Notes & Disclaimers:

• Rio is Blue Sky Studios IP.

I'm still glad to see that my story is going very well for everybody. I hope to still make it go on, and hopefully have the time to release my other stories.

Also, thank you AlexRioLover95 again for being the first person to reply to my updates, and as for your suggestion, I like the idea of Blu and Jewel singing together in the club again but I might put up the song "Love Story" later since the gang still lives in 1996.

(Please leave a comment and enjoy.)

Chapter Fifteen: Fun at Home

After a good long chat with their friends, Blu, Jewel, and Eva finally returned home. Of course Jewel still carried Blu through, but got to drop him off near his nest.

"Bye Jewel." Blu waved.

"Bye Blu. Just know that it won't long until I come back." Jewel winked.

"I'm looking forward to it. But remember that we still have time between then and now."

So they smiled at each other while waving, and looked forward to what fun they would have tomorrow. But not too soon. For Jewel, it was the first time in weeks since the last time she and Blu have been separated. She kind of felt a little cold but knew it wouldn't be forever, and she still had Eva to keep her company.

"Hey guys, how did your time go?" Sophia asked as the others arrived home.

"It was good." Jewel answered a little disappointingly.

"Is something wrong, sweetie?"

Eva answered for Jewel. "Blu decided to go back to his nest."

"Oh, I guess it's the first time you and your boyfriend decided to go your separate ways for a while, huh?" Sophia laughed.

"Uh, he's not my…wait how did you…? Oh." Jewel was confused but then realized that they could've heard their drama show from last night. To which both Eva and Sophia now laughed. "And...you and Carlos approve of this?" She asked.

"Of course. We trust both you and Blu, and know that you're sort of growing up. Plus, I do think you guys look cute together." Jewel blushed to that, and she continued, "Now I can only hope for the day that my Eva will find her lovebird." She pinched her cheeks, to which Jewel smiled and was about to bring up Rafael until Eva blocked her beak with her right wing.

"Yeah." She chuckled. "One day." Sophia knew why she did that, and wanted to give her some space until she was ready to talk about her crush.

So she left the girls alone. Jewel was then looking at Eva shocked. "What?"

"Why did you stop me from telling her about Rafael?"

"I-I-I don't know."

"Aren't you the same girl who told me that they won't make a big deal about love?"

"Yes but...I feel kind of nervous. You love Blu, but the way I feel about Rafi just seems...like something much more." Jewel smiled and gave her friendly pat on the shoulder.

"I understand. But you know they'll-"

"I know."

During the time back, Sophia told them that Carlos was going out to get dinner, and the girls just decided to play with each other until he would return. Then the four enjoyed their dinner together until a thought came to Jewel's mind.

"Hey Sophia, Carlos?"

"Yes, sweetie?"

"Can I talk to you guys alone?"

"Sure. We'll be back, Eva."

Eva, "Okay."

Jewel and the parents moved to another part of the hollow where they could have more privacy.

"So what's on your mind? Other than Blu." Carlos chuckled, letting Sophia give him a "don't be rude" shove. "Sorry."

Then Jewel spoke. "Okay, what I wanna talk about is that...during our first night in the aviary, our human friend, Tulio, talked about the type of bird species that me and Blu are. So…have you ever seen other blue macaws before in your lives?"

They were confused. Sophia said, "We don't know. I think you and Blu are the first ones we've ever known or remember. Why?"

"I just wanted to know because...Tulio said that me and Blu could be the only ones left." When they heard that, they froze in surprise. "Wow." Carlos said.

"Yeah, so when Blu and I grow old and die, does that mean that our kind will be extinct?"

Carlos slipped his tongue. "No, no, well...that won't happen if..."

"If what?"

Sophia decided to explain. "...If you and Blu have children of your own one day."

"You mean become parents? Okay, but where do we find babies to take care of"

"Sweetie, you don't really find baby chicks. Now, I'm afraid you're a little too young to know how it works. So if you do wanna know, you'll have to wait, okay?"

"Okay."

"Oh, and don't tell Blu or Eva about this, okay?"

"Alright, thank you guys." Then she just went to Eva to finish dinner, leaving Carlos and Sophia to think.

"Wow. I knew Blu and Jewel were unique but I didn't think this much." Carlos said.

"Me too. I guess this means we'll have to take extra care of both Eva and them until they're ready to...you know." Sophia said before they finally joined in, and were all ready for bed.

Back with Blu, he hadn't been to his nest in weeks, so once he finally arrived after so long, he made a sigh of relief, seeing how nothing changed. "Alrighty then...it's been quite a long three weeks. Taking care of my girlfriend, seeing my friends, and going through a big adventure. Now my next adventure will be...trying to sleep." He said to himself. He was so exhausted that dropped his whole body down on his grounded nest. Before dozing off, he was just grateful to be back home and seeing that no one ruined it.

Ever since he was separated from his parents, he stayed in the same tree he fell out of and had everything he could to survive. He gathered food, made a new nest, moved plants around for shelter, and used sticks, leaves, and other things to make it look like a small fort.

So Blu just continued laying down, and let his tiredness get the best of him.

After a few hours, the sun was setting down, but Blu never noticed since he was officially sleeping, and only dreaming of what he might enjoy with his girlfriend tomorrow. But then without warning, a couple of young scarlet macaws (a male and a female) came by the nest, and were puzzled by seeing Blu sleeping in it.

"Hey what's that squirt doing in our nest?" Said the male. During Blu's absence, the young couple were traveling together looking for a home of their own to start a family, and it seemed before Blu and Jewel were released, they found his nest and claimed it as their own. The male was now planning on barging to kick Blu out, but then his girlfriend stopped him. "Hold on, Leo. Let me handle this." Unlike the male (whose name was mentioned as Leo), the girl was always more kind.

"Hey? Sweetie? Hello?" Said the female trying to gently wake up Blu.

"Huh? M-Mom? Ah!" Blu woke up shocked.

"Oh sorry, sweetheart, I didn't mean to startle you."

Blu quickly cooled down from the strangers. "Oh. T-That's fine, I'm fine. Who are you guys, and what are you doing near my nest?"

Leo was about to protest harshly until the female stopped him again. "Leo, let me handle this, please."

"Are you sure, Mikka?" Leo asked.

"Yes, now please?" She showed off her own puppy dog eyes.

"I'm sorry."

"Thank you. Now, sweetie, I'm Mikka and this is my husband, Leo. I just wanna ask, what is your name and are you lost?"

"My name is Blu, and..." He noticed the female, known as Mikka, chuckling over his name but he ignored that and continued. "...And no I'm not lost. This nest has been mine since last year. I even built this whole shelter around it myself."

Mikka showed a shocked expression but Leo had some doubts. "Are you sure, little buddy? Because Mikka and I have been living here for two weeks and we've never seen you here before."

"That's because until yesterday, my wing was broken, and for three weeks I had to stay behind somewhere else to get help."

Leo paused. "Okay I guess that makes sense."

Blu finally stood up and said, "Look, I don't mean to be rude, but don't you two have your own nest?"

Leo replied, "Yes. Our parents'. A few days ago before we found your nest, Mikka and I have been going out for quite a long time now, and we agreed that when we would be ready to leave our parents, we would go together. Then we had an issue trying to find our own nest until we noticed that your's looked awfully nice."

"Oh. I'm sorry."

Mikka reassured, "That's okay, sweetheart. Look if this is yours, then Leo and I will respect that and will find another place close by."

Blu saw them turning back but he didn't want to feel guilty so, "Wait. How about tonight you can sleep in my nest again, and maybe tomorrow I can help you build a new one close by."

"Oh no, we couldn't ask you to-"

"I'll be fine with it. I know how to build a proper nest and I've been learning how to survive in the jungle for a whole year, so I'm pretty sure I can survive one night without a nest."

"Are you sure?"

"Totally."

So Mikka and Leo took the offer. Even Leo was surprised to see that someone younger than him was being so mature like that. Blu let them in, and he got to lay on the outside wall of his shelter while his new friends slept inside. It wasn't chilly, so it didn't bother Blu. He actually felt kind of warm with the thoughts going on in his head over and over again.

"I'm a survivor of the jungle, a smart and mature learner, the friend of now eight good animals, and best of all, the boyfriend to the most beautiful blue macaw in the world. Could my own life get...any...better?" He stood up again as he thought about the last thing said in his head. "Most beautiful blue macaw...and possibly the only beautiful blue macaw. I forgot, if me and Jewel are the last ones around, then does that mean...no, no. I can't think about that. I know my parents are still around and are trying to find me...somewhere. But either way, if me and Jewel are...then what's the solution?" Blu laid back down but the idea of being endangered kept him awake. "What are we gonna do?"

More Notes & Disclaimers:

• "smart fort": It's amazing what kind of work that one little guy can do.

Now Blu and Jewel are both curious, and a reminder, they still don't know anything about how it works and I'm never writing any stories about it. Now, if there are any good ideas that you guys would like in this story, then know that I'll still be glad to listen to them.