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"Ohhhh" Jewel moaned as she woke up.
"I'm really getting sick of this sleepy stuff Tulio keeps giving me." She mumbled to herself.
Jewel got back onto her talons and stretched her wings to get the blood circulating.
"Ssssso. Look who deccccided to wake up…" A slithering voice called out.
Jewel's eyes shot wide open as she examined the checkup room, trying to find the source of the sound. It was a plain room, mostly with white furnishing. Jewel was on a metallic island in the center of the room. There was a window allowing light to enter, and a bar with various veterinary equipment on it. What really caught Jewel's attention was a 4 ft long by 2ft wide by 1ft tall glass cage. Inside the case was a Copperhead Snake. Jewel jumped back, almost falling over in the process, as she noticed the intimidating 1 ½ ft long Copperhead.
"I apologisssssse. I didn't mean to ssssstartle you." The snake apologized as its tongue flashed in and out of its mouth.
Seeing that the reptile was confined in its cage and, for the time being, could not harm her, the frightened macaw started to relax.
"Oh, no I'm fine. I just didn't expect anyone to be in here." Jewel replied while tucking her wings to her side.
"You mean you didn't expect to sssseeee a ssssnake." The Copperhead retorted, seeming to take offense even though Jewel didn't really say anything.
"What? No. I mean, I just-"
"Relaxxxxx little birdie. I would feel the ssssame way if it were me." The snake chuckled.
"Let'sssss try thissss again."
*achm* The snake cleared it throat as it held its tail, curled like a spring, up to its mouth (similar to how people cough while holding a fist up to their mouth).
"Hello, my namessss Anna. Whatssss yoursssss?" Anna introduced before continuing to probe the air with her tongue.
"Well, I'm Jewel. Nice to meet you Anna." Jewel politely replied, still a little unsure of this strange character.
"Oh no, the pleassssure issss all mine." The snake responded while smiling. She couldn't help but look villainous. It was just her facial structure. Even when trying to be genuine, Anna came across as devious. This was a little unnerving for Jewel as the blue macaw didn't know what to expect from this snake.
"So, um, Anna? Why are you here?" Jewel inquired, wondering what in the world a snake was doing in an aviary with helpless prey.
"You sssee, I am temporarily here for the ssschool kidssss. Ssssome sssort of field trip to learn about reptilessss and birdsssss. Who the idiot wassss who organisssed thisss issss what I would like to know." The snake giggled.
"I'm a Copperhead, a very venomoussss sssnake, and why they would want to bring thessse little morssssselssss to ssssee me is beyond me."
"Well that's comforting. I sure hope that glass is strong enough to hold her back until Blu comes." Jewel thought to herself.
As if the snake had read her mind, Anna asked Jewel something.
"Sssssoo, I heard that Dr. guy, tulo-whatssss it-"
"Tulio. His name is Tulio." Jewel corrected while raising her wing slightly.
"Oh, ok. That Tulio guy wasssss sssssaying that you were a Blu Macaw. Am I correct?" The Anna queried.
"Yes." Jewel simply responded.
"Why?" She added.
"Well, I wassss wondering if there were any more of your, um, no offense, dwindling breed?" The reptile blatantly asked with the skin above her right eye arched.
Jewel questioned that snake's motives, but decided to answer anyway. Besides, it wasn't like that reptile could get out of her cage and somehow open doors and find her and Blu anyway.
"There is only one other like me." Jewel had conflicting feelings about this. While she missed her childhood family greatly, Blu filled and overflowed the hole in her heart with his kindness and humorously clumsiness. Jewel smiled thinking about how cute Blu was when he klutzy.
"Ssssssooo. Thisss 'other one', is he tassst- I mean handsome?" The snake quickly recovered.
Jewel was increasingly becoming uncomfortable with this snake.
"Why did you assume that he was a male?" Jewel inquired with her wings crossed.
"Oh darling, you're sssssoo naive. I can tell by the look in your eyesssss. Ssssoo, how did he trick you into falling for him?" The Anna asked while slithering closer to the glass wall.
"What do you mean by that!?" Jewel retorted with her wings on her hips.
"Ohh, I don't want to offend you. But, I'm ssssory, he couldn't have fallen for your ssssmarts." The snake antagonized.
"Hey! Are you saying I'm stupid?" Jewel interrogated, now quite upset.
"Oh, dear. Did I not make it clear enough for you? Am I sssspeaking to fasssst?" Anna hissed and smiled evilly, knowing that she was getting to Jewel.
"Watch it you! Or else you're going to be sorry!" Jewel growled while clenching her wings like fists and walking towards the edge of her island.
"You know, I'm ssssorry. I sssshouldn't have sssaid that your boyfriend tricked you." Anna Chuckled.
"I'm ssssure you were sssso desperate for a man that he didn't have to. Tell me, how long exactly have you known him?" She probed.
"That's none of your business slimy!" Jewel retaliated, now infuriated and burning with rage.
"Besides, it doesn't matter! I-"
"You what? You love him? You want to sssspend the ressst of your life with him? Do you even know how he feelssss towardssss you? Are you sssure he won't ditch you after he getssss tired of you?" The snake interrogated.
"You little! AHHHHHHHH!" Jewel cried out in outrage as she jumped across the small gap between her island and the bar where the snake's glass cage was located.
"I'm going to kick your butt!" Jewel exclaimed. Her anger intoxicating and clouding her mind from rationality.
Meanwhile, Blu had just made it back into the aviary and was flying down the halls searching for Jewel.
"I can't wait to see what Jewel thinks of my gift. Hmm, maybe I should tell her about the dinner I'm planning." The macaw thought to himself while soaring though the long corridors, and at the same time looking for another Blu Macaw inside one of them.
"But if I do, then she won't be surprised. I'm going to have to think about this one." He continued pondering his plans, completely unaware of Jewel's current predicament.
"Oh, you are rich. I'm ssssoooo sssscared. Pleasssse don't hurt me." Anna mocked Jewel and pretended to be afraid by coiling herself and lowering her head.
It was as if an intense fire was ravaging inside Jewel. The infuriated macaw grabbed a tongue depressor from a nearby jar, and used it to open the plastic lid to the glass cage.
Anna wasted no time, and utilized her newly found exit. Before Jewel could realize what had transpired, her entire body was encompassed by the reptile's long, cylindrical, frame.
"Let-me-GO!" Jewel demanded, but to no avail. Her words were simply disregarded by Anna.
"Oh, pity. You are ssssuch a pretty bird." Anna sibilated evilly.
"I haven't had a live bird in a long time. I'm going to ssssavor the flavor." She continued, tightening her grasp on her soon to be dinner.
Jewel groaned in pain as she felt her bones being forced into positions that were extremely unnatural and uncomfortable.
Blu was beginning to give up hope, and started thinking about somehow finding and asking Tulio where Jewel was. Just as he was about to end his search, Blu noticed something in his peripheral vision. Through the vertical rectangular glass window built into the door, Blu could see the beautiful light blue colored feathers who belonged to none other than his precious Jewel.
"Jewel!" Blu said excitedly! His joy soon turned to fear as he noticed that she was not wrapped up in a blanket, but rather being crushed by a snake.
"JEWEL!" Blu exclaimed in utter horror, and did his best to come to a complete stop. Due to his inexperience, he overshot the door but quickly turned around and landed on the handle of the door behind which he could see Jewel was being slowly crushed by the malicious reptile.
Jewel began crying. Not because she was in pain, but because she knew that she was never going to see Blu again. She was never going to live her life with him, and she never got to tell him that she l-"
Suddenly the reptile's firm grasp was loosened. Anna uncoiled and Jewel fell onto the table, exhausted from the lack of oxygen. The last thing Anna saw was a male Blu Macaw standing over her, with a small tranquilizer gun in his right talon.
"I guesssss we misssjudged you." Anna hissed one last time before her head collapsed on the table. Blu dropped the tranquilizer and ran over to Jewel. He pushed away some of Anna's body and moved the weak macaw to the side.
"Jewel? Jewel!" Blu shook the unresponsive body a little.
"N-no… Jewel. Please don't leave me." Blu shed a tear.
"Jewel, I, I…"
"Blu?" Jewel mumbled and interrupted Blu, still with her eyes closed and unaware of what was going on.
"Jewel!" Blu exclaimed as he brought her into a hug, never wanting to let her go again.
"Oh, Blu." Jewel said happily and pulled Blu into a long passionate kiss.
Tulio casually walked into the room with a bottle of liquid oral medicine in his left hand.
"Ok Jewel, it's time for your..." Tulio trailed off as he saw something that horrified him.
"Ahhhh!" He shrieked, seeing the Copperhead snake and the two Blue Macaws. He placed the bottle on the island he left Jewel on and hurried over to the snake and the two birds. He quickly shoved Anna back into her glass cage and secured the lid.
"How did she get in here?" Tulio thought out loud in disbelief.
"And how did you get in here?" He continued, and stared at Blu.
Blu and Jewel just ignored him and they finished their kiss.
Tulio, being a trained ornithologist, could tell Jewel was somehow hurt. He picked up the macaw in his hands, and carried her over to a special x-ray machine to ensure there were no broken bones or ruptured organs.
Two hours later, Tulio has just finished his second checkup and decided that jewel was in a stable condition.
"I don't know what happened, but I have the strangest feeling that I have you to thank." Tulio said and smiled warmly while looking at Blu.
"Come on guys. It's been a rough day. Let's get you two back to your room." The bird doctor said and extended his hands to Blu and Jewel could climb into them.
"After you." Blu courteously said, bowed while facing Jewel, and extended his wing towards Tulio.
"Oh, what gentleman." Jewel giggled and hopped into Tulio's hands. Blu was about to join her, but remembered something. He quickly flew over to the other side of the room, and grabbed something from behind a jar. Blu then flew back ad snuggled himself next to Jewel, but made sure that he concealed what he grabbed from the peering eyes of his counterpart.
"What do you have Blu?" Jewel inquired like an eager child, ready to open their Christmas gifts.
"It's a surprise." Blu calmly replied, much to the dissatisfaction of Jewel.
"A surprise? Oh Blu, you know I don't like waiting. Can I see it now? Pleasssseeeee…" Jewel pleaded while batting her eyelashes.
Blu became very nervous as he was still a little uncomfortable around Jewel, and started stuttering.
"W-Well, I-I w-was going to g-give it to you in the artificial j-jungle." Blu managed to explain.
Jewel merely giggled in response.
"Oh Blu, you're so cute when you stutter." Jewel cooed and smiled at Blu.
"Ok, guys." Tulio said while lowering the two lovebird to the artificial jungle's floor so they could get off.
Blu and Jewel hopped out, looked up at the ornithologist, and squawked.
"You're welcome." Tulio replied, knowing that they were appreciative.
After Tulio had left the room, and closed the door behind him, Jewel turned her attention back to Blu.
"Ok Blu. Now what was that surprise all about?" Jewel queried now excited about her surprise.
"Well, it's actually a three part surprise as to extend the fun." Blu explained happily.
"Whatever Blu. What's part one then?" Jewel pressured, now getting tired of waiting.
"Ok, first you need to close your eyes." Blu requested.
Jewel obeyed. Blu pulled out a Pink Orchid and started placing it in Jewel feathery crown.
Jewel giggled as Blu clumsily fiddled with her feathers, trying to get the flower to stay in place.
"There we go. Ok, open your eyes now." Blu said while taking a step back.
Jewel opened her eyes and examined her head by looking at her reflection in a nearby artificial stream. Blu walked up next to her, anxious to hear what she thought of his gift.
"Oh Blu! It's beautiful! Thank you so much!" She ecstatically chirped and gave Blu a hug.
"So, how do I look?" Jewel inquired. She moved back and waked in a circle and gave Blu a profile as she batted her eyelashes.
Blu was so taken back by her beauty, he could only mumble low, indistinguishable utterances. His eyes grew as his body became weak. As if lost in a trance, he just stood there leaning forwards until he fell on his face.
Jewel laughed. "He's still the same Blu alright. And I wouldn't want him any other way." She thought.
Tulio made his way into his office and fell onto his black leather swivel chair.
"Omph." He grunted as he landed on his chair.
"What a day." Tulio said to himself.
"I wonder how Linda is do…"
"Linda! Our date!" He exclaimed as he realized he forgotten about their date.
The ornithologist darted out of the room, in search of his date.
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