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Chapter 3: Alex's Day
Alex finally made it back to his hollow, back in the Scarlet tribe, just in time to see his mom and older sister Liz off for tribe duties of the day. He was happy to see his mother kissing his little sister Lisa on the head and giving her a hug. His mother sure did change a lot since the defeat of the loggers and that made Alex smile.
"Oh son, where were you?" Maria asked, with a worried look. "You didn't come home last night."
"Oh well, I decided to stay overnight with Blu and his family, I hope you don't mind." Alex replied hastily, sweat starting to run.
Luckily Maria didn't notice it and did not question him further.
"Well, you have a good day son, me and your sister have a tribe to take care of." Maria informed Alex before flying off.
Liz looked at Alex with suspicion, Alex gulping in some breaths.
"You sure you were with your blue brother last night?" Liz asked.
"Yeah, I was." Alex answered determinedly. "What's wrong with that?"
"Nothing, I just wanted to make sure." Liz finished before flying off to join her mother.
Alex sighed in relief as Lisa came running up and giving her big brother a hug. Alex returned it and found some much needed comfort from his little sis.
"So, you and Lily got caught yet?" Lisa asked.
"We almost did, there was a patrol of blue macaws and we had to hide inside a waterfall." Alex replied.
If there was one Scarlet macaw Alex trusted to keep his relationship a secret, it was his little sis, Lisa. Alex could always relay on her because she never broke a promise when keeping it, she always was very faithful and proved that when she was the only one that went with Alex to fight the loggers before the rest of the Scarlet tribe came.
"So, since you have no school today, why don't we just have a fly around, enjoy the beautiful day?" Alex asked Lisa.
"Yeah, that sounds good." Lisa smiled and the two flew out to enjoy the day.
As they were flying throughout the tribe, other Scarlet macaws, who were enjoying talking to their friends or parents teaching their chicks about the nature surrounding them, waved at Alex and Lisa as they flew past. Alex was a very popular bird as well he was instrumental in bringing the Blue and Scarlet macaw tribes together.
As Alex and Lisa waved back, they suddenly saw a commotion on a branch of a tree between a couple apparently. They were shouting at each other about something and they had angry faces on. Staring at them from a hollow entrance were three little Scarlet chicks, looking scared as they looked at the couple.
"What's going on here?" Alex wondered as he flew down and landed with Lisa in front of the arguing couple. "Excuse me, what is going on, if I many ask?" Alex asked the two adults.
"Oh, you're that son of the leader." The male spoke. "We are fighting, because someone forgot about our anniversary!" The male turned sternly to his mate.
"Me!" The female yelled back. "You were the one who went out all night with your friends! It's like I don't matter anymore!"
Alex knew he had to defuse the situation and looked beyond the fighting couple to see their chicks, younger than Lisa by the looks of it, shaking in fear and on the verge of crying.
"Lisa, can you go to these chicks and calm them down." Alex asked her.
"Sure, big brother." Lisa replied happily and walked to the hollow entrance and beckoned for the chicks to go inside so they don't have to see this.
"Okay, you two, why all the fighting?" What's the point of all of it?" Alex asked the two.
"He always leaves me alone at home to take care of the chicks while he stays up all day and night with his friends." The female complained.
"Well, you never greet me when I come home, is a "How was your day?" that hard to say!" The male replied, angry.
"Well because I'm too tired from handling three chicks all by myself, I lose sleep because of that!" The female shouted out.
"You're too tired!" The male returned. "What about me? You have no idea how exhausting it is to have so many friends!"
While they continued on, Alex thought about their situation and finally came up with something to relieve the pressure going on.
"Well, you both have good points, but think of your chicks. You are frightening them, do you think they like seeing you two fight with each other?" Alex scolded the two, to which they hung their heads low.
"Sir, you have a very good social life, which is good, but that should not be all your life and your family matters much more than your friends. Start spending more time with your children and wife, your chicks need their father just as much as their mother." Alex addressed the male and turned his head to the female.
"And ma'am, I understand that you are upset because he goes out all the time, but it is important to have friends, and you should understand him, you are a good mother, but not a good mate." Alex finished saying to the female.
"He's right." The male said in a low tone. "I should be a better husband and father."
"And I should be more understanding." The female added.
"How about you go and assure your chicks." Alex told the two and the three walked into the hollow, where the three chicks had tear-stained faces.
"Kids, lets have a talk." The male spoke to the three.
The three came in front of their parents with sad faces on as the male spoke.
"Look, we are both sorry to have to put you kids through this and your mother and I now realize we should get along."
"That's right, your father and I are going to make an effort for you little ones." The female agreed.
The three chicks must have brightened up because two of them ran into their father's wings and the other one into the mother's wings. The father and mother hugged back in surprise, but soon enjoyed it.
"Tell your kids what." The male finally said in a happy tone. "Why don't we all have fun down at a pond today, just us."
"Yay!" The three chicks shouted out happily in unison.
Seeing this happy moment made Alex start tearing up, Lisa, seeing this, put her tiny wing around Alex. Alex looked down and smiled at his little sis.
"Well, I think you all are good now, bye." Alex said to them.
"Wait!" The female shouted just as Alex was about to take off with Lisa. "What's your name?"
"My name is Alex." Alex replied and smiled.
"Well thank you Alex, I certainly am going to try to be a better bird now." The male joined in and wrapped a wing around his mate.
"Happy to hear it, see ya!" And Alex flew off.
As Alex flew off he looked back to see the family fly off together to have a day to themselves. Alex sighed as he imagined the future with Lily, flying through the forest with their chicks, all of them smiling. Alex told himself that if he ever became official mates with Lily, he would make his family number one in his life. He wanted to be a good father to his kids and show Lily that he was really worth it to be her mate.
As the day dragged on with Alex not having the one he loves, he thought about how Lily was holding up without him. And as the sun disappeared from the horizon and the moon replaced the orange disk in the sky, Alex found himself leaning against the trunk of the tree that his hollow was in on a branch, thinking about Lily.
He wanted so much to be her mate, he wanted to share his life with her without fear of everyone judging them and to not hide it from everyone. He wanted her, nothing else could make his life so complete. As Alex looked up at the moon, he sighed and said one final thing before going back to his hollow to sleep.
"I love you, Lily, I always will."
Well guys, looks like Alex sure wants Lily to be his mate.
Next time, we get to see Lily's side of the day!