Otters on the Beach

Characters: Aikuen and Fira

Location: Eastern Shore

Eastern Shore

The otters are on the beach. How obvious! They are taking a little snooze. Well at least Aik is. The tent and cloth has been set up under a rock protruding outwards toward the sea so that those on the landward side, will not be able to see it. A good hiding spot. And its also shady. Aik did this so he and Fira can have a little quiet time from the bustling village. He wants to talk about the kid. Or if need be, distract Fira enough to keep her worries at bay. He brought enough food to last a life time. and Some green tea, as there is no black tea to be found anywhere. The kettle is bubbling on the fire near the camp. Aik yawns a bit as he pulls Fira closer to him.

Fira blinks as her tail's pulled about but the rest of her is sat up, already with a cup of tea she stole from the kettle a few minutes before. She smirks softly at Aik and reaches a paw over to just gently stroke his head, keep him relaxed and sleeping.

Aikuen smiles as his head is stroked. He mmms a bit and he sleeps on. Its all very relaxing. The ocean. The heat of the day. And her. A winning combination. He pulls on her tail a bit more, not realizing what he is doing. Thinks its just just her in general.

Fira seems happy enough to let him sleep on while she has her tea and watches the ocean for a while. It does eventually lead to her thinking of course, oh for the simple times when she didn't worry.

Aikuen wishes for her not to worry. But knows its not going to happened. He will just have to make sure to balance the worries between them. Or at least try something. Cant stand to see her worry so much. The older otter stirs slightly, and rubs his face for a minute. Sandy out today. He yawns a bit more and moves closer to the... tail, apparently, to keep the sand out of his eyes. He sniffs it and mmms, before waking slightly. He yawns loudly once more and blinks, "Hello tail!" he chuckles faintly and gives it a kiss before sitting up rubbing the sleep from his eyes. Otters should not be sleeping away the day! Or at least by themselves.

Fira can't help but worry over every little thing. She's a mother to be, it's almost expected. Her attention however is demanded back again when she feels him move and she looks back down at him in time to see him greet her tail. She smirks lightly and gives it a wiggle "Hey"

Aikuen chuckles at her, and grabs the end of the tail, "Mine!" he gives it a little rub before leaning over to plant a small on on her, "Hey! Morning love... or should i say... Afternoon love!" he grins and nuzzles her a bit before going to hug on knee.

Fira chuckles as well and the tail doesn't exactly put up a fight, she kisses his cheek back and relaxes again "Morning, afternoon, whenever. Cup of tea?"

Aikuen chuckles and nods, "Aye. A cup would be nice. I had to kill a beast to get the leaves..." he laughs, "Joking! Though it did cost a few. Green tea leaves. How strange!" he chuckles and thinks for a moment, just watching her "So me lovely Fi. How are you on this fine summer day? All is well i hope?" beating around the bush much. Yes. Yes he is.

Fira raises a brow at the kill thing but it goes down as he says he's joking. Still, she leans over to pour him out a cup "Yeah, I'm fine. Afternoon's always better. You had a good sleep?"

Aikuen takes the cup and places it on the ground for it to cool a bit before drinking. He smiles warmly at her, "Want a biscuit?" and he pulls out said delight from the nearby pack and places a bunch between them. He takes one to nibble on a bit before nodding, "Good to hear that. Cant let me wifey be miserable! And Aye i had a pretty good nap. Sand got in my eyes more times then i would like, but its all good." he sighs. Time to say it. Must get it out in the open, "Fira... I have a few questions that i been meaning to ask since you told me... Reason why i brought you out here... Alone, with me..." he sighs.

Fira smirks faintly at the biscuit "I'll take the whole bunch" she does start with just the one though. There's a little amusement at the idea of getting sand in his ears too but it sort of fades as she thinks up every bad question she can come up with within a second. She has to force her smile to stay "Oh?"

Aikuen polishes off the whole cup in one inhale and the biscuit is soon to follow. He moves a little closer going cross legged, and he looks right into her eyes. He stares for a minute before saying, "First off... How do you feel about... Having the kid. I know it wasnt something we planned. I mean, we were talking about it. But now that its really happening... With or without our say..." he feels really bad. As it is his fault.

Fira tilts her head at the question. Well that's not so bad "It was kind of planned...I mean it's good isn't it?" now she's worrying he's changed his mind "...I know I've been odd lately it's just...getting used to the feeling" she does manage to smile at him too, it just looks rather apologetic and a little worried.

Aikuen smiles back at her, "Its great. Its wonderful. There is no better news then i could ever hear. Than you to tell me... that you are with child. I love you Fira. And were having a kit together. I'm... so excited. I cant even stand it!" he laughs at the next part, and he makes a grab for her paw, "No offense... But i expected you to be a little off. That's why i want you to be at your most comfortable. I don't want you to feel bad. About anything..." he goes over to hold her and so she can flop against him. If she wants too. Still questions. Though that was probably the biggest one.

Fira seems to relax again, relieved he hasn't had second thoughts and she does indeed flop against him "It'll get better...ok it might also get worse but eventually we'll have a little kit to look after...can't really imagine better sometimes" she of course thinks that's it.

Aikuen, when she flops against him, starts to lightly rub her belly. He chuckles a bit, "I cant either." he grins to himself and kisses her forehead, "I'm so glad that your not like... Flipping out too much. Though i do expect... once again, no offense. That as the pregnancy goes on. That you will start to get more... Shall we say...Emotional... But just remember. We will do this together. I love you, and I'm here for you." he grins and asks, "So what do you want... A boy... or a girl?"

Fira rests her head against him and keeps looking up to keep him within eyesight "Mmm. Yeah I did try and read a few things. Hard to imagine it but I guess we'll see" at the question she looks thoughtful "Well I don't know...Hard enough to imagine there's going to be a kid at all but I guess...well Will said he wanted a sister, could be nice if it was a girl...but a miniature you could look sweet too" she smirks.

Aikuen chuckles and reaches for one the biscuits to place on her lap. Biscuit delivery service? He grins and says, "A girl eh?" he nods, "A girl would be great. I'm not one of those dads who have to have sons. I would love to have a daughter... Have a mini Fira running around!" he sighs, "Reminds me of my own, when i was younger..." Pushing that aside, "Though a boy would be nice also. I hope he gets your eyes!" and he pokes her on the nose, "You have gorgeous eyes..." and he kisses her, and rubs her belly. This is not one of the questions.

Fira smirks at the biscuit and more than happily takes it to eat "It'll be great no matter whether it's a boy or girl...hope it's not too much like me though" little frown has crept in "Can have my eyes sure, just not my ears" just the surface of many worries there.

Aikuen sighs and nods, "I'm sure if its either a boy or a girl. They will be born in perfect health. All claws accounted for. And such. I'm sure of it!" he rubs his nose against her ear, "You have lovely ears. And even if they were born with ears... Like yours. Who better to teach them. Then you." now he has something to worry about, "Listen Fi, I'm sure they will be fine..."

Fira spreads the worry! She nods slowly, it's still going to worry her right up until she can actually test the child "Yeah...probably. I don't know. It's just one of those things have to hope won't happen"

Aikuen nods on her head, "Aye... Won't know. Till we can hold them in our arms..." he chuckles lightly, "But I'm sure that they will be perfect, In every way." Yay, for a happy place! He grins slightly and starts to lovingly rub her belly a little bit more, after a big of a hug, "What other things are bothering you... you can tell me. Though I'm afraid to tell you mine... What i worry about..." and he probably will never tell. Its too extreme.

It's too bad he mentioned it then cause now she's got to ask about it. First she's got to answer though and she just shakes her head "Lots of things, silly things like where are we going to make room when all these kids grow up" picking the most mundane worry she can think of so she won't seem completely nuts "...What've you been worrying about?"

Aikuen tilts his head at her, "Oh that?" he snorts lightly, "We will keep them in our room until they are old enough then they will live in the sleeping hall. Its is big enough for a number of beasts, comfortably. Or until we go and dig a room for them." he thinks its all simple doesn't he. He sighs at the next part, but he has to tell her as it is eating him on the inside. Though he doesn't want to give her something else to worry about also. He takes a deep breath and hugs her, and kisses her. Nice and long. He is going to need it. He then pulls out, "Did i ever tell you how my first wife died..."

Fira is distracted by the kiss for a moment but what follows it makes her straighten up a bit. It's not something she wants to think about but they had to get to the serious stuff at some point "I don't think so...no"

Aikuen sighs, "Well... she died... While giving birth to our daughter. Our first and only kit. She... Bleed out. After the baby was birthed. There was nothing anyone could do. It was so quick. One minute i was holding our daughter, and i took my wife's paw to squeeze... and... she didn't squeeze back..." he looks away for a minute. He is not crying as it was an extremely long time ago. Just hard to think about.

Fira looks sorry now and she moves back towards him to hug him tight, nose his cheek lightly "It's not going to happen again, I promise" one more thing for her to worry about now too.

Aikuen smiles. She does make him feel better. He hugs her back also, not letting go for a long time. After a bit he pulls away so she can read him. He gives her a small kiss, "Thanks... I never want it to happen again. Its just what i worry about. I try not to let it worry me, as its very rare... I just cant stand to think of losing you. ever. Your my life." he looks down for a bit, and takes a deep breath, "I'm sorry that i told you... but that's what i worry about" see, we all have things to worry about. He goes after she says anything to give her another tight hug. He needs it.

Fira gives him a little bit of a smile "I'm tougher than I look, you get in lots more trouble than me" trying to be humorous so it doesn't seem like such a big worry and she can maybe dismiss it.

Aikuen does chuckle a little bit, "I'm sorry. I cant help it!" He grins and plants a big fat one on her. Guess who feels better! He chuckles and lets her flop against him again, "Were just a bunch of worriers...Know what else!" he laughs, and places another biscuit on her lap, "I'm gonna worry that your going to eat us out of house and home!" he grins, and prepares for backlash!

Fira smirks and the biscuit goes the way of the ones before it "Oh I worry about that too, you're just going to have to make sure you get all that stuff we planted in soon as we get home. If I do it only half of it will make it to the house"

Aikuen laughs, "Then i better get it done soon!" he starts to rub her belly, "There gonna need all that good stuff they can get!" he grins. And away with another distraction from worrying, "So Fi... What do you think about names? I'm thinking for a girl... we would call her Nelia... what do you think?"

Fira tilts her head thinking about it "I haven't really been able to come up with anything I like yet...Nelia...it's pretty. Have to see if she looks like a Nelia...if it's even a she"

Aikuen nods quickly, "Well you have plenty of time to come up with something. Its something that i do when i think about our future and stuff. I heard Nelia from a book i once read. I liked it so it stuck in my head." he lightly pokes the belly, "One can hope that its a girl!" he hmms, "For a boy how about... What was your fathers name?"

Fira smirks at the thought, it's a nice idea, it just amuses her too "Bert. I don't think I could ever imagine a child called Bert...logically I know my father was young once but it just doesn't happen"

Aikuen tilts his his head, "Bert? I could see it..." he hmms, "The reason i ask. Its tradition for the first son of a Tazan to be named after somebeast that they admired. Then add the 'n' sound at the end. That's why i asked... Berten..." he hmms at the thought.

Fira seems all the more amused by that "Berten?...I really don't know that our child will be happy if I smirk everytime I hear their name"

Aikuen snorts and rocks her a little bit, "Yah. I don't think he would. Might want to change his name as soon as he can talk!" he laughs and gives a squeeze, "Well what do you think? Name a beast that you truly admire. And lets see if it can be named for our son... if it is a son of course..." and of course, a poke of the belly.

Fira hmms and looks to the sky, trying to think through everyone she's ever met really "Outside of our little group here?...I guess...Hmm. Feln was good, him and Ragg, Ragg's wife too, heh, bet he's not even still alive these days, he's got to be ancient"

Aikuen tilts his head, "Feln? Felnen... Ragg... Raggen..." he says more to himself, then he chuckles as his wife is probably not even paying attention, while she reminisces. It doesn't bother him. He rubs his nose against her a little bit, commenting, "I bet ole Ragg is ancient!" doesn't know who Ragg is, but believes Fira to a fault, "We don't have to think about it now... Just wanted to... get the ball rolling so to speck..." he grins.

Fira smirks back when he tries to pretend he has any idea what she's going on about "Feln was a wildcat, met him on the road a long while ago, he taught me the few little fighting tricks I know, nice guy, bit rough till get to know him I guess. Getting on a bit back then too actually...Ragg, now he was a friend of the family. Kind of lost track of him when his wife died then dad did too, broke the connection a bit..." she smirks again, back to reminiscing "He told the most outrageous stories about water flowing backwards when no one was looking and synchronised fish"

Aikuen nods, "Ah i see. Good thing he didn't eat you... Feln... I'm the only one who is allowed to do that!" he stick his tongue at her. He then blinks a few times, "Water flowing backwards? What? How does that..." he chuckles and moves on, "Synchronized fish? Like... How? Were they all in one time schedule? They all decided to go on a trip and knew exactly when?" he chuckles again, "He must have been fun to be around. To bad you don't know where he might be or something. That would be fun. You could visit. And i could listen to some stories!" he grins and nuzzles her slightly. Let her reminiscent all she wants.

Fira laughs quietly "No, they just swam in patterns if you were really lucky, obviously. Always amusing when anyone believed him, I bet he caused a few parents some headaches over the years...would have been nice. Ahhh well though. Not like I haven't got enough to keep up with with you lot and now the kid on the way"

Aikuen shrugs a shoulder, "Well how about this... after the kid is born and we are all settled again. We could go..." he frowns slightly, "But then again... we don't know where he is... and then there is the whole... he might not still be around..." he sighs, it was just a thought. He shrugs again, "Were enough to drive any beast up the wall... But at least were family..." he grins and rubs her belly, "And soon... to be one more... a little me or you running around. Another little otter..." he smiles, "Isn't wonderful..." he hmms happily.

Aikuen strokes her hair and nods again, "Aye..." and he chuckles as she is still reminiscing. After a bit Aik cant stand it anymore. Not the talking, her lips moving. They need to be kissed. He latches onto them with his own, and heavily kisses her. Fira squeaks a bit and then mmms softly placing her paw on his chest, the other one, still with a biscuit, around his shoulder. Aik kisses her roughly eventually going to pin her to the ground. Aik grins at her, "This looks familiar..." he chuckles and kisses her roughly some more. After a few, its Fira who pins Aik to the ground. Fira smirks evilly at him and licks his nose before going to rest her head against his chest. Aik grins and cuddles with her, until he can feel her drift off on top of him. He smiles and says softly, "I love you Fira... more than life itself... And I'm so happy... that you are carrying our child... I cant wait..." he kisses her head, before drifting off as well. With his girl, and his young. Cant get any better.