~This chapter contains mild neck kissing~

"Are those the newlyweds?" Asura yelled as she ran out of her shop. She gave Xuan a handshake and Yuuhime a hug.

"Congratulations!" She said.

"Thanks, Ms. Asura!" Xuan said.

"We heard you were leaving for a cruise," Leo said as he came out, holding a box. "So we made some treats for you! Sorry we couldn't make it to the wedding."

"Thank you," Yuuhime said, taking the box. It was full of cupcakes. "We'll eat them well."

"You better!" Asura said, patting her arm.

"We've gotta get going," Xuan said, "goodbye!"

Asura and Leo waved. Xuan and Yuuhime waved back as they continued to the docks.

***

The boat swayed on the water, stagnant in its await of passengers. Yuuhime stared up at it, examining the cruise ship. Tiny yet still impressive, she knew it would be perfect now that she was seeing it in person.

"You ready?" Xuan asked.

"Yep!" Yuuhime said.

Dragging their suitcases on, they were welcomed by a small bellboy. Xuan showed him their tickets, to the satisfaction of the bellboy.

"Welcome to the Blue Minnow!" He said, handing them some keys. "Please refer to your tickets or your keys when you are ready to go to your room."

"Thanks!" Xuan replied. "Come on, Yuuhime, let's go."

Yuuhime nodded and quickly followed Xuan through the deck, and into a small hallway. Inside was an assortment of identical doors, except for the numbers and letters plastered on them.

"Here's our room," Xuan said.

"You got us a room close to the pool," Yuuhime said.

"Weeeeell, it was just by chance. Do you...like that?"

Yuuhime quickly nodded, lightly caressing his arm. "It's perfect, Sunflower."

Xuan blushed, a smile creeping on his lips. He quickly unlocked and opened the door. Inside, they saw the small room with only one king sized bed.

"Let's get unpacked so we can watch the land leave." Yuuhime said. "I wanted to the last time I was on a boat but I didn't get the chance to."

"Alright," Xuan said, "we'll be on holiday for a week, so a little unpacking shouldn't hurt."

As they unpacked, they heard a speaker boom in the hallway. "ATTENTION PASSENGERS! WE WILL BE LEAVING SHORTLY!"

"Hurry!" Yuuhime said, grabbing Xuan's hand. He chuckled and let her drag him out, amused by her excitement.

Once they were at the edge of the boat, they peered over the edge in awe. Yuuhime especially loved the view, waving to the dock with a yell of departure.

After a while, the speaker boomed again. "NEXT STOP: GREYWATER! APPROXIMATELY EIGHT HOURS!"

"You better be grateful Raven wanted us to go on honeymoon," Xuan teased as they walked back to their room to finish packing, "or else this would have probably been in the winter."

"I think a winter cruise would be fun."

"But then then pool'd be off limits, it's outside."

"Yeah, but we'd do other fun things, like watching the snow fall and inside stuff."

"Ah, I see."

"Hey, is that sarcasm?"

"Nooo, never!"

They giggled as they walked back into their room. They had a little bit of packing left, so they finished that up before sitting down for a moment.

"What time is it now?" Yuuhime asked.

"Uhh..." Xuan checked his communicator. "...it's closing in on six."

"Almost dinner...what should we get?"

"We can check the food court they have, if you'd like."

"Mmm...I don't wanna move," As she said this, she maneuvered her hand to his thigh, "it's too comfy here."

"H-hey, what's your hand doing?"

"I think we have to stay, your face it too red."

"Yuuhime!"

"Hee hee hee."

"Fine, we'll have room service bring us food then."

"Yay!" Yuuhime cheered. She picked up a card next to the bed and began to read it. "Let me see here...oh, how about this?"

She held the card up to his face, pointing to a spaghetti place.

"Seems too romantic," Xuan said. "That sounds like a final day kinda thing, you know? Besides, it's messy."

"You're right. How about sea food then?"

"Alright, sounds good to me."

Smiling, she scanned for the menu only to be met with confusion.

"Where's the menu?"

"Maybe it's online." As he said this, he pulled out his communicator and went into the website. Yuuhime watched as he also grew confused.

"It's not here," He said. "Maybe you just gotta call 'em and ask."

"Ok, call them please."

He did, using the number on the card and listening to the ringing for only a second when someone answered.

"Hello, this is room service. How may I assist you?"

"Yes, hello," Xuan said, "I was wondering how you found the seafood shop's menu?"

"It should be on a sheet of paper by the card with this contact's number on it."

"We don't have one."

"Oh, I am deeply sorry! One will arrive at your room right away. While I am still on line, would you like me to recite the menu?"

"Uh, sure."

He listened to the menu being recited, Yuuhime close to him to hear it as well. Once the receiver finished, Xuan and Yuuhime both ordered their share.

"Thank you." Xuan said into the communicator.

"Thank you for riding with us on the Blue Minnow!"

As the communicator hung up, Xuan let out a soft sigh.

"Man, I just wanted some food..." he grumbled. "Oh well, we'll just go see the food court tomorrow, right?"

He looked over at Yuuhime, who stared at him with a strange look.

"Yuuhime?-"

The door was roughly knocked upon, a man on the other end yelled, "Food service!"

Xuan was about to stand up when Yuuhime shot up like a bullet and got the door. Paying for their food, she came back with the steaming food.

"Mmm...it smells so so so good," Xuan said. "Hand it here!"

She placed the food on his lap. He eagerly began to eat, awed at how delicious the fish was. They must of sourced the fish from the harbor they left from, there was no way it would have been as good any other way.

"Mmm mmm!" He sighed happily once he was finished. He looked over at Yuuhime, who slowly ate her food while keeping an eye on Xuan. She wanted to ask something, he could tell.

"Yuu?"

"Can I try something intimate?" She asked. He was taken aback, but responded with a nod.

"Tell me if you want me to stop, too," she said sternly, "please."

"Alright, I hear you."

"Are you one hundred percent sure it's ok if I try this?"

"Yes, I trust you with my life, Yuuhime."

Nodding, she gently moved the hairs from his neck away and pulled his collar down, staring at his neck. He yelped in shock as she pressed her cold lips against his neck.

"Are you ok?" She asked, pulling away.

"Y-yeah." He responded. Upon this confirmation, she returned to kiss his neck. Slowly at first, she began to leave lipstick marks all along his neck. This alone was enough to fluster Xuan beyond words, but when she found the sweet spot to try something a little different, Xuan yelled out, "D-don't!"

Yuuhime quickly pulled away, rubbing his neck.

"Are you still ok?" She softly asked. Xuan nodded, covering his flustered face.

"I've never felt something like that." He said.

"Was that all ok to you?"

"I-I don't know...if I liked it or not."

When he saw Yuuhime becoming shameful, he rephrased it.

"That's not what I meant! It was...a new experience. It's foreign, and I-"

"No, it's ok. I understand if you didn't like it. You're important to me, I don't want to hurt you."

Xuan sighed but gave her a smile. She smiled back, giving him a kiss on the cheek.

"I'll think about how I feel about it." He decided.

"I'll stick to kisses and rubs, in that case." She replied, caressing his face. Blushing, he snatched a bit of her food while she was distracted by him.

"Huh? Hey, was that mine?"

"You were being slow," he said through a mouthful, "I ought to help out, no?"

Smirking, she snatched her food up and finished it off.

"Can we go to the pool now?" She asked.

"Sure, that sounds great!" He replied, hopping up. He grabbed his swim trunks and went to change in the bathroom, leaving Yuuhime to change in the bedroom.

She turned to her new swimsuit, a beautiful two piece that had bows all over it. Spilling it on, she couldn't help but stare at herself.

"You're perfect." Xuan whispered in her ear, hugging her from behind.

"Shall we go now?" She asked, blushing. He nodded in excitement, walking to the door with her hand in his.