Marine Academy
Part 2
Chapter 11
The sun was slowly starting to set in the sky. The blonde got out of the water, careful not to step on the shells.
The heat of the sun licked her soaked back. She walked gently in the sand, enjoying the feeling of the small golden grains between her feet.
Murphy stopped near the man lying on his back, bending over him to hide the sun from him, letting a few drops of sea water escape from her soaked hair.
The cold sensation woke the barely asleep soldier who didn't have time to open his eyes before the blonde had already snuggled into his arms on the beach towel. Thanks to his devil fruit, she was dry in a few seconds.
"I loved this vacation with you Saka." Murphy said, making her fingers dance on the man's bare chest.
"You know, we should retire Saka." She ran her fingers over the powerful muscles of his chest.
"When we've only just started?" The man smirked.
"Yes, we've given enough as it is. I see myself more as a general goctor in a hot city in the South Blue, working Tuesdays and Wednesdays only, then returning to my little house by the beach to find my sweet husband and enjoy a wonderful dinner under the stars in the veranda."
The man winced at the sound of his new title...
"And I'll be your househusband, is that it?" The soldier questioned as he slowly lowered his hand to her back.
"Oh yes that would be perfect. I'll lock you in the house and abuse you every night." She replied in a suave voice as she burst out laughing.
Sakazuki put an end to her fantasies by sliding the blonde onto his chest, putting his face into her neck to kiss her, her golden hair caressing his face.
The beach was isolated from any human soul, only the sound of the waves reminded them of their presence on Earth.
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The blonde sighed as she remembered her perfect but over vacation.
Since the end of her vacation, she had been tirelessly remermbering her vacation with the man, too short for her taste.
The introduction to her family who had welcomed Sakazuki with open arms, the family dinners, the outings with the man to the beach or in the forest to relax… He had only been able to spend four days with her on her island since he was expected at Marineford sooner than the other promotions, but she had enjoyed every moment.
Emma put her two suitcases down roughly on the floor and sighed with fatigue.
"Murphy, I beg you, tell me that all our things are here and that we can go for a drink" the brunette begged and splashed water on her face.
Her friend looked at her briefly, looking through her administrative documents.
"No, sorry, I'm starting right away with a night shift, I'm expected at the hospital in two hours." The blonde sighed as the idea of finally resting from all that travel and paperwork disappeared.
The day had been tiring for both women. They had been at sea for two weeks to reach the Marineford HQ where they were going to start their second part of training.
The theoretical courses in the amphitheater were over and the holidays were also over: they were going to start five years of practical training in their specialty at the large Marineford hospital with the best doctors. General Medicine and Pulmonology for Emma, Emergencies for Murphy.
Sakazuki, for his part, had officially finished his training at the Academy and had joined Marineford as a soldier for three weeks already. The man had been promoted to colonel upon his arrival and from the first day, the blonde had heard his name being whispered in the corridors. He was promised a great future in Marineford, she knew it.
She had not been able to meet him in the corridors upon her arrival, too absorbed by the administrative procedures to be carried out. Maybe he was even at sea.
The blonde got up from her futon, put on her white coat, grabbed her bag and left for the Marineford hospital. It was located at the back of Marineford, hidden by the offices of the highest ranking officers. It was then necessary to cross the entire site to access it since the dormitories of all the professionals of the island were all located to the west of the site, in a kind of mini city inside the military base.
At least, the two friends had been able to reserve a double apartment and stay together. Murphy was amazed by the immensity of the base.
Between two corridors, she came across figures she had only met in the newspaper or in her books. In particular, she saw the high ranking officer who had bought her fish on her island the day she was admitted, sitting on a sofa in the large cafeteria.
She continued on her way and finally came across the large entrance door of the hospital. The building was almost as big as the military base.
The blonde introduced herself through the emergency room entrance, showing her intern badge to the secretary who vaguely indicated her the way to take. She finally arrived in front of the "Head Doctor of the Emergency Room" door.
A man, at least sixty, stormed out of the office, almost running into her. He apologized briefly, looked at her badge in silence, quickly looked through his mass of papers and gave her an angry look.
"Murphy is it?" The blonde nodded. "You are not top of your class?"
The man asked, even though he knew the answer perfectly well. The student had missed the maximum mark by two points, because of her low results in physical training. Which had made Sakazuki laugh a lot...
"Well, let's see what you've got. Here." The old man put five sheets of paper into her hands. "You'll be in charge of boxes fifteen to twenty. Hurry up, we have soldiers coming back from a mission."
She didn't even have time to ask him a single question before the doctor disappeared around the corner of a corridor. A nurse crossed her path and probably took pity on her, standing in the middle of the corridor. The nurse stopped for a moment.
"Hi, I'm Jess. You're the new intern, right?" Murphy nodded again in silence, completely disoriented by the last few minutes. "You just met Professor and Doctor Herman. He doesn't have much time and is running around everywhere. A word of advice, never call him, even if someone is dying, otherwise you'll remember it. Boxes fifteen to twenty are on your right. I'm working there tonight too. Here's a service escargophone." The woman handed her a tiny escargophone that the blonde stuffed into her pocket, following the nurse and listening to her religiously.
"Here you'll find the nursing station, there your office, here the pharmacy, there the stockroom..." The two women wandered through the corridors that all looked the same, immaculate white.
"And here are your boxes. Call me if you need anything... Hey you there!" The woman yelled at a huge man who was walking discreetly down the halls, seemingly coming out of one of the boxes.
"Stay inside, the doctor just arrived. You're not allowed to go out."
The man grumbled. Murphy understood that she was talking about her.
"Listen, you're pissed off to still be here, I'm pissed off to see you still here, but it's protocol. So if you want to stop spending your evenings here, you might want to think about how you behave in the field, Colonel!" The nurse was furious as she entered the nursing station, slamming the door.
The man and Murphy looked at each other, speechless, still in shock from the nurse's screams that had had the merit of making the man go back into the boxes.
The blonde looked at her documents, quickly learning the entry sheet for the box where the man was and went back inside. The night was just beginning...
"Hello, Mr..." Murphy began as she got completely lost in the various papers.
"Colonel Kuzan." He replied in a tired voice.
The blonde looked at him for a moment. He had the same rank as Sakazuki, thick black hair and round glasses on his nose. His entry ticket was thin, a nurse had simply quickly scribbled
"Cold. Put on heat."
"Cold?" She asked aloud to herself.
"Hey, I've never seen you here... And yet I know all the pretty nurses..."
He said in a slow, serious voice, openly looking et her. The colonel was taller than her, maybe even a little taller than Sakazuki but less muscular. He reminded her a bit of a giraffe in a way.
"I'm intern Murphy. It's my first day. What happened to you?" The woman asked, regaining her composure. Clinically, he seemed fine.
"Actually, I'm more of the type to bring others here..." He began.
"Great, a second Sakazuki, the kind of brute to hurt other soldiers..." She thought, already tired of the man.
"But I particularly like pretty nurses..." Murphy didn't answer, letting him continue his tirade. "But my temperature may be a little low, I played a lot today..." He finally finished.
The blonde took her thermometer and approached the man to put it in his ear.
"If I have to, I can get naked..." he said. The blonde sighed loudly, the thermometer in her ear had just beeped.
"Ah, excuse me, I think my equipment is defective" She replied as she threw the batteries in the trash.
"No, I just need human warmth. Do you want to go for a drink?"