Strike Witches: Black Masks

Chapter 4: The Team Part II

Date: November 5th, 2014
Location: Saint Petersburg, Russia, Europe/Asia

"Mom, do we  have to travel by sea to Helsinki to visit Dad and Sister?"

"I don't see the problem. Besides, you should enjoy the scenery, Eino."

Eino looks away. The mother sighs. "Listen son. You need to get out of the house more."

"Fine." Eino looks at the water and the ship they're gonna board.

The ship's horns sound and it starts moving. Eino leans against the railings and sighs. He looks at the grey clouds. "Hmm…"

His mother looks at him from a distance. I hope he doesn't do anything that would cause trouble she thought.

Location: Helsinki, Finland, Europe

After the ship has docked, Eino and his mother leave it and are met by a man and a young woman. The man smiles. "Glad for you two to join us." The young woman goes to hug the mother and Eino. "Now we can be together again."

"That's right."

But only for a couple of days Eino thought.

The young woman looks at Eino and smiles. "It's good to see you out of the house, little brother."

"I'm not little, I'm the same size as you."

"Not really."

"Hm."

Eino smiles a little. "So where are we going, Dad?"

His dad smiles. "Well first, we're going to the house so you can drop off your stuff and rest for a bit. After that, we'll visit some museums. So, shall we leave?"

Eino and his mother nod.

Once they reach the house, which is light brown with a white roof and is two-stories, the for being out Eino's and his mother's bags. "Eino, while you're here, you are going to socialize."

"Okay then."

They walk inside the house and Eino sees a hallway on his left and a stairway on the right. "Your room is upstairs, Eino."

Eino walks up the stairs and looks to his left. There are three doors: one at the end of the hallway and two on the sides that are across from each other. "Which door?"

"The one on  your left." "Okay."

Eino looks to his right to the other end of the hall and sees another set of three doors. I'm guessing the door at the end is to the bathroom and the one on the right is for Mom and Dad's room. What's behind the left door? I'll figure out my guesses later the boy thought.

He goes to his room and opens the door. He sees a bed with the blanket having a plane imprinted on it. He looks at the pillow that has "E.L.B." on it. He looks to the nightstand and sees a model plane. He notices a desk that has two model planes on each end.

Eino sees his stuff down next to the door. He turns and walks out of the room. He closes the door and sees ELB on the door. "Didn't even notice that." He looks at the three doors at the end of the hallway. "I think I might explore a bit. I'm sure they won't mind."

He walks to the other side. Just as he passes the stairs, the house starts shaking. He grabs the railings and holds them tightly. He can hear the ruckus downstairs. His mom yelped in surprise, his dad yelling for the two to hold on, and his sister saying she's going to check upstairs.

He sees his sister leaning against the wall while walking. Crying is heard nearby. Eino looks around. "What's with the crying?"

The sister almost stumbles while walking up the stairs. "Are you alright, Eino?" "I'm fine but why is there crying?"