Tiger was having the time of his life. Drake had vanished off with that muscled lombax of his, Kai had not shown himself for a while. He was flying a small shuttle down to the planet, Crunch in the passenger seat, as they went to his planet-side cabin for a well deserved holiday. "So, what do you wanna do today?" Crunch asked, checking over his hand baggage for the hundredth time that morning.
"I was thinking of a nice picknick, fresh food only, instead of the usual preserved and canned stuff at the station." Crunch grinned softly at that. It meant Tiger was in the mood for a romantic week. "There is this beautiful clearing near the cabin we could go, surrounding a small lake." Tiger continued, landing the ship on a clearing, barely our of sight from the cabin. He leaned over, and kissed Crunch on the mouth, before grabbing his bags and getting out of the shuttle.
Tiger ducked into the kitchen to start cooking, and started preparing lunch, while Crunch started unpacking their clothing, putting the swim wear in a bag with a set of towels. Then he reconsidered, and put a set of clean pants and underwear in, changing into a speedo. Once that was done, he went back to the kitchen, where Tiger was just finishing putting his basket together.
Together, they followed an animal trail behind the cabin, heading to the clearing in silence, Tiger holding the basket in one hand, hand leading Crunch with the other.
Once they arrive at the clearing, the sun stands high above the lake, lighting up the entire lake in a shine. Surrounding the lake, was a small sandy beach, surrounded again by a grassy clearing. That's where Tiger spread the blanket out on the grass. "I hope you're hungry, Love" he said as he pulled out some of his signature Wumpa toast, putting it on a plate before he started preparing egg and bacon sandwiches, putting them on another plate then he set down in Crunch's lap, making sure to wriggle his tails against his crotch as he started feeding him a sandwich, and another, and another.
After lunch, they laid in the grass, enjoying the sun's warmth for a few moments before Crunch went for a short swim to cool off, Tiger just enjoying the view of his muscles getting accented as the fur got matted over it. He drifted off to sleep a little, before He was suddenly soaking wet as a soaked Crunch went to gently lay top of him.
Tiger gave a few colorful curses as Crunch got up and toweled himself dry, before wrapping the furious fox in a towel, drying him off, while also keeping the sharp claws from shredding him. Then they went back to the cabin, Crunch now carrying Tiger, kissing him on the muzzle as he walked in an attempt to sooth him.
Once they got back to the cabin, they changed clothing, Tiger getting into a suit, black jacket, black pants, white shirt and orange tie, while Crunch chose for a simple black tank-top and form-fitting black pants. "Tiger," Crunch said as they got back to the living room, "How about we go to the arcade next?" Tiger's eyes lighting up was enough for Crunch to decide he'd made the right choice. Together, they set off to the village.
As they round the corner off of the main street to the arcade, Crunch stopped, and said, "hey love, do you have one minute? I need to check up on a dinner reservation I've made."
"Sure, why not?" Tiger answered, leaning against the front door of the arcade as Crunch turned on his heels and walked back onto the main street. He walked to the restaurant he had his reservation.
"Excuse me, sir." a badger said as he entered the restaurant, "We're not open yet."
"I know, sir. I just wanna discuss details to my reservation. Tonight has to be perfect." Crunch replied.
"Well, in that case, let's see what we can do, mister..." the badger said, fishing for a name
"Crunch." the bandicoot in question told him.
"Ah, reservation for two." the badger jumped to life, "Which table would you like?"
"That one." Crunch said, pointing to the table by the fireplace.
"May I ask the occasion?" the badger asked.
Crunch replied, by pulling out a small square box from his clothes, "make sure everything is perfect, or I'll put you on a plate baked and serve you to some of your customers, got it?"
"Everything cooked perfectly, I understand sir." the badger said, cowering slightly as Crunch made his way back out and to the arcade, where Tiger was still waiting. He gave a quick kiss, before he let Tiger lead him inside. They did a racing game, something called Crash Nitro Kart, before they moved on to the dance mats. Tiger cranked the difficulty up as high as he could, while Crunch kept it at 'hard' as they danced off to near half the songs, before Crunch got off with not a win to his name. Choosing to instead cheer on his boyfriend as he gathered the money to pay for the dinner reservation by betting on the fox winning with other bystanders. Once Tiger had worked up and appetite, the got off the game, and they played a few more games, before they left the arcade, tiger half hanging on Crunch as his legs were completely worn out.
"Time for you to see where I've booked a reservation." Crunch said, kissing his lover on the temple. They got back on the main street, and walked over to the steakhouse he'd visited earlier. "You ready for some of the best meat in town?" Crunch asked, as he held the door open for the three tailed fox.
"Hell yeah." Tiger replied as the same badger from earlier walked up to them. "Welcome to the Old Mill Steakhouse. Can I take you to your seat?"
"Yes please." Tiger said, following the guy to the table in front of the fireplace.
"Would you like something to drink gentlemen?"
"A Coke please." Tiger said, not wanting to get drunk just yet, while Crunch ordered a champagne. Starters were chicken soup, and the main was the local signature steak. Conversation was about everything and nothing and nothing of real import. Then dessert came along, a chocolate mousse with a cookie on the side. Tiger was munching on both cookies when Crunch got up from the table, and sat on one knee besides the table. Tiger followed his movements, feeling excitement bubble in his stomach.
"Tiger Demonfox," he said, "We've had a crazy year together, and I want it to be the first of many. Love of my life," here he popped up a black square box. "Will you marry me?" he popped it open, and inside was a small golden band, with an emerald up top.
Tiger needed half a second to think before he tackled him to the ground, kissing him till they ran out of breath. The yes did not need to be spoken, they both knew it was there.