Chapter 22 #2
“Oh, my gods! You got me a pink bird, macushla! A talking pink bird!” Kieran shouted, eyes sparkling, jumping up from the table and taking the cage from his mate.
“How did you know I always wanted a pet, I mean my spirit was my pet, sort of, but I couldn’t touch him or pat him like I could with a real pet. ”
No, I didn’t buy it but, I know who did. Narrowing his eyes, Logan stared at his brothers. One of them had arranged it and when he found out who, there was going to be hell to pay.
“I gave it to you,” Theo said, joining Kieran. “I saw him in a pet shop and knew you’d love it. I never would’ve guessed there were pink parrots but there it was. It’s my thank-you gift for being such a good friend to me and pooh bear.”
“Squawk. Dudes taste better! Dudes taste better! Squawk.”
“What did it say?” asked Fionn.
“Fucking A, that’s hilarious,” Zane said. “What else can he say?”
“Squawk. Beat my meat! Beat my meat! Squawk.”
“Perfecto, Theo! You got me a pink talking bird who’s gay! Can I teach him to say other stuff?” asked Kieran.
“I guess so. The man at the pet store told me Queenie was his bird but the new place he moved to won’t let him have a pet,” Theo explained.
“Was the man gay, by chance?” Logan asked.
“His name is Queenie?” asked Dakota.
“That’s what the man called him,” Theo said.
“I love it! Hi Queenie…I’m Kieran.”
“Squawk. Suck me! Squawk.”
Giggling, Kieran asked, “Queenie, can you say…”
Logan covered his mate’s mouth. “Babe, I’m not sure Queenie needs any more…”
“Squawk. I love cock! I love cock! Squawk.”
“Oh, fuck! Jackson isn’t going to like this,” Logan said, removing his hand from Kieran’s mouth. “Babe, please…if you value my life…do not teach him anything else.”
“Squawk. Oh fuck! Oh fuck! Squawk.”
“Macushla, I think you just did!” Kieran giggled.
Logan glared at everyone laughing. “Don’t any of you even think of teaching Queenie anything other than…hello, goodbye, thank you, you’re welcome. Got it? Nice clean stuff.”
“But, bro, Queenie is just telling it like it is,” Colton said.
“That’s right, macushla. Why would the Alpha be mad when Queenie…
oh, my gods! Queenie is gay! Theo is right!
This is the perfect gift for me,” exclaimed Kieran.
“We have to find him a boyfriend…no. A mate! We have to find him his own mate so he won’t be lonely like you were before you found me.
You don’t want him to be lonely do you macushla?
I mean if any of us were bird shifters then we could shift and spend time with him but we aren’t so it’s only right we find Queenie his own mate so he can be as happy as you and I are. ”
“What kind of bird is he?” asked David.
“The man said he was a Galah,” Theo replied. “I think he’s from Australia.”
“Would you have to go there to find his mate?” asked David.
“I don’t think so…probably another pet store,” Kieran said.
“Squawk. Fuck me! Fuck me! Squawk.”
“This is not going to go down well,” muttered Logan.
“Are you going to keep him caged all the time?” asked Ian.
“Some owners clip feathers on the wings so their parrots can’t fly,” Slate said.
“I don’t like that idea at all. Birds are supposed to fly,” replied Kieran.
“I wonder if Daniel can talk to it.” Zane asked.
“Squawk. Suck me! Fuck me! Squawk.”
“No! Not Daniel! In fact, no Daniel, Jake or Jessica! Who knows what those three will learn? They aren’t getting within hearing distance…at least, not until Kieran and I clean up Queenie’s language,” Logan said.
Chuckling, Ian said, “Good luck with that.”
“Macushla, Queenie needs a bigger cage if I can’t let him fly until we get home,” Kieran said. “Theo, did the pet shop have cages for sale?”
“Yeah, they did Ki,” answered Norm. “Theo wanted to buy one but I thought you’d rather pick one out.”
“Perfecto! Macushla, let’s go today. Let’s see…a much bigger cage, food, toys…what else does Queenie need?” Kieran mused.
“Maybe there’s a list online about what you should buy for her…er, him,” offered Zane.
“Can we come with you Ki?” asked David. “Maybe I’ll find a pet. Our neighbor had some pygmy goats he kept as pets. They were really funny.”
“Sure, the more the merrier,” Kieran said. “Theo, did the shop have other pets for sale?”
“Uh…fish…mice…snakes…maybe more but I’m not sure what else,” answered Theo.
“That’s because he was fascinated with Queenie,” snickered Norman.
“I don’t blame him,” Kieran smiled. “Look at Queenie! He is the handsomest pink bird that ever was.”
“That’s because he’s pink,” Fionn chuckled. “Maybe he’d like to go flying with my dragon?”
“Perfecto! He can go with you or with us. I like that idea cause he would be protected, not that he needs protecting but I’d feel better knowing he had some bad-ass dragon watching out for him,” replied Kieran, reaching in through the bars of the cage and petting his pink bird.
“Though, he could go with macushla and me. Hey, I have a great idea. Macushla, you can shift into a Galah and then Queenie wouldn’t feel so small alongside a dragon because he might get an inferiority complex if he flew with a huge dragon and then he would be sad and I would be also. ”
“Squawk. Oh fuck! Oh fuck! Squawk.”
“You got that right,” Logan mumbled to himself.