morning sickness is a bitch

Some time had passed and the oddly familiar feeling of her belly cramping brought about both pain and delight. Instead of the usual seasonal female motions, there was something else there. Puppies. And with puppies came morning sickness. Tenshi wasn't exactly pleased with the effects that came with being pregnant, but she wasn't going to complain either. Rather she tried to battle it.

The morning sun rose over the mountain and brought with it a warm spring breeze. It gently ticked her face as she made her way from her den down the slope of the maw. Careful to avoid melting ice and snow, she traversed the thin paths toward a valley near the bottom of the mountain. There she hoped to find some mint and maybe even some honey if the honey bees had already woken from their winter hibernation. With a basket between her jaws, she tried not to think of the bubbling bile that threatened to climb up her throat. As long as she kept moving, kept thinking, the feeling would soon pass when the afternoon came.

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