[ti]Private[/ti]Are You Okay?

[KingHarry]

Cosima

Olivenose had been acting a little oddly recently. Blackheart couldn't exactly work out what it was but it was strange. She just seemed... Off.

This concerned him, of course. He hadn't been mates with Olivenose for long, but that didn't meant that he felt any less about her. No, Blackheart was convinced that his feelings were just as strong as any other cats were - and so he couldn't help but worry that the other was ill. 

"Are you okay?" He ended up asking one day, just sitting down next to the other warrior and getting straight down to business. "If you are ill, I am sure that Larkbeat would not mind looking at you, and it would be far better to talk to her sooner rather than later."

[Cosima]

Olivenose

"I'm alright, Blackheart. Thank you for worrying so much about me, but I'm fine... I've already visited Larkbeat. I'm... actually glad you brought this up, I've been meaning to tell you this but umm..." She felt as if there was a heavy stone tied to her tongue, dragging her down, so she channeled every fiber of strength in her body, took a deep breath, and let it all come out...

"AlrightsoyouknowwhenItoldyouIlovedyou, Ireallymeantitokay, andIreallydoloveyouIloveyoutoStarclanandbackand--" She paused for a split second to take another deep breath. "I'm pregnant, butpleasedon'tfreakoutokaypleaaaase, IloveyouBlackheart, we'regonnahavesuchprettykitsplease, 'causeI'mpregnantbutpleasedon'tfreakoutplease."

She gave Blackheart a wide grin and hoped for the best. "Oh, Starclan, you're gonna freak out."

[KingHarry]

... What?

Blackheart could hardly make sense of Olivenose's ramble. Something about, uh... Him not taking something well? That was ridiculous. There was nothing that she could tell him which he hadn't already dealt with, surely? He'd seen fires, and the earth shaking, and the clan go through leaders like a starving warrior went through fresh-kill.

Wait. Did she say pregnant? Who was pregnant? Ottertuft, perhaps? She did look like she'd been putting on weight recently, though Blackheart had no idea who the father would be if she was with kits. Hm. Why would he freak out about that, though? He wouldn't - ergo, Olivenose must be talking about somebody else.

"Say that more slowly, please? Who's pregnant?" Blackheart asked, doing his best to sound kind. Apparently Olivenose needed calming down right now. Hopefully his demeanour would do hat.

[Cosima]

Olivenose

Olivenose took a brief moment to calm herself. Her previous statement was a bit rushed as to get the news out fast, like plucking off a tick. Perhaps she had been speaking a bit too fast... "I'm... pregnant, Blackheart. You're gonna be a papa. Larkbeat says it should be a couple more moons, but... I'm gonna be okay, Blackheart. You don't have to worry about me so much."

"Are you excited?"

(OOC: Short post is a short post, I've got writer's block RIP)

[KingHarry]

Oh. 

Olivenose was pregnant? Dear StarClan - they were going to have kits already? Wow. Well, uh... Um, well, Blackheart hadn't planned for that to happen so soon. Oh dear.

No, wait. Not oh dear. This was a good thing, right? Yes! Yes, it was definitely good! He was going to be a father! Blackheart couldn't prevent the joy from spreading across his face so, instead, he hid his expression by burying it by nuzzling up against Olivenose. "We're going to have kits." He murmured happily, stating the obvious in his inability to think of anything else. 

He couldn't wait to tell everybody. Owlstar needed to know, right? As leader, she needed to know everything in the clan? And he'd tell his apprentice too, so they knew why he was busy when Olivenose needed more support later on. Oh! And he'd have to hunt more! If Olivenose was pregnant, that meant that she needed extra food, right? Blackheart wasn't really sure, to be honest. Maybe he'd talk to Larkbeat about it later. In fact, he'd definitely do that. That more he knew the better.

"We're going to have kits, Olivenose."