The stars, they smile for you

Elise's mismatched ears perked when she felt his paw rest on her stomach, making her break their kiss as she glanced down to where his dark paw rested on her pale fur. Her heart fluttered at the sight and she lowered down to her haunches so that she could rest her smaller, more dainty paw over his and hold him there over the place where their children had just begun to grow. As much as she knew that he would love her unconditionally and he had never stressed or put pressure on her over the fact that they hadn't let conceived before now, she knew how much they wanted this and how important it was for him. She had never been certain about being a mother or wanting a family until she met Iroh and began planning their future and now it was all she could think about aside from Iroh himself. She couldn't wait to see what their pups would be like, how many of them there would be, if they would look more like her or more like him... No matter the answer to any of those questions she knew they would be perfect. Just like her mate.

When she lifted her gaze away from their stacked paws, she brought her sapphire eyes up to his with the purest love and joy she could possibly imagine. She was slowly starting to understand the love that she had seen her father have for her mother and for her and her siblings. It was the kind of love that you couldn't fake or create, it just was. "I love you," she whispered against his lips before she gave him another passionate kiss, this one quicker, but only so she could grin as she brushed her muzzle against his. "I think... maybe we should try one more time... just to be sure," she teased with a chuckle, a gleam of that desire that was an ever constant emotion between them lighting up her gaze. She left a little trail of nibbles and kisses along his jaw and up along his cheek as she stepped closer, bringing her muzzle up to his ear. She had been finding her comforts in his arms through all of this, but now that her worries had been wiped away with this realization she felt lighter and more free and there was only one way she wanted to celebrate.

"There's a little secluded spot by the lake... Do you think I can steal you away from your patrol for a while?" she whispered as she reached up to his ear. She caught the delicate skin between her teeth and let them drag gently across his skin before she pulled away, giving him a sultry glance before she turned away with a flick of her tail under his chin to lead the way to a little spot hidden away in a cluster of trees, not waiting for a response. It had been phrased as a question, but she made it pretty clear that he wasn't allowed to deny her request.

Elise Adravendi