Boy, Look at How You've Grown

Arcturus walked back to the cave he had been sharing with his family within Elysium's lands, a small smile lingering on his lips. He had been coming home later and later, but it was worth it to spend a little more time with Vanille. They spent the day hunting, as they tended to do, but their days of solely hunting less than they had been. They spent more time just being together and stealing kisses, a development he was very much enjoying. The rest of his family was already asleep in their various sections of the cave so he just quietly slipped in and got settled in to his bed of furs, resting his head down with a quiet sigh. Sometimes he thought about the difference his life had taken since he met Vanille and started hanging out with her. The way she had helped him to get out of his own head and think about something other than himself... It was just an invaluable thing that he couldn't possibly repay her for.

He set his eyes close even though it was hard to get to sleep with his thoughts buzzing the way they were. Eventually he managed, drifting to sleep somewhat reluctantly. It felt like he was only asleep for a few moments though before his eyes were flickering open. He knew spans of time were deceiving when he was asleep so maybe it was longer than it felt, but somehow he doubted it. Everything was blurry at first so he couldn't really tell where he was, but as he lifted his head he started to realize that he was no longer in the cave. His brows pulled together with confusion and his paws rubbed over his eyes to try and focus him, but everything felt kind of strange and he didn't quite know why. Was he actually awake? Was this a dream?

"Arcturus Indarra"