Mamma said there'd be days like these

Kiara Amarok · 03-27-2012, 12:35 PM

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Inside the quiet dim of her den, time passed with no recognition and seemed to span for an eternity. The pregnant female was periodically hit with waves of pain, each one growing stronger and coming sooner. Kiara did her best to stay quiet, but she was so uncomfortable. Occasionally she would rise and pace again, but when another wave hit she would lay down and pant. Ever once in a while she would whine quietly until the fresh wave of pain subsided, only to be hit by another later.

Kiara didn't know how long she had been siting alone in her den when her water finally broke. She didn't know whether to think of it as a relief or a curse as the liquid ran down her back legs. Either way, her contractions began with increased force and the white female was forced to lie down. As the pain ricocheted through her body her ears drooped and another soft whine escaped her lips.

A familiar call into her den alerted Kiara to the presence of an intruder. One quick sniff told her the golden Alpha had arrived and fear built up in her breast. Kiara was vulnerable, her puppies were coming, and the Alpha had intruded on her den. The arctic wolf wanted nothing more than to chase the golden giant away, to protect her puppies from harm. But the pain and increasing number of contractions prevented Kiara from even growling. Rather, she simply whimpered quietly and curled into as small a ball as she dared to. She wanted nothing to do with X'yrin, she wanted no intrusion during the birth.

Once again, a contraction hit, but the pain was immense and it lingered rather than faded. Instinct had ruled Kiara's morning and it continued to drive the young mother through the labor process. She strained and worked until the first puppy arrived, wet, bloody, and tiny. Kiara reached around to detach him from her and to clean his small body. At first, he didn't breathe. His mouth opened and closed without sound or wind passing through his throat. Kiara licked his colorful body with a firm tongue and a minute later, he took his first breath of life. His high pitched cries sounded through the dark den and the white mother carefully picked up his small body to move him closer to her. In the dim of the cave she could make out his tiny form, and he was beautiful. His head was predominantly red, with a patch of grey over his brow line. There was a saddle of grey descending along his back and all the way to the tip his tail. A streak of black descended down his shoulders and across part of his back. His paws were patchwork white, tan, and red while a red streak rested on his chest.

At the moment his eyes and ears were closed, leaving the small puppy deaf and blind. Even so, he crawled slowly through the dim to nestle next to his mother and to have his first meal. Kiara continued to lick him, to clean him and nuzzle him while she waited for the next one to arrive.

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