How to Plan a Wedding
Characters: Aikuen, Fira
Location: Moledeep: Gardens
Its later that day, in the afternoon in fact, of when Aikuen placed the headstone in the garden. After he places it, he decided that it was just beginning to get into the summer swing of things, and it was high time he got a bath (He needed one before the wedding anyway). With a recently discovered bar of lavender soap, comb, and many buckets from the well, he got himself all cleaned up. He now dawns on him, a clean warm blue tunic, that he used to wear in his younger years, and it still somewhat fits him. He then takes the comb, and gets out some the natural frizz in his head fur to slick back. He looks to the bucket, and grunts, as now two grey streaks can be seen right above his ears. He scratches his head, as he tosses the soap and comb, into an empty bucket. Now that he has done this, he actually looks quite handsome. He sniffs his fur, and wrinkles his nose at the smell. He then goes to lay against one the trees, now to take an afternoon nap.
Fira has just about caught the end of this odd little ritual and stayed hidden behind a bush, watching the fur combing. Well she's never seen him do that before and certainly makes him look different. The grey she finds odd too, she rarely thinks of him as that old but it does show off the age difference. Still, as he settles down for a nap she withdraws again, sneaking round behind more bushes and going to poke round the side of his tree. Few little rustles on the way but she did try to avoid everything that's supposed to make noise. She goes to just blow into his ear suddenly then quickly hide back behind the tree again.
Aikuen did hear a little bit of rustling, but he thought it was just the wind. Then he quickly claps his ear at the blowing, thinking it was a bug or something, and just clogs his face in the process. He opens his eyes and looks around... Nothing... and looks to his paw for bug remains... Nothing. He blinks a few times and scratches his head thinking aloud, "That's... really odd... Hmmm" He continues to hmm a bit as he goes back to take his nap.
Fira can't hear the reaction but she can see movement and imagine it and that's enough for her. She gives it a minute, letting him relax again before she peeks round the other side of the tree, going to give his other ear a light flick before once more hiding again.
Aikuen was still awake a little bit, and as soon as he felt the flick, he slaps his other ear really hard. He sighs, as once again... there is nothing. Now he knows that there is something going on... Somebeast is playing tricks on him! He settles back into the tree once again, but this times he has his eyes cracked open, ready to strike...
Fira silently laughs, falling back into old mute habits for a moment. She gives it two minutes this time before she picks up a twig and creeps round to quickly aim a little poke at his side with the stick.
Aikuen, through his cracked eyelids can see the twig going for his side, and chuckles as he sees who is on the other end of the stick. He hides a smile, as he waits for the twig to get real close... When he then grabs it! And forcefully pulls it toward him, pulling Fira along with it, "Well, Well, Well! Look what i caught! A trickster otter, who has been pulling me ears!" He laughs.
Fira isn't in the most stable position and sort of gets pulled over, ending up flat on her front though she didn't have far to fall anyway, she was that close to the ground. She laughs a second later, grinning up at him before she waggles a paw at him "Hey, I never pulled on them"
Aikuen waggles a paw right back at her, "Well you might have not pulled on them, but you did blow in the first one, and hit me in the other, you little sneak!" He laughs, and pokes her lightly on the nose, "I clocked myself twice! Thinking it was a bug, when it was just you... your the bug!... you bug!" It didn't quite work out right, but the meaning should get across. He laughs some more, as he runs his paw, absentmindedly, through her hair.
Fira laughs still, moving her arms to prop her up a bit, still lounging about on her stomach, looking smug as she gives a very buggy "Buzzbuzz" she does get what he means of course.
Aikuen laughs out loud at that, and has to hold his side. After a few minutes he sighs and says, "I got me a bug!... A very, beautiful bug... BUT, a bug none the less!" He grins, "And i shall call her buggy, and she shall be mine! And she shall be my buggy!" He sticks his tongue out at her, and chuckles.
Fira makes a rather odd sound, looks like a giggle, sounds vaguely like one but it's not a sound she's perfected "Not just any old buggy either then? Ahhh, I like it" grinning again.
Aikuen tilts his head at the sound, but can guess well enough what it was supposed to be. He scruffs her head fur a little bit and smiles, "You? Any other bug just wont cut it... Your special! Because you are all mine!" He laughs and goes to pick her up so he can hold her in his arms, "Your all mine!" he laughs.
Fira laughs a little quieter, that one she has just about mastered and she moves as she's pulled over, going to help the process and cuddle up to him "No arguments here...what's got you all neat and tidy today anyway?"
Aikuen looks to her and shrugs, whilst settling into her "Oh nothing... just thought i go and get myself all cleaned up before too long... Why? Don't like it?" He tilts his head, but gives her small squeeze anyway.
Fira smirks back up at him "No, no. Not complaining. It just looks different mostly. Still you though"
Aikuen goes and pokes his face, "I hope its still me! It was me that fell in love with you... and i like that me!" He chuckles, "I know i look different... it was weird looking in the bucket and seeing my fur like that..." He is talking about the grey streaks, "But hey, if it seems strange to you... I can go jump in a pile of muck or something... I mean, i did it for you... Didn't want to all smelly and icky looking on our wedding day..." He hmms.
Fira laughs quietly again and aims a little kiss at him "Silly thing. You're fine as you are...guess the wedding will be soon too. We've still got to work it out" it kind of got lost somewhere in everything else.
Aikuen nods some, and grins at the kiss, "I guess i was a bit silly, but i wanted to look nice, for you!" He chuckles and gives her a longer kiss back. He smiles and begins to talk about the wedding plans "Aye, its already a fortnight into summer..." He stops and blinks a few times, as it reminds him of the headstone, but then he continues, "...And we still haven't thought of anything else... besides the fact it will be in this season... what do you think we should do?"
Fira settles back against his side after the kiss, still looking up at him obviously but trying to thinking it through "Well, we just need to come up with a list...like where are we going to have it? When and who'd perform the thing?...Anything else we'd need?" purposefully she avoids mention of guests.
Aikuen frowns a little bit. He totally forgot to ask her something... about where it would be... at least, not at the abbey " Umm... well... remember how we said that we wanted it at the abbey... well... Er... i was thinking... if we could have it here instead... like in the rose garden... The flowers are all in bloom... and yah... It will look real nice..." He nicely avoids saying why he doesn't want it at Redwall. But he still needs her confirmation, he feel better with it anyway.
Fira doesn't pick up on any ulterior motives, just smiles a little and looks around "Yeah...I think I'd like that. Prettier than any old dingy building" and Kentar and Garnet get to be there too, in some way.
Aikuen gives a big ole' smile, and goes to randomly give her a big fat hug. He waits till its over before looking back into her eyes and saying, "Really? That's wonderful... You’re wonderful!" Another gripping hug, before he settles back into her, and nuzzles her nose, "That's a load off my mind..." Once again, quiet on why, "As for the beast that does it... I don't know... whoever could do it would be nice... i mean i could do it... but I'm in it... so it would be a little difficult" He smirks, and chuckles.
Fira laughs at the hug, good to see him so happy "Alright! One question down" another little laugh at the nose nuzzling "As for the next one. Really don't think you can do it no...well I don't know anyone who can. Does it have to be someone with particular job?"
Aikuen thinks about for a few minutes, and says, "Aye, i guess your right... i wont do it! Heh... And no, just needs to be somebeast who we both believe, and can trust to do the ceremony... any beast in particular... I was gonna ask... " He stops, as he was just about to say Kentar, "...But he... wont be here anymore..." He hmms a bit more, as he seems to tighten up, and leans his head against her.
Fira can guess what he was going to say, the gravestone gets a little glance and she gives his paw a little squeeze "I know...we'll find someone...of course aside from all you guys I don't really know anyone anymore"
Aikuen takes her paw, and bounces it in his own, after she squeezes it, "I don't know any other beasts either... That i fully trust to do it... This... This might be a problem..." He watches her paw go up and down, as he thinks.
Fira frowns slightly but in a thoughtful way, watching the paws for a moment too though she does have to look back to him when he speaks "...Maybe we ask Will. He might know someone or have some idea"
Aikuen nods some, "...Aye, he may know somebeast..." He sighs and and begins to play with her claws with his own. And then has a thought, "We don't have to have someone perform the ceremony... Its our wedding... they are there to feed us lines... As long as we have our vows, it doesn't really matter if we have someone or not..." He then goes to look in her eyes, to see her response.
Fira tilts her head faintly "Can you do that?...I mean I've probably only seen one wedding in my life, are you allowed to skip out the beast altogether and just make it up?"
Aikuen scratches his head, as he thinks about it. After a few minutes he shrugs, "Well I've been in one... and we had an old healer do it..." He then goes to poke her in the nose again, "But I shouldn't see why not!... We love each other enough, do we really need a beast to tell us that? And we wont make it up, well do the whole thing... just without them!"
Fira smiles faintly, idea seems to be growing on her "I guess it wouldn't matter...I mean we'd only need the beast to tell us what to say so if we just work out what to say before hand then we don't need them at all"
Aikuen looks to her smiles, didn't expect her to like the idea, "Exactly! i know what to say... and we will work on what both of us will say... And, we have the witnesses, so we don't need to look for them... This is working out quite nicely... It'll be one hell of a strange wedding... but face it... what's normal about us!" He laughs and goes to give her a big ole' kiss.
Fira doesn't have much experience with weddings and have never been the typical perfect big wedding thing, she's not even that girly. Does enjoy the kiss though, smirking a little afterwards "Spot of luck cause I have no idea what you say at weddings...that one I went to? Must have been a season old at most...Alright, Will and...the other rat to be witnesses"
Aikuen smiles and laughs, "You were probably the cutest beast at that wedding... And, Aye! Will, and his new friend, Amy, will be attending... as the witnesses..." He smiles some as he holds her closer, still playing with her claws in his own, "What else is left...hmm... the date i guess, and... what else?" he asks.
Fira smirks back "They were probably lucky I couldn't speak to show my boredom...Going to have to tell me about this Amy beast sometime. Still though, dates...we don't really have any plans to work around do we?"
Aikuen says, "Amy, is Wills new friend... They met at Camp Willow one day... She is staying here... because well, I'm a nice guy... And there is Fox..." Good, long silence, "...Out there, and didn't want her to get hurt... And the both seem to have taken a shine to each other... which is weird, but I'm okay with it" He then begins to stroke his chin, and say sarcastically, "I don't know... I'm quite busy everyday... I mean there is the plants to water... then i have nothing to do for the rest of the day... but talk to this girl i know. She's beautiful. Hey! You should meet her sometime!" He chuckles and sticks out his tongue at her, before continuing, "Oh wait... she is right here! That means whenever we feel like its the right time! I'm good for any time..."
Fira raises a brow at the part about the rat "Well they're very young for shines but good that he has another friend his age" she smirks at the rest, going to give him a little whack on the chest "Haha. If it's anytime we want and we have nothing else we need to do then...how about next week?"
Aikuen ufs at the whack, and chuckles, "Next week is good for me, We'll tell the others, when we meet them..." He sits there, with her, just watching the garden, playing claw wars with her. He sighs and says, "I think its good for them... Will and Amy... to like each other in that way... They probably even don't know what it means, yet... at least i hope not..." He erks as he thinks about it, "Well anyway... it is nice to have somebeast he can talk too... besides us... they are conspiring against us!... I KNOW IT!" He laughs some more, "Ah!... Next week it is... Next week..."
Fira laughs at him again "What can conspire against us over? They can't take over, Will's pretty much in charge already!" she calms down to a chuckle, going to give his paw a little surprise squeeze "Next week. Enough time for you to tell me what we have to say for a wedding"
Aikuen snorts at her logic, "Aye i guess he is... Well Phooey... Good! I don't have to look forward to a hostile takeover!" He laughs a bit, and gives her paw a squeeze back, "What to say? Well, i mean... There is not a lot to say...lets see...hmmm" He thinks about it for a minute, "It was a long time ago... Something about...'We are gathered here today... to join these two beasts... in matrimony'... and... umm..." As he loses his train of thought and decides to wing it, "Well just make our vows, a little bit more like that, i guess... Like im gonna say... 'I promise to love you, honor you, and cherish you, until they day that death separates us. And no matter how bad things get, i well always keep my promises's, to hold you in the highest regard, and to always be there for you... when no other beast will..." he smiles some, at this, that he pulled right out of the air.
Fira's smile just grows bigger and she aims a kiss at him "Too bad we don't have any witnesses to hand, that sounded just perfect" she settles back into his side again "It'll go well" relaxing again.
Aikuen smiles back at her, "Really?... heh... thanks..." He goes to give her a kiss back, right on her nose, before he goes to get comfortable with her, closing his eyes, "I hope it goes well... It'll be a great day for us..." He sighs as he lightly begins to doze with her in his arms, a smile spread across his face, "A very happy day..." A light chuckle, as the warmth of the sun, his love in his arms, and the thoughts of next week, causes sleep to overcome him, with that same goofy smile spread on his face. With what has happened recently... this is still one happy otter.
