He still shook slightly, his whole body clenched with the fear that was coursing through him. The heavy weight of the ankh and the charm on his chest seemed like a ton of bricks. It wasnt that he wasnt happy. In the rough term of the word, the warrior male was elated. He didnt need a ceremony to prove thar Demi was his- she was already pregnant by him and that meant more than anything to both of them. But the male had been unable to keep the smile from his face as Naniko had sliced open the sheep, speaking words that had gone in one ear and out the other. He could still feel the tingle in his chest, the ache at the corners of his lips where his smile had stretched. He was almost certain that most of the pack had been there to see this spectacle. His grin, that had never been seen by anyone, broadcast across the caves. And the reputation of the formidable Rakeeb was surely in tatters. But the black and white male couldnt have cared less. Sure, he was scared. And sure he was just a little bit claustrophobic. But that was natural and normal.
The streak of sheep blood on his forehead crackled as his forehead scrunched. He'd forgotten about the mark on his forhead, a streak of blood from Naniko's thumb horizontally across the white stripe on his forehead, cutting it in half. Demi had an identical mark, as she had the same ankh and charm on a thong around her own neck. The charm was for fertitily, but it was clear they didnt need that. Her form was swelling, growing larger by the day. Luckily she'd work a floaty dress for the ceremony. Teddy wasnt too sure how many knew of the children. Everyone now knew of their mateship and that was just fine by him. They just didnt know about the devil spaws growing in her womb. Well, they would know soon enough when Demi was screeching the place down in labour. Her bedside manners were aweful, so she could have a taste of her own medicine when that came about.
The cool night air was refreshing on his fur as he perched on a rock a little way up the mountains. He'd escaped a little while after the ceremony ended, kissing Demi quickly before leaving her in the care of her aunt. It was good to get out here, take some air and try to throw off the tremors that wracked his body. For the first time in his life, he was truely scared.
He didnt, at first, hear the approaching male. As he approached however and the tremors in Theo's body lessened, he could hear the shuffle of anothers paws on the mountains. He turned in time to see Giuseppe adjust his tie, before the Italian came closer. Teddy's natural instinct was to growl at him, but he couldnt. There was a bigger picture that he had to look at, a larger goal. So he kept his expression pleasent and waited for the male to come level with him. He was about to speak when the dark hybrid held out a white bag. Keen wolf senses could smell some kind of nut within the bag. White gloved hands reached out to take the bag as the Italian explained what it was for. For good wealth. An interesting wish for the two of them. It was rather ironic that Naniko would wish them fertility and luck, and the italian would wish them good wealth. Still he gave a soft nod towards the male.
"Thank you Giuseppe." He murmered for a moment, before he looked back at the man. "Do you miss home?" Came the question, unbidden from his lips. He hadnt thought before he'd spoke and the question had slipped out. But it wasnt anything fixable, so the male waited for an answer. If the question was reversed, his immediate answer would be that Anathema was his home. There was nowhere to go back to, so this was his permanent home. Sighing softly, the male looked towards the stars and the moon, memory flickering of another night spent looking up at the stars. He couldnt remember the females name, nor where she had gone or what she had looked like. But that was okay, because he couldnt be expected to remember every passing face.