Stuck in the middle

Leaning around the side of a building, in the middle of the night, my heart was pounding in my throat. This entire situation between Shoukaku and Akagi was getting insane, I mean I've heard of pissing matches before, but this seems… well, this seems a few steps beyond that. As it stands now, I've been more or less forced to make other sleeping arrangements since I got back to base. Waking up and opening my bedroom door to find Akagi standing there, nude, with a platter of food, asking me what I wanted to eat… Well, Shoukaku didn't take well to that one.

As I'm distracted by this line of thinking, I completely miss the fact that I'm being followed, right up until I feel my shadow, bump into me, knocking me out into the open. I quickly get up and dash over to the next alleyway and wave Shoukaku across.

Once she was across the way and next to me, she laughs, "What? Are we going to do it in an alleyway now?"

I run my hand down my face as I sigh, "Shoukaku, we are in this mess because you and Akagi are in some kind of pissing match and I'm caught in the middle."

Shoukaku starts to giggle with a mischievous look in her blue eyes, and hikes up her skirt a little as she teases me, "Oh my, what a mess I've made, but you are just too cute when you're all flustered like this."

"Really?" I counter with a dry unamused tone of voice, "I'm only in this mess because of that juustagram post you made, that led to me being stripped naked and tied up on a bed in her hull, that you rescued me from. That in turn led to me not being able to stay in my own quarters, for fear of it happening, again."

Shoukaku smirks at me as she leans in close, placing her hands on the wall on either side of my shoulders, and whispers in my ear with another giggle, "Don't you like our fun little game? You are still having fun, right?"

"I'm starting to question if I broke the golden rule…" I sigh and look off to the side as I add, "Never stick your dick in crazy."

"Oh, is that so?" she smirks and leans in a little to ask, "Then why are you still playing this game?" she slips her hands up and under my head, leaning in till our lips are almost touching as she whispers, "Are you enjoying this little game still?"

"I never asked to play this game, and I feel less like a participant and more like the objective in a game of keep away." I pout.

She leans in that last little bit to kiss me, deeply, before breaking it and whispering, "Tell me, do you like it?"

I sigh and hang my head as I say, "Yes and no. I like this." I pause to gesture between me and her before I continue, "I don't like having to run for my life and the safety of my hips."

"Ah, but that's part of the fun, isn't it?" she laughs before kissing me and whispering "It's like an extreme game of tag. Come on, you know I'm winning."

With a heavy sigh I state, "Fine, but if you want to do that tonight, we need to find a place to crash for the night, neither of our places are safe to go to, because of Akagi."

She gives me a bit of space before taking my hand and starting to lead me down the alley as she asks, "So, where to then?"

Looking around I shrug and ask, "How bad do you want to screw with Akagi this time? I mean she did up the game by breaking into my quarters."

"Oh my, so you want to play it like that, hm?" she asks with a playful smirk before whispering as we kept moving through the alley, "You mean you've got an idea? Do tell!"

"What if, we went to her hull and did it there, in her personal quarters?" I ask as I scratch the side of my face with my free hand as I add, "I mean you already left your panties behind on her hull when you rescued me from it."

She stops walking, lets go of my hands, and starts to jump up and down a little, clapping her hands as she cheerfully says, "OH MY! That would be hilarious! You are brilliant. What do you say? Shall we do it?"

Well, I already know this fire isn't going to die out anytime soon, but if I'm going to be caught in the middle, I might as well enjoy it a little.

"I suggested it, didn't I? Besides that's the one place she's not going to look for me tonight." I say as I start to make my way out of the alleyway and towards the docks.

Shoukaku giggles and links arms with me as she states, "This is going to be so much fun!"

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Once we were on the hull of Akagi, and inside of the ship, we started to make our way around the decks, Shoukaku was leading the way, almost like she knew where to go and I ask, "Have you spent much time on Akagi's hull? You seem to know where to go."

She stops walking, still holding my hand and she tries to look innocent, but something in her eyes or maybe it was the smirk gave it away as an act as she cutely said, "Oh? Why do you as?"

I give her a sideways look and state, "Because you knew how to bypass the locks on the hatches so easily."

She winks at me and laughs, "Do you really want to know?"

I think about that for a moment before I shake my head and sigh, "No. No, I don't."

With a grin that I can only call impish, she leans in, and whispers in my ear before nipping my earlobe, "What if I told you, I've been in her before?"

Feeling a sudden rush of excitement I hoarsely whisper, "What did you do that time? I know the last time was rescuing my naked ass."

She continues to whisper as she presses herself against me, "Does it really matter?"

Regaining my focus, I place my hands on her hips and press her against the bulkhead as I return the favor of whispering and nipping her earlobe, "No, but we should hurry up and find her personal quarters."

Her fingers lace into my hair as she all but moans, "It's this way."

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I hated to admit it, but that had been the best night's sleep I had, had in a long, long time… Akagi sure seems like to like her pillows, and there were some oddly shaped ones too, but the most alarming one in that room had been one that was about my height, wearing one of my shirts and a pair of my boxers. Naturally, Shoukaku had a great laugh about that one. But now, well now I was sitting in my office, drinking some coffee as I went over reports. At least I knew during the day, there was a ceasefire between Shoukaku and Akagi… for the most part. As I worked away on the computer, my office door flew open causing me to look up and what I saw filled me with dread, Akagi.

I could see visible heatwaves emanating from her, Kako for her part was standing in front of Akagi, trying to stop her, but well, I knew better, so I waved a hand and said, "It's alright, Kako, you can let her in."

With a concerned look, Kako nodded and let Akagi into my office, closing the door behind her. The kitsune's ears were pointed back, her tails flicking back and forth violently, she moved closer to my desk and said between clenched teeth, "How dare that… that… woman enter Akagi and do, that!"

I know what this is about.

Locking my computer, I give her my full attention as I ask, "And what about me?"

Her chest was heaving in and out, "Akagi would not mind, Shikikan-sama inside of Akagi. But why with that woman?"

I reach over to the side of my desk and sip some water as I ask, "And why does this bother you so much, Akagi?"

"It is Akagi's space! Not anyone else's!" She all but yells, her ears were still pointing backward.

"I see, you're mad because someone was in your personal area without your permission, correct?" I say with a level head.

"Yes!" She shouts and slaps my desk.

I nod as I say, "I understand, you don't like it when someone invades your privacy, correct?"

"Of course!" she huffs, folding her arms under her bust before adding, "Unless it is Shikikan-sama, then Shikikan-sama can violate Akagi however Shikikan-sama wishes."

I get out from behind my desk and go over to my windows, closing the blinds as I say this next part, "So it is alright for you, to invade my personal living space, without my permission, when I am sleeping, but not alright for someone to do that to yours?"

I look over my shoulder to see her ears move to point out sideways as she looks off to the side and huffs, "Shikikan-sama," she pauses as her tails stop flicking around, "Akagi sees your point."

"Good. Now I will talk to Shoukaku about staying out of your hull, so long as you respect the privacy of my quarters. They are mine, and will not be violated during this, pissing match or whatever it is between you and Shoukaku." I say as I turn back around, trying to keep a straight face as I recall the funny-looking pillow with my clothes on it.

She sighs and pouts, "Fine. Akagi will respect the commander's privacy. But if Shoukaku violates Akagi and Akagi's privacy again, then our treaty will be rendered null and void, and Akagi shall have no mercy."

I nod again and move to sit on the end of my desk as I say, "Fair enough, dismissed." As she turns to leave, just as she touches the door, I say, "One last thing, Akagi."

Her ears pointed up and angled towards me as she asked, "Yes, Shikikan-sama?"

"I expect my shirt and underwear to be removed from that pillow and returned, discreetly." I say to her, being careful to fully watch her reaction to that.

Her ears pointed back again, tails started to violently move around again she seethed out, "Yes, Shikikian-sama." Before the door opened and she stepped through it, slamming it shut.

Letting out the breath I had been holding the entire time I slide off of my desk, my legs had gone weak from playing that dangerous game. As I sat on the floor, I picked up my phone and texted Shoukaku, 'Next time we meet up, not Akagi's hull.'

What I got back made me laugh, first was a pout emoji followed by a thumbs up. Putting my phone down on my desk, I leaned against it and shut my eyes, feeling so drained, but relaxed knowing I could go to my quarters tonight and not be worried about getting jumped in my sleep.

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