Hello again everybody, I am glad people have enjoyed my story so far. In this chapter like I mentioned last chapter Instincts are going to kick in. Not all are good, mostly good though. Just think of it as a warning if you don't like changes in personality however you will be pleased to know it is temporary until the story line reaches a certain area then the macaws personalities will go back to normal. Happy, ENJOY.

Chapter 6: Instinct

2 days until the new sanctuary is complete.

Blu and Jewel are enjoying the day like any normal nice sunny day but they had one thing to deal with. Jewels pregnancy so they can't go off course all day. At the moment they are seeing if Jewel is ready to fly again because her wing naturally should have healed by was of course was being watched closely by Tulio who wanted to make sure Jewel wouldn't injure again.

"Okay Jewel are you sure you're ready to fly again". Jewel smiled at Blu as she moved her left wing quickly" Yes, see my wing is okay I'm ready, Just watch". Blu wasn't 100% positive about this though" Well could you at least practise on the ground first just to be 100% sure your ready again". Jewel grinned at him but gave up as Blu looked seriously at her" Ok fine I will." Blu smiled as Jewel unwrapped her wings and gently begun to flap her wings just to make sure she was okay, and stop Blu worrying.

Once she got a feel for it and was comfortable with the flapping technique she looked to Blu with a grin which in turn Blu nodded which was Jewels cue before she took off Blu went" Just be careful I don't want to worry about you or our children getting hurt or worse." Jewel then looked to him but she did feel concerned with hurting their eggs by accident." Don't worry Blu I am not going to take any chance with our eggs." Blu felt relieved to hear that and then he unwrapped his wings and took off.

Blu hovered above as he watched Jewel prepare to take off. Jewel took a step forward and leaped into the air flapping her wings right after. She closed her eyes fearing she would fail. But when she reopened her eyes she smiled as she was hovering next to Blu. Blu on the other hand was happier then Jewel as he got to fly with her for the first time. Jewel looked to him" Come on Blu lets fly." Blu immediately took his cue to lead on with Jewel right beside him.

They were going in circles around the chamber while they flapped left and right every time. Jewel went cheering and laughing while Blu cheered as well but kept an eye on Jewel to make sure she was okay. They kept flying and doing tricks like making a spin around eachother. Blu was enjoying himself more for the first time he could fly with his mate instead of just him was exciting and wonderful.

Jewel on the other hand had something else on her mind she was concerned about their children. She started to trust humans but she felt uneasy allowing them to do x-ray and other kinds of things to check on the eggs. It didn't feel right to her, she felt that only she and Blu should be caring and be concerned. Jewel flew over to the hollow and landed inside. Blu being confused followed and also landed inside. But only to see her upset and showing a tear.

Blu became confused and put a wing over Jewel" What's wrong Jewel aren't you happy you can fly again" Jewel got rid of the tear and sniffed before turning" I am happy I can fly again but I'm scared for our children." Blu got wide-eyes on his face. He thought to himself" She is really that concerned, to be honest I am worried as well." Blu sat next to Jewel and comforted her" Jewel I'm scared as well but I am positive we can do this, we will just take it one step at a time". Jewel got irritated that Blu didn't understand" No Blu you don't understand, I am not scared about raising them, I'm scared about the humans doing all those check-ups, that x-ray thing you said and moving me about which they may cause an accident which may harm our children or Worse."

Blu now understood the situation "I admit I do trust them more Blu but our children are not something I can trust them with, I'm sorry Blu but I can't trust them that much." Blu felt worried for Jewel still distrustful of humans but even he was feeling doubt in humans about being careful after what he witnessed Tulio letting his guard down on the first night he spent in Rio when he and Jewel got bird napped.

Blu who has been raised by a human is also not sure about trusting them with his children and Mate. He had doubts. He didn't know what to do. He reassured Jewel" Jewel I am surprised but to be honest I am also have doubts about trusting them with our eggs as well." Jewel looked at Blu with wide-eyes, very surprised to hear that coming from Blu. Since he used to live with a human.

She proceeded to question Blu" Really I didn't think you would not trust humans that much." Blu stood up and sat at near the entrance." I do trust them a lot but even this is coming out of my beak, I don't trust them that much either." He sat next to Jewel and put a wing on her back" look Jewel if you don't want them to interfere with our lives and soon to be family lives. Then I will make sure they don't. If they attempt anything I will stop them." Jewel smiled and lunged herself into his wings and embraced him while he returned it." Thank you Blu for understanding. I just want to do this the natural way, you know like any other bird couple would. Just you and me will do this experience together and no one else interferes."

Blu fully understood perfectly and completely agreed with her" Okay so for now on no one else will interfere and I will make sure it stays that way". Jewel immediately brought her beak to his as they share yet another passionate kiss with each other Blu relaxed as Jewel brought her body closer to his so they could wrap their wings further around each other making the moment more passionate. Once they separated Blu saw Jewel yawn as she was exhausted from carrying their children all day and working out. (Females tend to get tired more often during pregnancy and hungry too)" Jewel why don't you get some rest, you look tired." Jewel nodded as she lied down in their nest." While I sleep could you get some mango for lunch when you wake me up?" Blu nodded as she fell asleep. He headed to the entrance and flew in search of Mango. While Blu went searching the door opened and Tulio came in. He called out" Jewel, JEWEL". He looked around to see nothing. He looked around bushes.

"Hmm where are those birds". He looked at another area. However he did spot Blu grabbing a piece of mango with his claw." Ah there you are Blu. He turned around and smiled at Tulio as he squatted down in front of him" Do you know where Jewel is. I need to give her a check-up to make sure the eggs are growing properly." Blu suddenly glared at Tulio" What's wrong Blu".

Blu only glared at him as he dropped the mango and flew off in a random direction. Tulio immediately followed but lost him. While Tulio searched Blu sneaked back into the hollow to protect Jewel for what he thought was a threat to Jewel. (Results of parent instincts) Blu sat next to the sleeping form of Jewel as he watched the entrance. Getting ready to protect Jewel and the eggs from Tulio who he was not taking chances with Tulio most likely causing an accident.

Blu brushed Jewels feathers on the back off her head to comfort her sleeping form. He was pre-occupied with this that he failed to realise Tulio peaking in." Ah there's Jewel, Blu could you move over a bit please so I can take Jewel to have a check" All Blu did was glare at him and stand up. Tulio looked surprised as he pooped a hand into the hollow attempting to shift Blu out the way.

Blu squawked angrily and loudly at Tulio which made him Jump and wake Jewel up. Jewel opened her eyes quickly and quickly understood the situation. She backed up to the other side of the hollow to allow Blu to resolve the situation. But also glaring at Tulio. Completely surprised by the turn of events Tulio attempted again but didn't get spooked by Blu's squawking. Seeing that Tulio wasn't getting the message Blu revealed one of his claws and opened it indicating a last warning to Tulio. Tulio didn't bother to pay attention to Blu.

Seeing he had no choice Blu immediately lashed out and clawed at Tulio's hand which caused three cuts on his finger." Tulio backed away from the hollow and had wide-eyes" Ahhhhhhhh, what did that for Blu." Blu relaxed and put his claw down but still glared at Tulio. Tulio got annoyed" Fine I won't see if the eggs are developing properly then." Tulio left the room and Blu returned to normal as Jewel sat back in the nest" Blu thank you, but I must say I have never seen you aggressive before." Blu was also surprised about the situation.

"I don't know why I did it. My body kept telling me to do it." Jewel lied down again" To be honest I was going to do the same if it came to that." Jewel now relieved that the eggs were safe went back to sleep. Blu however was still shocked by what he did. He thought to himself" Why did I do that. I am never aggressive." Blu was beginning to lose the shocked thoughts" Hmm It felt right, like I was supposed to do that." He was so confused he decided to sleep it off. He went over and lied down next to Jewel. Jewel while sleeping cuddled up to Blu as he joined her in dream land.

Meanwhile in the treatment room...

Tulio got a bandage and put it around his finger as he was thinking to himself" Why did Blu lash out at me, It isn't like him." Once he finished he went to the monitor room and sat in the chair looking for them. He saw them in the hollow asleep in each other's wings. He smiled as he thought" Yes they didn't notice that I removed the leaf from the camera." He looked away from the screen as he thought again" Now why would Blu lash out at me, He was obviously defending Jewel".

He immediately slapped himself on the face when he realised why." Why didn't I realise it, their parent Instincts have come as Jewel is pregnant. Why didn't I think of that, No wonder Blu lashed out, that's expected. Blu will do anything to protect Jewel and the eggs from anything that he thinks that may be or is a threat to her." He slapped himself again when he didn't realise it earlier.

Just as he was annoyed with himself the door opened" Hey Tulio" He turned around to see Linda at the door. Tulio smiled" Linda how have you been" He got up as they exchanged a hug. "Just been fine Tulio. How have you been"? Tulio sat back down as she sat next to him" Been kept busy as usual, with our feather friends including our two blue birds." Linda smiled as he mentioned Blu and Jewel" How have Blu and Jewel been". Tulio had a big smile as she went onto that Topic" See for yourself". Tulio said as he showed the monitor screen to reveal Blu and Jewel asleep in their nest. Linda smiled to see them happy" And that's not all 2 days ago we found out that Jewel is pregnant".

Linda had big wide-eyes on her face but Smiled at the same time." Really she is" Tulio nodded. Linda laughed before she said" Oh dear what have them two been getting up to." Tulio laughed as he looked at the monitor again. Both still asleep." Well let's leave that on the private matters. Now they will be released in 3 days into the jungle as the new sanctuary will be complete in 2 days. So you have just come at a very good timing because when they are released there is no guarantee that we will see them again."

Linda got worried about this" Why wouldn't we". Tulio quickly answered her question" Well when a bird couple are expecting offspring they usually like to find somewhere nice and calm and suitable to raise their young. And besides that Blu and Jewel might go anywhere in the country or they may go somewhere to live a quiet life with each other." Tulio seeing that he is concerning Linda reassured her" But they may live in the jungle here which is most likely, but that is for them to decide, not us". He put a hand on Linda's shoulder" Well you and the two should catch up as much as you can before we release them." Linda smiled before she looked back to see the pair waking up on the monitor and going to eat. She looked to Tulio" Well can I see them now" Tulio grew worried about the question. As he looked to see Jewel and Blu" I'm not sure now is the best time because well now that Jewel is pregnant, they are having changes to their personalities".

Linda looked confused as she sat back down." What kind of changes". Tulio sat down as well as he begun explaining" Well as a bird couple are expecting offspring they will have parent instincts take effect. A Female during pregnancy will need to eat more which is obvious. But they will be more suspicious to anything except her mate. May be aggressive to anything she considers a threat to her or her offspring, Will always keep the eggs and mate as her top priority and spend less time on herself, but the way Jewel is now, she won't have much difference. Now the Male will be very protective of his mate and like the Female will may be aggressive to anything he thinks that may or will be a threat to his mate or his offspring, Be more suspicious of anything, Both will be more responsible, And they will look until they find a home where they think it will be suitable for them to raise their family."

Linda looked worried as she has never seen Blu be aggressive." Well why can't I see them now". Tulio looked at the screen again" Because they have already showed signs of these instincts". Tulio showed his finger to Linda which caused her to gasp" Don't tell me, did Blu do that." Tulio nodded. Linda was shocked to see that as she looked at the screen to see Blu comforting Jewel who had just finished her drink. She thought to herself" Why have you done that Blu".

Tulio seeing that Linda is getting worried reassured her" Look Linda, Blu did that only because he thought I was a threat to Jewel or the eggs, Because I told him I wanted to give Jewel a check-up which is now clear that they don't want that and he did warm me to stop with Squawking but when I didn't stop he lashed out at me which is completely understandable." Linda glared at Tulio seeing that he forced Blu to attack him" You should have stopped and left them alone, look what happens when you interrupt their peace."

Tulio just smiled as he sees she was right. Linda stood up" I'm going to see them let them know. I am sure Blu won't do anything because I only want to see the two." Tulio nodded as he turned on the mic and spoke to into the mic." Blu, Jewel you have a visitor who will come in, in just a moment." He turned it off as he unlocked the door.

Back in the breeding chamber...

Blu and Jewel looked puzzled at the monitor room. Jewel spoke first" Who do you think it is Blu". He looked just as confused at Jewel" I can't be Rafael because he has to look after his kids with Eva." They both thought before the door opened to reveal Linda" Hello you two". They both smiled deeply as they flew over to Linda. She walked over and sat next to a tree as Blu landed on her shoulder and Jewel landed on her knee." I bet you two have been enjoying yourselves haven't you." Blu and Jewel only nodded as Linda stroked Blu" Tulio has told me you two are soon going to be parents." Blu and Jewel blushed at that. Blu immediately indicated to Linda that he wanted a pencil and paper. Linda came prepared though as she had some on her.

Blu accepted the paper as he jumped onto the floor and started writing. Once he finished he showed it to Linda. It said" Yes we will be but we need to sort out a home first for them when we get released." Linda smiled and looked to Jewel" Now Jewel has Blu been behaving himself while I have been away". Jewel gave Blu an evil smile which made Blu nervous. She nodded at Linda which calmed Blu down." Now Blu Tulio told me that in three days you two are going to be released into the wild." Jewel and Blu smiled as they now knew the time for them to go into the jungle was fast approaching.

Linda stood up as she let the birds on the floor and squatted in front of the couple" I going to see Tulio make sure he is not being nosey on you two all the time. I will see you both later." They smiled as Linda left the room. Once the door locked Blu turned to Jewel" Why did you give me that evil look"? Jewel giggled at Blu and moved closer to him and said seductively" I Just wanted to see you get shy because you look very cute when you're shy or nervous." Blu laughed nervously at that as Jewel moved next to him and leaned on him" Jewel should we have something to eat I mean before we go to sleep. It is starting to get dark.

Jewel immediately looked surprised at the window" Already, well okay I will have some Mango before we turn in for the night. As she finished she went over to a piece of Mango and started eating as Blu looked at out the window as he thought to himself" I wonder what it is going to be like when we go into the jungle, Where will we go, where will we find a home, And where we raise our family." All those questions popped in his head as he looked back to Jewel" And I need to keep her safe from harm despite the fact she can handle herself, but she is carrying our children." As he was still thinking Jewel shouted" Okay Blu I finished now". Blu turned around and nodded as he followed her to the hollow.

Jewel got on the nest first followed closely by Blu who lied down next to her as she snuggled up to Blu as he put a wing over her" Goodnight love". Jewel gave him a quick kiss on the cheek before going to sleep. Blu still thought about the jungle" I just hope everything goes well, just not like last time when we got bird napped, I just can't bear the thought of Jewel going through that again." Blu saw Jewel was sleeping happily with a smile on her face. He decided it was best he went to sleep as well as he closed his eyes. Ending the day for the couple.

And that is that. Bet everyone was surprised to see Blu aggressive for once. I thought it would be a good idea that is why I put that in. Now after the next chapter I might not update for a bit due to things that will occur on Wednesday and after so I will try to get the next chapter done before Wednesday.

Thank you for reading and please review. And Happy new year.