It's time for our second child character, and the expy of character of the first chapter of Precious Moments. This should be nice, since I'm treading sort of familiar ground. Regardless I hope you find this chapter enjoyable. –ArcanaHermit

Chapter 8: Celebration (Corrin x Caeldori)

"Here you go. I had to spend quite a long time baking this beauty of a cake, so you better be happy. I usually don't do jobs pro bono."

Caeldori inspected the chocolate cake. It definitely looked amazing, and given Asugi's talent for baking, it was probably as tasty as it was eye-catching. Still, she must be sure that it was perfect, especially for an occasion like this. After a through inspection, a satisfied Caeldori turned back to Asugi.

"This is perfect. Thank you, Asugi. I'll make sure to return the favor in the future."

With a smug grin on his face, he left. Caeldori continued making preparations for the celebration that she had planned for her love Corrin. While baking was Asugi's forte, she was no slouch when it comes to cooking. Not only that, she had managed to get the perfect present for him. Tonight was going to be a perfect night for the both of them, she could feel it.

Once all of preparations were done to Caeldori's satisfaction, she sat down on his bed, patiently waiting for his return. It was admittedly nerve-wrecking for her as she began counting the seconds. Eventually, she heard the door open and immediately rushed to greet him, smiling radiantly.

"Welcome back, my love."

Corrin returned the smile with one of his own, and gave her a quick hug. It was only until a bit later that he realized the food laid out on the table, as well as the cake.

"It seems you already noticed it. I felt like we should celebrate, Corrin"

Corrin gave a slight look of confusion.

"But my birthday isn't until a few months from now."

"I know, but let's just say that today was a very important day for me, and I would like to celebrate that day with you."

Looking once again at the beautiful and elaborately laid out meal, Corrin smiled at the effort she put into the idea, even if he didn't know what the idea was. He gave her a deep bow, trying to imitate nobles at court.

"Then lead the way, my lady."

They went to the table hand in hand. Corrin, realizing that today was an important day for her, decided to play the gentleman's role and pull a chair for her, and together they began enjoying the meal. As expected of her, the cooking was delicious. As they were eating, they began making some small talk.

"This meal has been perfect; I don't think I've eaten this well in a while."

"Of course, I strive to be the perfect wife for the man I love. The cake is Asugi's work though."

"I'll be sure to thank him later. Still, I'm a bit curious, what exactly are we celebrating? I don't recall any special tradition being held today, and your birthday is still far away from now."

"Well, today-um-well-I..."

Caeldori blushed, still stuttering and embarrassed at saying it to Corrin. Still, she managed to compose herself enough to explain.

"Today marks a full year since we first met, in my Deeprealm. I still remember how we fought back the invisible forces side by side. Even though it was our first time fighting together, I felt completely comfortable. And for you to eventually be my love, for you to be the man that finally accepted my feelings…I couldn't help but cherish that day even more, for it would lead to some of the happiest days of my life."

Corrin listened to her, his smile slowly widening as she explained in detail the day they met. She could be such a romantic at times, though that was but part of her charm. After a while Caeldori realized that she had been talking all this time, and flustered a little.

"Oh, look at me rambling on and on, I'm so sorry. This is so embarrassing, getting sentimental over something like that."

"It's quite alright, Caeldori. I didn't know how much that day meant to you, but after hearing what you said…that day was special to me too."

Caeldori looked at him, an almost pleading look in her eyes.

"T-truly?"

"Yeah, it was the day I met you, the love of my life, after all. It just didn't occur to be that today was that day. But I'm glad you told me that, and I'm glad we can celebrate such an important day like this."

They looked happily into each other's eyes, both completely content with the other. They finished their meal and began eating the cake. As expected of something baked from Asugi, it tasted absolutely divine. Their talks also turned from some idle chatter to conversations of more romantic nature.

Once the cake was finished and their stomachs full, Caeldori gave Corrin something wrapped in a silken pouch. It was light and squared, which led Corrin to guest that it was a book of some sort.

"H-here's a gift for you, my love. I hope you like it."

Corrin slowly removed the pouch, and as he suspected found a book inside. It wasn't just any ordinary book however. It was an incredibly rare chronicle about peace between two warring kingdoms, something he had been looking for a long time.

"Caeldori this is…"

"Yeah, I know you've been working very hard to forge a lasting peace between the two kingdoms, and that you've been looking for this book for a while. I just happened to find this in a bookstore somewhere, it wasn't that expensive."

Corrin thought that upon looking at the book he would like opening that book and reading it right away, but he quietly dropped the book on the table, go over to her and hug her tightly, which led her to blush even more.

"Thank you, Caeldori. You've always made me happy every day, but today you have made me, without question, the happiest man alive. I love you."

"Thank you, Corrin. It makes me so happy to hear you say that. I love you too, of course."

They decided to clean up the table together. Once those were done, they sat down next to each other on the bed. It was getting late, and Caeldori had to leave for her own quarters in a short while.

"So…was this day to your satisfaction, Corrin?"

An idea popped into Corrin's head, something to make this night even more unforgettable.

"Hmm, close but not quite. There's one more thing that needs to be done before I'd call this day perfect."

"Oh, what is it? I'm sure there's something that I can do to-"

Before she could even finish her sentence, he pulled her into a kiss. It was a passionate kiss, and both of them felt their hearts go aflutter. After it was over, Caeldori looked slightly shock, while Corrin gave her a teasing smile.

"Now it's perfect."

The smile was eventually returned from her, and they simply smiled at each other until she left for her own quarters. Corrin, now lying on his bed thought to himself before he slept.

What an amazing night. Thank you, Caeldori.

And done with this chapter at last. Sorry this one took so long, college and my other fanfic have been keeping me busy (wink wink). Thankfully, I write two Peaceful Moments chapters in a row, so the next should be faster than the last. Until then –ArcanaHermit.