Bad Boyfriend

It was dinner time for our blue macaw family and each of the kids were talking about their day. Soon it came time for Bia's turn.

"So sweetie what did you do today?" Blu asked Bia.

"Well I met the most wonderful boy today in the samba club, he is such a sweet talker and thinks I'm so pretty."

"Sounds great, did you have fun?" Jewel asked.

However before Bia could answer, Blu interrupted. "So, in the short term he is a ladies' bird."

"What do you mean dad?"

"Well the way you describe him, sounds like he is just interested on your physical appearances and not your traits. I mean Andrew liked you because of your personality."

"So, I just met him, and he already sounds great, I mean you never meant him."

"That might be true, but I know a bird when someone else describes him."

"How do you know? Besides I do not miss Andrew that much, I can make my own decisions on who I want to be with."

"No you can't, you are too young, you need my approval if you want to see someone."

"Your approval? You can't control me dad, you're acting like a dictator."

To Blu that was the last straw. "That's it young lady, go to your room right now and think about what you just said."

"Don't worry I was just thinking about leaving." Bia said before flying away to her room, tears of anger in her eyes.

The rest of the family was in silence and shock. Carla and Tiago continued eating nervously, but Jewel was completely shocked at both Blu and Bia, they never had this much of a fight.

A few hours before.

After getting permission from her dad, Bia was at the samba club, since Andrew left for the Amazon, Bia felt she needed to be alone in a fun place. Blu understood and allowed her to do this.

Nico and Pedro also knew about this and played their cheery music whenever Bia was around. Bia tried to have fun, but she was still sad.

That day, a boy bird by the name of Jake saw Bia and was amazed by her beauty. He came up to her.

"Hi there, what's a pretty bird like you doing here all alone?"

"Oh, hi, I'm just a little sad, my best friend moved away and I'm trying to get over it by coming here to help me."

"Well maybe you will feel better if you dance with someone." Jake said, extending his wing to Bia's, which she took and the two had a lot of fun together.

Nico and Pedro noticed this, but Nico was all tears while Pedro had a concerned look on his face.

"Pedro will you look at that, looks like our Bia has finally got past being sad." Nico said, tearing up.

However Pedro was worried. "Nico open your eyes, that's Jake, the ladies' bird, he will definitely go on to another girl immediately, Bia's heart is going to go pop, when she finds out."

"should we tell Blu?" Nico now understood the problem.

"No, I do not think he would want to hear this."

An hour later Bia knew she should be getting back home. "Sorry, I enjoyed our time, but I really should be getting back home."

"Really, we just got started." Jake said.

"I know and I had fun, but I should get back, see you tomorrow."

"Yeah, same time, same place, same pretty face."

"Oh, stop it." Bia said, blushing. "Well see you tomorrow."

Back to the present.

Bia was in her room, crying tears of anger. "Who does my dad think he is, telling me who I can and can't be with."

A few minutes later there was a knock on her door.

"Go away." Bia shouted.

"Sweetie, it's me, mom, can I please come in."

Bia opened the door to see her mother. "Look if dad sent you, than don't bother talking to me, I won't listen."

"He did not, I promise, I came with my own intention. Look sweetie, you know your father is overprotective of you, he does not want to see you hurt. Why don't you go say your sorry for what you said."

"I just can't mom, I am angry at dad for what he said."

"Fine, take your time and calm down and when you're ready do it."

During the night Bia thought long and hard about it and in the morning she made her decision. She was going to see Jake again.

Bia woke up early and went out of her birdhouse, where Blu was outside. Bia did not look at her dad and prepared to go.

"And where are you going, young lady?"

"I'm going to see my new boyfriend."

"No you are not!" Blu raised his voice.

"You can't control me dad, I can do whatever I want!" Bia yelled in an equal tone.

"Young lady you are to stay here or else you are grounded for two weeks, you hear me!"

"No, dad I do not hear you and I am going." Bia said right in her dad's face.

Bia left in a hurry and Blu turned to go back to his birdhouse, where Jewel was watching the whole thing. Jewel had a blank expression on her face and Blu just went past her without saying a word.

Meanwhile Bia got to the samba club in search of Jake, she did not know it, but her uncles Nico and Pedro were right in that Jake was a ladies' bird and he went on to another girl that day. Nico and Pedro hoped Bia would not come and when she did, Nico and Pedro knew trouble would come. The two party birds flew down to their niece.

"Hey uncle Nico, Pedro."

"Hey girl." Nico said. "You look tried maybe you should go back home and rest."

"I agree." Pedro said.

"But I just got here, I'm not tried and I need a break from home right now."

It was at this point that Jake and his new girlfriend were soon in sight and having fun together."

"Is that Jake?" Bia asked.

""No you must be mistaking him for another boy, you should go." Pedro said, desperately.

"That is Jake and he is dancing with another girl, he is cheating on me."

"I'm sorry Bia." Nico said.

"Wait you guys knew and don't tell me."

"We did not want to break your heart, you looked happy." Pedro said.

"Well my happiness is now down to zero, I'm going home!" Bia shouted.

Nico and Pedro were disappointed in themselves, they knew they should have told their niece about Jake before he actually broke her heart.

Bia was flying back home, now with tears of both anger and sadness in her. She quickly got back in her birdhouse, not wanting to talk or see anyone, she just wanted to cry her eyes out.

Blu was away with Linda at the moment, trying to get over his daughter disobeying him, but Jewel was relaxing in her birdhouse when Bia came and locked herself in her birdhouse. Jewel knew she really needed to talk to Bia.

"Hey sweetie, can I talk to you?" Jewel said softly, knocking on her door.

"No, I don't want to talk to anyone, leave me alone." Bia cried out.

"Sweetie, please open the door and talk to me."

Bia knew her mother was stubborn, but also a very caring mother, so Bia opened the door.

"Okay sweetie, what's the matter now, I thought you would be happy that you saw your new boyfriend."

"He cheated on me, I saw him dancing with another girl, uncles Nico and Pedro tried to stop me, but I found out and left."

"Okay, so he was a ladies' bird. Listen sweetie, you made a bad mistake, nothing can change that and the only thing that will fix it is time. But you will fell better if you say you're sorry to your father."

"But what if he does not forgive me, I openly disobeyed him and left right in his face."

"He will forgive you, trust me, your father is an understanding bird, just talk to him."

An hour later Blu got back to his birdhouse, a little happier now. Blu saw Jewel standing outside Bia's birdhouse, wondering why she was.

"Hi Jewel, is she home?"

"Yes and I think she is ready to say sorry to you."

"I don't understand, I thought she is mad at me."

Jewel told Blu everything Bia said to her and now Blu was ready to forgive his daughter. Jewel left so the two can be alone.

Blu took a deep breath and knocked on Bia's door. "Hey sweetie, it's me, can I talk to you?"

Bia opened the door slowly and saw the sad look on her father's face, which told her he was not mad at her anymore.

"Look sweetie, your mother told me everything, I'm sorry. I just did not want you to learn it the hard way and have your heart broke, I do not expect you to forgive me right away, but I hope you know that I am sorry."

"It's okay dad, I forgive you. You were right, I should have listened to you in the first place. I love you dad."

"I love you too, sweetie."

And with that the two hugged it out. After the hug was finally over, Blu knew he needed to do something.

"Tell you what sweetie, how about I talk to this boy for you."

"Really that will make me feel much better, thank you dad."

In the morning Blu flew to Nico and Pedro's samba club to find the boy that broke his daughter's heart. Nico and Pedro saw Blu walk in and knew why he was here.

"Blu you heard the news right." Nico said.

"Yes I have, and I'm here to talk some sense into the boy, where is he?"

Nico and Pedro pointed him out and Blu walked past the two to Jake.

Jake was in the middle of having fun with a girl when Blu came to him.

"Hey are you Jake?" Blu asked.

"Yeah, I'm Jake, can I help you dude."

"First of all you call me sir and second you broke my daughter's heart."

"I don't know what you are talking about."

"Save it, word spreads fast and you know my family are the last blue macaws and I only have two daughters and I can tell which one, because she was crying her eyes out."

Look, I'm a ladies' bird man, I found a much prettier girl than your daughter and besides I was getting bored with her."

"What did you just say!"

Blu now got Jake backed up in a corner, towering over the boy. "Listen here you little jerk, my daughter is the most beautiful girl in the world, she is the most fun, most active little girl I know. And it's sir!"

Jake was now scared for his life. "Okay look I'm sorry." Jake said, his body shaking.

"Sorry is not going to cut it, I never want to see you around my daughter ever again. Look here, you will never have a family of your own, pretty soon girls will know what you are and you will be alone, is that clear!"

"Yes sir."

"Good."

And with that Blu got back home where Bia was waiting for him.

"How did it go dad?"

"I'm happy to say you will never be bothered with Jake again, I talked some sense into him."

"Thanks a lot dad." Bia said, hugging her dad, and than went to go back to her birdhouse.

"Not so fast young lady, there is still the punishment for disobeying me, but since you now understand to stay away from those kinds of boys, I will reduce the punishment. No whip cream and blueberries on your pancakes for a week."

"I guess that's fair." Bia said, slightly down now.

"Life has consequences, sweetie. It's not a bad punishment you can get through it."

Throughout the week, while her siblings had fancy toppings on their pancakes, Bia had nothing on her's, but she understood why, but it was not bad and when the week was up, she got her fancy toppings on her pancakes and added to that Bia vowed to walk away from bad boys and listen to her father's warnings.