Another attempt at a long chapter, sorry the really bad ending to the previous chapter. Anyway enjoy!
Chapter 13: The Day of Memories
~Blu~
Now, It's not the best feeling in the world to be awoken by one of your chicks, prodding you with a stick. I groaned and muttered something about I was
getting up. Jack whispered something to Tom and he snickered, at the same time trying to pick my beak with his stick. I smiled, and a plan formed into my mind.
When they were about to do more with the stick, I suddenly sprang to life and chased them round the hollow, being closely watched by a bemused Jewel.
Crystal noticed what we were doing, and she ran along beside her brothers to join in. I stopped, panting and trying to regain my breath. Jewel laughed when
she saw the state of me, standing there panting with all my feathers ruffled I thought I must look like a clown. Nobody needed to tell me any more I would tell
Jewel where I was going, then take off in the direction of the stands In the city. The journey was about 5 minutes each way, a small price to pay for all the
beautiful sights the city of Rio had to offer. I then remembered what Jewel had said, long ago.
"Flying, It's... Freedom, and not having to rely on anyone. Don't you want that?" I now understood exactly what she meant that day. To speed up the journey, I
hitched a ride on a human para glider, which was obviously heading in the direction of the stands. I didn't have to hold on, like I did before. Instead, I stood
tall,
overlooking the majestic city. I nose dived off the side, slowing down only when I was about 10 metres off the ground.
To humans, it would just be a series of meaningless squawks but I could clearly hear the voices of Nico and Pedro, singing in the club Paradise, just next door.
I will always remember the song.
"Party in Ipanema, baby! I wanna party, I wanna samba, I wanna party, I wanna samba, I wanna party, and live my life.
I wanna party, party and fllyyyy." I smirked, the song still vivid in my head. I scanned the stands and decided with the usual; mangoes and grapes. I suddenly
realised that today, I really remember the past. It's like, any normal day, I don't really think about my old experiences. Now it was just bursting to be free. I
saw the tram we went on to get to Luiz' garage, the number 19.
Suddenly, I was sent into a flashback.
On the tram to Luiz' garage.
"Blu, tell her 'You have beautiful eyes." Rafael whispered to me.
"Yes, oh yes, that's good. I, have beautiful eyes."
"Yeah, uh OK, they're nice." Jewel looked away, like I was freaking her out.
"No, her eyes, man. Her eyes."
End of flashback
I shuddered at how It came so vividly, but noticing they would probably be getting worried, I set off to the nest with the fruit.
~Jewel~
Luckily for me, today was one of those days the kids didn't feel like doing much, which meant they wouldn't bother me.
Strange, today my past has come so clearly, either with Blu or before we met. I shuddered; my past is not what most birds would call "Peaceful" Just my luck, I
was sent back into a flashback of when I was the kids age.
Flashback
"Jimmy, stop it! Lucy, have you no manners? Jewel, just stop!" Mom called at us while we were eating her grotesque signature dish called the "Choco fountain"
Non of us liked chocolate, so It was hell when she made us force compressed cocoa into our beaks. Apparently, humans eat chocolate as a delicacy, not a dish
from hell. Suddenly, mom bent me over and I prepared for my daily whip...
End flashback
I was sent back to earth by Crystal prodding me.
"Mom, what were you doing?"
I wondered about the best way to reply. If I told her the truth, she would ask more and more questions. If I lied, she would find out sooner or later. I decided
to go with the easiest answer.
"I just had a memory from my early years played back to me, don't worry about it."
Crystal nodded, but was no doubt going to bring it up again. I sighed, wanting, no, praying that Blu would come back soon.
As if on cue, a familiar blue figure descended into the nest, a lopsided smile plastered to his face.
"Hey, what took you so long?" I chirped in a playful way, glad Blu was here.
"I sort of had some flashbacks of my past." he replied, his brown eyes locked with mine. I replied, telling him I was having flashbacks as well. I made sure the
kids weren't looking, then walked up to Blu and kissed him beak to beak for about 5 seconds. Blu snickered and pulled me into an embrace, our beaks meeting
again. We were finally broken apart by the sound of Crystal clearing her throat. Me and Blu blushed; she obviously had been watching for a while.
"Go on, eat your breakfast before it goes warm." Crystal shrugged and walked over to her brothers, who were already stuffing themselves with grapes.
"So you've been having flashbacks too?" Blu finally said, breaking the silence. I felt a bit, annoyed that Blu got the good flashbacks whereas I get the on where
I get whipped every day! Before I could say anything, Nico and Pedro fluttered into the nest.
"Hey, we where just thinking that, since there's not many birds at the club right now you and your chicks would like to come?" Said Nico.
"Yeah, If you want we could play Hot Wings again?" Replied Pedro. Blu looked at me, and I finally replied by nodding my head.
"Yeah, let's go!" Pedro exclaimed. I walked over to the kids and told them where we were going. Their eyes lit up as I told them.
"Were going to a club? For real?" Tom asked in disbelief.
~Blu~
"Hey, Jewel, do you think we should tell them our love story?" I asked Jewel. She nodded, then gasped.
"Blu! We can't take the kids to a performing club! They're to young!" Damn, I forgot all about that. I turned to our excited chicks, not wanting to lay the news
on them.
"Hey, kids we just remembered your not old enough to go the the club yet." I said slowly, letting the words sink in to them. They started bawling, so I had to
go to Rafael's to get him to babysit, while Jewel quietened down the kids.
Rafael came with me back to the nest, where the kids were still crying their eyes out. The only thing that got them to be quiet is that afterwards we would
bring them a McBirdies (McDonalds). All four of us then took flight to Paradise.
The journey was silent, except for when Pedro belched and in retaliation his wings had a spasm and he did a forwards roll.
Once he regained control he noticed Nico was laughing and said a not very nice word to him. We finally got to the club,
and Nico and Pedro immediately started up Hot Wings. It goes;
"Party in Ipanema, baby!" Nico began. "I wanna party, I wanna samba. I wanna party, I wanna samba. I wanna party, and live my life." Pedro added "My life." I
wanna party (Party) and fly." Nico started up his verse, and me and Jewel danced like we did the first time we were here "Imma fly, fly just like a bird (But you
are a bird.) Oh yeah, youre right so let me fly just like a rocket, then. (OK) Fly so high where I need to come down for oxygen. (Hey) 'Cause once we start it
baby, aint no aint no stoppin' it. (Hey)
'Cause I just wanna live my life and party. (Hey) All I want is to be free and rock my body. (Hey) Aint nowhere around the world that I want to live my life. In
Rio, cause in Rio, In Rio I realise I wanna party. (Party) I wanna samba. (Party)
I wanna party. (Party) And fly." Me and Jewel had smiles on our face as Pedro started up.
"I'm that samba, samba master, master, master, master, master. Who shouts out? Imma get your blaster, blaster, blaster,
blaster, blaster. You dance fast, But I dance faster, faster, faster, faster, faster. You're to slow, you need to catch up." Then they both sang together, "You can
dance, and dance, but I..." We danced wing in wing, smiling and laughing the whole time.
"I wanna party. (Party) I wanna samba, (Party) I wanna party, (Party) I wanna samba, (Party) I wanna party, (Party)
and live my life, (Live My Life) I wanna party, (Party) And Fly. Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey."
We span around and like before, I threw her into the air.
"Laya, laya, laya, laya."
"Hey (Hey)."
"Laya, laya, laya, laya, laya, laya, laya, laya." Jewel finished as she landed In front of me.
"Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey."
We moved In and kissed until the rest of the song was over.
"Hey, hey, hey, hey." The duo finished as we ended our kiss. We thanked Nico and Pedro and flew back to the hollow. Wow,
It was really late. We stopped at McBirdies for the kids then landed at the hollow. We thanked Rafael and promised to do the same for him one day. Then the
kids ate there food, making them much happier. One by one, we dosed off, first being Crystal, last being Jewel. I could not sleep, there was just too much
excitement in one day. Before I fell asleep, I promised myself I would tell the kids our love story tomorrow.
Hi, uh could you guys tell me if you would like this to be told from the chicks point of view as well as Blu and Jewel?
Leave a review and tell me what you think.
