Chapter 27
Raphael
The sound of the loud samba music that Blu hadn't heard in what seemed like forever screamed at him, almost like it was saying "Yea party," and Blu couldn't deny. these sounds put together to make music made Blu want to dance. The same fancy lights of the samba club flashed into Blu's eyes. Blu missed this. Lights of all different colours made the samba club look like a rainbow. The other birds in the club didn't seem to notice Blu and Jewel walk into the club, Blu could understand. How could you see anything with these flashing lights? Blu looked around and watched all different types of species birds dance in couples, groups or even just by themselves. Enjoying the music, moving their wings and shaking their tail feathers in the rhythm of the music. One pair of birds that caught most of his attention was a pair of birds, he couldn't recognize the species of the bird which surprised him since he was a nerd bird, but that wasn't important. They had their arms wrapped around each other as they swayed side to side, smiling with their eyes closed as they slow danced to the music. Even though this wasn't the music that was met for slow dancing, not that it mattered. Blu didn't smile as he watched these to happy, couple birds (maybe they weren't couple birds but they acted like it) slow dance. This made Blu think of Jewel, she still holds Blu's wing as they both looked around the samba club. These thoughts that he was having of Jewel should have been happy, but they were actually sad, sad that he wasn't able to share a moment with Jewel where it felt like they were the only birds on the earth. Of course, they were slow dancing back at Blu Bird Sanctuary, but they were interrupted by Tiago and Carla bringing him down flat on the counter. Thinking of this brought a smile across Blu's beak, not because he didn't get to share a quiet moment with Jewel, but because he got to meet his children, which was a dream come true. The thoughts of Jewel that he had were starting to turn to happy thoughts as he began to think.
"I'm sure I'll get to spend time with Jewel soon, and I'll get to see Pedro and Nico again. And then I can go see Raphael and Eva." Blu felt like he was standing in the same place forever. Just looking around the club and watching birds dance. Thinking of the last time he and Jewel were. Listening to the music that played. Blu noticed the music that was being played or being sung by Nico and Pedro wasn't always samba.
that's not who we are! (We are, We are, We are)
Blu looked over to Jewel, she also seemed to look around the club as well with a somewhat confused look on her face. Like she hadn't been here in a while as well. Blu began to look around the club again. He didn't see Nico or Pedro anywhere. Blu tried his best to look over the many birds who moved around to the music with smiles on their faces, dancing like crazy, like it was the last time they would ever be able to dance. Blu couldn't see Nico or Pedro anywhere. They weren't singing so where were they? At the bar Maybe? Having a cold drink of water or Alcohol to wet their throat before they got back up somewhere, somewhere everyone could see them. They would cheer before Nico and Pedro began to sing a song with their beautiful voices and the crowd od birds would start dancing again like there was no tomorrow?
We are not beautiful. Yea that's not who we are!
"Blu, Jewel. Is that you," Blu heard a familiar voice from somewhere around him. He couldn't tell which direction with all the birds screaming and shouting with joy as some of them sang along to the song. Blu blinked. It felt like forever since he blinked. He must have gotten lost in looking around the club, or it was just these bright lights shining in his eyes. Making the whole club look like he overdosed on skittles (Feel the Rainbow, see the rainbow and let it blind you.)
"Raphael," Blu said to himself immediately recognizing this voice, how could he not? Raphael was one of the first birds he actually ever felt a bond between. There was Jewel but at that time they weren't in love with each other. Back then they didn't know that they would fall in love and have 3 beautiful children. And there was also Raphael's kids who would probably pluck him and Jewel to the skin if he wasn't there to stop them like last time. Blu shuddered in fear as he thought of this. If it wasn't for Raphael, Blu and Jewel might have never fallen in love.
"Be careful Blu," he remembered Jewel say to him "They might snuggle you to death." At this point, Blu was totally unaware that these birds were truely evil with a friendly mask over them, hiding their true Identity. Blu picked up one of the cute baby Toucans and snuggled him into his wings. Everything was fine, well until they started ripping the feathers off of Blu and Jewel as the shocking pain-filled them
Blu felt a warm wing wrap around his neck. He immediately snapped out of his memories and shooting his head to his left. He saw the familiar face of the Toucan smiling at him. Blu's expression didn't change as it stayed the same blank expression.
"Raphael I didn't know you would be here," Blu heard the voice of Jewel behind him speak to Raphael. Blu stared at Raphael as he shifted his attention to Jewel. Raphael's face hadn't changed a little bit. Blu even examined his face, his beak, just to try and find something different about his face. Nothing.
"This is my favourite place in the world," Raphael told Jewel and started chuckling, but quickly stopped "actually, most times I'd rather be at home snuggled up close to Eva, but I figured to come here and see Nico and Pedro. I actually just got here. None of that is important right now, what is important is that Blu is awake from his coma. I knew that you woulèd wake up." Raphael finished and hugged Blu tightly, his warm and fluffy wings wrapping around him and squeezing him tightly. Blu was really happy to see Raphael. Just to hear his voice brought back so many memories
"And Together, you fly!" Blu remembered Raphael telling him that flying was the only way to get to Luiz's garage and he was the only one that could get this Heavy and uncomfortable chain off him and Jewel's talons. That didn't go well though, well the flying part didn't go well, the view on the other wing was incredible. Raphael was one of Blu's best friends. Blu slowly wrapped his wings around Raphael, giving him a hug as well.
(We are, We are, We are) We are not beautiful.
Jewel smiled at both of them as they hugged each other. After hugging for long enough Raphael stopped hugging Blu and placed a wing on his shoulder. Raphael stared into Blu's chocolate brown eyes. It had been so long since he's seen Blu's eyes.
"Good to have you back buddy," Raphael said as his smile warmed Blu's heart.
"It was good to be back," Blu thought honestly to himself. They stood still there for a few seconds until Blu noticed something change on Raphael's face. His smile quickly changed into a confused stare at Blu as if something was wrong all of the sudden or something was wrong the whole time.
"Now that I think of it, where are Nico and Pedro." Blu's expression changed when Raphael asked this to him. But Blu's face didn't change to a confused look it just changed to a blank expression as he stared at Raphael. Blu thought that they would be a the bar in this place, because where else would they be. At least one of them had to be there, Blu thought.
"Probably by the bar," Blu answered Raphael's question after thinking about it for a little bit.
"Well let's go find them," Jewel's voice said to Blu and Raphael. Blu nodded his head at Raphael and turned around quickly after and was met with that face of Jewel staring at him with a smile. This smile immediately made Blu smile once again. He didn't even have to try. Blu didn't have to worry about anything when he was looking at Jewel, she took all his worries away.
"Let's go to the bar then," Jewel said to Blu grabbing his wing and tugging him towards her. Jewel began to walk in the direction of the bar while still holding Blu's wing. He followed quickly behind Jewel.
"Come on Raphael," Blu shouted over the loud music as he and Jewel ventured further into the club. Blu stared back at Raphael as they got further into the club.
"Wait up for me," Raphael yelled out to Blu since he could no longer see Jewel in the crowds of Birds "I'm coming!"
