"Well, we're finally back. It took us like five hours, but we're finally home", Jason groaned, arms reaching for the sky as he stretched out his tired body.

Tyler giggled softly and walked over to the door.

Mitch hummed and grabbed his house keys, unlocking the door and stepping into the dark house.

"I wonder if those three are still awake", Jerome mused as he sauntered in the door, closely followed by Ian.

"Who knows, but I would have expected that someone would be here to help us unload the car", Brice said as he and Seto began dragging the heavy bags into the house.

"Did you hear that?", Seto asked.

Brice looked at him questioningly.

"What?"

Seto put the bags down slowly and tiptoed his way into the kitchen. He stopped when he heard a groan. Seto stepped back as the others appeared. They all gave a collective sigh as their eyes adjusted to the dim light. Ian smiled and walked over to wake up the sleeping man. Husky groaned and weakly tried to push Ian away. The rest chuckled as they saw Husky raise his head to a smiling Ian. Husky made a motion and Ian got down on one knee, his back to Husky. Ian stood up slowly and carried the sleepy Husky up the stairs to his bedroom. Mitch took a picture as the two exited. 'For the scrapbook or something', he tried to reason. They all sat down and took the covers off the plates. Husky was again looking after the rest of the group, though he may not get his thanks until the morning.

Songbird looked at the group as they ate. He flapped his wings and took off to Ty's room. He landed on Ty's bed and looked around to see if he had any company in the room. Finding that no one was with him, he let his guard drop and his eyes wander back to the window. He flew over to the window and rested on the windowsill. Using his beak, he undid the latch, holding the window closed and pushing the window up. He tested his wings and launched himself into the darkness of the night sky. The wind rushed past his face. He felt so free, so loose, so alive. He flew higher and looked upwards at the stars as he flew. The darkness seemed to swallow him as the houses and lights disappeared beneath him. He rose up above the clouds and pulled his wings in. He plummeted down a bit but rose up to the same point as before. It was exhilarating, the feeling of adrenalin coursing through his veins. He swooped down lower and spotted a tree. He flew as fast as he could and grabbed the branch to slow his momentum. Breathing heavily, he felt his form melt away. He looked down at his hands and feet as they faded into being. He let his golden wings extend and flapped them a couple of times for good measure. He smiled and pulled his knees to his chest. Leaning against the body of the tree he let the warmness and darkness of sleep overwhelm him and pull him down into a deep slumber.

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