"Captain I am telling you there is something different about that man, he was able to breathe a fire so hot from his mouth that actually melted metal," said B.C. seriously.
"I understand what you are trying to say, but he is too valuable to the crew and the safety of this ship for us to make a move against him just to learn more about him," said Magno with a sigh.
"I say as long as he is on our side it shouldn't matter what he is hiding so long as he doesn't use it against us," said Gasco with a shrug.
"There is also the fact that most of the crew greatly respects Naruto for all he has done for us when it comes to fighting the enemy," said Meia calmly.
"Meia has a valid point, for now we will keep a close eye on him when we can, but other then that we will not do anything," said Magno as she looked at B.C.
"Aye Captain, I understand," said B.C. with a reluctant nod.
Break
Meia entered her room with a tired sigh and collapsed onto her bed. It was hard for her to keep calm as B.C. and the other discussed Naruto, as he was some threat when he was obviously on their side with all he had done. Then again, she really couldn't blame them because she was very skeptical of the men aboard the ship at first as well.
"You seem worn out babe," said a familiar voice. Meia sat up in her bed and saw Naruto leaning against the wall on the far side of the room with an amused twinkle in his eyes.
"It is your fault," said Meia with a small smirk.
"Oh, is that so now?" said Naruto as he walked calmly over to Meia and took a seat on the bed before wrapping his arm around the woman. Meia just sighed contently before leaning her head on his chest and enjoying the warmth he gave off.
"Yes, B.C. is worried about your strange abilities, which you still have not told anyone about and wants you put under twenty-four hour surveillance," said Meia.
"Hmm, well then I apologize for any stress I am causing you," said Naruto before a grin came to his mind and he pulled Meia into his lap. The woman gave a small gasp of surprise and was about to yell at him, but stopped when she felt his hands massaging her shoulders and instead moaned in pleasure. His hands felt so good as he massaged her back.
"Mmm, finally you have a useful talent," muttered Meia as she allowed Naruto to continue his massage.
"Ha-ha, that's not a very nice thing to say to the one who is trying to help you relax," said Naruto in mock hurt.
"Shut up and continue," said Meia with a smirk.
"Yes ma'am," said Naruto with a smirk as he leaned down and kissed her neck. Meia arched her back and held in her moan of pleasure as he continued to plant kisses all over her neck while massaging her back.
"You truly are the most beautiful woman I have ever met," muttered Naruto seriously. Meia just blushed lightly at the comment as a beautiful smile started to form on her face.
"You're still the most annoying man I know," said Meia as she turned her head to look at Naruto. Naruto stopped his ministrations and stared deeply into her eyes before gently pushing her onto her back and leaning over her.
"Yeah, but that just makes you like me more," said Naruto as he captured Meia's lips.
"Naruto," said Meia as she placed her hands on his chest and he looked up to see a worried look in her eyes.
"If you want me to stop, then just let me know, but you don't need to be scared because I would never hurt you," said Naruto softly. Meia stared Naruto into the eyes for any type of deception, but could find none at all.
The truth was, she had been wanting this for quite some time, but she was afraid that she would be horrible at it. She knew Naruto probably had plenty of experience with other women because he had to write the books that he did, which was why she feared of being horrible and him rejecting her for her inexperience. No matter how tough she was, she had always feared losing those she was close to, which is why she didn't try to get too close to any of the members of the crew.
"The decision is yours Meia-chan, I want force you to do anything you don't want," said Naruto with caring eyes.
"I want this," whispered Meia softly as she roughly pulled Naruto's head down and kissed him hard.
Break
Naruto was lying in Meia's bed with the said woman being held in his arms gently. Last night they had had sex together for the first time and it was a wonderful experience. He had sex plenty of times in the past with many women, but with Meia, it just felt different and so much better. It was like he found his other half and he felt so complete. She may have been inexperience, but that didn't stop her from learning and Naruto could honestly say she was a quick learner.
Meia stirred slight and opened her eyes slowly to find herself staring into the most beautiful sky blue eyes she had ever seen. A small blush formed on her face as the memory of last night came back to her and it intensified as she saw the warm smile on Naruto face along with the mischievous glint in his eyes. It was an experience she would never forget and even though she could feel herself extremely sore, it was something she would gladly do again, but only with him. She couldn't ever remember having such a loving yet thrilling experience in her life. The man in front of her was like her other half and fulfilled her completely.
"Hey there babe, how you feeling?" asked Naruto as he kissed her forehead.
"I feel great and you?" replied Meia as she fought down her blush.
"Never better, I had a great time last night though I think you might have alerted the whole crew to our relationship," said Naruto with a small chuckle at Meia's blush.
"Bastard," muttered Meia as she punched his chest lightly.
"Ha-ha, now that's the Meia-chan I love," laughed Naruto warmly. Meia eyes widened at hearing the last part before her eyes softened and she couldn't help but agree that she loved him too, but she wasn't ready to say it yet.
"We need to get up or someone will come here looking for me," said Meia softly.
"I understand, but I really don't want to get up," said Naruto with a smirk that caused Meia to blush lightly again.
"You really should smile more, it is the most beautiful smile I have ever seen," said Naruto with a quick kiss to her forehead before he got up and disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
"Thank you," muttered Meia as a large smile appeared on her face and she got up slowly since she was still very sore.
Break
"Hmm, need to concentrate," said Hibiki as he stared at his hand.
"I am glad that you brought out that timer, I was getting tired of waiting all week for him to make his move," said Naruto as he kept his face neutral.
"Yeah, I swear it was much better when you and I were the only one who played," said Gasco as she shook her head at Hibiki as Misty and Dita fought over him.
"Think it is possible to find a new place to play at without him finding us?" asked Naruto with a smirk.
"No, the boy has yet to win a game and you know he won't stop until he beats at least one of us once," said Gasco with a sigh.
"Damn," said Naruto, but their conversation was ended when the alarms started to go off.
"All right, when we get back wiping the floors with these enemies then we are going to continue where we left off," said Hibiki as he hit the timer before running out of the room.
"Must be a good hand," said Gasco as she laid her cards down.
"That or he is bluffing, anyway I fold my hand is shitty," said Naruto before discarding his hand and leaving the room calmly.
"Next time we play for something," said Naruto with a smirk.
"Ha-ha, you're on," said Gasco with a smirk of her own.
Nirvana's Deck
"Looks like we have found ourselves a harvester mother ship," said Magno with a frown.
"It must be one of the ships that changed course and is heading for our home planet," said B.C.
"It has changed course and is heading right for us," said Ezra quickly.
"Get the Dread teams ready to launch immediately," ordered B.C.
"You all sure seem confident about fighting something that large," said Misty skeptically.
"We have already beaten them once, which has helped us build our confidence," said Magno with a small smirk.
"I see, well I am impressed how confident you all are," said Misty.
Break
"Another battle, I swear this shit is making me more and more sleepy each time," said Naruto with a small yawn.
"Just stick to the plan and then you can go get some sleep," said B.C. with a frown.
"Just leave it up to me, I'll be the star of the show this time," said Jura with a smirk.
"Hey, what did you say about being the star?" growled Hibiki angrily.
"Both of you be quiet and get on with the plan," said Meia as she started to fire at the enemies.
"Meia, look at that," said Dita as she gestured to the cubes that were combining. Everyone watched in horror as the cubes joined to form an exact replica of the Nirvana.
"No way," muttered Barnett over the link.
"Ha-ha, now things have just become fun," laughed Naruto causing everyone to sweat drop at his words.
"You are insane," said Jura.
"Maybe, but I got dibs on the ship," said Naruto as he broke formation and charged right at the fake Nirvana with his swords drawn.
"Jura and Hibiki quickly surround the mother ship so Bart can hit them with the main guns," said Meia as she snapped everyone out of their daze.
"Hai," replied Jura and Hibiki before fighting their way through the enemy forces.
Nirvana's Deck
"He is crazy," said Misty as she watched Naruto continue on his path towards the fake Nirvana that was unleashing heavy firepower upon him and the Dreads.
"He may be crazy, but there is no denying that out of everyone out there, he is the one with the most chances of succeeding in accomplishing the goal of taking out that ship," said Magno seriously.
"I hate to admit it, but he is an ace pilot and like the Captain said, he is our best chance at beating that fake Nirvana," said B.C. reluctantly.
"I thought Hibiki was your best pilot," said Misty confused.
"No, just because he is able to combine and form a machine that is by all means more powerful then all the other Vanguards and Dreads doesn't mean he is the best pilot. A true ace pilot can easily take the weakest of machines and turn into the biggest threat on the battlefield," said Magno as she watched the battle.
"Naruto's combat skills are off the charts that even I can barely follow his movements without using the Nirvana's cameras to record his data," said Pyro.
"Captain, Jura's Vandread has successfully managed to trap all the enemy forces," said Ezra as she changed the conversation. Magno was about to give Bart the order to fire when the fake Nirvana launched an attack that knocked out each device and then hit Jura's Vandread.
"Oh no," said a tech girl as she watched the life signs of Jura's Vandread and saw that Jura had been seriously injured.
"Order a retreat immediately, before the enemy capitalizes on the confusion," said Naruto as he appeared on the screen with a hard look in his eyes.
"B.C. order the retreat right now before more of our girls get hurt," said Magno loudly.
"Aye Captain," said B.C. before sending the orders to all the Dreads.