The Eternal Mother: A Tale of Love and Loss in Another World - Prologue
It was 5:00 PM, and a 12-year-old werewolf boy named 'Kurt' was sitting in a priority seat on the empty subway train, sleeping. The subway train stopped and, when the doors opened, came inside a pregnant woman with blue galactic hair, eyes, finger-nails, wearing a blue galactic dress. After she got inside, she noticed that no one, except Kurt, was sitting on the priority seat.
Upon noticing him, she smiled and decided to sit next to him without waking him up. However, she was still looking at Kurt while he didn't notice her presence, all because he was still sleeping. Suddenly, she had the idea of waking him up by bringing her pregnant belly a little bit closer to his head, making him hear sounds that he didn't quite understand. And those sounds alone were enough to wake him up slowly.
Looking at him waking up slowly, she smiled out of amusement. "Oh. Good evening, little one." She said while smiling warmly as she gently patted his head. "I hope you don't mind if I sit here with you. I am aware that this is supposed to be reserved for those that most need it, but I am 9 months pregnant and have a hard time staying on my feet for long periods of time. I assure you though, that I'll keep my distance." She explained her own intentions while Kurt was still waking up, smiling at him.
"W-What…?" He said while waking up, not realizing up until now that there was someone who sat next to him. Upon looking at her after he woke up completely, he felt like, even though there was no one else on the subway, he found out that he stole the priority seat from a person who not only was a priority person, but was also sitting next to him. Panicked, he stood up from the seat, with the idea of letting the woman sit on the priority seat.
"I-I'm sorry…! I sat on a priority seat without you wanting it…! you can have it if you want…" He tried to apologize to her, offering the priority seat to her. Seeing this, the woman was amused by this and giggled a little bit before apologizing.
"You are not the one who should be sorry, little one. I should be the one to apologize. When I sat down, I did not notice that this seat had the word 'reserved' on its tag. I was careless and should've been more aware of my surroundings." She apologized with her head looking down on the floor, bowing to him as a form of politeness. "Please, sit. I can sit next to it a bit longer for you." She said with her voice warm as ever.
Kurt however, sat reluctantly, upon hearing the woman's words, politely asking him to sit back on the priority seat. After he sat back down, he felt like the woman was watching him, making him feel uncomfortable. He just kept seeing her belly like it was strange for him how she ended up pregnant. But the woman smiled at him because she was looking at him looking at her belly. And her hand gestures on her belly made him even more uncomfortable just thinking about it. He turned away from the embarrassment.
The woman chuckled in amusement. she didn't think that her belly would cause him such a reaction for the little one like himself. However, she could see that her belly was bothering him. So she decided to stop her antics.
"I'm sorry if my stomach upsets you in any way. Don't worry though, you are not the first one to be weirded out by the sight of a pregnant woman from another race." She assured him with her motherly voice. She then smiled warmly as she looked down on her stomach while she gently rubbed it.
"And these two will be worth every hard day that I went through." She said, as she rubbed her belly. In Kurt's perspective, he doubted that her belly upset him, but hearing her words, it reassured him that she wouldn't tease him. Still, he thought to himself that he should be the one apologizing to her.
"It's okay… I didn't mean it like that. I was just embarrassed looking at your pregnant belly, since it's my first time seeing one, if I'm being honest…" He explained why he would be embarrassed upon looking at her belly. She heard his words and was surprised that not only he didn't know about her pregnancy, but also it was his first time seeing her belly.
"So… This is your first time seeing a pregnant woman?" She asked, with her eyebrows risen up, being caught off guard by what he said. But she decided that she wouldn't worry about it. "Well… I have a feeling that you might see many more in the future." She said. After that, she chuckled softly, not exactly being bothered by what he said. She could clearly see that he was a child full of curiosity.
"Now then, do you have a name? What do you prefer to be called?" She asked him while gently patting his head. Because of the woman's gentle patting, his werewolf ears twitched into an embarrassed position. Of course, he was taught that he can't give his name to strangers. He couldn't help but lower his guard down just because he was head-patted by a pregnant woman.
"I'm Kurt… A twelve-year-old werewolf…" He introduced, still embarrassed because the woman was head-patting him. Suddenly, he had an urge to know more about pregnancy, much to his uncomfort. "I… I hate to ask… but…" He hesitated to ask the woman to teach him more about pregnancy. But he mustered up his courage to ask her anyway, despite his embarrassment.
"Do you mind teaching me about pregnancy…?" He asked. Upon hearing those words, he felt like he put himself into a bad position. So he instantly turned his head away from embarrassment. 'What were you thinking, Kurt!? You can't just go see a pregnant woman and ask her about pregnancy!' He thought to himself. He turned around again, thinking that she might refuse his request. But to his surprise, she smiled.
"Why of course, dear. I don't mind teaching you about the wonders of pregnancy. Why are you so curious about it, if you don't mind me asking?" She asked. After that, she smiled softly as she continued head-patting him to ease his embarrassment.
For her, it's alright for Kurt to be curious about things, so it made perfect sense for him to be curious about things that can be fascinating to some people. In her perspective, Kurt was still young, so he had time to learn. And it's because of this reason that she would gladly share her wisdom with him.
In Kurt's perspective however, the thought of learning about pregnancy just came out of nowhere inside his mind. "The thought of learning about pregnancy just appeared out of nowhere…" He replied in an embarrassed way. Hearing this, even if it came out of nowhere, she was still willing to teach him about pregnancy.
"I understand. As I said before, there's nothing wrong with being curious." She assured him not to worry too much about the downside of being curious. She cleared her throat to make sure he could hear her right. "So, what would you like to discuss about pregnancy?" She asked him before telling him that there are many things to discuss about pregnancy. She then looked at him with a kind smile as she patted his head.
For her, it was clear that he was curious about the topic of pregnancy, so she was more than happy to answer any of his questions and even give him any additional information that wasn't discussed as much. Kurt however, didn't know where to begin. Suddenly, just looking at her belly, it was clear to him that he wanted to know what the feeling inside her looked like.
"Well… For starters… what's the sensation of a baby inside? Is it… I don't know… good?" He asked. The woman didn't expect to hear such a question, but she knew where he was getting at. To her, she wanted to know what the feeling of having a baby inside of her feels like. Of course, she was willing to explain to him.
"The feeling of having a baby inside you is very hard to describe. One can say that it feels... strange, yet interesting at the same time. It depends upon how the baby is positioned in our bodies. If a baby is in a good position, then it won't cause us any harm. However, if they are in an odd position, then it will cause discomfort to the one carrying them." She explained in full detail to him before she looked down at her belly.
"But the feeling of having your baby inside you is an amazing feeling. Because, during the course of your pregnancy, you'll start seeing your baby develop, which is always an amazing experience." She also explained the up-side of pregnancy in full detail to him.
In his perspective, he thought to himself that just having a baby inside her could only make her feel better. But he was glad that he got it at the end of her explanation. It wasn't what he thought at first, but that was understandable, since she's pregnant and all. "So… If a baby is in a bad position, it would be uncomfortable, right?" He asked to make sure that he understood well what she explained earlier. She nodded as a way to say that he understood it well.
"Precisely. It really depends on if your baby is in a good or bad position. Thankfully, my babies are currently resting in a good position." She explained in a brief way what she said earlier before telling him that her babies were in a good position.
"However, even though I am a doctor, I am still new to being pregnant. So, I am still learning about how to deal with certain problems that my children may cause me. But, that is okay though, we all need to start from somewhere." She said while revealing her job, assuring him that her babies were in a good position.
'I see… Being a doctor and still new to this whole 'pregnancy', huh…? Not a bad duo, I guess…' He thought about this upon hearing her job and her condition. Suddenly, the thought of asking her the best thing to do during her pregnancy came to his mind. And just looking at her hand gestures to her belly was enough to ask her about it.
"Well… From your experience, was there a time where you had to gently caress your belly out of happiness…? Because I noticed you caressed it a lot. Not that I mind, though…" He asked before explaining why he would ask her that. Of course, she knew where he was getting at, smiling at him.
"Yes, there have been times when I felt the urge to gently rub my belly out of happiness." She replied before looking down at her belly. "It's a bit embarrassing, but whenever I hear my babies stirring inside me, I can't help but become overjoyed. I get excited and then get the natural urge to gently rub it." She said the reason why she would gently rub her belly. She chuckled lightly. "It may seem strange, but this is the best way to describe my current feelings and my experiences." She explained in a flirtatious way.
Of course, he wanted to feel her belly just once, but he couldn't bring himself to ask her, since he's a werewolf and she's a human. And because of that, he couldn't be certain that he wouldn't harm her. "And you let others feel your belly a little bit as well?" He suddenly asked. Upon hearing the question, he realized that he asked out of the blue, that it came wildly out of nowhere, much to his embarrassment. Because of that, he turned his head again to face off that embarrassment.
'Come on, Kurt! You can't just ask her out of nowhere just because you want to feel her belly!' he thought to himself just so that he could get rid of the embarrassment. After that, he turned his head again to face her. And, upon hearing his question the woman smiled again.
"Don't be embarrassed, Kurt. Asking something like that is a completely normal thing for a child like yourself to ask." She assured him before being in a position that can have Kurt feel her belly. "If you want to touch my belly, then you may. I see nothing wrong with it. Just don't be overly rough, tough." She told him that he can feel her belly.
Kurt however, wasn't certain if he could feel her belly. Just looking at her belly was enough to make him doubt if he wanted to feel her belly or not. The longer he looked at it, the more he felt like he wanted to feel her belly just once. 'Oh boy… My first time feeling a pregnant belly… Never thought I would live long enough to do so…' He thought to himself before approaching carefully.
His hands were shaking just looking at her belly. And because of that, he carefully put his hands on her belly nice and slowly and, just a contact between his hand and her belly, it was enough to give him a feeling he never experienced before.
Upon caressing her belly after putting his hands on it, he realized that the feeling wasn't what he had expected. He thought that her belly looked solid, but it's not just feeling it. It's as if he thought that her belly was soft and squishy. And because of that, before he knew it, he wanted to feel it a bit longer, the more he caressed it. And that led him to put his head on her belly, to feel and hear the kicks inside her belly.
Seeing it she smiled as she gently patted his head with her hand as she saw him deciding to rest his head on her very swollen belly. As he slowly felt both her twins stirring inside her belly, he could hear their little legs and arms slowly moving and kicking him. She looked down at him with a warm smile, watching him enjoying every second of the feeling of both her baby boy and girl moving around inside her.
A few moments later, her babies decided to kick once more as Kurt heard both of them make their cute noises. "Does that feel pleasant to you?" She asked. Kurt was completely out of thought just by feeling her belly. He never thought he would live long enough to not only feel her belly, but also be head-patted by her hands while doing so. "Y-Yeah…" He let out a short reply.
Suddenly, there was a mechanical voice that could be heard. "The train is stopping at Kurosaki station. For those waiting for the stop, please pack your bags and prepare for the opening of the train doors. Thank you for listening." He announced. Hearing it, Kurt immediately got off the seat and stood up.
"That's my stop. I have to go now." He told the woman, much to his disappointment. But she wouldn't mind, thinking that she would see him again in the future.
"Oh, alright. Be careful my little one. Take care of yourself." She wished good luck while smiling warmly, as she continued to gently pat his head. From the bottom of her heart, she wished that he'll be able to experience the wonderful feeling someday. When that day comes, he'll make sure to cherish it.
"Farewell, Kurt. I hope that our paths will cross again. But before then, take care of yourself and your family as well." She said before waving him off as he left to head for your destination.
Kurt nodded at her while he got out of the train. Thinking back on what she said however, he felt like he could be depressed because she wanted him to 'take care of his family'. To him, it's not like he wanted to be angry at her, but she should check his background a little bit.
"Take care of my family, huh? The worst thing a street orphan would hear…" He mumbled as he walked to his sleeping spot, beginning to think that his birth family never liked him at all. As he arrived at his sleeping spot, which was a dark alley reserved for street orphans, such as himself, to sleep in, he began to lay down on his uncomfortable 'bed' and decided to shut his eyes for the time being.