Aurora woke up in the middle of the night. She looked from left to right. Her mother and father were sleeping beside her. As for her brothers and sister, they were huddled for warmth. She yawned and squeezed out of the nest from under her mother's wing. She hit the floor with her body and stood up. She walked outside to the branch and perched herself on the branch. Aurora looked up and saw the new moon.

This was the first time she saw a new moon. Well, actually, she couldn't see it. She knew it was up there because there was a large, circular shaded area which resembled the moon. She stared at its beauty.

I never knew the moon could try to hide itself. That's so beautiful.

Most living organisms enjoyed the full moon. It was bright, beautiful, and big. The new moon made the jungle look spookier. The only time it was interesting to see the moon covering the light was during the solar eclipse or the lunar eclipse. To Aurora, this new moon was more beautiful than the full moon she saw with her parents.

Around the 28th day after she had been born, she noticed the jungle to be brighter than usual. She asked why. Blu picked her up and put her outside. They saw a full moon. Blu explained what a full moon was. Aurora took it in and concluded that a full moon wasn't so wonderful.

She smiled at the new moon. Soon, she heard footsteps approaching her. She looked back and saw Leoncio. He walked over to her.

"Aurora, what are you doing up?"

"Oh, I was just looking at the new moon."

"New moon? What's so new about it?"

Leoncio looked up.

"Nothing," explained Aurora. "It's just called like that. It's one of the lunar phases of the-"

"Aurora," said Leoncio, facing her, "don't sound like Jalin."

Aurora smiled.

"Can't handle him?"

"No. It's just that bird smarts are annoying."

"Bird smarts?"

"Papa and Jalin are both bird smarts, but they're clumsy. Very clumsy. Well, Papa is clumsier than Jalin. Probably because he is smarter."

"Being smart has nothing to do with clumsiness."

"Says the bird who hit the floor a while ago."

"Hit the floor? Oh, when I got out of the nest… Wait. You were watching me?"

"I woke up to see you getting out of the nest."

"So you've been awake the whole time? What are you? A perv bird."

"A perv bird," mumbled Leoncio. "Hey, I'm no pervert."

"It's just like that lady said. I am very cute."

"They only say that the first time they see the baby. After that, it's just 'Oh, hi'."

"That's not true."

"They said the same thing about us. Now, it's all about you. You stole my spot in the nest."

"No, I didn't. Just because I have it, you want it now."

"… That's… not entirely true."

Aurora closed her eyes as she sighed. She looked back at the new moon.

"I don't want to fight my older brother. Now, go to sleep."

"Hey, you don't tell me what to do. That's my job."

Leoncio pushed Aurora off the branch. He laughed victoriously. He slowly stopped when he saw Aurora flapping her wings in front of him. She half-closed her eyes.

"You do know I can fly?"

Leoncio grumbled and walked back to his sleeping place next to Elena. Aurora landed in the den and walked over to the nest. She climbed in it and snuggled next to her mama. Leoncio watched as her younger sister fell asleep. He mumbled something under his breath about her and fell to sleep.

Blu had arrived with some fruit for breakfast. He had brought a mango for him and Jewel to share and some smaller fruit for the kids. He managed to carry all the fruit in a jumbo leaf. He set down the leaf around the kids and rolled the mango to Jewel. She smiled.

"Thanks, my Blu bird."

She kissed Blu. The kids witnessed it.

"Yuck," said Leoncio. "That's disgusting. Papa hasn't even brushed his teeth."

Aurora faced Leoncio.

"Um, we're birds. We don't have teeth."

Leoncio was about to say something when he figured it was best to let it go. He turned his attention to the selection of fruit. He noticed that there was one blackberry. He was reaching for it when Jalin's wing met his wing.

"What are you doing?" asked Jalin.

"Getting my blackberry."

"You mean my blackberry."

"It's not yours. I saw it first."

"You are blind, Brother. I saw it way before you did."

"I saw it right now."

"I saw it before right now."

"I saw it when Papa put the leaf down."

"I saw it when Papa was flying into the den."

"I saw it when Papa was picking it up."

Jalin half-closed his eyes.

"You can't even see that far."

"Yea huh. I have x-ray eyes, like Superman."

"No you don't."

"How do you know?"

"Because it's a superhero story. Last time I checked, you were a bad bird."

"Then I'm a super villain."

"No. You're not a super villain; you don't have superpowers; you're just Leoncio."

"It doesn't matter. That is my berry. Wings off."

"Brothers, brothers."

They faced Elena. She smiled.

"Aren't you forgetting something? It's lady's first."

"Since when are you a lady?" questioned Leoncio.

Elena's beak dropped.

"Besides, that crap doesn't apply here," said Jalin. "A blackberry always changes everything."

"Well, you two are arguing about it. Why not give it to me and that way you two would stop arguing?"

They faced each other and looked back at Elena.

"We would rather argue than to just give it to you and be okay about it," they said together.

Leoncio reached for the blackberry. Jalin slapped his wing away and reached for it. He was rewarded with a punch by Elena. She hurriedly grabbed the blackberry, but Leoncio punched it out of her wings. The berry flew up into the air. The birds took flight, but their heads instantly bonked into each other, making them fall from the few inches above the air. The berry landed on the floor. The three siblings scrambled towards the blackberry. They jumped for it, stretching their wings towards it. A wing for each macaw landed on top of the berry. They struggled to get the berry.

"Jalin, get your wing off my berry," said Leoncio.

"No way! Both of you, get your wings off."

"Nah huh!" said Elena.

They saw two pairs of bird feet in front of the berry. The three macaws stopped their family feud. They looked up and gulped. Blu and Jewel looked down at them angrily.

"What's going on?" demanded Jewel.

The birds moved back a bit from the berry and stood up.

"I was getting my berry when Jalin and Elena started to fight me for it," said Leoncio.

"No," said Jalin. "You and Elena were fighting me for it."

"You two are wrong. It was my blackberry."

"No. It was mine."

"No, mine."

"Mine!"

"Stop!" ordered Blu. "Why don't you guys share it? There's only one."

"Sharing is for pussies who can't fight," said Leoncio.

Jewel slapped his face. Leoncio looked at his mother with watery eyes as she waved her wing at him.

"Leoncio, what did I say about your potty mouth?"

"But Papa told me to use it when it was appropriate."

Jewel faced Blu in shocked. Blu shook his head.

"I never said that."

"You implied it, Papa. Remember when Jalin, you, and me were in a rush back home and a bird cut you off. You yelled at him for being an asshole."

Blu nervously smiled. Jewel narrowed her eyes. Blu scratched his head innocently.

"Um… I guess I forgot," he said and then spoke in a more serious tone. "Either way, now is not that appropriate time. You can cuss when you're older."

"Blu!"

Blu looked at Jewel.

"Honey, the kids are in trouble, not me."

Later, you will be, thought Jewel.

Jewel faced the kids. Blu glanced at her and gulped. He knew she would talk to him…again. He faced the kids and saw that all of them were not there. He looked over towards the fruit and saw Aurora looking at them.

"Aurora, come here."

Obeying her father's words, she walked over.

"Yes Papa?"

"Do you want to try a blackberry?"

Jalin, Elena, and Leoncio prayed that she didn't want to.

"What's that?"

"It's a sweet fruit," explained Blu, remembering that it was the first time he brought home a blackberry after Aurora's birth. "Why don't you try it?"

Aurora nodded. She walked over to the blackberry and picked it up. She faced her siblings. If they were fighting for it, it must be good. She looked back at the blackberry and took a bite out of it. She savored it and swallowed. She walked over to Blu and handed the rest to him.

"What's wrong?"

"It's sweet. I like it, but I don't want to ruin my appetite."

"Then I'll eat the rest. I haven't had one in a long time."

Blu ate the blackberry in front of the kids. Jalin, Leoncio, and Elena watched in horror as Blu ate the berry.

"It's not fair," said Leoncio. "It's your fault."'

Jalin and Elena faced each other and turned back at him with eyes that told him to shut up. He dropped it and looked at Blu as he finished his last bite. The three macaws faced Aurora and stared at her coldly. This was strike one from Jalin and Elena. It was already strike two from Leoncio.