Birds Of A Feather - Migration Fanfic

Chapter 1

It was my first week in Jamaica.

Me and my family had travelled so far to get here. We had gone through perils and danger, heck, I even lost the feathers on my wings, and only by luck was able to use Delroy's missing feathers to lift me into flight.

I had kinda saved my parents from death because of this, not trying to boast.

But being here, in Jamaica... it was pretty awesome.

My name is Dax, and I was the son of Mack and Pam Mallard. I was also a brother to my little sister, Gwen... and let me tell you something, she can be very annoying sometimes – But in a good way!

Sometimes...

But the main reason I was so happy to be here in Jamaica for the summer was because I could be around my crush Kim.

Kim... she was so cool.

Granted she was a different species of bird... but THAT didn't bother me.

Mostly.

A crush was still a crush though, and I wanted to get up the bravery to ask her out.

BUT let me get this straight. I did not want her to 'have my babies' as Gwen liked to put it.

I'm not even sure HOW babies are made – I'm a very sheltered duck.

I just wanted to be around her and hoped she would want to be around me too.

So I just had to get up the courage and ask her out – and not just outside, but like... on a date.

A date she might not even realize herself...

I was brave. I mean, I HAD saved MY PARENTS FROM DEATH! If I could do that, I could do anything.

ANYTHING.

So I searched for her at the end of the first week of our holiday in Jamaica, and I soon found her up in a palm tree, just gazing out at the ocean beyond the island.

I gulped, nervously, flying up to the tree top and settled next to her. I gave her an awkward smile and she glanced at me, smiling back.

She then turned her gaze back to the blue sea and said with a sigh.

"Isn't it beautiful?"

I nodded at that, but only said back, gazing at her and seeing her own beauty, "Yeah... it is,"

She looked back at me, and when I noticed I was staring at her, I quickly turned my eyes out to the sea as well, adding fast, "I m-mean! The OCEAN is beautiful, not you,"

She looked at me, now surprised and I added on quickly.

"I mean, YOU ARE PRETTY! Just in comparison to the sea, you are nothing!"

"Dax," She said gently.

"I-I mean-"

"Relax," She just chuckled at me and I laughed loudly in an awkward position, "You don't have to worry,"

"Oh good," I said back instantly, wiping my forehead with my wing at the amount of stress I was in.

"But isn't it just so relaxing..." Kim said with a soft charmed voice, "The blue of the sea and the red sun setting in the distance,"

"Yeah, it is really nice," I agreed with a calmer chuckle now, "But even paradise can get boring sometimes,"

"You think?" She asked curious and I realized then what had come out of my mouth.

"I-I mean..." I didn't know what to say then, I WAS DIGGING MYSELF INTO A HOLE, "Sometimes...?"

She laughed weakly at this and snuggled up against me, I could feel my heart pounding at her touch.