"Pull Up!" Erik screamed as he sat up in the bed. He was covered in sweat as he pushed and kicked at the sheets over him. Looking around the room he saw he was not in his normal bedroom. He had unfamiliar objects prodding inside of his arms and legs. He attempted to get up from the bed but his leg stung with an amazing pain that it threw him on his back.
"AH! Oh God!" Erik said pulling the sheets off of his leg to see it was black and blue. His leg was obviously broken at one point after the crash.
"Stay still! Don't move" A voice from the darkness said to him. Suddenly the glow of a blue light began to appear by his legs as a girls slender hands reached down towards the wound. A warm sensation began to surround his leg as Erik Held on to the bed. The pain began to slip away and his grip lessened on the bed. Erik's breathing began to slow down as the black and blue on his leg began to change back to its normal pigment. When the blue light went away his leg was completely fine. Erik looked around in the darkness as he heard footsteps walking away from him.
"Uhm... hello?" Erik asked wondering who had just helped him. Suddenly the lights came on and stung his eyes. He covered himself from the brightness by putting his hand over his eyes. It was no easier to see now then it was when the lights were off. Once again the sound of footsteps were heard and a chair was pulled over.
"Are you feeling better?" A small voice asked. Erik's eyes began to adjust to the light and he could begin to make out who he was talking with. He was greeted with the sight of a young brown haired girl. She had blue bows in her hair and a white Gallian Air force uniform. The girl looked at him with innocent blue eyes as she waited for an answer.
"I- I'm fine. Thanks for... That. Where am I?" He asked the girl.
"You're in the infirmary. You had a nasty accident and two squad members of ours found you and one of our friends in the hanger. I was able to help you two with your wounds." She said shyly.
"Thanks... again... but I was wondering exactly where I was." He said.
"Oh. Were In Suomus right now? We were about to head back to our base in Orussia when there was another attack. The other three and I headed up to stop it but had to return here when we lost our energy. Then you and Nikka showed up." She said pointing over to Nipa who was still asleep in the next bed.
"Thank you." Erik said with a friendly grin.
"So... what's your name? For the medical record!" She said quickly holding up a clip board as she begins to blush.
"Of course. I'm Erik Teromaa." He said and watched her scribble down some words on the clip board then put it on the bed.
"Nice to meet you Erik" She said
"And what's your name... If you don't mind me asking?" Erik asked sitting up in the bed.
"Oh... Lemare. Georgette Lemare." She said
"Nice to meet you." he said. Before he could begin to talk to the girl the door to the Infirmary opened and two more girls entered the room. A Karsland and Orussian pilot walked over to the beds and greeted Georgette.
"He's awake. It took you long enough" the tall Karsland girl joked and ruffled Erik's hair.
"Uh... Sorry?" Erik said trying to fix his hair back to the way it was before.
"Don't mind her. She never knows when to be serious. Were glad you and Nipa are alright. I'm Aleksandra Pokyshkin. I assume you have already acquainted yourself with pilot officer Lemare." She said as Georgette waved to him from behind the two.
"And I'm Waltrud Krupinski. Thanks for getting Nipa back here for us." she said putting her hand on his head and started messing his hair up again.
"It was the right thing to do. I'm Erik by the way" He said not fighting as she messed with his hair.
"Krupinski. Would you please stop that?" She said pulling the girl away from Erik.
"Aw" Krupinski sighed as her fun was cut short.
"Alright Erik. Do you mind filling us in on what went on the other day?" Aleksandra asked the boy as she took a seat at the foot of the bed.
"Well it all started yesterday when I took the 109 out for a patrol run. I didn't find anything until I met Nikka over the radio. She needed someone to cover her while she took down the last neuroi. After we shot it down it was able to take out one of her strikers. There was a collision and the next thing I knew my plane was hitting the ground. When I woke up the 109 was ruined and I found Nikka not far down the way. After patching her up she led me to this base." He explained
"I guess that fills in the details on why it took her so long to get back here." Aleksandra said.
"There's only one problem. You crashed two days ago. You two have been unconscious for a while" Georgette explained to him.
"Oh god. What is my squad commander going to say about me not reporting in for two days" Erik said
"Uhm... That's another problem." Georgette said shyly
"What?" Erik asked as he looked at the girls sad faces.
"You don't have a squad anymore..." Krupinski said becoming surprisingly serious.
"What are you talking about?" Erik asked
"She is telling the truth. While you were unconscious we examined your dog tags and tried to radio your squad. When nothing came up we contacted the closest command center. It seems your base was destroyed by neuroi bombers along with three towns in the area a few hours after you arrived at our base. We have no idea what happened to most of your unit but right now you have been placed under my command." Aleksandra said.
"Oh god... any word on the survivors?" Erik asked
"They were alright. Most of them got out without a scratch. They were dispatched to close by commands that had the room for them" She responded
"That's good. But now I'm under your command? But how is that possible? I'm not a witch" He said
"It was an override by the higher ups. Since she is the highest ranking officer and you are in no shape to fly. It's best if you just go with it until we sort this all out." Georgette said
"Until then you can bunk with me buddy" Krupinski said putting her arm around the boy.
"I don't even know you!" Erik shouted at the girl
"All the more reason! We can get to know each other so much faster" Krupinski said with a smile as Erik rolled his eyes at the happy girl. As they are speaking Georgette's stomach makes a loud rumble.
"Oh! Excuse me..." She said blushing.
"It's alright. Georgette gets like this when she uses her magical ability" Aleksandra told Erik.
"Yes. My healing magic quickly drains me of my energy. I am always very hungry after I use it. If I don't eat I could become malnourished." She said holding her stomach.
"Don't worry. We'll go grab you two something. Erik is probably hungry and it wouldn't hurt to have something ready for when Nipa wakes up" Krupinski said as the two walk over to the door. Soon Erik and Georgette were alone again. Looking over at her bed Erik could see Nipa was still fast asleep.
"So... uh... how long until I can get up and moving again?" Erik asked Georgette.
"Not long. I have healed all of the bad injuries you had on your body" She said
"So there were more than just the broken leg?" He asked.
"Yeah. You had some minor burns on your back and your hands were cut up from shards of glass. I was surprised you didn't bleed out before you got to the base." She said
"Thank you. I pride myself on exceeding expectation" He said smiling to the girl as she giggled.
"You also had some cuts around your chest and... some... places I don't want to mention..." She said as her face turned red.
"Oh... uh... thanks for... healing them..." He said also becoming very embarrassed.
"I-Its fine... don't mention it" She smiled
"Oh why don't you two just kiss already? You're making me sick!" The two heard from the other bed. Turning their heads they saw a bandaged Nikka rise from under the sheets and attempt to hold herself up. She smiled as if her many wounds were nothing but scratches as she turned her legs to get out of the bed.
"Nipa wait! I haven't had a chance to heal your smaller wounds yet. You can't go" Georgette said in attempts of stopping the girl from getting out of the bed.
"I'll be fine. I just need to get my energy up and my own magic will handle the rest. You don't have to worry about me. I'm going to head to my room and grab my uniform." She reassured the girl as she threw the blanket off of herself and stood up. She began to lose her balance a bit due to not walking for a few days but was able to hold herself up on the bed.
"If you say so" Georgette said letting the girl leave the room.
"Is she going to be alright?" Erik asked as he got up from the bed.
"Yeah. She's a tough one. She has come back from worst." She said handing him some folded cloths.
"I thought my uniform was destroyed the other day?" Erik asked remembering the tattered thing he had walked to the base in.
"It was. We were able to get you a new one while you were out. If you're going to walk around the base it would be better to do it in this than a hospital gown." she said as he put on the pants and jacket. The two walked down to the kitchen and meet up with the others. Aleksandra was crazily analogizing to Nipa for putting her in danger. The small group sat down to eat their dinner after the long day. Erik was relieved to eat something after so long. He never realized how hungry he was until he could smell the delicious food. The group went on to talk a bit as they enjoyed their meal. Asking about what had happened between the two and attempting to learn more about Erik.
"So Erik. How old are you?" Krupinski asked as she took a drink of water.
"I'm 17 years old." He responded
"So you recently joined the Suomus air force?" She asked
"Yeah. They put me behind the 109 and I took off. Nothing really to flying when you get the hang of it." He joked
"What's your record? You handled yourself pretty well back there against the neuroi the other day." Nikka asked
"I'm no ace I can tell you that. I have 16 confirmed victories so far. We had a pretty heated battle one day and that shot me up above some of the older guys in my unit. It was pretty uneventful until you came along though." He said
"Well if you stick with us you will see a lot more action. Things are getting heated on the Orussian front." Krupinski said leaning back in her chair.
"I was wondering what you all are doing here. Georgette told me you're stationed in Orussia. Why are you in Suomus?" He asked
"I was selected to attend an important meeting for my CO. mostly talking about funding for our wing. The others came along in case of any emergencies. You can never be too careful." Aleksandra said.
"Yeah. It seems the higher ups don't like it when we crash every other striker we receive" Waltrude joked
"Speaking of crashes. I'm down a plane..." Erik said as he thought about the fighter he had recently crashed.
"That's right. We will find a way to make it up to you. It's because of us that you crashed in the first place." Aleksandra said
As dinner wrapped up the crew began to go its separate ways. They split up down the halls and headed back to their rooms.
"Come on bud! Right this way!" Waltrude said as she happily pulled Erik down the hall to her room.
"Hey! Let go of me! Help!" He shouted at her.
"Uh. Waltrude. Can I barrow Erik for a moment" Georgette asked the girl and she let go of his hand.
"Sure. I'll leave the door open for you when you're done. See ya in a bit" She said and walked into her room
"Thanks for the save. I needed some time to myself. What did you need?" he asked Georgette
"I thought you may want to replenish your energy" she said holding up a towel to the boy.
"There is a large bath in this base that no one is using right now. It is very refreshing. You should go use it while it's empty." She said
"Thanks... I could use a bath. I'll see you in the morning" he said taking the towel
"No problem" she said smiling then she walked away to her room.
The bath was filled with steam as Erik entered the room. It was hard to see through the thick fog. He soon came up to the large tub and sunk his body into it. The hot water felt good against his skin as he lowered himself to his neck. Leaning back against the wall of the tub he closed his eyes and drifted off in his thoughts. He started to think about how kind the others were to him and how much they had done for him. He knew this wouldn't last forever so it was good to enjoy it now.
"Uhm... hey Erik" He heard a familiar voice speak to him from outside the tub. He opened his eyes and above him stood Nipa holding a towel. She was still dressed in her uniform but Erik new she wasn't here to keep it on.
"Ah! Nipa! I didn't think anyone else was coming here at this hour." He said wrapping himself with a towel below the water.
"I just thought I would come by and take a bath. I haven't had a chance to take one while I was out. I guess we had the same plan" She said putting down the towel.
"Yeah. I guess I'll... I-I-I-I'll" He tried to say when she began to pull her sweater over her head. She let her short blond hair sway back and forth as her head came through the neck hole. She folded it and placed it on top of the towel.
"What's wrong?" She asked as she began to slip her pants off slowly down her legs.
"You're... you're going to get in now?" He asked
"Yeah. There is more than enough room "She said turning around to put her pants with the rest of her cloths. She then took her bra off allowing her breasts to sway and move freely. Erik was shocked at how open she was being.
"I guess there is" Erik said as she pulled down her panties and tossed them to the side with her cloths. She then skipped over to the tub and put her leg in by Erik. She slowly moved the rest of her body in by him as it sunk next to him. Giving him a look at every inch of the Suomus beauty. As she submerged her chest she took a seat next to Erik and threw her arms up in the air. The change from a normal environment to the hot bath sent a chill down her back as she adjusted to the temperature.
"*Yawn* this is so relaxing. Right Erik?" she said leaning against the side with her arms behind her head.
"I guess you can say that" He said confused as to why the girl had so easily gotten in with him.
"So are you enjoying yourself at the base?" She asked him opening her eyes.
"More than you can imagine... I mean! Yeah. It's nice here" He said snapping back to his senses.
"That's good to hear." she said closing her eyes again.
"Can I ask you something?" Erik questioned the lounging girl.
"Shoot" She responded
"You just jump into baths with other guys? I mean I'm not complaining but what's with the openness?" he asked
"I guess it doesn't faze me that you're a guy. I have always been kind of a tomboy and taken baths with guys when I was younger. And I take baths with my squad mates all the time. I guess it's just something you will get used to. It will probably happen a lot if you're around witches." she said closing her eyes again.
"Get used to huh... I guess that's the only answer I'll get" he said to himself
"Ugh!" she said sitting up quickly
"What's wrong?" Erik asked
"It's nothing... I guess I hurt my back in the crash the other day... It's still stinging a lot" She said trying to rub deep into her shoulders where the pain was coming from.
"Is there anything I can do to help?" He asked
"If you could... rub my back... It may help" she said turning her back to him. The boy hesitated for a moment but then reached his hands onto her shoulders. He began to slowly rub his fingers into her back as she curled her neck.
"Ah... thanks that feels so good" She said loosening up.
"No problem" Erik told her.
"Could you go a bit lower" She asked as he moved his hands down into the water. The mix of the waters warmth along with his hands made the pain ease away for a little bit.
"How's that?" he asked her.
"Good. But the pain is still there. Just move lower" She asked him as she closed her eyes. The pain was still there but the rubbing helped a lot. Erik continued to move lower and lower down her back as he too started to relax with his movements. He felt himself slipping away again until he felt his hands grab on to two plump objects in the water. Nipa's eyes shot open and she turned her head to look at the boy. The room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop as the two locked eyes. Nipa looked at him with a very shocked expression as nothing could come out of either ones mouth. Her cheeks turned red as Erik realized he had reached the end of Nipa's back and had taken hold of a very embarrassing spot.
"Could you... Please... let go of my ass..." She said holding back her rage and embarrassment.