"You're WHAT?!" Natsuki Kuga blurted, the dark blue haired woman sitting up on the couch as she looked over at her companion in surprise, candles on a nearby coffee table driving away the darkness of the evening Shizuru Fujino sat beside her, smiling slightly as she petted Natsuki's arm. "I'm the new Hime, of course," she purred as she brown haired girl snuggled close, "who else do you think I would let watch over my Natsuki?" "I'm not your Natsuki," she muttered, but there really wasn't much heat in the statement, Natsuki clearly distracted by the hand on her arm. A bit more tentatively Shizuru continued, "You don't mind, do you?" "No," Natsuki admitted, "I don't mind." "Oh good," with a catlike movement Shizuru nearly pounced on Natsuki, kissing her firmly even as she pressed her back into the couch. "Eep!" Natsuki gasped as she felt warm hands caress her shoulders and hot lips press skillfully against her own. Her objections dissolved into a soft moan as Shizuru's hands moved to more intimate territory... ...just as both their beepers went off. "Well darn," Shizuru said mildly as she drew back, real frustration simmering in her red eyes. She got up reluctantly, "Mashiro gave you one of those beepers too?" "Mine was from Yukino," a visibly annoyed Natsuki got up as she adjusted her shirt to try to maintain her dignity, "but I bet Mashiro gave them to her." "I hate to go," Shizuru sounded annoyed, "but my gear is back at my apartment." Gently kissing Natsuki she added, "Ill meet you at the site." "I'll be there," Natsuki agreed as she watched her go. As Natsuki headed for her bedroom she shook her head, trying to sort out the complicated feelings. On one hand she was worried about Shizuru joining the Hime and facing the danger they faced but on the other hand she was also happy, knowing that she and Shizuru now shared a common experience they hadn't before. The silvery armor was waiting in it's concealed charging station, the circuitry humming softly as it drew in juice for another night on the town. Gracefully she pulled on the core unit first, the chest plate and back pack locking in with a snap, then she stepped into each of the armored legs. Like a knight in another age she pulled on her wolf-like helm, the matching arm units and finally snapped on each of the cannons and her gloves. "Yukino," Natsuki activated the communicator in her helmet as she briskly asked their commander, "what's the situation?" Yukino's voice was as calm as usual as the young woman replied, "Mai and I are out here tracking a new Orphan, a snake based design. If it has similar armor to the last one, Mai and Mikoto won't be enough to do it." "Understood," Natsuki fought bac a slight smile as she imagined the reaction ti her next statement, "Kiyohime and I are on our way." "So, you know it's Shizuru?" Yukino sounded annoyingly unsurprised. "Yeah," Natsuki growled as she walked over to the porch. Bracing herself she leaped from the balcony, jet thrusters in each boot firing a moment to slow her decent before she thumped to the ground then raced off into the night. "How did you find out?" "Pushed Mashiro into telling me," Yukino admitted. "Heh," Natsuki smiled as she called up a heads-up display, overlaying a map of Fuka with the location beacons of the other Hime armor. In a moment she found them, shifting her course north over a open field. Mai flickered with fire as her winged armor soared over head, clawlike hands flaring as she cast fireballs at the snake like beast writhing across the grass. Mikoto bounded across the lawn, her armor gleaming green as she swung her massive sword, cleaving some of the scaily outer skin off. Yukino looked up, some of the remotes from her armor hovering around her as they gathered data. "About time." she gently teased. "What's the plan?" Natsuki asked, studying their foe warily. "A standard hot and cold strike might do it," Yukino trailed off, "incoming." With a smooth grace Shizuru arrived, her purple and silver armor slinging to her body in a way that Natsuki found disturbingly erotic. "Thank you for coming," Natsuki croaked. Shizuru smiled winningly at Natsuki, "But I haven't come yet." "Shizuru!" Natsuki blushed. 'This is going to be a long night,' Yukino though to herself wryly. "President Fujino," she asked formally, "did Mashiro equip your armor for distance attacks." In a somewhat more serious tone Shizuru replied, "Somewhat. I can spray bursts of highly powerful acid, but I need a closer range to be certain I hit." She smiled, "But with my speed and agility I should be able to do it." Natsuki stiffened a bit, but nodded reluctantly. "You'll need a distraction to make it in," she said calmly, "let me be it." "No, all of us," Yukino corrected firmly. She looked at Shizuru as she asked, "So you're sure you can make it?" "I will," Shizuru answered as she hefted the naginata she wielded as a main weapon, the snake heads on her armor looking deadly with purpose. "Then let's go," Yukino nodded. "Load Silver Cartridge," Natsuki ordered her suit, feeling the mechanism smoothly transfer the ammo to her arm cannon, "Fire!" Even as a wave of ice roared in Mai fired from above, blasting the other side with pure heat. Yukino's drones flashed around it, flaring with confusing tones as Mikoto raced forward and back, taunting their powerful foe. Like a ghost Shizuru creaped up before leaping, the two snake head ornaments on the shoulders of her armor opening to spew silvery acid over the beats. As it vainly snapped at it's new foe Shizuru raised her blade, driving it down and through the now weakened armor. "Arroo!" the thing howled in pain, bucking and writhing as it went into it's death throws, finally sending Shizuru flying away. "No!" Natsuki called out in alarm as she raced to catch her, using her boot jets to reach her fast enough then doing what she could to slow her fall. "Ooof," Shizuru gasped, ending up cradled in Natsuki's arms. "Are you all right?" Natsuki demanded. Shizuru smiled slightly as she said reassuredly, "I'm fine, Natsuki." Her smile widened a bit as she cuddled close and rubbed her cheek up against Natsuki's breasts, "In fact, I can't think of many places I'd rather be." Pointedly ignoring the loving couples Ami sent out her drones once more, combing over the creature for data as she confirmed it was dead. "Mai, Mikoto," she asked even as she monitored the data stream, "are you all right?" "We're fine," Mai reassured her as she landed and flipped her dragon helm up, "I don't even think Mikoto got any bruises this time." "Good," Yukino smiled as she sent her drones to determine where the creature had been, "and it looks like it's inert." "Mai?" Mikoto tugged on her arm. "Yes?" Mai looked down at the smaller girl. Mikoto pointed, "What are Shizuru and Natsuki doing?" Mai took a look and winced, "Nothing you need to be worrying yourself over." Yukino sighed as she called to the two Hime, "You wanna break it up? We need to get going before the police arrive." "Sorry," Natsuki pulled back, blushing faintly while Shizuru pouted. "Don't forget to charge your suits in case we're called out again," Yukino firmly reminded them as they all raced back to the dorms. 0o0o0o0o0o0 Getting back to the dorms after a hard night out Nao Yuuki paused as she climbed up and over the outer gate. Dropping down the redhead crouched down, blinking as she saw the five Hime soar over her then break up as they headed for various dorms. 'Well well, Nao thought, 'looks like the Hime really do attend Fuka academy.' Carefully she continued on as she mused, 'I wonder how much I can get if I sell that info to the highest bidder?' With that cheery thought in her mind Nao went to wok sneaking into the dorms.
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