Feliz Aniversário

Chapter Three: Starlight Serenade

As the two blue macaws flew through the twilight skies of Rio, Blu lead Jewel to a familiar wooden structure.

"Is this...?" Jewel asked.

"Yep." Nodded Blu. "The place where we ended up spending our first night together. Seemed appropriate."

"Guess so." Agreed Jewel, admiring Blu's thoughtfulness.

The two landed on the hut's roof. They looked out into the awe-inspiring sight of Rio at night, the streetlights and the light from the stars reflecting off the water and causing everything to glow with an unearthly beauty.

"It's quite a sight, isn't it?" Smiled Blu.

"Yeah." Jewel agreed. "No matter how many times I see it, it's still so incredible."

Blu cleared his throat.

"Jewel, I've spent this past week searching for a song that encapsulates my feelings for you." He declared. "And a few days ago, I finally found it."

"Then let's hear it." Jewel gently prompted him.

Clearing his throat once more, Blu took to the air, hovering just above his love, and started singing.

Every part in my heart I'm giving out
Every song on my lips I'm singing out
Any fear in my soul I'm letting go
And anyone who ask I'll let them know

She's the one, she's the one
I say it loud
She's the one, she's the one
I say it proud

Ring a bell, Ring a bell
For the whole crowd
Ring a bell, Ring a bell

I'm telling the world
That I've found a girl
The one I can live for
The one who deserves

Every part in my heart I'm giving out
Every song on my lips I'm singing out
Any fear in my soul I'm letting go
And anyone who ask I'll let them know

She's the one, she's the one
I say it loud
She's the one, she's the one
I say it proud

Ring a bell, Ring a bell
For the whole crowd
Ring a bell, Ring a bell

I'm telling the world
That I've found a girl

The one I can live for
The one who deserves
To give all my heart
A reason to fly
The one I can live for
A reason for life

Oe oh oe oh
Yeah yeah
Oe oh oe oh
Yeah yeah
Oe oh oe oh
Yeah yeah
Oe oh oe oh

I'm telling the world
That I've found a girl
The one I can live for
The one who deserves
To give all my heart
A reason to fly
The one I can live for
A reason for life

Oe oh oe oh
Yeah yeah
Oe oh oe oh
Yeah yeah
Oe oh oe oh
Yeah yeah
Oe oh oe oh
Yeah yeah

Blu punctuated the lyrics with a display of aerial acrobatics, finishing up by twirling in midair and landing right next to Jewel.

"Well, what do you think?" He asked eagerly.

"Blu, that was... beautiful." Sniffed Jewel, eyes filling with tears of joy. "Just beautiful."

"Happy anniversary, darling." Whispered Blu, wrapping his wings around her.

"Happy anniversary." Jewel whispered back, as they kissed deeply.

"Here's to a great first year together." Blu smiled as their beaks parted.

"And to many more to come." Jewel smiled back.

Meanwhile, back at the blue macaw's tree hollow home, Nico and Pedro were fruitlessly attempting to get their young charges to go to sleep. The starfruit the young chicks had eaten had given them much more energy then the two had thought.

"Whoo!" Cheered Sapphire, flying as high as she could.

"Can't catch me!" Called Azul, flying madly around the hollow.

"Wait up!" Cerulean panted, barely keeping up.

"Okay kids." Said Nico, trying to calm them down. "Just cool it, okay?"

"Yeah, kiddos." Pedro agreed. "Time to get some sleepin' done."

"But I'm not tired!" Moaned Azul.

"Me neither." Pouted Sapphire.

"I kinda am..." Yawned Cerulean.

"'Zactly." Smirked Pedro, patting Cerulean on the head. "C-bird's gettin' with the program, so why don't you?"

"'Cause we're not sleepy." Said Azul, trying to hide a yawn.

"Not at all." Said Sapphire, also failing to hide her tiredness.

"Nice try." Smirked Nico. "Into the nest, all of ya."

The chicks grudgingly climbed into the nest.

"How about a lullaby?" Pedro asked. "That oughta help y'all sleep."

"Yes, please." Smiled Cerulean.

Nico and Pedro looked at each other, smiled, and began singing a lullaby of their own invention.

Rock-a-bye, birdies
In the treetop
While the wind blows
Your uncles will rock
When the beat breaks
The coolness will fly
And dancin' will go birdies
Coolness and all

Birdies are dancing
Cool and fly
Y'all can't be stopped
But we will try
Forward and back
The coolness she swings
And though birdies samba
They hear what we sing

From the high rooftops
Down to the sea
No one's as dear
As birdies to we
Wee little feathers
Eyes wide and bright
Now sound asleep
Until morning light

As they finished their song, Nico and Pedro were delighted to see the three chicks slowly but surely fall asleep.

"Aw, look at 'em." Smiled Nico. "Like little angels."

"Told ya we had this babysiting thing in the bag." Said Pedro smugly, crossing his wings in victory.

The sound of wings flapping drew their attention to the hollow's opening, as Blu and Jewel returned from their night out.

"We're back." Blu said simply.

"How are things?" Jewel asked.

"Handled." Said Nico smugly, pointing out the sleeping chicks.

"Wow, good work." Said Jewel, impressed.

"Yeah, nice job." Agreed Blu, equally impressed.

"Ain't no thing." Said Pedro. "We can do this babysittin' stuff in our sleep."

"Well then, can we count on you two to do it again sometime?" Blu asked.

"Sure!" Nico and Pedro chorused.

"Thanks for taking care of our chicks, guys." Jewel smiled.

"Anytime." Nico tipped his hat before he and Pedro flew out of the hollow.

"Later, lovebirds!" Pedro called back.

Tired from their night out, Blu and Jewel joined their offspring in the nest. As they snuggled in, they roused Cerulean from his sleep.

"Hi mommy, hi daddy." He said blearily.

"Hi, Cee." Said Blu warmly.

"Did you have fun tonight?" Cerulean asked.

"A lot." Smiled Jewel. "Did you have fun with uncle Nico and uncle Pedro?"

"Yeah." Cerulean yawned. "Can they babysit us again sometime?"

"You bet, kiddo." Blu smiled, patting his son's head.

"Great." Cerulean yawned again, nuzzling into his parent's feathers before once again falling asleep.

"Well, how about that?" Blu whispered, marvelling at his offspring's readiness to be babysat again, without even fretting about being seperated from his parents.

"A perfect end to a perfect night." Jewel whispered back.

Resting their heads on their wings, the two soon joined their children in slumberland.

The End

(Rio and all associated characters are the property of 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios. "Telling the World" is the property of Taio Cruz.)