Date Night

As soon as Ike leaned her forehead into his with that smile that could melt him on even his hardest days he knew he had done well. He had never felt like he had disappointed Ike in any way, but he never wanted to stop trying to impress her or bring her even little moments of happiness. He knew how much pressure she was under in all of the other parts of her life so the least he could do was make this part of it everything she could want and more. He glanced over at her as he finished setting up everything, grinning as she insisted that he was much too sweet. "Nah, never too sweet. Just sweet enough for you," he replied, leaning down to nuzzle her cheek affectionately. He laid down beside her, tipping his head to give her ear a tender, slightly teasing kiss before beginning to serve their dinner and dig in himself.

He curled his tail around hers as they ate, his side lightly pressed into hers. It felt like half of their conversations these days ended up being about their upcoming wedding, but he supposed that was inevitable with how big and important of an event it was for them–and with how grand it seemed like it was becoming. He didn't want tonight to be all about their wedding and wanted to give it a break for a moment, but there was one small thing he had been meaning to mention to her. "I think I'm going to send Nero out to try and find my brother before the wedding," he told her between bites of their dinner and sips of wine. "I have no idea where he's gone off to and I haven't seen him in years at this point, but... It'd be really nice to have him there. I love your family and I'm so grateful that they've welcomed me in, but he's all I have left of mine so hopefully those sharp falcon eyes of his will be able to spot him." He chuckled as he tried to use a bit of humor to avoid the emotion tied to the fact that his family was all but gone, taking a longer sip of wine in the process. "It does mean that I'll be down a companion for a while, but it'll be worth it if he finds him."

"Remus & Ike"