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And now, dear people, I give you Chapter 9!
Joy and Pain
The fight with Matt'kai seemed a distant memory. Everyone was happy and enjoying life. Only a week till the pups were due Lex'xia's belly was so swollen she couldn't even see her legs, and hadn't been able too for nearly four months. A few weeks after the fight Lex'xia and Mar'tokk moved into a bigger home. This one had five bedrooms, a living room, a huge kitchen, and a small garden in the back.
Lex now stood in her room, looking at the nursery area they had made. A large crib separated into three parts by rails took center stage, along side it was the usual other bedroom attire: changing station, dresser, rocking chair, and a trunk full of extra blankets and pillows. For nearly a month Lex had been arranging and re-arranging everything in the room. Nesting her father called it.
-Well this 'nesting' bit is driving me insane! I can't stand it but I can't stop!- She thought to herself.
"Maybe I'll just go downstairs and give this a rest for a bit. What do you guys think?" She said, laying a hand over the top of her belly. Three small kicks hit her hand. "That's what I thought." She said smiling.
Lex walked out of her room and started down the hall. Just before she got to the stairs she was hit with a barrage of movement that startled her."Hey! Take it easy in there! I want you out just as much as you guys do, but there's a time and place for everything." She said rubbing her stomach. Just then Mar'tokk came up the stairs. He looked at his mate confused.
"Who are you talking to?" He asked. Lex smiled and pointed to her belly.
"The pups, it feels like they're having a party in there." She said to him. Mar'tokk laughed.
"I guess they are just as excited at we are." He said.
"Well they don't have to beat me up over it..." She sighed. Mar'tokk smiled and shook his head.
"Come on, Mother made dinner." He said and lead Lex downstairs.
After dinner Mar'tokk's mother and father left. A few hours later Lex stretched out on the couch and sighed.
"I'm so tired." She said while yawning.
"Tired? What have you done that made you so tired?" He asked. The look that crossed Lex'xia's face made him immediately regret his comment.
"Excuse me? You wanna try that again?" She hissed between her teeth. Mar'tokk gulped and stuttered.
"I ummm...I mean of coarse your tired! Come on lets get you upstairs to bed." Lex nodded.
"That's more like it." She smiled. Mar'tokk held out his hand to her and she took it. They walked up the stairs. Half-way down the hall, an immense pain hit Lex'xia making her crumple to her knees and yelp loudly. Mar'tokk was instantly beside her.
"What is it Dej'en?" He asked in a very worried tone. Lex gasped for air.
"It hurts so bad...I...ooohh...I think its a contraction...oooh..." She wheezed. Mar'tokk took her by her elbow and helped her get up. As soon as she was up straight, her water broke.
"Ewe...Um I think it's safe to say that it was a contraction...AHHHHHHH!! Oh OW!" Lex said crying out as another one hit her. When she looked up at Mar'tokk, he was staring open mouthed and completely frozen. Lex rolled her eyes. -Useless- She thought."I'm going to the bed, go call your mother." She said. Mar'tokk just stood there.
"Mar'tokk!" She yelled. He jumped.
"Wha-what?" He stammered.
"GO CALL YOUR MOTHER!" Lex screamed and started waddling to their room. Not a minute later Mar'tokk came rushing to the room, a small communicator in his hands.
"Hello?" Meh'kaga asked sleepily.
"Mother! You have to get here!" Mar'tokk said frantically while pacing.
"What? Why? What's wrong?" She asked worriedly, not understanding what had gotten her son in such a state.
"Lex'xia is having the pups! And i don't know what to do! Mommy i need your help!!" He whined.
"Oh you big baby! Oooooooo! Ooooowwwww!" Lex cried as another contraction hit. Meh'kaga heard her daughter-in-law scream.
"I'll be right there!" She said and hung up. Mar'tokk looked at his mate.
-What in the name of Paya am I supposed to do?!- He thought frantically. Lex'xia saw Mar'tokk's expression and sighed inwardly.
-Big ,bad hunter all right,- She thought. -But when you boil it all down, he's just a big ol' shmuck- She smiled and held out her hand to him.
"Come here." She said. Mar'tokk shuffled over to her quickly.
"Dej'en?" He said. Lex smiled.
"Give me your hand." She said. "Your mother will be here any minute so just relax." She gasped slightly and squeezed Mar'tokk's hand as another painful contraction came.Just then, Meh'kaga came storming into the room. She rushed over to Lex'xia and checked on the pup's progress.
"Your doing very well, sweetie. The pup is almost out." She said, then she looked at Mar'tokk. "I need hot water, towels and blankets." Mar'tokk shot out of the room and down the stairs. Meh'kaga looked to Lex.
"How's he doing?" She asked. Lex smiled."Ok, if you couldn't tell he's a bit unnerved." She said before clenching her teeth and hissing on pain. Mar'tokk came back with the hot water and towels. Lex screamed. Meh'kaga patted Lex on her knee.
"I think one more big push will do, lex. Come on dear you can do it." She said soothingly. Lex screamed as another contraction came. A cry was heard, and Lex'xia slumped down in relief. Meh'kaga was smiling as she held up the small pup.
"It's a male." She said proudly. Lex looked up and smiled as she cried.
"Notax, my baby." She said tiredly.
Meh'kaga carefully hands Mar'tokk his son. Mar'tokk holds his son and stares.
-My son.- He thought. He walked to Lex'xia's side, and kissed her forehead.
"He's beautiful love, just like his mother." He said softly. Lex smiled, but the smile quickly faded as more contractions came.
"Number two!" Meh'kaga called out. This pup came fast. Meh'kaga held it up for Lex to see.
"It's a female." She beamed. Lex let out a sigh.
"My little girl, Adohi." She said. Mar'tokk took the pup from his mother and put her next to her brother in the crib. He jumped and turned when he heard Lex'xia scream in pain. He rushed to her side and held her hand again. His mother shook her head.
"There's something wrong, I can feel it." She said.
"What? What is wrong?" Mar'tokk asked nervously. Lex screamed and writhed in pain.
"GET IT OUT!" She screamed. Mar'tokk looked at his mother.
"What can we do?" He asked.
"Nothing, she just has to wait it out." She said sadly.
Nearly 20 minutes went by. During that time Lex's father had shown up, along with the rest of their friends. They waited in the guest room, where Meh'kaga had put the other two pups, so they could be seen and cared for while she was busy with Lex'xia. After nearly half an hour Mar'tokk came out looking very depressed and gloomy.
"What's the matter old friend? What happened?" Shat'tu asked.
"The pup…it..it didn't make it." He said. "The cord was around it's neck. That's why…why there were so many problems for her to deliver it, why it took so long."
Sol'kaar could hardly understand it, why did that have to happen?
"What was it?" Sol'kaar asked.
"A female, Lex has named her Mara'hene." Mar'tokk answered sadly. Sol'kaar went to go see Lex but Mar'tokk stopped him. "She doesn't want anyone in there right now. Mothers cleaning her up. She needs to sleep." Mar'tokk told him. Sol'kaar looked towards Lex'xia's room. He wanted very badly to see his daughter, but he knew better. She needed to rest, she had a lot more work ahead of her. Everyone went home after seeing the new pups and giving their condolences for the lost one. Meh'kaga stayed over night to help with the pups.
Lex laid in bed, too tired to cry anymore. Her baby was lost and it was her fault. The other two were just fine, why had that happened? The longer the night went on, the farther Lex'xia sank into depression. The road ahead did not look very good.
DUN DUN DUN!! Until next time! (which should be soon seeing as I FINALLY got myself a new laptop)
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