Excursion with the Pirates
"Hey Mikau! Lulu! Get out here! We only have a few weeks before we open at the carnival!" Toto's voice echoed through Zora Hall. He stood pacing the rehearsal stage while Japas and Tijo stood on rolling their eyes. Japas snuck behind the drum set to Tijo and nudged him with a smirk. Tijo nodded knowingly and chuckled silently. They knew exactly what was keeping their fellow band mates; it was only natural after all. Mikau and Lulu had only been married for a month. They were still in the honeymoon stage. They had planned on keeping their marriage a secret, an it would have worked, if Japas and Tijo hadn't walked into Lulu's dressing room while the minister was saying "dearly beloved". Of course, the old friends had promised not to tell anyone and now they were getting a good laugh at their manager as he shouted at random zora's to "get their acts together".
"I've looked…every…where…" Evan panted as he burst through the door. "I just…can't…find them…"
Toto's cheeks grew purple with anger. "That's it! I'm going after them myself!"
Japas rolled his eyes and set his bass down in its stand. "I'll get them Toto. You wouldn't want to leave us here on our lonesome. Someone might actually have fun." He teased and dove into the water before Toto could complain.
Japas soared through the water with ease skillfully dodging skullfish along the way. He was laughing inwardly about his friends and Toto's reaction to their tardiness. He knew exactly where they had run off to. Just off to the side of the shore was a comfortable little waterfall and pond. Sure the currents could get a little harsh, but nothing a skilled zora couldn't handle. Part of him wanted to leave his friends alone, but he knew that if he came back without them it would only cause more problems; although, the thought of why they must be late was frightening him. Not because he was worried about them, but because he wasn't sure he wanted to walk in on something he shouldn't…
"Oh Mikau, stop." Lulu giggled as Mikau wrapped his arms around her.
"Stop? Oh my love, you don't really want me to stop to you?" He teased and kissed her forehead.
She giggled again and snuggled into his arms. "Well no, not really. But we really should get back to Zora Hall."
Mikau chuckled an nodded. "Yes, I suppose your right."
The two had been snuggling in the shallow water of the beach for the past few hours. Mikau stood up and brushed some of the sand off just as Japas resurfaced a few feet from them. Mikau laughed aloud and slapped his knee.
"Let me guess…" He teased. "Toto called for an emergency rehearsal and we're late."
Japas nodded with a grin. "Yup. You two got lucky, a few more minutes and Toto would have come after you himself."
Lulu smiled and stood up. "Oh Japas, we know you wouldn't have allowed that." She winked.
He laughed. "Well of course not, but even I can't stop an angry zora on the rampage."
The three friends laughed and dove into the water. They were all used to the ranting of their manager. However, they would never complain to his face. He was good at what he did and they were lucky to have him, or so they told themselves numerous times a day.
The rehearsal went well. They practiced all of their songs nine times over and even managed to get a bite in here and there (where nutritional or verbal). It was late now and Mikau and lying with his arms wrapped around Lulu in her dressing room. She sighed contentedly and snuggled closer to him.
"Mikau…" She sighed.
He smiled with his eyes closed and pulled her closer. "Yes love?"
"I have…some news." She said.
Mikau opened his eyes and looked down at her. "And what news is that?"
She didn't answer. Mikau sat up and turned her in his arms so she was facing him. "Lulu? What's wrong?"
"Oh…nothing. Nothing really. I just haven't decided if this is good news or bad news."
Mikau nodded but remained silent.
She sighed and looked up into his eyes. "Mikau…I believe that I'm…" Lulu trailed off. Even as she looked into Mikau's eyes and saw the love there, she wasn't sure she wanted him to know. What if he was upset?
Mikau stared into the eyes of his love with concern. "What it is, Lulu?"
She took a deep breath and forced a smile. "Nothing really. I just…I believe that we should tell the others that we're married now."
Mikau smiled softly relief showing on his face. He nodded. "Well, I suppose that we can't keep it a secret forever, can we?"
She smiled and shook her head. Especially not now…She thought. Aloud she said, "They are practically our family. They have a right to know."
Mikau nodded. "Yes, your right." He kissed her forehead. "Alright, we'll tell them tomorrow." He said and squeezed her lovingly before drifting back off into sleep.
Lulu sighed and looked down at her stomach. She gently placed her hands over the slight swelling as she followed Mikau into dream land.