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 Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:28 pm
A few of the lioness she had made friends with knew her location and had volunteered to help her through this process, she was scared, she had spent so much of her life alone and now she was going to bring new lives into the world, and from the size of her quite a number of lives. Magebari-gura one of the lioness she had recently made friends with entered the cave, Semira gave her a nod... she had already began to observe the no speaking rule. She wanted to get use to it before the cubs began to arrive, she didn’t want her cubs to be tainted in anyway. Semira was glad Magebari-gura had agreed to be here to help her, she had recently had a litter of cubs and knew how to do this whole process.
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Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:08 pm
 Bari was given a thankful and much-earned relief from cub duty tonight. Her mate had surprised her with a little shooing motion, sending her off to do what he knew that she had to do.
And that was to help her new friend, Semira, birth her own litter of cubs.
It was actually such a good thing that her own family had continued to respect and observe the swampland traditions in their own small group when they had been out and away from the main pride lands. This gave her a little bit more information and self-assurance when she became pregnant, so when the time to birth had come, it had gone very well.
Now it was her job to help out Semira, and hopefully she would be up to the task.
When she entered the cave, Bari nodded and smiled back at her friend. Already the 'no-speaking' rule was in place, and she did not wish to taint the new cubs anymore than their mother. She approached the black lioness and waited by her side, looking for the next clue that she could help with.
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Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:23 pm
Semira drifted in and out of sleep once the other lioness had arrived. She had never done well being alone and didn't want to be alone in a crucial time like this. She wasn't sure how long she had been sleeping when the pains started. It didn't take her long to know that it was starting, her cubs were on their way. Semira stirred and looked to the other lioness. Her eyes said it all, 'it was time'.
Not only could Semira feel her tummy tighten in contractions but she could feel her babies moving in side of her, they too knew it was time to come. Semira continuously changed positions trying to find the one she wanted, it was a difficult task but soon she found it on her left side. The contractions were getting worse now, yet she didn't let out so much as a whimper, the only thing her cubs would her was each others mews, and perhaps a little humming.
As the contractions reached a peak she knew it was time to push, she looked to the other lioness for strength and began. It was five minutes or so before the first cub emerged a girl. Semira smiled, she was beautiful.
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Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:43 pm
Once Semira gave her the look, Bari knew it was time.
She took her position near her friend's hind legs as the first push began, after the other lioness had found a comfortable position. Her own place would allow her to help in the fullest way as a midwife: watch the cub for any problems and andy complications when it came out into the world.
A few minutes after the first contraction, a beautiful girl slid out. Bari found herself humming a song from her childhood, wanting to somehow break the vast silence held in the cave but wanting to do it in a small, simple way. A calming way. A soothing way, for cubs and mother.
After the first girl came another cub, one that slid out just as easily as the first. Bari glanced up at the mother and smiled reassuringly at her, nodding, and conveying that the new cub was just as healthy.
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Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:26 pm
Semira smiled as she cleaned her brand new children, her little black girl, and now a black boy. Her boy had pink on him, there father was shinning through and they both had his eyes. She rested between the births allowing the the cubs to eat. She was amazed by her young ones, they were beautiful had they really come from her.
She lay listening to the other cubs humming, glad that she was there. It was oddly soothing. She could still feel the other moving inside of her, she knew there was more to come. She was glad of the position the other lioness had took, it wasn't always possible for her to know right away that the babes were ok, and this lioness gave her the automatic knowledge.
The contractions began again and she got her self ready for the arrival of the third cub. She was pretty sure she would know the number she would have after this one, she wasn't sure there was at least two more possibly three. She pushed again, getting ready it was close now and then she felt him slip out of her, it was another boy, white this time, still with the pink though.. he was very similar to his dad.
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 1:25 pm
Bari's humming softened as another cub prepared to slip out, and once he did, the noise grew back to the quiet background noise she had hoped it came off as. The lioness knew exactly what Semira was going through. How many cubs? Were they all alright? What did they look like? How many girls? How many boys? How many look like their father?
For herself, the cubs had come as a beautiful, perfect mixture of herself and her mate. The children could not have made her prouder. Truth be told, she wept when all had been born and they were nuzzled against her for food and warmth. She couldn't help it; they were just too beautiful.
The third cub was breathing just fine, the little pink on him matched his brother. The smile she gave Semira was the same, as well. He's just fine, she spoke to herself and to Semira, in her mind. But you still have a few more to go, my friend. The afterbirth had not come yet, so that meant that there were still more little ones inside.
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Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 4:51 pm
Semira smiled and finished cleaning of her third baby. She could tell now that there was two more in her, so she was going to have five little ones running around with her soon. She hoped that she was going to be able to handle everything that was going to come with these cubs.
She took a deep breath things were starting to move faster, but she was getting more use to things now. She was relieved Bari was with her though. She couldn't imagine doing this on her own. She pushed with the contractions, this one came a lot faster then the others. She looked and saw that it was another boy. One who was nearly all pink of his fathers mane. She looked closer at him and smiled when she saw he had her eyes. He was the first one to have her eyes, they all had bits of her in them but her eyes were something she was looking forward to seeing looking back at her.
She looked up at the other lioness and smiled. Listening to Bari hum she rested, waiting for her one last cub. So far she had three boys and one girl and she could see herself and Mysmyr in each of them, everything was going perfect.
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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 3:22 pm
Bari quickly nosed the little male cub out and around to the front of his mother when he finally emerged, the pink thing that he was. She had to hold back a giggle. The cub would probably bear the brunt of much teasing, but she thought his coat was beautiful. She cherished the red specks in her own appearance; color, to her, was a very valued thing.
Finally, with another push, Semira had let go and the last club had slipped out. Another boy. Only one girl! Bari shook her head but smiled, also moving the fifth child over to his mother.
Her smile to her friend told all her emotions: they're beautiful! and Congratulations! Now that everything was set, she went about to begin cleaning the den of the blood and other mess. There were grasses put in here just for that reason, and the lioness expertly wiped them around and then placed them outside. Someone else would take care of the waste.
With a final smile and a gentle bump on Semira's head, the black lioness retreated out of the den and left the new mother to her own devices. Seeing all the new cubs had made her heart ache for her own, and she hurried back home to see them.
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Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 5:11 pm
Semira looked down at her little ones. It was a miracle everyone was healthy and so beautiful. She nodded at the other lioness as she cleaned up and left. She had done all that was needed, and Semira knew now that she would want to go home to her own babes, Semira could already feel her heart swell with love just for her little ones.
She shuffled around to get a glimpse at all of her little ones at once. They were all hers. She lied on her side so she could allow her little ones to eat their hearts out, she was well ready for it, she had felt her body change for weeks before they had arrived. Now it was time for her to set to work..... she must fine names for all these little ones so that she could present them to the pride and so that she could talk to them all. She closed her eyes well she thought, and quickly fell into a deep sleep, she hadn't thought about how tired she was through the whole process but now was a time to rest.
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