When you hear the siren, you don't hesitate. There's no time to worry about your hair or makeup, and the enemy doesn't care if you're ready. You just grab your rifle and rush to your assigned position- that's how it works.
But things had been quiet lately in the region. I wouldn't exactly call it 'peace,' but it was a nice change from what it had been when we first got there. Perhaps I had gotten a little bit too complacent for my own good. Maybe I shouldn't have dropped off all of my uniforms at the camp's laundry service in preparation for my three-day pass. Maybe I shouldn't have locked up the few civilian clothes that I hadn't mailed ahead, aside from the clingy black dress that was ill-suited for combat. I really didn't have an excuse- it was entirely my fault. But at least I wasn't alone; my bunk-mate did the same exact thing. They say great minds think alike. I think it was pretty clear that we were very far from being great minds, but we certainly did think alike.
We were both still asleep that morning when the first of the mortars hit. It was a sound that I hadn't heard in a long time- that low whistle followed by the thunderous blast. Moments later, there was a second followed by the wail of the siren. I jumped out of bed, heart pounding and adrenaline flowing. Katie and I looked at each other for a brief moment, as though trying to decide what we would do.
But there really wasn't any other option. Uniform or no uniform, we had to fight. Our lives, and those of our friends, depended on it. So we did the only thing that we could do- we grabbed our rifles and headed out the door, clothed only in our sheer bra and panties. Sure, it wasn't ideal. But at least we'd be where we were needed.
"At least it's warm out," Katie joked. She always had a dry sense of humor, and even now I couldn't help but laugh at the absurdity of it all. She was right, though. If not for the gunfire and explosions, it would have been a nice day.
Men rushed past in all directions, racing to their positions so they could return fire. I was a little bit surprised that no one really paid any attention to us. I guess it was easy to get tunnel vision in a firefight. And the moment I heard the first ricochet nearby, I was exactly the same way.
Nothing mattered except repelling the enemy. Shoot, move and communicate. My training took over, and everything was reflexive. I selected my targets and fired in between breaths. I reloaded without even thinking about it, and I took cover when the enemy wasn't being fully suppressed. When they were, I advanced.
I really had no way of knowing how long the battle lasted; I only knew that we had successfully repelled the attack. I carefully inspected my body- it wasn't unusual to be hit and not even know it until the adrenaline wore off. I didn't know how many we had killed, and likely never would if they took their dead and wounded away with them. We'd do the same thing, if it was possible. It robs the enemy of a trophy and hides your losses. But I did know that we didn't lose any- a small miracle, given the circumstances.
I was relieved to see Katie. She, also, was untouched. Well, unharmed at least. I knew for a fact that 'untouched' didn't exactly describe my very good friend. It was one of the things that I liked about her; one of the many things that we had in common. It took a moment before I realized that I wasn't the only one looking at her, either. Half of the men that surrounded us were staring at the beautiful young woman, standing in her underwear and clutching a rife. The other half, I soon realized, were staring at me. The air was thick with the post-battle, testosterone-fueled lust that I could see reflected in their eyes. I knew what they wanted. They wanted us.
Maybe it was the rush of surviving another battle, or maybe it was the fact that I hadn't been properly fucked in months. Whatever the reason, I realized that I wanted the same thing that they wanted. And just as badly, if not more so. I could already feel my body reacting; my pussy seemed to keep a little bit wetter and warmer, and my nipples pressed against the thin fabric of my bra. As I came closer to Katie, I could see that she was thinking (and probably experiencing) the same exact thing.
The men followed, closing around us like a pack of wild animals surrounding their prey. I supposed that wasn't too far from the truth. I knew that they were watching us... hoping. Planning. Preparing.