A.N.-Well it has been awhile I guess and I hope that at least some missed me. I have still been on fan fic though, reviewing stories and welcoming all the new authors. Happy to see how many people are writing now! Anyways now that I am back (don't know how long, got wisdom teeth to pull) I decided to start from scratch with a new story that I have been developing and thinking about for the past weeks. The story will be mostly from first person perspective from either Blu or Jewel, the first few chapters from Blu's and maybe at times some good old third person. This is my first attempt at first person from Blu or Jewel's so idk how things will work out but that is kind of the fun in exploration. Anyways the story starts right after Tulio tells Linda and Blu about saving the species.

"Sure, when can she come over?"

The last five minutes was becoming a living nightmare. My perfect morning routine was rudely disrupted by the Brazilian ornithologist who stood in front of me and my owner. His name was Tulio if I heard correct, Tulio...what a ridiculous sounding name. And the man fits his name perfectly, he was ridiculous! Rambling on how was the last male of my kind and I was to save the species? Since when did I have a kind? But I never feared, I knew that Linda would tell him that I was 'unavailable' so to speak and send him on his way so I could get back to my cookies.

When I heard her ask, "Sure, when can she come over?" my heart nearly leaped out of my chest. Why did she say that! I didn't want any of this! My entire life the only interaction I had with other birds was with two geese every morning through a sheet of glass, hell I haven't even been in the same room as another bird except at the vet and now I am expected to just jump right in and mate with another bird, mostly likely a hot headed, conceded, crazy, undomesticated female at that.

"Linda what are you saying! Tell him no!" I yelled to her face, of course the only thing she heard was a series of loud squawks.

Tulio gave a light chuckle, "Don't worry Blu, Jewel is a nice bird. Very pretty too!" He addressed me in the kind of 'gooshy' tone one would address a toddler.

"He's just a little shy, that's all" Linda said.

"Oh I'm sure that the two will get along just fine." Tulio said smiling, "I have Jewel at the bed and breakfast I am staying at just up the road from here."

"Oh you mean the one owned by Mr. and Mrs. Cuppett?"

"Yes, that is the one!" Tulio happily chuckled.

"Aren't they just the sweetest old couple?" Linda happily sighed.

I rolled my eyes and scoffed lightly so Linda wouldn't hear.

"I will be back in just a little while." Tulio said as he parted.

With Tulio now out of the store Linda placed me back next to my hot chocolate (which was now more warm than hot) and cookies. Linda looked like she wanted to talk to me about something, probably the new situation that I was suddenly wrapped up in, but was stopped when a customer walked through the door. Linda walked over and attended to the customer while I happily dipped a cookie in the coco and took a bite.

As I slowly at the cookie I stood over the chocolate thinking to myself about all the things that could go wrong between me and this Jewel character. What if the two of us ended up just not clicking was the first thing to come to mind. But things had to work, after all we were the last of our kind. And then a thought came to mind on why things may not go as planned, I dropped the cookie I was holding and walked over to my cage. I jumped from the ledge and onto the door and expertly timed my jump right onto my swing with the door shutting behind me. I looked into the small mirror and frowned. My fear was confirmed, I was the problem. I made a slow three-sixty degree rotation and examined myself. I puffed out my chest to try to look more masculine, the only thing it accomplished was me looking like a puffball. I don't know I guess I wasn't too bad, I turned my head to my back and looked at my tail feathers.

"Not bad." I chuckled, playfully shaking them back and forth. At least these were above par.

I turned around and opened up my wings, well the sorry excuse for wings. They seemed a bit scrawny and weak, well of course they were stupid you can't fly. Fly? Fly! I couldn't believe I overlooked the most prominent and biggest problem with me. I was a bird who can't fly, I am an ostrich...Who would want anything to do with a bird who can't fly?

I have to start thinking positive, I have find the good traits and let them flourish and be seen. I was smart, not every bird could read a book on physics and understand it. I am funny, well at least I think I am. My thoughts were interrupted by a loud CLUNK hitting the glass pane on the front window, I turned around in time to see the snowball slowly sliding its way down like the thousands of others before its time. Maybe Alice and Chloe could help me, after all they're girls right?

I swung from my cage door and onto the window ledge just before another snowball was chucked at my face and stopped by the glass, thankfully.

The two stood on the bench smirking at me, "Jeez pet! It's about time!" Chloe mocked and the two did their signature duo laugh.

"Say pet why aren't you eating?" Alice asked pointing to the cup of cold coco and plate of cookies.

I lowered my head, "Because...there's this girl." I mumbled.

"A girl? What girl?"

"I think he is making her up." Chloe whispered to Alice making a coo-coo sign with her feather.

"No, I am not making her up." I grunted, "She is down the street with that man who you flew from earlier."

"Oh, you mean twinkle toes?" Alice snickered.

I was starting to become annoyed at their childish humor, they were beginning to be of no help already.

"Yea, HIM. He is an ornithologist from Brazil and he says that I am the last male of my kind."

"Brazil, wow that is pretty far down there." Chloe stated and Alice agreed.

"That's not the point!" I was becoming fed up and time was running short, "He brought with him the last female and we are supposed...save the species." My tone softened at the touchy part.

"So you don't want her to think you're fat?" Alice snickered behind her wing.

"Forget it, you guys are no help." I turned around and began walking back to my cage.

"Hey Blu!" Chloe called, getting my attention.

I began turning back to face them, maybe they actually did care, perhaps they had advice that would be of use to me. These thoughts were erased from my mind when two snowballs slammed the window in perfect unison.

"Good luck!" Alice hollered and the two flew away laughing.

I climbed down the side of my cage and onto the floor and walked my way over to Linda who was saying her byes to the customer as he exited through the door. She noticed me and bent down with her arm out for me to jump on. She stood up and placed me down next to her computer and sat in her chair.

"Blu is something wrong?" She asked when she saw me glaring at her.

I walked over to a cup holding a variety of writing utensils and pulled out a blue ball point pen. I began writing on the yellow notepad next to the computer monitor. After scribbling on it for a few seconds I pushed it over to Linda for her to read.

Why didn't you ask me what I thought about this entire "save the species" situation.

Linda looked up from the paper, "Blu, I'm sorry. I just thought you would be for it."

I pulled the paper back next to me and began writing again.

It's not that I don't want to do it, I know that it has to be done if we want the species to survive. The problem is...me. What if Jewel doesn't like me?

Linda finished reading the paper and smiled, "Oh Blu, don't worry I'm sure she will like you. What is their not to like, you're funny, kind, smart, and passionate."

Linda held out her fist and I returned the gesture knocking my nudging my head against it. Before we could finish our handshake I heard the bell ring on the door and Tulio's voice as he walked in.