Lilian sat in the medical room, organising the new supplies that she received. When she finished, she heard someone behind him. She turned to see Blu, and was about to greet him before she saw Cody on his shoulder. "Oh my god, what happened?" Blu, with Lilian's help, set him on one of the beds. "He had some trouble with a porcupine. It charged at his behind, and that is when things went ugly. Look after him please. I need to go back to Jewel." Blu left, smiling as he had completed his mission. Lilian began plucking, and as she pulled the first one out, Cody jumped up. "OOOWWW, WHAT WAS THAT FOR?" Lilian calmed him and rolled him over to continue plucking. "I was plucking these out of your feathery behind. Wow, you must have really annoyed that grumpy old porcupine. What did you do to him." Cody looked nervous, thinking of an excuse. "Well, I was looking for a bit of food and I thought he was some spiky fruit, since he was rolled up. I found a bald spot and pecked it, and then he attacked. I didn't know, I was just hu-OOWW" he yelled in agony as another was plucked from him. "Well, that taught you a lesson. Now hold still, just three more." When the last one was left, Cody spoke up. "Um, Lilian, I was wondering, do you want to go for lunch, just to thank you for this, as friends." Lilian flinched, thinking he meant something else, and suddenly got slightly annoyed. She quickly pulled the last one out without warning. "Okay, all done. Now I just need to bandage it. I will get them, then you can rest." She quickly walked away, leaving Cody alone. Did I rush it? Have I made her upset? She returned with bandages, and wrapped them lightly. "Just to answer your question, I would love to go with you. I haven't eaten with someone in a long time. The last time I did was with my last boyfriend." She looked down as she mentioned him. "Things didn't go so well?" Lilian nodded, feeling tears coming. Cody was surprised by what happened next.
Blu decided to come back to check on Cody, and entered where he was. He stopped when he thought he came in at he wrong tme. "There there, you will find someone who loves you for who you are." Blu saw Lilian crying into Cody's chest, who was trying to soothe her. He noticed Blu and had a confused look. They began mouthing words so she couldn't hear. "What happened?" Blu mouthed. Cody shrugged and answered. "She mentioned her boyfrined then broke down" he mouthed in response. Blu decided to leave, seeing that Cody was busy comforting Lilian.
Cody continued comforting her, and then felt her stop crying. He looked down and grew nervous, as he saw that she had cryed herself to sleep. Oh no. What do I do. He thought that he should take her to her room, and slowly picked her up. She instantly wrapped her wings around his neck, making him even more nervous. Great. As he walked, he walked into Blu. "Oh, sorry Cody, didn't see you there." He looked to see that he was holding Lilian, who was sleeping. "I'm taking her to her room. She cried herself to sleep." Blu mouthed 'wow' and decided to help Cody. They walked down to Lilian's room and Blu opened the door. "Thanks, you better go back to Jewel." Blu nodded and walked away. Cody slowly walked to Lilian's nest and layed her down. As he left, he heard Lilian stirring. "Don't go, don't go." He decided to sit next to the nest, watching her to make sure she was okay. After about half an hour, he drifted off to sleep.
The next day, Cody was sleeping in Lilian's room on a chair near the door. "Ahem." He slowly opened his eyes to see Lilian in front of him, arms crossed. "What are you doing in here?" Cody realised where he was and got up. "Well, you see, you cried yourself to sleep, and I couldn't just leave you there. So I took you to your room and put you to bed. But before I left, you talked in your sleep, asking not to leave, so I sat here, making sure you were okay." He nervously smiled, and expected a slap, but instead received a hug. "Thank you for helping me. You are so nice." She saw Cody looking a bit uncomfortable and quickly backed away. "Oh, sorry." Cody whistled as if nothing happened, and she just looked around nervously. "So, what are you going to do? I mean, it is lunch time, so how about that promise you made" she said, reminding about what he asked yesterday. "Oh, well you stay here, and I will get you some food." When he left, Lilian sighed and fell backwards into the nest. Now I know I like him, but does he like me? I need help with this. She decided to visit Jewel after lunch.
As Cody flew down to the kitchen, he met Blu there. "Hello, love bird. So, how did it go." Cody glared at Blu and blushed a little. "It might be working a bit. I'm not sure. I'm getting her lunch, so that's a start." Blu smiled, realising he had completed his objective. "Don't go too far. Remember what Jewel said. Don't rush it." He winked at Cody, and carried some mangoes to his family. Cody collected two large mangoes and flew off.
Lilian sat at the table, thinking about what she should ask Jewel. She heard a knock at the door, and watched Cody enter with two mangoes. "I'm back. This one is for you. I hope you like it." Lilian studied the mango, seeing it was perfect. "Thank you, it's perfect. Come on, let's eat." As they ate, they looked out the window. "So, what are you doing today?" Lilian turned at the question. "Um, I was thinking I was going to see Jewel, then gt to work. What about you." Cody tapped his beak, trying to remember. "What was I going to do? Ah yes, I was going to see Blu, then help him teach geography. Then, I don't know, have dinner I guess, then turn in. That's my whole day." They finished eating and Cody got up to leave. "Thank you Cody, you are such a good friend." She hugged him befroe he left, leaving him surprised. "You're...welcome. Well, I better be off. Blu's going to be worried about me." He left the room, leaving Lilian to get ready. Once she was prepared for the day, she went to see Jewel.
"Okay Tiago, be careful."Tiago looked at his mother and nodded, then began flying off before being stopped."And no fireworks this time, understand?" He looked back at her with a sad expression. "Aw, but mum, we are so good at it, right Dan?" His friend Dan, who was a Red Lory, nodded slowly, afraid of Tiago's mother. "Dan, can you make sure that you two don't do fireworks. How about you let off some steam. You know, go against Bou as he manipulates water. You like that, right?" Dan nodded happily, and grabbed Tiago. "Come on, T. Let's let off some steam. Bye . I will look after him, don't worry." Tiago got annoyed and playfully chased his friend. "Hey, I can look after myself. I'm fine by myself." Jewel laughed a little at her son, and turned to see Carla. "Carla, I thought you went with Bia." Before Carla could answer, there was a knock at the door. "Can I come in?" Jewel turned to see Lilian. "Of course, come in Lilian. Carla, go to your nest and listen to music. Adult talk." The chick obeyed, and went to her nest and listened to her Ipod. "What can I do for you, Lilian." Lilian sat down with Jewel and readied her question. "You know Cody, right?" Jewel's reaction was unexpected to Lilian. "What's he done. Is he hurt?" Lilian looked down, nervous. "No, he isn't. I just need some help with something. You see, I kinda...um...oh, how will I say this?" She paused, searching for a way to say it. "I, um, kinda like him." She looked to see Jewel's beak dropped open. Oh no, her reaction signals that this is bad. "Well, that's great to hear. I'm guessing that you need help. Well, all I can say is that you hint it to them, get them to know you, and you get to know them. Then, seduce them towards you. Make yourself a bit hard to get, that draws them closer. You also get to see how far they will go. That is when you capture their heart, and they take yours. Got it?" Lilian liked the plan, and agreed. "I'll try. Thanks for the help." She exited the room to do her job.
Blu and Cody were teaching their class about America when Jewel knocked. "Coming. I'll be back soon. I think it has something to do with you know what." Cody went red at the thought, and returned to teaching the class. Blu opened and went out to talk to Jewel. "What's wrong, Jewel?" Jewel smiled at him, and went towards his ear. "I just found out that Lilian likes Cody" she whispered. Blu mouthed yes and pumped his wing in the air. "This will help alot. But we can't tell them about the others feelings. Did you give advice?" Jewel nodded, and giggled a bit. "I can't wait. I say we do it tonight. What about you?" Blu was unsure about the timing. "Isn't that rushing it a bit. I might be able to convince Cody to do it tonight. So, what's the plan?" Jewel whispered the plan to him, which he liked very much.
