Summoned

Count your fingers

You know, was it not for the fact that I could not keep calm. This would be a really nice moment.

The sea without a single wave, letting the boat almost glide over the water without a single bump, letting me sit in the front part of the bow without getting tossed all over the place...

But I, had other problems to deal with...

"Still no answer?" Rika asks as she sat next to me.

"Nope. Nothing. Why did she shut the friggin radio off..." I respond with a sigh.

"Uhh, I don't know..." Rika sighs back as she scratches the back of her head.

"Ahh, the first time you could use my help. And I'm useless." Rika drops her head as she speaks.

"Unless you know teleportation magic, there ain't much you can help with." I respond as I pocket the radio.

"I know. But I honestly never seen you be this, out of it. Ever. And you managed to keep a level head when our damn roof got swarmed." Rika answers as she turns to look at me.

"You know what they say, waiting is the worse part. And this whole shitshow is just, waiting. I can't do anything, just wait, and hope. And up until now I never relied on hope and luck, don't intend to start now either." I groan as I hit the back of my head on the boat's railing.

"Guess the strategy of going after somebody's loved one if you can't take them down is really as efficient as they say..." Rika mumbles as she turns to look ahead of her.

"If you want to have that individual you can't kill come after you in a frenzied rage. Then yea, go ahead. But you'll have nobody to blame but yourself when your family is set on fire..." I respond.

"Are you going to do that?" Rika asks right after.

"If somebody touched Saya while my back was turned? I don't know what I'll fucking do..." I take a deep breath as I close my eyes.

"Nothing good though. I can guarantee that." I add as I open my eyes, then turn to look towards the boat's bow. The airport's silhouette visible in the far-off distance.

"Also, if you want to help. Then take my workload after we dock. Don't think I'll be able to sit around and carry crates after we touch the airport..." I add with a sigh. Rika just nods at me.

"Come on, everything will be fine. Didn't you tell Saeko to watch over them?" Rika then asks.

"So you 'do' know their names." I arch an eyebrow as I turn to her.

"Huh, of course I do. Why would I not?" Rika asks back.

"You never called them by their name?" I respond.

"Ehh, habit, Didn't I call you commando all the time too?" She asks back.

"Huh, I guess." I shrug as I turn to look towards the airport again.

(I did most I could without me being there. I warned Saeko to stick close to Saya. So, if something happened to Saya, it would mean that they either managed to get past Saeko, or that Saeko let them get passed. One sounds worse than the other...)

I shake my head and close my eyes.

(No, instead of thinking about what happened, think of what you will do.

I mean for starters, the only person I know that could be after Saya, was the general. But, it'd make no sense. Saya is still a Takagi. If he got caught raping Souchiro's daughter, he would stand to lose too much. And everybody got sent to the camps today. So it's not like he had the chance to creep in at night yet. But, the camps have a lot of people, and the people there, maybe they don't have anything to lose...)