Babies and well, Jackal

Honestly he would rather be out dancing but due to the breeding season, the crowds had thinned out considerably with paired up buns preferring to nest or satisfy their odd cravings or to look after each other. That was just fine by Beatz as he had been spending increasingly more time with his littermate & pseudo sibling; Ballini. They got on well and had missed each other terribly. Their imps had been delighted to spend time together, especially his cute harpup and her sweet phloof, always off somewhere cuddling or bouncing around their feet.

"CHORD!" He flinched at the usage of his actual name and glanced away from the stove toward Ballini who was hurrying into the kitchen with a spark in her eye.
Uh-oh.

"I know that glint in your eye. I'm not doing it." He sighed as she pouted at him.
"Come onnn at least hear me out?" Ballini bounced on her glassy feet and he had to pull away from stove, thankfully turning it off as it was nearly done cooking and gazed down at her in mild irritation; his golden eyes narrowing.

"Dove was telling me about how the Church of Sulfur is struggling with abundance of baby bunnies; and how they and Jackal were going to go over there to help out. Dove's invited us along! Pleasssse?"

His immediate reaction was to open his mouth to firmly refuse but he paused and closed his mouth. Beatz leaned back against the counter with a soft sigh as the ballet dancer looked at him with expectant stare.

".....I suppose why not. Several of our friends at our studio has gotten pregnant.....Couldn't hurt to help with the young ones." The prideful doll sighed only to yelp in surprise when Ballini leaped at him with arms easily wrapping around his body. Swiftly wrapping an arm around the delicate dancer, he groaned at her unexpected eagerness as he hoisted her up higher as she giggled at the high height.
"Thank you! Dove will be so pleased."
"I spoil you too much...."
"You love me, Chord~!" Beatz had to roll his eyes in amusement at her eagerness. "Let's bring our imps. They're energetic..." he glanced down at Harp and Clara who were scrambling around the kitchen floor.
"You're right. They're going to upset Odette if we leave them here." Ballini frowned as she knew of her Cygnette's fiery temper. Once he had set her down, she scooped the two imps up and they departed for the church. Beatz had made sure that the meal on stove got stored away into the fridge beforehand.

When they arrived at the church, both Jackal and Dove were at the entrance and waiting for them.
"Good morning." Ballini greeted them both with Dove immediately giving her a big hug. Jackal and Beatz exchanged a nod as they went inside to find Mercy.

"I am glad you have come to help. You will need to don a nun habit first before I can take you to the nursery."
Both Jackal and Beatz immediately groaned as Dove and Ballini immediately agreed with eagerness. This was going to be miserable. The head nun led them to the room where they would be changing into the proper attire. When they were properly suited up; Beatz's locs poking out from under the veil and Ballini's ears were let down, Mercy led them to the nursery where Dove and Ballini were immediately heading to few bassinets while talking among themselves. Jackal had frozen stiff and Beatz frowned at her, wondering why then his golden eyes caught her antler horns. Ah right. Envy horns, neglected upbringing so this must be difficult for her to see those babies being so well looked after prior to being sent off to the demons.

"Jackal?" His unusually soft tone jerked her out of her thoughts and she glared up at him. "....Do you need space from everyone else? We could grab few babies and go for a walk to soothe them back to sleep....."
Jackal scowled at how caring Beatz was being before sighing deeply "....Yeah."

When Beatz carefully scooped a wailing baby bunny up and held out to Jackal, she froze and he seemed to understand as he collected several wailing baby bunnies into his arms.
"We're going for a walk to soothe those babies okay?" He called out to Dove, Mercy and Ballini who all nodded as Beatz and Jackal departed for a walk around the church while keeping to the wing near nursery.

"....I'm guessing you're feeling all sorts because those are so young and haven't been shipped off to the demons yet?" At her startle, Beatz knew he had nailed it on the head.
".....Yeah. I mean. I had a shitty upbringing with Gremory...What if I can't help with those babies? What if they hate me?"

"They're only babies. They don't have concept of hatred yet. Come, take one. Here let me show you how..." Beatz carefully handed her a small hot pink bunny and she warily took it and was able to hold it properly with his careful adjustments. Then he added a white baby to her arms and had her get settled on the bench.
The babies began to whimper softly, and Beatz began to hum a soft tune.
"Music seems to help soothe them....Do you know of any songs to hum or sing?"

Jackal racked her mind as Beatz bounced slightly while humming, and it was not long before the bunnies in his arms were beginning to calm down. Then he heard an additional voice humming lowly. Jackal? Beatz glanced to his left where Jackal was murmuring softly to the babies in her arms. They were being cradled so delicately in her arms.

He spotted Mercy, Dove and Ballini approaching them, and lifted a hand to his mouth in a shushing motion. Mercy put their arm out to block others from continuing with a soft smile on their face as the head nun notices how Jackal is being with the young ones. Ballini and Dove exchange small smiles at the sweet sight.