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Roughin' It Part 11

Summary: After Uma boldly and perhaps stupidly proclaims that she could handle camping easily, Mal, Evie, Audrey, Jane, and Uma end up on a camping trip that none of them were prepared for in the least. Friendship feels amongst all three girls, Huma, Jarlos, Jaudrey, Bal, and Hades father/daughter feels with Mal.

   When Mal opened her eyes, the first thing that occurred to her was that there was a horrendously annoying animal noise sounding off nearby the tent. She squinted hard, looking over in the direction that it was coming from. It sounded like it was right outside the canvas.

Mal looked to her side and was immediately greeted with Evie's peacefully sleeping face as she laid as close to Mal as she could get without touching Mal or Mal's sleeping bag. Mal smiled slightly at the sight of her best friend, but she quickly turned more solemn as she sat up carefully and made the decision to go and look for the source of the sound that had been going off constantly.

Mal made sure that she very carefully and explicitly avoided disturbing Evie as she stepped over the bluenette's legs. Mal made her way out of the tent flap, and she almost laughed as she realized that Uma, Audrey, and Jane were all lying outside on the dirt in their sleeping bags.

Mal suddenly heard the noise start up again, and she looked over in the direction that it was originating. Mal narrowed her eyes a bit as she realized it was a tiny baby bird. Mal raised her eyebrows and she headed over to the small creature.

"What in the world is that racket?" Uma demanded suddenly, and Mal paused, looking around to face the other girl. Uma was blearily rubbing at her eyes and trying to spot the source of the sound.

"Come here and look, Uma," Mal whispered, and Uma shook her head, sitting up in her sleeping bag sluggishly and slowly getting to her feet. She then ambled over to see what Mal was looking at so intently.

After only a moment, she spotted the small bird as well as she sidled up to the dragon queen.

They shared a long moment of silence before Uma leaned over to Mal a bit with a grin.

"Want some breakfast?" Uma questioned slyly with a giant smile, and Mal just glared at her in a scold.

"Uma!" Mal reprimanded, and Uma just snickered at her own joke as she looked down at the little bird.

"It must have fell from the tree."

"That's where most birds come from," Uma replied simply, and Mal just looked at the pirate with narrowed eyes. Uma smiled and Mal noticed that she just seemed much more aware than she was just a few moments ago.

"Wow. You're full of yourself this morning," Mal commented as she backed away a little in an attempt to see if she could spot a nest in the branches above. Uma just shrugged as she followed suit, seeing if she could help Mal in her efforts.

"Well, if I'm not full of myself, who else am I going to be full of?" Uma shot back with a chuckle, and Mal rolled her eyes, enjoying her and Uma's banter. They didn't get to spend much time with just the two of them by themselves, and Mal did treasure those few moments they had together.

"Hey, I think I see a wad of twigs up there. That's probably the little joker's nest," Uma pointed out as she lifted a hand to show Mal specifically where she had spotted the object in the tree. Mal leaned a bit closer to Uma to follow her finger, and she quickly saw the nest up in the tree.

"Okay... Well, you give me a boost, and let's put it back in its nest," Uma told the faerie quietly as she started to reach down for the baby bird. They had been making sure to keep their voices hushed so that the lighter sleepers of their group didn't awaken.