AN:
Kuon: I am going with the Botchling. Uma was with Geralt after all and both Witcher assured her she was safe.
What the fuck-
„Wowowowowowow." Milli shouted, taking a step back, "What do you want?"
"Uma, Uma Uuuuma Umaaaa." The creature gurgled, his tiny deformed hands reaching for her.
"Ehm. Hi- nice to meet you-" The pregnant woman introduced herself, not knowing what else
"Everybody calls him Uma." She heard the white wolf explain.
"-Uma."
"It is nice to see you again and alive Milli. Say how are you feeling?" Geralt greeted her with a smile.
"Confused. Afraid. What is this thing?" She answered with a frown. "The last things I met wanted to eat me. Please tell me Uma won´t try to do that. I can´t run with this thing in front of me."
"He won´t try to eat you. I can promise you that." Geralt promised you, "He is cursed and we need to lift it so he can help us find Ciri."
"Okay. Eskel is on the hunt for the last ingredients and Yennefer is somewhere in the castle and Lambert is walking the perimeter, they should be back soon." Milli explained her eyes still cast on the little figure in front of her.
"Yen Is already here then? Good-" Geralt began and Milli felt the Witcher´s eyes rest on her belly.
"-Just ask." The pregnant woman sighted aware of the man´s stare.
"How come you are with child. I don´t take you as someone who would just fuck with someone. Did someone do this to you? Lambert must have been furious."
"No. Believe it or not, but this child is Lambert´s. And yes, we know Witcher usually are unable to create children, but Yen has a theory about that." The young woman explained with a sight, "Why don´t we go inside? I get tired and I believe you two are hungry after the long journey. I started to make some fresh stew, it should be ready by now."
"Of course, come Milli I will help you." Vesemir said with his fatherly kind voice, offering the young woman his arm.
"I am not disabled, just pregnant." Milli grumbled.
"And tends to hit your toes and get attacked by beasts."
"I don´t think there are any more Botchlings around." She breathed, but the Witcher´s trained senses caught it none the less.
"Botchling?" She heard Geralt ask his old mentor.
"Aye, followed Milli and Lambert for weeks. surprised her in her sleep. We found out that way about her pregnancy. Damn I hate those ugly bastards." Vesemir explained his companion.
"Aye, had one myself a few months back, ugly bastards. I am glad you are alright though."
"Me too. The vamp was already too much for me. Those damn scars are itching again." She groaned.
"Do you mean the one that attacked you in Novigrad? Lambert was a mess after that."
"Sorry about that. I will explain later what happened, if that is alright for you. But trust me that Bitch deserved the way she died. Getting your blood sucked out of your neck and feeling it drip down your body isn´t nice. I literally felt the life leaving my body." The soon to be mother shuddered remembering the situation.
"Milli, I am sorry we weren´t there to protect you, we –"
"I had the same talk with Lambert. She would have attacked me another time. She told me that, said one mate for the other. Guess she was smarter than either Lambert and I, because she already knew that day I was carrying. But enough of the depressing past. What are you planning to do next?"
"Whoever was coursed into this form travelled with Ciri and might know where she is. Yen said she might be able to lift it. Until then, we will need to keep an eye on him. He doesn´t seem very – smart in this form." Geralt explained, his look changed at the last part.
Why are you looking like this? Geralt-
"Why are you looking like that? I will not babysit Uma. With my record he will decide to eat me."
"UUUMAA. Uma Uma- umaumamama."and like he wanted to underline that fact, Uma began to suck at Milli´s hand closest to him. Startled she pulled her hand away and let out a little scream, to the amusement of the men.
"Uma?" the creature said with (what the young woman believed was the attempt of) puppy eyes and a startled expression.
"I think Eskel might be true-you really must taste good if everything wants to taste you." Vesemir laughed and Milli stuck out her tongue.
"Not funny." She breathed with a glare. And just like her baby wanted to mock her even more a kick hitting her bladder almost made her pee herself.
The little group entered the great hall, that was filled with the smell of fresh stew, and walked towards the dining area, Uma always close on her heels.
That thing is creepy.
"You said Yen is already here. Say how did it work out. I know she can be quite- commanding."
"She was, first thing she did was giving us orders on what she wants us to do for her. She then through the old bed out of the guest room. It is now in Lambert´s and Millie´s room."
"Why did she throw it out? It was compact and Triss-" Geralt started, and Milli was literally able to see the moment they both understood the reason.
"-Triss. We can be glad then that she didn´t blew it up." Vesemir stated.
"I have no idea who Triss is but thank you for sharing that bed with her. It is the best and most comfortable bed I had slept in for quite a while. And with me growing in size every passing second it won´t get too small for us to sleep in it." The pregnant woman grinned.
"So you and Lambert are still sharing a bed? Never thought I would see that man smitten like he is now."
"They are. And believe it or not, he is less grumpy in the mornings then in the past. I don´t know what she is doing with him but it makes living in the castle a lot easier." Vesemir laughed, sending her a grateful smile.
"Nothing. We do nothing else then sleeping and cuddling. Belief it or not, but with this ball in front of me I am not really in the mood for anything else. And it is already hard enough to find a comfortable position to just sleep in. Although I bet Eskel will tell you otherwise." Milli explained with a roll of her eyes while stirring the stew.
Uma was still in arms reach of her, his eyes staring at her belly.
"Ok, who wants some stew?" She asked and was met by an chorus of `yes please. ` and `UMMMAAA´.
After handing out the stew, she walked towards the stairwell that led to the private rooms and the guest room.
"YEN!?" she shouted as loud as she could upstairs, waiting for the hall to pass. "GERALT AND UMA JUST ARRIVED!"
Waddling back, she was greeted by to shocked looking new arrivals and a head shaking Vesemir.
"What? I didn´t want to go upstairs, it is exhausting. Don´t give that look, I am pregnant and am allowed to be lazy. And I have enough volume to call Yennefer without climbing a mountain of stairs." To underline her statement, she pet her round belly (pushing it out a bit on purpose) and sat down on the chair that had been declared hers after she had nearly fallen of the bench after she lost her balance because of her state.
Vesemir had carried it from the other end of the hall and softened it with two old sheep furs, it was so comfortable she had fallen asleep in it more than once.
"Geralt. Finally." The other female resident of the castle greeted the white wolf upon approaching, "As soon as Eskel and Lambert are back, we can start with the lifting of the curse."
"Hello Yen. I will go help Eskel, after I ate the stew. The sooner we lift the curse the better." Geralt promised and began eating his hot stew.
Damn I am really getting tired right now. Better take a nap.
"Do you mind if I take a little nap?" Milli yawned.
"No. Do what you need to do. I will be trying to figure out what exactly this is." Vesemir smiled, motioning to Uma.
"Thank you Vesemir."
"Sleep well, Milli." The Witcher and Yen said in union and soon the pregnant woman was drifted into a dreamless slumber.
-.-.-.
Feeling a moving weight on her legs the young woman woke up with a start. Out of instinct she lifted her hand in a defensive motion. You heard something that sounded like a door slammed shut by a strong gust of wind and the next second a little humanoid figure was flying through the air.
SHIT.
"Umaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa."
"What is going on?" Vesemir asked coming closer, his sword drawn "I heard Aard. The sign."
"I don´t know. I woke up feeling something crawling on me and I lifted my hands in defence. The next thing I know is that Uma was flying through the air." Milli explained perplexed on what had happened.
"What happened. Milli, you alright?" Lambert breathed, his own sword drawn and worry in his eyes.
"Yes." She answered with shock evident in her voice.
"I don´t know how. But apparently Milli is able to use Aard. I wonder what other mysteries will resurface regarding her." Vesemir explained, as confused as everybody else.
"You truly are something special Kitten." Lambert shook his hand with a smile on his face.
Maybe Yen is right with her theory.
AN 2.0:
So, Yen seems to be right about the Witcher part….
I am sorry that this chapter is this short, but I had not much time for writing it. I hope you like it none the less :)
As always: please let me know what you think
Until next time ^^