Tuesday 20th August 2024
Gemsbock was apalled at Pebble's behaviour; "I will name all the pups, I did birth them after all" -she'd told him.
"I did help you make them though, didn't I? So I'd like to name one pup, the other one is all yours"
This was somehow not enough convincing for her..They went back and forth on the topic, he so wanted to name the one that looked most like him. They argued until one of their pups; the caramel one started wailing. He relented, not wanting to disturb any other puppies in the nursery, or Blaise, who was recovering from a recent birth herself. He said sorry.
"Thank you for apologising. Now I can get back to naming them" Pebble said delightedly
His claws dug into the ground. But he said nothing. The caramel one was minted as "Caramel Jasper" and the one with the turquoise back was "Iris Agate". He'd so wanted to name that one after his favorite fresh kill, or perhaps after his grandfather or something. Even if he couldn't decide at all, he wanted the option...but oh well...He supposed that Iris Agate was nice enough...He looked on at Leaf-crunch and Blaise, and all their children. They seemed such a happy family... Could it turn out the same for them..?
Saturday September 15th 2024
Gemsbock gave a big huge stetch, he had to get all the post-nap bone-cracks out of the way. He was about to yawn but then remembered Pebble..Pebble used to like his huge yawns, she might've even found them humorous. These days though, it seemed Gemsbock wasn't allowed to do any kind of yawn within her earshot, no matter how small...
"You're disturbing my sleep! And I need time to recover from delivering puppies, you know?"
That was one of the things she'd say. It wouldn't be such a problem, if she didn't still use that excuse now, when their pups where well into their adolescent stage.
Despite his annoyance, Gemsbock trudged all the way out of The Indigo Chambers cave, careful not to step on the tails of other sleeping wolves, all while holding in his yawn. The yawn he let out once outside of the cave was glorious! Truly a Gemsbock classic! He took a few moments to appretiate it before setting off to the base of The Hunting Hill, as Skies Beyond has taken to calling it.
As expected, Leaf-crunch was there like he said he'd be. They always met up here for friendship purposes.
"What did you want to talk to me about?" asked Leaf-crunch, as they started walking through the green wilderness together
Gemsbock took a deep breath
"So...how do you and Blaise..do things? How are you happy? Why are you happy together?"
Leaf-crunch paused for a moment or two.
"Well..I don't know how to answer that. We just-I respect her and she respects me. She always gives the energy I give back in return, sometimes even more..' he said, gazing delightedly into the distance
If Gemsbock did that..gave the energy that Pebble gave him, he could probably make her miserable.
Gemsbock sighed.
"What's wrong?" asked Leaf-crunch
And somehow, for some reason, he decided to tell him everything; all the things Pebble had put him through, the controlling, the berating, the way she treated him...
"And, have you told her how all those things bother you before?" Leaf-crunch asked
"Yes. And when I do that, she mentions mistakes I made, that I already apologised for"
The orange and black wolf looked at his friend.
"You can do better than her, you can find someone who actually treats you well'
Gemsbock breathed deeply, a huge weight came off his shoulders. He was so worried Leaf-crunch might call him immoral for wanting to let go of her, or say he wasn't trying hard enough. But for his smart, sage friend to suggest it..?
"Thank you" he told his friend
They walked that rest of the way in contented silence.
Later, Leaf-crunch was there, in the background as moral support when Gemsbock finally broke the news to Pebble.
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