"What are you reading, hon?" Jewel entered the room, sitting beside Bia and putting a wing around her shoulders. Bia looked up at her mother, sticking her feather bookmark into the page and closing it, revealing the cover.

"The Fault in Our Stars." Bia said out loud. Jewel smiled, before she took the book and put it down.

"Your father's got something he wants to show you." Jewel said. At that moment, Blu came in, something shiny hanging from his beak. It was her moonstone necklace.

"I lost it in the fire!" Bia gasped, staring at her father. "How did you find it?"

"It was lying on one of the lily pads." Blu said, putting it over her head. "When you flew onto it it must have gone flying. You were very lucky, the lily was sinking with the rain -" Blu didn't get to finished his sentence, because Bia had thrown her wings around him.

"Thank you so much, daddy!" she exclaimed, before flying from the room. Jewel put her wings around Blu.

"Well done for finding it, sweetie. You've got such good eyes." She then spoke in a quieter voice. "So he's meant to be back today?"

"Yes, I went to the aviary and looked at the calendar; it's scheduled for noon. Roberto, Sophia and their kids just left to pick him up." Blu informed. "Eduardo just told me that the preparations have began, and he needs an extra pair of talons to help with the decorations for the party. Come with?"

"Of course." Jewel kissed Blu on the cheek, before the two flew from the tree to find Eduardo, Rafael, Eva, Nico and Pedro; the four city birds had insisted on helping with the decorations. The party was being held in the same place as where the Amazon carnival been in the months before. Meanwhile, Bia eventually found her friends gathered on Carlos and Manuela's tree. The two were out helping with the preparations, and had left Elsa and their new hatchling, Juan, in the care of their older brother and his friends.

"Hi!" Bia called out, swooping into Carlos and Manuela's hollow.

"Hey, sister!" Carla turned around from where she was sharing her headphones with Bruno. Bia was glad that Carla and Gus has finally sorted everything out - Carla had forgiven him fully at last, but she still wasn't taking him back. This was probably good, since it appeared as if Andrea and Augustus were growing closer; in her opinion, they were better suited then Carla and Augustus ever were. They had been spending a lot of time together recently, going out for flights together and often standing together in their group's hang-outs. Augustus and Andrea had more in common, and Bruno seemed better for someone like Carla. Bia was certain that Carla and Bruno were a couple now, since they spent so much time together recently. Carla kept insisting that this wasn't true, but in her heart, Bia knew that it was real. Now, Andrea and Augustus were laughing together. Elsa and Juan were taking an interest in Tiago's amber necklace.

"Wow, it's a bug!" Juan exclaimed, staring at the frozen insect in fascination. Juan was a little ball of down, while Elsa had a few tiny adult feathers appearing in her stubby wings. Juan was only a few days old, born at some point during the fire. He was a little miracle born in something terrible.

"That is so cool!" Elsa peeked at the insect from behind Juan. "How did it happen?" Tiago turned to Bia, grinning.

"Bia can tell you that." He said, extending a wing toward her. Bia smiled, before walking up to Augustus's younger sister and brother. She began explaining, Elsa and Juan gazing open-beaked with fascination.

"Wow, how did you know that?" Juan asked, staring with awe-struck eyes.

"I read a lot of books." Bia said simply, smiling down at the little chick. Before Juan and Elsa could ask what 'books' were, Bia then noticed that she hadn't seen Roberto, Sophia, Isaac, Bromeliad or Orchid at all that day. Reminded of Orchid, she turned to Tiago. "Hey, what did Orchid say to your request?" at her question, everyone else turned around.

"She said yes!" they said in unison. Bia gasped, before putting a wing around Tiago.

"Aw, congratulations, bro! I can't believe you're boyfriend and girlfriend." She then smiled at Carla. "We're calling you Tiachid."

"Oh, what?" Tiago protested. Before he could say anymore, there was a 'cuk-caw' from the ravine entrance. The others then ushered Bia outside.

"What's going on?" she asked, looking at them in confusion. Elsa and Juan clambered up onto Augustus's shoulders to see better, making him stagger with them both on his shoulders. Andrea rolled her eyes in amusement, before allowing Juan to climb onto one of hers.

"Thanks, Andrea." Augustus threw her a grateful look. Bia flew onto a separate branch to see better, trying to see what the fuss was. Blu, Jewel, Rafael, Eva, Nico, Pedro, Eduardo and Mimi were perched on a branch, as were the other volunteers who had gone to help with the party preparations. Roberto, who had squawked, was flying in, accompanied by Sophia. Behind them, there was Isaac, Bromeliad, Orchid… and Azure. Azure was flying straight over to Bia without a glance at anyone else. He landed on the branch beside her, gazing at her, until Bia suddenly rushed forward, sweeping into his wings. Bia closed her eyes, her face nestled into the soft feathers of his chest. Finally, after many moments, she looked up at him, disbelief in her eyes.

"Welcome back." She whispered.

"It's good to be back." Azure replied, holding her face with his wings.

"I thought you were coming out tomorrow?" Bia asked, gazing into the depths of his beautiful eyes.

"My wound healed sooner than they thought it would." Azure explained. Bia took his wing, eyes scanning it, until she found where the wound had been. Instead of a stitched up line, she found a thin scar, parting the feathers on the area above the radius. Azure's eyes looked full of disappointment. "My luck - a scar. It looks awful, doesn't it?"

"Hey." Bia said softly, turning his face toward her's. "It doesn't. You know, I didn't even notice until you pointed it out. You're still the same Azure to me." Forgetting that half the tribe was watching them, Bia threw her wings around Azure's neck. There was a clap. They turned. Across the quiet ravine, Pedro was clapping. Nico then began clapping too, and then Blu and Jewel; finally, the entire tribe was applauding. A tear of joy fell from one of Bia's eyes, and she and Azure enveloped one another in their wings as the applause and cheering grew, filling the ravine and echoing.

Later

Felipe and Roberto flew over the water, singing. They were almost like the 'Nico and Pedro' of the Amazon, only their singing style was slightly different. As Felipe finished singing, he dropped onto a branch to dance with his mate, Azalea. The place was decorated very much like when it had been the Amazon Carnival celebrations, with the glowing vines. Flowers were decorated all over the vines and branches. The two tribes were dancing on the water lilies, on the tree branches and in the air. Nico and Pedro then took over the singing, accompanied by Carla and Bruno. Blu and Jewel danced together on a branch, talking and smiling lovingly at each other. Eduardo and Mimi were somewhere in the crowds, dancing away to the music. Roberto was still singing, but he was now dancing with Sophia, performing complex dance moves. Bromeliad, Isaac, Andrea and Augustus were also dancing below on the lily pads; Andrea and Augustus were pairs, while Bromeliad was partnered with Kai and Isaac with a female named Floresta. Even the chicks were joining in; Elsa and Juan danced on a branch, carefully watched by Carlos, Manuela and Augustus. Carla and Bruno carried on singing while Tiago and Orchid also danced nearby. Carla then threw her wings up. "The chorus, Roberto and Sophia!" the two began their duet, singing in perfect synchronization as the tribes listened in silence. As the chorus ended, everyone's wings threw into the air, and hundreds of voices rose as the rest of the singing and dancing resumed.

In the higher branches of the main tree, Bia and Azure danced more slowly, in a slow, lazy circle, their wings wrapped around each other. Bia's cheek was rested against Azure's chest, and his chin was rested on her head. Both their eyes were closed as they listened to the sound of voices below. Bia loved Azure. They were only teenagers, true; but it was possible. Bia had read enough books to know that. They belonged together, they were both certain of. She had hurled herself into a forest fire for him; no one did that for just anyone.

"Azure… I know we're only young." Bia said, looking up at him. "But I think I love you."

"I am in love with you, Beatriz." Azure looked down at her, his smile gentle. He then remembered something Bia had told him about from The Fault in Our Stars. He smiled. "Okay?" Bia knew exactly what he was referring to. She smiled.

"Okay."

That's the end! All my OC's belong solely to me, you can't use them in your stories, I'm afraid. On a happier note, I'm so surprised at this fan fiction's success, I never thought it would be so popular and well-received! Thanks so much guys, for all your support and reviews. Keep the comments and views coming, tell your Rio-loving friends about it. Stay tuned for more Rio fanfiction from me, I've got many more ideas to come. Let's hope that 'Rio 3' will be as good, huh? Anyway, thanks again, and I hope you've liked this story! Keep watch for the sequel; 'The Estrella', coming soon.

Sorrel