More love than all the stars in the sky

Remus didn't realize he was holding his breath after he finally managed to ask Ike the question that had been lingering on his mind for what felt like ages until she finally gave her answer and he sighed with relief as a huge, joyous smile spread across his face. In reality he hadn't doubted that she would say yes since it was so clear that they both wanted this, but he had his own doubts in himself to be the husband she probably needed him to be–someone that could be at her side and take on the responsibility to lead with her whenever she was given the most powerful position in this big, important pack. He didn't know how much of that she would actually want form him, but he wanted to continue supporting her and being whatever she needed him to be regardless. But just as he had done his best to boost her confidence and show her how amazing she really was, she had shown him that he could be so much more than a roaming vagabond. She made him believe that together they could really do this... that they could be themselves with their love of fun and of each other and still be this important, responsible pair that she was destined for.

It seemed that maybe Ike saw that too or maybe she was just willing to fully follow her heart to be with her best friend. Regardless, when she said yes it was the happiest he had ever been. His tail wagged like crazy behind him and as soon as her paws pulled away from him to throw her forelegs around his neck he wrapped his own forelegs around her waist, catching her and holding her slender form against his own as giddy laughter bubbled up in his chest. He squeezed her tight to him, nuzzling his cheek into her neck as he closed his eyes to fight off the tears of happiness that threatened to fall from them. "Gods, I love you so much..." he rumbled softly as he held onto her, his cheeks hurting from how much he was smiling. He knew that asking her to marry him wasn't going to really change their day to day life all that much and that ultimately it was just an official way to show the rest of the world how much they cared for one another, but that felt important too. For someone like him that hadn't really seen himself settling down like this it was a big step and a real show of how committed he was to this. To them.

After a few long moments of just holding Ike with a mix of giddy laughter and small affections, he lifted his head and leaned back just enough to find her two-toned gaze with his own again, looking at her with all of the love in the world as one of his paws trailed up her side and neck to rest on her cheek. He tipped his muzzle forward, catching her lips with his, and kissed her with a deep tenderness that spoke in ways words never could. Yes, she was uniquely and stunningly beautiful and he was still shocked that he had managed to catch such a rare beauty to be his mate, but more importantly he was getting to marry his best friend and his favorite companion and that meant more to him than anything else in this world. When his lips finally parted from hers again, their gazes met and a silly, lopsided grin spread across his lips as he whispered, "I'm going to be your husband," in pure disbelief.

"Remus & Ike"