Okay guys, sorry for the delay, school work really keeps me busy and also sick as well…

But here with the next chapter and as noted before, this is what Lily goes through during the day shortly after the second chapter.

Also, I been listening to this new song and I'm going to use it in here very soon!

Chapter 4: Lily's Day

While Alex went back to the Scarlet tribe, Lily was flying back to the Blue macaw tribe. She, like Alex, felt her heart go cold at not being with him, she could actually feel her heart cracking as some tears came out. If only she could be with him all her life, then she would no longer cry and feel sad.

"Why is being with him so hard?" Lily thought out loud as she spotted her hollow and flew inside.

As she stood for a moment, she could imagine that laying down in front of her was Alex and her, cuddling and keeping each other warm. She sighed as Lily, herself, laid down and looked up at the ceiling of the hollow, thinking how wonderful it would be if Alex was next to her, holding her with care and tenderness.

"Oh Alex, if only you would come right now and comfort me." Lily said sadly as a single tear came from her eye and went down her cheek.

As Lily was resting and thinking about Alex, a familiar light blue female blue macaw came into Lily's hollow.

"Hey Lily!" The female shouted, Lily snapping free of her thoughts and jumped up in fright.

"Jewel! You trying to give me a heart attack!" Lily shouted as she looked angrily at a laughing Jewel.

"Oh come on, it was funny." Jewel chuckled.

"For you maybe." Lily replied sternly.

Jewel then got serious as she changed her facial expression.

"So, thinking about Alex again?" Jewel asked honestly.

Lily sighed and admitted it.

"Yeah, I have." Lily replied sadly as Jewel gave her a hug.

Like Alex trusting Lisa to keep his relationship a secret, Lily trusted Jewel to keep it a secret as well. Even thought she was the mate to the tribe leader, Blu, Jewel always keeps her promises she makes with her friends and never betrays them. However this one case was very risky since Blu was the tribe leader and keeping that secret made Jewel at risk with arguing with Blu. Jewel, knowing the risks, still did it for the two lovebirds, since she wanted them to be happy together.

Lily was crying quietly as Jewel comforted her and patted her back.

"Why is it so difficult to love someone of a different colored macaw?" Lily yelled out, almost sounding a bit angry.

"It's okay Lily, I still think you two should be together forever, you know I will never change my mind on you two. Just be patient." Jewel softly told Lily.

"Thanks Jewel." Lily finally stopped crying and Jewel helped wipe the tears away.

"So, why don't we spend the day together, take your mind somewhere else for awhile." Jewel tried cheering up Lily.

"Sure, I guess I should relax." Lily replied and the two went out to go to the clay banks and have some clay treatment for their looks.

However as they were flying to their destination, Lily couldn't help but sill think about Alex and sighed as the clay banks came into view. The two settled down and Jewel saw her aunt Mimi, as she usually relaxes here too to work on her looks as well.

"Hey aunt Mimi!" Jewel called to her.

"My little wildflower!" Mimi shouted back happily. "You here for some nice treatment?"

"Yeah, I brought Lily with me too, she needs it." Jewel said as Lily stood, looking down while standing next to Jewel.

"Well the future will change." Mimi replied, in a more serious tone, also knowing about the secret relationship of Alex and Lily.

"Well me and Lily are going to relax now, see you later auntie." Jewel finished the chat with her aunt.

"See you later, my little wildflower." Mimi finished before going to enjoy her own clay treatment.

"Okay Lily, lets go relax." Jewel said to her and both flew to their own private spot on the clay banks and put some clay on their bodies before putting some over their eyes and laying down, the sun shining over them.

As they were resting, enjoying the warmth of the sun, Lily could feel her head clear up a little and finally she felt relieved from her overthinking. Lily actually smiled a little as she spoke to Jewel.

"Hey Jewel." Lily said softly.

"Yeah." Jewel replied, wondering what Lily will say.

"Thanks for this, I really needed it." Lily smiled.

"Hey it's what friends are for, don't mention it." Jewel replied as she breathed in and out in a relaxing mood.

As soon as they felt they had enough of laying down and treating their feathers, they got up and washed off the clay before going to fill up their bellies with some nuts and fruit. As the two females got to a branch with some food, they started eating and chatting along themselves. Lily, by now, was completely relaxed, letting her mind off the topic of her secret relationship, until she spotted something.

There was another pair of blue macaws sitting on another branch, except that one was a male. Lily watched as the two laughed with each other while eating and having fun. Lily didn't want to, but she couldn't help it, she started to imagine her and Alex as that couple. She was so lost that she didn't hear Jewel talking to her.

"Lily? Earth to Lily!" Jewel shouted while waving her wing in front of her.

"What?" Lily replied, snapping free of her trance.

"What are you looking at?" Jewel asked.

"Nothing, lets just go back to eating." Lily returned hastily and continued eating a half eaten brazil nut.

Jewel looked to see the couple nearby and sighed. She knew what Lily was looking at, but she decided to not push her any further and continued eating herself. She felt extremely bad for Lily, she couldn't enjoy having someone in her life openly.

As the day wore on, Lily still showed signs of missing Alex and when the sky started going orange, signaling evening time, the two flew back to Lily's hollow to end their day together. As Jewel landed down along with Lily, she was a bit worried for the depressed female.

"Hey Lily, are you going to be alright alone during the night?" Jewel asked, in a caring tone.

"I'll be alright, trust me, I can handle myself." Lily replied.

"You sure?" Jewel continued, still not fully believing her. "You know you can stay with me and Blu if you want."

"I'll be fine Jewel, thanks anyway." Lily returned, not wanting to bother Jewel while she slept.

"Okay, goodnight." Jewel said and then she and Lily hugged. "Things will change." She said to comfort Lily.

"I hope so." Lily added.

After the two finished hugging, Jewel left for her hollow and Lily went inside her's to lay down and sleep. However she couldn't really sleep, not without Alex's warm body to help her rest and her head on his cheat, listening to the beating of his heart, as well as a kiss on her forehead from his beak. She simply didn't have that now, all she had was herself and her imagination.

As Lily was laying down on the hollow floor, she tried to imagine that Alex was right next to her, holding her and comforting her with a smile on his beak, as he said, "I love you." However all there was next to her was an empty space and Lily felt tears going up in her, she tried to hold them back, mostly succeeding, but a few still fought their way out of her and she felt them run down her face. Lily said one final thing of the day before she tried to close her eyes.

"Oh Alex, if only you are here now with me."

Well guys, now that we seen how both Alex and Lily feel about each other, how will they go on their lives?

You have to wait to find out!