Chapter 10: Roberto's New Love Interest
Ok this chapter is going to be focusing mostly on Roberto and will see a new character and current characters appearing
Anyway, enjoy
It was a cool, refreshing day in the Spix Macaw ravine, many of the macaws were enjoying time with their families or playing football in the pit of soccer which they decided to call it since the tribe was no longer at war with the scarlet macaws.
Flying around the ravine was the handsome macaw Roberto, he was performing his daily patrol around the tribe to make sure the tribe was safe and that there were no threats in the surrounding jungle. Once he was satisfied that all was well he flew off towards Eduardo and perched next to him, "Well sir everything is in order and no threats at all," he said with a satisfied look.
"Good to hear Roberto, go and have the rest of the day off, you deserve it," Eduardo said while giving him a pat on the back before he spread his wings and took off into the ravine. Roberto watch as he flew away before he took off and headed out of the ravine and towards the Bosque dos Anjos.
He soon arrived at the grove and made his way to the lake where he spotted Blu and Tiago splashing each other in the water and made his way over to them where he greeted them, "Hi guys," he said which made them look towards him before they hopped out the water and shook themselves dry "Hey uncle beto, what brings you out here?" Tiago asked in a friendly voice. "Oh your pop-pop gave me the rest of the day off so I thought I'd come here and relax," he said before nibbling an itch on his wing.
"Sounds like a good plan, we're having a little father-son bonding day as Bia is with her boyfriend and Carla, Jewel and Mimi are having a girls' day together," Blu said as he ruffled his son's head feathers with his foot which made him giggle. "That's nice, well I'll leave you two to it, enjoy your day together, I'll catch up with you another time," Roberto said before opening his wings and taking off and heading to the orchid flower area.
He landed in the centre of the area and gazed in wonder at the beautiful colours that surrounded him as he walked around completely forgetting where he was going until he accidentally bumped into another bird causing her to fall over onto her stomach, "Hey, can't you watch where you're going?" The macaw looked up at Roberto annoyed. "I'm very sorry, here let me help you up?" He said offering his wing to her which she grabbed onto and hoisted herself up.
"I'm sorry, I got distracted admiring the beautiful flowers, my name is Roberto by the way," he said while she brushed the debris of her feathers. "Well you're the first male I've met who's said that to me, I'm Maria, nice to meet you," she said as he faced him and his jaw dropped slightly at her appearance.
She had a beautiful slender body with dark green eyes, light blue feathers, ocean blue wings and a dark blue crest that drooped down her neck, "Well I must say you certainly are beautiful," Roberto said in awe while Maria blushed and hid her face behind her wing, "ooh you are a charmer, no one has ever complimented me about my looks before," Roberto looked on surprised at her confession before moving her wing away and gazing into her eyes.
"Well those birds don't recognise how beautiful you are," Roberto said while Maria smiled, "Well, why don't we go for a walk together handsome," she said while batting her eyelids at him which Roberto gulped as his cheeks turned red, "S-s-sure I'd be happy to accompany you," he said nervously while Maria giggled as he held her right-wing in his left as they started to walk through the area.
Roberto and Maria spent the rest of the day walking around the grove until the sun began to set when everyone was heading back home for the evening, "Well it was nice to spend the day with you, see you again sometime," she said before giving Roberto a wink which he smiled and winked back, "Yeah see you around…" He said before pausing as he watched Maria fly off before he whispered under his breath, "Gorgeous," before he took off and headed out of the grove to his hollow.
As he arrived back home so many thoughts were racing through his head, "Wow, I've never felt this way about a girl before, I'd better get some advice and I know just the person to ask," he said as he laid down in his nest and drifted off to sleep.
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The next morning, Roberto woke up, still thinking about Maria which made him smile, he got up and stretched his wings before he flew over to his old hollow, when he popped his head in he smiled as he saw Blu, "Hey Blu," he greeted which he turned his head to him, "Hey Roberto, come in," he said with a smile as he walked into the hollow, "So what brings you here?" he said while nibbling an itch on his neck.
"Well…I was hoping you could give me some advice," he asked in a hopeful voice to which Blu looked up in confusion, Roberto rubbed the back of his neck as he spoke, "Well…I met this girl at the nearby grove yesterday, her name is Maria and I've kinda developed a crush on her and vice versa," Blu's smiled hearing this as he moved closer to the blushing male and placed a wing on his shoulder, "That's great pal, so what advice do you need from me?" Blu asked cocking his head slightly.
"I Just want help on getting to know her, you've seen how the other females swoon over me whenever I'm near them, I don't want to make a bad impression," Roberto said, looking slightly worried while Blu chuckled, he'd never seen his new friend worrying about a girl before, "Roberto, relax, I'm sure it will go well, just be yourself and treat her with care and respect, that's what I had to do when I was with Jewel," he said reassuringly to him.
Roberto pondered his advice for a minute before looking at him with a determined smile and hugging him, "Thanks buddy, I hope your advice works," he said before turning around and flying off to find Maria.
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Roberto flew through the sanctuary whilst he thought over what Blu had said to him, "Ok, Beto, show her that you care about her and respect her, don't make a fool of yourself," his brain told him as he continued searching for Maria, found Maria relaxing in the plunge pool next to the waterfall, his landing altered her of his presence, turning her head to him and smiling as he walked over to her, she got out of the pool and shook herself dry while he gazed at her in awe since the water made her sparkle in the sunlight.
"Well hello there mister," she said which made Roberto snap out of his trance and smile nervously, "Hi there, I was coming to see you," he said while she walked over to him until there was a wings length apart, "Would you like to spend the day together, just the two of us?" he said, full of confidence while Maria looked stunned at his words before her beak curled into a smile, "I would love to Roberto," she said happily, Roberto's smile grew wider "Great, shall we go to the Brazil nut Grove for some breakfast?" he said seductively which made her blush before nodding her head in agreement, both birds unfurled their wings and took off toward the Brazil nut trees.
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Roberto and Maria enjoyed a wonderful day together, the two enjoying every part of it, as the day drew to a close Roberto led Maria to the top of an old tree and when they got to the top Maria gasped in shock at the view of the entire Amazon Jungle while the moon and the stars cast a sparkling glow among the trees, "Oh Roberto, this view is beautiful, how did you find it?" She asked while he smiled and wrapped a wing around her.
"I often come here to relax after a busy day, the view helps me clear my head," Roberto said while Maria smiled before she gently kissed his cheek, causing him to blush while she slowly leaned her head on his shoulder. "Thanks for such a wonderful night Roberto, you're such a gentle bird," she whispered to him as they continued to admire the view of the night sky. Roberto smiled and gently kissed her head before they continued to admire the beautiful night sky.
Soon they both grew tired and Roberto escorted Maria back to her hollow which was not too far from his hollow, "Thank you for a great night, Roberto, it was wonderful," she said while he just smiled, "Yeah it was amazing, perhaps we should meet up again some other time," Maria's smile grew wider before she hugged him, "I would like that, good night Roberto" she whispered before kissing his cheek and releasing him. "Goodnight Maria," he replied before he turned around and flew off back to his hollow while she walked into her hollow and laid down in her nest and fell asleep with a smile.
Well there you have it, Roberto may found his perfect match, we will be seeing more of these two future lovebirds in future chapters.
I'm sorry this took a long time to write, I've been very busy with my personal life that I've been struggling to complete this but this time I will be back writing this story, the next
