Fire Flyers: Wings of Passion

Chapter 11: The Princess and The Pilot

Kevin and Sayuki were given clearance to enter Haneda Airport. They drove to the Kestrel's hangar. Sure enough, the three planes were sitting there.

Sayuki: Whoa...These are your planes?

Kevin: Yup. These jets took us to the top. Pretty, right?

Sayuki: Yes. Which one is yours?

Kevin: The little one there.

He pointed to his Harrier. Sayuki giggled.

Kevin: What's so funny?

Sayuki: It's so cute!

Kevin blushed. No one ever called his plane cute before. Junk and scrap, sure, but never cute.

Kevin: W-Well it's no help that the other's planes are so huge!

Sayuki: It definitely suits you.

Kevin: Well my mother was a Harrier pilot so I guess that's why.

Sayuki: I think I know what will spice up this plane.

Kevin: What.

Sayuki: A paint job.

Kevin: Yeah, I really have to make this plane my own like the others. I still don't even have a callsign.

Sayuki: A what?

Kevin: It's like a nickname, only official.

Sayuki: Maybe I can help with the painting.

Kevin: Have any ideas?

Sayuki: Hmm. Yes!

Sayuki noticed a room full of paints.

Sayuki: Maybe we can use these. I'm sure no one will mind.

Kevin: Yeah.

Sayuki: Seems like we got a lot of green paint. Prefect!

Kevin: What are you planning?

Sayuki: We line the edges of the plane with green. Simple as that.

Kevin: Ok. I'll help you.

Kevin guided Sayuki where to apply the green paint. They then took a few tins of paint and started painting the Harrier.

Kevin: You know, having your parents run the mall makes you a princess, heh.

Sayuki blushed. No one has ever thought of her as a princess.

Kevin: You fit the role, too. Beautiful and kind.

Sayuki: Does that make you my knight in shining armor?

Kevin: Maybe so. Though you haven't seen my flying yet.

Sayuki: I hope I do. You know, "Sayukihime" has a good ring to it.

Kevin: Sayukihime?

Sayuki: It means "Princess Sayuki".

Kevin: I like the sound of that.

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Sayuki: If you're looking for this, "callsign", then what about Fujin, the god of wind?

Kevin: Hmm. That sounds pretty good. I have been struggling with names lately so yeah, I'll go with that.

Sayuki: The god is green himself so it matches the paint scheme.

They finish lining the Harrier's edges in green paint.

Sayuki: There. That looks better.