A/N: Okay, people, I may have to discontinue the fic if I don't get at least one review.
Hours later...
Val lifted her head and opened her eyes. Night had fallen; stars were winking at her from above. Next to her, Twister was sound asleep in the lawn chair. Val grabbed her boyfriend's wrist, pressing the button that would illuminate his watch. 1:20... Twister jerked away.
"It's okay," Val whispered. "I was just checking the time."
She released his wrist, then climbed onto the railing of the balcony.
"What are you doing?" Twister asked.
Val answered his question by vaulting over the railing. Horrorstruck, Twister ran forward. He leaned over, scanning for any sign of her in the dark. Then he saw Val smiling up at him.
"Come on down here!" she called. "Follow me."
Twister wondered vaguely what on earth Val was up to. Perhaps she wanted to show him the local makeout spots. He shook his head at that thought. Making outin some secluded location wasn't Val's style.
He performed the same vaulting motion Val had. Twister, unfortunately, hadn't done it properly. He realized that as his body painfully connected with the ground.
"You're not hurt, are you?" Val asked, bending next to him.
"Of course not," said Twister, brushing sand off his shirt. "I'm too manly to be dazed by such a short drop."
Val held his hand, chuckling slightly. "It's a good thing you're cute."
"What are we doing out here anyway?" Twister wanted to know.
Val pressed a finger to her lips. "Shhh. Watch. Look at the sand."
Five minutes passed. Twister felt like one of the world's greatest living fools, staring at sand on a deserted beach. Val's expression was of breathless anticipation.
Suddenly, the sand surrounding their feet began to quiver. Tiny scaled heads jutted up from its depths.
"What are those?" yawned Twister.
"They're baby sea turtles, you goofball," said Val. "I come out here every year to watch them hatch."
The tiny reptiles began to crawl feverishly towards the ocean.
"Look at them go," Twister marveled.
They spent perhaps an hour watching the procession of turtles before going to the house to go to sleep.