"VA-"
Felix can hear a large footstep just outside his office door.
"CA-"
Felix can hear his door knob being opened. He rolled his eyes and put down the pen he is currently using.
"TIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
The door was slammed open showing a not-so-petite girl grasping the door knob and looking towards Felix. The girl is obviously, or not obviously, Tanya who grew a couple of inches making her height 5'2.5" now.
She has an excited expression on her face. A vacation for military personnel is rare, especially if they are in the middle of a war.
Vacations only come once in a blue moon, and if it comes, you must make the most out of it.
Tanya's obsession with vacations is rooted with her obsession for staying at the rear, for comfort, and well… less risky…
Vacations for Tanya are like a holy time for her where she can do and chill whenever and wherever she wants.
Now, the reason why Tanya is in Felix's office is because Felix sponsored a vacation for Tanya's wing and Felix's Imperial Guards. These two groups are the vanguard of the operation that led the Legadonia Entente Alliance's downfall.
They also completed numerous operations throughout the Northern Campaign, which included the recent operation that implicated the Commonwealth.
Due to these merits, the Central Command and the Emperor himself gave them time for a vacation. A week-long vacation before any tasks will be given to them.
Currently, they are now on the 3rd day of their vacation. Felix spent the past days inspecting the development of the next-generation war machines. He had also participated in choosing the pilots who will be trained for the Me-262, or known in this story as KS-09 (Kaiserliche Stahlsturm, the name of Felix's factory).
Tanya, on the other hand, spent her days visiting the numerous restaurants Berun has to offer, of course, together with her adjutant, Visha.
Going back to the story, Tanya and Felix, together with their own groups, agreed to meet outside Felix's factory on the third day of their vacation, and here we are, Tanya slamming the door open.
Tanya then went to Felix's sofa and slouchily sat there.
"Hey! Vacation! It's been a long time since I have a vacation!!!!"
"You sure like your vacations huh?"
"Of course! I want to spend some time in the rear away from any gunfires, artillery strikes, explosions, etcete-fucking-ra!"
While talking with Tanya, Felix fixes the things atop his table and inputs some of the papers within his drawers. Once Felix is done organizing his things, he asks Tanya.
"Are the people ready?"
"Yeah, you are the only one who was missing. Most of them are excited too, you know?"
"But not as excited as you, though?"
"Hehe of course!"
Felix stood up and fixed his chair. He then looked towards the lazy Tanya slouched at the sofa.
"Help Felix, the sofa ate me."
Felix just laughed and went outside his office. He then heard some noises coming from inside his office.
"HEY! DON'T LEAVE!"
Felix just stood outside his door and waited for Tanya. He knew how tired Tanya was these past few days, no not days, months… these past few months… so he did this so that Tanya could rest at his sofa even for a bit.
After a few minutes, Felix's office door opened, showing a Tanya who was lazily squinting her eyes towards Felix.
"Why didn't you help me?"
"You look tired, I just want to let you rest for a bit."
"Then you should've stayed inside your office, not standing here outside."
Felix just shrugged his shoulders towards her.
"You want to rest more? We can delay our trip more, you know?"
"Nah… I guess our people had already cleared up their schedules for today and tomorrow. If we delay it more, their schedules will turn into a mess… Plus, I think they are excited too…"
Felix has a flabbergasted expression in his face.
"Woah. Are you really the Tanya that I know? Are you sick? What are you on?"
Tanya squinted her eyes towards Felix.
"What the fuck are you talking about?!
"The Tanya I know would just rest regardless of your wing's response… Plus, you care more about your wing these days."
"Well, I just realized how trustworthy they are, you know? I feel like I can just leave my back towards them… Well, not fully, only partially."
Felix smiled towards Tanya.
"That's great... Let's go my lady."
Felix showed his arm towards Tanya for her to link with, but… Tanya kicked Felix's leg.
"Don't need that."
"Alright alright, no need to kick me though?"
Tanya just walked forward without even batting an eye towards Felix.
Felix shrugged his shoulders and followed her.
The two went outside where a long convoy of vehicles could be seen.
Just outside these vehicles, Felix and Tanya's respective groups can be seen. Felix can also see that some of them even brought their significant others, just like Carl bringing Felix's maid, Mia. This brings the total of the group to around 70…
All of them are wearing their casual clothes… as opposed to Tanya who is wearing her Military Uniform.... and Felix does not want that.
"Hey. Why are you still wearing your military uniform? Don't tell me?... "
Felix then acted out surprised and showed a horrorful expression.
"YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY CLOTHES OTHER THAN THIS?!"
Tanya's nerves are truly nerving…. She clenches her fist hard…
"I. Have. Clothes."
"Where? I can't see them?"
Felix acted like he was searching for something in the skies, by putting his right hand across his eyebrows and looking at the sky.
"Grrr…."
Tanya then walked towards the front car of the convoy, went in it, slammed the door, and said.
"Let's stop by my apartment."
She then looked towards the other way.
Looking at this, Tanya's wing was amazed.
Commander is cute today!
They then looked towards Felix and unilaterally showed a thumbs-up towards him.
Thank you, your highness for showing us this side of the Commander! Please show us more!
In return, Felix returned a thumbs up towards them.
Don't worry my comrades! We shall uncover this together!
"What the hell are you guys doing?"
""Nothing, Commander!""
Felix smiled and walked towards Tanya's car when out of nowhere… Goldy flew and snatched the middle part of the car…
"You… nah I'll not bother."
*Screech*
Felix still opened the car and went inside. However, he missed his chance of being side-by-side with Tanya because of the gigantic fucking eagle in the middle…
Still, Felix signaled the driver, to continue the journey, towards Tanya's apartment.
After a few minutes of driving, they arrived at Tanya's flat.
Tanya went down the vehicle and went inside her apartment.
After a few minutes, the door of the establishment opened.
In an instant, imaginary heavenly trumpets resounded the surroundings. All are captivated by the angel who descended from the stairs of heaven (establishment).
The morning light softly illuminates her white dress. It was simple yet elegant, with a square neckline and slightly puffed long sleeves that ended in small, buttoned cuffs. The dress cinched at her waist, flowing gently down to her ankles. It wasn't flashy, but it felt right, comfortable and familiar. She literally embodies the word 'angel'.
Tanya rubs her left arm with her right arm and acts shy.
COMMANDER IS SO CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO SO CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MUST PROTECC!!!! MUST MUST PROTECC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SHIT! DAMN! FUCK! SO CUTE!!! I MIGHT DIE! I LITERALLY MIGHT DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SCREEEEEECH (internally)
"This is so… girly.. It does not… suit m-"
"NO!"
Felix immediately shouted.
"It suits you so well that it's as if the universe conspired to create this just for you, capturing your essence with flawless precision and turning you into a vision of perfection."
"OH SHUT UP!"
Her wing members also chimed in.
"Commander! It suits you so well that it's as if it was woven from the very fabric of your dreams, bringing them to life in the most breathtaking way."
"ALL OF YOU SHUT UP!"
"It suits you so well that it's as if the stars aligned just to see you in this, radiating a beauty that's almost otherworldly."
"FELIX SHUT-"
"Commander! It suits you so well that you make the dress look as if it belongs in a museum, admired by everyone who sees it."
"SHUT UP I SAY! SHUT UP!"
With every compliment, Tanya's face continually reddens to the point that she covers it with her right hand. However, she went straight to her car and kicked the driver's seat in order to indicate to him to drive… and so he drove.
It was the first time Tanya wore something girly… and Felix wanted to tease Tanya more but he knew that he was within punching distance, so he wisely stopped himself from saying anything… but Tanya knew about this.
"Don't even try. Or I might just shoot an explosion formula towards you."
Felix just covered his mouth with his two hands.
*Screech*
"What? You want to be blasted too?"
Goldy immediately shook his head and covered his mouth with his wings..
"Good."
The drive went by silently, with two idiots covering their mouths and a girl dressed in a beautiful white dress looking at the scenery.
After a few minutes of driving, the convoy stopped due to them arriving at their destination.
In front of them, within the ferry terminal, an awaiting ferry is waiting for them.
They all boarded the ferry and went to its intended destination, the Pfaueninsel, or most commonly known as Peacock Island.
Peacock Island is an island in the middle of the Havel River known to be one of the most beautiful parks in Berlin.
In Felix's current time, this island is used by the Imperial Family as a garden, or a place of vacation of sorts, within Berun. In the middle of the 1.5 kilometer long and half-a-kilometer wide island is a park where all the animals can be seen.
The animals that can be found on this island are rabbits, water buffalos, horses, squirrels, etc., and of course, the peacock.
Originally, the island is known as Rabbit Island because Felix's great-grandfather intended it to be a rabbit farm. Only because of Felix's great-grandfather then on became the Peacock Island we know.
Upon disembarking from the ferry, Tanya bathed in on the silence and calmness of the island.
In her ears, the constant explosions, gunfire, and other sounds of war, are being replaced by the serene and calm atmosphere.
Felix disembarked from the ferry also and looked at the t-posing Tanya and smiled
She deserves it.
After all of them disembarked from the ferry, Felix led them to one of the Schloss (Palace) that they own in the island.
Yes, they have a palace on the island because the Hohenzollern family has owned the island for more than a century now.
Currently in front of them is a white palace, with numerous rooms inside.
Felix tasked them to deposit their things in their rooms and go on their own ways within the island, but before reminding them to meet at around 8pm.
Most of them went their merry ways with their significant others, while others went into groups and explored the island themselves.
Looking at the laughing, enjoying, and mingling people of both the 203rd Imperial Aerial Mages and the 4th Imperial Guards Squad, puts a smile into Felix's face.
"They are enjoying themselves, alright."
Felix looked back and saw the most beautiful person he had ever seen (at least in his eyes).
Garbed in her white one piece dress, Tanya walked to the side of Felix.
"Yeah… Let's enjoy ourselves too."
Felix smiled towards Tanya, to which she agreed.
"Alright. Care to show me the island, your highness?"
"Hey, it's my first time on this island too, you know? The past me have memories on this island, but me? Nah, this is my first time."
"Well, if that's the case, then let's explore this island together."
Tanya smiled towards Felix and walked forward, to which Felix matched her steps.
Both of them explored the island and the first destination they went to was the Fontane (fountain) in the middle of the island. Once they go there, they can see numerous couples talking and chatting within the vicinity of the fountain.
Although the location is a bit congested, the beauty of the Fontane still remains.
They then went on to another Fountain named Lamabrunnen. Though not as congested as the other fountain, it still has a number of people on it already. They are not couples, though, but rather those groups who prefer silence.
Looking at the fountain with a sparse number of people, Felix and Tanya wisely moved on to their next location.
The next location they went to is the enclosure of the island's main dwellers, the peacocks.
The peacocks found in the island's enclosure are a bunch of very beautiful peacocks whose plumes are so gorgeous they are akin to a monarch of olden times' clothes.
Felix and Tanya went around these enclosures, greeting some caretakers along the way. They also saw numerous people feeding these peacocks so they also gathered some feed and approached a peacock.
Tanya approached the peacock first, her steps light and calm as she neared the magnificent bird. The peacock, sensing her presence, turned slightly and fanned out its vivid plumage in a brilliant display.
With a soft smile, Tanya extended her hand, offering a small handful of feed. The peacock eyed her, then cautiously stepped closer, its trust evident as it gently pecked at the food in her hand. Tanya remained still, her connection with the creature almost palpable, as though they shared a quiet understanding.
Felix watched Tanya with a mix of admiration and curiosity. Gathering his own handful of feed, Felix moved toward another peacock nearby. This one, however, reacted differently. The bird hesitated, its feathers ruffling slightly as it regarded him with suspicion.
Felix extended his hand, trying to mimic Tanya's calm demeanor, but the peacock seemed less than pleased. It took a step back, its eyes narrowing as it let out a low, grating sound, its tail feathers trembling as if ready to fan out defensively.
Felix frowned, pulling his hand back slightly. He whispered.
"What's your problem?"
Then he glanced over at Tanya, who was still peacefully interacting with her peacock. Mysteriously, animals are quite drawn to Tanya. First, Goldy's closeness with her, even though they seldom meet… Next are the stray dogs in Berun, or in any other cities. Tanya is mysteriously close to them to the point they show their bellies to her on the first meeting…
Going back to the enclosure, the peacock in front of Felix gave another low hiss, and Felix sighed, tossing the feed on the ground instead. The bird eyed him warily before finally deciding the food was safe to eat, pecking at it with a quick, darting motion. Felix watched, feeling a mix of irritation and confusion.
Tanya approached Felix.
"Don't worry about them, they are just drawn towards me after all."
"Tanya showed a proud expression towards Felix to which he replied.
"Yeah, yeah."
Felix moved forwards with Tanya following him with a teasing expression.
"Hey, hey, hey, are you jealous?"
"Nah, why should I be jealous?"
"Nein, nein, you are jealous!"
"Argh, stop it."
Felix moved forward with Tanya following him. He then stopped suddenly causing Tanya to bump on Felix's back.
"What's the deal?"
Tanya then looked forward and saw a rather bizarre sight….
Goldy and a peacock are having a standoff. Not just any standoff, but it is a standoff to determine who gets the girl.
Goldy spread his large brown wings towards the girl peacock to which it was momentarily stunned. Although there are no apparent designs in Goldy's wings, the overlapping feathers gave it a rather beautiful yet captivating design.
On the other hand, the other peacock revealed its feathers. The feathers were so damn beautiful wherein it captivates you akin to looking at an optical illusion with a rather enchanting design.
The female peacock immediately went towards the other peacock. Although the feathers of the peacock are a bit small compared to Goldy's, its design is way way better than Goldy's…
Looking at Goldy who aims to break the tie between the two and kidnap the girl regardless, Felix immediately rushed towards Goldy and bonked his head.
"You damn flirty bird! Don't even dare break some homes or I might break some of your balls!"
*SCREEEEECH*
"Oh, you are daring me huh?"
*SCREEEEEEEECH*
Tanya wisely stopped the two by going towards Goldy and grabbed its face and caressed it like a dog.
"Who's a good boy? Who's a good boy?"
*Scree…..ch*
"Yeah, yeah. Go on now! I believe you can find some love and again, no housebreaking okay? The sky is as large as the sea! There are many birds to flirt with, okay?"
*Screech*
Goldy flew away and went to another part of the island to flirt, or just rest.
Felix looked at this and was definitely jealous. He also wanted to be closer to animals…However, Tanya misunderstood this as him being jealous of Goldy because she scrunched Goldy's face.
"What? You want your face to be scrunched up too?"
Felix was shocked. Although he knew it was a misunderstanding, he welcomes such misunderstanding.
"YES! YES! YES!"
"Hahahahahaha! Want a punch?"
"TSK!"
Felix 'tsk' hard which causes some of the animals to be scared and run off.
"See, the animals ran off! This is why animals won't come close to you."
"TSK! TSK! TSK!"
"Hahahaha! Come on now!"
Felix moved forward whilst Tanya followed him while still teasing him.
After a while, they reached the most-inner part of the island. On this part, a building made up of Greco-Roman Architecture can be seen.
This is the mausoleum of Felix's great-grandmother. Her great-grandfather commissioned this small memorial in order to honor her wife's passing. Though their marriage is rather short-lived in terms of royalty, she was only 34 years old when she died…
The architecture of the memorial is quite beautiful.The pillars of the building are symmetrical in nature and shape. Numerous greeneries are scattered all around the vicinity of the memorial making it akin to one-with-nature.
Inside the building, a bust of Felix's great-grandmother can be seen. She was revered by the people as the saint of Prussia so numerous awards and busts are made in her honor. The Order of Louise award was notably made in order to honor her name.
Felix then wondered out loud.
"Will I also be loved by my people?"
Tanya looked towards Felix and said.
"Well… we first need to win the war."
"Yeah… we need to win it."
Both of them stood there for a good ten minutes, before exploring the island's wilderness more.
Once the agreed time has been met. All of the people in the island met at the starting point, the Hohenzollern's palace.
All of them stood around the large campfire in the middle of the clearing. Some talk with one another, some enjoy the atmosphere with their loved ones, while some dance around the campfire drinking alcohol and eating some barbeque.
Felix and Tanya are currently sulking at one corner of the clearing, beside a tree. They are eating their own barbeques with water by their side, instead of alcohol.
"Seriously… They didn't even give us a sip of alcohol…"
"Yeah! Damn those!"
Both of them continually sulk in the corner for a minute before Tanya kicked Felix in order to talk to him.
"Hey… you're going to Japan after this week right?"
Felix raised his right eyebrow towards Tanya.
"How'd you know?"
"Well…"
Tanya pointed towards Carl who was slow dancing with Mia with an accompaniment of a slow guitar strumming.
"He leaked it. In addition to that, you're constantly asking me to teach you Japanese…"
"Damn. yeah… I am going to Japan after this week… Me and my Imperial Guards were tasked to lead the delegation over there…"
"That's harsh huh?..."
"Yeah… I also learned that you will be in charge of training new recruits. I hope you don't drive them to the point of insanity…"
Tanya suddenly showed a sinister smile.
"Oh no no, I will not drive to the point of insanity, but… only to the extent of just before that point, hehehehe."
Felix silently prayed for the souls of Tanya's victims… ehem… recruits…
Looking at the dancing and singing crowd, Felix then asked Tanya.
"Hey, why don't you evaluate my Japanese speaking skills? I'll sing you a song, then you tell me if it is understandable enough."
"Alright. What song will you sing me? Japanese city pop? Slow songs? Ballad? Or Rock? If Rock let me hear FLOW's Sign!"
"Later, I'll sing that song. For now, I'll sing you something that you haven't heard of yet."
"I haven't heard? Alright, show me how Japanese music changed after the decade I died."
"Let me first grab a guitar."
Felix grabbed a guitar from who knows where and started to tune his guitar.
After properly tuning it, he then played the first few notes of the song.
"Toki ni wa dareka wo
Shirazushirazu no uchi ni
Kizutsukete shimattari
Ushinattari shite hajimete
Okashita tsumi wo shiru
..."
Felix slowly strums his guitar to the beat of the song, though there are no percussion instruments to replicate the beats of the song, he just hits his fingers across the wooden board of his guitar.
"Modorenai yo, mukashi no you ni wa
Kirameite mieta to shite mo
Ashita e to arukidasanakya
Yuki ga furishikirou tomo"
Felix then immediately picked up his slapping and strumming speed and moved his left fingers across the strings, to replicate the iconic DJ spinback sound effect.
"Ima no boku ni wa
Nani ga dekiru no?
Nani ni nareru no?
…."
As Felix approached the chorus, he picked up his speed to be faster and continued on to the chorus whilst bobbing his head to the side and up and down to the beat of the song.
"Massara ni umarekawatte
Jinsei ichi kara hajimeyou ga
Hebaritsuite hanarenai
Jitsuzuki no ima wo aruiterun da
Masshiro ni subete sayonara
Furishikiru yuki yo
Subete wo tsutsumikonde kure
Kyou dake wa
Subete wo kakushite kurе…"
Felix continued strumming and slapping his guitar to the beat of the song until the end.
"Wow… It was really a nice song. You memorized it?"
"Yeah.. It's my favorite Japanese song after all."
The two continually talked with one another, ignorant of the silence permeating the surroundings. All of the group from far away heard the prince's song, and was captivated by it. They understand the language well, since some of them are required…
"Hey, Felix. Sing me another song."
"Want one more?"
"Yeah."
"Then I'll sing you another of my favorite songs."
"Alright."
Felix plucked his guitar replicating the iconic piano melody at the start of the song.
"Yuuyake ga moete kono machi goto
Nomikonde shimai sou na kyou ni
Boku wa kimi wo tebanashite shimatta…"
Tanya smiled in approval of the song.
Felix, on the other hand, continually strum, pluck, and slap his guitar to the continually increasing speed of the song, and once it was the chorus, he also sang his heart out.
"Kimi ga inaku natta hibi mo
Kono doushiyou mo nai kedaru sa mo
Kokoro to karada ga kenka shite
Tayorinai boku wa nekoronde
Neko ni nattan da yo na kimi wa
Itsuka FURATTO arawarete kure
Nanigenai mainichi wo kimiiro ni somete okureyo."
Felix continually sang the song, unbeknownst to the pairs of eyes looking towards his direction.
After he finished the song, he looked at Tanya, but before saying a word, Felix heard the claps of the group startling the two. Although they were a bit far, they still came closer to hear Felix's song.
"Wooo! Your highness!"
"Your highness! Is that song for the Commander?"
Felix and Tanya were obviously shy… They immediately packed up their things and walked towards the fountain in the distance amidst the cheers and jokes of the group.
After securing a distance against the group, Felix and Tanya stopped at the fountain, took a seat and looked at each other.
They just looked for a good five seconds before laughing. They laughed the night away.
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YOW! I AM VERY LATE! DAMN!
I am looking for various book stores where I can buy my law books because my professor likes a very specific book..... I was busy scouring our downtown for books… yeah… sorry my dudes…
Also, if you guys plan to take law, be prepared for the price of the books... they are so damn damn damn damn pricey.
The titles of the song in this chapter are King Gnu - 白日 (hakujitsu), and DISH// - Neko. They are my most favorite songs in the Japanese language! So yeah.. I hope you enjoyed reading my chapter and I also hope you enjoy listening to the song!
I am running a bit late to my class hahaha so yeah, my dudes!
PEACE OUT!!!!!!!!!!