It was a nice summer day, Jet the Hawk and Wave the Shallow were hanging out at the beach, sitting under the sun just near the ocean.

A recent encounter with Eggman, who gave the Babylon Rogues trouble again as he tried to get his hands on a valuable artifact that they were also after, was enough for the Babylon Rogues to decide they needed a vacation somewhere.

Storm was the first who suggested the vacation and everybody agreed and they all headed for the nearest tropical island.

While Storm was elsewhere on the island, probably being a dofus and goofing around, Jet and Wave decided to hang out on the beach and have some alone time. Jet planned on confessing his feelings for Wave at some point, so he hoped this day he would get his chance to do so. Jet sat on a blue beach blanket, wearing red swimtrunks, and Wave sat upon a black blanket, wearing a leaf-colored g-string bikini with a white skirt.

While Jet looked relaxed and content, Wave did not look relaxed at all, she looked upset and unhappy. Heck, the way Wave was sitting gave it away. Her head was lowered and she had her arms wrapped around her legs, pulling them into her chest. She looked as though she would start crying any minute, probably due to the fact her team's reputation nearly got ruined.

"Hey, Wave?" Jet asked, finally unable to ignore it anymore and had to try and comfort his teammate and girlfriend, "Are you OK? What's wrong?"

Wave sighed, "Nothing to terrible, its just that since Eggman tried to make us look bad, I've been thinking about it a bit too hard and..." She wiped away a tear from her eye, "I don't like thinking about it. Usually, every day is okay. We have a fine reputation, but then Eggman…"

"Wave, come on. Don't worry about it." Jet sat up and patted Wave on the back, "It won't happen again, I'm sure it won't. I did send Storm the idiot off to do some stuff." Despite Jet's best attempt, Wave was closer to tears. She lay down on her stomach and hid her face with her hands. "I don't like it when somebody tries to make us look like a joke." Wave whimpered, "If things get out of hand again during a treasure hunt and somebody like Eggman snatches away our prize, how can we get our damn reputation back and recover? I love our dignity, Jet. But being humiliated IS NOT FAIR!"

Before Jet could say anything, Wave began to cry, unable to handle the thought of her team being the laughingstocks of the world. Tears streamed down her face. Wave wailed and blew her nose. Jet, completely terrified, didn't know what to do. He didn't like seeing somebody he liked upset and under a ton of stress. He'd been upset before, but not like this.

Trying to figure out a way to ease Wave's pain, he lifted the sobbing Wave into his lap and hugged her tightly.

"Its ok, Wave." Jet said reassuringly, "We don't have to get our hands on every single thing we want in life, we don't have to always prove that we're the best. Look at Sonic, we may be rivals and I may have this desire to prove I'm faster than him, but I respect him and allow him to keep his title as the fastest thing alive. You're a great mechanic and incredible, we're both great in our own rights."

Wave sobbed, "Is that supposed to make me feel better?"

Jet scratched his head, "Uhh. Yes."

The purple-furred, bikini-clad swallow glared with tear-streaked eyes and grabbed him by the beak, "REALLY? THAT IS SO DAMN PATHETIC!"

Thinking of a way to get Wave to calm down, Jet smiled and removed his gloves. "If I could give you a very relaxing massage, will you feel better?" He asked.

"What?" Wave was shocked, "What the hell are you talking about?"

"Now, Wave." Jet took Wave's hand, "I may have a big damn ego and a reputation for being a bit of a figurative piece of shit, but I care about everybody, including you. In all honesty, may I confess," The green hawk hesitated, "I actually love you."

Surprised, Wave said, "I-I don't know what to say."

"Kiss me then." Jet said.

"No," Wave exclaimed, "YOU kiss ME!"

Jet leaned in to kiss her, their beaked lips met and, within seconds, they were making out, nobody to stop them. Jet placed his hands on Wave's hips and Wave wrapped her arms around his neck. The kiss broke and Jet looked into Wave's gorgeous eyes.

"Now, what about that massage?" She asked, her voice hoarse from crying.

Jet winked, "Oh, I'm still gonna give ya one. What? Think I'm lyin' about it? Lay down, babe. Jet the Masseuse is gonna make ya stress free."

The purple bird laid on her stomach and rested her arms under her chin and Jet began to massage Wave's back very gently. He went up and down the spine and gently pounded on her back. Wave groaned and smiled, "That feels nice, Jet. Wow, I didn't know you were this strong."

Jet laughed, "We're just gettin' started, babe. Would you like a foot massage along with that back rub?"

"Yes, that would be nice."

Jet continued to massage Wave's toned back up and down her spine and between her shoulder blades, which the Shallow liked very much.

The green-hawk noticed the tears in Wave's eyes had faded and shed sounded less croaky and less agitated now when she spoke.

Thanks to the massage and him confessing his feelings for her, Jet truly had shown Wave his kindness.

The blue-eyed speedy bird rubbed a small bump in Wave's shoulders and did his best to relieve her stress and pain before he moved to her neck. "Oh, ah, oh!" Wave exclaimed, "Right there, yes, that really helps! That's a really good spot. I've been a bit tense lately. I really needed this vacation and I'm happy you confessed your feelings for me."

Deciding to start doing Wave's shoulders, Jet pulled the purple bird up in a sitting position and started massaging her shoulders. He dared to kiss her on the neck like a vampire sucking blood from his next victim.

"Can I still get a foot rub next?" Wave kissed Jet right back and stroked his chin.

"Yes, I will, because I am a generous guy."

"You may be a rogue like me and Storm, but you'll always be very nice and handsome, Jet." Wave said dreamily.

Jet rubbed Wave's shoulders a little bit longer before she laid down and put her feet in Jet's lap. The green hawk massaged Wave's feet and squeezed her heel, rubbed the arch and pinching her ankle, which made the purple-furred teenage shallow sigh with content.

When he was done, Wave happily hugged Jet and kissed him, thanking him for the massage. "I aim to please, Wave." Jet said with a chuckle, "I know how to impress people, be it friends, foes and even rivals like Sonic and his best buddies."

"Yes, you do." Wave nodded and patted his chest, "I also love strong, muscular men and you are very strong and muscular. Have you been working out at a gym?"

Jet held Wave's hands and kissed her. "Wave," He said, "To answer your question, this is from years of working out and riding extreme gears well as being in good shape."

"Well," Wave winked, "I think you're just as handsome as Storm."

He blushed, "You think Storm is handsome? But he's..."

"I know he's an oaf, however, he is cute. But in the end, I choose you over him."

"Wave, would you... like to go out at some point?"

"I'd love to, Jet."

"Right now, would you like to go swimming?" Jet asked

"I thought you'd never ask, handsome." Wave giggled, "I could use a swim in the ocean."

Holding hands and breathing in the fresh sea air, Wave and Jet walked through the waves. The two of them let the water go up to their waists before they dove in and swam in the big blue. Jet and Wave splashed each other and had all the fun in the world. Isn't that what vacations were about, having fun and trying not worry about a thing!

Jet knew that, even though their vacation would be short, at least he and the team got a well-deserved break and he finally admitted his feelings for Wave which led to their first kiss Jet would never forget.

The End