church the sloth crawled lazily along the sidewalk. He had decided he wanted to go to the park, and since Nico was busy reading fanfics on imgflip, he had let himself out. His favorite playground was in sight, when he noticed a large, dark hawk sitting in the tree above him. He watched in terror as the hawk swooped down at him. It didn't get much speed up and missed the first time, but soared back into the sky to come back down again. church thought that it was the end as the hawk closed in on him, talons bared, but then, seemingly out of nowhere, Nico hit the hawk with a big stick and proceeded to bludgeon it to death, between whacks saying "don't....mess.....with.....my......SLOTH!" The bird lay in a crumpled mass on the ground. Nico put the stick down. She had never really killed before. She began to feel guilty. Suddenly, church was tugging at her leg, and she looked down. The grateful look in his eyes made her smile, and they both began to tear up. Nico picked up church gently, and took him hope. She tucked him away in bed, and then went to sleep herself. church sat nervously in the dark, still envisioning the sharp claws of the hawk coming down at him. He was afraid. He nervously crawled his way to Nico's room, and snuggled up in the sheets beside her, like a small child afraid of the dark.