Arriving in Kure 2
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Harry Leferts
As they came into the harbour, Harry grinned while he kept one hand on the hat that DesDiv6 had given him that showed he was an honorary member. "Wow... it's been a while since I was in Kure."
Beside him, Hibiki slowly nodded. "Da, same here." Looking across the hills, she slowly shook her head. "It's hard to imagine the damage they took during Blood Week."
Something caught Harry's eye and he turned before his expression fell. "There's reminders still to be seen."
With a blink, Hibiki turned in the direction Harry was looking in and nodded. There, close to shore laid a wreck, though it was hard to recognize what type of ship it was due to how the superstructure was just gone and massive holes were ripped through the hull. "The JS Akebono..."
Leaning against the rails, Harry just watched as he remembered what he had been told when he was last in Kure by the shipgirl Akebono before she had been transferred. The Destroyer proudly spoke of how, as her namesake began sinking, she drove up onto the shore all so that she could continue to fight. Even though she didn't last very long, it was long enough for the JASDF to arrive and drive off the Abyssals. "I heard that they were going to, um..."
Hibiki glanced at him. "Remove her wreck?" At his nod, she let out a soft sigh. "I don't know much, but I've heard that there's been fighting to leave her in place." Noticing Inazuma leave the group and head towards another section of the harbor, Hibiki tilted the brim of her hat some. 'Inazuma-Chan...'
Meanwhile, Harry watched as she cruised to one of the deeper spots and then came to a stop. Confused, he tilted his head to the side as she clapped her hands and then bowed. "What's Inazuma-Chan doing?"
For a moment, Hibiki was silent before she answered as Inazuma pulled out flowers and gently laid them on the surface. "That's where the JS Inazuma is, Harry-Chan. When we come to Kure, Inazuma-Chan always pays her respects to her daughter ship."
Eyes widening, Harry winced a bit. "Sorry..."
Gently smiling, the white haired Destroyer patted him on the shoulder. "It's okay, Harry-Chan. You didn't know." Several minutes later though, she perked up as she spotted several forms heading for them as she turned towards the Naval base. "And here comes some friends."
Moments later, a grinning Zuikaku pulled up beside them. "Looking good there, Hibiki-Chan. And it seems that you got the Shrimp onboard."
Puffing out his cheeks a bit at the hated nickname from her, Harry suddenly grinned. "And it's great to see you too... Shichimenchō-Oba." As Zuikaku blinked, Harry waved at a snickering Shoukaku. "Hi, Shoukaku-Oba!"
All of a sudden, Zuikaku's eyes widened and she fixed a glare on Harry before stomping her feet. "WHAT THE HELL DID YOU CALL ME, SHRIMP!"
Only tilting his head to the side, Harry blinked innocently. "What do you mean, Shichimenchō-Oba? I just called you by your name."
Yet again, Zuikaku stomped her foot as she shook a fist at the nearly twelve year old boy. "COME DOWN AND SAY THAT LIKE A MAN! YOU KNOW THAT I HATE THAT!"
Harry's expression then turned blank. "Then don't call me a Shrimp!"
Eyebrow twitching, Zuikaku pointed at him. "I call it as it is, Shrimp!"
With his expression stll blank, and looking oddly like Kaga, Harry scoffed. "Then I'm going to continue to call you Shichimenchō-Oba... Shichimenchō-Oba."
Growling, Zuikaku clenched her fist as if she wanted to grab Harry right off Hibiki's deck. Said Destroyer just turned away and covered her face with her hat as she shook silently. Meanwhile, Shoukaku waved her hands around a bit. "Zuikaku, calm down... he's just a kid."
Just huffing, Zuikaku turned away with a scowl. "He's a Shrimp. One as annoying as Kaga."
Softly snorting, Harry shook his head at her. "I aim to please, Shichimenchō-Oba."
Both of them froze though as a soft voice, that nonetheless carried a hint of steel spoke up. "Now, now you two. Be nice to each other." Slowly, Harry and Zuikaku turned to see Houshou there smiling at them gently with her eyes closed. For some odd reason though they got shivers down their back at the sight of her and could swear that there was an Oni mask behind her. "Zuikaku-Chan, you know that Harry-Chan does not like his height being made fun of. And Harry-Chan, you know that Zuikaku-Chan doesn't like being reminded of that. Now, are you both going to be nice to each other or will I need to punish you both?"
Quickly, Harry and Zuikaku shook their heads. "No, Kaa-San/Houshou-Oba-San!" The same thought though ran through their heads. 'Scary...'
Tilting her head some, Houshou nodded. "That's good... Ah! Tenryuu-Chan!"
As she moved off towards the Light Cruiser, both Harry and Zuikaku shivered some. Then the Fleet Carrier glanced up at Harry. "She's not kidding you know, she'd do it." At his look, she shook her head. "Aso pissed her off one day and Kaa-San gave her the same warning and Aso didn't believe her. Next thing that Aso knew though..."
With a gulp, Harry just nodded. "Understood." Then he glanced around curiosly. "Um, where's Hiryuu-Oba and Soryuu-Oba?"
Scratching her head, Zuikaku sighed. "Ah, those two are out on a last minute patrol and won't be showing up until tomorrow. They'll be here for that summoning thing though, whatever is going to happen there." Looking up at him, Zuikaku frowned before nodding. "So I heard about-"
Before she could finish though, the wind was driven from her by Shoukaku's elbow. Seeing Harry's confusion, Shoukaku giggled some and shook her head. "We heard all about your broom, Harry-Chan. Kaga-San told us with pride about it."
Zuikaku stared at her and opened her mouth, only to snap it shut at the look her elder sister gave her. "Uh, yeah... we heard all about it."
A smile on his face, Harry opened his mouth only to catch a flash of white in the sky. Looking up, he grinned as he realized what was there. "Hedwig!" Moments later, said owl landed on Hibiki's deck carrying a long package. She gave Harry a look before barking as she tapped one foot on it. Taking the note, Harry read it. "Hey, Mum sent my broom with Hedwig! Something about it being cleared just last night."
Giggling, Shoukaku just nodded as Hibiki continued to guide her hull into the base. "And who is this now, Harry-Chan?"
Proudly holding out his arm, which Hedwig now sat on, Harry smiled down at the Carrier. "This is my owl, Hedwig, Shoukaku-Oba. Hedwig? This is Shoukaku-Oba and Zuikaku-Oba."
Holding out her own arm, Shoukaku let out an awed sound as Hedwig flew from Harry's arm and onto hers. "She's so beautiful... Isn't she, Zuikaku?"
Only nodding, Zuikaku chuckled as her sister rubbed Hedwig on her chest feathers. "Yeah, she is at that." Then she turned towards Harry and looked up at him. "Anyways, once it's dark out, want to show me how good you are on that broom of yours? The way that Kaga was going on about it, it has to be impressive."
Chest puffing out, Harry nodded. "I'm pretty good at it. Hey! Maybe later I can take you up on my broomstick."
For a moment, both Carriers stared at him before Shoukaku began giggling madly and a blushing Zuikaku scratched her head. "Ah, jeez... Don't be saying it like that!"
Blinking, Harry tilted his head to the side in confusion. "Poi?"
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About to step onto the gangplank, Harry suddenly paused at the sight of the Uniformed Officer at the bottom before snapping to a salute, which the woman returned. "Permission to come onshore, Teitoku?"
Chuckling, the woman nodded some. "Permission granted, Potter-San. And welcome to Kure." Part of her wanted to laugh as Harry slowly walked down the gangplank, mainly because it looked like he was holding himself back from running with everything he had. 'Cute.'
Once he reached the bottom, Harry bowed towards her. "Thank you for greeting me, Shimada-Teitoku."
Simply giving a small bow herself, she smiled. "Of course." She then looked him over with a hum. "You've certainly grown since last I saw you, Potter-San." Lips twitching as he smiled, she raised an eyebrow. "Do you have the package from Goto-Sama?"
Nodding, Harry reached into his knapsack and then pulled out a steel box. "Hai, I have it right here."
Tenryuu then walked over and presented a key which Shimada took and used to open the box to reveal the contents. There, inside and nestled in it's cushioning, were two vials. One contained sparkling shards of red crystal and the other contained glowing liquid. Letting out a breath, Shimada shook her head in disbelief. "Amazing... and to think that with these..." With practiced ease, she closed the box and locked it. Handing it to Noshiro, Shimada nodded to Harry. "Thank you for transporting it all the way here."
Harry just glanced back to where Hibiki stepped off her hull, with it vanishing in a cloud of sparkles. "You're very welcome, Shimada-Teitoku." Then he blinked as he noticed Noshiro stiffen as Agano came up from behind her and placed her hands on her thighs. 'What?'
As it turned out, he was not the only one to notice as Houshou simply bopped Agano on the head with a fan. "Enough of that, Harry-Chan does not need to see such things yet."
Sighing, Shimada pinched her nose and muttered to herself before she gestured for Harry to follow. "Potter-San, I'm afraid that I have to tell you that the Special Summoning attempt has been put off until tomorrow morning. Soryuu and Hiryuu were both supposed to be here along with their escorts, but they had to head out quickly for a patrol due to some reports."
Just nodding, Harry shrugged a bit. "That's okay, Shimada-Teitoku. I understand... besides, this just means that I can have a look around."
With a chuckle, Shimada nodded at that. "Yes, I suppose that is true. Perhaps visit the Yamato Museum for example, I heard that they got their shipgirl exhibit up and running."
Shaking off her thoughts, she then waved towards Maruyu who was running towards them. "For tonight though, you'll be staying with Maruyu-Chan. I hope that's okay with you?"
Grinning, Harry quickly nodded. "That's great actually! I don't mind staying with Maruyu-Chan at all."
It was at that point that Maruyu reached them and came to a stop. "Ha-Harry-Chan... Sorry... for not being there... when you arrived."
Much to her surprise though, Harry just hugged her. "That's okay, Maruyu-Chan. Besides, I'm staying with you tonight!"
Blushing at both Harry's actions and the smirk on Shimada's face, Maruyu chuckled weakly. But then she hugged him right back. "Hai! And I'll get to show you around a bit."
Looking around, the small Submarine frowned a bit. "Um, Nimu-Chan is around too and might join us, I think... I don't know about the others..."
Only shaking his head, Harry gave a shrug. "I don't mind, Maruyu-Chan." It was then that Hibiki came to a stop beside them and stared at Maruyu. "Hibiki-Chan?"
The Submarine though only smiled at the Destroyer before nodding. "You can join us too, Hibiki-San. Besides, Shioi-Chan and the others said that I should get to know you better."
Raising an eyebrow, Hibiki slowly nodded much to Harry's confusion. "Da, that's a good idea."
A roar, though, caused them to turn in time see Kiso leaping down from some crates at Tenryuu with her sword out. However, the other Light Cruiser only pulled out her own sword and easily parried the blow. Glancing towards Shimada, Harry only blinked as the Admiral was simply sipping a coffee watching the "Battle" play out in front of her. Hearing a sound, Harry looked towards Maruyu who was holding out some popcorn which him and Hibiki took some of. 'Huh...'
As they came into the harbour, Harry grinned while he kept one hand on the hat that DesDiv6 had given him that showed he was an honorary member. "Wow... it's been a while since I was in Kure."
Beside him, Hibiki slowly nodded. "Da, same here." Looking across the hills, she slowly shook her head. "It's hard to imagine the damage they took during Blood Week."
Something caught Harry's eye and he turned before his expression fell. "There's reminders still to be seen."
With a blink, Hibiki turned in the direction Harry was looking in and nodded. There, close to shore laid a wreck, though it was hard to recognize what type of ship it was due to how the superstructure was just gone and massive holes were ripped through the hull. "The JS Akebono..."
Leaning against the rails, Harry just watched as he remembered what he had been told when he was last in Kure by the shipgirl Akebono before she had been transferred. The Destroyer proudly spoke of how, as her namesake began sinking, she drove up onto the shore all so that she could continue to fight. Even though she didn't last very long, it was long enough for the JASDF to arrive and drive off the Abyssals. "I heard that they were going to, um..."
Hibiki glanced at him. "Remove her wreck?" At his nod, she let out a soft sigh. "I don't know much, but I've heard that there's been fighting to leave her in place." Noticing Inazuma leave the group and head towards another section of the harbor, Hibiki tilted the brim of her hat some. 'Inazuma-Chan...'
Meanwhile, Harry watched as she cruised to one of the deeper spots and then came to a stop. Confused, he tilted his head to the side as she clapped her hands and then bowed. "What's Inazuma-Chan doing?"
For a moment, Hibiki was silent before she answered as Inazuma pulled out flowers and gently laid them on the surface. "That's where the JS Inazuma is, Harry-Chan. When we come to Kure, Inazuma-Chan always pays her respects to her daughter ship."
Eyes widening, Harry winced a bit. "Sorry..."
Gently smiling, the white haired Destroyer patted him on the shoulder. "It's okay, Harry-Chan. You didn't know." Several minutes later though, she perked up as she spotted several forms heading for them as she turned towards the Naval base. "And here comes some friends."
Moments later, a grinning Zuikaku pulled up beside them. "Looking good there, Hibiki-Chan. And it seems that you got the Shrimp onboard."
Puffing out his cheeks a bit at the hated nickname from her, Harry suddenly grinned. "And it's great to see you too... Shichimenchō-Oba." As Zuikaku blinked, Harry waved at a snickering Shoukaku. "Hi, Shoukaku-Oba!"
All of a sudden, Zuikaku's eyes widened and she fixed a glare on Harry before stomping her feet. "WHAT THE HELL DID YOU CALL ME, SHRIMP!"
Only tilting his head to the side, Harry blinked innocently. "What do you mean, Shichimenchō-Oba? I just called you by your name."
Yet again, Zuikaku stomped her foot as she shook a fist at the nearly twelve year old boy. "COME DOWN AND SAY THAT LIKE A MAN! YOU KNOW THAT I HATE THAT!"
Harry's expression then turned blank. "Then don't call me a Shrimp!"
Eyebrow twitching, Zuikaku pointed at him. "I call it as it is, Shrimp!"
With his expression stll blank, and looking oddly like Kaga, Harry scoffed. "Then I'm going to continue to call you Shichimenchō-Oba... Shichimenchō-Oba."
Growling, Zuikaku clenched her fist as if she wanted to grab Harry right off Hibiki's deck. Said Destroyer just turned away and covered her face with her hat as she shook silently. Meanwhile, Shoukaku waved her hands around a bit. "Zuikaku, calm down... he's just a kid."
Just huffing, Zuikaku turned away with a scowl. "He's a Shrimp. One as annoying as Kaga."
Softly snorting, Harry shook his head at her. "I aim to please, Shichimenchō-Oba."
Both of them froze though as a soft voice, that nonetheless carried a hint of steel spoke up. "Now, now you two. Be nice to each other." Slowly, Harry and Zuikaku turned to see Houshou there smiling at them gently with her eyes closed. For some odd reason though they got shivers down their back at the sight of her and could swear that there was an Oni mask behind her. "Zuikaku-Chan, you know that Harry-Chan does not like his height being made fun of. And Harry-Chan, you know that Zuikaku-Chan doesn't like being reminded of that. Now, are you both going to be nice to each other or will I need to punish you both?"
Quickly, Harry and Zuikaku shook their heads. "No, Kaa-San/Houshou-Oba-San!" The same thought though ran through their heads. 'Scary...'
Tilting her head some, Houshou nodded. "That's good... Ah! Tenryuu-Chan!"
As she moved off towards the Light Cruiser, both Harry and Zuikaku shivered some. Then the Fleet Carrier glanced up at Harry. "She's not kidding you know, she'd do it." At his look, she shook her head. "Aso pissed her off one day and Kaa-San gave her the same warning and Aso didn't believe her. Next thing that Aso knew though..."
With a gulp, Harry just nodded. "Understood." Then he glanced around curiosly. "Um, where's Hiryuu-Oba and Soryuu-Oba?"
Scratching her head, Zuikaku sighed. "Ah, those two are out on a last minute patrol and won't be showing up until tomorrow. They'll be here for that summoning thing though, whatever is going to happen there." Looking up at him, Zuikaku frowned before nodding. "So I heard about-"
Before she could finish though, the wind was driven from her by Shoukaku's elbow. Seeing Harry's confusion, Shoukaku giggled some and shook her head. "We heard all about your broom, Harry-Chan. Kaga-San told us with pride about it."
Zuikaku stared at her and opened her mouth, only to snap it shut at the look her elder sister gave her. "Uh, yeah... we heard all about it."
A smile on his face, Harry opened his mouth only to catch a flash of white in the sky. Looking up, he grinned as he realized what was there. "Hedwig!" Moments later, said owl landed on Hibiki's deck carrying a long package. She gave Harry a look before barking as she tapped one foot on it. Taking the note, Harry read it. "Hey, Mum sent my broom with Hedwig! Something about it being cleared just last night."
Giggling, Shoukaku just nodded as Hibiki continued to guide her hull into the base. "And who is this now, Harry-Chan?"
Proudly holding out his arm, which Hedwig now sat on, Harry smiled down at the Carrier. "This is my owl, Hedwig, Shoukaku-Oba. Hedwig? This is Shoukaku-Oba and Zuikaku-Oba."
Holding out her own arm, Shoukaku let out an awed sound as Hedwig flew from Harry's arm and onto hers. "She's so beautiful... Isn't she, Zuikaku?"
Only nodding, Zuikaku chuckled as her sister rubbed Hedwig on her chest feathers. "Yeah, she is at that." Then she turned towards Harry and looked up at him. "Anyways, once it's dark out, want to show me how good you are on that broom of yours? The way that Kaga was going on about it, it has to be impressive."
Chest puffing out, Harry nodded. "I'm pretty good at it. Hey! Maybe later I can take you up on my broomstick."
For a moment, both Carriers stared at him before Shoukaku began giggling madly and a blushing Zuikaku scratched her head. "Ah, jeez... Don't be saying it like that!"
Blinking, Harry tilted his head to the side in confusion. "Poi?"
_____________________________________________________________________________
About to step onto the gangplank, Harry suddenly paused at the sight of the Uniformed Officer at the bottom before snapping to a salute, which the woman returned. "Permission to come onshore, Teitoku?"
Chuckling, the woman nodded some. "Permission granted, Potter-San. And welcome to Kure." Part of her wanted to laugh as Harry slowly walked down the gangplank, mainly because it looked like he was holding himself back from running with everything he had. 'Cute.'
Once he reached the bottom, Harry bowed towards her. "Thank you for greeting me, Shimada-Teitoku."
Simply giving a small bow herself, she smiled. "Of course." She then looked him over with a hum. "You've certainly grown since last I saw you, Potter-San." Lips twitching as he smiled, she raised an eyebrow. "Do you have the package from Goto-Sama?"
Nodding, Harry reached into his knapsack and then pulled out a steel box. "Hai, I have it right here."
Tenryuu then walked over and presented a key which Shimada took and used to open the box to reveal the contents. There, inside and nestled in it's cushioning, were two vials. One contained sparkling shards of red crystal and the other contained glowing liquid. Letting out a breath, Shimada shook her head in disbelief. "Amazing... and to think that with these..." With practiced ease, she closed the box and locked it. Handing it to Noshiro, Shimada nodded to Harry. "Thank you for transporting it all the way here."
Harry just glanced back to where Hibiki stepped off her hull, with it vanishing in a cloud of sparkles. "You're very welcome, Shimada-Teitoku." Then he blinked as he noticed Noshiro stiffen as Agano came up from behind her and placed her hands on her thighs. 'What?'
As it turned out, he was not the only one to notice as Houshou simply bopped Agano on the head with a fan. "Enough of that, Harry-Chan does not need to see such things yet."
Sighing, Shimada pinched her nose and muttered to herself before she gestured for Harry to follow. "Potter-San, I'm afraid that I have to tell you that the Special Summoning attempt has been put off until tomorrow morning. Soryuu and Hiryuu were both supposed to be here along with their escorts, but they had to head out quickly for a patrol due to some reports."
Just nodding, Harry shrugged a bit. "That's okay, Shimada-Teitoku. I understand... besides, this just means that I can have a look around."
With a chuckle, Shimada nodded at that. "Yes, I suppose that is true. Perhaps visit the Yamato Museum for example, I heard that they got their shipgirl exhibit up and running."
Shaking off her thoughts, she then waved towards Maruyu who was running towards them. "For tonight though, you'll be staying with Maruyu-Chan. I hope that's okay with you?"
Grinning, Harry quickly nodded. "That's great actually! I don't mind staying with Maruyu-Chan at all."
It was at that point that Maruyu reached them and came to a stop. "Ha-Harry-Chan... Sorry... for not being there... when you arrived."
Much to her surprise though, Harry just hugged her. "That's okay, Maruyu-Chan. Besides, I'm staying with you tonight!"
Blushing at both Harry's actions and the smirk on Shimada's face, Maruyu chuckled weakly. But then she hugged him right back. "Hai! And I'll get to show you around a bit."
Looking around, the small Submarine frowned a bit. "Um, Nimu-Chan is around too and might join us, I think... I don't know about the others..."
Only shaking his head, Harry gave a shrug. "I don't mind, Maruyu-Chan." It was then that Hibiki came to a stop beside them and stared at Maruyu. "Hibiki-Chan?"
The Submarine though only smiled at the Destroyer before nodding. "You can join us too, Hibiki-San. Besides, Shioi-Chan and the others said that I should get to know you better."
Raising an eyebrow, Hibiki slowly nodded much to Harry's confusion. "Da, that's a good idea."
A roar, though, caused them to turn in time see Kiso leaping down from some crates at Tenryuu with her sword out. However, the other Light Cruiser only pulled out her own sword and easily parried the blow. Glancing towards Shimada, Harry only blinked as the Admiral was simply sipping a coffee watching the "Battle" play out in front of her. Hearing a sound, Harry looked towards Maruyu who was holding out some popcorn which him and Hibiki took some of. 'Huh...'