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Let's get back to it. 

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"Don't be like that. I said I was sorry!"

"Your sorries won't return my dignity," Kohaku glared up at the bound Human, hanging upside down from one of his repair cranes. The Shipboy was still flushed, and his tails were still a mess from all the petting he recently received.

"This is a complete overreaction!" Fubuki yelled.

"Actually... It's for your own good."

If Fubuki wasn't so preoccupied with trying to find a way down, she might have realised how dangerous it could be for her, being around the fox Shipboy in a rut. Fubuki wasn't aware he was doing this for her safety.

Even if she did look like a delectable pinata, swinging up there out of his reach...

Kohaku would begrudgingly admit her head pats were divine. He didn't know if that was his rut talking, but damn, were her soft hands excellent. Did she even know he was drooling all over himself during her assault? Did she even care?

Maybe it was a kink of hers? 

Although the better question on his mind was, did Commander Fubuki know hanging upside down had lifted her uniform under her breasts, exposing her flat smooth stomach, or her skirt had flipped, exposing her white underwear with a cute little bowtie?

There was a slight breeze on the seas today. She must be able to feel it.

"What... Are you staring at?" Fubuki looked confused at the piercing stare of her grumpy starter ship.

"Can you seriously not feel that?" Kohaku asked up to the swinging Human. Better not let her know she's got a lovely body.

"Feel what? The blood rushing to my head? Yes, I can!"

"No... The breeze?" Kohaku smiled at her, licking his lips subtly. 

Fubuki's eyes narrowed suspiciously, trying to think what he was hinting at. The blood rushing to her head made it hard to think. It made her feel dizzy. "I... don't follow..."

"Fufufu... Nice underwear," Kohaku smirked with half-lidded eyes at the poor Human. It took Fubuki a few moments to understand what he said. Her reaction didn't disappoint him.

She strained to look up at her dangling body with widening eyes and noticed her exposed midriff, thighs and hips. A glimpse of her bra was showing, and her white underwear was on full display.

"Ah! Nooo, let me down right now!" Fubuki yelled as a blush exploded on her face. She wiggled around frantically in a comical fashion.

"From what I understand, don't most Human women wear slip-shorts under a skirt?" 

"Waaa! I left them on my escort Kansen by accident!" Fubuki wailed in humiliation.

"I'm not complaining one bit- wait... Escort Kansen?" Kohaku looked out to sea with narrowed eyes as if looking for something.

"Miss Gangut!" Fubuki continued to wiggle and struggle, blush even present. "Can you let me down now? I'm getting light-headed."

"..." Kohaku didn't reply, but the repair crane slowly lowered the Human onto the deck, noticing the woman's face was a dark red mixed with purple... He did not want to harm this Human. He decided to keep her at a distance.

Once back on the deck, Fubuki could sit up while still bound and started unbinding the rope on her ankles with surprising ease, followed soon by the ones on her wrists. Kohaku noticed this incredible skill by the female commander but didn't say anything.

Commander Fubuki must have noticed his curious and surprised glances, "Dad is ex-navy. He taught me all about rope knots." She smirked smugly at him as she straightened out her messed-up uniform, her smirk ruined by her bright red face.

"Did he teach you to flash a man so brazenly?" Kohaku was on guard but still relaxed enough to tease the flushed woman.

"F-flash!?... That was your fault!" Fubuki walked back and forth as she ranted before randomly falling to her knees in despair, "I flashed a man! Uh, no, no, no! What will Dad say? What will Mama say!?"

Kohaku stared at her weirdly as she broke down.

"Oh no! Granny would say I'm a loose woman... Dad will demand to meet the man... Mom will expect a ring on my finger and many grandbabies!..." Commander Fubuki got quieter as time passed, hugging herself as she muttered.

"Can I impregnate Human women? Hmm," Kohaku looked thoughtful at the idea... Could he even impregnate Shipgirls? Can they get pregnant? Questions for later...

"I-I-Impregnante!?"

Kohaku turned to see Commander Fubuki back on her feet, wide-eyed and pointing at him with an accusatory finger.

"I'm not going to impregnate you," Kohaku holds his hands up and rolls his eyes at the woman even if his body disagrees with his words and outright demands he take her.

Self-control is a beautiful thing, people!

"Good, good... You'll have to meet my parents first," She shyly smiled, made a magical girl pose and winked at him.

"Is your Mom hot?" Kohaku blurted out before covering his mouth in surprise. So much for self-control: stupid hormones, stupid rut.

Fubuki's shy smile vanished instantly, and looked at him, horrified and embarrassed. "You filthy pervert! You're worse than Gangut."

"That name again, who is Gangut?" Kohaku asked quickly, trying to steer the conversation away from perversion but also curious about this Shipgirl. Gangut sounds familiar.

"Hmmmm..." Fubuki stares at Kohaku with a slight glare, like she's sizing him up.

Kohaku could only sweatdrop. How many mood swings does this girl go through!? 

"Gangut is a battleship from the Nothern Parliament. She is my escort to Azur Lane," Fubuki answered him after a few minutes of unamused staring.

"Then where is she?" Kohaku looked around again, expecting her to show herself.

"Oh, well... On the journey, she revealed her stash of vodka and proceeded to get completely wasted. I tried to stop her but... Well... Little Human vs Battleship. Poor odds for me," Fubuki shrugged nervously but smiled.

Kohaku again looked at her weirdly.

"At one point, she said she had a state-of-the-art autopilot, but I doubted her slurring words after her engines shut off and we started drifting aimlessly. This was after she was completely unconscious. Instead of waiting, I took one of her life rafts and met you!"

"She... Sounds like quite the character," Kohaku smiled, but it was strained, a bit put off by the thought of a drunk Kansen. 

He's never met the Northern Parliment Shipgirls, but he's heard plenty from everyone else. Proud, obnoxious, loud, stubborn and many other things. He has nothing against those types of Shipgirls, but there are only so many times a girl can scream in his fox ears before he wants peace and quiet.

"She's a good egg, really." 

"Sounds more like a drunk egg..." Kohaku deadpanned.

"She's drunk, and you were panting like a dog for head pats. Can you honestly judge?" Fubuki smiles at him innocently.

Kohaku makes a face which Fubuki can only giggle at.

~

"Calm down, Zuikaku," Shoukaku giggled as she glided across the crystal blue waters beside her sister Zuikaku.

"Huh? I am calm..." Zuikaku gave her sister a side glance.

"I've never seen you so interested in rescue operations before. This Human female commander must mean something to you..." Shoukaku smiles, knowing full well why Zuikaku was interested in this operation and it wasn't the new commander.

"Ah, yes... I've heard many good things about her," Zuikaku blushed.

"Really? What's her name?"

"..." 

"What does she look like?" 

"..." 

"Her age?" 

"..."

"I see, hoping to run into someone else? The ocean is a big place, you know..." Shoukaku was giggling behind her hand. Her sister was so easy to mess with. There was minimal knowledge about the new commander, so Zuikaku wouldn't know anything about her or care that much. 

"I-I don't know what you mean," Zuikaku looked away, tripping slightly. 

"A crane and a fox, sitting in a Sakura tree...Hmpf!" Shoukaku started singing with a grin but was silenced by her embarrassed sister.

"Stop!" Zuikaku bumped into Shoukaku and covered her mouth, face bright red.

"Mmm, mmm, hmmm..." Shoukaku tried talking, but the hand prevented her. Zuikaku didn't know what she was saying, but the humour in her eyes spoke a thousand words.

Pulling the hand away from her mouth, Shoukaku spoke again, "Stop being stubborn and just go and talk to him! That idiotic Sempai and her sister ruined their chances."

"B-But!"

"No buts! Maybe we can show the 1st carrier division how much better the 5th carrier division is at attracting a male!" Shoukaku announced with a bashful smile.

"We?" Zuikaku stared at her sister with wide eyes.

"Of course... You wouldn't leave me high and dry, would you?"Shoukaku said as Zuikaku could only gape at her. 

Now her sister competes for Kohaku!?

"I know what you're thinking, and you're wrong... I'm not competing for him. We are sharing him!" Shoukaku blushes and bites her lip. "I wonder if he'll like the food we cook for him?" 

Zuikaku stares after her sister as she glides off in a daydream.

~

"Are we lost?" Shimakaze looks around helplessly.

"Mmm... I don't think so." Yuudachi also looks around.

"We're in the middle of the ocean without guidance. How are we not lost!?" Shigure glared at Yuudachi.

Yuudachi ignores her and pulls out a bag of sweets.

Shimakaze and Shigure stare at her. The latter with annoyance. "Yuu! Put that away right now!" 

"Can I have one?" Shimakaze asks the wolf Shipgirl.

"Sure!"

Shigure stared at the two in disbelief.

"You three!" A voice behind them shouts. The three tense and turn to the familiar voice.

"M-Miss Enterprise! Why is she here?" Shimakaze calls out, surprised.

"The Grey Ghost? Awesome!" Yuudachi laughs while munching on her sweets.

"Are you lost too, Miss Enterprise?" Shigure asks the Eagle Union carrier as she approaches them.

"Lost? How can you be lost? You're only a few miles outside Azur Lane," Enterprise pointed behind her, showing the girls the distant view of the Azur Lane base on the horizon.

"Oh..." Shimakaze muttered with embarrassment. 

Yuudachi giggled at Shigure, "I told you..."

Shigure's right eye was twitching dangerously.

"Come on, follow me. The Hunt is on!" Enterprise comments with a straight face and dashes away, impressing the three destroyers with her speed.

"Wow, she must be really interested in meeting the new commander!" Shimakaze giggles.

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Done-

An excellent chapter to write. I had fun.

Kohaku and Fubuki are going to make a good team, I think. But I don't believe Kohaku is ready to meet anyone's parents.

He is also sceptical of Gangut, but I'm considering making them close. Gangut is very sweet.

Zuikaku and Shoukaku are closing in, and now Shoukaku wants Zuikaku to share.

Poor, Shigure, Shimakaze and Yuudachi... They are Lost already. It's a good thing Enterprise isn't the type to get herself lost.

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Thanks for the support and votes.

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