Rio the series 2
Chapter 9 A day at the bookstore
Another great day in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Rather than spend their usual time together in the jungle Blu had decided to take his family and friends to the city and visit Linda's bookstore. He hoped he could show his friends and family more of what his previous life was like.
Blu, Jewel, Rico, Nico, Pedro and the kids were all in Linda bookstore. Linda, Tulio and Fernando had left a couple of minutes after they arrived, but did lock the bookstore up and shut the curtains, and allowed Blu and his friends and family to stay.
In the downstairs part of the bookstore, Blu was currently showing everyone present the computer and its features. He jumped on the keyboard and typed up a couple of words, pressing every button perfect like he was dancing. He jumped back off the keyboard and stood before everyone present. "And that's what writing is. It's how humans can communicate with being in the same are as each other."
"How did you learn to read and write?" Nico asked Blu, while spinning his bottle cap in his wing like a basketball.
"Well, Linda used to write stuff on her laptop all the time to keep records, and I usually stood by her. So I just watched, heard, and tried it myself, and learned in a day tops." Blu explained, before he shrugged his shoulders slightly. "It was easy, really."
Jewel's face brightened as she leaned closer towards her husband and pecked the side of his beak. "Blu, I knew you were smart, but I never knew you were that clever. A day's tops."
Blu always blushed a little whenever Jewel kissed him in front of their friends. He chuckled nervously while rubbing the back of his neck with his wing. "Yeah, I guess..."
"I wish I could read and write." Pedro wished, as wonderful ideas that raced around his mind if he had the ability to read and write. "Then I could put logos up in the club."
"What sort of logos?" Nico asked, already knowing where his best friend was going with this.
"Like "Pedro's the man", "I am cool", "I'm that kako wera kinga"." Pedro described his many ideas and turned to his friends for approval. "Cool, yeah?"
"NO!" Everyone yelled in unison. Nico was the loudest out of them all.
While the friends were discussing, Rico the hawk was busy searching in the kitchen next room. "Is there any rum in here?"
"Linda doesn't drink. Neither does Tulio." Blu called out to him, but he did wish Rico would not drink so much, especially during a family day out. He turned towards Nico and Pedro and gestured his wingtip towards the kitchen. "Does he ever take a day off from drinking?"
"Nope." Nico and Pedro simultaneously replied.
"Wow, I'm tired." Blu admitted, rubbing his eyes for a few seconds in an attempt to keep himself awake. He could not sleep last night because of the excited of showing his friends and family the bookstore.
"Blu, why don't you go and have a little sleep?" Jewel suggested.
"No, I'm...I'm fine...This was all my idea...So..." Blu was on the verge of collapsing. He managed to keep himself awake for a little longer, nevertheless.
Jewel moved closer to her husband and pecked the side of his beak. She did appreciate Blu willing to keep himself awake for everyone present, but she did not want him to try too hard. "Blu, go and have a rest for a while. No one here minds if you go to sleep. Do you guys?"
"Nah."
"No."
"We cool."
"And that's good enough for me." Jewel added, as she took Blu's wing in her own and escorted him towards the stairs. "Now come on."
"Okay, you win." Blu yawned.
Blu and Jewel extended their wings and took flight upstairs where Linda's actual home was. The downstairs was just where she works. The lovebirds made their way to the guest room that Linda always offered to Blu and his family if they ever wanted to stay for a while.
When they inside, Blu landed on the bed and tucked himself under the blanket and rested his head against the pillow. He sighed in relaxation as he kept his eyes half open to see his beautiful wife.
Jewel landed on the bed beside Blu and knelt down to him, planting a kiss on the side of his beak. "Have a nice nap, Blu."
"I will, Jewel." Blu replied, slowly closing his eyes before he drifted off into a peaceful sleep.
Jewel watched her husband closely until he was fully asleep. She smiled as she sat down beside him for a moment and softly stroked his head with her wingtip.
She loved Blu with all her heart. He is always kind, brave, honesty, a little clumsy and shy, but that was one of the many reasons she loved him. He did so much for his family, and Jewel was more than happy to agree he deserved some rest.
"Look out!"
Jewel dropped her smile to an annoyed face when she heard the canary yell. She planted a kiss on Blu's head before she flew out of the bedroom and made her way back downstairs to investigate.
Jewel flew back into the bookstore where she saw, Pedro and Nico with Azul and Rey working together on the computer. The four of them were in separate teams, and both of them rapidly jumped on different buttons
"Come on, Pedro turn left!" Nico instructed.
"I am!" Pedro screamed.
"Come on, Rey!" Crystal yelled to her brother while she and her younger sister were watching.
"You can do it, Azul!" Jessica encouraged.
Jewel sighed as she flew into the kitchen to get something to drink. "I need a drink."
Jewel flew into the kitchen where she noticed Linda, Tulio, and Fernando had left three hot chocolates on the side. "Hmmmm."
Jewel flew over and quickly drank one of cups of hot chocolate. She enjoyed the taste and looked to her left where she saw a note for Blu. She was able to read it perfect after learning the ability to read and write from her husband.
Dear Blu, me, Fernando, and Tulio have go out to dinner be back later, you and your family and friends can stay for as long as you like
-Linda
Beside her was a label small white back that had labeled "How to make hot chocolate" on the side.
Jewel finished that one cup of hot chocolate, but she was still thirsty and wanted more. She flew over to the next cups of hot chocolate and drank them in a matter of seconds.
After she was done, she looked off into the distance as her eyes widened. "Uh oh."
20 minutes later
After a small while, Blu woken up from his peaceful loving sleep, and joined his family and friends downstairs. Except for Jewel, that is, whom was nowhere to been seen. Everyone was currently downstairs, speaking with one and other until a loud, happy whoop suddenly startled them all. "WOOHOO!"
Jewel flew as fast as her wings would carry her into the room, flying faster than ever and more free spirited than usual. She looked extremely happy, and the rest for this was unknown.
"Jewel, what are you doing?!" Blu yelled in a worried tone.
"ISN'T THIS GREAT BLU?! IM FLYING..." Jewel enthusiastically called out, as she performed a cartwheel in the air. She began singing as she continued flying around wildly. "#IMMA FLY, FLY JUST LIKE A BIRD!#"
"But I thought you were a bird." Rico corrected, obviously he must have been drinking a little, or he was just plain stupid.
"Guys, we need to get her before she gets hurt, come one!" Blu ordered, flying into the air in a desperate attempt to catch his wife, seconds later, he was joined by his kids and friends.
Blu flew as fast as his wings would carry him towards all the windows and closed each one to prevent her escape. However, he had missed one that was all the way on the other side of the room where Jewel was.
While he was flying, Nico and Pedro flew in midair and tried to grab her simultaneously, "Get her!" "I got her!", but Jewel moved and they ended up crashing in to each other.
Everyone tried to catch her but they couldn't for certain reasons:
Blu because of his inexperience.
Rico because he is a bit old and not as quick as he use to be.
Nico because he is too small
Pedro because he is too chubby and small.
The kids because of them being little and could not fly very fast
And to top it off, Jewel is young and free spirited, and faster than any of them put together. She then proceeded to fly to the open window that would certainly lead to danger if he got out. Not because she would hurt someone, but herself.
Everyone figured out what she was thinking and departed in different directions in an attempt to stop her.
"Stop her!" Blu screamed in a panicking tone.
Everyone tried to stop her, but she was flying too fast and was heading straight towards the window. Luckily, since Rico was the closest, he flew in front of her and prepared to finish this.
"She's heading for the window!" Blu stated the obvious.
"No she ain't!" Rico denied, while he flew in front of the window with his wings spread out in an attempt to stop her. "SSTOP!"
Jewel didn't listen to his order and knocked him out of the way but luckily the kids shut the wind and locked it just in time. A second later, and they might have been too late.
Jewel proceeded to fly upstairs and hide somewhere or maybe find another way out. What in the world had got into her?
Rico, who landed on the desk after being knocked down, leaned back up and placed his wing behind his head and began to rub it. "Ow, she flew right in to me."
"What was that about? "SSTOP?!"" Nico asked Rico, while he perched down beside him and folded his wings together.
"What was I meant to say?"You shall not pass the great Ricardo?!"" Rico spoke in a British accent with a hint of sarcastic in his voice.
"Guys, we need to find Jewel. Let's go find her but we need a plan come here." Blu explained, while beckoning for the others to follow. He jumped on Linda's computer, and set up a little blue print on one of the programs as a plan to catch Jewel.
Everyone else present (except for Pedro, who had flew away into the kitchen) gathered around the computer and paid close attention to this plan of his.
Blu finished making his blueprint and jumped back down on the table, folding his wings together while doing so. "Okay everyone, Jewel went upstairs last time we checked and I locked every way out so she can't leave the bookstore."
"Why is she acting all funny?" Nico asked Blu.
"I think this is why!" Pedro called out from the kitchen, answering Nico's question for him.
Everyone turned their attention to the kitchen and was surprised when they saw six empty cups on the table, and next to it was the ingredients to make hot chocolate. This would explain why she is suddenly more free spirited than ever. She was on a sugar rush.
"How did the hot wing learn to make hot chocolate?!" Pedro wondered, scratching his wingtip against his head.
"That doesn't matter right now." Blu admitted, as he turned back towards his offspring and knelt down to them. "Kids, you stay here. If your mother comes downstairs, yell for us
The kids merely nodded their heads in agreement.
"Guys, upstairs." Blu ordered, extending his wings as he flew upstairs, acting as the leader to their group.
The four friends flew up stairs Linda's home that had hallways. There were two doors which led inside two bedrooms. And the other side had three doors that were a bathroom, bedroom, and living room.
"Nico, Pedro, you guys search the bedrooms me and Rico we'll search the bathroom and living room. Got it?" Blu instructed to the samba birds.
"Understood." Nico and Pedro obliged simultaneously, giving their blue macaw friend a thumbs up with their wingtips.
"Come on, Rico." Blu told the hawk as they proceeded towards the living room.
After being given their orders, Nico and Pedro checked Linda's bedroom, looking for Jewel, but she was nowhere to be seen. They checked under the bed, the closet, and other possible hiding spots, but they still had no luck finding her.
"Jewel." Nico called.
"Hot wing." Pedro also called.
"Jewel."
"Jewel."
"Jew-e-e-e-e-e-l..."
"Hot w-i-i-i-i-i-ng..."
Nico finished trying to call out for her and folded his wings together. "Where could she be?"
Pedro had his interests on something different. He picked up a pearl necklace and examined it closely. "Hey Nico, check out this necklace!"
Nico joined his best friend over towards the cabinet where Pedro was searching inside Linda's jewelry box. He joined in on the fun and picked up a ring. "Hehe, hey look at this ring."
Blu and Rico first checked the bathroom for a sign of Jewel. They also kept an eye on the door just in case she was in here and attempted to make a break for it.
"Check the closets." Blu instructed, while he wanted to check inside the cabinets.
Rico slowly opened the cupboard door slow before he quickly pulled it open fully in the blink of an eye, but unfortunately, Jewel wasn't inside. "She's not in there."
Rico then saw the shower curtains closed and saw a slight figure shadow behind the curtains that looked like a certain Blue Macaw.
A smile crept across Rico's beak. "Blu." Rico whispered, pointing his eyes sideways.
Blu followed the Hawks eyes, and also saw the figure. "Get ready." Blu whispered, before he and Rico slowly made their way to the curtains. "Three, two, one, now!"
Blu quickly pulled it open and prepared to catch his wife, but instead, he frowned when he discovered it was a bottle of shampoo.
"What the..." Rico said. He did not get the chance to act when Jewel suddenly appeared out of nowhere and flew past them and went in to the living room. Blu quickly flew to the living room, and shut the door before she had the chance to escape.
"Menina inteligente (Clever girl)" Rico spoke in Portuguese.
"Nico, Pedro! Kids! Come here!" Blu yelled for the others as he stood guard by the door.
Nico and Pedro flew towards Bu. Pedro was wearing Linda's necklace and Nico was wearing a ring around his body.
"You find her?" Nico asked.
"Yeah she's in the living room" Blu said, before noticing what his friends were wearing. "Why are you wearing Linda's stuff?"
"Looks good, yeah?" Pedro admitted.
"No, put those back." Blu ordered, while folding his wings together as he thought of the perfect plan. "Anyway, I got a plan."
"Go get my old cage from down stairs. I'll stay here, and watch the door." Blu instructed, standing guard by the living room doom.
Blu's plan was since the living room was opposite to the bathroom; he put his cage in the bathroom with the door open to lure Jewel in to it. He had Nico, Pedro and the kids guarding the hallway so she would have no choice but to go in the bathroom.
"Remember, when Jewel comes out, you need to lead her in to the bathroom and I'll take care of the rest, okay?" Blu reminded.
"Ok." everyone replied in unison
"Good, Rico lets go." Blu said. He slowly opened the door and he and Rico walked in looking for Jewel.
"Jewel." Blu said, as he starting whistling.
"Were looking for Jewel, not LASSIE!" Rico reminded in a sarcastic tone.
"Very funny." Blu frowned, as he proceeded to search behind a table, but she was nowhere to be seen. "You check the TV, I'll check the sofa."
They both checked other places, but they couldn't find her.
"Marco." Rico called, hoping someone would reply 'Polo.'
"Oh now we playing Marco and Polo?" Blu retorted.
As the friends continued to look, they had no idea Jewel was watching them in a plant. She suddenly jumped out of nowhere to make a getaway and headed straight for the way out.
Rico once again flew in front of her and tried to stop halt her in mid-air. "Jewel, as the oldest here, I forbid you to pa-"
Jewel once again flew into Rico, knocking him to the ground. She grabbed Blu and spun him around and kissed him before she flew to the door.
"Guys she's coming!-EW, her beak taste like chocolate." Blu complained, wiping his wing against his beak.
"If she flies into me again I'm getting a net." Rico threatened.
Jewel flew out the living room and saw the others blocking off the stairway. She flew into the bathroom but when she got in, the place was all steamy after Blu put the shower on. Jewel couldn't see and flew in to Blu's cage.
Blu quickly flew in and quickly shut the cage door. "Got ya!"
"Aw Blu, you spoiled my fun, why am I in a cage? Come on open it!" Jewel complained, gripping the bars as she jumped up and down.
Blu shook his head. "No Jewel, not until you calm down."
Nico and Pedro with the others came into the bathroom.
"I got her!" Blu cheered.
"Got who?" Nico said, confused.
Blu looked back at the cage, and noticed Jewel had escaped, realizing he forget to lock it. "Whoops."
"Nice." Nico said skeptically.
"Spread out!" Pedro ordered.
Nico flew aside Rico. "Forbid you to pass, really?"
Rico shrugged in response
Blu flew back into the living room where he saw Jewel lying in the living room asleep which left him confused. He approached her and looked carefully. He was about to call the others, when suddenly, her talons gripped his legs, and she flipped him to the floor. She placed one foot on his stomach and her other foot around his beak.
"Hello Blu." Jewel greeted smiling.
"Guys, she's in here!" Blu tried to mumble.
"Calm down, Blu." Jewel said.
"Got ya!"
Before she knew, Rico through the net over her and held it down to prevent her from escaping again. Blu quickly pushed her off and got out of the net and helped hold it down and they took her back to the cage.
"Guys, do I have to go in the cage?" Jewel asked, trying to cut the net open with her talons.
"Yes, Jewel." Blu simply replied.
After a short while had passed, Jewel was flying around Blu's cage as much as she could while everyone else was watching a movie while Nico and Pedro were trying to get Linda's laptop working.
"Ha-ha I think I got it!" Nico said excitedly. He turned the laptop on, but sparks come out, causing Nico and Pedro jump.
"AH!" the both screamed.
"You said you knew what you were doing." Pedro scolded.
Suddenly, the laptop turned on, saying "welcome Linda." on the screen. This is not how the laptop usually turned on, but that got it on somehow.
"See, I told you I'm good with electronics." Nico told him, nudging his shoulder slightly.
"Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" Jewel cheered.
"Jewel, please where trying to watch a movie." Blu reminded her.
"Then let me out. Come on, I'm calm now." Jewel said, gripping the bars in her wings while jumping up and down.
"Sure you are." Blu said with a smile on his face. He knew for a fact she was nowhere near calm.
"Hey guys, make Jewel be quiet, will ya? I'm trying to watch this." Rico requested, leaning against the couch in lazy pose.
Blu opened the cage and quickly flew inside, shutting it and locking it behind him.
"Oh, giving me company are you?" Jewel said smiling.
"Yes, and this.". Blu grinned, as he grabbed Jewel and started tickling her sides
She started laughing as she was being tickled so much, she couldn't extend her wings to stop him. She hated being tickled but could not do anything about it.
"BLU...Stop...Tickling...Meee!" Jewel laughed, trying to escape from her husband's grip.
"Stop cheering and I will stop." Blu requested, enjoying every moment of torturing his wife by tickling her.
"...Okay...I'll...stop, I promise!" Jewel promised, falling flat on her back. "Please, stop!"
Blu stop tickling her, but decided to stay in there with her just in case she did not stop cheering. As the birds continued to watch a movie, the door opened and Linda, Tulio, and Fernando walked in the bookstore.
"Hi guys." Linda greeted.
Why is Jewel in a cage?" Tulio asked.
Blu exited Jewel's cage for a moment and written a note to Tulio and handed it him.
Can you give Jewel some medicine she is all hyper?
"I have just the thing." Tulio smiled. He went upstairs and brought some medicine which is meant to reduce hyperactive state. Tulio returned, and tried to give her the shot through the cage cars, but she kept moving.
Blu got inside the cage again grabbed her in his wings tight and held her still.
"Blu, let me go!" Jewel declined, obviously she did not having injections.
"It's okay, Jewel, it's just medicine." Blu reassured. Finally Tulio gave her the shot and she fell asleep, completely flat out. Blu quickly caught her and lied her down gently. He stroked her head and decided to stay in there with her for a while.
"Hey Tulio?" Linda said.
"Yeah?" Tulio replied.
"How did we end up having six Blue macaws, a black Hawk, a Canary and a, Cardinal, in are home?" Linda asked. Tulio shrugged.
"They must like me." Tulio assumed.
Rico scoffed in response, disagreeing with what the ornithologist had just assumed. "You wish."
And that ladies and gentlemen is the affects of a sugar rush. Hope you all enjoyed the chapter 9. Keep your updates open for chapter 10.
