Chapter 2: Beach Day

(Azure's P.O.V.)

Wolf had quietly gotten out of the nest, but he had carefully placed Beleza down in the nest before he went outside. He said he would be right back. Where is he! I should go find him and make sure he is alright… I looked down at the sleeping children, and sighed softly, this isn't going to be easy…

Softly, I grabbed Gabriel and Luke in my wings, and shifted them over slightly closer to Beleza. Suddenly, I heard flapping from outside, and just as I set the boys down, Wolf landed in the hollow with a large Mango in his talons. When he released it, he stepped back, and gasped in some air, and woke the chicks. Gabriel's eyes shot open, and he poked his beak out from the nest and over at Wolf and the Mango, while Luke just got up and flew at Wolf quickly. He wrapped his father in a tight hug, from the look of Wolf's face, and when he released him, he looked towards the Mango hungrily. I saw a glint in his eyes, and just as he launched his beak at the Mango, Wolf opened his beak and attempted to warn him with, "Don't, it's really…" SPLAT, "soft…"

I giggled quietly as I saw Luke using his wings and talons to try and pull his head out from the Mango's side. Beleza and Gabriel laughed, and Wolf just looked at Luke's body with disdain, before looking at me and asking, "Are you sure this was our egg?"

Immediately I stopped giggling, and I noticed Gabriel and Beleza look up at me. "Beleza, Gabriel… help your brother while I go talk to your father… outside."

Gabriel looked towards Wolf and said, "Papa's in trouble? I thought that only happened at night?" When I heard him say that, I immediately felt my face grow warm as my feathers rose up. Wolf looked away with an equally embarrassed face, but with a small smirk across his beak. "And you made mama mad…" Beleza stated.

"J-Just h-help your b-brother… n-n-now!" I managed to stutter out, my once crystal voice cracking. I flew over them and towards the entrance, and soon heard Wolf following behind me. When I landed on a branch, I turned around, and was met with an agitated, but smirking Wolf. "Why would you say something like that about Luke Wolf? He is out son, you shouldn't ever say anything like that!" I explained with a critical attitude.

Wolf backed away, and dropped his smirk as he said, "I'm barely an adult Azure… in human years, and I'm still just a kid myself. You must understand, we humans don't… mature… as fast as a chick would… and besides, I shouldn't be in trouble right now." As he faced me again, a smirk once again crossed his beak, and he said, "Remember what Gabriel said, 'I'm only in trouble at night'."

My feathers instantly shot up, and my face grew extremely hot as I remembered a few instances that Wolf had been in… trouble… at night, but when I heard him chuckle, I was snapped out of my thoughts. I looked forward, and just as I did, pleasure filled my body as Wolf kissed my beak. "Besides, we need to go to the beach today." Wolf said, and I didn't even notice him remove his beak from the kiss.

"Ok, but I want one more thing before we leave." I said. Wolf looked at me quizzically before asking, "And what is that?"

I looked away, and felt my feathers ruffle up, before I looked back at him, and took a stepped closer to him until our chests were touching, and looked up into is rich brown eyes, and whispered quietly and innocently, "A kiss… like the one we first shared…" his feathers rose slightly as he recalled the memory. His eyes suddenly took on a glazed look as he stared at me with that smile from our first kiss. I felt him wrap his wings around me as he leaned down towards me, and planted an extremely passionate kiss on my beak. I closed my eyes in bliss, but it was shattered when I heard Beleza start to cry.

Wolf snapped his head back, and said with a worried tone, "Beleza!" He looked at me and said, "We should probably get going and see what happened!"

(Wolf's P.O.V.)

I can't believe he caused all that trouble, just to get back at Gabriel… and look at this mess! No way is Azure going to clean this… I won't allow it. I was standing in front of my children with my wings across my chest, and I didn't mean too, but I had a scowl across my beak. Beleza was the only one not in trouble since she didn't do anything wrong, so she was sitting next to Azure. "So, Gabriel, you called your brother a pig?" I watched calmly as he nodded his head before looking at Luke, "So you thought it was right to throw the mango instead of tell me or your mother about it?" He also nodded his head. I sighed as I lowered my head into one of my wings, and mumbled a few words no one else knew the meaning of besides me.

When I looked back up, I asked, "Darling… how can you clean up Mango juice?"

I looked over at her, and watched as she observed all the juice on the floor and walls, and when she looked at me, she said, "I can clean this with moss in about an hour…"

"No! You don't need to do it darling… that will be for our," I gestured my wing towards a shocked Luke and still dripping Gabriel, "troublemakers to do. We can go to the beach after they finish cleaning."

"Papa… can you tell me a story since we have to wait?" Beleza asked me. I looked down, and I quickly swiped her up in one of my wings, and asked, "Sure, what do you want to hear?"

Sitting down where it wasn't wet with mango juice, I gestured for Azure to come closer as well. When she sat down, I pulled her closer with my wing, and she giggled as she settled her head down onto my shoulder. I looked at Beleza, and she said, "The one you and mama were talking about last night." I felt myself stiffen, "The one where mama said you died before." Now I felt Azure stiffen, and I noticed both Luke and Gabriel look at each other, before looking back at me.

When I regained my composure, I asked, "Are you sure you don't want to hear about anything else?"

Beleza shook her head, and I sighed, "Ok… it began when your mama here and I had been captured by bad people…"

One long hour later, I had finally finished my tale, and the boys had also finished cleaning the hollow. I rose to my feet, and asked, "Ok, now that you all know I died before, do you want to go to the beach now?"

Both the boys yelled excitedly, and Azure simply yawned as she snuggled closer into my side. Beleza had also dozed off while she was in my wings, not that I mattered, but I didn't want to disappoint the boys, especially after they had managed to clean up quite well actually. I stood up, and gently set Beleza down near the boys, and turned around and picked up Azure. She mumbled in her sleep a little bit, but I carried her towards the hollow entrance. When I set her down on the lip, I whispered behind me, "Ok, climb onto my back…" I watched as all three of the chicks either giggled, or chuckled as they scrambler onto my back.

With one swift, silent, and gentle motion, I was flying away from the hollow with Azure wrapped in my talons. I looked up, and as I watched the trees sailing by, I couldn't help but think about the fight I would have to eventually face when I met up with the smugglers in my near future…

…

Beleza was sleeping on my chest while Azure was cuddled into my side. Hehe, both my girls are sleeping with me, while my boys enjoy the water… everything seems to be working out. I was listening to my boys play as I was relaxing in the sand. The sounds of splashing were enough to keep me awake, but not enough from keeping me entirely awake. I slowly opened my eyes, and I looked around our area to make sure no human was nearby.

After confirming no human was nearby, I slid my free wing on top on Beleza, and I felt her chest begin to vibrate as she cuddled further into my chest. I chuckled as I turned my head towards my sleeping emerald, and was pleasantly surprised when I felt her preening my neck feathers. I sighed with contentment, and felt myself falling asleep again.

I heard an extremely loud splash that made me jump, and I looked over so I could glare at my sons… instead, I was left speechless. Nigel was holding in each talon, one of my sons. I jumped up, and put Beleza in Azure's wings as she started to protest.

"LET THEM GO NIGEL!" I shouted as all my feathers rose up and I angled myself so that I could fight him if he-"AH! DAD!" I felt myself freeze and my blood ran cold.

"Tsk, tsk… you shouldn't threaten someone that has hostages Wolf… or are you really a stupid American, hm?" Nigel taunted as he sneered at me. I noticed a small drop of crimson liquid slide down his talon, and plop onto the hot sand below and evaporate into a red mist. "Meet me at the Cristo Redentor statue tonight, or I may just decide to eat your… boys." With a maniac laugh, he bolted into the sky above us with surprising speed.

"P-Papa… why did that cockatoo take Luke and Gabriel?" I heard a frightened Beleza ask. I turned and looked at her, and saw the fear and tears in both Beleza's, and Azure's eyes. I walked up to them and wrapped my wings around them and said, "Because darling… he is a bad bird… don't worry, I will get them back though. We just need to find you two somewhere safe to sleep though." I pulled away, and looked at the spot where the blood had fallen, and could faintly make out the red specks dotting the sand around it…

A.N.: So, how was that? This story may end sooner than I thought, but it will NOT be a few chapters, it will at least hit 7 chapters, but I'm not sure if I will be making that many more 5k chapters… I will try, but who knows.