Zoophilia
Chapter Eight: Nightmare
Duo lay on the bed, withering in pain, as Doctor J poked around his stomach. The doctor was checking the positions of the kittens. He could feel them all wiggling slowly about in their mother's womb. They were seated lower then usual and one of them was up side down. They wanted out.
"Are they hitting you're spine?" J asked, when Duo jerked violently in the pain. Duo glared a glare that said, don't-ask-me-stupid-questions-you-freak-crack-doctor-or-I'll-rip-you're-spine-out-with-my-bare-hands. J was a little shocked at the looked but held back a small smile. "No need to be rude Duo. It was just a question." J said.
Duo was one week away from being nine months pregnant. It wasn't too early to have the kittens, and they had set the appointment for the caesarian section for tomorrow, so Doctor J wasn't worried about the kitten's health.
"Duo I think it would be best if we went ahead and did the C-section today." J said intending on just letting Duo know what he was going to Duo. Duo didn't take it like that, however.
"You think." He spat out. J sighed and pulled a needle out of his bag. He had packed it, just in case, when Quatre had come to get him. He really hated pregnant women, and Duo was acting just like them. He knew it was the pain, but, god he was just trying to help.
"The Caesa-"
"Stop speaking and just get on with it J, you've explained everything to me already, if there is anything else tell Heero." Duo spat out again, throwing his head onto the pillow when another pain hit him. J nodded, and injected Duo with the liquid in the needle.
"Quatre would you let Heero know that Duo is in surgery, WHEN he gets out of the meeting. It'll take a while so there's no need for him to rush. Have some maids prepare for the kittens." J ordered. Quatre nodded. Even though he was no longer a slave, Quatre was Duo's best friend and was whiling to do anything to make this easier. The Mau rushed from the room, gathering a few maids to help with the nursery.
-----(MANY hours later)-----
Heero paced back and forth in the waiting room. "I hope he's okay." He said for the thousandth time in that hour. His head was hanging, with his arms crossed. His tail was flicking nervously behind him as he walked. Trowa, Quatre, and Wufei watched him with cautious eyes. Afraid that if they said anything, he might pounce on them. Heero suddenly stopped and turned to them, all three jumped slightly. "It shouldn't be taking this long, should it?" They all knew if they answered the question Heero would snap at them. And they also knew if they didn't answer the question Heero would snap at them. It was a loose, loose situation. Luckily Wufei saved them.
"Heero he's having four large pup-sorry kittens. Doctor J is performing a caesarian section, which will take a while. He needs to make sure that Duo doesn't get an infection, and that all the kittens are in mint conditions. It's going to take a bit. As for me, it is well passed midnight, and seeing as to the fact that these are you're kittens and not mine, I am going to bed." Wufei said standing up.
"Oh, well that's all good for you Wufei, Marian laid eggs, and all you have to do is watch them hatch." Heero said grumpily.
"Well, Heero, it's not my fault that my ancestors found a frozen dragon to be spliced with. It's not my fault that Marian's ancestors spliced with iguanas." Wufei said with a smile. He watched as Heero sat down making a face towards Wufei. "Good night Heero, I will come visit the kittens tomorrow, if it is okay with Duo, and yourself." Wufei said leaving the three in the waiting room.
"Quatre why don't you have J do the surgery to you, obviously it works? Then you and Trowa could have kittens." Heero said, trying to take his mind from his life in the next room. Quatre blushed a little.
"Actually we thought about it." Quatre said, frowning slightly.
"But?" Heero asked.
"Well, if I did get pregnant it wouldn't work out. It would kill me. I'm not a big cat like you, Duo, or Trowa. I'm considered a house cat. Egyptian Mau's could never carry a lion cub in their bellies." Quatre explained. Trowa nodded. Heero sighed.
"Oh. I guess that was why Duo had so many problems this last month. Tiger cubs are a little larger then cheetah cubs." He said. Quatre put a hand on his shoulder.
"Don't worry Heero. I've talked with Duo a lot. And he's really happy that he's having four cubs. Your cubs. He's been doing nothing but talk about what he's going to do with them, watching them grow up, and play with them, take them to the beach. He's been so happy about how he was going to have a family." Quatre said, Heero smiled and looked at Quatre.
"Thanks Quatre." Heero said. "Why don't you two go to bed also, you can see them tomorrow." Heero said with a smile.
"Are you sure you want to be alone right now?" Trowa asked. Heero nodded.
"Yeah, it's been five hours already, it can't take much longer." Heero said. Trowa and Quatre said their goodnights and left Heero to be alone.
Heero was just starting to snooze off in his chair when J came out of the room, closing the door behind him. Heero stood quickly and his eyes fell on the small bundle in J's arm. He had a bad feeling that he didn't want to know what it was.
"How is he?" Heero asked, not looking at the bundle anymore.
"He's fine. He's still under, but he should be waking up any minute." J said.
"And the kitten's?" Heero asked quietly, he regretted asking as soon as he saw J's frown.
"I'm sorry Heero." Heero's heart fell at that. "One didn't survive, his lungs where underdeveloped and couldn't get air." J explained. "I tried to help him, but there was nothing that could be done." He added. Heero nodded a tear sliding down his cheek.
"Can I see the cub?" Heero asked. J nodded and gentle undid the bundle in his arm, handing it carefully to Heero. Heero looked down at the baby cheeger (1) in his arms. The baby was pure white, like how all white tigers were when they were born, and a faint strip across his shoulder and thousands of little spots everywhere. His little tail faded from the white to a light tan and ended in white on his tail, and was covered in strips, white is little. His eyes had Duo's black tear lines down the sides of his nose, and his ears were all black and folded slightly. Heero fell to his knees and curled around the baby in his arms. He didn't sob, but tears did run freely down his cheeks.
J knelt down next to Heero and put a comforting hand on his shoulder. "Heero, I know it hurts but you still have three more children to look after, and you need to be strong for Duo." J said quietly.
Duo. If Heero was heart broken he could only imagine how Duo would react to this news. He had been so excited about the babies. He had made Heero sing to them every morning; Heero caught him on many occasions talking to them. He had always had a hand on his stomach. Duo was going to be devastated.
Heero reluctantly gave the child back to J, swallowing hard as he did so. "May I go see them?" He asked. J nodded. Heero stood up with shaking legs and went into the room that J had come out of. J waited until the door was closed before wrapping the baby back up in the cloth and taking him away. He knew Heero would want the baby buried properly.
Heero found Duo sleeping on the only bed in the room, three cradles sat against the wall, where they would be in Duo's plan site. J, knowing that Duo would panic if he couldn't see his children put them there. Heero wondered know if that was such a good idea. He walked over to the cradles and looked at his children lovingly. He was afraid to touch them right then, they were all sleeping peacefully, and he didn't want to disturb them.
In the first cradle, slept their little girl. She was clothed in a pink…well to Heero it looked like a pouch. It covered her entire body. He smiled; she looked like a little worm in that outfit. A cute little worm. Her fur was white and she carried only spots on her body as far as he could tell which was really only her neck, and one single strip on her check. Her ears were black, and her mop of messy hair was black. She also had the black tear marking on her face, down the sides of her nose. Heero couldn't wait to see her eye color.
In the next cradle, was one of their little boys. He was dressed similar to the girl, but in blue. His fur was a light tan; he had strips going down his neck, no sign of spots. He did have the black tear mark too, down the sides of his nose.
The third child made Heero laugh quietly. He was sleeping with his knees tucked under his stomach and chest, and behind in the air and his tail hanging limply down his back. His clothed arms covered most of his face, though Heero could tell he didn't have the black tear mark. Judging by his tail, and what he could see of the boy's face, he was also tan, and held spots over his body, though he had a few extra strips on his tail then Duo had.
After a few minutes of standing by their children, Heero turned to where Duo was sleeping and crawled into the bed with him. Duo was already on his side facing the children. Heero wrapped his arms around Duo's waist and licked his shoulder once, not wanting to wake Duo up. But it was not meant to be. Heero failed to notice Duo's eyes open sleepily. Duo smiled when he saw the cradles against the wall. Then frowned.
/One, two, three…where's the fourth?/ His minds voice sounded panicked. Duo sat up ignoring the pain in his abdomen. Heero sat up with him.
"Duo it's-" He was going to try to calm Duo down. Seeing the cheetah looking around panicked. But Duo cut him off.
"Where's the other one?" He asked.
"Duo I'm sorry." Heero said. Duo turned on him eyes wide.
"Where is he!" He screamed. Heero turned away from him.
"He didn't m-make it." Heero chocked out. He didn't want to be the one who explained this to Duo. Where was J.
"Heero bring him back!" Duo cried out. Heero pulled Duo into his embrace, Duo sobbed into Heero's chest. "Please, bring him back." He cried.
"I can't." Heero said back, he buried his face into Duo's neck and for the first time in his entire life he sobbed. When the babies in the cradles started to cry a maid came in to help them, thinking Duo was still asleep. Duo's head perked up at the sound, he moved away from Heero to attack the maid, but Heero held him back. The maid cried out in shock and fear and hurried away for the room. Duo ignored the pain in his stomach and went to his crying children. Heero went with him.
"I want them moved to our room tonight." Duo said his voice sad, tears still falling down his checks. I don't want them around anyone, not until their old enough.
"Duo, someone needs to help you take care of them, until you heal. You're luck you haven't re-opened the stitches." Heero said.
"Only Quatre, he's the only one I can trust enough to be around them." Duo said after a few minutes of thought. Heero nodded. Duo picked up the little girl from her cradle, making sure not to allow her head to fall back. Heero picked the little boys up, with a little help from Duo he managed to cradle them both in his arms safely.
"What are you doing, you shouldn't be out of bed." J said coming into the room. Duo glared at him, this time it was a, how-dare-you, glare. J lowered his head in guilt. He knew there was nothing that could have been down, but still.
"We are going back to our room. You can check on these children in the morning if, and only if, there is anything left for you to do with them to make sure they are healthy, if not I don't want to see you." Duo growled out. And with that Heero and Duo left the ward, with Duo walking a little more slowly because of the surgery. He knew he was going to regret it in the morning. But he didn't care. (2)
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(1) a cheetah and lion half breed: Cheeger: male Cheegress: female
(2) the only reason why Duo isn't morning right now is because of the instinct to get the rest of his children to safety.