Secret Adventure

Rudy’s poof tail swayed slowly a few times as fern wrapped her leg about him.  It was horrifically embarrassing to panic like that and at the worst possible moment.  It was bad enough when Art saw him panic but now Fern was getting to see him at his worst.  She had a tendency to see him at all his worsts actually.  She found rudy where the water had pushed him ashore right after Oxx hurt him, she saw him in recovery when the ooze had affected his thoughts and he’d attacked her, and now, while they sparred for the right to propose she had to see it also.  Looking at that checklist of bad moments it was amazing she’d still want to love him.  Rudy had plenty of good moments but it was like Fern was still there for all the bad ones also.

With Fern hugging him Rudy rests his head on her shoulder with a slow exhale, recalling her earlier words, “I love you too Fern.”  It was a nice moment, he enjoyed the feel of her body against his to soothe that ugly inner scar.  She stepped back and his head raised up an inch, ears pricked forward at the change in demeanor.  Ahh, right.  Fern had won so she got to ask the question.  Somehow Rudy had always imagined being the one to ask a woman to be his mate.  Oh well, he had agreed to the challenge and for the most part, it had been fun.

Rudyard would love to have given a witty fun response as a way of saying ‘yes’ to Fern’s question.  Both her expression and the weight of the question refused to allow him to make it a fun joking statement.  He quietly looked at Fern with a stillness that was rather unRudyard like, passive and somber.  There was no takeback from this answer. “Yes Fern, be my mate.  I swear I’ll get stronger and help you in whatever endeavor you want to take as well.  Stay with me and I’ll help you accomplish whatever dream you come up with.”

Rudyard Carpathius