Chapter 12: Giving Birth
At the same time, Mephiles returned to the room he had locked Sonic in. He had gone to see her a few times, of course. She had needed food, after all. Now, he heard her screams and went to help her.
"What the hell are you screaming for?" He asked angrily, ready to hit her. "Keep quiet!"
"It hurts."
"What does?"
Sonic motioned to her abdomen. She could feel the baby kicking inside her. Mephiles looked down at her abdomen. Laying a hand on it, he could feel the baby kicking as well.
"You'll give birth in another week to a month," he said, giving her a kiss.
The mermaid whimpered. "Why did you impregnate me?"
"You think I knew you would get pregnant?"
Sonic nodded hesitantly. "That's what you were planning, right?"
"Yes, I was planning on that."
The slave glared at him. Then she turned away. "You've only been using me," she said.
Mephiles grew angry and slapped her. "You forget your place," he said. "Even after you give birth, remember that you are still a slave and belong to me."
Sonic held her cheek and whimpered again. "Of course, Master." There was something else she wanted to say, but swallowed it back down instead. She was beginning to fall in love with Mephiles. Sonic didn't know why, after all; he did keep abusing her.
Mephiles looked down at her abdomen again. "You'll be fine," he said and left the room.
Sonic hesitated. She looked down at her abdomen, then rubbed it with her hand but caught sight of the manacles on her wrists, and sighed. The mermaid had to keep serving her master. Hopefully, he'd be a little more lenient after she'd given birth. She sighed and lay down, falling asleep.
Mephiles swam into Sonic's room to check on her once again. The mermaid was sleeping, laying on her bed with a hand over her abdomen. "Are you okay?" The sea dragon asked her. Sonic's eyes opened and she saw her master.
"I think so." Sonic started sitting up. "I was just trying to take a nap." Mephiles nodded, placing a hand on Sonic's abdomen. The baby was healthy; he could tell, and Sonic would be giving birth soon. "Is the baby all right?" She didn't think she actually needed him to tell her if it was or not; she hadn't really done anything at all.
"It's fine," Mephiles said. "It's been at least a few months. You'll give birth in a few days." Sonic nodded and looked at Mephiles, blushing. Mephiles raised a brow at her. "What are you blushing for?"
"I..." She looked away. "I'm sorry...it's just..."
"What?" Mephiles asked.
Sonic shifted uncomfortably. "I...never mind, Master. It isn't important."
Mephiles nodded and walked out of the room, closing the door behind him. Sonic hesitated and lay on her bed, flapping her tail a bit. How would her Master react if he knew that Sonic was falling for him? A small laugh came as she thought about it. As pretty as the fantasies she could dream up were, she doubted any of them would happen. Sonic looked down at her abdomen again and pet it. Even that didn't give her much reason to believe Mephiles would be anything but cruel to her. She smiled and then fell asleep.
A few days later, Sonic woke with a massive pain in her abdomen. She screamed, knowing what was happening. Mephiles came in shortly after, alarmed by her screaming. When he saw her, he grinned. It was about time she was giving birth. The mermaid groaned, pushing and panting. A few minutes later, she had given birth to a merhog/sea dragon hybrid. It was a male. Mephiles picked it up, looking at it.
The baby started crying in his hands as he looked at it. Mephiles looked back at Sonic. "You did a wonderful job," he told her.
Sonic hesitated. "Thank you, Master." Mephiles nodded and gave the baby to Sonic, who took it. Sonic smiled down at the baby. The mermaid was proud of herself for having such a beautiful baby. "What do you want to call him, Master?"
Mephiles thought about it. "Let's name him...Mephic." he saw Sonic's smile. "But be warned: you are still my slave, even after giving birth. Understand?"
Sonic hesitated, and then nodded. "What about Mephic? Is he to be a slave also?"
"We shall see."
The mermaid gulped and nodded hesitantly. "Very well, Master."
Mephiles stood there and watched the two of them for a few minutes before leaving the room. Sonic smiled at her son, and began to breast-feed him. After Mephic had his fill, he laughed happily. Sonic laughed as well. She was going to enjoy being a mother, even if it wouldn't change how Mephiles treated her. The merhog/sea dragon hybrid baby reached towards her, and Sonic picked him up. She looked at him and a smile formed on her face. Sonic looked at the manacles on her wrists and sighed.
"I hope he doesn't do this to you as well," she told her son.
The baby yawned and fell asleep on her lap.
