What the hell, ? I typed in the title of my story word for word into the search bar and it's not even on the first page of results.
Okay, so I went back and watched the part where Blu and Jewel meet Rafael, and it turns out that one of the chicks is already called Sofia, so I changed the name to Maria.
Also, I went back to chapter 5, and apparently, the greater than and less than symbols don't appear when the chapter is uploaded. The greater than symbol was supposed to be the beak as the semicolon was the eyes.
Another thing: I realize that I've totally forgotten to put Fernando in somewhere, but it's too late to just throw him in there. I'll think of something...
One more thing. I changed Chapter 4's title (First Date), because it was bothering the hell out of me.
Blu and Jewel stood on the floor of the breeding room eating yet another mango.
"So are you going to go out today?" Jewel asked Blu.
"Nah, I think I have enough knowledge of the jungle now," Blu answered.
Jewel smiled; she could have him to herself the whole day. "Good. It's not as bad as you thought, right?"
"Not at all."
"Blu, could I ask you a favor?" she suddenly asked.
"Sure, Jewel. Anything."
"Could you ask Túlio about my wing?"
Blu found himself perplexed by the question. "What do you mean?" he asked.
"He could have been wrong about the time it would take to heal. I was wondering if maybe I could get out by tomorrow."
Blu didn't really think that there was that big a difference between tomorrow and the day after, but he agreed to it. "Okay, follow me." They walked to and out of the metal bird door which had been left open to them. Now in the treatment room, Blu flew Jewel up onto Túlio's work station. He was currently on the phone.
"Okay, so it's ready to open, right?... Good. Thank You." Túlio hung up and jumped when he saw Blu and Jewel next to him. "Oh, uh... Hi, Blu and Jewel. What do you need? More mango?" Blu shook his head. He grabbed Jewel's wing and held it up.
Túlio immediately understood. "It should be fully healed in two days. You'll be released the day after." This wasn't quite the message Blu wanted to get across, so he went for a paper and pencil.
Upon returning with said items, he wrote, "Is there any possibility of Jewel's wing being healed today?"
Túlio was surprised by the question. There isn't a big difference between today and tomorrow. He gave it some thought. "Well, I guess. I can check the wing if you want me to, but I can't guarantee anything." To this, Blu and Jewel squawked happily.
Túlio picked up Jewel and carried her into the X-Ray room. Blu stayed behind on the counter, knowing he wasn't supposed to be around an X-Rays unless he needed to be.
He thought about what Rafael told him the day before. There's no way that she would chase after me.But in the unlikely event that she does, I have to be ready. I can get the others to help me! He thought about Rafael telling him that females stick together. That's ridiculous. Scarla wouldn't help Jewel in that sort of thing.
He stared at the door for five minutes before Túlio came back out with Jewel. She seemed really happy, evident by the big smile on her face. She was turned to the side, as if to hide her wing from Blu. When Túlio reached the counter, he set Jewel on the counter still facing left.
"Jewel, why are you facing that way?" he asked while looking right to see what he was missing. Seeing nothing of interest, he looked back at her.
She looked at him and slowly turned her body. To Blu's total surprise, her left wing was ridden of the cast; she was free. To him, she was much more beautiful without the cast, which was pretty much what anybody would think. Her wing just needed some cleaning up. It looked asymmetric to the other.
"Surprise!" she exclaimed.
Blu didn't even really know how to react. He wasn't prepared, as he didn't think she would be right about Túlio being wrong. "Wow, Jewel! That's great! You were right! When do you—we—get released?" On the last sentence, he tried to sound excited for her.
"Well... I still have to wait until tomorrow. I would've had to wait a day after getting it off either way. I'm also not allowed to fly yet. He just took the cast off so I could stretch it out." She sounded disappointed in the delay of her freedom.
"At least it's still one day early, right?" Blu asked.
"Yeah." She smiled, and Blu blushed.
"Wanna go to Linda's again?"
"That sounds good," she answered. "But could you fix the feathers on this wing?" She lifted her left wing.
Blu blushed more at the thought of bathing with Jewel again. "O-Okay. Sure, Jewel." He flew her into the breeding room.
...
They walked out from the breeding room and went to Túlio. Blu asked on a sheet of paper if he could bring her to Linda's one last time. Túlio agreed and let them out.
...
They eventually arrived at the window of Linda's hotel room. Blu tapped hard on it, still carrying Jewel. Linda quickly came up to it, happy to see them, and let them in.
"Hi, Blu. It's been a while since I've seen you," she said during their handshake.
Finishing up the handshake, Blu squawked.
"Hi, Jewel. Thanks for coming too. I heard the good news from Túlio," Linda greeted, stroking Jewel's head. Jewel found that she enjoyed the feeling. "Hey, Blu. I know it's not cold, but would you like some hot chocolate?" she offered. Blu squawked happily at the offer.
Linda went to the kitchen to prepare the drink. Jewel asked, "What's hot chocolate."
"Only the best drink ever. Well. I guess, if it's cold. Would you like to try some of mine?"
Jewel blushed. "That sounds good."
Linda returned three minutes later with a mug of hot chocolate and six marshmallows.
Jewel looked into the brown liquid. "It looks gross, but it" —she sniffed— "smells good."
"It tastes even better," Blu told her. "Try it."
Jewel tilted the mug by grabbing the handle with her foot and took a sip. Blu was right. What was supposed to be a quick sip turned into one, giant one. By the time she had finished, she had drunk half the mug.
"I see that you like it."
"Yep, it was," —she gasped for air— "really good."
"See what'd I tell ya?" he said smugly. He took his long sip.
When finished, he asked her "What now?"
"How about we watch a few movies together to kill the rest of the day? There's a TV with a DVD player right there." Jewel gestured toward said TV.
"Hmm, that sounds fun." He opened a leather DVD case next to Linda's laptop. They had brought it to Rio just in case things didn't work out between Blu and Jewel. He thought. Assuming that the average movie length is an hour and a half, they had time for six or seven movies. It didn't sound very healthy, but honestly, what else could they do?
"So what do you want to watch first?" he asked, flipping through the pages of the case.
Jewel carefully scanned each page for something interesting. Something caught her eye. One disc showed a picture of a rather pale teenager holding an emotionless girl. It read, "Twilight." "How about this one?" she suggested.
Blu began laughing really hard at her decision. Jewel felt offended. "Hey! What's so funny, Blu?"
Blu got up, wiping a tear from his eye. "I'm sorry, Jewel. It's just that that movie is horrible. I got that for the sole purpose of making fun of it."
Jewel felt less offended. "Well then, we should watch it. I could go for a good laugh."
Blu suggested something. "Well, it wouldn't be complete without these two." He pointed at "New Moon" and "Eclipse." "I plan on getting that last one whenever that comes out... Well, we can watch three other movies. Pick whatever you want."
Jewel chose "Toy Story" parts one through three. It interested her that the plot didn't seem to revolve around humans.
...
They spent the next many hours—again, not healthy—watching the six movies chosen as they sat together on the couch. They had a really good time making fun of every aspect of Twilight, like how the vampires sparkle and aren't frightening whatsoever. They also had fun watching the Toy Story movies, but not quite as much. Jewel noticed Blu wipe his eyes whenever a sad part came up.
By the time they finished watching, it was already really dark outside, around tenish. LInda had called Túlio, telling him that Blu and Jewel would stay with her for the night. Blu and Jewel found that neither one of them was tired, so they just talked about the forest some more. Thanks to Scarla, Blu was more comfortable talking about the forest now.
Jewel was happy for him. She was also happy for herself, to have met him. She needed to tell him. She had wanted him to say it first, but she couldn't wait any longer. She had to get a certain three words off her chest, but how?
"Hey, Blu?" she said unsurely.
"Yeah, Jewel?"
"When you first saw me, what was the first thing you thought?" She wanted a compliment first.
"W-What do you mean?"
She moved closer. "The very first time you saw me, before I attacked you. Be honest. You had to be thinking something if you were staring at me like that."
"W-Well I... I... Um..." He couldn't say it loud so he looked away from her and mumbled, "Angel."
"What? 'Angel?' She blushed.
Still looking away, Blu slightly nodded.
"Blu, could you look at me for a second?" Jewel requested.
Blu did as she asked, but was unexpectedly met by a kiss full on the beak. It was just as good as the first time. Just like the first time, his eyes rolled back and closed from the pleasure. He fell back on the couch as Jewel fell forward on top of him.
Though it was a perfect opportunity, Jewel had no intention of mating here. She'd save it for the forest.
After a few seconds, Jewel backed out from the kiss. She stared into Blu's deep, brown eyes, which were wide open from shock. There was nothing but silence.
Finally, she said, "I love you, Blu." Blu's entire body twitched at the four words. She felt his heart rate increase to an all-time high against her chest.
Scarla was right, Blu thought. Suddenly, her words rang through his head. 'Why don't you ask her for yourself?' "Why?" he asked her.
Jewel smiled. "You know that's a dumb question, right?" It really was. "You're such a sweet, caring bird, the sweetest bird I've ever met. The past two weeks have been the best of my life. When I thought I had nobody, you showed up, and you've helped me get through the two weeks as my wing healed. You're what kept me going through it all." Scarla had pretty much hit the head of the nail.
Jewel rested her head on Blu's chest. "Do you mind if I sleep here tonight?"
"Of course not. G-Go right a-ahead." He was blushing incredibly hard at the moment.
He watched her fall asleep. When he was sure she was asleep, he wrapped his wings around her to keep her warm and close to him.
That damned Language Arts project is finally over and I finished just in time; damn me and my habit of blowing things off! I thought I'd celebrate with a new chapter.
To OmarBarria: Nah, I don't think so. He's just denying the fact that he really likes Jewel. Like chapter 5 says, Scarla's the only one he's been able to admit this to. Deep down, he does want to mate with Jewel, but he just doesn't know it yet.
To C.A.M.z: Oh, that actually makes sense. I may just be convincing myself of this, but my dad said something about working in the fields. I don't know. I won't ever disable anonymous messaging. What reason do I have to do so. Don't expect the next fic for a while.
To Rarelygood: If the poison doesn't take effect until I die of old age, I'm not to concerned. lol
To Lazy Reviewer: With the knowledge that they are the same gender, I have no idea what to do with them. I'll ponder ideas.
To therobotchicken fan: I'm disappointed that you didn't say "LOVE IT," but it's cool. I also can't imagine Blu getting back at somebody unless they really pissed him off. He only joked about that.
To Lunyk: No, he's still much closer to Jewel. He's only been with Scarla for two days. To be perfectly honest, before you even mentioned that, I may have considered a similar idea for a second, but rejected it.
To therobotchicken fan: Just imagine that Scarla taught him that. I don't find that very important, because there's no reason for it in the plot I've thought out.
To therobotchicken fan again ("again" is actually in the name): I know. Not to sound like a douche, but could you and everybody else who reads this refrain from double posting, especially ever chapter? Thank you.
To Zero2o1o: Oh he knows, alright; he just doesn't know what she'll do for that special night.
To SolarRuby17: Come on, man. Give it a chance. According to your comment, you didn't even finish the first chapter. Then again, reading the whole thing probably won't change what you think, but, hey, it's you're opinion. I won't argue. Yeah, with the setting, it's hard to be original. I just try to think of things that others haven't done and toss it in somehow. "As a writer more in my caliber..." How good are you? I hope to out-do him too, but I'm no writer, so that's not likely to happen.
To SolarRuby17: There's no need for an argument between them. He's only been with Scarla for two days.
To Zero2o1o: Blu just doesn't know what lengths she'll go to. I'm not implying that she'll do anything incredibly rash. That's gonna be a long chapter.
