Notes & Disclaimers:

• Rio is Blue Sky Studios IP.

I'm back with this one now! Now, I hope everyone loved the gang's new hobby, because all they did with it next was see every movie they wanted to see. Or at least movies that I've seen and ever wanted to see in theaters. Now I'm gonna continue this and the rest of my stories.

(Please leave a comment and enjoy.)

Chapter Twenty: A Romantic Time Out Part 1

During the night, while Blu, Jewel, and the gang were in the movies still enjoying INDEPENDENCE DAY, Rafael and Eva were together at the Christ Redeemer Statue for the past hour. Rafael made it his own mission to whoo Eva all night. And so far…it worked.

"Are you enjoying yourself, Eva?" Rafael asked as he and Eva were dancing close together on the left arm of the statue. Eva just smiled, looking straight at him, dancing along while humming "The Girl from Ipanema."

"Haha, I'll take that as a yes, my dear."

"Oh Rafi…it looks like you do know how to show a girl a good night."

"Was there ever any doubt?" Rafael gave her a twirl and slowly dipped her.

"Never for a second." She said, despite her being a little cautious earlier, she was enjoying her first date with him.

So the two enjoyed themselves more by still dancing, and then, as a few minutes went by, they stopped and continued to enjoy the view of the beautiful city at night. Rafael seemed to enjoy it, but Eva just dreamily stared at him. "R-Rafi?"

He smiled as he turned to her. "Yes?"

"Y-You…you look really handsome tonight." Rafi's eyes grew at the compliment, then he made a sly smile, with a "Thank you. And can I just say, your beauty is too great for words. To my eyes, you are an angel." Eva was given a bomb of respect. No one had ever respected her that much before, and she knew that Rafael was definitely a good choice. "Rafi, do you really think so?"

"I know so." Eva just couldn't stop smiling, and thought it was time for their next move. "In case, can you prove it by…by…letting me kiss you." Then Rafael was given the same bomb and said, "How about I save you the trouble." He slowly moved closer to Eva, and kissed her right in the beak.

Then they let go after more than a few seconds. With it being their first kiss, it also felt like their greatest. They felt like the greatest fruit went into each of their mouths, and also felt like they won a ticket to Blissful City.

After they let go, they breathed heavily and stared at each other's eyes again, while they definitely had their thoughts raging on.

"Wow!"

"I can't believe my Rafi did that."

"I can't believe I actually did that. Oh Blu, I owe you big time."

"Oh Rafi…I wish you didn't stop."

"I wish this would never end."

Then they finally spoke out loud.

"Oh my juicy papaya."

"Yes, my juicy little mango?"

"I love you."

"I love you too." So they hugged, and continued to enjoy the view.

One hour later, Eva kindly told Rafael that she wanted to get back home, and he offered to return her, so they glided down to the bottom of the statue, and took a nice slow walk to the exit of the area. Until they noticed that they weren't the only toucans there.

"Hey doll!" Rafael and Eva turned to see a gang of three very young and rough looking toucans. Eva was confused and nervous at that comment so she pointed to herself, and one of the biggest members of that group replied, "Yeah you. Sweetheart, why don't you ditch your brother and hang out with me and my bros?"

"What? Well boys…h-he's actually my-" Eva was shaking a little, but Rafael stood for her, "Look I'm sorry to disappoint you guys, but my girlfriend and I are heading to our homes."

The big toucan spoke back, "Your girlfriend? Oh please, you seem old enough to be her grandfather." The rest of his gang laughed at the insult, but Eva felt stunned seeing how one guy just offended her boyfriend like that. Then that stopped as she saw that Rafi didn't look offended. Not one bit. He just kept walking slowly while holding Eva's wing, and smiling while having his back turned from the jerks.

The big toucan was shocked. Throughout his life, he always succeeded at bullying the younger birds but it was the first time one of his victims just ignored him. "Hey!" He yelled. "What are you doing, you're supposed to fight me!"

"Fight you?" Rafi replied. "No thanks. All I care about right now is protecting my girlfriend, so unless you wanna get along, I suggest you leave us alone." Eva was exceedingly happy for Rafael's care, so she ignored the bullies too and followed Rafi, but it didn't stop there.

"What?! Why you!" The guy started flying and charged at the two. "Listen baby doll, you coming with me whether like it or-"

"Look out!" Rafael saved Eva by moving, and causing the other toucan to hit a wall...hard. "Ouch."

"That's gonna leave a mark." Rafael and Eva stared at him, until they saw the rest of the gang.

"Hey squirt, you're gonna pay for that!"

"Go!" Rafael said. So he and Eva quickly flew and headed to the jungle.

"Hey girl, listen, what the main man wants, he gets!" Said one of the bullies, and Eva yelled back. "I don't care." She was losing speed until Rafael used all of his strength to grab Eva and carry her through the ride, and went as quick as he could to avoid all the trees and the bullies. "Just hold on, I got you and I'm not letting you go!" Rafi chanted, and Eva just became more amazed by his courage, skill, and compassion for her, so she did what he said and was prepared for the next part.

As the bullies came closer to grabbing Eva, Rafael held her tight as he made a large loop-de-loop to move behind them, causing the jerks to be shocked and crash into two trees. "Ow!" Rafi and Eva saw they were fine and laughed as they flew away, and made it back home.

"Welcome home, Eva." Rafael slowly dropped her down when they made it. "Thanks, Rafael." She hugged him, and he gladly did it back. After they separated, "Well, I had a great time, good night, Eva."

"Me too. But wait." She took his wing, and began to shake. "C-Can I do one more thing?"

"Sure, what is it?" She stopped shaking and kissed him straight in the beak. Their second kiss that night, and somehow it felt even greater. After she released it, "Rafi, thank you for the best night of my life. You are awesome. Don't ever change."

"I would never." They cuddled their heads together, and still enjoyed their time, knowing that it was official. They were boyfriend and girlfriend.

Moments later, Blu, Jewel, and the rest of the gang left the movie theatre with the excitement of how they just saw their first movie on the big screen, and went home. Blu and Jewel separated for home after their chat.

Jewel soon made it back to her nest, to see Sophia was still awake. "Hi Sophia, what are you doing up?"

"Hi dear. I'm just watching the nest, and waiting for you. Carlos is asleep, and Eva and Rafael came back earlier."

"Okay, good night then."

"Goodnight, sweetie." So they went to their separate rooms, and Jewel was able to see that her roommate, Eva, was sleeping in her nest. Seeing her made Jewel remember she had her date with Rafael, and wondered how funny it would be if he stayed and slept in a separate nest. However, it also made her think about her times with Blu again.

Jewel stepped out of the room again, and asked "Hey Sophia?"

"Yes, dear? Something wrong?" Sophia asked as she was close to her room.

"Nothing's wrong. But I would like to ask, what do you think about me and Blu together? Do you think we're good?"

"Are you kidding? I think you two are just beyond adorable together."

"Thanks." Jewel blushed. "So...it's been a while since we both spent an actual day together. Would it be okay if tomorrow I spend the day with him?"

"Well..." Sophia thought but knew that Blu was a good influence. "Okay. You and Blu can do that. If you want, you can go right now and tell him about it. Just remember to come back here and also do that when your date is done."

"I will. Thanks, Sophia." Jewel jumped for joy and gave her a big hug before flying out of the hollow.

So she zoomed through the jungle to Blu's nest, happy that she just received the chance to spend a whole day with him after so long. After making it, Sophia finally went to bed with Carlos and smiled, imagining how happy her kids would be with the boys they loved.

Soon, Jewel made it to Blu's nest, and was happy to see him still up. He was sitting down, stretching like he was getting ready to sleep. So Jewel slowly approached him, making herself noticeable.

"Oh hey Jewel, what's up? I thought you were heading home?"

"Yeah. I was there, but Sophia gave me the opportunity to come here again and mention something to you. But is it a little too late right now? I can come back later."

"No, no, I don't mind. You're my girlfriend, Jewel, so you can come and visit me anytime you want without asking."

"Aw thanks." Jewel came closer, sat by Blu, and kissed his cheek. Then said, "Now, I've been thinking. It's been awhile since we spent an actual day together alone. Just the two of us. So would you-?"

"Wanna spend the day together tomorrow? Sure."

"Really?!"

Blu nodded and Jewel tackled him with the best hugs and kisses, and to have him laugh with bliss. "Haha, you're welcome, Jewel." Blu always felt the need to chuckle when he saw her that happy.

"Right, thanks. Hmm…" Jewel along, then rested her head on his shoulder. "You are awesome."

"So are you. Whatever we do tomorrow, I'm sure it'll be great. But Jewel, before you go, can you do something for me?"

"Sure."

"Okay, stay where you are, and hold still." He slowly sat up and turned her around so he could massage her shoulders. Jewel blushed since she never felt that before but she soon enjoyed it. "Hmm."

"Enjoying herself, sweetheart?"

"Y-Yeah."

He kept massaging the same spot only, very gently. Jewel felt totally blissful, and after a few minutes, Blu stopped.

"Hmm." Jewel moaned. "Thank you, Blu."

"You're welcome. Looking forward to our day tomorrow."

"Same." Jewel gave him a quick kiss. "Love you."

"I love you too."

Then Jewel flew back to her hollow with her family. Blu was left at his nest, and felt complete peace with his experience, and laid down to sleep, dreaming with a sweet sensation as the night went on. And so was Jewel when she went to her bed.

The next morning, the sun was shining, making the city bloom quickly. Everyone was awake from the big night of cinema and wanted to enjoy another good day. Especially Blu and Jewel. Blu woke up first, still alone at his nest, excited to reunite with his girlfriend, and thought while yawning, "Well...might as well get some exercise down before Jewel wakes up. Assuming she'll be coming here." And that was what he did.

For the past hour, Blu ran off and did his usual exercise routine. However, he decided to push himself just a little bit. Everyday, when he was not hanging out with Jewel or the gang, he would usually go deep into the jungle to give himself "wing" ups, or swim laps, and other things to feel like surviving. Everyday he made himself get strong and fit, and he looked like that when he still seemed like his normal young-self, and Jewel did sometimes notice that he appeared to be more handsome than normal.

In life it would mostly be the boy who would get nervous around his girlfriend, but for Blu, it would eventually be the other-way around.

Soon after, Blu was tired out and took a bath near a big pond. After taking care of it, he went back to his nest, and saw Jewel just standing by the entrance of his nest (by his luck).

"Morning Jewel." He said with excitement.

Jewel yawned, "…Morning Bluuuu?" Then she saw him walk up closer and saw his "little" change, and began to feel her heart pumping like a drum. "W-W-Wow."

"Something wrong?"

"No. You just look so much more attra…handsome today."

"Well thanks. I've been doing my usual exercises today and decided to kick it up a notch just a little bit." Blu said humbly, and Jewel just wanted to stare at him but she could only feel a nervous level going on in herself.

"So Jewel, today is actually it, isn't it?" Blu said as he stood by her, and Jewel said, "Right. We haven't spent a whole day with each other since Tulio and his dad released us. So what do you wanna do to make it the best day?" Blu moved his right wing to hold Jewel's, and she began to shake, saying, "Oh, uh…maybe we can race around for a bit in the jungle, a-and later we can visit Tulio, go around the city to enjoy the view of things, and we could continue on until night. Maybe even start a double date with Rafael and Eva. I hope that's fine with you. And I also just wanna make most of this day only about us."

She softly looked into his eyes, and Blu thought that would be great. He smiled at her, and said, "You got yourself a deal. And you know, you really look good when you talk."

"Oh, Blu." She then kissed his cheek, and was surprised to have him kiss her back, but they just ended up playing, by kissing each other's cheek.

After the cheerful cheek-kissing session, they spent the next hour racing around the jungle, and it made Jewel feel relieved from being nervous around Blu. That was until she kept looking at him again after every five seconds, and she kept struggling to say a word to him. Blu did eventually notice and stopped the race.

"Hey Jewel, are you okay?"

"What? Oh yeah. I'm just feeling a little tired, that's all."

"Well if that's the case…" He moved up to her while she began to stutter again. "Huh? Blu, what-?" She froze as Blu placed his wings on her shoulders and began to relax again thanks to her boyfriend's massaging skills.

"Ooh…oh Blu." Jewel dreamily said.

"Don't worry, my little Jewel. Anything you want, I'll give."

"Really? Can you massage my talons then, please?" He did what she asked, and showed off like he was her servant. Making Jewel feel totally loved and blissed.

"You don't even have to say please."

"Why? You've been so respectful to me since we met, and I wanna do anything I can to pay you back."

"All you can do is promise to stay as my girlfriend."

"Sure but…"

"Shhh…Jewel…just…relax."

Blu kept massaging her slowly and giving Jewel a loving chill like she was having her own spa day. The two still continued to enjoy their day, and were heading back to the aviary.

However their time today wasn't going to be all fun. Because a couple of no good toucans were watching them, and planning something bad.

More Notes & Disclaimers:

• "young": They are around Rafi & Eva's age.

• "prepared for the next part": The whole scene was like Luke Skywalker and the Stormtroopers from the speeder scene in Episode VI.

• "surviving": Like Eduardo's teachings but at a self-taught level

What do you think? Done, and there will still be more to come. Same with everything else, and sorry if this one was too overly detailed or anything. So I hope everyone's getting ready for the rest of this year to go on as much as I am. And now there are three things I'd like to mention.

1) Rio Restart will continue, I just still need to continue the goal of publishing three new chapters at the same time.

2) A while ago, I found the title for the next Star Wars movie coming this December…"STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI"! And just seeing that title for the first time can give you goosebumps.

3) For anyone who also loves the Rio soundtracks, try looking at the first one with Track 12, Samba de Orly. One of my favorite songs, and (big surprise) it was sung by Bebel Gilberto, the same girl who did Eva's voice. That shocked me when I found that out.

Anyway, see you soon.