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"With Child"
Keith straightened back up. He hated throwing up. Why was he sick on the day his boyfriend was coming to visit? No. He knew why he was throwing up. He wasn't sick. He was pregnant. Apparently, Galra could get pregnant, no matter what gender they were.
He had talked to Ulaz and, after getting the answers from him, had to tell his pack to wait until he told Matt. He didn't want them to come before he told Matt he was pregnant, but he was scared. They were in the middle of an intergalactic war; it wasn't the best time to have a baby.
Aside from a bad case of morning sickness, it was getting harder to conceal his Galran features. They came two weeks ago in confirmation of his pregnancy. He learned to conceal his fluffy purple ears, long thin purple tail with a black tuft at the end, and his fangs, but it wasn't easy. He also was displaying other Galran tendencies. He would purr at the slightest affection and snuck extra blankets, pillows, and clothes from his teammates' rooms for his nest. Why his friends hadn't noticed their things were missing was beyond him.
He was so nervous about telling Matt about his pregnancy that he couldn't hide his features anymore. His tail twitched against the pillows that lined his nest, and his ears were pinned back. Tears slipped down his cheeks as he laid curled up in his nest. He lost track of time while he there.
Suddenly, the door opened, causing an ear to twitch before it went back to its original position. Matt stared at the figure laying in the myriad of pillows and blankets. It was unmistakably Keith but with a few additional features. Matt knelt down outside the nest and carefully reached out and touched Keith's shoulder. "Keith?"
Without warning and in one fluid movement, Keith leaped from the nest and was nestled in Matt's lap. His nose was buried in Matt's neck, his tail was wrapped around Matt's waist, and small whimpers could be heard. Matt was surprised at this behavior. Why was Keith acting like this? He had to admit; Keith was pretty cute with his fluffy ears, and his tail was cool. He carefully petted Keith's hair, rubbing behind the ears. Slowly, his whimpers changed into purrs, which could be heard in his voice, "Matt."
"Keith? What's wrong, sweetheart?"
"Matt, I'm so sorry! I didn't mean for this to happen! The timing couldn't be worse!"
Matt was alarmed. "What are you talking about, Keith?"
"I-I'm p-pr-pregnant," Keith stammered with a whimper and more tears falling down his cheeks.
Matt's eyes widened at the admission. He could see what Keith meant now. Neither of them even entertained the idea that Keith could get pregnant, him being male. The timing could be a lot better, but he needed to calm him down. "Oh, Keith, sweetheart. It's okay. I know. We'll get through this. Have you told anyone else?"
"The Blades know."
"Where are they? I can't imagine they didn't want to come."
"I told them to let me tell you first."
"Well, let's tell them to come on over." Matt managed to pull out his data pad (a gift from Pidge) and contacted the Blades. "Hello, Ulaz."
"Hello, Matt." He noticed Keith's position on Matt's lap. "Are you okay, kit?"
"I will be. The pack can come over now. I told Matt."
Ulaz grinned. "We are almost to your location now, kit. We weren't going to wait much longer since you said Matt was on his way to the castle. We were a bit further out than he was so, we will be there shortly. See you then, my kit."
The connection ended, and Matt looked at Keith the best he could with the other's head tucked under his. "Why does Ulaz still call you 'kit'?"
"I am younger than everyone else in my pack, so to them I am a kit, even if I am having one of my own."
"So, you haven't told the team yet?"
"No. I didn't want anyone else to tell you."
"Well, fortunately, I know they are all in the lounge." Matt awkwardly stood up, keeping Keith in his arms, tucked close to his chest. He carried his boyfriend into the lounge before sitting down with him still on his lap. It wasn't obvious to the team that Keith had Galran features as they were fairly well hidden in his position.
Shiro took one look at Keith and asked, "Keith, buddy, what's wrong?"
Matt whispered to Keith, "Do you want to tell them or should I?"
"You."
Matt smiled at Keith before lifting his head in the team's direction. "Keith's pregnant."
There was silence for a moment before Lance snickered. "I think you've been reading too many sci-fi books, Matt. Keith's a guy. Guys can't get pregnant."
"Human males cannot, but Galran males can; even hybrids."
Everyone looked up at the sound of Ulaz's voice. Thace immediately hurried to Keith's side and purred to him. Keith let out a whine followed by a huff. Thace nuzzled his face gently, causing Keith to purr and his ears to perk back up.
Hunk saw Keith's ears. "Keith, why do you have fluffy ears?"
"These along with my tail and fangs appeared two weeks ago. That's how far along I am."
"So, you really are pregnant? It's not a joke?" Lance asked.
"No. I wouldn't joke about something like that," Keith replied.
Pidge stared at her brother and his boyfriend. She couldn't believe Keith was pregnant. It sounded like a sci-fi novel come true. Then again, their lives were like that already.
The other three members of Keith's pack came over and crowded around Keith, who was still sitting on Matt's lap. Ulaz gave little cheek licks to Keith. Antok stroked Keith's hair, and Kolivan rubbed his back.
Keith was enjoying the affection from his pack as evident by his purr, but he was wondering what Pidge's reaction was. She was oddly quiet, and that worried Keith. He made a questioning sound at Thace, who hummed in response. The Blades withdrew their arms from their kit, who also unwrapped his tail from Matt's waist. He stood up and walked over to where Pidge was sitting. He sat down next to her, causing her to look up from her lap top screen. "Keith?"
"Pidge, are you okay with this?"
"You mean am I okay with my brother knocking you up?" She paused for a second before smiling. "Yeah. I will be. I mean I'm going to be an aunt!"
Fin