Chapter 21 – Soulmate Announcement and Monthly Meeting
Eton's Point of View
I left Val's room after our fight. It all was caused because of a misunderstanding and the wrong words said. I am still furious at Rena I'So and the whole situation. This whole situation could have been avoided if I had claimed that I had a soulmate. If all the paperwork was completed after the mission brief that I knew she was the one. I headed towards the common room for enhanced.
Entering the comfortable room and saw Thel in the room. He was the only one in the room. He looked and watched me walk to the chair across from him at the table. He placed the data pad in his hand down with the stencil used to write. He interlocked his fingers and waited for me to speak.
I tried to start the conversation, but I was unsure of how to proceed. I leaned back in the seat struggling to formulate words into sentences – basically into anything that resembled something understandable.
"Thel, I screwed up badly." I groaned out in a pathetically weak voice.
"What did you screw up badly?" Thel's voice was steady when he asked.
"I screwed up with Val. Do you remember Rena I'So?" Thel nodded his head to my question. "Yesterday there was a slight altercation between us three. She called herself my lover. Valkyrie walked away stating that she needed space and time. I gave her that night but this morning. I -" I could not start again. My throat felt like it was closing.
"Eton," Thel sighed. "What did you do this morning? You should have been aware of Rena I'So transfer to the ship. I remember her being so taken by you that she said that you two were soulmates." I was reeling with this new information. I had not known that last tidbit.
"I cornered her in her room." I looked off to the side with an ashamed look. "We – well I started the conversation about the unfortunate confrontation yesterday. It turned into a screaming match between us." Thel sighed at this point.
"Yelling with a woman is a losing battle, Eton." Thel shook his head with a soft chuckle. "What else happened?"
"She threw her shoes at me saying that the meeting yesterday was highly informative. Val kept saying that Rena still has feelings for me, and I reciprocated those feelings. I told her that was not correct. That I am happy to have a soulmate and that I will always be faithful."
"What else did she say?" Thel pressed.
"She told me that she did not trust me anymore. She accused me of keeping track of my sex buddies. That she was hurt that I did not stand up for her. She asked if she would have to expect this same treatment in the future." I placed my head I my hands.
"First real fight?" I nodded my head. "Those are usually the hardest and losing her trust. She must have said something else too."
"Yeah, that the rules that we talked about did not apply to me." I kept my head in my hands.
"There will always be fights between soulmates. The real question that you should ask yourself, Eton." I looked up at Thel. "Is she still willing to be my soulmate."
I sat there. I truthfully did not know that at all. I hope that she still wants to be mine.
I thought back to my talk with Thel. It has been a few days since the fight and even now I can only get glimpses of Val. The warriors that see me in the hallway keep shying away. They now know that I have a soulmate and that there was a fallout. I had a meeting with the other Sangheilian officers for a monthly meeting. I left my room feeling down and headed towards my ship.
Reaching the room that we are to hold this monthly meeting in. I saw Thel, Viti, and Rasi were already present. I knew that we were waiting on our supply officer, Lofi Elo; the weapons officer, Reo Ono; and lastly our personnel officer, Niro Sil. I took my seat and got settled. I knew this was going to be a long meeting and I was not looking forward to it. The next couple of minutes, the remaining individuals showed up and sat down.
"Glad to see everyone is good health." Thel started. "You know what this meeting. We will first go over supplies, training, weapons, troops, and then lastly issues that has raised and has everyone on edge." I nodded my head and settle down to hear what had to be said. "I will let Lofi start with the supply portion."
"Thank you." Lofi nodded his head to Thel. "Over the past month we have been able to supply the ship with the essential foods needed to sustain life. The cooks are getting a bit tired of always cooking." Everyone rolled their eyes at this. He says this every meeting. "We are scheduled to get thirty pallets of food in the next coming week." I started to zone out as he dragged on.
"Thank you Lofi." Thel's voice brought me out of my thoughts. I looked at the clock and saw that Lofi has been talking for over forty-five minutes. He sure can talk. "Next up is training with Rasi Vern."
"Many of our warriors are alright working with the humans." I know where he is going with this. "However, when the Titan or Spartan get involved. Everyone, Sangheilian or human, kind of just scatter away from them in fear. We need to train with those to for better understanding. Earlier this month we had the Titan come and speak. She did install some fear to the younger warriors that is needed." I chuckled at what he was referring to. "We need to do join training groups with the humans and us."
I zoned out again while agreeing but then it just went into how the training should be conducted or when. I will read the notes after the meeting for the most part. I nodded my head at the appropriate times when someone looked at me. Then Reo spoke for over an hour. Then the next person up was Niro on the troops. I already had my own talk with him.
I stormed into the Personnel Officer's room and slammed the door after kicking the others out.
"Niro, we need to talk." I growled out to the dark brown skinned Sangheilian officer. He leaned further back in his seat as he crossed his arms over his chest.
"Eton what do you want to talk about?" He sneered back. "Does this pertain to the meeting that happened a couple of days ago?" I felt like ripping his throat out at that.
"Which meeting are you referring to, Niro?" I was not happy with the statement that many people are aware of what went down.
"The meeting between Rena I'So and yourself. You had that Titan at your side." He looked up at my face with a distinct joy. "People say that you have found another partner to stuff. Tell me, does she enjoy the wonders of a Sangheilian Fleet Master's body?" I growled and lunged forward. He was out of his seat and away from me. "Maybe she wouldn't mind being stuffed by another."
"Niro," I was fuming. I was ready to make this Sangheilian an example. "Do not talk about her that way." I was about to ground out.
"No? How about we let the troops at her?" Niro laughed. "They have been trying to get some action with at least some kind of female. I know that Rena really wants to get back with you."
"The troops with no have her!" I shouted as I was able to grab his throat and squeeze. "No one besides me will be with my soulmate." I felt Niro tap my shoulder to indicate that he was done.
"Are you asking how a Rena I'So came to be transferred here?" Niro coughed as he spoke. I nodded my head. "She was the only one in a close proximity that has the same designation as the one that got pregnant."
"The only one?" I questioned sternly.
"Yes." He held his hand up. "No one really likes her. She uses what she can to rise through the ranks as fast as she can. A miracle that she was with you for so long." I sighed at this. I am done.
The talk still irritates me, even a day later. Niro has always been an ass but at that point he just wanted to see my reaction. Him finding out that the Titan was my soulmate was an unfortunate circumstance that I did not want him to find out that way. I would have preferred him to find out through the paperwork. Niro was still talking when I zoned back in.
"There has been a total of five transfer requests, three soulmate announcements, fourteen disciplinary actions, and six marriage requests just his month." I was astonished by all of that. "The five transfers are from the younger warriors that have had the training from the Titan. Their reasoning was that she was too scary, and they do not want to end up dead before they find their soulmate." That brought a chuckle from everyone that sat around the table.
"Five transfers from scared warriors?" I looked at Niro with amusement. "I guess we really do need those trainings with the humans and enhanced." I spoke to Rasi. I saw him nod.
"Now onto the issues that have been coming about this month." Thel started. I sighed and knew that one of them was the known issue that we have. Thel looked over at me. "The first is the issue with you, Eton."
I closed my eyes and leaned my head back. I felt a couple of pats on my back.
"Way to go, Eton." Rasi chuckled.
"Fleet Master Eton Ader has met his soulmate." Thel continued. "His soulmate is the Titan. They have not completed the bond ritual due to her insistence. Niro, you will have another soulmate announcement on your desk by the end of the week. As everyone knows, there was a confrontation between them and Eton's old acquaintance Rena I'So. Now the rumor mill is going around."
I groaned and felt more weight on my shoulders. I needed to get the announcement done soon. I heard some of the other officers joking around and giving me sympathetic looks. I listened to the other issues. They consisted of more fights, finding Sangheilians in the heat of intercourse throughout the ship, and just missing things throughout.
"This is the end of the meeting." Thel stated. "Go about your day."
I stood up and walked out of the room. I needed to go to my cabin to write up the announcement. I am not sure if Val will be mad at me or not. Stepping into my cabin and sitting down at chair to focus on the announcement. I started typing in the announcement.
Soulmate Announcement
Eton Ader, Sangheilian Fleet Master of the Arbiter's troops. Has found his soulmate in the one and only Titan – 466 named Valkyrie.
Everyone who hears and sees this announcement will further know that both are meant to be.
Furthermore, they are now under the protection of the Sangheilian and Human Laws about Soulmates.
We congratulate these two in their future together.
I sent the announcement to Niro and Thel. I am nervous of how Val will take it. This will be sent to officials of the humans and will be brought about. I headed out of my cabin to use the gym. All these emotions have been making me agitated.