DISCLAIMER: All Bambi characters belong to (c) Disney and Felix Salten. All other characters belong to (c) ShadowTheHedgehog92.

Spring had just barely begun in the forest; patches of melting snow still covered a portion of the grass, the flowers had not yet bloomed, and the air was still rather crisp.

Alongside a river deep in the forest there was a hidden path that led to a small pond. Near the pond was a small glade that could not be spotted unless one looked closely.

There was a deer living in that glade. No, make that two deer: a very gentle looking doe and a rust-brown fawn she had just given birth to.

As the doe licked the little fawn's head and back, a magpie perched on a nearby branch and watched the two deer in silence for a while, then she said, ''What a pretty little fawn.''

The doe abruptly stopped washing her fawn and looked in the direction of the voice. Soon she noticed the magpie. ''He is so cute,'' The magpie said.

''Thank you,'' The doe replied.

''Does he have a name?'' The magpie asked.

The doe had not yet decided on a name. She looked at her fawn, who was snuggled close to her. Then out of nowhere a name came to her. ''His name is Ronno,'' She told the magpie.

''Hello, Ronno,'' The magpie called out to the fawn.

Ronno perked his ears up at the sound and looked around in confusion. ''Hello, Ronno,'' The magpie said again. Ronno finally spotted her and looked at her with much curiousity. Eager to get a better look at this new animal, he got up on his wobbly legs and tried to walk over to the branch. But before he could take a single step he fell down. He would need to practice standing up a bit more.

Ronno yawned, then he laid down. ''Well...I guess I should be going,'' The magpie said, then she flew away. The doe did not notice her; she simply began to caress Ronno's fur with her tounge once again. Soothed by the gentle stroking of his fur, Ronno fell asleep.

A/N: Well...how is it coming along so far? That whole bit with the magpie comes from the original Bambi book by Felix Salten, in fact a lot of the things to come in this story either come from and/or were inspired by it.

This is a pet project so updates will probably be slow, but hopefully not too slow. Until I do so, review me; I will accept constructive criticism but FLAMERS FEAR THE STAFF OF TWO HEADS! (Any Inuyasha fans out there reading this know what I'm talking about)

---Shaddie-chan