Author's note: Hello, I hope you enjoy! Leave comments on what I should do next or what to improve upon. This story stays rated K+, so if you want to have it otherwise, then I'm afraid you're out of luck. Enjoy. :D

Summary: This story takes place after the plane incident. Jewel's wing is broken and Blu is unsure if he can stay in Rio and if Jewel even loves him more than just as a friend. Jewel is afraid she'll never fly again and if Blu will go with her back to the jungle if her wing heals. How strong is their love when it comes to these forks in the road?

Chapter One: Alone

Jewel just went into the emergency room with Tulio to fix her wing so it can heal correctly. Blu was waiting outside, wandering in his thoughts. I hope she's okay. What if she'll never fly again? I can't see her suffer that bad. If it does heal, what am I going to do? Linda has to go back to Minnesota, but I love Jewel with all my heart and can't leave her either. Oh why does Disney have to make 'live happily ever after' stories when life isn't like that!? I guess while I wait for Jewel, I can get her some food. Plus, it'll be good practice if I decide to go to the jungle with her. And with that, he flew out an open window to find some fruit.

Little did Blu know was that the moment he flew out the window, Tulio opened the door with Jewel in his hands. Jewel was happy to be done with the pain of Tulio readjusting her bones back into place and that she'd get to see her hero again. But when Jewel looked around, he wasn't there, waiting for her return. Maybe he's in the big cage. She thought.

"Huh? I thought Blu would be here. Maybe he's in the artificial jungle. Jewel, would you like for me to put you in there?" Tulio asked.

Jewel squawked signaling she wanted to. As Tulio opened the hatch into the room, she bolted out of his hand and immediately started looking for Blu. "Blu? Blu!?" she shouted, but no one answered. Where is he? She thought. I guess I'll get some sleep, I don't think I can really do anything while I wait. She climbed the pegs on the nearby tree and saw the hollow she slept in before Blu came. It was the perfect size for two macaws, yet only one slept there. Jewel lied down and drifted off to sleep only to be woken up moments later.

Over the intercom, Tulio stated, "Ah, Jewel, remember, no flying. If you try, you may never fly again." Once it ended, Jewel looked to the ground in misery. She was so sad that she couldn't fly, being the free spirited bird she was. Or used to be. She thought. Now I have Blu, although, he isn't here. Gosh, can my luck get any worse?

"Hey Tulio." Exclaimed Linda as she walked in the room. "Have you seen Blu?"

"No, I thought you might have seen him. Jewel looks very lonely and forgotten." At those words, Linda looked to the screen monitor. Jewel was crying.

Poor Jewel. Blu, where are you? You better return quickly or you're going to be severely punished.

Blu on the other hand was getting some mangos from a tree, but they wouldn't cut from a stem. "Ugg! Why, won't, you, CUT!?" Blu screamed in anger. "Come on, Jewel will be starving if I don't get her something to eat after Tulio fixes her wing."

"Hey amigo! It looks like you found the rhythm in your heart. How's flying and where's Jewel?" Rafael exclaimed.

"Oh, hey Rafael, nice to see you again! Flying is one of the best things ever and Jewel is at the aviary." Blu said.

"With humans? All alone?" Rafael was confused. He knew Jewel hated humans by the way she treated Blu in their little disagreement.

"Well, she didn't really have a choice. She broke her wing." Blu said.

"WHAT!? How amigo?" Rafael asked.

"Well, you all left the plane, I was still hesitant on flying, and Nigel was still there."

"Okay, so how did she break her wing?"

"Nigel strangled me and Jewel tried to help, only to be thrown into a wall and had a cage fall on her wing." Blu said.

"Wow! So how are you two still breathing?" Rafael asked.

"She fell out of the plane and I jumped after her. Then we had a moment, then I flew with her to safety. Then Tulio is working on her wing as we speak. Now, could I have some help getting some of these mangoes down?"

"Sure amigo," Rafael said, "for future references, this is how you pull a mango from its vine." Once he plucked the mango, he then handed one to Blu. "Now you try."

Blu plucked his mango with ease. "Well, you'll have to teach me some more tricks sometime Rafael." Blu said, chuckling.

"Anytime, and thanks for the good story. I may use it as a 'fairytale' for my own chicks." Rafael said.

"Oh, of course. Well, bye Rafael, come by the aviary some time and visit."

"Alright amigo!" Rafael exclaimed as Blu flew back to the aviary.