So… I finally overcame my writer's block. That's good. But when I had my pause on writing, when I read a lot of other fanfictions to gain inspiration, I realized something. My previous story, My Precious Jewel, had no plot. It had not a direct plot at its current state, but it wouldn't have a plot in the future chapters either. And I don't like PWP's (plot, what plot?". And it had several other problems, like overall repetitive writing style, sometimes wrong characterisation and totally TOO MUCH FLUFF. There, I said it. And the chapters were overlong, not only to read, but also to write. I get bored on too long chapters. And then again, I didn't feel like to write it anymore.

So to all of you MPJ-fans (there are none anyway), I'm really sorry that I won't write the story further, but this is a decision I have made. MPJ is now on hiatus, but maybe someday I'll finalize it. But for all of my, Drako1997's-fans (again, if there are any), this story will be something different. While MPJ's plot was pretty traditional, my new story, called "Hopeless", will be something different. I went trough the Rio-fanfiction archive, and for my surprise, I didn't find any story with the same subject, except maybe in some chapters of Next To You by Holospartai-blah, blah, blah, good writer, difficult name. I don't know, as I haven't had enough time to read NTY further. I have forgotten everything anyway, so I have to start from the beginning. I won't spoil the plot for you, but I can tell you, that Hopeless will be a drama/tragedy-romance, with humour, action and a sex scene. So yeah, it will be rated M. It will (at least in my opinion) have a thrilling plot, a few OC's and some material recycled from MPJ, and from my first story (nowdays deleted), Blu Birds. Corration, as always, but also MJ-Pacifist, the first fanfiction author I discovered, is my inspiration for this story, but as well, some of my plot ideas are taken from the movie "Baby Mama". Let's hope you haven't seen it so that won't spoil something for you. And due to the shorter chapters, I can hopefully upload chapters more often. I have planned to write something like ten chapters in total, of which about two more will be released before Christmas. I could probably do more, but I'll do a Kung Fu Panda-Christmas special fanfiction that will be released the 24th December. MPJ will not be deleted, and I'll keep it for now to get more fans that'll favourite me and reviews (I'm a greedy little bastard, you know?). So if you haven't read it, go do it when you still can.

So to all of my readers, thank you and sorry. I apologise for my constant mind-changing, but after all, I'm a beginning author who is still searching for my unique style of writing. Besides, my stories, I choose what I do with them! But if you really want to see the ending of MPJ, I'll give you a hint: Imagine it! Funny, eh?

I... I'll start now. Enjoy the story as always!

Hopeless

Chapter 1: Prologue

The sun was setting over the jungles of Rio de Janeiro. The warm rays of light covered the whole place in an orange gloom that yet was enough to prove that the saying that Rio was "the most magical place on earth" was right. All of the many birds in the jungle were getting ready for the evening...

...Except a certain Spix macaw couple.

The macaws, namely Blu and Jewel, had been working on building the nest of their dreams since they found the place in a surprisingly spacious hole of a one of the tallest trees of the jungle, three days ago. Now, a week had passed since Jewel's wing had healed from the plane accident and the birds had been released to the jungle, or to the "Blu bird sanctuary" to be exact. It took three weeks for Jewel's wing to heal, but it would have taken longer if it wasn't for Blu who had always been next to her and helped her when she needed it. After the release, they had been living in various places in the jungle. But it didn't matter, because they only needed a place to sleep. They had spent the days doing activities like Jewel giving Blu a tour in Rio or then they had been just flying around, doing nothing other particular things. They had also spent time in the jungle, where Jewel had taught useful tricks of how to survive in there to Blu, and vice versa, when Blu had tried to learn Jewel how to read. But most of the time, the young macaw couple had been searching for a shared home where they could stay. And now it was finished.

Blu, the male one of them, with dark blue feathers and brown eyes, looked at the newly finished nest with proud eyes.

"Finally. It's done."

Next to him was Jewel, Blu's female counterpart and his girlfriend, who had light blue eyes and greenish eyes. She was also staring at the nest in awe.

Inside the nest, there were a large and round tree stub, with about five birds would have room to sit next to. There were also a bed made of havoc, with a curtain of leaves that cowered the bed, making sure that two birds could sleep in it in peace, without being bothered by anyone, and some newly picked fresh flowers that smelled good and brought a sweet scent inside the whole nest. The whole nest was a dream house to anyone, and the two macaws were more than happy to have such a place where to live.

"Yeah." Jewel simply responded. They turned around and looked at each other.

"It took three days to finish the nest." Blu began. "But I have to admit, the results are even better than I imagined."

A moment of silence occurred, where both of the birds just looked into the others eyes. Then suddenly, Jewel jumped in joy and hugged Blu, who got into a shock due of Jewel's reaction.

"Whoa, wha-what was that for?" Blu stuttered. Jewel forced to let go, instead, she dug tightened her grip and pressed her head against Blu's chest. But she answered anyway.

"Blu, can you believe it? We finally have a home of our own!" she almost shouted in joy. She then lifted up her head and revealed her tear-filled eyes. "This is too good to be true! It's... Like a dream..."

Blu gave her a heart-warming smile.

"But you aren't dreaming Jewel. This is all happening." he said proudly, and was answered by another hug.

"This is better than a dream..." Jewel said with a low voice.

Then she let go of Blu and looked him straight into his chocolate brown eyes.

"This nest... It's... So beautiful... I... I-I don't know how I can ever repay you of what you have done-"

Blu flinched and interrupted Jewel in the middle of her sentence.

"Wait... M-me? What do you mean by that?" Blu questioned. Jewel didn't completely understand Blu's sudden change of mood.

"What do you mean that I mean? I don't understand where you're getting into."

Blu then grabbed smoothly both of Jewel's wings with his owns and once again, looked at her eyes.

"Don't you give me all of the credit I mean!" Blu said slightly upset, but his tone changed into a friendlier as he continued. "This was not only done by me. We built this nest together, don't you remember?"

"I... I do. This is our nest. Our home." she began, and after her clause, she let go of Blu's wings and presented the whole nest with both of her wings.

"...The place where we can live the rest of our lives together!" she shouted happily, and afterwards, she moved again closer to Blu and pressed the end of her beak against Blu's.

"...The place where we can express our love towards each other in peace." she almost whispered. Then she hugged Blu once more and dug her beak in his chest, and continued her speech with a joyful tone.

...The place where we can be a family and raise our chi-"

Jewel stopped as soon as she understood that she had blurted out something that just came out of her mouth and were not meant to be said. She, but even more Blu, was chocked by the sentence, and froze to the place; with Jewel still having her head on Blu's chest and her wing around his back.

"Eh... J-Jewel... Wha... Wha..." Blu said still petrified and desperately tried to find some words to say. "Um... C-could you repeat what you just s-s-said?"

Jewel ran out of words, with a "uuuuh"-sound being the only thing she managed to get out of herself, and resulted that a really awkward situation was born. When she could not explain herself, she let go of Blu and turned the other way.

"Ne... Nevermind!" she said hastily. She could have sworn that she heard a small sight of relief coming from Blu. They remained silent for a while, until Blu decided to continue the conversation.

"So, uhh... Jewel. How about if we go outside for a while?"

Jewel turned around and faced Blu.

"Good idea!" she said with a fake happiness-tone. The lovebirds then walked out of the nest, to the big branch that also worked as a vantage point. Outside they were met with the nicely warming air, mixed with a chilly wind that was blowing at the high. The birds sat to the edge of the branch, with a little space between them. None of them said anything and rarely looked directly at the partner, due to the still lasting awkwardness. They just looked at the twilight sky.

"What a day." Blu said, in order to start a conversation with Jewel, who soon responded.

"Yeah."

Blu faced Jewel again.

"But we've done a lot today haven't we? After all, we finished our future home today. That's in fact, a lot, a-at least in my opinion?"

"It is... A lot. Eheh..."

When the birds remained silent a while after Jewel's statement, Blu hastily moved closer to Jewel. Jewel noticed this, and both of them shared an embarrassing smile. But then they relaxed and Blu put his wing around Jewel, who didn't mind.

"Isn't the sky beautiful today?" he said. "The orange colour is very impressing. I haven't seen something like this in years. Last time I saw it was back in Minnesota where I and-"

He was stopped by Jewel, who answered in Blu's previously mentioned question.

"Ii gives a perfect end to this day. It's like a..."

"Prognostication." Blu said and patched Jewel's sentence.

"...Prediction." Jewel remarked without knowing that both hers and Blu's used word were synonyms. "It's a clear sign that this nest will be our home, where we can live happily ever after." She continued with a soft voice and looked Blu deep into his eyes. They did this for some time, until Blu spoke out.

"I love you."

Jewel smiled at him and moved her head closer to his.

"I love you too."

Then they closed their eyes and pressed their beaks together and shared a passionately kiss. They tightened the grip of each other, and eventually fell backwards, hitting the branch. But they didn't care, and didn't break the kiss. The romantic moment seemed to last forever, and the birds savoured the tastes of each other. And when Blu and Jewel kissed, Jewel thought about her and his boyfriend's future. Now with the nest of theirs, she really felt like starting a family with Blu. Not maybe in the near future, but someday soon. What she had blurted out earlier wasn't exactly a mistake. Sure, she had said it in a totally wrong place, at the totally wrong moment, but someday, she would bring the subject up again. The subject about starting a family with Blu, the bird she loved and wanted to spend the rest of her life with.

And so the short first chapter is done. But it's just a prologue, you know? The next chapter will be released soon, probably on Saturday. It's so much easier when you have planned the whole story in forward!

Coming soon:

Hopeless

Chapter 2: Rhyming

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