"He what?!" Tiberius exclaimed, spitting out the water he just drank. Sitting next to his partner while eating some spaghetti he got for them both, Ozone nodded his head. Waving his plastic fork around, he pointed out, "That was exactly my reaction when he told me! And this is the guy who always said that he wasn't gonna have kids until he was married!"
"I'm just wondering how in the world they managed to pull off that, unless… is Snowball absolutely sure that the kids are his?" Tiberius asked, picking up his chopsticks to continue eating. Nodding his head, Ozone explained, "He and Daisy apparently took each other's virginity and he made her take a lie-detecting test. She passed with flying colors."
"Dang… impressive…"
"Yeah, you're telling me. Makes ya wonder…"
"Ozone, we've been over this already," Tiberius stated firmly. Finishing off the last of his pasta, the hawk took a drink of water before he continued, "There's absolutely no way that I am pregnant. It's just not possible."
"Last I checked, Snowball and Daisy are gonna have kids and they're different species. And then we have Mel and Buddy who are both males," Ozone reminded Tiberius. Setting aside his now empty paper plate, the hairless cat trotted over to the red tailed hawk. Rubbing his entire body against his lover, the feline purred, "We just might be able to have a baby of our own."
"It's not possible, okay? The laws of nature aren't supposed to… work… like that…" Tiberius explained when his voice faltered. Not looking too good, he held his wing over his mouth as he glanced at a nearby empty flower pot. Already knowing what to do, Ozone grabbed the pot and put it in front of the hawk just in time. Leaning over with his head in it, Tiberius started throwing up. Sitting down beside his lover, Ozone gently stroked his back. The night before, the red tail had thrown up about eight or nine times. All day he had felt sick to his stomach. Neither of them knew what was wrong.
"Feeling better now?" Ozone asked after a while. At this point, Tiberius was just dry heaving into the flower pot. Lifting his head up, the old hawk was too shaken up to answer as he trembled slightly. He felt so sick right now. Quietly pushing the pot away, Ozone gently pulled Tiberius into a warm hug. Kissing the bird, the cat spoke reassuringly, "Don't worry, this isn't gonna last forever. This sickness will pass over before you know it."
"I hope so…" Tiberius rasped, "Cuz this is driving me nuts…"