The dark before the dawn

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Anais smiled, amused and with a hint of suspicion, as her mate received her company, very obviously prepared and awaiting her arrival as the sunflower was promptly drawn forward and nudged her way. Her golden eyes fell to the bloom with a soft sigh, a little bit of understanding coming with the last of his explanation. Voltage. Of course his brother had been willing to jump in and play this role; he was just that sort of selfless creature to do it - not to mention she was sure he had taken far too much pleasure in the whole thing. "All for a flower," she laughed, shaking her head in disbelief.

While she thought she understood, Glacier's true intent continued to remain hidden, even as he stalled and eventually approached to bring them closer. Bright eyes lifted from the flower still at her feet to stare upward into the midnight blue wolf's silver gaze, and as the meager frustration Anais felt at her early wake up dissipated, her smile softened sweetly for him and in appreciation of the continued effort that he put forth to show his affection for her. She really was the luckiest wolf to have won his heart, and to have someone so special hold hers in return.

He proceeded, in his own unique way, to steer their conversation, and the golden brown hunter continued to miss the point, feeling her puzzlement return as Glacier spoke of timing, of something he wished to include his family in, and more specifically Voltage and Gaia. Her brow furrowed as she tried to consider what he might mean, though the only piece she understood wholly was that they were a packaged deal. "That's why he woke me up this morning," Anais chimed in to express her comprehension, though she was in no way prepared for the proposal that followed.

The emotion in her face transformed softly but swiftly from confusion, to understanding, to shock. For a few endless seconds she stared slack-jawed as her mate at last spelled out what it was that he had kept hidden from her, the grand schemes of their wedding should she agree. Almost immediately, her yellow-gold eyes began to fill with tears, and though she tried feebly at first to fight them there was no stopping the torrent as they crested over her lower eyelids and slipped down her cheeks with a quiet sob. Glacier wished to marry her, bells and whistles and all. She should have seen it coming, and yet...Anais found herself completely surprised in the best possible way.

She could hardly speak as she cried her happiness, practically blinded as they were both bathed in the brilliant light of the dawn. A marriage - a wedding! It was all so much to take in at once, but there was one thing she knew with absolute certainty. She wanted to be with Glacier, she wanted their relationship solidified in whichever way would mean the most to him. And if that meant standing before his family - alongside Voltage and Gaia - and marrying this man that she loved then she wanted to do it whole-heartedly. Unable yet to speak, and not trusting her voice yet either way, Anais only nodded her head firmly in undeniable acceptance, smiling even as the tears continued to come, and pressed her tear-streaked face into Glacier's chest.