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Soleil panted heavily, the sound of heavy paw steps making her heart flutter. Was that Collision? Her nose was overpowered by the scent of rain and damp earth to be able to know that her mate sat just beyond the confines of the den. Her eyes came to focus on the being in the den. It was Gael. He dropped the lifeless bodies of two rabbits on the floor in total panic mode.

He had never experienced a wolf giving birth and Soleil intended to keep it that way. A growl bubbled in her throat but was came out as a groan. Once again her body taken by a contraction. They were getting closer together. The petite wolf's eyes had clamped shut to brace against the pain, when they opened again Gael was not there.

Much to her relief the cavern was filled with the scent of fresh herbs and she knew instantly that Erani had returned. The other female moved calmly, she was practiced with assisting birth where Soleil was not. Three herbs were placed before her nose, the most potent of them being the mint. She grabbed it instantly, chewing a leaf slowly so that the mint could seep into her mouth.

Already she felt more aware. She followed that with the lavender. She knew mint and lavender. The next one was largely unfamiliar to her. She hadn't taken any herbs her first time giving birth and she didn't know much about the herbs best used for assisting a birth. She lapped it up regardless, trusting Erani to know what would help her.

?How does it feel in there? Anything off?? Erani was pressing on her stomach now. Soleil's eyes found Erani, "I can feel them but it is nothing like last time." Soleil whined. She knew this was only the start of her labor, it could take hours upon hours. She had been contracting even before she came to Erani's den but they had started out rather mild only growing stronger every now and then. Soleil had already vomited up the contents of her stomach before getting to where she was now.


Two hours later it seemed she was finally getting closer. Her water broke and before she knew it her contractions were one on top of the other. She began to push as soon as her body told her it was time to. She could feel the puppy enter the canal, ready to make the journey into the world. Soleil strained, her panic returning. Her poor little body was already worn out and now her biggest fear was realized, the puppies were larger than she had hoped.

She pushed, throwing all her effort into getting the whelp out of her body. It took her every bit of thirty minutes and just as she was about to give up, the puppy arrived. Soleil pushed up, her exhaustion shown in how she struggled to sit up and the heavy set of he eyes.

Her eyes landed on the child, her child, so much larger than any in her last litter. White fur and brown marking. This one had clearly taken after her. She cleaned the helpless babe off. "It's a girl!" She cooed, her words only loud enough for Erani. The puppy took in a breath of air and with her exhaled cried out. Soleil's white tail slapped the ground wildly. Nudging the pup toward her abdomen she laid back down, resting a bit.

She wasn't done, she could feel that she wasn't, but she was just so tired. Her eyes fluttered, ears flicking as she thought she heard the newborn beside her scream. It made Soleil jump, turning to look at her. "I'm sorry!" She licked the puppy.

Erani probably thought she was crazy. The puppy hadn't cried at all. It seemed that Soleil was losing it. She was burning up and exhausted.

The other puppy wouldn't wait though and Soleil yelped as the pain came back full force. She needed to push again. This time the puppy didn't take as long, maybe ten minutes or so. When the puppy was out Soleil didn't get up to clean her off though. The pain tided over, washing away so quickly that she felt dizzy. Her jaw was slack, heavy eyes staring toward the wall in front of her.

Her vision blurred. She drew her mouth shut, licking her lips before her jaw dropped open again. Eyes clenched tightly, opening in a rushed attempt to clear her sight. Blue gaze rolled up toward the lids that half covered them.

Soleil was so tired. Just so tired. Her mind made a last ditch effort, trying to rally her to get up and get her second born safely out of its sack so that it could start breathing. It was no use. Lids dropped over her eyes and her body went still. Soleil had passed out.