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Trial 5: Proposal

It took so, so, so much courage to even consider this route as an option. To Pacino at least. He'd never thought he'd see the day where he would be proposing to a cat he'd hated at the beginning. Originally, they'd gotten off on the wrong foot when Pac, who'd been smaller at the time, decided to show off to the Princess of the Hunters. That nickname was coined then, "Princess" this, "Princess" that. It was always mocking, never teasing or even loving as it is now. It was a surprise to him when that very same day, the feline had come to his rescue when he was nothing more than warning her of the cats' intentions. Fending off felines that he feared for what they'd done to him, what they would do to him. He hadn't known it then but that was the glimmer of hope he needed to start admiring Alexei.

It would still take a long amount of time for Pacino to truly respect the other feline. She wasn't his comrade yet, nor was she... A rival. To him, she was a thorn that clung to his side, like a burr you couldn't get out of your fur. To him she was annoying. This rang even truer when he started seeing her hang around Mihail. That was his tentative best friend as they had grown closer but he still wasn't sure. Pac didn't like it one bit, he'd decided to cause trouble. Stir up a ruckus and... It hadn't exactly been successful as it had only brought Mihail to calm their squabbling. Pacino guessed he could deal with this nuisance when he was around Mihail. He wasn't happy about it but he wasn't about to cut off a friendship for something so petty.

The world never stopped turning though and eventually, Pacino found himself indulging in Alexei's games. This whole thing was a game, he knew that. But he kept coming back like he couldn't get enough. It was like Alexei was honey and he was a badger, it felt natural somehow. Still odd, but natural, like a forest fire. Dangerous, wild but exhilarating none the less. It was like they were both pieces of flint sometimes with the ways they clashed. He grew a little more respect for the feline every time he saw her in action. This was why he decided to make her third in command of his little gang. It wasn't surprising when that led to a scuffle like it always did. The mocking and teasing, playful tones that were music to Pacino's ears. It was so... Weird. He didn't understand it and he didn't know if he wanted to understand it at the time. It was another instance of 'holy fuck'. Like the second time they'd met when he was no more than a shrimp being pushed onto the ground and up against boxes by Alexei's bloodstained paws. The game was fun, getting them both flustered and getting into fights where they'd have to be pulled away by force so they could clean their wounds.

After that, they were rivals. Pacino had made Alexei his second in command after he'd played around a bit. They began to truly make themselves better with each other. It wasn't long after that, that they became frenimes and an item among the small group they had going. Pacino knew he could trust her after a while, and he hoped she trusted him. Although, not all good things last or stay that way.

The boat trip to Eygpt changed many things... Pacino kept secrets. Alexei never had any, she always told the truth. There weren't supposed to be any secrets between them from Alexei's perspective, she hates secrets. It had made her angry when he'd kept secrets from her. During that boat trip, they avoided each other for a brief time. Pac found it in himself to apologize thoguh, and eventually reveal the secret he'd been keeping. The thing he'd refused to tell her. He'd opened up to her and openly cried in her chest, openly sobbed and she had silently vowed to protect him.

Slowly, but surely, they had built each other up, growing into friends and partners in crime. They caused trouble and it... It felt odd to call this feline his friend when to him it felt like she was so, so much more than that. Alexei was different from Mihail, from Cain, from everyone else he'd met. She was something his own life revolved around. It was... Nice. That fire had been tamed but still was lit and prevailing through wind, rain, snow and everything else.

It was warm.

So now it was time to ask. He presented her on the board walk one morning with two necklaces, shining in the morning sun. Green gems encased in silver. Alexei had tears streaming down her face and Pacino could feel himself beginning to cry as well.

"Alexei... Will you be my mate?"

He hoped she'd say yes.

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Trial 5: Proposal

It took so, so, so much courage to even consider this route as an option. To Pacino at least. He'd never thought he'd see the day where he would be proposing to a cat he'd hated at the beginning. Originally, they'd gotten off on the wrong foot when Pac, who'd been smaller at the time, decided to show off to the Princess of the Hunters. That nickname was coined then, "Princess" this, "Princess" that. It was always mocking, never teasing or even loving as it is now. It was a surprise to him when that very same day, the feline had come to his rescue when he was nothing more than warning her of the cats' intentions. Fending off felines that he feared for what they'd done to him, what they would do to him. He hadn't known it then but that was the glimmer of hope he needed to start admiring Alexei.

It would still take a long amount of time for Pacino to truly respect the other feline. She wasn't his comrade yet, nor was she... A rival. To him, she was a thorn that clung to his side, like a burr you couldn't get out of your fur. To him she was annoying. This rang even truer when he started seeing her hang around Mihail. That was his tentative best friend as they had grown closer but he still wasn't sure. Pac didn't like it one bit, he'd decided to cause trouble. Stir up a ruckus and... It hadn't exactly been successful as it had only brought Mihail to calm their squabbling. Pacino guessed he could deal with this nuisance when he was around Mihail. He wasn't happy about it but he wasn't about to cut off a friendship for something so petty.

The world never stopped turning though and eventually, Pacino found himself indulging in Alexei's games. This whole thing was a game, he knew that. But he kept coming back like he couldn't get enough. It was like Alexei was honey and he was a badger, it felt natural somehow. Still odd, but natural, like a forest fire. Dangerous, wild but exhilarating none the less. It was like they were both pieces of flint sometimes with the ways they clashed. He grew a little more respect for the feline every time he saw her in action. This was why he decided to make her third in command of his little gang. It wasn't surprising when that led to a scuffle like it always did. The mocking and teasing, playful tones that were music to Pacino's ears. It was so... Weird. He didn't understand it and he didn't know if he wanted to understand it at the time. It was another instance of 'holy fuck'. Like the second time they'd met when he was no more than a shrimp being pushed onto the ground and up against boxes by Alexei's bloodstained paws. The game was fun, getting them both flustered and getting into fights where they'd have to be pulled away by force so they could clean their wounds.

After that, they were rivals. Pacino had made Alexei his second in command after he'd played around a bit. They began to truly make themselves better with each other. It wasn't long after that, that they became frenimes and an item among the small group they had going. Pacino knew he could trust her after a while, and he hoped she trusted him. Although, not all good things last or stay that way.

The boat trip to Eygpt changed many things... Pacino kept secrets. Alexei never had any, she always told the truth. There weren't supposed to be any secrets between them from Alexei's perspective, she hates secrets. It had made her angry when he'd kept secrets from her. During that boat trip, they avoided each other for a brief time. Pac found it in himself to apologize thoguh, and eventually reveal the secret he'd been keeping. The thing he'd refused to tell her. He'd opened up to her and openly cried in her chest, openly sobbed and she had silently vowed to protect him.

Slowly, but surely, they had built each other up, growing into friends and partners in crime. They caused trouble and it... It felt odd to call this feline his friend when to him it felt like she was so, so much more than that. Alexei was different from Mihail, from Cain, from everyone else he'd met. She was something his own life revolved around. It was... Nice. That fire had been tamed but still was lit and prevailing through wind, rain, snow and everything else.

It was warm.

So now it was time to ask. He presented her on the board walk one morning with two necklaces, shining in the morning sun. Green gems encased in silver. Alexei had tears streaming down her face and Pacino could feel himself beginning to cry as well.

"Alexei... Will you be my mate?"

He hoped she'd say yes.

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