It had been about six months since the humans had returned to their home at the tower & life was starting to go back to normal for both the apes & the people Ash always the clown was again off with Blue Eyes & his now not so little BROTHER although there were often times Blue Eyes would lay awake at night thinking of his friend that had gone home & from time to time he made his way to the bridge to watch the lights that now showed humans were there then not long after he was making his way back from one of his trips Koba stopped him
"Why Blue Eyes seeking human?!" he said snarling with anger
"Not seeking uncle" Blue Eyes answered
"Keeping watch" he lied not looking at Koba
"Why uncle follow me?"
"I follow to see where you keep going. Your father, mother worry about you, you not eat, not sleep, and seem sad now I find you seek out human! What I tell you about human?!"
Koba was so angry he raised his hands to strike Blue Eyes
"NO! Koba not hurt my son!" Caesar dropped from the tree above the two apes
"Blue Eyes seek human!" Koba said bitterly Caesar looked at his son then at his friend,
"This true son?" Blue Eyes just looked at his farther
" –I….. I go to make sure friend safe but I never go past bridge father"
"Nephew betray apes, Caesar must punish!" Koba demanded Blue eyes looks at his farther than to the ground.
Caesar put a gentle hand on Blue Eyes shoulder
"Home" he nodded. Koba let Blue Eyes go Caesar turned to face his friend
"Koba do not hurt son again. He is young will want to seek new things"
"Not these things" Koba stated pointing towards the bridge
"Caesar's son love human more than ape will bring them back they'll come with guns…. You see!" with that Koba left Caesar took a deep breath shaking his head then looking at the lights he too missed the friends he made with one more look Caesar headed for home.
Cornelia looked up along with her youngest son
"Where have you been?"
Blue Eyes could never lie to his mother
"I went to the bridge to watch the lights" he signed back
"Why?"asked his brother both Blue Eyes & his mother just looked at him but before he could answer his farther returned home Caesar greeted everyone before turning to face his son sternly
"Follow" he signed Cornelia knew the look on Caesar's face so did not say anything later both farther & son were sitting at the very top to the village when Caesar turned to look at his son
"Why go to the bridge?" bitterly Blue Eyes asked
"Why you have Koba follow?"
"Not have you followed but you know you act oddly Koba will want to know why, you've not see Ash for sometime too Rocket asking where you are" Blue Eyes lowered his head a single tear fell
"I miss my friend father"
"Ash not far you seem him anytime you have lots of friends"
Blue Eyes turned to face his father
"oh thatfriend, I miss them too son but you belong here they belong there"
"Father I need to see again" Caesar turned from his son to think
"Do not be seen" & with that he gave his son a nod & headed home leaving Blue Eyes alone to think
*Back at the tower a few nights later*
"Hey Carver where's that sister of yours gone now?" Kemp asked Carver just looked up from CLEANING his gun & shrugged
"Dunno probably with Alex"
"Right yeah good talk" Kemp said rolling his eyes running into Foster
"Hey whoa, hey bro you seen Angel?"
"Yeah not long ago she was headed to the courtyard with Ellie something about mapping the stars or something like that"
the two friends scoffed & Kemp went to go find them
"Heyyyyy been looking for you two everywhere" Kemp said finally finding the two of them the two just looked up
"Well couldn't have been looking that hard we've been here a hour" Ellie teased
"You're funny" he mocked back
"Hey Angel, Malcolm sent me to come get you something about Dreyfus wanting to go back to where the apes are for something blah blah didn't get too much of it….."
Angel stopped what she was doing
"Huh?! Why does he need me?"
"Beats me he just asked me to come get you…."
"Go ahead we're pretty much done here" Ellie said & with that Angel followed Kemp
"I'm telling you those apes are not gonna just leave us alone their gonna come for us so we need to make the first blow!"
"See your still banging the drums of war" Angel said as she walked into the room Dreyfus just glared at her
"What is she even doing here?!"
"I wanted you to hear from someone else that's not me about the apes Angel spent more time with them then any of us she can tell you they're not out to get us!" Malcolm said rubbing his hands over his face
"It's true. All they want is what we want to be free & to live in peace they just want that chance I mean come on its been six months if they were gonna do something don't you think they'd have do it by now?!"
"Fine!" Dreyfus said holding his hands up in defeat
"But I'm doubling the guard! Not taking any chances!" with that he walked out the room leaving Malcolm & Angel just looking at one another…..
"So do you ever think about going back?" Malcolm asked raising a brow
"Do you?" Angel asked the two friends just looked at each other
"Yeah me too hey its late I'm gonna turn in"
"Sweet dreams"
*Much later that night*
It must have been about 3am most people were asleep but not Angel she couldn't sleep
*Blue Eyes I miss you, I just hope your safe* she thought to herself
*God I can't believe how pigheaded Dreyfus is being all he wants is war I know he's gonna find some reason to start a war then what'll happen…. I'll never see him again*
Another hour past & Angel still couldn't sleep so she got up out of bed then pasted the main court yard past the gates & sat under the willow tree when she heard something rustling above her. Angel looked around to find something to arm herself with Blue Eyes just dropped down next to her it took her only half a second to know it was Blue Eyes.
Smiling she threw her arms around him & pulled him close
"Oh my god I've missed you so much! But wait what are you doing here?! If they find you we'll both be in trouble not everyone likes apes, wait is everything ok?" Angel said suddenly worried
Blue Eyes at first a little taken aback by the embrace hugged her back again touching foreheads
"Apes fine. I missed you, wanted to see my friend"
"Blue you can't be here it's not safe for you, look I'm happy you're here & everyone is safe but you need to go"
Blue Eyes turned from her to go then stopped
"Angel come need to show you something" Blue Eyes held out his hand waiting for her to take it
"Blue -I- I can't…." Blue Eyes locked eyes with her waiting Angel looked back to the fort
"I can't be gone for long" she said taking his hand smiling at one another Blue Eyes placed her arms around his neck & then the two of them went into the trees sometime later they were at the bridge. He showed her a hollowed tree with a makeshift bed he gently placed her there
"Blue what is this?" she asked a little confused
"Our new home" Blue Eyes stated
"Friend no need to leave her family I no need to leave family we have new family here with both"
Angel still a little unsure of what he meant Blue Eyes then looked at her
"You & me friend…. all of us family maybe not today not tomorrow but someday then this be our new home together" …