A/N: Hey all, me again. 3 chapters coming up within the next hour. Had some time to write, and I used it to its fullest, though the wifi at work sucks.

Next up after this, is Admiral x Tashkent.

Construction Calamity

"Hey you. How was work?" Yuubari asked, smiling and giving her fiancée a peck on the cheek.

"Same ol, same ol. You know how it is Love." Admiral Dixon replied, wrapping the light cruiser in a hug, to which she squealed in delight "How was the building?"

"I managed to finish off the upgrades that Hibiki requested…though I don't know why she wanted a cupholder on her rigging…" she said, trailing off.

"Probably to hold her vodka, though she really shouldn't be drinking while on patrol or sortie." Andrew grumbled, sitting down at the table at Houshou's restaurant.

The couple had decided to go out for dinner and then just spend a quiet evening cuddled on the Admiral's couch watching movies.

"I do love date night though." he sighed, picking up the wine list and glancing at it "Though every night is kinda like a date night. I cook dinner, talk about our days, watch television, and then go to bed. Unless there's…extracurricular activities to attend to."

That statement caused Yuubari to blush lightly and bite her lower lip, suppressing a chuckle.

"I love you so much." she whispered, linking their hands on the tabletop.

"I love you too Yuubari. More than anything." Andrew affirmed, just as one of the reformed Abyssal waitresses appeared to take their order.

"What do you think marriage will be like?" he asked as they snuggled against each other as the credits rolled on the movie they were watching.

"I would assume that it would be a lot like this." Yuubari murmured in his ear, before she laid her head on his lap.

Idly stroking her silver hair, he thought about what the future would hold for them.

Coming home from the office with her waiting for him at the door, greeting him with a kiss, having dinner already on the go.

Another thought worked into his head.

Children.

He was only twenty-eight, but that was prime time for continuing a lineage in his name.

Though, he'd save that conversation for another time, a little further down the road.

"Ready for bed yet?" she asked after a few moments of silence between them.

"You can turn in if you're sleepy. I'm gonna stay up for a little bit longer." Andrew replied, watching as she got up and paddled to the bedroom.

"Okay. Just don't stay up too late." the cruiser admonished before she closed the door.

Leaning forward, he put his elbows on his knees and his hands under a chin and heaved a large sigh.

"What did I do to deserve you Yuubari?" he thought, letting memories play through his mind at how they had met.

One and a half years previous…

"I really shouldn't be in here…" Andrew thought to himself, walking through the darkened repair and construction buildings that Yuubari and Akashi called home most of the time.

After he had given the boot to the ship breakers and become nothing short of a celebrity to most of the girls, he had really never come to the yards after that.

But here he was, wandering through the many shops that were inside, browsing blueprints for various upgrades that were in progress or scheduled for the future.

There was really no particular reason for him showing up in the yards, especially at night.

He had been out for an evening stroll, and his legs brought him into here.

A lathe and a mill caught his eye in one of the shops, and looking around, there was a lot of spare metal laying around, so, putting on a set of gloves and removing his tunic, he rolled up his sleeves and set to work.

He wasn't building anything in particular, but he did take an advanced machining course when he was in high school and he loved it so the work wasn't without merit.

At least, that was before it all went up in flames.

Literally.

The motor on the lathe overheated as he was turning down a piece of brass, which then proceeded to ignite and burn ferociously, as a shop isn't the cleanest place, there were spots of oil and grease everywhere.

One rather large spot was in the catch pan under the lathe itself, and dropping sparks also caused it to ignite.

"Oh good lord! FIRE!" Andrew shouted, killing the power to the lathe and grabbing a fire extinguisher from the wall.

Emptying the contents onto the burning objects, he had to grab another CO2 to finish putting out the fire.

Once the blaze had been contained and smothered, he assessed the damage to it all.

The lathe was a total write off, and there was no possible way that he would be able to correct what had occurred in the maybe five hours before Yuubari and Akashi showed up to begin work.

"Admiral?"

"Blast." he thought, turning around as he had been caught.

"What happened here?" Yuubari asked, shock on her face "Are you alright?"

"A small fire, and yes, I'm fine thank you." he replied, brushing a little bit of metal shavings off his arms and walking towards her.

"New rule then sir. You're not allowed to work in here without an escort." she admonished, shaking her head.

"I'll do up the incident report, as well as put in for a new lathe." Andrew grumbled lightly, much to her amusement.

Shaking her head, she strolled forwards and began helping him clean up.

After that, the two were the best of friends.

Current Time

Laughing lightly at the circumstances that brought them together, he thought for a moment before a wide grin broke onto his face.

Moving quietly, he ran out the door and made all haste for the repair yards.

Morning rolled around, and Yuubari woke up in the bed of her fiancée.

Looking over, she was surprised that the other side of the bed was still properly made, indicating that her lover had never actually gone to bed.

Tying a robe around herself, she expected to find him passed out on the couch, but once again, she found no sign of him.

"Odd. I wonder where he could be." she thought, making herself a cup of coffee and some toast before putting on a pair of orange coveralls and heading for the shops to begin work.

Upon her arrival, she was surprised to find the door already unlocked and a note posted outside.

Yuubari, come to shop 156. There's a surprise for you.

She didn't need a signature to know who sent that and she walked inside, finding her way to shop 156.

Going inside, she found her future husband crouched over a bench, the buzzing of an engraver echoing through the room.

"Andrew?" she tentatively called out, not wanting to scare him.

"Just another minute Yuubari. I'm just about done here." he muttered, not even taking his eyes off…whatever he was making.

Finally, the engraver shut off, and he stood, hiding whatever it was behind his back as he turned around.

"Morning hun. I've been here since about ten last night before you ask." he chuckled, as she walked towards him.

"What were you working on all night?" she questioned, trying to peek behind his back.

"A gift for you." Andrew stated, taking his hand out from behind his back and opening it.

Yuubari couldn't help bust gasp at what was in his hand.

"It's beautiful." she murmured, picking up the ring lightly and inspecting the highly polished shine.

"I was reminiscing last night about how we had our first actual meeting, in this shop right here." he mused "At least nothing caught fire this time."

They both started laughing at that, as he took her hand and slipped the ring on her finger.

"Perfect fit." he grinned, watching as she wiggled her fingers and looked closely at it.

"You've even engraved the date that you proposed to me on it. Gold star." the cruiser whispered, tears leaking out of her eyes as she threw her arms around him.

"This is the best thing ever." she chuckled, wiping her eyes.

"I'm glad you're pleased with it." Andrew smiled, as her lips crashed into his.

Grinning into the kiss, he captured her in his arms and held her there until they broke apart.

"Well I'd best get to work now." he stated, rubbing the back of his neck.

"Have a good day. I'll see you at home." Yuubari said, giving him a final peck before they headed their separate ways for the day.

Walking into his office with a wide smile on his face, Andrew sat down and began the tedious work.

Though in the back of his mind, her smile was still there, and that was enough to get him through the day.

Fin