(I want to MAJORLY thank Summerrose12, Rawrrkitty, and Demlurina for the help in this chapter, without them it would suck)
Inside the Birthing Den
"Bomba, you need to keep breathing and you need to relax."
The scarlet queen was about to respond when a contraction ripped through her body, causing her to double over and grab the sheets in pain.
"JELLY, BRING ME THE BLANKET NOW!" Jenny yelled. Jelly nodded and brought the blankets over, along with some damp cloths.
"Okay, put the cloths on her forehead," Jenny instructed. "We need to bring down her temperature."
Jenny started to place the cloths around Bomba's legs. "Bomba, you need to listen to me…you need to tell me when you feel like you need to push, okay?"
Bombalurina didn't respond. Instead, when the next contraction hit her she doubled over in pain and grabbed the sheets, sweat glistening all over her face.
Jelly knelt beside Jenny. "Her temperature is still high, Jenny, the clothes aren't helping."
"I know… there's a lot of blood too. Too much… something is wrong… oh! Here comes the first kit!" Jelly picked up a blanket and got ready to wrap it around the kitten.
"Bomba, you have to push and I have to grab the kit and help you deliver it. You're going to feel a bit uncomfortable, but whatever you do, don't tense up." As another contraction hit, Jenny was able to grab the kitten by the shoulder, and pull it out. "It's a tom!"
Bombalurina sighed in relief and fell back against the sheets. Just then her breathing became laboured once again.
Outside the Den:
Munkustrap sighed, "Relax, I'm sure she's fine." Pounce still wasn't convinced. His heart was pounding faster than he could breathe. He paced back and forth. Worry and concern filled his mind. His eyes trailed back to the den too many times to count, the occasional scream coming from within sending chills up and down his spine. Pounce sat next to Munkustrap and starting tapping his leg on the ground.
After a few minutes Munkus couldn't take it anymore. He grabbed Pouncival's leg, glaring at him. "I know you're nervous, but if you DO NOT stop the tapping Jenny and Jelly will have a new patient to care for. Got it?" Pounce gave a nervous nod.
Jellylorum came out with a hesitant look on her face. Pouncival looked up at her, and noticed two balls of fur held in her paws. He walked up to her, and she quickly thrust the kits upon him. "Pouncival..." she murmured quietly, "I... there've been some complications, and Bomba's not doing very well..." Pounce looked down at the kittens Jelly had handed him in shock. Two toms. He had two sons.
He felt his heart swell with pride, but then his brain registered what jelly had told him about his mate and fear once again gripped his body. "Wh-what do you mean she's not doing well…? You guys said she would be fine!" he cried, his voice raising in panic. "You told me that this birth would be simple!"
Jelly sighed sadly and put a paw on her son's shoulder. "I know what we said, but something happened and she started to lose a lot of blood…"
"JELLY! GET IN HERE NOW!" Jenny's yelled from inside the den. Jelly grabbed the kits from her son's arms and quickly headed back inside the den. Pounce turned around and went back to sit beside Munkustrap, who put a paw on Pounce's shoulder comfortingly.
Back inside the Birthing Den:
Jelly placed the two newborns in the makeshift crib and rushed to Jenny's side, at the edge of the bed.
"Get me more blankets and some rescue remedy and mix it with water, Jelly," Jenny ordered.
Jelly did as she was told, bringing over the rescue remedy, handing some to Jenny and then pouring some herself into a cup. Lifting Bombalurina's head, she dipped some into the queen's mouth. "Come, Bombie… come on… drink…" The tired queen took a few sips from the cup and sank back to the bed.
After a few moments of rest, the scarlet queen shot up in the bed and clutched both her stomach and the bedside, letting out a heart wrenching scream. The two waiting queens were jolted awake. Instantly, they were at Bombalurina's side.
"It's coming… the kit… I can feel it…" Bombalurina hissed, grabbing the sheets of the bed. Jenny gathered some blankets, getting them ready. "Okay, Bomba you need to start pushing."
"What do you think I'm doing," Bomba said through gritted teeth, her breath quick and heavy. Contraction after contraction ripped through her body,
"I see the head, keep pushing Bomba, you're doing well," Jenny said with an encouraging smile. The scarlet queen did as she was told and when the next contraction hit her she gave a push.
With one more strong push, the kit slid out into Jelly's arms, leaving Bomba breathing raggedly as she fell back on the bed. The exhaustion of the birth winded her. Not even knowing what was happening, the scarlet queen realized that her vision becoming bleary. The room was started spinning and suddenly, she was falling out of consciousness.
Jenny took the kit from jelly and saw, out of the corner of her eye, Bombalurina fall back against the bed. She wasn't moving or breathing. "Jelly! Bomba, she's…" Jenny whispered nervously.
Jelly looked up. "Oh no," she breathed. Her face paled as she handed the kit to Jenny. "Take her to the back and put her with the other kits."
Jelly rushed to Bombalurina's side and put both paws on her chest. "Breathe, Bomba!" She began performing CPR, as she had seen humans do many times when something like this happened to one of their own. "Come on…breathe for me…come on…"
Jenny rushed back in. Jelly was still trying her hardest. "Breathe for me Bomba…come on…you have your own kits now, don't do this… Damn it!" She stopped, running a paw through her head fur "Damn it!".
"Should I go get Pounce?" Jenny whispered, close to tears.
"No not yet. I'm not giving up on her not yet," the older queen stated, going back to performing CPR on the new mother. "One…two…three…one…two…three…" After a few tense moments, Bombalurina's chest began to rise and fall slowly. Jelly and Jenny both let out sighs of relief.
Jelly smiled, pulling a blanket over Bombalurina. "You can go and get pounce… he can come in now… let him know she needs her rest though."
Jenny ran out of the den. "You can come and see your kits, but there were some complications and we did lose Bombalurina for a few minutes. Jelly was able to revive her…she's resting now."
Pounce nodded breathlessly and bounded past his "Aunt" and to his mate's side.
"Pounce." He turned and saw his mom carry in three kits wrapped up in a small basket. Jelly put the kittens down next to her son and gave him a hug before leaving the den, Jenny close behind her.
Pounce looked at kits and then to his mate as she slept, unable to hold himself together anymore, heart still racing out of control and overwhelmed with, he broke sobbing.
"P-p-p-once" Pounce's head snapped up, face red and puffy. Bombalurina smiled weakly up at her mate "Hey love….are you crying" with a shaky paw she put her paw on the side of her mate's face "I'm…fine…tired, but fine"
Pounce kissed his mate on the lips and turned to the kits "So What should we name them" Bombalurina looked down at her new babies, 2 toms who looked exactly like their Dad, but one was smaller than the other. He was the runt of the litter. And lastly, one queen who was a perfect mixture of both her parents: she had stripes on her face and body exactly where her dad had them—but instead of his color, she was her mom's crimson color— she had his beautiful eyes and her nose.
"I Like Blaire for the girl, Alister for the smaller tom and Dymas for the larger one" Pounce smiled softly "Perfect"
A few days later (birthing den)
Munkustrap and Demeter brought their kits to visit Bombalurina and Pouncival's kits, now everyone was watching as the kits rolled over each other, and let out a light chuckle as Blaire bit her brother dymas on the ear, causing him to cry out and tackle her in return .
"May I come in" The two couples looked up to the entrance of the den and saw Old D "Of course Dad" The older cat made his over to the kittens "There all so beautiful, and I sense they will have a blessed future in the Jellicle tribe"
Me- so this is the new second chapter, I think its better then the older one, and I tried to add some fluffiness at the end, I hope I did it ok
Macavity- HEY, when am I coming into this story
Dark Voice- MACAVITY….
Macavity-oops, gotta go…BYE *macavity quickly runs out of the room*
ME-…..ok that was very odd….*shrugs* oh well it is macavity