Oooh... I had to cut this last part into two... I Reeaaallly wanted to keep it as one, but time wouldn't allow it. I wanted to be sure that it would save for sure.
(Now in a 3rd person perspective) Anyhow...
"Aha. Welcome back, Jewel." said Blu, but he caught sight of Emile and then asked "Wait, who is that?"
"Blu, this is Emile. A kid I just saved from the horrible treatment room..." Jewel told him.
"Anyway, these are for us." She added, producing the two mangoes that Sylvio kindly donated to us.
"Hmm. Hello there, kiddo." Said Blu, kindly.
"H-Hello there." Said Emile, shyly, holding up his wing.
"Don't by shy, young man. I don't bite." Replied Blu.
"Ah, good... I get enough bitey birds around in the wild." He admitted.
"Oh yes? Where are your parents?" Jewel asked.
"I lost my parents when I was a hatchling... I've lived by myself all my life..." Said Emile.
"I don't have any parents, either..." Blu, himself, admitted.
"That's horrible... But I know what it's like." Emile said.
"I was not alone for long, I soon found Linda." Replied Blu.
"What's a 'Linda'?" Asked Emile, confused.
"Oh, she was the human that raised me." Answered Blu.
"You were a pet?" Emile was still confused, especially given that he hated the prospect of being caged, and Blu seemed to think of such a thing as a holiday.
"Well... Yeah, I guess." Said Blu.
"But, how come? I don't understand..." Replied Emile.
"Ah, I lost my family, and was put in a box, and taken somewhere. Presumably somewhere bad... But I fell out of the back of the van that was transporting me, and I ended up in this place in America. Having no other family, I was taken in by a young girl, and she came to be like my mother..." Told Blu.
Jewel, who was absent from the conversation, looked on, deep in thought.
"And you lived in a house with the human for how long?" Asked Emile.
"Fifteen years" Answered Blu.
"Wow... That's a long time..." The boy pointed out. "How did you cope?"
"Linda was, as I said, like a mother to me. She took good care of me, and we got into our own little routine." Said Blu.
"That's cool... But, I would rather live in the jungle, to be honest." Admitted Emile.
"Ah... I quite enjoyed the life... And right now, I'm in a tough situation..." Replied Blu.
"What's that?" Asked Emile.
"The bird nut who captured you... Wants me to be with Jewel. He thinks that I am the last male, and Jewel is the last female of the Blue Spix's Macaw family. And he wants us to be a family." Answered Blu, but Jewel gave him a piercing stare, so he quickly added "Which was the idea of the bird nut, and by no means my own thoughts. Although..." He added, and looked at Jewel, finishing his sentence with, "It would be nice..."
"That'll be the day, Blu." Said Jewel.
"Enough about my life, though... We should eat..." Finished Blu.
And thus, the birds tucked into the two mangoes.
They were rich, and sweet, while brimming with juice, satisfying all birds nicely. It took the best part of 5 minutes, but in the end, all that was left of the two fruits was cores and stems.
"Ahh... Delicious..." Said Jewel, taking her usual spot as the top-dog. "I think it's time we all go to sleep, and work off our meal."
And so, with a cheery "Goodnight!" Jewel prepared to take flight into the hollow she was sleeping in when Blu woke her up, earlier. It was the biggest hollow out of them all.
"Wait!" Called Emile.
Jewel halted her motion, and looked at him.
"What is it, son?" She asked.
"I want to sleep with you, not on my own... I don't like sleeping on my own..." He said.
"But don't you sleep on your own, anyway?" Replied Jewel.
"This is different... I've never been caged before." He admitted.
"Ah... Okay then. Come with me." Said Jewel.
And her and Emile flew off into the hollow.
Upon entering, Jewel made herself comfortable, her head tucked against her shoulder.
Emile came in, and rested against her. Jewel would usually protest, but she knew he was only acting innocently.
A mix of her maternal instinct and soft centre had made her come to love the child.
"Comfortable?" Asked Jewel, kindly.
"Yeah." He said, snuggling against Jewel's fluffy breast.
"Alright. Goodnight, Emile."
"Ah, Jewel?" He asked, to which Jewel permitted him to ask his question. "Yeah?"
"Why isn't Blu coming in?" He asked, innocently.
"Well... You're a bit young to know exactly, but I don't think I'd be comfortable with him being here..." She told him.
"But, he's been through so much... Why would you be so mean?" He said, lifting his head up.
"I know... Thus far, since meeting him, I haven't been very kind to him." Admitted Jewel.
"He deserves to be treated better... He lost his family." Replied Emile.
"I did, too, little one. He'll be okay." Answered Jewel.
"But... He isn't nearly as tough as you, and I bet he's really upset that we've just flown off and left. He's more softer than you." Countered Emile.
Jewel thought about what the boy had said for a moment. She inhaled, and took a thousand yard stare.
+=+ Jewel's thoughts +=+
I guess Emile is right... He is softer than me... And, he has lost his family, and I've just mocked him so mercilessly for that... How could I do such a thing to the poor guy... He seems nice... Why have I done nothing but push him to the ground and threaten him? All he's done to annoy me so far, is be afraid of me, and all I do, is push him to the floor, scream it him, and make him more afraid of me...
I think I owe him an apology...
"Jewel? Helloooo?" Chirped Emile.
Jewel cut out her daydream, and told Emile to "Wait here..."
She flapped out of the hollow, and attempted to find Blu.
It wasn't long after she touched down on the ground where they were last, that she heard a quiet whimpering sound, accompanied by a long sniff.
A slightly ashamed Jewel walked over towards the location of the noise, and Blu, laid down by the root of a "tree" under a big plastic leaf, was, as the noise implied, crying quietly to himself.
Jewel saw where he was and sank down onto her stomach.
She whispered "Blu."
Blu looked up in fright, but realised that it was only Jewel.
"What... What do you want from me? To u-upset me even more?"
"No, Blu. Not now. Not ever again." Said Jewel.
"Y-You can't promise that..." Murmured Blu.
Jewel took in a deep breath and replied "I cannot, but... I'll try for you. I haven't treated you well. All I've done is push you down, and mock you... Something which I cannot apologise for enough..."
"I don't believe you..." Answered Blu.
"Will you believe this?"
And before Blu could even contemplate her question, she slowly wrapped her wings around him. Jewel could feel him tense up, then completely relax.
He slowly, but surely, rested against her comfortably. His wings, in turn, slowly wrapping around her neck, and drooping down her back.
Jewel's feathers were warm, and soft, and Blu was tall, and also very comfy. It only added to the emotion that was had between both birds.
Eventually, Jewel terminated the hug, and let him go.
"I believe you." He said, a tear still visible in his eye, however, the emotion that had caused it to show, and snake down his beak, had been completely turned upside-down.
"So what say we get some sleep? Together. Friend." She enquired, warmly.
"I'd love that." He replied.
And so, Jewel turned around and went to take off, but Blu, not yet wanting to reveal that he was incapable of flight, said "Ah, would you walk with me?"
"You wanna enjoy this moment longer? I understand." Said Jewel, kindly.
Blu and Jewel walked up into the hollow, together. (There were pegs in the tree that allowed them to get there.)
Emile smiled, seeing both birds together.
"Happy now?" Asked Jewel, jokingly to Emile.
"Absolutely." Came his reply.
"Ah, Hello again." Blu cawed, shyly.
"Now you two are together, and that makes me happy." Said Emile, sleepily.
"How come?" Asked Jewel.
"Because... for some reason, it makes me think of what it's like to have parents... Sorry if it sounds a bit weird." Admitted Emile.
Both Blu and Jewel's hearts melted on the spot.
"Aweee..." Came the sound that both adults made in unison.
Jewel reached out to hug the small bird, and he gratefully stepped into her outstretched wings.
Blu came to the other side, and went to put his arm around Jewel, and Emile, to form a sort of triangle. Jewel let him, as she didn't want to spoil the poor kid's fantasy.
She wanted him to feel like, for one minute, he had a loving mum and dad.
Just for a minute...
I...I'm not c-crying! A-Are you? : ' )