After his odd encounter, the man returned to his seat next to his bear. He was so lost in thought that he didn't notice Gilbird leaving through the still-open widow.
The slightly overweight bird panted as he labouredly flew across-the-street-and-down-a-few-houses to get home. While this was a pretty short distance for a human to walk, it was a vast and long journey for a small yellow bird to fly, so it's understandable that he was exhausted when he landed on the windowsill of his owner's kitchen windowsill.
Gilbert rushed into the kitchen, having heard the bird's heavy breathing, and slammed his hands down on the counter under the sill. "TELL. ME. EVERYTHING." The albino demanded. His red eyes were fixated on the bird as he retold everything that was said. Gilbert hung on his every word.
He was silent for a few moments after the bird finished. (Gilbird, hoping his owner was too stunned to notice, tried to inch over to his little water bowl. Sadly for him, this was not the case, as he barred the bird's path with his hand, his thoughtful face unchanging.) Slowly, a smile grew on his face. A genuine smile, his first for a long while.
"So, the kid likes me, eh? Well, EVERYONE likes me, 'cuz I'm awesome, but he likes me likes me." He laughs loudly. The bird shoots him an urgent, worried look, furtively glancing around the room. Seeing the look, Gilbert laughs again. "Dot worry, my awesome feathered friend. Elizaveta isn't home." He claps his hands together loudly, a scheming smirk plastered across his face.
"Now all that's left to do is make the first move."
A/N: SHORT CHAPTER IS SHORT. These are all one looseleaf page, which seems to translate to very short when typed. BUT UNFORTUNATLEY FOR YOU the next chapter is three pages! :D
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