Hello World! [Birthing Thread]

The time was upon Zee before she even knew it and the first heavy, pushing contraction seemed to come as a shock to her. That was usually how it went. An 'Oh, this is how it's going to be' moment. Io encouraged her brother's wife as she expelled the first of the birthing water. Things would happen quickly now. There was too much within the small wolf and gravity would have its way eventually.

As the first child was ejected from its warm cocoon, Iolaire was there. She was ready and waiting for anything that might happen. As soon as Zee moved her tail away so that the dark healer could see, she jumped into action. The pup wasn't breathing. "Stay calm," she ordered the mother. Moving forward quickly, Io untangled the seemingly lifeless pup. With no qualms about looks or decorum, Io placed her mouth over the pups nose and mouth and sucked. Turning her head, she spat out viscous liquid that was blocking its airway.

Then it was time to gently pump the boys chest, for it was indeed a male. All of the others in the den disappeared. In that moment, it was just Iolaire and her lifeless nephew. The rest of the world went dark. She willed life into the boy as she pumped his tiny ribcage, working to jumpstart his heart and get him to take that first, sweet breath of life. Io poured every ounce of her will into him and... in the end.. was graced with a powerful, yet annoyed, squeal of life. Iolaire grinned and released an involuntary laugh. Wasting no time, she pinched off the umbilical cord, then severed it easily with her knife that she'd already had prepared.

As she placed the boy against his mother's belly, she couldn't fight the grin. "He's gorgeous." Though this one was born, there were more to come. She was just as ready for them as she had been for this little miracle. "On to the next."