Hello awesome readers! I'm back with another chapter for you. Let's get on with the review responses!

Fanfiction guy: Hey, thanks for your kind words. Yeah Vinny was the bird in the beginning of the story. He was there only briefly, so it should be hard to remember him. I am definitely trying to include more emotions, history, and environmental detail. Let me know what you think. I totally understand about school. It's a constant battle for time we all face. Thanks for your review, and I hope to hear from you again this chapter. Talk to you later man! :)

After the events regarding Anna and Vinny, Paris and the samba birds parted ways. Paris was flying through the sky, enjoying the breeze on his face. He was slightly disconcerted as something was on his mind.

"What was up with those guys? I mean, some random snake and this jerk Vinny just came out of nowhere. It couldn't have been for no reason." The Cuban red macaw thought to himself as he soared ever closer to his humble tree hollow.

Paris looked up at the moon and briefly lost his train of thought while he watched the light rays descend over the jungle, casting a blue-ish tint over landscape. He sighed and looked ahead.

"Blu and Jewel helped me so much. I feel like they, they actually understand what I'm going though. They are my friends, and I need to make sure they're safe no matter what the cost."

Paris gently landed in his tree hollow and turned around to get one last glimpse of the peaceful sky before retiring for the night. The macaw looked up at the moon which reflected in his eyes.

"No matter what…"

One Week Later

A week had already passed since Blu and Jewel returned from their night out. Unfortunately, they did not have the opportunity to get out again as an aviary maintenance employee noticed the security breach. Tulio and Linda's relationship was going strong, and they were very serious. Even though it was never said, everyone pretty much knew that Linda wasn't going to leave Rio anytime soon. Also, due to a collaborative project between the EPA and Brazil, Tulio's sanctuary was able to secure a grant for a reasonable sum of money in order to protect and preserve their new Blue Treasure. Everything seemed like it was going great, well except for one little thing.

"Hey Jewel, this cage is amazing! *Deep Breath* You smell that? That's the smell of clean air. Did you know that they use Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation for their air purification?" Blu giddily chirped as he flew down from an open panel on a wall adjacent from Jewel.

"Jewel?"

The female macaw was standing in front of her own wall, hitting her head against it out of boredom.

Blu was confused at Jewel's behavior.

"Ohhhh. This is so boring!" Jewel exhaled after pausing from hitting her head against the wall and just leaned against it.

"W-what's the matter?" Blu inquired as he stood a few feet away from Jewel with a confused expression.

"I've been stuck in this stupid cage for over a week. That's what's the matter." Jewel replied with irritation in her voice while remaining in her current position.

"I know you're a free spirited bird Jewel, but it's not all that bad. Y-you have me, right?" Blu nervously inquired while slowly walking towards Jewel.

Jewel returned to her normal posture and smiled warmly at Blu. She walked over and met him. The female macaw looked Blu in the eyes with a genuine expression. Blu could feel her emotions flowing through his eyes and onto his heart. Jewel grabbed both of his wings in hers.

"Blu, I would stay in here for the rest of my life as long as I could be with you." Jewel lovingly replied.

Blu happily smiled at his love.

"But, don't you want to go out in the wild? Don't you want to go out and be birds Blu? Get fresh air in your lungs instead of this irradiciation stuff." She chuckled without losing eye contact with Blu.

Blu uncomfortably looked to his left.

"B-but, the jungle is dangerous Jewel. You may be prepared, but out there I'm just an hors d'oeuvres."

"I know, I know, a feathery spring roll. Come on, stop being such a baby and take a chance for once." Jewel interrupted as she released her grip on Blu.

"I took enough chances in my life already. I mean, I wouldn't change what happened this past week for anything, but maybe the jungle isn't where we belong." Blu suggested while he thoughtfully looked off to his left.

Jewel narrowed her eyes at Blu.

"What are trying to say? What, we should stay in this, this prison for the rest of our lives?" The female macaw queried with an irritated tone.

Blu looked at Jewel with a melancholy expression.

"It wouldn't be that bad. Why can't we just play it safe?" Blu suggested.

Jewel became aggravated.

"I don't believe this! You, you are willing to give up freedom for safety!? Do you want to just waste your life sitting in this cage, with…with humans!?" Jewel barked while backing Blu into a corner.

"Well, it could be worse." Blu anxiously chuckled.

"I can't believe that after everything we went through you still would rather be with them than your own kind! You know, that's your problem, you want everything your way." Jewel continued.

Blu nervously took quick, shallow breather and glanced from side to side. He closed his eyes, and prepared himself. He reopened his eyes and look intently at Jewel.

"Jewel, I-I'm not like you. I grew up in captivity, I never knew my parents, I couldn't fly until a week ago, and-and I'm scared of the Jungle!" Blu yelled, finally breaking down. He looked down at the ground and shed a tear.

"I'm Blu from Minnesota Jewel, and that's all I'll ever be. I wish I wasn't scared, but I don't know what's going to happen out there…and-and I can't protect you. I can't loose you Jewel." He lightly sobbed.

Jewel felt all of her aggression dissipate from her body similar to how steam diffuses out of boiling water. She smiled warmly at Blu and put a wingtip under his beak. She lifted his head up to meet her.

"Blu, you should have told me all this. It's okay to be scared. I'll be there to help you the whole time." She soothingly assured him.

"You know Blu, I'm scared too." Jewel admitted.

"Wha- you're scared?" Blu said in shock, his face dropping.

"I don't know what's out there either. But I want a better life. And part of that is taking a chance." She replied, returning her wings to her side.

Blu sighed.

"Maybe I am too cautious. You're right Jewel." Blu replied.

"Of course I am. No matter what happens, we have each other. And that's all we need." Jewel cooed as she scooted next to Blu and nuzzled her head into his chest.

Blu happily rested his head on top of Jewel's and closed his eyes.

"I never thought anyone would care so much about me. Thanks bobo." Jewel happily chuckled as she fell asleep.

"Rest well my precious Jewel. I love you."

…

…

Blu's eye shote wide open once he realized what he just said.

"Oh cheese and sprinkles" He thought to himself.

He didn't dare look down at Jewel. Seconds felt like hours as time crawled along. Was Jewel awake and mad at Blu, or was she asleep and never consciously understood what Blu said. Blu swallowed and quickly looked down. To his relief, he saw that Jewel was fast asleep. This also came as a disappointment. Would he ever find the right combination of circumstance and courage to actually tell Jewel how he felt?

Maybe, maybe now was the time. Could his mind be telling him something?

Blu was about to wake Jewel up, when a sudden clatter did the job for him.

Just then Tulio burst into the room in a daze.

"You can do this Tulio, there's nothing to it. People do it all the time." He stood still and his eyes widened.

"But what if she says no?" He whispered to himself as he gripped his hair.

During the time Tulio was in the breeding chamber, he had walked in circles. He seemed lost due to nervousness. He soon exhaled from tension and then left the room.

Jewel foggily was watching the event unfold.

"What was that about?" Jewel asked Blu.

She didn't hear a response and looked up at her lovehawk.

Blu was looking off into the distance as if he had just seen a ghost.

"Blu? Are you ok?" Jewel asked again, now growing a little concerned.

Blu shook his head quickly to knock himself out of his daze and returned to his normal disposition.

"Oh, n-no Jewel. Everything's…" Blu trailed off when he noticed something shining off in the distance.

He squinted, not believing what he saw.

Jewel saw Blu's expression and realized that there was something important in the distance. She followed his eyes to a shining spec in the distance.

"Wh-what is that thing Blu." Jewel inquired, looking back at Blu.

Blu didn't answer, but instead motioned for them to investigate.

The two lovebirds walked up to the strange object.

Jewel for some reason was mesmerized by it. Her eyes widened as the beauty of this new object flooded her eyes with enthralling light.

Blu picked up the object in his left talon, and held it in front of his face. His beak dropped.

"Oh no." Blu whispered to himself when he realized what this thing was.

"What Blu? What's the matter?" Jewel asked, looking to her left at Blu.

Blu turned his head to Jewel and looked at her with a worried expression.

"We need to get this to Tulio, fast!"

Just goes to show, even though two lovers may be vastly different they can overcome it with a cooperative effort. What did Tulio loose? Do you know? We'll find out soon enough. Also, this story is actually coming to its conclusion pretty soon. :( So thanks for all the support you guys have given me! I'll probably make a sequel, so if you like my writing fret not. See you all next chapter. Happy reading!