A/N: Like I said, fast an furious for now, but we leave for a 2 week sail next monday so you'll all have a break from me. As requested by Killroy122496, we have Yamato here, enjoying a quiet evening with the Admiral. Quite romantic if I do say so.

Also, as I'm a total history weenie, I've got lots of model kits. My current project is a 1/350 Light Cruiser Kinu, which is awesome, and the postman dropped off a 1/350 Kaga! My favorite carrier of ALL TIME! Super happy today.

Anyways, next up is gonna be one of my picks, and it's my second favorite carrier here to win the Admirals heart, Shokaku!

Enjoy this one though, I had fun writing it.

A Sunset on the Water

"Hey Yamato?" Admiral Dixon asked, looking at the woman sitting on the bench next to him.

"Yes Admiral?" she questioned, looking at him quizzically.

"I know historically, you went on a few sorties, like Leyte and Ten-Go, but have you taken part in any sorties since you've been back?" he wondered, watching as her hands tightened slightly on her parasol.

"I have not taken part in any battles since my summoning Admiral. I've not even gotten off this island for a small sail due to the huge strain on resources I have or a gathering of resources." Yamato grumbled, looking out at the water with a longing.

"Well to be fair, not too many battleships go out on resource missions…but that's kinda a poor show that you've never been to sea before since you came back," Andrew mused, following her sight line with a small smile.

"Tell you what Yamato, meet me at around 1830 hours at dock A2 and I'll show you a surprise." he said, holding back a chuckle as her eyes widened slightly.

"A surprise Admiral? What is it?" she asked, visibly intrigued.

"Now if I told you that, it wouldn't be much of a surprise, correct?" Andrew replied, laughing as she pouted in annoyance.

A 65,000t battleship, pride of the Imperial Japanese Navy, armed with the largest naval rifles produced, and here she was, pouting.

That's something you don't see every day.

"Remember. 1830 tonight Yamato. Dock A2. Don't be late." he said, before throwing a wink in and walking away, shoving his hands in his pockets as a sly smile slid onto his face.

"That girl has no idea what she's in for tonight."

Yamato, for her part, was doing a good impersonation of a tomato, after she caught the wink her commander tossed her way.

"Don't worry Admiral." she whispered, standing up and smoothing her skirt "I will not be late. No matter what."

His thoughts elsewhere most of the day, he spent the time where he was supposed to be working preparing his evening plans.

Of course, Mutsu had been all for it, and while Nagato was reluctant, she also lent her expertise.

He honestly had almost lost his hearing when Mutsu decided to squeal about how cute it was.

So now he was standing on the dock, watching the final few minutes tick down as he heard someone walk up behind him.

"Yamato," Andrew said, turning around with a smile "Right on time."

"Of course, Admiral. I'm never tardy." the battleship said, looking at him with interest "So what is this surprise you had in mind?"

"Still not then, but come on, it's soon." he replied with a knowing grin as he stepped down lightly into a waiting boat, holding his hand out to help her in.

Yamato took the offered hand, blushing lightly as she stepped down into the boat and settled into the small wraparound couch as the Admiral whistled.

Fubuki and Shigure ran out and cast off the mooring lines with a quick salute, giggling to each other as Andrew eased the boat into the channel and nosed towards the harbor mouth.

"Thanks girls!" he called, waving to them as they slowly motored out into Hiroshima Bay, far enough away from land to avoid curious onlookers, but still close enough to discourage any Abyssal attacks.

After twenty minutes of sailing, they had reached a mostly central point of the bay, and Andrew stopped the engine, flicking a switch on the dash to cut the flow of petrol, and then flicking another that rewarded his ears with the sound on an anchor chain rattling down.

The pair had talked a little bit on the way out, getting to know each other better, and Yamato was surprised at the ease with which he had masterfully sailed them out into the water.

"It's just practice, I used to do a lot of boating when I was younger with my folks on the lake by where we lived." Andrew had said, grinning widely as he removed his cap and stowed it, letting the wind ruffle his short hair.

Now that they had stopped, he pulled a small cloth out from another bin and flipped up a table in front of the couch that Yamato had been lounging on.

"What's all this Admiral?" she asked, sitting up and blinking at what he was doing.

Smoothing the white cloth on the table, he smiled at her, setting out a candle and lighting it.

"Well you said you had never left the island, even on just a small sail, so I wanted to change that." he replied softly, pulling out a pair of foil wrapped plates, one much bigger than the other and setting them on the table.

"I know it's not hotel quality," Andrew said with a chuckle as she narrowed her eyes at him "But I'm sure you'll like it all the same."

The meal that had been prepared was a simple one, with just chicken curry and rice, but Andrew would need to thank Houshou for the recipes and cooking pointers, and from the pleased look on Yamato's face when she tasted it, he knew that it had paid off.

"Did you make this Admiral?" she asked between bites, dabbing her mouth with a napkin.

"I did, with plenty of help from Houshou and Mamiya." he replied before having a bite himself, to which he nodded at the taste.

Once again, the pair chatted amicably, with Andrew telling a few stories about hilarious things that he had seen while in the military, and Yamato talking about some of the better times she had spent as Flagship of the Combined Fleet.

Andrew found is fascinating to hear her stories of the men who walked her decks like Yamamoto and Morishita, and to get first hand accounts of the battles she had participated in before being sunk.

"Chin up, night's not over yet." Andrew said, as he cleaned up the dishes and put everything back away.

Yamato had seemed slightly upset that the night was winding down, and he couldn't help but smile as he settled next to her on the couch.

"I figured that you'd want to watch at least one sunset at sea, so here we are." he mused, watching as her head turned to the bow to observe the brilliant display of colours in front of the boat.

Reds intermingling with oranges and yellows, with just the right amount of cloud cover to make it look even nicer, without getting in the way of the breathtaking view that was stretched in front of them.

Yamato could feel tears beginning to slide down her cheeks as she put on a watery smile, turning to Andrew.

"Ohhh crap. She's crying. Not good, not good! ABORT! MAYDAY! OKLAHOMA!" he thought, a grimace overtaking his features as he looked at her.

"Silly Admiral, these are happy tears." Yamato clarified, wiping her eyes "Nobody has ever done anything like this for me before, and I thank you for it."

Before he could respond, she snuggled into his side, drawing her feet up and resting her head on his chest, her left arm encircling his torso in a sort of half hug as she looked back at the sunset.

Tentatively placing a hand on her shoulder, he grinned, very pleased with himself as he turned his attention to the steadily dropping sun, until it was nearly below the horizon.

"Admiral?" Yamato's voice drew him from his internal musings as he looked down at her, to find she was looking at him.

"Thank you for this. It means a lot to me."

"Anything for you Yamato." he whispered, smiling softly at her.

And before he could react, she shifted forward, capturing his lips in hers, closing her eyes as she melted into the kiss.

"There's a lot of shit in this world, but it seems like I found my ray of sunshine to keep me on the straight and narrow." Andrew thought, before wrapping his arms around her, pulling her close.

They broke apart, both with tinges of red on their cheeks, but with wide smiles on their faces.

Snuggling together, the couple watched the sun set on another busy day at the naval base, but they knew that the sun had just risen on a new day in their relationship with each other.

Fin