Chapter Five

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Tsume felt Amber’s belly twitch and smirked, “They’re lively.”

“No not yet. They’re just getting ready for a nap, I told Toboe he could help with the babies. Seeing as how he’s your brother he’ll be the babies’ uncle,” Amber said.

The brown haired girl turned to Tsume, “I’m worried though, and Hige’s so immature and careless, him being around the pups… I’m scared for them.”

“Don’t worry, they’ll be safe. After all I’m their father, besides Hige’s not that careless. He’s grown since the last time you saw him,” Tsume said kissing Amber’s forehead.

Amber looked at the male, she smiled and nodded. The two relaxed in the warm water of the spring, Tsume laid his chin on Amber’s shoulder. She turned causing the white haired twenty looking man’s head to drop, glaring up at Amber he growled.

She smiled and pressed her body to his and kissed him, the two left the cave and swam up to the others.

Hige looked up and smirked, “Where were you two? I mean you guys were away for awhile.”

“We were talking, if it’s any of your business,” Tsume said looking at the sandy brown haired nineteen year old.

Amber looked at her mate and then to the young wolf, who was looking at her belly. “Do you want to feel them kick?”

Toboe looked up and nodded, he walked up and Amber took his hand and placed it on her the side of her belly.

The kid’s yellowish-brown eyes widened, “They’re really moving, it feels funny.”

Amber smiled, “Yep, that’s them. When they get bigger it’ll hurt a lot more.”

Hige looked at the three; there was something he was missing. Something the three kept between themselves, he just couldn’t put his finger on it.

Kiba stood and looked at the oldest wolf in the pack, “Tsume I need to talk to you.” The two walk away and Amber watched them go.

Toboe looked at Amber, “Don’t worry, they’re just talking.”

“No, Kiba’s going to tell Tsume to leave me here. Having a pregnant female will slow you guys down. And once the pups are born, we’re have to stay put for a little while,” Amber said looking away.

All of a sudden, Amber covered her mouth and held her stomach. Rushing to part of the lake with a bush around it, both Hige and Toboe looked at each other confusedly.

Tsume and Kiba came back, Tsume looked pissed. “Where’s Amber?”

“She ran over there, don’t know why.” Hige said shrugging.

Tsume walked toward the bush, “Amber? Are you alright?”

“No, I haven’t eaten anything in a while. I’m going to find something to eat,” Amber said walking from the bush fully dressed.

“You go relax I’ll go find something, I need to go hunting anyway,” Tsume said.

Amber smiled lightly, “Thank you, you’re the best boyfriend a female could have.

Tsume captured Amber’s lips in a passionate kiss; Amber’s fingers touched his jaw line. He wrapped his arms around her waist and felt the babies within kicking, “One’s going to be a boy.”

“Why do you say that?” Tsume asked.

“Only one kicked as we were kissing, if that’s mother’s intuition. You shouldn’t doubt a woman’s feeling.” Amber said.

Amber walked back to the pack, Tsume smirked and ran off looking for something he could feed his mate and friends.

Kiba looked up and saw the pregnant female; he looked around for the gray wolf. “Did Tsume tell you?”

Amber looked up, “Tell me what?”

“Kiba, don’t. Whatever Tsume has to say, let him say it,” Hige said in a growl.

Toboe tilted his rustic color head, his mouth slightly ajar. His ears twitch, something about what Kiba said was making him uneasy.

An hour later, Tsume came back with a bull moose. More than enough for the whole pack, when he got back he noticed everyone was quit. Looking around he looked for the white female wolf.

“Where’s Amber?” he asked.

Hige looked up and frowned, he turned to glare at Kiba. Tsume fallowed the overweight wolf’s gaze, “What did you say to her?!”

Kiba didn’t say anything, Toboe stood, “He told her that she’d have to stay behind, being pregnant and all; she’d slow us down.”

Tsume glared at the white male, “Why? Why would you say that? Amber is just as part of this pack as anyone of us.”

“We don’t need to have pregnant female with us, what would happen if Darcia or Jagara comes after us. How can she get away having a belly full of pups?” Kiba asked.

Tsume’s eyes widened, he hadn’t thought of that. Then something came to him, “Then take Hige and Toboe; go without us. I’m not leaving Amber behind again, I’ll protect her.”

Hige and Toboe looked at the gray wolf, that didn’t sit too well with the two. “Kiba, we can get Cheza back no problem. Even with Amber condition, after we get Cheza was can rest for a few months or so. We all need it, even you need to relax.”

Tsume looked at Hige, his golden orbs thanking the sandy brown male. His golden eyes turned back to the white male, their eyes connecting. For once Tsume was not challenging the white wolf, but asking to let him keep his white female with them. “Kiba, I know you don’t like Amber. I don’t like that flower girl of yours, but I put up with her around. Not everyone likes the smell of flowers around them all the time, Amber is everything to me.”

Toboe looked at the muscular gray male, Tsume’s grown he’s caring for someone other than himself. seeing how soft his brother figure became with the white she – wolf as weird at first, but now now Tsume’s treating Hige and himself better. Amber was the best thing that ever happened to the gray male.

Kiba was deep in thought when Amber walked up, she stopped next to Hige. How glanced over, “Tsume’s asking Kiba to keep you with pack, this is not the Tsume I met a few years ago.”

Amber lowered her eyes, “Did I do something wrong Hige? My father said that mating outside the pack was unforgivable, not Kiba… am I really going to slow you down?”

“Nope, we’re going to get Cheza and rest for awhile. Long enough for you the pups and Tsume to get use to each other,” the sandy brown bear like wolf said.

Amber green eyes glanced up and smiled, “Thank you Hige, that’s nice of you to say.”

Tsume looked over to the snow white she – wolf, he saw that her belly was getting bigger. Pride was growing within him, raising his head he motioned for Amber to come to him. She did and he looked at Kiba, “We’ll rest only until the pups can walked, and keep up. Being my cubs, they’ll be strong.”

Kiba’s light golden eyes looked at the female’s belly, her milk glands were developing making it look like her belly would sag against the ground. “Fine, let’s go get Cheza.”

Toboe and Hige jumped and cheered, Tsume smirked looking at his mate. She smiled her head down, turning Tsume grabbed the bull. Dragging it to the group, everyone looked at Amber. She made a face but as it was offered she took the first bite and tore into the stomach of the animal.

The stomach had a lot of the nurturance that she and the pups needed, Kiba watched his companions eat and laugh. Hige stayed away from the stomach, his favorite part. Tsume took a leg and laid away from the pack, Amber scolded Toboe for sticking his head into a hole in the moose’s side. Kiba looked over at Tsume who was atop a rock looking out in the distance, the leg still in front of him. He turned to look down at four, which did not sit well with Kiba. From the rock Tsume looked like he was the alpha, Amber looked up at the gray male and smiled. She scrunched up her nose and glared at her stomach, Hige and Toboe laughed. Tsume tilted his head wondering what was going on, seeing Amber lick around her nipples and pulling the fur away. They only had four or five months left and Amber was getting bigger, a lot bigger.

Later that night Amber walked to the lake and laid in it, her belly was hot and it was very uncomfortable. Tsume walked up and saw the she – wolf, he went up and laid on the lake side, “Are you okay?”

Amber turned, “Yeah, what about you? You had a hard day, Kiba saying what he did.”

Tsume frowned, looking back at the white male, “He’s… still young, he doesn’t understand. Kind of like Hige, they’re learning.”

The white she – wolf walked up to the gray wolf and laid next to him, her head rubbing against his neck, “I love you Tsume, thank you for being you. Going soft or not, I think you’re who you always were.”

Tsume shook his head at the thought of him being this soft at any point in his life, he’s never been soft. Sure he was kinder to Toboe, but that was only because he was a pup. When Amber came around, he couldn’t help but make her happy. His icey cold heart thoud and he became somewhat of a softhearted male. The world became better world now that he had Amber and now his… their pups.

Amber rested her head on his shoulder, his golden eye looked down at the white muzzle. Amber green orbs closed and her white body lent against a strong gray side, the two laid there for hours until they fell asleep.

The next morning the two woke up to yelling, “TSUME! Kiba… he’s fighting an army of nobles!”

The gray male got up and looked down at Amber, she stood and ran toward where the pack rested. Tsume fallowed and they attacked, Amber being careful without the enemy noticing.

“KIBA!” a shy voice called. The pack stopped as the nobles were taken care of, Amber stood at Tsume’s side looking at the ‘human’ that called to the white male.

The girl ran up to Amber and wrapped her arms around her neck, Amber stiffened, “Um, I’m not Kiba. He’s over there.”

The girl pulled back and looked at the white wolf, “This one is confused.”

“Cheza? Don’t worry, Tsume was when Amber came over the hill,” Hige said smirking. Kiba walked up to Cheza and she smiled, “You are Kiba, this one can tell now.”

She knelt down and wrapped her arms around the male wolf’s neck.

Amber looked at Tsume who’s eyes were hard, she looked at the human that smelt like flowers. It was so strong that she sneezed and shook her head at the strong over powering scent.

“This is one reason why I can’t stand her around, now that she’s here I can’t smell your scent,” Tsume said looking at the she – wolf.
Kiba turned to the gray wolf and glared, “There doesn’t need to be anyother scents around here, Cheza’s the only one that matters.”