Hey guys!
I actually forgot to mention… Me and Slyassassin25 are friends again! Don't believe me? Look at the review section on this!
And I know some of you are thinking… "Will Alex ever finish this story!"
I will! It's not going to be 100 chapters!
Actually… This is the second to last chapter for this story!
So lets get to it already!
Chapter 22: A Complete Family
A couple of months later…
Alex was flying as fast as he could back to his hollow where Lily was waiting impatiently for him, she had the carvings for brazil nuts and Alex took off for them , Alex hurrying up. Lily's pregnancy was in full effect, with huge carvings, constant mood swings, and horrible cramps, and it really worked Alex to the bone. However, he didn't complain, he understood Lily completely because he was there with Blu when Jewel was pregnant with Bia, Carla, and Tiago and he loved taking care of his mate, nothing made him happier. When Lily cried after she yelled at Alex from her mood swings, Alex just pulled her into a hug, every time, and said that it was okay.
Alex finally made it back to his hollow, Lily standing in front of him with wings crossed, wanting to know what took Alex so long.
"What took you so long, I'm starving!" Lily shouted, her mood swing in anger now.
"I'm sorry honey, I have no excuse, but I'm here now." And Alex cut up the nuts for Lily and she ate them very fast.
When Lily finished, she realized what she said and she started tearing up. Alex heard the soft crying and came from behind Lily to wrap his wings around her and made soothing sounds.
"Hey it's okay, I knew this would happen when I made you my mate." Alex comforted Lily.
"I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have yelled at you like that." Lily cried.
"Don't worry about it, it's fine, I still love you." Alex replied as he gave a kiss on Lily's cheek.
Lily was just about to say something when her belly really started cramping up, this was by far the worst cramp she could feel, and it was not the normal kind of cramp, she could feel something moving in her belly, something that has been in there since her pregnancy started. The eggs.
Lily put a wing on her belly and and she fell down, in complete pain as more tears came out, tears of pain. Alex immediately came down to her, scared for his mate as he didn't know what was happening.
"Lily, what's wrong!?" Alex shouted as he looked her right in the face.
"Alex, I think it's time for them to come out." Lily managed to say, referring to the eggs.
"What!" Alex shouted out. "Stay here, I'lll be right back!" And Alex was about to go when Lily caught his wing with her wing.
"Don't go, stay here." Lily said through her clenched beak.
"Honey, I should get Jewel or Sorrel here, they know how to handle this." Alex turned to say to his mate.
"No, I don't want you to miss out on this moment, I can do this alone, I just need you to stay with me." Lily pleaded, Alex giving in.
"Okay, lay down." Alex told her and Lily did so.
Alex came to her side and let Lily hold his wing tightly with her's, she held it so tightly that Alex soon could not feel his wing anymore, like Lily squeezed all the blood in the spot she was holding out. However Alex didn't care, he just ignored the tightness and continued on encouraging Lily.
"Okay honey, just like we practiced, take nice, slow, deep breaths, and push." Alex softly told Lily.
"Okay." Lily replied and breathed in and out before using all her strength to get the eggs out, resulting in terrible pain.
Lily screamed out so loud that Alex felt like he would go deaf, but he put that thought aside and focused on Lily, who was still breathing and pushing.
"There we go honey, you're doing great." Alex kept on repeating. "Just look at me and keep doing it."
With great effort and patience, a popping sound was finally heard and both Alex and Lily looked down to see a white egg, both of them had smiles, but Lily's did not last long as she still had one more to go. She put her head back down to the ground and panted as the pain was still present.
"Great job honey! You're halfway done!" Alex said happily, Lily only looking at him with a defeated face.
"Alex, I can't do it." Lily gave out a tear.
"Yes you can! Come on, you're almost there!" Alex encouraged Lily more, holding her wing tightly.
Lily repeated the process again, but in even more pain. Her beak was shut so tightly together that it probably would have fallen off, her body was covered in sweat, and tears came out in puddles from her eyes as she breathed and pushed to get the last egg out. She did find comfort and happiness looking at Alex, who was smiling down at her and kept on encouraging her to keep going.
Finally with much pushing and encouragement, the last egg came out with a pop and Lily breathed a sigh of relief as she relaxed while Alex carefully scooped up the two eggs in his wings and came back to Lily.
"You did it honey, look." Alex showed the two perfect eggs of their chicks to Lily, who gave a weak smile, exhausted from being in labor.
"They are so beautiful." Lily said as she felt her eyes wanting to shut.
Alex put down the eggs in a nest he and Lily made for the eggs and came back to his mate, very proud of her.
"We are going to be parents very soon my love." Alex smiled and gave a kiss on Lily's beak.
"I can't wait, but I would really like to sleep now." Lily replied, sounding dead tired.
"Sure thing." And Alex picked up his mate gently and carried her to their nest while Lily felt Alex's warmth and closed her eyes, snoring quietly and peacefully.
Alex put down Lily in the nest and gave her a kiss on the cheek, then looking down at her sleeping body and sighed in happiness. He then walked back to the nest with the eggs, smiling at them and lowering his head next to them.
"I can't wait to see you little ones hatch." Alex said, after which he decided to join Lily and sleep as well, happy as can be and couldn't wait to tell his family and friends.
A couple more months later…
Alex flew back into his hollow, carrying several fruits in his talons, seeing Lily doing her motherly duty, which was standing over the eggs to keep them warm. Lily, honestly, was bored, this being the one part, even more so then laying the eggs, that she hated most, standing still for many hours, careful not to break the fragile shells of the eggs. However she understood it was her role as a mother to do so.
"Hanging in there honey?" Alex teased his mate, while chuckling.
"Very funny Alex." Lily rolled her eyes as Alex gave her a kiss on the cheek as a reward for being such a good mother.
"You know I'm kidding right, you are such a good mother." Alex became serious.
"Thank you, I can't wait for them to hatch." Lily replied as she looked down at the two eggs standing under her legs.
And then it happened… One of the eggs started moving slightly and both Alex and Lily had faces full of awe at the sight.
"I got to get everyone to come here!" Alex shouted out and turned around, only to stop…
As if by fate, Blu, Jewel, Bia, Carla, Tiago, Lisa, Liz, Roberto, Tomada, Sorrel, Tomada Junior, and Bobbie were standing just outside. They were going to all check on the two and they just stood in surprise and a bit shocked, when they heard Alex shouted out for them.
"Is it happening big bro?" Blu asked.
"Yes Blu!" Alex shouted back in happiness, shaking as he felt hyper.
"Okay, calm down little bro." Liz said and Alex got back to reality. "Well get back in there! Before the egg hatches!"
"Oh right!" And Alex hurried back in the hollow.
Lily had stepped out of the nest with the eggs and was close to tears while softly talking to the eggs.
"Come on, you can do it my child." Lily whispered as Alex came besides her and put a wing over her, the two watching the egg moving more and more.
Everyone else looked in from the hollow entrance, not saying anything and even holding their breath as they waited for the chick inside to bust its way out of the white prison it was trapped in. After some minutes, a crack was finally spotted and it was opened bigger and bigger until a small black beak was seen, cutting open the egg shell. Soon enough, the chick finally managed to pop out the top shell, but was stuck in the egg still.
Alex came froward and helped the chick come out and set it down gently in the nest, the chick making chirping sounds while Alex smiled. The chick mostly had its father's red feathers, with the yellow and blue on the wing tips, however it had its mother's blue tail feathers and facial features. The chick looked like a girl.
"What should we name her?" Lily asked.
"I was thinking, Cadence, would be a nice name for a girl." Alex suggested.
"Cadence?" Lily thought about it. "Sounds very nice, I like it."
And then the second egg started moving like the first one, the same thing happening as the chick broke open the egg shell, with Lily taking the chick out this time and settling it down next to its sister. The chick had mostly its mother's blue feathers, but its tail feathers were red like its father's as well as the similar facial features, it looked like a boy.
"What do you want to name him Lily?" Alex asked, thinking it was fair that Lily should name the other chick.
"How about Eddie?" Lily thought.
"Like after Eduardo?" Alex questioned.
"Sure, why not?" Lily shrugged her shoulders.
"Okay, that's fine." Alex smiled.
The two chicks held up their tiny wings, signaling that they were cold and wanted warmth. Alex picked up Cadence while Lily picked up Eddie.
"Guys, say hi to Cadence and Eddie." Alex said as he and Lily walked to the hollow entrance and presented their two chicks.
"They look beautiful big brother." Blu said.
"Yeah, congrats to you two for becoming parents." Jewel added as she stroked Eddie's head.
"How I wish I had my little flock right now." Roberto sighed and looked at Liz.
"Soon Rob, soon." Liz giggled at her boyfriend, while Roberto sighed sadly, Liz comforting him.
"Really reminds me of when we had Junior and Bobbie." Tomada said happily while wrapping his huge wing around Sorrel.
"Yeah, you were such a scary cat when I laid the eggs down." Sorrel chuckled while Tomada's cheek went red at the memory.
The birds all spent the rest of the day together, in Alex and Lily's hollow, Cadence and Eddie getting to meet all their uncles and aunts, as well as their older cousins and getting used to all the new faces. And when night fell, all the guests went back home, congratulating Alex and Lily one last time before leaving on their now complete family. And as soon as everyone left, the family went inside to sleep for the night.
Alex and Lily picked up Cadence and Eddie, who were comfortable in their parents' wings and were sleeping soundly to the smiles of the lovebirds. The two adults settled their chicks down in the nest before joining them and laying down next to the sleeping little bodies and wrapping their wings around them to keep them warm.
"Goodnight my chicks, mommy and daddy love you." Alex softly said before placing a kiss on top of each of their heads. "And goodnight to you too, my love." Alex turned to Lily and nuzzled her beak with her's.
"Goodnight Alex." Lily replied. "And my chicks." Lily smiling down at them.
And with that the family all closed their eyes and enjoyed the peaceful night.
And so Alex and Lily finally have their own chicks to love and take care of, both of them could not be much more happier, for they had each other and their chicks, and they would all love each other as a family forever.
Well, Cadence and Eddie have finally been born and me and Lily could not be happier!
(Starts tearing up at the thought of the two chicks)