Memories and re-marriage
One early morning King Kong and Terk were sitting on a cliff looking at the sunrise. The male began snickering.
"What's so funny," asked Terk.
"Remember when we went swimming in the ocean together? We were walking deeper into the water, I snuck behind you and dumped water out of my hands onto your hair, flattening it," answered the male while giggling.
"Yeah, I remember that. I was mad! Then, I suddenly turned around, hollered 'Hey' and shoved you back so hard that you fully submerged in the water with a huge splash," added the female. "Do you remember when they introduced a female younger than me into our enclosure? That was too brutal for me," shouted Terk while distorting her face expressing loath.
"That was really harsh. I remember your crying your eyes out when seeing her and my failing to comfort you. We had to be extra careful with protecting our relationship," responded Kong sadly.
"I was very furious and nervous when she first came into estrus, crawled up to you and pursed her lips," replied Terk while reliving the mentioned negative emotions, rubbing her face into her palms.
"I told her that I'm not mating with her. And before she could answer that's when you threw your first crap and it hit her right in the head," exclaimed Kong, grinning. "I was proud of you!"
"Even after throwing my doo doo, I could hardly believe that I did such a thing. It didn't end there. I also came into estrus, she and I were in estrus at the same time. We had to sleep as close together as when I'm not in estrus to be sure that she doesn't tempt you and you don't end up committing adultery with her. That night was horrible, I couldn't sleep at all. I was roaming around you while keeping an eye on that girl. The next morning I was a wreck and suggested we escape the enclosure," reported Terk, pulling her hair.
"I felt very bad for you and hugged you but you punched me in the face like on the day we first met and screamed 'Do you want me to castrate you' in my face," added King Kong.
"I misunderstood you and thought you wanted to mate with me. I was dead-tired, in estrus still and very anxious because of that other girl and her endangering our relationship," expounded Terkina. "Then I pleaded again that we should get out of the enclosure because I thought that I can't stand life like this living locked up with someone who is not part of our marriage, moreover what if you fall with her and get her pregnant."
The sun was partially risen already, but the two apes continued conversing about good and bad memories.
"I listened to you and tried climbing over the building. Right when I placed myself on top of it, I didn't know that it wasn't able to support my weight, it collapsed and I fell down with it. I said 'Oopsie' and you were laughing uncontrollably. Then, we crept through the trail I accidentally made through the building into the outer area. Tarzan noticed us and was shocked. We signaled to him that we don't want that other female here and we're staying outside the enclosure as long as she's here. We also mentioned that she's putting our relationship at risk," said the silverback.
"Luckily, they let us stay outside and that girl didn't follow us. Glad they got rid of her a week later and we could return to our home. Remember when we got married," responded Terk.
"Which way, the gorilla way or the human way," asked King Kong.
"I meant the human way. Not long after we got married the gorilla way they arranged a little ceremony for us. I had to wear a tiara with a white veil that hung from the sides and back part of it, I hated wearing it," answered the female, exclaiming her opinion about her headdress.
"I think you looked beautiful having it on. Remember when we embraced and kissed after we were pronounced husband and wife," enquired Kong.
"Yeah, that was great, I'll never forget that," replied Terk.
"Speaking of marriage, I want to ask you something. I've been thinking of this for about a week now," said the male a little nervously.
"What is it," wondered Terk who was beginning to feel edgy.
"Will you remarry me," asked Kong seriously looking his female deep in the eyes.
"Which way, gorilla or human," enquired Terkina.
"Human first then, directly after that gorilla," said the male.
"I will, in both ways," responded the female excitedly.
"When is this good for you," asked Kong.
"I have 5 days, including this one, left for mating," answered Terk.
"How about today at sunset," enquired the male hopefully.
"Okay. Can it be on the beach," agreed, then, asked Terkina.
"Yes, that would be excellent. Would you please wear the tiara with the veil," replied the silverback asking his question while making puppy eyes.
"Alright, I'll wear it, but just for this occasion," answered Terk kindly and in an annoyed way at the same time.
In the early evening when the sun started hanging low in the sky King Kong and Terkina wondered through the rainforest down to the beach. Terk was already wearing her tiara to avoid carrying it in one hand. A few cumulus clouds whose bottoms were ignited pinkish red by the weakening sunlight spotted the sky in certain places. On the horizon left of the sun a slow-moving anvil cloud was gradually drifting towards the island. At times yellow flashes of lightening illuminated the inside of it revealing part of its structure for less than a second. When the sun began disappearing under the dark teal ocean the wedding started. The apes stood on their hind legs close to and facing each other in the warm sand.
"Terk, do you retake me as your husband," asked King Kong.
"Yes," she replied. "Kong, do you retake me as your wife," she enquired.
"Yes," he responded.
The two tightly hugged each other while kissing passionately. After that, they remarried according to the gorilla's method. In the nighttime they returned to the troop before the storm reached Skull Island.
