The Lone Wolf and his Mate. Private rp with wingfeather-

[Abbster]

Winter nodded. “I hope they sleep through the night!” Winter said laughing. “I mean, we both already know that they won’t be very active until like two weeks old.” Winter said, as she licked her mates nose and then nuzzled her belly a little bit. Finally, the movements stopped. Winter let out a breath of a relief. “Any food around?” She asked.

[wingfeather]

ONE MONTH LATER…

It was a pleasant early fall morning when Skylar woke to to the golden morning sunlight streaming into his and his mate’s den. A cool easterly wind ruffled his dark fur. He sat up and yawned widely, Winter was laying beside him, her belly swollen with the growing pups. He smiled softly at her, but didn’t wake her as he knew she would need all the rest she could get, especially since she was so close to delivering.

[Abbster]

One month had passed and Winter's belly was huge. Each day had gotten harder and harder to move around, and now she was stuck in the den like a useless pup. Although it would all be worth it when her pups were born. Winter awoke to a nice breeze ruffling her fur. She lifted her head and gazed around. Her mate was not in the den at the moment. Most likely out hunting for them. She gazed around and then down at her belly. It was so swollen. Each time she tried to stand up, she would stumble from the weight of the pups inside her. How many would they have? Winter wondered as she managed to stand to her feet and stretch.

[wingfeather]

Skylar trotted swiftly down to the river, if he was lucky he'd get back before Winter woke up, but there was little chance of that since she was an early riser. He reached the river in no time and jumped in, splashing water all over himself and lapping thirstily at the cool drink. Winter was most likely thirsty as well, he thought. Skylar got out of the river and shook most of the water from his thick coat, and began looking for something he could carry water in. Finally he found something that could work. It was an oddly shaped piece of bark. He picked it up and ran back, filling it with water. Carefully he carried it back to the den. It was hard but he made it while managing not to lose too much of the water.

[Abbster]

Winter was attempting to groom herself around her large belly, but it was no use. With a sigh, she gave up and lay her head back down on her paws, but the pups inside her protested at her movement. Winter winced slightly and then lay down on her side, hoping that would make the movement stop. It didn't. Winter groaned and nudged at her belly a few times before the pups settled down and Winter was able to comfortably lay in their mossy nest.

[wingfeather]

Skylar slowly walked into the den, balancing the bark full of water between his teeth. He set it down near Winter, ''brought you some water,'' he said quietly, ''the pups bothering you again?'' He began grooming lightly and nosed at the moss to try and make his mate more comfortable before going back to grooming her. He knew that this time in pregnancy was probably really difficult and painful for her, so Skylar tried to relieve the discomfort as best he could, knowing it would all be over very soon.

[Abbster]

Winter nodded and then she leaned forward as best she could to lap at the water. "that's refreshing." She said with a bright smile. "I put my head back on my paws and the second I did that, they all began moving in protest." Winter said. "Took me a good five minutes to get repositioned and then another three minutes to stop them from destroying my insides." Winter said. "If you could feel what its like to try and reposition yourself with pups attacking your insides." Winter said, with a slight laugh...but even laughing was uncomfortable now. She let out a groan. "I just want this to end." She said. "I know we don't have long left, they could come any day." Winter said. "But seriously...they love attacking me"

[wingfeather]

Skylar looked down at his mate and carefully laid down beside her, ''I'm sorry its so hard,'' he said nibbling at her ear gently, ''but your right, the will come before you know it and all of this will be forgotten.'' Skylar fell silent for a few moments doing what he could to soothe her discomfort, ''you have any names you like,'' he asked at length, trying to get her mind off it all.

[Abbster]

Winter thought for a moment. "Not at the top of my head, no." She said. "Although, if we have a black little girl pup, I've always liked the name Eclipse." Winter said, smiling at the name. "what do you think of that?" she asked as she looked into her mates eyes. "I honestly think the names will come when we see them for the first time." Winter admitted with a smile as she nuzzled her belly again.

[wingfeather]

''I think that is a very pretty name to be sure,'' Skylar agreed smiling back at Winter. ''That is true,'' he answered, ''seeing what they look like will definitely help us pick the right names. When do you think, they'll arrive? I know any day,'' he added quickly, ''but I was meaning more do you have any feelings?''

[Abbster]

Winter gazed into her loving mates eyes and smiled. "no." She said. "I know they will come any day." Winter added alongside her mates. She leaned against him again and smiled. "I think I need to take a little doze." She said

[wingfeather]

Skylar smiled and nodded, ''yes of course, you need all the rest you can get,'' he said, ''sleep well,'' he said licking her nose and settling himself carefully beside Winter.

[Abbster]

Winter smiled and nuzzled her mate lovingly. She slowly ended up falling asleep with her mate beside her. The soft kicking of her unborn pups helped her fall asleep.

(Btw, I want winter to go into labor when Skylar is hunting)

[wingfeather]

Skylar stood carefully and quietly padded out of the cave, he knew his mate would need meat so he decided that hunting would be of essence. Once he made it out of the den, Skylar slipped into the shadows of the wood, nose twitching for the slightest hint of prey.

[Abbster]

Winter woke up from her nap sweating. She gazed around. “Skylar?” She asked, beginning to pant. Winter eventually felt the pain….worse than it had been. And it kept coming every few minutes. “SKYLAR!!!” Winter screeched. She gazed down at her belly and saw ripples passing through it. She was trembling a little bit. “Skylar….it’s time….where are you?” Winter said, gasping for breath.