'Three months. Three whole months! Ok, ok you can do this man, you got this. She likes you a lot, and you like her. You two have been dating for a long time now. She has to say yes.'
"Hey Shira" I said to my beautiful girlfriend. She was sitting on a rock in the middle of the herd's clearing that we had moved into after the continental drift. It was a clearing surrounded by trees and in the middle was one big tree. It was perfect for the herd. Ellie, Peaches, Crash, and Eddie could sleep in the tree. Manny slept right under them on the ground that was covered in moss, and there were couple of large rocks for Sid to sleep or for me and Shira to sunbathe on. In the tree was a small hole that granny used. The best part had to be the small den under the tree, the roots widened up so it made a cave, and there was just enough room for two sabers.
"Hey Softie" Shira said to me, lifting her head up off the rock to look at me. I jumped up on the rock with her, nuzzling my head against her's "Where have you been all day? I haven't seen you since this morning"
"Oh I've been around" I said, sitting up so that I was looking down on her. I made sure to sound suspicious, hoping she would become curious.
"Yeah, doing what?" Shira said, looking up at me and tilting her head a little bit to the side.
'God she's adorable when she does that.'
"Its a suprise"
"Oh ya, for who?" She leaned in closer to my face when she said that, her nose almost touching mine, her stunning blue eyes shining before me.
"Well I'm not sure if I should tell you" I said, turning my head in the opposite direction, trying to act sly . It was pretty obvious that she already knew it was for her, but she was just so adorable when she acts like she doesn't know something.
"Com'on softie, tell me" I could feel her breath on my face as the small space between us started to become smaller.
"But I can't tell you, Kitty" Befor I knew it Shira had pushed me off the rock, and I found myself laying on the ground with her standing over me, giving me a mischievous smile.
"Fine" her grin became bigger "I'll just ask Sid then!"
Crap! I thought. Sid could not find out about any surprise, whatsoever! Especially this, he would be sure to bug me about it for the rest of the day! Thinking quickly, I jumped up and tackled Shira before She could get out of the clearing. Not hard enough to hurt her, just to stop her.
She let out a giggle from under me as I got off her.
"You shouldn't have called me Kitty" she said as she looked up at me from off the ground.
"Well you shouldn't have gone off to go get Sid" I said, leaning my face closer to her's .
"I wouldn't have to if you would have just told me what you're hiding from me" the space between us got smaller
"Oh really, Kitty?" The tips of our noses were touching.
"Yes really, Softie"
Just when we were about to kiss, they just had to crash into the clearing.
"Oh my god, you two are just too cute!" My niece, Peaches said.
"More like disgusting!" 'Great Crash is here, and when there's Crash theres..."
"So gross!" Said Eddie sticking his tongue out at us. I quickly got off Shira, as she scrambled out from under me in the opposite direction. This is so embarrassing her face seemed to say, directly to me.
"Honestly dude, you use to be an awesome bachelor" Crash said as he slid off Peaches's back and walked in front of Shira "now you spend all day with this female" he gestured to Shira, who snapped her jaws at him in response, making him jump away in fright.
"Well unlike you" she said crouching down so her muzzle was level with Crash's head "at least I can find someone to date" her tone was beautifully deadly.
"That's right and for your information thats me!" Called Eddie from Peaches's back , and then jumped down. Oh ya that's one thing I should mention. The Minute Eddie layed eyes on Shira (once he figured out she wasn't an enemy) he instantly developed a crush on her. Thank god Shira didn't return his feelings. That would be so awkward.
"You wish, you disgusting rat" she said to him, her face revolted.
"Don't worry babe one day you'll ditch this guy once you realize that you need a masculine posses like me" Eddie said, trying to flex the muscles he didn't have.
"Wow I never knew you could say a word with more than 2 syllables!" Shira responded, her face covered in a fake surprised expression. I love it when she's sarcastic.
'God I love this girl'
Once we were able to get away from those nuisances, I had to rethink how to carry out my plan, so I suggested going out on a hunt. Hopefully that will keep us busy until sunset, then we can clean up, I can take Shira to the place I planned on, and then i can ask her. I had made sure to tell Manny this morning about what I planned to do, and he had promised to keep the rest of the herd from following or bothering us, luckily he also promised that he would also keep it a secret.
So me and Shira started our hunt. We were able to track down a herd of deer into a field. the grass in the field was golden and matched my pelt, it gave me a great advantage. I wish I could say the same for Shira. Because of her fur being silver, she had a hard time camouflaging herself in our tropical surroundings. But she had come up with a plan so she could still hunt and not be spotted. It required my help though. She would hide up in a tree, out of eyesight, I would then chase what ever pray we were hunting in her direction, and when it got close enough she would jump down onto the pray for the kill. Not only was my girlfriend beautiful, but she was amazing at hunting tactics!
So we followed the plan. Shira climbed up into a tree, and I got into my hunting position. I started to crawl up closer to the herd of deer, making sure to be as quiet as possible. I spotted our target, it was a older stag with a limp in his back leg when ever he walked. 'Perfect'. I felt the grass push against my body, my nose filled with the scent of my target, my senses tingling with my natural instinct to kill. When I could no longer get closer without alerting my prey of my presence, I pounced, letting out a growl as a sprung into the air, my claws outstretched and fangs bared. All the deer in the clearing started to run. I made sure to be behind them, but close enough to steer them in the direction I wanted. Suddenly, a flash of silver flew out of the tree canopy, tackling the stag that I had targeted. Shira had the stag in the death lock, her fangs sinking into the deer's neck, pricing his windpipe. His legs slowly started to stop flailing, signaling the end of his life. It was sort of sad, but it was necessary for me and Shira to kill him to survive.
I walked over to Shira and nuzzled her, our way of silently saying thanks. We then dug into our kill, ripping off the meat. As we ate, I couldn't help thinking about how much everything had changed since she came into my life. She had toughened me up, that's for sure, she showed almost no mercy on our hunts. We also started to play-fight in our spare time when we got bored, it was agreed way to stay stimulated. She made me feel like I still had a bit of a pack. I honestly forgot what it was like, let alone how great it was to hunt with another saber. But Shira had also softened me up in a way. She was the only one I ever showed true affection to, not only because she was the only other saber on the island, but because I truly did love her.
Once we were done, we walked down to a stream that wasn't to far away to get some water.
"So softie," Shira said looking up from the water "what exactly is this surprise you have planned?"
" As I said befor, I can't tell you" I said giving her a smile " also you still have some blood on your muzzle"
"Crap, where is it" she said, running her tongue over her lips.
"Here" I said walking up to her "let me get it". I started to lightly lick the side of her mouth, then started to groom the fur on her cheeks. She started to purr, so I started licking harder, forcing her on to the fine green grass on the side of the stream, grooming up to her ears. I felt her licking under my chin, making me purr, and lower my head. I was now standing over her looking down into her beautiful sapphire eyes that gleamed like shallow ocean pools with the sun shining through them. She pushed her lips onto mine, and I fell into the kiss, warmth running through my body at her touch. A few moments later we broke apart for air. I noticed the sun was setting, I needed to get her to the place that I had planned on, but without her knowing. I then shot up and started running through the forest, knowing that Shira would follow. And she did, I could hear her paws against the dirt behind me. She hadn't quickened her pace at all, which I knew she could do easily, so she must've known I was taking her to the big surprise. The sunset and twilight overtook the island, and I quickened my pace. Finally we had reached our destination. It was a cliff with an amazing view of the ocean, which reflected the stars, the cliff was also surrounded by trees, giving us privacy.
"So what's the big idea, tough guy?" Shira asked, padding up behind me, giving me a nudge on the shoulder and the softly head butting me, I nuzzled her in return.
'Ok this is it' I thought 'you've come this far, you can't back out now'. I took a deep breath, looking at Shira. I let my eyes trace her body. From her powerful legs, to her strong chest, to her delicate earrings that glinted to the moonlight, and deadly fangs that looked harmless when placed in the smile that she wore, and finally meeting her amazing eyes again. I took in all her beauty, thinking of all the reasons I loved her, and then I spoke.
"Shira" I said "we have known each other for quite a while now, three months to be exact. Those three months have been the best of my life. You, Shira are the most gorgeous, exotic, beautiful saber I have ever met. But you're not just that, you are so much more. You're smart and funny, and I'm pretty sure you're the only one who is as sarcastic as me! And I love you for it Shira. I honestly don't know what I would do without you"I stopped to catch my breath and I noticed her eyes started to brim with tears, a smile crossing her face.
"Shira I love you more then anyone I ever have. You are the love of my life, and I want to spend the rest of my life with you, because I love you to the ends of the earth!" I stared deep into her eyes, they looked like the sea filled with stars that had come out of the sky. "That is why I am asking you this, Shira will you be my mate? Will you be the saber to carry my cubs and raise them with me? I'm asking you this Shira, because I love you. Will you let me claim you?"
Tears were running down her cheeks now. She looked up at me with a smile that I swore was the most beautiful smile on earth.
"Diego" she said her eyes showing pure love for me "I love you too, you know that. I also love you to the ends of the earth. You mean more to me than anyone in the world! I would do anything to make you happy"
Her voice was now cracking, and happiness swelled in my chest. She was going to say yes!She was going to say yes!This is the happiest day of my li-
"But my answer is no" her face fell and so did my joy. She looked up at me her eyes filled with sorrow,asking for forgiveness. "I can't be your mate."