[the rest of the day was spent with Wander n the litter catching up on stuff, just bonding, with the occasional visitors coming in to see how Hater was doing, later tht night, in the middle of the night...]
Hater: [was trying to sleep but was tossing n turning, feeling rather uncomfortable all of a sudden]
Wander: (was asleep in his chair) |-)
Hater: [slowly sat up, having an almost familiar uneasy feeling. He checked his body to see if his injuries were making him uncomfortable, which they weren't since his fractures hv already healed during his coma, then his hand went to his baby bump] (think: Could it be...?)
Wander: Mmm... (yawn) ?
Hater: [turns to Wander] W-Wander...? I... I think it might be time... My water hasn't broke yet, bt I'm feeling very uncomfortable right now... :(
Wander: :O (presses the button to call the medical team)
Nurse: [pops her head in] Yes, sir? U rang?
Wander: The babies are about to arrive soon.
Nurse: [came in to chk Hater's vitals n monitored the baby bump] Yes, he's at the first stages of labour. I believe he follows closely to Lord Terrance's species' pregnancy, he'll be experiencing bodily discomfort for the nxt few moments before the water breaks. Maybe u would like to go inform Lord Grimm n Lord Terrance first? There's still time
Hater: (nod) Its OK, Wander. I can handle it. Go call Grimm n Terry
Wander: (nod) (touched Hater's hand and hurried to get Grimm and Terry)
Grimm: [was staying up late doing paperwork for state affairs]
Wander: (poked his head in) Grimm?
Grimm: [jumped a little] U startled me. Pls knock before doing tht, Wanda [had taken to calling Wander tht nickname since he's been staying here]
Wander: ^^;; Right sorry. Where's Terry? The eggs are coming soon.
Grimm: Reli? He's in bed in our room right now. I'll go call him right away [gets up quickly to leave his office with Wander]
Wander: (nod)
Terry: (in bed) |-) Zzz
Grimm: [hurriedly made his way to their royal master bedroom n came to Terry, shaking him gently] Terry? Terry, love, wake up
Terry: Hmm? (yawn)
Grimm: Terry, wake up, quick. The babies r coming. We need to go to the med wing right now
Terry: :O Babies? Now? (got up quickly)
Grimm: No, tomorrow (giggle) Yes, now. C'mon, Wanda is waiting for us outside'
Terry: :) (followed Grimm and Wander)
[the trio made their way to the med wing, where Hater was being supported by some nurses as they walked ard the room to help him along with the birth]
Hater: [takes deep breaths as he walked ard the room]
Wander: I brought them, Hatey. How you holding up?
Hater: M-My water just broke... They're... (huff) trying to get me to walk ard to help bring dwn the eggs... (puff)
Grimm: [takes ovr supporting Hater] Take it easy, we're here for u, bro
Wander: (also held Hater's hand)
Terry: (stood nearby)
Hater: [walked the room until he reached where Terry was standing n smiled despite the pain] U... U wanna feel it...? The baby bump...?
Terry: (looked surprised and slowly pressed his hand against Hater's belly)
Hater: [smiled as he put his hands on Terry's shoulders for support, letting him caress his belly] U nvr got to touch or bond with it since I started getting pregnant... U better get started...
Grimm: :) [caress it as well together with Terry] Its our babies, Terry...
Terry: :) Our babies...
Hater: [whimpered as he doubled ovr, another gush of liquid coming out btwn his legs]
Midwife: Oh, looks like the second layer of water has broken. I think its time to get to bed, Master Hater
Wander: (nod) (helped Hater towards the bed)
Hater: S-Second layer...?
Midwife: Like the nurse said, ur following Lord Terrance's species' pregnancy. They hv two layers of amniotic fluids to keep the eggs well protected
Grimm: Well, u learn something new everyday
Wander: (helps Hater into bed) Easy does it now...
Hater: [breathes hard, then gasped as he finally felt the contractions, n he screamed out loud, caught off guard by how painful it was]
Wander: (held his hand petting it)
Grimm: I-Is he supposed to scream like tht?
Midwife: Don't worry, its normal. Just tell me wen u feel like pushing, Master Hater
Wander: You can do this, Hatey.
Terry: (worry)
Midwife: U might wanna help out as well, Lord Terrance. Help him massage his belly while he pushes.
Hater: Gob, oh gob, I feel like pushing...!! Nnngghh...!!
Midwife: [chk him] Ur good. Go for it
Terry: (nod) O...okay. (helped rub Hater's belly)
Grimm: [helped support Hater in his birthing position n held his hand] We're right here, bro. Ur doing great
Hater: [pushed at each contraction] Oh goooobbb...!!
Wander: It's okay, Hatey, it'll all be over soon.
Hater: [feels it crowning] Oh gob oh gob oh gob...!! Its coming... Its coming...!!
Midwife: The egg is crowning. Keep at it, don't stop
Terry: (kept rubbing his stomach)
Wander: (petted his hand some more)
Hater: It hurts, it hurts, it hurts...!!
Grimm: We got u, bro, we got u. Its OK
Midwife: Just one more push, Master Hater
Hater: [groaned out loud as he pushed dwn hard] Gaaahhhh!!!
Wander: You're doing great, Hatey.
Midwife: [catches the egg] Here comes Egg #1
Hater: Oh gob... Its coming again...!! [feels another crowning]
Grimm: Already??
Midwife: Its coming pretty fast [passes the first egg to the nurse] Keep going now, don't stop
Terry: Keep pushing when you can.
Wander: Easy, Hater. Easy.
Hater: [spent the nxt 10 min pushing for dear life, until finally the second egg pops out] Aaagghhh!!!
Midwife: I got it! Egg #2
Hater: Oh gob, make it stop...!! [cries hard as he felt the last one already starting to come out] ;(
Wander: (kissed Hater's forehead) It's okay, it's okay, Hatey, we're almost done...
Hater: I can't.... I can't... It hurts...!! ;(
Grimm: I knw it hurts. I can't evn imagine being in ur shoes, bt u got this, bro. U got this [rubbed his bk]
Wander: You've got this... (kissed him gently)
Hater: ;( It hurts...!! It reli hurt...!! I'm gonna die, this is how I'm gonna die~~!! ;(
Midwife: Ur not going to die, Master Hater, ur doing vry well. Just keep going n it'll be all ovr soon
Wander: It's alright, Hatey. (held his hand tight)
Grimm: We're all here for u, bro. Ur doing great
Hater: [sniffled as he finally takes a few deep breaths before pushing with the contractions]
Midwife: Yes, tht's it, tht's vry good. Keep it coming
Terry: (helped rub his belly some more)
Hater: [spent another 10 mins pushing the egg out, his face covered in tears n sweat]
Midwife: Almost there! Almost there! Last push!
Grimm: [helps Terry to massage Hater's belly together]
Hater: [threw his head bk n let out a scream as he pushed one last time] AAAAAGGGGHHH!!!
Midwife: [catches the egg] Here we go! Last one, Egg #3
Wander: :) You did it, Hatey. You really did it.
Hater: [pants hard as he fell bk onto the bed]
Grimm: U did great, bro. U did reli great. I can't thank u enough [gave Hater a brotherly kiss on the forehead]
Wander: :) (petted his forehead)
Terry: :)
Midwife: [came to them with the freshly clean eggs] Here u go [passed the eggs to Hater]
Hater: [cradled them close for a while, then gave each egg a kiss before passing the bundle tiredly to Terry] Here u go...
Terry: (held the eggs close) I'm...I'm finally a mommy... :)
Grimm: [shook a bit before pulling dwn his hood, covering his face as his shoulders shook more, a small sniffle escaped his lips]
Hater: G-Grimm? Bro, u OK...?
Wander: (giggle) Trust me, Grimm, I understand that feeling.
Hater: U better let him hold some of the eggs before he cries a river [chuckled tiredly]
Terry: Aw, here, Grimmy. Do you want to hold them? (held out the bundle)
Grimm: [looked up with tear-stained eyes as he sees the eggs, then took the bundle n cuddled them close] I'm a daddy... I'm a daddy... ;(
Terry: :) (hugged Grimm)
Midwife: Well better be ready with more tissues for urself coz those eggs will soon hatch on its own in 5 hours time (giggle)
Grimm: 5 hours? I... I get to see our babies' faces in 5 hours?
Terry: We both can...?
Wander: :) Better start thinking names then.
Grimm: Oh we will, yes, we will. We better put them in the nursery now, umm, if it's okay with u, Hater?
Hater: Yeah, I'm good. U go ahead. I just wanna catch some shut-eye. Just lemme know wen they're hatching
Terry: (nod) (followed Grimm to the nursery)
Wander: (stayed by Hater's side) :) How do you feel, Hatey?
Hater: [was quiet for a moment, then...] ;(
Wander: :( Hater... (petted his forehead)
Hater: I know I said I would give it to them willingly, tht it's their babies n they hv the right to it... Bt it... It doesn't hurt any less... ;(
Wander: :( Memories from being a slave huh?
Hater: [nodded] The same feeling tht I... I don't own them... I don't get to keep them... It's their babies... Bt at the same time, it's mine too... I... I feel terrible for thinking like that... Like I'm being selfish... ;(
Wander: :( But you still have our litter and twins...
Hater: I know... ;( I just...feel a little sad still after all... I did carry the babies to term... I can't help feeling attached wen I shouldn't...
Wander: I know...I know...(gently kissed him)
Hater: [kissed him bk] I just hv to tell myself that I'm doing the right thing, tht they'll take good care of them
Wander: (nod) They will.
Hater: (yawn) Oh gob, I'm so tired... Will u wake me wen the hatching starts?
Wander: :) Sure.
Hater: Thanks... I love u, Wander... [kissed him before closing his eyes n falls asleep] |-)
Wander: Love you, too, Hater... (left him to rest)
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