Greetings all! I have started to write "Children of the Brotherhood" but first, I wanted to post this little tale that is my birthday present to myself! Happy birthday to me... lol.

This story is set on Kunisuke and Kunitake's hatch day and takes a look at just what happens to new parents (who have had no experience at all in dealing with new born dragons) facing their first day with their new born offspring.

Then, the story shifts into what happens after the sun goes down so everyone can see what happens during:

"The first night"

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Story: Tora Macaw

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Disclaimer: Blah, blah, blah, not mine... you all know the drill by now!

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Trading a warm smile with his life mate, Fuji felt his soul glow and his heart melt as he hugged his new born sons. Two pairs of slender arms reached out to return his embrace then moving back, the twins stared at their mother's contented face.

A few minutes passed by. Tezuka and Fuji were just starting to acknowledge their friends congratulations when Kunisuke began to warble. At first, it was a pleasant musical sound that entranced his listeners with its harmony. But as more minutes dragged by the noise became harsher and by the time a red faced Kunitake had finished fully joining in, both twins were screaming with displeasure as they transformed back into dragons.

Eyes turning scarlet, the hatchlings roared and cried. Huge tears formed then fell down their anguished faces as they unexpectedly charged at Fuji then knocked him onto his back.

Roughly head butting the startled teenager's narrow chest, they frantically licked at the place where his skin showed through the open top of his bathrobe before turning loudly turning their furious attention onto their dismayed father.

Bouncing up and down on stiff legs; their rapidly drying wings wildly fanning at the air, the two new born's snapped savagely at the mighty gold's hovering muzzle before firmly planting their rumps on the sand beneath them. Pointing their noses at the sun as it climbed, they erupted into a spectacularly loud chorus of mournful howling.

"What on earth...?

Trailing off, Fuji could only stare at his offspring in dumbfounded amazement. He genuinely had no idea at all as to what was wrong with his children and Tezuka's own stunned silence was hardly reassuring.

Gazing wide eyed at the wailing hatchlings, the mighty gold's face clearly betrayed his total lack of knowledge as to what he should now be doing in his current situation.

Even Kagayakuyuki was completely without a clue. He had never had contact with any small children of any species throughout his long life time and was fully at a loss over what he could do to help.

Kunitake was crying and the blonde's heart cried with him yet he was every bit as clueless as to the reason why his bond mate was so terribly distressed.

Clearing his mind, he tried to touch the hatchling's consciousness. At the same time, Tezuka attempted the same feat and together, gold dragon and bewildered angel man received the same painful feelings of gut wrenching, tummy rolling, and body weakening hunger.

The twins had long eaten all their egg fluid as they had grown. Once they'd reached full development, the pair had remained en-shelled for weeks without nourishment. Now that they were free, their little bodies were demanding a feed and unable to talk or send, they were communicating that need to their parents the only way they knew how; by screaming their new born lungs out.

"Food!" rapped Tezuka and Yuki together. "They need food!"

Almost tripping over his own feet, Tezuka cut a highly comical figure as he clumsily lurched away then frantically galloped across the beach. Great clouds of sand flew out in every direction causing his gathered subjects to curse and leap back while shielding their eyes but the mighty gold had no time to consider their comfort.

His mind reeling from the brutal onslaught of all the information that Healing Flames had ever given him about hatchlings returning in a rush, Tezuka quickly took to the air then flew off in a desperate quest for fresh meat.

Meanwhile, Jinnai's life mate thankfully had the sense to summon her bond dragon. Swiftly returning with the kind of large bottles used for feeding young cattle and a huge tin of formula, she'd wasted no time in making up a dragon strength mixture to offer to the twins.

Jamming one of the large objects into Fuji's hands, Chidori had given the other to Yuki then watched sternly as the two trembling males sought to quell the hatchlings frantic cries.

Nestling into Yuki's lap, Kunitake quickly settled into drinking greedily while Kunisuke continued to growl sulkily as he sucked at the oversized teat almost filling his draconian mouth.

Biting down, his sharp little fangs pierced the tough rubber causing the milk to spurt madly in every direction. Finding himself abruptly deprived of nourishment, he snarled irritably as his milk spattered head whipped to one side. Lunging forwards he roughly butted at Fuji's exposed chest once more.

Gasping as understanding dawned, Fuji's open eyes glittered with sorrowful moisture as he softly apologized to his hungry child.

"I can't feed you." he whispered before gritting his teeth and hissing in pain from the pressure of small teeth worrying at his flat nipples. "I'm so sorry my son..."

Voicing a yelp of anger, the frustrated hatchling bit down to tear a small opening in his mother's flesh. Grumbling, he then proceeded to lap fiercely at the resulting trickle of blood. Closing his eyes, Fuji held up a hand and stoically refused an offer of assistance from his converging friends. Taking a deep steadying breath, he endured the stinging agony as his eager son fed from the wound.

"If my blood must be your first meal, then so be It.' he sent as his offspring enlarged the opening so his life fluid flowed faster.

The dragon kin didn't know if his thoughts had reached the child or if Kunisuke could even understand him, but Fuji was fully prepared to stand firm against the pain if it meant that his son's birth starvation would soon be satisfied.

Blinking his large russet orbs, the new born dragon stopped feeding then backed up a few steps. Licking his wet muzzle, he suddenly whimpered in distress before dropping onto his belly then crawling back to his mother.

Placing his head in the 'Blood's' lap, he remorsefully peered up to apprehensively search Fuji's placid face.

Seeing only a soft forgiving smile coupled to the warm love filling the dragon kin's open eyes, Kunisuke's sad little cries turned joyous.

Standing, the little one ever so gently rubbed his head against the tender touch of his mother's hands before swinging around to trill excitedly at the sky.

Tezuka had returned and swiftly descending, the mighty gold carefully placed the bloody torn carcass of a freshly killed cow before his hungry children.

Instantly, the two hatchlings fell to ravenously devouring their first true dragon meal; much to the amusement of some and to the horror of others.

"But Chidori my dear that is the true nature of dragons." smiled Jinnai as his life mate shuddered. "Hatchlings need meat and fresh blood filled meat is the best kind."

"They could at least cook it." a nearby Yuki flatly remarked.

"Soon, their father will flame it." smirked Jinnai while holding up a knowing finger. "But a hatchling's first ever meal is usually hot blood... at least that's what Healing Flames has always said."

"I see." A little color returned to Yuki's pale face as he fanned himself with his wings. "How very odd."

"Only to us." stated Jinnai importantly.

Under the watchful eyes of crowd who had gathered to welcome their king's children, Tezuka motioned for his offspring to move back. Breathing a thick jet of fire onto what was left of the cow, the mighty gold then invited the princes to try their first taste of cooked meat.

"See that?" purred luscious silver wings as he leaned in to receive some loving caresses from his original bond Hikari. The tall white haired male standing next to Jinnai nodded as his shocked mind accepted what his startled eyes were seeing. "Now that the gold's young have tasted cooked food, they'll be more than happy to eat it from now on."

Grinning, Momo' wondered if his own child would be just as hungry when it hatched. Delegating the responsibility of obtaining a fresh kill for the occasion to the back of his mind, the mongoose spirit smiled warmly as the infant princes abruptly stopped eating.

Their bellies so full that the outlines of individual lumps of meat could be seen pressing against the taut skin, the twins burped loudly before slowly collapsing into two satisfied snoring piles.

Hiding his relived sigh by politely requesting privacy, Tezuka watched his departing subjects with regal aplomb. Once he and Fuji were alone, he yawned mightily before carefully scooping his sleeping offspring into his claws.

Carrying them up to the house, he transformed into his half form then helped Fuji and Yuki settle them into a specially made oversized bed. Drawing a blanket over their lanky forms, Tezuka spent a moment gazing softly at them. Yawning as his fatigue rose, he asked Yuki to watch over them and taking his lover's hand, the dragon king returned to his room.

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Midday came and went and still the hatchlings slept. Towards evening when the sun was setting and the cool night breezes were starting to blow, they woke up to sleepily grumble their hunger. This time, their parents were ready and once they'd eaten their fill, they dozed off once more.

Waking up around two hours later, Kunisuke and Kunitake resumed their half human form then ate the food that Tezuka had cooked. Watching them, Fuji smiled indulgently. His chance to introduce them to spicy food would come later. But for now, he was content to observe his children's interaction with their father as he thoughtfully rubbed at a certain spot on his chest.

Yuki had healed the wound so no trace of the scar remained, but Fuji knew he'd remember for ever the unorthodox way that he'd first "breast fed" his oldest son while his thoughts drifted.

Kerin had arrived just after the twins had first woken that evening. Taking the willowy teenager aside, the Celestial had told Fuji that because his offspring were half human, they'd require milk to satisfy the mammal element of their needs.

Offering the youth a misting potion, Kerin had assured him that the magical mixture could cause milk to form in any breast and as the moon rose to float within a star spangled sky, Fuji smiled as salty white fluid began to leak from his small nipples.

His chest had swollen a little so it resembled a small breasted woman's, but Fuji didn't care. His rapt expression as his children cuddled up to him to nurse spoke a thousand words to describe his delight thus rendering speech unnecessary.

For Tezuka, the sight was electric and somewhat erotic. Aimlessly walking around in a supreme effort to control his growing erection, he ended up going down to the beach to try and calm himself.

Soothed by the ocean's warm waters, his lips twitched into a smile when he noticed his family approaching. Taking his sons hands, he oversaw their first ever entry into water then sat back to watch in contentment as Fuji and Yuki gave them a bath.

Once it was over and twins had been towel dried, the king of dragons, his human life mate, his offspring and their loyal Hikari liege walked back to the house.

Settling onto a huge comfortable sofa, the family watched TV until the twins were falling asleep. Carrying them to bed, their parents tucked them in then left to pursue their own evening's entertainment.

Around midnight, parents and guardian sought out their own sleeping places. Tezuka and Fuji undressed then slid into bed. Ardently kissing and feverishly cuddling, they were just starting to really warm up to their deep love for each other when a small noise in their doorway stopped them cold.

Hissing, Tezuka spat a curse under his breath. Fuji however smiled warmly at Kunisuke. It was clear that the child wanted to sleep with his parents. Quelling the start of his life mate's spluttering protest with a sharp look, the dragon kin gently invited his oldest son to join them. Not daring to show his disappointment, Tezuka hid his resentment by moving over then allowing the boy to curl up between them.

'One night' he sent carefully so not to arouse his life mate's wrath. 'Young must learn to sleep in their own beds.'

'It's his first night Tyf. Be kind.'

Snorting, Tezuka concentrated on calming his sexually aroused body as his reluctant mind drifted onto thoughts of Kunitake. Sharing Fuji's warmth with Kunisuke was bad enough when he wanted to mate, but having them both in the bed would be a bit too much.

However, as the minutes dragged by and the room remained undisturbed, Tezuka cleared his mind to focus upon his other son.

At once, an image came to him and feeling his irritation fade a little, he smiled as he watched the little scene now taking place in Yuki's bedroom.

Easing the door open, Kunitake crept into the angel man's private sleeping space. Padding quietly up to the bed, the lanky child's magnificent blue orbs glittered as he grinned.

Yuki slept as he always did: with his long hair hiding his face while his own wings served him as a blanket. Lifting a large lax wing, Kunitake climbed onto the bed then lay down beside his bond mate.

Alerted by the disturbance, Yuki was instantly awake. For a few seconds he propped himself up on his elbow to look around wildly before it dawned on him that he'd suddenly acquired a bed mate.

Eyes turning down, his expression immediately softened as he gazed down at the child beside him.

Snuggled comfortably against his body warmth, Kunitake had fallen asleep. With his sandy-gold hair in complete disarray and his left thumb in his mouth, the boy was so cutely irresistible that the sight took Yuki's breath away.

Lying back down, Yuki gently covered Kunitake with a wing. Cuddling the small body in his arms, he fell asleep with his loving smile still plastered upon his handsome face.

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Endless.