Welp, I was finally able to get this done, despite how much of a mess this story has been. Mostly because of my own shortcomings
Eitherway, enjoy this chapter and the one after this already done, though it has even less sexual content than this one. More an epilogue on where these two ended up.
Expect it to come out whenever CE gets achieved in the EN servers
"Good morning… Shikikan-Sama"
Were the first words the Commander woke up to, eyes fluttering open and despite the immediate sense of disorientation washing over him. He was aware of the wooden ceiling above, unlike the one in his dorm. That and the numerous sounds of waddling footsteps and various machinery rigging out from beside him.
"Ugghhh!" The man sat up with a groan, rubbing the back of his neck as he did. Looking around the Sakura Empire style bedroom and the many manjuus that were running around in it. Hulling numerous cleaning equipment and tools, hard at work in minor renovations around the place. Wiping off stains on the walls and floors, repairing furniture that were somewhat damaged and even picking out miscellaneous items that were scattered along the ground.
"You seem rather confused…" That same familiar voice called out to him from behind, where sunlight wafted into the room. "You do remember what happened last night, Shikikan-sama...or should I say Anata."
"Anata?" He whispered back to himself. It was a word in the Sakura Empire, a forbidden word. Not because it was something that was offensive in nature, on the contrary. It was something reserved for a significant other, a word so intimate that it would be unbecoming to say it to anyone else.
And this one word reminded him of the night prior. Setting his mind ablaze with memories of the slapping of flesh, carnal heat and then… her voice calling out to him again and again. So he finally turned around…
Immediately finding himself stunned…
She was there sitting on the Engawa with her bare legs hanging down. The sliding doors open to reveal the scenery of the sun rising slowly from beyond the mountain in the wee hours of the morning. The sunlight only accentuated her radiance, sparkling in her lilac eyes, shining in her brunette hair and setting her skin aglow. Of which he could see ample amounts of, since all she was wearing was his unbuttoned uniform.
"Hehe I see you slept well last night…" The battlecruiser went on pressing a long, smoking pipe to her lips, similar to the one he had seen Souryuu using. Inhaling the fumes before letting it out with a prolonged sigh. "Though I hope you didn't forget about everything that happened…"
"No no…" The man in a quiet voice, shivering as he draped the blanket around his body to hide his modesty. "I don't think I'll ever be able to forget what happened last night."
"Mhmm" was the response he received as he crawled towards her, eventually seating himself beside the matronly battlecruiser on the porch. The two of them sat there quietly for the moment, the Commander trying to rid himself of the grogginess after a deep slumber. His eyes drifted towards the large, circular pool made of smooth rock, which some of the Manjuus were currently tending to.
A hot spring or rather an Onsen, now slowly filling up with steaming water. He watched it silently for a while. Memories of the night before are now fresh in his mind, those of passionate kisses, rutting bodies and the unending symphony of sexual noises. Images so clear he swore that he could almost see them there, on the reflection of the water...until
"Ahhh! You know it's strange to think..." Amagi began after letting out another cloud of smoke with a deep sigh. "At this time yesterday the two of us were just friends. But then…"
"Then last night we fucked like a couple of animals in heat." He interjected, turning towards her with a small, proud grin. "That now you're possibly bearing my child right as we speak"
"Hehe that's certainly one way to put it." She giggled, even as her cheeks became a brighter shade of red, reaching down to rub her exposed belly. Gazing it at lovingly. "Though I hope you're right about that last bit…"
He moved his hand over her free one as it pressed on the wooden surface. "I'm just glad to see you're doing well after everything we did …"
"Thank you dear…" She murmured out before pressing the pipe to her lips again. "Though I hope you don't mind all the smoke, I like to do it in the early mornings from time to time."
"Considering your condition I'd rather you not." The Battlecruiser continued on, the tone of his voice and the expression on his face becoming more serious. "It isn't very good for your health, you know?"
"Hmph!" She pouted, turning away from him momentarily. "We all have our vices, you know? At least let me enjoy mine while I still can...Besides."
She proceeded to return his previously coy smile with her own, reaching into the pocket of his uniform to take out two familiar objects that made his eyes widen. An old wooden pipe and a lighter, which she waved in front of him. "To suggest otherwise would be very hypocritical of you, S-h-i-k-i-k-a-n-S-a-m-a"
"Fuck!" Her Commander cursed, quickly rushing over to swipe the items from her hands before retreating back to his seat.
"I don't appreciate you touching my stuff Amagi..." He chided, pressing one end of the pipe to his lips and bringing the lighter over the thicker end. Then clicking it into ignition. "Moreover considering your condition…"
"I already told you, didn't I?" The fox woman interrupted him. The playful mirth disappeared from her voice as she cast him a firm gaze. Even as he turned away and breathed out the first puff of smoke. "My condition is nearly gone, a little bit of tabaco won't make it any worse."
"I know, but…" He trailed off, instead staring into the steaming water in front of him. Finding his own reflection looking back at him. "I can't help but worry after seeing you struggle with it for so long. I almost had a heart attack the first time I heard you coughing...almost choking on your own breath…"
"Shikikan-Sama..."
He took another huff of his pipe, before letting the smoke escape his mouth and dissipate into the morning air. "I'm still afraid, Amagi… afraid of seeing you hurt, afraid of losing you…"
She said nothing in response at first, instead shifting closer to her Commander. The wrapping her arms around him and burying her face against nape, holding him as near as possible. "You said it yourself...we'll be together until the bitter end..."
He took another huff from his pipe, leveling the feeling of her pressing against him from behind. Hugging him reassuringly, intimately….almost desperately as she went on. "I was by your side when you led this fleet to countless victories...and I'll be right there with you as we raise our little one together."
The Batllecruiser closed her eyes, now rubbing against him as if trying to pull him even closer. "Won't you be there with me, Anata?"
"Yeah…" The Commander whispered back, smiling before closing his eyes and breathing out the smoke with a long, slow sigh. As if picturing her words in his mind, dreaming of better days free from war and toil. Where he could build a family and live out life alongside her…
He could see it there...in the reflection of the water...
"I definitely will…"
It felt strangely natural, holding her in his arms even when the two of them were completely naked, despite the platonic nature of their relationship until recently. It was a comfortable sensation, lounging in the onsen with his fiance sitting on top of him. Her bare back brushing against his chest while she rested her head back on his shoulder. His hands wrapped around her belly, gently stroking her silky sides from time to time as they lay there together in the hot water and thin steam.
It was certainly very relaxing, especially with her in his arms, the closeness of her nude form only making it even more pleasant. Though less in the lascivious way and more in the indulgence of simply having her there on his lap, the contrasting softness of her silken skin against his rougher one, languidly watching her nine tails drift aimlessly along the steaming water. That combined with the warmth of the hot spring soothed most of the fatigue from the day before.
So the two of them remained there, cuddling in the hot springs and enjoying the morning air. At least until...
"Shikikan-Sama..." Amagi spoke suddenly, turning halfway to look him in the eyes. "Are you feeling sleepy, sitting here in this Onsen?"
"Nope, not really" He said languidly, leaning his head back against the stone. "If anything, I'm starting to feel more energetic soaking around here."
"Oooh?" He didn't miss the rather devious smile on her pretty face or when she started to deliberately rub her bare body on his own. "Really now…?"
"Ye-yeah…" He stuttered out, the stirring in his lion from how she grinded her ass against it. Blood slowly rushed to his nether region and then to his cheeks, painting them a distinct shade of pink. "You're not scheming something right now, are you?"
"Hehe maybe..." She murmured back, her saucy smile widening at the feeling of him hardening beneath her, immediately positioning it between her buttocks as it grew more erect. "You were so keen on my body last night, I'm just giving you what you want. I just want you to feel good too after everything you did for me..."
Before long his manhood was full erect, sandwiched between her plump ass cheeks, with the head peeking out against the small of her back. Though instead of guiding him back into her slick snatch, she continued to rub herself against it. Slowly and deliberately pumping his erection in and out of her fleshy crevice, the hot moisture surrounding both of them only making the act easier.
Her Commander groaned at the sensations, very real and very intense waves of pleasure creeping up from his lions. Being submerged in the onesen made him all the more sensitive, even when her tails occasionally teased him with a lingering touch while swishing around in the water. All the while she continued to thrust his cock in the tightness between her ass, her pace steadily increasing with each passing second.
"Are you enjoying yourself, Shikikan-Sama?" She whispered, looking back at with a familiar mischievous glint in her lilac eyes. "Do you want me to go faster?"
Amagi bit her lip as she went on, the constant friction between her legs causing the underside of his member to brush against her vaginal lips. Occasionally sending a shiver up the fox woman's spine and smearing the solid shaft with her wetness. After all it was natural from the closeness of their naked bodies, his chest brushing against her smooth back from the reciprocating motion.
Before long her movements gained more and more speed, her buttocks slapping repeatedly on his crotch while squishing his member in its softness. Simultaneously his groans and grunts became louder, hands remained fastened around her shapely hips, keeping the kitsune in place and holding her close. Even using his grip as leverage to buckle up into her fleshy crevice, perfectly in sync with the kitsune.
"Aghh! Fucck!" He exclaimed, unintentionally squirming on the onsen's rocky basin from the pressure in his lower regions increasing by the second. "Ahhh! I'm getting close!"
"Hehhe... then go on..." The kitsune reached back, grasping his cheek and directing his attention solely on herself, gazing deep into his eyes. "Don't be afraid to relieve yourself upon me, Shikikan-Sama…"
With that she pulled him into another kiss, though the constant movement had it difficult to sustain it. Thus the two of them ended up sharing multiple short, chaste kisses. Lips locking with one another for a scant few seconds before separating, only to press together again and again. All the while the fox woman kept on stimulating his erection, to the point that she could feel it throbbing in between her ass cheeks.
"Ohhh Anata!" She moaned out in between feathery kisses, leaning forward a bit and driving his cock in and out of her buttocks as fast as she could. Light moans escaping her lips whenever she felt it scraping against her dripping pussy, pre-cum now smearing across her lower back. A prelude for what was soon to come. "Ahh! let it all out! Let me take care of you…"
The battlecruiser trailed off, hands softly stroking his cheek as she brought him closer. Her lips barely a couple of inches away from his own. "Give yourself completely to Amagi's embrace..."
With that the couple shared one last deep, prolonged kiss, one that muted a particularly loud groan from her Commander. His twitching member finally released its load with ropes of white, hot cum spurting out and staining her bare back. She moaned at the sensation while continuing to entangle her tongue with that of her commander, grinding on his lap to coax out more of his seed.
"Mmmm!" She sighed out feeling more of the thick, sticky liquid splash against her fair skin, dripping down her body. With more being milked out by the sheer tightness of her plump ass cheeks, the stream continued on until the last few drops landed on the small of her back. All this time the couple was busy in their passionate kiss, though were soon forced to part ways from a lack of air, a single strand of saliva still linking their lips for a brief few moments.
"Ara look at how much you were pent up…" Amagi said, her lips curling into a familiar cheeky grin and her breath slightly frantic but otherwise perfectly stable. "Now what would you do without me, hmm?"
"I probably wouldn't get so hot and bothered…" He replied before reclining back on the stony surface of the small pool. In sharp contrast to his lover, the Commander was heaving tiredly, laying limply in the hot spring while slowly coming down from his orgasmic high. Nevertheless, he smiled back at her "But I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy it."
"Mhmm…" She hummed, reaching back to gather some of his seed with her fingers, before bringing them to her mouth. Sucking off the milky concoction sensually, though her lilac eyes remained on her superior...
"Maybe a bit too much…" The battlecruiser went on, her gaze travelling down his naked form, from his chiseled chest to his groin. Where his manhood still remained entombed between her ass cheeks, still rock hard. "It looks like you're still raring to go again."
"Ye-yeah…" her Commander stuttered out, watching her as she turned around to present her nude figure to him. Droplets of water dripping down her bosom and making her skin glisten under the still rising sun. The glint in her lilac eyes seductive, lustful and mischievous much like the coy smirk adoring her pretty face.
He could feel himself getting harder, if that were even possible. "What are you going to do about it…?"
"Hehe you'll see…" She replied in an almost musical voice, letting herself sink down into the steaming water. Positioning her bosom right above his loins…
The kitsune's intention became that much more clear when pressed her plump breasts against his member, encasing it in between the fleshy mounds. Much like before the tip was peaking out of her cleavage, though this time she was able to lean down and give a long, slow lick. Immediately sending her superior squirming against the smooth, rocky surface, water splashing around him.
"Aghh! fuuccck!" He cursed between gritted teeth, eyes clenched closed as her tongue curled around his member. "Amagi!"
"That's it Shikikan-Sama…" she pulled back, reaching out to grasp his hips while her forearms pressed her boobs together. Smothering his cock in her softness."Just let me handle everything…"
Thus the battlecruiser started again, now thrusting his cock in and out of her cleavage at a moderately slow pace. The hot water surrounding them provided more than enough lubrication, the phallic organ was repeatedly buried between her breasts. Only it's bulbous head poked out whenever she pushed down, the fox woman gave it a tentative lick every now and then.
Her Commander's groans and grunts filled the morning air once again, his hips jerking up to thrust into the valley of her plump bosom. It was less firm than her posterior, but at the same time much softer and managed to completely envelop his aching member. This only intensified as the battlecruiser's movements gradually gained speed and his own followed hers much like before.
"Are you truly enjoying my body, Shikikan-sama?" The kitsune purred, before leaning in to press a soft kiss on the tip of the phallic organ. "Do you want to indulge yourself in Amagi's tenderness…?"
With clenched teeth and a strained smile, he eagerly nodded. Though he couldn't help but think that the tone of her voice was eerily similar to that of her sister. However those thoughts were quickly dashed from his mind, when the kitsune redoubled her efforts, squishing his cock in the pillowy embrace of her bosom as her reciprocating motion slowly sped up.
Of course, her Commander buckled his hips up in tandem, the pair moving in sync like they had so many times by now. To the point that she was comfortably squeezing the phallic organ more by tightening her hold around his hips. Even as the speed of her motion quickened more and more, swiftly thrusting his member in between her voluptuous breasts.
"Aahhh I see you're getting close…" She cooed, staring up at her superior with sultry eyes, all the while keeping pace with her ministrations. "Then go on… cover me completely with your seed Shikikan-sama…"
"Yaaahhh…" He groaned out a response, more focused on thrusting into the doughy softness of the valley between her sizable tits. The steaming water around them rolling back and forth from the sheer force of their synchronized movements, some of it even splashing out of the onsen. Though Amagi seemed not to be bothered by this, all of her attention on redoubling her efforts and pleasuring her Commander.
It eventually bore her fruit when she felt him throbbing against her bosom. Her lilac eyes now gazing hungrily at the phallic organ as it reciprocated in and out of her, her tongue lolling out at the sight of its bulbous head repeatedly poking out of her cleavage. The pre-cum smeared along it, wafting an irresistible smell into her nose and making her mouth water for his seed.
"Ahhh…" She opened up wide and clenched her eyes shut, for what was to come…
And it came mere seconds later, in the form of his quivering cock spewing forth an eruption of semen like geyser, letting out a long, hoarse, shuddering gasp as he did. Some of the concoction landed in her mouth, but most of it painted her chest and face white. Dripping down her cheeks and bosom as her breasts continued to squish his shaft, milking out more and more of his seed.
"Mmhhhh…" The kissune cooed out, swallowing the spurts of cum that made their way into her mouth. Meanwhile his erection spurted out the last few bits of it, which dribbled onto her cleavage along with several along with several more ropes of nut that stained her chest. Leaving him lay limply on the rocks, panting from the high of his orgam.
"Well, it certainly looks like you enjoyed yourself, my dear…" Amagi went on, releasing her hold around his hips and pulling back, his still hard cock sliding out of the valley between her breasts. She sat up straight, beaming at him with a half lidded gaze. "But look what you did to me…"
"Ehhh…" He groaned out, eyes slowly opening to find her there, partially covered with his own jizz. Though not for long as she began to wipe off the sticky substance. Hands gliding over her silken skin, collecting the wads of cum, before she licked them off her fingers. Letting out a soft hum with each droplet going down her throat, until she was virtually as clean as before their romp began.
Her Commander could only watch the spectacle with wide eyes and a stupefied expression, the stirring in his loins only intensifying when her lips curled into a sultry smile. The water around the fox woman swirling out in small waves as she slowly closed him.
"Hehe, are you ready Shikikan-sama…?" The battlecruiser said, straddling his waist and gripping his broad shoulder, effectively positioning herself over his erection. "It's almost time for the main event…"
"Amagi…" He murmured back, reaching down to take ahold of her full hips, only pulling her closer. In response one of her hands gently stroked his cheek.
"Yes, just relax…" She breathed out in a hot whisperer, leaning in until their faces were barely inches apart. "Indulge yourself in Amagi's embrace…"
She drew him ever nearer, their lips just about to connect…
"Urgghh no…"
"Argghhh!" She croaked out suddenly, covering her mouth with both hands and wrenching herself back from him.
"Amagi!" The Commander exclaimed in shock, quickly sitting up and watching her pull away from his grasp, ending up in the middle of the small hot spring.
"Ahhhhaggghh! Urgghhaahuhh!" She coughed again and again, voice rough and arms braced against her chest, her body almost curling into a fetal position from the force of the constant pressure tearing at her lungs.
He quickly rushed beside her, one hand patting her back while the other held her stomach, keeping her thrashing form stable. "It's ok, just let it out…"
"Aaaaggghaahhh! " The only response he got was more loud fits of coughs and the splashing of the steaming water. All he could do was hold onto her tighter, hoping that the effects of her condition would pass soon enough.
Which it did slowly, her coughing gradually coming to a stop. But leaving her out of breath, heaving from the pain that was flarining in her chest. Her hands moving down to clutch her bosom, whole body trembling in her Commander's arms as she turned towards him, eyes glistening. "Ughhh Shikikan-Sama…?"
He offered a small, reassuring smile to her hoarse voice, gently rubbing her back in a comforting gesture. "Hey there… Are you ok now? Do you want me to get you some water?"
"I-I…" She stuttered slowly, as if just now realizing what just happened, the look on her face turning from exacerbated to one of dejection. "I'm sorry…"
The gentle grin on his face faltered. "Amagi…"
"A-all I wanted wa-was… to make you feel good…" The Fox woman sobbed, the first lines of tears flowing down her cheeks. "But I can't control it…"
Amagi clenched her eyes shut as more tears fell, unable to stop herself from crying out. "I'm sorry! This body of mine, I ca-can't...I-I...I so sor-"
He stopped her cries with a tight embrace, wrapping his arms around her back and resting his chin against her shoulder, bringing the battlecrusier as close as possible. The soothing warmth of his body pressing against her own, was enough to calm her down…along with the sweet nothingness he breathed into her ear…
"I already told you, it's ok…" He went on, still stroking her back, slowly soothing her. "You don't need to strain yourself for my sake, I don't want to use you for my own sick, demented pleasure. You deserve so much more than that…"
"Anata…" Amagi breathed out before letting out a brief sniff…
In response he pulled back, hands reaching up to cup both of her cheeks and fingers wiping away her tears. He looked deep into her lilac eyes, smiling before continuing on. "As far as I'm concerned you are my wife now Amagi, you are my partner in life, my most trusted friend and… the mother of my child. I'd rather die than ever abandon you…"
She gazed back at him, eyes widened in pure wonder while he went on. "Whatever happens we'll face it together… understand?"
"Yes…" The battlecruiser replied tentatively, closing her eyes and a small, content smile graced her tear streaked features. "I will give you… the rest of my life… my body… my soul… everything…"
"And I'll give you mine…" The grin on his own face widened as his hands slid down to her bare shoulders. Though his cheeks darkened in colour, when he suddenly realised the… nakedness of their situation. "C'mon let's get ourselves cleaned up, I'll get you dried up too…"
She only nodded lightly in response...
Despite the more eastern environment of Amagi's dorm, the breakfast right in front of him was much more...opposite in nature. It felt a bit odd, sitting at a kotatsu wearing a naval uniform common in western countries with a plate of traditionally western food. In particular two sunny-side up eggs, a bunch of bacon, thick cuts of ham, steak, some sausages and a slab of black pudding. A bowl of cereal along with some pancakes and waffles coated in butter. Topped off with a glass of organ juice and a cup of coffee to act as refreshments.
A considerably hearty meal for the early morning, even if a bit disjointed in presentation. Yet it would still fill him up all the same till lunch.
"Sorry about the state of breakfast today…" Amagi said in a quiet voice, seated across from him on the opposite side of the Kokatsu. Adored in her usual conservative purple kimono and red overcoat, now with the body suit that she normally wore underneath. "I didn't have much time to prepare."
"Oh it's ok…." He trailed off while slowly, cutting a bacon in half with a knife. "Just getting to taste your cooking is more than enough for me."
"No, need to flatter me dear" The kitsune dismissed soberly, even as her pale cheeks lit up into a light shade of pink. "I'm not exactly a master chef like King George…"
"Ahhh, yes Georgie." Came the curt, almost dry reply. "The fact that she can make Royal Navy cuisine edible is indeed quite evident of her skill."
"Hehehe" she giggled, covering her mouth with one hand. "You shouldn't let her majesty ever hear something like that from you Shikikan-Sama, though Kongou and Mikasa-Senpai would definitely agree with you."
"Mhmm" he hummed in agreement, swallowing a slice of bacon. "I remember when Lizzy took responsibility to cook Beef Wellington for a meeting with the other faction leaders. "
"'To show the richness of Royal Navy cuisine'" The Commander went on, mimicking the voice of a certain flat chested Queen, earning another serene laugh from the kitsune. "She said while shoving me, Belfast and Georgie out of the kitchen. Apparently she fell asleep while letting it bake and almost set the entire Royal Navy dorms on fire."
"Oh I remember that! I caught Essex outside the dorms when it was happening." Amagi replied, the tone of her voice much more enthusiastic. "She started panicking when she saw the fumes coming out of the kitchen window. So much so that she tried to suplex the nearby water tanker into the kitchen…"
"Haha yeah… Enty and I gave her a stern talking to right afterwards and Warspite got Lizzy. In the end Veneto was the one who provided the food for that event, that mushroom risotto was probably the best I'll ever get."
"Mmm Veneto-san seems to have err… troubles with certain tasks by herself, but her cooking is really good!"
"That's a very diplomatic answer you got there." He said, eyeing her suspiciously even as he took a sip of his orange juice.
"Hmph!" The fox woman pouted, cutely puffing her cheeks. "I'd rather not make questionable remarks about the leadership of the Sardegna Empire, unlike you. I wouldn't want to end with being tied up in Littorio's bed like Illustrious!"
"That was entirely her choice and you know it." Her Superior said dryly, before letting out a particularly exhausted sigh. "Those 2 horny fucks were stuck in that room for so long, I thought something finally died out in there."
"Hmm, in the end you had Admiral Hipper break in to see if they were alright…"
"Yeah, she used Glowworm like a battering ram to smash the door open and ended up getting traumatized in the process. I had to give her a week off as a result…"
"Aoba did manage to get information out of her in the end hehe…" The kitsune giggled again, the expression on her face becoming somewhat sinister. "She even got some of the juicy details that never made it into that week's tabloid."
"Can we not talk about this while eating? I'm starting to lose my appetite…"
"What do you mean by 'we'?" She said, gesturing at her own plate, which only contained mere scraps of food. His one on the other hand wasn't even half done. "You've barely touched your meal so far."
"H-hey, I'm a slow eater, you know?" The Commander murmured, embarrassment evident in his voice. "All this talk is slowing me down even more."
"Hmmm I suppose it can't be helped…" She trailed off with a sigh, standing up as her long dress fluttered with the abrupt movement. He watched as the kitsune briskly made her way towards him, sitting down right beside him in the Kotatsu, taking the knife and fork from his hands.
"Wha-what are you doing?!" Her Superior blurted, cheeks only reddening more with embarrassment as she was busy cutting a sausage in half.
"Feeding you myself, of course" Came the quick reply, before she stabbed the piece of meat with the fork and turned to him, bringing it closer towards his mouth. "Now say 'ahh'."
With a quick gulp he complied, opening wide and taking the sausage into his mouth. Earning another serene smile from the matronly kitsune, before she went back to work in cutting a poached egg, the yellowish liquid yolk spilling onto the plate.
"Though I'll say that I have to remember to get some recipes from Veneto-san." She said, bringing the fork, now impaling a piece of poached egg towards him. "Food from the Sardegna Empire is your favourite after all, isn't it?"
"Mhmm" He hummed, biting into food being offered to him, finding himself more comfortable with being fed by his soon-to-be wife. "Though you don't have to go so far as to ask her for it, I know quite a few myself. I'll teach you myself."
"Yes! That sounds lovely, Shikikan-Sama…" She murmured back happily, before continuing to feed him…
"Well, I'm off then!"
The Commander said energetically, facing the door leading out the battlecruiser's dorm with renewed enthusiasm and feeling rather refreshed. There was one person he had to thank for this, who stood behind him with her hands clasped together and head bowing downwards. Much like when he entered this room the night before.
"It'll be an hour or so before our shift begins..." He trailed off, turning towards his new found lover. "But I'd rather not get caught in the Sakura Empire dorm so early in the morning…"
"Mhmm…" The kitsune cooed out with a slight nod, looking rather melancholic. Which he immediately noticed, reaching out to place a comforting hand on her head.
"Hey, we'll have time together pretty soon." He said soothingly before gently patting her, which only painted her soft cheeks a light pink. "But I still have my responsibilities as the Commander of this fleet-huh!"
He was interrupted when she suddenly lunged at him, all but jumping onto her Commander, pulling him into a warm embrace. Almost immediately he wrapped her arms around him, letting the kitsune bury her head in his chest and inhaling his heady scent with a soft moan. Committing it eternally in her memory for what felt like the thousandth time so far.
"When I was first brought back, I thought I was destined to die again. Fated to become a victim of my own circumstances again, fated to watch my family grief and fated to watch my homeland tear itself apart again…"
"Amagi…"
She looked up at him, a peaceful, serene grin adoring her perfect features ." It was only because of you, because of you I'm still here... Because of the care and support you gave me, helping me overcome my shortcomings, giving me a place in your fleet and moreover… fulfilling this request of mine. Even though I can offer very little in return…"
The smile on her face faded, that look of dejection returning. "It almost feels selfish… taking you for myself when so many others yearn for you too, when they can do more for you than me…"
"You are not selfish for wanting this…" He murmured back, gently rubbing her back like before. "I want to be with you too and only you, I already made that commitment. I want to hold you in my arms all day and make love to you all night. But we have a fleet to take care of and it would be more than unfair for me to abandon anyone here, after they've served me for so many years."
"I know, I know…" She sighed, briefly closing her eyes. "But I just want to say… Thank you, Shikikan-Sama… for accepting me…for accepting this outdated, malfunctional battlecruiser...as your wife"
He smiled back at her, before quietly leaning in to press a gentle kiss on her forehead. "I wouldn't have it be anyone else Amagi…"
With that she slowly released him, reluctantly pulling away from his warmth. Even as her cheeks remained a bright shade of red, hands clasped together and her lips curled into a small, warm smile. She watched her Commander as he turned away towards the door, adjusting his cap before taking a hold of the knob.
"I'll meet you in logistics in a couple of hours." He went on, twisting the doorknob with a metallic click. "We can make plans for announcing the engagement there, otherwise I already have a ring stashed up in the office."
The Commander looked over his shoulder towards the fox woman, giving her a big grin. "Needless to say, it'll have your name on it soon enough…"
"Thank you… Shikikan-Sama…" She murmured, bowing to him in the customary fashion of the Sakura Empire. "My life is completely in your hands now…"
He nodded before facing the door, opening it with a wooden creek that echoed in the hallway beyond. "I guess I'll have to go now. See you later, Amagi…"
She leaned against the door and watched him intently as he walked into the hallway, her eyes glued to his form as it slowly faded into the distance. Getting smaller and smaller, until he was eventually barely in her sights. Still she kept on watching, the smile on her pretty face only widening more…
"You certainly will, Anata..." She murmured, one hand coming to rest on her clothed stomach.
"You certainly will…"