Ashfur glared at the knock on the door, puking for the fourth time that morning. "Are you sure you're okay?" Fennec asked, worriedly. "It's a stomach bug I'll be fine." He said, shakily grabbing the pregnancy test from the bathroom cabinet. He'd taken it earlier and hidden it from Fennec. "Two." Ashfur whispered, tossing it in the garbage. He couldn't deal with the news right now. "Babe?" Fennec asked, gasping when he saw the pregnancy test. "Your pregnant?" He asked excitedly. "Put that shit down, Fennec." Ashfur snarled. "Why aren't you happy?" Fennec asked. "We're not decorating its room." Ashfur said, dodging the question once more. "Why? We're gonna have a baby!" Fennec said, jumping up and down happily. "Calm your ass down." Ashfur spat, not in the mood for his boyfriend's crap. "Okay. Okay. No need to be crabby just because we're hormonal." Fennec said softly. Ashfur growled, slamming his room door. You need to tell Fennec, who this child is the product of, and you need to talk to Scourge. Hollyleaf whispered. "I need to talk to Crowfeather first." Ashfur said. Hollyleaf nodded. "He's already been blowing up my phone." Ashfur said. "Wait." He said, knocking on the raven's door. "You left something here." He said, holding the pregnancy test in his hand. "Is it true?" Squirrelflight asked, taking it from Crowfeather. "Give that back!" Ashfur spat. "It's worse when you find out who the father is," Hollyleaf said. Squirrelflight raised an eyebrow. "Shut it!" Ashfur hissed. Caspian glared at his boyfriend. "Who is it, Crow?" He demanded. "It's not me. I swear on my life, I didn't do that shit." The raven said. "His name doesn't matter." Ashfur said. "Uh. Huh." Hollyleaf said. Ashfur glared at the raven's daughter. "Stay out of this!" He snapped. "I can tell them who it is," Hollyleaf said. Ashfur glared at her. "Okay! It was the guy from Club Noire. It was Noah Hayes." Ashfur blurted. "His name starts with S and ends with R." Hollyleaf said. Ashfur gulped; he could practically see the raven's gears turning, trying to find out the name of Ashfur's baby daddy. Crowfeather snarled. "If it's who I think it is, I'm going to fucking castrate him." He spat. Ashfur gulped. "Who do you think it is?" Caspain asked. "Rivera." Crowfeather said. "Scourge!? His ex-boyfriend?" Squirrelflight asked. "Uh. Surprise?" Ashfur asked. "It's gonna happen. I'm gonna castrate the bastard." Crowfeather said. "Does he even know?" Caspian asked. Ashfur was silent. "No." Hollyleaf said. "You got knocked up by your ex-boyfriend, and he doesn't even know about it?" Caspian asked again. "Uh. No. Why would he?" Ashfur asked. "He's your child's father; he deserves to know." Crowfeather said. "And the child deserves to know its father." Caspian said. "What are we talking about?" Lionblaze asked. Ashfur glared at Hollyleaf's brother. "Nothing go mind your own fucking business!" He spat. "Language, Pip." The raven warned. "I puked my guts out four times this morning because of his fucking child. Don't tell me to watch the language." Ashfur spat, turning his silver glare on him. "Okay. Easy." Crowfeather said softly. Ashfur huffed, annoyed. "Do we know the gender yet?" Caspian asked. "No, but I'm pretty positive it's a girl because I'm puking a lot, and I never did that with River, Oliver, Atlas, or Aiden only AJ, so pretty sure another girl." Ashfur said. Hollyleaf squealed excitedly. "You have to let me decorate her room." The ravenette said. Ashfur rolled his eyes. "Fine." He said. "Yes!" Hollyleaf said, now excited. "Any name ideas yet?" Crowfeather asked, linking hands with Caspian. "I was thinking Demeter Luke Rivera." Ashfur said. The raven nodded. "But of course, I'll have to get Scourge's consent first. I'm not just ripping him away from his child." Ashfur said. "After I castrate him." Crowfeather snarled. "Didn't he already get fixed, though?" Caspian asked. "You can get it reversed," Crowfeather said. "Okay, way too much information for the day," Hollyleaf said. "Oh, poor, innocent Hollyleaf." Ashfur said. "He's getting castrated one way or the other, though." The raven snarled, shifting. "Wait! Crow!" Ashfur yelled. Scourge shrunk back, baring his teeth threateningly at the raven. "I'm going to kill you." Crowfeather hissed, his fangs retracting. "Crow. Stop." Ashfur snarled, holding a hand out to Scourge. The Alpha male blinked once and took Ashfur's hand. "Thanks." He said. Ashfur nodded. "Should've hid it better.. He wasn't supposed to find it." Ashfur muttered. "Mad at yourself for him finding your pregnancy test?" Caspian asked. Ashfur nodded, twisting his ring. "You kept Gibbs's ring, I see." The vampire leader observed. "Why wouldn't I?" Ashfur asked. "Just thought you would've moved on.." Caspian said, trying to word it right. Ashfur glared at Crowfeather's boyfriend. "He was my husband." He snarled. "Calm down." Crowfeather said softly. Ashfur ran to the bathroom, puking for the fifth time. "Fucking devilspawn." Ashfur growled, hurling yet again. The raven's hand went up his shirt, rubbing his back soothingly. "Stay here. I'm calling Scourge and telling him to come take care of his pregnant mate." He said. Ashfur lifted his head, feeling nauseous again. "No! Don't call him." He begged. "And don't call me that." Ashfur added, puking again. Footsteps approaching the door made Ashfur glare back. "Don't come in here!" He snarled. "Quit being so stubborn." Scourge said. Ashfur growled. "It's my child, too." The Alpha male said. "Exactly! And it's your fucking child that's making me puke my guts out!" He spat puking once more. "Just let me comfort you. please?" Scourge asked. Ashfur sighed, now annoyed. "Fine." He said. Scourge rubbed gentle thumb circles into Ashfur's back, smiling softly when he purred. "Is it taking the nausea away?" Scourge asked. Ashfur nodded. "For now, yes. Thank you." He muttered. Scourge nodded, kissing Ashfur's neck softly, making him shiver at the contact he didn't know he had missed. "Does that get you riled up?" Scourge asked, smirking. Ashfur glared. "No, it's just.. Strange." He said. Scourge nodded. "I promise you I won't abandon our child." He promised. "You better fucking not, or I'll castrate you!" Crowfeather spat. Scourge rolled his eyes. "Note taken Alpha male, but remember I'm higher than you. I can fire you." He threatened. "You can't fire me from the mafia." Crowfeather scoffed. "Wanna, bet?" Scourge asked. "No." The raven said quickly. "Why is Scourge here?" Squirrelflight asked. "I'm gonna go throw up again." Ashfur said, his face flushed. Scourge made a sound of concern, blinking in confusion when the door was shut in his face. "I'll make you something light." Scourge said. "Fuck off." Ashfur muttered. "Not happening." Scourge said. "Ugh. I hate this. I hate you." Ashfur snarled. "Love you too." Scourge said. Nexus paced the bathroom door anxiously, whining as he laid down. Scourge grabbed Ashfur's dog by the collar. "Stay." He said, knocking on the door. Asfur opened it. "Take it easy. I'll take it if it's too much for you to eat right now." Scourge said. Ashfur nodded. "Thank you." He said, taking the plate. Scourge nodded, brushing the bangs out of Ashfur's face lovingly. "Your welcome." He said. "I know you hate ginger, but I'll help you." Crowfeather said. Ashfur grimaced. "Hate is an understatement." He said. "Please? For me," Scourge asked. Ashfur sighed, drinking it as he winced at the flavor. "Drink it slowly." Crowfeather advised. "It's disgusting." Ashfur growled. "I know, but it will help." Scourge said. Ashfur put the cup down, cuddling into Scourge. "Feeling better?" He asked, running his hand through Ashfur's grey flecked hair. "A little." He said. "Want me to put you in his room so you can sleep?" Scourge asked again. Ashfur shook his head. "I wanna cuddle." He said. "Need your scent near me right now." He added. Scourge nodded. "Okay, we can cuddle." He said. Ashfur purred, wrapping his arms around the Alpha male. "I hope you know that I'm sorry for going off with Jimin. It was wrong of me." Scourge said. "It's okay. I'm sorry for going off with Keiran." Ashfur said. Scourge purred at the apology. "It's okay." He said. Ashfur turned over, rubbing his nose with Scourge's. "Hey, do you want a puppy?" He asked. "Fox needs a friend. Why?" Scourge wondered. "Because we have foster pups, and they're now at the age where they're ready to go to their forever homes." Ashfur said. Scourge nodded. "I'll check them out." He said. Ashfur nodded. Scourge sat in the pen, rubbing Moose's belly. "Moosey's already claimed." Ashfur said. "How about her?" Scourge asked, looking at Hive. "She's not taken yet." Ashfur said. Scourge gasped at the grey puppy. "Uh. No, we're keeping her." Ashfur said. Scourge picked her up. "No, Scourge." He said. The Alpha male sighed, picking up the orange and white puppy. "That one.. Is not taken." Ashfur said. "I want this one." Scourge said. Ashfur nodded. "Hey. Is it too much to ask to come to my check-up tomorrow?" He asked. "No. I want to be there for you and Demeter." Scourge said. Ashfur smiled. "Thank you." He said. "No problem." Scourge said. Fox came up to Ashfur wagging his orange feathered tail. "Foxy!" Ashfur exclaimed petting his former boyfriend's dog. Scourge smiled softly. "See, Fox agrees that he needs a friend." Ashfur said. "I don't know if I can handle another dog." Scourge said. "I'll help you. Only if you promise to move closer." Ashfur said. "I can visit?" Scourge asked. "We'll work something out." Ashfur said. "And I'll get full rights to my child? He'll let me see her?" Scourge asked. "I promise." Ashfur said. Scourge nodded. "Deal." He said picking up Kangaroo. "You are going to be so spoiled." Scourge said.

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