when you try your best but you don't succeed

She didn’t know where she would be without Remus. His tenacity and determination to stay by her side saved her when her whole world was pulled out from beneath her. Shuriken had never been on her own before, she had always lived under Ashen’s protection. She had planned on one day ruling that pack, but it always seemed so distant. Venom was going to rule until she was old and gray, Ike only had to provide an heir, maybe rule for a couple of years.. But then it was all gone.

She had cried so much in the weeks following, she had been so lost. But Remus was there for her, able to guide her when she didn’t know what the future would look like. He was her everything, and that couldn’t have been more obvious than now. She was dwelling again, and even though he couldn’t read her mind it felt like it sometimes as she apologized again. Ike wasn’t just saying sorry to him though, she had let her whole family down.

His loving presence was all the medicine she needed as he assured her, for the one hundredth time, that he was completely content with just her. He kissed the top of her head and Ike whined happily, her white marked tail wagging against his hip as she smiled. He was a balm to the turmoil within her.

"What would I do without you?” She asked softly, timidly kissing his chin. "What are we going to do…?” She trailed off softly. What did their future look like, what was life going to be like going forward? What paths were even open to them? Ike needed Remus to be her stability as her life spiraled in uncertainty.

"Kiyohime Shuriken Oritsu Klein"