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Without any more babbling from me, let the chapter begin :)

Warning: Angst

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Mornings have always been quiet for Jonathan even with Craig with him but now with a hyperactive Monkey and another one trying to keep his brother out of trouble was a wakeup call. " Lui stop! Mama gonna get us when he wakes up! " screeched Marcel gripping his hands around Lui's waist before he could do any other damage. " I just wanna do something until Mommy wakes up, " whined the smaller Monkey turning his head to the side with big Brown eyes with a sparkling tear at the edge of his eye waiting to be let free. " Don't cry, " cooed Craig wiping the tear away with a soft paw. Lui nuzzled into the touch while the latter holding him rolled his eyes with a sigh. " You're coddling him again Craig, " said the oldest Monkey with puffed cheeks as said Kit caressed his puffy cheeks with soft paws. " Aw~! Don't be jealous Marcy! " chirped the Kit connecting his nose with Marcel's giving a small Eskimo kiss. The trio of kids didn't notice Jonathan's soft eyes with a gentle smile on them as he watched his kids give the other affection. " Should I stay still or should I get up? " thought Jonathan keeping his gaze on his kids wondering how this will end especially since Lui was getting fussy when no one paid him any attention. " Don't leave me out! " whimpered Lui nudging back into Marcel puffing his cheeks out when the two taller of the trio giggled at him. " Don't worry! We didn't leave you out, " promised the Kit gathering Lui in his arms.

Lui purred snuggling into his oldest Brother's arms. Marcel shook his head but smiled at his siblings looking over at their mother catching the Raccoon's eye. Jonathan winked at his son pressing a finger to his lips nudging his head to the side. Understanding the signal Marcel turned his attention back to his snuggling siblings. " Well, since you two have each other then I can have Mama! " preened the Monkey not wasting any time rushing towards Jonathan snuggling into the open arms. " Good Morning Marcel, " hummed Jonathan wrapping his arms around the small Monkey. Jonathan turned on his back catching Marcel mid-jump." Good Morning Mama, " sighed Marcel happily snuggling into the Brown fur on Jonathan's stomach. Marcel's tail wrapped around himself with his tiny paws under his head." MAMA! " screamed a voice from across the room with multiple feet running towards them. " Brace yourself, darling, " chuckled the Racoon grunting from the extra weight. " Morning babies, " cooed Jonathan scooting Marcel in one arm wrapping his free hand around Craig's waist pulling him to the side leaving the middle for his smaller boy. Craig snuggled into Jonathan wrapping his tail around his mother's arm. " Mama, " whimpered Lui with tear droplets forming on the side of his eye ready to be released. " Don't cry Baby Boy, I made some room for you in the middle between your brothers. " reassured Jonathan praising the smaller Monkey in the middle of his chest.

" There, Is everyone comfortable? " asked the Raccoon looking between his boys. " Yes, Mama. " synched the boys with small smiles on their faces snuggling together for more warmth. With a nod of his head, Jonathan closed his eyes calming his breathing in a slow breathing rhythm. The house was filled with silence with only the birds chirping and scuttling along the branches of the big tree. Wait, scuttling in the branches? Jonathan snapped open his eyes leaning his head back to the hole in their home to see Birds and other animals scurrying off. " What's going on? " asked the Raccoon out loud turning himself over cooing over the whimpering of his boys. " Shh Darlings, something is going on, " said Jonathan pushing himself on all fours walking to the door. The boys looked between themselves following after their parent. Peeking his head out of the hole Jonathan saw what the commotion was about. Anita the Eagle, one of Jonathan's first and only friend when he started living in the forest was groaning in pain and panting from contractions. " She's about to have her baby! " squealed Jonathan sitting on his haunches spreading his tiny legs apart enough for his sons snuggling into his tummy. " We have front row seats too! " exclaimed Jonathan clapping his paws together. " Who's Anita? " asked Marcel turning his face away from the furry stomach looking up at Jonathan with curious big Brown eyes.

" Anita was one of the first animals to greet me when I came to the forest. She and I have been bonding over years until she had found a mate. " smiled Jonathan carding his paw down Marcel's back. Marcel purred pushing into the gentle touch. " After that, I had always kept watch over her and their upcoming newborn when her mate came to me one day saying he was going to be gone for a few days, " hummed Jonathan soothing Lui back to sleep. " Can't wait to meet her and our new friend Mama, " yawned Craig turning his head the opposite way. " Same here Honey. " smiled the Raccoon humming a small lullaby while watching from afar as his friend gave birth with friends around encouraging her. Finishing his song he looked down at his boys deep in sleep even with the loud noise outside. " Sweet dreams Loves, " whispered Jonathan moving back a little biting down gently on his Kit's neck grabbing his other two Monkeys in his paws heaving himself on his back legs waddling to the small bed of blankets he scavenged from a trash can last night. Tucked in and snuggled together Jonathan kissed his sons on the head walking backward back to his spot turning his body but keeping his eyes on his boys deciding another minute they were fine. Don't you love the feeling when someone is giving birth and you miss it but you can see the baby? Well not in this instance was it a good site. " AHHHH! SOMEONE GO GET JONATHAN RIGHT NOW! " yelled Anita scooting back into the nest putting her wings over the small branches with deep breaths staring at the feet of the baby.

" Do you wanna wait or now? " asked a female bird next to her with the tilt of her head. " NOW! " growled Anita scaring the animals close to her. " I'll go! " announced a Blue Jay. " Thank you Bell " groaned Anita pushing when a hard contraction hit. Bell set off flapping her wings as hard as she could yelling out Jonathan's name. " JONATHAN! " screamed the femme bird widening her eyes when a Black paw covered her beak. " Shh Bell! The boys are sleeping, " hissed the Raccoon pointing behind him at the pile of babies sleeping. " I'm sorry! " squeaked Bell settling on the front porch of the hole. Bell the Blue Jay was another of his friends of the forest. She was fun, hyperactive, and a little looney. She was introduced to him by Anita when the little Blue Jay rushed into him yelling her welcome to the forest. " Anita needs you! " said Bell flapping her wings rapidly looking at Jonathan with a serious look. " Why does she need me? " asked the Raccoon with a raised thin Black brow. " She needs your help giving birth! " urgently said the Blue jay watching Jonathan curse turning to look over his shoulders. " Don't worry I'll look after them, " reassured Bell with a smile nodding her head at the thanks giving from Jonathan. Jonathan set off out of the house in a hurry with Bell watching the Raccoon run around branches towards Anita's nest. " Mama? " asked a small voice turning Bell's attention to the babies.

" He went to help Aunt Anita with birth Little Ones. " said Bell earning whimpers from the babies thinking Bell will leave too. " Don't worry Aunt Bell is here to stay until Mama Jonathan comes back! " confirmed the Blue Jay wrapping her wings around the kids. They watched as Jonathan made it to the nest with everyone moving out of his way. " I'm here Anita. " panted Jonathan sitting on his haunches at the end of Anita's head. " Hey Johnny, " rasped the Eagle with a small smile squinting her eyes. " Save your breath Nita, " said Jonathan caressing the feathers on her head. " Let's see what's going on here, " hummed the Raccoon leaving her to peek around the next were the baby's legs poked out. " Look's like he doesn't want to come out, " lightly joked Jonathan earning a small laugh from the Femme. " Well it's a little too late for that, " whispered Anita wrapping a wing her midsection. " Are you ready Dear? " asked the Raccoon watching his paws in the small homemade bowl filled with water. " As ready as I can be, " nodded Anita spreading her legs wider. The animals crowded around the pair watched in awe as Jonathan coached Anita through the rest of her birth. " Come on Little One, Mommy can't wait to see you, " cooed Jonathan grabbing the small ripped blanket flattening out underneath Anita. " Johnny! " whined the Eagle pushing when the Raccoon told her too. " Almost there Nita. " persistently said Jonathan encouraging his best friend praising when the last push gave out the small cry everyone was waiting for.

" Someone get her cleaned up while I clean the babe, " ordered Jonathan cradling the newborn in his arms stepping back. He grabbed the extra blankets cleaning the blood and fluid off the whining baby. " Momma's over there waiting for you in her arms. " whispered Jonathan wrapping the baby in a freshly warm blanket given to him by a Robin. " Someone's ready to see you Anita, " grinned the Raccoon walking through the parted way for him laying the baby Eagle in the new mother. " He's here. My little Brock, " whispered Anita with tears falling freely down her cheek cradling the bundle closer in her arms. A round of congratulations flooded in the forest from a newborn being born. " Now you can tell Brandon when he gets back, " said Jonathan with a bright smile only to slowly wipe it from his muzzle. " What's the matter? Aren't you happy to have your mate back to see the new baby? " asked Jonathan with a tilt of his head. The crowd went silent with nothing but the small breeze flowing through the air. " Alright! Let them have a moment, " commanded a Owl narrowing his Yellow eyes from the complaints from the crowd. " NOW! " shrieked the tall Owl flapping his wings hissing at anyone who still didn't leave. Once the air was cleared the Owl turned back to the pair. " Congratulations Anita. May Brock have a wonderful journey in his life. See you around Jonathan, " he nodded his head at the Raccoon with a wink in his eyes setting off into the air.

" Bye Evan, " yelled Anita watching with tired eyes at the Owl disappearing out of sight. Jonathan blushed from the recognition from the Owl he secretly liked and stalked when he was alone with no one keeping eyes on him. " You should tell him about your feelings, " butted Anita adjusting Brock in her arms with a small smirk on her beak. " Maybe next time but for now tell me why Brandon hasn't been here lately, " said Jonathan changing the subject to a more important one. Anita chuckled shaking her head. " I'm sure you heard from every bird in the godforsaken forest that he was killed, " said Anita turning her head to the side staring off into the sunset with a fresh tear running down her cheek disappearing into her feathers. " How? " asked Jonathan softly rubbing her belly in comfort patiently waiting for her to continue. With a deep sigh Anita continued her story. " There was a hunter that day. You were out with Craig mind you. Anyways, we switched shifts for me to get food and him to keep watch over the next. I have told him multiple times that flying above the nest will get him killed, " joked Anita lightly turning her head from the Sunset Red teary eyes facing Jonathan. " I would have never thought that would come true though! " choked sobbed the Femme bursting into tears. " He was shot point blank by a sniper in the head. I was coming back and saw the whole thing, " sobbed the Eagle leaning her head back. Brock woke to the stress of his mother whimpering from the loud noise. " Shh Little One, " whispered Jonathan taking the babe from Anita's arms bouncing him lightly quieting the baby.. Jonathan knew in this state Anita couldn't handle any more stress or weight.

" That's why he hasn't came back because he's dead, " simmered Anita calming herself looking up at the sky. " I'm so sorry Nita, " apologized Jonathan offering Brock back to his friend. Anita shook her head waving her wings. " Don't. This is already hard as it is, " mumbled Anita with a watery smile. Jonathan looked confused for a second not knowing what she was talking about until it clicked in his mind. " Anita no! " pleaded the Raccoon hushing the baby when he cried again from the noise. " It's nothing I can do Johnny. After the death of Brandon I couldn't handle myself. Bell was here everyday trying her best to get me back to my feet but I just couldn't do it, " said Anita with a smile on her face with only one Big shiny twinkling teardrop at the edge of her eye. Not waiting for Jonathan's reply she continued. " I managed to convince Bell that I wanted to make a trip to get water. At first she was a little hesitant but I told her I can make a five minute trip to the lake. Knowing which part was good and the other was bad I went for the bad when everyone was cleared out then returned home like nothing happened, " whispered the Femme the teardrop falling from her eye but slowly rolling. Jonathan cradled the baby in his arms with his own tears falling down his face.

" First came the twitching that happened at night, Next the convulsions which were a bitch, Then the paralysis which freaked Bell out when I couldn't move half my body, and Last death coming real soon. " hummed the Femme closing her eyes with a smile on her face with the tear still slowly rolling down her cheek. This tear sparkle was special it didn't disappear into her feather like the others, this one went down her limp body all the way down to her cold feet into a shape of a heart soaking into the nest. " Oh Nita, " sobbed Jonathan holding the baby close not flinching from the Brown wings wrapped around him. " She wanted you to take care of Brock since she knew you had the skills to protect and care for him, " said Evan pulling Jonathan close carefully not squeezing the sleeping newborn in Jonathan's arms. The two staying pushed together in each other's arms in comfort until little Brock broke the silence with a sharp cry. " I better get home and feed him, " slowly said Jonathan waiting for Evan to unwrap his wings from his form. " If you need anything I'm always here to help, " said Evan pushing the Raccoon's chin upward wiping the excess tears off with his wings.

Jonathan blushed with a smile on his muzzle. " Thank you Evan. Maybe you could swing by tomorrow Morning? " asked Jonathan meekly earning a chuckle from the Owl. " Sure Jon, " hummed the Owl stepping back fluttering his wings. " See you around Blue Eyes, " winked the Owl setting off into the Orange sunset. Jonathan blushed shaking his head with a wider grin. " Next time Brown Eyes, " stated Jonathan walking back home with the help of Bell. " Mama who is that? " asked his second oldest peering in Jonathan's arms when he settled down on his bottom. " This is your new brother boys. His name is Brock, " said Jonathan leaning over a little letting his sons look at Brock. " He's fluffy like me! " chirped Craig covering his muzzle when Brock mewled. " We have to be quiet for two weeks. Can you boys be the mature big brothers for little Brock? " asked Jonathan knowing the answers. The boys nodded their head placing one hand and paw on Brock. " We promise, " said the boys in synch looking at their brother with admiration. Bell smiled at the small family taking her silent leave letting the small family enjoy their newest addition.

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Chapter 4 done only 7 more to go!

I hope you guys enjoyed :3

We got to see a little bit of Evan with him flirting with Jonathan a bit :D

I want to clear up something that I didn't know what was coming up in my mind. I think I said that introducing the babies I had said Mini was the youngest and then whoever I introduced last was the oldest? Well, forget that! I don't know what I was thinking that day but I can assure you I wasn't drunk. Basically, it's the opposite of what I said.

Craig: Oldest

Marcel: Second Oldest

Lui: Third Oldest

Brock: Middle

??: Second Middle

??: Youngest

??: Second Youngest

??: Third Youngest

BUT! In this chapter, the list goes

Craig: Oldest

Marcel: Older

Lui: Middle

Brock: Youngest

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See you next time!

Mama Lonnah out~