Chapter 5: Kickin' it
"Sigh..."
Jhudora was lying on the couch to give her feet and legs a much-needed rest. She had had no idea that having a baby was so much hard work. The first part was easy, but carrying the baby was HARD! Her legs hurt, as did her feet, and she felt all stretched out.
"It's a good thing Faeries don't need to deal with post-pregnancy weight or stretch marks." She grumbled. "Otherwise I might kill the brat."
She sighed again and looked down at her middle. Her feet were no longer visible from her point of view, and by now, she couldn't bend over very far. She felt ugly, bloated, and sick all at the same time. She dropped her head back on the fluffy pillow she had on the couch.
"Ugh... This kid BETTER be worth all this trouble. Satoru got to do the fun part, now I have to do all the work!"
Then she felt it. It felt like a cricket on her stomach.
"Huh?"
She hoisted herself up and looked at where she had felt the feeling. Where she had felt the cricket feeling, she saw her belly move as if something on the inside were pushing out.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!" She let out a frightened, blood-curdling scream, and ran to the phone to dial the Soup Faerie, who would be serving as her midwife.
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"Hello?"
"SOUP FAERIE, YA GOTTA HELP ME!!! I THINK MY BABY'S TRYING TO BE BORN PREMATURELY!!!"
"Okay, now calm down! Are you having any pains?"
"No."
"Are you bleeding?"
"No?"
By now, the Soup Faerie was starting to get worried. "What are your symptoms?"
"My belly's moving, and I feel-"
"-Like there's a cricket on your stomach?"
"Yes! How did you know?"
There was a pause, and then the Soup Faerie burst out laughing.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
"WHAT is so funny?"
"The baby's not in danger, it's just kicking!"
"WHAT? The little brat's kicking me? Why that little... After I carried her heavy little ass all this time-"
"No, no. She's testing her muscles! She just now has enough muscle control to move!"
"Oh."
There was a knock on the door.
"I gotta go, someone's at the door." Said Jhudora.
"Bye."
"Bye."
Jhudora hung up and waddled to the door to answer it.
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"Who is it?"
It was Illusen, and boy was she a sight! By now, her belly was so big that her belt no longer fit around her middle, her legs were so swollen that she couldn't lace up her shoes, and she looked VERY tired. Although Jhudora didn't think SHE looked much better.
"Hello."
"Hi. Mind if I sit down? My back is KILLING me!"
"Not at all."
They both sat on the couch with a heaving groan.
"Whew! I feel like a whale!" said Illusen
"Yeah!" said Jhudora. "I can hardly get out of bed without help anymore!"
"Ipsen says that I look poofy!" said Illusen.
"Yeah, I bet I look like I've eaten a Meerca!"
"Hey, do you realize something?"
"What?"
"We've become... friends."
They sat on the couch thinking silently for a long time. It was something to think about.
End Chapter 5
"Sigh..."
Jhudora was lying on the couch to give her feet and legs a much-needed rest. She had had no idea that having a baby was so much hard work. The first part was easy, but carrying the baby was HARD! Her legs hurt, as did her feet, and she felt all stretched out.
"It's a good thing Faeries don't need to deal with post-pregnancy weight or stretch marks." She grumbled. "Otherwise I might kill the brat."
She sighed again and looked down at her middle. Her feet were no longer visible from her point of view, and by now, she couldn't bend over very far. She felt ugly, bloated, and sick all at the same time. She dropped her head back on the fluffy pillow she had on the couch.
"Ugh... This kid BETTER be worth all this trouble. Satoru got to do the fun part, now I have to do all the work!"
Then she felt it. It felt like a cricket on her stomach.
"Huh?"
She hoisted herself up and looked at where she had felt the feeling. Where she had felt the cricket feeling, she saw her belly move as if something on the inside were pushing out.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!" She let out a frightened, blood-curdling scream, and ran to the phone to dial the Soup Faerie, who would be serving as her midwife.
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing
"Hello?"
"SOUP FAERIE, YA GOTTA HELP ME!!! I THINK MY BABY'S TRYING TO BE BORN PREMATURELY!!!"
"Okay, now calm down! Are you having any pains?"
"No."
"Are you bleeding?"
"No?"
By now, the Soup Faerie was starting to get worried. "What are your symptoms?"
"My belly's moving, and I feel-"
"-Like there's a cricket on your stomach?"
"Yes! How did you know?"
There was a pause, and then the Soup Faerie burst out laughing.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
"WHAT is so funny?"
"The baby's not in danger, it's just kicking!"
"WHAT? The little brat's kicking me? Why that little... After I carried her heavy little ass all this time-"
"No, no. She's testing her muscles! She just now has enough muscle control to move!"
"Oh."
There was a knock on the door.
"I gotta go, someone's at the door." Said Jhudora.
"Bye."
"Bye."
Jhudora hung up and waddled to the door to answer it.
Creeeeeeeeeeak
"Who is it?"
It was Illusen, and boy was she a sight! By now, her belly was so big that her belt no longer fit around her middle, her legs were so swollen that she couldn't lace up her shoes, and she looked VERY tired. Although Jhudora didn't think SHE looked much better.
"Hello."
"Hi. Mind if I sit down? My back is KILLING me!"
"Not at all."
They both sat on the couch with a heaving groan.
"Whew! I feel like a whale!" said Illusen
"Yeah!" said Jhudora. "I can hardly get out of bed without help anymore!"
"Ipsen says that I look poofy!" said Illusen.
"Yeah, I bet I look like I've eaten a Meerca!"
"Hey, do you realize something?"
"What?"
"We've become... friends."
They sat on the couch thinking silently for a long time. It was something to think about.
End Chapter 5