Notes & Disclaimers:
• Rio is Blue Sky Studios IP.
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Chapter Seven: Winged Schedule
It was a new day. The sun was rising over the jungle of Rio, but a couple of blue macaw chicks couldn't tell since they were still sleeping and were taken care of inside the city's aviary.
However, as the next hour came by, the lights in their artificial jungle came on. They began to wake up and open their eyes. "Oh." Was said by both Blu and Jewel. They woke up seeing that they were still sitting in their nest with each other, a little shocked until they remembered what they confessed last night. They continued staring at each other, and seductively said, "Oh" again.
They gave each other a loving morning hug, and after that, Jewel gently got up and started a new conversation. "Good morning, my handsome hero."
"Good morning, my beautiful damsel." They both laughed. Since they were still young, they have never had any proper experience with romance, but tried what they knew from just complementing each other.
"Hey Jewel?"
"Yeah?"
"Two things I wanna mention, one I hope you slept well. And two…could you please not call me a hero? Like I said, I made yesterday too dramatic for you, and I honestly…don't feel anything like a real hero." Jewel kept hearing nothing but more selfless and compassionate music popping to her ears. So she moved closer and continued cuddling with Blu, and also hoped that he would turn red again.
"Oh Blu. The more you say that, the more it shows me that you are my hero. And that's why I like you so much…that and the fact that you never cease to amaze me with your charming looks."
"Wow. You really think I'm charming?"
"Yeah, now please…stop talking." They both giggled and enjoyed each other's warmful hugs. As a couple of hours went by, there was nothing but hugging, talking, playing around with kid games, and figuring out when or how to leave the aviary. Just then, another door to the room opened, the person who opened it and came through was Tulio's father.
"Morning, you two." He said, coming up to them and gently petting them. He brought in some medicine, new tools for a new bandage, and some breakfast. Seeing the juicy fruits just made Blu and Jewel's minds go blank and run towards it, but Blu was stopped by Dr. Monteiro.
"Woah there, buster. Haven't you ever heard of 'ladies first'?" He chuckled. "I just need you to stay still. You need some new bandages since the last ones seemed damped." Blu obeyed, and let him do his job. Then he had a new cast on, and it was more comfortable. After he was done, he joined Jewel into dining.
Dr. M laughed when he saw them. "Boy, I wondered what would've happened if we met you guys later." He continued comforting them. "Well my friends, because of the incident, you're going to be here for quite a while, but don't worry. I'll be taking care of you, and so will my son. I also got in touch with Ms. Linda's teacher. She said it'll be okay for her to stay awhile and watch over you guys too." Blu and Jewel were surprised with the news, but also relieved because they finally knew that they would be okay…for the next few weeks as they were told next. So after the doctor left, the chicks went over what to do.
"Three weeks, huh?" Jewel said.
"Yeah, but hey, it isn't gonna be all bad, right?" Blu still showed confidence.
Jewel moved closer again, and said, "Of course, because the last thing I want is to leave you cooped up in here…alone anyway." Blu blushed more and more over her until he dreamily said, "A-Aww. I think I'm gonna like it here." Jewel laughed at his reaction, and continued hugging him again.
The next day, they did enjoy their times of sleeping, but since they were still children they wanted some entertainment.
"Any ideas on how to pass the time?" Blu asked, and Jewel had brought up a great idea. "I think I do. Remember a few months back at the club, there was this song we danced to, I think it was called 'Earth Angel'?"
"Oh I remember when that song played. We danced slowly and you wouldn't let your head leave my shoulders. I loved it…and now I reckon you wanna do it again, don't you?"
"Yep."
"Alright, but since we don't have a radio, would you mind if I sing it to you?" He said dipping her, and she showed a smiling expression saying that she really wanted that.
They grabbed each other's wings, and began dancing as Blu sanged…
"Earth Angel" by …
They still enjoyed their time together, and couldn't be anymore grateful for it. But they didn't go unnoticed, for Linda was in the control room watching them and felt good seeing them get along. She thought to herself, "I hope those two will be fine…until they're grown up and ready." She looked at the controls, and used the microphone. "Hey guys! Nice dance moves!" She startled Blu and Jewel, and Blu just ended up feeling embarrassed. "I have permission to come in." So she turned off the microphone and came into the room to take a closer look at the lovebirds. Jewel was still trying to adjust to her, so she still wrapped her wings around Blu, feeling continuously embarrassed.
"So, you two lovebirds are still enjoying yourselves?" Linda giggled, and just for fun, Jewel played along by continuing to cuddle on Blu's neck. Embarrassment just made Blu freeze with a little smile.
"Man, never once in my life have I come across or even befriended endangered animals." Linda said pridefully. "I just hope we keep you guys safe long enough until you're ready to become parents." Blu and Jewel then stopped and puzzled, "Until we become parents?" Since they were so young, they didn't know anything about the "birds and bees" (or in their case, bird x bird) thing.
Linda laughed at their puzzled looks, and petted them to their enjoyment. She began to play around and started tickling them. The three were still having good times until after Linda left and Jewel remembered something.
It was sunset, and she was about to bring it up until she saw Blu fixing the nests. "Hey Blu, I…what are you doing?"
"Oh hey, you caught me. I was wondering, you like sharing this nest with me, right?"
She smiled. "No…I love sharing this nest with you."
Blu blushed again before saying, "That's great. So how do you feel about sleeping in one larger nest?"
"I'd like that, but there's something I wanna mention. I've forgotten all about Eva and her parents. I think they must be worried sick about us."
"Oh gosh. But hey maybe there's no reason to worry. Tomorrow, we can try to remember, and ask Linda and the doctor if they can bring us out to see them, okay?" Blu said, and Jewel agreed with it.
"But now, I've already finished building our new nest. Do you wanna try it out?" Blu smiled, finally giving Jewel the chance to blush. So they tried it out by sitting and feeling good on their new bed, until they fell asleep on it and nearly close to each other's wings once again.
More Notes & Disclaimers:
• "couple of blue macaw chicks": Emphasis on "couple."
• "Earth Angel": That song was performed by the Penguins.
• "birds and bees": And it's best if they don't know that…for a long time.
And here's to hoping they won't forget to inform Eva and the others that they're alright.