Chapter 3: Christmas Day
Christmas Morning, Rio de Janeiro, the last blue macaw family are just waking up on what they thought would be another sunny December day. Blu woke up and went out of his birdhouse to find the sky full of clouds, heavy and gray.
"Must be a rainstorm coming ." Blu thought.
After waking up Jewel and than the kids, the family went to Linda's home next door to celebrate christmas morning, even thought it looked like it was going to be rainy one.
The family got together and started opening their gifts under the tree. Linda, Tulio, and Fernando were also there and were doing the same. Everyone was having a good time, except for Blu. He tried to be happy and wanted to join the fun everyone was having, but he couldn't.
Blu flew away to be alone and went to a window looking outside, the heavy gray clouds matching his mood right now.
"Blu, what's wrong?" Jewel said, surprising Blu.
"Jewel you scared me. I'm alright, I just need to be alone with my thoughts now."
"Okay Blu, but don't stay here too long, christmas is a time for you to be with your family and your family needs you."
"Okay I will be there soon."
After giving her Blu a hug and kiss, Jewel rejoined everyone sitting around the tree.
Blu was still at the window when something amazing and incredible was happening outside. Blu was looking down at his talons facing the window when something caught his eye. A small dot of white appeared on the window.
"What is this?" Blu asked himself as he looked. Soon more small white dots showed up followed by more and more. Blu was confused and took a closer look. He could not believe it, but it was flakes of snow. Outside, the snow started to come down faster and grew in size, coming down in great amounts.
Blu was speechless, he closed and opened his eyes many times and even snapped himself with his wing, to make sure what he was seeing was not a dream. Than he remembered what santa bird told him.
"Thank you, santa bird." Blu said softly as he continued looking outside at the endless fall of snow.
Meanwhile with Jewel and the kids, they were continuing to have a wonderful christmas, but than Jewel realized Blu still has not come. "What is taking him so long? Come on kids let's go get your father."
Blu was still staring out the window when Jewel and the kids arrived.
"Blu, what's taking you so long?" Jewel started and when Blu did not answer, Jewel spoke up. "Blu!"
Blu turned around and he had the biggest smile on his face. "It's a miracle."
"What are talking about?"
"Look out the window."
Jewel looked out and saw, the snow falling. "Is that?"
"Yes, it's snow."
"How?"
"Well I had a dream where someone told me it would snow." Blu said, thinking Jewel would never believe that he met santa bird. Blu than turned to his kids. "How about after it stops snowing, we go out and I'm teach you guys how to make snowmen and snow angels."
The kids cheered and after it stopped everyone went outside. Linda, Tulio and Fernando also speechless at the unexpected weather.
Blu had the time of his life, he enjoyed it just as much as he did back in Minnesota and he had his family to enjoy it with. Blu also enjoyed for the first time since he came to Brazil, drinking nice cups of hot chocolate, lovingly prepared by Linda.
Blu was very happy and was relaxing after a long day when Jewel came up to him.
"So how was your christmas?"
"The best ever."
"There is still one thing left Blu."
"And what is that."
"Look up."
Blu looked up to see a mistletoe and than looked at Jewel who hastily put on a red ribbon in her head feathers. "Merry christmas, my Blu." And Jewel came forward and gave Blu a nice, warm kiss, which Blu returned.
Blu had the best christmas ever, and it was all thanks to a miracle that he wanted.
