(For those of you who are continuing with the same character, I'd like to welcome you back.  For those of you just joining us, welcome. ^_^  Please make your first post here.)<br/><br/>Kou sat quietly in the back of the limousine with Minako, snuggled in each other's arms.   He smiled fondly to her, his wife of nearly two years now.  Her breathing was soft and regular, very relaxed and contented.  He could feel the warmth of the love they shared through the bond that tied them so strongly together.  His princess, his life, his soul.<br/><br/>They'd both worked hard the past two years, struggling every day to balance the needs of their roles as protectors with their lives as ordinary people.  While there had been no new threats to the planet since the invasion by those beings which had triggered his awakening as her knight, they'd kept up the rigid route of training.<br/><br/>He'd promised her some months back that once they'd graduated, they would move out of the little apartment over the dojo to wherever she wanted.  He'd let her pick where and even furnish it however she wanted.  They'd spent most of the day yesterday moving from the dojo to thier new home, looking forward to the trip to the resort.<br/><br/>He wasn't sure which mysterious patron had blessed them with such a gift but he wasn't inclined to complain in the slightest.  They'd both earned it.<br/><br/>Lulled by the comfort of the ride and snuggled with Minako, he eventually drifted off to sleep.