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Nuzzling the soft fur on her arms that were wrapped around his neck, Christopher added, "Besides... Like he could take me. I got the advantage of the pearly whites and blacks..."

Chris flexes his fingers to demonstrate his claws.

"...And unlike hunting a deer, I wouldn't make it a quick kill. I'd made him suffer."

He licked her hand a little, smiling. "I'll protect you. That's what I do. It's just in my nature. And in my animal's nature to. So it's twofold, and you can't beat that. Won't ever find a deal that good while shopping around. I'm one of a kind!"

Christopher cocked his head to the side and gazed at her, winking.

Christopher let Minna wander off to the bathroom. He frowned when he could clearly hear she was crying. Throwing himself onto the bed, Chris crossed his arms over his chest and sighed a little. Everything seemed so grim lately. Moreau was engaging psychological warfare by inducing nightmares with Glacus and his injections. Branwan was looking down upon him. Erik was started to become embarassed of himself again. Now his girlfriend was falling apart.

Between wearing a shirt and getting worked up by his thoughts, Christopher was getting rather stuffy in Minna's duplex and panting as a result. He quickly tore the shirt off over his head and threw it aimlessly into some corner. So there he now lay on the bed, shirtless and his fur covered upper body exposed. Chris ran his claws through his fur but it was empty. More so a way to kill time fruitlessly until Minna returned from the bathroom.

"Are you ok in there?" Christopher called out, getting a little concerned.

'She looks so miserable still...' Christopher thought in a depressed manner.

Opening his arms to her in a welcoming manner, Christopher said, "Come here..."

Sighing, Christopher told her, "Minna, please don't lie to me. I know you're feeling down. So please come here."

Chris wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close to his fur exposed chest. "I know this is bothering you. Don't try to hide it. I'm concerned about you. I'll do what I can to help even if it is petty s**t."

Whimpering a little, Christopher placed his muzzle on the crevice of her neck and licked her cheek in a worried manner.

Christopher began to panic when he saw Minna practically border on the brink of madness. It was terrifying to see this woman he cared so much for tear herself apart and freak out. Shaking off his awe, Chris gripped her by the shoulders and shook her a few times.

"Minna!" Christopher screamed at her. "Minna!!! You have to calm down right now. You're going into hysterics. You need to snap out of it and now!"

He wrapped his hairy arms around her and squeezed tightly, tears rolling from his eyes and onto her shoulders. "Minna please... Don't give in to this. This is what Moreau wants. He wants you to freak out like this. That f**ker gets off on this. Don't give him the satisfaction. You have to pull together... for me please. I love you so much. I don't want to lose you too."

He started to weep along with her, whispering, "...You're not a freak... ...they are, the ones who did this to us... "

Rubbing his leathery rough palms up and down her spine, Christopher kissed her cheek and whimpered a little more. She was an emotional wreck and it was worrying him greatly. Chris lifted one of his hands and placed it on the back of her hair, brushing through it with his claws. There was not much he could think of to do but hold her and perform little actions of grooming and comfort.

"Why would I leave you silly?" Christopher asked through his tears. "...I have no reason to. You've become practically everything to me, a-and I hate seeing you like this. I don't want you to feel like you're a monster. I don't want you to hurt. So I'm going to be here for as long as I can! I won't leave you at all... I refuse to leave, ever!!!"

Christopher joined Minna in her nuzzling as he told her, "...You have my word on that much."

Christopher couldn't help but laugh. Trying to stiffle them, he scoffed light heartedly, "Don't tell me you believe in normal... No such thing. Just our subjective definition of what is acceptable to us, that's all it is. No relationship can truly be considered normal. They all have a uniqueness to them... and this is ours."

Cradling her once more, Christopher went silent and considered something. Would marriage have meaning in this place? Technically, they would still be themselves when all was said and done with their changes. However, this island was their world now. No one outside of it would ever know of their declared love. Not even his parents...

But another part of him wanted to ask because he wanted it to be known she was his wife to be, his mate. His territorial instincts were telling him to ask her. No one was going to take her from him, especially with it publically known they were united. If they did, they would have another thing coming considering he was becoming a wolf. Wolves do not take kindly to interference of their territory or loved ones. He was no exception to the rule.

"Minna..." Christopher finally spoke up. "Would you... would you take my hand in marriage sometime down the line? Would you be my wife?"

A huge grin beamed on Chris's muzzle when she kissed him. He knew that was her form of saying yes. Christopher tried to return the kiss but he was struggling to even pucker up. The way his lips were stretched on his muzzle was making it near impossible. Taking one look at Chris, it was as if he had just eaten the most sour candy ever.

'Ahhh, f**k it,' his mind declared as he simply licked her nose and nuzzled the side of Minna's face.

"I just wish I had a ring to give you is all..." Christopher sighed. "Or at least some symbol of the engagement. All I can really give right now is care."