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 Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 1:54 am
Oh, and it would have been the magnitude of an F5 if he'd denied her further; but fortunately he moved aside and Koyuki let out the breath she'd been holding. She really, really didn't want to have to be to horrible to her mate...but the hormones seemed to have a mind and a persuasion of their own over her.
Gripping the watermellon under her one arm as she passed in a waddle, the vixen stopped before he was out of reach and turned to look at him out of the corner of her eye. Ears drooping in a shy and apologetic manner, her paw reached out to gingerly grasp his own without a word and tried to give a little tug to motion him outside with her. She hoped he would clue in, or even want to come sit with her as she let go and continued outside.
Making her way down the steps and out onto the soft grassy lawn, she set down the watermellon before slowly and carefully easing herself onto the grass where she tilted her head back with a blissful sigh. Her once dangerous mood calming to her usual peaceful self....clearly enjoying the smells of spring at that warm breeze through her features. "Much...much better..."
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Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 2:00 am
The Spartan followed without hesitation, his mind quickly flashing back to all of the times he tried to escape and was of course, captured and escorted back. This felt like one of those times as he instinctively stared at the ground. When he set foot on the porch he watch as Koyuki lowered herself to the ground, and he too followed suit, but rather, preferred to stay on the wooden porch, where he could hang his paws off the edge and sit in a relaxed, but alert position.
He wasn't sure why, but he just had his attention at the highest.
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Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 3:04 am
Lowering herself further to lay on her back, Koyuki sighed happily as her eyes closed blissfully. The sun felt wonderful on her fur, and gave her a sense of life she felt deprived of in the confines of her room. She was glad that she didn't end up getting pregnant in the winter months, or else she probably would have gone completely insane being cooped up unable to even go outside.
It might have only been about fifteen minutes later when a sharp pain in her side caused her to wince and snap open her eyes. Grimacing, she placed her hand on her tummy and tried to decipher what was going on....when only a few moments later it happened again; and a broad smile drew over her lips.
Looking over to Jerome, since she imagined he would have been watching being the protective mate he was; wondered if she should call him over to let him in on her discovery. However she did notice how...alert he sat.
"Something wrong, love?"
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Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 3:07 am
Jerome was snapped out of his posture and suddenly realized where he was and who he was. He was quite surprised to say the least, but he quickly got over that.
"No. Just listening intently" he said sternly. Perhaps to intently
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Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 6:44 am
Koyuki wanted to ask what indeed he was listening for, yet she figured to just accept that he was out of it today. Not that she could blame him, interrupted sleep and constant company from her, the doctor and of course her housemates wasn't exactly routine for him and his peaceful life at the pod.
Even she felt a bit tired and suffering from a wandering attentionspan when she wasn't being dictated to by her hormones.
"Do you want to feel...?" She asked, but then remembered he might not understand what she was talking about if he hadn't been paying attention. "The kits, they're kicking...." Once more she turned her eyes back to the clouds above while her own paws still lingered on her stomach to feel the more gentler kicks.
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Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:09 pm
Jerome, who was in subconscious land, didn't quite catch the garbled voice of Koyuki until he heard the word "kick". He slowly came back out of his space staring and looked over at her trying to process the information. It didn't take him long to put 2 and 2 together, so he stood and walked over with slightly sleepy and heavy steps. He had been running nonstop for more than 24 hours and although usually it wasn't a problem, but without the comfort of a lot of things, exhaustion was getting to him.
He put a paw on her bulging stomach and tried to feel any movement. It was a bit, but when he did some strange new energy rushed over him "I felt it! I felt it!" he said as he put one of his ears to his mate's stomach, seeing if he could maybe hear one of them moving around.
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Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 12:19 am
As Jerome settled down beside her the vixen couldn't help but smile as she could feel the kits moving around...perhaps they would be active when they were out too, playing and exploring all life had to offer. Tilting her head a bit so she could look down and watch the excitement on her mate's face when he'd felt a kick she tried to stifle her laughter as he was listening.
She was sure he'd be able to hear since she certainly could feel their squirming.
However while she watched him she couldn't help but worry at the glazed look in his eyes and the overall tired look about him. Had it really been so hard away from the pod that it was affecting him physically? Dwelling on this for a few moments, her paw lifted off her tummy and was set on his cheek not pressed up against her. "Jerome...maybe its time for you to go back to the pod for a little while. I can ask someone to go get my mother if you need a break..." The vixen offered with the most sincere of smiles, she was just trying to think what was best for everyone...and as much as she appreciated his company...she didn't want it to make him ill.
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Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 12:30 am
Jerome slinked his head back up past his shoulders and looked at Koyuki with a dazed look. Had she really relieved him? Yes she had? But was it what he really wanted. He had to take a moment to ponder. It wouldn't have been like him to just accept something like this, despite how tempting.
"No, you need me here. What if the kits suddenly came? No one is fast enough to run to me. No, I will bear through this." he said through a yawn, knowing it probably wasn't his most persuasive argument
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Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 1:49 am
It wasn't a good enough answer indeed, as with a bit of shuffling and a small grunt she'd sat up, looking to him. Folding her ears down against her hair she shook her head, a serious look drawing over her face. "Jerome...Corosina is fast, and faster in flight with wings like hers. If anything happens...as much as she isn't the most desirable candidate, she could make it to your pod in no time flat." Koyuki figured in her defense he could evade her advances since he too was fast on the ground.
"This isn't some mission you need to just bare through....this is life now...I want this to be something you can look back on and see it as something...special, if not unique. You're going to miss out if you can't even focus now...." Reaching out she placed her paw over his and gave it a little squeeze. "Go back to the pod, get some rest even if its the bare amount, and you're more than welcome to run right back here; I won't be going anywhere like this." She grinned, unless of course she wanted to spend days waddling; but under bed rest orders she knew she would stay true and at least take it very, very easy.
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Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 1:58 am
"But..." Jerome wanted to go, but something was telling him to stay. He didn't know why, but he felt old and tired. He felt that even if he did get to his pod and rest, then his legs would not carry him back. Why did he suddenly feel so frail? He had many more years to live. He was young. Maybe it was him being too tired.
He sighed as he suddenly realized that he feared he would not be able to make it to his pod without either being killed or falling down the hill in tiredness. He took a deep breath as he didn't want to admit his strength had vanished, at least for the moment. He knew he had plenty of fight left in him, it just might not have been enough for the time being. "I don't know if I can make it back." he finally muttered to the ground, obviously ashamed of being weak
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Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 2:39 am
Concern once more washed across her face, one more deep seeded with this strange display Jerome had been showing since he returned with the watermelon. She was about to speak out when she'd barely caught that utterance...a shocked look crossing her face. It was then she pinpointed it....lately he was looking old. It was as if the once invincible image of Jerome had been replaced with something more...mortal. From the fox who'd carried her in breakneck speeds, stood head on with the Arbiter...to suddenly the one before her now....it made her heart ache knowing she hadn't even caught it till now.
As much as he didn't want to hear or acknowledge it....his prior remark of being 60 something meant he was at least fourty odd years her senior; although he looked no more than several years older than she. It went to show how much he relied on that technology, or so she assumed....and already felt guilty about pushing him to go.
"Then you'll stay here...." Slowly she moved to position her legs under her as she sat, tenderly using her paw to lift his head back up to a proud position. "Yet you'll have to be on bed rest like me, okay? We'll need as much rest as we can get before these kits come...who knows what kind of little personalities they'll have..."
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Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 2:54 am
Jerome didn't want to feel old. He didn't want to bed old. He wanted to be the old top notch Spartan he used to be..no, still is. I'm just rusty that's all. Yeah. I haven't had PT in a while, nor a good nights sleep. I'm just tired...Right? He thought to himself, still unsure of what to believe.
His head was lifted and he met Koyuki's eyes with his own sad ones. He didn't want to be like this. He didn't want her to see him like this, but he had felt that this sudden change in life was more meaningful to the both of them. He just hoped his youthfulness bounced back soon.
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Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 3:22 am
Neither did she want to see him like this...where was that goofy smile which had stolen her heart, or the life and warmth in his eyes... "Jerome...You are loved, my dear. Nothing like this can come close to changing how I feel about you....or how..." She took his hand and placed it on her tummy "...they will feel about you." She meant every word, yet as she gave his hand a little squeeze to emphasize the point....her grip shook slightly, before clenching tighter and tighter.
Closing her eyes as her teeth clenched together tightly while a pained expression scrunched onto her face; the vixen tried to take a breath but found that she was too busy trying to hold back the onslaught of pain which riddled through her nervous system. Finally letting out a bit of a gasp, it felt like someone had taken a vice to her pregnant belly, a pain much worse than the implanting had been in the beginning of her pregnancy. Curling in on herself, it took every ounce of concentration not to scream out in a volume which would surely shatter his ear drums at such proximity.
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Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 3:27 am
Jerome smiled lightly at the comment, but his face melted in concern when she seemingly changed right before him. He looked at his hand as he felt her fingers clenching his, tighter and tighter. "Owowowo..uh..could you..." he trailed off realizing something was terribly wrong.
"Ko-koyuki?" he asked trying to wrench his mangled hand from her grip with no avail
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Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 3:52 am
Snapping her eyes open with a wheeze of a breath, she barely registered anything Jerome had said but luckily clued in to the wrenching of her hand before letting go; immediately curling it back into a fist. Her pupils had shrunk from her freight, as her tail was quivering slightly behind her as she wished she could curl up more to try and dull the pain but knew that she'd crush the babies if she did so.
Finally, she managed to hiss out in a whisper, her tones dripping with the pain she currently felt inside. "S....something's w-wrong....the kits.....I think.....t-they're coming!" Gasping once more at another sharp pain she tossed her head back and grimaced, panic rising in her chest as she didn't know what to do, what she could do to stop the pain so she could think straight.
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