Taking Care Of Others

Just another side note here for Arika. I'm not abandoning any of my stories. I've just been on vacation for the majority of the summer. Now that I'm back I can carry on writing. And a lot of people do like my stories. So do us all a favour and grow up. Because you are only embarrassing yourself even more by posting stupid comments that a 6 year old would make. Plus let's be clear, you can't talk about hurting feelings when you are telling someone to kill themselves on many many occasions.

So now we are heading into a brand new chapter ladies and gentlemen! In the last one was saw a father and son reconnecting after so many years. RDJ getting a bit stressed when everyone is asking him for money. When he can't afford to help everybody. Now Jose is in a bit of trouble and we will see more into his relationship with Jacqueline as it grows more emotional. Also. We will see more into the relationship between Nico and Lillian. So without further ado, let's get right to it!

Moments after the cries of Jacqueline filled the air, Lila didn't think twice when she ran over to help out in any way she could.

The blue female ran as fast as possible, even falling over on the sand in the process. "OOF!" She got a little sand in her hair which rather did annoy her. But with a few brushes on her hair, she got back up and shook the sand out of the cleavage. Carrying on running around the corner to check on the Mexican surfer.

"JOSE?! WHAT IS…Holy shit…" Lila paused in her tracks. As the sight she had come across…was pretty horrific for anyone with a sensitive heart.

"Oh…Ahhhh…Hey Lila!" Jose winced in pain whilst Jacqueline was rubbing his back to help him relax.

But what he was so tense about…was the fact that his foot was caught in some kind of bear trap. Tearing the flesh off of his foot, as the blood trickled down the sand towards the ocean.

"Is that a fucking bear trap?!" Lila could have passed out if it wasn't for her being so hydrated. She managed to keep her composure from falling down.

"Yeah, that's exactly what I said!" Jacqueline responded, equally as shocked as her.

"OW! Take it easy there Leona! I don't want my leg to get snapped off!" Jose shouted at a very stressed out hyacinth girl. Who was attempting to open up the bear trap. And of course she was accompanied by a military macaw male which you'd assume was her boyfriend.

"If this is so important to you, then why don't you fucking do it?!" The male shouted at him, really trying not to lose his concentration. "Oh that's right, I'm not the one trapped."

"How about you shut your fucking trap, before I make you!"

"Ooooh I'm so…"

"Sandro! He is in a lot of agony right now. Why don't you go to my bar and start up the ice machine? We will need a lot of it!" Leona kissed her boyfriend on the cheek sweetly. So to avoid any more arguments with his friends, he just did what was asked of him.

"Fine, but when this is all over we are talking about a long vacation!" The military male groaned and ran off to his girlfriend's bar. While the others tended to Jose.

"How did this even happen? There are no bears in Brazil!" Lila asked in horror, noticing that his bones appeared to be crushed in his ankle.

"I don't know! One moment I'm walking along the beach with Jacqueline, then the next we are…ummm…" All of a sudden both of them blushed at the same time, revealing what they both tried to do.

"Okay, we get it! So what happened next?" The purple eyed girl cringed a little at them, avoiding to hear the story.

"That's it! I rolled over and my foot got caught in a bear trap!"

KRANKKKK! (The sound of a bear trap opening)

"AHHHHHHHH FFFFUCKKK!" Jose cursed in agony, as Leona finally managed to dismantle the bear trap from his foot successfully. Without taking too much of his leg off…however his foot was already too far gone at this point.

"Sorry! Sorry! I…I didn't mean to…" The hyacinth girl shrieked, as blood splattered on her arms and feet. Lila was lucky enough not to get any on her.

"No! It's…Okay! It's not that bad…" Jose acted all tough and brave in front of the three ladies. But all three of them could tell he must have been in a lot of pain.

"Really? Then why did you scream like a little girl?" Jacqueline giggled as he just rolled his eyes.

"Okay, Lila you can head back to RDJ if you wanted to. I already called the ambulance." Leona smiled at her friend reassuringly, rubbing the back of the poor man. "We can take things from here."

"Are you sure?" She rose an eyebrow in curiosity.

"Yes! Now go. I'll wait for them to…"

"OKAY! I GOT THE MEDICAL SUPPLIES!" Suddenly Leandro came running around the corner with the supplies. And where Lila took it from him kindly with no harsh words in exchange, the other two females were angered by his presence.

"What the fuck are you doing here! Haven't you already seen that we are tied up as it is?!" Jacqueline rudely growled at him, whereas Leona just ignored him to focus on using his supplies to patch Jose up.

"Listen, it's a long story! But right now we are gonna head back to RDJ and give you guys some space." The purple haired girl spoke as she walked away from the others.

"Ummm…yeah…what she says." The older male awkwardly replied whilst following her back around the rocks again.

Both females who remained were pretty shocked to see that Lila didn't even give him any angered words for the way he's been treating her boyfriend.

"What the hell?" Jacqueline remarked as she watched Leon sew the wound back up. "Why is my best friend's dead beat dad being nice all of a sudden?!" She wasn't the only one to ask that so far.

"I don't know, but right now we have to sit Jose up in a more comfortable position. The ambulance is coming onto the sand now!" The hyacinth girl pointed out, as the sirens echoed through the air.

"Okay…One…Two…THREE!"

"AHHHHHHHH!" Jose screeched in agony when they lifted him up into a seated position. But once the paramedics arrived on the scene, they instantly took over from the others.

"Thanks guys! We will take it from here!" A male white dove with brown eyes, a fairly slim build and short hair spoke, pulling out the emergency stretcher from the ambulance. "Raul! Help me get him up!"

"Sure thing cousin!" Raul was also a white dove with a little bit of muscle compared to his cousin. He had hazel eyes and he had slick back hair like he wad a jock in high school. "Okay, who is either a close friend or family member? Only one of you may accompany him."

"I'm his closest friend?" Jacqueline stepped forwards putting her hand up.

"Alright! You come along with us! As for you, I'd call the cops and get them to find out what happened here!" Diante ordered the remaining person who was Leona. As she nodded her head in agreement. "Very good! Now come on! One…Two…Three!"

"MMMMMMMM!" Jose had to cover his own beak to stop himself from screaming too much as both paramedics lifted him onto the stretcher. Before they wheeled him over to the ambulance with Jacqueline following him.

As for Leona, all she could do at this point was dial 911. Because whatever happened here…this surely wasn't a hunting accident. This was most likely an intended attack…but was Jose the original target? Or was it coincidental…

Now Let's Head Over To Lillian…

Lillian felt more disappointed that Nico had to leave their date so soon after feeling very sick. So she thought to herself, what could she possibly do to make him feel better?

She went over to a takeout restaurant that did a special kind of chicken stew, that's meant to help ease and settle the stomach. Knowing the kind of person Lillian was, she tried to do anything she possibly could to help Nico feel better in any way possible.

"Gosh…today has been so stressful. I just want to see if he's okay?" Lillian thought to herself as she was looking for the house where Nico and Pedro live.

Because Pedro was actually out for the evening Nico was alone in the house. Which was actually just a small bungalow which had a perfect view of the beach.

You would have thought that being a superstar, he'd be living it up large in some penthouse or beachfront building like RDJ's beach house. But seeing where they lived, it was a little shocking for her.

"Hmmm, for a celebrity this is more of a standard hoarse?" Lillian remarked after walking up the steps.

She got to the front door and paused in her stride. A huge bolt of nervousness hit her out of nowhere. Sweat formed from her forehead, and she was breathing in double time. Which suggested that she was facing some kind of nervous breakdown.

Was it the fact that she's never really thought of going back to his place so soon? Or was it because she was starting to feel like it was too awkward to be here uninvited?

But unfortunately for her…she didn't really get to answer that question…

"Lillian?"

"AHHHHHHHH!" The female dropped the bag of food on the floor, and luckily for her it landed on the lawn so it didn't split the container open. What shocked her the most was the fact that she had heard Nico's voice from a microphone. "WHO WAS THAT?!"

"Woah woah there! It's me! Nico!" The male canary stopped speaking into the microphone and began to unlock the locks on the front door. "Give me a moment. I just need to…ah!"

The male canary finally managed to get the door unlocked, and he opened it for his guest. But once he revealed himself to her…a pink blush came to her cheeks.

Nico was actually topless when opening the door, and he had a fairly slim body with a flat stomach. And she couldn't stop thinking about it…especially since her focus was on his chest.

"Lillian? Lillian? LILLIAN!"

"Huh?" She instantly got snapped back to reality. But her blush still hasn't stopped.

"I just asked if you wanted to come in?" Nico's confusion was a big indication that he hadn't a clue what she was daydreaming about. So it's better for her that she doesn't tell him.

"Oh sure!" The female canary made her way inside and Nico closed the front door after her. "I ummm…brought you some chicken stew? It's supposed to be good for lining your stomach after having food poisoning."

"Wow, thank you so much! This is very sweet of you."

She passed the container of food over to him, and she couldn't help but notice that one of his fingers brushed up against hers. Making both of them blush a very slight pink.

"Ahem…Ummmm…So, I ummm was just watching a movie? If you wanted to join me?" Nico asked his guest with a slight stutter. Scratching the back of his neck.

"Sure! What movie are you watching?"

"It's this movie called White House Down. Although, I do get a lot of my fans saying I sound like the president in that movie." Nico shrugged his shoulders.

"You do actually sound a little bit like Jamie Foxx to be fair."

"Do I really?"

"Yeah!" Both of them shared a chuckle and for one split second…both of them gazed deeply into each other's eyes. Not saying a single word…as they felt a huge spark of passion for one another…as both of them saw their reflection in each other's eyes. Indicating that they were really focused on one another.

"So…ummm…I came to ughhh…" As Lillian was explaining herself, she felt the urge to just hold onto his hand. But to avoid any awkwardness…she managed to fight the urge. "Check up on you. It's a shame that our date had to end so soon."

"I don't even know what happened? One minute I'm absolutely fine, eating away like I'm filling up for the night. And the next I'm spilling my guts out! Someone in that kitchen clearly doesn't give a shit about their job!" Nico replied angrily. Right before realising that he should be resting. "Anyway…I'm just gonna sit down and watch the movie."

"Oh…did you want me to leave?" Lillian sadly pouted, putting the food down on the table.

"Ummm…You…You don't have to? I mean…I…I would love for you to…watch the movie with me?" The stuttering was clear that he obviously wanted her to stay, and the way she did a little cite pose suggested she wasn't going to say no.

"I'd love to!"

Nico proceeded to sit down on the sofa and he picked up the remote. Lillian actually sat down next to him quite close. Before he opted for her to sit a little closer to him. "What are you doing?"

"Huh?" She wasn't really aware of what he was trying to tell her. By the way she was acting innocently.

"Come over here." He opened up his arm for her to rest her head in him romantically.

"Oh…sure!" She anxiously scooted a little closer to him. And allowed him to wrap his arm around her. Which she actually loved this feeling a lot. "Hmmm…this is nice."

"It is. Shall I press play?"

"Go for it!" He instantly pressed play on the movie, and as Lillian cosied up to him comfortably. As they got lost in a different reality of the movie world.

"Oh by the way, I had to take over three different pills to help with my stomach after being sick. So if I end up falling asleep during the movie, I'll most likely just be out for the night."

"Got it!"

Let's See How Jose And Jacqueline Are…

"Okay…Mr Jose Mendocino is it?" A doctor had walked through the door of a private room with a medical chart and a pen. He was a scarlet macaw man, and he had a fairly strong physique. "I'm doctor Malcom. You are the one who got your foot caught in a bear trap?"

"Yes…that's me." The Mexican was so grumpy about the pain he was in, that he couldn't stop squinting due to the tremendous amount of agony he was in. "Do you have any morphine?"

"Ummm…yes? We are bringing it to…"

"Well bring it…FASTER!" The green armed macaw shouted at the doctor who shook his his head.

"We already injected you with some morphine. You should feel the effects in the next hour or so as it enters your bloodstream." The doctor reassured his patient. "Now…you are telling me that you were walking along the beach. Fooling around, and your foot got snatched up by a bear trap?"

"Yes! Which is weird because we rarely see bears in Brazil!"

"Well technically the spectacled bears are a native of South America. But you only see 5% of them in Rio every ten years or…"

"OH FOR THE LOVE OF FAJITAS! SHUT THE FUCK UP DAVID ATTENBOROUGH! I JUST WANT THE DIAGNOSIS!" Jose screamed and slammed his fist on the resting place hi his hospital bed.

"Right…Well unfortunately you have several broken bones in your right leg. Your blood vessels are severely damaged with your vein being severely damaged. Not to mention that you have destroyed tissue muscle." The doctor explained the problems to the male surfer. Who at the point was struggling to even show any signs of improvement. "You were very lucky to even stay awake with such injuries. I've never seen anything quite as horrifying as this."

"So…is there any good news to this?" Jacqueline asked hopefully with a lot of innocence.

"Well…luckily we can sew up the wound but…well…" Knowing that he was a doctor…he needed to be 100% honest with all of his patients. "There are some…complications…"

"Complications?" Jose rose an eyebrow, either in impatience or curiosity.

"Well…"

"Well what?" The blue female replied, holding onto Jose's hand in comfort.

"I'm afraid we couldn't save your foot Mr Mendosa. It had been severely damaged and we can't fix that unfortunately."

"So…what you're saying is…I'll never…be able to surf…ever again?" Jose's world instantly came crashing down once hearing the diagnosis from the doctor. That he felt like a broken man.

"You can only walk around on crutches or move in a wheelchair from now on…"

"Well…Can't you just try to sew the foot back on?! It was his leg that took most of the damage right?!" Jacqueline piped up in annoyance, grabbing his arm tightly. "Surely you can do something?!"

"I'm sorry Miss Jacqueline! There's nothing I can do! Now, wait for the morphine to kick in. Then we will prep you for surgery."

"But…" Both Jacqueline and Jose protested at the same time. But to no avail.

"I'm sorry! I have other patients to see!" The scarlet man left the roof after receiving a call to go and check another patient.

But as for the duo…they were remained to take in the most awful news that they have ever heard.

"Fuck! FUCK! Surfing was my whole life Jacqui! Now I lose my fucking foot!" Jose bellowed angrily, slamming his fist down on the hospital bed. "I have no purpose whatsoever if I can't surf…"

"Hey? It will be alright! At least you are still alive?" Jacqueline sweetly replied, comforting her boyfriend. "And you have me?"

"Am I? Am I really! Because it seems more like it to me that I'm not dying! And yeah I know…but surfing was my passion too you know!"

"I know but…"

"Look…I…I just need some time alone okay?" Jose calmly told her despite her only trying to help him.

"Jose…" She placed her hand on his shoulder, but he shook it off because he was in no mood to talk to anyone.

"Please Jacqui…Just…Leave me alone. I don't feel like seeing anyone right now."

"Oh…O-O-Okay…" Nothing could ever change the mind of the green armed man at any time. A few trails of tears were rolling down the blue girl's cheeks. As she felt her heart aching with every heart beat. She can't explain the extreme amount of emotions she was feeling at this point. But the main thing that was bothering her the most, was the pain in her chest. "Jose…"

"What…" He whispered grunting in frustration.

"I just…just wanted to tell you…that I…"

"Tell me what?"

"I…I…You know what? It doesn't matter! You'll probably just tell me to go away anyway!" Jacqueline picked up her handbag and proceeded to walk away from the injured male. Who at this point was almost confused as well as annoyed.

"Oh so you're just gonna walk away from me?! After you want to tell me something?!" Jose grabbed what appeared to be a walker from his bed side and tried to pull himself up. "You know well that I don't want to talk to anyone because of my foot!"

"And how is that MY fault Jose! I just came here to support you, and to help you feel better! I never expected you to give me a lecture." The violet eyed girl scolded him, wiping the tears from her cheeks.

"I never said that this was your fault!"

"Yeah but you talk to me as if I'm making things worse!"

"But you're certainly not helping!" Jose rose his voice even more, which actually disturbed a few patients from the rooms next door.

"I'm sor-ry! I didn't mean to hurt my boyfriend's feelings!" Jacqueline shouted even louder. Which you would have thought would cause him to defend himself. But actually…he calmed himself into a very good place. And then he cocked his head to the side.

"Boyfriend?"

"Yeah?" She wasn't quite aware of why he's confused. But then the thought crossed her mind…she actually never asked him about whether she was labelled as his girlfriend.

"You…You think of me as a…boyfriend?"

"Well…yeah! I mean…we have been dating for at least a month now? Don't you think that we should at least consider the possibility of us being in a relationship?" Her soothing words touched his heart, and suddenly he felt the urge to just hug her and apologise for his behaviour.

"Oh…well…would you like to be my girlfriend?" He asked her with a smile, although you could see that he was struggling to stand up.

"If I say yes, will you please sit back down?" Jacqueline giggled and rushed to his side to help him lay back down on the hospital bed.

"Yes. Yes of course I will!"

Once she helped him get back towards his hospital bed, he lost his balance and ended up pulling Jacqueline down with him. And as he landed flat on his back, she ended up falling on top of him, laughing along with him despite the pain he was in.

"So…is that a yes?" Jose asked with a playful smile.

"Yes.I'll be your girlfriend!" Jacqueline beamed as they shared a beautiful kiss to signify their new relationship as a couple. But while the two of them were getting really comfortable with each other…

"Ahem!"

Both of them instantly stopped what they were doing, as they turned their attention toward the door. Where the doctor Malcom had returned. Alongside a couple of white doves who happened to be the surgeons.

"Well…ummm…Miss Jacqueline, if you could please be on your way. We'd like to prep Jose for surgery immediately." Malcom smiled as they prepped the theatre for surgery.

"That quick? But…how?" Jose was shocked at how fast they managed to book him in.

"Well judging by the circumstances, we actually managed to find a prosthetic foot that we could fit you in for once surgery is over!"

"You did? Where?"

"Well…truth be told it was actually my brother's spare one. But he moved to Italy and left it behind. So I've been saving it for…well…for someone who may need one." Malcom smiled as he was looking through the forms. "If you could just sign the bottom of this page for me. Just to confirm that you are okay with being fitted for a prosthetic foot."

"Oh yes please! Sign me up!" Jose couldn't hold in the excitement as he took the pen and immediately signed the form. "Does it mean that…"

"Not this year no! But in the near future, I don't see how you couldn't surf."

"Great! GREAT! This just turned into an incredible day! I have a new girlfriend, and a new foot! This is honestly a perfect day!"

"I'm glad you see it that way! Now if you please Miss Jacqueline? We need to prep the patient?" The scarlet man tried to hurry her along.

"Okay! Well…I'll see you later…honey!" She said that one nickname with a lot of seduction, making the green armed man blush a light pink.

"See you soon…sweetie!" He cheekily responded and kissed her on the beak. As she was being escorted out of the room by one of the nurses.

But just as she got to the door, she took one last look over her shoulder and signed dreamily. As the curtain was pulled, and she had been smiling so much. That now she could thing of naughty thoughts once that curtain was covering him.

"Ahhhh…I finally have a boyfriend! And my friends said I'd end up single! Well…I proved them wrong! Hehehe…"

Finally…Let's Head Back To Lillian And Nico…

The movie was literally just about to reach the final scene, and Lillian was on the edge of the couch with her eyes wide in surprise. Thrilled by the amount of action this movie had.

"Oh my gosh! So it was the old guy in glasses all along?! Boy…that movie was just…woah!" Lillian clapped her hands together, once the movie was finished and the end credits began to appear.

"That is exactly the very same reaction I had when I first watched it." Nico chuckled as he switched the tv off. Paying attention to his guest. "You know…I'm a bit surprised that you like these sort of movies."

"I don't mind them! But for me, I'd say a romantic movie is more my thing." She nervously looked down with a smile.

"Oh. Like Love Actually, The Vow, The Notebook?"

"Exactly! But if I had to say…my favourite would be…"

"Titanic…" Both Nico and Lillian said at the very same time…and as they did so, their eyes locked with each other's.

"No way! You love Titanic too?!" The female felt very comfortable being in his company, that she gradually scooted closer to him.

"Well…yeah. I mean, the two of them had so much chemistry together. Despite him being a poor guy working at minimum wage. And she was a rich girl who could have married a multi millionaire. She chose love and wanted to be with the poorer guy. Which in turn makes you realise that they were…perfect for each other."

"Yeah! Also…I do love how they were made for each other. Like…they both didn't know it but fate brought them together."

"Hmmm…so…do you, believe in fate?" Nico narrowed his eyes a little, laying back on the couch.

"That depends…" She edged closer to him. "Do you…believe in fate?"

"I do. And I believe…" He has his arm over the back of the couch rest, behind where she was sitting. "That in some…strange way…fate may have lead me to meet you."

Lillian blushed a light pink under her hand, and she couldn't stop smiling so much. "Oh yeah?"

"Uh huh…"

Nico replied with a seductive grin, and soon he began to lean in towards her.

Lillian gradually did the same, clearly with the same urge to kiss him as he did to kiss her. But…right before he could even get to kiss her…

"Ughhh…" He ended up face planting right in the middle of her breasts. Taking her completely by surprise.

"N-N-Nico? Nico?" She tapped his face several times to get him to wake up.

"I'm sorry…I will pay the tab…In the morning…" Nico ended up passing out on the floor, while Lillian just sighed and rolled her eyes.

"Great…he's all drugged up!" Groaning in frustration, she picked him up off of the floor and Laid him back down on the couch. "Why did it have to be now?!"

After she stood back up, she decided to cover him up with the blanket so he would be more comfortable. Then she kissed him on the forehead and proceeded to leave him alone to sleep.

"Ahhhh…well…at least I did get a good cuddle with him?" Lillian thought of the bright side and closed the front door of his house. And just by chance, her cell phone started buzzing. As if she got a text on her phone.

Sofia: Lillian, gonna be out late tonight with Pedro. Don't wait up!

"Ahhh damnit! Well, at least someone is having some fun tonight." The canary girl giggled and put her phone away. Right before making het way back home again after a very eventful night.

Now obviously it has been a while since I've updated. But I'm now back home and I'm able to immediately get right back into writing! And I hope you haven't been too disappointed that I haven't updated in a while? Anyway? I hope you all enjoyed the chapter, and I'll see you all soon for the next one! As in the next chapter, RDJ will be having a flashback of his past, Pedro and Sofia start to talk more openly to each other. And then we find out who was the one behind Jose's unfortunate incident. Anyway, see you all soon!