Firekiss

[34th Brigade]

Alfred looked at Andrea, and when he heard her question, he turned toward the exit door. There was no one there.

While everyone else was dispersing to their places, he and his companion from wing 411 were in no hurry to return to their rooms. He was thinking about what to do next, hesitating to go to his cabin, wanting to give Andrea orders, to share his thoughts with her, but when he saw what she was doing and what question she was asking, then...

“Nein, Andrea, no reinforcements... Waldemar!”

“What the fuck else?!” Waldemar left the room, and Andrea could see the figure of an unknown man blocked by the figure of the commander of the 341st wing. He was walking quickly toward Alfred. "So, should I apologize to her for this stupid joke? Okay, Andrea... I'm sor-ry... What the hell?"

...

When Andrea saw the stranger again, he was looking straight at her. Straight into her eyes. He smiled as if he was proud of her. What was he proud of?

"Andre-aa!" He put his hands behind his back and slowly entered the corridor, measuring each step. "Don't even try it, girl. I came here with other intentions. Alfred won't let you do what you're planning." His smile grew wider and wider. He enjoyed every second of the time spent together.

“Andrea. Whatever you see, don't move,” Alfred said. “Listen to me. Stay right where you are.” He also began to slowly approach her, ready to pounce on her at any moment. He knew perfectly well how such situations ended. But now the situation was not in his favor.

“341st, everyone get out into the hallway, damn it!” Waldemar yelled.

“Otto, is this some kind of joke?” came a voice from the cabin.

“Didn't I make myself clear?!”

Five people rushed out of the cabin where all the pilots of the Tau wing had been huddled together, each of them half-naked and getting ready to tidy themselves up. Some of them still had their pants on. But they all had their weapons with them. There were clicks. You could only hear those when weapons were switched to stun mode.

And the stranger was getting closer with every step... Slowly at first... And then...

It was impossible to explain in words. In video games, they call it “lag” when a character suddenly changes their gait for no apparent reason.

Now he was walking very quickly toward Andrea.