Dragon Soothe

Chapter 12

Tig was a little surprised at what all happened at a luau since he'd never been to one before. The pig on a spit was pretty radical he thought as they found seats at a table to wait the entertainment and have some drinks. Seeing her so happy and relaxed eased him into a more relaxed state as well. There were no threats to look out for. They were like any other couple out on their honeymoon spending quality time together. Shortly before the entertainment started, the buffet line for dinner was opened up for everyone to get their meal. She urged him to try different things making him chuckle. They sat back down with full plates and waved the waiter down for refills on their drinks.

"You're gonna love this." She told him bringing a smile to his face.

"I am, huh?" He stated.

"Yeah. It just blew my mind when we came here on vacation. Especially the fire breathers." She giggled making him smile again.

She had been right, he thoroughly enjoyed the entertainment that night. It was better than what he thought they were going to see. After the luau, they headed back to their hotel for the night. It was still a bit awkward sleeping in bed together but neither wanted to say anything. The next day she wanted to go scuba diving but he didn't know anything about it. She looked up where to get your scuba license. She was going to recertify while he got his license for the first time. He wasn't sure about getting his license but she reassured him it was easy and that there wasn't much to remember. He went along with her because she was so excited about scuba diving and he wanted to spend all his time with her. They spent the morning learning how to scuba dive and getting their license, or recertifying in her case, before they headed off on a tour to a cove for an afternoon of scuba diving near a coral reef.

Buying several underwater cameras for the trip, they prepared for the trip as best as they could. He wasn't sure what to expect but she was very hyper at getting to scuba dive once again in Hawaii. This time she had cameras with her she could take underwater photos with. She took one photo one a really neat, unusual looking coral reef. He wanted to get a photo of her in front of it so he took her camera and had her position herself in front of it. He framed her perfectly and got a good shot that he hoped she'd like when the cameras were developed. He was suddenly surrounded by a school of brightly colored fish so she quickly snapped a shot of him looking up at them making her giggle.

Diving lower, they spotted several manta rays which she quickly took photos of as they got closer to them. They even spotted turtles and dolphins as they swam around and she had to get photos of them as well. When a couple dolphins came up to her, he took her camera and began taking photos of her interacting with the dolphins. She had to laugh at the playful dolphins. One of her favorite watersports in the world was scuba diving and today was the exact reason why. She got a photo of him with one of the dolphins as it came up to him and nudged him with its nose. It freaked him out a little bit but she just laughed at the display. She pouted when their time was up with the tour and began swimming towards the surface. They were helped back into the boat when they made it and began taking off their scuba gear.

"This was the best!" She exclaimed bringing a wide smile to his face.

The next day they just lounged on the beach soaking up the sun and ate lunch at a food vendor by the beach. He was liking this laid-back feeling wherever they went more and more. Of course, he also loved seeing her in her bikini! The following day they went on a tour to snorkel with sharks which worried him but the operators told them they hadn't had any incidents in over twenty years of operation. She wanted to try something crazy and exciting and he didn't want to stop her fun. She took her underwater camera with her so she could snap some photos. He took it from her so he could get a photo of her with the sharks nearby so everyone could see they were really swimming with sharks! Taking her camera back, she got a good photo of him with a shark near him as he tried to be as still as he could to not agitate the shark. It was a short tour, only two hours, so she wanted to go on another tour. They visited Pearl Harbor next.

The five-hour historic tour was a combination tour in which they were enlightened with Pearl Harbor's comprehensive history. They got to see the sunken USS Arizona, got a chance to visit the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl, and stop by the landmarks of Honolulu metropolitan to enjoy the scenic views around. It was a sobering experience as the checked out the USS Arizona. Her sister gave her one of her less-used cameras so she could document their honeymoon with. Remi had almost used up her underwater cameras already with their scuba diving and snorkeling. The next day they took a Zipline Tour On Oahu's North Shore. They got to zipline seven times and learn about some of the medicinal plants in the area as well as see some mountain, famous beaches, and even farms. She had one of the staff take a photo of them before they started the ziplining making Tig shake his head at her. She wanted to document everything!

One of their last water adventures was on a short tour to swim with octopi. She took her last underwater camera and got some funny photos of an octopus clinging to her arm making her laugh. It creeped Tig out seeing this thing clinging to her like it was but it didn't bother her at all. He took her camera and got a good photo of her with the octopus on her arm from a distance. One octopus tried to cling to Tig but he swam away before it could making her laugh. 'I can't believe he's afraid of an octopus!' she thought to herself. Taking as many photos as she could, she finally used up her underwater camera. She had to have their tour guide help remove it from her arm when the tour was finally over. Tig helped her back in the boat before stripping out of his scuba diving gear. She was laughing and stated how awesome that had been.

Before they knew it, their time in Hawaii was coming to an end. She'd had a blast and hoped he had too. They were packing up to make sure they had everything the night before they were to leave for home. He couldn't wait to get back to his crazy, danger-filled life although he had thoroughly enjoyed himself in Hawaii. Seeing her so excited about things made the trip worth it. She had her clothes set out for the next day sitting on top of her bag and her phone charger already in her bag. Her father was picking them up from the airport and bringing them home. Tig's bike was already at her home as he'd gotten a ride to the wedding from a rented car for the day. She had loved Hawaii but knew she needed to get back to work. The underwater cameras needed to be developed, she wanted to get an album for their time in Hawaii, and she wanted to print off all the pictures she'd taken with her sister's camera so she had something she could show anyone who wanted to see.

The flight back to California was, thankfully, as calm and peaceful as it was going to Hawaii. Both were very relaxed and much more tan than they had been when they left. She hugged her father tightly and thanked him for sending them to Hawaii making him laugh and tell her it was no problem. Tig shook his hand in greeting before he loaded their bags into the trunk of Ryu's car. The trip home was spent in talking about what all they had seen and done while in Hawaii. He couldn't believe they'd gone snorkeling with sharks and scuba diving with octopi! She just laughed and said it had been quite the adventure and that she hoped to return on their one-year anniversary. Ryu just chuckled loving to hear that his daughter had had a good time on her honeymoon. He was worried they wouldn't want to do stuff together since they barely knew one another.

Once they made it to Remi's home, they hugged once more as Tig grabbed their luggage. It was midday and he was sure Clay would want to know he was back in town. He brought their bags to her bedroom and said if she'd come by the clubhouse around five when he got off work, he'd get all his stuff from his dorm room so he could officially move into her house. She promised she'd be there. He left to head to the clubhouse so she left to drop off her underwater cameras and print off her photos from her sister's camera as well as find a photo album to put them in. She also needed a wedding album for their official wedding photos since they'd be coming in within the next few weeks.

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