New Beginning and Danger

This is my new story, so please be nice… :)Takes place after Rio 1

Chapter 1

Some Good News

After the incident in the plane, Jewel has been brought back to the aviary by Tulio for some treatment because of her wing. Blu feel sad for Jewel because of her injury. Jewel has a bandage and a cast wrapped around her broken wing.

"It will take about 3 weeks until she can fly again… and Blu, I want you to take care of her" Tulio said

Blu squawk in return which mean 'yes'

Tulio put them both in the breeding room and has left them for some privacy. The breeding room is a large room with artificial plants and nest for the two birds to stay.

Jewel looked at her damage wing and sigh "Tulio told me that the pain would be normal"

She stands up onto her talon and breathes inwards. She looked around and she noticed that Blu is nowhere to be seen. Her eyes filled with concern and she starts searching for him.

"Blu?" she called "Where are you?"

Silence replied her as she keeps looking around for Blu. There was only the sound of the air coming from the air ventilation.

"Blu?" She called again, "Come on, this is not even funny. Come out or I'll have to drag your butt here."

Blu landed in front of Jewel, stretching his wing and seated himself. A smile appeared on his face with a teasing face. Jewel forced an amused look as she sat down beside him.

"Did you call me?" Blu asked arching an eyebrow

"Where were you?" She asked.

"I was just looking for food." Blu said as he clean his feather from dirt.

"Food?" Jewel asked, eyeing her stomach as it rumbled. "That sounds like a great idea."

"Sounded like a great idea," Blu told her. "I can't find anything."

"That's because they usually deliver our food." Jewel giggled. "I thought a pet like you would know that."

Blu's displeasure deepened further even though he knew well she was only joking around. "I'm not a pet, I'm a companion."

"No, you're a pet." Jewel teased him. "You're my pet, and I wouldn't trade you for all type of fruits in the jungle."

"They have all type of fruits in the jungle?" Blu arched a curious eyebrow. "Sign me up for the jungle."

Jewel's playful smile deepened. "Are you sure, Pet? There are spiders and creepy bugs." Blu nodded his head. "Yeah, I guess it's time for me to overcome that."

Tulio entered the aviary's cafeteria, carrying a clipboard. He looked at Linda for a moment, smiling as he seated himself next to her. Picking a pen from one of his pockets, he signed his work. With his work done, he looked at his friend.

"How are you?" He asked. "I thought you would want some company."

Linda eyed Tulio for a while. There is something in him that catches her interest. It make her forgets all her troubles. She smiled and stares down at the table.

"I was just thinking." She said, "About future."

"Would you care to talk about it?" Tulio asked trying to be as smooth as possible. "But if you don't want to, I won't force you."

Linda smiled. With Blu, everything just seemed so natural; she never expressed her feelings with another person before. "I really want to stay here with Blu." She explained. "He's been staying with me for the past fifteen years; I don't know what I would do without him."

Tulio nodded his head. "I understand. I once grew attached to a dog. When his time arrived, I couldn't bring myself to it."

"What did you do?" Linda asked.

Before Tulio could respond his telephone rings. Tulio smiled at Linda and hold her hands. "That should be the results of Jewel's wing. I will tell you more later on."

"Wait," Linda called. "I'm going with you."

Blu was alert as the lock frees itself from its position. The door was opened and a doctor entered. "Hey." He smiled. "Here's some food for you."

Jewel licked her beak, rushing over to the food as fast as she could. She filled her beak with fresh fruits and berries. "Mmmm the taste is incredible." Jewel moaned. She looked back at Blu who hadn't moved. "Aren't you going to eat, Pet?" She asked, holding up a half eaten mango. "It's nice."

Blu held up a wing and shook his head. "No, you're the one who need the food and strength." Jewel rolled her eyes and threw him a plate of fruits. She walked and seated next to him. "Think this as our second date." She smiled. "Our first date was when we are focusing on breaking the chain."

"Are you sure?" Blu asked. "I don't want to steal your food."

"Just eat it!" Jewel sighed. "Come on, it won't hurt me if you eat a little."

Blu nodded and look at the fruit. He picked up a small piece of circular purple fruit and looking at it. "What is this?" he asked.

Jewel studied the fruit for a while. Her smile deepened as she elbowed him with her wing. "That's a grape."

"Is it nice?" Blu asked, sniffing the fruit. "I've never seen anything like this before."

"I don't know," She sighed. "I haven't had a grape since I was a chick."

Blu still suspicious of the fruit and got another one of the same fruit. He gives it to Jewel and smiled. "Try it," he grinned. "That way I can try it after you try it."

Jewel took bite. "Oh Meu Deus! Blu! You've got to try it!" She exclaimed. "It's so sweet and the flavor stays in your mouth."

Blu bit the fruit. He chews it and spit out some small seeds. "It's good, but too much seeds. It's like a watermelon, those seeds are very annoying and-" Blu's voice stopped as he noticed Jewel's confused face. He usually forgets of how smart he was sometimes. "I'm sorry, Jewel." He said. "I like to talk a lot. What I am trying to say was that it has a lot of seeds."

"I know, Pet." Jewel said, wrapping her wing around Blu. "I like it when you get geeky on me."

Tulio picked up the phone and held it to his ear. Typing the password, he changed the phone line to line one."Ola, this is Dr. Tulio Monteiro. How can I help you?" he asked grabbing a piece of paper and a pen.

Linda listened to the soft voice from the phone and guessed Tulio's reaction as he quickly put down the paper and the pen.

"That is wonderful news," he said, "Jewel is a very lucky bird."

Linda looked Tulio for a moment, doesn't know what to say. She focused on the paper that Tulio continued to write down.

"All right, thank you Dr. Jenny" Tulio hung up the phone. He looked at Linda with a big smile. "Well, I got some good news. Jewel only have a small fracture on her wing, so it won't take that long for her to fly again. With a splint it should only take a few weeks to fix."

Linda nodded her head. "That is good news. Blu will be happy to hear that."

"Yes," Tulio agreed. "Let's go and tell the good news to them, and also I will attach the splint on Jewel's wing.