Sarah
*Wandering on the rooftops in the shadowy dawn she sighed happy to be done with the mission*

"Missing Sunny, Zyren, Val, and the tavern group sucks in comparison to finishing a mission"

*She muttered as she gazed around the streets spotting a, what was quite familiar mess of red hair*

"No fricking way"
Eric
**He was just shopping around, he was on a small Holliday away from Kahlo. He needed some time off from the tavern to just relax for a bit. He was staying in a small hotel in the center of the city and he was doing some last minute shopping to make some dinner**
Sarah
*Smiling she crept along the rooftops in a way stalking Zyren. Jumping down infront of him she laughed*

"Hey sunshine"
Eric
**He put his hand on his blade as a reflex before recognizing Aerith**

"Huh- wha- Aerith? What are you doing here?"
**He instantly hugged her**

"Good to see you again"
Sarah
*Hugging him she smiled*

"Had a job out here so I was wandering and saw you"

*She laughed*

"I was literally just talking to myself about how I missed you, Sunny, and Val"
Eric
**He release the hug, still smiling broadly** 
"Pfff what a coincidence, maybe i could help you with your job?"

**He laughed**
"Ofcource you don't need my help but I'm kinda bored tonight so yeah..."
Sarah
*Smiling she stretched*

"I finished my job but I'm still supposed to be here for two days. Perhaps I can bug you and chill out with you?"

*She glanced around and smiled at the sunlight and people*
Eric
**He smiled**
"Well that's good, and you wouldn't be bugging me in any way, have you had dinner yet?"

**He lifted a bag of food he just bought**
"I bought some food, should be enough to make a meal for 2"
Sarah
*Smiling she shook her head*

"I haven't had dinner yet! I also haven't had you're cooking so if you don't mind I would enjoy to tag along"

*She shifted on her feet before hugging Zyren again*

"I really missed you. I hate being away from home for weeks at a time"
Eric
**He hugged her back**
"I also really missed you Aerith"

**He let go of the hug and led her to the apartment he rented, it was a one bedroom apartment with a nice looking interior, nothing special. But nice looking**
"Here we are, oh and btw. You did have some of my cooking right? I made you eggs and pancakes at your place that day. But i guess dinner is different"

**He put the bag down in the kitchen before hanging up his coat**
"You go relax and i'll get dinner started"
Sarah
*Sitting down she looked around rubbing her arms*

"I guess I did. But yes dinner is different than breakfast."

*She hummed a tune and went over looking over his shoulder*

"Whatcha making"
Eric
"Wellll... I was going to make us some nice steaks with baked potatoes, if that's fine with you"
**He looked over his shoulder and smiled**
Sarah
*She nodded resting her head on her hand as she watched him*

"Sounds great to me"

*She thought for a moment*

"I need a nickname for you I'm realizing"
Eric
**He laughed** "Hmmmm, that's a tough one, i mean i don't have one for you either you know. I always hear Sunny calling you 'Aer' but idk."

**He starts making preparations for dinner**

"Perhaps i'll call you... Ari? No... Rith, definetly not... Perhaps... No... No clue"
Sarah
*She thought*

"I could call you pretty boy but that's what Sunny calls Val"

*She rubbed her temples running a hand through her hair*

"I could call you Tesoro because that's what you are"
Eric
"I wouldn't mind being called pretty *He laughs* But yeah that's taken..."
**He looks at her**

"What's a Tesoro?"

**He continued working on the food, the steaks sizzling in the pan**
Sarah
*Becoming a red similar to her hair she scratched her neck*

"Well Sunny wouldn't be too pleased if I stole her nickname for Val. So can I ask why you're in Kazumaki?"
Eric
"Vacation. But no dodging my question miss tomato, i'm gonna find out what it meant sooner or later so just tell me now" **He laughs**

**He continued cooking as Xylon came from outside into the window, laying down on his little bed Zyren made in the living room**
"Hey buddy"
Sarah
*Turning a brighter shade of red she squeaked and went to hug Xylon*

"Vacation is nice. Sadly I don't get that. Also hey buddy. Fluffy as ever I see"
Eric
**He turned off the stove and served the plates before walking over to her, tilting her head up to look in her eyes.**
"You're still dodging my question" **He smiled**
Sarah
*Mumbling she answered the question*

"Tesoro means treasure"
Eric
**He chuckles** 
"Thank you... *He blushed* Now let's eat"

**He sat down at the table**

"Perhaps i'll call you... Hermosa"
Sarah
Hermosa? Beautiful? 

*She covered her face as she sat down*

"I can just imagine Sunny and Val laughing at us and our blushing flustered states"
Eric
**He laughs, blushing aswell.**
"Well it's true, you are beautiful. And yeah... It does seem like one of their favorite hobby's is making fun of us, but you know... I don't mind."

**He starts eating**
"Please, dig in. So, was the job you had here anything interesting?"
Sarah
*She shook her head as she chewed*

"Nope, just an old man who scammed a lot of people and had some bad people who he scammed so they wanted me to track him down. Typical honestly"

*She snickered and continued eating*
Eric
"So it went pretty smoothly then i presume, that's good."
**He continued eating as he smiled at her**

"How's Sunny doing? Still holding up strong with the bakery i assume?"
Sarah
"She's stressed out because business has been crazy but from what I've heard from me being here for three weeks she's been well."

*She smiled at the mention of Sunny and continued eating*

"I'm enjoying watching her and Val become close. It reminds me of us in a way and also they are just adorable"
Eric
**He nodded**
"I haven't known Val for too long but he's not really a people person, except with Sunny. With her he really seems to pop out of his shell. I hope they keep talking more often, it might make Val more social overall."

**He smiled**
"But enough about those kids... Let's get to know each other a little. For example, what are you're hobby's?"
Sarah
"They do pop out of their shells with each other more. Well more so Sunny chills out a bit and Val comes out of his shell"

*She thought for a minute on the question*

"I love baking and writing. And alchemy and music. How about you?"
Eric
"Alchemy huh? That's pretty cool, perhaps you could help me and Val with something we're working on... But that's not for now."

**He also thought for a second**
"Well I love art, so painting and drawing and stuff, also music. But that's more of a recent thing, Val plays guitar very well so he kinda got me into music."

**He laughed a bit** 
"And sleeping, but that's not that interesting•
Sarah
*Laughing she nodded*

"Those are great, I used to know how to play. I don't anymore, I lost the knowledge a while ago"

*A small look of sadness crossed her face briefly*

"But art is beautiful, I've never had a knack for it minus sketches in my journals which I can't tell if they are good or not because nobody really sees them. Sleep is also a wonderful hobby"

*She laughed again smiling at the red head*
Eric
"I mean I'd love to look at your drawings, or teach you a thing or two"

**He smiled at her, finishing his plate**

"I did bring some art supplies so if you want to we could?"
Sarah
*Finishing her last few bites she nodded*

"I would love that. I have a few different journals in my backpack that we can look through"

*She went and placed her plate in the sink before holding her hand out for Zyrens*
Eric
**He also stood up and put his plate in the sink, he then grabbed her hand and smiled**

"Sounds good, let's go sit on the couch. I'll wash the dishes later"

**He drags her over to the couch, flopping down on it while still holding her hand cause him to pull her down with him**
Sarah
*She was pulled laughing onto the couch*

"I was gonna do the dishes though Tesoro. You made supper so let me wash the dishes atleast"

*She laughed as she flopped over onto him complaining*

"Meanie"
Eric
**He smiled as he pat her head** "It's fine, we can fight out whoever does the dishes later. Let's look at you drawings first"

**He makes her backpack fly over to them with wind magic**

"So which one first?"
**He opened the backpack**
Sarah
*She pulled out the three journals she had setting a dark green on in Zyrens lap, a light brown one in hers, and a crimson one back in her bag*

"The green one is my plant journal, this one-"

*She held up the brown one*

"Is for potions"

*And pulling the crimson one out slightly then dropping it back in*

"And this one is my personal journal for a day to day basis. Recounting things I liked, people I met, whatever job I'm on and how it's going often times there's a sketch of a person I met that day on the page too"
Eric
"Is there a sketch of me in there?"
**He laughs**

"Cause that's sounds interesting, but let's start with the plant one first"

**He opens the book that's on his lap and starts looking at different pages**

"These are pretty good"
Sarah
*Laughing she nodded*

"I think there is actually a sketch of you. Might be from the first time.We met on the trail remember?"

*She looked at the page he was on skimming over the neat handwriting and several different sketches of the same plant lining the side of the page*
Eric
"Ofcource I remember, I wouldn't dare forget it Hermosa."
**He smiled, blushing slightly**

**He put his hand around her shoulder as he looked through the book with plants. He attempted to secretly lift the crimson book up with wind magic and make it float behind Aerith's head**

"These plants are beautiful."
Sarah
*Smiling she flipped through the brown book oblivious to whatever he was doing as she read through her journal*

"Some of these potions are extremely hard to make looking back on this. Could be fun to try and make them again"

*She mused to herself as she flipped through the pages humming a tune*
Eric
"Mhm, I've never really understood much of alchemy, recently learned a bit but not much"

**He opened the crimson journal with magic behind her head, flipping through the pages slowly, trying to find the day they met**

"I know that song"
**He hummed along with the tune**

**He then found the date they met and looked over the page and the drawing**
Sarah
I've been doing alchemy since 14. I love it.

*She nodded flipping through the paged again*

"I love the song. It makes me happy"

*She shifted so she was closer to Zyren and sighed*

"Have I told you I missed you a lot?"
Eric
"You have, but I don't mind hearing it more then once"

**He also got closer to her and layed his head on hers, looking away from the book behind her head**

"I missed you a lot too, Hermosa."

**He waited a few seconds before he couldn't help it and he chuckled a bit**
"Although your noses need a bit work, in your drawing I mean. I don't have a nose that big, I don't think"
Sarah
What??

*She sat up confused before seeing the floating diary*

"You meanie! You went through my diary!"

*She laughed and took it back stashing it back in the backpack*

"Considering I'm not good at drawing I did fine Tesoro"
Eric
"I'm sorry, my curiosity got the better of me *He laughs* But your drawing is very good Hermosa, I was just messing with you"

**He pulled her back in and hugged her**
"I'll show you the portret i made of you soon when we're back home. I made that recently, you know, it's hard to tap into my creativity when you're the only thing on my mind Hermosa, so I just drew you."
Sarah
*She snuggled into him still flipping through the journal*

"Oh really? I'm honored you drew me"

*She laughed looking up at the man*

"And thank you, I try my hardest to make then as accurate as possible"

*She blushed slightly attempting to push a piece of hair out of her face unsuccessfully*
Eric
"Well you did very good"

**He ran his fingers through her hair, playing with it. Which caused the piece of hair that was in her face to get out of her face**

"Your hair is so soft, that's crazy. You gotta teach me what you use for it."
Sarah
*She smiled giggling softly*

"It's an Lil mix of rosemary, lavender, and coconut oils. It's like crack for your hair"

*She closed her eyes enjoying laying there*

"You have to apply it before your shower though. Then wash it out in the shower"
Eric
**He continued playing with her hair**

"Aha, I'll try that soon. Gotta get some coconut oils tho, the other two I have in the tavern somewhere, believe it or not but Val has a pretty decent flower collection"

**He laughs**
Sarah
*She rolled over momentarily before coming up with a small bottle with a dropper*

"I just have an extra bottle right now if you want it"

*She held it up to Zyren as she returned to her previous position*
Eric
**He took the bottle and looked at it**
"Mhm, thanks Hermosa. Just tell me if you need anything in return. I feel bad for just taking this from you."

**He put the bottle down and continued playing with her hair, smiling and blushing at her**

"We gotta hang out more often, this is great"
Sarah
*She hummed in agreement*

"We should. And it's not taking if I'm giving it to you Tesoro. I have plenty more at home"

*She opened her eyes blinking away the fuzz as she looked up at the man above her*
Eric
"Guess so, thanks Hermosa"

**He looked down at her, smiling**
"You tired? You can sleep if you want to, I don't mind"

**He made a blanket fly over to them and put it over her**
Sarah
*She hummed and nodded*

"I'm exhausted. I haven't slept well in weeks because of this stupid job"

*She closes her eyes again and shift so she was laying back down on Zyren*
Eric
"Go ahead, I'll sleep too"

**He also layed back a bit, still playing with her hair as he closed his eyes**

"I'm quite tired too, spent the whole day walking around town, it's pretty here"
Sarah
*Her breathing slowed down as she relaxed and fell asleep. Her hair falling into her face slightly as her necklace moved on her chest.

The bustle of the streets became quiet as the world seemed to focus around them. She shifted covering her shoulder with the blanket curling up into a ball*
Eric
**He hugged her from behind as he started to drift off aswell, resting his chin on her head.**

*This was the most peaceful that Zyren had felt in a long time, he felt truly happy*
Sarah
*She woke up in the morning the next day still on the couch with Zyren. Yawning she sat up as her hair fell everywhere like the wild child it was. She looked to Zyren pushing some hair out of his face ans kissing his forehead before getting up, covering him with the blanket, and going to clean up from dinner previously*

**Why am I feeling like this? I shouldn't be this relaxed or care this much about a person. Am I in love? No. Impossible**

*She mused to herself as she washed the dishes as quietly as possible and wiped down the table*
Eric
**A few minutes later Zyren woke up to the sound of cleaning and running water. He sat up straight, his eyes still blurry from the sleepiness and his hair all over the place**

"Morning Hermosa"

**He wiped the sleep from his eyes and stood up. He walked over to her and hugged her from behind** 
"Did you sleep well? I'll make breakfast by the way"

**He felt a bit weird hugging her from the back out of nowhere but he couldn't stop himself and he did it before even thinking about it.**
Sarah
*She jumped as she was hugged, Zyrens voice right in her ear. Turning around to hug him she pecked his cheek surprising herself because she didn't even really think about it*

"Morning Zy, I slept really well. How about you?"

*She looked up at him still trapped in his embrace but not minding it whatsoever*
Eric
**He smiled and blushed slightly**
"I slept amazingly, how long have you been up? I would hate have left you alone with my sleeping body for a long time"

**He looked out the window, still hugging her**

"And what do you wanna eat for breakfast? Orrrrr... We could have a picnic?"
Sarah
*Blushing she smiled*

"I'm glad, I haven't been up long. Perhaps fifteen minutes? Either way I got the dishes done so I win"

*She laughed and thought about the question*

"Whatever you make will make me happy. Hell just being here makes me happier than I ever have been on a mission"
Eric
**He hugged her tighter**
"I'm flattered Aer, I'll just make some pancakes, gotta go make a run for some ingredients."

**He tickled her in her sides**
"Guess you win indeed"

**He let go of the hug and went into the bathroom to change and get his hair not exploded**
Sarah
*Laughing she blushed as she recovered from the tickle attack*

"Unfair Zyren! You can't use tickles against me!"
Eric
**He opened the bathroom door and walked to grab a bag**

"Ofcource I can, it's funny"
**He laughs**

"No, I'm sorry Hermosa. I won't do it again... *Today*"

**He found a bag and put on his coat**
Sarah
*Walking in the bathroom she laughed brushing her hair and starts pulling it up in a ponytail walking back out*

"I heard that Tesoro. I will find a way to get back at the tickles"

*She searched around her bag for a hair tie smiling as she got butterflies again*
Eric
**He laughed** 
"Do your worst... No stabbing"

**He opened the front door**

"I'll be back in bit, shouldn't take more then 10 minutes"

**He walked out, letting the door fall closed behind him**

**About 10 minutes later the door opens again and Zyren steps in with a bag of groceries**
"I'm back Hermosa"
Sarah
*Not hearing him come in she kept writing in her journal with her back to the door in her own little world*

**And when I fell asleep I felt comforted by him, almost like I was a kid again and didn't have to worry about anything. I think I'm in love but I can't tell, its so foreign to me-**

*She wrote while muttering the words under her breath shifting slightly as the pen scratched across the paper*
Eric
**He overheard her mutter and slowly walked over to her, trying not to make noise. He put the bag down on the ground in the kitchen and continued his sneak until he was right in her ear**

"Whatcha writing" *He whispered*

**He felt warm inside hearing her say those words, knowing he felt the exact same way. He was also just so unfamiliar with the thing called love that he didn't really know how to act on it**
Sarah
*Making a sound of surprise and jumping she fell out of the chair she was perched so precariously on*

"Holy hell-"

*She looked up at the red head laughing*

"You scared me you jerk! How long were you there? What did you hear and read?"
Eric
**Laughing he lifted her up back to her feet**

"I didn't read anything, I did overhear a little something, sorry" **He blushes slightly**

"Nothing to be ashamed of" **He laughs, scratching the back of his head**
Sarah
*Flushing a bright, deep red similar to the cover of her journal she covered her face with her hands in embarrassment*

"What did you overhear?"

*She peaked through her finger looking up at Zyren flustered that he might have heard her confession of love*
Eric
**He shrugs**
"Perhaps something about a crazy little thing called love"

**He laughs**
"It's fine Aer, I feel the same way. So, as I said, nothing to be ashamed off"

**He pulls her hand off of her face to look into her eyes**

"Truly"
Sarah
*She blinks at him processing what he said before flushing a deeper red and hugging him hiding her face*

"I'm not used to this Zy. And I'm not gonna be good at it either anytime soon. Probably disappointing to you but it's true"
Eric
**He hugs her back, kissing her head slightly**

"Well it's not like I'm gonna be any good, but we'll learn together Hermosa. And you could never disappoint me, even if you tried"

**He continued hugging her before letting go and looking her in the eyes**
"Now... Let's make some pancakes"
Sarah
*Smiling she nodded*

"That makes me happy. Because hey atleast I won't be flailing on my own"

*She chuckled walking into the kitchen and taking the ingredients out of the bag setting them on the counter*
Eric
**He laughs as he follows her to the kitchen and helps her unpack**

"Sounds good, I don't mind failing as long as we do it together"

**He gets some tools and stuff from the drawers in the kitchen and starts preparing the pancakes**

"I wonder how Sunny and Val will react, *If* We tell them that is"
Sarah
*Laughing she helped him briefly before grabbing a cup of coffee and sitting on the counter*

"Sunny and Val would flip. But I think if it's serious and we want to try this we can't really hide it from them. She's my sister and he's basically your younger brother. Which is weird now that I think about it because if-

Ya know what. We aren't going down that rabbit hole right now"
Eric
"Let's not" **He laughs**

"But i mean... I'm pretty serious about this, about you."

**He smiles, focussing on the pancakes**

"Could you also make me a cup perhaps?"
Sarah
*Smiling she grabbed another mug and poured coffee into it.*

"I'm serious about you as well. But I'm not good at this. I haven't loved someone other than Sunny in a very long time. And even then that's different than you and I by a longshot."

*She set the cup of coffee next to Zyren taking a sip out of her own*
Eric
**He got some fruit and put them in some of the pancakes**
"We'll figure it out, i'm sure of it. You don't have to be good at it, hell, be bad at it i don't care. As long as you're mine i'll be happy"

**He looked at her and smiled before finishing up on the pancakes and taking a sip of coffee**
**He put the pancakes down on the table and sat down**
"Now let's eat"
Sarah
*She blushed hopping off the counter going to sit down*

"You remembered I like fruit in mine? I'm surprised"

*She sat down and took a bit smiling because she loved Zyrens cooking*

"You might beat Sunny in pancake making ya know."
Eric
**He smiled** 
"Ofcource i remembered. And i guess we will need to have a pancake cooking competition sometime then, with you and Val as the judges" **He laughed**

**He started eating his pancakes**
"So.. What do you wanna do today? Or were you planning on going home already?"
Sarah
"I don't know. My mission is over so I'm free until I get another one. But I do miss Sunny a lot, and Zima because she stayed with Sunny."

*She continued eating and pondered*

"I suppose I could stay until you leave if you wanted"
Eric
"All is fine by me, i still have this room for today and tomorrow so it's your choice"
**He smiled as he ate**

"I understand if you want to go home, and i would come visit as soon as i'm back" **He chuckled**
Sarah
"Does visit mean you pop up out of nowhere and accidently stay over and then we go spar again?"

*She looked up at him smirking as she finished her pancakes pushing the plate back slightly*

"Or does it mean you come over when I know about it, give me a hug and a kiss and then we go hang out?"
Eric
**He laughed** "Both of those options sound good to me, but i guess i'll let you know when i come by"

**He also finished his food and took another sip of coffee**

"And i didn't just drop out of nowhere, i needed bread... And one thing led to another and well... Then everything happened but i had a lot of fun that day, or well... Days" **He chuckled**
Sarah
*She laughed and took a sip of her coffee*

"I had a lot of fun too. I wish I could relive it. It was the first time I was genuinely happy in a group setting"
Eric
"I'm glad, we should definetly hang out with the 4 of us more often, perhaps... A double date? *He laughs* No, i don't know if Sunny and Val are like that, it does seem that way sometimes"

**He shrugs taking another sip of his coffee**
Sarah
"Certainly does. Betcha they are going to end up together. I can see it in how they act as inexperienced as I am"

*She stood grabbing her plate and going to the sink to wash it*
Eric
*He nodded* "Yeah, they do fit well together." 

**He also walks over to the sink and hugs her from behind, dropping his plate in the sink in the process**
Sarah
*Jumping when he hugged her she turned around looking up at him*

"Meanie. You scared me Zy."

*She hugged him before covering her face*

"They are going to tease us so much"
Eric
**He shrugs while hugging Aerith and smiles**

"Yeah probably but who cares you know, as long as we're happy it's good. And them teasing us will justify us teasing them even harder." **He laughs**
Sarah
*She smiled laughing*

"Yeah I agree. Happiness for yourself comes before you making others happy"

*She looked out the window*

"It's beautiful outside, would you want to go outside? Maybe swimming?"
Eric
**He released the hug and smiled at her**

"Definitely, I'd love to go swimming. Is there a beach or something around here? I haven't actually looked for it"

**He walked to the bedroom**
"I'll go change"
Sarah
*Smiling she walked to the bathroom grabbing her bag along the way*

"There's a small beach near the ports. It's fun to swim at, I've gone with Sunny when she was younger"

*She walked into the bathroom and closed the door grabbing her swimsuit and pulling it on*
Eric
**He came out of the bedroom in his swim shorts and a towel over his shoulder as he leaned on doorframe**

"That sounds nice, do you have a towel or do you need one?"

**He smiled at her**
Sarah
*She walked out adjusting her swimsuit*

"I will need one yeah, that's the one things Sunny forgot to pack me"

*She looked up and flushed a light shade of pink*
Eric
**He saw her and quickly turned around to hide the blush on his face and went to grab an extra towel**

"Here you go"

**He throws her the towel, still kinda blushing even though he's trying to hide it**

"Do we need anything else?"
Sarah
*She caught the towel nodding her head*

"Yep"

*She picked up a small white bottle from her bag*

"Sunscreen would be useful, considering I burn really easily"
Eric
"Ah yeah good idea"

**He smiles and head for the door**

"Guess that's it right? Let's go"

**He throws his towel over his shoulder and opens the door for her**
Sarah
*Laughing she followed him out pulling her hair up into a messy bun as she walked alongside him*

"So what's happened at home these past couple weeks? You were there when I left"
Eric
**He pondered for a little bit while walking**

"Well, as for Sunny I don't really know. I haven't talked to her that much, Val has tho. Uhhh what else... OH, me and Val are doing research on artificial blood for him, we went to this forest where there was this dragon who turned into a man and he sent me into some other dimension to get some flowers. I was there for like a day but for Val and everyone else it was like a week."

**He laughs**

"I'll tell you the full story some other time, but conclusion was, the flowers worked. It's still not perfect and still needs some of my blood to work but it's better then what we previously used."
Sarah
*She raised an eyebrow minorly astonished by the tale, it sounded so far fetched yet she knew it was true*

"That sounds insane. Also wait, artificial blood? Why not animal blood or blood bags made for vampires? Granted a lot of those sell on the black market because it's a little illegal to have those but still"

*She walked as she interlaced her fingers behind her head*
Eric
**He shrugged as he looked at her**

"We tried animal blood, didn't work. Val got horribly sick from it so we're never doing that again."

"As for blood bags, yeah sure he can use those but it's still actual human blood and Val very much dislikes that. Hence why we decided to try to make something that doesn't require or requires only a small amount of blood."

**He shrugged again**

"But we just can't seem to make it require none, perhaps you can take a stab at it when we're back home"

**They were almost at the beach, the water could be seen and sand started brushing past them from the wind**
Sarah
*She nodded, a small breeze causing her baby hairs to shift*

"Maybe, alchemy is something that's great, and something that holds great danger. I don't know if I would want to experiment with Val being the test subject. If anything happened Sunny would kill me"

*She shrugged, her bare feet making a whispering sound in the sand*
Eric
**He walked up a little further and layed down his towel on the sand, sitting down on it**

"Guess that's fair, but it's not like we have any other vampires to test it on. Unless you happen to know one?"

**He got his hair out of the hair tie and it was now just hanging around him before he brushed it out of his face and it hanged over his back**

"Could you pass me the sunscreen?"
Sarah
*She chuckled grabbing some sunscreen before chucking the bottle to Zyren, rubbing it into her legs, face, and arms*

"Sadly I'm out of vampires. But hey, I have Sunny who might as well be close enough. She doesn't sleep cause she always has her nose in a book"

*She chucked her towel onto Zyren's before attempting to put sunscreen on her back almost falling over in her attempt*
Eric
**He laughed loudly as he stood up and walked behind her**

"Pfff, don't be that mean to Sunny. I gotchu by the way"

**He started rubbing sunscreen on Aeriths back, tickling her sides as soon as he's done**
Sarah
*Giggling she pushed his hands off her sides as he started tickling her*

"Okay okay I won't be mean to Sunny! Staph tickling me you goofball!"

*She escaped his hands and ran over to the water stepping in not minding how cold it was*
Eric
**He ran after her, after he caught up he picked her up and threw her into the water.**

**He laughed**

"I think you got a little water on your hair"
Sarah
*Coming up spluttering she wiped the hair from her face and water from her eyes*

"Zyren! How dare!"

*She laughed splashing him with the water, her body beginning to adjust to the full body cold plunge*
Eric
"Well... It was funny, and so is this"

**As soon as she stood up he proceeded to fly tackle her sending himself and her back into the water**

**He laughed as he came up again, he shaked his head and threw his hair back**
"The water is a bit chilly huh, not that that matters"
Sarah
*Coming back up she gasped for air she grabbed Zyren shoving him back down into the water*

"Turd-"

*She got dunked by a wave toppling over into the water again*
Eric
**He came back up and gasped for air**

"You-"

**He saw her get dunked by the wave and threw his head back in laughter**

**While she was under the water he moved a large mass of water above where her head is with magic**
Sarah
*Hitting the bottom she felt sea grass.*
**Lightbulb**

*She came up for air grabbing his ankle with the seagrass using a minimal amount of her magic*

"You jerk"

*She laughed pulling him down into the water with her magic*
Eric
**The sudden leg pull made him lose focus and the large water mass dropped directly on Aeriths head**

**He came back up and looked at her, smiling**
"Truce?"

**He extended his hand**
Sarah
*She extended her hand warily smiling up at his soaking figure*


"Truce"
Eric
**Grabbing her hand tightly he pulled her back down into the water**

"Last one, I promise"

**He laughs as he sits in the water, playing with it with his magic**
Sarah
*She shook her head spluttering glaring at the man as she laughed*

"You're so mean, I'm worried about what happens when Sunny takes Val swimming"

*She smiled wading to a bit shallower water before doing a handstand*
Eric
**He laughs**

"Yeah that would be chaos, Val doesn't really swim a lot tho since he can't be in the Sun and stuff"

**He stands up**

"Ooo nice, I can do that too"

**He also does a handstand, it's been a while so he's kinda wobbly but he keeps it together fairly well before flopping back down a few seconds later**

**He sat back with his hand on the sand underwater behind him**

"This is nice, I mean I was already enjoying myself on this vacation but you made it a hundred times better"
Sarah
*Flopping back down into the water she landed beside him, the warm sun landing on her face*

"You make my life a hundred times better, not just a vacation Beauavausan"

*She looked over at him smiling before messing with the seagrass around them in the deeper areas*
Eric
**He put his arm around her and looked at her smiling**

"Fair point, you do make everything better Hermosa. 'Beauavausan'? What does that mean *He laughs* I've never heard that one before"

**He smiles, still playing with the water, making it float around them and making all kinds of shapes in the air**
Sarah
*She smiled leaning into him*

"Beauavausan is my first language. It means beauty. Sorry it just kind of slipped"

*She rubbed the back of her neck*

"I don't often speak in my first language"
Eric
**He layed his head on hers**

"No need to apologize, and I'm flattered. I just didn't know what it was, just a bit of curiosity"

**He smiled**
"So what is your first language then?"
Sarah
*She shrugged*

"I don't know it's name in all honesty. I was just required to learn it as my parents spoke it."

*She smiled enjoying the small waves that hit them*
Eric
"Well it sounds beautiful"

**He shrugs**
"You should teach me a little bit sometime, if you want to ofcource"

**He threw his head back and closed his eyes, enjoying the sun, the waves, the small breeze and Aerith beside him**
Sarah
*She peeked over at Zyren and smiled as an idea popped into her head*

"Ya know-"

*She rolled over onto Zyren pushing him down into the water*

"I don't think I ever got payback for earlier"
Eric
**Getting his head back above the water he smiled**
"Guess you didn't"

**He rolled over with her, pushing her under water now**
**He laughed**
"Try me"
Sarah
*She pushed her head up above the water laughing before flipping him over again*

"I tried you a long time ago Zyren, now isn't any different"

*She smiled her hair falling into her face*
Eric
**He sat up**
"And every time it ended in a draw"

**He starts tickling her again**
"You were a fool to get this close"
*He says in a jokingly manner*

**He laughs as he keeps tickling her, the waves slowly crashing against his back**
Sarah
*Shrieking she fell into the water laughing trying to escape the tickles successfully soaking herself again her hair splaying out in the water*

"Zyren stop! I can't deal with tickles!"

*She kept laughing as she squirmed to escape*
Eric
**He stopped, and now just hugged her**

"Okay okay.. But it's my only way of total victory" **He laughed**

**He kept hugging her, laying his head on hers, a big smile on his face as his toes wiggled in the sand beneath them**
Sarah
"Your way of total victory is mean then"

*She laughed rolling him off her and standing up shaking her hair as she rinsed it, walking to the shore*

"Either way. I'm happy we are here"
Eric
**He followed her and shook his head wildly to dry it off partly**

"So am I, we should definitely do this more often"

**He quickly jogged and caught up to her**

"Perhaps it'll be fun to take Val and Sunny aswell"
Sarah
"Oh Sunny would love it here. She loves the beach and sunshine. Her laugh when she is really happy is adorable because of it"

*She sat down on the towel looking up at him*
Eric
**He sits down beside him and puts his hand around her waist**

"Idk if Val would like it, but we can sure find out *He laughs*. I also like to see Val smiling. You know, before you and Sunny came over I hadn't seen him smile in months but since then there's been massive improvements"

**He smiled**
Sarah
*She leaned against Zyren, setting her hand on the one he had on her waist*

"Sunny and Val seem happy together. They both have had massive changes it seems since meeting each other. They seem really happy as different as they are"
Eric
**He nods**

"Yeah"

**He is playing with the sand with his left over hand before reaching under the towel to grab something from the sand**

**He gives her a pearl**

"I found this earlier, looks beautiful so... I thought of you, here you go"
Sarah
"Oh my gosh-"

*She took it and looked at the iridescent glow it had to it. Smiling she looked over at Zyren*

"It's beautiful, thank you Beauavausan"
Eric
**He smiled**

"Thanks Hermosa, glad you like it"

**He hugged her from the side, laying his head on hers**
Sarah
*She hummed and leaned into him content with where she was*

"Are you scared like I am?"
Eric
**He looked at her and slightly tilted his head**

"Scared of what? Love? Yeah I guess. It's a very new thing for the both of us so it's normal that it's scary"
Sarah
*She nodded and closed her eyes. Letting the sunlight warm her skin*

"What do you plan on doing the rest of the time?"
Eric
"Well I have nothing that I *Have* To do, but there's some beautiful places around here. Or just spent time with you at the rental home, I would mind that"

**He shrugs, smiling**

"Do you know any interesting places to go in this city? I pretty much went here without looking into it that much" **He chuckles while scratching the back of his head**
Sarah
*She thought for a minute, the breeze rustling through their hair*

"There's a good pub downtown for drinks and food, cheap too. And there's some cool little shops here and there along the pier."

*She looked up at him and smiled*

"I suppose there's the Blue Hole. Which is often where children play but it's gorgeous late at night to take a swim. It's really deep though so if you don't know how to actually swim then we shouldn't go there"
Eric
"I can swim, and the Blue hole sounds very interesting"

**He smiles**

"How about i take you out to dinner at that pub tonight which after, we can go visit some of those cool shops and then when it gets dark we go swimming in that place?" 

"A first date of sorts"
Sarah
*She nodded flushing slightly*

"That sounds amazing Zy. I would love that"

*She leaned against him and sighed in contentment*

"The Blue Hole is beautiful. I love escaping there"
Eric
"I would love to go and see it"

**He rested his head on hers**

"We should probably go back and get ready"*He looks at the sun* "I'd say it's about dinner time in like 1 hour"
Sarah
*Smiling she nodded standing up. Glancing over the ocean she sighed in contentment and grabbed her towel, shaking off the sand and toweling off her legs*

"Yeah we should get moving. Which pub were you thinking? I can't remember if I mentioned one or not"

*She looked over at him and smiled, holding a hand out to him*
Eric
"Well you mentioned a pub downtown, with drinks and food, don't think you told me the name"

**He grabbed her hand and stands up too, also toweling himself off quickly, before starting to walk towards the exit of the beach. Towards the apartment.**

"Let's go then, I'm starting to get hungry"
Sarah
*Running to catch up with him she laughed, slipping in the sand*

"A pub sounds amazing. There's a good one called 'The Golden Perch'. Great food and drinks"
Eric
**He looked back over his shoulder and laughed slightly at the sight of her slipping in the sand**

"Yeah that sounds great, let's first go to the apartment and get ready and then we'll head there"
Sarah
*She quickly caught up to him laughing*

"Sure! That sounds great to me"

*She pulled her hair out of the messy bun and let it fall loose on her shoulders*
Eric
**They walk back to the apartment, up the stairs and Zyren opens the door for her then walks in after and closes the door behind him**

"I'll just go change in the bedroom real quick, you can use the bathroom if you want or wait for me and use the bedroom after me"

**He starts walking towards the bedroom**
Sarah
*She nodded and grabbed her backpack and walked towards the bathroom to change*

"Hey Beauavausan do you have a hairbrush? I seem to have misplaced mine"

*She dug through her backpack to no avail before looking up at Zyren*
Eric
*He looked back and smiled*

"Ofcource, it should be in the bathroom on one of the shelves, you'll know when you see it"

*He walked into the bedroom and closed the door before walking out a few minutes later, his hair still a mess but he had on some nice clothes*