Takes place during "The Thing with Feathers."

Life was never going to be normal for Adalind and Nick, considering just what they were. Their jobs alone were enough to keep anyone on their feet and both respective fields didn't always attract the best attention. Really, Nick's Grimm gifts awakening had made things just so much more dangerous and work tended to follow him in a variety of ways. Not to mention how difficult it was when the people he worked with had no idea what was going on, with the exception of Hank. (Nick had yet to say anything to Sean.)

Dealing with that last issue was fun, because Hank had indeed remembered seeing Adalind woged. Nick hadn't said anything to his partner right away but he was eventually forced to when I got to be too much for the Kehrseite.

"Mind telling me what's going on here?"

Nick had decided it was best to show Hank in person what he saw while explaining it. It would freak him out, but he would be okay.

"You know that thing you told me you saw in the Quarry? The thing that's been driving you crazy lately?"

"Yeah, what about it? Look, I already know I'm crazy okay?"

"What if I told you what you saw was real? I've seen it too and there's more than that. Oleg for example? He was something too, their called wesen."

Before Hank could say anything else Adalind came in the room with some drinks, just in case they were needed afterwards. They definitely would be.

"I know this sounds crazy but we can show you what you saw, okay? Just promise not freak out too much, alright?"

"Okay this is funny and all but you can stop joking with me. You aren't serious right?"

Nick frowned before looking right at Adalind. "You don't mind doing this, doing you honey? If you aren't it's okay."

"No, it needs to be done. Better to be out in the open." She took a deep breath before woging. The reaction they got was exactly what they expected. Hank's eyes were wide and for a moment he looked like he was going to walk out the door, until he walked right back.

"Holy shit, you're what I saw? What the hell are you?"

"She's a Hexenbiest, and I'm a Grimm." Nick wrapped an arm around Adalind. "But she's still Adalind, always will be."

Adalind woged back. "I know how I look but believe it or not, I was there to help you. And help take down the bastard that put Nick in a hospital."

"There's a lot I can't explain...but I do have a trailer."

It took time for Hank to process it at first but he eventually came around. Nothing really changed after.

A while ago there was that Dämonfeuer that tried to get to Nick by taking Adalind, which for the record wasn't the best decision on her part. The Hexenbiest was fully capable of protecting herself, and could have easily dispatched the Dämonfeuer herself, but didn't in favor of seeing the protective and angry of Nick. (Both of which made for a good time after.) The Grimm generally wasn't a cruel person but that bitch had what he'd done to her coming.

The Grimm always told Adalind what was going on and he made her job sound simple in comparison. However, if each case was going to continue to get more risky or dangerous, the Hexenbiest was only get more worried about something bad happening. It didn't matter that he was fully capable of fighting off whatever came his way, because she was just as protective as he was.

Moral of the story, they needed a break from the chaos that was their life. They needed to get away from their jobs, from anything wesen, even if it was only for a few days. Which is exactly why Nick and Adalind had planned a weekend getaway to somewhere more remote, so they could spend time with just each other with no disturbances.

Of course that didn't go exactly as planned either. Trouble seemed to follow them wherever they went. Something was going on in the house across from where they were staying. Nick had a gut feeling the moment he stopped over there to ask for directions and did again when they bumped into them at the local grocery store earlier today.

"Hey, you know that domestic problem we were talking about earlier? I saw the woman woge and she isn't Klaustreich." Nick spoke up as he was in the middle of preparing their dinner. "What do you know about golden colored bird-like wesen?"

Adalind frowned. "That sounds like a Seltenvogel, I don't know much about them but if she is with the Klaustreich isn't good. Did she notice you see her woging?"

"I think she did, at least she reacted as if she did but I think she was more afraid of him than me."

There was a sudden sound of frantic knocking on the door, causing Nick to stop what he was doing.

"No you keep cooking, I'll answer it, okay?" Adalind stood up and went to answer the door. Standing on the other side was the woman, granted the door was see-through.

"Please, you have to help me. He'll hurt me again if he finds me…" She pled, growing more paranoid by the second it seemed.

Adalind gestured for her to come inside and quickly closed the door. So far no one seemed to be following her at least. But that didn't mean they wouldn't find out she was here.

The moment Nick came in the room the woman tensed up. For a second it seemed like she was going to run out, and probably would have if Adalind wasn't in her way. Perhaps more worried about the Klaustreich finding her first.

"Look, I know what you are and you know what I am, but I promise I'm not that kind of Grimm." He put his hands up as a sign that he meant no harm, "He won't get you here, you're safe. I'll call the local cops and they'll handle him, okay? What's your name?"

There was something unusual about the way her throat was shaped, there was a big bulge right in the middle.

"Robin...You can't call them, the sheriff, they're related." She shook her head, not calming down at all. "The are both in on it…and he's already killed one person whose tried to help…"

"Wait… does this have something to do with the unbezahlbar?" Adalind asked, confusing the Grimm and earning a nod from Robin.

"Once they take it I'm as good as dead," Robin jumped at the sound of pounding on the door.

"I know Robin's in there, let her out and no one else will get hurt." The voice was clear and demanding, but got worse with the silence. "Don't make me break the door open"

Robin took off without warning, making her way through the back and almost instantly the man outside broke through the glass on the door and charged in. Adalind woged and forced him back the moment he got close to Nick.

"Nick, you need to hurry and follow her, she's going to need help." Adalind said with no room for debate, yet Nick was hesitant. "God dammit Nick, she needs you more than I do. I'll join you as soon as I'm done, okay?"

"Okay, but don't let him lay a finger on you…" Nick quickly rushed out to follow Robin, despite wanting to stay.

Meanwhile the Klaustreich, now woged, was back to his feet. "A Hexenbiest with a Grimm? Oh well. I'm not going to let some bitch get in my way. I'll kill you and finish off your boyfriend."

Klaustreich were strong but they were no match for a Hexenbiest. Just as he started to charge at her, she used her powers to lift the shards of glass from the broken glass door and launched them right at him. No one threatened Nick and hardly lived to tell about it.

The shards pierced him from behind, causing him to freeze in place. He looked down to see blood running down his chest and torso. One of the shards had pierced the heart deep enough and his corpse fell to the ground.

"Well that's one mess to clean up later…" She sighed but didn't wait long before she tried to find Robin and Nick.

Robin had made it into the forest, but not very far before the unbezahlbar started blocking her airway completely. Luckily Nick wasn't too far behind when he heard the sound of he found her she was on the ground, her back being supported by a tree stump.

"Oh god, are you okay?" Nick rushed towards her and bent down on one knee.

"Y-You have to," She lost her breath for a second before she was able to continue, "take it out…"

"How?" Nick had no idea what was going on, but he had to get whatever it was out. With her breathing getting even worse, needless to say he was starting to panic. Even in his panic he hard Adalind shouting from a small distance. "Over here!"

With the sound of Nick's voice, Adalind was able to find them, but she was pushing it was close.

"Nick, get your knife, you're going to have to cut it out."

With Adalind there Nick managed to calm down slightly as he took out his knife. "Okay, how do I do this? She's not looking okay…"

"God I hope I remember this right. I think you have to cut vertically along the widest point, but be careful to avoid major blood vessels."

Sweat was dripping down Nick's face as he very carefully cut down, but it was very hard. He got to a certain point until Adalind stopped him.

"That should be enough, now slip your hand in the cut and detach it. It should sort of.. pop. You can do it." She instructed him, watching carefully. At the same time she could sense someone else nearby.

Once it was out and Robin seemed to be breathing normally, Nick was able to fully relax. They both looked in amazement at the sight of the golden egg.

"I knew you could do it," Adalind smiled up at him before reaching out to hold the egg to get a better look. However, they all turned at the sound of a gun click.

"Give me the egg and I'll spare you for killing Tim," the Sheriff said, glaring daggers at them.

Nick rose and eyebrow at Adalind, noting her apologetic look, before sighing and glancing down at Robin. "This is yours, it should be with you."

"I don't want anything to do with that thing." Robin shook her head, "I didn't want it in the first place."

When no one made an effort to hand over the egg the Sheriff pointed the gun right at Adalind.

"I will kill her if I don't get what I want. Look, I'll give you some of the cut, split it three ways!"

There was some unspoken conversation between Nick and Adalind as he stood up and she handed him the egg. He tossed it around, taunting the sheriff. "If you want it, than catch."

He threw the egg and just like that the Sheriff dropped his gun in a last ditch effort to catch the egg. Unfortunately for him, just as the egg barely touch his hand, it shattered into pieces, courtesy of Adalind.

"Oops, looks like someone isn't getting what they wanted." Adalind smirked, standing closer to Nick. The other man almost got his gun when Nick pointed his gun right at him.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you."

Once everything was cleared and Robin was safe, they could finally enjoy a quiet night. Nick and Adalind were sitting comfortably on the couch, worn out from cleaning the mess.

"I'm sorry Nick, I had to kill him, he was going to kill me if I didn't. He said he was going to kill you." Adalind said with a frown, "I didn't want to resort to it."

"I know, you only did what you had to. If he was going to kill you, I would have done the same," Nick's hand brushed her hair soothingly. "What's matters is that we're all okay."

There was a moment of silence before Nick pulled back and slid off the couch, staying on one knee. The hand that had previously been in her hair was now in his pocket, holding something.

"I was really hoping for a romantic evening to do this, but I guess we have to make our moments sometimes. I know this isn't perfect but..." There was a hint of a smile as he pulled out a box. "Adalind Schade, will you marry me?"

For a second he thought she was going to say no, but then that beautiful smile graced her features. "Of course I'll marry you!" She leaned down to kiss his lips, "I love you Nick Burkhardt, perfect or not."

This freaking took forever to type up, my god but enjoy!