A Present

[bethany]

Phoenix flew back in2 the lands and made sure Animus wasnt around. she didnt see him so she found a spot in their cave and dug a hole then placed the leather sack she had been carrying and set it gently inside then covered it back up and set a rock on it so she wouldnt foreget where she had put the rubies. Phoenix made sure the rubies were safe then flew out of the cave and watched out for a deer, elk, anything that could produce a nice hide for her 2 make leather from

[bethany]

Phoenix continued looking wen she saw a herd of elk below her. she picked a bull out and dived right at him sinking her claws in2 his neck sending the other elk running in all directions. she heard the neck snap and let go then came back and lifted the elk bull but he was 2 heavy so she set it down and tore it open at the neck and stripped the hide. she sliced the meat and laid out the hide then took the heart, liver, and stomach and added it in2 the hide with the meat and got the bones she needed 2 make the leather and the skull and wrapped it with the hide then left for the cave

[bethany]

Phoenix gently placed the hide and its contents onto the rock floor of the cave then landed herself. She sighed she hadn't seen Animus in three days wondering where he was she started at her work ahead of her. After many hours of tiring work she had finaly made a peice of leather thin enough for a necklace. She carefully made holes in all ten rubys then strung them onto the necklaces and eating meat as she became hungry. Phoenix felt a pain in her stomach and remebered her mating with Animus but she was without him now with nobody to watch her hatchlings while she hunted or for somebody to hunt for her. She saved the bit of meat she had left and flew outside gathering nest matierals. She flew back and placed her nest to the back of the cave and laid down soon producing three eggs of rainbow coloration and a two others of Animuses color. Over the few days she stayed with the eggs and the meat pile quickly decreased. When she had very little left she covered her eggs with warm grasses and leaves then left and hunted down another elk bringing it back she stayed on her eggs as she skined it and ate the organs for her protein so she could keep strong with five hatchlings to look after she would need all the strength she could get! She gently picked up the ruby necklace and tears rolled down her face remebering Animus and her love for him knowing her wouldnt return to come back for her.

[bethany]

Phoenix had gone back out for meat bringing back a small fawn. She dropped the fawn at the entrance and ran to her nest in it was five hatchlings three girls of her color and two boys of Animuses color"Well you couldn't wait could you?"Phoenix smiled and fed each hatchling from her stomach then went back to get the fawn she had killed. She sat back in her nest and nudged the boys away from the girls so they could sleep. As they slept Phoenix thought of names for her two boys one would be Animus after his father and the other she was thinking on

Name:Animus
Gender:Boy
Mother:Phoenix
Father:Animus(Not here anymore)
Color:Same as father

Name:Ashen
Gender:Boy
Mother:Phoenix
Father:Animus(Not here anymore)
Color:Same as father

Name:Tiger Lily
Nickname:Tiger
Gender:Girl
Mother:Phoenix
Father:Animus(Not here anymore)
Color:Same as mother

Name:Rainbow
Gender:Girl
Mother:Phoenix
Father:Animus(Not here anymore)
Color:Same as mother

Name:Gracefully Loved
Nickname:Love
Gender:Girl
Mother:Phoenix
Father:Animus(Not here anymore)
Color:Same as mother

As Phoenix thought up names she named each one by their colors or personalities. She named each one for a reason. She pushed Tiger away from Love seeing that Tiger has an Alpha type personality like herself. She watched the boys as they settle dtheir differences by pecking each other lightly on the head seeing which one would sleep next to their mother. Ashen ended up winning and snuggled up to Phoenix. Phoenix wore the necklace she had made for Animus feeling his spirit withen it helping to guild her and somehow keeping her powers under control. She finally fell asleep long after her hatchlings were dozing silently only their breathing could be heard