Chapter 14: A Big Decision.
Linda had graduated two months ago but she still lived with her mother although she was planning on moving out soon, Blu, Jewel and their friends are in their early adult years (18 to 21 for humans). I've mentioned Lucas and Alice's relationship before but I've never made a whole chapter about them before.
P.S: Since a few years passed Jewel's wing's is now healed.
It was a normal snowy day in the small town of Moose Lake, Lucas awoke in his cage and after a quick preening he flew to Alice's nest.
As he flew to the window he passed his owner Amanda who was relaxing on the couch watching tv.
"Bye Lucas." She called.
He squawked back a goodbye before flying out.
Lucas flew across Moose Lake to Alice's nest which was in the tall grass near a pond just outside of town, during the winter the tall grass and died.
Lucas then landed in front of the tall grass.
"Knock, knock, anyone home?" Lucas called into the dead foliage.
"One minuet." Alice called back.
Shortly after Alice immerged from the tall grass with a smile on her face.
"Hey babe, you look great." Lucas smiled kissing her on the beak.
"Thanks." Alice blushed, "You look pretty good too."
"So you ready to go?" Lucas asked.
"Yep, lets go handsome." Alice smiled.
They then took flight to the town.
As they flew in the air Lucas looked down to a porch, as he looked closer he noticed a flower pot with a single pink flower left in it.
"Hey Alice." Lucas said before pointing to the porch.
They landed at the porch and he showed her the flower.
"Wow, I thought the frost got them all." Alice smiled looking down at the flower.
"All but one I guess."Lucas shrugged
Lucas then plucked the flower and placed it in Alice's head feathers.
"So how do I look?" Alice smiled.
"Somehow you look even better." Lucas smiled.
"Thanks cutie." Alice smiled kissing his cheek.
They then took flight in the air to sight see more.
After an hour or so they began to get tired once more, they landed on a snow covered bench and leaned back.
Lucas wrapped his wing around Alice as they sat peacefully, Alice used her wing to scoop up a small wing full of snow, she hid it from Lucas and began to let it fall on top of his head.
He looked up to see Alice's wing.
"Hey." Lucas chuckled moving her wing away.
"What can't take a little snow?" Alice asked playfully.
After brushing the snow off his head he began to relax again.
Alice began to think about something that had been on her mind for sometime now.
"Hey babe?" Alice asked.
"Yeah hun?" Lucas asked looking to Alice.
"I've had something on my mind for a while now." Alice began.
"Okay, what is it?" Lucas asked.
"Well... would you want to have a baby?" Alice asked.
Lucas was dumbstruck 'a baby' how?
"B-but how, I-I mean I'm this a-and you're that?" Lucas said pointing to his red feathers and hooked beak before pointing to her flat bill and white and black feathers.
"Well that's what I was thinking but we could adopt?" Alice shrugged.
"Adopt... that might work." Lucas smiled he had to be honest with himself he had imagined he and Alice growing old together with small children, although in reality a goose and macaw mix would be quite strange looking... and also impossible, but adoption... that might work.
"Maybe we could adopt a baby at that pet store that Alex's owner works at?" Alice asked.
"Maybe, but lets think about this for a little while, I mean what if this was just a idea that's better to talk about instead of actually doing?" Lucas suggested.
"Okay." Alice nodded simply.
"But how would we tell Amanda since she can't understand us?" Lucas asked.
"Well Blu, he could write a note for her?" Alice suggested.
"Yeah, that could work." Lucas smiled.
Lucas and Alice then flew to Amanda's home to relax for the rest of the date.
The next day Lucas and Alice flew to Blu and Jewel's home to ask Blu to translate to Amanda their question.
They landed on the windowsill of their home.
Blu and Jewel were relaxing on the couch with a plate of cookies and a mug of hot chocolate, Blu held a cookie in his talon and was feeding it to Jewel.
Lucas tapped on the glass with his beak, Blu quickly turned his head to see his friends he became very embarrassed, he never like to be romantic with Jewel in front of others unlike Lucas and Alice, he dropped the cookie and scooted over a little, he then flew to the window and opened it.
"Uh, h-hey guys." Blu said his face still red.
"Hey lovebirds." Alice smiled.
"Wow Romeo I didn't know you and Jewel were so romantic." Lucas teased.
"Well me and Jewel were just watching tv, what's up?" Blu said trying to change the subject.
"Can we talk to you guys for a second?" Lucas asked.
"Sure, what's wrong?" Jewel asked.
"Well... we decide we want to adopt a baby." Alice answered.
"Oh that's great!" Jewel smiled, "We're gonna be an aunt and uncle."
"But the problem is that we we're going to ask Amanda with a note but neither of us know how to write, so could one of you write a note asking her if it's okay?" Lucas explained.
"Sure, I don't mind." Blu shrugged.
"Great!" Lucas smiled.
"So what do you want the note to say?" Blu asked.
"Have it say... 'we want to adopt a baby macaw' and..." Lucas continued.
After about ten minuets their message was finished, now all they had to do was to give it to Amanda.
Lucas, Alice and Blu flew to Amanda's home, Blu held the note in his right talon and a note pad and pen in his left in case L he needed to translate anything for Amanda, once they reached her home they flew into the kitchen window where they saw her making another pot of coffee.
"Oh hey guy." Amanda smiled.
"Hey Amanda." Lucas squawked but of course Amanda couldn't understand him, "Blu could you give her the note?"
"Sure." Blu smiled, he lifted his talon with the note in it in the air.
Amanda took the piece and began to read.
The note read 'Amanda, Lucas and Alice have asked me to write this note to you. They informed me that they would like to adopt a baby macaw.'
"Really, you want to adopt a chick?" Amanda asked.
Lucas and Alice nodded in unison.
"That's great, I would love to buy a chick for you two." Amanda smiled.
"Great!" Lucas and Alice squawked before hugging each other tightly.
"But when would you want the chick?" Amanda asked.
"Could you tell her that the soonest would be the best?" Lucas asked Blu.
"Sure thing." Blu said before writing the note down, he then handed the note to Amanda before she began to read it.
"Okay, I'll look up where people would be selling macaw chicks." Amanda instructed.
"Tell her that she should call that pet store that Emily works at." Lucas instructed.
"On it." Blu said as he began to write down the message, Amanda then began to read the note.
"Oh yeah, I'll call her." Amanda smiled.
Lucas and Alice cheered together and hugged once again.
"Thanks so much Blu, we owe you big time." Lucas smiled.
"Don't mention it you guys, good luck with adopting, if you need anything else I'll be happy to help." Blu said as he flew out of the window.
"I'll call Emily, hopefully she has some macaw chicks." Amanda thought out load.
After typing in the number on her phone she called, a few rings later Emily answered.
"Feathered Friends, this is Emily how can I help you?" Emily asked over the phone.
"Hey Emily, this is Amanda." Amanda smiled.
"Oh hey Amanda, how's it going?" Emily said happily.
"I'm doing good how about you?" Amanda asked politely.
"Pretty good, so what's up?" Emily asked.
"Well, you know my macaw Lucas?" Amanda asked.
"Yeah and his girlfriend Alice, what's up with them?" Emily asked.
"They're planning on adopting, and I wanted to see if you have any baby macaws at your pet store." Amanda explained.
"Oh that's so cute, but we don't have any macaws right now, but when we do get some I'll call you." Emily instructed.
"Okay, thanks, bye Emily." Amanda said before hanging up.
Lucas and Alice looked toward Amanda with an excited expressions.
"Well, they don't have any right now but Emily said that when they have one she'll call me." Said Amanda.
"Bye Amanda." Emily said before hearing the click of Amanda's phone hanging up.
When she turned around she saw Alex, her faithful companion land at the counter.
"Hey, Alex." She smiled stroking his head feathers.
Alex had heard Emily mention Amanda's name, he knew Amanda as Lucas's owner.
He raised his talon and pointed at the phone.
Emily understood that Alex was curios why Amanda was calling.
"Amanda said that Lucas and Alice are wanting to adopt a baby macaw to raise." Said Emily.
"What!" Alex squawked, this was a big surprise for him, he new that Lucas and Alice were a great couple but he never knew that they would adopt, this was great, maybe he could be a uncle.
"Yeah, I was surprised to." Emily agreed.
Alex flew to Amanda's home to see them.
Once he landed at the windowsill and tapped on the glass.
Lucas turned to see Alex on the window.
"Oh hey dude." Lucas smiled flying to the window.
Once he opened it Alex came in.
"You guys want to adopt?" Alex smiled.
"Yep." Lucas smiled.
"Awesome! I'm gonna be an uncle!" Alex said excitedly.
"Yeah, and so are the rest of the guys." Alice explained.
"Great, can I tell everybody else?" Alex asked.
"Sure, but Blu and Jewel already know." Lucas informed.
"Okay, I'll see you guys later." Alex said as he took flight and flew out of the window.
Alex was so happy for his friends, he remembered when he, Lucas and Tony were kids, he and Tony tried to convince Lucas to ask out Alice, when he finally did he and Tony were thrilled, now his friend was going to be a father and he was going to be a uncle.
Once Alex left Lucas and Alice went on to watch television and relax on a couch hoping that the call of a baby macaw would come soon, now all they could do was wait.
Alice began to yawn before resting her long neck atop Lucas's head.
"Yeah, I'm getting tried too." Lucas said before yawing himself.
Soon Lucas and Alice began to fall asleep on the couch with one of their wings wrapped around each other.
Amanda walked in the living room to see them asleep together, she smiled and turned off the television.
"Goodnight lovebirds." Amanda whispered.
Lucas and Alice are planning to adopt, so what will happen next?
P.S: Thanks for all of the supporting reviews on this story.