I don't own Ice Age Characthers I just own my OC's
I don't know and don't want to shearch about how are the years for a tiger, I just used our normal years instead.
English is not my native language, but i tried to make myself understandable.I would be glad if you guys correct my mistakes. Enjoy!
Diego P.O.V
It's a beatiful and warm morning and all I can hear it's just a soft breath beneath me. The sun beams are starting to enter in the cave. I slowly open my eyes, just to find out my beautiful and gorgeous mate besides me. I can't help but start nuzzling her behind the ear, her favorite spot, she on response start purring soflty.
"Wake up kitty" I said smoothly on her ear.
She just whimpered and kept sleeping.
"Come on wake up sleepyhead" I tried again, this time I nudged her head gently.
I saw her struggling to wake. Succesfully she woke, she lifted her head towards mine and looked at me with her sapphire eyes interlocked. She seemed a little dizzy.
"Morning already?" She said while rubbing her eyes with her dainty paws. "Let's keep this position just for five more minutes Softy" And with that she rested back on her spot and huddled farther on my fur.
"What ever makes you happy" I said enjoying the moment. "So how you doing with all this pregnancy thing?" I questioned lowering my gaze to the buldge on her stomach.
"I've been worst" I just chuckled a little at her. "These cramps are killing me though!"
"All your pain will be over in days, I promise" I assured smiling warmly at her.
"I can't believe it yet Diego, we are going to be parents!" She said lovingly. "I'm so happy it is with the most handsome saber ever in the world" I blushed a little at that statement.
"That was suppose to be my line beautiful" I said mockingly "So, I'm gonna get something for my lovely mate and my unborn cubs, what do you want?" I lifted from my spot and stretched my legs while saying that.
"Uhm... I think I'm in the mood for some deer, handsome" She replied me with her melodic voice.
"So deer it'll be" I said while heading to the entrance of the cave.
At the entrance I saw a giant blur of brown fur.
"Hey Diego" I heard the blur say. "Going for some breakfast?"
"Oh hey there, Ellie" I said recognizing the blur. "Yeah, Shira needs as much meat as I can get, so what brings you here?"
"I just came to see how is Shira doing, can I pass?" She asked with a big smile on her face.
"I don't see what's the matter with it" I respond smiling back.
Then I started tracking something for breakfast.
Shira P.O.V
"You're causing too much pain to mommy, take it easy cubs" I told my unborn cubs while touching my belly feeling them kicking. Cramps started again along with the dizziness.
"Wow Shira you seem too bad" I heard a familiar voice say.
"How did you go through this?" I asked to the voice knowing that it was just Ellie. "It's awful!"
"I know how you feel" She said chuckling a little. "But believe me when I say that all of this will be worth it when you see their little faces" She seems to be deep in thoghts, remembering little Peaches maybe.
"I just hope they come soon, I can't stand these cramps anymore!" I said almost yelling. "Plus I wanna see my bundles of joy though, It's not like I just wanna them out by these horrible cramps" I corrected myself.
Ellie couldn't help but laugh at what I just said. I lowered the head ashamed.
"Oh it's okay Shira, I used to think like that too, plus I was always blaming Manny for giving me those cramps, the poor man didn't even know what to say me back" We both laghed imaginating Manny in that situation again. I was starting to feel better knowing that I'm not alone through this.
"How much time have been?" Ellie questioned curiously.
"On a week or so they'll reach 9 months"
I said barely remembering.
"That's amazing! You both are gonna be great parents" Said the she-mmoth hopefully.
"Yeah, I thin..." I was cut off my a horrible pain on my belly, I letted out a loud growl scaring every animal on the surrondings.
"Shira what's wrong?" asked worriedly Ellie.
"THE CUBS... ARE COMING" I said loud enough for atleast make other herd member to hear it and come.
"OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD THIS INCREDIBLE" Ellie said excited. "JUST BREATH IT'S IMPORTANT" added quicky.
"Hey, what's wro..." The male mammoth was cut off when he saw Shira. "THE CUBS!" He panicked.
"DON'T STAY THERE GO GET THE OTHERS" She said firmly.
And without hesitation the male mammoth left looking for the rest.
Diego P.O.V
I just spotted out a large and healthy deer alone on the meadow eating some grass for breakfast. I crouched on a bush and slinked slowly towards it.
When I was just near enough I pounced on him aiming for the neck. But it had fast reflexes and got out the way.
Using all the strength of my legs I chased it through the meadow. I was getting nearer every second until I was close enough to jump on it's leg, pinning it down. And with my last movement I approach it's neck and bited as hard as posible. In a manner of minutes it was death.
"Ha! She'll love this juicy and big deer." I said proudly while watching my triumphal hunt.
While carrying the carcass through the woods I heard somebody yelling like crazy with some other animals, and I think I know these animals.
I approached the sound and effectively was my so called 'herd' looking for me. I hid the carcass on a bush and ran at them.
"Hey buddy, what's all this yelling for" I said to my crazy herd.
"SHIRA IS HAVING CUBS!" Yelled Sid at my face while the others panicked more.
"Shira is having... cubs!?" I asked clumsy
"YESS!" Said one of the possums.
"AND YOU MAY MOVE FAST SHE'S NOT IN MOOD FOR WAITING!" Said his twin.
The moment I heard that I started feeling dizzy. I was clossing my eyes fainting until Manny hitted me with his trunk on the shoulder.
"COME ON DIEGO THERE IS NO TIME FOR FAINTING, MOVE!" Manny snapped at me.
"Oh right" I was a little embarrased about that, but there is no time for that, so I started giving orders. "SID LOOK FOR WATER MANNY GO HELP SID AND POSSUMS GET SOME BERRYS SHE MAY BE HUNGRY" I added the last statement with a grin.
Then we all scatter around. I ran as fast as I could to get to her.
"Don't worry Shira I'm coming, just hold on a bit more" I thoght while running to her, running to my cubs.
Shira P.O.V
"What's taking them so long" I asked concerned between gasps.
"I don't know but I hope they'll be here soon" She told me as optimist as always.
"Maybe this is too much pressure for Diego and he left me!" I said sadly, but I won't let them know that it hurted me. "Nevermind I don't need him, he never understood what I was suffering though"
"Shira don't talk like that, he is your mate and he'll be there for you no matter what!" She said kind of angry I think. That snapped me back to reality.
"I'm sorry Ellie, it's just... I want Diego by my side on this" I cried.
And on cue a flash of orange fur came from the entrance of the cave. With Manny, Sid and the possums, all of them bringing something.
"Diego!" I yelled. I knew he wouldn't left me.
"I'm here Shira, I'll never leave you, you can count on me" He said with the beautiful smile of his.
I was trying to say something back on response but the pain I felt on that moment didn't allowed me. Instead I whimpered aloud.
"You're doing great Shira, drink some water you need it" Ellie said putting the turtle shell with water on my mouth. I gulped as much as I could.
"It's almost done!" Yelled Diego trying to encourage me. "Come on one more time, Push!"
Suddenly the cave was filled with a loud cry. My cub crying. A beautiful cub with a tawny pelt and white fur on his underbelly, paws and tail.
"IT'S A BOY CONGRATULATION SHIRA" Said Ellie while putting the cub near to me. I saw the priceless look on Diego's face. I would have laughed a it, but this is not over yet.
"Beautiful, but that's not all" I said gasping. I started to push again, harder and harder.
This one made me even try harder than the other, it's such a warrior since cub.
"You'll be find, just keep breathing" Diego said with a firm yet gentle voice while nuzzling and licking our first cub. He seems to enjoy it.
"Ahhugh" I screamed.
Then everybody gasped at what they saw. There is a beautiful silver coated cub with black fur at the tip of it's ear.
"IT'S ANOTHER BOY" Yelled Sid excited.
"That is it's tail" responded Manny.
"IT'S A GIRL" Sid corrected himself. "So how are you gonna name them?" Asked inocently.
"I was thinking something like 'Sebastian' what do you think" I asked my mate, he then put both cub next to me for nursuing.
"It's beautiful, a strong name for a strong cub" He reply nuzzling both nursuing cubs. He then nuzzled the tip of my nose. "You did an incredible job" said softly.
"Can I name the girl?" questioned Sid. Diego gave him a death glare.
"Don't even dream about it" He said mockingly, everyone chuckled at this. Then said. "For the girl I love the name 'Kira' what do you think about it"
"I think it suits her" I said warmly. Then I notice something about her while nursing. My face went pale I was sweating cold. Diego gave me a confused look.
"What's wrong Shira?" He asked me clueless.
"Diego..." I said trying to hold back the tears. "We can't take care of this cub"
Diego P.O.V
"WHAT!?" I asked unbelieving. I hoped that I just heard wrong.
"She...She... She has no fangs Diego! She is not biting softly my nipple how it is suppose to be." She said lowering his gaze to the floor. "She won't survive by her own on this world, so she won't suffer much if..." I cutted her off.
"How... How dare you to say what she is capable of!" I said not trying no hide my angry. "She is your cub how you even think about ditch her away!?"
"IT'S NOT THE WAY YOU THINK!" She screamed. "You don't understand what she will go through"
"No Shira you're the one who doesn't understand what are you suppose to do as her MOTHER" I snapped at her making her drop some tears. "I thought you were better than this" That last statement left Shira a heart broken expression.
She then snapped at him.
"I'm just doing what's better for her!" She said trying to seem more tough than she really is.
"Ditching her is not the best for her!" I said hoping that it would make her rethink about what she is doing.
"It's just... YOU DON'T UDERSTAND IT " She bursted out crying. "I won't prolongue her suffering" she said between sobs.
"THE ONLY THING I UNDERSTAND ABOUT THIS IT'S MY MISTAKE CHOSING YOU AS MY MATE" I yelled. Regreting every single word about it. "If you're not gonna raise my cub, I'm gonna do it"
"If you hate me that much them leave me!" She said sadly. She just wanted to hear that he will never leave her. What a shame.
"Maybe I should" I said 'cause the angry talk. My world is falling apart. But I won't leave her, I'm not like my father.
Leaving all the presents speechless at what just happened. Manny was the first one to speak.
"Diego come on buddy you can't be serious" Said hoping that it would make me rethink about what I said.
"I'm sorry but I really meant it, I can't just let her die" I said pointing the cub nursuing on her 'Mother'.
"Shira please, think about what are you saying, IT IS YOUR DAUGHTHER" Said Ellie, but the silver coated saber just ignored her.
"This it's just a dream right?" said Sid. "This can't be real they both love each other so much to just broke up like this. Right guys!? hehe" He laghed nervously.
"This is real Sid, accept it" Said my ex-mate to the sloth. "He'll be leaving in a month or so when Kira may be able to eat meat"
"I'm very dissapointed at you Shira" Said Ellie.
"I don't wanna leave her either, but she won't survive so stop blaming me" Said my beautiful ex-mate while lowering her gaze. "I'm just doing what I think it's the best"
"I'll miss you all, even you kitty" I said while heading out the cave and leaving everyones sight.
Sooo... How was it ?
I know I made Shira soooooo mean, but i don't want you to hate her all about this, she has his motives. She is not mean, really :)
Love y'all
See ya next chapter.