It came out of nowhere. The pain hit her like a ton of bricks, routing deep throughout her entire body and causing a long whine to shutter from her jaws. Fayne immediately knew what was going on, but that didn't stop her from becoming panicked. She was in her den, ready and prepared for what was about to happen. Her breath became labored, heart rate increasing as she quickly poked her head out of her birthing den to call for someone to come. Noah! Noah! They're coming! Another wave of pain immobilized her as she crawled back in, forcing her to curl tightly as she withstood it. It was much worse then she'd thought it would be and the soon to be mother couldn't help but whine as it washed over her. She was trying to become a midwife, and knew a lot when it came to labor and being pregnant. But, when it had to do with her it was something completely different, much harder to handle. The Gamma tried to calm herself, waiting for the next wave of pain to hit her. Finally, she was going to meet the loves that had been growing inside of her, her first litter. She couldn't help but be happy even through the fear and panic that teased at her.
The third wave hit her as she was fixing her nest, pushing around the towels and other thing she and Tharin had collected. It was stronger, more intense, and longer than the two before. Emerald eyes tightened shut as her body shuttered through the pain, a whine escaping from her maw. Fayne licked her lips, the pain was bad but she was handling it better than she'd expected to. Again, she called out for everyone and anyone to come. This was intimate, but she wanted to share it with her family. The silver fae stopped for a moment and threw her head back, releasing a howl yearning for pack mates to come. She also told of the joy she wished to share. The howl was cut off by another tinge of pain and she yelped, curling into herself as she rode it out. There was still quite a bit of time between each wave, so she knew it wasn't time for her puppies to emerge. But...the time was certainly coming. Fayne continued to fix her nest, pacing around and whining frequently. It was stressful time. She'd never done this before.
The silver woman was laced with a small bit of fear to meet her puppies. After seeing what happened to Palaydrian and Titania, she was frightened there was a chance her own might end up the same way. She was confident they'd be healthy and happy, but she couldn't know until they were curled up beside her. The fear was pushed aside for now though. It was her time to help her puppies come into the world and for now, that was the only thing she could focus on. Another wave washed over her, longer and more intense than the last and again her eyes squeezed shut, body stiffened, and stomach contracted as the pain rushed through her. They were becoming more urgent and with each wave of pain, she became calmer knowing what she needed to do. Hopefully, Noah would show up. He was a healer and it would comfort her to have him by her side if anything were to go wrong. For now, Fayne rode out the waves of pain counting them and focusing on each one. She'd know when it was time for the first puppy to come but until then she would stay calm and wait.
