Beauty Under the Cherry Blossoms
By Major Mike Powell III & YuriChan220
Nagato stares out the window of her office and sees her beloved, gorgeous girlfriend, Yamato, watching the sea while the light wind blows. Her long, violet hair tied in a pony-tail sways gracefully. Yamato, the most powerful battleship, is her treasure. Nagato swears to protect her at all costs.
Yamato is pure and sweet, also being a manager of her very own base. But most of all, she is extremely beautiful. As beautiful as the cheery blossoms that reflect her personality.
Nagato knows keeping her at the base is important, but…she is also thinking that Yamato hasn't had much experience with the outside world. She is sure Yamato is thinking the same thing. For her, she wants Yamato to enjoy her life the way she wants every once in a while.
Though it is hard to admit. Nagato still wants Yamato safe and sound at all costs. But even so…
The following morning, the two meet on their way to breakfast.
"Morning, Nagato-san~" Yamato greets as the dark haired ship girl heads toward the kitchen.
"Morning, Yamato," Nagato replies, her voice as stoic as ever.
"So….I've been thinking," Yamato says. "What if I were to…go out for a little while? You know, off shore to have fun and-"
"Was this Fubuki's idea…?" Nagato cannot help but cut her off.
"No?" Yamato giggles. "Fubuki-chan isn't here. You and I are the only ones in this base. Anyways, I've been cooped up in here for too long."
"So what you're saying is…" Nagato starts, crossing her arms under her bosom.
"I want to enjoy life~!" Yamato says happily, clasping her hands together.
"Okay…then?" Nagato raises an eyebrow. "You can do whatever you want then."
"I'm so glad you approve!" Yamato says. "I've been planning this for a long time! But first…breakfast~!"
Nagato sighs. Moments later, the food is served and Yamato is already squealing with excitement.
"So goooood~!" Yamato cheers.
"Why can't you eat with your family instead…?" Nagato sighs, as she wanted to eat alone today before leaving.
"Musashi's away on a different base and assignment, silly," Yamato says. "And Fubuki-chan, Yuudachi-san and Mutsuki-san aren't here either." She considers them a family too.
Nagato sighs softly. 'Feels like I've been doing that a lot lately.' She ponders. She leisurely eats her breakfast, her beautiful gaze focused on the breath-takingly gorgeous Fleet Girl she has the honor and privilege of calling her girlfriend, sitting next to her and munching happily on a massive mountain of rice on her bowl.
"..." Nagato slowly puts down her bowl and chopsticks. Her hand curls into a fist on the table. She sighs softly again. She then closes her eyes and moves her hand, now open, to gently yet firmly grab Yamato's forearm to get her attention.
"Hm? Nagato-san?" Her gentle voice is like a sweet chime for her beloved's ears. Nagato's eyes open.
"...my love...Yamato. If you want to take a day of shore leave...let me go with you. Ok? Don't go alone. Let me be by your side. Do you have a destination in mind?" Nagato says with a frail tone that no other Fleet Girl besides Yamato would ever be able to pick up on.
Yamato's heart melts.
She dazzles Nagato with a beautiful smile and she leans in to land a gentle, soft kiss on her beloved's soft lips, a soft "chu" sound heard after she pulls away.
Yamato giggles as she sees a little grain of rice on the corner of Nagato's mouth. The dark-haired Fleet Girl takes her thumb and index finger to grab that little grain...and she eats it, all the while looking Yamato right in the eye.
"Of course, Nagato-san. If you didn't go with me, I'd rather not go anywhere. Please, come with me. Let us mingle with the common folk further in-land. Sail together with me. I know a very lovely port-side city up North with great hillside streets and the most beautiful sakura tree in the mainland~" Yamato says sweetly, with Nagato giving a firm nod.
"Ok. I'll take care of the paperwork. No matter what, we're taking this day off together, beloved." Nagato replies, her hand seeking Yamato's on the table, their fingers becoming gently intertwined on contact.
"Teehee! I'm so happy like you wouldn't believe, Nagato-san! I love you so much. Thank you~" The purplenette says with such sincerity and affection, her voice tugs at every string in Nagato's heart.
"I love you too, Yamato. Give me an hour to arrange everything and then, we'll go, Ok?" The dark-haired Fleet Girl takes her other hand and pats the back of Yamato's own intertwined with hers, before she brings their joined hands to her face and she kisses her beloved's knuckles.
Later that day, the beautiful couple find themselves entering the city. The buildings around them are huge, lots and lots of normal looking people walking by them and there are stores and restaurants as well.
"This is….amazing!" Yamato exclaims. "The lights! The buildings! Everything!" She then notices a large cable car going past them. "Is that a cable car!? That looks so cool!"
Nagato is glad how happy Yamato is right now. It's like she has entered a brand new world.
"Where should we go first~?" Yamato says turning to her beloved.
"Wherever you want, Yamato," Nagato replies with a hand on her hip. "It's your vacation."
"Great! Let's get a change of clothes first~" Yamato takes her by the hand to gently drag her along. "We want to look normal like the rest~!"
"Um…sure." Nagato isn't the type to do shopping, except when being around Mutsu. However, today is an exception.
They arrive at a clothing store and Yamato happily chooses which outfits fit her the most and what fits Nagato as well.
Once that's done, they go to the fitting room together and close the door. Yamato shows Nagato to try on the outfit she chose, which is a white button up shirt with a black jacket over it and black pants and a belt.
"Hey, come on. It's not every day we get to be in such gorgeous outfits~" Yamato says.
"But…this is…" Nagato isn't sure if that type of outfit would be fitting for her.
"We're polar opposites, so it's fine~" Yamato holds up her own. A light long sleeved sweater, a skirt that goes down to her knees. Silver color on one half and dark brown for the other half. Black thigh high stockings that hide under the skirt and glossy silver high heels.
They try on the outfits and Yamato quickly approves. So she buys them while keeping the new outfits on them. Nagato looks a bit manly from what she is wearing, but like Yamato said, they are polar opposites.
Walking in the city, holding hands while wearing these glorious outfits makes people stop and stare at the beautiful couple.
"Whoa! Dude! Look at them! I think I'm swooning!"
"Check out the purplenette though! Ohhhh my God! She is HOT!"
"My goodness, that Onee-san looks sooo~cool! Oh if only she would protect me~!"
"Oh you hopeless fool! Her partner is blessed! They are so~beautiful!"
Nagato keeps a face as straight and calm as is second nature to her, but even she can't help but sigh again. The regular folk have no idea the two of them are the protectors of their oceans.
"Teehee, apologies, Nagato-san. I didn't foresee we'd become celebrities like this, w-whoops~" Yamato gives an honest apology yet she's easily reassured by Nagato gently squeezing their hands between them.
"It's Ok, Yamato. It's better this way, really. Shows that we Fleet Girls can blend in with the common folk easily. That's a good thing." Nagato says softly and Yamato sighs with relief, then she giggles as she catches Nagato's eye...and she follows her gaze towards a nearby open-air marketplace...and Yamato smiles as she catches Nagato in the act of staring at a particular little stand.
"Come, Nagato-san~" The ponytailed Fleet Girl gently but firmly tugs on she and her beloved's intertwined hands and the cool and stoic Fleet Girl suddenly gasps as she's led to the stand she was eyeing just now.
'Oh God, oh no, damn it, damn you, Yamato, you're too sharp-eyed!' Nagato does her best to keep her calm and cool facade while internally semi-panicking as she sees Yamato picking up an absolutely adorable little stuffed squirrel from the colorful selection of stuffed animals on display at the stand manned by a kind-looking old man.
"Nagato-san~" Yamato does a cute high pitched voice while holding the stuffed animal close to her face and has the little arm waving. "Hello there! I want to be your friend! Would you be my friend~?"
Nagato gets red in the face, as red as a tomato. There is no way she can hide her embarrassment in front of all these people.
"Y-Yamato…!" She whines a little.
Yamato can see her beloved is desperate, so she turns to the old man.
"I would like two please," she says, holding up the squirrel and points to a little teddy.
After paying for them, she hands the squirrel stuffed animal to Nagato. Blushing, the dark haired Fleet Girl accepts and Yamato hangs onto the teddy.
"Y-you fool…" Nagato mutters while Yamato giggles.
She hears the cable car pass by her. "Hmm…I think I would want a ride next."
"If you say so," Nagato says.
The two wait for the next cable car to arrive and then when it does, they climb aboard and sit at two available seats. They place their stuffed animals on their laps as the rest of the passengers take their seats and then the doors close. The ride begins.
It's a smooth ride for both of them. They sit back and relax, watching the view from the window when a child next to Yamato takes interest in the teddy in her arms. Yamato giggles and holds up the teddy. The child responds by waving her arms happily. Yamato gives the teddy to the girl and she hugs it tightly.
"That's nice of you," Nagato comments as she has seen the whole thing.
"Fufu! She wanted it and I gave it to her~" Yamato simply says. "That is all~"
Nagato nods and looks out the window again. She then feels Yamato's head resting on her shoulder.
"Can I stay like this till the ride is over….?" Yamato sighs with bliss.
Nagato closes her eyes and kisses her beloved's forehead. "If that is what you wish…"
Later
After some more exploring, the sun begins to set. Yamato giggles as they come out of a necklace shop where the purplenette bought two necklaces. One with a flower for Yamato and one with a sword and shield combined for Nagato. The dark haired Fleet Girl looks down at her own necklace, wondering why Yamato would pick such a thing. But her beloved's only responds by only putting a finger to her mouth with a giggle.
As they walk down the streets, Nagato feels a tug on her arm.
"Last place~" Yamato winks. "The beautiful sakura tree. Just up on the hill~"
Nagato nods in response. She follows the beautiful young woman up the road and then toward the big hill near the end of the city. Yamato trots ahead and heads toward the big sakura tree, having its petals scatter about. She breathes the sweet aroma and trots over toward the edge where a fence is placed and looks out at the great view.
"Uwaaah~!" Yamato exclaims. "Haaah~! This view is incredible! You don't see things like this often!"
"That's right…" Nagato says as she approaches next to her. "You've been watching the ocean all this time."
"I'm very glad it's today," Yamato says softly.
There is a pause before Nagato speaks up
"Listen…" Nagato says. "You will…always be by my side right…?"
Yamato turns to her beloved and giggles. "Well of course silly! If it's about protecting me again, I refuse to-"
"That's not what I meant!" Nagato's voice goes a bit higher as she firmly grabs her beloved's shoulders to look at her in the eye. She shakes her head. "Despite the way we do things, I really….really worry about you!"
These are Nagato's true feelings. She will never let it go.
Yamato blinks twice and then smiles a sweet smile. "You have no idea…how happy I am…to have someone care for me this much."
Nagato lets off a slightly, just slightly shaky sigh as she gently but firmly squeezes Yamato's shoulders, then she tries to avoid Yamato's beautiful eyes as she speaks despite the minimal distance between them.
"And I'm...blessed...to have such a place in your heart like I do, Yamato...I love you so much...I know I'm rough around the edges...I know I worry too much...but it's because I'm terrified of even thinking of losing you...a million scenarios play in my head whenever I think of you sailing into battle..." Nagato can't help herself. All the emotion and thoughts that she constantly keeps within, walled off behind her cool and calm, collected facade, spill forth and Yamato just stands there, smiling tenderly at Nagato, oh so tenderly, as she just listens to her, as she is there for her when Nagato needs her most.
"If I ever lost you...if the Naval District lost you...if all the Fleet Girls that admire you, look up to you lost you..." Nagato sighs softly. Her gaze is fragile as she finally looks at Yamato in the eye. She leans forward and wraps her arms around Yamato. They share a deep kiss.
A soft, gentle moan later, they separate and Nagato tenerly cradles the back of Yamato's head and her cheek in her hands. She gently presses their foreheads together.
"Sorry...sorry, Yamato...this has been such a wonderful day, almost feels like a dream, and I just had to go and ruin it by being such a pessimist..." Nagato laments.
Yamato smiles and leans in to nuzzle her cheek.
"It's Ok, Nagato-san. You treasure me, you love me, you care so much about me. You have to let out your feelings now and then~ I'm here for you now, and I will continue to be there for you, my beloved, my one and only Nagato-san." Yamato says sweetly, tenderly, barely above a whisper, words for her and Nagato's ears only.
A gentle breeze blows past them and sakura petals flutter around the two beautiful Fleet Girls and lovers as they relish in their embrace, almost feeling like they were in a dream with this ambience, the sun beginning to set down on the edge of the ocean beyond the city's port and the pink of the sakura petals blending in beautifully.
"I feel like like I'm in a dream...~" Yamato coos and Nagato hums in agreement. They pull back and share another, sweet, gentle and unhurried kiss.
"Mm~chu...here, Nagato-san." Yamato then smiles as she raises her hand and easily catches a single falling sakura petal in her palm.
"Yamato..." The dark-haired Fleet Girl says, looking as Yamato gently but firmly takes her hand, opens it and then places the sakura petal in her hand, before gently closing her fingers around it.
"Keep this one sakura petal with you at all times. Always keep it close to your heart. This is a part of me, a part of this moment. When we're away from each other, remember today and the blissful time we shared, Ok~? That way, you'll only have positive thoughts and feelings." Yamato coos.
Nagato smiles a small smile and nods. "Will do. I will treasure it for as long as I live."
Yamato gives a soft giggle. The sun completely sets and the two decide to leave for home.
Later
Nagato, dressed in her night clothing, walks up to the window to see her beloved standing by the ocean, watching the moonlight once again. She admires the beauty as the light from the moon makes her beautiful features stand out.
She then turns around and goes to her desk to open a small drawer. She pulls out the single sakura petal Yamato gave her earlier. This petal…the simple object represents Yamato herself. Sweet and gentle.
Because Yamato is the one Fleet Girl she will protect and love forever and ever.
~The End~
Major Mikey gives out a long sigh of satisfaction, leaning back in his trusty ol' arm chair Ohhh Yuri-chaaaan~ "O" Thank you. Oh thanks, Yuri-chan. Yamato and Nagato are SO~ridiculously BEAUTIFUL I can't even. "O" Thanks for this wonder~ful opportunity!
Yuri-chan: Yep! Oh my gosh! It's been such a long time! Yamato and Nagato are just super beautiful together. And Yamato is one you would want to protect!
Major Mikey: Yup, yup~ "O" She is a badass in her own right, but oh she and Nagato are PERFECT together. It has~ been a while, yes, Yuri-chan. Better late than never. "O"
This was so~much fun to write, Yuri-chan, and we hope you folks felt the same joy reading it~
Yuri-chan: Yeah. Thanks for writing with me Mikey. I have had so much fun with it~
Please, review if you enjoyed, and review nice and long and productive and wonderful, Ok? Yamato and Nagato deserve it~ "O"
Yuri-chan: Yes! Proper reviews please! We worked hard on this!
Major Mikey: Seeya'll next story, whenever, wherever we pop up next~ LOL
Semper-Fi! Carry on!
Yuri-chan: Have a nice day!
