Chapter 4
The next morning, everyone slept in. Many stayed up to help pack the club up while others partied a bit more anywhere they could find. Boah opened his eyes to see he was laying on the floor of a hollow. "Oh, what happened?" He heard a bird behind him and turned to see the toucan Rafael. "You danced till you passed out. I brought you here so you didn't get stepped on." Boah, still tired, tried to stand. "I wouldn't do that. you were flying while dancing, and fell. You sprained your legs, so don't try to stand." Boah sat back down, feeling hungry. "Hey, amigo. You don't happen to have something to eat, do you?" Rafael smiled, seeing he was alright. "Well, no. But I can go get some. I'll go get some food. What do you prefer?" Boah thought about carefully. "I feel like, well, you know those red berries. If you don't, ask around. I like them." Rafael flew out. "Thank you." When he saw that he was gone, he had a sly grin.
"Red berries, red berries, red berries." Rafael continued to repeat it until he saw Cody. "Hey, amigo, you see any red berries around?" Cody looked at him confused. "Yeah, but I wouldn't eat them." Rafael shook his head. "Their not for me, but Boah." Cody realised what had happened. "Then, amigo, you have been fooled. Only certain types of birds eat them, and macaws ain't one." Rafael wing palmed his face. "I never should have left him." He took off to the hollow he left to see a huge slide of ice going throught the trees. "Wow, guess he can move. Smart bird." He decided to go back in, only to fly into a mound of freezing snow.
Boah was sliding along the ice when he heard a loud yell. "BOAH. I'LL GET YOU FOR THIS." Just couldn't resist a little prank. He continued to slide till he reached the school. He went into Lilian's window, making her kick him in the face as he came by. "Oh, Boah, I am so sorry." He laid on his back on the end of the ice slide he created. "Great, now not only are my legs sprained but now my beak is in pain. I thought you would help me, but instead you just make it worse." Lilian lifted him up and took him to the medical room.
When Jewel opened her eyes, she wished he would be there. But once again, her wish didn't come true. It never did. She held his feather close to her, feeling warmth enter her heart. She got up and checked her childrens nests. She looked at Bia and Carla, and stopped at the empty nest, which Tiago was supposed to be in. Before she could call out, someone was outside the window. She hopped into her nest before it opened. Opening her eye slowly, she saw Tiago giving a quick kiss to Pearl. "Thank you for having me over." She winked at him as she responded. "Any time, T." She took off and he closed the window. He tiptoed to his nest, and was about to enter before he heard someone. "How was your night, son?" He heard a stern voice and knew who it was. "Sorry mom. they offered me to come over for the night, and i couldn't just say no. I'm sorry." Then something unexpected happened. "Of course it's alright Tiago, just as long as nothing happened." Tiago quickly defended himself. "Mom, I wouldn't do that. I'm too young, and even I know that." Jewel grabbed her son and began preening him. "Not long though. Soon, I'll be a grandma." He didn't like where this was going. "Mom! Enough, please." She let him go and smiled. "Won't be another year till it happens." She stopped when her daughters were stiring. "I better go before they begin bombarding me with questions." Tiago left before his sisters woke. "Hi mom, where's Tiago?" Jewel quickly closed the door. "Oh, he went somewhere quickly. Now when he comes back, no questions about you know who." They looked down a bit in disappointment. "Yes mom." She smiled at them and got them over for a hug.
Cody got back to see lilian not there. Where is she? "Lilian, where are you?" He dropped the food he brought with him and exited the room. Where is she? He saw Logan, who had a berry in his wing. "Hey Logan, you know where Lilian is?" He looked down the hall towards the medical room. "She was carrying Boah. He looked injured. You'll know where." Logan began leaving when Cody thanked him. "Thanks Logan." He flew down to see Lilian tending to an unconscious Boah. "Hey hun. Had to knock him out so he felt no pain. Both legs sprained, and a sore beak, which was my fault. But he dove through the window, and I reacted." She looked to the bird on the bed, then to her mate. "So listen, me, Jewel and Angel are leaving so i can get a checkup. I haven't been feeling to well. I will be back tonight, okay?" They hugged before Angel and Jewel arrived. "You ready?" Lilian nodded and kissed Cody on his beak. "I promise I'll be back." Cody smlied at her lovingly. "I'm holding you to that. You better be back Soon. I'll see you later." She blew a kiss off her wing, which he reached his wing up to, signalling he got it. They left to the secret tram system under the tree, leaving Cody to tend to his friend.
It was about an hour to reach Rio using the small tram system that goes around Brazil. They left with Rafael, Nico and Pedro who were returning home. Lilian checked to see if all was clear, which it was. They exited the sewer and left to their destinations. "See you at carnival girls." Pedro made his trademark love hawk call and left with his friends. The girls just giggled at it. "So how far is this Linda?" Jewel looked to the other two. "Not far. About 5 minutes from here." They began flying towards the bookstore where Linda lived.
She stared at the photo of her and Blu. Linda felt pain and sadness, remembering all the good times and how they had ended so suddenly. She watched as a tear fell onto Blu in the image, and wiped it off. She heard flapping and quickly hid the photo and wiped her face. She opened the door to see Jewel. "Oh, hello Jewel. Let me just quickly grab the translator." The birds waited until she came back with some special headphones. "So, what brings you here?" Jewel walked up to the microphone that connected up to the headphones. "We think that our friend Lilian may be pregnant." Linda grew a wide smile. "That's great. Let's get her to Tulio. Come on." The birds followed Linda's car towards the aviary.
Linda walked up to the door with Jewel on her shoulder. There was some talking on the other side, and then a man appeared. "Hello Tulio." Linda and Tulio hugged before he noticed Jewel. "Oh, hello Jewel." She responded since he always had a translator on him. "Good. Listen, we need your help." Linda moved to reveal Lilian and Angel. "We believe that Lilian is pregnant, and we need your help." Tulio bent down and picked Lilian up. "Of course. Follow me." They went with Tulio to the checkup room. "Wait here." Tulio entered the room with Lilian as the others waited. After half an hour, they returned. "So, what was the result?" Lilian looked at them and smiled.
It was almost night. Cody paced around the room, waiting for Lilian to return. Once again. Late. He heard someone outside the door and rushed out. There he saw Lilian talking to Jewel. "Lilian, you're back." Jewel whispered something to Lilian before leaving. Cody and Lilian entered the room. Lilian grabbed Cody and pulled him close. "Cody, I have something to tell you." He had a worried look when he saw her expression. "What is it?"
"Cody, I'm pregnant."