Redclaw's Truth (Eclipse)

[Redclaws]

Redclaw stood in the open space where the deer had just been, very confused. What had he done to upset her? He didn't do anything wrong! At least he thought he didn't. He sat down under an old tree and thought about the previous few minutes. Why is she so mad? Let's see... it started when she glared at me for trying to get the doe. Then she just turned around and walked off! Just like that! He scratched his head with a hind paw. Females were curious creatures, always upset about things that weren't really that important. Maybe he was just too stupid to realize something obvious about what happened. He thought really hard, and replayed the scene in his head.

Ok, so we were walking in the forest, and then she glares at me for making noise. I quiet down, she smiles, tragedy averted. Then we came upon the deer, and I picked out the doe. She, however, wanted to go for an old buck. He ran away and Eclipse looked at the doe, but not with hunger. It was more like... sympathy. Oh! Shoot! I'm so stupid! the doe was pregnant! That's why she didn't want to kill it! She must not want to harm the babies when they didn't do anything wrong.

Why this mattered to Eclipse now, especially when she needed food the most, Redclaw didn't know. At any rate, he set off in search of his mate.

He walked for quite a while, following the scent of Eclipse and the deer. She must've felt bad and followed them to try and get the buck again. As he walked, the woods changed around him. No longer was the air hot with lust and passion. The air here was sweet smelling and fragrant, blowing gently from his side, bringing him an instant sense of peace and tranquility. After sitting in his newfound forest for a while, he suddenly remembered why he had even entered the forest in the first place. Eclipse! He quickly picked up her scent again and followed it deeper into the new forest.

[Eclipse]

Eclipse galloped ahead, closing in on the old buck. Just as she came to make a grab at him, new scents flooded her. This wasn't the Forest! She had passed right through the Borders and everything! How could she be so naive? But now excitement took her! If Redclaw followed, they could explore the land, and she could give birth here! She didn't want her young growing up in a sex-crazed land anyways, she just hadn't thought it possible to actually escape the Forest. Which was really stupid now that she looked back, but whatever. At least they were out! And she sensed magic here as well, just dimmer. For the first time in her life that unnatural sexual pull died, becoming nothing. The lust was gone, and she nearly wept at the strange feeling. But they were tears of happiness and joy. Finally---a life that was centered around joy and love and her mate, and not what kinds of fucking they could do together.

The scents of sex faded, leaving a cool breeze smelling of spring and nature, and prey, and the sweet sounds of a creek met her ears instead of the disgusting pound of body on body. She loved this world of peace instantly, and forgot the deer as she wandered slowly, knowing Redclaw wouldn't be far behind. She no longer feared the thought of meeting another wolf, knowing fae or brute neither would try anything but to be friends, they would be more or less polite, maybe rude, but not a sexual threat. She stopped to lap at a small pond of water, loving the taste of clean sweat free water, knowing there was not a pair of wolves creating noises of delight nearby, not creating pups but sounds and feelings for the pure lust of it all. Then she sat to wait for her mate.

[Redclaws]

OOC: Geez Eclipse, Language!!! lol

Redclaw continued on, thoroughly enjoying this new forest. He wondered if his mother had escaped to this forest as well. If she had, Redclaw had no problem with it. He loved it here. He hoped Eclipse felt the same way. "Eclipse! Pup! Where are you?" Finally, he came upon the stream that she had. They both stared at each other for a moment, their eyes conveying the same thought running through both of their heads. We're home. They ran towards each other, and nuzzled each other passionately. They looked into each other's eyes and shared a kiss their entire lives were put into. Redclaw pulled away and looked at her eyes again. So much beauty and simplicity in her blue wonders. So many memories, so many stories. He couldn't contain his emotions, and started sobbing. "Eclipse... This place... you... everything is just... Perfect..." They kissed again and settled in the grass under the shade of some nearby trees. "This place would be perfect to raise our pups, huh? Great atmosphere, lots of room." A mouse ran in front of him. He quickly disposed of it and brought it do Eclipse. "And the prey is stupider on this side of the border!" He rolled over and enjoyed not having to worry about some random female looking at what he revealed when he did so. It was just him, his mate, and tons of playspace. "I guess we should find a den or something, huh?"

[Eclipse]

OOC: You said occasional cussing! And it was gonna be my only cusser for a while! xD

Eclipse heard Redclaw calling and looked up just in time to see him come running up. She knew they shared the same thought as he kissed her, and she gazed into his eyes to what she felt must be his very soul. They showed every thought and emotion, and only she could ever read them there. When he started sobbing she joined in, just for the pure beauty and innocence of this wonderful place, always right next door, but just now found. She didn't even smell any wolves within at least miles of them.

She watched him pull away, no regret in her mind, and smiled when he swatted a mouse, instantly killing it. "Yes, it would. I don't want to go back," Her mind was suddenly fearful that despite his words he might want to go back. "Never ever. That is a dirty place, and I have broken my bonds to it forever." She bit the mouse, her earlier hunger flooding back. The deer....

She laughed, carefree again, and rolled onto her back to let the glorious feel of freedom rush through her as this same, yet new and cleaner sun warmed her soft belly fur on her rounded and curved abdomen. She smiled as she gazed at the mound of her belly, suddenly realizing for real that she was carrying lives inside herself. And not just lives, but Redclaw's lives. Her lives. Their lives!

"Yes," She murmured softly, suddenly exhausted as she half dozed on her back.

[Redclaws]

Redclaw thoroughly enjoyed sitting with her, but he longed to feel her touch and kiss her fur. Somehow, he felt the strength to resist. It was weird. It was like this new forest changed his mind as well as his surroundings.

The day went on, and the two just sat there lazily as the sun slowly sank beneath the distant hills. "Eclipse, we should really find somewhere to rest now. As nice as this place seems, I don't like sleeping in an unfamiliar place with unfamiliar surroundings." He stood up and nudged her. "Come on pup, get up!" She rolled over, careful not to squish her belly and Redclaw lined himself up with her so she could lean on him if she started cramping. "Let's try that big rock formation over there! Maybe there's a cave we can use!"

They started towards it at a slow pace because of Eclipse, but they made it soon enough, and Redclaw started searching for an opening. "Eclipse! Come here! I found something!" He helped her over and they stood in front of an opening maybe 4 or 5 feet tall. Either way, it was tall enough for them to fit in. The cave inside wasnt very deep, but it had a little pool of water, which was fueled by a small trickle further up in the wall. "What do you think of this Eclipse? Is it good for us?"

[Eclipse]

Eclipse slept long and deeply that day, but was awake in an instant at Redclaw's call. "I don't either," She shivered a bit and followed him, touching her nose to his shoulder briefly, needing no more then that small touch to comfort herself. She felt a nudge in her belly and gasped lightly, stopping to stare at her now still swelling sides. "It moved! I felt it!" She said sort of loudly, just enough for him to hear. "They are okay, they are real!" She laughed with joy at this first true fact towards the chance of her pups actually being real. Which of course they were, but it was so hard to believe!

With a huge grin she moved forward again, a sense of some small yet immense pride in her now. "It's perfect!" She laughed, and lapped at the water. "The pups will love it here!"

She laughed and flopped down gently near the cave entrance, then rolled on her back to stare up at Redclaw. She had no need for sex any more, that unnatural need was gone, but she did really, really want his side against her own, touching each other while they slept in the other's body heat.

[Redclaws]

Redclaw drank from the stream and laid down next to her, feeling the warmth from her belly seep into him. Suddenly, a small poke startled him. Her belly moved! The pups were there! Eclipse wasn't just getting fat! She was actually pregnant! He always knew it was true, but this proof made the fact even more exciting. "Eclipse! Tell your belly to stop poking me!" He chuckled and kissed her belly. He slowly worked his way up to her mouth and asked "would it be bad for them if we mated? I know its not exactly the... ideal time, but I just really feel strongly for you right now.

He then looked down and realized that they'd be mating on a hard rocky surface. Probably not a good idea for them or the pups. That did remind him, however, that they needed nests! "Hold that thought pup, I'll be right back!" He dashed out of the den, leaving Eclipse in their newfound home.

Now that he was out in the forest again, he felt refreshed and rejuvinated. He hated thinking it, but he was glad to be away from Eclipse for a little so he didn't have to constantly be slowed down by her. Smells of prey and the forest came over him in a rush. there were so many wonderful things about this forest, and he couldn't wait to experience them all. He was once again hit with the feeling that he was going to love it here. After a brief search, he found and caught 3 mice and a rabbit. His mouth stuffed he headed back to Eclipse. He then rememberd why he went out in the first place, and made a return trip from the den to get some twigs and leaves. He brought the materials back to the den, and was going to make nests, but was too tired and just curled up against Eclipse who was already fast asleep.

[Eclipse]

Eclipse laughed and squirmed as his warm tongue tickled her belly, smiling as she rolled over and let him kiss her. "I'm not sure..." She replied, rolling over again to look at him as she kissed him back quickly, just then he jumped up saying something about waiting. Well, okay. She could wait for him. Maybe nature was calling? Who knew with males? She laid down and tried to stretch out, her belly feeling round and in the way, especially as she cramped up from laying on the hard ground. She growled and stood up, moving outside the den to lay in a patch of soft grass, waiting for him. Her cramps lessened a bit, and she dozed off. Soon she was snoring softly, the moon's silver light turning her black fur even darker, and lighting up her strange moon shaped birthmark till it glowed with an intensity that her namesake did not have in it.

When he laid beside her she instinctively moved closer, snuggling into his warmth against the cool night air.

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About midnight she gasped and jerked awake, heart pulsing and head pounding with urgency, her breath hard and forced as her sides cramped with extreme intensity. She moaned, curling into a ball and trying to illeviate the pain, but to no use. Waves wracked her body, making her very being pulse as she gasped for breath against the pain, and moaned louder. "Redclaw," She panted, whining at the end as yet another one of the unending waves swept through her. She had no idea what was happening, maybe she was dieing?

[Redclaws]

Redclaw slept soundly for a few hours, and was quite happy just being with his mate, as opposed to getting inside her. Sure, it was the greatest way to express love, but in this place, at this time. It just wasn't needed. This forest held so much more power than he or Eclipse knew. Whatever they knew about it, they knew they never ever wanted to leave.

Redclaw woke at around midnight to Eclipse thrashing around in her nest. He rolled over and mumbled "Ugh... Eclipse, it's just a bad dream... wake up." When her only answer was a moan carrying his name. This woke him up. "Eclipse? Are you okay? What's happening to you?" He then looked at her belly. It had been quite a while since they had mated. Could she be giving birth? He wasn't sure, but he needed someone who knew how to give birth or do whatever Eclipse needed. He was more than ready to trudge to the ends of the earth to find such a wolf, but he couldn't leave Eclipse. He looked at her again, shockwaves going through her body, looking like Smudge when he had been possessed. His heart lept into his throat as the thought of possession crossed his mind. He quickly chased it away as he realized that she was still with him, still calling his name, not seeming far off and talking in strange voices. "Eclipse, I want to help you, but I need to know what to do. Should I stay with you or find someone who needs help?" He winced as her entire body shuddered. Oh Lord, please let her be okay. Please let her be okay!

[Eclipse]

"I don't---know." Eclipse gasped, relief that he was there for her flooding through her and giving her strength. She groaned louder and felt spasms wrack her. These were so different from the sex spasms, and they almost brought her to tears, but then her confusion cleared. She was giving birth.

Soon the spasms became harder and more purposeful, set on dispersing the living creatures that were done growing inside her. Eclipse forced herself to relax, her gasping breath coming quicker but softer as instinct told her what to do. She felt one pup moving through her, and as it cleared itself of her warm body she started to lick it clean, breaking the sack that enclosed the tiny body and let it take in it's first breath. It's eyes were closed, and it's fur still to wet to tell it's color. As she finished swallowing the last bits of the sack and pushed the miniscule being to her side another pup started it's great journey into the world.

OOC: OK, I was thinking 4 pups, 2 fae, 2 brutes, and you RP 2, and I RP the other 2. That work?