12. a walk through calm wilderness..

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Camilla hands me a backpack and I immediately recognize by the noises from inside it's treats.

"Luz can be a bit of a handful when she's hungry so I've packed you enough snacks to last- hopefully.. eight hours"

I smile kindly slipping the backpack on over the front of my leather jacket, turning to luz she grips my hand and drags me to her forest path, it's so much more beautiful than mine...so many new plants and types of trees. Looking around I smile brightly at the cool air blowing into my face, the light dancing as the leaves and pine needles rustle. Luz grips my hand tightly causing me to stop, letting go of my hand she clenches her chest and rests on an oak tree her face flushed of most color, sliding down to sit on the forest floor she sighs heavily. Pulling off the backpack I kneel in front of her my face full of worry

"Luz hun... are you okay?"

I ask quietly to her my hands placed on her cheeks, shaking her head she looks up and smiles her hands waving to reassure me

"I'm okay... just my ribs pinching- hurts like a son of a bitch.."

Breathing in deeply her upper torso wavers painfully as if she's having trouble breathing in, taking my extended hand I lift her up and the backpack, I then ask lovingly

"Little bit hungry?.."

Her face lights up greatly and she almost immediately nods to me, unzipping the backpack I hold it open to her so she can pick and choose. Pulling out a couple bags of cheetos and some water bottles I close the backpack and sling it over my shoulder, handing me one of each I lean in and press a kiss to her lips her lips spreading into a smile as I whisper lovingly

"Thank you babe"

Luzes smile widens as I part my smile plastered on my face like a stone carving, taking her hand I continue the walk down the trail making sure to stop every minute or so to give her lungs a break despite that not happening a second time. Stopping at a large acorn tree riddled with all sorts of nerdy and colorful things held up with thumb tacks the most obviously recent is the Polaroid of me and luz in grom 2019 and us cosplaying azura and hecate back in late 2020 at megacon, she opens up her arms in a little flourish and exclaims

"We're heeerreee.."

Smiling at all the years of built up happy memories I look closer to the memories of us all with the title:

'She may not know it yet..
but she's the best girlfriend..
I've EVER had'

Tapping the title I look at her with a smile, her face slightly blushes.

"It's nice to know that I mean that much to you... even if I find out two years late.."

She wraps her arms around my neck gently and mine gingerly wrap around her waist, she smiles to me and teases

"Not two... just one"

I chuckle lovingly knowing exactly what she means, gently kissing her neck I bury my face into her shoulder

"Yeah yeah.. I didn't forget the beginning...before you went to camp for real this time- I was joking"

Letting go of her I ask suddenly in a soft manner

"The beginnings at the top yes?"

She nods understanding that I don't mean the abomination incident 2019, carefully maneuvering myself up and through the trees branches I sit down at the end of the items and look at the faded however still vibrant beanie baby penguin. Slipping down I hug her gently and sit down on the forest floor luz joining me, she smiles at me lovingly her eyes shimmering brightly at me.. then gloss.. she hitches forward clenching her chest like before but this time she starts to worry so much I ask concerned.

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