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 Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:34 pm
Tear was thorougly tired of this whole pregnancy business.
Strange cravings, having to pee ALL the freaking TIME, back hurting, hooves hurting...the list of her complaints went on and on. Chief on the list was a complete inability to hunt for herself. Ooooh did that rankle, that she couldn't even obtain her own food...unless she ate grass. Tear would nearly starve before taking that option, she so adored the taste of warm, coppery blood. Or even not so warm, which was often the case lately with her unable to make her own kills.
So wrapped up in her own thoughts was she, that she barely noticed the growing discomfort in her abdomen until a particularly painful pang nearly brought her to her knees. She flattened her ears with a growl, wondering what the hell was bothering the foals within this time...until a still more powerful contraction cramped her abdomen. "About time you decided you wanted out," she muttered, gritting her teeth as she tried to look around for a relatively safe place.
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Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:50 pm
"Tis been amusing.." His dark voice echoed out, he'd been sure not to be to far away from her. Even without her knowing, he usually left kills scattered around the land for her as well, haven then began to be called 'Deaths Flame'.
"You didnt find a birthing meadow, M'love?" he asked, he'd never called her that before, but somehow it was fitting. He shook his head, new mothers..he thought with a slight grin. "Dont panic.." He said, his usually dark voice suddenly soothing. "..Your safe here." He glanced around, they were surrounded by thick trees, he had a bit of trouble following her here, it amazed him how she'd managed to get here without hurting herself.
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Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:01 pm
"No I didn't...I didn't expect they'd be coming out right now!" Tear snapped, pinning her ears back as a contraction rippled through her. Coy and teasing be damned, she was in pain and gods above it hurt! But at least Disillusion was there...the knowledge allowed her to sink down to her side, sweat starting to mat her shining coat.
She squeezed her eyes shut against the pain as the contractions grew stronger, clenching her teeth to keep from uttering all the foul oaths she knew. A fine mother she'd be if she couldn't keep from blistering the air about her foals as they were being born! "It...hurts..."
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Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:10 pm
He danced behind her, his head lowered next to hers as he brushed her mane out of her eyes. "I know dear, I know.." He didnt know, but he knew that sounded good.
He could see the pain ripple through her, and to be honest, he was glad it was her and not him. He'd be killing something already, his ears flickered back as he huffed in, and blew air out softly. "Breath sweetie..shouldnt be more than two in there at most.."
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Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:26 pm
Tear's breath hissed out through sharp, clenched teeth as her water broke, dampening the ground behind her as the first of the foals started to make its progress into the world. She'd never dreamed it would be this hard, this painful.
The revelation that it was a little easier once the shoulders were past was a small relief, and she leaned her head against the ground. Her breath came heavily as the first foal slipped out, a damp heap of pale blue and starry violet. She turned her head to clean it as instinct dictated, only to clench her teeth again...it seemed the other foal wasn't about to wait for her sister to get completely out of the way. This one came more swiftly, but at a cost. Tear's coat was matted with sweat, and her tongue was bleeding from being inadvertently bitten in her pain. She gave the pale blue and toxic green filly a cursory washing before giving the first one the remainder of her own grooming, then turned back to the second foal...pausing at another pang.
"Am I...I thought I was done..." She couldn't be having more...could she?
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