New life for a new day

The child was aware, though there was very little knowledge of that fact. Only awareness of his surrounding, of the flexible walls of his little world and the presence of another; his little sphere was only that and had been for all time, as he had known it anyways. But as time had gone on things had changed, space had become more cramped, muffled voices became more recognizable and he could tell his time was drawing to a close.

It was only as the walls of his little world began to push in then retract that he knew the time had arrived, the other presence was gone and for a moment the awareness was alone. Then his whole world shattered. Sounds and feelings the boy had never experience before flooded his mind and even as he lay still for a moment he could feel confusion.

A warm tongue licked at him and as cool air rushed into his tiny lunges that confusion filled him up and he began to cry. He was hungry, and cold and alone and he didn't like it! Then he was being pushed forwards and he found warmth and company in the other presence from before, his sister; and as tiny fangs clamps shut around his mother he found his hunger sated. It had been a big day for the boy that would be Daitaro, and he was slowly starting to fall asleep.

"Speech"