Dory stumbled along, the extra weight around her middle causing her to feel out of balance. She didnt think she'd eaten that much in the past months - not enough for this size a belly! She wanted to ask Swafi about it, maybe he would know what was wrong with her but she'd gotten lost again, so she thought and was wandering around ceaselessly, getting weary.
She stopped suddenly - did fat move!?! Something was stirring in her belly, it felt like more then one something, rolling around and kicking out at her insides. As she stood there, feeling not just a little panicked she heard a voice from her right.
'He got you pregnant then?'
She turned, her mouth falling open as a pinkly hued fox came pattering out of the nearby undergrowth.
'Squishy!' she said, clipping over and nearly knocking the familiar over with an over enthusiastic nuzzle.
'What do you mean pregnant?'
Squishy licked at her fur before answering.
'Did you think you were just fat or something?' she chuckled, sitting down and curling her brush around her front feet.
'You spent enough time with Swafi, you must remember the mating.'
'Oh..' Dory went all quiet, her cheeks turning a slightly darker blue.
'Yes, well that means you are carrying babies now.' she eyed the bump.
'And I dont think for much longer either. Did Swafi not explain this to you?'
Dory sighed.
'I got lost again, I havent seen him for ages, not since I started getting..well getting the babies.'
She looked at Squishy.
'Where did you go?' she asked.
'I missed you. And I got lost trying to find you.'
Squishy made a small barking noise.
'You forgot! I told you I was leaving for a while for my own reasons.' she got up, padding over and nudged the Soquili's leg.
'Come on, let's get you back to the Village before you pop.'...
