" Did you, um ... Did you think about the other girls?" Mary inquired."Nope. Not a bit," Nancy responded. I only wanted you, Mary Sweetheart. Listen, ...I don't know why this happened. And I don't know what's gonna happen when we go home. We're best friends. We love being together. We like each other and ... platonically speaking now, we love each other. I've always thought you were very attractive. I mean, I can't say I longed to be in bed with you, but I found you to be a real cutie pie." I. Sword held high I brought it down on the Norseman. He was too slow. My good metal instrument drove deep into his shoulder. I felt his bones crunch and break away as my steel ripped his flesh apart. I delighted in the sight and sound of his body as it fell to pieces at my hand.The Viking knew he was a dead man, but he still had enough to swing his axe one more time. His axe caught me a glancing blow across my hip and upper thigh. I felt my blood, warm, wet and sticky, as it flowed out and across. "You are a pretty girl aren'tyou," cooed Akiko and I blushed as she touched my cheek. Once again Akikotook my hand and led me back to the main room before smiling and saying,"I now give you permission to put your shoes on." I rushed to the doorand with enthusiasm slipped on my shoes and secured the buckles. Lookingdown I realised that they perfectly matched my uniform and screamed indelight. "I'm perfect," I blurted out and turning to Akiko declared, "I'mready to serve."Akiko opened the door. Suddenly from behind, came a soft, sweet voice asking, “Charlie, are you sittin’ here all by yourself?”It startled me and as I turned around to see who it was, I knocked over my soda into my lap and it spilled down the front of my jeans. I patted it dry with my napkin as I looked up into the afternoon sun and all I saw was a silhouette. I recognized the form but I was so embarrassed at spilling my drink, I dropped my hamburger on the ground. “O Charlie, I’m sorry for sneakin’ up on you like.