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Newlyweds - Ricken & Maribelle

Who would have thought realm hopping would come back to have some extra benefits?

Due to much of their home land needing recovery from the recent wars, and the preemptive wrath of Grima, there hadn't really been much of a location for the newly married couples to spend their honeymoon. Then the brilliance of Anna shone through - why not use the beautiful resort found in the realm they once saved?

Ricken stood on the hot beach, gazing at the clear sky. He couldn't believe how fortunate he was. His family's reputation was slowly but surely being restored, the world was at peace, and now he was on his honeymoon with his... wife. With Maribelle.

He expected to wake up from this beautiful dream any second now. He even closed his eyes, taking a deep breath of the healthy sea air. If this was a dream, he hoped he would keep sleeping for a very long time.

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"Ricken darling! If you stay out in the sun too long, you'll burn to a crisp." Maribelle called out to him as she finally made her way to where he'd been waiting for her to get changed into her swimsuit. She'd actually opted for a rather bold choice in her mind, going with a bikini rather than a more conservative one piece, but she hoped Ricken's reaction might be worth it. Just because she was trying to pamper, spoil, or reward him in some ways didn't change the fact that she was a bit protective and bossy.

"Now let's set up our umbrella, and get on some suntan lotion first. Then we can play around however you like, alright?" Yes she probably over-prepared for this, taking out some of the fun of it in some ways, but ensuring that they wouldn't necessarily need anything else. She had a basket with their lunches, towels, shovels, and of course the lotion she was getting out right now to protect her fair skin from the suns rays. She used a parasol to keep the sun at bay in more regular climates, so she definitely wasn't about to let her honeymoon be marred by turning into a lobster.

It was strange in a way... She used to think of Ricken more like a younger brother, yet he proved himself time and time again to her. She really was planning on waiting until he was older for their marriage and honeymoon, but she had made a promise to him, and now that the war was over, she was rather eager to fulfill it. She needed a break from all the strife of the war, the destruction wrought by the fell dragon, and the exhaustion of the reconstruction. There was only one person Maribelle wanted to spend time with right now, and he was getting a cold glob of lotion rubbed up against his back.

Guess there was no waking up for him just yet. "Relax, Maribelle, I just got outside..." He couldn't help but smile a little. Just as Maribelle thought Ricken could be a little overprotective, he often thought the same of her. He turned around, intent on telling her that a tan was healthy, that he knew how to take care of his own skin, that she was far more delicate -

And the second he saw her, nothing else came out of his mouth but an undignified "Uh."

He'd always thought Maribelle was pretty - you'd have to be blind not to think so, he believed - so pretty that sometimes he had a difficult time looking at her face for too long. But this was a whole different level. Without meaning to, his eyes shot down immediately, getting a full scope of her curvy body. That shape! That gleam! He could die happy right then and there. He almost did, as he completely forgot how to breathe. He also didn't hear a single word she was saying, as he was too busy repeating a mantra in his head - wow, wow, wow, wow, wow -

COLD!

"Gah!" He jumped back into reality once the lotion touched his skin. If he wanted to prove he was a man, not a child, he wasn't doing a great job of it. "I, uh... I mean... th-thanks, Maribeauty- Maribelle!"

Maribelle couldn't help but notice that he was gawking like a giddy school boy when he saw her in the bikini she'd chosen out for him. Oh she tried to continue on as if nothing was the matter, but the blush on her cheeks at his stare was probably a clear indicator that she knew he was staring. The wet glob of lotion was in part to snap him out of it, and also to switch gears a little. Still... she couldn't help but finally call him out on it when he called her Maribeauty.

"I-It's your own fault for being so distracted you know!" That the lotion was so cold? That she applied it without warning? That she was as red in the face as she would be if she was sunburned? Perhaps all of these things, and perhaps she just felt that he was at fault for something here. To make sure he didn't feel too guilty about being at fault, because he'd mostly done exactly what she was hoping for anyways, she leaned in and gave him a soft little kiss on the cheek.

"Ahem... now then... since I have more delicate skin than yours, I'm going to need a little help with getting my lotion on everywhere I'll need it. If I lie down on a towel, do you think you can manage?"

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His own fault? C'mon! She was the beautiful one! What was she expecting, the way she was dressed? He wanted to be annoyed, but he wound up smiling instead. Even with wedding rings on their fingers, Maribelle found ways to me demure, and Ricken loved her for that. She was really cute when she wasn't trying to be. The kiss on the cheek just helped things along, and he let out a chuckle...

... And then his brain exploded again at her request. So not only did he get to look at this body that could have easily belonged to a goddess, but he got to touch it too? At least this time he managed to get some control over his mouth. "I... I uh... y-yeah, of course!" He squeaked. "I-I mean, I can do it! I can definitely do it! I won't let a single inch of you get burnt. You've... already done so much, it's really the least I can help with."

Maribelle had finally worked past her own embarrassment a bit more, and now just found Ricken's embarrassment over applying lotion almost amusing. She knew she was beautiful, it was something she worked rather hard at, but somehow she hadn't expected this particular request to get him so flustered. He was her husband after all, but putting on sun tan lotion was something she'd probably have asked him to do for her even if they weren't married. Then again, perhaps that was because she trusted Ricken to behave more than any of the other men, even before they were married.

She whipped out her towel, and stretched out underneath the large umbrella she'd planted into the sand to serve as their shade and lunch break area. Sand was sort of relaxing in that it was so soft, and the mixture of heat and atmosphere was enough to put her in almost a lull. She closed her eyes to relax for a moment, before turning her head back, remembering that Ricken probably had worked himself into another stupor watching her flex out her half naked form in front of him.

"Well, go on! Don't be afraid to apply lotion at the edges of my swimsuit either. The last thing I need is burn marks that show off exactly where I was wearing my swimsuit." Then again, tan lines did almost the same thing, but she was inclined to not get too tanned if she could get away with it.

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It took him some steady time before he finally knelt down and grabbed the bottle of lotion. This was fine. This was okay. They were in love. They were husband and wife. He was allowed to do this.

"Yeah, well..." He stretched his words out, squeezing out a tiny amount of lotion onto Maribelle's shoulder blades. "It's not like anyone else would see those lines..." After a deep, long breath, he placed his hands on her skin, and began to spread the lotion around. He carefully watched her head to see if he'd do anything wrong or hurt her in any way, though he wasn't sure how he could do either. "You're usually wearing all those layers and dresses. So I guess I'd be the only one to see those lines, and I... really wouldn't mind! It'd kind of be like a memento of this trip."

"Well..." Maribelle was a little torn, she did want to make Ricken happy and it was actually really cute the way he said it was like a memento of their trip. On the other hand, she took great pride in her porcelain and unblemished skin, and was downright vain about it. "Maybe if you're good I'll stay in the sun a bit longer and get a little tanned for you. I still don't want any burns around the edges of my swimsuit, it makes it rather painful with all my layers and dresses." It had been some time since she was a child and learned that particular lesson the hard way, and it was not an experience she wanted repeated.

"That actually feels surprisingly good, almost like you're giving me a back massage. Hmmhmmhmm~" Maribelle let out a pleased little hum as Ricken continued to rub in the lotion, kicking her legs criss crossing back and forth in the air while he worked. "Darling, have you ever had the chance to do much swimming?" Ylisse was a land locked nation after all, and she wasn't sure how much traveling abroad Ricken had done outside of the war.

Ricken thought he would be endlessly nervous and sputtering as he lathered her body, but strangely enough, he found this calming. It helped that she was taking obvious enjoyment out of it. Her skin felt nice to touch, smooth and warm. He didn't even hesitate to work on her back. he let out another chuckle as she mused about rewards and layers, and was content to listen and nod along until she asked the question.

"Huh?" it gave him pause, and he slowed down his rubbing as he actually thought about it. "... Well... not really." he admitted. "I mean, sometimes Donny needed help fishing, so I'd get a little wet at riversides. But... there wasn't really a lot of opportunities to go swimming growing up, and during the war." He shrugged, despite knowing she couldn't see it. "... But how hard can it be? It's just moving around in the water."

Well that interrupted Maribelle's relaxation when she heard just how helplessly naive he could be about swimming. "Ricken have you ever been in a river with a strong current? The ocean can be much stronger than that sometimes, and swimming in it can be very difficult for beginners. Now there's no need to worry because I learned how to swim at a very young age and I can teach you, but you really shouldn't underestimate it!" The last thing she needed was to have her husband almost drown on her because he wanted to show off for her.

"Don't think that you'll be getting mouth to mouth resuscitation from me if you try anything too foolish either." Then again, if he asked for a kiss on the lips she'd probably still give it to him but that was besides the point.

She cleared her throat, and sat up so that she could give him instructions. "For a beginner, probably the most important motion to remember while swimming goes a bit like this... It should keep you afloat most of the time when you kick your legs underneath you." Maribelle swooped her arms to either side as if she were parting the air in front of her.

He was going to argue that surely the resort wouldn't have such dangerous waters, and if she wanted to 'teach' him that was all fine and dandy - nooo! Don't sit up! There was still so much more to rub! Like her long, gorgeous legs! He mentally chided himself on being so dumb and ruining that golden opportunity. Him and his big mouth.He sighed heavily as the lecture continued, hands on his knees. Maribelle meant well, but she could really be bossy!

Yet he couldn't be upset for too long as Maribelle demonstrated the proper way to swim because... well, because without water, swimming looked very silly. He sucked in air through his teeth and bit down on his lower lip. Little snits escaped him, but he struggled not to dive into full-blown laughter. He was a dead man if she actually heard him laughing at her swimming attempts.

Unfortunately for Ricken, Maribelle was rather oblivious to his libido and the fact that he might want to rub lotion over her silky legs never occurred to her. She was just the kind of woman who always put business before pleasure even on a pleasure trip. So teaching him seemed like the most natural thing to do so they could get back to their fun... Why was he biting his lip like that?

"You also need to remember to keep your head above the water, so posture yourself like..." Maribelle was half finished putting herself in another ridiculous position when unfortunately for Ricken, she realized what it was. He was trying not to laugh at how silly she looked demonstrating these motions in midair.

"Well if my lessons are so amusing perhaps I should let you drown instead!" Maribelle was just going to huff in a small fit of embarrassment before coming up with a suitable punishment.

She smiled rather confidently to herself as she laid out on her back and shoved the lotion bottle into his hands. "Since I interrupted your chore to give you a lesson, you now have to put lotion on my front too!" Unfortunately for Maribelle... she really had very little concept of Ricken's libido. While applying lotion was a chore for her, it very well might not be anything close to it for her husband.

"I don't feel like going in the water anymore anyways, so you may have to apply two coats. With the white sand reflecting the suns rays, it burns off twice as fast as being in water." Surely he'll grovel for forgiveness after the first layer, and Maribelle being the benevolent wife that she was would of course forgive him.

... This was a punishment? Was she serious? He wondered for half a moment if this was some coy, seductive game she was playing, but he then quickly remembered this was Maribelle and the very notion of seduction might have made her faint. how strange for him not to be the naive one for once.

"Oh, I'm sorry." he murmured, trying to at least lay the part of the woebegone loser. "But I guess this serves me right. What was I thinking?" Maybe he was laying it on thick, but for the chance of literally laying it on thick on her body, he'd say anything. This time he squired a dose onto his hands and got to work on those luscious legs of hers. Life was good. Life was great.

"... Man, Maribelle..." Yet he couldn't just admire her beauty without words. "... I don't know how you do it. You'd think with all the fighting we had to go through, you'd develop some meaty muscle, but you're as slim as snake."

That was a compliment. He would swear to Naga, that as an animal-lover, this was a compliment.

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