Weeks later at the end of Autumn, Fawn and the hawk, now named Hal, have become fairly close. Hal would often wake Fawn when it's time for work. Every other day. Fawn would sneak Hal out of Pixie Hollow every now and then for the hawk to get some air and space. Being an animal fairy, Fawn was also able to teach Hal how to speak. The young hawk even began to refer to Fawn as mommy, which the animal fairy had no problem with, and even found it too be adorable.
However, it wasn't all smooth sailing with the young hawk. The animal fairy was forced to keep Hal under wraps, meaning she had to disclose herself from her friends most of the time to take care of the hawk. Tink called her friends to her house to talk about Fawn's odd behavior.
"Hey guys." said Tink as she welcomed her friends in.
"What's the problem sugar?" said Rosetta as she grabbed a seat.
"Well, have you notice Fawn acting weird lately?"
"Weird how?" Vidia asked.
"Well, you know. She's been separating herself from off, leaving Pixie Hollow for hours alone..."
Silvermist gasped at Tinker Bell's words. "Maybe she's becoming emo!" said Silvermist.
"Fawn? Emo? Impossible." said Iridessa.
"You never know." Rosetta said jokingly.
"I'm serious guys!" said Tink with an annoyed face.
"Well, how about we go see her and see what's up?" Vidia suggested.
"Sounds good to me." said Iridessa and she and the others began to make way for Fawn's house.
Meanwhile, at Fawn's house, the animal fairy was busy making Hal some dinner when a knock came to the door. Fawn gasped in shock and quickly flew to Hal.
"Be very quiet for a sec Hal, kay?" Fawn whispered.
"Okay mommy." Hal whispered back.
Fawn went to the door, composed herself, and began to speak.
"Wh-who is it?" Fawn asked with a little shake in her voice.
"It's us!" Tink shouted.
Fawn was a bit relieved to hear the voice of her friend. She hasn't had any real time with them since she adopted Hal.
"Hey guys." said Fawn as she opened the door.
"Hey Fawn!" Tink and the others cheered.
"We haven't seen you in so long, so we wanted to see what's up." said Vidia.
"Oh every thing's good." said Fawn as she glimpsed over her shoulder to make sure Hal was still hidden.
"Well...can we come in?" asked Rosetta.
"Uhhhh, just a sec!" said Fawn as she closed her door and ran to Hal.
"Hal, stay in the room for a while until I tell you to come out alright?"
"Okay." Hal answered as he walked into the bedroom. Fawn closed the bedroom door and returned to the front door to welcome in her friends.
"Come on in!" said Fawn with a welcoming gesture.
"So, what you been up to?" Silvermist asked.
"Oh, you now me, busy, busy, busy!" said Fawn with a forced giggle.
Tink and the others looked confused for a moment, suspecting somethings going on.
"You know Fawn, I wanted to ask you, where have you been going lately?" Rosetta asked.
Fawn looked at Rosetta with a confused face for a moment.
"What do you mean?"
"You know, leaving Pixie Hollow every other day. I mean, excuse me for asking but.."
"Ooooh, oh, no I was just exploring a little. You know I'm always up for adventure." answered Fawn with a nervous smile.
"Oh." Rosetta responded softly.
"So Fawn." Iridessa began. "We were all thinking about going to Fairy Theater tonight, wanna join?"
As much as Fawn wanted to spend some time with her friends, she knew Hal wasn't old enough to stay home alone, especially since his kind was forbidden from Pixie Hollow.
"Well, guys I..." Fawn replied, cutting herself off in mid-sentence. She knew that she could trust her friends, and thought she shouldn't keep secrets like this from them. She took a deep breath and decided to tell them the truth.
"Guys." Fawn began. "There's something I should tell you."
The friends looked confused and a tad worried. They had a pretty good feeling Fawn was keeping some kind of secret, but they were a little afraid to learn what it was exactly. Fawn slowly rose from her chair and walked over to her bedroom door. Tink and the others followed behind.
"Guys, don't freak out." Fawn said sternly.
The animal fairy slowly opened the door, and revealed Hal.
"A HAWK!" Silvermist shouted in fear. Fawn quickly flew to her and hushed the water fairy's mouth.
"Quiet Sil! No one can know he's here."
Tink, Rosetta, Iridessa, and Vidia looked at each other in confusion and shock.
"This is Hal...he's my hawk."
Tink and the others were still in shock at the fact that a fearsome predator of fairies was merely inches away.
"Please guys" Fawn began. "I know hawks are suppose to be dangerous beasts and whatnot, but I had to take of him, his mother was killed and he was all alone."
Fawn's friend's expressions of shock, began to turn into sorrow upon hearing the hawk's tragic loss.
"So can you guys help me keep this secret?"
Tink, Sil, Ro, Dessa, and Vidia looked at each other and agreed that they'll help Fawn with Hal.
"We're there for you Fawn." Tink said warmly.
"Your secret's safe with us." Iridessa continued.
"Thanks guys!" Fawn cheered as she gave her friends and group hug.
Outside of Fawn's house, Rumble was on his way to attempt to woo Fawn once more. Just before he knocked the door, he noticed the door slightly creaked open, and the fairies inside speaking. Being the ass he was, Rumble thought it would be fun to eavesdrop.
"Leave it to Fawn to have a heart big enough for a hawk." said Tink with a laugh.
Rumble was shocked by what he had heard and flew to Fawn's window to peek in. Tinker Bell was right, Fawn did have a hawk hiding in her house. In shock, Rumble flew back home to tell Glimmer the news. Unbeknown to Fawn, this slight moment with her friends, may have just sparked a horrific problem.