Shadewood All I need is us

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Date: Friday 17th May
Sorry for the longwinded trash

Well, this is the end of freedom Phex for a while.

She was restless all through the night. Her stomach ached and she heaved air into her lungs. She tried to bed down with @Laroche but subsequently failed. After some time, she got up and left the den, wondering if she was sick. She felt sick, but she knew she wasn't. Right? 
She felt a kick in her side (probably Bronwen). Despite her discomforts, the woman smiled with joy. She had children. A Family.

She was going to give birth. She'd seen the signs for a few days now but didn't expect it to be today. Not now. But her legs were now slick as her water broke and the first cramp seized her small frame.
She grunted, turning to move back to the den. She wasn't far. She slipped inside, unsure if Laroche was still there because of the darkness, and groaned in pain. She squeezed her eyes shut, the contraction forcing her to buckle.
This would be hard work.

​Several minutes passed; they felt like hours. Contractions worked to make room for the pups to be pushed out. Her narrow hips certainly didn't help. She heaved in a breath, trying hard to push. She didn't open her eyes. She let out an exasperated huff, unsure of what to do. She was tired -- exhausted. She stood up opening her eyes. Turning to get more comfortable, to find a better position. At some point in this movement, the first child must've made it's way out because her paw brushed over a small, wet body.
Phex leaned down, licking the sac from the child and lowering herself. She rolled it over to get a response, licked it again and again. It couldn't be dead.

She pressed her nose into it hard, a small amount of liquid escaped its mouth before immediately screaming. She lay her ears back, the next was coming. This one came easier -- probably from her hips widening or something -- and was soon @Valour was beside @Bronwen. She sighed heavily. She was exhausted. These would be the only two she would birth. One looked like herself, the other more like Laroche. Phex twitched an ear. "Bronwen," she named the white breasted female. Laroche would name the other. She now just wanted to sleep.

He had been out trying to catch a little something for Phex to eat despite her seeming to feel unwell. He figured maybe nibbling on something would help. The past month and a half had been hell for him, Cry hadn't ever taken him to avenge Phex, Morgan had skipped out and everyone seemed to be upset for one reason or another. He felt up to his chest in bullshit he didn't sign up for but he stayed. He stayed because Phex was gonna explode any day now and he'd have a family to care for, a reason to stay put despite the gathering storm clouds. 

He wandered back to the den empty pawed but carrying an emptied turtle shell with water in it, bringing something home for his lil sunshine. He damn nearly dropped it when he heard the little squeaks and smelled the birthing scents. He hurried in, eyes wide and tail going absolutely crazy behind him gently placing the water by Phex's paws "You did all this while i was out huh?" he motioned to the ground soaked with fluids and the two wriggling nursing babes at her belly. His eyes moistened as they latched onto the two pups and he found himself unable to look away. He remembered the agreement suddenly, that if they had a boy he could name him and if a girl, Phex would name her. They had both and so Laroche lowered his nose to the boy child "Valour" he whispered all choked up.

He slipped out like soap slips outta your hands in a shower. Nice and easy, birthing him was a piece of cake. and unlike most freshly birthed pups he didn't complain. He didn't complain because he was surrounded by smells and they smelled amazing! All the blood, the placenta, the smell of ma and pop and his sister it was all so good! The new experience overtook any anxieties and he wriggled happily against his mothers belly, latching to a nipple and slurping away. Life was good so far.

@Minori can u please take bronwen off ppc? ❤ thank u

It is like waking from a long, restless sleep. The girl stirs slowly from where she has been tucked deep in her own mind, drawn to reality by her mother's ministrations. She's pissed, of course. Bronwen shrieks her fury as loudly as her tiny vocal cords can manage. She hardly notices the liquid pouring from her mouth, or the ease with which she breathes now. These are undignified details the girl has no use for; the world need only know that she has arrived — and soon, it will.

Ahh you're back <3

Phex smiled at her Family. A Family inside a Family. She tucked in tighter around her pups and kissed both of their heads.
Bronwen, because she had a white breast and it was tradition in her family to name children after their looks first, then at 6 months, they'd be renamed because of their personality or keep the name.

She reached up and kissed Laroche affectionately. She felt his emotions in the air; pride and joy. She lapped some of the water he'd brought her and fell asleep. Happy she'd found her home.