Anarchy from the UK!

By Jangocommando27

Epilogue

Eniwa, Hokkaido
18:00

Captain Aimi 'Darjeeling' Miyashita returned opened the door to her room at the JGSDF's Northern army barracks in Eniwa, Hokkaido. She had just returned from a week long exercise with her tank company out in the forests and for the first time in a week, stretched out comfortably on her bed. She glanced around the room to make sure it was all as she'd left it.

Every seemed to be as she'd left it, with the exception of a large padded envelope that sat on her desk. She curiously stood up and went over to it. It was a large, brown padded A4 envelope that was addressed to her, and marked as being from the British embassy in Tokyo.

Darjeeling glanced up at the photos on her desk, aside from the picture of her graduation from the officer training academy with her parents, she also had a full team picture of the St. Gloriana tankery team with James and his team on the day they won the finals nearly 12 years ago and a single shot with James and her on their final date, the day before he left for the UK.

Darjeeling sat down at her desk and opened the package carefully, removing its contents and placing it on the desk. There was a photo album and 2 letters enclosed in separate enveloped. One was a type written one from the British Army, and the other had a simple handwritten 'Darjeeling' on the front. Darjeeling opened the first letter from the British army and began to cry as she read.

To Captain Aimi Miyashita,

In accordance with his wishes, it is my sad duty to inform you that Captain James Hunter of 2nd Battalion; the parachute regiment was killed in action at the 2nd battle of Goose Green.

During the late night of September 3rd, Captain Hunter's company was stationed at the town of Goose Green in the Falkland Isles, and came under heavy attack by Argentine Ground and Air forces. Despite being outnumbered and cut off from reinforcements, Captain Hunter remained manning a most exposed forward position as his perimeter began to collapse. Only after the majority of his men had withdrawn, did Captain Hunter and his command section withdraw. During his withdrawal however, Captain Hunter was hit by sniper fire while dragging an injured colleague to cover.

It may come as a small mercy to know that he did not suffer and death was near instantaneous.

Before his deployment, he requested that the items enclosed be sent to you in the event of his death. The letter enclosed remains unread.

Your obedient servant

Lieutenant John Gordons

C Company
2nd Battalion
The parachute regiment

A single tear dropped onto the paper. Memories of their time together came surging back. Even after James returned to the UK, James and his boys remained in touch. While both she and he had moved onto other relationships, Darjeeling and James remained good friends. But to imagine that he was gone struck her far more than she thought it would. She set the text written letter aside and opened the handwritten one.

A single tea bag fell out from between the folded paper. Darjeeling looked at it for a moment, before reading the letter;

Darjeeling.

If you are reading this, then I am no longer of this world.

Hopefully I've schlepped into a body bag following some action which may pass as having been slightly heroic.

But for now, however, I would ask something of you. Enclosed with this letter you will find a tea bag. Please enjoy a cup of your favorite brew on me, and enjoy the photo album also enclosed. The lads and I put it together after we returned. A few of our favorite pictures from our time in Japan, and also some of our lives afterward.

Enough stepping around it, there is something I wish to say. I love you Aimi. I know we told each other that latterly as teenage couples do, but since I left I find myself thinking of you when idle and comparing other romantic partners to you, and they all come up short.

Perhaps I am rambling. Perhaps my feelings are one-sided, but I can rest easy now that I have got that off my chest. You'll find the contact info of Chris, John, Jay and Caroline in the picture album.

I leave you now with this: Go out and enjoy your life. Go places, do things, find a man worthy of you and be happy. But remember that wherever you may find yourself, in whatever walk of life, remember that I will be there, to watch over and protect you. Always.

I'll keep a cup of tea warm and meet you at the pearly gates.

Yours sincerely

James

Darjeeling sat in silence for a moment, letting her lover's final words sink in. She regretted that she had never told James that she had never told James that she felt the same way.

There was a knock at her door. Darjeeling quickly whipped away her tears and covered up the letters.

"Yes?" she asked. The door opened and one of her Sergeants stepped through the doorway, saluting her.

"The company is ready for their evening inspection ma'am." He said.

"Of course." Said Darjeeling distractedly. "I'll be right down."

"Are you alright Ma'am?" asked the concerned Sergeant. Darjeeling shook her head.

"Just remembering an old friend Sergeant." She said, before standing and returning to duty.

Dear Reader

A number of you have requested that I change or rewrite this epilogue. For a while, I have considered it. However, following recent events, I have elected to keep it the same, bar some minor grammatical changes.

For you see, the person upon whom James was based, was a friend of mine. A friend I am sad to say, died before he could see how it ended, despite my best attempts to finish it for him.

I thank you for your understanding.

Jango.