Young Blood

[Nohiki]

"Hey Ma, Risi and Ciro home yet?" Lantea asked as she walked in all soaked up. Outisde it was raining and storm was coming. "Nay. You know where they are?" "Ciro went to find Risi and well, i think he's staying out in his hidey hole tonight. Shall i look for them?" she said and thought about why is everybody so silent. "Oh haha, i said "look" again."

[Morty]

"Naah.. She won't. Trust me." said Ciro reassuringly. "Well, we better go. I know you can take care of any bears out here but it's getting kinda dark and it's starting to rain..." His scales stood on end, freezing droplets splashing against the leaves and dulling all other sounds.

[Awesomoman]

Taranis looked up and saw the rain. "You can head back, I'm gonna stay out here. I don't think its safe for me to be near Tea right now."

[Morty]

Ciro looked at his brother hesitantly. "Well if you're not going I'm not going." he said decisively, sitting down under a broad leaf as the rain grew harder.

[Nohiki]

"Go to sleep. I'll look. You look beat." said Phoenicia and went out. "Yo Ciro? Risi? Where are you dudes?" she shouted while flying low. The wing was shaking even with her. "I hope they're under shelter and stay there at least till i find them." she said for herself and continued search.

[Awesomoman]

"Th-thanks bro." Taranis said with a smile. "Come on, the deeper we go into the trees the less the rain will get us." Taranis started walking into the forest.

[Morty]

Ciro smiled back, following Taranis through the trees. "Did you hear Mom?" he asked, cocking his ear towards the canopy. "Ma?" he called a louder, though his voice was muffled by the crashing rain.

[Nohiki]

"There!" Phoenicia said to herself, flying towards the voice she thought she heard. The wind blew so strongly that it rammed her to the trees. She cursed out loud and got up, all muddy and mossy. She followed and eventually found her boys. "There you are!" she siad and sheltered them under her wings. "Now mind explaining why aren't you back home yet? We were all worried!" she said, glad to find them.

[Awesomoman]

"No, we just lost track of time is all." Taranis said hoping she would buy it.

[Morty]

"Yeah, we were playfighting." said Ciro quickly, huddling underneath her wing. "It's cold. Can we go home?"

[Nohiki]

"Hmph." Phoenicia looked at the dark sky, moon already above them and the blizzard around, but she decided to leave it. "Allright, if that's all then let's go home." she said, grabbing them both and putting them on her back. She positioned her wings above them and ran ro their cave. There she cleaned and dried them and put to sleep. "They hid something, but i think that if they want, they'll tell us." she said to gorn and lied down herself.

[Awesomoman]

Gorn laid next to her. "They're kids, what do you expect?" He gave her a kiss and said goodnight. Then got right back up. "Oh great, your mother is coming over tomorrow, remind me to hide my stuff." He said laying back down.

[Nohiki]

"I'm sure she'll be fine. Now just go to sleep. Ah man, this whole parenting thing is so exhausting!" she said, kissed him back and then fell to her dreams.
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"Grandmaaaa!!!!!!" she heard Lantea's yelling and stampede as she rushed out. "Five more minutes PLEASE!" cried out Phoenicia and got up to greet her mom.
Lantea was up early in the morning. She prepared breakfast for her siblings and then sat down, awaiting the visitor. When she heard the wings whistling through air, she got all excited.

[Awesomoman]

"I forgot she said she'd be here first thing in the morning, I think she shows up this early just to mess with us." Gorn said rubbing his eyes. Taranis got up smelling whatever Lantea made and almost started eating it before he actually woke up. "Wha, hu? Where'd i get? What ever." He started eating right away.

[Nohiki]

"Retired folk, they got so much time!" shrugged Phoenicia as she came out to the light. To her relief, Lantea was keeping grandma occupied with overwhelming lot of talk. "Guys, wake up fas because the second Tea is out of breath, everything sane is outta there!"

Sol'Lux gave Lantea a pat on the back as she arrived. "So what have you been up to?" she asked the little dragoness, and spent the next ten minuted just listening. When she was finally done, they went towards the cave where Phoenicia was waiting. they shook hands and then went for a crushing contest. "AAh!" shrieked Phoenicia, strething her hand. "How do you keep yo cool Mom?" she asked happily. "Iced tea every morning." smiled Sol'Lux. "come in, come in." she invited her in. "Hello Gorn. Boys." she nodded to all of them.