Chapter 9: False Labor

Sora's POV

Last night with Riku had been amazing. Riku had danced around in his wolf form barking and howling at the moon. He, Daddy and Papa had played for a long while before Ventus and Sabine joined in. Not long after Reno and Rude joined in their wolf forms but they mostly stayed by my side.

I knew it had been a while since Riku had shifted and by his playful manner I knew he was ecstatic. When we walked back Riku was still in wolf form but as soon as we made it to the house he shifted back and picked me up bridal style. Twirling me around I giggled as he set me on the couch and pulled a pair of boxers on.

Curling up beside me he assumed the position, lying his head on my bulging stomach to see if he could feel the baby move.

"Did you have fun?" I asked running my fingers through his silky silver hair.

"Yes I did. I'm sorry if you felt left out..." He started. Leaning down I kissed him hard. That shut him up real quick.

"Riku I didn't feel left out. I'm so glad that you had fun. I enjoyed watching you. Besides I had Reno and Rude to keep me company." I said giggling when Riku started making raspberries on my belly.

He claimed that he was trying to get the baby to move but I think he felt bad that he went to play in his wolf form when I couldn't shift. Nuzzling my belly he made more raspberries before we headed off to bed.

Riku's alarm went off at seven the next morning as it had been doing for the past few weeks. Riku was the first to get up and head for the shower and after about five minutes I got up next.

I always started on his lunch first. Sometimes my Mate took a while in the shower. I was so curious as to why so one day I peeked in the shower to see him sitting in the tub the water still running and my Mate fast asleep.

"Ku wake up." I had chuckled shaking him. He had stayed home that day and slept saying that he wasn't going to miss anything important.

If he wasn't done with his shower in fifteen minutes I would go check on him just to make sure he hadn't fallen asleep. If we still had time I made breakfast for the two of us before going back to bed. Today for lunch I had packed last night's leftovers of lasagna and garlic bread along with a small salad. Once that was done I started on breakfast.

My Mate loved eggs so I made him four eggs, two sausage patties, five strips of bacon and a banana nut muffin I had made the night before. It wasn't long before I heard Riku thumping around upstairs and then making his way down.

I had just got done making my plate of sausage and eggs when Riku took his seat at the table.

"Good morning love." He purred as I set the plate down in front of him. Leaning up he gave me a good morning kiss his mouth tasting like the minty toothpaste he had just used.

"Good morning to you to my love." I whispered, grabbing my own plate and sitting down opposite my Mate. We ate together as we tried to every morning.

Riku was excited and told me about all of his upcoming projects while I ran through the list of homework I had to do. When we were done eating I saw Riku off. But not before having a little make out session with me leaned against the car.

When my Mate had finally left I headed back inside to clean the dishes and then start on my homework. I was a junior this year in high school and every time Sabine came into the house she was carrying a large binder filled with information and homework that had to all be turned in at the end of the week.

After my parents had talked to the new Principal Mrs. Yuffie, she understood about my pregnancy and said that if I wanted to come back after I gave birth I was welcome to. I was grateful for that and with that in mind I started on my homework. It took about half the day to get the rest of my homework done which left me free for the rest of the week.

Monday Sabine would bring me my new batch of homework to do and I would be done within two days as usual, unless there was a paper I had to write. I was horrible at writing papers. If my Mate wasn't busy I'd always enlist his help.

Homework done I headed back upstairs to our bedroom and fell asleep. When I woke up again it was four in the afternoon. Riku should be home by now. Jumping out of bed I bounded downstairs to greet my Mate, he to was passed out on the couch asleep.

"Wake up Riku." I whispered nudging him.

"Mmm?" Rubbing his eyes he sat up and pulled me down on the couch with him. "Let's take a nap shall we?"

I was about to tell him I had already taken a nap when there was a knock at the door. Normally no one ever knocked they usually just barged right in. Riku at this point was fully alert and he bared his teeth at the door letting out a small growl.

"Sit here." He commanded. "I don't recognize the scent."

Slowly he made his way over to the door before opening it. I was just as shocked as he was.

"Hayner? Olette? Pence?" I cried standing up. "What are you guys doing here?"

"We've come to save you! We know what Riku does to you!" Olette cried pushing past my Mate and bounding inside.

Quickly I wrapped my arms around my bulging stomach as Olette rushed over. Grabbing my arm she tried to pull me off the couch but I refused to budge.

"No! Olette stop!" I whimpered. Hayner and Pence were blocking Riku from coming to my aid as Olette continued to pull my arm. With one last successful pull I was wrenched from the couch and fell to the ground. Crying out I clutched my stomach tighter as pain ripped through me. Screaming in agony I curled up in a ball and whimpered. What was happening to me? What was going on?

"Sora! Sora!" Riku screamed breaking free of my two friends to rush to my side. Olette was screaming obscenities and pulling Riku's arm as I reached to grab him.

"The baby." I whispered.

Eyes wide he didn't even wait before shifting into his wolf counterpart. Olette screamed, Hayner passed out and Pence turned a ghostly shade of white. Thankfully Riku's house had a doggy door and with a yip he was gone.

"W-W-What j-j-just ha-happened?" Olette stammered.

Grabbing my stomach tighter I tried to answer but I was in too much pain. I didn't have to wait long before the door burst open and in rushed Riku along with Zexion.

Reaching my arms out Zexion picked me up and carried me straight to the hospital. I don't remember much after that because I passed out. When I woke up next I heard yelling and a string of profanities.

"Ku..." I whimpered to empty room.

"Oh you're up good. We were really worried about you!" Aqua called making her way into the room.

"Where's Riku?" I asked.

"He's out in the waiting room causing quite a scene I'll go get him." She said with a giggle.

With that she turned on her heel and headed out into the waiting room. She wasn't gone long before the door was swinging open and in raced my breathless Mate.

"Are you ok? How's the baby?" He cried just as Zexion made his way into the small room.

"Sora's fine. Now as for the baby we need to talk." Zexion said with a frown. Grabbing a few papers he pulled a chair over and sat beside my bed as Riku climbed in the bed beside me and held me.

"How's the baby?" He asked face pale. Taking my hand in his, he squeezed it tightly.

"The baby is fine thankfully. Sora was put under a lot of stress and then went into labor. We gave you some medication to stop the labor but we're keeping you here for a few days to monitor you."

Sighing in relief Riku pulled me close as one hand drifted down to rub my already bulging belly.

"You need to take it easy Sora, and that means no sex until the baby is delivered. You shouldn't have to worry about shifting until the third trimester but we'll talk about that more when we get there. For now I want you to rest." Zexion said.

After looking over my chart one more time Zexion put it down and made his way out of the room.

"You had me so worried Sora!" Riku whispered nuzzling my neck.

"I'm sorry Ku. How is everyone doing?" I asked.

"Your family is really worried. They'll be here in a minute, there just finding Reno." Riku answered pulling me in for a chaste kiss.

We had just gotten comfortable on the bed when the door burst open and in rushed my family and friends. I squeaked and tried to hide as Riku started growling.

"What are they doing here?" He spat.

"Well we can't kill them. That's not my style so we might as well inform them. If they tell anyone then we'll deal with them from there." Papa said with a frown.

Taking my Mate's hand he pulled me closer to him as I tried to calm myself down. Whispering words of comfort I felt another pair of hands reach out to grab mine.

"Daddy." I whispered. Smiling he leaned over to kiss my forehead.

Sabine and Ventus took residence on one of the plastic chairs while Reno and Rude laid down on the floor beside my bed and growled.

Papa turned to my friends running his fingers through flaming red hair as Daddy took his hand in his.

"We are Shifters. Wolf Shifters to be exact. I'm the Alpha of this Pack and this is my Mate Roxas. You are the first humans in a long time who have figured out who we really are. You're lucky it's our Pack had it been another Pack they probably would have killed you. You can't tell anyone of our existence or you will pay dearly! I won't kill you but when I'm done you'll wish I had. Now as for my son if you don't already know he's pregnant." Papa looked over with a smile as he reached to touch my swollen belly.

"B-b-but y-y-you're a guy!" Hayner stammered.

"I'm also part wolf. It's just a part of who we are." I answered.

"Boy or girl?" Olette squealed.

"We're not sure yet." Riku growled. "I don't like them here Axel. They attacked my Mate and then attempted to steal him away from me."

"Ku! They didn't know any better please don't be angry." I whispered leaning my head against his chest. Groaning I attempted to roll on my side where I was more comfortable.

Daddy began massaging my aching back while telling me he understood my pain. Once settled my eyes drifted close and I fell fast asleep. When I woke up only my Mate, Reno, Rude and my parents remained.

I could hear Reno snoring and I knew Rude wouldn't be too far away.

"Papa, Daddy." I whispered reaching my arms out. Daddy wrapped his arms around me while Papa ran his fingers through my hair. "Where are my friends?"

"They went home baby. We told them you needed your rest. They'll come back tomorrow." Papa answered.

I loved how intimidating Papa looked. Tall and slender with spiky red hair and green eyes. Most people were frightened when they first saw him but when they realized he was a gentle giant they quickly warmed up. Daddy was the one people should be afraid of. He was short with a temper to match. He was the one who was really in charge of the Pack, Papa just followed his orders.

Riku was sleeping fitfully in wolf form in the bed with me and I soothed him by rubbing his belly. He woke up instantly at my touch and pinned me down so he could lick my face. Squealing I tried tugging my energetic Mate off but he wouldn't budge.

"Gross dog slobber." I chuckled when he had finally pulled back. Grumbling he waited until my parents left before he shifted back. Putting his hands on my belly he grinned when our baby fluttered under his fingertips.

"Hey little baby it's daddy, mommy and I love you so much." He said nuzzling my belly.

"Who are you calling mommy?" I cried.

"You of course. You're carrying our baby so you're a mom, you don't have to be a female to be a mom." He said with a sigh. "Move again little baby... come on move." Riku whined.

Giggling I rubbed my belly and pulled my Mate in for a kiss. "I'm sorry I just keep ending up at the hospital." I whispered.

"Don't apologize it's not your fault. Everything is going to be fine, our baby is going to be just fine and everything with your friends will work out. They still love you, they're just a little surprised that's all." He said soothingly patting my belly and pressing his lips against mine.

Thankfully Daddy thought to bring some extra clothes and after Riku got dressed he headed out of the room to find something for us to eat. He returned about thirty minutes later with a tray of what looked like regurgitated food.

"This is what Zexion wants you to eat, some healthy shit for you and the baby. But we'll pretend like you ate it and instead have this burger love." He said producing a burger from the pocket of his pants.

The wrapper was a bright yellow which meant he got it at McMoogles that was just down the street. I scarfed the burger down and made him go get me some fries and an ice cream cone to wash it all down. He came back about thirty minutes later saying that he had to pay Aqua off so she wouldn't tell Zexion.

"Is that why a bite of my ice cream is missing?" I asked.

"She said you wouldn't mind." He chuckled.

I didn't of course I'd babysat Sabine and Aqua together plenty of times and shared food with them when they were still slobbery toddlers. We relaxed on the hospital bed together, watching the tv that was in all of the hospital rooms. We fell asleep soon after booting the tv to life.

True to their word, my friends were back at the hospital early the next morning. I had just started eating breakfast when the door opened and Olette poked her head in.

"Are you decent? Can we come in?" She asked with a giggle.

"What would I be doing naked at the hospital?" I cried with a laugh. Opening the door wide Olette, Hayner and Pence made their way in, looking for empty seats that weren't near my parents.

Riku watched them intently wrapping me tightly in his arms as they nervously sat down. Papa had his arms crossed and was glaring while Daddy gave me a helpless look and shook his head.

"How are you feeling today?" Olette asked reaching a hand out for me to take.

Two sets of growls could be heard and I whipped around to scold Riku as Daddy did the same to Papa But I got to them first.

"Riku! Out! I want you out! My friends are here and you will not growl at them! Same with you Papa! Now leave!" I cried.

"I will not leave you alone with them! They tried to kidnap you and I refuse to let that happen again!" He roared pulling me close as I desperately tried to pull away.

"Riku stop your hurting me!" I whimpered stopping all fighting and giving into those warm arms. He let me go instantly and I quickly tried to hop out of bed but was pulled back into my Mate's arms.

"We have to go Sora. School starts in just a little bit, but don't worry we'll be back after school ok?" Hopping up my friends filed out until only Olette remained. She gave me a hug and a kiss on the cheek reassuring me that they'd come to visit me.

"Out!" I hissed to Riku as soon as Olette had made her way out. "You have to go to school to so leave!"

"I've taken a few days off. I'm just going after class to get my homework so I'm here to stay. Besides these classes are really easy anyway it won't hurt if I miss a few days." He said as if he didn't even hear what I had just said.

"Get out this instant!" I roared. "My friends left because of you! School starts in two hours! So leave!"

Riku looked hurt but I couldn't be bothered to care at the moment. He didn't immediately climb out of the bed, he just watched me for a moment to see if I was being serious. Papa eventually led him out and they closed the door behind them leaving me alone with Daddy.

Daddy climbed in the bed and kissed my forehead as he smoothed my hair back.

"Try not to get to upset. The baby gets all these emotions to and it's not good for them." He whispered.

Whimpering I curled into my father's arms and let him hold me. I knew I shouldn't be so upset, I knew that Riku was only trying to protect me but at the same time my stupid pride and hormones wouldn't let me grasp that. We were both terrified of losing our only baby and we'd just had another scare.

"How did you and Papa do it?" I asked. "When you were pregnant with Sabine, Reno and Ventus."

"I still got mad at him of course. You know how your father can be at times, but I knew that what your father did he did because he loved me and he was worried about our babies just like Riku is. It's your first pregnancy, those are always the hardest." He said with a sad smile.

I knew why it was so hard with my father, he had no one when he gave birth to my twin and I. My twin didn't make it and when Daddy got pregnant again Papa was there every step of the way.

Now that I was pregnant with my first child Riku had barely left my side. While I loved it, I also hated it. Daddy was alone when he'd given birth to me and couldn't care for me for two days. I knew that when I gave birth I wouldn't be alone and for that I was grateful.

But I also loved the way Riku would curl up beside me and hold me, how he would lay his head down on my swollen belly and coo to the baby. I loved how he made me feel even though I was pregnant and had scars all over my body.

Especially with the scars on my body, he made me feel sexy and beautiful. Sometimes I even forgot that I had them when Riku was around. But when I was alone I always remembered them and I always wondered why he picked me out of everyone he could have had. Why was I so different than anyone else? With questions still swirling in my mind I fell asleep as Daddy held me close.