A/N: This one was spawned from a certain song I heard on my morning walk so here's Jade's cat having kittens~

"I feel like 'Circle of Life' would be relevant right now," Tori said, breaking the silence.

Jade looked up to Tori with an unamused look on her face. "No."

"But Jade—"

"She needs quiet," Jade said, before looking back at the cat. Jade's beloved calico had been showing signs of labor since the early morning hours, and Jade had barely left her side all morning. That was where Tori had found Jade when she'd woken up, Jade sitting next to the box nest they had set up for the cat, one arm reached into the box to stroke and comfort her, but instead of jokingly poking fun at her, she'd made coffee and joined Jade to watch and wait out for the moment they had been waiting for.

The cat's panting picked up again, and she sat halfway up in her spot. Jade watched as she rode through another contraction. Tori sipped her coffee and watched from the chair she'd pulled up to watch from.

The cat let out a yowl, and Jade gently stroked her fur, feeling how hard her belly had become under her hand. "I know, Mama, it's okay."

"Do you think she's really close to having them?" Tori asked, and Jade nodded, not looking up from her cat.

"It seems like it."

She gently stroked her cat's fur, cooing quietly to her. It was hard to see her beloved cat in pain, but she wanted to try to make it as comfortable as possible for her. She'd done some research about how to take care of a cat in labor, and was doing all she remembered— and hoped her cat knew that's what she was doing.

The cat finally seemed to relax again, carefully lowering herself against Jade's arm as the contraction faded. Jade stroked her fur and relaxed a bit herself.

The next time the silence was broken a few moments later, it was by the first few notes of a song Jade was familiar with. But Jade had no time to comment on her girlfriend putting the Circle of Life on before they were actually witnessing it for themselves.

Jade's cat suddenly sat up quickly, lifting her top leg up to reveal the first tiny glimpse of the first kitten, and Jade gasped.

"Tori, it's time, here comes the first one," Jade said quickly, before leaning down close to her cat, who let out another little yowl. "It's okay, Mama."

The girls watched as the cat worked to bring her kitten into the world, the process happening rather quickly and smoothly. Before the song had even ended, they were watching the mother cat lick her first newborn clean. Jade and Tori watched the process happen twice more within the hour, already aware that it would be a smaller litter. But still, nevertheless an amazing experience to see.

"They're so cute," Tori whispered at Jade's side, the pair of them watching the three newborns nurse while their mother dozed. "I love that they look like her."

"Me, too," Jade agreed. "And I guess I'm glad you put the song on when they were being born, that was pretty cool."

Tori grinned. "I just thought it would be fun to hear the Circle of Life while watching it."

Jade rolled her eyes, but smiled. "Yeah, it made the experience pretty cool."

A/N: My favorite way to combat the cold while on my morning walks is thinking of potential things to write so that's what I did today and got this. Thanks for reading!