Usako_mamoru 3rd anniversary challenge 2009
Day 6: Vacation
By Natsudori Lina
Vacations were not friendly to the planetary royalty, Neo-King Endymion thought grimly as his wife settled herself in his lap and gave him a puppy dog stare. Hell, traveling altogether generally turned out unfavorably for them. When Usagi had gone to the hot springs, the Dark Kingdom had (okay, he had) unleashed a centuries old curse. Galaxia had stolen his star seed when he'd tried to study in America. And did he even need to mention the North Pole?
…Right. Didn't think so.
It was with all of this in mind that Endymion's lips firmed and he opened his mouth to sternly refuse.
"Mamo-chan," Serenity said softly.
His mouth closed.
But wait, there was that time Usagi, Rei, and Ami had gone on that cruise! And when they'd visited him at the resort where he'd worked over the summer, they'd had to defend Makoto's teacher. He opened his mouth again eagerly.
Serenity began to trace patterns on his lapels with her fingertips. He swore to God, she must have rehearsed this. "Honey, it's just been so long since we've had a break. We haven't done anything but diplomatic missions since our honeymoon."
Which, Endymion thought, had only avoided disaster because he (and, he suspected, Usagi) had threatened to maim the Senshi six ways from Sunday if they were disturbed in any way.
"I just thought it'd be nice to get away for a weekend," Serenity continued, lifting her blue eyes to his, still circling her nails on his chest. "You know--" she blushed and looked down before peering back up at him through lowered lashes. "Just the two of us?"
She'd definitely rehearsed it, he thought with an inward smile, but he didn't quite care anymore. He pulled her hands from his chest and lifted her chin to his.
The hell with it, he thought, kissing his wife with abandon. The universe had survived the millennia between their incarnations.
It could sure as hell last a weekend.