Chapter 3: One Long Day
(Wolf's P.O.V.)
I had left the hollow this morning to go take a bath, and find some fruit. After much scouring of my local area, I had found something worthy of a meal to bring back Azure. When I had found a Blackberry bush, I had been tempted to grab some for my sleeping beauty, but I didn't want to spoil her too much. Just as I landed in the hollow I had slept in with Azure the previous night, I felt as if someone was watching me. I pushed the small round papaya into the hollow as I turned around, and searched my surroundings. I arched my wings out in preparation to fly, and spread my talons in case of a sudden attack. Where are you…? I just know someone is out there, but where…?
The feeling I was getting finally went away, and I heard a soft voice behind me ask, "What is wrong?" I turned around and relaxed when I saw the worried green eyes of Azure looking at me. I slowly dropped my wings, and relaxed my talons as I walked up to the papaya. The feathers on my chest and neck that had stood up during my search however stayed spiked up. "Nothing, just thought I heard something," I replied back.
"Here, I found this papaya when I had gone out." I said, just as I finally managed to get it between Azure and I. I smiled back when Azure shot me a smile, and I took a bite only after she had. Ok, so what should we do today? Not The Cliff… I already know how Azure is after we went there last night. The Lake…? We already know what it will be like there. Maybe we can just relax in a clearing today… I'll have to make sure Beck doesn't know though, I have a feeling she won't stop flirting with me, even if Azure is with me.
After I finished chewing on my current bite of papaya, I asked, "What do you want to do today?"
Azure was working on finished the bite of papaya she was currently chewing on. I noticed a little bit of papaya juice on the side of her beak, causing me to chuckle. She glanced at me with a questioning look as she swallowed. "What are you laughing about?" I slowly walked around the papaya until I was standing in front of her, and I looked into her eyes, those rich green emeralds I first mistook for eyes. I leaned forward, and gave her a kiss as I closed my eyes. When Azure wrapped her wings around me, I did the same.
Shortly after, I pulled away and said, "I was laughing because you have papaya juice on your beak." I smiled at her as she tried to look for it, but in the end, she did something that made me… unhappy… to say the least. She pushed her beak into my chest feathers, and moved it around until she was sure she had gotten the fruits juices' off. I sighed before I said, "Well, I guess we can go take a bath…"
Azure giggled, and I grabbed the papaya carcass as I walked to the hollow entrance. I looked behind me and saw Azure slowly walking towards me, looking around the hollow before she looked back at me with a smile. Oh boy… today is going to be a long… long… day…
(Ray's P.O.V.)
"Beck, please! You must go take a bath before we go do anything as a family. Look at your feathers, they're a mess!" I said with an annoyed tone to my daughter. When she shook her head, I looked at my mate, who sighed as she stood up.
"Come on dear, I will go with you… even though I shouldn't have to." Reilla said, and then looked at me, "darling, please see which hollow Azure and Wolf stayed in last night while we go take a bath."
As I nodded, they both flew out of the hollow, and I grabbed the fruit cores we had eaten from this morning. When I arrived at the entrance, I dropped them to the bottom of the tree, and looked around before flying off to a trio of trees not too far from my tree. I wonder what it would be like if our Reilla and I relocated to Rio. From how Wolf described it, he would most likely be able to protect everyone if he was able to keep Azure safe from all those dangers.
When I looked into the first hollow, I saw nothing but brown leaves and a few twigs. I shrugged, and I started to fly to the next one. We would finally be able to see the world again, before we had chicks. *sigh* Just if the travel wouldn't be so hard…
I looked into the second hollow, and saw a dozen new leaves, along with a few blue feathers, lying around the floor. I twisted my head back, and heard it pop. "I'm getting to old for this…" I muttered as I looked around the small clearing. They weren't here, so they must have went to go do something, guess I will go wait in the hollow for the girls to come back.
(Beck's P.O.V.)
We had landed near the stream behind a few bushes, and I couldn't help but think of where Wolf would be. I was always the out-going of Azure and I, yet she had met someone before I had and a handsome somebody at that. I sighed as I walked forward, and I grabbed the bush and pushed the leaves aside as I started to walk over to the stream, but froze when I heard, "…going to a clearing and relaxing after this? Sound good to you?"
My mother walked up next to me, and we both were stunned by what we saw. I didn't notice my mother's reaction since I was focused on the one my thoughts were bottled up about; Wolf. He and Azure were bathing with each other in the stream near a small amount of rocks. I grew sad when I saw Wolf preening my sister's neck feathers as she was relaxing on a flat rock in the sun. Wolf was still soaking wet as he continued to dry Azure.
"Hmm… s-sure thing Wolf…" Azure answered him in a sleepy tone. I heard my mother coo, "That is so sweet."
Azure's eyes shot open, and Wolf Shot his head our way, and I was the shocked face he wore. Azure quickly got up and hid under one of his muscular wings…
(Wolf's P.O.V.)
This… is… AWCKWARD…
While Azure was able to hide under my wing, I was left to be observed up and down my Beck while Reilla looked away slightly. I used my free wing to cover my entire body as my face grew warm, and I lowered my head and whispered to Azure, "Let me hide under your wings… your sister is staring at me, please."
Azure's face instantly poked out from my side, and she arched her head over my neck. I pulled my head up and looked over also; I felt Azure lover her head until it was under my beak. Beck was finally looking away, and Reilla was standing there still. "Um… yes?" I asked, with much uncertainty in my voice. Beck glanced back at me, but quickly looked away.
Reilla said, "We are just waiting for you two to finish before we both bathe ourselves."
"OK, sorry about that…" I looked at Azure and said, "Go ahead and dry yourself, we can worry about our feathers later." I unwrapped my wings from Azure, and walked onto the grass nearby, but it was near Beck and Reilla, and I focused myself on a wolf. WOOO! I DO SMELL LIKE WET DOG NOW!
Shaking my head first, I slowly moved the shaking down my body until it reached my tail. When I stopped, all the black and brown fur on my body was puffed out. Turning back forward, I saw Beck was drenched, and her eyes were closed. Reilla had gotten wet also, but she had been further away than Beck had been, so most the water was blocked by the bush. I shifted until I was a bird again, and I started to work on whatever parts of my body that hadn't been dried. I heard a giggle, and then a beak running down my back. I glanced behind me, and saw Azure shifted through my back with her beak. She shifted her eyes from mine, to somewhere in front of me. I followed her gaze, and saw Beck just opening her eyes, and she slowly turned to me. I couldn't help bit chuckle when she curled her wings, and flung them out, releasing lots of water.
Turning back around, I said, "Let's go wait in the hollow Azure…"
I turned back around, and spread my wings and took off. I heard Azure following me, and I aimed off towards where we had stayed the previous night. I was slowing down so that Azure was next to me, and when I was pleased that we were close, I said, "Go ahead and go to the hollow, I'm going to go get something."
She seemed to want to protest, but I suddenly dove down, and curved around a few bushes until I landed. I arched my neck, and bit off a vine that had plenty of fruit on it. I carefully put it in my talon as I took off, and flew towards the nest again. He he, guess I'm going to spoil Azure after all.
The nest I had stayed at the previous night was in the middle of a cluster of three trees, but it was the easiest for me to get to at the time, so I had landed in it. Said hollow was now in view, and I could see Azure looking out of the hole as I was coming towards it. I smiled and came closer, and I soon saw Azure smiling as well. She backed up and I had a small area I could land in know. I brought my talons up to my beak as I came near, and placed the twig into my beak, and landed on the lip of the hollow, and looked in.
"I know where I want to go today Wolf." I chuckled quietly, and I slowly walked in, and placed the vine with the blackberries on it on the floor. I looked over at Azure, and saw her smiling as she looked down at them. I plucked one with my beak, and murmured, "Come here."
I couldn't help but smirk as she smiled, and slowly walked towards me. She kept her eyes lock with mine as she drew closer, and I couldn't help but blush when she gave me that smile. What am I doing? She is supposed to be the one to do this…
When she stopped in front of me, I swallowed, hoping to ease the tightness in my throat, but she noticed when I had swallowed. Bending my head until I met Azures beak, I store into her eyes as I gently passed the berry to her beak. She took it slowly, and I couldn't help but blush when I heard her giggle. I backed up again and cleared my throat before asking, "So where did you want to go today?"
When azure had finished chewing and swallowed, she said, "The Cliff…"
Yup… today is going to be a long day…
…
Azure was pulling my wing, and we had entered the club again. There weren't as many birds as there usually was, but enough of them noticed us and a wolf whistle was thrown into the air. It had a feminine touch to it, so I have a pretty good idea who it is for. Azure pulled me to the side, instead of the dance floor. I had a pretty good idea where she was leading me too. I sighed before I opened my beak to say something, but was quickly stopped when Azure pressed hers to mine, and I heard her sighing. She pulled away and gasped before saying, "No talking…" she smiled as she turned away, and continued to pull me until I noticed a familiar looking bar, and the same bird from the previous night.
The Sun Canure looked over at us and smiled. I couldn't help but smile back as I shook my head. Instead of letting Azure drag me, I walked next to her. When we reached the counter, I jerked my head over and away from Azure, and let go of her wing. The bartender game me a curious look, but she didn't move until I motioned with my wings to follow. I walked a short distance away from a curious Azure, and then faced the bartender, and whispered, "I know what you did last night… now I want Azure to be the one with a strong drink." I couldn't help but smirk as the smile on the Canure's face fell, before rising even more.
As she shook her head, she said, "I can't do that, I know Azure to well to do that for any random guy."
I chuckled before saying, "Well it is a good thing I'm no random guy. Just ask her yourself, or her whole family for that matter." My smile grew as I walked back over to Azure, and seated myself next to her. Soon, the bartender came back over to us, and asked, "So Azure… are you ever going to introduce me to your… friend?"
Azure blushed as she looked away and said, "Well… he captured my heart."
"Oh ho, ho… and how did he do that?" she cast me a curious smile, and I just shrugged my shoulders with my own smile.
Azures blush deepened, but she store into my eyes and listed, "Well, first it was from a Harpy eagle… next was the same Harpy eagle. Then he saved me from some smugglers, and finally he saved me while he was dying, from being taken by the smugglers again." I looked back at the Sun Canure with a smug look, and she had a shocked look on her face, before she asked, "How…?"
"I'm more than meets the eye." I chuckled. A few patrons behind me laughed as well, and when I looked behind me, I saw at least a dozen birds now in the room besides us. I sighed before asking, "Sooo… you all heard that…?"
All the birds nodded their heads, and I shook my head as I faced forward again, and asked, "So, was that enough reasons for my request?"
She nodded her head, and went back to go make a drink, or whatever she does. I looked back at the crowd behind me, who were shifting around nervously, and I just kept staring at them. "Ok, I'm guessing most, if not all of you have questions."
A wave of nodding accompanied the silence, and I sighed, then pointed at a small finch and asked, "Ok, what is your question?"
The voice that answered was so high pitched; I couldn't tell if it was a guy or girl, "When you were dancing… why did your wing… snap?"
Today… is…going…to…be… … …long… "I flew into a tree…"
A chorus of chuckling, and a few giggles, came from the crowd. *sigh* I pointed at a sleek, small Scarlet macaw. She asked, "How did you get so good looking?" uh…uh…damn!
"By being American…" I answered, trying to cover the uncertainty the best I could. The scarlet gave me a wink before she sidled to the back of the crowd, trying to hide from Azure's angry glare. I pointed next at a Golden wing macaw, with dark blue feathers running down its back.
"Um… how did you manage to find a gem like her?" he seemed to wilt back as he asked this question. At first I felt anger, but I slowly let it simmer down before I answered, "She found me…"
Azure slowly pressed into my side, and I felt a tap on my shoulder. I looked over, and the bartender was standing there holding our drinks. She asked, "Can I have a question before I give you your drinks?"
Nodding my head slowly, she handed our drinks over before asking in a quiet voice so only we heard, "What did you do last night?"
I choked on my drink, and set it down as I slowly calmed myself, before hitting my chest hard. I gasped in some air, and looked at the Canure with a questioning glance. I quickly slew my breathing down, and asked, "Did you… want… something to happen?"
She smiled, and answered, "You didn't answer my question yet."
"No… nothing happened." Her face dropped slightly, before she said, "Well, only one thing was supposed to happen…" I finished drinking the last of my sweet drink. I looked over at Azure, who was blushing madly, and I looked back at the bartender before asking, "And what is that?"
She looked around, and the remaining birds were looking curious, pulled my head down with her wing, and whispered into my ear.
"What did you say, I didn't hear you?" I said.
"…"
WHAT! "WHAT!" I shouted and thought at the same time. I pulled my head away fast, and looked at Azure, who was not more purple than blue, and I murmured in a shocked voice, "Azure…?" and then I felt myself falling. My eyes slowly lost focus as a colorful blur, and a dark blue blur looked down at me…
Something cold landed all over my body and I quickly shot up, looking around. A rush of memories came back to me. Not all of them were what I would have expected on such short notice. Looking around, I saw a few birds sitting at tables. Azure and the Canure were standing nearby; the latter had a small cup, and the former was still blushing. Azure looked at the Canure and said, "Thanks Mary…"
Mary nodded, and gave her a cup, before walking over to me. She set a cup on my lap before she started to walk away. I picked up the cup, and slowly sniffed it. It didn't smell sour, so I just chugged it down before standing up, and staring at Azure. Azure wouldn't remove her eyes from mine, and I felt warmth rushing to my face as I asked, "Did you really know what I was drinking Azure?"
While she slowly nodded, I felt an even bigger wave engulf my face before I said, "Let's go… I gotta think…"
She drank the last of her drink, and she slowly made her way over to me. She seemed to shiver slightly, and she didn't seem to be so certain on what to do. I sighed before I gently wrapped my wing around her slim figure, and walked out of the bar, and across the room. She wants to be mates… yet I don't know if I'm ready for something like that. Apparently she is ready, but she was going to make the decision without me… I guess that is why she was preening me so… vigorously… last night.
We stepped into the warm air outside, and I couldn't help but pull Azure closer to me. I opened my wings, and prepared to take off when I heard a sniffle next to me. I lowered my wings and looked next to me; Azure's eyes were brimming with tears, and I felt as if my heart had just been punched. I put a wing on Azure's shoulder, but she just turned away, and said, "F-Follow me… I-I know where w-we can go…"
She quickly took flight, and I was forced to struggle as I caught up with her. I could see tears falling down to the ground every so often. Every time I managed to fly next to her, she would only fly faster, and I was starting to become worried. What is wrong with her… or more importantly, how can I fix it?
She started to fly lower, and I noticed a clearing coming up ahead. I followed her until she landed in the approximate center, and when I landed in front of her, she turned around and tried to walk away. I fluttered in front of her, and grabbed her with my wings, and held her in place as I looked into eyes. When I had finally managed to get her gaze locked on me, she stopped struggling, and I asked in a gentle voice, "What is it Azure… please tell me so that I can fix it. I love you… let me help you… please."
I felt her heart skip a beat at those three special words, and I saw the tears slowly stop flowing down her face. I pulled her closer, and enjoyed the smell her feathers gave off, and I laid my head on her shoulder. She hugged me back, and she said, "I wanted to have chicks Wolf… I always see other mothers with baby chicks, and their families look so happy, and the chicks look so cute. I'm sorry Wolf…"
Oh boy… how to get out of this, AND make her feel better… *sigh* just if Blu was here to use his brains on this… or even Rafeal… I pulled away, and tried my best to comfort her, and I said, "One day you will get those chicks you always wanted… but are we both ready for it? We are both so young still; we are nearly the same age as Blu and Jewel, and they don't have chicks yet… so you see. We still have plenty of time Azure… If you want, we can visit Rafeal when we get back home, I heard he has eighteen chicks, with one still in an egg. How do you like that idea?"
Azure nodded, and I pulled her into me again. I thought of an idea, and asked, "Do you want to go talk with dad?"
When she pulled away, she looked up at me and said, "Yes… but first I want to relax…"
Nodding my head, I laid down on the flowers, and laid my wing across the ground. Azure laid down on my wing, and she pressed her back against my chest, and i laid my other wing across her. I felt her snuggle closer to me, and I started to doze off; the cooling breeze, mixed with the warm sun, and my one true love in my wings, I was about to sleep very peacefully.
(Blu's P.O.V.)
Just if Wolf was here to help me out of my predicament… well, I can always go visit Rafeal. I can always give it a shot. I glanced back at Jewel, who was finishing the mango I had found for her this afternoon. I was hoping she had forgotten about wanting to mate… but no such luck. I decided now was better than never; I turned around and walked away from the hollow. "Jewel, I'm going to go talk with Rafeal. I will be back soon." I leaned forward, and gave her a kiss on the beak, which filled me with warmth.
I pulled away, and I was soon walking back to the hollow entrance when she said, "Ok Blu. Don't take too long."
I jumped out of the hollow, and flew off towards Rafael's home. Just as I entered the clearing in front of his hollow, I heard a small voice yell, "ATTACK!"
When I heard that, I almost yelled, but I flew faster to Rafael's home, and landed in the hollow, with eighteen little demons right behind me. What I saw when I entered the hollow made me react the same way as the toucan chicks. A chorus of eighteen, "eww's!" consumed the hollow, with me just backing up in shock. I turned to fly out, and so did the rest of the chicks, but the commanding voice of Eva saying, "Stop right there!" made us all halt, and slowly turn around. Rafeal and Eva slowly separated from their previous kiss, and Eva glared at everyone except Rafeal. I felt myself shake in my feathers when her gaze landed on me, and wouldn't leave.
I offered a weak chuckled and a nervous smile, but she continued to glare daggers at me as she asked, "What do you want Blu?"
She spoke with a voice that could kill, and I horridly answered, "I wanted to talk with Rafeal…"
Eva continued to glare at me, and she said, "And why is that?"
"Well… you see… um… Jewel wants chicks…"
Eva's face took on a look of surprise, and she looked at Rafeal, who was wearing a look that said 'i knew it'. She looked back at me, and then behind me. I followed her gaze, and all eighteen of her chicks had vanished. She slowly said, "Raffy, why don't you go ahead and talk to him while I find our children."
Rafeal nodded, and when she left, he asked, "So Blu, what do you need to know?"
"How can I get her to wait, or not want chicks so fast…?"
Rafeal looked shocked, and said, "You can't…"
(Ray's P.O.V.)
I was sitting in my hollow, relaxing when I noticed two blue forms flying to my tree. I looked over, and noticed them as my mate, and daughter. Reilla seemed to be smiling widely, while Beck had a scowl across her beak. i wonder what happened…
Reilla landed first, and then Beck followed soon after. "So how did it go?" I asked.
Reilla said, "We found Azure and Wolf bathing together… this one didn't like that too much. After Wolf got out, he turned into a wolf, and shook himself dry. You should have seen Beck, she got drenched by all the water Wolf had on him." My mate laughed before continuing, "Beck still hasn't seen him change yet. She doesn't believe me either."
"It is impossible to change into another animal or even a human, that's why!" Beck said while maintaining the scowl on her face. Wolf soon entered the hollow with Azure next to him. Beck and Reilla didn't notice, but Beck said, "Anyways, Wolf can't do what is impossible."
Wolf looked at Azure, and turned back to Beck with a mischievous smile. He slowly crept up behind her, and I couldn't help but smile. "What are you smiling about dad?"
Wolf was now directly behind Beck, and Reilla had now noticed his presence, "BOO!"
Beck jumped forward and screamed, and Wolf fell on his back laughing. I tried to keep it in, but I laughed along with him while Reilla tried to look serious, but the amused look in her eyes deceived her. She walked over to Wolf and picked him up, but quickly backed up. She looked accusingly at Azure, and asked, "You took him to the bar again didn't you?"
Between the laughter, and gasping for air, Wolf said, "No, I took her… HAHAHA! You gonna be okay Beck?"
I looked over at my daughter, and saw her holding a wing to her chest as she glared at Wolf. I looked at Wolf, and I walked towards him. I grabbed his shoulder and pulled him outside as he was still laughing. Azure tried to follow, but I stopped her, and I continued to walk outside with Wolf in tow. When we stopped on a branch, he turned to look at me as he wiped a tear away and asked, "What did you want to talk to me about dad?"
"About where you live…"
(Wolf's P.O.V.)
My laughter suddenly died all together, and I asked, "What do you want to know?"
Dad sighed before he said, "I'm considering asking Reilla if she wants to move out there. There isn't really much to do out here, which I'm sure you can tell. I also have wanted to fly away from here for quite some time now, but with me becoming old, and when Azure still lived here, made long flights hard on me."
His declaration shocked me, and all I could say was, "You would love it out there, and I could help you fly all the way out there…"
The expression on dads face was happiness, and he said, "Well, let's go ask everyone else what they think."
Nodding my head in agreement, I said, "I'm just going to stay out here, I'm pretty sure they will all agree."
When he disappeared into the hollow, I started to think. What bird should I use? A stork is huge, but not strong. A hawk would be amazing, if not for it being too small. Hmm… terradactil? Definitely not… how about an eagle? They are big, fast, strong, and they can fly long distances. I guess that is the bird I will use. I can carry everyone that way then, and I can fly through the night so we can reach there faster.
When dad came back out of the hollow, he was smiling, and he said, "Whenever you are ready to leave, we can all leave."
I smiled back at him, and replied, "Well, let's get going then… oh, and I'll be the one flying." I finished with a smirk. I started to shift myself into what I was going to fly as, and when Ray went into the hollow, I observed myself. I looked down to see a pure white body, and I had golden stripes running down my back. A loud scream caused me to shoot my head forward again, and I saw Beck standing there, looking at me with fearful eyes. She seemed so small compared to me now.
"Give it a break Beck; I'm not going to eat you…" I said, while smirking. I looked past her at dad and said, "Ok, this is what is going to happen. You three will ride on my back, and I will carry Azure in my talons. I will be able to fly faster like that, so we will reach mine and Azure's home in just two days." I lowered myself on the branch, and said, "Ok, climb on now. Azure, I will need to fly underneath me for me to be able to carry you."
I felt three birds pile on my back, and while I was still lying down, Azure walked by, but swished her tail feathers across my beak, and gave me a wink. I smiled, and lightly held her tail feathers in my beak. When she tried to walk away, she couldn't move. She looked back at me, and I chuckled. It's crazy; these feathers are like three feet long…
I released her tail feathers as I rose up slightly, and spread my wings, which were massive. I waited until Azure took off, and I gently flew off, and felt three pairs of talons grip my back. With a few blasts of air from my huge wings, I was flying next to Azure. i looked over at Azure, "Ok Azure, when I'm gliding, I need you to fly against my stomach, and I will slowly wrap my talons around you. I will need to concentrate since they are sharp, so don't joke around. Ready?"
When she nodded, I flapped one more time before gliding in the air, and when I felt Azure's back pressing into my lower stomach, I looked down, and quickly, yet delicately, wrapped them around her, and held her close. When I raised my head, I said, "Brace yourselves, I'm about to go faster."
I flapped my wings, feeling the air currents churn below my powerful flaps. I started to pick up speed, and I heard someone say behind my head, "This is amazing…" I chuckled to myself, and when I felt I couldn't go any faster, I stopped flapping, and just glided… until I felt a nudge on my neck. I arched my neck to one side, and looked at my back. Dad looked at me and asked, "What about The Cliff?"
DANG! No-one told Victor!
"Well, go ahead and fly off, I will go tell him. Azure will lead the way until I get back." I looked down at Azure, and said, "I'm going to go talk to Victor, keep everyone flying towards home… are you ready?"
When she nodded her head, I released her, and she fell a short distance, and when she opened her wings, I saw her angle next to me. I felt everyone flying off my back, and when the last talon was off, I made a wide ark, and flew high into the sky. I looked down, and saw I was soon far above the four blue specks, and I angled down, and dove at a sound breaking speed. The extra weight made me go faster, and I was soon racing towards the clearing of Ray's old home. I started to brake in mid-air, and I was soon flying above trees, and nearing The Cliff.
I flared my wings, and I suddenly heard a loud popping noise, and I looked over, and I could see air pockets being formed by my wings. I grinned, but it quickly vanished when a tree swooped by my view. I landed on the ground and walked over to the hollow, and poked my head into the entrance, and laid down on my belly, and pushed my head in farther. I managed to look into the crowded room, and the birds that did see my head gasped, and backed away quickly, alerting anyone they bumped into, which soon was the whole club. I heard a yelling from the stage, and the music stopped playing, and I heard Victor saying, "Ok, what are you all looking at?"
When Victor saw my head, he yelled in surprise, and I said, "Looking good Vic… hey, can I talk to you outside?"
"H-How do y-you know my name? And no, I will not go outside."
*sigh* "Fine… anyways, it's me Wolf. How do you think I was able to beat a Harpy eagle? I can turn into different animals… oh, and just to let you know, everyone is flying down to Rio de Janeiro to live in the clearing I live in." I don't know if anyone else heard it, but I could have sworn I heard someone talking through the walls outside.
Victor looked at me with a bewildered face, and I asked, "Can you ask Mary to make me another dr-" I scrunched up my face, "OW!" I involuntarily changed myself into a Hyacinth macaw, and scooted towards Vic and rubbed my back. I looked towards the entrance, and I saw two small birds enter, and one of them was holding a golden feather.
"YOU LITTLE JERK! THAT HURT!" I yelled at the bird. I don't care if I scared them; they just plucked a feather from my back. I looked back at Victor with an angry face and asked, "So, do you want to stay here, or come with us to Rio? They have a club down there."
Victor shook his head, and said, "Nah… and just so you know, I didn't believe you at first when you said you were Wolf… well… I guess you better go," he lowered his voice, "Some of these girls are ravenous. And since Azure isn't around, they will flirt with you crazy, even if you were just a big bird…"
I nodded, and walked towards the entrance, and stopped when I was near the two small birds. I looked at the one holding my feather and said, "That was extremely rude by the way… try pulling one of your feathers next time…" and I stormed out of the club. When I was outside, I took in a deep breath and turned back into an Eagle, and with one powerful flap, I was racing towards the sky, and going higher every second. When I was high enough into the sky, I leveled out, and oriented myself south, before pulling a pull ninety degree dive, and slowly angled up. By the time I was above the tree line, I was going faster than I have ever done before. If I tried to tilt, I ended up making a huge turn. I wonder how far they have gotten so far.
When I saw Rays old home passing by, I started to lose speed, and I was also starting to notice four blue specks far off into the distance. I sighed as I enjoyed the cool breeze blowing through my feathers, and the warm sun beating down on my back. I started to grow nearer and nearer to the blue forms, and I was also losing speed also, not that it mattered though.
I was now less than a hundred feet from Azure, and I saw how one of them seemed to be lagging behind the others. I flapped my wings a few times, before angling off to the side, and coming next to the bird, and noticed it was Beck, "Why are you back here?"
Beck didn't scream for once, which left us in silence so I could talk to her, despite her obnoxious flirting. She slowly turned her head until she was looking at me and sighed, she soon answered quietly, "Well, Azure has you. My mom has dad. Victor has his mate. I have no-one, so you can now see why I'm always flirting with you. It's not fair, everyone else has someone, and I'm left alone."
I saw the tears welling up in her eyes, but before she could start crying, I banked over to her and said, "I might be able to help with that later… but for now, just get on my back and relax." I waited until she flew onto my back, and was firmly in place before I soared underneath dad, who seemed to be struggling the most, I slowly flew up until I felt his talons on my back, and I know I had surprised him since his wings had hit mine. When Reilla saw me flying next to her, she saw the others were on my back, so she slowly flew above me before lowering herself also.
Flapping silently, I flew until I was blocking the sun from Azure, and when she looked up, she smiled up at me. I asked, "Are you ready?" I watched as Azure nodded, and flew upwards until she was against my lower stomach, and I carefully wrapped my talons around her. When I had her snuggly pressed up against me, and the others firmly holding onto my back, I picked up speed, and flew back towards my home, with most of my family…
A.N.: So, what did you all think about it? I was planning on making all chapters 5k… but I guess ill just make them all 5k or more. This one is topping 6.5k words… for chapter 3. Hope you all liked it. Since it is a weekend day, I had managed to write this one fairly quick.