It had been a month since I got pregnant, Hex came into Casey and my life and our new… maid, got hired.
My belly was starting to show, and I was one bored mother. I'd clean but somehow Nanny always cleaned everything spotless. Mom and Hannah usually handled food and even Dad managed to fish up enough, well, fish to feed me and my siblings. And Casey's dad even picked up hunting!
I was left with nothing to do but binge on junk food and Netflix...
"God this is boring…" I groaned, stuffing my face with popcorn again.
I was watching Criminal Minds. This was an anime version and wow was it way more gore filled than the Live action versions.
"Still fending off your greatest enemy?" Casey asked as he sat down and pay my belly. Now, I'm only a month along, but keep in mind I have five babies in here. So this one month belly looks four months along. "I wonder how many of them are gonna be half foxcoon?"
"I'm doing my best Casey...and yeah, I wonder how many as well." I nodded, given how birth rates can range from solely the father's race, to the mother's, to both. There's other factors and such but I'm not a doctor.
"Heh, can't believe how big they've made you in so little time. Hopefully they don't try and stay in there longer than they need…"
I gulped, nodding as I began to worry eat. Being a shark Beastial I share the majority of pregnancy traits with my primal cousins. Meaning I could be pregnant from anywhere from five months… to a year… or more...
I shuddered at the memories of my older sister when she was pregnant for two years, three months and fifteen days… Granted she did take that time to get some quick schooling. I don't know if I can even imagine being with these five inside me for that long… and she only has two that time!
"I just hope they don't try to eat each other…" I said worriedly, knowing that one trait could be hit or miss for shark beastials.
"I doubt that's a concern babe. None of your siblings nor their kids had that issue. Plus, if they do come out half foxcoon then they would be omnivorous, and foxes are notoriously picky eaters. Especially when we are young."
"Can't argue with that." I nodded. "You were picky when we were kids."
"Need anything at the moment? I was gonna travel back to Coal Vein to shop."
"Um…" I started as I thought for a moment on what he needed to buy me. "What I need is to stretch my legs." I frowned as I got up from my blanket pile as I stretched a bit. "So I'm going with you."
"Heh, sure. We can make a date of it. Been a while since date night, plus time away from our parents will be a nice bonus." Casey smiled as we walked outside. Over the years we amassed a fair collection of vehicles and one had finally come back to bite us in the ass. A Mini Van. "Fits, right?" He laughed.
"Leaving Masters?" Nanny asked as she held a sleeping Hex. I didn't even hear her follow us.
"For a bit, yes."
"How in the world did you sneak up on us?" I asked carefully and softly as I didn't want to wake up Hex.
"While I am a Nanny, I am more than qualified to protect the young and the house in my charge." She said, pulling up a portfolio from her Assistant and handing it to us.
Woah…
Sneak is way up there, and for a being of her size, that's not easy. Strength and endurance are also high, which is expected. "Damn." Casey blinked as he looked it over. "And you're a summon with stats like this?"
"I am now anyway. Before I decided to become a Summon I worked with the Daughters of the Mother for a good six thousand years." She informed.
"Amazing…" I said in awe.
"You were in the Mother's Daughters?" Casey asked. "Did you leave them?"
"Retired." She said.
"You can… retire from the Mother's official guilds?"
"It's an option. So long as you put in at least a melinia of work you can retire when you wish. I get a nice little retirement package thanks to the extra five thousand years I put in."
"Must be one hell of a retirement package."
"Well, you don't have to pay me and we can leave it as that." Nanny nodded.
"Huh…" Casey said with a nod.
After that, we headed out. The 'Drive' was simple enough and we arrived at the mall in Coal Vein.
Walking inside, we browsed around, mostly window shopping. "So, anything we need back home? Popcorn is the first thing I can think of."
"Yeah...hmm, what to get…" I hummed as I looked around. "Do we have enough stuff for Hex?"
"Given Nanny is a… wet nurse, we can focus on diapers and clothes. If there is any indication of how big Hex is gonna get, we best buy in advance."
"Alright, better buy clothes and diapers...thank the Mother they are not expensive."
Buying those was easy, bulk is always best and we even got a few toys. Once the stuff for Hex was bought we headed into the stuff I have been craving. Pickles, Popcorn, Cheese Crackers, Nacho Cheese, Pork, Salmon, Ice Cream, Apples.
"Heh, would you like a drink with this meal?" Casey asked as he began putting sodas and juices into the already over stuffed cart.
"Yes...I'd need a lot of drinks." I answered. "Jeez...these cravings are going to suck…"
"Well, you are feeding five."
I sighed, nodding as I put the bulk tub of rainbow sherbert ice cream into the cart. I'm gonna get so fat...
"All I can say is, you're gonna be so lucky about me getting fat…" I sighed out.
"More to love?" He asked, giving me a kiss and helped me pull off a large bag of chips from the shelf. "It'll be like when that one Raider hit you with a prank spell that made you gain ten pounds for a few hours. That was fun~"
"It was." I conceded. "Still sucked, do you know how hard it is to keep up a figure like I normally have?"
"I know. Put in a lot of hours just watching you work out at the home gym." Casey chuckled.
"And I know how much you enjoy seeing me exercise." I teased. "Even if I could grate cheese on my abs, I still got enough bounce to keep you enticed."
"A balance many women would kill for I imagine?"
"Oh yeah, women would love this kind of balance." I nodded. "Takes a special kind of diet and exercise to look this good."
"Well, guess you'll be taking a break from that at least." He said as he rubbed my belly. "Between Hex and these five, doubt the gym will be seeing your lovely butt for a while."
"And only one seeing this lovely butt is going to be you for a long time." I told him with a cheeky grin.
"So long as we go slow to not hurt you or the babies, I'm fine with that~"
We finished up our shopping and took a walk around town. It was a nice place, a small town vibe hung in the air. We sat in a local park and I hugged my belly as I watched the kids playing. I've slain everything from Dragons to Elder Demons in the dungeons during my time traveling with Casey… and I've never felt this… worried.
"God...it feels like everything's so...fragile now…" I muttered worriedly.
"Well they don't call it 'Precious Cargo' for nothing." Casey chuckled, handing me a snow cone. "I've been thinking. Since I'm no dungeon crawler, maybe I could sell my camera work? Photographer for hire?"
"Your photos would make a lot of money with how great they are." I said honestly.
"Yeah, but even so some shoots might take days and I'd rather not leave you home alone. Even with our parents, Hex and Nanny there, it would be depressing being away from you for days. Especially given we just got engaged recently."
"That's true." I said while lightly munching on the snow cone. "And I'd miss you a whole lot more if you were gone that long."
"I could set up a studio somewhere. Take family and kids photos and get them printed. Coal Vein is a ways away from our place though." He sighed. "Maybe something in the Sleeping Realm? Lot of people set up Photo Boots there."
"That would work better, plus it could at least let me stretch out a bit and not worry about their safety." I brought up as I put a hand on my round stomach.
"True… While dungeons there are far more tame, you can still win lots of prizes and money from them… We can probably make something work, though I do sometimes think about what life would be like if we didn't dungeon crawl."
"I'd have probably gone to tournaments a lot more often?" I brought up.
"As a spectator or as a contestant?"
"Most likely as a contestant, cause you know me and fighting." I chuckled. "Plus it would give you some great pictures all things considered.
"Heh, probably." They smiled as they finished off their snow cone and looked up at the clouds. "Remember the day we first set foot in a dungeon? I had that crappy camera, and you had a cheap short sword?"
"I remember how confused some of the enemies were when you asked to do a reshoot." I chuckled.
That earned a snort from them. "I remember when that Pyramid Dungeon, the floor six boss, actually did. Even posed!"
"That was hilarious." I laughed. "Gotta look good when fighting, especially when a camera is up."
"Most people do when the camera comes out." Casey laughed.
"Yep, and you always manage to catch my good side." I said happily.
"Practice and timing."
"Practice makes perfect." I nodded in agreement.
"So, wanna kill some more time before heading back?"
"Sure, got anything in mind?" I inquired.
"Maybe dinner or a movie?"
"Works for me." I nodded. "But...hmm, which would you prefer at the moment? Dinner or the movies?"
"I guess we could start with a movie and finish with dinner. Question is what to watch." Casey muttered, looking up new movies. "How is there always a new Skyrim movie every year?" They groaned.
"Because someone really likes to re-release it every year." I shook my head.
"I don't know what's worse, the fact it's rereleased every year or the fact the tickets always sell?" Casey huffed as he examined the other titles. "A Jumanji reboot, new Power Rangers Movie, Live Action Toy Story." He listed.
"Hmm...let's go with Power Rangers, need to make sure it's still good for the kids." I said honestly.
"Still want that Purple Ranger outfit huh?" Casey chuckled as he helped me stand back up from the bench.
"The Purple Ranger has always been cool." I stated. "So yes."."
The walk to the theater was relaxing, but the… weight was clearly getting to me. My back and feet were starting to get sore. Odd how this is getting to me yet when I carried two ton boulders in dungeons for hours on end I walked it off. Guess those Skill Point enhancements don't convert over to Pregnancies.
"This bites..." I grumbled. "I have super strength and endurance, yet this is getting to me so easily…"
"Maybe we should buy you some shoe insoles then? Help with your feet and lower back?"
"That would help a lot." I sighed out. "I didn't expect this to happen…"
"Well it is your first pregnancy so makes sense. It's all new territory."
I nodded, sighing as I winced at the throbbing sensation in my heels. Fuck…
We arrived at the theater and sat for our movie. I single handedly ate a Jumbo Tub of Popcorn with Nachos, three corn dogs, and a gallon of Pepsi. These kids are gonna make getting back to my proper shape so difficult…
When the movie ended Casey and I sat in the van to enjoy a moment for me to digest and pick a restaurant. While he did that I browsed my Skill Trees. There's a lot I was working towards. Guess that's all on pause for now.
As I skimmed through the trees I sat up as I spotted a new Tree… Motherhood? That… was not there before. Wait, can you seriously upgrade your… huh… and here I thought mom was joking when she said Motherhood got you Skills...
"Well...good thing I have plenty of spare skill points…" I muttered as I went through my new Motherhood skill tree to see what I could get.
Let's see… So far there was three branches. Body, Mind, and… Mutation? Okay… Let's check out Body first. Let's see… Yes, taking that… and this… So this is how you avoid Lower back and foot pains while pregnant. Thank Mother… I sighed as those annoyances left me and skimmed around… Hello?
[Lactation Production: (This skill is passive for Mammalian Life Forms) Produce milk to feed your young after birth. (While uncommon for non mammalian Life Forms, will still provide full benefits for young even if they don't normally require milk in infancy.]
Hmmm… Take.
I felt a sudden tingle on my breasts… No way… Pulling my shirt down a bit… Holy shit! I got nipples!
"Oh we are going to have fun with this." I said with a cheeky grin.
"Fun with what?" Casey asked. I grinned and flashed them my new tits. "What the!? How did you get those!? I mean, grabbing those has always been nice but… how?! Also put your shirt down now, we might be in a parked car but people can still see us." I smirked as I pulled my shirt back down.
"Apparently my mother was right when she told me you get skills when you become a Mother." I answered. "No more pesky pains for my back and feet, and also I can now lactate."
"Huh… We'll… test those out when we get home…" Casey said, shaking their head from the surprise. "I wonder though…"
Casey went into their own Skill trees. While he did get Skill points, he mostly put them into his HP, MP, Defence, or gave them to me since he is a passifict. "Huh… I got a Fatherhood one…" He said. "Mind, Body, and… Aid are the only tree branches right now."
I hummed at that. Not too sure what a Fatherhood Tree would even have, but that has peaked my interest.
"What do you see in there?" I inquired.
"Well, looks like Mind mostly seems to boost my patience and… understanding? Body helps me keep up with them, and Aid… uh… Huh… yeah that branch would be for you…"
"How so?" I asked, wanting to know more about his Fatherhood tree.
"Well…" He showed me the options in Aid.
[Stamina Lasting Rank 1: Please your partner(s) longer.
Rapid Production Rank 1: Produce Larger amounts of semen faster.
Touch Sensitive Rank 1: Lets your touch please the body of your spouse(s) by touch far more than normal.]
"Those for one…" He said, blushing red.
"Oh that's going to be fantastic." I said with a perverted grin.
"Heh, save it for after you give birth sweetie. I'd rather not go from five to fifteen in one night…"
I sighed, but nodded. Hmm… Weird, wonder what Mutation is then…
I brought the branch up and… Sweet… Mother…
Multiple Wombs? Extra Breasts? Internal Birthing?! What am I?! A Floof Noodle?!
Damn, some of these are neat, others are weird and I'm pretty sure the right combination of these things will turn me into a Shark Den Mother… No, no… at least not right now...
"Man...this is really something." I said in surprise. "The mutation tab is really big…"
"I'm scared to know." Casey blushed. "So, still feeling up for dinner?"
"Yes I am."
"Alright, let's see…"
I took note of some of these in Mutation. Body had a few I was interested in and Mind was mostly the same as what Casey's was.
Eventually he found a nice sushi shop and we ate there. The food was good, nice and fresh and all you can eat.
We got back home an hour later and I picked up Hex. The little wolf was half awake…
I tried to breastfeed him. He latched on fast and I felt a whole new sensation flood me. It felt… nice, pleasant, kinda ticklish but that might just be his fur. Sadly he drank my jugs dry and wanted more.
"I see you found the Motherhood Skill Tree." Nanny said as she walked up to me. I handed her Hex and she continued to feed him. "You might want to invest more in… Milk based Abilities if you want to feed Hex without running out. Though, you might also gain a bra size or two."
"Casey wouldn't mind." I chuckled. "But...I'll look into it...I'm more surprised he drank me dry that fast."
"Our race often do when we're young. For a Den Mother like myself, it's not an actual issue. I'm always producing and it's essentially endless. It's why many of we Den mother's often work in dairy factories. It's easy money and given we produce it by the gallons, there is no real issue on supply." Nanny said with a chuckle.
"Yeah...that sounds about right." I nodded. "Also a reason why Den Mother milk is more...high quality I suppose."
"It varies from species to species." Nanny said, taking a seat next to me on the couch. "My Race, our milk is better than cow milk, but other Wolf, Fox and even Bovine races produce even higher quality, often those that are the best of the best, their milk is used in potions for Level Five dungeons, even some hospitals use the milk in food to help improve the medicines. But, all we Den Mother's have in common is our unlimited supply of it and the knockers to prove it."
"And knocker's you most certainly have." I nodded. "Makes me wonder how I'd look with multiple breasts…"
"At this size, a little encumbered." Nanny chuckled as Hex stopped feeding. She burped him and then handed the little pup back to me as he began to nod off with a full stomach now. "There is a reason Den Mother's are so large and it's not just for the breasts. My race can conceive and birth up to twenty pups a litter."
"That's...quite a lot all at once." I said honestly, knowing Den Mother's had large litter's but not that large.
"That's on the small side, Master Heather. Some can have thirty, up to sixty or more. And that's without adding anything to the Motherhood Skill Tree."
"Jeez." I said, softly cradling my fluffy adorable pup still. "Motherhood tree can do a lot."
"Most never use it. Aside from maybe the Pregnancy pain nullifications most females and Herms never even notice it. I've put a few points into it myself but nothing major. Being a Den Mother is like having most of it filled out already."
"You're a mother too?" I asked.
"Yes. Ten Litters, a hundred and forty pupps, all full grown now and of them six Den Mothers like myself." Nanny said with a nod.
"That's amazing." I smiled. "Being a mother...certainly changes thing's huh?"
"It was difficult at times. Especially when duty called with the Guild, but it made coming home to them all the more worthwhile. It felt like I had a purpose more than just financial stability or even the Guild's purpose for existing." She smiled and nodded.
"Casey helped me with that bit a whole lot." I said softly.
"Almost makes me wish I was married." She smiled.
"All things considered, I'm surprised no one proposed to you." I brought up.
"Many did, but I never felt… that spark with them. For a fling or a mate, they were fine, and they gave me lovely pups, but I just never felt that connection. Some gave me two of my ten litters but not all. I kept them in their pups lives though, let them visit when they were young and when the pups got older shared custody. Only one of my flings didn't care to see their own pups. I figured he was the type and wasn't too upset by it."
"Well...we can always go to the Match Maker's guild if you want, just to get you someone that can give you that spark you're looking for."
"I've thought about it, but never went through with it. Just felt like Love would find me someday rather than going out and looking for it."
"Fair." I shrugged. "But how's your day been while we were out?"
"Fine. Your Parents dropped off more fish from the lake. Salmon this time and giant catfish. Master Casey's parents cooked and stored away a roasted wild hog they hunted last night. Housework was simple and young Hex here was fed five times, six including just now and I changed their diaper four times."
"Hungry little guy ain't he?" I chuckled at how much he needed to be fed.
"He will grow quite large. I'm willing to bet his first growth spurt will be in a month or less with how much he has been eating." Nanny said with a nod.
"How big do you think his first growth spurt will be?" I inquired. "I want to know how long I have before I can't really...hold him like this…"
"He shouldn't grow too much larger from his current size. Maybe just an inch or two. He won't get any major growth until he is age ten."
"That's good." I nodded. "More time for me to cradle and hug my baby boy."
"And then the five younglings are born, you'll wish you had bigger arms." She laughed. "Master Casey is a photographer, right?" I nodded. "Then best capture these moments while you can."
"Knowing him he'd probably figure out how to keep a photographer drone near me to get all the great pictures." I chuckled.
"Heh, that sounds quite lovely. So, what will you be doing to occupy your time, Master?"
"I have no idea." I shook my head. "Cause even with the skills I have so far...I doubt dungeon crawling would be a good idea…" I started. "Or just..fighting in general."
"What about the Digital worlds? Or the realm of sleep? Your body in those worlds is a replica of the one here but in your case, just not pregnant." Nanny stated. "If you can get a Conversation machine loot digital worlds can be brought into the physical planes."
"That's what I had in mind before when Casey brought it up, would at least help me burn some calories and keep me from going stir crazy without swinging a sword." I said honestly.
"I did that a while when I was pregnant too. Helped quell the boredom and I had fun. I find it amazing how many prefer the digital dungeons over real ones."
"Well, in some cases the digital one's can be customised heavily rather than the real world one's which are just random." I shrugged. "I suppose that also helps when people have also been making difficult levels with Mario Maker and the like."
"As vast as this reality is, so too are it's means of self entertainment and financial gain."
"It's not like financial gain is actually worth more than bragging rights half the time." I said honestly. "Everything's been made so affordable and workable that it's hard to end up homeless or worse half the time."
"True. Well, if this is all Master I shall retire to my room. If you need anything else feel free to ask." Nanny said, giving me a nod and headed off to her room.
"Alright." I nodded, going off to the living room and sitting down carefully on the couch, still cradling my sleeping child warmly.
I smiled, just watching Hex sleep made me feel so happy. I gave him a kiss on the cheek and held him close. I was glad that the Assistant can be controlled with mental inputs as I looked through the Motherhood Skill Tree more.
I still have about two hundred Skill Points and plenty of options for the moment.
Browsing between Body and Mutation, I used them to get myself more… productive milkers and a size… or two up. I never had large breasts. I was a large B, almost a C. For non mammal beastials it wasn't much of a thought or attraction. Now that I have Hex though, I can see their value… plus I imagine I can finally give Casey a little treat tonight. I have always wanted to try giving him a boobjob.
With this little act done I relaxed as I held Hex close to me, excited for the next time he needs to be fed. Hopefully these not so little upgrades can fill his tummy properly.
I did wonder… carefully, I freed a hand and felt my new, larger, liquid filled milk makers. They were… soft, squishy, and a little bit leaked out…
I took the drop on my finger and… tasted it. It was, well, milk. Not the sweetest, but it was milk… wonder if one of these Motherhood Tree Abilities can make it taste better...
"Who knew I'd be experiencing the wonders of mammalian breasts…" I muttered to myself with a smile.
Eventually I sat up, carrying Hex to our room and into his Crib. I put the pup down and covered him with his blankets and put some of the new toys, mostly stuffed animals, with him. The… weight of my new milkers really began to hit me. I felt a bit more balanced at least but not any less heavy.
"Sweet… Mother…" I turned, seeing a beat red blushy Casey looking at me. More precisely, my breasts. I blushed a bit but smiled as I teased him a little by grabbing them.
"Like what you see?" I teased lovingly, giving them a little squeeze.
I blushed as I accidentally squeezed out some milk, soaking my shirt more than I expected.
Suddenly, my sweet little Casey picked me up. Something he normally can't do easily when I'm in peak health and shape, and took me to the bed.
If I was a cat, I'd be purring. I had never in my life felt the… sensitive, pleasurable enjoyment that mammalian breasts could bring to sex. Now I'm wondering how I missed out for so long. That. Was. Amazing.
Casey must have also put a few Skill Points into his Aid branch of Fatherhood because Wow!
This might be the top of our top ten best sex sessions in our whole relationship.
"That...was...incredible." I said lovingly.
I was as on top of Casey as I could get between the resistance of my belly and breasts. I kept my arms firmly locked around his torso and his right arm between the milkers and under the belly. My legs locked around his. I was covered in various fluids that would soon dry and stick to my skin and prove a pain for Casey to scrub out of his fur. For now, I was okay with being glazed like this…
"I didn't think those Abilities would do so much…" Casey breathed, tired but sharing my pleased smile.
"Abilities work in mysterious, and horny ways." I chuckled..
"True. How are you feeling? The babies seem okay?" He asked. I took his still free arm and placed it over my rather sticky belly.
"They're fine. We all are." I answered softly as I held onto that arm of his now.
"Good. Heh, sorry for-"
I cut him off with a kiss. "Don't apologize. It was wonderful."
"Heh, guess I just… got really excited." He chuckled as we both just laid there for a time. "Think we can do that again but in the bathtub? Might as well have some more fun while we clean up~"
"If I could move my legs I'd carry you to the bathroom right now." I told him simply..
"Heh, well I still got some spare Skill Points…" Casey said. After he allocated them he suddenly picked me up with as much ease as I usually pick him up. "Huh, I can get used to doing this to you~" They said, giving me a kiss as they carried me to the bathroom.
Our bath was enjoyable. It felt good to swim around In our oversized tub. Feeling weightless again. We cleaned and fooled around enough to need to change the bath water before finally finishing up and heading to bed. Well, we changed the sheets first before laying down.
The next morning I had a joyful hum in my soul as I Breastfed Hex. He drank a lot but thanks to my new Abilities he was filled and burped. I felt proud beyond words doing that.
"This is the life." I sighed out happily.
"I am very happy you have embraced it Master Heather." Nanny said as she placed our breakfast before us. "I take it my wet feeding services won't be needed in the future?"
"Heh, depends on how soon we end up having more kids…" Casey chuckled as we began to eat.
"Which...considering last night it might be more soon." I chuckled.
Especially if I pick up some of those… multi pregnancy Mutation Abilities… I thought, enjoying breakfast. Once that was over I took Hex to the Living room and put them in the corral Casey set up for him. He's starting to get more active so this helps him use his newfound energy.
It was a simple playpen filled with toys and blankets. Hex crawled himself over to a stuffed flower and began to gumm it.
"Adorable." I chuckled. "But that begs the question...when he does start teething…" I frowned.
"Two more months." Nanny informed from the kitchen. "Around that time he'll start talking too."
"That's good to know." I nodded. "But we're gonna have to try and baby proof a lot of things so he doesn't break thing's or chew through them."
With that tidbit noted I sat on the couch, watching Hex play for an hour before turning the TV on. I wasn't looking for anything specific and ended up putting it on a Kids tv show. Hex started looking at the show and nomming his toy flower.
I laughed at the cuteness and rubbed my belly again. I had made it a habit since it got so big to rub it. Part of me still can't believe I'm pregnant, part of me can't wait to see my babies come into the world. And a part of me wished I could always be like this. It was odd, but I did enjoy feeling the weight of unborn life within me. Makes me wonder if this is how The Mother feels, given she's supposedly eternally pregnant herself.
"I...didn't expect motherhood to feel...so fulfilling…" I said softly.
"Good morning Heath- Sweet Mother when did you get those?!" Mom yelped as she walked in from the front and saw me. I chuckled, looking at my still large, milk filled knockers. "Did… You found the Motherhood Skill Tree didn't you?" She asked, a Sly smirk on her face as I simply nodded. "Ooooh! Details!" She said, rapidly sitting next to me. "So which did you pick, heh, aside from the obvious." She smiled, giving my boobs a playful poke.
"Well, I don't have back and leg pains anymore due to my pregnancy for starters." I answered. "Godsend to be honest."
"Tell me about it. I didn't even discover that tree until I was in my second pregnancy. Thankfully I had a few Skill Points, got the pain in those areas removed and a few others. Nothing like this though." Mom said as she gave my boob another poke. I just chuckled. "So what's it like? Producing milk? Do you have nipples?"
"Yes I do and...well breast feeding Hex is such a...fulfilling experience honestly." I answered. "And with Casey...easy top five."
Mom grinned. "I imagine, especially if he took some skills from the Fatherhood tree like your dad did. If not for those Abilities you and some of your siblings would have either been born much later or not at all." Mom giggled. "Makes me frisky just remembering. Would you… recommend them?"
"Yes...yes I would." I nodded. "I...never understood mammal's breastfeeding or the whole...nips thing...but after what I've experienced...go for it, take all the lactation stuff you can cause it is fantastic."
Mom blushed but kept her smile and nodded. "Makes me wonder how your father will react? Might be just the new thing to re spice up our sex life. If you get more siblings out of this you can name them."
"I'm sure I'll come up with some names by then." I chuckled. "But it'll certainly feel different...and if you ever breastfeed your children...it'll feel like a part of your soul is humming in joy."
"Now I'm all excited." Mom laughed. "So, your Nanny… is she a Lover Class?"
"No actually, she's not even a Prize Pod Person, she actually worked for an important Guild for a long ass time." I answered simply.
"Really? She's a summon? I'd have never guessed. Not often you see a Den Mother who isn't. Speaking of though, I'm surprised you and Casey never took any in before Hex. I know you two have gotten a few."
"Well…" I started. "We weren't sure ...still aren't to be honest." I sighed out.
"Would feel odd, especially given how long you and Casey have been together?" I nodded. "I can understand that. Your father and I talked about it a few times but it would have felt odd to suddenly bring someone new into our relationship. Though…" Mom trailed off, looking over at Hex who was now upside down and still nomming his toy and watching the TV show. "Maybe adopting some kids could be nice. They're rare but lots of them are still with the Match Makers. Some are even with the Caretakers. Lot of young Isekai kids. Poor dears…" Mom sighed. "You did a good thing taking Hex in Sweetheart."
"We really wanted a kid...Hex just happened to pop in on our lives and helped push us to...finally getting married." I said softly.
"Hmm." She nodded, still looking at Hex. "They say the loot in dungeons is completely random, save for Boss Drops. Yet sometimes, Adventurers swear it's like they get a break. A new weapon to replace a broken one. Potions when you need health… a baby, to bring you two into engagement." Mom smiled. "Makes you think maybe not everything they spawn is random."
"Maybe." I shrugged. "The world is still a large and confusing place."
"True…" Mom said, looking happy and thoughtful.
We spent a few hours just talking, mom even hugging and holding Hex for a while before she went back to her place next door. Hex wasn't quite hungry yet but he was sleepy so I put him with me on the bed and held onto him.
I woke up in the realm of dreams, little sad Hex wasn't here, but I could still feel my other babies.
While my body here wasn't pregnant, I still could feel them and rubbed my flat belly. It made me sad to not feel the round globe I was getting used to.
Still, I walked around and thought about a lot of stuff. Stuff I never gave much thought too before. My future, Hex, my babies… those to come. I thought about what Mom said about other Prize Pod Children and even the Orphaned Isekai kids that show up here. Thinking about it made me want to wake up, until I somehow ended up at a large park. Most kids don't arrive in the realm of dreams until they're ten, so it was mostly filled with pre-teens and young teens hanging about.
"Children should be able to experience this kind of joy…" I muttered to myself sadly, seeing all the young kids and teen's milling about the park.
"Isn't that the point of a park?" I yelped, seeing the sudden human woman next to me. She wore a white shirt with a cartoon drawn bomb on it, her chest made it look tight but not uncomfortable. Damn they're almost as big as mine. That natural? Oh! And she wore light blue jeans and shoes.. She had fiery red eyes and rather spikey long blonde hair. "Heh, sorry for startling you." They said, arms raised in mock alarm.
"Sorry, just...lost in thought was all." I said carefully. "But hi there."
"Heh, hey." She waved. "Katsuki." She introduced.
"Heather." I nodded. "Hows today been for you?"
"So, what was all that with kids and joy?" She asked, arms crossed along and hung low. "Seemed really panicky earlier."
"Well...I'm a new mother, both adoptive from a prize pod baby and have five in the waiting and...well I was thinking about a lot of other things."
"Heh, wow. I've adopted but never had kids of my own." Katsuki said. "Come on. Looks like you need to talk and eat." Without much else I followed her. We arrived at a conveyor belt buffet. We sat at out tables and whatever we wanted from various plates of food were ours to take if we wanted. We started off with sweets. "So, what's got a young Mom both with a kid and more on the way so sad looking? Should be having baby shower or something." She said as we each took a plate of sweets. I grabbed a small plate of mini glazed donuts and she grabbed a plate of cream puffs.
"Well...my mom brought up actually adopting from either the Isekai Orphanages or the Match Makers guild...and then I remembered how many children there are...and how many aren't in the dreaming world, and it's...kinda sad."
Katsuki nodded, taking a bite of her mini donuts before speaking. "I can understand that. I primarily adopt from the Caretakers Guild. Raising Isekai kids and helping them adjust or learn about this new reality. Got three at home right now." She sighed, quickly devouring another mini pastry. "It's one of those problems few people if any at all really acknowledge."
"Branched out to other's or...stayed in your world?" I asked curiously, having heard of many people of certain planets or histories adopting from their planets specifically or histories.
"I'd be lying if I said I didn't have a preference. But I have taken in from all sorts. I end up back at home because, oddly enough, it feels… normal. In this reality that might sound strange but given my age it's not too hard to see why."
"I understand." I nodded. "Even in this world, gotta go with something that feels normal and safe."
"Ironic given the powers half these brats have." She chuckled. "So what about your little monster and monsters to be?"
"Little Hex is a dire wolf pup, and boy did I learn how...disappointing it was to lose all my breast milk in one go." I started. "And the five buns in my oven...well I don't know if they'll be pure sharks, fox-racoon hybrids, or a hybrid of both." I shrugged. "It's...worrying…to say the least."
"Yeesh, five? Now I'm almost glad I never had kids through birth." She shivered. "Still, that is something to be concerned about. Though the better question is what will you do after once they're born?"
"I...don't know honestly." I said. "Motherhood is still something very new to me, especially since I just learned about the skill tree for it yesterday."
"Heh, that explains the D's your sporting. I've seen very few non mammalian beings sport cups that large naturally." She chuckled. "Still, maybe you can do something similar to what you always do? Actually, what did you do before getting knocked up?"
"Traveled around with my pacifist photographer boyfriend turned fiance." I said honestly. "Also I collect Greatswords, and I still need to hunt down some of the rarer ones...fucking Symbiote Necrosword still eludes me even with all the leads I keep getting." I grumbled.
Katsuki chuckled. "So you know your way around the Hazard Zones and dungeons?"
"I have pictures Casey made me save of dungeon bosses literally posing for him as I fought them." I brought up as I pulled out my Assistant and showed off some of the great pictures he took.
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"Heh, hey… I know some of these idiots. Heh, dumb asses. What's the hardest dungeon level you and your fiance explored?"
"The hardest dungeon…" I hummed with some thought. "Well, I wouldn't say it's the hardest now after Casey finally upgraded his camera." I started. "But the most difficult was this Nocturnal Dungeon, and any form of light that wasn't given to us in the dungeon would set off these Ghast enemies that were a bitch and a half to deal with one on one, and I had to deal with at least five of them at a time...so you can imagine how that went when the only way for Casey to take pictures at the time was with a flash only camera."
"Heh. What level was it?"
"Two." I answered. "I was able to fight on that level and with all the skills Casey had he could survive level two's...it's just that the gimmick of the dungeon was what really made it annoying as shit at the time. Went there when he obtained a night vision camera and we breezed through the place for some cathartic ass kicking on my part, and for Casey to get some better shot's."
"Never been in anything higher?"
"We have, the highest we've gotten was a four, but that was honestly stretching it to be honest." I said honestly. "Level four's are tough."
"They are meant to be." She shrugged. "Well, with a record like that maybe you could be a Combat or Adventure instructor. Basically, be a teacher." She shrugged, picking up a roared marshmallow on vanilla ice cream from the belt and taking a bite. "Keep ya working, exploring and you'll eventually be able to teach all your kids too."
"That...would be a good idea." I hummed with thought. "I was planning on at least doing some dream world and digital dungeons...even though dreams can be easier than some and digital's are harder than some five star dungeons without the threat of permadeath."
"And as a teacher, you could use both to teach them about the tropes and trades of exploration. Not too many people actually dungeon crawl, which is upsetting, but I think it's because you don't really get taught much unless you're lucky. Most of the time you go in blind and maybe have a combat class or two in your schooling if at all."
"Fair enough." I nodded. "Sadly the internet can't teach you everything."
"Videos sadly aren't the answer to every." She chuckled. "Tell ya what, I have a lot of contacts in various cities and guilds. We meet up like this every so often for some girl talk and I can see where is hiring for a teacher. All you'd have to do is register with the Education Guild as a teacher for Combat or Adventuring."
"That could work, I hear being a part of the Education Guild gives you some pretty good benefits for all the work." I said honestly.
"Varies from location, subject, and age group. I did a few part time jobs and some guest speaking for them but nothing major. Haven't quit my day job yet and I don't plan on it anytime soon."
"Fair enough." I nodded. "And what's your day job if I may ask?"
"Time Walker." I nearly choked on a cream puff. "Woah, chew girl! Aren't sharks known for their teeth?"
"Not when we're talking to a Time Walker on their casual Friday." I coughed.
"It's Tuesday…" She stated. "And believe it or not we aren't always working. It's mix of a schedule and on call type deal."
"You know what I meant, and I didn't know that." I said honestly. "But...you know, Time Walkers are normally mysterious and vague as shit so...seeing this is a massive shock."
"If I'm not under the hood of those cloaks I'm off the clock and not caring about the usual BS."
"Fair enough." I nodded. "But what brings you to this neck of the woods off duty? Just enjoying things or what?"
"Well, I am asleep for one, and two, was mostly just wandering. You find a lot of neat places just wandering. So, that aside, wanna hang out again some other time? All my friends I do have are work friends so, it's nice talking to someone outside the Time Walkers."
"Sure, hanging out is always a good thing, plus if ever you need to do some violent stress relief I'm always up for a dungeon or two." I said honestly.
"Maybe wait til after you aren't pregnant?" She chuckled. "Unless you wanna tackle a dungeon in the dream realm?"
"Was planning on a dream dungeon while I'm here to stretch out and not worry about my babies." I said honestly.
"Heh, fair enough." She said, finishing her sweets before moving onto the next, a platter of s'mores. "Got anything in mind?"
"Well...never really went dream dungeoneering so not sure." I shrugged as I grabbed some cinnamon rolls.
"I know a few good ones. How well do you handle Mob Rushes?"
"Greatswords do wonder's against Mob Rushes." I said with a warm smile. "And Greatswords are my forte."
"Alright then. I know just the Dungeon."
It felt good to hold Old Faithful in my grip again. The hardened and upgraded blade and Earth Dragon leather grip. It was my seven foot long death bringer. With happy abandonment I swung the blade across and sliced the seven Shadow Creatures before me.
Somewhere nearby I heard Katsuki shoot off her Quirk Ability, Explosion.
This entire dungeon was a ruined desert city filled with Shadow Creatures. All on the weak side but their sheer numbers made this fun.
"Ah, this is really good." I said happily as I swung down and cleaved two shadow creatures in half. "It's been too long since I swung my Old Faithful."
"Did you actually name it that?" Katsuki asked as she hopped around, her Quirk Ability let her fly around and even shoot off controlled long range Explosions. It was incredible to see her fight. It was more like art, especially her control while in the air. If I didn't know any better I'd swear she had wings.
"Yes I did, cause I have had this baby for the longest time, and have dumped a whole lotta rem into it as well." I answered simply.
"Guess I can understand that." She said, blasting a horse that got a bit to close before landing next to me. "How long have you been fighting in dungeons?"
"A long time." I said simply. "Not sure when I started fighting, but I've been fighting for a long time."
"Got a talent for it, no doubt about that." She chuckled as she blew up another horde approaching us. "Next time let's meet up IRL. I know this spa on Klifs that's the best."
"That sounds like a great time." I nodded. "Are you close by Coal Vein?"
"My apartment is in Amberdoven but I have been to coal vein so I can DTL my way there in a heartbeat." She said, blasting away a few smaller patches as I hacked some stragglers. "I don't get many chances to do girly stuff between work and the kids. Will be nice to remind myself of my gender for a change." She chuckled.
"I'm sure it certainly would." I nodded. "Plus it would help me learn a few things my new tits from someone that's had experience their whole life."
"Heh, well I've never breast fed or given birth before… but I have fucked so I can talk about bedroom secrets if you want." She laughed as she shot off a long range Explosion. "I think this will be the start of a lovely friendship Heather."
"Yes it will." I nodded with a smile, swinging Old Faithful and golf clubbing a Shadow Creature with the flat of my blade and sending it flying.
We enjoyed our time in the dungeon for a few before swapping info to call and text.
When I woke up I felt really good and had Hex sleeping atop my breasts and my babies and round belly back.
I gently rubbed my belly with one hand and pet Hex with another. Netting Katsuki was nice…
Teacher… huh… I like that. I like that a lot.
"Well...never thought I'd be a teacher, but it sounds like a good idea." I muttered with a smile.
I laid in bed until Hex woke up. I gave him a diaper change and decided to give him a bath.
He was a little fussy, but once that was done he was dry. Not easy given all his fluff. I brought him back to the play pen and he began crawling around some.
Casey came home a bit later and dropped on the couch next to me. "Well that was exhausting…" He groaned. "How were you today?"
"Gave our fussy little pup a bath as you can clearly see." I motioned to the floofball that was our son crawling around his playpen.
"Cute." He smiled, yawning. "Spent all day at various Rental offices looking at locations for my Photo Studio. Mostly all in malls and small buildings in some shopping districts." He rubbed his eyes. "Hard to find one place not next to the food court or sex shop."
"Sad to hear that." I sighed out. "But I'm sure you'll find a good spot soon."
"Hoping. So, you seem extra happy. Did I miss something?"
"Well I met a new friend in the dream world, her name is Katsuki." I said honestly. "She helped me sort through some things and we went on a dungeon run and it was fun."
"Sounds like you two are already getting along great." Casey smiled as he leaned on to me.
"Yes we are." I nodded as I wrapped an arm around Casey. "Also...learned she was a Time Walker who was taking a day off."
"Shit, really? Wow… that's awesome."
"It really is." I nodded. "Who knew they could be chill and cool, and not vague as shit."
"Guess they really are people too." He laughed, then began yawning. "Any of our parents visit while I was gone?"
"Yesterday mom visited me and we talked about stuff...and some of our conversation involved adopting from either the Match Maker's Guild or some of the Isekai Orphanages." I started.
"Really? … you think she'll do it?"
"She was saying we should do it." I started. "I only mentioned how great having milk and nipples are for my new grown fun bags...which might get me more brother's and sisters." I chuckled.
"Heh. Sounds about right. Sometimes I wish I had younger siblings. Being the youngest is nice but it was also a kinda lonely childhood."
"Kind of better than being a middle child, cause you're too old to be fully cared for, but too young to be taken seriously half the time." I shrugged.
"Heh. I guess. Either way, Hex is gonna be a big brother." He muttered, eyes closing and soon he fell asleep there.
I chuckled, giving them a kiss on the nose before laying back and turning the TV on for Hex and watched him watch the kids cartoons.
"This is nice…" I muttered with a warm smile.