Butch is here, he wants to talk to you. "You no plagiarize. You no sue. Me no bite off head!" Uh---thanks Butch. Well, some characters are mine, some are Delia's, Chanda's, or Jen's, the others are the property of MIB: The Animated Series. *sings in opera voice* I'm almost done!

Written in the Stars: A Destined Romance

Part 41: Dawning of a New Day

Elle yawned and stretched out beneath the satin sheets. She heard a faint thumping sound and recognized it as being X's heartbeat. The soft rhythmic beating made her relax and think twice about getting up. This was their honeymoon after all. She should be enjoying herself---like she did last night.

X began to stir beneath her. Elle groaned, she didn't want to get up. Couldn't he just sit still for a few more minutes?

"Elle?"

"Hm?"

A clawed hand ran through her hair causing her to sigh and drift back off to sleep. X laid there a moment, thinking about the night before. Glancing over at the clock he noticed they'd slept right into midday. They couldn't be faulted for that, neither of them had gotten much sleep the night before, to both their extreme pleasures.

Grinning at this last thought he decided to get up and take Elle out to view his world for the day. He seriously doubted whether she'd ever seen such inspiring views, the magenta mountains, the bright aquamarine pools, and the gorgeous purple sky. She'd love it.

Elle wrapped her arms tightly around him and nuzzled her face into his chest in her sleep. Brushing the hair out of her face he considered letting her sleep a few more minutes, he certainly didn't mind lying there and waiting. Not in the least.

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"And what are these called?" Elle inquired as she and X strolled through one of the several parks on his planet.

"Those are Diphallus flowers," X stated after glancing at the plants briefly. "Not nearly as beautiful as the Roseffrans."

She admired the colorful flowers he pointed out to her, she'd never seen such gorgeous blossoms. "Your people certainly do seem to take pride in the plant life of your planet."

"Yep," X smiled smugly, "just goes to show you why I like this place so much better than Earth."

"What about walking along the beaches back on Earth?" she smirked, "You seemed to be enjoying yourself then."

"That was different." X informed her, "I was with you."

Elle blushed and leaned against his shoulder, "That's one of the sweetest things you've ever said to me. Not long ago I would've died of shock."

X chuckled a bit at this, "I would've dropped dead to, if you'd told me half of what you said last night a few months ago."

"Wish I had known that then." she murmured.

"Agent X?!"

Elle and X spun around and came face to face with a bulky JeeDangian male in a peacekeeper's uniform. "Rolky." X cringed, he knew what would come next.

"Never thought I'd see you back here after that whole mishap with Ziphron, never did trust that guy," the JeeDangian caught X in a tight bear hug before letting him drop gasping to the ground. "And who's this lovely lady?"

"My name's Agent Elle, I'm his partner." she extended her hand, the jewel on her ring sparkled, "We were just married yesterday."

Rolky gave X a sly smile, "You old softy you. I knew you wouldn't be able to hold of on getting married forever. And I see you've done a fine job of choosing a mate." he shook Elle's hand gingerly. "You have got to be one of the prettiest creatures that's ever wandered into this galaxy sweetheart."

"Uh, thank you." Elle blushed, wishing X would get up and change the subject.

X rose to his feet, "We're kind of on our honeymoon here Rolky."

"Ah I see, going for a romantic walk." Rolky nodded, "Well I won't keep you two lovebirds from your stroll, just wanted to say hi to this rascal here." He slapped X on the back, nearly knocking him over.

"I assume you two used to work together?" Elle asked. Maybe she'd finally be able to get some dirt on X that DIDN'T come from Chassidy.

"Oh yeah, same department. You wouldn't believe some of the crazy stunts this lunatic tried to pull."

"Try me." Elle crossed her arms and grinned at her partner.

X was hating this. "Uh Rolky, maybe some other time?"

"Sure," he scribbled something down on the back of a ticket and handed it to Elle, "anytime you want to know something about this husband of yours, you just give me a call. Me and the boys at the station will be more than happy to tell you anything you wanna know about ol' X here."

"Thank you." Elle took the slip of paper from the JeeDangian and carefully placed it in her pocket, turning to X she grinned, "You know, I wouldn't mind coming here again sometime. It's such an interesting place."

X rolled his eyes, for once, he couldn't wait to get back to Earth.

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