Summary: They were forced into it. No Tenshi, or Angel, would ever go willingly. They weren't really angels but calling them birds didn't fit either. They were humans with a set of wings, born with them and sold as pets. Most didn't consider them human at all, just monsters, others tried to fight that thought, but they lost that battle. So now here they are, trapped in an atrium just waiting to be taken away by whoever decides to buy one.
TRASHING IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. WARNINGS IN CHAPTERS AS THEY ARISE! ENJOY YOUR STORY.
Mike pushed the create out of the store gently, leading it to the van in the parking lot. It wasn't actually a van, it just looked like one, on the inside it was more like a limo, leather seats along the back and front of the car facing each other with a small ice box placed along the side next to the door.
Levi stopped Mike as he walked to the trunk and gestured to the back next to him. The taller male nodded and picked up the crate gently, doing his best not to jostle it as he set it in the car and moving to allow Levi in before closing the door.
Levi sat next to the crate and did his seat belt before leaning to lift the blanket. The lighting was a little different from inside the building but he could still see the disheveled Tenshi shaking in the back of the cage. Levi pulled back, reaching into the ice box and pulling out a water bottle and showing it to the boy.
The Tenshi flinched and tears slipped down his face as he looked at the bottle before curiosity got the best of him. Levi noted that the van-turned-limo had started moving, rocking them slightly but the boy didn't seem bothered by that as he leaned to touch the bottle. As he made contact he pulled back looking intently at Levi before reaching out again and touching the cold surface. The Tenshi trilled low in his throat as he moved his hand close to his face, it licked it's fingers before reaching to touch it again.
Levi moved his hand slowly as he watched is reach for the water on the outside before licking its fingers to get the water. He had figured that he was dehydrated but wasn't sure how to give it to him, after the third or fifth time of its repeated action, Levi had rested the blanket on his knee and had both hands on the bottle. As the hand retracted once more he unscrewed the cap and held it out, a small squeak told him that it had watched his action and he waited once more. He saw the hand appear again just as he had hopped and watched as it tried to figure out what he had done, Levi had been baiting on the Tenshi's curiosity and hopped it would make this easier. A finger slipped into the top of the bottle and disappeared quickly with a gasp, a little more silence and he was doing it again but this time putting his finger inside.
Eventually Levi grew tired of this and bent over once more looking at the Tenshi placing the bottle inside the cage and leaving it there, hoping to all of the world that it would figure it out on its own. A few minutes later he got his answer with a small startled chirp and a little water flowing out of the cage, he hadn't put down the blanket and looked down to see it holding the bottle upright, it had probably fallen, looking apprehensive as it tried to lick the water out of the bottle. To say it wasn't working would be laughable.
Levi sighed and leaned down tipping the bottle in the Tenshi's hands so water spilled out. Said winged being shrieked at the action, causing the car to swerve slightly.
Mikes voice carried over the car, "What happened?"
Levi sighed as he saw it repeat his action trying to catch the water in its mouth at the same time, "Nothing, I'm trying to give it water."
Mike grunted from the front putting his focus back on the road.
The third angry chirp later, Levi decided he needed a new tactic. Grabbing his own water bottle he opened it and moved the blanket so it could see him, he took a few sips and repeated the action a few times before looking down. The Tenshi had the end of the bottle in its mouth as it tipped its head back dramatically, its eyes immediately widened as it jerked the bottle out of its mouth dowsing it in water as it coughed.
It attempted to chirp but all that came out was a squeaky cough. Idly Levi looked at the clock and where they were, noting that they still had a long ride home.
Levi handed it another opened bottle taking the now empty one and chucking it in the recycling compartment. It tried again tilling its head slowly this time, keeping an intense focus on its actions as it finished the bottle in one go. He's a fast learner, Levi thought offhandedly.
It gave him the bottle before shivering and trying to get the water off by licking at the droplets. Levi sighed another heavy sigh as he reached under the seat for a towel. He leaned down and dried the floor making sure the Tenshi could see him before handing it a small hand towel. It took its time taking the towel, seeming less afraid than before, and chirped at its softness, it rubbed its face all over it before pulling it away and chirping again.
Levi sat back in his seat and inclined his head hoping that his damned cousin would enjoy his birthday gift, because he sure as hell wasn't.