Chapter Six: A Crashed Party Part 2

Jewel was shocked. She really never had a last name. It was a human thing, I guess. Birds usually just got one name, but Blu had three. She was full of happiness, knowing that the name would grow on her. "Hmm, it's got a nice ring it." Jewel said.

"Yes, yes it does." Blu said.

"Come on, let's visit Tulio and Linda at the aviary. Thanks everyone for coming!"

"We aren't done yet." Blu said.

"What?"

Jewel was swept into Blu's wings as they started to slow dance. Jewel was happy, and Blu invited everyone in. Nico and Pedro were singing the songs. "Oh Blu. Where would I be without you?" Jewel said, leaning her head onto his shoulder.

Blu remained quiet. He just enjoyed his slow dance with his new wife. Never would I have married if it wasn't for all of the events in my life, good or bad. He thought. "Hey, everyone! Join in!" He shouted. Everyone got a partner, and started to dance. Blu wished his parents could see him now. He also wondered where Jewel's parents were, not knowing if they might accept him, being how Jewel acted towards him when they first met (wink, wink).

Jewel had a great time. She just kept dancing and dancing until the sun started to fall. She had an idea. She let go of Blu, and she grabbed his wing. "Come on, let's go watch the sunset." She said. "It'll be fun!"

"Okay, okay." Blu said, as he took off. "Should we invite everyone else?"

"Let's just watch it, alone. Okay?"

"Alright." They reached the top of their tree, and sat down. Jewel lied down on her husband's chest, and Blu wrapped his wings around her. "My, what a gorgeous sunset."

"Yeah, it clears my head. Too bad it's only at dawn and dusk." Jewel said.

"Well, now you have me in between those times." Blu said.

Jewel liked this new side of Blu. He was more romantic, more confident, and more open. It kind of happened when Sapphire showed up. I guess I'll thank her later, if I ever can. She thought. She laughed at the last thought, and Blu noticed.

"Something bothering you?"

"Nope. I just thought that I should thank Sapphire for bringing us closer together, if I can even talk to her about it." Blu laughed at this too. As the sun disappeared over the horizon, the stars started to shine.

"Wow." Blu said. Jewel was a little confused. It was a marvelous site, sure. But Blu was saying it like it was his first time under the stars.

"What, is it your first time under the stars or something?" Jewel said, sarcastically.

"Well, yeah." Blu said. Jewel felt kinda bad for teasing him now.

"I'm sorry I teased you. I didn't know this was the first time. I thought you would have seen them more in Tiny Soda." Jewel said.

"Nope. It was due to light pollution. Every night, the light given off by the buildings around the area is shot up, blocking some of the star's light, so you can't really see them." Jewel was sad for Blu now.

Jewel was giving Blu a playful glare. Blu looked at her. "What?"

"I just love how cute you get when your nerdy side comes out." She said.

"Now you're living with one for the rest of your life."

"Well, now you can see the stars every night." She said. They heard the music stop down below, and they started to see everyone fly away, seeing them with smiles on their faces, knowing they had a great time.

"It was awesome! I'm just wondering where the bride and groom went." Blu and Jewel heard someone say.

"Well, I'm glad no one really missed us." Jewel said.

"Yeah." Blu said. He just kept watching the sunset.

"I think we should pay our little intruders a little visit." Jewel said.

"Yeah, let's go." Blu said. They took to the sky, towards the aviary.

Once they arrived, Tulio let them in, and Linda gave Blu a pen and notepad, almost immediately as they stepped through the door. "Explanation, now mister." Linda said. So it took Blu the next half an hour to write out what happened, including how he didn't know Sapphire, how she kept trying to split him and Jewel up to get Blu as her own, how she kidnapped a chick, how she objected at the wedding, but failed, and how Jewel knew Juan, the other spix macaw. Linda was a lot less mad now, seeing as these birds were trying to ruin her companion's life. "I'm sorry Blu, I didn't mean to be rude. Now I understand."

Blu wrote on the paper again. "Forgiven." Linda smiled.

"Ah, Blu, do you want to see your admirers?" Tulio asked. "If they get together, then we could definitely save the species!"

Blu and Jewel looked to each other and rolled their eyes. Well, I guess kids are the next step for me and Blu. Jewel thought. The walked into the room where the entrance to the artificial jungle was. Jewel hated this place and it gave her shivers every time she stepped near it. She of course has learned to trust some humans, but really likes to stay away from mostly everyone else, including the guy who she'd claw up before hand.

"Hey, you two, do you want to go in there?" Tulio asked.

Blu and Jewel went wide eyed and shook their heads 'no'.

"Sorry I asked." Tulio said. He pushed a button on the intercom, allowing Blu and Jewel to be heard. A newly added microphone was being dropped into view, for them and other birds to communicate, if it was ever needed. Apparently, it was.

Back to Blu and Jewel's Perspectives

"Hello?" Blu said into the intercom microphone. The noise echoed throughout the artificial jungle. "Jewel, don't make a sound, yet." He whispered, avoiding speaking through the microphone. Jewel nodded. Then a blue bird came flying into view.

"Blu! Are you alone?" Sapphire asked. He looked to Jewel, who nodded, signalling for her presence to be kept a secret. The window was a one way window. Sapphire and Juan couldn't see through it.

"Yes, why?"

"I just wanted to talk to you in some privacy, especially after you married that filth."

Jewel just tried to keep in her anger. Filth? Did she seriously call me filth!? She thought, angrily.

"Hey, she's not filth. She's my wife!" Blu said, defending Jewel. Jewel was thankful that Blu didn't hesitate to defend her.

"But I thought I was better than her! I tried to win your love in Minnesota!"

Jewel was confused by this. Blu said he never knew she existed. Did Blu lie to me?

"But I didn't know you were even there. I'm sorry things didn't go your way."

"It was all your stupid distractions that kept me from you. Alice and Chloe," Sapphire started.

Sounds like Blu has some explaining to do. Jewel thought, thinking Alice and Chloe were previous girlfriends.

"Linda, and even Tulio as you left Minnesota. And now Jewel." Sapphire said, looking down. "And I'm now stuck in this stupid cage." She said.

"Why do you even like me?" Blu asked.

"Because you were cute, helpless, single, and the only other spix macaw I've ever seen that was male, until Juan rolled around." She said.

All of those reasons isn't enough. Blu thought. Jewel loves me because of me being me. Not because of my looks or relationship status or my species. Blu thought.

"Just why do you love Jewel instead of me?" Sapphire said.

"I love her, Sapphire. Not just because of what species she is or how she looks. I love her because of who she is. You just like me for my outside appearance. I love Jewel for who she is on both the outside and the inside." Blu said.

Aww, Blu. I wish I could thank you right now. Jewel thought.

"Well, I bet I would have liked your personality too if I got to be with you." Sapphire said.

"Here's a little background check, then. I was domesticated." Blu stated.

"I knew that already." Sapphire said. "I didn't care. Next."

"I'm a smart bird, also known as a nerd bird." Blu said, grudgingly.

"I don't care." Sapphire said.

"What if I gave you an explanation to everything I thought was interesting? Like tonight, I gave Jewel an explanation on why I couldn't see stars in Minnesota. Let me tell you why. The light pollution created by the nearby buildings causes light to scatter and hide the faint star's light."

"Excuse me?" Sapphire asked, confused.

"I give Jewel those explanations all the time. She loves that part of me. I can see you really don't like it."

"I, I guess." Sapphire said. "But I could like the other personality traits about you." She said.

"What about this. Before I left Minnesota, I couldn't fly." Blu said.

Sapphire was shocked, she didn't know that.

Yep. My Blu bird learned to fly because of me. Jewel thought, pridefully.

"But, but you can fly now." Sapphire said.

"Yeah, but I couldn't fly until I came to Rio."

"Well, how did you learn?"

"Jewel. My friends tried to help me, but she was the only one able to do so."

"HEY BRAD!"

Great. Jewel thought.

"I have a bone to pick with you."

"Okay, Juan. What do you need?"

"First of all, I can't believe Jewel married a PET! Second, you stole her from me! And lastly, I HATE THIS STUPID CAGE YOUR HUMANS PUT US IN BECAUSE OF YOU!"

Jewel was about to shout at Juan for treating her husband like that. Blu held a wing up, giving her a look. Right. I'm not here. GRR! Jewel thought.

"Hey, why don't you two get together?" Blu said.

"Because I love Jewel and she likes you!"

"Well, Jewel is mine now, so, looks like you'll have to find another." Blu said.

"I'll get her one day. ONE DAY…!" Blu pushed the cage intercom button, turning it off.

Blu then turned off the intercom in front of him. "This may spice things up a bit." Blu said. He pushed another button, and a disco ball fell.

Jewel laughed very hard. "It looks like it will."

"How do you know it'll work for them?" Blu said.

"I don't. I know it'll spice things up for you and me." she said, giggling. Blu laughed, nervously.

"Wha-What do you m-mean?"

Jewel took a step towards him. Blu retaliated and took a step back. This process continued until Blu was up against a wall. "J-Jewel?"

"Shh, don't speak." she said, going up to kiss him.

"Jewel!" Blu said, this time pointing towards something, or someone. Jewel rolled her eyes and looked.

"Oh, sorry Blu, Jewel! Was I interrupting something?" Tulio asked.

COME ON! Jewel thought. Jewel nodded furiously while Blu shook his head no, relieved that Tulio had stepped in.

"Sorry, Jewel. I think it is time for you two to leave." Tulio said. Tulio opened the door, and Blu flew out quickly. Jewel was walking, wandering into his thoughts. Come on Tulio. Why did you have to come in?

"Hey, Jewel?" Jewel looked up to look at Tulio. "Go spice things up a bit with Blu. Take it, to the next level." Tulio said.

I wonder if that is where Nico and Pedro got that from. Jewel thought. "Thanks for crashing the party." Jewel said. All Tulio heard was squawking.

"Okay Jewel. See you tomorrow." Jewel rolled her eyes, and she flew back to her hollow. When she arrived, Blu wasn't there. "Blu?"

"Hello." Jewel jumped. That wasn't Blu's voice.

"Juan." She said, not even having to turn around. "How did you…"

"Oh, that vent you were breaking out of. Marvelous idea. Now, I have escaped, and I have Blu captured and I'll kill, if you don't come be with me."

"What makes you think that you have him?" Jewel said in retaliation.

"This may help." Juan said, dropping a blue feather onto the floor. "Meet me tomorrow at the statue on the mountain."

"What about Sapphire? Does she know about this?"

"Of course not. I couldn't kill Blu without her annoyance. Now, I'll see you tomorrow, my love." He flew out of the nest, flying towards the statue.

"Blu, why is this happening?" Jewel whispered to herself as she started to cry.