Raph's Pov...
I slowly fluttered my eyes open, with rays of sunlight hitting my face. I smiled sleepily out towards the window seeing it was a clear and sunny day. I smiled thinking of how last night was the best night of my life, now that Stellaluna is now my wife and we are now starting a whole new chapter together. I stretched out my arms, then they laid down by my sides, but I didn't feel Stella laying beside me.
I looked over to my side to see her side of the bed was empty. I looked around confused of where she could of gone, then I saw the door cracked open. I slowly slid out of bed and I walked out of the bedroom. I heard the sound of running water coming from another room down the hall and I walked over to it curiously and I opened the door slightly. I peeked my head inside and I smiled and chuckled warmly seeing Stella, taking a steaming hot shower with the curtain showing her petite figure.
I slowly walked inside, closing the door back again quietly and I slowly walked over to her, smiling, hearing her humming.
Stella's Pov...
I was humming a little song while the hot water was pouring down all over my face and body when I heard the curtain rustle a bit open, then I heard someone climbing in the tub with me. I stood still, smiling and giggling silently. I felt a pair of warm hands placed on my hips, then I felt soft and sweet lips kiss my neck. I smiled knowing it was my husband, Raphael.
I moaned lowly and I felt Raph's lips kiss my neck deeper and I felt his arm wrap around the front of my waist. I moaned a bit louder and I turned around and I leaned up and I kissed his lips lovingly. He smiled in the kiss and I wrapped my arms tightly around his neck turning around. His arm went under my shell, pulling me up towards him with his other going around my shoulders. I jumped a bit and I wrapped my legs tightly around his waist. He chuckled and the kiss became more loving and warm feeling the hot water come pouring down increasingly heating up our bodies.
But then I started to feel Raph moving me down lower. I opened my eyes a bit and I saw Raph go down on his knees and he laid me down carefully in the tub without him breaking the kiss. I giggled as he looked at me with triumph in his eyes as he moved more on top of me. He kissed me again deeply with love, then he started kissing along my jawline down to my neck. I moaned as he founded my sweet spot. He chuckled against my neck, making me giggle and shiver, then he started sucking and licking gently on my sweet spot.
He smiled nuzzling his snout deeper into my neck and I felt his stroke my plastron slowly and softly in a circular motion. I shivered and I let out a few shaky breathes. He stroked it softly all around giving a few teasing tickles. I giggled uncontrollably and smiled, closing my eyes. He chuckled and he tickled my plastron more teasingly. I struggled not to laugh being under his strong hold and I gripped the rim of the tub above me tightly. He did it more teasingly before he started to peck soft kisses all over, while licking in some areas making me gasp in deep delight as my legs tightened around his waist squeezing him towards me. He moaned deep as he began to kiss along my thighs and that's when it started to get really hot in here. I threw myself up pulling him up away from me and I kissed him again gripping his shoulders. The moment lasted only for a few more seconds till we were both pulling to catch our breathes from the hot and steaming foreplay.
"Good morning Beautiful", he said, warmly
"Good morning Big Softie", I said, giggling
He smiled and he kissed my snout and I blushed red. "I love you", he said
"I love you too", I said, pecking his forehead
"Not a bad way to start out our morning as husband and wife, don't you think?", he asked, helping me stand up
"Yes not a rather bad one", I said, getting up to my feet and leaning against him "One that almost made us make love in the bathtub"
"Hey that would of not been bad", he said, with a smirk holding me close to him "I would find it rather steamy"
"Raph!", I said, giggling embarrassed, as I gave his chest a playful slap
"Just teasing with you, I'm hungry", he said
"Me too", I said, nodding
"Well let's finish up in here and we will go make something before we head out", he said
"Sounds like a plan to me", I said, with a smile
We both finished getting cleaned up, then we climbed out and dried off with giant fluffy towels. We went back to the bedroom and got dressed into our normal ninja gear attire, before we walked downstairs to get breakfast prepared. We made together cheese omelets, blueberry pancakes, and bagels with honey and butter. I set the table as I rearranged the flowers I gathered earlier from the garden behind in the cottage in a vase while Raph prepared our plates to eat. "So what exactly is there to do here in Bavaria?", he asked
He pecked my cheek and sat down beside me and started to eat. "I thought of somethings that we could do today, if you are interested in doing them", I said, starting to eat "They were some of my favorites as a child"
"Hey as long as I am with you, I will be okay with anything", he said, gently holding my hand
I gave him a loving smile in return and gave his hand a gentle squeeze. We continued to eat our huge breakfast in silence and I finished a few minutes later as I took a last sip of my juice and wiped my mouth clean. "I will be right back, going to go pack up some things for today", I said
"Okay babe, I will get the dishes cleaned up", he said, getting up after finishing and began gathering up everything
"Thanks Softie", I said, giving his shoulder a rub and kiss a cheek
While Raph cleaned up the kitchen from breakfast, I walked upstairs to my room. I grabbed from my wardrobe a red puffy jacket with a hood and slid it over my arms as it instantly wrapped in warmth and softness. I gathered up some water bottles, granola bars, bug spray, and other things placing them into my forest green backpack, slinging it over my shoulder. I then went into my parent's bedroom across the hall and I grabbed from the wardrobe beside my parent's bed and I took off my dad's favorite black leather coat that I saw him wear all the time when I was little, thinking it would be big enough to fit for Raph's figure. I could still smell his strong scent after all these years. I walked back down the stairs to see Raph was finishing putting the clean dishes into the cupboard. "Ready to head out Softie?", I asked
"Ready as I will ever be", he said, with a chuckle facing me
"You might want to put this on, it's a bit breezy this morning", I said
I handed him the jacket and he slipped it on. "Fits like a glove, so what is our big day today?", he asked, zipping up the jacket some
"You will see, come on", I said, smiling
He smiled and we walked out of the cottage to be greeted with the crisp smell of pine cones, the songs of robins filling our ears, and the gentle breeze that blew against the trees, making whispers as if they were talking to each other in secret. "It sure is a nice day today", he said
"It always is down here", I said "Even when it's raining or snowing, it's always nice, fresh and beautiful"
"So where are we off to first?", he asked
"Down by the lake we went to last night", I said, smiling "I want to show a little fun activity my Dad and I used to do, follow me"
We walked down the trail and we made it towards the lake we were at. "My Dad and I came down here a lot to spend time together and we always would have little contests to see who can skip the rocks across the water the farthest", I said
"You can do that?", he asked, surprised
"Yes, it is really amazing to see", I said "When I first saw it I didn't think it was all possible till my Dad showed me how he did it"
We stopped along the edge and I slid off my backpack and placed it down by rocks piled against each other."So how do you skip a rock across the water?", he asked "It sounds hard"
"It's a bit tricky at first", I said, looking around on the ground "You want to find the smoothest and flattest rocks around since they can go the farthest, like this one"
I picked up a flat rock and I flicked my wrist, releasing the rock from my fingers, then it went skipping three times across the water before sinking below. "Here you try it", I said, smiling and handing him a rock
He smiled and he threw it across the water, but it didn't skip, it instead sunk to the bottom with a plop. He groaned sounding frustrated as he kicked a smaller rock into the water. "This is impossible", he said, clenching his fists
I placed a hand on his shoulder, giving him an encouraging smile. "Try again Raphael, it will come with practice", I said
He managed to smile a little as I handed him another flat stone. "Remember just a flick of the wrist", I said, gripping his wrist gently showing him how to do it correctly
He nodded and he focused on the water by squinting his eyes and with a quick flick of his wrist he released the stone from his fingers and it went bouncing along the surface four times before it sunk to the bottom. "Hey I did it!", he said, happily looking at me
"See you just needed a little guidance", I said, smiling "No need to get upset"
He smiled. "Here let's see who can have their rocks jump the farthest", I said, handing him another rock "Whoever gets the most jumps wins a special reward"
"Oh you are on!", he said, giving a challenging but playful look
I laughed and we threw the rocks across the lake. Raph's jumped five times and mine jumped six before they sunk to the bottom of the lake. "Woah mine went six times! That's two more jumps than I can usually do", I said, happily
"Would it be cool if you could make it to the other side of the lake?", he asked, smiling throwing another rock
"If that was even possible", I said, giggling
"I bet you Splinter could", he said
"Oh yes I could probably tell Master Splinter could, he might have a trick up his sleeve", I said "One that might say from a wise ninja master, if someone believes in something strongly enough, it just might happen"
"Hey", he said, chuckling "That sounds like exactly what he would say"
"Oh when you have heard his philosophies they grow on you", I said
We both laughed and we continued throwing a few more rocks across the water. We were neck and neck with the same number of jumps and we threw our last rocks across the water seeing them jump eight times. We were both looking at them eagerly to see who would sink first, but to our surprise they both sunk simultaneously. "Huh well how about that", Raph said, with his hands on his hips
"I guess we both win", I said, giggling
"And here is our prize", he said
He leaned and kissed me deeply and I giggled kissing back lovingly. He slowly pulled away and I smiled as our snouts touched each others and we stared into each others eyes. "I love you so much", he said
"I love you too", I said "More than you will ever know"
We kissed each other gently again holding each others hands then we looked out towards the lake seeing the sun shining over it, making it shimmer beautifully against the rippling water. I then looked to the side of me to see a cliff side near by where there was a fantastic view over the valley.
"Hey I got an idea of where we should go next", I said "To where an old friend of mine lives"
"Where at?", he asked
"Just down the road not too far from here", I said, smiling "Come with me, you will like her"
He shrugged but he followed close behind me. I grabbed my backpack and we walked out of the trail head and we walked along the dirt road. We then made it to an old farm with an old white cottage house and a red barn not to far from it, with cattle grazing in the fields and chickens roaming around. "Here it is", I said
"But won't your friend be shocked seeing you and me like this?", he asked, sounding a bit unsure "I mean we are not exactly humans you know"
"Well actually she won't, in fact she won't be able to see me or you, she is blind", I said
"Oh, well that does kind of solve the problem", he said, sounding like it was obvious
"Believe me Raphael I wouldn't expose us where it wouldn't be safe", I said, giving him a smirk and cocking an eyebrow "I have been a kunoichi for a whole year now"
He blushed slightly red in his cheeks, but he shook his head trying to look normal. "So she owns a little farm?", he asked
"Yes and surprisingly she is very good at keeping in check with the animals here", I said, smiling "Come on"
I walked through the gate and I walked down the stone path towards the barn with Raph, walking behind me. I saw my old friend, Miss. Berger with gray hair in a bun with light blue eyes, wearing a gray long sleeved shirt and dark blue skirt, sweeping away at the loose straw on the ground into a pile with a rake.
"Hi Miss. Berger!", I said happily
She turned and smiled with her cloudy light blue eyes looking at me. "Oh Stellaluna, it's been so long since I have heard from you", she said, kindly
"It has been quite the year Miss. Berger", I said "Much has happened"
We hugged each other gently. "How have you been?", I asked
"Oh just fine my dear", she said "Have you gotten bigger since the last time I saw you"
I noticed she was feeling around my shell on my back that was covered by my jacket. "Oh no, I'm just wearing a heavy coat, it was really chilly this morning", I said, trying to make her think I wasn't anything different
"Oh I see", she said, nodding with a smile understanding "And you know me I am not a big fan of the cold either"
"I want you to meet someone", I said
I looked back at Raph and I waved my hand to me as he hid in the dark part of the barn. He looked a bit unsure but he walked up slowly to us, then I faced Miss. Berger again. "Miss. Berger I want you to meet my husband, Raphael", I said, smiling
"Oh it's very nice to meet you Raphael", she said, sweetly "How long have you two been happily married?"
"Just last night", Raph said
"We are spending our honeymoon up here before we go back home in New York in a few weeks", I said
"Oh how lovely!", she said, sounding happy "Well it was certainly a pleasure to meet you Raphael, I can tell you are going to make Stellaluna very happy"
"It's nice to meet you too, Miss. Berger", he said, softly "And thank you"
I smiled up to him. "So what brings you two down here today?", she asked
"Well I was wondering if we could take Wako and BoDean out today", I said "I wanted to show Raphael around the sights"
"Oh of course my dear, they haven't been out in quite awhile", she said "They could use the exercise"
"Great! Thank you!", I said, happily
"Who is Wako and BoDean?", Raph asked, confused
I smiled and I walked towards a stall and I unlatched a metal door swinging it open. I clicked my tongue against my lips and just then a female brown Arabian walked up to me and a male white Appaloosa walked up beside the Arabian. "This is Wako and BoDean", I said, smiling "They are her horses, we are going to take them out for a ride to explore"
"You two have fun with them, I will be in the house if you need me", Miss. Berger said, walking towards the house
I got them both on leads before tying them up by the stall. I brushed off Wako and BoDean of the dust on their backs and I got them saddled up and I walked out of the barn, pulling them by the reigns behind me. "We are going to ride them?", Raph asked, looking a bit unsure
"It's okay Raph, it will be fun", I said, with a smile "I promise you, I did this all the time growing up"
He then walked up towards BoDean, the brown Arabian. "So how you do exactly climb on top?", he asked
"Here", I said, cupping my hands to the ground "Step your foot in"
He placed his foot in between and I boosted him up on top of BoDean, swinging his leg over till he sat on top of her back. I then climbed up on Wako and I grabbed on to the reigns. "So how exactly do you do this?", he asked "I have never done this before"
"Grab on to the reigns", I said, pointing at them "Put them in between your fingers in a secure grip, but not too tight"
He grabbed on to the reigns, putting parts of them in between his fingers. "Just kick her sides gently with your heels and say walk on", I said, smiling
"You sure they are okay to ride?", he asked a bit nervous
"Of course, I have been riding these two for a long time", I said "They are perfect for first time riders"
He nervously kicked BoDean's sides with his heels. "Walk on", he said
She neighed and she stirring up a bit before she walked on. "Woah!", Raph said, a bit stunned "This feels a bit funny"
I giggled and I kicked Wako's sides. "Walk on", I said
Waco walked beside BoDean as we rode back up on to the stone path heading back up to the dirt road. "Man riding a horse feels different than what I expected", he said
"What were you expecting?", I asked
"Be a little bit smoother, like as if I was riding the Shell Cycle", he said
"It can be a bit bumpy, but I don't mind it", I said "They say riding a horse is very therapeutic, it helps bring down stress levels"
When we rode on for a few more yards Raph started to look like he was getting more comfortable with the riding and started to smile. "This is actually...very nice", he said
I smiled and we continued riding down the dirt road, heading towards the cliff side. We enjoyed the quiet scenery. The wind was blowing a gentle breeze, the woodpeckers could be heard pecking away at the bark and the beautiful blue jays were sitting on the branches twitting little love songs to each other. It was days like this I always cherished because I could always get away from everything and just become one with nature. "So did you ride them often?", he asked
"I use to a lot when I was little, I learned how to ride when I was five. It was a little early birthday present from dad", I said "Those were the good old days"
"Miss. Berger sounds very nice", he said
"She is very, I used to go down there and help her out with the farm. She did get sick a few times and her age is getting up there and I know she could use the extra pair of hands, since her husband passed away when I was ten", I said "Sometimes when I finished helping her out I would take Wako or BoDean and go ride around just to enjoy myself"
"That is very nice of you Stella", he said, smiling
I smiled lovingly at him. "Thank you", I said
We continued going along the road till we got closer towards the cliff, which Raph didn't know about just yet. I smiled sneakily seeing a familiar trail head that would lead up to the cliff side. "Stella, what's up with the funny look?", Raph asked, looking at me confused
"Race you Raph!", I said, happily, kicking Wako's sides "Yah Wako!"
He neighed rearing up and he sprinted off down the trail. "Hey! Wait for me Stella! Yah BoDean!", he said, kicking her sides
I heard BoDean neigh and she sprinted off running behind us. "Can't wait during a race silly, race you to the cliff!", I called out
We galloped across the grass over the hills, across a small creak, then back on to the main trail head. I looked behind me to see that Raph and BoDean were closing in behind us.
"Catch up if you can slowpoke!", I called out, laughing
He rode up beside me and smiled and laughed, riding up closer till he got ahead of us. "Who are you calling slow poke? Snail Girl!", he said, laughing
I laughed as we raced the horses down towards the edge of a grass cliff. I came up to the edge with Wako, right before Raph came up with BoDean by barely half a second. We climbed off the horses letting them catch their breathes as we came to one of my favorite spots in Bavaria. "Woah", Raph said, with his legs wobbling from the riding "I feel like my legs are now made of Jello"
"What do you think?", I asked, motioning towards the view
He turned towards my direction and amazement and wonder fell over his face. "Woah", he said, breathlessly
We were standing over a huge valley of luscious green and maple trees and high snow white capped mountains that seemed to stretch for miles on end. You could hear the sound of eagles squawking from miles away and the wind blowing on the trees making them sway in different directions, creating patterns of swirls like you could see in the grass. "Now this is amazing!", he said
"It still retains its natural beauty after so many years of being untouched by man", I said, looking around
"Its like looking over New York city on the rooftops", he said
"Something like that, except we are out in the sticks", I said, with a giggle
"Man if only it could be like this back home, I can actually hear myself think", he said
I couldn't help but giggle. "If only Raph, if only", I said, with a nod
"That was actually, really fun", Raph said, looking towards me
"Told you", I said, smiling at him "See, don't be scared about trying new things, it's all apart of letting your mind grow and expand to discover what new things you might come to love"
"Didn't think riding a horse would be that exciting", he said "Let alone see an amazing view better than a smoggy city, I actually really like it"
"What I tell you?", I said, giving him a playful push to his shoulder
He growled playfully grabbing my arm and cuddling me tight to him and I giggled as he pecked my temple deeply. We then looked out to view, just enjoying its beautiful appearance in silence, letting everything flow. "This is really beautiful Stella, I will be honest with you", he said
"It is, my Dad and I used to race Wako and BoDean up here or to different favorite places we liked to go to, such as the trail heads in the forest", I said
"Trail heads? Like trails you would walk or hike along to go somewhere?", he asked
"Yes exactly. Hey I should take you to this one trail where my Mom and I used to walk along", I said "There is this one spot where we would always have campfires and watch the stars"
"Why don't we head down there?", he said "It is getting late in the evening, and it will probably be dark by the time we get there"
He was right, the sun was setting behind the mountains to where it barely touched the tip of the farthest mountain, like a slab of butter on top of mash potatoes. "Great! We just need to return Wako and BoDean back to the farm, Miss. Berger will have their dinner ready by now", I said, running back to Wako climbing on top of him "Race you back!"
I took off on Wako, leaving Raph in the dust with BoDean. "Oh you are not going to beat me this time!", he called out
I laughed as we raced back down the hill back towards Miss. Berger's farm. This time Raph was able to race with BoDean beating me at the last minute. We made it back towards the farm to see Miss. Berger in the barn putting a bale of hay into Waco and BoDean's stall into a feeder. We climbed off the horses and we walked them back inside the barn pulling them by the reigns. "We are back!", I called out
"Oh back so soon", she said "You both have a good time?"
"It was great, we just have a lot more to do tonight, Miss. Berger", I said
She smiled and laughed a bit. "Oh well you two have a grand time together for whatever you are going to do", she said "Just be careful out there"
"Danke Ms. Berger", I said
"Thank you for lending us your horses", Raph said
She smiled and chuckled. "You are quite welcome, young man, you have fun with Stella", she said "She can keep you on your feet"
Raph chuckled and smiled. "She does, but I like it", he said
I smiled lovingly up to him and we put Waco and BoDean back in there stalls. "Stella we better get going, the sun is setting", Raph said
I looked out through a small window to see the sun setting in the distance. "Oh yes we better get going", I said "Don't want to get lost on the trail in the dark"
We both walked up to Miss. Berger. "Auf Wiedersehen Ms. Berger", I said "Danke"
"Ihr Willkommen Stellaluna", she said "You two be careful out in the forest and it was nice meeting you Raphael"
"Danke Miss. Berger", Raph said, smiling
I smiled seeing he was using our home language and how he used it well. We both walked out of the barn and we headed back towards the trail to the forest where we rode by earlier just a few feet back from the trail that led to the cliff. "There is the trail head!", I said, excitedly
I ran towards it, to see it was leading it deeper and deeper into the forest. "Come on, the spot is not too far from here!", I said happily, running along the trail
"Hey wait up!", he called out
I laughed as I jumped over a few large tree roots growing out of the ground, hearing Raph running behind me and I smiled seeing a hill up ahead that lead down to the lower part of the trail. I jumped from the edge leaping into the air flying across the trail before landing in a leaf pile, before running out laughing, making some of the leaves float up in the air. I heard Raph cheering from the back landing in the pile and I saw him flip beside me keeping up with my pace.
I smiled at him and we continued running along the trail head laughing, enjoying the sights and hearing the sounds of the woodland creatures and the whispering winds. After a little while we slowed down and we started walking up the rest of the trail. We walked side by side with each other hand in hand, loving and seeing the beautiful evening. The sun was setting off in the distance behind the trees, casting a beautiful sunset of pink, red, orange and yellow.
I saw Raph pluck a red poppy from a bush and he handed it to me. I smiled lovingly up to him and I took the flower gently in my hand and I kissed his cheek. He smiled and wrapped his arm around me and pressed his head against mine. I smiled and closed my eyes, feeling loved by him. After a little while of walking I could see we were getting closer and closer to the old spot.
"It's just right up here!", I said, excitedly
I ran ahead and I smiled seeing it was the same spot like it was every time I came down here. It was a little clearing surrounded by trees with bushes some of them with growing colorful flowers, a huge log that rested in the middle of the clearing, and the sun peeking through the trees. I heard Raph walk up behind me as I looked around. "Hey pretty cool spot", he said, looking around "Very secluded"
"Just you wait till nightfall then that's when the wonders began", I said "Want to help collect some sticks for the fire?"
"You know me", he said, with a smile
I dropped my backpack in front of the log as I followed Raph into the forest as we gathered up some loose sticks on the ground and placed them in a little pile. I grabbed two sticks by the log and I started rubbing them together to make a fire. Soon there was a spark and a little smoke, I blew on it and it started to smoke more and it rubbed the sticks a little more then a small fire started to engulf the sticks. I sat down by Raph against the log and snuggled close to him, and he wrapped his arm around me, smiling.
"Hey Raph, do you want to make some smores?", I asked
"What's a smore?", he asked, confused
I looked at him with shock. "You never had a smore before?", I asked
"No I haven't", he said "What is it?"
"It's only one of the best things to eat when you are out in nature", I said, smiling
"How do you make them?", he asked
"It's easy I will show you", I said, pulling out a bag of marshmallows from my backpack "Just take a marshmallow and stick it on the stick"
I picked up two more loose sticks beside me as I handed one to Raph as we struck the marshmallows at the ends of the sticks. "Place it over the fire and let it heat up a bit, just not too much or it will melt under the flame", I said
We stuck them over the fire barely letting it touch the flame, letting them heat up. While we waited the familiar nighttime sounds of the forest filled my ears as we heard the sounds of crickets chirping off in the distance. "It sure sounds nice out here", Raph said
"It is very", I said "Especially hearing the crickets chirp"
He smiled, then we heard a loud howl off in the distance. "What was that?", he asked, looking around quickly
"Oh it's probably a wolf", I said "They are most active at this time of night"
"Wolves live here?", he asked
"Yes, sometimes during the night you can hear them howling out in the distance to the full moon, sometimes you can hear them for miles", I said
"Do you see them?", he asked
"Sometimes I do, sometimes they come by the cottage during the night and I would see the little pups playing with each other", I said "But they are pretty wild and dangerous"
"Are we okay to be out here?", he asked, concerned
"Oh yes, we are okay, they won't hurt us if we don't go near them", I said "They tend to keep their distance"
"Oh okay good", he said, relieved
I smiled then I looked back at the fire to see the marshmallows looking golden brown. "Oh I think they are ready", I said
We pulled our marshmallows from the fire and we cooled them down. "Okay time for the chocolate and graham crackers", I said
I took out a bag of crackers and a chocolate bar from my backpack. I pulled out four pieces of chocolate bar and graham crackers and I handed two of each to Raph. "Now you put the chocolate on the marshmallow and put them in between the graham crackers", I said, placing the chocolate pieces on each end of the marshmallow and smushing them together with the crackers
He smiled and followed each step I was doing before it all came together. "Now the best part", I said, with a smile
"What would that be?", he asked, confused
"We eat them silly!", I said, giggling
"Oh...yeah", he said, blushing "Right! I knew that!"
I laughed as he blushed red in his cheeks looking embarrassed. I gave his cheek a kiss of reassurance that I was only teasing with him and he started to calm down. He then took a small bite as he chewed it up, with a smile appearing on his face. "Mmmmm this is really good", he said "Very sweet and sticky"
I giggled and I took a bite as the gooey snack filled my mouth. "Mmmmmm the best", I said, feeling some marshmallow stick to my lips
He took another bite and smiled more. "Really good, so did you and your Mom make them often when you came out here?", he asked
"We did, when I first tried making a smore, I accidentally let it out in the fire too long and it melted", I said, giggling
Raph laughed and I blushed embarrassed. "Well I was five years old at the time", I said, giving him a smirk
Raph chuckled and he pulled me closer and kissed my forehead. I smiled snuggling closer to him and we relaxed against the log, watching the fire, glow brightly and making us nice and warm. I then looked up to the sky and I gasped seeing what was up above us.
"Oh my gosh!", I said, getting out of Raph's hold, running past the fire pit
I got up and saw a beautiful sight of enticing bright glowing colors that swirled above our heads that spread for a few yards. "Stella what is it?", Raph asked
"Look up and see!", I said, pointing up into the night sky
I heard him gasp looking as he slowly got up and he slowly started walking closer to me, looking purely amazed of what he was seeing. "What is that?", he asked
"It's the northern lights", I said "That's when particles in the Earth's and the sun's atmosphere collide together and create such amazing colors, you can even see the sprits from down here"
"Wait the lights are spirits?", he asked, looking surprised
"Yes, my Mom says they are ancestors from the earlier times", I said "They were our ancestors and animals that once roamed these lands long ago"
"Wow quite a backstory", he said, looking around
"If you look closely enough you can see the shadows of spirits", I said, pointing up towards the sky
He looked up closely, squinting his eyes trying to get a good look. A few moments later, he gasped stepping back a bit looking surprised. I looked back up and I could see what Raph was looking at. It was our ancestors running with spears hunting, deer were leaping across the air, and a golden eagle flying around in circles. "That is amazing! How does it do that?", he said, excitedly
"The wonders of the sky Raphael, you never know what the answer is", I said
I smiled and we saw the lights blow slowly in the wind, making it spiral in the wind. "I thought it wouldn't show until late spring", I said, happily
"Does it show down here often?", he asked
"Well it does only during the late winter and spring", I said "You would have to very lucky to be in the perfect spot to see it"
"Well I guess we were really lucky to have found it tonight", he said, smiling
He wrapped his arm around my shoulder and I rested my head against his shoulder, and we looked up seeing the beautiful northern lights. We watched the beautiful colors dance with the stars twinkling above the lights, making it look more beautiful. After watching lights dance for a little while longer, it was starting to get darker outside, and the lights were starting to fade away.
"I think we should get back before it gets too dark", I said
"Probably be a good idea in case we run into other animals out here", Raph said
I smiled and I grabbed my backpack and I slung over my shoulder. Raph took my hand and we walked down the trail back towards the cottage. We watched as we saw fireflies fly all around us and we heard the sounds of cricket's chirping, frogs croaking, owls hooting and wolves howling off in the distance. Like as if they were greeting us like people of a village cheering to its king and queen. After a little while of walking we made it back towards the cottage.
I smiled and giggled as Raph picked me up in his arms and he chuckled and carried me down the hill towards the cottage. He carried me inside and upstairs down the hall towards my room. He opened the door and he slowly set me down as he closed it. I tossed my backpack throwing it on my window bench before I slid off my jacket and hooked it on a hook behind my door. Raph slid of his jacket and he hooked it beside mine, stretching out his arms
"Thank you Stella for showing me all these new things, it was really fun", Raph said, smiling warmly
"Your welcome Raph, I'm glad you liked it", I said
"I loved it", he said, hugging me "And I know something we are both going to love right now"
I hugged him back and he kissed me gently on the lips. I kissed back, kissing him sweetly. I slowly wrapped my arms around his neck and he chuckled, kissing me deeper. He slowly walked me back, not breaking the kiss, towards my bed till I was touching it.
I giggled as Raph laid me down carefully down in bed. We kissed each other lovingly and I felt Raph stroke my cheek. I giggled and blushed pink as I wrapped a hand around his head. He moved away from my cheek stroking me along my collarbone. I shivered a bit, blushing then I felt his lips go down to my collarbone, kissing it gently. I moaned lowly then I gasped a bit as he started kissing my breasts delicately around each one, giving little licks.
I let out shaky breathes then I felt his lips go down my plastron. I moaned and sighed with pleasure as he kissed it all over gently and softly. I shivered and giggled as he gave small licks and sucks that made me struggle a little from it being ticklish. I stretched out a bit more on the bed, then I felt his hands go sliding up my plastron making me shiver, then they started slowly untying the knot in my belt. He slid it off of me and threw it off the bed. He pressed his lips towards the spot and gave it a gentle kiss and lick.
He nuzzled his snout against the spot and I giggled more, smiling happily. He chuckled and he nuzzled my plastron with his snout more lovingly and warmly, while kissing it. I sighed with content and smiled.
"Like that?", he asked softly
"Mmmmm yeah", I said, softly
He smiled and he gave it a hug, warm and loving kiss one more time. I blushed and giggled uncontrollably. I felt Raph move down till he got to my thighs nibbling across each one, grazing the skin with his teeth. He then pulled back before he reached behind his head and he untied his own mask, revealing his gorgeous eyes.
It slid down his shoulder and arm then it went down on the bed. He brought me up to him to his lap. I wrapped my legs around his waist and both my hands started to roam his chest, rubbing it softly. He moaned lowly and my hands slowly moved down his sides, caressing them softly. He shivered and let out shaky breathes as he kissed my shoulder. He then slid his hands up my arms till they got to the back of my head and they carefully untied my braid in my mask before he slid it off my face throwing it over to where it floated down on top of his own.
My hands came towards his plastron and they slowly untied his belt and it slid down his waist and I threw it off the bed to join my mine. My hands slowly stroked his plastron gently and I started kissing his strong chest. He moaned deeply and both of his hands squeezed my thighs. I giggled and I continued kissing it deeply with love and he pushed my head towards it. I smiled and I continued kissing it and rubbing it deeply. I pushed on him gently, making him fall backwards with me on top of him.
I moved up more to his neck and I started kissing the crook of it. He moaned and lifted his head up as I began to suckle on his pulse softly, thinking that I found his sweet spot. I continued kissing it deeply giving it gentle licks. He shivered and his hands came up behind my head and they untied my eye mask. He threw it right by his and I giggled. He chuckled and I brought my lips to connect with his again. His hands traveled up to my head and they cupped around my head bringing it closer to his.
I smiled as we started having a very loving make out session, having our lips dance with each others, with happiness and love. He sat up with me in his arms and his hands roamed and rubbed all over my shell. I moaned deeply and he curved over me a bit, placing both hands on my cheeks and kissing me deeper. I wrapped my arms tightly around his neck and I pulled down to where he was on top of me, not breaking the kiss.
We continued kissing each other for a few moments then Raph kissed me again, and he moved himself in front of me, crawling in between my legs giving me a questionable look. I nodded in agreement, smiling up to him and he smiled and he stroked my forehead and he kissed me gently. A few hours later, I was snuggled up to Raph's chest with his arm around my shell, just covered in the sheets.
"Mmmm that was wonderful", I said, quietly
"Yeah, it sure was", Raph said, rubbing my arm
I leaned up and I kissed his cheek as he turned to face me. "This day was really amazing, I learned a lot of things that I probably would not have learned without you", he said
I smiled softly. "I'm glad you did, it must of been different, than having to hide and fighting all the time", I said
"It was, and I loved it", he said "I hope we can do this more after we go home"
I smiled and I kissed him lovingly on the lips. "Of course we will, I will be glad to show you more", I said, nodding
"I love you, Stellaluna", he said
"I love you too, Raphael", I said
He smiled warmly at me, giving each other one last loving kiss, I laid my head on his shoulder, slowly closing my eyes, smiling. I felt Raph wrap his hand wrap around my head and his arm wrap around my waist. I felt him kiss my forehead and I felt him rest his forehead rest against mine.
Raph's Pov...
I smiled seeing Stella smile in her sleep. She looked beautiful even when she sleeps. I stroked the back of her head gently and softly and she snuggled more into my shoulder, smiling a bit more in her sleep.
"I love you so much", I said, gently "I will always love you, and I will never let you go"
She snuggled closer to me, like she was responding to what I was saying. I chuckled and I slowly closed my eyes and I started to fall asleep. I thought of how today was. How it was different. I learned a lot of new things that I have never done before in my life. I learned how to skip rocks, horseback ride, how to make smores, and learning about the northern lights. I felt like doing all this changed me. It was an experience that was making me love life more than before. Stella was really changing me, showing me that there was more than life than hiding and fighting that life is a gift and you make the best of it.