A bit of fluff but amusing…
Since the sanctity of Elizabeth's house had already been breached by Marian and Luivar, it wasn't that difficult for Elizabeth to convince Lucifer to let Jaenelle and Daemon visit too. So it was that one afternoon everyone arrived at Elizabeth's little, by everyone's standards, house in Los Angeles, California. She, being who she was, had already planned a nice dinner for everyone and had started preparations early so that she could take them all to the beach for a few hours. She didn't tell them that this wasn't the season for going to the beach, but "you know who" had provided a freak warm day and unseasonably warm water just for this occasion.
Jaenelle and Marian were excited, not because they had never seen the ocean before, but because Elizabeth had told them about surfing and that hanging out at the beach in California was very popular. Daemon and Lucivar couldn't have cared less, but they were always a bit touchy when visiting a new location, as if something might jump out and swallow them and their Ladies unexpectedly. Azazeal and Lucifer did their best to convince them that the dangers of our world are of a different nature then those in their world, but they, being protective Warlord Princes, were never satisfied until they had deemed the area safe using their own senses.
After a quick, very quick, tour, Elizabeth whisked the Ladies to her room because their attire just would not do for the beach. She and Cassie redressed Jaenelle and Marian appropriately, gathered up some towels, and re-met the boys in the front room. Daemon coughed to suppress a laugh at Jaenelle in a Maui T-shirt and board shorts with flip-flops on her feet (he never seen clothes of this type before), but after the initial shock wore off, he was quite pleased by the overall effect. Lucivar gave Marian a curious look but thought it better not to comment since she was shy enough as it was, however she was dressed much the same as Janelle except that she wore a tank top that allowed her wings to flow out behind her. Lucifer and Azazeal were, of course, unimpressed by this attire as they were quite used to it.
When they arrived at the beach around 2pm, Elizabeth first took them near the pier to show them the die-hard surfers who would have been out there even if it had been the cold day that had been expected.
"So they just glide on the water with that…board?" Jaenelle asked.
"Yup," Elizabeth responded, "Haven't you ever been in the ocean before?"
"No, I can swim but….in the ocean?"
"That's what the ladens have ships for," Lucivar said practically, "Why would you want to wallow around in it when you could stay dry on a ship or just use wings or Craft to fly over it?"
"You're obviously not Hawaiian!" Elizabeth laughed.
Then she took them further down the beach away from the surfers to a mostly deserted stretch of beach. Both the angels and Jaenelle had established their own form of sight shield so that whatever they did or however they looked, no one was going to see anything but what would appear normal to humans.
Elizabeth and Cassie spread out their towels, chairs just would have diluted the beach experience, and then with a glint of mischievousness in her eyes that gave the other women their cue, Elizabeth took off her shirt and shorts, and flipping off her shoes, stood bikini clad and smiling. By this time Cassie was following suit and now wearing only the familiar bikini from their excursion to Maui that had been the result of another hunt they had sent the angels on to find them. More surprising was that Jaenelle and Marian had also striped down to a bikini and one-piece suit respectively (Marian was more modest) and they were giggling shyly like schoolgirls. Apparently, the re-dressing in the bedroom had included bathing suits that had been kept secret until this moment.
"I'm going for a swim," Elizabeth announced and the Ladies quickly moved away before their males could stop them, Marian flicking her wings to propel herself out of Lucivar's reach just in time.
Daemon stared after Jaenelle in a paralyzing mixture of desire and infuriation while Lucivar muttered, "She shouldn't get her wings wet, if she hurts herself I'll kill her."
"Oh, lighten up!" Lucifer said, and by now they were very used to his admonishments to let things go. "Between your Craft, our magic, and a few towels, she'll be as good as new in no time."
"Why does she insist on fraying my temper at every opportunity?" Daemon suddenly spoke as a small wave crashed harmlessly across Jaenelle's ankles and he tensed.
"It's not dangerous," Azazeal said helpfully and then more meaningfully, "I know it's hard but you've both learned to relax here if only a little, I can feel it. Let them play a bit. Besides, Lucifer can command the waters, can't you?"
"Yes, my good friend, I can, but more importantly, I know exactly what one should do with wet, bikini clad women!" He paused and waited and Azazeal only smiled at him in amusement.
"Join them!" Lucifer said with a laugh as he began striping off his suit and shoes, throwing the various pieces carelessly on the sand as Daemon and Lucivar stared at him.
Just as Azazeal was about to say something, Lucifer gave him a knowing look and said, "I will spare you my full glory," and marched down the sand in his black boxer briefs that already clung seductively over his back side and joined the Ladies. With a shake of his head, Azazeal began removing his clothing as well, neatly folding each item and placing them on a towel.
"You're really going to go in there?" Lucivar asked.
"Yes, I really am, and if I were you I would not leave my Lady alone with him in that state of….undress."
Both Daemon and Lucivar's eyes narrowed at Azazeal with amusing similarity.
"Did you get a good look at him? Oh, we're all exceptionally attractive and we all have our…special attributes, you're a strong and impressive warrior," he said to Lucivar, "and you're…well, I think we all know what your talent is," he said to Daemon, "but a body like that will not go unnoticed, even by women used to fine specimens such as ourselves. Daemon, you should know a thing or two about that?" Azazeal finished with a smiled designed to let Daemon know that he hadn't forgotten about his mini-conquest of Cassie's attentions using his special talent.
Daemon stared at Azazeal for a second and then their attention was called towards the water as Lucifer picked up Elizabeth and flung her into deeper water as she squealed. A few seconds later, his feet were pulled out from under him and he splashed into the water on his back as a triumphant Elizabeth resurfaced to the cheers of the other women.
As Elizabeth smiled in victory and Lucifer laughed and rose again out of the water, Jaenelle tugged her arm just in time for her to turn and see three wonderfully, almost but not quite, naked men also coming to join them in the water. All four Ladies went quiet and simply watched the spectacle before realizing that the boys were smiling smugly at them and then further realizing that the other women were inspecting their males. After a short but vicious staring match between the four Ladies that must have spoken volumes to them, but only had Daemon and Lucivar laughing and Azazeal and Lucifer slightly confused, the women backed off and let their momentary territoriality go in favor of having more fun.
Elizabeth taught Jaenelle, Marian, and the less experienced, Cassie, how to handle the waves and when to dive under them instead of letting them smack you in the face. They soon progressed to body surfing, with Jaenelle and Marian using Craft to assist. Marian found that if she pulled her wings in just right she could actually use them to help her maneuver. The boys could not be convinced to do much more that watch, which meant floating around and keeping a close eye on their adventures with Azazeal and Lucifer only doing the same to assuage the worry of Daemon and Lucivar but the angels' attentiveness did not go unnoticed by the Warlord Princes or unappreciated.
After a little over an hour, the Ladies were sufficiently tired and were escorted out of the water, leaning heavily on their husbands. After everyone dried off and colleted their things, it was back to Elizabeth's house for a much longed for dinner.