Humphrey's POV
"Honey wake up" I heard a voice echo in my head, at first I thought I was only dreaming but then it called again.
I opened my eyes after the second call to see Kate sitting beside me "What is it Kate?" I asked half asleep.
She laughed to herself before speaking "Come on, were not gonna get anywhere if you sleep the day away." She said smiling
I took a few seconds for it process in my head before I remembered that we had to get on the move early. "Oh I almost forgot" I said quickly getting up.
"Relax, wake up first there's no rush" She said softly sitting next to me.
I nodded as I looked outside, the light was dim from the sun that was on its way. I could feel a cool draft blowing in to the den which felt nice and refreshing.
"How long have you been up?" I asked after a few minutes of getting my bearings straight.
"Not long, around ten minutes before I woke you up" She replied
I nodded before giving her a good morning kiss like I did every morning since we confessed our love. "So, ready to go?" She asked.
"Once second" I said before stretching myself out to loosen up "Okay ready"
She got up and exited our den with me following close behind, we headed north away from the den grounds to our destination. Yesterday evening consisted of Kate and I talking with her parents about our plan to go on a honeymoon. They liked the idea saying they were beginning to think we wouldn't be going on one like Lilly and Garth. Had no idea why they didn't go anywhere but they did say that it was more of a stay home honeymoon. We asked her parents about any places to go and they told us about what they did for their honeymoon which was at a nearby lake.
It wasn't a big lake according to them but it was a pretty place to spend time at. But I know that honeymoon's are about you and your wife, the location is just a bonus. This lake interested me so I asked where it was to find out that it was a few miles northwest of Jasper. It was put into consideration as we asked if there was anywhere else to go. They thought for a moment before Winston said that there wasn't much else to go.
Most couples just went out into the woods and found somewhere to stay a night or more together before coming back. That was another thing we could do as well, Kate and I talked about what to do and decided to just go to the lake. It was well within a few hours walk so it was close and easy to get to, we knew what to expect as well. I was excited to see this place, it would be the third lake I've ever seen and I could swim in this one. At least that was what Winston and Eve said, and they went around two years ago so it might be different now.
"If everything goes right we should be there around noon" Kate said as we neared the pack border.
"Alright" I said walking beside her
"Unless you feel like moving at a faster pace, then we'll be there sooner." She said
"Whatever you want" I said
"You're the omega, you don't have as much stamina as me so I'm asking you" She said
"We can move faster, then you can carry me once I pass out from exhaustion" I joked
"Very funny, how about we move fast for a bit then walk until you're ready to speed back up again." She said.
"Sounds good" I said
She changed from a walking pace and into a light jog, I matched her speed as we crossed the pack border. Now there were a few miles of forest ahead of us until we came across this lake. Winston gave us directions which were fairly simple, head toward the tallest peak on the distant mountains that were north of us. A straight line and you'll literally run right into it, not hard at all.
I could already see the mountain he was talking about, it was pretty tall and covered all over in snow. Around it laid other peaks that had snow as well, in fact they were the same ones we've been through two weeks prior. Surprisingly I don't recall seeing a lake when we were on top of the range but maybe it was just hidden from view up there.
An hour had passed since we crossed the border. My breath was getting heavier the further we went but at the same time we were making good progress. I was reaching my limit so it was time to slow down to a walking pace.
"Can we slow down?" I asked looking at her
"Of course" She said
I immediately slowed to a walking pace, my muscles thanked me from the contestant strain they had endured. She slowed as well looking like she had been walking this whole time since her breathing was normal, I envied her for that. But after my training I would become the same so I looked forward to that day.
"So what do you think this place will be like?" I asked starting up a conversation and feeling my heart beat begin to slow. We had been quiet since I was busy trying to keep up with her pace.
"I bet it's beautiful, much like mom and dad said it was" She said while looking ahead at the distant mountains.
"Yeah" I agreed
"What do you think it will be like?" She asked turning the question onto me now.
"I can't wait to go swimming in the lake, it sounds like a nice place to be but it already will be since you're with me." I said looking at her.
She giggled "Sometime alone is just what we needed, we might not be there yet but I'm already enjoy myself." She said smiling
"As am I" I agreed smiling back.
I was in the mood to play a game to pass the time, I ran through my options before deciding on a game. "Hey Kate, want to play a game?" I asked
"Sure, but what did you have in mind?" She asked
"How does a round of 'I spy' sound?" I said
"Alright, you go first" She replied
I looked around the forest in front of us for an object to choose. The same rules applied as before meaning that it had to be something we wouldn't pass while guessing. It ruled out a lot of close options but there were some exceptions.
"I spy..." I started before finding and object "...something that's sharp" I finished looking back at her.
She began to look ahead for something that was sharp to guess on
"Those rocks over there" She said guessing correctly on her first try, much to my surprise.
"That's correct, your turn" I said
She looked around before facing back at me "I spy... something that's tall" She said.
I scanned what lied ahead of us to find something that was tall, I saw the first contender almost immediately. "The mountain" I guessed only to see her shake her head no.
I figured that would have been the answer but I was wrong, I looked for another thing to guess on. "Is it that pine tree" I asked gesturing toward the tall out of place tree.
"You go it" She replied
We continued this back and forth a few times, guessing on simple objects that weren't too hard to find. 'Alright, time to step up the difficulty' I thought to myself once I found something "I spy something that's blue but unique" I said
"Hmm..." She said to herself as she looked around, she took her time with this one but there was no rush, we couldn't pass it.
She looked at me before I could see that it clicked in her head "It's your eyes" She said smiling.
"Not bad, you're pretty good at this" I commented smiling back. I technically couldn't guess my eyes since I couldn't see them but I did know that they were blue.
"Well they are pretty unique, because they are yours" She said
I kept my smile as I watched her look for her next thing to choose for me to find. "I spy something that's blue" She said repeating the same thing I said not even two minutes ago.
"My eyes!" I immediately guessed just to see if that was it.
She laughed from my sudden outburst but shook her head "Nice try, but no" She said
There was only one more thing that was blue from what I could see and it was the largest thing. "The sky?" I asked thinking that had to be it.
"Yup" She replied
"Oh come on that was too easy" I teased
"Yet it took you two guess" She argued smiling
"I know but still..." I said
"Alright, give me a hard one then" She challenged
I thought for a few moments for something that would make her give up on. I found something, and boy was it clever...
"I spy something that's golden" I said looking at her
She looked around before quickly coming back with a guess "The sun" She said looking like she knew she got it but I shook my head no.
After a few moments of walking silently she found her next guess "Those flowers up there" She said gesturing up a hillside that we had been walking along for the past several minutes.
Once again I shook my head no getting a surprised look from her, but this quickly faded as she was determined to find the answer. I could tell that her competitiveness was taking over, typical alpha but I enjoyed being around her when she was like this. It was almost like she was a pup again.
"Ugh I got nothing, can you give me a hint?" She asked
"It's very pretty" Was all I replied as a hint but it didn't seem to help her. Inside I was laughing silently to myself because the answer was practically right on her.
I decided my fun was over and I gave her another hint that I hoped would make it more obvious. I was surprised she hadn't gotten it yet, normally she was pretty observant and clever but I guess I must have really stumped her.
"If you look over your shoulder you'll see it" I said smiling.
She immediately did what I said before turning right back at me "Me?" She asked smiling getting the picture
"That's correct" I replied
"But isn't that considered behind me?" She asked
"Well it's yourself, so no" I said, sure her body was theoretically behind her but it didn't matter.
She smiled "Alright I have to admit that was pretty clever" She confessed
"Thank you" I replied
I felt satisfied in playing games so we became silent after this, but after a few minutes Kate spoke up. "So, ready to jog again?" She asked looking at me
"Yeah I should be good for another hour or more" I said back. That game lasted pretty long so I had plenty of time to relax and build my stamina back up.
"Great, it should only be a couple more hours until we get there" She said picking up her pace with me matching.
She was right, it was midmorning already meaning that two to three more hours remained in our journey. The mountains had become much closer, almost foreshadowing us and the surrounding forest. I could feel the wind blowing from the side which was cold to the touch. It felt good and soothing since I we were moving at a quicker pace.
My excitement was building as we moved, we were getting closer to our honeymoon spot. Sure Kate and I were together all the time, which I loved every moment of, but this time it felt extra special to me. I decided to become lost in my thoughts and think about what this place was going to be like.
A/N: Looks like they are enjoying their time together already, but their honeymoon hasn't even started yet...Random A&O Fact: On any of the theatrical posters of the movie (this doesn't include the DVD cover) Kate's mane is long much like Humphrey's. However in the actual movie her mane is much shorter, possibly to more model her voice actor.(Adding these at the end of chapters for fun, maybe you'll learn something new!)
