You Can't Fly With a Clipped Wing

Travis Yven, a twenty-one year old Crow, has been an orphan since he was six. At his time at the orphanage, he formed a sibling-like bond with one of the other orphans. Apollo, the human girl whom he had met at the orphanage, had vowed to stick beside him, since the Murder that had murdered his parents had killed hers too. After years of waiting, they arranged for the 'Jays to go with a Jay leader, the Magpies with a Magpie leader, so on and so forth. All was well until the leader of the Murder that had killed the two's parents, the BlackAsh Murder, walked in, all giddy and kind, horrifically well with his act. They had refused, and for years spent their lives in thievery, homelessness, sadness, and other. That was until Apollo came and told Travis she had joined the BlackAsh Murder. He was infuriated and bewildered. Baffled. Puzzled. She had joined a Murder and they had willingly accepted her, although she was a wingless human. But worst of all, he felt betrayed. She had done it without his knowledge, and even got her hair clipped, which happens a week or so after you join. So that had meant, she had been lying to him for a week.
After that? Apollo had disappeared and they never met again... Until now.

(Credit to my friend Lee, who owns Apollo!)