Later that afternoon, Blu had returned to the bird sanctuary. In front of the door was a chime bell. It mostly worked. From the kitchen, it could be heard, but he never heard it when he was in the aviary. He pecked it with his beak as he still remained airborne and waited. About fifteen minutes late, one of Tulio's interns opened the bird. She was a brunette from one of the universities in Brazil. Her skin was slightly tan, and her eyes were brown. She stood about five feet, and a smile grew across her cheeks.

"Well, hi Blu. Did Tulio or Linda let you out?"

Blu squawked.

"I hope your flight went well. Come inside, and I'll take you to Jewel."

Blu flew down and landed on the intern's right shoulder. Her wavy hair slightly brushed against Blu's feathers as she turned around and started walking across the bird nursing room. As they walked, Blu noticed that Xavier had his eyes closed and was resting in his cage. It looked like he was sedated by Tulio. He was probably not faking his condition after all. That or he was being really rowdy again and Tulio finally snapped. Blu snickered at his second thought on why Xavier slept.

The intern reached the door of the aviary and opened the door. Blu opened his wings and flew into the fake jungle. The intern smiled and closed the door in front of her. Blu soared through the trees and landed on the branch that was in front of the den. He smiled and walked inside.

Jewel sat in the middle of the den, on a jumbo leaf. She smiled at him. He walked up to her and sat next to her on the leaf. They faced each other.

"Good afternoon, Jewel."

"Hello, Blu… So how was your flight?"

"it was pretty awesome."

Jewel faked a smile. Oh, how she missed flying, but she was happy that Blu was enjoying it. Blu smiled back, but he quickly dropped the smile. He remembered how Jewel missed flying. Telling her how much fun he had was probably not such a grand idea. Blu thought about it, and an idea came to mind. It was probably not a good idea, but it would make Jewel happy. He got to his feet and extended his right wing down to Jewel so she could grab it.

"Come with me."

Jewel looked at Blu and grabbed his wing. She rose to her feet with some aid from Blu, and they walked wing-in-wing outside of the den. They walked along the branch and were about to reach where it branched off into smaller branches and leaf stems when Blu stopped. He dropped Jewel's wing and faced her.

"Are you ready?"

"Ready for what?"

Blu smiled. He flapped his wings and hovered above Jewel. He grabbed her with his feet wrapped securely around her and took off with her into the air. A smile soon crept on Jewel's face as Blu soared through the bird aviary. Though it was a closed flight, Jewel still felt the joy of being free. The rushing air brushed against her feathers. Soaring through the air made her feel alive again. Oh, how much she dreaded being grounded. She looked up Blu.

"Thank you, Blu."

Blu smiled. He soon saw the branch they flew off from and set Jewel carefully down on it. He landed next to her. She wanted the flight to last longer, but she knew why Blu shortened the flight: he was just worried about her wing. She looked down at her left wing and then looked up at Blu.

"Tulio said about a week, I would be better. I have a feeling though that it will be closer to over a day or two after a week."

"Why do you say that? Tulio is a bird doctor. A little crazy, but he's still a doctor."

"Yeah…but I just know."

"How?"

"Well, my instincts tell me so."

"Oh," came Blu's settled voice.

There was a small pause. Blu then spoke.

"Then instincts tell you about things?"

"That's right."

"But how is that possible? Where's the math and logic behind it?"

Jewel shook her head.

"Blu, not everything can be answered with math and logic. It…just happens."

"But it helps me understand it better."

"I know, Blu, but trust me. it will come to you. Once we're in the jungle, I can show you."

"Ummmmmm…"

Blu scratched the back of his head. Jewel's eyes widened in curiosity.

"Why so unsure? Do you doubt me?"

"Well, no."

"Then why do you sound like you don't want my help."

Blu didn't want to tell that he met a female bird today that offered to teach him some instincts. That would offend Jewel in multiple levels. He didn't want to make something up, like Rafael was helping. He was neither going to tell the truth nor lie about it. He figured it would be neutral, even though it was still considered a little white lie. He sighed.

"You're totally right, Jewel. I'm sorry."

Jewel smiled and wrapped her right wing around Blu's back.

"Don't worry Blu. This will not affect your masculinity. I will still see the same clumsy, funny, and handsome bird I first saw when we met."

Blu smiled.

"Thanks… Wait? Clumsy?"

Jewel half-closed her eyes. There was a moment of silence before Blu slowly smiled.

"Well, maybe a little."

Jewel beamed.

"Um, Jewel? I'm flying around tomorrow."

"But wasn't today enough?"

"It was…but in about over a week, we will be free. I want to familiarize myself with the surroundings even more, especially with the jungle."

"You're flying over the jungle tomorrow?"

"I figured I should survey my new home."

Jewel thought about it.

"Makes sense. Alright. Just promise me you will be careful."

"I will."

"Wingtip swear?"

"Wingtip swear."

"Swear on the heart?"

"Swear on the heart?"

"Swear-"

"Jewel, I think I swore enough. I will be fine. I am leaving around nine tomorrow, and I'll be back by one."

"It'll take you four hours to fly around Rio?"

"Well, I mean at the latest. I might be here earlier."

Jewel slightly grinned.

"Alright."

Blu smiled.

"And when I come back, I can ask Linda to see if she can make some hot chocolate for us."

Blu smacked his break together.

"Mm, delicious chocolate."

Jewel nodded.

"Okay, and Blu, is there anything that is more delicious than hot chocolate?"

"Well…"

Jewel shook her head.

"Let me change your mind."

Jewel leaned forward and planted a kiss on Blu's mouth Blu savored the kiss, lost in a trace. So much power and lust came from that single kiss. He remembered that it took one kiss to make him fly, and this kiss reminded him how strong the bond between him and Jewel was. They parted from the kiss five seconds later. Jewel watched with anticipation as Blu smacked his beak together. Blu smirked.

"That was way more delicious than chocolate."

Jewel smiled.

"C'mon, let's see if they are bringing us food. It's almost time for dinner."

Blu and Jewel climbed down the tree and started walking towards the door of the aviary to see if food was already here.