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 Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 3:39 pm
Bem had felt especially poorly the past few days. For one, she was enormous. She found herself wondering if she was somehow giving birth to a hippo. She had also been very sick, and had a hard time keeping food down. On top of that, her pups had been kicking more and more frequently. She was positive that she would have at least four or five pups. So, all in all, she had been miserable the past few days, and with nothing else to do, had taken it out on poor Horatio.
Bem turned her head to look at her mate. She wasn't sure he was asleep, but neither had spoken for some time. She glanced over to the mouth of their cave. The sun would start rising soon.
She closed her eyes, wincing as pain and nausea hit her hard. Her belly felt hard. She had never given birth before or witnessed it, but something inside her told her that it was time. She was suddenly very overwhelmed and a bit frightened. She winced again.
"'Horatio!" she called out loudly.
"Uh, I think it's time."
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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 3:49 pm
Horatio wasn't asleep he was watching the sun rise slowly on the horizon, enjoying it's first soft kisses on his cheeks. His deep golden eyes following the line of the sun. It had been a long couple of days, bem was so ill and grouchy but he had, as usual, kept his temper and simply smiled through her anger. He couldn't blame her she looked so tired and bloated. he thought she looked lovely but his compliments just didn't go very far.
His head lifted quickly as bem spoke though and his golden yellow eyes fell on her slowly rolling down her body to her tenced stomach. yes, he could tell by the scent it was time. Wagging his tail he let a gentle smile raise his pale lips. "Do yuou want me to leave?" he whispers, he knew some mothers wished to be alone when they birthed pups. he wanted to be here and watch his children comein to the world but it was Bems decision and he wouldn't argue with her. He was simply glad it was time, at last they would see their pups, at last their home would have it's own little pack once again.
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:02 am
Bem grimaced as another wave of pain swept over her. She glared over at Horatio.
"Like hell you're leaving! I don't want to do this alone!"
Normally she adored Horatio's gentleman manner, but not when she was in pain, frightened, and about to have pups...come out of her. She softened her tone, she needed Horatio's support.
"Sorry. Please stay."
She remembered that someone had said that they should take deep breaths, so she did as the pain escalated. She cried out when it became unbearable and pushed, somehow knowing that that was what she was supposed to do. And with that great push, came her firstborn.
She breathed a deep sigh as the pain subsided. She leaned over to look at her pup.
"Oh wow, she's beautiful!!"
Another wave of pain cut that thought short and soon, after much pushing came another pup.
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:15 am
Horatio Moved to her side he lay down before her creating a sort of bowl where she could lay the pups at her side. He smiled sedately licking her face gently. "It's okay I won't be going any where." He whispers placing his cheek next to hers as she tenced painfully.
At the sight of their first born Horatio's eyes shimmered and he helped to nudge the little babe to her mothers side. "You're doing wonderfully." he coos reaching out for the second pup, a male this time and carefully placing him at his mothers belly.
"Welcome to the world little ones." he whispers to them looking lovingly over their first pups. Was perhaps this all they would have? They didn't look big enough to have made Bem so huge. A wave of worry washed over him, small pups, huge stomach, lots of pups. He wondered if Bem had realised this to but kept his silence hopeing she would simply continue unabashed. How many children would they have by the time this day had waned?
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:21 am
Bem laughed, but without much humor as the pain was still great. She breathed heavily.
"Looks like we're having a nice sized pack, dear."
The pain intensified and again, she pushed as hard as she could. A third pup was born.
She barely had time to breathe before another pup decided it was ready to be come out.
Bem was exhausted, but knew that she was nowhere near finished. She gulped down some air, lying her head on the cool stone. She looked at the four precious creatures laying near her, unable to speak. She was overwhelmed and overjoyed.
Another jolt of pain. She sighed and pushed again.
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:30 am
Horatio blinked, he was baffled. already they had five pups? already five little bundles had come painfully in to their lives. How many more could there be?
Laughing quietly he gave a nod. "A pack in itself" he whispers leaning over to lick at bems face. "I'm sure you're nearly there now." he coos turning back to the pups to administer some gentle cleaning to warm their tiny bodies.
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:36 am
Bem nodded.
"Maybe."
Another wave of searing pain.
"Maybe not."
Bem closed her eyes, gritted her teeth and pushed, bringing two more pups into the world.
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:47 am
Horatio shook his pale head. he was shocked to say the least. he knew Bem was huge but they were up to seven now? How could the two of them handle seven pups? What a litter.
Licking his pale lips he groomed the two new babies and looked to bem qith a quiet air of confidence. They would manage he knew that but he really had not expected so many pups, this was after all their first litter and Bems first labour, at least all of the pups were coming forth easily enough. His poor Bem, she had tp be exhausted.
The lilac pup wriggled as her father shifted her to her mothers side, letting a tiny squeek of indignance sound from miniscule lungs she found her place beside ehr brothers and sisters searching for a teat to take that first life giving drink from. Instinct led her to her motehrs downy belly and the warm sustinance she needed to live, even though she longed for the safe warm haven she had been plunged out of at least there was something nice out here for her to drink from.
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 12:01 pm
Bem looked over the squirming pups, a lilac one catching her eye. She smiled. That had to be Horatio's genes. She flipped her sweat-soaked curls out of her eyes and smiled weakly at her mate before the pain returned.
Bem sighed nervously. More? Would Horatio accept more? Seven was already a large number. However they couldn't just stay inside her. So after serveral more agonizing minutes, three more pups entered the den, leaving Bem's belly finally empty.
Bem stared in wonder at the ten pups. 10?!! She glanced at her belly and chuckled lightly.
"That explains some things."
Her tone was light, but her gaze held traces of worry. Would Horatio leave her? He had wanted pups, but this many?
Her worry fled from her mind temporarily and she gazed at all the pups. Some looked like her, others like their father. So many.
"Hello little ones."
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 12:07 pm
The little gray male with a bright, white nose wriggled and squirmed, squeaking at the swiftly fading memory of pain from the birthing. He coughed, clearing his lungs, and took in his first nose-full of air carrying the scent of something familiar. Moving uncooperative limbs, he moved toward the scent, and encountered a barrier. It was warm and soft, and smelled of that familiar thing. He explored it with his nose, marveling at the sensation. Instinct led him to latch onto a teat, and his world dissolved into pleasure at the warm fluid that came forth.
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 12:19 pm
Horatio watched in silence as the final three pups rolled in to the world. he shook his head in wonder looking to Bem and cleaning her face. "You did wonderfully." He coos his voice as always a gentle murr of affection. "They are wonderful." He let a chuckle escape his maw as he watched the ten tiny bundles wriggle beside their mother his golden yellow eyes glistening happily.
"I suppose that certainly explains your stomach." He grins playfully looking at the now unbloated stomach his nose lowering to nudge each pup in turn. "we certainly have some work ahead of us hmm?" He grinned in a perfectly happy manner, bem must know he would not leave her, he had longed for a family and even though he had not expected such a huge one he wans't going to run away from them.
"You should rest now I'll go out on a hunt." He smiled. "ou'll need your strength I have a feeling once they have eyes and ears working they will be running us both round in circles."
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Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:16 am
The silver spotted male did not like this at all and he was ready to let everyone know. A loud yowl escaped his lips as pale legs kicked frantically. Take me back-take me BACK[/ir] He thought in his head, his golden eyes barely peeping from under his eyelids. He didn't agree... he wanted back inside.
The three forms that were at his side were notihng to him, he wanted his warm back. It was cold... and ucky out here. He coughed a few times, before his tiny pup mind slowly eased himself into slumber.
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Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 1:55 pm
Bem smiled warmly at Horatio, all of her fears melting away. Honestly, she was so silly at times. She needn't be worried. Sure, they had a lot of work ahead of them, but they'd do it together. She nuzzled her mate.
"My stomach feels empty now," she said with a chuckle, her voice quiet.
"And yes, we have a lot of fun times ahead of us with these little perfect beings."
A yowl caught her attention. She nudged the small male closer to her to keep him warm, and watched as the hungry ones fed. She looked back up at 'Ratio, her eyes shining.
"Food sounds fantastic," she said gratefully.
"As does rest."
She laid her head down on the stone, but kept an eye on the pups, making sure none got too far away from her.
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Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:49 am
Horatio smiled and watched as his silvery mate settled quietly. Tilting his hea din a gentle nod he stretched out his limbs before looking towards the dens entrance. The sun was high by now, he hadn't realised how long they had been here, time had flown while the ten new members of the world had come in to being. He chuckled lightly.
"Sleep now I'll be back soon." Padding out in to the sunlight the pale adult dog vanished in to the sunlight. What a wonderful day this was, and although he had trepeditions about how they would cope with ten puppies these worries soon melted away as he concentrated on the hunt.
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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 5:51 am
The second to last pup to be born didn't make much fuss. She was very small, and the jagged markings on her front paws were barely visible yet, so there wasn't much to make her stand out agains her white and purple siblings.
She seemed content though, happy to wait her turn to drink her mother's milk, without whimpering too much. When it eventually was her turn, she drank her fill, and then curled up as best she could surrounded by the warmth and movement of her siblings.
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