a/n: Thank you Mazula and Shatter Dave for the reviews! Wow, two in a night! I didn't realize this was that good! Well, now we have a new chapter, complete with Kewa Falcon fluff moments! Enjoy!

Disclaimer: Don't own Bionicle, just Zephyr and Aurora.

Chapter Two: Two Feathery Problems

Ackar had always been a light sleeper, thanks to his battle instincts. And he usually woke up of his own accord. But this time, a pair of small talons landing on and gripping his cheek were what started his day. At first he just kept his eyes closed and reached up with one hand, pushing the small bird off. Then it hopped back on.

Now Ackar was a slight bit annoyed. Couldn't it let him sleep until he saw fit? With a little more force this time, he reached up and pushed it off again.

And once more it hopped back on.

Now Ackar was pissed. No more sleep for him, all because of this one bird. Reaching around behind what he assumed to be its back, he grabbed and lifted the little eyas.

So, in response, it bit him.

That was it.

He sat up in a flash and lifted it right to his eye level - a Kewa Falcon eyas. A tiercel, by the looks of it, and albino. A second one hopped onto his knee - a dark blue female. Well, now he had a reason for heading back to New Atero.

••••••••

Matoro cast a sour look at the last book Turaga Dume had left him to help him adjust to being the Great Spirit: Life Bonds. Well, as long as it was the lastone…

He opened it and began to read.

Table of Contents

1) Lifebonds and their purpose

2) Warning

3) Early stages of a bond

4) Tools given to a Great Spirit to let a Lifebond be safely secured

5) The day the Bond is made

6) Forming the Bond

7) Further stages of the Bond

8) Possibility of Offspring

As he saw the last chapter's title, it finally dawned on him just how far these bonds went, and he slightly paled. However, he had to read on.

Lifebonds and their purpose

A Lifebond is a bond a Great Spirit makes with the one he truly loves. And, as the name suggests, it never ends. The purpose of the Bond is to provide the Great Spirit with emotional support, as well as with someone who relies on him more than most.

Well, Matoro thought, that's a bit blunt. He read on.

Warning

So far, no Great Spirit has been turned away by the one he chooses. If such happens, it is unknown what its effect on that Great Spirit will be.

At this point, Matoro was interrupted by a knock on his door. With a quick stretch, he sat up and answered.

"What is it, Berix?"

"I was asked to give you this note. It's from Ackar."

His curiosity piqued, Matoro quickly opened and read the letter.

Matoro,

I woke up this morning and found two orphan Kewa Falcons. Toa Hahli already adopted the little female, but the tiercel still needs a home. You know plenty about Rahi, so I thought it might do best with you. It's at my house if you decide to adopt.

Ackar.

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The frightened tiercel stayed as still as a statue as he perched atop the doorframe. Surely the scary Glatorian couldn't find him here! This hiding place was perfect!

Then the door opened and a Toa entered. Or wait… was this really a Toa? It had full-grown feathers and wings, and seemed kind enough… maybe it could be his new playmate! Now for the perfect surprise pounce…

"What the-?"

Turns out that the Toa's mask was more slippery than he'd thought. Therefore, he ended up dangling upside-down in front of the Toa's face, with his talons just managing to grip the "eyebrows" of its mask. The Toa personally seemed quite startled - his bright green eyes took a minute to refocus on the little eyas, and even then he seemed at a loss for words. Then he slowly lifted his hands and detached the tiercel from his pure white mask, settling it to sit in his cupped palms.

The tiercel cocked his downy head to one side and twittered in curiosity at the Toa. He looked silly!

"I guess I'll have to give you a name now…. huh…"

A name? What was that?

"I know - Zephyr! Your name's Zephyr!"

Wait… so… Zephyr was basically who he was now? Huh. Odd way to put it. But in that case, what was the Toa's name?

The tiercel's stomach growled. Forget about the Toa's name - where was the food?

••••••••

Matoro sighed in relief as Zephyr finally quieted, having devoured a decent helping of Vorox jerky. It seemed he might have less leisure time than he originally thought. Well, at least now he could finish that book, since Zephyr had calmed down and actually seemed ready for a nap. Matoro already knew that his teammates would find this situation (stuck in an armchair with a textbook clutched clumsily in on hand as he tried to read it and the other hand being used as a bed by a napping Kewa eyas) quite funny… except for Hahli and Nuparu.

Nuparu… well, he and Matoro had been great friends as Tohunga and Toa, and the earth Toa had a good heart and mind, too… he was just very difficult to talk to when he was working on an invention.

Hahli… now she was something else entirely. She had sympathized with him all throughout their time on both Voya and Mahri Nui. She alone had been able to see his spirit form. At one point, he'd had a private emotional breakdown in Mahri Nui and she'd found him, but instead of laughing or telling the others, Hahli had sat next to him and done her best to comfort him. She had always been his reason for not giving in. He considered her a great, great friend, but part of him considered her to be more special, more… important.

Was this love?

Matoro snorted in self-disbelief. Probably just his new Great Spirit instincts urging him to choose a lifemate! He sighed and looked at the chapter he'd bookmarked for future reference. He might as well find out what had been left to help him.

A/N: Phew. Finally got this done. Well, Read and Review Please…