CW: Impregnation
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"Turn," Tegan said.
"Yep," Rick grunted, pushing the corner of the queen bed towards the door.
Tegan leaned down, judging the angle, then nodded. She took a step back, surveying the formerly empty room that now held most of her and Rick's worldly possessions. "I think that's good."
"I also approve," Sophie said, standing in the doorway with one hand holding a milkshake and the other resting on her belly. She was only a few months along, but her pregnancy was already noticeable, especially for Tegan and Rick considering how often they saw her naked.
"How long have you been watching us work?" Tegan asked with a grin.
"Long enough to appreciate those muscles," Sophie grinned back.
"You could have helped."
Sophie sipped the milkshake loudly through the straw. "In my delicate condition?"
"After last night, I don't know if I'd call you delicate," Rick said.
Tegan scoffed. "You're all just a bit delicate to me."
Sophie gave her a smile, with something of a smirk in it, then stepped into the room. Tegan and Rick's dressers sat against the wall, and their books and Tegan's gym bag and weights lay scattered around. It was a mess, but it was a mess that felt like Sophie's home was getting bigger.
"Any ideas for how we should celebrate your move-in?" Sophie asked.
"D&D, hopefully," Rick said.
"She means sex, cutie," Tegan grinned.
"Come on, now," Rick said. "Mei works really hard on D&D adventures for all of us, and Sophie knows it." He took Tegan's hand. "She means D&D with sex in it."
Tegan sighed, but she was smiling. "Probably," she admitted. She glanced at Sophie. "Is Mei ready to start the adventure?"
Sophie smiled. "Which adventure?"
Tegan glanced around the room, in the house that the four of them now shared. There were two big bedrooms, a living room that was half-converted into a library, and a nursery for the babies that Sophie and Mei were incubating.
"Which adventure?" Tegan repeated. "The only adventure we haven't started yet."
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"Alright," Mei said, looking over the DM screen at the three people gathered around the table, dice and miniatures scattered before them. "Are you settled in?"
"Enough for now," Rick said. "Sophie helped."
Tegan rolled her eyes, but couldn't suppress a smile. "Roll for deception."
Mei grinned. "I think I'd worry if you weren't being brats. But, you're also ready to start?"
"Sure thing," Sophie said, a d20 already in hand. "Wouldn't miss it for the world."
"Good," Mei grinned. "So, we'd left off on the road between the Eastern kingdoms and the elven realm, with the necromancer's trail growing cold..."
***
"I don't know how you can find anything down there," Stray said, flicking her crimson tail as Raf inspected the hollow that had been hidden from the road.
"There's not much," Raf agreed, plucking a piece of blackened wood from the dirt. "But there was a fire here two nights back."
"The necromancer still needs a fire, I guess," Tan'ka said.
Raf nodded. "He's still mortal - for now."
"So we should follow him," Stray said. "And put an end to his evil once and for all."
"Certainly," Tan'ka agreed, making the sign of the gods of justice.
"And if he's going towards the elves' territory, we should send a message to the princess," Stray added. "Just in case we need help."
"I'd rather wait until things are handled," Raf said.
"But the princess wants to see you," Stray grinned, watching Raf for a reaction. "She's missed you since you saved her from that assassin and knocked her up."
"He also saved you from that assassin," Tan'ka noted, glancing at Stray's modest but noticeable baby bump. "And then knocked you up too. It's a pattern."
"Let's worry about babies after we stop the necromancer," Raf growled.
"Ssh!" Stray called suddenly, holding a hand up in warning. The others froze, all thoughts of teasing forgotten as they listened intently, trying to identify what Stray had heard. Tan'ka drew her blessed sword and held it at the ready, prepared to spring into action.
Still, it was a shock when the zombies burst from the mud to attack.
***
"Well, good job avoiding the surprise round," Mei said. "Rick, you're up first."
"Can I see the necromancer?" Rick asked. "Fucker's gotta be here."
"Yeah, zombies can't do this on their own," Tegan agreed.
"Give me a perception check," Mei said.
Rick sent a d20 skittering across the table, and Sophie blocked it with a book to keep it on the table. "Sixteen."
"You can't see him."
Rick shrugged. "Okay. I go into a rage and attack the nearest zombie."
Mei nodded, then held up a hand. "One second." She took a slow, deep breath, then nodded. "Sorry. Dunno what the baby's doing."
"Kicking?" Tegan asked.
"No kicks yet," Mei said. "So far it's expressed itself through sudden bouts of queasiness."
"For me that's just in the morning," Sophie said. She chuckled and glanced at Tegan. "We're really selling you on pregnancy, aren't we?"
"Oh yeah," Tegan said. "No, I think I'm okay being the designated driver."
"Although," Sophie said with a sly grin at Rick, "It's kind of nice having a bit of your boyfriend inside me all the time."
Rick pointed at her. "No getting me horny. I'm still fighting zombies, and those are two tastes that don't go great together."
"Pfft," Mei said. "Thank you. Roll your attack."
***
Raf gave a guttural roar and ran into the largest cluster of zombies, his axe lashing out and sending rotting limbs flying through the air. The zombies' eyes burned with a sickly violet light, but he was beyond caring about such things. Stray saw one of the shambling creatures lurching towards Raf's back and caught it in the head with a thrown knife. It turned to look at her, the blade still embedded in its skull, its remaining eye flaring with malevolence as it rushed towards her instead.