Aunt Texas
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Harry Leferts
Looking around, Harry shielded his eyes from the sun as he looked out over the gathering of shipgirls and some human personnel. He then looked down at Nagato who's shoulder he was perched on easily, the Battleship not bothered in the least by his weight. "Wow mum, this place is amazing!"
A chuckle escaped from Nagato as she just nodded up at him. "Happy that I had Teitoku send you over here?" When he nodded, her smile grew just slightly saddened. "I'm rather thankful that him and the Americans allowed it. Sometimes it seems that we just don't spend enough time together."
Much to her surprise, Harry leaned over and hugged her around her head. "It's okay, mum. You're just being a hero and beating up all the bad guys out there! Besides..." The smile on Harry's face could have lit up a dark room. "You always make time for me, mum!"
For several moments, Nagato just stared at him before she broke out into a smile similar to her adopted son's and nodded. "Thank you, honey."
Sharing another smile, the two began to walk around, though it wasn't long before someone tapped Nagato on her unoccupied shoulder and she turned to see a familiar South Dakota class Battleship with her hands on her hips. "Well now, lookit at what we have here. Now, why didn't you tell me that you were bringing Har-Bear over here to the good ol' United States of America, Nagato?"
There was a slight twinkle in Nagato's eyes as she shook her head. "It was a bit of a surprise. But once I heard that I was to be have some leave here until the next convoy back, I decided that Harry-Chan needed to experience the wider world a little."
With a smile on his face, Harry waved at Alabama who grinned back. "Hi there, Miss Bama!"
Chuckling, Alabama shook her head. "Hi there ya self, munchkin. And can I just say that I am mighty impressed with how well you've been doing with the video lessons we've been having? Now, how about you let your ol' Aunty Bama have a good look at ya." A glance at Nagato had the Japanese Battleship nod before Alabama reached up and plucked Harry off Nagato's shoulders. Placing him on the ground, Alabama made a show of measuring him with one hand before nodding. "Well, ya have become a regular bean sprout, haven't ya, Har-Bear. Though you are about as thin as one! But don't worry, we'll solve that soon enough."
Eyes wide, Harry just blinked. "Really?"
In reply, Alabama gave him a wink and pumped a fist to the side. "Sure as sure can be, Har-Bear. Why, we got a bunch of good, solid southern style cooking going on. Before you know it, we'll have put some padding on those bones of yours. In fact, if Nagato here will let you, I'll take you over to the grill where Texas is cooking up a storm and you can get some direct from here. Trust you me, she'll make darn sure that you're taken care of."
Blinking, Harry looked up at Nagato. "Can I mum?"
Amused, Nagato just nodded a bit. "You can as long as you stay by Alabama-San, okay?"
With a nod, Harry smiled. "Okay, mum."
Just watching as he took Alabama's hand, Nagato shook her head as Alabama continued to describe all the food she was going to give him. Suddenly, a voice spoke up beside the Japanese Dreadnought and she turned to see Massachusetts there with two plates of food. "Sis means well, but I hope that you know she's not going to stop until Harry there looks like a beachball."
Taking the offered plate, Nagato smirked a bit. "Thank you. And he'll work it off soon enough." Spearing some food, Nagato hummed in appreciation as she chewed it. "Mmm..." Once she swallowed though, she continued. "Besides, it's a nice change from the rationing back home."
All Massachusetts did was tilt her head giving Nagato the point. Several moments later, she started to laugh (thought she did ignore how at least one guy walked into a picnic table having been unable to take his eyes off her as she did so) and pointed at where Alabama had now lifted Harry up onto her shoulders before beginning to run with the laughing youngster. "And there they go."
Sighing, Nagato shook her head though the faint trace of a smile betrayed her. "How am I not surprised?" Then she raised an eyebrow at the sight of Iowa running around with Willie D's two younger, human, sisters on her shoulder. "And it seems that she's not the only one."
Even as her laughter subsided, the grin didn't fade from Massachusetts' face. "True, but look on the bright side, at least he'll sleep tonight. All that food that Bama's going to stuff him with and the running about will about tucker the little guy out."
Nagato just smiled and nodded as she continued to eat, not saying a word as she continued to watch Iowa while notcing that Willie D was chasing the Battleship as well. "Mmm."
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Finally coming to a stop, Alabama grinned as Texas glanced over and raised an eyebrow at the kid on her fellow Battleship's shoulders. "And who is this little fella now?"
Jerking her thumb up at him, Alabama gave her a wink. "This here is Harry, Nagato's boy. And he's here to try some of our world famous barbecue."
At the attention he was getting, Harry shyly waved at her. "Um, hi, Miss Texas."
For several moments Texas just stared at him before she chuckled. "Well, aren't you a polite one. Tell you what, you tell me what you want and I'll make sure that you get some, okay?"
Wide eyed, Harry looked down at Alabama who just nodded before he looked over the various grills and then frowned. "I've never had some before..."
Jerking back, Texas look surprised before she shook her head a bit. "Never had any before?" When Harry nodded, she snorted. "Well, we'll just have to fix that. You afraid to try new things, Harry?"
Harry only shook his head with the type of confused expression that only someone under the age of ten could give. "No, I've tried lots of new things, Miss Texas."
A grin then split the Dreadnought's face as she chuckled and shared a look with Alabama. "Then we'll just have to give you a little bit of everything and see what you like."
Needless to say, it went without saying that Harry's plate was not small by the time he was waving goodbye, still perched in his spot on Alabama's shoulders. "Thank you!"
Texas and the others waved back before turning toward the others who had come up to get some food.
Looking around, Harry shielded his eyes from the sun as he looked out over the gathering of shipgirls and some human personnel. He then looked down at Nagato who's shoulder he was perched on easily, the Battleship not bothered in the least by his weight. "Wow mum, this place is amazing!"
A chuckle escaped from Nagato as she just nodded up at him. "Happy that I had Teitoku send you over here?" When he nodded, her smile grew just slightly saddened. "I'm rather thankful that him and the Americans allowed it. Sometimes it seems that we just don't spend enough time together."
Much to her surprise, Harry leaned over and hugged her around her head. "It's okay, mum. You're just being a hero and beating up all the bad guys out there! Besides..." The smile on Harry's face could have lit up a dark room. "You always make time for me, mum!"
For several moments, Nagato just stared at him before she broke out into a smile similar to her adopted son's and nodded. "Thank you, honey."
Sharing another smile, the two began to walk around, though it wasn't long before someone tapped Nagato on her unoccupied shoulder and she turned to see a familiar South Dakota class Battleship with her hands on her hips. "Well now, lookit at what we have here. Now, why didn't you tell me that you were bringing Har-Bear over here to the good ol' United States of America, Nagato?"
There was a slight twinkle in Nagato's eyes as she shook her head. "It was a bit of a surprise. But once I heard that I was to be have some leave here until the next convoy back, I decided that Harry-Chan needed to experience the wider world a little."
With a smile on his face, Harry waved at Alabama who grinned back. "Hi there, Miss Bama!"
Chuckling, Alabama shook her head. "Hi there ya self, munchkin. And can I just say that I am mighty impressed with how well you've been doing with the video lessons we've been having? Now, how about you let your ol' Aunty Bama have a good look at ya." A glance at Nagato had the Japanese Battleship nod before Alabama reached up and plucked Harry off Nagato's shoulders. Placing him on the ground, Alabama made a show of measuring him with one hand before nodding. "Well, ya have become a regular bean sprout, haven't ya, Har-Bear. Though you are about as thin as one! But don't worry, we'll solve that soon enough."
Eyes wide, Harry just blinked. "Really?"
In reply, Alabama gave him a wink and pumped a fist to the side. "Sure as sure can be, Har-Bear. Why, we got a bunch of good, solid southern style cooking going on. Before you know it, we'll have put some padding on those bones of yours. In fact, if Nagato here will let you, I'll take you over to the grill where Texas is cooking up a storm and you can get some direct from here. Trust you me, she'll make darn sure that you're taken care of."
Blinking, Harry looked up at Nagato. "Can I mum?"
Amused, Nagato just nodded a bit. "You can as long as you stay by Alabama-San, okay?"
With a nod, Harry smiled. "Okay, mum."
Just watching as he took Alabama's hand, Nagato shook her head as Alabama continued to describe all the food she was going to give him. Suddenly, a voice spoke up beside the Japanese Dreadnought and she turned to see Massachusetts there with two plates of food. "Sis means well, but I hope that you know she's not going to stop until Harry there looks like a beachball."
Taking the offered plate, Nagato smirked a bit. "Thank you. And he'll work it off soon enough." Spearing some food, Nagato hummed in appreciation as she chewed it. "Mmm..." Once she swallowed though, she continued. "Besides, it's a nice change from the rationing back home."
All Massachusetts did was tilt her head giving Nagato the point. Several moments later, she started to laugh (thought she did ignore how at least one guy walked into a picnic table having been unable to take his eyes off her as she did so) and pointed at where Alabama had now lifted Harry up onto her shoulders before beginning to run with the laughing youngster. "And there they go."
Sighing, Nagato shook her head though the faint trace of a smile betrayed her. "How am I not surprised?" Then she raised an eyebrow at the sight of Iowa running around with Willie D's two younger, human, sisters on her shoulder. "And it seems that she's not the only one."
Even as her laughter subsided, the grin didn't fade from Massachusetts' face. "True, but look on the bright side, at least he'll sleep tonight. All that food that Bama's going to stuff him with and the running about will about tucker the little guy out."
Nagato just smiled and nodded as she continued to eat, not saying a word as she continued to watch Iowa while notcing that Willie D was chasing the Battleship as well. "Mmm."
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Finally coming to a stop, Alabama grinned as Texas glanced over and raised an eyebrow at the kid on her fellow Battleship's shoulders. "And who is this little fella now?"
Jerking her thumb up at him, Alabama gave her a wink. "This here is Harry, Nagato's boy. And he's here to try some of our world famous barbecue."
At the attention he was getting, Harry shyly waved at her. "Um, hi, Miss Texas."
For several moments Texas just stared at him before she chuckled. "Well, aren't you a polite one. Tell you what, you tell me what you want and I'll make sure that you get some, okay?"
Wide eyed, Harry looked down at Alabama who just nodded before he looked over the various grills and then frowned. "I've never had some before..."
Jerking back, Texas look surprised before she shook her head a bit. "Never had any before?" When Harry nodded, she snorted. "Well, we'll just have to fix that. You afraid to try new things, Harry?"
Harry only shook his head with the type of confused expression that only someone under the age of ten could give. "No, I've tried lots of new things, Miss Texas."
A grin then split the Dreadnought's face as she chuckled and shared a look with Alabama. "Then we'll just have to give you a little bit of everything and see what you like."
Needless to say, it went without saying that Harry's plate was not small by the time he was waving goodbye, still perched in his spot on Alabama's shoulders. "Thank you!"
Texas and the others waved back before turning toward the others who had come up to get some food.