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Summer has started and many schools have gone into vacation. Including the St. Gloriana, the ship has anchored back in Yokohama, most students already back home with their families or working on the tanks. Including the main members of the tea garden. Darjeeling, Orange Pekoe and Assam. It's rare to see them back home during summer vacation.
"Ah, what a hot day. Say, have you heard this proverb? Make hay while the sun shines?" Darjeeling said as she continues to drink her tea, Orange Pekoe looked up, "Take advantage of favorable conditions or opportunities while they last. Right, Darjeeling-sama?"
Assam nodded as she takes a sip of her tea, "according to my data, today summer will be three degrees hotter than last year." She explains, Darjeeling nodded as she put her tea down. "Three degrees huh... Well, I shall visit my parents then!"
Orange pekoe and Assam almost splurted the tea from their mouth, "excuse me, Darjeeling-sama. Visiting your parents? That's rarely of you." Assam said as orange pekoe nodded in agreement. Darjeeling is someone who's rarely visit her parents, no one's know why, but rumors has it that's because her parents busy.
"Well, I make an agreement with my mother, if this summer is hotter than last year, I shall visit them." Darjeeling said calmly as she bites into the scones. Orange pekoe raised her eyebrows, "then why you don't visit them last year, darjeeling-sama?x
Darjeeling just hummed as she looks at her teacup, " Let's just say, they're rarely on land, most of their time are spend on sea's. So, they're the one who's visiting me." Darjeeling takes a sip of her tea. Orange Pekoe and Assam looking at each other before sigh quietly.
After that tea. Darjeeling left the school and waiting in the Yokohama airport. In sweater and sweatpants, her luggage ready. She's looked back at the plane tickets, from Japan to London. As Darjeeling waiting for her call, a tall woman with short, dark hair with side swept bob or bangs framing her right face. Her left blue eyes locked into Darjeeling. The woman dressed in unbuttoned collared shirts and long baggy pants.
"Darjeeling, fancy seeing you here. Say, visiting your parents?" The woman asked as she sat beside Darjeeling. The woman takes a sip of her coffee. Darjeeling sigh as she looked at the woman. "Aunty Ark, please tell me you did not tell my parents about me going back home." Ark or well-known HMS Ark Royal, the St. Gloriana ship school. After the siren war, Ark Royal decided to be a school ship and also have time to watch over her best friend daughter.
"Of course, not your mutter would kill me if I was the one who tell her that." Ark said as she looked at Darjeeling, "So, jets?" Darjeeling shook her head, "no, economy." Ark Whistle, she already used by Darjeeling attics. "Just don't tell mutter, she would explode if she knew her daughter flies in economy." Darjeeling said as Ark laugh. "Oh yeah, she will definitely explode if she found out."
Suddenly the intercom voice came out, informing the flight to Uk is ready. Darjeeling stand up and grabbed her suitcase, Ark follow her and kissed her both on her cheek, "Safe travel there, dear. Luckily there's no Luftwaffe on the air nowadays." Ark said in sarcasm as Darjeeling chuckled, "Goodbye, aunty." With that, Darjeeling walked away.
Time skip (Because I'm boring as hell)
Darjeeling has arrived at Portsmouth, foggy as usual. Something Darjeeling has missed, her whole childhood has grown in this city, her parents are bit strict especially her mutter. She still can hear her mutter saying no when she asked if she could date a boy, luckily her mummy would just shut her mutter up. Darjeeling called up taxi to send her to her home. She passed many buildings and place's she used to visit back in the day. The taxi stopped in a front of a house near the Royal Navy dockyard.
After paying the taxi, Darjeeling walked out as the taxi drove away, leaving her alone in front of a house, the garden is full of flowers. Darjeeling walked towards the door and takes a deep breath as she pressed the bell. She can hear the voice from inside shouting "Coming!" The door being unlocked and blonde woman with hair down, open the door, she looks at Darjeeling before her eyes tearing up and hugs her.
"Oh, my dear! Darjeeling! You're home?! Why didn't you tell mummy? I could pick you up!" The woman named is HMS Hood the battlecruiser that sunk during the Denmark Strait in 1941. "Biscuit! Look's who's home!" Hood shouted as she pulled her daughter inside the house.
A tall blonde woman walked downstairs rubbing her eyes, "who's there, tea?" the woman paused as she see Darjeeling sitting in the living room. The woman gasped as she ran toward Darjeeling and hugs her.
"Schatzi!!! You finally home! I thought I need to dragged you out from that destroyercon. She's didn't do anything to you right?!" The woman asked furiously.
"Now now, Bismarck dear. Darjeeling is home, let's talk at the kitchen. Mummy has made your favorite salmon finger sandwich!" Hood said as she pinched Darjeeling cheek, which Darjeeling answered with a giggle.
"Ah... Yes, let's go there, also you don't have girlfriends or boyfriend righ?" Bismarck asked worryingly.
Darjeeling smiled softly as she said "I have, mutter." Before ran into the kitchen. Leaving Bismarck stunned in the living room.