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[firsttofreedom]

Characters: Isaac, Derek
Date/Time: 10.15AM
Setting: Out the front of school
Summary: Isaac goes to talk to Coach. It doesn't go well.
Rating: TBD
Status: Open to Derek
Warnings: Mpreg, emotional teenage boys

It hadn't gone well. At first, Coach had thought Isaac was teasing, trying to pull a fast one on him by telling him he couldn't play, but as it became clear that the teen was serious and had absolutely no intention of remaining on the team, Coach had begun to grow annoyed. That was when he turned it around to the whole 'you're letting the team down' speech, possibly in an attempt to guilt Isaac into changing his mind.

Any other time it would have worked. But then he placed his hand on his own stomach and he remembered why he was doing this.

And then Coach had said; "nothing is important enough for you to turn your back on the team" and Isaac had lost it, turning around and all but running from the locker rooms as tears brimmed in his eyes and an irrational sadness settled over him. He ignored Erica as he passed, just kept on walking, phone in hand even while he could hear Erica tapping away at her's.

He sent a simple text:

To Derek: come get me

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[suchasourwolf]

He's honestly taken aback by the question, blinking a few times while he tries to process it. "I don't -- no, not really. The birth might be easier, since you'll have to get a c-section. But other than that, no?"

[firsttofreedom]

"We could tell people. You wouldn't need to hide it. How happy you are." Because Isaac knew that Derek was thrilled and he was sure that, secretly, the Alpha just wanted everyone to know about the upcoming cubs.

But with Isaac being male, and male pregnancies being completely unheard of, they couldn't announce it. And with the Beta's insecurities, even their pack didn't know.

So Derek had to pretend.

[suchasourwolf]

"You're still a minor, so we actually couldn't tell anyone anyway. Not without me being arrested. You'd still have to leave school early, since it's not a nine-month term, and that would look weird. So it doesn't matter if you were a girl, we'd still have to work around things. We still couldn't tell anyone outside of the pack."

As he talks, he rubs his hand over Isaac's stomach soothingly, nuzzling his neck and trying to exude reassuring vibes.

[firsttofreedom]

Those were both points Isaac hadn't thought of and he held Derek's gaze for a few more moments before tucking his head back under his mate's chin. "I don't know what's going on with me. I feel so... lost in my own skin."

[suchasourwolf]

"It's okay. It'll get easier as you get more used to the idea. And then in five months, you'll have your own body back."

[firsttofreedom]

"I just feel so sad and happy and angry and scared all at the same time. I just want to curl up in bed with you and not face the world. And then other times I just want to scream out to everyone the news of our baby." He looks up at Derek again. "It's the hormones, isn't it?"

[suchasourwolf]

"I think so, yeah. And being a wolf, your emotions are heightened, which just makes everything worse."

He wraps his arms tighter around Isaac and kisses him softly. "We can definitely hide from the world for a while, if you want."

[firsttofreedom]

"It's just a huge jumble in my head all the time. I feel best when I'm with you; when it's you, me and our baby. I can revel, then."

Isaac kisses back gently, tangling a hand in Derek's hair. "I'd like that."

[suchasourwolf]

He makes a soft noise at the hand in his hair and nudges his nose against Isaac's. "We'll tell the rest of the pack when you feel up to it, and then we can revel with them, too."

[firsttofreedom]

"Tomorrow. I want to tell them tomorrow." He wasn't sure why, but he knew he needed to do it, needed the pack to know. It was harder than he'd expected it to be, keeping it all from them.