Nico's POV

Okay, in all of the mornings in my entire life, I've seen a guy get hit by a truck (he was okay though, saw him the next day with a broken arm), was chased by a rabid cat, woke up to ice cold water (thanks a lot, Pedro), and a few other crazy things that I won't mention. But this was the worst morning yet. Seeing Natalie with my long time rival infuriated me to the end.

I glared into Robin's green eyes while he calmly stared back (1). He then turned to Natalie, giving her a gentle smile. "I shouldn't interfere. I hope to see you again, Natalie," he said with a bow before he took off.

Thank goodness. I turned to Nat, seeing her wings folded and a blank look on her face. "What?" I cautiously asked—hoping I won't get a beating so early in the morning.

To my relief, she only said, "What up with the attitude towards him?"

I didn't answer. Instead, I replied with a question that was redundant to her question. "When did you meet him and how much do you know about." Okay, it came out as more of a demand.

She narrowed her closed eyes and shrugged. "I just met him today and all I know about him is that he's a nice guy."

Nice, pfft. That's probably a cover for him. She broke my thoughts with her voice. "Why you askin'? Is someone jealous?" I looked at her, dumbfounded as she smirked at me—her wings still crossed. She thinks I'm jealous of that doof? Haha, very funny, babe.

I scoffed. "Of course not. Robin's just my rival."

She raised an eyebrow. "For?"

I sighed. Better tell her now since she's already met him. I motioned upwards—a silent sign to tell her to sit on the ledge of a building. Once we landed, I explained everything. "A few years back, Pedro, Robin, and I were all friends. We all had a love for partying, so the three of us build up The Branch. Since we were the owners, Robin and I always had arguments on how to improve the club—Pedro trying to break up the fights, of course. After six months of conflict, he split. Robin came up with his own club and took away some of our regular birds. Pedro's still a bit peeved about that, though he's pretty much cool with Robin. Me…well, you saw how that went."

I looked back at her, waiting for her reaction. All I got was seeing her expression looking straight and eyebrows furrowed—pondering over what I just said. She then spoke up. "Has he ever shown hostility?"

I shook my head. "Nah, he's always been calm. The closest he got to hostility was raising his voice at me slightly when we argued." A thought popped into my head, which caused me to grimace. "Y-you're not going to his club instead of The Branch, right?"

Whether I like this chick or not—which is a clear NOT—I don't want to lose a bird to Robin. I heard her chuckled. "I don't even know what his club even looks like."

I mentally slapped myself. Of course she wouldn't. She just met him today. I sighed in annoyance, knowing that I have to show her his club. I got up on my talons and waved my wing so she can stand up too. "It's a ten minute flight from here. So let's go now."

I crossed my wings in exasperation as Natalie gawked at the club with her beak wide open. Robin's club was in a building the humans had abandoned. He somehow got electricity in there as the floors shifted from color to color. The old bases and speakers were booming loudly that I could feel my talons vibrate a bit.

We exited the club, Natalie with her beak wide open still and a scowl still on my face. Nattie shook her head and her beak snapped shut. "So, you're switching to his club, right?" I asked—my tone a bit harsher than intended.

I guess I thought wrong because she shook her head. "Nah, I like your club better. I have a lot of friends back at The Branch, and I know Pedro wouldn't like me leaving either."

I smirked at her. "Heh, I just knew you wouldn't dream of leaving me, cupcake."

"Whatever, just make sure Robin doesn't outdo The Branch. His club may be cool, but I know you guys can do better. (2)" Then to my complete and utter shock, she smiled at me. She actually smiled at me. Not a small smile or a smirk, but an actual smile. She flew towards The Branch while I just stood there, blinking in shock.

Ba-Thump!

What the heck?

Ba-Thump!

It's coming from my chest. How weird. Am I coming down with something? I shook my head as a way to shrug off the feeling before flying after the female canary.

A/N: Well, that's the truth about Robin. Short, I know—but I ran out of any ideas on how to make it longer.

(1) I changed Robin's eyes to green because I somehow find it much better than blue.

(2) Natalie is harsh on Nico, but she does have her moments. Plus, she loves The Branch and doesn't want to leave it all because of a flashy, technological club.