Ch. 27 Date Night Part 3: A Proper Goodnight
written 8/11/12 modified 5/8/20
Pearl and Dimas touched down on the left arm of the Christ the Redeemer Statue. "Oh Dimas, isn't this romantic?" Pearl asked him with a sigh. Dimas looked over at
her. "It certainly is." he said while lost in her eyes. "But only half as beautiful and romantic as you." Pearl blushed. "You're such a sweet, handsome bird." she said.
Before he could reply, Dimas was pushed against the neck of the statue by Pearl, who gave him a very lengthy, passionate kiss.
Meanwhile, Jose and Topaz were escorting their dates, Catina and Branca, back to their hollow for the evening. When they approached the hollow they touched down
on a branch just outside of it. "Jose, Topaz, thank you for such a wonderful night." said Catina. "You're welcome." replied Topaz. "Yeah, and thank you for giving us
the pleasure of taking you out tonight." added Jose. "We're glad you enjoyed our company." said Branca. "Oh and remember the cover up plan for your sister." "You
remember the one for your brother as well." replied Jose. With that Jose and Topaz kissed the tip of their dates' right wings, led them safely back to their hollow and
said goodnight. Branca looked at Jose and gave him a casual goodnight hug. Catina looked at Topaz, and unlike her mellow sister, who just gave her date a hug, she
went in and gave Topaz a brief kiss on the beak. Once they parted, she saw that he was blushing. She let out a small giggle, and whispered to him, "Goodnight
handsome." "Goodnight beautiful." Topaz whispered to her. Then he gave her a hug. With all that said and done, he and his brother Jose headed off into the night
towards their hollow. "When we get back to the hollow we must keep our promise to Pearl, and ensure that only Mom will wait up for her and not Dad." said Jose.
"Absolutely." replied Topaz in agreement. Here's a potential plan, I'm not sure Dad will go for it though." "Well let me hear it." said Jose. "Well we ask Dad if he'll go to
bed the minute we do because Pearl and Mom will want some chica time together." explained Topaz. "That's a great plan." replied Jose as they closed into sight of the
hollow.
"Where are those kids?" Blu cried out into the darkness. Jewel came over and put a wing on Blu's back. "I'm sure they'll be back soon." she replied reassuringly. Blu
looked over at his mate, "Yea, I guess you're right." he said in agreement. Just as they finished their conversation they saw their two sons emerging from the
darkness. As the two boys came towards their parents, the first thing they heard from them was their Dad yelling "Where is your sister?!" Their Mother however was
much calmer. "How was your night?" "Did you have fun?" she asked them. "Dad, Pearl is still out with Dimas, and she's gonna be back in, at this point, between ten
and fifteen minutes." said Topaz looking at his parents. "Also Mom, to answer your question, our night was fantastic, and because of our dates, very lively and
somewhat romantic." added Jose. The minute she heard the word "romantic" Jewel smiled first at her boys, then smiled at Blu. "Looks like they're making good
progress on the relationship front." she whispered to him. "Yes it does." Blu whispered back in agreement. "Yet I would like to know the whereabouts of our daughter."
"I agree, it would make me feel much more comfortable about her situation." said Jewel. As if he had read his parents' minds, Topaz said, "Mom, Dad, we made Pearl
a promise." "What is this promise?" asked Jewel. "Well we promised to be sure to disclose her location to you for if there's trouble, you know like if she stays out later
then she said she would, as long as you swear to not track her down to spy on her and Dimas." he replied. His Mother and Father looked at each other for a moment,
then back at their two sons, and nodded. "We swear." said Blu and Jewel in unison. "Alright, they're at the Christ the Redeemer Statue." answered Topaz. Then Jose
spoke up, "One last thing." he said looking directly at his Father. "She would prefer that only Mom wait up for her." "Oh and why is that?" Blu inquired. "Well because
based on your so called "ground rules" she feels you're not fully okay with Dimas." said Topaz. "Plus she might want some chica time with Mom." added Jose. Blu was
getting a little bit irritated, and made him almost say something angry, but Jewel silenced him with her wing. "This is getting me very mad." he whispered to Jewel. "I
know, but you did make Dimas a little uncomfortable." replied Jewel. "Fine." he replied. "I'll go with the flow." Blu turned to face his teenage sons. "So basically the
three of us go to bed, and your Mother stays up till your sister gets home?" he asked for confirmation. "Exactly." answered Jose. "So lets turn in now." declared Blu.
"Alright." replied his sons. The three males walked over to the nest and fell asleep within five minutes.
Dimas was escorting Pearl back to her hollow, the couple knew they only had around ten minutes left max. Pearl and Dimas stopped on a branch of the tree closest to
Pearl's parents' hollow. "Well, I guess this is it." said Dimas. Pearl pulled him into a brief kiss. "For now." she replied happily. They flew to the hollow, where Pearl
found her Mother awaiting her return. "Dimas you're amazing, you took care of my Pearl, and got her home on time!" cried Jewel. "Thanks." said Dimas. "Pearl, I had
a great time tonight." "As did I." said Pearl. She pulled him into a hug, and when they parted he picked up her right wing and kissed the tip of it. "Goodnight Pearl."
he said. "Goodnight to you too, Dimas." Pearl replied. With that Dimas took off into the night and headed home.
Sorry that it took so long to get this chapter done. Also sorry about the abrupt ending (if it is considered abrupt). Finally thanks for being so patient.