[JE] [JEF #2] Attack of Nerves 5/5
Title: Attack of Nerves (5/5) - Epilogue
Series: JE Fleet
Fandom: JE (specifically, KAT-TUN)
Pairing: Akame, though others are mentioned
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 20,000
Genre: AU, sci-fi, crack, comedy, fluff, angst, you name it...
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the bands, individuals or songs mentioned within.
Summary: The crew of the JE Fleet ship KAT-TUN are given a new mission, to boldly go where several men from Osaka have gone before, and find out what attacked the K8. The answer lies somewhere in Jin's murky past, and only Kame, with the help of an advanced video game console, can save the day.
Epilogue
"To sum up, in light of your dedication to duty and noble sacrifices made to save the lives of your fellow crew members - hey, are you guys listening to me?"
"We're trying to," Jin said with a scowl, "but there's a lot of static on the line."
Commodore Yamashita Tomohisa plucked idly at the feathers decorating his new hat, and tried again. "So, dedication to duty and other fine, noble things...oh, forget it. Basically, Earth President Tsubasa wasn't so sure about you breaking the terms of your arrest, but Admiral Takki persuaded him that he shouldn't punish you...oh, and he's rescinded the sentence too, so you're a free man now. You can have your doctor take the chip out for you."
"Yes!" Kame was filled with glee. "I love honeymooning couples!"
The commodore looked slightly wistful to be reminded of the recent nuptials of his mentor, but the screen was so fuzzy that no one noticed. The KAT-TUN had sustained damage on the trip home from NGC 1569, and repairs were still a work in progress.
Actually, the damage had been inflicted before they left. Once Jin and Kame had reached the KAT-TUN, Kame had plugged Ueda into the CNS Plus using the most stimulating game he could find - Grand Theft Autopilot 12: Rings of Saturn. Six hijackings, four robberies and a couple of unexplained homicides later, the commander was out of his trance, gasping for breath and swearing that he'd never, ever steal a Cheetah-class racer again because they were just too much hard work.
While Kame started deprogramming Koki, figuring he could use the help to catch the still-dancing Junno, Jin summed up the events of the past two days for Ueda in as few words as he could manage. He ended by asking him to fire up the larger of their two plasma accelerators, both of which were installed due to a mix-up at the shipyards, and destroy the station. It had stopped transmitting signals, but he didn't for one moment believe the threat had been neutralised.
As the only person on the ship who'd actually bothered to read the manuals, Ueda saw the logic in this, and tottered off to start setting things in motion.
Kame stuck with the same game to wake up the rest of the crew, though after Nakamaru recovered his senses he left the task to him. Explanations were issued in batches till everyone was awake and up to speed on events, which happened just in time for the destruction of the unmanned station.
Well, Jin reflected, it wasn't completely unmanned, but there was nothing left of humanity on board save the remains of the dead. They deserved better than to be reduced to pulp, and a burial in space was all he could give them. There had been no time to take note of the other ships in the landing bay; he could confirm the presence of the missing exploratory vessel but that was all. One of the ships inside had been sucked out of the airlock doors and drifted a short distance away - the force of the explosion propelled it towards the KAT-TUN, causing some small damage.
The next order of business for Jin and Kame was to collapse, which they did in grand style, and it wasn't until they slowed down nearer home that Yamapi was able to call them and ask what the hell was going on. The explanation they'd given, complete with sensor data and random commentary by Jin, had floored him completely.
He'd called back a couple of hours later after consulting with the admiral and his new spouse, catching them relaxing in Kame's cabin.
Yamapi sat up straight, gave them his most military expression and said with the utmost formality, "Congratulations, Captain Kamenashi Kazuya." He spoiled the effect by breaking into a sly grin. "Now you don't have to stick with our Captain Bakanishi anymore."
"Akanishi!" Jin yelled.
"Isn't that what he said?" Kame mused. "It's hard to tell with all that static." Jin glowered at his best friend despite knowing the expression would be wasted over such a bad line, and Kame snagged his arm. "Cheer up, Jin. We can go wherever we want now!"
Yamapi coughed, delicately at first then more obviously when it became apparent that no one could hear him. "Not quite," he said. "You're both still in the military!"
"And long overdue some leave," Jin said with a seductive smile, and switched off first the lights, then the screen.
Yamapi knew better than to call them back.
-----
A few hours later...
Jin woke up with a start, clutching his stomach in agony. It took him a moment to realise why. Kame, caught in the throes of a bad dream, had hit him sharply with the full force of his elbow.
Again.
"Hey," Jin said in a pained voice, shaking Kame by the shoulder. "Wake up, will you?"
"Huh?"
"And you tell me *my* pillowtalk could use some work!"
Kame was still disoriented. "Sorry. What?"
"You hit me again."
"Oh." Kame reached over and hit the bedside light, giving his cabin a gentle glow. "Sorry about that. Where did I get you this time?"
Jin pouted and pointed to his stomach. Kame rolled up the other man's T-shirt and placed his palm on the tender skin. "Here?" he asked. At Jin's nod, Kame started stroking soothing circles, trying hard not to tickle. "Any better?"
"Maybe a little," Jin conceded. "What were you dreaming about? What we saw on that station?"
"I was surprised, but no, actually. I was having this nightmare about you having an affair with Koki."
Jin squawked in surprise, but Kame thought he detected a telltale blush. "You are?"
"No!" Jin rushed to deny it. "Not for a long time. It's just that, uh, after you left, everyone said I should try seeing other people."
"Go on," Kame said sternly.
Jin gulped. Kame's hand was still on his stomach, but no longer soothing. "So...first I had this date with Subaru and it kept raining and it went horribly and then somehow I wound up seeing Koki but it was just too weird," he said in a single breath. "I mean, he kept dressing up in a skirt, high heels and a long blond wig - not that he didn't look kind of hot, but that's not the point..."
The gentle circles on his stomach resumed, and Jin allowed himself to relax. Kame wasn't going to do something stupid in a fit of jealousy again - not that he was going to be such an idiot as to comment on it this time...
Kame laughed softly. "I don't know. What am I going to do with you, Captain Akanishi?"
"Bakanishi!" Jin corrected automatically, then realised he'd been tricked. "You did that on purpose."
"Of course." Kame reached out again and switched off the light. "But really, what am I going to do with you, Jin?"
"Love me?" Jin suggested.
Kame shifted lower down the bed so he could replace his hand with his lips, kissing Jin's bruised stomach better. "I think I can manage that..."
----- The End -----
Series: JE Fleet
Fandom: JE (specifically, KAT-TUN)
Pairing: Akame, though others are mentioned
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 20,000
Genre: AU, sci-fi, crack, comedy, fluff, angst, you name it...
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the bands, individuals or songs mentioned within.
Summary: The crew of the JE Fleet ship KAT-TUN are given a new mission, to boldly go where several men from Osaka have gone before, and find out what attacked the K8. The answer lies somewhere in Jin's murky past, and only Kame, with the help of an advanced video game console, can save the day.
Epilogue
"To sum up, in light of your dedication to duty and noble sacrifices made to save the lives of your fellow crew members - hey, are you guys listening to me?"
"We're trying to," Jin said with a scowl, "but there's a lot of static on the line."
Commodore Yamashita Tomohisa plucked idly at the feathers decorating his new hat, and tried again. "So, dedication to duty and other fine, noble things...oh, forget it. Basically, Earth President Tsubasa wasn't so sure about you breaking the terms of your arrest, but Admiral Takki persuaded him that he shouldn't punish you...oh, and he's rescinded the sentence too, so you're a free man now. You can have your doctor take the chip out for you."
"Yes!" Kame was filled with glee. "I love honeymooning couples!"
The commodore looked slightly wistful to be reminded of the recent nuptials of his mentor, but the screen was so fuzzy that no one noticed. The KAT-TUN had sustained damage on the trip home from NGC 1569, and repairs were still a work in progress.
Actually, the damage had been inflicted before they left. Once Jin and Kame had reached the KAT-TUN, Kame had plugged Ueda into the CNS Plus using the most stimulating game he could find - Grand Theft Autopilot 12: Rings of Saturn. Six hijackings, four robberies and a couple of unexplained homicides later, the commander was out of his trance, gasping for breath and swearing that he'd never, ever steal a Cheetah-class racer again because they were just too much hard work.
While Kame started deprogramming Koki, figuring he could use the help to catch the still-dancing Junno, Jin summed up the events of the past two days for Ueda in as few words as he could manage. He ended by asking him to fire up the larger of their two plasma accelerators, both of which were installed due to a mix-up at the shipyards, and destroy the station. It had stopped transmitting signals, but he didn't for one moment believe the threat had been neutralised.
As the only person on the ship who'd actually bothered to read the manuals, Ueda saw the logic in this, and tottered off to start setting things in motion.
Kame stuck with the same game to wake up the rest of the crew, though after Nakamaru recovered his senses he left the task to him. Explanations were issued in batches till everyone was awake and up to speed on events, which happened just in time for the destruction of the unmanned station.
Well, Jin reflected, it wasn't completely unmanned, but there was nothing left of humanity on board save the remains of the dead. They deserved better than to be reduced to pulp, and a burial in space was all he could give them. There had been no time to take note of the other ships in the landing bay; he could confirm the presence of the missing exploratory vessel but that was all. One of the ships inside had been sucked out of the airlock doors and drifted a short distance away - the force of the explosion propelled it towards the KAT-TUN, causing some small damage.
The next order of business for Jin and Kame was to collapse, which they did in grand style, and it wasn't until they slowed down nearer home that Yamapi was able to call them and ask what the hell was going on. The explanation they'd given, complete with sensor data and random commentary by Jin, had floored him completely.
He'd called back a couple of hours later after consulting with the admiral and his new spouse, catching them relaxing in Kame's cabin.
Yamapi sat up straight, gave them his most military expression and said with the utmost formality, "Congratulations, Captain Kamenashi Kazuya." He spoiled the effect by breaking into a sly grin. "Now you don't have to stick with our Captain Bakanishi anymore."
"Akanishi!" Jin yelled.
"Isn't that what he said?" Kame mused. "It's hard to tell with all that static." Jin glowered at his best friend despite knowing the expression would be wasted over such a bad line, and Kame snagged his arm. "Cheer up, Jin. We can go wherever we want now!"
Yamapi coughed, delicately at first then more obviously when it became apparent that no one could hear him. "Not quite," he said. "You're both still in the military!"
"And long overdue some leave," Jin said with a seductive smile, and switched off first the lights, then the screen.
Yamapi knew better than to call them back.
-----
A few hours later...
Jin woke up with a start, clutching his stomach in agony. It took him a moment to realise why. Kame, caught in the throes of a bad dream, had hit him sharply with the full force of his elbow.
Again.
"Hey," Jin said in a pained voice, shaking Kame by the shoulder. "Wake up, will you?"
"Huh?"
"And you tell me *my* pillowtalk could use some work!"
Kame was still disoriented. "Sorry. What?"
"You hit me again."
"Oh." Kame reached over and hit the bedside light, giving his cabin a gentle glow. "Sorry about that. Where did I get you this time?"
Jin pouted and pointed to his stomach. Kame rolled up the other man's T-shirt and placed his palm on the tender skin. "Here?" he asked. At Jin's nod, Kame started stroking soothing circles, trying hard not to tickle. "Any better?"
"Maybe a little," Jin conceded. "What were you dreaming about? What we saw on that station?"
"I was surprised, but no, actually. I was having this nightmare about you having an affair with Koki."
Jin squawked in surprise, but Kame thought he detected a telltale blush. "You are?"
"No!" Jin rushed to deny it. "Not for a long time. It's just that, uh, after you left, everyone said I should try seeing other people."
"Go on," Kame said sternly.
Jin gulped. Kame's hand was still on his stomach, but no longer soothing. "So...first I had this date with Subaru and it kept raining and it went horribly and then somehow I wound up seeing Koki but it was just too weird," he said in a single breath. "I mean, he kept dressing up in a skirt, high heels and a long blond wig - not that he didn't look kind of hot, but that's not the point..."
The gentle circles on his stomach resumed, and Jin allowed himself to relax. Kame wasn't going to do something stupid in a fit of jealousy again - not that he was going to be such an idiot as to comment on it this time...
Kame laughed softly. "I don't know. What am I going to do with you, Captain Akanishi?"
"Bakanishi!" Jin corrected automatically, then realised he'd been tricked. "You did that on purpose."
"Of course." Kame reached out again and switched off the light. "But really, what am I going to do with you, Jin?"
"Love me?" Jin suggested.
Kame shifted lower down the bed so he could replace his hand with his lips, kissing Jin's bruised stomach better. "I think I can manage that..."
----- The End -----