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The world was slowly coming back to Blu. As the light managed to enter his pupils, recent events flooded through his mind. Blu quickly studied his surroundings. He was inside a concave section of a synthetic tree, in a manmade jungle. Then Blu remembered.
"Wait, this is the awesome cage I was in when I first met J-" Blu's thoughts quickly found a new subject.
"Jewel. Oh no, I passed out. I need to find her before"
"Before what?" A female voice interjected.
Blu's eye sprung wide open as he saw the silhouette of the most beautiful bird in the world in the tree entrance.
"Jewel!" Blu began running towards the hole with his wings stretched out in front of him.
"Oh, Blu." Jewel giggled as she watched Blu clumsily jog towards her.
"Oh, Blu! Look out!" Jewel's warning came too late as Blu tripped on a notch in the tree. His head landed right at Jewel's talons.
She looked down at her love and smiled.
"Jewel! I w-was so worried! Is everything ok?" Blu explained while looking up at Jewel.
"Don't worry Blu, I'm fine." Jewel replied as she helped Blu stand up onto his talons.
"Are you sure? I mean, sometimes pain can be suppressed if you don't think about it a-and if that's the case then we really-"
"Sh-sh-sh. Blu, I'm fine. Stop worrying so much." Jewel interrupted as she placed a wingtip on Blu's beak.
"Now I want you to relax, or else I'll have to beat it into you. Ok?" Jewel said sternly.
"Um, I'm not sure how that's supposed to-" Blu trailed off as he noticed Jewel's death stare. Remembering what she was like when mad, he didn't want to upset Jewel.
"So, um, not that I'm worried or anything, but, um, w-what happened?" Blu then inquired.
"Well, after you left I started feeling really sleepy. After that, I can't really remember. When I woke up I was in this tree hollow, and you were sleeping in the corner. Oh, and I have this bandage on my wing." Jewel lifted her wing up, allowing both Blu and herself to examine it.
"Other than that, I think we're pretty much on the same page." Jewel concluded. Blu then started to smile while looking into Jewel's beautiful eyes.
"I'm just glad you're safe. I couldn't imagine life without you Jewel." Blu paused and looked down at his talons.
"I-I was so scared that something bad would happen to you." Blu said started tearing up.
"Oh, Blu. Don't be upset. We're together now, and that's all that matters." Jewel said softly while placing her good wing around Blu.
"Your right Jewel. *sniff* we are together now. And I'll never let you go again." Blu said as he rested his head on Jewel's.
There was a moment of silence until Blu's eye shot open.
"W-wait, we're together now?" Blu queried nervously.
"Of course we are Blu." Jewel chuckled.
"There's no one in the entire world I would rather be with." She cooed as she nuzzled her head into Blu's chest feathers, enjoying the warmth.
"Heh, o-ok." Blu started to relax, and held Jewel in his wings. They savored each other's presence, and soon drifted off too sleep.
It was now late evening in city of Rio de Janeiro. The sun was setting on the horizon, signaling the end of another day. In a certain area of the bustling city was a fruit market. Nestled away in a corner behind some crates was a popular hangout for birds. Well, there Used to be one. A recent monkey attack left the once trendy club in ruins. Perched on a nearby crate were two male birds that were like brothers. No one ever saw one without the other. The two brother-buddies were none other than the famous samba duo, Nico and Pedro. Pedro was a tubby Red-crested Cardinal, while Nico was a slim line Yellow Canary. Nico was lightly sobbing while holding his favorite bottle cap, which he mainly used as a cap and occasionally as a tambourine, close to his chest.
"I just can't believe that they're gone." Pedro exhaled in dissatisfaction.
"Me n-neither. Hold me Pedro!" Nico wailed as he extended his black tipped wings out towards his more rotund counterpart.
"There there buddy. It's going…to…be…o-k waaaaaaa!" Pedro bawled in a failed attempt to comfort his friend. Pedro then hugged Nico, almost crushing the little guy with his bird sized "gorilla strength".
"Ugh. Uh, Pedro? Pedro? PEDRO!" Nico yelled as he felt his ribs starting to bend a little too far.
"Wh-what? Can't you see I'm cryin' here man?" Pedro asked, a little upset that Nico interrupted his sobbing.
"You're…kinda…crushing…me!" Nico managed to choke out.
Pedro then released his grip on the Yellow Canary, allowing him to plop onto the crate.
"Oh, sorry. I guess I kinda got carried away there." Pedro said as he rubbed the back of his neck with his wing.
"It's cool man. Just next time, lay off the umph. K?" Nico requested, wiping a tear away.
"Ok buddy, whatever you say. But what do we do now? No club, no home, no…" The Red-crested Cardinal couldn't finish his sentence due to his sobbing. Nico then added to his friend's crying with his own tears. The two stood there, mourning for a few moments until a sudden sound shot though their eardrums.
"Hey amigos!" A familiar voice called out from the darkening sky. The two birds looked up and immediately recognized it to be none other than Rafael, the king of carnival, a Toco Toucan. He had a chirpy attitude with an excited face. Rafael then swooped down towards the crate where the two samba masters were perched, before extending his talons and sliding over to them with his excess momentum.
"What makes you so happy?" Pedro said slightly vexed.
"They're alive!" Rafael responded ecstatically.
That was a nice and tender moment between Blu and Jewel. Also, it looks like Rafael has some important news. Chapter 3: The three amigos, will be here soon. Sorry for the slight delay. There were circumstances beyond my control that slowed down progress. I know you are excited to see this story continue. Trust me I'm just as excited to publish. I really want to have the next chapter published in a shorter time frame, and hopefully have release dates for upcoming chapters so you know when to expect them. Once again, I really appreciate your reviews. They help me out a lot! See you next chapter!