Hey guys!

Before we get to what this will be… Yes… I know… I still got the last chapter of A Falcon's Fondness to finish and I promise… No wait! Pinkie promise! Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye, that I will finish that story!

Anyway… On to this now!

So… Since I written, "Roses", I been thinking from time to time… How would Blu and Jewel's relationship look like if it happened in Minnesota and if birds acted in a human setting, drove cars, wore clothes, stuff like that…

Well… After a lot of time to think about it, I decided to finally do it!

Well I think I bored you to death with this author's note enough, so without further ado…

Chapter 1: Coffee Shop

As another normal Saturday, winter cold, wore on in the town of Moose Lake, Minnesota, everyone was doing what they normally do, either strolling in the park or ice skiing, enjoying the day as all birds do on such a lovely winter day. In the town itself, busy with cars waiting at red lights and others eating at restaurants or diners, in one certain bookstore, a young male adult Blue macaw was putting on his jacket, to go out to the next door coffee shop.

"Mom, I'm going for a quick coffee break, you want anything?" The male shouted lightly to his mother, who was in back going through a fresh order of books.

"Yes son, can I just have a small latte?" The male's mother called back.

"Sure mom, be back." The male answered.

"Thanks Blu, enjoy your break." Blu's mother, who was named Mary said happily as Blu went out of the bookstore.

Blu was a 24 year old (Every bird has human's age, if you are confused!) who recently graduated from collage, majoring in literature and English and for now, before finding a steady job, he was helping his mother with the family bookstore. Blu had a mostly good life in Moose lake, he got very good grades in school growing up, managed to get into a very good college, despite being not the social type and he had the most loving mother ever. Except for one, very emotional fact… Blu's father… The one who continued the family bookstore that his grandfather founded, died when Blu was still very young, it was his father who inspired Blu to read and his father would read wonderful and famous stories to Blu whenever the young one was bored.

When Blu's father, David, died in a terrible accident, Blu was devastated and heartbroken, as well as his mother, but Blu knew that to honor his father, he would continue to do what his father inspired him to do and he kept that promise. That fact still and always stayed in Blu's heart and mind.

But back to the present…

Blu walked the very few steps to the coffee shop and opened the door, warm again as the heater was a relief from the outside cold and Blu rubbed his wings together before stepping in line for the coffees.

While Blu was waiting in line, at one of the tables in the shop seated two females, a Blue macaw and a toucan, who were having a friendly chat. One of them, the Blue macaw went by the name of Jewel.

Jewel was a 23 year old, who, like Blu, recently graduated from college and was now in her first year of being an elementary school teacher. She lived with her father, for now, taking care of him and herself in a house in Moose Lake. She loved her work and seeing all her little students made her happy, it's what she always wanted to do, since her mother used to be one too…

And like Blu… Jewel's mother was dead. Jewel's mother died when Jewel was also young, from cancer. Jewel held her mother in high regard, whenever Jewel got bullied at school and came home crying, it was her mother who would comfort her, giving a hug and kiss on the head. Jewel's mother, who was named Sapphire, would even sing a sweet lullaby that Jewel's grandmother used to sing to Sapphire. And now her mother was gone… Like Blu, Jewel held the fact that her mother was no longer around to see what a good woman she became because of her.

But, again, lets get back to the present.

Jewel was talking to her toucan friend, who was named Eva and Eva finally came to the chat Jewel didn't like one bit.

"So Jewel, did you find anyone yet?" Eva teased, Jewel getting uncomfortable.

"Eva, stop, it's my first year as a teacher, I'm not ready to start looking for a husband." Jewel replied with a sour expression.

"Oh come on, you got to find someone, I mean I been dating Rafi for only a couple of months and I can tell he's going to propose to me any day now." Eva smiled.

"Yeah, but that's different, you two known each other since high school and stayed close friends, and I didn't have any attraction to any boys." Jewel reminded the toucan.

"Well, what about Robert?" Eva suggested. "He seems nice and you knew him since high school."

"Eva, for the last time, Robert and I are just friends, we never got that close and besides we are mostly just friends because our fathers are friends." Jewel answered. "You know what, I need another coffee and a break from you." Jewel said and got up, while Eva chuckled.

However…

At the very moment that Jewel got up and was going to get another coffee, Blu got his coffees and was currently making his way to the door. What followed was a collision as Blu wasn't paying attention to what was in front of him, trying his best not to spill his coffee. Blu and Jewel crashed into each other, Blu's coffee jumping out of the cup and splashing down onto Jewel's shirt.

Now, most females would have been upset and call the guy who did that a jerk, but as Jewel looked down to eye level with Blu, she didn't. Blu, who recovered quickly from the crash, apologized as he looked at the mess he created.

"Oh dear!" Blu shouted. "I'm so sorry! Let me get you some napkins."

Before Jewel could say a word, Blu was off and came back a few seconds later with several napkins, which he handed to Jewel. Jewel hesitantly took them and tried her best to wipe off the stains. As she was doing so, Blu kept apologizing.

"Again, I'm very sorry, I wasn't paying attention." Blu said for like the tenth time.

"It's fine, I guess I wasn't either." Jewel finally spoke as she gave up trying to clean the mess.

"Here, let me buy you a coffee." Blu offered.

Jewel thought about rejecting this offer, but Blu seemed nice, so she accepted. And while Blu was busy getting another coffee, she kinda of wanted to have a chat with him, it certainly was better than hanging out alone with crazy Eva. When Blu came back to her, Jewel decided to ask Blu.

"Say, uh…" Jewel said to Blu, not knowing his name.

"Blu." Blu introduced himself.

"Blu, do you want to sit down with me and my friend?" Jewel asked.

"Sure, I would like that." Blu replied with a smile as he followed Blu to her table, but…

"Eva?" Jewel whispered to herself. "Where are you?"

Jewel looked outside and saw her toucan friend on the opposite side of the street. Eva smiled and gave Jewel a feather tip up, meaning she saw everything and left so the two Blue macaws can talk alone together.

"Eva, I'm going to kill you!" Jewel shouted in her head.

"So, where's your friend?" Blu asked, curious because Jewel said that she was with her friend.

"Oh, I guess she needed to leave, lets just sit down." Jewel said, snapped out of her anger at her friend.

For the next half hour the two macaws chattered with each other about their lives, what they are currently doing for a living, about their families, stuff like that. And the more and more they talked to each other, the more they had this strange feeling growing inside their bodies. They didn't know it yet, but it was the beginning of the feeling of love.

Soon enough, Jewel, mesmerized by Blu's life, finally noticed something that she couldn't believe she didn't see. It was the latte that Blu got for his mother, Blu apparently forgot about it through all his talking.

"Hey Blu, who is that for?" Jewel asked, pointing at the latte.

"Huh?" Blu responded as he looked at the coffee cup Jewel was pointing her wing tip to. "Oh no! That was supposed to be for my mother! I completely lost track of time!"

The two then decided they talked enough for one day and said goodbye to each other. As Blu said his goodbye and Jewel was busy putting on her jacket, he decided to ask Jewel something important.

"Hey Jewel, can I ask you something?" Blu nervously started.

"Sure, what is it?" Jewel replied.

"I was wondering if you would like to go out sometime…" Blu asked nervously, fearful of the answer.

Jewel was taken a bit back, but she thought that Blu was really nice and worth a shot, so she decided to accept.

"Sure, I guess we can, want to meet here?" Jewel requested.

"Alright, I'll see you later." Blu answered, almost to the point of blushing.

The two then parted ways and as they were doing so, they were already thinking about what to wear on the day and what to talk about and such. And they were also thinking about the future, they, again, didn't know it, but the rest of their lives were going to be very romantic…

And done with the first chapter!

Tell me what you guys think!

Just as a warning… This story is so going to be filled with cliches! So if you hate cliches, than sorry!