>"I love you anon"
>You sit there in shock from the words that exited Lilly's mouth
>she quickly drops her head looking at her lap
>You try to form words in your mouth to respond to the sudden confession
"I...that was so sudden. I just...."
>You can't form sentences and end up spouting out words that sound like a decent response for a man in shock
>at least you didn't say "Y-you too"
>"I sincerely hope you...hold similar feelings" she continues almost at a mumble
>Looking back at all the times you were thinking about her during work, or catching yourself staring at her while you watched a film together, and that now when you get off of work you can't help but smile knowing she'll be home waiting for you
>There was also the fact you renewed your old newspaper subscription the day she got here just so that she may feel more comfortable in this part alien world
>You scan over the lady across from you, who is currently a very bright red
"Lilly I....I feel like this is very sudden and quick. But I can assure you that I would never ever leave your side.."
>She looks up at you, a look of perplextion and embarrassment across her face
>"and I do hold feelings for you as well"
>Lillys face washes over with a more calm but equally red face
>"T-thank you again Anon. You're so kind"
>You realize Lilly is starting to cry a little, and you fish out your grandfathers handkerchief that he gave you when you were 15
>You quietly thank your old pops as she takes it and starts dabbing her eyes
"I think we should continue eating or our food will get cold"
>"Oh..Right" Lilly says before taking her fork in hand once more
>The rest of dinner goes along smoothly, with Lilly seeming a lot more relaxed and happy
>After paying and exiting the restaurant you walk together like before, arm in arm
>but this time Lilly has pressed herself up besides you more than before, with a radiantly warm smile on her face
>You arrive in the car and get ready to go back home
"So Lilly...I was thinking we could go to the range tomorrow"
>"R-really? We're finally going to shoot?" She says with a small gasp
"Yup. I have ammo and everything"
>Lilly gives out a small squeal of excitement and claps her hands together
>"Could It be a picnic as well Anon?"
"I don't see why not"
>She claps her hand again with a brood smile on her face
>"It's settled then, I will get food ready for the picnic tomorrow" she says, her voice with the enthusiasm of a little girl
>The rest of the drive she lists off things to herself she will need to make out loud in that excited tone, which you find a little cute
>You pull into the drive way and park the car
>As you open the car door for Lilly she practically flies out the car door and does a little spin on the pavement
>"I'll get started right away! It'll be perfect!"]
>The rest of the night is pretty calming for you, You finish up the 'Hot War' series while listening to the sounds of Lilly preparing food for tomorrow while humming British Marching tunes
>The next morning you are awaken by Lilly's voice
>"Anon, Anon get up! You cannot miss this wonderful day ahead of us by staying in bed all day!"
>You open your eyes to see Lilly already to go, fully dressed and with picnic basket besides her
>You look at the clock besides you to check the time
>8:30am
>You rub the sleep out of your eyes and look at her
"Good morning Lilly, just give me a few minutes to get dressed and shower alright?"
>"Certainly, i'm just so excited to go" shes says then turns and exits the room
>After your shower you grab the ammo, ear pro,and targets then head for the door
>You see Lilly was patiently waiting by the door for you to join her'
>You put the picnic basket and ammo in the back seat then let Lilly into the front
>The drive there is not very eventful like most of your drives
>You swear you could see Lilly trying hard to hide a smile that would be from ear to ear
>"So where are we going?"
"My first cousin owns a small hunting cabin about an hour outside of town, no one around to complain about two lovers shooting and having a picnic"
>She visibly blushes at the word 'lovers' and tries to control her face more
>"Well just don't do anything i-indecent okay"
"You have my word Lilly"
>After an hour of driving you arrive at your cousins house
>You unload all the equipment and targets and set them up at the far side of the small meadow behind the cabin
>You put your earpro in then turn to Lilly
"Alright Lilly, what see what you can do"
>She walks up to you, taking your hands in hers then turning into rifle form
>You turn back towards the targets and pull down on the lever, opening the breach
>You then insert a round and close the breach by returning the lever to the closed position
>You shoulder the Henry and take aim at one of the targets you set up down range
>BAM
>smoke exits the barrel as the round flys out towards the target
>The recoil was a tad bit more than you were originally planning for, but you're not thrown off balance
>You pop the lever down again, the casing inside flys out and you insert another
>BAM
>another round on target
>You repeat the process over and over untill you feel the need to check your target
>You guesstimated the distance before hand so it'd be as close to 100 yards as possible
>You walk up to the targets you were aiming at and smile
>First target has 10 rounds in a 4 1/2 inch grouping and the second one has another 10 in a 3" grouping
>You don't know what /k/s standard for grouping size is, but you think you did pretty good
>You turn back to the sight of Lilly struggling to get up
>Panic seizes you and you rush over to Lilly
"Oh my god! Lilly are you okay? Did I so something wrong?"
>She shakes her head vigerously
>"No [breath] you [breath] didn't [breath] do [breath] any[breath]thing [breath] wrong..."
>Oh no, this is just like the cleaning but worse
>She's extremely red in the face, which seems to be a recuring pattern, but instead of sick or hurt has a look of extreme pleasure on her face
>She attempts to walk towards you but ends up stumbling and falling into your arms
>"I told you...no...indecency..."she says between pants while staring at you "But it's been too long sense I last felt this good"
"Didn't you say that when I cleaned you?"
>"Yes but this feels amazing compared to cleaning" she says while running one of her hands over the side of your face
>For a girl who acts all proper once you get her going her poshness just falls apart
>She snuggles up in your lap, hand drapped lazily on your chest
>You sit there for a good hour until she calms down
"So, should we go for a second round of shooting or picnic time?"
>She sits up from laying on you and claps her hands together
>"I say it's picnic time!"
>She briskly walks over to the car and returns with the basket
>You lay down a blanket and begin eating
>Lilly prepared a multitude of sandwiches, small cakes that looked like cookies, fruits, and plenty to drink
>You both begin eating side by side, enjoying each others company and the sounds of the wilderness
"Lilly, I had a question I've been meaning to ask"
>"What is it Anon?" she says after finishing a cookie like cake
"So you're a weapon spirit right? Do...all firearms have weapon spirits?"
>"Well, a good amount do, but many like the pistol you own do not"
"Ah, so you can sense other spirits"
>"Quiet. That's how I found that I had some company during my time in storage and in the store"
>After a few minutes of chatting about the neighbors, the weather, and up coming plans Lilly looked like she zoned out
"Hey Lilly, you okay there?"
>"Oh, yes I'm fine. Thank you. I was just...remembering my time in the BSAP" she says after snapping out of her trance
>"It was such a wonderful land Rhodesia was."
>"Oo! Do you think one day we could take an airplane to there? I really do want to see the land again in all of its glory"
>...
>shit