Date Night

The days between them and their wedding were quickly dwindling and all of the sudden it felt like it went from being a distant plan to being just around the corner. The planning and preparations had ramped up considerably and while he was certainly trying his best to help where he could he understood he was also very much out of his element. He had to leave the finer details like decorations, accessories, and who to invite to the ones that were far more talented at that kind of thing and instead he just focused on what he was actually good at–spending time with Ike and making sure she didn't get too stressed out about the whole ordeal. He knew that they both would have probably been just as content with having a tiny little thing for just the two of them and her family, but it seemed to be really important to her mother and for the pack as a whole to have a bigger celebration since she was the Crown Princess and all. He could understand the importance of the event for them so he went along for the ride and whenever he got the chance to sneak Ike away for a moment to unwind he did.

it was fairly late in the evening once they were both done with their usual pack duties and their wedding planning talks for the day, late enough that she probably should have been on her way back to the Klein family palace, but instead he lead her further out into the ravine. It never took much to tempt her away, but he always made sure that he made it worth it. He brought her to a secluded thicket among the dense foliage of the ravine that was far enough away from the main paths that the pack used that no one would see them here. After he pulled back the vines and branches that blocked off the small clearing, he revealed the little get away he had prepared for them earlier in the day. It wasn't extravagant, just a few comfortable furs spread out to form a bed and an easy dinner that he had kept in a lidded box to keep other little predators out of it during the day–along with a few small candles and a bottle of wine to round out the semi-romantic atmosphere. "I know we're too busy right now to take a real vacation, but no one said we can't take a little staycation," he told her with a grin.

He gestured for her to go in first and he followed behind her, letting the vines cover their path as he let them drop behind him. While Ike got comfortable he got to work lighting the candles to give them a little more light in the shadowed space and pulled out their simple dinner, laying it out for her on the lid of the box like a plate, reminding him a bit of the beach picnic they had done back when they were first truly getting to know one another. It was hard to believe just how much time had passed since then and how much time they would have ahead of them as they spent their lives together. With everything set up he came to settle in beside her on the soft furs, his side pressing into hers as his tail curled around her hips and he leaned in to press an affectionate kiss to her cheek. He knew that their lives would only ever get more busy as they went into the future and she took her place as the Empress one of these days, but he was very much looking forward to stealing these little moments with her till the end of his days.

"Remus & Ike"