AN: This is a sequel to 'Alleyways and Lust,' this fic takes place a few months down the line. As always please read and review. I hope you enjoy it.

"Miss Valentine, your drinks," a Hispanic looking waiter announced as he placed the two white wine spritzers on the table next to the sun-lounger the brunette was currently occupying, as she soaked up the suns rays. The dark shades Jill wore covered her eyes in such a way that she could see out but no one could see in, making her seem rather intimidating to the waiter, who wasn't sure the gorgeous brunette had even acknowledged his presence. It wasn't until she uttered a "thanks," in her feminine yet authoritative way that the waiter with his slick hair combed back, knew that she had heard him clearly and had even given him the once over from behind her shades.

Alice strode around the poolside leisurely until she reached Jill and the waiter, having seen Jill's frosty demeanour on many occasions, she instantly recognised the situation with the waiter, she decided to do some damage limitation. Alice smiled warmly at the waiter who smiled meekly back at her. "Thank you for bringing the drinks over, its much appreciated," Alice told him, instantly seeing his shoulders sag slightly, some of the tension relieved.

"It's no problem Miss. It's a shame that your friend is not as pleasant as you are," the waiter smiled once more before leaving the two women. Alice grinned down at her bronzed lover, having minimised yet another situation Jill had caused before it got too out of hand, usually Jill would criticise the person's work or sometimes even them personally. Alice remembered an evening out at the cinema, they had been served their popcorn by a rather effeminate young man, who Jill had caused a scene with because of his less than generous servings. Jill had called the poor guy a "tight-fisted little faggot," getting them both nearly kicked out of the building as well as making the man cry. Jill however had found it hilarious and Alice being Alice resolved the situation with a few well-chosen words.

"Tosser," Jill called out, causing the waiter to turn around briefly, much to Alice's amusement. Alice loved Jill, she loved to watch her interact with people in her frosty and blunt way, because she knew that she was the only one who saw the defenceless and raw Jill Valentine, the woman who was sometimes shy around her. Her Jill who looked so angelic and innocent as she slept, that Alice often stayed awake after Jill had fallen asleep. Just so that she could watch her sleeping.

Perching herself on the edge of Jill's sun-lounger, Alice took a sip of her drink, feeling it refresh her whole mouth, soothing her somewhat dry throat. Taking another sip Alice kissed Jill allowing the liquid to transfer mouths, feeling Jill's smile against her lips as some of the liquid dribbled down her chin, was enough to tell Alice that the 'Ice-Queen' had melted momentarily.

Pulling back Alice licked the spilt liquid from Jill's chin, watching her almost expressionless face intently.

"Babes we're on holiday, you don't have to be so harsh to the staff,"

"Awe but where's the fun in being nice? I said thanks to him," Jill's face was beginning to let a grin take over, she knew Alice wasn't mad at her, plus she knew Alice enjoyed watching her little antics as she did doing them.

"We're on a cruise in the middle of the Mediterranean, there's no escaping these people," Alice's rationality never failed to surprise Jill, Alice could be rational in any situation thrown at her.

"We could jump overboard or just stay in our cabin until the ship docks," Jill's grin was now totally visible, even from behind her shades, you could tell her eyes were shining with mischief. Her cheeky side now in full-swing telling Alice she wasn't going to comply.

"Ok, but then my tan wouldn't be as good as I'd like it to be," Alice replied with a faux hurt expression, as she went along with Jill's playfulness.

"I wouldn't mind at all," Jill replied as she pulled Alice onto her lap fully, not noticing the shadows that had suddenly been cast on and around the pool The shadows were cast in an eerie circular shape and seemed to be moving in an anti-clockwise fashion.

Jill's dark shades made her oblivious, whereas Alice noticed and suddenly became tense in Jill's embrace, something Jill didn't miss.

"Al?" Jill said curiously as she nuzzled her neck.

"Look up, the ship's being circled,"

"Holy shit!" Jill exclaimed, removing her shades as if they were causing some sort of hallucination. "What are they?"

"Birds, but not your regular feathered friends…" Alice answered but cut off by the deafening screams of a few of the bikini clad women who were looking over the edge of the ship.

Alice and Jill instantaneously jumped up off of the sun-lounger and headed directly to where the commotion was, looking overboard in absolute disbelief.