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Chapter 8
Silken
I yawned, waking up next to Lavi as usual. There had been a lot of Akuma coming lately, so Lavi has been stressed but I have been waiting for the right moment to tell him something. He's been too stressed for me to tell him something which I'm not sure might stress him out more, but it might make him happily. It was taking much too long to get back home and both of us were getting a bit restless. We couldn't leave our den because of the Akuma so we were also hungry and thirsty, the pile that me and Lavi had created only lasted a few weeks. After we tried for kits.
Well, my little secret was I was going to have Lavi's kits, I didn't know if he'd be happy or if it'd stress him out more and I'm not sure how much longer I can wait.
"Goddamn..." Lavi muttered. "Panda's gonna have my freaking head..."
"Mhm?" I asked wondering if he somehow knew about the kits, or if he was talking about us being away from the clan for so long.
"Getting myself captured and now being gone for so long... gonna get such a beating..." He groaned.
"Yep… Well, then again we both had the idea of running away together before we got captured," I shrugged nuzzling up against him and licking his cheek fondly.
"Touche." He grinned. I smiled and kissed his cheek again, feeling a purr rumble in my throat.
"We'll be back soon," I purred. But then I realized, he was most likely gonna get a triple beating. "Hey... Lavi, can I tell you something?" I asked.
"What is it?"
"Well…" I started. He looked at me curiously. "Ya know how we tried for kits a few moons back?" I asked.
"Yeah?" He asked.
"I think you know where this is going," I mused, hoping he wouldn't become even more stressed than he already was.
"You don't mean-" He started. I nodded my head slowly. He grinned. "That's awesome!" He laughed. I grinned and nuzzled against him with a purr glad he wasn't stressed or anything. "I can't wait." He kissed my forehead, still grinning.
"The only problems are the Akuma, and Bookman," I said honestly.
"I'm so pumped right now, I could beat them all!" Lavi grinned.
"Don't you even dare!" I scolded.
"What?" He asked.
"I don't want you frolicking about with those Akuma trying to kill them all," I said with a sigh.
"It's not like I was gonna go look for them." Lavi reassured.
"Good," I murmured rasping my tongue over his cheek. I couldn't lose him. Not ever...
"I was just saying that I was really happy." He explained.
"Alright," I muttered with a smile.
"Let's get something to eat. I'm hungry." He said. I nodded.
"Okay," I purred, standing up with ease. He stood too, shaking himself. I stretched my legs then trotted towards the exit happy that Lavi wasn't stressed or frustrated in any way. He followed me, a spring in his step. I grinned at him and exited the den cautiously. Going into the bush that hid us for a bit until we determined it was safe. Lavitalon followed. He was the one to creep from the bush first, insisting he go first. When he signaled me to follow, I did, breathing in the fresh air happily. He crept forward slowly, looking for prey. Then I realized again why we were out here. Not to sight see, but to hunt. Starclan I have a lot of things on my mind… I mused, following in suit to Lavi. He sniffed the air, closing his eye. I raised my muzzle and breathed in the scents of prey and the air keeping close to my mate. Lavitalon opened his eye and looked to the right.
"What kind of prey?" I whispered to him.
"Vole." He replied softly.
"Should be easy." I murmured. Peering through the foliage to see the light brown rodent busying itself with a seed that it happened to find. He nodded, looking at the vole. We both crept forward towards the prey and panned out to two different directions. The vole continued minding its own business. I grinned and crept slowly towards it, making sure I didn't step on any twigs, dry leaves, etcetera. I looked up, finding myself downwind as supposed to be. I saw Lavi on the other side, watching the vole intently. I turned my angel so I could chase the rodent into his paws successfully. The vole moved into the perfect position so we could catch it. I grinned and lunged at the vole, landing inches away from it. The furry creature squeaked and ran for it's life, right into Lavi's paws. He pounced on it, pinning it beneath him. I smiled and trotted up next to him. He grinned at me and picked up our prize.
"We should catch one more, this one is a bit small," he purred brushing his cheek against mine with a purr.
"Alright, I just hope the Akuma don't come," I said softly. He nodded.
"Those things are stupid..." He muttered. I sighed and nodded. Lavi hadn't let me fight any, he probably had feared I'd die or something. "I'll go put this one back in the den and we'll find another one." Lavi offered. I nodded.
"Alright, I'll wait here." I said. He took the vole and trotted back to the den. I waited for his return sitting on my haunches and rasping my tongue over my smooth soft paw then bringing it over my ear to clean them since I couldn't reach the top of my head with my tongue. Lavi came back a moment later. "Yo." I greeted.
"Hey there," He grinned. "Anything happen while I was gone?" He asked. I smirked.
"Well I mean I killed an Akuma," I said sarcastically. He blinked then noticed the sarcasm, and laughed lightly. "Shall we?" I asked.
"Indeed we shall." He laughed. I stood up and kissed his cheek then heading off into the forest. He followed behind me. I smiled breathing in the scents of the forest, I wasn't sure why but Akuma usually didn't come on very sunny days such as this. Maybe it was because they were easily spotted in the sun. I didn't know this answer so I decided to ask Lavi later. Not while we're hunting but maybe when we're back into the safety of our den. Lavi stopped, his eye glowing slightly.
"Prey?" I asked. He nodded. "Which direction?" He gestured to the left. I turned that way and let him lead the way. He walked slowly. I crept after him keeping up the same pace. Lavi stopped, peering through the bushes. He moved back slightly.
"There are some Noah there." He whispered. I nodded, staying behind him like he wanted me to. I narrowed my eyes and looked through the thick foliage, there I saw that black she cat I had fought twice now, and that cat who where those sibling cats combined. I wanted to shred them, once I realized they were asleep. I felt my claws unsheath themselves. The two toned cat shifted slightly in his sleep, so that he was resting his head against the she-cat's side. She seemed to smile and curl up tighter in her sleep. "They don't know we're here... we can just go back." Lavi muttered.
"They'll smell us," I murmured, knowing our scents had returned.
"Touche... so what do we do?" He asked softly.
"Don't know." I murmured. Just then, the tom's eyes opened slowly and he yawned widely, stretching. The she-cat mumbled a bit before curling up closer into his side. He nudged her gently.
"Saiken... Saiken wake up." He muttered. She groaned then her eyes fluttered open. So that's her name… Was one of the many thoughts that ran through my mind. After a moment, the she cat named Saiken finally opened her eyes. She yawned, then looking at the tom, kissing his cheek with a purr. Lavi looked at me. They must be mates or something, that actually explains why they were so protective of each other… I thought, figuring Lavi probably thought the same thing. Lavi pressed himself closer to me protectively.
"We can kill them..." Lavi muttered. I shook my head.
"No," I said softly, seeing a bit of resemblance with them and us. I didn't know why, I just thought they seemed like me and Lavi… I stepped back a bit. Attempting to urge Lavi back with me. But it was too late, the two toned cat's eyes met ours. He stepped in front of the other cat, glaring at us.
"Exorcists." He hissed. "Come out and face us you cowards!"
"Jasdevi," The she cat named Saiken said urgently "let's just 'll cause too much of a commotion,the Akuma will find us." This she-cat was right. But were they running away too?
"Lavi, this Noah's right, the Akuma will find us," I murmured, she obviously didn't want to fight either and I knew Lavi wasn't going to back down unless this Jasdevi cat will back down. "Let's just go," I muttered. Jasdevi looked at Saiken for a moment then growled softly, backing down.
"Fine. They're not worth the effort anyway." He said. Saiken sighed in relief and tried to get her mate away. Jasdevi shot one last glare at the two of us and walked away with the she cat.
I felt my lungs burning, that was when I realize I had been holding my breath. I released te air being held in my lungs, feeling them ache from the pressure, the air filtered through my lungs enabling breath to flow to and from my jaws. Lavi looked at me worriedly noticing my deep breaths.
"You alright?" He asked.
"Ya," I said nodding relieved this hadn't turned into a fight, surely we would have lost, we weren't that strong and we haven't eaten for a few days causing hunger pains to gnaw at us.
"I'm glad they didn't just attack." Lavi sighed in relief. "That tom looked like he wanted to tear me to shreds."
"Ya, he did... Well, he's a Noah, what do you expect," I shrugged, finally regaining my breaths steadily. My lungs practically thanking me for the fresh oxygen. "We definitely would have lost, we're weaker then usual." I said. He nodded.
"Let's just catch something else and go back to the den. I'm starving." Lavi groaned softly. I nodded in agreement feeling hunger pains return again, but I ignored them, not wanting to worry Lavi.
...
It has been a few weeks since then, me and Lavi were eating a fish which we had caught earlier. It sort of had a watery, salt like taste, it was strange, not bad but strange.
By now, I could feel the kits inside me, squirming awkwardly meaning they'd be due in approximately one or two moons. I was also showing, not to mention how over protective Lavi has gotten, almost as bad as Komui, and that is saying something.
Lavi shivered slightly.
"I've decided... I don't like salt." He said, glaring at the fish.
"I don't either but it's the only food we've got," I sighed. Lavitalon nodded and looked at the fish's blank eyes.
"That's creepy." He murmured.
"I don't think it had eyelids..." I replied staring at its face.
"Even more creepy." He said, pawing at the eye.
"Then don't touch them," I snorted nudging him gently with my shoulder.
"But it's fun to play with." Lavi whined playfully. "Feels weird."
"You are a strange tom," I laughed teasingly, kissing his cheek, "but that's one of the things I love about you." I purred. He laughed, kissing me back.
"Can I go outside?" I asked with a groan, he hasn't let me go outside for days because he was being overprotective like Komui.
"Only if I get to come to." He replied.
"Okay!" I said excitedly standing up immediately and exiting the den quickly. Lavi followed me, shaking himself slightly. I made my way through the bushes and into the pristine air. I grinned happily and closed my eyes breathing in the air. The light blue skies were like a blanket, the sun glistening like a diamond but much more painful to look at. The clouds were puffy and looked like rabbit tails. I felt the soft breeze buffet my fur and the kits inside me wriggle happily giving me an odd sensation.
"It's a really nice day." Lavi breathed, stretching.
"Ya, it is. Hope it lasts." I purred.
"This is a million times better than Leafbare." He grinned.
"You can say that again," I puffed, my whiskers twitching at the touch of small wind particles. Lavi looked over at something and grinned.
"Hey look at that! Look at all the flowers that grew." He said happily. I laughed lightly and looked at the bunches of flowers, their vibrant colors and delicate petals sinking into my memory, staining it there so I could remember their beauty. "Let's get a closer look." Lavi said, walking over to the flowers.
I nodded and smiled at them. I rubbed my cheek against Lavi's, his scent wafting into my nose.
"I guess we aren't the only happy ones," I purred, relating to our kits. Lavi smiled, wrapping his tail around me. I purred and brought myself closer wondering how this could get any better. I heard something behind us and turned around. "Lavi..." I said nervously ducking behind him. Lavi whipped around and his eye narrowed. There stood a very strange colored cat, with blank eyes and a pentacle on its head.
"Silk, stay behind me, I want you to stay hidden, please... I can't lose you," he breathed, standing protectively over me.
"No, I can't lose you either, this is a level two... Or three one of them. You're not fighting this alone, and there's nothing you can say to make me fall back," I said stubbornly, standing by his side.
"But Silken, the kits," he said desperately blocking me "I'm not letting you fight." He said stubbornly.
"Well, too bad, you're spending more time fighting me then we could be with the Akuma right now." I said with a hiss, as I watched the Akuma shift into a larger phantom like creature. Lavi sighed and nodded in defeat. We faced the Akuma which revealed itself to be a level 2. "Well... At least it's not a four or a three." I said with an annoyed huff.
Lavi looked at me and we both panned out to the left and right side of the Akuma, I knew Lavi didn't like this one bit. I gave him a reassuring glance and narrowed my eyes at the Akuma.
"Foolish Exorcists, think they can kill me," it giggled. I rolled my eyes.
"Rather arrogant for a Level two ain't it Lavi?" I snorted. He laughed slightly in amusement. I could tell he was very scared not because of the Akuma but because of me.
The Akuma charged and leapt into the air with full force, pelting violet bombs at us, I dodged quickly and raked my claws across the Akuma's thick skin feeling it beneath my claws, it felt thick as if I was tearing away at some cattle skin. I felt my strength flood back into my body as I tore the the creatures energy away with my glowing emerald claws.
"Hell's Fire!" I heard Lavi's voice ring from below, the Akuma bellowed as flames burst aroud it, it swung around trying to throw me from it as my claws dug deeper into its cold flesh, I felt a thick, sticky ebony fluid drench my paws. The fur on my body prickled at the uneasy feeling I got from the substance.
Lavi's flames licked at my pelt, heat boiling around me, everything I saw was a blur. Adrenaline pumped through me, blood roaring in my ears.
The Akuma thrashed viciously causing it to become harder to cling to its skin, I grit my teeth together, clenching my jaw as my claws began to ache from pain
My stomach lurched as I felt my grip come lose and I crashed to the ground, the wind blew by me as I fell, I felt t buffet my fur, I knew I'd need to twist quickly in able to land on all four paws, using what strength I still had, I twiste mid fall, facing the earth, the green leafy foliage, all coming so quick.
I barely felt the cold hard ground as I landed with a stagger, what I assumed was Akuma blood, soaking my paws.
The Akuma hissed and lunged at me it's claws turning into blades, I snarled and leapt to the side, raking my energy draining claws across its side. Lavi attacked the Akuma from the other side. I looked around for a weakness then saw it's head, it was the best shot we had.
"Lavi, distract it so I can get its face," I hissed. He nodded. The Akuma whipped around and attack Lavi as he bit it's leg roughly, yanking it.
There was my chance, I lunged at it my claws striking it across its face, raking my claws across its eyes and the star on its forehead. It screamed in agony, shying away, Lavi sinking his teeth into its side. I snarled and lunged at it gripping it's forehead with my claws and using all my force to slam it to the ground feeling the level two give way beneath my claws. It screamed and collapsed.
"How do we kill this thing!?" I called to Lavi over its screeching.
"We have to blow its head off!" He called back.
"How exactly? Elaborate!" I replied as my claws popped through its thick neck and began fueling my strength.
"Don't worry about it! I'll do it!" Lavi shouted and activated his innocence to the highest level.
I leapt away feeling a force shock through the air as I got out of way just in time for an explosion to occur. The smoke suddenly cleared and Lavi stood over the dissolving remains of the Akuma.
I shook my pelt free from dust, some remnants of ebony clung to my paw, I looked over at Lavi, his body was trembling, he staggered trying to hold his footing in place. He fell forward, his eye barely open. I felt panic hit me, is he hurt? Was he infected with the Akuma blood? I thought frantically, running to his side.
"Lavi!" I cried, rubbing my cheek against his. "Lavi, are you hurt? Did the Akuma infect you?" I whispered, nuzzling my muzzle underneath his chin. He smiled weakly.
"Don't worry. I'm fine." He assured me, nuzzling me back. "Just used too much innocence power."
"Are you sure? Did you sprain anything? Did it bite you or claw you?" I asked checking him over frantically. I couldn't bare if it did something to him that could possibly kill him.
"I swear, I'm fine." He yawned. Seeing no signs of injury, I nodded and licked his cheek gently, my fear slowly dimming.
"Lets get you back to the den…" I murmured, relief pushing through me.
I helped my mate to his feet, and supported him through the den and towards our nest. I settled him down in it, kissing his cheek and bringing myself closer so that I curled around him. Wrapping my tail around my crimson lover. He brought his muzzle against my neck as he curled up.
I looked at him as I conveyed my tongue over his forehead in reassurance. His eye slowly closed, struggling to stay open.
"Sleep love…" I purred, "I'll be alright, I'm staying right here with you…" I murmured, as I rest my chin on his soft warm neck.
He nodded, head in my paws, allowing himself to close his eye with a sigh of relief. He fell asleep, nuzzled against me. I realized, the kits were still Starclan please, don't let them be dead… I breathed, closing my eyes and bringing my muzzle deeper into my mates fur. The smell of sandalwood wafted into my nose. So familiar… So happy. I felt myself drift away to sleep.
….
I woke up the next day, activity squirmed about in my stomach, they're alive! I thought with glee, grinning. I could almost cry I was so happy.
Before I could stop myself, a sigh of relief escaped my jaws. This caused Lavi to stir. His eye opened and he looked over at me.
"Mornin, Lavi-kun," I said, feeling the cheerfulness transmit through my voice.
"Why're you so happy?" He yawned.
"Well, everythings alright! You're alive, I'm alive, so are the kits who I thought had died yesterday! So all is good!" I chirped.
He grinned sleepily. "Awesome." He purred. I nodded with a purr, and kissed his cheek.
"Are you feeling better?" I asked softly.
He nodded. "Just tired." He said softly.
"You can go back to sleep if you want," I offered, not wanting to keep him up with my bubbly behavior.
"Gladly." He grinned, closing his eyes and yawning.
"Sleep well Lavi-kun…" I purred with a smile, curling up closer. He smiled and nuzzled against me.
I smiled, then finding myself caught in deep thought I wondered how the clan would react to us being captured, or us running away together, I wondered if they'd accept us back… Or if they'd just reject us like kittypets… I shook my head, I couldn't think like that right now. I wrapped my tail protectively around my mate, and rested my chin on my paws, my cheek pressed against his. I focused on it's warmth, and how his scent was so comforting. I smiled, finding myself relaxing at once…
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Lavi POV
It had been a few weeks since we had fought the Akuma. Silkendream was having our kits. Being a successor to bookman, I had actually learned kitting though I had never thought it useful until recently, when it first started happening. I knew for sure that gramps would definitely kill me for this. I was expecting a concussion at least, knowing him…
I rasped my tongue over the fur of one of our newborn kits the wrong way to get her breathing. She was tiny and frail, the way they were supposed to be when they are young, but I was still scared she wouldn't live. Then she opened her tiny jaws, breathed in, and mewled.
I sighed in relief, glad I was doing this correctly, I nestled my first daughter into Silk's stomach so she could stay warm and suckle. The small russet kit squirmed a bit and snuggled into my mates fur comfortably, then the next kit came, this one also female, this one was an amber calico almost like Silkendream, accept Silkendream was a white calico.
I quickly repeated the step nervously. The kit soon wailing out like normal, I nestled her beside her sister, still on edge.
I looked at my mate, her eyes were squeezed shut and she was exhausted, but there was only one left. "It's almost over, just one more…" I purred reassuringly to her. She nodded, panting heavily, her teeth gritting together. I gently kissed her cheek to reassure her.
When I was starting to grow impatient and worried, the last kit came, this one was a tom, russet like the first, but also a calico like the second kit. I sprung into action, licking him until, he sucked in a breath and cried out.
I let out a sigh of relief. As did Silkendream, I looked over at her seeing how exhausted she was. I grinned at my tired mate and kissed her gently, nuzzling my cheek against hers, pure joy shot through me. My kits were all alive. My mate was alive and going to stay that way. The kits seemed healthy. The three of them suckled happily. Their fur becoming a bit fluffy. Silkendream smiled tiredly at them, wrapping her tail around them protectively. I relaxed finally, now that it was over.
I gazed down at our offspring, pride swelling up in my chest, giving me the urge to puff it out proudly. Silk laughed weakly in amusement, resting her tired head on her soft paws.
"Sleep okay?" I purred."You need the rest."
She nodded tiredly, closing her exhausted cyan eyes and drifting off to sleep within seconds. I stayed awake, watching the kits, pride billowing inside me, they were so lively, not in a bad way, it was cute and they just were so small and perfect to me… I smiled and curled up around Silkendream with a purr. Happy that my family was alright. Now all that remained was getting home.
The sound of shuffling coming from outside caught my attention. Immediately, I stood up, my pelt bristling and my hackles rising, I was going to defend my family, even if it cost my life. I unsheathed my claws, my eye narrowing and peering at the entrance where a white shape moved a bit in the bush at the entrance.
A white tom squeezed into the den, one of his legs black and a strange red mark on his left eye. I recognized this tom. Allenclaw! My mind cheered, though my protective instincts made me stand in front of my mate in kits protectively. Allen grinned at me.
"Lavitalon! I found you and Silkendream!" He said happily. I felt myself smile, resheathing my claws and allowing my hackles to lower.
"Wait, is gramps with you?" I asked looking behind my friend. Noticing Silkendream was awake, and a bit nervous.
He shook his head. "Lenalee and Arystar are with me." He said.
"Cool, well we've been trying to get home, but we may or may not have been captured by the Noah, we got away and didn't want to lead them to camp so we escaped down here and then there have been Akuma around twenty-four-seven, and…" I explained then trailing off, feeling my eye avoid his gaze.
Allenclaw smiled. "It's fine. Komui will just be happy that you two are alright."
I hesitated knowing I should mention we may or may not have had kits. "Us, five…" I corrected.
He blinked. "W-what?"
"U-us five…" I repeated slowly, waiting for him to process it.
His silver eyes widened. "Lavi... You don't mean..." He said slowly. I looked down a bit at my paws with a nod.
To my surprise, Allen grinned. "That's awesome!" He laughed. I felt myself smile.
"Wanna see them?" I asked proudly, seeing Silkendream relax.
He nodded enthusiastically, walking forward. I grinned at Silk and kissed her cheek gently, she purred nuzzling me and removed her tail to show our three little bundles, all curled together, fast asleep.
Allen smiled. "They're cute." He said softly.
"They just arrived not too long ago," I said proudly.
"Can I tell Lenalee and Arystar to come in?" He asked. I looked at Silkendream who nodded.
"You should probably warn them about the kits first though, Krory might have a small fit," I said with a shrug. He nodded, quickly leaving. Then Krory squeezed in first, tears streaming down his face.
"How could you leave for so long and not tell us? And then have kits!" He cried.
Silkendream looked down awkwardly. "Well... You see..." She said, not sure of how to put our departure, I decided to help my mate.
"We had been captured by the Noahclan, we managed to escape but we didn't want to lead them to camp so we had to go down here, but they had been sending Akuma to patrol so we haven't been able to go anywhere," I explained to Krory. He sniffled and looked up.
"Then why'd you have kits?" He sniffled to Silkendream.
"Because, well, we've been in love for a while, and we wanted a family," she said softly.
Lenalee walked in behind Krory. "Well I think it's wonderful." She smiled.
"Thanks…" Silkendream murmured tiredly, resting her head on her paws, nuzzling her cheek against my leg with a smile.
"Have you named them yet?" Lenalee asked. We both shook our heads. She giggled as Allenclaw walked in again. I looked down at Silkendream wondering when we'd get back to camp, and if my mate would be strong enough for the travel.
"Don't worry. Komui isn't expecting us until tomorrow." Allen reassured, seeing my expression. "You can rest."
"Alright," I said with a nod. Silkendream smiled gratefully, closing her eyes. "You guys should rest, you've traveled a lot." I said with the dip of my head. Allenclaw grinned and sat beside Lenalee. I looked over at Krory who had already passed out on the floor. I chuckled with amusement and curled up around Silkendream. Lenalee sat next to Allen, nuzzling up to him.
"So, you two..." I smirked at Allen. He blushed and nodded. "I predicted that" I mused. Lenalee giggled.
"And I'm expecting kits as well." She admitted. I laughed.
"I knew it!" I smirked. Allen blushed harder.
"Oh stop being so proud of yourself." He pouted.
"Nope!" I snorted. He pouted and curled around Lenalee. I kissed the top of my mates head, pride swelling in my chest. She smiled, yawning. "Sleep, you need the strength..." I purred. She nodded. I wrapped my tail closer around her, warmth and happiness flourishing through my heart. She purred, nuzzling against me. Soon enough, I felt myself drift to sleep.
...
Sunlight bathed my pelt and colors erupted in vision as my eye fluttered open. Silkendream was already awake, watching our kits as they suckled happily. The our clan mates weren't awake yet.
"Morning gorgeous..." I purred nuzzling her cheek happily, her warm fur brushing against my cheek, filling me with happiness. The love I had for her was never ending, pulsing through my beating heart.
"G'morning handsome..." She murmured happily. "We should name them." She said softly as she glanced at our kits. Excitement bubbled up inside me and I nodded my head with enthusiasm.
Silkendream looked over at the red calico tom. "How about Roankit?" I suggested.
"Perfect," she giggled he then tuned to the orange calico "how about Amberkit." She said with the tilt of her head.
"That's a good one, and how how about Berrykit for the red one?" I offered, she nodded happily.
"Then it's decided, Roankit, Amberkit, and Berrykit." She said with a purr, gently nuzzling the three little scraps tenderly. I pressed my muzzle against her neck, kissing her cheek lovingly.
"You need food, you haven't eaten in two days," I purred, nudging her ear gently with my nose. She smiled.
"Be careful Lavi... I can't lose you," she murmured, brushing her cheek against my neck lovingly.
"I don't plan on dying for a long time... I can't leave you," I purred "don't worry I'll come back as fast as I can." I reassured her. She nodded as I left, I could feel her watching me with worry as I left the den. I gave her a reassuring smile. Then I left.
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Silken POV
I Looked up as my mate walked into the den, Lavi grinned at me, setting down a squirrel.
"See? I told you I'd be fine," he purred, planting a kiss on my cheek. I smiled, a feeling of relief rushing through me.
Lavi rested the carcass of the assassinated squirrel at my paws, heat from the fresh kill radiated off its pelt. I purred gratefully at Lavi knowing the kits would need the milk that formed from this prey.
"Thanks Lavi-kun," I purred.
"It's no problem beautiful," he murmured. I felt his warm muzzle brush against my cheek bringing a feeling of pure joy into my system, replacing my worry.
"I want you to eat half of it though," I said.
"Alright, but after you eat your share, if you're still hungry, I want you to eat the rest," he said softly. "Remember, you and the kits need it more than I do..." He purred. I nodded with a purr and began to eat, the squirrel was warm and delicious I licked my lips with satisfaction, the flavor of squirrel still bathed my tongue causing me to purr with relief.
I then shoved the other half of the squirrel in Lavi's direction with a purr. I grinned and kissed his cheek gleefully, and I felt his tail entwine around mine, holding me very close to himself. I felt his quick heartbeats against my shoulders with a smile, as he lapped up the meat, I felt his arm wrap around my shoulders as he ate his share. I purred and licked his cheek.
We both looked up as the others began to awaken. Allen woke first with a yawn, opening his eyes. He nuzzled against Lenalee, waking her as well. I watched as their eyes open slowly as I stayed curled beside Lavi. They stood and stretched, Lenalee grooming her dark teal fur.
"G'morning," I greeted tiredly, a yawn escaping my jaws.
"Morning." Lenalee smiled kindly.
"Are we going home this morning?" I asked her. She nodded, while Allen went to go wake my father. I let out a sigh of relief, we wouldn't need to risk our lives anymore just for prey or as much as wandering from the den. Lavi nuzzled against me happily. I felt a purr rumble in my throat. I kissed him, happy to be going home. Finally… Home… I worried about the trip back, wondering if there'd be Akuma or something to stop us. I wanted my kits to be safe… I hoped with all my heart that we'd be able to live happily… And that me and Lavi wouldn't be separated...