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Blade Kuroda Vice Captain
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 Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:12 pm
Smiling softly, Maelthra nodded to her before licking her face again and leaning against her gently. He wasn't quite ready to go to sleep himself yet as he wanted to think a little longer.
"Goodngiht my love.. rest well..."
For awhile, he watched her sleep, smiling at her tranquility. Being a father with her at his side really didn't seem bad at all. He could only hope that he wouldn't end up messing up their children.. Shaking his head to himself, he let out a sigh before looking out at the night sky from their location.
Just how much of me will they inherit? How much -can- they inherit...?
A few more months went by without a great deal of incident. During this time, Maelthra brooded about a few things and was wanting to speak with Amuriel about them. However, he wasn't really sure when to bring them up. The last time he had done so, it had scared her considerably.
Aside from his inner thoughts, he had also began working on the bow. It wasn't quite complete yet as he wanted to really make sure he was doing it well. If he cut away too much at one part, he would need to find a new piece of wood. At the moment, the object had some semblance of a bow, but it still needed to be carved away more. He would also need to add a grip to it, as well as an area where he could string it.
So waking up one morning, he yawned lightly before nuzzling his mate gently with a smile. The elder watched over her for some time before stretching out his limbs and glancing around the cave as he usually did. To think that one day when he looked about, there may be his children romping about was an interesting concept.
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:43 pm
Over the next few months, Amuriel had grown in both size and stress. Her pregnancy didn't help with controlling her emotions, and though she tried to suppress the anxiety she felt over what Maelthra had confessed to her, she had found that it had begun to overwhelm her considerably.
There were times when... she could not control it, but being in a relatively small space with the cause of her concern, it was also hard to hide. So she had taken to sleeping quite a bit, either in the cave, outside, or in the pool, or busying herself with practicing ice arrows. At least when she slept, she could not have an attack, nor could she harm herself during sleep, and ice arrows kept her mind preoccupied with training instead of worry.
Sometimes, to her horror, she had found herself considering ... things. She didn't understand the urges or exactly where they had come from, but both frightened and soothed her. But she refused to bow to their will. She would find a way to make herself normal again, she was sure of it.
This morning, as she awakened, she stretched lightly and yawned, leaning over to press her muzzle against Maelthra's shoulder. She loved him so... if only she could think happy of having his children, instead of worrying so much over what else had been said that day.
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Blade Kuroda Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:50 pm
Yawning as he slowly shook off the morning sleepiness, Maelthra glanced down at Amuriel once more. He noticed that she had been sleeping a lot more lately, but he just thought it was a side effect of being pregnant. And as she awoke, he couldn't help but smile and nuzzle her gently. Still, in the back of his mind, the urge to speak to her about certain things lingered.
Now's not the time... I don't want to freak her out again...
"Good morning my love..." he said softly while licking her face and rustling his wings against her gently, "How are you feeling? Did you sleep well at all?"
Now that Amuriel was even further along with her pregnancy, he tried to make her as comfortable as possible. It wasn't rare that he would take a day to do nothing but pamper her, and today was one of those days he wanted to do so.
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:14 pm
"Mmm... I feel rested," she mumbled groggily, stretching again and resting her head against him. "What about you love...?"
She watched him, feeling a great warmth for him this morning that was temporarily holding her fear at bay. She wondered what he had in mind to do today and what she would do herself.
Feeling something stir within her, she started lightly and turned her head back to look at her stomach. She was so round now, and the pups in her belly had become more active. She felt them so often now, but at least her sickness had lessened somewhat.
Walking itself had become a task; she felt as though her stomach would drag the ground, or at least her chest might. With her breasts enlargening and hanging below her stomach, she felt even larger. And her elven form... she was barely able to move at all in that form, and when she did, her leg shook and her back hurt. That fragile form was not meant to hold so much weight so unevenly distributed.
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Blade Kuroda Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:46 pm
"I'm feeling pretty well myself..."
Maelthra stretched out and nuzzled her, smiling softly in the process. Then, with a grin he nudged her gently and got up onto his feet. He had a feeling today would be the day he would end up confronting her, but he wanted to make sure she was feeling well before saying anything. Along with that, he greatly enjoyed making his mate feel good.
"I'm going to treat you again today, so you just relax ok?" he said with a chuckle, "So with this in mind, what would you like for breakfast today? I'll prepare it to the best of my abilities!"
He sat before her, almost triumphantly, as if he were determined to make an awesome meal for her.
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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:29 am
Grinning, Amuriel turned to Maelthra and laughed, "You really enjoy doing this, don't you? Well, I'm thankful... you always make me feel so much better."
And he did. Even when she was feeling incredibly stressed, if he managed to come over and help or cheer her in some way, she would begin to feel better. Days like this, when he decided to pamper her, seemed to make her pain melt away.
She thought of what she wanted for breakfast. She really wanted something warm, and she wondered if he would mind cooking her food whenever he cooked his own.
"Could you cook me some vegetables? Maybe... some onions and beans?"
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Blade Kuroda Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:37 am
With a warm smile, Maelthra nodded and shifted forms so that he could prepare their meals more easily.
"Of course I like doing this. It makes you feel good... which makes me happy too."
Stepping forward, he gently took her muzzle into his hands and gave her a kiss on the top of her snout. At her request for today's breakfast, he grinned wider and nodded. He thought about ways he could try to make the onions and beans taste better, and he had somewhat of an idea for it.
"Sure thing love."
He stroked her fur a little longer, then stood up straight to pick out the needed things from Amuriel's garden. Once he had those, he got a chunk of meat for himself and got the fire started. While he waited for the fire to strengthen, he seasoned his meat and even sprinkled some onto Amuriel's food. He then wrapped up the onions and beans in a moist leaf before holding it over the flames to cook them.
Before long, everything was done, so he took both portions and headed back to the bed with Amuriel, offering her the vegetables.
"Here you go. I hope you enjoy!"
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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:47 am
"Thank you love," Amuriel replied, smiling as she lowered her head back to her forelegs as he walked off.
With some amusement, she watched him prepare their food. Even though she should have been used to his fire-proofness by now, when Maelthra held his hand in the fire, she still jumped lightly. It was still somewhat hard to imagine that he could not feel the scorching heat of the flames. She relaxed quickly, though, and lifted her head again when he returned.
"Mmm... it looks delicious!" she said, grinning at the food before her. "It smells amazing too."
She pushed herself to a sitting position and shifted forms, folding her legs under her at a comfortable angle before picking up the leaf of food and beginning to eat hungrily.
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Blade Kuroda Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:52 am
"You're very welcome."
Sitting down so that he may begin eating as well, Maelthra paused to watch Amuriel, who seemed to be very hungry. Chuckling, he shook his head to himself before eating away at his own meal, happy that the flavor came out alright.
"Mm.. so how is your food? Did it come out alright?"
Tilting his head, the elder didn't take much longer to finish his breakfast. Stretching out as he did, he rolled up a leaf into the shape of a cone so that he could use it as a cup. After eating, he felt quite thirsty, and he was certain that Amuriel would be as well.
"Want some water, love?"
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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:59 am
Grinning, Amuriel burped lightly and blushed, having finished her food rather quickly. "It was delicious! You know how to cook wonderfully love. Thank you."
Being full, she felt even more at ease. She placed a hand over her stomach and rubbed it gently, wondering if the pups had enjoyed the meal as much as she. Taking her leaf, she followed Maelthra's example and rolled it into a cup.
"Mmm.. water sounds refreshing right now," she nodded, getting a grip on both her cup and her stomach before trying to push herself up, but her weak elven legs failed allowing her to push herself up.
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Blade Kuroda Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:01 am
Grinning, Maelthra chuckled, "I'm glad you liked it!"
Seeing Amuriel struggle to stand up, he shook his head lightly before placing a hand onto her shoulder. He didn't want her to strain herself, and he certainly didn't want her to end up falling over. So he tried to get her to stay put for now in the least.
"I'll get it for you love."
Smiling softly, he let go of her shoulder and reached out to take her leafy cup.
"I'm treating you after all today," he added with another chuckle.
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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:09 am
"Yeah, but..." Amuriel started, but she quickly gave up and lowered herself back to the ground, handing over her leafy cup to her mate. "Thanks love..."
Not being able to move around effectively had begun to do more than annoy her. She wished she could move freely again, without worrying about falling over or having to waddle awkwardly.
Sighing, she looked down at her stomach, wondering exactly when the time would come for their pups to be born and her body to be freed.
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Blade Kuroda Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:12 am
"No problem..."
Smiling softly, he took the leafy cup and headed over to the water to fill both to the brim. Maelthra then carefully made his way back to his mate, offering her one of the cups to her. As he did so, he sipped at his own lightly, feeling the refreshingly cool liquid trickle down his throat.
Thinking while he drank, he grinned at Amuriel with a slight tilt of his head.
"And speaking of treatment... would you like a massage? You'll probably have to switch forms for it though..."
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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:19 am
Amuriel took the leafy cup and glanced at the water before sipping at it. She enjoyed the feel of cool water in her mouth, and she took her time drinking to savor it.
"Massage?" she asked, somewhat surprised. A massage would be nice... her muscles often were sore from the weight of her pregnancy, and it would be nice to have them loosened. "Mm.. that sounds really nice," she continued, smiling, "but... how would you do it? Would it be too hard on you?"
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Blade Kuroda Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:23 am
"Hm.. nah. It shouldn't be too hard. If I can't do it in this form, I'll try it in my true form... though carefully."
Maelthra smiled and stretched out, having finished his drink. While he sat there and relaxed some, he watched Amuriel and thought of ways he can try to massage her. Hopefully he would be able to pull it off, and that it would help his mate feel more soothed.
Having never been pregnant himself, he didn't know what it was like, but he could only assume that it was kinda straining. Especially further into it as Amuriel was currently.
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