Parings: W/M, D/T
Disclaimer: I don't own 'em, so don't sue.
Author's Note: Hey y'all! After a long thinking session and a couple of Pepsi's, I decided to just combine the two chapters that I was going to make originally. To be honest, I'm starting to get tired of writing on this story, and I just want to get it done without making horrendous grammatical errors or rushing the fic. I'm trying to condense, so let me know if either if those two things are happening. I have lot of other stories that I would like to start on, so I'm going to try to finish this as fast as I can. See y'all for now!
For the Love of Life - Chapter 7
Several months had passed since Tanya had informed the team of her pregnancy, and the two parents-to-be of the Pond had never looked prouder. At four months along, Tanya was barely showing, but the signs of her pregnancy were evident in just the fact that she would touch her stomach at every opportunity she could find. One night, Mallory looked on at Duke and Tanya entering the room that they now permanently shared, and sighed. The two were madly in love, and it was a beautiful sight. She entered her room with a heavy heart, as her thoughts of love eventually drifted to Wildwing, pushing away her need for sleep. He was showing up at night less and less, and during the day he was nowhere to be found, off wandering the Pond aimlessly and without purpose. It made her disappointed and angry that he seemed to be pulling away from her life, she truly wondered if she had done anything wrong. She had known for quite some time that something was amiss with him, and she intended to find out what it was, come hell or high water.
Mallory soon found that the sleep she had intended to get that night was elusive and evasive, as she tossed and turned on her bed, the sheets becoming entangled in her legs and around her waist. She groaned and just lay still on her bed, clutching the sides of her mattress in anger and biting the bottom lip of her beak in order to stifle an unavoidable scream. Suddenly, Mallory heard the code to her door being punched in, and dropped her arms flat on her mattress and turned her head away from her door and the drake that she knew was entering.
"Mal? Mallory? Are you here?" Wildwing whispered softly, as not to disturb her if she was sleeping.
Mallory's response was a low mix between a moan and a grunt, and she still did not turn to face Wildwing, still angry at his constant disappearance around the Pond lately.
"Mallory?" Wildwing walked around to the side of the bed that she had been facing, and kneeled down to eye level with her. "Are you okay?"
"I should be asking you the same question Wildwing," said Mallory, finally deciding to sit up on her bed and attempt eye contact with the drake in front of her.
"What are you talking about?"
"Wildwing, you disappear all the time! I can never find you, ever!" Mallory's rage grew as she continued to speak, and Wildwing sat down on the bed next to her, trying to come up with quick lies to ward off her accusations of truth. "Remember back when the gang first came back? We always used to sneak off together when no one would notice, and at night, you would always be in my room at the first opportunity you could find. Now, I'm lucky if I see you even once every other day..." Mallory's head hung as she closed her eyes tight, trying to fend off tears of anguish and rage.
"Mallory, I don't want to burden you with my problems, you know? You have enough to deal with. I can handle it on my own." Wildwing pulled Mallory close to him, letting her sit in his lap and lay against his chest, with her head resting on his broad, muscular shoulder.
"Obviously, you can't, since you've basically been ignoring the world around you. Just tell me the truth, Wildwing. I love you, you can tell me absolutely anything and I'll do what I can to help you. It's what I'm here for." Mallory's anger dissipated instantly, leaving only love and concern in its wake.
"Mmmm okay, you win. It's just that, now that we've defeated Dragaunus, fulfilled our mission and all of that, I'm just, well, wanting to go home. I have a lot that got left behind, I want to know which of my relatives survived the camps, where they all are, I want to know if Puckworld was even saved. I just have a lot of questions that there aren't any answers for."
"Now, that wasn't so hard, was it Wing?" Wildwing laughed at the comment and just relaxed into the soft pillows that rested against Mallory's headboard. He bent his head down to meet her cheek and he softly kissed her, relishing the taste of her skin that he so rarely had a chance to enjoy. Mallory sighed softly, and tilted her head up just enough so that the tips of their beaks touched. The kiss was soft at first, and then became more passionate, full of want and need of the contact that both Mallory and Wildwing were so starved for. They only came up for air when they absolutely had to, Mallory turning her body around so that their foreheads rested against one another. As soon as Wildwing caught his breath, he continued his onslaught of kisses, making a trail around the edge of her beak and down to her jaw. He questioned whether he should continue with only a glance, and Mallory held the affirmative answer in her eyes. Their passion overtook them as their lovemaking continued long and lovingly into the night.
Several hours later, Wildwing and Mallory were pressed together, their legs entwined and their arms wrapped around each other, the position similar to the one when they had first found themselves in the same bed. Wildwing entwined their right hands together, and with his other hand he traced invisible circles along Mallory's bare back.
"Mal, does this mean you aren't mad at me anymore?" Mallory just chuckled and snuggled closer into his chest, as they both drifted off to sleep in their own world, held together by their love for each other.
The next day everyone was gathered around the rec. room, as Tanya and Duke were coming back from yet another visit to Tanya's obstetrician. Duke has called the entire team from his com after the appointment was finished, and told everyone that they once again had news that the entire team should hear. Mallory, being the female that she was, knew that Tanya should be having her sonogram around this point, as Tanya was about halfway through her pregnancy. Duke had not sounded morose in the slightest, so she knew that the proud parents-to-be had probably found out something wonderful while at the doctors office. Wildwing was the last to arrive in the rec. room, as he had been trying to ward off more publicity stunts from Phil, but had finally given in so that the pudgy manager would stop hounding him. Wing plopped down on the couch at a friendly distance from Mallory, trying to maintain the professional façade that was becoming harder to keep together.
"What took you so long, Wing? Tawny and thief-boy should be back any minute," whispered Mallory to Wildwing.
Wing rubbed his eyes in frustration and grunted out his one-word answer. "Phil."
"Ahhh, that explains everything!" Mallory laughed softly and gave his arm a reassuring squeeze.
Suddenly, Duke burst through the door of the rec. room, carrying an extremely flustered Tanya in his arms.
"Duke! You can, uh, you know, put me down now!" Tanya was laughing hard, and gasping for air as Duke laid her down on an empty couch, and kissed her deeply. The public display of affection captured the attention of the other four ducks.
"Yo, Dukester! I'm guessin' that you and Tawny have some news o' cool to share with us!" Nosedive's statement reflected what was on the minds of the curious ducks gathered around.
Tanya and Duke arose, beaming with joy concerning whatever their secret was.
"Well," Tanya began, "Duke, uh, do you want to tell them, or should, uh, I, umptah, ya know, do it."
"Tawny, angel, you do it!" Duke wrapped his arms around Tanya's slightly protruding stomach and laid his head against hers.
"Well everyone," Tanya spoke again, "I'm, uh, I'm having twins!"
The room was deathly silent, and then a chorus of cheers arose, congratulating Tanya and Duke on their monumental achievement and praising the good news that seemed to be overwhelming the hearts and spirits of all six of the Mighty Ducks.
TBC...
Disclaimer: I don't own 'em, so don't sue.
Author's Note: Hey y'all! After a long thinking session and a couple of Pepsi's, I decided to just combine the two chapters that I was going to make originally. To be honest, I'm starting to get tired of writing on this story, and I just want to get it done without making horrendous grammatical errors or rushing the fic. I'm trying to condense, so let me know if either if those two things are happening. I have lot of other stories that I would like to start on, so I'm going to try to finish this as fast as I can. See y'all for now!
For the Love of Life - Chapter 7
Several months had passed since Tanya had informed the team of her pregnancy, and the two parents-to-be of the Pond had never looked prouder. At four months along, Tanya was barely showing, but the signs of her pregnancy were evident in just the fact that she would touch her stomach at every opportunity she could find. One night, Mallory looked on at Duke and Tanya entering the room that they now permanently shared, and sighed. The two were madly in love, and it was a beautiful sight. She entered her room with a heavy heart, as her thoughts of love eventually drifted to Wildwing, pushing away her need for sleep. He was showing up at night less and less, and during the day he was nowhere to be found, off wandering the Pond aimlessly and without purpose. It made her disappointed and angry that he seemed to be pulling away from her life, she truly wondered if she had done anything wrong. She had known for quite some time that something was amiss with him, and she intended to find out what it was, come hell or high water.
Mallory soon found that the sleep she had intended to get that night was elusive and evasive, as she tossed and turned on her bed, the sheets becoming entangled in her legs and around her waist. She groaned and just lay still on her bed, clutching the sides of her mattress in anger and biting the bottom lip of her beak in order to stifle an unavoidable scream. Suddenly, Mallory heard the code to her door being punched in, and dropped her arms flat on her mattress and turned her head away from her door and the drake that she knew was entering.
"Mal? Mallory? Are you here?" Wildwing whispered softly, as not to disturb her if she was sleeping.
Mallory's response was a low mix between a moan and a grunt, and she still did not turn to face Wildwing, still angry at his constant disappearance around the Pond lately.
"Mallory?" Wildwing walked around to the side of the bed that she had been facing, and kneeled down to eye level with her. "Are you okay?"
"I should be asking you the same question Wildwing," said Mallory, finally deciding to sit up on her bed and attempt eye contact with the drake in front of her.
"What are you talking about?"
"Wildwing, you disappear all the time! I can never find you, ever!" Mallory's rage grew as she continued to speak, and Wildwing sat down on the bed next to her, trying to come up with quick lies to ward off her accusations of truth. "Remember back when the gang first came back? We always used to sneak off together when no one would notice, and at night, you would always be in my room at the first opportunity you could find. Now, I'm lucky if I see you even once every other day..." Mallory's head hung as she closed her eyes tight, trying to fend off tears of anguish and rage.
"Mallory, I don't want to burden you with my problems, you know? You have enough to deal with. I can handle it on my own." Wildwing pulled Mallory close to him, letting her sit in his lap and lay against his chest, with her head resting on his broad, muscular shoulder.
"Obviously, you can't, since you've basically been ignoring the world around you. Just tell me the truth, Wildwing. I love you, you can tell me absolutely anything and I'll do what I can to help you. It's what I'm here for." Mallory's anger dissipated instantly, leaving only love and concern in its wake.
"Mmmm okay, you win. It's just that, now that we've defeated Dragaunus, fulfilled our mission and all of that, I'm just, well, wanting to go home. I have a lot that got left behind, I want to know which of my relatives survived the camps, where they all are, I want to know if Puckworld was even saved. I just have a lot of questions that there aren't any answers for."
"Now, that wasn't so hard, was it Wing?" Wildwing laughed at the comment and just relaxed into the soft pillows that rested against Mallory's headboard. He bent his head down to meet her cheek and he softly kissed her, relishing the taste of her skin that he so rarely had a chance to enjoy. Mallory sighed softly, and tilted her head up just enough so that the tips of their beaks touched. The kiss was soft at first, and then became more passionate, full of want and need of the contact that both Mallory and Wildwing were so starved for. They only came up for air when they absolutely had to, Mallory turning her body around so that their foreheads rested against one another. As soon as Wildwing caught his breath, he continued his onslaught of kisses, making a trail around the edge of her beak and down to her jaw. He questioned whether he should continue with only a glance, and Mallory held the affirmative answer in her eyes. Their passion overtook them as their lovemaking continued long and lovingly into the night.
Several hours later, Wildwing and Mallory were pressed together, their legs entwined and their arms wrapped around each other, the position similar to the one when they had first found themselves in the same bed. Wildwing entwined their right hands together, and with his other hand he traced invisible circles along Mallory's bare back.
"Mal, does this mean you aren't mad at me anymore?" Mallory just chuckled and snuggled closer into his chest, as they both drifted off to sleep in their own world, held together by their love for each other.
The next day everyone was gathered around the rec. room, as Tanya and Duke were coming back from yet another visit to Tanya's obstetrician. Duke has called the entire team from his com after the appointment was finished, and told everyone that they once again had news that the entire team should hear. Mallory, being the female that she was, knew that Tanya should be having her sonogram around this point, as Tanya was about halfway through her pregnancy. Duke had not sounded morose in the slightest, so she knew that the proud parents-to-be had probably found out something wonderful while at the doctors office. Wildwing was the last to arrive in the rec. room, as he had been trying to ward off more publicity stunts from Phil, but had finally given in so that the pudgy manager would stop hounding him. Wing plopped down on the couch at a friendly distance from Mallory, trying to maintain the professional façade that was becoming harder to keep together.
"What took you so long, Wing? Tawny and thief-boy should be back any minute," whispered Mallory to Wildwing.
Wing rubbed his eyes in frustration and grunted out his one-word answer. "Phil."
"Ahhh, that explains everything!" Mallory laughed softly and gave his arm a reassuring squeeze.
Suddenly, Duke burst through the door of the rec. room, carrying an extremely flustered Tanya in his arms.
"Duke! You can, uh, you know, put me down now!" Tanya was laughing hard, and gasping for air as Duke laid her down on an empty couch, and kissed her deeply. The public display of affection captured the attention of the other four ducks.
"Yo, Dukester! I'm guessin' that you and Tawny have some news o' cool to share with us!" Nosedive's statement reflected what was on the minds of the curious ducks gathered around.
Tanya and Duke arose, beaming with joy concerning whatever their secret was.
"Well," Tanya began, "Duke, uh, do you want to tell them, or should, uh, I, umptah, ya know, do it."
"Tawny, angel, you do it!" Duke wrapped his arms around Tanya's slightly protruding stomach and laid his head against hers.
"Well everyone," Tanya spoke again, "I'm, uh, I'm having twins!"
The room was deathly silent, and then a chorus of cheers arose, congratulating Tanya and Duke on their monumental achievement and praising the good news that seemed to be overwhelming the hearts and spirits of all six of the Mighty Ducks.
TBC...
