Chapter 35: A Helping Wing
The titles kind of bad, sorry about that.
The next morning Alex awoke in his cage, he felt a headache due to the shining sun, he had dreams about Chloe all night.
After stretching, preening and enjoying breakfast planned to go to Lucas and Alice to ask for advice about asking out Chloe.
He took flight and flew out of Emily's home, he squinted his eyes due to the cold wind stinging them.
His was lost in thoughts, thinking about how wonderful it would be to kiss Chloe and hold her in his wings.
She had not left his mind since last night when he first realized what his heart wanted.
As he flew through the town he finally stopped at Amanda's one story house.
He flew to the closed window of the living room and looked inside to see Ruby sitting on the green couch as she watched cartoons.
She softly bounced her head side to side with the tune that played on the show.
Alex tapped his beak against the glass to gain her attention.
Ruby looked away from the television to see her uncle.
"Hi Uncle Alex! Mommy, daddy, Uncle Alex is here." Ruby to her parents.
Lucas and Alice flew into the room and to the window, Lucas pushed the window open and allowed him to enter.
"Hey Alex, what's up?" Lucas smiled.
Before Alex could answer Ruby flew into a feathery hug with him.
"Hi Uncle Alex." Ruby smiled as she hugged her uncle's midsection.
"Hi Ruby." Alex chuckled as he wrapped his wings around her.
"So what's up?" Lucas chuckled as he watched Ruby hug him.
"Uh not much, but I do need to talk to you about something." Alex said nervously.
"Okay, what is it?" Lucas said with a friendly 'I'm listening' smile.
"Well I uh… um… I-I have a crush." Alex said sheepishly.
"Really? That's great! Who's the lucky gal?" Alice smiled.
"It's… uh… your sister." Alex said nervously, he was worried what Alice's reaction would be.
Alice wasn't angered at all, she was in fact overjoyed!
"Aw, that's so sweet." Alice smiled, "Have you told her yet?"
"No and I'm afraid of what she'll think." Alex said.
"Don't be, I'm sure she has feelings for you too." Alice smiled.
"Try spending more time with her. I bet you you'll get less nervous around her." Lucas smiled.
"But how long will that take?" Alex asked.
"It could be a few days or a few weeks, I don't know." Lucas said.
"I know you can do it." Alice smiled.
She smiled as she gave him a friendly and comforting hug.
"Mommy's right, I know you can do it Uncle Alex." Ruby smiled as she hugged Alex once again.
Alex smiled as he patted her head.
"Thanks Ruby." Alex smiled as he returned the hug.
Alex then turned around and took flight back out of the window.
He did feel slightly better about confessing his feelings to Chloe.
He flew back to Emily's home where he sat on the couch and began to watch television, he planned on spending the next day with Chloe.
Meanwhile Lucas, Alice and Ruby were sitting on the couch.
Ruby sat between them as they watched the cartoon with their daughter.
They had began to hear another tapping on the window, they looked to it to see it was Chloe who was hovering in the air.
Lucas and Alice looked at each other with knowing smiles, they knew why she was here.
Lucas then put his beak next to Ruby and began to whisper in her ear.
"Okay sweetie, don't tell Aunt Chloe about Alex, okay?" Lucas whispered.
"Okay daddy." Ruby nodded.
"That's my little girl." Lucas smiled as he placed a kiss on her tiny cheek
Lucas then took flight and flew to the window before opening it.
"Hey sis. How's it going?" Alice smiled.
"I'm doing okay, but can I talk to you about something?" Chloe asked.
"Sure, what is it?" Alice asked as if she didn't know.
"Well… I think I'm in love with… Alex." Chloe said.
"Oh really?" Alice said trying to act as shocked as possible, "That's so sweet!"
"But how do I tell him? What he doesn't feel that way about me?" Chloe asked.
"Trust me I think he would like you back." Lucas smiled.
After sharing the same conversation they just had with Alex Chloe flew from the house and to Emily's home.
She flew through the air and felt as if she was young child that was on a roller coaster for the first time.
She made to his owner's home and flew to the second floor window, she hovered in the air as she looked into the room.
Sure enough Alex sat on the couch watching TV.
Chloe tapped on the glass with her beak to gain Alex's attention.
As Alex sat on the couch he heard a tapping, he looked to the window and began to become nervous when he saw Chloe.
He flew to the window and opened it.
"Uh h-hey Chloe." Alex smiled nervously.
"Hey Alex, I stopped by to see if you wanted to hang out with me today." Chloe smiled.
"Sure! I-I mean… yeah that sounds pretty cool." Alex smiled.
"Great, come on." Chloe smiled.
Alex and Chloe flew into the air together and flew out the enjoy the day together.
As the days went on Alex and Chloe met up almost every day, they began to become closer and closer and knew many things about one another.
Finally one day Alex decide to ask the question.
The morning started as usual, today Alex worked with his owner at the pet store.
Emily allowed him to leave and spend time with the others but really he was only wanting to see Chloe.
He took flight and flew over the town and to the pond.
He saw even before he landed Chloe sitting on the bank waiting patiently for him.
He landed and was greeted by her beautiful smile.
"Hey Alex." Chloe smiled.
"H-hey Chloe." Alex said nervously.
Chloe could see that Alex appeared to be very nervous… more than usual.
"Alex, what's wrong?" Chloe asked.
"It's nothing."
"Are you sure?"
"Well… I do need to tell you something."
"Okay, well what is it?" Chloe asked.
"I… uh… I need to… um… it's just that… I-I." Alex couldn't form the words in his beak.
Chloe formed a confused smile as she looked to him trying to form the words.
Alex decided to save himself from the embarrassment.
"I-I'm really sorry I've got to go." Alex said as he opened his wings and took flight.
"Alex wait!" Chloe called trying to make him stay but it was to late.
He flew away and to a tree on the other side of town, he began to feel tears forming in his eyes and running down his cheeks.
"You are such a coward Alex!" Alex said to himself, "It's so simple to say, you take a deep breath and just say; 'Chloe, I love you'."
Alex then heard something that made his heart drop, behind him he heard Chloe.
"Alex?"
Oh no! How will Chloe react to this?
Hope you enjoyed this chapter.