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"Lesse...I've got a cucumber one, a ham one, a turkey one, and a roast beef one. Feel free to take your pick!" Feather took the corresponding sandwhiches out of the backpack and placed them before Bird, each tightly enclosed inside it's own plastic bag.

She hastily stuffed the meat cookies back into the backpack.

"Whee! Expwore!!" Alexander happily complied, hurrying and following after her. He happily jumped around in the grass, his tiny wings flapping enabling him to stay hovering above the wild plants every so often, even if only for a moment or two. Suddenly, as he landed in one particular spot, his feet touched some oddly mushy ground. He peered down, wiggling his toes as he felt the mud. A small spring, perhaps?

He narrowed his eyes, bending down and looking even closer. What was THAT coming out of the mud?! A weird pink squiggly thing?

"WAVEN! WAVEN! A SQUIGGLY!" Alex exclaimed suddenly, declaring his odd find. He jumped up and down, not able to contain his excitement.

Alex stared blankly at Raven for several moments, struggling to contemplate what she had just done. He looked down towards the mud pit, then back to the girl.

"You eat..." He took a step forward, suspiciously eyeing Raven. "squigglies?"

Another silence followed.

At once, his features lit up. "COOL!" He cried, grinning widely. "Myturnmyturnnn!! Help me find one, please...?" He whimpered, giving Raven the 'puppy eye' look.

"Nothing, really..." Feather shrugged, taking the last bite of her sandwhich. "Ever since Alex has come into my life, he's kind of taken over. Not that I mind, of course! I love the little guy to death but my God...I don't know if my living room can take another one of his exploring binges much longer!"

She laughed warily, speaking only the sad truth.

"How about you?"

"Squiggly! Thank you!" Alexander gladly accepted the worm and shoved it immediately into his mouth, giving the action hardly any though. He chewed and chewed.

...Ew...

How could she LIKE these?

Alexander winced, feeling the gooey guts of the creature against his teeth and tongue. He wouldn't spit it out, though. He just couldn't. Not with Raven standing right there, cheerful as ever.

He swallowed, shuddering slightly.

"G-G-Good!" He lied, plastering a false smile on his face.

"They'll be all grown up before we know it, though...so I guess we should be grateful for how they are now...I'd rather have a little kid not listen to me than a bigger, angst-ridden one..."

Feather reached down in her pack again, and discreetly pulled out the bag of meat cookies.

Ohshit. It looked like they were starting to bake from the heat of the bag. Alex wouldn't like that...

"HEY, ALEX!" Feather called out, holding out the bag for the boy to see. "Want some of these? If you're hungry, that is!"

Alexander's head turned at the sound of his guardians voice, and his spirits were risen at the sight of the cookies. Those would get the nasty worm taste out of his mouth, for certain!

"Waven want cookie? Come on!" He gestured for her to follow him back to the two older girls, a genuine grin washing over the previously fake one.

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Alexander tilted slightly forward to streamline his body the best his could, taking on Raven's challenge. He sped forward, as quickly as a toddler could, keeping his wings tucked carefully behind his back. He scrambled over the grass, storming towards Feather's outstretched hand. Whether Raven was in front or in back of him, he didn't know. He just had to keep moving..

He snatched the bag as soon as he came upon it, and tore it open and began to eat one ravenously. Of course, he was mindful of the other cookies, but decided to set them aside for Raven.

Feather smiled as Alex took the bag and dug in. That meant two people liked her food! She turned back towards Bird, after hearing her comment.

"Yeah...true...I find myself thinking about that a lot. And those wings, too. I wonder how they'll turn out...for both Raven AND Alex. Speaking of which...have you tried teaching Raven to fly yet? That's part of the reason I brought Alex out today. I figured a meadow would be a lot better than my living room, in terms of stuff he could knock over and destroy while in the process of his learning..."

"Hm..." Feather murmured thoughtfully as she processed all of Bird's words. Moments after, her features lit up as an idea crossed her mind. She stood up, looked to Alex, Raven, and back to Bird. "Maybe we could teach them together! I'm sure Raven would probably feel a lot better about learning the skill if she was learning right alongside a friend, right?" The girl's eyes glimmered with excitement.

Alex continued munching on his cookie, and after he finished, offered the remaining few ones to Raven. "Cookie good!" He promised, clapping his hands enthusiastically.

"YAY!" Alexander cheered, apparently buying Raven's lie concerning the cookie's taste. He smiled at her reaction, and reached into the bag for a second time. "Want anot-"

Before he could finish offering a second cookie to the girl, he was swept up suddenly into his guardian's arms. "We're going to teach you to fly, Alex! You and Raven together! It'll be fun, I promise!" Feather swung the boy around happily, and he squealed and yipped in response. Sure, it seemed like it'd be scary, but flying would be great once he got the hang of it. Once Feather's motion stopped, Alexander peered down at Raven and extended a hand to her. "Flyflytime!"

The black haired woman set down her child, and proudly watched him.

"...Ready, Alex? Raven?"

Alex nodded several times, almost to the point where he was beginning to become dizzy.

"Come on, Wave! You can do it!" Alexander urged, an encouraging smile clear on his face as he stumbled over to seek her out. "It's not so scawy!"


Feather grinned at the fact her boy was acting so fearless, and bent over with the intention of coaxing the girl out of her shell. "It won't be that bad, Raven! Alexander will be right with you, and like Bird said, we'll catch you if you fall!"