So, I just uploaded several chapters of my fic at the same time? Well, that's because I wrote three chapter in one night :D! I know I should be studying... But seriously, history is like the most boring thing ever...
Anyway, enjoy this chapter and I suggest you listen to .com/watch?v=bqao21cZ5nM Samba do Brazil - Ey Macarena while reading the clubbing part, because that's what I did while writing it ;)
And if you know any good samba musicians, let me know in the reviews! I really love that kind of music!
/ Adelie
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The next day, Nikkie had fixed herself up by taking a bath in her birdbath. She was nervous for tonight.
She waited just outside the living room window for Toki. But the longer she waited, the more she began to doubt. What if Toki didn't come? What if Toki just tricked her? Then she would be no better than the pigeons at home!
But when she heard the familiar "HEY GURL!" , she felt silly for distrusting Toki. Toki was probably the best friend Nikkie ever had, even though they just met a two days ago!
"Ya ready for some REAL partying down in Rio?" the blue crowned parakeet said.
"You can count on it, sistah!" Nikkie cheered and flew up to Toki. Toki did a little loop before heading for the club. Nikkie sided up with her friend. Toki's beak were moving all the time. Sometimes, it was hard to make out any real words, so Nikkie decided to enjoy the sight of Rio instead. The sun had gone down and the city were lit up by all the millions of houses and buildings where the humans still were awake.
"By the way, Toki." She asked. "Why is it called 'Next Level'?"
Toki shrugged. "Dunno, but what I do know is that Next Level is tha level!" She said and swooped down to the ground. They were headed to a fruit market. Nikkie still followed Toki, putting her full trust in the hyperactive green bird. She started to feel second thoughts about this whole thing.
"Errm Toki... I'm starting to think that..." Nikkie said cautiously, but she was interrupted by Toki when she exclaimed:
"HERE WE ARE, AMIGOS!" She shouted to a bunch of other birds who where sitting next to a batch of juicy melons, eying the fruits with hungry eyes.. When the birds saw her, they squawked, chirped or did whatever sound they felt fitted best and flew up to meet Nikkie and Toki.
"Errybody! This is Nikkie! Nikkie, meet my amigos!" Toki said and joined with the birds. Nikkie flew insecurely to the stranger birds. There were five of them. One emerald green macaw called Enri, the two smaller, red parrot sisters Nani and Nina, a small yellow bird who eagerly introduced himself as Juan and the last one, a cockatiel called Violet.
"So, Toki lured you here too?" Violet asked and stretched out a claw to greet Nikkie. Nikkie looked awkwardly at Violet stretched out claw.
"Isn't that a human thing?" Nikkie asked suspiciously. The other birds laughed.
"Yeah right, sorry! I used to be a pet, so I guess that human behavior is sort of contagious" Violet chuckled and withdrew her claw.
"As long as we won't get infected!" Enri said and the other laughed.
"Of course not" Violet purred and raised her comb a bit.
"You used to be a pet?" Nikkie asked curiously. Violet nodded disdainfully.
"Yeah, but I grew tired of 'em y'know? Always making you do stupid tricks for some stupid treats, that just ain't natural." She said and shrugged. "So I escaped"
Nikkie's eyes widened. She couldn't believe her ears.
"You ran away from your family?" She exclaimed. Violet nodded and slightly raised her comb again.
"'Nuff talkin' I say!" Nina said and flapped excitedly with her wings.
"Lets get out feathers shakin instead!" Nani continued and the sisters giggled.
The birds cheered and so they all headed down to the club. Nikkie followed them- Unable to back out now, she decided to hang out with these birds and see what would happen.
The club was neatly hided from the humans, in a side alley beyond the fruit market. In the club, the party had already started.
The music boomed so loud that Nikkie hardly could hear herself think. There were birds in all shapes, sizes and colors everywhere and they all danced.
Far away were a podium where a couple of birds sang and provided the music.
"Alright birdies! Lets shake some tailfeathers!" Toki shouted over the loud music and faster than Nikkie had time to react, they had all disappeared into the mass of partying birds.
Nikkie were scared at first. But then, the music struck her. She had never heard music like this before. She hadn't heard much music at all! Only Ricky would sing something for her now and then, but they had never danced before.
Yet, something in the music made Nikkie feel... Secure. Relaxed, happy. And a strong urge to dance.
She found a less crowded place on top of some wooden crates and without even noticing herself, she started dancing. She had never danced before, yet it felt as natural as flying. Maybe even better.
"ALRIGHT, I WANNA SEE EVERY BIRD IN HERE MOVE THEIR BODY NOW! CLAP THOSE WINGS TOGETHER AND LETS RAISE THA ROOF! CA-CAAW!" Pedro shouted and flew some rounds over the mass. Nico smiled widely and used his hat as a small tambourine to add on some effects to the music.
Every bird on the podium fired up the song even more. Drums were booming, somewhere a couple of birds were jumping around on a guitar a human left there a long time ago.
Nico sang with them and danced like one of them. It was in times like this, that the little brightly yellow canary bird loved to be alive.
Pedro landed next to him. "Look what the cat dragged in!" Pedro said and pointed to the three birds who just entered. Two blue macaws and one toucan. Nico and Pedro went to greet their old friends.
"Blu! Rafi! How ya been guys? And Jewel! Ya lookin' might'e fine tonight, gurl!" Pedro greeted them and did a comical bow for Jewel.
"Didn't ya say you couldn't come, eh Blu?" Nico asked slyly and landed on the ground.
"Well, we thought so. We couldn't find a babysitter and all..." Blu said, not knowing how to continue.
"But luckily, Eva stepped in for us!" Jewel said to save her mate from an awkward situation.
"Yeah, and Eva's also keeping an eye on our kids while I'm away! Makes me feel kinda bad..." Rafael said, rubbing his neck.
"Don't worry about that! If I were those kids, I'd watch out for Eva!" Pedro said. "No offense Rafi, but your gurl can be a real...!" Luckily Nico shoved his hat into Pedro's mouth and thus silencing him, before he could finish that sentence.
"Like mah man Pedro here said, don't worry! You're here to chill out, amirite?" Nico said and took off from the ground. "So go ahead! Have some time for yourselves!" he continued.
Pedro spitted out Nico's hat and tossed it to him. The canary caught it midair placed it on his head again. He was just about to turn around to fly around the club, just for fun and see what everybody else were doing, when he spotted something in the corner of his eye. He came to a halt in midair and stared at the most beautiful bird he had ever seen.
