Hi again to everybody and thanks to keep reading. I want to apologize for the long delay. Let's face two facts:
I was having a LOT of errors.
It was going TOO long.
(Maybe I should add as number 3, that is wasn't enough NatsukixShizuru interaction but I will leave that out.) Seriouslly, I realized that I wasn't writing properly (a minimum at least), so I was studying english grammar a bit. I was also re-planning the story. Too long as I said. I published a new chapter 2. Before you yell on me (with all the rigths, I must admit), let me tell you that if you read the previous chapter, you have it all. The new one is shorter but nothing of the essential changed. You can go ahead an read this new one and you will be fine with the story, it will continue from the same ending point. Many things that you had as part of the main story will be treated as definitions or notes at the begining of the chapters or maybe will be mentioned at the upcoming chapters.
I apologize for this change. Certanly I am in the process to figure how to write a story. Thanks again to everybody that read and reviewed and mainly, BIG THANKS to Azn-anime for her beta work and patience with this impatient and hurried wolf (me). Also, for all of you that kindly liked the long Chapter, well, I liked too. Maybe I have too many ideas and not enough skill to put them together... yet. Maybe I will make an extended version later, but I can assure you all that I will make my best effort to publish a better story now. Betaing for this chapter isn't finished yet. Last pages are still on revision but since I will be a bit busy the next days, I didn't want to wait and keep you guys waiting longer. Hopefully it will be good enough.
The usual, this story is rated M for mature content between two females, violence, disturbing scenes and/or language. Please don't read it if you don't like either one of them.
My dictionary ran out of the words I needed for this story so I invented some. Definitions below.
Disclaimer: Sunrise owns Mai Otome and Mai Hime as well as their respective characters. Dune and all the related belong to Frank's Herbert's legal heirs.
Spaceliner: Sophisticated battle spaceship for one pilot. It's a combat flying device; fast, ligth and heavely armed. The Noble Houses at the Empire use to have a fleet of them for security purposes. The Shadow Spaceliner is a modified version made by the Scientific Guild at Horus to be imperceptible to radars or tracking systems.
Portal: Refers to Portal Materialization Technology. The Garderobe's technology applied to spaces voyages using traversable wornholes, connecting very distant parts of the universe controlled by the Empire. Discovered and developed 967 A.M. before the First Empire.
Krasnikov Crusier: Gigantic space ship used to space traveling mainly through portals. Used to transport smaller spaceships, cargo or passangers.
Biocyborg: Next level on cyborg development. Originally, the cyborg technology substituted some human parts with cybernetic or mechanical part. Extreme cyborg interventions left the brain and spine cord as the only human remains into a cyber shell. The new biocyborg tech developed by Yohko Helene fuses the human organism with a new kind of enhanced nanomachines called Nubots creating a new organism from the original. No need of replacement. Used at the present under extreme circumstances, Miyu is the only one of this kind.
Autonomous Star Airliners: Schwartz autonomous combat spaceship. No pilot, completely AI units with pre-programed protocols for attack and destruction.
Tears of Warriors
by GaladanChapter 3. In your City
Skáneland, Castle Skanien.
Early in the morning, Natsuki couldn't stop thinking about the conversation she had with her grandfather last night, and against her very common sense, she could not stop thinking about Shizuru.
Trying to wipe away her concerns, she planned to farewell her last day, before officially becoming the Countess Kruger, with a bike ride as she used to do with her father. She was so focused preparing her bike that never noticed the dark and tall figure behind her until it was too late.
"Ara, Kruger-san, that's a huge bike, what are going to do with it?" Shizuru said, giggling when she saw Natsuki jumping in surprise.
"Damn it! Don't show up behind people like that!" Natsuki yelled turning to face an amused Shizuru.
"Did I scare Kruger-san?" Shizuru asked innocently.
"Of course you didn't." Natsuki said, more controlled. Looking at Shizuru's smiling brought to her memory the images of destruction she saw last night and her grandfather's reproach on the way she treated Shizuru.
Shizuru noted the change in Natsuki's face from a startled to a serious, almost sad gaze. Wondering what could have caused the change on those beautiful green eyes, she kept smiling gently and walked closer to Natsuki asking, "What you were doing with the bike Kruger-san?"
"I was getting ready for a ride." Natsuki answered huskily not knowing yet how to treat this woman. "What is she doing here at this time anyway?" Natsuki wondered. It was very early, but Shizuru looked fresh and rested... and to Natsuki's surprise, beautiful.
"A ride? Are you going to drive that?" Shizuru asked raising her brows. "Not only a reckless... also a wild Countess."
"Yes... Archmeister, now if you please excuse me, I will have a pretty busy day, and I really want to go out for a while before it starts." Natsuki said remembering she didn't addressed Shizuru properly since they've started this conversation.
"No need to apologize Kruger-san, I will be more than happy to join you at your ride." Shizuru never had had a bike ride with an active core bike like this one, and it was a great opportunity to spend time with the elusive young Countess. Shizuru still felt very intrigued by her own reaction to Natsuki; even yesterday she sometimes found herself looking at Natsuki's green eyes. Looking at the deepness green she felt...like home.
"What?! I wasn't apologizing! And I was certainly not inviting you." Natsuki was so surprised by the suggestion that she didn't realize how rude her asseveration was until was too late.
Shizuru put a disappointed look at her elegant features, making Natsuki feel immediately guilty. "If my grandfather knows about this... Damn tongue of mine!"
"Look... Archmeister, I didn't mean to be...rude. It's just that I am not used to ride with anybody else. I... I used to do this with my father and..." Blushing, Natsuki ran out of arguments. She was rambling nervously.
Shizuru was amused looking at the proud Countess discomfort, Natsuki was very cute trying to find an explanation. The blushing made Natsuki look younger and beautiful.
"If I promise to be a good companion, will Kruger-san reconsider to take me with her? Please?" Shizuru was asking and smiling heartily to Natsuki, and the dark haired Countess found impossible to resist the plea.
"Ok, Archmeister. Let's get the other bike ready as well," Natsuki agreed reluctantly.
"Oh, no, Kruger-san. I don't know how to ride one of these. It will be very nice if you teach me; but by now, I think it will be enough to ride with you. At your bike."
"What!? Are you..." Natsuki was again caught by surprise but was able to shut her mouth before saying what she was thinking.
"Is it that bad Kruger-san...to ride with me?" The disappointed look was deeper this time.
"N-n-no. It's just... I..." Natsuki just couldn't handle the sight of a sad Shizuru. Sighing, she faced her defeat. It was no way with this woman. Looking at red eyes she could swear the woman was sure she was getting her way at the end.
"Ok." Natsuki conceded but added firmly pointing a finger at Shizuru as a thread, "BUT... you will do exactly as I say." Glaring at Shizuru, her own words reminded her of Uma's words during her test the day before. It was nice to talk an Otome in the same way.
"Of course, Kruger-san is in charge." For some reason, Natsuki suspected she was being teased despite the Archmeister's innocent and obedient look.
While Natsuki finished her preparations, she instructed Shizuru to get a light extra-shielded suit and helmet for the ride. Natsuki mounted and waited for Shizuru to follow her. When the Otome was ready, she walked towards Natsuki never leaving those green eyes while doing so.
Shizuru mounted behind Natsuki, placing her hands softly at the biker's upper thigh making her jump by second time in the morning. "Ara, is Kruger-san nervous of riding with me?"
"No!...I... you have to hold securely...Archmeister...that way is not safe for you." Natsuki stammered cursing herself for showing her nervousness.
The contact of Shizuru's hands that was so close to her lower abdomen and hips was spreading warmth all around her pelvis and some other places. Natsuki held her breath while Shizuru moved her hands upward, going over the fabric, never breaking the contact with Natsuki's body...until she finally grabbed the Countess' waist firmly.
"Better this way, Kruger-san?" Shizuru said softly feeling a bit aroused of having Natsuki's body so close. She could smell her aroma even through her helmet; being an Otome with highly developed senses could be bothersome sometimes.
Natsuki's heart was beating like crazy by then. She never had someone outside her family as close as Shizuru was and nobody, had touched her in that way before. She was amazed of how a simple contact could be that intimate.
"Yeah... better Archmeister. This bike runs very fast, make sure to hold yourself firmly." Saying that Natsuki started the engine and moved out of the castle slowly at the beginning to let the woman behind her to get used to the feeling and then increased the speed.
It was the time of the day just before sunrise, where everything was in shades of gray, the clouds over the seas were low and dense, and the air was cold. This was Natsuki's favorite time of the day, and somewhat, she felt happy feeling the other woman's contact on her back.
Back at the castle, the activity hasn't started yet, but other people were already up. Ray was completely dressed, standing at the side of the bed, looking at Nao. The redhead was still asleep lying naked over her stomach on top of the disordered and crushed sheets as when they had fallen asleep after the last time they had…sex? Made love? Ray wasn't sure how to call it, and she didn't want to think about it. By now, the tall girl was trying to absorb as much as she could from the woman in her bed, taking her time admiring the messy red hair, the white soft skin in Nao's back and shoulders, the curve of her breast and the soft curves of her hips and legs. Lying down with one leg slightly bent and separated from the other, Ray could smell the scent of the woman and knew that if she moved around she could have a sight of Nao's more intimate place but she didn't trust she could control herself if she did. Just the sight of Nao's butt was making Ray wanting so badly to take her…wildly… again."What's wrong with me? I have never been this…sex driven and here I am, almost wanting to ravish the woman I swore was so unbearable for me. Stay. Focused. I can't be distracted. I can't let these desires to control me."
"Time to wake up… Zhang-san." Ray said steadying her breath and walking closer, after two tries without any response, she had to try another strategy. "Juliet Nao Zhang," Ray called louder this time, same tone as Miss Maria used to call them as students as Garderobe. It worked. Nao raised her upper body finding unfamiliar surroundings and then, the formal figure of Ray standing by her right side. Looking into her blue eyes for seconds, she was not sure if the sensations she had were real or it was a dream. Slowly, the images of their last night came to her and noting she was naked, Nao began to blush under Ray's gaze.
"Damn it Jagger, are you having a great time? I never thought you were this twisted." Nao try to keep her mood cool, but she was more than a bit angry for being woken up abruptly and more--for feeling embarrassed. "Why are you waking me up this early?" Nao moved to get up, taking the sheets with her.
"We have to go out." Ray said trying to keep her eyes at Nao's eyes and not at other parts of her.
"What do you mean?" Nao was trying to convince herself it was just a sex night like any other. Ray didn't have to wake her up with a kiss or something like that; they were both big girls, but looking at Ray as if nothing had happened, and she was naked in her bedroom was upsetting.
"We have an early meeting," Ray explained slowly. "Shizuru-san didn't tell you about it?"
"No, I didn't meet with her last night," Nao said finally trying to get dressed as soon as possible. "I was here waiting for you, idiot, just in case you don't remember." She couldn't forget it, her bruising lips and her body aching in places that only ache after a night of wild sex, were a clear reminder. They didn't take it easy or the nanomachines would have taken care of it by now. But thinking about, it was not that long since the last time they…. "Don't go there Nao. Think about something else but that."
"We better go then. Shizuru-san told me about it last night so maybe they were looking for you." Ray said, walking to the door and waiting for Nao to join her, however she didn't open the door until the redhead Otome was by her side. Ray was just standing with her head slightly inclined at door controls.
"What's up now, Jagger? Do you need help to find the door?" Nao was angry and wasn't looking at Ray. When felt herself suddenly pulled into a strong embrace that left her tiptoeing and crushed at Ray's body, Nao could barely grab Ray's arms while was being kissed with passion by the tall Otome.
As sudden as started, Ray left her. "Not really." Was her only comment before moving quickly to open the door. Thankfully, it was still very early for anyone to be fooling around and watch them leave Ray's room. Ray was expecting some unpleasant comment from Nao, but it never showed up. Nao, walking two steps behind her, had a cautious half smirk at her face.
System Alpha Centauri, Artai Planet.
"Your highness, the communication with the Prince is ready." Sergey Wang walked in to the Archduke Nagi D'Artai private rooms to inform him.
"Thanks Sergey, efficient and prompt as always," pushing some controls at his desk, the communication screen flashed showing the handsome face of Prince Kazuya Krauxeku.
"My dear Prince," Nagi greeted, dealing with this fool was necessary.
"Archduke," Kazuya greeted him as well. They both knew the terrain was not as it looked but both of them were trying to get the maximum advantage over the other.
"I assume you got news from our mutual friends as I did," Kazuya said getting right into the topic; he didn't have time for games. Kazuya was more interested in raping beautiful women than playing subtleties with the Artai fool.
"Right into the point as usual, my prince." Nagi said smiling. Kazuya was dangerous but predictable. "Yes, I got it. Seems that the second act of our little show is on the move."
"Little? The costs didn't suggest anything little, Archduke." Kazuya was getting impatient. One of his guards walked into his studio, dragging rudely a slender redheaded, young woman, proceeding to chain her to a big silken futon.
"Of course your highness, it hadn't been cheaper for the Artai's treasury either. This is just the starting. The real fun will become later, but I am sure our beloved Krugers and those Otome bitches will have a very nice surprise," Nagi conceded.
"I really hope they will screw the fucking bitches up… But remember you have to save someone for me, Archduke." Watching the chained woman trying to resist against the big mass of his guard was getting him excited. He liked the fighters.
"Of course my dear Prince…a deal is a deal. Will you be sending someone to represent the Krauxeku House down at Skáneland? It could be a little suspicious if you don't send someone." The main reason Nagi wanted to talk with this asshole was that he didn't want a single detail to have the possibly of ruining his long term plans.
"Well, I haven't thought about that but now that you mention it, you may be right. I will send that stupid Argos Soir. Even if things go very bad and he didn't survive, I will keep his beautiful daughter anyway," he ended laughing. "Who are you sending, Archduke? Do you have some disposable items at your service too?"
"Well, I think I am not as well prepared as you are, my Prince. Due the lack of resources, I will have to send my loyal Sergey, but I am sure he will be smart enough to survive." Nagi really wanted Sergey there to get as much information as he could about the Kruger House.
"Wow, you really like high bets Archduke, the North Wolf against the Blue Wolves. We will see, I don't have any expectation for the little heiress but she has some good soldiers." Wanting to end the conversation, he asked, "Do we know who will be the fool carrying the prize?"
"Not yet. The puppet master has not given me that information yet. They have been very careful." Nagi already knew everything he wanted to know, and he also wanted to end the conversation. Even for him, dealing with Kazuya was too much.
"We know how to handle those fanatics, my dear Archduke." Looking at Sergey standing behind his master, he teased him, "Watch out and don't get your ass burnt out, Sergey. We need you." With that last comment, he ended the communication suddenly. He didn't want to wait for his prize any more, mainly after so much work.
When he stood up from his desk and walked around to get close to the futon, an erection could be seen through his black silk trousers. His prize was really beautiful, he had to reward the Captain of the Guard for finding such suitable and alike substitutes. He stood in front of her and beckoned one of his handsome slaves. The young man obediently and quickly moved, kneeling in front of Kazuya, undoing his trousers and working diligently at his master's erection with his mouth. Kazuya was letting the woman know that she didn't have any chance. With her four limbs chained, her brown eyes showed her desperation for the first time.
"Too bad you don't have green eyes," he said smiling darkly to the redhead woman, pushing the slave away and walking closer to her. "Let's have some fun," he said almost softly while violently ripping her clothes away.
Skáneland, Castle Skanien.
After her morning ride, Shizuru felt inexplicably happy. She couldn't explain it with words and that was something really new for her. She met Uma Shamrock and Saeko Kruger and together they made their way to the Kruger War Room. Everything was ready for tomorrow.
They got into the War Room just in time to watch a harsh discussion between Juliet Nao Zhang and ...Natsuki Kruger.
"Are you out of your fucking mind? This can't be done that way... Zhang." Natsuki was stubbornly standing with her arms crossed over her chest, looking at the systems showed by the multiple screens.
"Yeah, sure... And you have no fucking idea of how this systems works... Kruger." Nao responded equally for everybody's surprise and was glaring angrily at Natsuki, very indignant by the future Countess' previous comments doubting the efficiency of her solution. The Otomes from Garderobe and Kruger House Otomes were standing there helpless.
"Nao!" Ray yelled to the redhead Otome.
"Nao-san!" Uma Shamrock was shocked. "Please, everybody, calm down. What is happening here?"
"Natsuki!" Saeko's exclamation joined Ray's and Uma's equally surprised ones. Natsuki had gone too far this time. Talking to a Column that way!
"Hell, What are you thinking?..." Natsuki started very angry after Nao's last comment, "this is nuts. There is no way these systems could work together, and I am not going to risk the whole Skáneland planetary security because of this nonsense... idea."
Before Nao or anybody else could say anything a cold and well modulated voice interrupted.
"I will have to disagree with you, Countess Kruger." Natsuki turned around to meet a very young girl with amazingly cold red eyes framed by white short hair.
"Kruger-san, please let me introduce you to the Scientific Guild team," Uma Shamrock said, glad to have something to ease the tense environment. "President Yohko Helene and Counselor Midori Aswald. Miyu-san here is one of the Guild's most remarkable scientist, as well as Meister Otome, Irina Woods."
"Very honored to meet you Kruger-san." Yohko bowed slightly to Natsuki. "If you will please let me explain, everything will make sense."
Shizuru walked closer to Natsuki and stood by her side, also looking at Yohko waiting for the explanation as well.
"All the planetary systems, no matter how sophisticated, work locally. Yours here at Skáneland is one of the bests. You have not only one main core but several antennas which guarantee its efficiency. It one fails, other repeaters will substitute it, so the planet is never defenseless." Yohko pointed to Irina to finish the explanation.
Changing the display at the screen, Irina continued, "However, if a external malicious threat is incorporated, literally infecting the network, then the whole system will wear down like a sand castle."
"There is NO way that could happen, that kind of threat would have to come from the inside and there is no way we will let something so dangerous pass through." Natsuki said, still not seeing any advantages.
"Yes, there is Kruger-san." It was Shizuru talking for the first time and getting Natsuki's attention immediately. "Someone you trust or someone that you don't trust but you can't avoid can get into Skáneland. With your designation ceremony tomorrow many people will be coming and you can't control just everything. I think that your father used to say, "Expect the unexpected", isn't Kruger-san?".
Natsuki look into her deep red eyes. Shizuru knew perfectly what she was talking about. She lived to see her planet destroyed by a system crashing in the worst time. Natsuki remembered her grandfather words: "Your father thought something like what happened at Kansai could happen here."
"That's the point Kruger-san, Garderobe mobile security system works the same way like yours, but it is also linked with an outside planet redundant system that has networking not fixed to orbital satellites but to mobile satellite units: Spaceships." Irina finished showing a graphic of the complete system to Natsuki.
"This is the newest improvement on security from the Scientific Guild, Kruger-san, no one, not even the Empire has news about it or know how it works." Yohko ended and waited for Natsuki's comments.
Natsuki, instead of looking at Yohko or Irina, looked at Shizuru with a questioning look.
"If the Skáneland system fails, by any reason, the link with the Garderobe's system will put it back on redundancy and will work as a bridge with the Horus system. There is no way to shutdown a system like that easily." Shizuru said feeling inwardly satisfied by Natsuki's unspoken display of trust.
"How does the Horus mobile system work?" Natsuki asked Yohko after a few seconds, however she got her answer from the girl called Miyu again.
"Inside the cruiser that brought us to the Alpha Lupi system, there are three smallest Shadow Spaceliners, one is tripulated and the other two are AI autonomous units controlled by the first one's pilot. Those mobile devices can't be tracked by any system or detected by any radar. If something happen, the Garderobe system will bridge and the defenses will be restarted in less than 1.8 seconds."
The explanation was cold and precise like a scalpel. "Who is this damn girl?" Natsuki was surprised but hid it very well. Acknowledging the truth and the advantages but not wanting to look weak in front of the Otomes she decided to channel her angry to other target.
"Ray, why a hell you didn't explain me this before?" Natsuki asked angrily at her tall Chief of Otomes.
"What?! You can't..." Nao couldn't not help herself from interfering but shut up herself when Ray glared at her.
"I am very sorry Natsuki, I should have explained this to you before and better." Ray said interrupting Nao, trying to ease the things for once.
"Kruger-san, it is not really Jagger-san's fault. Nobody really knew how the whole system worked until now. What we have provided is the simplest explanation of it but it is by far more complex than that." That was Miyu again. Precise as always.
"If everything is settled now, Natsuki, we should go and meet with the other guest. Almost everybody is here." Saeko said coldly, she wasn't happy with Natsuki behavior at all. First arguing with a Column and after that, scolding Ray in front of everybody. She definitely needed to have a serious conversation with her daughter... soon.
"Wait, two more questions." Natsuki said looking quickly at her mother, Uma and Yohko. "Who is tripulating the Shadow Spaceliner? And... what happen if the Garderobe's system fails?"
Again, Miyu answered promptly. "I am tripulating the Shadow1, that's the codename will be used in the system and from there, I will be controlling Shadow2 and Shadow3. If the Garderobe system is hacked or shut down, the main antenna has to be reset manually. That will put it back on line."
"What!? How you can control three Spaceliners at one time? How you can flight anything at the first place, you are a kid. I am a military trained pilot and there is no way to do that!" Natsuki shouted, looking to Miyu and Yohko after that.
For the first time, the short and slender girl, didn't answer. Yohko, Uma and Saeko interchanged gazes. After some seconds of silence, Yohko stepped ahead and said seriously.
"Everybody in Horus knows it but nobody else outside our native planet... until now. I think it would be better if everybody in this room knows that Miyu-san is a Biocyborg."
Natsuki was shocked; her Otomes handled it very well. They had their memories to support them after all. The wisdom of generations. She only had her common sense and intelligence. "Well, that's why she looks so weird". However, the feature that amazed her the most were the eyes. They were cold and sharp but looked so alive.
The rest of the day was pretty busy meeting all the guests. Since the meeting with Horus, Natsuki found herself wanting to have by her side the calm presence of Shizuru; however the blonde Otome was accompanying her only a couple of times during the morning, during the meetings with the delegations from Aries and Carthagos.
That was the first time Natsuki met everybody and been formal and polite all the time was not easy for her. Shizuru by other side, was confident, always having the right phrase, always making the moment perfect. Everybody fell under her charming. Now Natsuki understood why her grandfather was so fond on her felt. It was also the bothering issue that when Shizuru was with her, Natsuki felt happy and something else she didn't know how to call. It was only one exception to that.
The last meeting of the day was with the Imperial delegate, Ambassador Tomoe Marguerite, early night. The Ambassador treated Natsuki like if she didn't care a hell about the future Countess. More than that, as if she was doing a favor to Natsuki by attending and recognizing her existence. All Tomoe's attention was for Shizuru. As Tomoe talked to the Archmeister with a seductive and flirting attitude, she kept ignoring Natsuki. He The dark haired woman felt angriness raising in her chest like a fire with every second. Natsuki wanted to end the meeting as soon as possible and put the biggest distance between Shizuru and the short imperial Ambassador. In fact, Natsuki would have liked to threw Tomoe by a cliff but her mother was there, glaring her every time she made a harsh comment.
For Natsuki's disgrace, her mother proposed a formal diner to welcome all their guests and Natsuki feared that she will have to tolerate the sight of the Archmeister being caught by the vicious Ambassador. She underestimated Shizuru.
Shizuru was courteous with the Imperial Ambassador but she knew with all her senses that Tomoe was dangerous, poisonous and fibber since the very first time she met her. Shizuru managed expertly with the Kruger House Otomes to foolish Tomoe, sitting the Ambassador at safe distance from Natsuki. Shizuru, of course, was sitting by Natsuki's right side. One of her today's meetings was with Reito Kanzaki and after it, she counted on the handsomes Armbrust Kruger and Reito Kanzaki to deal with the Ambassador.
After the diner, everybody dismissed promptly, the next day was going to be a long one. Juliet Nao Zhang finally made her way to her room, shaking only one of the ball lights close to the bed and leaving the rest of the room in the darkness. She was recalling her last conversation with Shizuru, when the Archmeister gave her a bad time after her morning incident with Natsuki.
"Nao-san, that wasn't the smart thing to do," Shizuru told her once they were alone
"She was the first one to start," Nao said stubbornly. "She has been coarse, rude and harsh from the very beginning. Why do we have to tolerate that from her?"
"We are looking ahead for an alliance with Kruger House, Nao-san and she will be the Countess even if we like her or not. Putting aside the fact of what she has faced recently, you are a Garderobe Column, Nao-san. You shouldn't need me explaining you what's important. Ara, Nao-san, you shall hear your inner voices more and less at that foul mouthed little demon that lives inside you." Shizuru knew that will make Nao feel embarrassed but she looked for that.
Now Nao felt in fact, embarrassed and foolish. Shizuru was her Oneesama and even if she was not too much older than her, Nao respected her. She didn't like to be treated like this. Ray's words to her during one of their arguments yesterday came to her mind. "If you want to be treated like a Column, you should behave like one."
"I will behave." Nao said seriously to the Archmeister and Shizuru knew that was the closest to an apology she was going to get from Nao. Shizuru also knew Nao won't give more troubles when before separating, Nao called her and asked almost shyly "Back me up with Shamrock…Shizuru-san"
"Ara, Nao-san, that will have a cost." Shizuru teased at her and walked away giggling.
Now breathing softly Nao realized it was her first night at her room. Her behavior last night looking for Ray was surprising even for her. Sitting at the fluffy coach she had at her guest room, she wondered what Ray would be doing by now. Nao avoided to think about the last night during the day but now, alone at her room, the memories were making her feel a warm restiveness. "No, don't think at that Nao or you will be all worked up and looking for Ray today is not an option!" But the little shiver between her legs and some of her inner voices, those that Shizuru advised her to listen weren't giving her a break on the inner dialog.
"Why not?"
"No damn way, Jagger will be so sure I am crazy for her."
"And you are not?" The little voices insisted.
"NO! Hell, no. I like charming, funny, beautiful... VERY feminine girls and Ray is nothing close to that."
"Really? But you didn't think that yesterday when she was fucking you…Oh, I see, you weren't thinking, you were too busy having multiple orgasms."
She was cursing her internal struggling when a call in her door put her in alert, standing up, Nao's heart jumped beating faster when the door's monitor showed Ray standing outside her room.
Nao opened the door to find a serious and formal Ray. "Damn, reading you is as hard as to walk in dangerous ice." "What's up Jagger, couldn't you sleep without me?" Nao had to tease her to feel more comfortable and over safe ground.
Walking in, Ray closed the door and told Nao seriously, out of blue and without the slightest doubt in her voice, "Sleeping is not what I can't do without you." After that she just stared intensely at Nao, the craving showing in the blue eyes now. It was no doubt about what she meant and Nao noticed that the shiver between her legs had got warmer and was spreading fast. Despite the need in her eyes, Ray wasn't moving. She was letting the decision to her. Despite her previous objections, the increasing flutter in her stomach was telling Nao what she really wanted. Slowly, the redhead walked approaching Ray, raising her arms to Ray's neck and pulling the dark head down while offering her lips to Ray's mouth.
Ray wasted no time to grab Nao in a tigth embrace. After some time kissing passionately and deeply, Ray broke the kiss to whisper huskily at Nao's hear, "I need to taste... your other lips too." While one hand was cherishing the redhead's lips with one finger, Nao felt Ray's other hand sliding softly between her legs; Nao gasped, nailing and crushing the fabric in Ray shoulders imagining the previous kiss at her sex. She didn't have to imagine it too long.
Some minutes later, Nao was at the coach, naked and wet, moaning and arching her back with Ray's dark head between her legs. She was crushing the coach fabric until her knuckles were white. Ray open mouth was covering her inner lips, her clit and all she could as when she kissed her, moving her head slowly, tasting her sex, slipping with Nao's juices of excitement. Then, Ray focused at her clit with her tongue driving Nao almost out of control, arching her back again, crying for release, "…Ray…, please, Ray."
Ray still spent more time with her tongue at Nao's clit while her hands were cherishing and tightening Nao's hips and torso. When she felt the redhead's hips bucking erratically, she changed the teasing for a more focused clit sucking while slowly inserting two fingers inside her and thrusting her in and out purposely slow and deep. Now Nao was screaming and panting, she was on the edge, beyond notice anything else and Ray worried that someone will hear them. After a few moments Nao finally got an explosive climax and Ray could feel her inner walls contracting and the wetness overflowing from inside her. She decreased the intensity but didn't break the contact giving Nao time to get down to earth again.
Then Ray moved very careful helping an overwhelmed and exhausted Nao to get a more comfortable position at the couch while she accommodated aside holding her closely. When Nao opened her eyes, they were lying facing each other, her head in Ray's shoulder and their legs entangled together. She could feel Ray's head moving while smelling her hair, firm arms sustaining her gently and a naked body warming her. She moved slightly to fit better against her tall companion but was still too overwhelmed to speak. Before falling slept, Nao felt a soft kiss at her lips and her last thought was that sex was great.
Not too far from there, Natsuki was making her way to her own room, when she saw a shadow at one of the balconies. Carefully, she walked closer to the shadow, just to be caught again.
"Ara, is Kruger-san following me or just spying me?" Shizuru not even turned around to see Natsuki.
"How the hell she knew it was me! I didn't make any sound!" Natsuki was speechless but walked into the balcony to join the Archmeister. Ignoring the teasing, she thanked the shadows for hiding her blush and decided to ask.
"How you can do that, Archmeister? I didn't make a sound, I am sure. How did you know it was me?" Natsuki was now by Shizuru's side. The moon was high at the sky by now and Shizuru looked like a goddess under the silver light. Shizuru took few more seconds enjoying the view of the sea breaking at the cliffs before turning right to meet Natsuki. She stared at the sight of Natsuki under the moon. As Nao last nigth, Shizuru was caugth by the sigth of Natsuki's eyes under the silver moon.
"Kruger-san looks very nice when blushing, mainly under this light." She said smiling.
"Arrggghh... Damn woman!" Natsuki blush increased at that and she turned to hide it.
"So cute" Shizuru thought deciding to give the Countess a break. "Otomes have a very specialized training, Kruger-san. We can do things most humans can't. We train our bodies and senses as well as our minds and souls. Kanin na, Kruger-san, I didn't mean to bother you in any way."
That made Natsuki to look back and fix her gaze at Shizuru's. The Archmeister could be unbearable sometimes but Natsuki's enjoyed her company and now, she was enjoying the way Shizuru shined under the moon with the breeze slightly messing her blonde mane.
They stared at each other for several seconds, both of them amazed by the other. Trying to ease the moment Natsuki said, "Thanks for your help this day with the visitors, Shizuru-san... oh, I mean, Archmeister... Viola."
For Shizuru, her name at Natsuki's deep voice, was like music with the background of the sea. "You are very welcome, Kruger-san... please, call me Shizuru. Tomorrow I will have to address you as Countess Kruger, so let's give us a chance tonight."
"Uhh... Thanks, Shizuru... but please, you call me, Natsuki... as well." Natsuki was nervous as hell and she knew she was blushing but still, she kept standing proudly at Shizuru's side.
"Natsuki, let's enjoy the view a little more." Shizuru said gently giving Natsuki a bright smile.
Natsuki smiled feeling a warm spreading inside her despite the night coldness and the sea breeze. They didn't talked that much, just spent quiet minutes enjoying the view of the sea and the sky. The moment was so perfect that neither one of them wanted to ruin it with words, they had the internal certainty that words weren't needed.
When they finally made their way in, Natsuki got the courage to said decidedly while blushing in the process, "Maybe you can keep calling me Natsuki after tomorrow... Shizuru."
The view of the dark haired heiress standing proudly but blushing, produced an exultant happiness inside Shizuru despite all her training and inner control. Smiling to Natsuki even brightly than before she said, "Ara, as the Countess Kruger wishes...Natsuki."
System Alpha Lupi, Frontier border.
The Portal brougth them to the Skáneland system, Alpha Lupi. They had to stay at the system frontier so the highly sensitive security systems won't detect them before time. Once they get the signal, they will move to be right on time for the show.
The gigantic starship cruiser was a modified Krasnikov Cruiser; the faster at its kind and after the modifications, it was also the fastest vacuum tank. Nobody at the Empire had seen a ship like that.
The main deck was dead silent and the blond man on charge felt excited that Schwartz time was rising again. This was only one of the ship among hundreds on their army. To succeed, they needed what the Count denied them but they were going the get it no matter what. He was thinking on that when signal they were waiting for flashed at the main panel. Their secret ally at the imperial house was very efficient.
At other parts of the ship, silence was not the rule. They were carrying hundreds of Schwartz people ready to summon their slaves, hundreds of Autonomous Star Airliners heavily armed but most than 80 of the ship capacity were fulfilled with Schwartz new Highly Enhanced Materializing Shield Soldiers. And they were getting more and more mad with every minute.
"Pilot, take us to the Skáneland planetary space, as faster as possible." He ordered with a devilish smile.
Well, that's it for now. I am working on the upcoming chapters with renewed ideas and in a more organized way, hopefully.
Thanks a lot for reading and reviewing. Hope you enjoyed it.
For the next chapter, it's maybe time for my favorite word: Materialise!
Which GEMs will show up? Keep tuned.