Cherry on Top

"Rosie, you're like, totally the man!"

Cherry Stijnen's high-pitched voice, dripping with her own unique inflection, carried across the battlefield as she arrived at the sandbag barrier near Rosie. Rosie managed to somewhat suppress her sigh - why the heck was she fawning over her, even in the middle of battle? - but regardless, she appreciated the backup.

"Okay, Cherry, they're holed up in that building and we need to clear it out for our sniper team." Rosie pulled the bolt back on her machine gun as Cherry pulled out a grenade. "Let's hit them hard and fast."

"Alright, like, you got it!"

Rosie slightly rolled her eyes once again. Here they were, only miles from Randgriz, and Radi Jaeger had taken the liberty of blockading the only way in with a large contingent of forces. With his super tank and some of the finest troops of the Empire, it was just another average day of Squad 7 facing off against the most insane of odds. She wiped the sweat from her face as she darted from cover, avoiding the gunfire from the upper floors of the house.

Cherry followed her gracefully, her slim and speedy form easily outrunning their attacks. She even managed to snap off some shots back at the windows.

Damn, Rosie thought, as she threw herself behind a pile of rubble. She could be a little grating at times, but damned if she wasn't a good scout.

"As if," Cherry said as she took cover near Rosie. "Those guys thought they could hit me. Whatever!"

"Don't get too confident, kid." Rosie double checked to make sure her magazine was full. "How are you doing on ammo?"

"I soooo need some new grenades, right?" Cherry said as she loaded her last one into her rifle. "We should totally snag that camp or see Ramsey, for sure."

"Gotcha." Rosie hefted her weapon and held the foregrip for the flamethrower. "You hit the door, I'll flush 'em out, and then we check it to make sure it's clear."

"I'm sooo on it." Cherry carefully aimed her weapon upwards as Rosie began rushing to her position. As she rushed forward, Cherry fired. The grenade flew towards it's target and detonated against the wooden door, smashing it to dust. Before the smoke could even clear, Rosie stepped in and let a stream of fire loose. Cherry winced as she heard several screams, but a second burst of flame silenced them.

Rosie stood still for a second, coughing slightly, then waved over to Cherry. Cherry stood up and dashed toward the building.

"Ugh, grody to the max!" Cherry remarked as she arrived near Rosie. "Like, do we have to do that again upstairs?"

"Yeah. I'll go first, you follow up." Rosie casually jerked her thumb in the direction of the stairs before pulling out her last grenade. "They'll be waiting for us."

Slowly, they approached the stairs as Rosie set the timer on her grenade. They could hear boots thumping about overhead and the occasional chatter of machine guns. The both of them began climbing the stairs carefully and quietly for a little. As they reached the top floor, Rosie pulled the friction cord of the grenade and blindly threw it into the room.

The soldiers had been too busy firing out the windows to notice either of them or the grenade. Rosie and Cherry took cover.

The percussive 'thump' of the grenade followed by the sound of several bodies hitting the floor were all they needed to confirm their demise. Carefully peeking inside once again, all they spotted were several bodies and a smoking hole where the grenade had exploded. Both girls sighed as they entered the room.

"Like, gaaaaaaag." Cherry commented as she gingerly poked a body with her rifle. "We're sooo done here, right?"

"I think so, kid." Rosie said. "We can get Mari-"

Before she could finish her sentence, a trooper kicked the door open from a neighboring room, and aimed at the both of them. Rosie panicked as she hit the deck, fearing for Cherry's safety.

Her fears were completely unfounded, however, as Cherry managed to duck under his attack as well and fired a single, well aimed shot to his skull. The trooper's head snapped back as he fell backwards, the weapon still blazing as his body fell downwards.

Rosie slowly stood up and lent a hand to Cherry. The young blond accepted the helping hand as she rose to her feet to dust her self off. "That was soooo unfair, ya know? How rude was that!"

"You've got that right." Rosie slightly shook her head as she headed to the window. "As I was saying, Marina..."

---

Several hours later, the beleaguered members of Squad 7 arrived in the capital town of Randgriz. The main street lay in ruins, the Marmota earlier having crashed the place.

"Well...at least the Imperials were kind enough not to leave soldiers behind." Welkin remarked as he stood on the main street. He glumly kicked aside a small piece of the broken gate. "Where'd they all go to?"

Varrot stepped forward, checking her clipboard and flipping through several pages. "Reports indicate that after stealing the Valkov and moving about 20 miles outside of the capital, the Marmota suffered an unexpected engine breakdown. To compensate, however, they've gathered a massive force of troops. Apparently, they're so confident in its strength they've made no effort to do anything else."

Welkin nodded as the Captain continued. "As for us, we're currently mustering every able soldier to our capital as well as every artillery piece we can locate."

"So...we could strike now with what's left of the militia, or we can let both sides gather strength. I don't like more casualties, but..."

"But it's the smart thing to do, Boss." Largo chimed in. "At least we can hope that artillery can put a dent in their forces. That just leaves..."

"It leaves us with...not much, really. We're all prepared and everything..." Rosie thoughtfully stroked her chin. "Does...that mean we have...free time?"

"I guess so..." Welkin frowned as he unconsciously imitated Rosie's gesture. "No point in letting everyone get stressed before our biggest confrontation yet."

---

As night approached Randgriz, the members of Squad 7 congregated in one of the few undamaged bars in town. Even with the looming prospect of attacking the Emperor, none of them seemed to particularly worried.

"...so I said, "That's not a cat, that's an Imperial Heavy Tank!" Ted finished. The small crowd gathered around him burst into laughter, a few of them clapping at his joke. "Ey, a round of drinks for everyone, on me!"

Cherry managed to grab herself a tropical drink as they were being passed out. Before she could indulge herself, however, she heard a slight "Ahem" behind her.

Turning around, she spotted Rosie slightly tapping her foot. "Aren't you a little young for that, Ms. Stijnen?"

"Oh, relaaaaax, you!" Cherry said, and before Rosie could stop her, she took a sip of the alcoholic beverage. "I'm sooo sure that a couple of drinks is going to hurt me, shaa?" Rosie rolled her eyes as Cherry took another sip. "Why don't you, like, get a drink too, Rosie?"

"...I guess I'll let it slip, kid." Rosie plunked down into the seat next to Cherry and picked up a drink as well. "So, kid what 'cha planning to do if we manage to win the war tomorrow?"

"Oh, I dunno," Cherry said, swirling the drink around in her hand. "I should totally like, get a job at Gallian Girl, right? And like, I so need to be a model there."

"A model, huh." Rosie downed another shot of whatever liquid she was drinking. "I just wish...I just wish she was here with us, you know?"

"Yeah, totally." Cherry raised her glass. "Isara, like, wherever you are, tomorrow's SO for you."

"I hear that." Rosie clinked her own glass against Cherry's and downed it as they listened to Ted tell more jokes.

---

Hours later, the last of them were leaving the bar. Rosie, not quite fully drunk, supported a rather bubbly and fully buzzed Cherry as they limped to HQ, leaning on each other. Cherry giggled as she clung onto Rosie.

"Like, Rosie...you are suuuuuuch a Betty, you know that?" Cherry giggled, as she leaned against Rosie and sighed.

"You've told me...a lot." Rosie huffed out slightly, still supporting Cherry. "C'mon...kid...let's just...uh...get you to my room, kay?"

"Like, oh my god!" Cherry giggled as she continued moving along. "I'm like, totally going to be sleeping in your room!"

"Yeah, yeah..." Rosie stopped for a moment, then continued carrying her. "Just try not to drink too much again, kay?"

"I didn't even HAVE that much, silly!" Cherry insisted. "I like, had maybe 3 drinks."

"They were pretty big, though." Rosie countered. "Let that be a lesson to you, kay?"

"Kay, Rosie..." Cherry sighed as they finally arrived at Rosie's place. "Thanks, girl."

Rosie unceremoniously dumped Cherry onto her bed. "Okay, you, take off that uniform and take a shower, you're not sleeping in my bed with it on."

Cherry giggled at the mentioning of taking her clothes off, but Rosie opened her mouth again. "And you are using my pajamas, you got that?"

"Aw..." Cherry began to strip her clothes off, and she noticed Rosie doing the same, her back turned away. Shyly, Cherry crawled up to Rosie and grabbed her breasts from behind.

Rosie emitted a squeal of surprise as the younger girl began to fondle her tits. She pulled away from Cherry's playful assault, her mouth hanging open in shock.

"Cherry, what the HELL was THAT for?" Rosie half-screamed as she scrambled for her clothes. "I know you like me and all but-"

The Gallian Girl cut Rosie off as she lunged forward and smothered her with a kiss on the lips. Surprisingly, Rosie only put up a meek resistance as she continued kissing her.

As they broke the kiss, they continued staring deeply into each others eyes. Finally, Cherry broke the silence.

"Like...your breath totally smells like alcohol."

Rosie rolled her eyes as she hit Cherry with the nearest soft object she could find - in this case it was her pillow. "Cherry, if you want to have sex with me you better have an excellent reason."

"Like, duuuuuuuh!" Cherry said as she attempted to tackle Rosie onto the bed. "We are like, so getting into some pretty heavy stuff tomorrow? Like, a little love before hand, ya know?

Rosie shook her head in slight disbelief but sighed as she reached up to her back to remove the bra, exposing her chest for Cherry. "Alright, Cherry, we'll do it your way."

Cherry giggled once again as Rosie laid down near her, slowly caressing her gentle curves as Rosie began to carefully strip Cherry of her clothing as well. The Gallian Girl moved her head in close to start licking Rosie's nipples, causing Rosie to gasp slightly. Both of Cherry's hands moved upwards to Rosie's firm breasts, massaging them as her tongue continued to lick.

The older woman managed to strip off all of Cherry's clothing as she began to run her own hands all over Cherry, her fingers delicately pinching certain areas in an attempt to get Cherry to squeal in delight. Cherry certainly did squeal as her head moved lower, licking at Rosie's inner thighs.

As they continued, the both of them began to let loose a torrent of lustful noises. Cherry moved her face deeper between Rosie's thighs, inhaling her sweet scent as her tongue lashed out, causing Rosie to slightly arch her back. Rosie's hands carefully maneuvered Cherry's face in deeper, spreading her legs to let her in closer.

"Cherry...oh..." Rosie moaned as she moved one of her hands to between her legs, spreading herself further. Cherry's hand moved ever so slightly, rubbing Rosie's inner thighs as she lapped up Rosie's sweet nectar. The both of them shivered slightly as they both continued their motions, forming half-words and various noises.

They continued their passionate lovemaking as Cherry giggled; she slipped one of her saliva covered fingers inside Rosie, causing her to scream in pleasure. Cherry slightly hesitated, but Rosie grabbed her wrist and began to pump it forwards and backwards. Cherry gladly continued her rhythm as both of Rosie's hands moved back to her breasts. The Gallian Girl spotted Rosie's face; her eyes were closed and a steady stream of saliva was trickling from the corner of her mouth as she continued panting and moaning.

The sight of Rosie in ecstasy only encouraged Cherry to intensify her thrusts. Rosie responded with a little squeal that faded into ragged breathing. Cherry started moving as she continued fingering Rosie, and soon, Rosie found herself under Cherry, her own moist flesh in Rosie's face. Rosie began licking to please her younger partner. Cherry's own cry of pleasure and her back arching only proved Rosie had hit the right spot.

"That...like...feels..." Cherry managed to half sputter before a fresh wave of lustful pleasure hit her once again. Rosie focused on Cherry's clit with her tongue, causing the young scout to squeeze her legs in joy. "R-Rosie...I...?"

Rosie continued to move her hips and pleasure Cherry with her tongue as Cherry used her own fingers to achieve the same effect. For what seemed like an eternity, they continued sucking, licking and touching each other.

Soon, though, Rosie had other ideas. Gently pushing Cherry off her, she carefully slid her legs in between Cherry's. Cherry closed her eyes as Rosie took over, as she began slowly grinding her pussy up against Cherry's. Her pace gradually increased, and soon, Cherry found herself unable to keep up as their smooth flesh bumped and rubbed against one another. With one last thrust, Cherry threw her head back and screamed Rosie's name as loud as she could before collapsing onto the bed, taking the time to breathe as deep as she could, enjoying the heady scent of her orgasm.

Rosie unlocked her legs and laid next to her, smiling. "So...Cherry. Was that good enough for ya?"

Cherry nodded in satisfaction as she leaned in and gently kissed Rosie on the lips for a moment. When she broke, she asked Rosie, "Like...where'd you learn that?"

"Oh, uhm...Dallas." Rosie shifted her eyes nervously, but Cherry giggled.

"Oh wow, totally! Me too!" Cherry said. "We should seriously pay her back, right?"

"If we manage to survive tomorrow, sure thing." Rosie patted her head. "Now c'mon, kid, let's actually get some sleep."

Cherry smiled as she buried herself into Rosie's embrace, and soon, the two of them drifted off into wonderful dreams.