Author's Note: Sorry guys, I had this thing all ready to post Tuesday night and then, I fainted at work Wednesday afternoon. Let me tell you that was not fun. Sorry it's late don't kill me too much!
Wolfkin Part 7
A Fox's Tale
Duo opened his eyes slowly when he heard movement beside his bed. He smiled gently when two worried emerald-green eyes met his own. There was only one person in the entire clan with green-eyes that vivid. "Kurama, what are you doing here?"
"What am I doing here? Well that's the last time I worry about your ungrateful arse." Duo chuckled at the mock-indignation. "Heero and Hiei would be angry if they discovered how much you care about my arse." That earned him a light cuff to the head. "Smart-aleck."
The Alpha Male's mate was just settling down once again when a strange yet eerily familiar scent reached his nose. He wondered on it for a moment until realization dawned on his sleep-fogged mind. He definitely knew that scent and he wouldn't have been so surprised if he hadn't noticed that it was coming from the redhead lying so serenely next to him.
"Kurama?" Lazy green eyes focused on him once again. "Hmm?" Duo's mouth dropped open for a second before he composed himself. "Why didn't you tell me?" Kurama looked slightly confused. "Tell you what?" The braided Delta let his hand gently trail over his companion's stomach. "About this?"
Kurama blushed furiously. "Oh, that. You... already have enough to worry about. I..didn't want you to think you had add me to that list." Duo was now hugging the other Delta tightly to his chest. "B-but... don't you remember what Quatre said? You're hips are too slender, bearing a pup could kill you."
Kurama gently nuzzled his friend's throat. He didn't want Duo to worry about him after all; for all intents and purposes Duo was his big brother. Both were orphaned at young ages though under completely different circumstances.
Duo had been out wandering the woods one day when he'd come across a small sliver fox lying on the forest floor. The small one was wounded badly and the softhearted Delta had rushed it to the village Healer as fast as his four little legs could take him.
At that time the Healer was an old Beta by the name of Lama-tan for Quatre was still a young pup in training. Lama-tan had taken one look at the little fox and set right to work. Days later, the fox-pup awoke from his fever-induced coma and promptly thanked Duo, who hadn't left his bedside since he'd brought him in, for rescuing him. They soon discovered that he was a Delta of the Minamino Spirit Fox clan.
He explained that their clan hold had been destroyed by a pack of marauding humans and he'd been the only one to escape their burning village. Feeling an immense swell of pity for the lonely creature before him, Duo had taken the little fox under his wing.
It was a few weeks more before the little one had trusted them enough to reveal his humanoid form to them. The Healer had told him that because he was not of their clan, mating with a Wolfkin could be dangerous. In fact, because his hips were designed for carrying and bearing Spirit Fox pups, bearing Wolfkin cubs could be fetal. Kurama's hips were much too slender due to the simple fact that Wolfkin pups were far larger than Spirit Fox pups.
"But Quatre said that my hips are widening and if they continue to do so both I and my pup will be fine." The redhead's voice drifted up from somewhere within the vicinity of Duo's neck. "Don't worry Duo, I'll be fine. We Spirit Foxes are made of stronger stuff than you think."
"I certainly hope so, 'rama. I certainly hope so." With that both exhausted Deltas drifted off into a peaceful sleep.
TBC...
Whelp, there it is. I'm thinking of writing a prequel to this. You know, what it was like before our G-boys and my other anibabies grew up and took over! Hmm... what do you guys think?
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