Beloved Commander [Azur Lane]

Small Kitsune

The sea quietly waves. The moon shines upon the water and the woman lies against the soft sand. Becoming the sand itself.

"Amagi." The tails shock under the sand and the man sits next to the lying woman.

"Have you bid them goodbye?" His hand run against the sand.

"No." Then the woman's hand makes its way to the man's hand. Amagi sits up with her tails wrapping around both of them.

"I said farewell. No goodbyes." She lies her head against his shoulder. Wrapping her arms around his arm with a soft smile.

"The sea is beautiful." He avoids her lovely eyes and stares at the quiet sea.

"The moon is beautiful too, is it not?" Amagi wraps her fingers across his hand. The Kitsune shed a tear as the man pulls her into a hug.

"Indeed." The man whispers and drops the empty syringe. The woman smiles bitterly with teary eyes.

"Live long. Be happy with people around you, because you deserve it." She breaks the hug and leans forward.

The hand on his palm lost its warmth and the man hugs her tighter. The sea continues to wave quietly with the moon shining brighter in the night ever.

---

The Shipgirl's ears twitch as a familiar name is on the report. She looks over to the small leader and Nagato sighs.

"Shikikan is gone. Someone took him." The Kitsune grips tightly around her teacup. Making a little crack.

"Siren?"

"Perhaps... Azur Lane will dispatch a team to his last location." Mikasa rolls the map out and Nagato puts her finger in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The area with artificial islands.

"Can I trust you, Akagi, to head there for Sakura Empire?" Nagato asks and every eyes land on the brunette.

"Yes, Nagato-sama. I, Akagi of First Carrier Division will participate in Sakura Empire's stead." Kaga, the sister of Akagi rolls her eyes and asks for the documents.

"It seems the team is consistent of KMS Graf Zeppelin, HMS Hermione, USS Anchorage, and two unknown Shipgirls too." Nagato sips her tea as Kaga read the names out.

"But who is USS Anchorage? I never encountered that name in records before."

Kaga adds and looks over to Mikasa. The grandma is Sakura Empire's general secretary and should have the resources to find out who the mystery USS Shipgirl is.

"You depart immediately, Akagi. May fortunate be upon you." Nagato put her cup down and the emergency meeting meets its end.

---

The Kitsune friendly wave to the Iron Blood aircraft carrier and Akagi also notices someone hiding behind the tall Shipgirl. The maid outfit and the familiar concern are enough hints of who the person is.

"The maid, who mistakenly poisoned Shikikan."

"Your sister did it!" Hermione yells and the huge, but child-like Shipgirl looks up from her paper.

"Are you Akagi?"

"Yes, you must be Anchorage." The girl smiles and shows the drawing to her. The Kitsune's heart turns soft immediately after seeing it.

"For you! Teacher told people like gifts. Especially when you meet them for the first time."

Graf Zeppelin shows hers from the sideline and Akagi takes the drawing. Anchorage let the pureness giggle out and hug the Iron Blood.

"Seems like a fun group." The fox put the poor, but a cute drawing of a fox away. Graf Zeppelin scoffs and heads deep into the small jungle. Hermione quickly sent Akagi a glare, before following after Graf Zeppelin.

"Let us follow them, Akagi! Teacher needs our help." The Kitsune chuckles as the girl pulls her sleeve and pulls her further into the jungle.

"Is Shikikan your sensei?" Anchorage nods with a bright smile. The child-like Shipgirl shows her precious she is with just a smile.

"Anchorage, you should wander too much with her. She is known to cause mischief." Graf Zeppelin quickly scoops the girl into her arms and Akagi's eye twitches.

"Say what now, Graf?" Fire forms on the Kitsune's palm and the Iron Blood lower her hat with a grin. However, before it reaches its climate, Hermione appears between.

"Halt, Commander should be further in. This is a jungle, on land. Which means we are a bit disadvantaged here."

The maid's straight face starts falling off as Akagi leans up to Hermione's face. The sly eyes and smirk can not tell what the fox has in mind.

"Fufufu, reliable maid, you are HMS Hermione of Dido-class. I hope Shikikan knows you are not screwing up like last time."

The Kitsune put her hand under Hermione's chin as she whispers those words into her ear. Giggling and stealing Anchorage from Graf Zeppelin's arms as the Iron Blood tries to snap the maid out.

"You are quite mean, Akagi." Anchorage pouts and the fox wraps her tails around the girl.

"Perhaps."

Akagi turns around and notices the glaring eyes of Hermione. Slyly, the fox's smirk flashes, before she and Anchorage head deeper in.

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The girl pats his face with her small hand. The man stares at the ceiling in pure confusion. The girl giggles and wrap her short arms around him.

The tails fluff over his face and he gently pushes her off him. Looking around without any sanity, he stares at the coughing girl. Then to his hands. Fresh blood.

"Shikikan?" The girl tries to stand up on her toes but fails and the Commander looks at her in more doubt.

"Amagi?" The small Kitsune smiles brightly.