Once again laughter escaped her throat as he spoke, surely, he had not changed. She wondered whether he remembered their play as puppies, especially the one time she had beaten him. It would serve him right to be cocky, but she liked it, really. Losing in anything against Haku was completely fine by her, she was fond of him despite his immense ego. He was king of the world in his mind, and even if she could perhaps bring him down a few steps by reminding him of that little failure, she did not want to. This was, after all, how he was, and why she liked him. The second thing he said, though, made her look at him in a quizzical way. Surely he had seen a pregnant female before? Perhaps he hadn't. It amused her, if he actually did not know "why she was fat". Well, brother, this isn't just fat you know. She smiled at him like only a big sister can, indulgent, as if she was mentally giving him a pat on the head for his lack of brains to figure it out. She meant nothing insulting by it, and she trusted him to know that. The question put a little dark blanket over her now so cheery mood though, as if the sun went away behind some clouds and only shone half as bright as before. She braced herself, and hoped she did not have to relive the incident in her own words, but answered his question. I've been pregnant. It was easier to say than she thought, but instantly, instinctively, she looked away, and in the direction of her den. She had not wanted to be reminded of the fact that she had been pregnant. She would rather be carrying still. |
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