A/N: Tadah~ New fic featuring Exeter's new skin; she just looks so lovely in it after all~
Do enjoy~
What I Mean To You
A long year had passed for Azur Lane.
Battles were had, a war was waged, and by the end of it all the yearly anniversary party awaited the many Ship-Girls of Azur Lane. Perhaps because of the long year many looked forward to the event, an event which was grand and lively in equal measure.
That alone could be seen in the great hall where the party was held, within the Royal Isles. The tall hall was lit up with countless golden lights and chandeliers, the sides filled with tables overflowing with food and drink aplenty. Tall paned windows lined the walls and provided peeks out into the gardens outside, the night darkening them but still visible when a Ship-Girl stepped out onto the balconies for some fresh air, admiring the lavish hedge maze or expansive gardens that populated the surrounding grassland.
''Hah...''
The Commander found himself direly in need of such fresh air, tugging on the collar of his white dress shirt idly – smiling and thanking Warspite as they ended their conversation, the diminutive Battleship making her way over to where Valiant was regaling some allies of over-exaggerated tales of greatness. Shaking his head amusedly at the sight he made his way through the crowd, unable to ignore the many Ship-Girls around him clad in dresses, some fancy and others more revealing... Taihou's especially. Small mercies she was so busy chatting with Akagi that neither noticed him, otherwise he'd never get away for some air.
As he neared the stairs leading up to the balcony however one Ship-Girl in particular caught his eye – Exeter. The brunette had her lush hair tied into an over-the-shoulder ponytail, light green eyes alight with warmth as she chatted with York; her black dress flowing down to her ankles and with a slight transparency to it, allowing him to catch a glimpse of her long creamy legs and lithe arms, the fabric darker over her plump breasts and around her waist to give her some modesty.
''Hm?'' Exeter noticed him then, turning towards him – a bright smile lighting up her face. ''Oh, Commander! It's lovely to see you.''
''It's lovely to see you as well.'' The Commander greeted with an equally warm smile. ''You look wonderful tonight, by the way. Having your hair down like that really suits you.''
Exeter's cheeks warmed to a rosy hue, a lilted giggle escaping her lips. ''Oh, thanks, hehe~ York here suggested it for me, saying that too~''
York blinked in befuddlement. ''I didn't say anythin-''
Exeter instantly covered her mouth with a hand. ''Yes you did, remember?''
''I-''
''Remember?''
''Y-Yes, I remember now!'' York squeaked out, quivering under her sister's intimidating aura, one emanating from her even as she smiled sweetly.
The Commander chuckled at the sight, the sound drawing the two women out of their not-so-subtle whispering. Regaining an embarrassed look Exeter giggled shyly and turned to face him more, giving York the chance to escape her sister and meld away into the crowds, leaving the Commander with just Exeter herself. He couldn't say he minded; she was quite good company, and in that dress quite the looker too.
''I was about to go up for some air.'' The Commander said, gesturing to the stairs. ''Do you want to come up with me?''
''I would be delighted to.'' The cruiser warmly agreed, offering him her hand.
Flushing slightly the Commander took her hand, a sheepish chuckle escaping him as he guided her through the crowds. Together they made their way up to the wide staircase that curved up to the second floor of the great hall, a plentiful amount of people still up there. Glass doors led out onto a large balcony or two smaller side-balconies, tempting him towards one of the quieter ones. That was until Exeter squeezed his hand and stopped him, winking at him.
''I know another spot we can get some air at.'' Exeter teased, tugging him away from the side balconies.
Curious the Commander obliged, letting her pull him away towards the two narrow walkways on either side of the great hall; positioned above where the tables of food laid. The ceiling was slanted slightly due to the gradual arch of the roof but it still left plenty of room to walk, however the smaller space gave the walkway a cosier, more secretive feel to it, not hurt by the fact that the light didn't reach as far due to its location. Only a few people were present along the walkway, most leaning against the railing and quietly chatting as they sipped on glasses of wine, none sparing the duo more than a glance as they made their way down to the end of the walkway.
A pair of glass doors laid at the very end, tucked into the wall in such a way that you would only be able to see it if you were on the ground floor and near the opposing wall, due to the angle. Exeter easily pushed the twin glass doors open, stepping out onto a quaint stone balcony that overlooked the gardens, the height allowing a pleasantly-cool breeze to wash over the Commander as he joined Exeter on the balcony.
''Haah... this feels much better...'' He sighed in relief, leaning forwards onto the balcony. ''Thanks for showing me this. Didn't even notice it was here.''
''Few did.'' Exeter smirked at that. ''But at least it gives us time alone to chat, yes?''
He chuckled. ''Indeed...''
Exeter hummed and took a drink of her wine, draining half the tall glass in moments before setting it down on the side. Lightly they engaged each other in conversation; speaking about light-hearted topics such as gossip on the base or humorous little events that occurred over the preceding months, avoiding the topic of the Sirens given the celebrations currently ongoing. Gradually though the number of topics to talk about dwindled, and the Commander had more time to sit in silence and admire both the gardens below, and Exeter herself.
''You really do look good in that, by the way. I wasn't just saying that.'' He confessed, eyeing her from head-to-toe. ''Black suits you.''
''I-Is that so?'' She blushed a little, gaining a slight, teasing smile as she fired back. ''Maybe I'm wearing more black than you can see, then~''
It took a moment for her tease to register in his mind, warming his own cheeks at the implication. Exeter giggled prettily at the sight of him blushing; swigging back another deep sip of her glass before she planted it down onto the stone balcony - and to his surprise she sauntered back over to the glass doors... before locking them shut with a distinctive clank. Then with a bit more shyness she turned towards him, head tilted down and her lush brown hair falling over her face before she tucked it out of the way, her steps slow as she approached him; leaning against the balcony next to him.
''There.'' Exeter said softly. ''Now we won't be interrupted.''
The Commander swallowed at that. ''I thought you said few knew about this balcony.''
''Few do.'' She agreed, taking his right wrist into her smooth, lithe hand. ''But... given how hard it is to capture your attention, Commander... I thought tonight would be the best time to ask, how you felt about me...?''
His already-warm cheeks darkened and he looked aside, busying himself with admiring the gardens, but Exeter cupped his chin and made him look at her – equally as embarrassed, but determined to get an answer. Thus, he spoke the truth.
''I think you're a loyal, dependable woman who's served the fleet dutifully for as long as I can remember.'' He said, but the look in her eyes told me she knew he was hiding more. ''And... I think you're a smart, beautiful woman who looks even better with her hair down.''
Exeter made a cute squeak sound, her cheeks colouring – one hand unconsciously going towards her lush hair before she stopped herself, embarrassed. ''Is that so... and, um... have you ever considering... dating, a subordinate, Commander?''
''You're asking me out, is what you're saying.''
''I-I'm just asking a general question...!'' Exeter hurriedly tried to deny, blushing furiously. ''I-I mean I wouldn't be opposed but-''
She fell silent, however, as he cupped her cheek – his thumb sliding over her smooth, pink lips. Her cheeks burned but no squeak escaped itself from her lips, her expression becoming softer, more demure as he held her gaze, gauging her. He would admit to finding Exeter attractive but he wasn't the type to sleep around... but, he was the type to fall hard when someone caught his heart. And Exeter, over the months of loyalty she had shown not just Azur Lane, but he personally, had most certainly cemented herself into his heart.
Thus with little hesitation he held her cheek more firmly, leaned down – and pressed their lips together in a deep kiss. Exeter's lips parted and let out a soft moan, her eyes screwing shut and a smile curling at her lips, betraying her happiness. Feeling similar emotion arise within him the Commander deepened the kiss, his other hand coming to rest on her hip and holding her close. Exeter tentatively snaked her hands up his arms and held onto his sides, returning the slow kiss with a muted hum, savouring it.
The need to breathe slowly separated them, their lips parting – before they reconnected them in a kiss. Exeter moaned into the kiss as he turned them around slightly, easing her against the wall of the balcony and pushing her over it slightly, her back bending and her head tilting back to keep the intimate, novel kiss going, both of them pouring their mounting feelings into it. She ran her hands up his chest and held his cheeks, tugging him back long enough to draw in a breath before she quickly re-joined their lips again in another heated kiss, their breathing becoming quick and heated.
''Ah...'' Exeter exhaled as they drew apart; moaning as their lips reconnected with equal passion. ''Mmph... yes, Commander...''
He drew away for air, a little out of breath – and with haste he buried his face into her neck, kissing it. Exeter openly moaned, tensing as his lips ran up her jugular and smooched it heatedly, each kiss wet and forming a line of rosy hickeys up her flesh; marking her as his. The mere thought evidently aroused Exeter, shy whimpers of arousal fleeing her lips as he took her as his, his lips grazing along her jawline before finding her own lips again, sealing their lips together intimately.
''Mm... ah, oh...'' Exeter took his right wrist and guided it up, laying his hand over her breast. ''Go on...''
The Commander did so eagerly, his fingers sinking into her plump breast and squeezing it through her thin dress, eliciting a muffled moan from his newfound lover. Growing excited by the sound he went back to kissing her neck, licking the hickeys better and teasing Exeter further, his other hand coming up to grope her other plump tit. As if in response Exeter ran a hand down his front, briefly touching his chest before then cupping his crotch; demure as she palmed it and toyed with the zipper, as if offering to take things to a more physical level.
When he didn't protest Exeter took it further, pinching the zipper and tugging it down. She had to tug and yank it a little to get it down, and when it did she eagerly slipped a hand into his pants, not having to fumble far until she found his clothed cock – her lithe fingers weaving into his boxers and tugging his slowly-hardening cock out into the open. When they broke off the kiss he found Exeter blushing embarrassedly, her gaze flickering down and admiring his cock as she stroked it off, getting him hard.
''Mm...'' Demurely Exeter shifted forwards off of the balcony wall, and then lowered herself down into a crouch, not wanting to sit on her knees lest she dirty her dress.
The Commander's cheeks burned at the sight but he found himself eagerly awaiting what was to come, one hand planting itself on the wall and the other resting upon her head, tucking her lush hair out of the way. Smiling bashfully the loyal cruiser jerked his cock off more, her free hand holding his hip and undoing his belt - allowing them to get both his pants and boxers down to his knees, exposing his cock fully to her. With just a few more strokes she got him fully erect, her hand shifting down to the base; and leaving plenty of room for her lips as she kissed the tip.
Pursing his lips the Commander contained a moan; releasing a tight breath instead when Exeter planted several more kisses on the head. With blushing cheeks she leaned down a little and kissed the more sensitive underside of his cock, trailing around up to the side and then back to the head – before opening her mouth and taking the head of his cock into her wet, warm mouth, humming as she sucked on it. The sensation alone was enough to pull a moan out of his throat and the Commander tensed, hastily shutting his mouth lest someone overhear and come to investigate.
''Mm... Mmph... Mlph...'' Exeter shut her eyes and went deeper, sucking down halfway – only to then suck back up to the tip, spitting onto the tip and jerking his cock off rapidly, and then taking over half his cock into her mouth with wet, muted sucks.
''Ohh...'' He couldn't contain the tight, strained sound of pleasure.
Exeter clearly delighted in hearing such a thing, tilting her head slightly to the left or slightly to the right as she gave him head, sucking him off with back-and-forth bobs of her head. Her hand wasn't idle either, twisting slightly with each strong stroke of his length and pumping his shaft, coaxing out more pleasure-filled grunts from his throat. With one hand busy supporting his weight his other hand occupied itself by tucking her hair out of her face as she blew him, having the pleasant side-effect of letting him see her face more clearly.
The cruiser blushed darkly at that but didn't slow her ministrations even slightly, her light green eyes peering up into his as she moved her head more vigorously, tilting her head forwards slightly as she slurped down it – the saliva coating his shaft leaving it wet as she dragged her lips along his length. The equally-wet, sloppy sounds she made in the process only fuelled his mounting pleasure, his eyes briefly fluttering shut as he just enjoyed the sensation. He then quickly opened his eyes again, groaning as he watched her suck his cock, her movements causing her lush hair to fall over her face briefly before he pushed it out of the way again.
''Mmk, ghk, gkh, Mmph~'' Exeter's grunts became wetter and sexier as she went deeper, fingers only loosely cursed around the base as she pushed him to his limit.
A limit that was rapidly arriving; pleasure creeping up his cock in a tingling, arousing wave, the sensation so addictive that all he could do was groan and commit both the sight and sound to memory, eyes tracing her lips as they pursed snugly around his cock and sucked along his length, smearing saliva into his cock as she went. Her hot tongue pressed itself against the underside of his length and stroked the sensitive underside, hastening his end.
Until at last Exeter sucked strongly, and he came undone. ''M-Mm!''
He came fast and hard; a thick rope of cum spurting from his cock and splattering against her tongue, eliciting a muffled moan from the cruiser as she stopped, sucking on his shaft as he spurted several more cum shots into her mouth or down her throat, forcing Exeter to audibly swallow it down. Once, twice, thrice; she did it multiple times over, sucking him dry until his orgasm wilted down to just a few meagre spurts, and even they too drained off into feeble trickles that she licked clean with her tongue.
Exeter sucked, hummed – and then with a low gasp she leaned back, his cock slipping out of her mouth at last. ''Hah... haah...''
The Commander found himself equally out of breath, his chest heaving with each laboured gulp of air and a haze of pleasure lingering over his mind. Exeter had no such problems, rising up to her feet with rosy cheeks and beckoning him close with a finger – making her way over to the corner of the balcony out of sight of the doorway. He numbly followed, his throbbing cock exposed to the cool night air and tempting him to press himself flush against Exeter, trapping her between his body and the stone railing, something that darkened the cruiser's cheeks.
''Here...'' Exeter murmured softly, grasping her dress and hiking it up more and more, up until she had the flowing skirt section around her waist; leaving her creamy legs bare and tempting his hands up them.
It wasn't long until his hands slid under the inner-section of her dress, finding the waistband of her panties and pulling them down – aroused to see that they were a lacy black. Exeter's cheeks burned but she gave him a bashful smile, stepping her left leg out of them and prompting him to leave them around her right leg, dangling just off her knee. Then with her elbows planted back against the stone balcony Exeter raised her right leg, allowing him to grasp it and hold it up and rest her heel on his shoulder, his gaze going down to her exposed womanhood.
''Mn...'' Exeter shuddered as he rubbed the head of his cock against her slit. ''Take me, Commander...''
The Commander obliged, guiding the tip in – and with a tight moan of pleasure he sunk into Exeter's pussy. Her searing-hot walls clenched around his intruding cock, tight but parting for his sensitive cock as he pushed it in deeper, spearing it inside inch by inch until their pelvises touched and he was balls-deep in her, the sensation alone pulling a gasp up out of her throat. A gasp soon muffled as he claimed her lips in a kiss.
''Mm...!'' Exeter moaned happily into the kiss, breaking it off with a punctuating gasp. ''Hah... haah... you feel... so wonderful inside me, Commander...''
''You feel good too...'' The Commander murmured back, steadying one hand on her hip. ''I'll move now.''
''Yes... please~'' Exeter moaned the latter word out as he slowly pulled his cock out – only to then plunge it back in, her walls wet as they tightened around his intruding length.
The Commander shuddered, rocking his hips back-and-forth slowly, intimately feeling her insides tighten around his length. With the cool night air against his flushed skin and the clenching heat squeezing his cock Exeter felt heavenly, his shaft pumping into her and pressing his pelvis against hers with each and every thrust. Exeter clearly felt it too, her breaths coming out in soft, gasping exhales, soon muffled when he mashed his lips intimately against hers again – stifling it.
With Exeter's arms busy supporting her weight against the balcony she was unable to run her hands over him, able to only moan against his lips as his shaft pumped into her sex. The Commander's hands however weren't fully occupied, allowing him to lift his left hand up and grope at her clothed breast through her dress, his hand cupping it and hefting it about with blatant lust, something that drew a moan out of his lover - their lips breaking apart and locking eyes.
''Commander... I-''
Rattling however interrupted them; the doors. Exeter gasped and tensed up, eliciting a hastily-stifled groan from the Commander as he felt her inner walls clench incredibly tight around him, his own hips coming to a stiff stop – hearing the glass doors rattle more as someone tried to open them. He couldn't tell who they were, their voices muted by the glass.
The Commander, however, couldn't stay still – not when he was balls-deep in Exeter. Thus with a hiss he slowly pulled out, and then plunged back in; earning an open-mouthed look of shock from Exeter as he continued to fuck her. She shook her head but he didn't stop, forcing the cruiser to cover her mouth with a hand; whimpering into her palm as his cock scraped her tight walls and pushed against her innermost parts, his thrusts slow but her tightness amplifying how good it felt for both of them.
''Oh god... oh god~'' Exeter gasped under her breath, biting her lip to keep her voice down. ''Commander, please, if you k-keep moving like this...''
In response he tugged her wrist away, exposing her lips – and kissed her. Whimpering into his mouth the brunette put both elbows back onto the stone railing, her one standing leg trembling under her own weight as he continued thrusting into her with growing vigour. He was careful to not smack their pelvises together but even rocking back-and-forth, thrusting just the top-half of his dick into her, felt downright orgasmic when the threat of being caught kept them on-edge.
Mercifully whoever was rattling the doors gave up, and with a muted murmur they and whoever they were with left – and the moment they were gone the Commander sped up, his pelvis smacking loudly against Exeter's as he went balls-deep again. Crying out Exeter clutched onto the Commander with one hand, fumbling her hand up his back and to his hair; pulling him into a messy, heated kiss that helped muffle their mutual moans, his cock coming in hard and fast and rubbing all of her sensitive spots, turning her into putty.
''Commander, C-Commander...!'' Exeter mumbled feverishly against his lips. ''I'm almost there, keep going...!''
The Commander did so with vigour. Loud, raw claps of flesh echoed across the balcony as he filled her with his cock, his shaft pulsing back against the gripping walls that tried to smother it. Cries and gasps were wilted into whimpers by quick, passionate kisses, one of his hands eagerly toying with her breast and pushing her closer to her limit whilst his other hand held her leg up, leaving nothing to stop him from going all the way into her.
''Ah, yes, y-yes~!'' Exeter cried out, gripping his hair – and then gasped. ''AH!''
Tight wet walls clamped down on his cock, conforming to the shape of it - and the Commander moaned as he unloaded his seed into her; a small spurt preluding the much thicker, longer ropes of cum that he pumped into Exeter. He kept thrusting his hips as he came, pumping it in deeper and pushing the head of his cock against her deepest parts, undoubtedly knocking the brunette up as he busted his load in her.
The sensation was intense, but gradually began to wane – a slow, drawn-out groan escaping him as his stamina wilted, until at last he just went balls-deep in her and stayed there, panting. Untangling her fingers from his hair Exeter leaned back on her elbows, panting and desperately catching her breath, her cheeks aflame when they breathlessly locked eyes.
Then with a soft smile Exeter cupped his cheek, stroking it with a thumb, before pulling him down into a kiss – the couple moaning as they moved to the balcony floor, his hips starting to move once again moments later.
Meanwhile far below the balcony, bug-eyed and mouth hanging open, stood York.
''Uhh...'' She'd seen everything... though as she glanced around at the scarce number of people around, she realised nobody else had.
And after a good minute of thought decided to keep it to herself. She'd rather not have her bustier sister angry at her.
'Have fun I guess, Exeter...'
[END]