Ch. 23: Date Night
written 6/14/12 modified 5/7/20
The teenagers were all up at the crack of dawn because they knew today wasn't just like any other day, it was the day that their first date night would happen. The chicas were busy getting ready for the boys with the help of their Moms, who were helping them straighten out their crowns except for Pearl who insisted on going all natural like her Mother. Pearl didn't want any make-up at all, but when her Mom suggested something to make her look better for Dimas she was intrigued. "So Mom what exactly are you suggesting that I do to make myself look better, I mean I've already decided to go with your look, the all natural one?" Pearl inquired. "Well my daughter I was suggesting something that will make you glisten in club light, moonlight, sunlight, or any kind of light." replied Jewel. "We must get moving though because the secret to making your wings glisten is the morning dew off of the leaves in the jungle." "Isn't it going to be cold though?" Pearl asked with the concern of getting sick. "It will be at first, but that will soon fade away and once the time for your date with Dimas comes into view, you'll be glistening in the night sky." said her Mother. Upon hearing this Pearl consented to it, after all she wanted her all natural look to look the best for Dimas. Everytime his name came into her mind her heart skipped a beat. She knew that if she was going to have anything else with her all natural look she wanted it to be given to her by Dimas himself. "Oh Dimas I can't wait to see you!" she cried out to herself.
Meanwhile, Catina and Branca decided to have their Mom help them with their make-up. "Mom could you give me a wing over here, please?" Catina asked in distress. "Mom when you're done with Catina could you lend me a wing as well?" Branca requested looking her Mother in the eye. She could see a great magnitude of stress in her Mother's eyes. So she decided to make it easier for her Mother by requesting a minimal amount of help. "Actually Mom if you could just help me straighten out my crown then I can handle the rest on my own." said Branca. Upon hearing this Eduarda looked at her daughter, and gave her a huge sigh of relief. "Thank you sweetie, that makes me feel a lot less stressed out." she said. "No big Mom." replied Branca.
In one part of the middle of the jungle, Abilio was helping his son, Dimas, to find the perfect entrance gift to give to his date, Pearl. "Son, I can tell you that the best gift to give to Pearl, when you arrive at her parents' hollow's entrance, is a flower to put in her crown." said Abilio to his son. "Great, and I know just the one, the most beautiful of all the tropical flowers in Brazil, the Mandevilla Sanderi." replied Dimas looking right back at his Father. "Sorry?" asked Abilio a little confused. Dimas gave a sigh and shook his head. "It's nickname is the Brazilian Jasmine, which is just one of the many lovely ways to describe Pearl." he answered. With that said he flew off to find Pearl a Brazilian Jasmine to put in her already beautiful cerulean blue crown. "Oh Pearl, I can't wait for our romantic evening together." he said to himself. After a hard ten minutes of searching he found the flower that he knew Pearl would love, the Brazilian Jasmine.
Not too far away, Blu was helping his boys, Topaz and Jose, out with the same problem, finding the perfect entrance to give their dates, Catina and Branca. "Now boys, here's the jist of what the chicas find to be romantic. Be aware that I got most of this advice from your Mother. "Why would you do that?" asked a very skeptical Topaz. "Topaz, you and Jose both know that I was born here, but not raised. I was raised in a place called Minnesota which is six thousand miles north of here. I was brought here with one sole purpose; to mate with your Mother and have offspring meaning, you, Jose, and your lovely sister Pearl." answered Blu. "That aside, you Mother told me when picking up your date at her parents' hollow's entrance, the best thing to bring with you is a flower to put in her crown." "How does that help impress the chicas?" inquired Jose. "Well it makes you look more charming to both your date and her Mother." replied Blu. "Now us Dads, we're a whole different story
altogether." "How do you mean?" asked Jose curiously. Blu was contemplating on how to answer his son's question. "Well son, all I can tell you is that in order for your date's Father to be able to trust you with his daughter, during the first date he'll want to know exactly what you both plan on doing for the night, I mean the details." said Blu. "You know where you're going, what you're doing, and for the first few dates, a set curfew at latest I'd say between late dusk and early evening and stick to it." "Alright, thanks Dad." said his sons in unison. "You're welcome boys, now hurry, get those flowers for your chicas and let's head home." replied Blu. "Alright Dad." said his boys and with that they flew off to find their pink and yellow orchids for Catina and Branca.
When Blu, Jose, and Topaz got home and got a good look at Pearl, they almost fainted. She glistened like the stars, moon, and sun combined. "Wow, sis you look absolutely stunning!" cried Jose. "Oh yes, like no-boy-deserves-you beautiful." added Topaz. "Oh my daughter you look beautiful." said Blu, then he leaned in toward Jewel and whispered to her. "So, what's your secret my love?" Jewel whispered back to him. "Married or not a female never reveals unto a male their secrets of beauty." Blu couldn't help but smile at both his wife and his daughter.
Meanwhile back at Abilio's hollow, Dimas and Abilio had just returned to find Catina and Branca ready for the night with their crowns straightened out nice and neatly.
Both of the blue macaw families were ready for the big night.
From here on out most of the story will revolve around Dimas and Pearl. Sorry that each chapter is taking so long. Doing my very best.