Author's Note: Hello readers! This is the continuation of the wedding/Hawaii part of the story. I tried to add in some fun little events and stuff. I'm pretty sure this is either the second or the third to the last chapter. I really hope you enjoy reading!
Chapter Nine
The hotel suite was calm. The morning sun filled the room with tropical warmth while the breeze made the curtains flutter about. The newlyweds were still in bed, resting from their wedding night. The couple slept comfortably in an embrace. Mayu’s arms were wrapped around Yuki’s torso with her face nuzzled up to the taller girls neck and collar bone. Yuki had one of her hands playfully entangled in Mayu’s hair while her other hand loosely rested on Mayu’s hip. Both girls had begun to gradually awaken, the sun’s warmth and sounds of birds chirping outside created a peaceful atmosphere to wake up to. Yuki began to slowly run her fingers through her wife’s hair while Mayu tightened her embrace.
“Good morning” whispered Yuki
“Good morning” replied Mayu
Mayu slowly sat up and observed her surroundings.
“Last night was fun” said Yuki with a chuckle.
Mayu glanced at the floor near the foot of the bed and noticed both of their wedding dresses on the ground. Yuki’s comment with the sight of the dresses made Mayu blush instantly. Yuki sat up and hugged Mayu from behind, she rested her chin on the doctor’s shoulder.
“What do you want to do today?” asked Yuki.
“Let’s go to the beach!” said Mayu with excitement.
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The beach was warm, the sound of waves washing on the sandy shore created the perfect atmosphere to relax. The newlyweds enjoyed this environment under a shady cabana. They had been at the beach for a few hours, watching the crystal clear water move at it’s steady rhythm. Yuki had been watching the occasional beach goers walk past their cabana. Suddenly, a young couple with a toddler walked down the beach.
“Do you think we’d ever adopt a kid?” asked Yuki.
“I hope we can someday” answered Mayu.
Both girls began to daydream about their future family life.
“Hey Yuki, do you want to go in the water?”
“Yeah lets go!”
Both girls slowly emerged from the shady cabana. The sun’s heat was finally hitting their skin. They walked gracefully towards the sparkling ocean. The sand was extremely soft and felt like velvet under their feet. Soon, the sudden coldness of the water hit their toes. At first the change in temperature surprised them, but they soon realized it was the perfect temperature. Mayu immediately submerged her body and Yuki soon followed.
“Ahh this is so refreshing” sighed Mayu.
The couple had fun swimming around. The pristine water made them both look like mermaids.
“Hey Mayu, I’m getting kind of tired. I’m going to sit under the cabana for a while” said Yuki.
“Okay, I still feel like swimming. I’ll meet you up there in a bit”
Yuki gave Mayu a quick peck on the lips and began swimming to shore. Now that Mayu was alone, she swam around more and explored the life underwater. Numerous schools of fish darted through the water, colorful coral formed a gorgeous reef that was surrounded with activity. Mayu had so much fun watching the actions of underwater creatures, time was passing considerably fast.
“I should get back to Yuki”
Mayu swam to shore quickly and dashed up to the cabana. She approached the shady structure thinking her wife would be irritated by how she was gone for so long, however, Mayu was pleasantly surprised. Yuki was fast asleep. Her eyes were peacefully closed, lips delicately parted while her chest gracefully moved up and down to the pace of her slow breathing. Mayu smiled at this sight, trying her best not to wake Yuki up, she quietly sat down under the cabana. As Mayu sat down, she noticed there was a covered plate with her name on it. Uncovering the plate revealed a delicious lunch that was untouched.
“Yuki must have ordered lunch from the beach attendant, how sweet”
Mayu began to devour the food. She had spent her entire afternoon in the water and had forgotten to eat. The sound of the doctor’s eating frenzy caused Yuki to wake up. Suddenly, Mayu heard faint laughing next to her.
“You’re so funny” laughed Yuki.
“What?” said Mayu with food still in her mouth.
“You swim all day, forget to eat, and then make the loudest noises shoveling in food” said Yuki while still laughing.
“What were you even doing all this time?” asked Yuki
“I was looking at fish…” said Mayu with an embarrassed look on her face.
“Sounds fun” teased Yuki with a sarcastic voice.
“It was really cool, I swear!”
Both girls broke into laughter. They joked around and teased each other for a while, telling old embarrassing stories, attempting to make each other blush. They had so much fun, they only stopped when they noticed it was already sunset.
“Wow, we’ve spent the entire day here” laughed Mayu.
“Well, you’ve spent the entire day looking at fish” teased Yuki.
“Very funny, but seriously, look at how pretty the sky is right now!”
The sky had changed into gorgeous hues of orange and pink. The minimal clouds created dancing shapes over the fiery horizon. Yuki gently grabbed Mayu’s hand and squeezed it, almost as if she was trying to hold on to that moment forever.
“I have a surprise for you” stated Yuki in an excited voice.
“What is it?”
“You’ll find out tomorrow”
“Please tell me now!”
“Nope, you’ll have to wait” said Yuki with a devious look.
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“Mayu! Hey Mayu! Wakeup!”
Yuki stood next to the bed and gently shook her sleeping wife’s shoulder. Mayu’s eyes gradually opened but her face retracted when exposed to the light and Yuki’s yelling.
“Get out of bed! It’s time for the surprise I planned for you!”
Mayu sat up excitedly as she suddenly remembered the surprise. The doctor looked at Yuki with wide eyes full of anticipation only to realize that Yuki was dressed unusually. Yuki looked like she was about to go on a crazy adventure. She was decked out in a black bomber jacket that was half unzipped to reveal a tank top underneath, she was also wearing dark green pants that had different zippers and pockets on the legs. The rest of her look was topped off with combat boots and a beanie that matched her jacket. The entire outfit oozed with the aura of a bad-ass.
“While I think you look really cool, why are you dressed like that?” asked Mayu with a perplexed look.
“We have to dress like this for the surprise! Here I got you some clothes.”
Yuki handed Mayu a folded bundle of similar looking clothes. Mayu put them on with a confused look on her face. Her outfit was the same as Yuki’s except the colors were different. Mayu had a navy jacket and maroon pants.
“Now that I put on this outfit, can you please tell me what the surprise is?”
“Not yet, let’s go!”
Yuki grabbed Mayu’s hand and the pair darted out of the hotel suite. They were soon outside of the lobby. A black SUV pulled up and an intimidating driver exited the car.
“Kashiwagi Yuki?”
“Yep that’s me” answered Yuki”
“Right this way”
The driver opened the door for the girls to enter the SUV. He returned to his seat and began driving.
“Yuki this is really weird, please tell me where we’re going”
“We’ll be there soon enough, just wait”
Mayu was getting confused and flustered. She had no idea what was happening. All she could do was look out the window to figure out where they were headed. The doctor soon realized that they were leaving the coast of the island and heading up towards the tall, jungly mountains. Yuki loved watching Mayu in her confused state, her slightly irritated face made Yuki laugh internally.
“We’ll be there in about twenty minutes” said the driver.
At this point, there was no evidence of the coastline. The scenery was complete jungle. The trees were incredibly tall, almost absorbing the tiny road the couple traveled on. The environment just made Mayu think about the surprise even more. She had no idea what she and Yuki would be doing in the jungle dressed like that.
“We better not be camping, I came to Hawaii to relax, not to rough it!” complained Mayu.
“Don’t worry, we’ll be back at the hotel by dinner” assured Yuki.
“Looks like we’re here” said the driver.
The SUV pulled up to a modern looking building in the middle of the jungle. The driver opened the door for the girls and helped them out of the large vehicle.
“I’ll be back to pick you girls up in an hour” The driver gave a friendly smile and headed down the road.
“Come on Mayu, lets go”
Yuki grabbed Mayu’s hand and led her inside the structure. The interior of the building had a warm and cozy atmosphere. There was a nice fireplace with comfy couches surrounding it. On the other side of the room, there was a front desk and various types of harnesses, helmets and other outdoor equipment. Yuki sat Mayu down on one of the couches.
“I’ll be right back” said Yuki as she kissed Mayu on her forehead.
Yuki approached the front desk, a friendly man greeted her.
“Hi!, welcome to Hawaii Adventure Tours. Are you the Kashiwagi party?”
“Yep!”
“Great, I just need you to sign these wavers, then I can get you and your wife into some harnesses and you’ll be on your way”
“Thank you”
Yuki quickly signed the papers and then called Mayu over. The doctor timidly walked over to the desk. The man grabbed some harnesses off the wall and began assisting the girls. As he was tightening Mayu’s harness, the man noticed she was a little scared and irritated looking.
“You look a little scared, don’t worry, zip lining is a lot of fun” said the man with a smile.
“What!? Zip lining?”
“Yeah, that’s what your wife signed up for.”
Mayu looked at Yuki with scared eyes. The weather girl chuckled at the doctor’s expression.
“Yuki, you didn’t tell me we were going zip lining!”
“That was the surprise”
Mayu’s face grew more and more terrified. Yuki started feeling bad, she thought Mayu would have liked the surprise.
“If you’re that scared, we can just go back” said Yuki.
“No…it’s fine. We’re already up here. Let’s just do it” pouted Mayu.
The atmosphere got heated. The man started feeling uncomfortable as the couple had their first disagreement as newlyweds. To ease the tension, he brought the girls refreshments and led them to the couches.
“You two can wait here for your tour guides to arrive. I hope you both have a wonderful time.” He smiled and returned to his desk.
The couple sat in silence. Eventually, a jeep pulled up and two active looking men went inside. Both men approached the couple and introduced themselves.
“Hi I’m Josh and I’ll be one of your tour guides”
“I’m Eric, I’ll be your other guide”
The girls shook both of the guide’s hands and were led into the jeep.
“It’s going to be a bumpy ride up the mountain so hold on tight” said Josh.
The jeep began climbing up a bumpy road. Neither girl said a word the first ten minutes up the mountain. As they got closer and closer to their destination, Mayu became even more nervous. She naturally scooted close to Yuki and grabbed her hand. Yuki squeezed Mayu’s hand to reassure her.
“I forgive you, I’m just scared. I’ve never done anything like this before” whispered Mayu.
“I’m sorry Mayu, I just wanted to do something different and adventurous with you. I hope we can have a lot of fun today”
“I hope so too”
For the rest of the ride, Mayu rested her head on Yuki’s shoulder. She was mentally preparing herself for flying through the air attached to a wire.
“Okay, we’re here! Let’s continue the rest of the tour on foot.” said Eric enthusiastically.
The tour guides led the couple on a beautiful trail through the Hawaiian jungle. They talked about the history of the forest while stating interesting facts about the variety of plant species. Mayu had finally begun to relax and enjoy the tour. She held onto Yuki’s hand with liveliness, completely forgetting about her fears of zipping through the air. Suddenly, the group of four arrived at the first zip line of the day. Mayu’s energy instantly declined. The long cable was positioned over a narrow valley with sturdy wooden platforms at each end.
“This is our first line, It’s not that high up and it’s only relatively long” stated Josh
“I’ll head down first so I can assist you ladies on the other side” said Eric
Eric hooked himself to the long wire and flew through the jungle. His experience made it look incredibly easy and natural. He was on the other side in no time.
“Okay, who wants to go first?” asked Josh.
Mayu looked at Yuki with scared eyes, signaling the weather girl to volunteer.
“I’ll go first!” sated Yuki without fear.
Josh checked Yuki’s harness and safety gear and clipped her to the cable. Yuki jumped from the platform in a daring fashion. The wind quickly hit the girls face as she zipped through the air. The view of the valley was beautiful, unfortunately the ride was soon over and Eric was unclipping Yuki and leading her to safety.
“YOU CAN DO IT MAYU!” yelled Yuki.
Mayu could hear her wife’s encouraging words from across the valley. Her fear didn’t decrease.
“Okay, you're next! Theres nothing to be afraid of, you can go slower. Just enjoy the view” said Josh with a smile.
Mayu exited the platform without the daring jump. At first, the terrified doctor shut her eyes but the tropical air felt nice on her face. For the second half of the ride, the doctor tried to open her eyes and enjoy the birds eye view of the valley. Just as she was beginning to enjoy her flight, Eric was unclipping her.
“Was that fun?” asked Eric
“Yeah, I actually thought it was nice!” affirmed Mayu, she had surprised herself.
Hearing Mayu say she enjoyed the zip line made Yuki really happy. The weather girl ran to Mayu and grabbed her hands.
“I knew you would like it.” said Yuki.
Suddenly Josh zipped over from the other side of the valley.
“I’m glad you girls enjoyed that, there’s a lot more where that came from. We have nine more zip lines to ride by the end of the tour!” said Josh as he unclipped himself from the cable and joined the group.
“n-nine?!” said Mayu with a scared look.
“You said you had fun, you can’t back out now!” retorted Yuki.
The guides laughed at the couple’s interaction and continued to led them through the jungle. The next zip line was a lot longer and higher. It was positioned over another valley with a beautiful waterfall flowing through the middle of it. Both of the girls enjoyed the one of a kind view. Continuing the tour, each line had a gorgeous view of the jungle below. Both Mayu and Yuki felt like birds, traveling through the tropical air at high speeds. After each line, they laughed and throughly enjoyed themselves.
“Unfortunately this tour is coming to an end” said Josh.
“This is our last, and most extreme zip line” stated Eric.
This zip line didn’t have a wooden platform at the start. Instead, the line was attached to a secure wooden pole which led off the edge of a cliff, across a vast section of the jungle and ended on another tall cliff on the other side. To get on the zip line with enough speed, the girls would have to run off the cliff while attached to the cable. While entirely safe, the feeling of running off a cliff was a tough mental challenge. Both girls locked eyes and challenged each other. Neither one of them wanted to be afraid.
“I’m going first” affirmed Mayu.
“Okay, I’ll hook you up” said Josh.
Mayu began sprinting as fast as she could towards the edge of the cliff. She wanted maximum speed for her final ride over the jungle. Soon she felt her final step of solid ground under her boots and began flying through the air. Her speed and conquer of her fears invigorated her. She rode the line with the biggest smile on her face. Now it was Yuki’s turn. She also sprinted off the cliff at her top speed. The happy weather girl laughed her entire way across the sky. Soon, all four were across and the group found themselves at the beginning of the trail where the jeep was parked.
“Well, I hope you both enjoyed your time on the tour” said Eric
“It seemed like you girls had a lot of fun” laughed Josh
The couple piled into the jeep and began heading back to the cozy building. The entire way back, the girls talked about each line and their favorite parts of the tour. Mayu had completely forgotten about her fears in the beginning. Soon, they were waiting for the black SUV to bring them back to the warm coastline. The intimidating driver arrived shortly.
“Did you both have fun?” asked the driver.
“Yep, we had a lot of fun” said Yuki.
The driver opened the door for the couple then returned to his seat. He began the long drive back to the hotel. The exiting events of the day had exhausted the girls, as the both fell asleep in the car on the way back. The driver looked through his rear-view mirror and looked at the sleeping couple. Yuki rested her head on Mayu’s shoulder while Mayu rested her head on top of Yuki’s head. They fell asleep holding hands too. All the driver could do was smile at the cute scene. Eventually they arrived back at the hotel. The driver didn’t want to wake the couple up from their slumber but he had to.
“Excuse me, Mrs. Kashiwagi? We’re here”
Yuki slowly opened her eyes.
“Oh my god I’m so sorry. How long did we keep you waiting here?” asked Yuki with an embarrassed face.
“Not long, don’t worry.” smiled the driver.
Yuki nudged Mayu and helped her out of the car. Yuki thanked the driver and walked with Mayu to the elevators. Soon they were in their suite, completely exhausted. Both Mayu and Yuki crashed their bodies onto the large bed. At the brink of sleeping, Mayu lightly tugged on Yuki’s sleeve.
“Yuki, we’re all gross. Let’s take a bath”
“I don’t want to. I’m so tired” whined Yuki.
“Come on! Just take a bath” said Mayu with an irritated voice.
“No, I’m so lazy”
“Fine, I guess I’ll just take one by myself. I was going to ask if you wanted to take a bath together, but I guess you’re too lazy” teased Mayu with a sarcastic tone in her voice.
“Wait, never mind! I’ll take a bath!”
Yuki quickly got up and followed Mayu to the bathroom. The bathroom was very spacious and it had a large marble tub. After both girls cleaned themselves, they hopped into the tub to relax. Yuki closed her eyes and enjoyed the warm water soothing her body after a long and exciting day. Suddenly, she felt Mayu’s arms wrap around her to form a hug. Mayu brought her lips up to Yuki’s ear and began to whisper.
“Yuki, I had a lot of fun today. Thank’s for the surprise”
Yuki blushed at the fact that Mayu was hugging her in the bath tub. To accept Mayu’s thanks, the weather girl quickly pecked her on the lips. Mayu happily sighed and returned to the other end of the tub. Both girls closed their eyes and enjoyed sharing the warm water together.
“I can’t believe we have to go home tomorrow” complained Mayu.
“Wait, we’re already going home?”
“Yeah, we’ve been in Hawaii for almost five days, haven’t you noticed?” asked Mayu with a surprised voice.
“I just thought we had more time” whined Yuki.
“Yeah, I have to go back and do that surgery” said Mayu with uncertainty in her voice.
“Don’t worry about that now, you’ll be fine. Let’s just enjoy our last night in Hawaii”
The couple spent another ten minutes in the bath and then returned to their bed. Mayu suddenly heard the growl of her stomach.
“I’m really hungry, but I really don’t want to get dressed and go out for dinner”
“Same here, let’s just get room service” suggested Yuki.
“Good idea”
Mayu and Yuki changed into their pajamas and happily waited for their food to arrive. When it did, they ate it while laughing and enjoying each other’s company. Eventually the girls had laughed themselves to sleep and had both fallen into a carefree slumber.
The next morning Mayu work up a few hours early to start packing. She decided to pack everything and let Yuki sleep. In no time, both of their suitcases were carefully packed and perfectly organized. The doctor even picked out outfits to wear on the plane ahead of time. Glancing at her watch, Mayu noticed that she still had time to pick up breakfast before Yuki woke up. She quietly exited and went to order breakfast. In no time, Mayu was back with coffee, pastries and a variety of fresh fruit. The smell of fresh coffee woke Yuki up. The weather girl gracefully sat up and smiled at Mayu.
“Did you get breakfast?”
“Yep. I packed our bags too.”
“Wow, you’re so busy. Thank you”
Mayu handed Yuki her breakfast and they both ate in bed.
“Okay Yuki, our flight is at noon so we don’t have a lot of time. Is there anything you want to do?”
“I just want to lay here with you”
Yuki pulled Mayu down onto the bed with her. They spent their final hours in Hawaii happily cuddling.
After a few hours, they were at the airport about to board their flight back to Japan. Both Mayu and Yuki looked sad and happy at the same time. They loved paradise but they were excited to get back to their usual routine. As the couple took their seats on the plane, Mayu started rummaging through her bag. The doctor pulled out a medical file, a legal pad, a medical book, glasses and a pen. Mayu laid all her materials out on the tray table in front of her. She immediately began planning and strategizing her upcoming surgery.
“Are you really going to do that on the plane?” asked Yuki with a concerned voice
“I have to.” Said Mayu while adjusting her glasses.
The flight took almost eight hours and Mayu was up the entire time. On the flight she strategized her ideal plan for the surgery and she also wrote down four additional plans in case the ideal plan didn’t work. She knew her patient’s file from cover to cover. She knew she would have to execute absolute perfection to keep her career intact. During most of this time, Yuki was asleep. Whenever the weather girl was awake, she watched her wife diligently work without any distractions. The girls had exited the plane and had placed their suitcases in their car they had parked at the airport.
“I’ll drive, you must be exhausted” stated Yuki
Yuki began the short drive to Mayu’s apartment. When they arrived, Mayu unlocked the door. The apartment was completely untouched since the last time they were there. The familiar smell of home comforted both girls. The first thing Mayu wanted to do was unpack quickly. She began to unzip her suitcase and place her clothes in her closet. Yuki grabbed her by the wrist and scolded her.
“Unpack later! What you need to do the most is sleep. You have a big surgery tomorrow and you cannot be tired for that.”
“I just want to get this done!”
“No! go to sleep. I’ll do the unpacking later. I just want you to get some rest” said Yuki with an irritated voice.
“Fine”
Yuki led Mayu to her bed and tucked her in. As an apology for scolding, Yuki gave Mayu a kiss on the forehead. Mayu fell asleep almost instantly. She even slept through dinner. Night time had arrived and Yuki was getting ready for bed. She set Mayu’s alarm, then she set her own alarm for an hour earlier. Soon, she crawled into bed next to her incredibly sleepy wife.
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The sudden sound of the alarm startled Mayu. She quickly turned it off and jumped out of bed. She knew she had to start getting ready for the surgery. The doctor ran downstairs thinking she had to make breakfast and get all of her things organized, however, she was pleasantly surprised to see Yuki had done most of the preparation already. The table had a nice, healthy breakfast waiting for Mayu. Yuki had also washed the doctor’s scrubs and neatly folded them on the couch. Next to the scrubs was all of Mayu’s notes she had taken on the plane. Mayu smiled at the effort her wife had made.
“Thank you so much Yuki, this really helps a lot”
“Anything I can do to help”
Mayu quickly ate and changed into her clothes. She grabbed her notes and began heading out the door.
“Wait!” yelled Yuki.
Yuki ran up to Mayu and gave her a caring kiss on the cheek.
“You got this!” encouraged Yuki.
“Thanks!”
Mayu sped to the hospital in her car. She arrived shortly and began going over her plans in her head. Mayu had done everything she possibly could to prepare herself for this operation.
“Ah doctor Watanabe, you’re here. The staff is ready, please prepare yourself” said a nurse.
“Thank you”
Mayu prepared for the operation by disinfecting her hands and arms. She put on her mask and entered the operating room. Her staff of highly trained doctors also looked prepared. She stood above her very young patient. She was going to preform a surgery that could make or break her career. With a scalpel in hand, she made her first, delicate incision.
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