Dante decides to ride out the ocean with his surfboard so he walks his way precariously through the field of people lying on the beach. The sand felt hot beneath his feet and he tried desperately to look cool, holding on to his board tightly, taut muscles flexing, ignoring the pain from the heat on his feet.

Needless to say it took him forever just to get to the water's edge where groups crowded around the shallow end. A variety of different shapes and sizes of human bodies playfully enjoyed the lapping of the ocean.

There were a few surfers out there already, further out where the great wide ocean offered a more tempting venture. Adrenaline pumping through his veins, waiting for the right moment to ride out the waves, here it comes, here it comes……

Hopping on the board, the feel of the waves beneath him a pleasure ride on water, the steadiness of his body against the wind and splashes of water felt better than sex. Oh yeah.

Not paying attention at the last second, another surfer crashes into him, plummeting them both into the depths of the ocean. Swimming back up to the surface, flicks back his wet hair, clenches his teeth at the fool who dared disturb his…..

Lady?

She was also coming up for air, coughing up the salt sea and wiping her face off; she searched for her board and found herself up against Dante.

"What the fuck was that all about? If trying to get my attention is what you want, why didn't you say so?" he finally teased.

"Dante, look behind you." Lady warned. Her eyes wide, she started to swim towards the beach.

Dante glanced over, already heard the ocean's thunder a moment too late.

"Aw fuck, not again."

A giant wave came at them, bringing them both plunging below the sea's distance downward and downward until at last, Dante climbed up looking for Lady but she was no where to be found.

"Over here!" a female voice screamed out, it was Lady, a little further than him and closer to the shoreline. He searched for his board, spots it and swims towards it.

A lifeguard stood at the water's edge, "You guys alright? You two looked liked you might have needed some help out there."

"We're fine. Thank you." Lady smiled, and the lifeguard brought his dark sunglasses up, smiling back at the pretty lady. Dante rolls his eyes and tugs Lady away.

Back to where Dante had left Vergil, Dante looked around, their stuff was still there, but…..a mumbled voice could be heard beneath the big mound of sand.

They dug him up, Vergil groaned in angry frustration, "Where the fuck are those little buggers. I'll get them."

Lady laughed, "You let yourself get buried alive?"

"I can't just use my powers to wheedle my way out you know. We're in public." He retorted back with a sneer. "Besides, those brats weren't with that hot chick after all. She ran off with some other guy."

"Huh? Come again?" Lady chortled then glanced around, "Hey, where's Lucia?"

"Does that answer your question?" Dante pointed to Lucia's direction, a vision in a little hot number. Wearing dark sunglasses and her hair in that usual style, yep, one over her other eye but it was the rest of her assets that the flock of men around her were panting over. This was not her usual manner, flirting, teasing, and making light conversation, acting like the innocent siren.

"Oh man, will you look at that." Vergil shook his head, "She's got her hair done up the same way again even with sunglasses on."

Later, when the sun descended, the four of them sat at the top of the cove, above the rest of the diminishing crowd. Thankful for the breather and the fact that Dante found this peaceful side of the beach, they enjoyed one another's company. Lucia stretched out languidly and sighed, "What a beautiful day this was. I never want it to end."

"How many phone numbers did you get?" Lady laughed.

"I'm not telling." She teased, "Besides, that's not the point. The highlight of the day is spending time with my friends."

Dante smiled over at her, "Yeah, I agree. This was great." He gulped down a can of beer, "and getting a little drunk." He winked.

"Aw, now isn't this special." Vergil grinned, putting his arms around Lucia and Lady. "Sharing unique experiences like this. It just doesn't get any better."

"Yeah, Verge, even you weren't such a pain the ass today." Lucia was in such high spirits she kissed him soundly on the cheek.

Vergil was too stunned to reply and Lady interrupted, "Wow, check out the sunset, guys."

All four of them remained fixated at the beauty of the descending day's end, the sky bursting in bright shades of red, orange, pale yellows merging with bruised black and purple thin clouds; it was a memorable sunset, a sunburst of atomic explosive colors plummeting slowly into the earth's edge of endless ocean.

Dante put his arm around Lady, still staring at the last remnants of the departing sun, saying goodbye in the dying daylight. Lady looked over, smiled slightly, then looked back at the parting twilight and felt happy.