I
think I'm ok to leave tomorrow. Because…well I might end up in a
really odd place next weekend or week for that matter." He looked
at his cell phone and sighed. Kaname looked at him.
"Are you
leaving?" She asked with a concerned look. She hated it when he
left for missions and most of all when he was gone for extended
amounts of time.
Sousuke shook his head and crossed his arms
staring straight ahead.
"Don't know…but as you know
sometimes they call me at really inconvenient times. So I figured the
sooner…the better." He looked at her.
Kaname blinked and
nodded.
"Sure well…I better start packing then…" She
stood up and messed up his hair as she walked by.
"See ya
later." She left the apartment. Sousuke let out a breath he didn't
realize he was holding and stared at the door for a few minutes. He
had never seen Kaname this happy and it was starting to make him a
little nervous. What is with her? He thought still staring at
the door zoning out quite a bit he was startled when his doorbell
rang.
He walked over to the door and opened it slightly to see
Kazuma standing outside.
Kazuma
held up the newest issue of the Japanese AS Fan and was smiling
maniacally.
"It's finally here!" He shoved it into
Sousuke's hands and laughed. Sousuke blinked and nodded a little.
"Yes I saw it in the store yesterday. I was going to get it but I
didn't have any spare money…" He skimmed through the magazine
and stopped at a few pages that caught his eye.
"I read it all last night, I'll let you borrow it for awhile…I have to go develop some film I'll see you around Sousuke" Kazuma said as he waved and started down the hall.
Sousuke
shut his apartment door and put the magazine down on his table he
went to his bed room and picked up a duffel pack he had laying on the
floor. He began to fill it with things he would need for about two
weeks which would be the amount of time they were staying at the
beach. He didn't pack anything that wasn't needed and he didn't
pack anything less than what was needed. When he finished he put the
bag down near his door and looked around one last time. He had heard
that Kurz was somewhere just outside of town as he picked up his cell
phone and dialed his number.
"What?" Kurz picked up the
phone.
"…Kurz I need a car here by…uh…" Sousuke looked
at the clock. "0700 hours" Tomorrow morning." Sousuke said as
he looked out his balcony door.
"Not a problem Urzu 7" Kurz
replied and hung up. It was now early after noon and the it was even
hotter outside than it had been earlier. He decided to go wander
around downtown for awhile but just as he reached his door his phone
rang. He turned back to the table he had left his phone on and
picked it up.
"Sagara here…" He said heading out the door
again.
"Sergeant we need you here in three hours pick up will be at the
train station in twenty minutes." Sousuke froze in his steps he was
half way out the door this time. He knew it would take him exactly
twenty minutes to get to the train station and he wouldn't be able
to spare anytime to go talk to Kaname. He picked up his packed bag
for the beach and sighed walking out the door. As he walked down the
side walk he got odd looks from others. They found it quite strange
that he was wearing a long sleeve military jacket in 88 degree
weather. Sousuke wasn't fazed by them as he continued on his way
to the train station. Upon arrival he was lead to a car and driven
about 20 miles away to the heliport.
Sousuke felt like tearing his
heart of his chest and tearing it in half as he got out of the car.
This is exactly what he was trying to prevent from happening but it
ended up getting in the way anyway. Sousuke was flown back to the
sub and immediately went to Kalanin's office to receive his mission
briefings.
"Sergeant, Welcome back. You are being sent to Lebanon to destroy a
terrorist group as well as find two missing persons that they have
taken captive. You will leave first thing tomorrow morning so get a
good nights rest. The captain would like to see you."
Sousuke
nodded and saluted taking the file Kalanin had handed to him and
proceeding out the door to the main control room. He opened the door
quietly and stepped in.
There stood Captain Testarossa twirling
her silver hair around her index finger.
"Mr. Sagara!" She
said her eyes seeming to catch more reflection.
Sousuke stood at
attention as she took notice of him. She smiled and nearly ran over
to him.
"How
are you?" She asked brightly.
To tell you the truth I would
like to strangle you for making me come back here at such an
inconvenient time…Sousuke thought clenching his hand in a
fist.
"I'm fine Ma'am" Sousuke said in his normal tone.
Tessa smiled and handed him a soda she had gotten from the machine
before.
"I'm not going to drink it…so you can have it."
She said knowing it was his favorite soda from the vending machine.
Sousuke
nodded. Great can you give me my beach vacation with Chidori back
too?
Upon being dismissed Sousuke walked to his cabin by this
point very angered he kicked open the door.
"OW!"
THUD
Sousuke blinked looking behind the door. Mao was
there.
"My…apologies Ma'am…" He said shutting the door
and helping her back to her feet.
"I told them not to bring you
back but they wouldn't listen to me…" She said as she brushed
off her jacket. Sousuke nodded as he sat down at his desk and wrote
a note quickly.
"May
I ask a favor of you?" Sousuke said interrupting her as she had
been rambling on about the reasons why she couldn't get the
superiors from bringing him back to the sub.
Mao stopped and
nodded.
"Sure what is it?" She asked leaning against the
door.
Sousuke got up and handed the paper to her.
"Mail this
to Chidori's apartment…That is all." He said as he capped the
pen and put it back in his desk drawer. Mao nodded and put it in her
pocket.
"I will do that now Sergeant…you need rest…its
going to be a long day tomorrow." She said as she walked over and
gave him a pat on the back and then left.
Sousuke sighed leaning
back in his chair looking at the clock in the cabin it read 8:23 PM.
Sousuke sighed.
"What a waste of a day…spent half of it
flying…away from where I want to be…" He crawled under his bed
wishing he had brought the AS monthly magazine with him it would have
given him something to do while he waited until he was tired enough
to sleep.
The
beach…alone with Kaname….. Sousuke thought. ".it was a nice
thought while it lasted…" He mumbled as he stared at the bottom
of his cot.
Kaname got out of the shower and made sure she had
everything ready to go. Flopping over on her bed she smiled. The
beach alone with Sousuke Sagara…it's going to be great…She
thought as she sighed happily and fell asleep.
