Allura had been laying in the hammock on the porch of the little beach villa where she and Shiro were staying with the other Paladins. It was one of their rare visits to Earth. They had rarely found any down time since the war with the Galra entered a new phase. The sudden appearance of Zarkon's son Lotor meant that they had a new enemy to deal with. Their last battle with the Galra Prince had been a brutal one. By some miracle they were able to soundly defeat him with minimal loss. It was Lance's suggestion that they take a tropical vacation and they all agreed that they needed a break.

Allura stretched her arms over her head. The tropical heat was something that she was used to. The island that they were staying at was just off the coast of Australia and reminded her of the South Ocean islands on Altea. She was wearing the skimpy swim wear that human women bikini she was wearing hardly something she would have worn back on her homeworld. It barely contained her considerable cleavage and sometimes she felt like her breasts were going pop out with the slightest movement. And the bottoms were just as skimpy. At least she didn't feel like she was the only person dressed like this. She had seen girls swimming,surfing and lounging on the beach wearing similar swim suits.

Allura swung herself out of the hammock and went down onto the sand. She immediately realized that wasn't a good idea. The sand was burning hot under her bare feet and she immediately jumped back up the steps and went into the ran to the bedroom and got out a pair of also grabbed a cover up and threw it on. Once again she started to go outside, when she heard her name called. Shiro had been in the kitchen putting away the lunch dishes. The other Paladins were all outside, even Pidge, had agreed to leave the villa and spend some time outside even though she swore up and down she was going to kill Shiro if she got a sunburn.

"Where are you headed off to?" Shiro asked as he flung a towel over his shoulder. He was wearing a sleeveless shirt and a pair of board shorts. The muscle shirt showed off his powerful arms. Part of her wanted to see him shirtless, but Shiro was very self conscious of his scars.

"I was going to go for a walk on the beach," Allura said. She could feel Shiro's gaze on her and it made her feel both exposed and turned on. The bikini wasn't helping any.

"Don't you think you're going to get a little hot wearing that cover up?" Shiro asked. He found the bikini very flattering on her. Shiro remembered once that Allura told him that Alteans swam naked and found the idea of wearing a swim suit a little strange.

Allura flushed. "That's a very good point," she answered as she took the sheer wrap off and folded it over a chair. She grabbed a bottle of sunscreen and one of the folded beach towels laying on the kitchen table.

"Do you want to come down to the beach with me?" Allura asked looking over her shoulder at Shiro as she headed to the door.

"Sure. I'd love to," Shiro told her as he picked up a beach towel." Keith and Lance are taking surfing lesson from a local surfer. I have no idea where Pidge and Hunk are."

"Well. Let's hit the beach then!" Allura said with a smile of triumph. And they headed out the door.