Moominvalley (Snufkin x OC)

Camping

It was a very early morning for Lulamoon. She had woken up the feeling of fingers in her hair and opened her eyes to see her mumrik sitting on her bed. He was tied to the ward spells so he was allowed in whenever he wanted.

"Snufkin?" She muttered as she rubbed the sleep out of her eyes.

Snufkin smiled at her. "Pack up. I want you to come with me." He said.

Lulamoon sat up. "Where are we going?"

"I promised I'd take you camping, didn't I?"

Her eyes widened and she quickly hopped out of bed and ran over to her dresser to grab some clothes. Snufkin chuckled at her sudden excitement.

~~~

The two got their bags ready and headed out into the forest. It was a bit chilly as the sun hadn't risen yet.

"That time when we first met, was that your first time traveling?" Snufkin asked.

Lulamoon smiled at the memory. "Yes it was. It was also my first time out of the house! In my family, once a witch turns sixteen, they leave the house in search of their own home."

"So that day was your birthday?"

"Yes it was!" She then blushed and said, "Meeting you was a wonderful birthday present."

Snufkin's own cheeks turned pink and he reach out to hold her hand.

"Why do you leave to travel so much Snufkin?" She asked curiously.

"I'm not sure. I guess it's just something I have to do." He answered honestly. "Maybe if I didn't go sometimes, I would forget that Moomin Valley is really the best of all places."

The two carefully crossed a river, as carefully as they could with Lulamoon almost falling in, and continued on their way.

Snufkin stopped when they reached a small clearing surrounded by trees. "This looks like a good spot." He put down his bag and started setting up a fire place.

Lulamoon put her bag down as well. "Wouldn't it be easier if I just used magic to light a fire?"

Snufkin chuckled. "Yes, But that's to easy. It takes the fun out of it. Come over here and I'll show you."

She knelt down next to him and he proceeded to show her how to lit a fire with some matches and some dries grass and sticks. It was harder than she thought it would be. Sometimes the fire just didn't want to stay lit.

"We ought to go to sleep if we're going to be up early enough to catch fish." Snufkin said after finally lighting a good fire.

Lulamoon nodded and started to pull out blankets from her bag. "No tent?"

"I figured you'd like to sleep under the stars. The weather is nice, it won't rain."

The witch yawned and stretched. "I hope we don't oversleep."

"I get up with the sun."

"You do? Every day?"

"Sometimes a little later."

They lied on the grass and covered themselves with blankets as they looked up at the darkening sky. As night came, the air got cooler making the witch shiver.

Snufkin turned to lay on his side and face her. "Are you getting cold? Come here, we can share body heat." He said as he lifted up his blanket. Lulamoon blushed and climbed under his blanket and cuddled up to him.

"I think I'm starting to like camping." She muttered.

Snufkin smile and buried his nose in her hair.

~~~

As promised, Snufkin woke just as the sun began to rise. He sat up and looked down at his love with a soft smile. She was still laying over her side and cuddling him. A hand holding onto his coat. "Lulu," He said gently, trying to wake her without startling her.

He giggled as her face scrunched up and her let go of his coat in favor of wrapping around his waist. She was such a cuddle bug.

"Wake up Lulu, we need to look for breakfast."

Lulamoon groaned as she blinked awake. She sat up and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes. "I'm up." She mumbled.

The two got up and started looking around the forest for berries. Since Lulamoon worked with plants often, she didn't need to be told which plants to stay away from.

Once they had enough they went back to the campsite to make a sort of soup/jam for breakfast.

"Alright. Time to teach you to fish!" He said after eating.

Lulamoon blinked.

~~~

She knew from the start that fishing was a patient activity. There was a lot of sitting around a doing nothing but she was determined to catch her first fish.

Nearly and hour had gone by and Snufkin had already caught three.

Lulamoon went so long without catching anything that when she finally got a tug she panicked. She pulled on the fishing rod which tugged the fish out of the water. She grabbed the line when it flew towards her and she spun around to look at Snufkin. A big smile on her face.

"I caught one! I caught a fish!"

Snufkin chuckled. The fish was pretty small but, with that look on her face, he couldn't help but feel proud of her.

~~~

The fish were put on sticks and hung over the fire to cook for lunch. "Are we heading back tomorrow?" Asked Lulamoon.

Snufkin hummed. "We should, yes. I'm not sure how long this nice weather will last."

"I had a lot of fun. I wish we could stay like this."

"I've been wanting to ask." He started and she turned to him. "Can I....move in with you?"

"Would be alright with that?" She asked carefully

"I don't want to stay there all the time, I prefer camping. But I do enjoy your cottage. You always have to windows open to hear the birds and the sea and it feels peaceful. I would like to stay there every now and then."

"You're always welcome in my cottage. Whenever you want. The wards will always let you in."

~~~

It was long after dinner. Snufkin was leaning against a rock by the fire, playing his harmonica while Lulamoon was cuddled up next to him, wrapped in a blanket. "Thank you for taking me out camping." She said.

Snufkin stopped playing and stared at his harmonica for a moment before holding it out to her. "Want to try playing it?"

Lulamoon hesitated and took the instrument. "I don't know how."

"I'll teach you."

That morning, for the first time, Lulamoon woke up before Snufkin, her back against his chest. She tried to sit up but realized that he had his arms around her.

She probably should wake him up. They had to start heading home after all. But instead, she got herself comfortable again and sighed in bliss.

She really didn't want this to end.