I'm back! I know you missed me and my story! well if you didn't you should have ;)

To think that my last update was nearly a year ago. Well I promise I'll try to update sooner now that I'm on holidays. My first year in the University was well... bad and let's leave it at that!

So Thanks to all people that read this! Leave me a review if you can! I'm not 100% certain of this chapter. Parts of it were written nearly a year ago so if you find anything you don't like well be free to say it!

I hope that this brief view of the life of the other characters satisfies your hunger for now blaze05. Next chapter I'll give a brief view of Pops and Captain Bartlett back in Sand Island. Also there were some brief glimpses of a character from ACZero. See if you find it. Oh and the Unknown POV seems to me that it is preety obvious who he is! ;)

Hope you enjoy

Later that Year

[Blaze-POV]

Two months have passed since I got here and I already have made some new friends here in Heierlark. LT Silver asked me and Davenport to organize a special event that will take place in the beginning of the second semester. At first I was a little bewildered because normally events were organized by the last years but after talking with Chopper I understood why the LT asked us both to do it and not other students. Chopper had the contacts to make it happen but he had absolutely no know-how to make a stage with just makeshift equipment. I on the other hand have a knack for this things and with the help of the other mechanics, managed to improvise a stage out of the wasted plane parts. After a friend of Chopper provided the sound system we just needed the music.

I never thought that it was possible for Chopper to have so many friends in the music industry, but it was. He managed to get a rather good band with very little money. Also by bringing this band he managed to get some smaller bands to come too.

It has been difficult to keep it secret from Nagase since she's always hanging with me and Chopper. Not that I mind of course, I find myself very comfortable around her, and the fact that she's not bad to look at probably also helps. Although we complain Nagase has been a good friend to us, always keeping me and Chopper from being completely irresponsible.

While being beautiful and intelligent she's not among the most popular people of the academy. She mostly keeps to herself but since that incident in one of the freshman's parties she is considered an Ice Queen by those stupid enough to believe rumors...

We were in a party to welcome the first years, and we had left Nagase alone while we went to get us some drinks.

Well that's when the fireworks started to brew. Someone was starting to approach her when were coming back and Chopper stopped right in front of me:

"Look there! This is gonna be fun!" - looking to Nagase

"Who's the guy?"

"The guy's name is Devon White. He's one of the most annoying bastards in the academy."

"What, he doesn't like your Rock'n'Roll ?"

"Ah no, I don't know about that but he considers himself a lady's man while in reality he just treats them as common whores. And seeing Nagase' views on that subject this is going to be great!"

"You sure we shouldn't intervene?"

"Don't worry, if things start to look too bad we'll just enter there and we pretend that nothing happened."

"Ok, but still I'm not sure if Nagase isn't going to grill us after..."

"Oh she will, but it will be worth it! You'll see."

Ten minutes later and finally Nagase snapped and slapped him

"I've gotta say that Nagase managed to hold herself for more time than I thought possible... Heh Mike you haven't drunk her drink right?"

"Of course not! And you were right it was totally worth it!"

"Let's go then, I don't want things to become worse than they are..."

"But you were the first one to say..."

"Shut it Mike!"

"Here's your drink Nagase. We're not interrupting anything I hope?" - Chopper said with his most naïve smile.

"Took you long enough, and no, we were just finishing our conversation."

Seeing this Devon understood that he should make his retreat to his group. He seemed to be really red-eyed with anger and humiliation but I think that anyone on the receiving end of a slap would feel the same.

From there on, half of the guys didn't approach her, maybe in fear of her wrath, maybe in fear of going against Devon's non-expressed order of ignoring her.

In the next morning he had free time in the morning and as any teenager after a party night I decided to give myself some well deserved rest, or so I thought...

"WHAT THE FUCK!"

I was going to kill the idiot who had just woke me by throwing a filled water bucket. I was having a great dream in the beach having a great time with... I'm digressing... When I finally managed to focus my eyes I saw the idiot or should I say the beautiful idiot who had taken me from my slumber.

"Why the hell did you do that?

"That's for making fun of me in my first day AND for not doing anything yesterday when you could have saved me from having to slap that idiot."

"Ok that was bad, but did you really had to take your revenge this way?"

"Let me think...hum...Yeah I think it was the best way that came upon my mind!"

"I won't forget this!"

"I'm sure you won't!" - she said laughing before getting out of the room.

Later during breakfast we had to talk about last night, but I being the cautious person that I am let Chopper make the question or who knows what she would send at me...

"Sooo Nagase what happened yesterday?"- Chopper asked with a grin – "I never saw Mr High and Mighty White getting slapped so hard before."

"The guy thought that I was a slut like his usual bimbo friends and after ten minutes of lame conversation with some of the worst pickup lines I have ever heard he decided to come forward and ask me outright to his bed!"

"And don't think I didn't see you two waiting to see how it ended our talk when you could have saved me the trouble of having to be so direct about my answer."

"Well we thought about it and we even thought about what you would do to us if we didn't go but in the end we decided that it would be totally worth it."

At hearing this Nagase huge grin at him.

"What?"

"Ask Mike later" – she said in a sing-song manner.

"She woke me by throwing a bucket full of water today, you better watch your six carefully from now on!"

"Well...Ok but I still wanted to warn you Nagase, the guy has quite a reputation of hitting on girls, that's why we went in fast after your slap, I was afraid of what might happen."

"Sweet way to try and win me back Chopper but don't worry I can take care of myself, if he even thought about it I would have put him him on the ground and hit him hard."

"You're mad you know that right?"

"Of course, but you shouldn't say that you never know if I take offense and..."

"I take it back right now!"

"Intelligent retreat Chopper, but I really hate when I'm treated like trash, like I owe anything to man for being a woman."

"Don't worry Nagase next time we'll have your back but even you have to agree that you loved to slap him!" - I said

"Weeeeell, Maybe just a little." - she said smiling.

Same time in Osea, Clear Water, nearest city from Sand Island AFB

"C'mon Jacob, you know I'm not into that type of thing..."

"Oh shut up Hans, I just came from my first year in the Army and you don't want to spend some time with your favorite brother?"

"You're my only brother!"

"All the more reason to be your favorite, so unless you want me to drag your sorry ass to the bowling alley, get up and get ready to be beat!"

"Sure thing brother, remind me of our last game please?"

"That didn't count! You cheated!"

"I most certainly did not! It wasn't my fault you were flirting with the blond attendant while playing!"

"Well she was super hot, not my fault and besides it was totally worth it! I still see her you know!"

"Of course I know you took her to lunch yesterday! At least she's intelligent and not some bimbo going for a soldier. How's med school doing for her?"

"She's doing fine. She has been the second best student this year. Couple that with work at the bowling alley and it's damn impressive. Enough about me and Clara, what are you going to do next year?"

"I'm still thinking. You know I met the chief Engineer in Sand Island last month. He offered me a job as an assistant mechanic starting next summer..."

"That's great you always had a thing for planes, why not accept his proposal?"

"I don't know, I really don't know what to decide..."

"Just give it a try and if you don't like it, you just have to quit and find something better!"

"It's always easy with you isn't it Jake?"

"Of course it is! You just think too much! Now c'mon I want to see Clara and this time you're going to lose!"

Same time in Oured

"This is an amazing article for a reporter that just got out of school! Congratulations are in order, Mr Gennette."

"I huh... thank you sir."

"You know Gennette you should talk to Brett Thompson. He's the best war reporter in Osea right now. I think you could learn a lot from him, in fact he's giving a conference in a week about War journalism and his latest work about the Belkan War. I think you should go."

"I was planning to sir...but...huh"

"Yes, Mr Gennette?"

"An invitation is needed to enter and I can't seem to find one..."

"Don't worry I have one right here. I was just waiting for you to deliver this. Here you have. I hope you manage to develop the connections that this job requires. Remember this work as much it is learning."

"I... thank you sir, you won't regret it!"

"Sir you need to see this!" - A voice from down the hall said – "The ISAF managed to capture Farbanti"

"My god! Who we have on scene?"

"Jack is nearby in San Salvacion and Tom is with the 1st armored division, the one that managed to capture the city plaza."

"Hum... Send Jack to Farbanti... When the peace talks start make him follow them to North Point, that's where the negotiations will probably be . He should be safe there with all the brass and other journalists. Keep me updated."

"I'll call Jack and Tom right now!"

"Gennette this doesn't change a thing for you, while I know you would want to be there I feel you're not yet prepared for this. Keep working on the article for next week's paper and don't forget to attend the conference. I get a feeling it's what you need."

North Point - a few months later

[Unknown POV]

Life was easy back here. Those were the good old days... They say I'm a hero, but I'm nothing like that. To think that I lost three years of my life in this bloody conflict... I am no hero, I'm a survivor, when the war came I was but a teenager and now I'm twenty two and I feel like I'm ten years older... I hope that Yellow 13 survived, he was a damn good pilot it had felt good to fly with him... maybe in another life we'll meet and be friends.

I was promoted, to Colonel no less, pilots all over the continent want to meet me... it's too much.

It was difficult to get the brass to accept my resignation but they understood that I needed some time. After Stonehenge and Megalith, well they owe me... They say that I can come back whenever I want. I don't know if I ever will... but I hope I find a new life in this new country with my new identity... and a new hope...

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