A man with long white hair leaned back in a chair, watching the sunset while he sipped a drink that was decorated with a tiny umbrella. He pushed his toes down in the sand under his chair, enjoying the feeling of warmth.
"What are you drinking?" an authoritative female voice demanded, coming up next to him. Her long black hair was pulled into a wavy, half ponytail, and she wore a yellow bikini.
His eyes widened. "It's only fruit juice," he said, holding it out for her inspection.
The woman took his glass and sniffed it, raising an eyebrow over one of her soft brown eyes. "I didn't know you liked fruit. Or pink umbrellas."
"I prefer tuna, but they didn't have any tuna drinks. And I like the umbrella," he replied, turning her a mock sad face and taking it back from her out stretched hand.
"I hope that nothing has gone wrong since we've been gone," the woman began.
"Relax, Luna." He stroked a hand gently up her thigh. Sliding an arm around her midrift, he gently pulled her down into the chair with him. "We've only been gone for a week. How many times does the Dark Kingdom attack in a week? One? Twice?" He nuzzled his face against her neck. "The senshi are constantly cleaning their clocks. Plus, knowing our charges, they probably haven't even noticed that we're missing."
She emitted a loud sigh. "You're right. It's so nice to know that our presence and assistance are appreciated." She took the drink out of Artemis' hand and drained it in a single gulp. "Artemis," she said calmly, "that wasn't fruit juice."
The man chuckled at being found out, pressing a kiss to the corner of her mouth. "They do appreciate us, Luna, but we deserve a vacation. Mina won't say a word about us being gone."
"Artemis," she scolded, pointing an accusing finger at him. "You told her where we were going, didn't you?" A guilty look crossed his face. Luna flicked him in his nose, which he wrinkled several times. "Now we'll have to listen to Mina talk about our destined love every time we're together."
"We'll just have to be together away from Mina, won't we?" Artemis asked, smirking at her. He leaned up and kissed her gently, but that's another story.
The End