Hello, it's Jason again, bringing you another chapter of 'Love never expected', last chapter I forgot to put the OC's thingy down, so I changed the author's note in last chapter if you haven't seen it.
The reason I'm updating slow is because I want to make my contents as best as possible, so expect me updating around a few weeks.
Tiago woke up his long slumbers after a good night sleep in their small nest, he wanted to cuddle more with his sisters but decided to get up and stretch his body. The sun was bright and hot, it shined upon Rio and the forest around their hollow, lights reflected on the ground and brown barks of the trees, creating exotic colors only wild animals can watch and enjoy.
Tiago carefully got out of his sister's nest and stretched his body, ready for another exciting day in the jungle. The sensation of stretching his body after the long sleep almost made him yelp out in relaxation, but he kept it down so he won't bother his family's peaceful dream.
He cracked his neck side to side and dived out of his hollow. Tiago inhaled and exhaled some fresh and warm air as he flies through the endless jungle, and the sound of water in the river splashing onto the nearby rock made him smile, happy that he lives in such a perfect paradise.
The fresh color and taste of fruits attracted many animals to snatch for good energies with no exception of macaws. They thrived the jungle as they often flew in a flock big enough to create shadows when flew in close proximity. Tiago flew onto a branch casually after seeing other macaws flying off to the distance. There were a large variety and quantities of fruits and nuts to choose from, so he took his time and examined through all the available options.
"Hmm… This should suffice." Tiago thought to himself as he picked up some mangoes and peppers and headed back to his home. The sun rose by a little bit so he hurried up, fearing that his family might start to worry about him, but he just dropped the thought after seeing his family still snoring in their own nest. He placed the food down cautiously and prepared his throat.
"Gahhhh!" Tiago yelled out his infamous annoying squawk which made everybody jump up. He held his stomach and laughed at their reaction.
"Tiago! What's wrong with you?" Jewel said rubbing her head after bumping into Blu's beak.
"What the heck Tiago?" Blu said in an annoyed voice.
"Hahaha, look at you guys." Tiago said still laughing on the ground, Carla came to him and slapped him on the cheek.
"That's what you get for waking us up like that." Carla said ready for another strike.
"Ow, sorry." Tiago apologized still having a slight chuckle in his voice.
"Tiago, did you bring us breakfast?" Blu asked him after seeing some fruits scattered on the ground unattended.
"Yes I did." Tiago said proudly.
"Thanks Tiago." Jewel thanked him before slapping him just like Carla," And that's for yelling at us like that."
"Ow, I said sorry mom."
"No, chicks needs to learn their lessons."
"I'm not a chick anymore mom."
"Yes you are Tiago." Jewel kept making her point which made Tiago shut up, he knew there wasn't any good by arguing with his mother so he stopped and joined in the breakfast.
"I have to say, Tiago picks the best fruits." Blu said with a mouthful of foods.
"Yeah, this pepper tastes awesome." Carla said before smiling evilly," If only I could get some of these in Tiago's eyes."
"Oh no you don't." Tiago said in fear before stepping back after seeing Carla approach him with a slice of pepper in her talon.
"Carla, stop it." Jewel said to her.
"Aww, You were lucky this time." Carla said to Tiago and put the pepper in her mouth.
"Why am I the one that always get targeted?" Tiago asked.
"Because you always prank us." Bia answered without looking at him.
"Eh, make sense." Tiago said and tilted his head.
The family finished their breakfast after half an hours. They decided to go to the club and check out new stuffs going on in the club. They arrived at the entrance shortly afterwards. It wasn't what they expected to see, the main doorway was partially exposed, and the inside seems empty, only a few birds walked around seeming to be working. There wasn't any music being played as they walked in, curious about the event.
"Hey guys." A voice came from behind the spix family which made them jump and look back.
"Oh hey Nico, you got us scared there." Jewel said and looked around the building as seeing it the first time.
"Wondering what's happening in the club?" Nico asked them, excited to bring them the news.
"Yes." They all said in unison.
"There's a huge party going on here soon, and we are currently under construction." Nico explained and showed them a piece of blue paper.
"Yeah, we know that, but what is this?" Carla asked and took the paper from Nico and examined it closely, clueless of the paper she's holding.
"It's a blueprint Carla." Bia recognized the blue sheet from the books she read.
"What does it do?" Carla asked.
"It's basicly a plan for construction." Bia answered her.
Just as they were talking to each other about the reconstruction of the club, a pair of scarlet macaw came up to them, and Indeed they were Alex and Lily.
"Hello." Alex greeted them from behind.
"Hey Alex, good to see you again." Tiago turned back and said to him, surprised to see him in the club.
"Alex, did you finish the wall over there?" Nico asked Alex.
"Yeah, and it's beautifully done." Alex said and brought Nico to show his work on the wall while Lily stay and chatted with the spix family.
"So how's everything going?" Lily asked them politely.
"It's all good." Tiago answered her," Where do you and Alex live?"
"It's far east from here." Lily answered Tiago and pointed to the east direction where the trees are thick.
"Oh, that's close to our hollow, can you lead us there?" Tiago asked her to guide them to her home.
"Umm… I'm not sure." Lily said unsurely," Alex might worry."
"Don't worry, we'll ask him." Tiago said to Lily and turned to Alex who was just busy showing off his work.
"Ayy Alex, do you mind Lily take us a ride to your hollow?"
"Oh sure, just be back fast ok?" Alex turned around and answered them before he continued to show Nico his masterpiece.
"You got it." Tiago said to him.
"Well, if Alex doesn't mind, what are we waiting for?" Lily said and flew out first, followed by Tiago, Bia and Carla. Blu and Jewel were just casually walking around the club, trying to find anything interesting and did not notice the absence of their kids.
They flew through the thick covers of the trees and entered the inner heart of the forest where no humans had ever dared to enter. This area wasn't very friendly for small animals like rats and squirrels, but macaws were ok because their size were just enough to survive such an environment. Harpy eagles were seen often in the area so everybody hided whenever they showed up, but one harpy eagle in particular seemed to have absolutely no interest in hunting or chasing the animals as he casually sat on a branch and watched the four macaws flew right under his beak.
After a few minutes of flying, they finally reached Lily's hollow, but there seemed to be some unexpected guest waiting in the hollow as they flew in and landed.
"I see you brought some friends." A muscular male scarlet macaw with a scar on his face said and stood up, and behind him were some shorter scarlet macaws.
"Who are you?" Lily asked them.
"Haven't you heard of us before?" The male macaw said," We are famous for destroying other female macaw's lifes.
"Oh no." Lily said in fear and walked back slowly, she tried to fly out but stopped herself when she saw the entrance was blocked by another scarlet macaw.
"You know, escaping won't help you." The male scarlet macaw said and started to advance slowly towards them.
"Hey back off." Tiago stood in front of Lily.
"And look who's this?" The male macaw said in a teasing way," Quit trying to be a hero and you won't get hurt."
"No, you are not getting any closer to them." Tiago said determinedly.
"Very well then." The male macaw smirked evilly and ordered his men to tackle him on the ground. Tiago tried to get out of their wings and talons but nothing seem to work.
"I suppose these are your friends or relatives." The male macaw said before pinning Bia on the wall with a great force," How would you like a new addition to your family?"
"Stop!" Tiago yelled at the male macaw but was punched in the face by one of the macaws that was holding him down.
"Relax now my darling, it won't hurt a bit." The male scarlet macaw said as Bia tried her hardest to shake him off, but he held her throat with his talon. She collapsed and gave up defending herself as she felt a shortage of oxygen. He saw the opportunity and positioned himself on top of Bia," I'm gonna have so much fun with you."
"Ahh!" Tiago yelled out and back kicked the one of the macaws holding him, he then slapped the other macaw down to the ground before he could even react. Tiago charged at the male macaw and launched him off before he could do anything naughty to Bia.
"Get him!" The male macaw yelled out and got up, he saw Tiago charging at him again, so he blocked Tiago's punch with his wings. Just as they were exchanging punches, two scarlet macaws sneaked upon Tiago and bumped him on the ground, then the male scarlet macaw stood on top him and grabbed him by the throat.
"You wanna mess with me?" The male macaw said angrily with his eyes glaring intensely at Tiago," I'll make sure all your friends suffer."
"F**k you." Tiago cursed under his breath.
"Say goodbye to this world." The male macaw said and raised his sharp talon in the air, ready to strike him at any time," Any last words?"
Just as he was about to slice Tiago's neck, a blurry figure charged into him like a cannonball, he was then launched into the wall of the hollow, he slowly slid down and dropped on the ground, laying unconscious.
"Now who wants some of this?" The figure asked and readied himself in a fighting position.
"He took down our leader!" A scarlet macaw yelled out," Let's make him pay!"
Three scarlet macaws slowly walked around and made a circle around him. They all charged at the same time which he swiftly took a chance and dodged their attack, the three macaws slammed each other in the head and were unable to recover for a while.
"Run for your life!" The figure yelled out.
They did exactly what he told and flew out of the hollow and towards the club as fast as their body allows them to. Soon the three macaws showed up behind them and seemed to be very pissed. They sped up and reached the club, they dropped on the ground and breathed intensely for oxygen. The three macaws spit at them and flew back to the hollow when they knew that three macaws aren't enough against a whole club of birds.
"What happened?" Jewel came over and asked," dos you guys have a race or something? And who's this scarlet macaw?"
"Mom, let me explain." Tiago lied I the ground still trying to catch his breath, after a few minute, his crazy bumping heart slowed down and he was able to speak again," we were ambushed by a gang of scarlet macaws."
"Oh my gosh, that's terrible." Jewel exclaimed in horror, she never thought that anyone would gang up on them.
"Luckily this scarlet macaw saved our lives." Tiago said, pointing his feather at the figure who was revealed to be a scarlet macaw as well.
"I saw everything, it was horrific! They tried to rape her." The scarlet macaw pointed at the skinny blue female macaw who was now tearing up.
"Whoever did this, I will rip their faces off." Blu said angrily and grasped his talons.
"Blu, you don't have the guts to do it." Jewel said unimpressed.
"I know, i'm just angry that someone was actually dirty and low enough to do such things." Blu said back.
Bia suddenly dug her face into Tiago's wings and cried her eyes out. He felt the water flowing into his feathers and felt bad for her. He held her closer to his chest and whispered in her ears," It's ok Bia, you are safe here now."
"I'm scared." Bia said still crying in Tiago's soft blue wing, her body was twitching both from the fear and the comforted provided by his brother. She soon led out a slim smile that only Tiago noticed. He knows that only he can give the most care to her so he used everything he knows to calm her.
Jewel wanted to leave them alone so she turned to the scarlet macaw and brought up another question," what's your name?"
"I'm Nightfly." He answered Jewel," Other call me the forest vigilante."
"I see, thanks for saving our kids." Blu said and gave Nightfly a small hug which he accepted and hugged back.
"It's no problem." Nightfly said and looked back at Bia and Tiago," Are they…"
"Don't mind them, all you need to know is that we gladly accept you as a friend." Blu said and placed a wing on his shoulder.
Back at Tiago and Bia. She was still curled up in his wings, crying even more from the relief and comfort that she received from Tiago. Tiago didn't what to do to make her feel better because he had no experience with girls so he just kept brushing Bia's head feather in hope of making her feel safe.
Tiago felt awkward folding Bia in his wings because he knew that she might accept him as a potential mate soon, but he just wanted to extend that time to eternity. Bia had no problem cuddling with Tiago because she just views him as a big brother that protects her like a bodyguard, and that's what exactly Tiago feared. There's nothing more awkward and hurtful when one realises that it's only choice of mate is its own sibling, but there's always an end to everything. One day the secret will leak and the two once close sisters will fight for his brother which is what Tiago never wanted to see. He wanted neither of them to be sad nor jealous if the other sister is chosen by him. It makes him hurt to see either one of them be alone and sit in despair while watching him and her sister cuddling together. He wished none of that could happen by not choosing either, but that'll be the end of the Spix macaws if he chooses that. Although that's way far in the future, he knew that it won't be long before he has to make the final choice.
Sorry again for not updating regularly and not using your OC, I just wanted to make my story as perfect as it can get.
For this chapter's song, it is Alan Walker - Faded ( Vikstrom Remix ) This song has my favorite music with one of the best remix, go check it out. The song has nothing to do with the story itself but I just felt that it would be great to post some songs here.
Lily belongs to Skyler the elf owl
Alex belongs to Alexriolover95
Nightfly belongs to Nightfly123