You Are Loved

He was adjusted to the idea of a pregnant anais by this point, giving her a little freedom and leaving her treats of food and gifts whenever he could get away with it. He even tried his hand at fishing to give her something different, paddling out into the cool ocean for a few hours until he returned to shore shivering and empty handed... before he cheated and got his water loving sister to sneak him something. Such was how his days had passed until this one had arrived with terrifying speed to be reality. Of course, he hadn't immediately realized it's importance, crawling into their den to curl up with the love of his life, falling to sleep surprisingly quickly, aided by the weight of his responsibilies that had driven his day. He slept like a log, holding her both close but gingerly, her swollen stomach tender and something to be treated with care.

That he slept through her tossing was a testimony to his exhaustion. Even when she tried to wake him, calling out his name, he was slow to return to conciousness. His eyes fluttered and he groaned, the ends of his paws twitching with a delicate stretch. It was the anxiety in her tone that finally reached him and he opened his eyes reluctantly, an inaudible gargle leaving his lips as he focused on reality. When understanding reached him... his brain flat lined. He froze, mouth slightly ajar, head raised just enough that his cheek no longer touched the den floor... and his entire body stilled and remained in the awkward position for a very long moment, before his brain was shocked back to life. He lurched to his feet so quickly his head hit the roof. He flopped back on the earth, dazed before he shook it off and scrambled to the den, freeing again, moving as if to go back to her, before he decided on a direction and reached the exit. He lifted his head to howl for terrae, his tone anxious and demanding as he called for his brother.

He scrambled back into the den, teaching anais's side, but even then he couldn't decide if he should sit or stay up or go and fetch her water, or lick her forehead. Why hadn't he gotten tips from his brother before this? Even voltage had been smart enough to consult his earthly sibling. In the end he settled for licking her cheek and waiting anxiously for someone to show up and tell him what to do.