I hope you still remember me ;)
Many thanks to RiodanJaneiro97 for helping me write the chapter and I invite you to come to it ;)
It was already dark outside. The street lamps were lit up, thanks to which the city was warmed up by bright, radiant light. A gentle breeze was blowing, but fortunately it was a warm and gentle breeze. Fernando, Linda and Tulio were just leaving the hotel, because Tulio had to take care of some formalities, and the other two didn't want to wait outside. After leaving the hotel it turned out that the jackets were not needed, but they stayed with the heroes, turning back to the hotel would be a waste of time.
When they left the building, they immediately headed for the eastern part of the city, where the street they were supposed to meet was. Cars were passing around them. Practically every few seconds a car was passing by. But footpaths were almost empty. There were a dozen or so people who were walking on the sidewalks.
"In Brazil the pavements are full... Most people prefer cars now," thought Tulio when he saw this sad sight.
They walked down the road in silence purely because nobody had anything to say. Tulio especially hid his head down as if he didn't want to be watched. He probably didn't understand the most why they should go there. After a dozen or so minutes of a cool and quiet march, they reached a sign that made them aware of where they would go in a moment.
"Eixample," was read out loudly by Linda. The three of them leaned out to have the first impression on the streets. The thoughts were different, but nobody expected it. It was just an ordinary street. The only thing that made it stand out was that there were many more people on the streets.
"We're supposed to go, so let's go... It is 11.55 p.m." He communicated with Tulio. Somehow, there were more street lamps erected here, so there was no dark corner. When the people sitting on the benches passed by, they watched them. Maybe they were watching their walk. Or maybe their clothes. Or maybe something else. Nevertheless, they watched them with such a piercing gaze that for Fernando, he was shivering with a tense fear of being watched.
"Do not observe them. Don't exchange your eyes. Ignore them," said Linda in this situation, speaking as quietly as she could. Tulio did not follow anyone either. He just walked straight ahead and didn't pay attention to himself. Soon, as they were on the road ahead, a man walked out in front of them. As they approached him, he immediately grabbed Tulio by the shoulder. The man was surprised, he didn't expect it, but quickly understood that he was the one he was supposed to meet.
"I'm glad you came," said the old man.
"What do you know?" Asked Tulio immediately. The old man laughed briefly. This surprised Tulio.
"You like board games, good old games?" Asked the old man when he started to walk the three guests to his little hut. It was a small wooden hut with three small windows. From afar you could see the strong light coming from this apartment.
"Wait a minute, what do you want..."
"Tulio... stop..." Linda immediately told Tulio to calm down. The old man didn't care about the comment that was audible. Not worrying about it, he brought the three of them inside the house. It was a really small house, 1 big room and 2 smaller rooms. They were now in the living room, where there was an old sofa in the middle and a big wooden table.
"Sit down," said the old man. The three good ones listened to the old man. He sat down too, but in front of them. On the chair.
"Blu and Jewel is your target," said the old man.
"Yes, but how do you know all this?" Asked Tulio impatiently.
"I know where they are now..." added the old man.
"Will you tell us where?" Asked Linda politely. The old man didn't answer. He got up and disappeared in the other room.
"A weirdo of some kind... He guessed the name, great happiness, that's all!" Tulio quietly commented.
"I feel he really knows," she answered, stubbornly believing this.
"I'll tell you where they are..." said the old man when he left the room. In his hands, he held a straw board with the pawns on it.
"But first let's play the game," the old man finished.
"What?" Asked Tulio, but he immediately felt Linda's oppression.
"I mean... What kind of game is this?" Asked Tulio.
"We're going to play... Talbut," summed up the old man by suggesting boards.
Meanwhile in another area quite close to where Linda, Tulio and Fernando were. Blu and Jewel were trying to find shelter from the rain.
"Instead of arguing, let's find shelter," proposed Jewel, feeling the first raindrops of rain.
"Good idea," said Blu. He bent his head up to see some nests. In one of the trees there was a nest prepared.
"See there! Let's get better at it," said Blu. Jewel had no problem with that, and a few wing movements and she was already in a warm and cozy nest. Blu went up to the tree and decided to climb in it himself.
"I will succeed..." He mumbled, and then started his first attempts at climbing. Come on, he was doing quite well and he missed climbing so much.
"Maybe I can help you climb," suggested Jewel, leaning out of the shelter. But Blu didn't answer. He sneaked under his beak and tried to keep trying, until finally with the last of the forces he had left, he managed to climb up to the top of the tree. He jumped into the nest with the rest of his strength and with deep breaths of air he fell hard on the nest laughing with fatigue.
"It's been a long time since I've been so tired...really!" Laughed Blu. Jewel answered with a short, but visible to the naked eye, artificial laughter.
"Blu?" Asked Jewel.
"Yes?" Replied Blu.
"Can I ask you one thing?" Asked Jewel.
"Of course," Blu replied sweetly.
"Well... If you ask me about it... Blu, why don't you actually fly?" Asked Jewel. Blu bent his head down. He didn't expect this question. He never thought about it, so he didn't really know how or what to answer it.
"In fact... Really... Seriously, I didn't think about it... I didn't fly from the very beginning... I don't remember having a serious accident... Is there anything like that..." He answered trying not to hide the truth.
"Have you ever tried to fly?" Asked Jewel.
"I didn't... I've never tried..." answered Blu.
"Why?" Asked Jewel.
"I don't know! My whole life was at home... In a man's home, not in the jungle or somewhere else. I don't even know my family, I was alone from the beginning... At least I remember that much." He said more quietly. Jewel only gave a short confirming sound. She didn't want to bother him with questions anymore. She knew it could be a seemingly difficult question for Blu, although she knew it was an easy question.
"Well... "...started Jewel again, sucking up to Blu. Blu lifted his head up gently to notice how Jewel is moving towards him.
"I think we both need some pleasure..." said a little provocatively Jewel.
"But what can we do in such a place?" Said Blu. Jewel giggled quietly. She has now moved closer to Blu. There was desire in her eyes...
"It's enough... Relax a little bit... Relax," said Jewel. She kissed Blu instinctively...