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Posted on Fri Nov 10th, 2017 @ 6:46am by Lieutenant Yui Hirasawa & 1st Lieutenant Leroy Mangalia

1,760 words; about a 9 minute read

Mission: Pulling Together
Location: Leroy's Quarters
Timeline: Back Post

Yui stood in the shuttlebay control room of the Calypso's main shuttlebay. She was waiting for Leroy to finally come back and land. She had just cleared him for docking. Once she saw the familiar sight of his fighter coming through the forecefield, she smiled and let out a little squeal of excitement.

It was safe to say, she wasn't sure how she was feeling. She rushed down to the main deck and just as the fighter was touching down, she stood near it waiting anxiously for Leroy to finally climb out back into her shuttlebay.

Leroy looked haggard as he climbed out of the Scorpion Fighter cockpit away from Yui without even noticing. Grabbing the gear he had with him, he slung it over his shoulder as he waved hello' s to some of the engineers and other pilots. He'd get a full debrief from Phoenix later how his time away had gone for the team. He had high hopes since he hadn't gotten a single call from any of them about something going wrong. Turning the corner around the back of his shuttle he stooped as he saw a young woman waiting for him.

Taking a few steps towards her, he dropped his gear, helmet, and forgot that he hadn't shaved in days, then rushed forward and picked up Yui in a bear hug, spinning slightly with her. "Hi there," he said as he stopped and looked into her eyes.

Yui just giggled as she was picked up and couldn't help but smile. "Hi" she responded with a grin. "I've missed you. Its been awfully quiet here" she explained as she wrapped her arms around him in response.

"Well that's the only rotation I plan to be on," Leroy said with a smile as he set her back on the deck. "I doubt the Corps will be asking me back soon." Letting Yui go, he grabbed his gear again and smiled. "I need to drop this stuff off and take a shower, maybe shave. Think we can meet up?"

Yui nodded once again giving him another smile. "Go get a shower... but..." she paused. "I like you unshaven... its more..." she paused again blushing slightly a shade of magenta "Manly" she added with a giggle.

"Then trim the beard, got it," Leroy said with a laugh. "My place, twenty minutes?" Walking out of the fighter bay he smiled as he felt home again, even with the hum of the engine lowered while they were in orbit around a friendly planet. "How's the ship been besides quiet?"

"Fairly standard. We're around Vulcan now, so if I go down there. My mission is to get someone to laugh" she laughed as she walked with him towards the doors of the shuttlebay. "Twenty minutes" she smiled. "I'll see you there..." she added giving him a small kiss on the cheek.

Leroy lengthened his pace with a smile, getting to his quarters and rushing for the bathroom while also ordering new clothing. The bag had his dress blues in it, not something he waited to wear. About nine minutes later he left the sonic shower, fresh cleaned, groomed, and started dressing in a pair of jeans, a loose fitting button down that covered an undershirt, and an old pair of boots that fit him perfectly. Grabbing a drink and a pads, he sat down on his bead and started reading some of the reports that had been sent to him. He was going to go to the Captain about a couple of things he wanted to see from his men.

Yui arrived after twenty minutes. She hadn't changed from her uniform, apart from unzipping her grey and black tunic so she was more relaxed. She pondered outside his door for a few seconds before reaching out and pressing the bell.

The door opened to her touch, something Leroy had done before he left in case Yui was like the rest of the women he had known through the years, always wanting some sort of clothing that smelled like him. Looking up he smiled, laying the padd to the side. "Couldn't find anything else that was comfortable?" He asked slightly amused. "Not that I care, but the uniform does tend to get a little heavy sooner or later."

Yui simply let out a small laugh. "I didn't have much time to change" she replied. "Twenty minutes isn't enough time to select a whole outfit" she grinned as she said it in a jokey manner.

"That's fine, do you want to grab something to eat? Rations get a bit stale going from planet to planet." Standing he moved over, and took her uniform jacket off her shoulders before hanging it up. "Better." He said leaning forward and kissing her.

Yui couldn't help but blush. "I've been practising" she explained to him softly. "You've been on an extended flight run for such a long time. How about I cook us up something nice?" she asked. "What do you feel like?"

"Anything is alright," Leroy said with a smile. "I'll test your prowess later."

Yui nodded in response as she crossed over to the kitchen. After a few minutes of programming the replicator she had everything she needed. She located the apron, and tied it on before getting to work.

"How does a meatballs and pasta sound?" she asked curiously. She put on the pasta to boil on the stove, before starting to bond the minced meat with eggs to make large round meatballs. "With fresh tomatoes and a little bit of spice?" she asked.

"Again," he said wrapping his arms around her from behind. "Anything you want to make. I'll test this new found prowess in a couple days. Tonight is just relaxing, maybe watching an old movie?"

Yui smiled as she moulded the meat and then gently placed them in a warmed up pan to cook. She then began to work on pureeing the tomatoes into the sauce that she had spent many nights practising.
"What old movies do you have in mind?" she asked as she continued. It felt strange cooking for a man, she never really saw herself as a housewife type of person; however she was beginning to like how it felt.

"Something one of my recruits turned me onto while I was on Earth," Leroy said with a smile. Letting go he went to the wall where messages could be brought on, or movies played and quad up a movie called "40 year old Virgin." When the food is done we will turn it on.

"Can't say that I've heard of that one" Yui laughed. The Pasta was nice and soft now, so she drained it. Then served it up on plates, added the meatballs and the sauce. She sprinkled it with a light dusting of grated parmesan before moving the plates over to the table. "Freshly cooked food" she said with glee. "Hope you're hungry!" she said as the portion sizes were somewhat... large. That was one thing she had yet to get right.

"In a Marine that just spent a week eating rations and flying from earth to here. Of course I'm hungry." Tapping a control he skipped the attractions in the front then smiled. "Computer, dim lights to ten percent."

"Good" Yui replied as she sat down next to him and picked up her fork. "What were you doing out there?" she asked curiously. "No one actually told me..."

"The top secret job of recruiting people to the Corps and hopefully into the fighter program," Leroy said with a chuckle. Moving closer to Yui, Lerroy spun the pasta on his fork, then ate it quickly before it could drip. "I was successful, but a little harsh on some of the recruits when I was putting them through PT."

Yui let out a small laugh. "Well, if they don't last in the fighter flight school, they might find themselves in my department one day" she replied as she also picked up some pasta on her fork and popped it into her mouth. She was actually surprised just how well she had managed to pull it off.

"It wouldn't bother me in the least," Leroy said with a shrug. "But I needed to make sure that they could take what basic is going to be like. So what are your plans for tonight if the movie doesn't go over well?"

"I'll leave that upto you" Yui said once again blushing as she ran a finger down his cheek. "I'm not particuarly tired just yet" she added with a slight wink.

"Well when you are, your more than welcome to sleep here," Leroy said putting down his fork and kissing her with all the passion he could muster. "But that's up to you."

"I'd like that" Yui said. "I don't want to be alone again, especially since you were gone so long" she explained lowering her gaze slightly as she bit into a meatball.

"There might he something we can do down the road to make sure that doesn't happen again," he said sadly. "But for tonight, you won't be alone, I promise."

Yui smiled back at him. She finished the food on her plate, and placed slid it away from her on the coffee table. Pulling her legs up onto the sofa, she snuggled up next to Leroy. "Well, we best get this movie started. It sounds... interesting" she said with a slight giggle. "Is it a funny one?" she asked.

"Depends on your sense of humor," Leroy said. "I found it oddly amusing, but that's just me. You might think this is the dumbest thing ever created."

"Well lets see what its got for us" she replied as she snuggled down into him.

Pressing the play button the movie started while he wrapped an arm around Yuk, while also putting the plates down on a table. "If you don't like it, we'll find something else to watch," he said softly as he pulled her in closer.

"It'll be ok" Yui said as she took off her tunic. She pulled up her red undershirt slightly and began to rub her belly. "I ate too much" she giggled with a smile.

Laughing Leroy wrapped an arm around the young woman, pulling her closer to him, rubbing her arm in a comforting manner. "You've got time, I don't plan on going anywhere any time soon." Leaning his head onto hers, they watched the movie.

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Lieutenant Yui Hirasawa
Chief Flight Control Officer

1st Lieutenant Leroy Mangalia
Flight Leader

 

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