Chapter 8: I'm Sorry

Jewel was looking over the waterfall, debating whether to do it or not. She could not continue to live like this, how she almost killed Blu and frightened her children.

Jewel took a deep breath and prepared to jump over and drown herself when she heard someone calling her name from behind.

It was none other than Blu who was flying in as fast as he could and soon he landed a few feet away from Jewel.

"Jewel, what are you doing? Don't do this!"

"I'm sorry Blu, I can't forgive myself for what I did back at home, I can't live with the guilt." Jewel said sadly, as she was still thinking of doing it.

"Jewel, please just come home and relax, we can forgive you, it's going to take some time but we will do it together. Us and the…

As if on cue, Bia, Carla, and Tiago flew in and landed beside their father.

"Kids!" Blu shouted.

"Yes dad." The three said at the same time.

"I thought I told you kids to stay home." Blu said sternly, but than decided to use them to his advantage.

"Actually, alright stay." And then Blu turned to Jewel. "Look at our kids Jewel, do you really want them to grow up without a mother, they need you, just as bad as they need me."

Jewel started crying and put her wings to her face.

"Take my wing Jewel, please, let's go home."

"No!" Jewel shouted. "Seeing them only makes it worse for me."

And Jewel turned around again to look down at the cliff.

"Jewel don't!" Blu shouted.

"I'm sorry my family." Jewel said softly and fell down into the water below, Blu and the kids in total shock.

Blu ran and looked over, where Jewel just impacted with the water and was slowly sinking to the bottom. Blu, without a second more hesitation, took a deep breath and jumped over himself to get Jewel.

"Dad! No!" Bia shouted and also wanted to jump over, but Carla and Tiago held her.

"No sis, don't do it!" Carla shouted as she held onto her sister.

Meanwhile Blu landed in the water and after again holding his breath, dived under and started looking for Jewel. He soon found her on the bottom and swam to get her.

It was hard work and Blu felt his lungs would explode, but he eventually got to Jewel and picked her up and swam back up, where after breaking the surface of the water, Blu was finally able to get air and struggled to breathe at first, but when he regained his focus, he swam to land and laid Jewel down, where she was still passed out.

Blu got to work and gave Jewel the kiss of life, giving her air and then put his wings together and pressed up and down on her chest. He did this several times to Jewel, all the while saying "Come on Jewel, breathe!"

After the sixth time of Blu pressing Jewel's chest, Jewel finally coughed out water and opened her eyes a little.

"Blu?" Jewel said weakly.

"Thank goodness, you're okay."

But Jewel then closed her eyes again, she was too weak to completely wake up and regain her strength at the moment.

Blu cried tears of both happiness and sadness, happy that Jewel was breathing, but that she almost died.

Bia, Carla, and Tiago then flew in, with worried faces.

"Dad, is mom…" Carla started.

"No, sweetie, she is alright, she is just too weak." Blu said, eyes full of tears. "Come on, let's get your mother to Mimi."

And with that Blu, holding Jewel in his talons, flew off with the kids to get help from Mimi. Blu and the kids being happy that their loved one was okay.