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Hootle never got along with the human called Law, for various reasons.Maybe it was the way he was always flirting with female humans while Rinwell,his most cherished friend in all of the world(and also a female human) was present, hurting her feelings.Maybe it was because he was,generally,a dolt(Hootle disagreed with his best friend on him being wise).Maybe it was because he tried peeking on his best friend once.Maybe it was because he knew the human had feelings for her, his best friend.
...And maybe it was because he knew that,deep down, the human"s feelings were reprocicated.
Now, a year since the merging of the planets, a year since the dolt and his best friend met each other, a year since they began to like each other and still they were on the same dynamic as always: Normally, this would be ideal for Hootle, but something was starting to show.
They were starting to feel down,
And Hootle hated seeing his friend down
"Hey cutie, want to -"
"Get lost!"
Hootle and Rinwell were watching,yet again Law be rejected.
"That Law is a lost cause isn't he?"
Hootle knew she was thinking why he never asked her out
...That idiot.
She turned to Hootle, her expression lighting up as soon as she looked at him, and then she petted his head.
"Isn't he a idiot Hootle?
Yes he was.
...But he also made his friend happy.
And to Hootle, that was what mattered.
"Ouch! what was that for!"
...And he was going to need help.
A lot of help.
And he knew the just the right couple for the job.
...
The house was located on the outskirts of Viscint and, while modest, was also very pretty. It was a little far away from were Hootle usually did his routine flights, but it was worth the trip . And luckily they were still home, he just needed to catch their attention.
He pecked the glass on the upper window.
"Hoo! Hooo!"
"What the heck is going on-huh? Hootle?"
Sure enough,Alphen was here.
"Honey, who are you talking too-wait a minute,Hootle?"
And so was Shionne
They opened the window and, swift as the wind, Hootle flew in.
"What are you doing here Hootle,where's Rinwell?"
Knowing his(lack of) words wouldn't be enough for them to comprehend him, Hootle flew to the wardrobe of the house, were he knew they kept their adventure mementos, including...
"Hoo!"
Hootle came back with a Rinwell plushie and a Law plushie
"Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Hoooo!"
Alphen and Shionne were at a loss of words for a moment, then they remembered their time as unofficial translators to the owl king and queen, and proceeded to put their skills to use once more.
Starting with a polite guess.
"It's about Law and Rinwell."
"Hoo!"
"We will take that as a yes."
"Hoo!"
"Are they in danger?" Shionne asked, she was starting to get concerned.
"Hoo-ooo!" Hootle shaked his head.
"That's good to hear Hootle" Shionne said, her worries vanishing.
" So i guess this means they're well?" Alphen asked.
"Hoo-ooo!" the owl shaked his head once again
Both Alphen and Shionne were at a loss for words
"So they aren't in danger but they're not well either?"
"Hoo!"
"What does that even mean?"
Hootle paused the explanation(well,atempted explanation) for a brief moment and nudged the Rinwell doll closer to the Law doll.
"...They're together?
"Hoo-ooo! Hootle was starting to lose hope when...
"I think i get it! They aren't together but you think they should be!
"Is that right Hootle?"
"Hoo!" Hootle cooed triumphantly.
"...Well they do seem to like each other a lot."
"And they would make a cute couple."
"... You know what Hootle, we'll help you!
"Hoo!"
And with that, a plan was born.
A plan to bring two young souls together.