"Mommy! Look!" Maya squeaked happily outside. Lifting his head from the nap he was about to take, Tiberius smiled softly when his daughter came inside the shed. She had a yellow butterfly on her forehead. Her little fluffy tail wagged like a dog's in excitement. Purring, the hawk murmured softly, "Wow sweetie, how'd you get him to do that?"
"I stayed very still, just like you said!" Maya trilled. At last, the butterfly decided it had enough and fluttered away. Crouching down, she made a daring leap for the flying insect. Her jump wasn't exactly perfect though and she crashed down on top of her mother. Finding her new target, she playfully attacked the old hawk. Laughing, Tiberius rolled over onto his back and caught the young kitten. The pair nuzzled each other lovingly when they heard footsteps outside.
"Daddy!" Maya meowed, scrambling over to the shed door. A second later, Ozone entered with a plastic bag hanging from his mouth, no doubt carrying the family's dinner for tonight. The hairless feline purred in delight while his young daughter ran around his paws. Being careful not to trip over her, he set the bag down and curled by Tiberius. "Missed ya guys," he remarked, giving his lover a kiss. Maya covered her green eyes. She didn't want to see that. Snickering, Ozone started passing out dinner.
Three months had passed since Maya's birth. The little kitten hybrid was still pretty small but she had a big heart. She fell in love with everything she saw. In the meantime, life was going very well for everyone. Snowball and Daisy had gotten married two days after Maya was born and just in time too. Later that day, Daisy gave birth to their son Aaron, who was also a hybrid. Pops had started teaching school to young animals and agreed to allow the others' children in once they were old enough to attend. Maya had one more month to go before that happened. But for now, she spent every single day with her loving parents.
"Hey Maya, guess what I saw today," Ozone mewed to his daughter, eating some pasta that he stole from a local restaurant. Eating her own plate, Maya looked up with tomato sauce all over her face. A noodle hung over her muzzle as she asked, "What did you see Daddy?" Reaching over and licking his daughter's face clean, Ozone answered, "While I was getting dinner for all of us, I couldn't help but remember how, three months ago, your mother and I were blessed with a little baby girl. So when I saw this, I knew that I absolutely had to get it for you." As he was saying this, he pulled out a box from the plastic bag that he hadn't allowed anyone to touch at all, even when Maya had given him the infamous puppy dog eyes. Holding it out towards the young kitten, he opened it to reveal three cupcakes and one candle. Putting the candle into one of them and lighting it carefully with a match, the Sphynx cat handed it to Maya as he whispered, "Happy three month birthday baby girl." Smiling softly, Tiberius nuzzled their daughter as he murmured, "Go ahead and make a wish sweetie."
A wish already in mind, Maya closed her green eyes and blew out the candle.