At Last [Chaika]

[Annabelle]

Green optics watched as lightning lit up the sky some distance away. The storm was close enough that the rumbles of thunder shook the ground that the Arctic stood on. She had to get back to the safety of the caverns for the contractions where getting closer together. She had been awoken from her deep sleep by cramps in her lower abdomen. She had never felt something like this before so it took her a few moments to realize what was going on. It finally dawned on her that she was going into labor. She turned her head left and right seeing if Chaika was in the packs cave, but he was nowhere to be seen. Belle clumsily lifted her body up and she immediately set off at a steady paced walk as she made her way out of the cave system. To her dismay, she still wasn't able to move as fluidly as she would have liked since she was still recovering from her attack. This caused her to loose precious time in seeking for her mate. She had to find Chaika for she didn’t want him to miss out on the birth of their pups, especially after not telling him about her pregnancy just a couple months before. Once she had finally reached the mouth of the cave, the contractions had become more consistent and more forceful. She was now writhing in pain and she knew that there wasn’t going to be much time left. “Chaika, hurry, it’s time,” she was able to howl out before collapsing to the ground.

Belle had never been in so much pain before. It felt as if her abdomen was going to burst from all the pressure that was being put on it. Screams and moans emitted from her maw with each passing contraction. As the pressure in her pelvis increased, the urge to push increased as well. She had never given birth before so she didn’t know if she should resist the urge to push or to just go with it. The realization that she had no idea what she was doing caused her to become consumed in worry. This was the last thing she needed, but she couldn’t help it. She wanted to do everything right, but she didn’t know what right was. She wished that there was someone here to walk her through the process of birthing, but sadly she was alone and was forced to make the decision of what to do herself. Soon the urge to push became too strong and she just decided that it would be best to let nature take its course, and so she did.

Before she knew it she was pushing with all of her might, the force of the pushing causing her to grunt every now and then. She could feel something emerging from inside of her and soon she could hear the small cry of her first born. She wanted to tend to it immediately, but she wasn’t done yet. She felt the urge to push again and so she did and soon she felt another pup emerging from her body followed by another small cry. She did this process two more times before she no longer felt the need to push. Once she was sure that she was done, she immediately turned her attention to her four newborn pups. They were covered in blood and other fluids so she couldn’t get a good luck at them. To solve this issue she licked each and every one clean and before her eyes were four beautiful pups. She nudged them to her belly so that they could nurse. As they nursed she was able to marvel at their beauty. Out of the four of them, only one of them resembled herself and the other three looked like their father. She had been fearful that the attack would have affected her kin, but as she watched over them, she finally truly knew that the pups seemed to be unharmed from the attack their mother had experienced. All of the sudden Belle was overcome by emotions as she finally realized that she had everything that she had ever wanted which was to have a family of her own.



Words: 705
Muse: Surprisingly well
Tags: Chaika
OOC: Snuff is unsure of what her pups name will be and I just texted her about what gender it will be, so I tried to avoid the genders and names. I was thinking maybe it takes them awhile to come up with a name for it.

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A soft rumble of thunder shook the Oriens lightly, causing Chaika to jostle out of his light sleep. When he awoke, he found himself beneath the bare branches of a moderately sized oak tree beside the body of a small hare. The brute was always hunting these days because of the lack of prey during the cold winter months. That's what he had been doing before he had dozed off, but his memory was still somewhat blurry after just waking up. Reluctantly, the Timber male stood and stretched his tired muscles before picking up the carcass and trotting in the direction of the Kinath. Annabelle was probably worried sick about him in the dens. He should've told her that he would be out late hunting, but he didn't expect himself to fall asleep out in the forest.

Chaika's beautiful mate was quite pregnant, so he spent about ninety percent of his time by her side just in case she needed him. The other ten percent was spent hunting for the Zakur pack which, even though the pair normally enjoyed their hunts together, he would insist that Belle does not partake in because of her pregnancy. The time was coming for her to give birth, and Chaika was more than excited. He had wanted children for as long as he could remember, and now he would be raising some with a femme that he loved unconditionally. He was also a bit nervous about being a father because the entire concept was foreign to him. What if he did something wrong and the pups disliked him? That would be horrifying to the male, so he pushed the thought away.

As the canine neared the foot of the Kinath mountains, a flash of lightning was accompanied by a panicked howl. Annabelle. The thunder that followed was nearly deafening, and it sent chills down the brute's spine. The memories of seeing her wounded from the attack of that devilish female began to return to him. That was the day when he hadn't been there to protect her. The day that she needed him most, and he had failed her yet again, just like he had done with his birth pack. He remembered her painful face as she shared with him the news that she was pregnant with his offspring, and that's when he snapped back into reality. Running full speed up the rocky and ice-covered mountainside, determination and fear filled Chaika's head. Was she in danger again? In her howl, she had announced that "it was time" - did that mean she was dying? Horror fell over him at that possibility, and he found himself moving even faster towards the call of his lover.

After what felt like an hour of hurdling over small boulders and climbing the side of the mountains, the male arrived at the entrance of the caverns. When he finally spotted Annabelle, he was still panting heavily. There she was, sprawled out on the stone ground surrounded in red fluids. Chaika's heart stopped before his eyes finally fell upon four previously unnoticed masses of moist fur located near Annabelle's stomach. The puppies.

Taking a a few cautious steps forward, the brute attempted to soak in the situation. They were beautiful - Annabelle and his four newborn children. He was a father now. "They're beautiful," he cooed softly and felt his tail swaying involuntarily as emotions of joy overwhelmed him. Three of the four appeared to have more Eastern Timber Wolf colorations, and the fourth was almost purely white. Each one was wiggling and suckling for milk. As far as he could tell, they were perfectly healthy, but he still wished to have a shaman check them over. The only problem was that Zakur did not currently have one of those. "I'll figure something out," he thought to himself before looking up at his beloved mate once more eyes shimmering with moisture.

"Have you named them?"

tags :: Annabelle
notes :: no table because ain't nobody got time fo dat when you owe 7 billion posts. lol. <3