Winter Moon (a Balto 2 fic)
Disc.: I'll say it now so I don't have to say it later, I do NOT own 'Balto 2' or any of its' original characters- all that's mine is the title, the plot, and any OCs used in this story so absolutely no violent flames of any kind!
A/N: It's been some time since I finished Dark Light and I kept wondering if I should do a sequel, but thanks to the constant asking by VampyGurl I finally decided to get my ass in gear and write it out! So, this will follow our favorite couple Balto and his mate Steele as they welcome their new family to the world! By the way, I won't be changing Aleu or any of the other pups' appearance all that much except for their coat colors…Aleu will be at least a full shade darker than Balto but still 2 shades lighter than Steele, since Jenna will not have been the one to give birth to her in this fic. Her brothers and sisters will have a mix of Balto's gray and Steele's black and white coat colors, but she'll still be a wolf-dog like she is in the original movie and it seems I've just about bored you all to death with this really long author's note so it's time to wake up and smell the yaoi- enjoy, my frisky little wolf pups!
Ch.1- First Time Parents
The morning sun had risen over Nome and illuminated the snow with light that made it give the cold, crystalline powder a pale golden glow. It touched everything and warmed it gently much like a mother would to her children when they asked for more blankets because they were cold, even the rickety houseboat near the edge of the town was lit up by the sun's light. Balto felt the warming light on his body and snuggled into his blanket to keep from having to face the day, but didn't get much more sleep due to Boris yanking it off of him.
"Balto, is time to wake up! No extra snoozing today, little wolf."
Yawning, the wolf-dog opened his golden eyes tiredly as he saw his best friend standing in front of him with his wings on his hips like a woman that was mad at her boyfriend.
"Boris, did you have to take my blanket away like that?"
"Yes, you cannot sleep day away- have to get moving, don't want to keep mate waiting do you?"
At hearing Boris mention Steele, Balto finally got up and lazily stretched his sore muscles. 3 months after Balto saved Nome from Ditheria, he had brought Steele to meet Boris and introduced him to the goose as his mate. Boris didn't really mind that Balto had a male mate, but he threatened Steele that if he ever hurt his little wolf that he would personally castrate the Malamute, to which Steele quickly nodded in agreement.
When Balto jumped down into the snow from the houseboat, he stumbled a little bit…something seemed off with him today, maybe he was still waking up? But that shouldn't still be going on even after 3 weeks, should it? He just shook it off as him still being tired, and headed into the town that called him a hero and one that he was finally starting to call home.
Balto smiled at the townspeople and graciously accepted their touching and petting. He waved at the other dogs that praised him for helping them, even some of the females greeted him. As he kept walking through the town, Balto felt that something still wasn't right with him…he felt warm all over and it seemed his strength was leaving him, right before he collapsed into the snow and passed out he saw Steele running up to him with a worried look on his face.
"Balto, what's wrong love?! Can you hear me!? Balto!"
Rick was also walking through the town when he saw that Balto had collapsed. He walked up to the unconscious half-breed and sniffed him, a sigh of relief coming from between his lips but a concerned expression settling on his face as he looked at Steele seriously.
"Steele, he doesn't look so good…we should probably get him to the vet, make sure there's nothing wrong with him. I'll help you carry him, alright?"
The Malamute nodded, both dogs picking Balto up and carrying him to the veterinarian's office near the hospital.
(1 hour later)
Balto slowly opened his eyes when he felt a soft tongue start caressing his lips, Steele's happy face finally coming into focus along with a German Shepherd that he'd only met a couple of times.
"Hello, Balto. I'm Rick, Steele's best friend…you gave us both quite a scare when you collapsed so suddenly, are you feeling alright?"
"Yeah, I'm feeling better now."
"Well that's good, the doctor was saying something about you being a once in a lifetime case- any idea what he means by that?"
"Yeah, I may have some idea but even I don't completely understand it myself. I've had my suspicions about what's been going on with me for the last few weeks, but wasn't really 100% certain until I overheard the doctor talking about it just now."
Steele and Rick were both confused, but Steele even more so because his mate had known somewhat and never spoke of it until today.
"Steele, you may want to sit down for this…you too Rick. Alright, this is something my mother told me when I was still just a pup. She said that the great Inuit spirits wanted to give all wolf-dogs a chance to share in the miracle of life, both male and female were given this opportunity but it only occurs for both genders if their wolf-dogs like myself and only if the mother is a wolf."
"Balto, what are you getting at?" Steele asked rather impatiently.
"Look, to sum it up what the doctor meant when he said that I'm a once in a lifetime case is that I'm pregnant. And they're your pups, Steele."
Rick and Steele let the information settle in before each had their own different reactions to the situation. Rick smiled and hugged the expecting wolf-dog happily, while Steele fainted from the shock of it all.
Yup, these next four months would be very difficult.
T.B.C.- Well, Balto's pregnant and Steele's gonna be a daddy! How will these next months test our favorite mated pair? Read on to find out!
