Let's Do This Right

When Ikigai had denied his offer of handing her the win in a "fight" to officially unite them as soul mates, Deimos had been genuinely surprised and oh so impressed. Every day his mate caught him off guard and astounded him in all of the best ways, proving to him time and time again that the subdued, delicate flower he thought he had snatched up to stand in as his mate had far more thorns than he had originally given her credit for. He waited patiently for Ikigai to prepare in whatever way she saw fit and it gave him time to prepare in his own way as well. He hadn't had time to make the trinkets that were traditionally used in these ceremonies before his proposal before, but now they were ready and waiting for Ikigai to take her new name and place as his soul mate as she had promised to do.

When her feline companion came to fetch him, he grinned eagerly and followed without question, walking out to the rock garden on the mainland with the moonlight to guide him. As he stepped into the middle of the plain that was dotted with various sizes of rocks and boulders, his mate's pale companions broke away and his bright, aqua gaze scanned the area around him, catching small glimpses of pale fur moving through the shadows, always seemingly ducking out of sight just as he thought he had finally picked up on her movement. Her distinctive, sweet scent was very much present here so he knew she was there, but clearly using stealth and deception to her advantage. He wouldn't have expected anything less of his brilliant Ikigai. He smirked, walking in a slow circle around the clearing as he continued to look for her like a prowling predator, beginning to focus in more on her scent than trying to spot her as he went.

"Deimos & Ikigai"