why me

67

"Your pregnant" ailigns words rang out into my ears, danming me. 
I was sitting on the couch, downing my third plate of food by that afternoon, when ailign came into the living room, sniffing the air as he went like a trained dog, until his nose made it up to the side of my neck. He gluped down a big lung full of my scent, the motion tickling me, his arm muscles tensing as he squeezed his hands down onto the couch.
Sure I'd been nauseous lately, even throwing up a couple times in the past few days but I had thought that was due to watching Jake in the ring. My nerves getting to me, not being pregnant!
Ailigns eyes were dark, darker then the nights sky, the news not of a happy kind with everything that had been going on. My hand goes to my stomach and my brows arch into a worried expression.
"Your sure?" I asked worried.
"I'm positive" He said with a snarl.
"W-what are we going to do? I have to sit with the queen next week!?" I stammered out. My heart racing a mile a minute.
"Calm yourself. It's not good for the baby." He said His head turning to the side and thinking "well drown you with perfume." He finally said. "I want every inch of you covered."
Jake entered the room then, going through the same motions ailign just did, sniffing the air like a dog. Until he came up to me, keeping a respectable distance.
"Holly shit megan" He said His voice going an octave higher.
My hand still cradling my stomach I gulped down a breath of air. Peering over at jake beside me, my heart started to kick up a notch again.
"Don't scare her." Ailign snarled
Jake's hands went up in defeat, with it being Jake's last days in the preliminarys this was the last thing he needed. A distraction.
"Were going to have a baby." I said in wonder "how are we going to protect it?"
I peered at ailign standing behind me, my neck cranning from the motion, all I could see was the top of his chin and Adam's apple bobbing beneath his identification choker as he swallowed.
"I don't know" He admitted "but we will"
"Well both protect you megan and the baby don't worry" Jake said soothingly.
"For now though I don't want you going to the games today" ailign said "sit at home and rest."
"That's not fair it's Jake's last day!" I angrily said still peering up at ailign. His head lowered and he locked eyes with me.
"I don't want every alien in the galaxy knowing I have a pregnant mate. Well get the perfume for you today after the tournament." He angrily said
I reached up to his neck, the motion awkward, I rubbed at his identification choker until he brought his head down to my hand, placing my palm on his cheek.
"Your going to be a dad." I said gently.
"Were going to be parents" He said into my palm, feeling his chin bob with the motion.
"This house is about to get even livelier." Jake said coming around to sit in the chair next to me. He was already fitted in his warrior attire, the black a cool contrast to his otherwise pale Grey blue skin.
"Let me get something" I said padding off to my room, I grabbed their presents I'd previously purchased, deciding I wanted to give them now with this unexpected news then wait for after the tournament. Jake would survive, and he'd win I knew it.
Watching him fight this last week drilled into me just how powerful the mech really were, Jake quickly finishing off every opponent that came his way. He was a force to be reckoned with.
The two males were arguing when I came back, discussing next strategy, Jake getting mad ailign just wouldn't tell him where the God slayer was.
"You'll see" ailign said
Jake let out a huff "the sooner we have it the more comfortable I'll be."
I cleared my throat, there presents in my hand burning a hole in it. I could feel my cheeks blushing. Why was I so nervous? I realized as I held the present that it was a sign. A sign of my forgiveness and exceptance. Exceptance of them. Nothing could convey it better then mating earings.
"I got you both something" I said my voice coming out small compared to there raised ones.
Both of there heads turned to me then, attention on me. I cleared my throat before I held out my hand, giving them each there present. They opened in silence, a wide smile coming to Jake's face as he held up his new earings. Ailign just stared inside the box quietly, I was afraid he didn't like them until he started taking out his own dangling earings, replacing them with my present. Jake quickly did the same, leaving its twin in the box before closing it and putting it in his pocket.
"Thank you" ailign said coming over and hugging me softly, I returned the hug in kind.
"We should get going now" Jake said and ailign grunted his agreement.
"When I get back tonight megan be ready for the mating ritual." He said with a big smile.
"Will it be safe for the baby?" I asked my hand still resting on the now growing fetus.
"It should be" ailign said "if anything it might be good for it in the long run."
Jake and ailign left together then, there black forms disappearing down the long hallway as they left me on the couch. I rubbed at my belly.
"Mommy and daddy will protect you." I promised it quietly in the silence of the room. Ones eyes lit up, going over to the drawer and pulling out a pill.
"Whats that?" I asked
"A vitamin for the baby" she said "I'm programmed to help you along this journey."
I took the pill and swallowed it happily, flipping back on the t.v. for a trashy show, I was sad I'd miss Jake's last fight.

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The sound of foot steps rushing towards me roused me from my slumber on the couch, I had fallen asleep watching a horror movie, the beginning being slow.
"What?" I asked into the void as the rushing came closer.
"Megan!" Jake called
My blurry eyes took in the dark form, rushing towards me, I put my knees up to protect myself instinctualy from the barreling man.
"I won! Ailign has blessed our mating!" He said a huge smile on his face.
I looked down from his happy expression, noting the giant slash across his armor, the front torn to peices, and the left arm missing part of the sleeve.
"What the he'll happened to you?" I asked not wanting to know the answer.
"I had to fight a blerg. They're pretty big. Fucker almost took my arm off but I was able to get it back on." Jake said
I looked at ailign for answers, his form still coming into veiw as he casualy walked down the hallway. He had his usual stoic expression.
"One what's a blerg?" I asked
"An alien from the normis region, it walks on six legs, with a spiked tail, and a large maw. For your referance it is approximatly 16 feet tall, average weight five hundred pounds." She said "would you like a visual?" She asked
"Yes?" I said
A miniature hologram appeared out of one's hand and onto the floor, it reared up on its hind legs and roared its massive maw open. A shiver went down my back. I couldn't imagine how terrifying the beast would be in life size. One didn't mention it looked like a cat from he'll. Black, and missing fur, it's skin stretched thing across its body, missing in some places.
"I'm glad I didn't see that fight then, I would have had a heart attack." I said, not wanting to picture Jake losing an arm.
"Enough of that it's time to do the mating ritual" Jake said anticipation in his voice.
I yawned not at all excited about this, if it was anything like the last time.
"The rooms already set up" ailign said now in the living room.
I got up off the couch then, my hand going back to my belly, I already felt so protective of the little bundle. Jake lead the way, as we quietly went to the room.
There were balls hanging from the ceiling again, the smoke filling my lungs I started to feel woozy. Ailign caught me, hefting me up princess style and gently laying me down on the bed. I closed my eyes, smelling in more of the smoke.
"What is this smoke?" I asked
"It helps us open up our souls and minds to make the connection" ailign said
"Before we call on our gods to complete the process" Jake finished
I looked around myself on the bed, I was laying in a diagram of some kind of salt. I pinched the mixture and rubbed it between my fingers. Jake started mumbling a prayer then, when he sliced his hand open.
"The sharing of blood, of our essence is essential. We both offer up a part of us to the gods so they can comform them to each other. Jake bent down then an uttered an apology before slicing my own palm. He grabbed my hand then, wound on wound, and started muttering faster. I was down in the waves again, floating in the splashing waters, my mind foggy and my body heavy, I floated back and forth. It felt like something was pulling on my very soul, tugging on it to free it from my ribs, I cried out.
"You must be still" Jake said "we can't break the diagram until it's complete."
He went back to muttering, faster now, again I was thrown against the current, but this time instead of Tugging I felt a filling sensation, getting filled until my ribs were stuffed solid, the presence of another being inside of me overwhelming. I squirmed some more.
"Be still!" Jake commanded and I felt the command to my very soul.
"It's done now" ailign said "she feels your soul"
"Jake" I cried it a wanting to pull myself out of my skin, rip and tare, and thrash.
"We should have sedated her" Jake muttered
"We couldn't because of the baby" ailign snarled.
"Let me finish the closing prayer" and Jake quickly went back to muttering louder now in the mechian language.
The filling stopped, the pressure in my body returning to its normal copasity, i let the gentle waves pull me back under.