Hey guys! What's up!?

So, this idea of a very short 2 to 4 chapter story was once in my head and I was thinking about doing it for Valentine's Day, but I forgot about it for some time. And today I suddenly thought about it again, so I thought that before I forget it a second time, might as well do it!

And plus, it has been a long time since I wrote about this couple and family!

Hope you enjoy this very short story!

Chapter 1: Old Bird

It was the day before Valentine's Day and every bird in the Amazon rainforest was preparing for the special day, spending it with their loved ones as along the tree hollows of the Blue macaw tribe, a lone male Blue macaw named Roberto was eagerly flying to see some of his old friends that he hasn't spoke to in awhile.

"Boy I hope the old gang recognizes me." Roberto happily said to himself as he tried to find his friends.

Roberto has been quite busy with his life, over the years he has fallen in love with a female Scarlet by the name of Liz. Ironically, like Roberto was the right wing man of the Blue macaw leader, Eduardo, Liz was the right wing woman of the Scarlet macaw leader, Maria. Roberto loved Liz so much that they eventually had one chick, a beautiful Blue and Scarlet little girl named Rosalia and Roberto was just as good a father as he was a husband. Life was great for Roberto as he and his family settled in a tree hollow between the Blue and Scarlet macaw tribes.

Roberto had to smile to himself, he really felt proud of how he changed his life for the better, he remembered he once used to be the guy who just likes to impress the girls with his singing ability and strength and not take into account if they really wanted it. And now he was a very devoted husband and father, his love only reserved for two girls.

Roberto was still looking around when he saw three male Blue macaws around his age hanging around a large tree hollow with three female Blue macaws, all of them either talking, laughing or making out. Roberto smiled as he guided down and landed on top of the branch of the tree.

"Hey, its been a long time Diego, Juan, and Sebastian." Roberto happily greeted his old friends.

"Oh, hey Roberto…" Diego greeted Roberto with a not so happy tone.

"What's wrong, don't you recognize me?" Roberto chuckled.

"No, we do, it's just…" Juan started, but couldn't finish.

"You're kinda of an old bird Roberto…" Sebastain finished for his friend.

"What do you mean old?" Roberto replied, confused, chuckling nervously. "I'm around the same age as you guys."

"Yeah, but you have a mate now and a child if we heard right." Diego stated the facts.

"Which means you're kinda of getting old for us, I mean we're all still bachelors here." Juan looking at his two other friends.

"Oh…" Roberto said slowly, not really knowing how to respond. "So, we're not really friends anymore…"

"Sorry Roberto, but you kinda of left us and we moved on from you." Sebastain apologized.

"Okay, I understand, I have to get going anyway, back home before my wife comes back home." Roberto said slowly as he turned around just as slowly and flew away.

Roberto couldn't believe it, did everyone think this way of him? Was he really becoming an old bird? Those thoughts raced through Roberto's head as he reached home and saw two birds already there.

"Hey daddy!" One of them, a little Blue and Scarlet macaw girl, jumped up and flew over to Roberto, hugging him tightly with her tiny wings.

"Hey sweetie, how was school today?" Roberto asked, feeling a bit better from his daughter's hug. "Sorry I couldn't pick you up."

"It was good daddy." Rosalia answered back. "And don't worry, Uncle Alex was kind enough to bring me home."

"Thank you brother." Roberto smiled at the other bird in the hollow, a male Scarlet his age as the Scarlet got up and came to Roberto.

"Don't mention it, happy to bring her home and I better get home before my wife starts to worry about me." Alex replied as he gave his brother in law a quick hug, as well as giving one to his niece before he flew back home. "See you two later." Alex called back as he was in the air.

As Rosalia waved goodbye to her uncle, Roberto sighed, which his daughter noticed.

"Daddy, you okay?" The little girl asked.

"Yeah, I'm okay sweetie, just a little tired." Roberto replied. "Listen sweetie, daddy's going to take a little nap, but tell me when mommy comes home, okay?"

"Okay daddy." Rosalia smiled before going to her room to do her own thing.

It was about an hour as the end of the day was coming, the sun setting, before Liz came back home and with Rosalia waking up her daddy, Roberto was up and ready to greet his cherished one.

"Hey honey." Roberto smiled his best as he hugged his wife and then gave her a loving kiss on the cheek.

"And hey yourself." Liz giggled before apologizing. "Sorry for coming home so late, my mom's been keeping me busy with tribal security lately."

"Maybe she just wants to keep you away from me." Roberto joked, to which Liz also laughed, but then Roberto got serious and lowered his voice so his daughter wouldn't hear. "Listen honey, can I talk to you in our room?"

"Sure…" Liz replied, noticing the sudden change in Roberto's voice.

The couple went to their room where they slept, Roberto making sure his little girl was back in her room before he would speak.

"Okay honey, what's the problem?" Liz asked, a bit worried.

"Listen, you know I love both you and our little Rosy right?" Roberto asked.

"Yes." Liz confirmed.

"And you know I wouldn't betray you or Rosy right?" Roberto asked, however Liz getting a little impatient.

"Honey, just tell me what's wrong." Liz now crossing her wings.

"Today, after I was done with my patrol shift, I went to catch up with some old friends of mine and well they were with their girlfriends." Roberto started with Liz taking an interest. "When I tried to greet them, they acted like I was a stranger to them and well… They called me an old bird."

"That's ridiculous." Liz chuckled, knowing full well that both she and Roberto were still young adults.

"So did I, but they're right in some way, I mean they're still bachelors and I'm here, committed to you and our little Rosy and honestly, I think I even feel older after they said that." Roberto sighing, but Liz came up and hugged him in comfort.

"Listen, don't listen to them, they're not as lucky as you are, you have things they don't and I love you for that." Liz said as Roberto hugged his wife back.

"Thanks honey, you always know what to say." Roberto said.

"You're welcome and you know what…" Liz started to have an idea.

"What?" Roberto asked.

"Since tomorrow's Valentine's Day, I think I have the perfect gift for you…" Liz putting her wing to her beak as she thought of the gift to give to her husband.

And there we go!

Finally back with some more lovely Roberto x Liz moments!

See you guys next time!