Chapter 2: The Plan

As Reyn park up the buggy beside Dunban's house Riki had already jumped out and was already heading towards Fiora who was already outside the house waiting to greet them and as Reyn stepped out of the buggy and faced Fiora he could see that Riki was already in Fiora arms taking in Fiora's cuddle. Before Reyn could say anything Fiora began to speak.

"I see that you two are here earlier than I was told ... but where are your partners?"

As always Riki was first to respond before anyone.

"Wifeypon and Snugglepon are making there way to the Colony as we speak but we were sent ahead to get everything set up for them."

As Fiora looked down at Riki as he spoke Reyn could see that Fiora had this look of confusion as to what Riki meant by Snugglepon.

"Before you ask Fiora, that is Riki new name for Sharla."

With that Fiora now understood what Riki was talking about and asked if she could help them get their luggage into the house but before she could finish Riki jumped in.

"Fiora has no need to help dumb dumb with our luggage as Fiora can give Rikipon more cuddles."

Fiora make a little giggle at Riki's comment as it reminded her of how much she had missed some of the past conversations between Riki and Reyn and as she expected Reyn's spoke back at Riki.

"But if Riki doesn't help Reyn out with the luggage then he could end up getting to heavy to have cuddles with everyone that he wants."

With those words Riki jump out of Fiora arms and land on the ground and looked up to Fiora with a worried expedition on his face.

"Is Rikipon getting to big and heavy for cuddles?"

Both Fiora and Reyn just stood there for a brief moment before the two of them bust out laugh at Riki and for a few minutes the two of them continued to laugh as Riki neither repeated himself or asked why the two of them were laughing. Once the two of them stopped laughing Fiora spoke again.

"Riki is still at the cuddle stage at the moment but if Reyn was to do everything for you, you will start to put on weight which could lead to Riki getting to heavy for me to carry and cuddle."

"Rikipon doesn't want that so he will help dum dum out."

With that Riki and Reyn started to unload the buggy along with Fiora against Reyn protests. Once everything had been moved into Dunban's house and as Fiora was about to make some tea for the two of them, both Riki and Reyn wanted to know were Shulk was.

"Shulk will be down at the research centre tinkering with what ever the army or the Colony needs him to work on."

"Thanks Fiora any idea when he will be down there till?"

"From my understanding Reyn he will be down there until late today as he wanted to be here to welcome you all when you arrived but I was planning to pop down later this afternoon to see how he was and if he needed anything?"

At that moment Riki attention turned right towards Fiora as she spoke those words knowing that it could only mean two thing, either to see if Shulk has eaten or to see what else he would like to eat.

Fiora cottoned on to this and decided to capitalise on it.

"You know Riki you could always pop down and see if Shulk needs anything extra and when you come back you too might get something special."

Riki excitement went from very highly to over the moon because as he spoke Riki started to perform his super special happy dance.

"Rikipon will see if Heropon Shulk needs anything."

As Riki finished his little dance, he made a B line for the door and towards the research centre.

With Riki gone both Fiora and Reyn were now alone and for Reyn this moment was perfect allowing him to ask what he needed to without the fur ball butting in and making it harder for him to ask what he wanted to but before he could say anything Fiora asked if Reyn would like a drink. Reyn accepted and when he offer to help, she replied by telling him to stay in the living room and she would bring the tea in, unlike Fiora, Reyn did as he was told.

Once Fiora came back in with the drinks the two of them spoke about what Reyn had been up to in the New Makna Forest and how the drive back to Colony 6 was. It was at this point that Reyn took the brief pause that Fiora had given him to ask what he had on his mind.

"Fiora I need to ask you a favour and … some advice."

Fiora knew that this was important to Reyn due to how serious his tone was and second that Reyn very rarely asked for any help if any from what she could remember.

"Reyn you and Shulk are two of my childhood friends and you know that I am here for you when ever you need me, all you have to do is ask and I will do what I can."

As Fiora waited for Reyn to reply, Fiora could see from Reyn's expression that what ever he wanted to talk about meant a great deal to him.

"The deal is that I need your advice on something...but at the same time I need you to not to say anything to anyone that could be involved with this until I say other wish."

Fiora didn't know what to say but at the same time she didn't want to interrupt him so she simply nodded in agreement to Reyn words.

"The thing is that I need some advise...in asking how I can ask Sharla to marry me but I want to make it as special as I possible can but the only idea that I have sounds so dumb and unromantic that I don't think she will like it."

Fiora couldn't believe that Reyn and Sharla relationship had reached this point and couldn't be happier for the two of them. Once she got her emotions in check she replied back to Reyn.

"Reyn you are one of the sweetest guy that I know and deep down you are brighter than you give yourself credit. If anything I bet that what you have in mind is romantic and perfect for both of you but do promise me that you wont let all those complement go to you head."

Reyn chuckled a bit at what Fiora had said but at the same time it had given him the confidence he needed to explain his plan to Fiora.

"What I had in mind was for the two of us to go for a light lunch down at the beach before the anniversary celebration kicked off. While down there I was hoping to given Sharla her old rifle back completely upgraded and with the ring housed in the scoop so that as she checking it over she would see the ring and when she pulled it away she will see me on one knee asked here to marry her."

Fiora was completely lost for words and didn't know what to say to what Reyn had just described but deep down Fiora knew that this would be something that Sharla would want and wouldn't expect. It was at this point that Fiora realised that she hadn't said anything and as Reyn began to speak she interrupted him.

"Reyn what you are about to say is completely untrue and from what you have just told me it is something that Sharla will love but do you still have her old rifle?"

"Yes I do with all the parts that are needed to do the upgrading..."

Before Reyn could finish that sentence, Fiora interrupt Reyn again.

"Shulk has a lot of work ahead of him and I don't have time to wait for Riki to come back to tell me what I already know about my partner so you collect everything up so that once you are ready to go you will have my package ready to take with you to Shulk so that he can get started right away as he is going to have a long day ahead of him."

With that said Fiora was up and out of her seat and in the kitchen before Reyn could say anything and from the words that Fiora had just said to him it gave Reyn spirit and motivation to go ahead with his plan.

By the time that Reyn had collected all the pieces up and started to make his way back to the Kitchen, Reyn saw that Fiora was already come back towards him with something in her hands.

"You know how to get the research centre from here so you better start moving and if you see Riki tell him to get home right away as I have something special for him."

Reyn nodded and within seconds he was out the door and already on his way to Shulk with the package that Fiora had given him.