'Okay, uh, no apologizing',

Most paid little mind to the fledgling hopping from stone to stone on the edge of the Axis, signing absentmindedly to herself, but those whose carts she passed stopped to look at her as she did, as of right now she was the only member of the choir who sang for others to hear and it was still mesmerizing to hear.

'Aint no way to take the things you did back or disguise it',

She hopped from the stones into the grassy clearing between parts of the Axis, twirling around as she did, her braids twirling with her as she did, the melody dancing around in the wind as she twirled happily. Her little arms held out to her sides, standing on one foot to kick herself around again, until she managed to get herself back to the other side and hopped back up on the stone edge of the road.

'Always wonder what I'm doin but that's tmi',

The fledgling hopped down from the edge stones and hopped between angels on their way to and fro going about their duties. Some had to stop or lest they be tripped up, but they merely smiled fondly and went back on their way, seeing a fledgling angel among them was a rare sight to witness.

'Don't know what you got until it's gone, now you realize it'.

She made it to the other side and hopped along the large stones, dancing around the different stands, patting her hands against the wood and metal and stone. Her spat in the garden completely forgotten as she moved her way along the Axis at her own pace, with no jerks coming to give any so-called apologies.

'When I wasn't playing smart now, I'm being wise',

The cart keeps smiled as she passed, nodding along to the beat she was creating with her patting, one handed her a large apple and she took it with a quick hug before continuing on her way. She stomped her little foot on the dirt path on the other side of the Axis and jumped up to spin across the lowest step to the Infirmary.

'Finally, I'm moving on and I don't need your lies',

She bit into her apple and it stopped her song that she sang under her breath, but she still managed to hum the tune that it seemingly followed, jumping down from the stone step, and continuing on her way.

'Now you're stuck, call an Uber up if you need a ride',

She has no idea what an 'Uber' is, but it sounded like a cool word so therefore she liked it. She nibbled on her apple and set the finished core down in a flower patch so that is could be swallowed up by the earth again. Continuing on her way she jumped up the stone steps by the two and danced around as she did, humming under her breath as she made her way.

The little fledgling was plucked up as she passed the steps that led to the training fields and the overhanging Pavilion of the Power's. She startled at first, pushing at who ever had her in their grasp, but a familiar hand rubbed at her cheek softly and she settled down.

She glared at the sight of her not-friend-anymore as he carried her across the empty training field towards the Pavilion on the other side. Her little self-squirmed as much as she could in hopes that she would be dropped and could run in the other direction, disappear in the crowd again.

Nisroc merely hiked her up higher and nearly tossed her over his shoulder. He did, toss her over his shoulder, and it was her luck that he was wearing only his tunic and trousers and not his hard armor. Akeelah punched his back with her tiny fingers, but it hardly hurt enough to phase the hardened warrior and her strong suit was kicking people anyway, with his hand wrapped around her ankles it made kicking him a very difficult task.

"Put me down! I don' want to see you!"

"I'm afraid you don't have much of a choice in the matter fledgling."

She huffed and pouted heavily as she was carried towards the damned Pavilion, bouncing with every step he took, she pinched his back knowing that she could at least be a pest until he finally had to set her down.

"Kept it up and see where it gets you.", he stepped up the stone steps that lead to the living space above them, "That was quite the spectacle you made in the garden, little warrior. He was just trying to apologize."

"He can keep his dumb apology. I don' want it!"

He hummed and pat her little feet with his free hand, the others looked over at their entrance and some snorted while others chuckled at the predicament their baby Power had managed to get herself into now. They had of course head about what had happened in the garden when the young trainee had tried to apologize to her.

They weren't worried about it, Nisroc would see to getting the problem resolved, he had a way with fledglings.

"If anyone has need of us, we will be in my room."

"Got it boss man."

He had to resist the urge to turn around and smack Haniel over the head again. But he was able to withhold the urge and kept walking down the hall. His door stood open ajar and he pushed it open to enter, he leaned forward to drop her onto his bed, she gave a small shriek as she was thrust back over his shoulder and onto the soft bed under her.

The Power left her there and turned to close the door with a soft click, kicked off his boots near the door, and turned to walk back towards his bed. The fledgling glared at him and curled away from him, not caring when the bed dipped as he sat on the edge, staring angrily to the wall in front of her.

"Little Akeelah, come now, is that any way to treat a friend?"

"We aren't friends anymore."

"We aren't? Well that breaks my heart. I rather enjoyed having you as a friend."

"Well now you can be friends with him.", Akeelah huffed and crossed her little arms where she laid staring at the wall, she would bolt for it if she wasn't sure she would be caught before she got too far, besides the others would catch her and bring her back if Nisroc couldn't manage to.

"Come here."

She kicked at him when his big strong hands wrapped around her middle, "No! Let me go! Let me go!", he pulled her around, holding her above his head, and glared down at him, "Put me down."

"Perhaps when we're done."

"I got nothing to do with you!"

"No? That glare doesn't look in place on your adorable little face. Allow me to remedy the situation."

"No! Put me down! We're not friends anymore!"

There was only one fledgling who could bring out this playful softer side to the war hardened Power chief, the fledgling giggled when he finally relented and pulled her into his chest instead, pushing against him when his fingers dug into her sides.

"No Nis! No!"

"I'm sorry, but only my friends are allowed to call me 'Nis'."

She shrieked when he managed to curl around her belly. Her little fingers wrapped around his wrist and fingers, tugging to try and pull them free, and he gave her little belly a good squeeze and she tried to curl up.

"Nis no!"

"Again, with the 'Nis', does that mean that we are still friends?"

"Yes! Yes! We're still friends! Nis no!"

"You are a forgiving little fledgling, I am not asking you to be his friend, but can you at least forgive him?"

"He don' deserve it!"

"Do you want to force my hand?"

She giggled madly when he set her back on the bed, looming over her little frame, and she shook her head quickly her little braids whipping against the pillow.

"No Nis! Not that! I'll think about it! I think on it!"

Nisroc smiled down at the little fledgling he was so fond of.

"I'm glad to hear it, little warrior, but I'm still going to do it."

She giggled, curling in on herself, but Nisroc only chuckled down at her.

The others didn't see them again until after the sun fell, Haniel had gone to alert their commander that the baby Power was staying with them for the night, and they were all just sitting around talking when the little fledgling ran in from the hall. Giggling adorably, she jumped for the closest on to her and burrowed in behind Titus, much to the Power's amusement. Nisroc soon followed, smiling in amusement, stepping over Puriel and Raguel to sit next to Haniel on their large sofa.

"Has anyone seen our baby Power? I wasn't quite through yet."

"With what?"

"Supposedly we are no longer friends."

Titus hummed and fished the fledgling out from behind him.

"No longer friends, hmm? Perhaps we should mend this rift. What say all of you?"

"Don't hog the baby Power!"