"Hani," hands curled around the fledglings middle and lifted him from his place on the floor, crawling against the stone, heading for the stairs. "Where are you going, baby brother?" He's turned around, and big familiar blue eyes meet his brilliant green, and the fledgling giggles excitedly. "is! 'is!" The older angel chuckles and lifts him up, leaning back, as he lifts him above his head. "Were you looking for me?"
"P'ay?"
"You want to play with big brother?"
The fledgling bounces in his embrace, reaching down with little grasping hands, and he chuckled as he accommodated the fledgling by pulling him close again. Little fingers curled over his beard, petting lightly, the fledgling gave a giggly coo.
"is p'ay w' 'ani?"
He kisses at the little fingers petting his beard, chasing his little hands playfully, the fledgling leans back with a happy giggle.
"What does baby brother want to play?"
…
They all sat in a circle, legs crossed or outstretched, watching the giggly fledgling seated in the middle of their circle chewing on the fingers of his left hand. He looked between them all, chewing away contentedly, making small mewing noises of content. His eyes came to rest on one of them, smiling brightly, he pulled his fingers from his mouth and reached out. "Pu'i! Pu'r up!"
The older angel raises his hands. "Come on then."
Little fingers flexed demandingly. "P'ui! Upppp!"
The medic shakes his head softly. "You've got to walk to big brother."
Tears gathered in little brilliant green eyes, fingers flexing again, and they all watched in amusement as their brother's resolve nearly crumbled. Who could resist those baby eyes when they watered so adorably.
"Come, baby brother, big brother wants a hug." He flexed his own fingers at the fledgling. The little thing tilted his head, little curls bouncing with the movement, cooing softly as he pulls his fingers back in his mouth. "Pu'I wan' 'ug!"
"Pu'i wants a big hug."
The little fledgling pulled his fingers from his mouth again, little curls bouncing as he slowly, wobbly, pushed himself up to his feet. He stumbled, hands raised, for the medic that wanted a big hug. Puriel smiles at him, flexing his fingers encouragingly. "Come on, baby brother, come to Pu'i."
"Pu'i 'ug!" Their little fledgling stumbled with each wobbly step. "Pu'i 'ug!"
He stumbled forward, nearly falling over, curls bouncing with ever movement, and hands curled around his middle and pulled him into a warm cuddle of a hug. Little Hani curled his arms around his big brothers neck and hugged him close. "ig 'ug!"
"Thank you, baby brother."
He giggled, leaning back. "Pu'i 'iss?"
"You want a kiss?"
The baby fledgling nodded happily, puckering his little lips up, and the medic chuckled as he leaned forward and pecked his little lips. "Good?"
"Nother! 'ore 'iss!"
"Can I kiss you're little belly?"
Baby Hani giggled adorably, they all smiled at the sound. "Elly 'iss!"
…
"I forgot how adorable you were as a fledgling."
"Not a word, Nis."
"You kept asking Puri to kiss your belly."
"Not a word."
"I could kiss your belly."
"Nis! Nis! Get off! Nihihis Nohoho!"
