In the following two weeks, I and my family found a hollow we all liked; a rather big hollow with four rooms. There were two close to the ground and two higher up, ours the biggest of the four. Shell loved the room furthest from us; it was also furthest from the entrance to our hollow, which we did not mind in the slightest.

Also during that time, Shell became our official daughter (Blu told us the news after the trial, as we were taking care of her to go) and we were over joyed at the news. The next major event that happened was that shell spoke her first two words; she called Tiago 'daddy' and me 'papa', which caused us to cry with happiness. The last thing that happened was that I met Carla, Tiagos older sister... as well as 1/4th of the bird population as her fan base...

We were just having family time, trying to teach Shell more words, like 'yes', 'no' and 'okay' when we heard a bird flying close to our hollow, yelling Tiagos name. When my love stuck his head outside the hollow, he quickly fell back as a female bird raced into a hollow before diving into a room, begging him to help her hide; to say I was shocked would be an understatement. "Who is she?" I asked Tiago urgently, even shell was confused. "She's my sister; now, help my seal the entrance!" Tiago responded, quickly throwing some vines and sticks my way.

Wordlessly, I helped Tiago create a wall and shoved it against the entrance just in time; I saw a huge flock of birds flying our way, screaming something about Carla. With the wall secure, we waited several tense minutes as the crowd flew by; I could see them through a small hole beside the entrance. When everything seemed normal did we relax? "The birds are gone Carla" Tiago called. "You sure?" Carla asked. "Positive" Tiago responded. Carla eased her way out of her hiding spot, sighing with relief before turning to me. "I don't mean to be rude, but who are you?" Carla asked me. "My name is Jason and Tiago is my mate" I responded. Carla was shocked at first (her eyes told me so) but she soon broke into a wide smile, congratulating us.

"Who is the little angle?" Carla asked us: shell stretched her wings for Carla to pick her up, which she did. "That is our adopted daughter, Shell" Tiago responded. "Aww, she is so cute!" Carla complimented as she held the child close to her, spinning around in a graceful circle. Shell laughed at the motion, apparently enjoying it; she had a contagious laugh apparently because everyone started laughing as well.

After a while of talking, Carla told us she better get to the club. "The audience nearly destroyed the club when I took too long to get on stage" Carla said nervously. As soon as we moved the wall, Carla bolted out, thanking us as she left.

"You know, we could ask mom if she could watch Shell for a day or two... get some time for ourselves..." Tiago began, looking into my eyes as he rubbed spots on my body in a way only he could, making me weak in the knees; the only thing that kept me from moaning was Shells voice. "Papa, daddy?" Shell asked. "Hey sweetheart. You know about the stories I told you about Mima Jewel?" Tiago asked her. As he talked to Shell, I remembered the deal we made; I blushed heavily when I realized we were going to do 'it' tonight.

"I'll go ask her if you can spend a few days there, okay. I'll be right back" Tiago told her before flying away. While he was gone, I got Shell ready; I made a list of foods Shell could eat for meals, what she could eat for a treat and foods she could not eat under ANY circumstance (the last time we foolishly gave her a sugar berry to eat for desert, let's just say she would have left flames on the ground if she could from the speeds she was moving). I also go her favorite toys together in a leaf bundle (Tiago and I worked together to build them).

Soon, Tiago came back, bearing a wide smile; my heart fluttered with nerves as he delivered the news. "Mima said you can stay with her!" Tiago told Shell; our daughter cried out happily. "She said to take you in an hour. So I'll go grab us something to eat; what would you like?" Tiago asked both Shell and I. "Mango!" Shell called; she loved the fruit.

Just to make sure Shell did no hear me, I leaned to Tiagos ear so shell would not ask what it was I was about to ask for. "Izanagi berries with Soul Star Fruit" I requested; Tiagos eyes flew open as he turned to me, clearly surprised before smiling. "Sure thing hon. I'll be back soon!" Tiago stated before he flew away. (Izanagi berries increase a birds sex drive as well as hormone levels: bird Viagra pretty much).

While Tiago was gone, I played with Shell to keep myself from thinking from the events that will happen later on today. As soon as Tiago came back with our food, I quickly put the Izanagi berries in our room before eating with my family, body shaking. Tiago must have notice because he put a wing around me, giving me a comforting look. I calmed down enough to stay steady while eating, but got nervous again when we finished eating. "I'll take Shell while you get ready" Tiago told me as he picked up Shells stuff. Shell gave me a hug before she got on her daddies back. "See you soon!" I called after them as they took off. I turned back to the hollow and set to cleaning; I needed to be ready for our night.

Sooner than I thought possible, Tiago arrived as soon as I finished cleaning. "So, what should we do first?" Tiago asked me. "How about we go out for the day? I would like to see our friends: we have not seen them in a while" I suggested. "Sure thing; let's go" Tiago told me before we left our tree for the day.

For the rest of the afternoon, we hung out with our friends as planned before going to The Branch, the club where Carla sings at. To say the least, the club was packed! Tiago and I barely had enough room to get to the bar where a military macaw was serving drinks (fruit juice).

"What's your poison?" he asked us, his voice low and rumbling. "Tanned apple juice with a shot of Acai juice for me Johnathan" Tiago ordered before turning to me. "What all do they have?" I asked him. "Have you been here before?" Tiago asked in turn. "No" I replied simply.

While we were talking, the music was playing pretty loud, but when I said 'no', the music stopped and the entire club stared at me in shock. "My dad never brought me here before" I explained; the music resumed right after. After Johnathan listed what they had, he told me that they could mix drinks if I wanted to. "I'll just have mango juice please" I ordered after a moment's thought. Nodding to us, he left to prepare our drinks in the back.

"May I please have your attention?" a voice called from the stage as the music faded. I turned to the platform to see a yellow canary there; I recognized him as Nico. "Our star in the rising Carla"-monstrous applause and cheer- "has an announcement to make" Nico called before Carla walked on stage; I nearly went deaf at the noise.

"Thank you all! Alright, lets get down to business. I want someone new to take the stage; a very important person to me" Carla stated; the crowd was dead silent. "In the past, I had a boyfriend; a guy who I thought was the sweetest, kindest bird in the world... till he cheated one me. I nearly swore I would give up on love... if not from my brother, Tiago" Carla told everyone; the crowd turned to him as he sipped his drink (they just came out). "So, I would like for him to come up here and sing for all the single ladies out there who think they will not be loved; he will change your mind" Carla requested; Tiagos beak hit the floor. Blushing slightly, Tiago downed his drink before flying to the stage.

After a short whisper argument, Carla walked off the stage smiling; I guess she won. The crowd soon fell silent as music started to play; but not before Tiago spoke. "I am singing a song I modified to suit the situation of my sisters broken heart; keep that in mind" Tiago told us before nodding to someone off stage. Music began to play soon afterwards.

"He'll stand by you

Even when you fall

He'll be the wind

That makes you fly

And lifts you high in the sky to soar

As Tiago began to sing, he locked eyes with me on purpose and smiled; I instantly knew he was singing for me as well, but to show his love to me. Tiago began to dance as he continued.

No matter where you are,

No matter who you are,

He'll be there,

No matter where you are,

No matter who you are,

He'll be there

Tiago pointed to various parts of the crowd and to random birds as he sang this part, stretching his wings as to cover the audience.

No one will take his place,

A couple fights and lonely nights

Don't make it right to let it go to waste

He won't let you fall,

He won't let you go,

No matter where you are,

No matter where you are, No matter who you are,

He'll be there

Tiago began to sing like he was listing promises and expectations before his tone turned determined for the last part of the song.

He will hold on to

Everything ya'll got,

A quitter, a regretter and a forgetter is

Everything he's not

He'll take of you

And love you just because,

You and him will be better than forever

You can be the pair,

Who learns how to love

Mistakes and empty promises

Will never be enough

To tear apart the giant hearts

That beat in you now,

Let you conquer the percentages

And rise above the flock

He won't let you fall,

He won't let you go,

No matter where you are,

No matter who you are,

He'll be, he'll be,

He'll be there, He'll be there!

Tiago finished dramatically with the music; the crowd was stunned silent with the emotion behind the lyrics. The crowd cheered for Tiago as he left the stage; a few of the female birds were crying as my love landed beside me. "That was beautiful" I praised. "Thanks hon" Tiago told me before ordering another drink.

The moon was high in the sky when we left the club, the silver light casting a enchanted glow on the jungle. Soon enough, we landed at our hollow, the inside lit slightly by the moon as we wandered in. When we entered our room, I remembered my promise to Tiago. Instead of feeling nervous, I felt excited. Smiling to him, I moved to what I hope was a sensual way to the Izanagi berries before eating on.

"You ready honey?" Tiago asked me as I turned to him, the berries effects kicking in already. Instead of answering him, I kissed him passionately and lustfully. To my surprise, Tiago picked me up while in the kiss.

Leading us to our nest, Tiago laid us down before we slipped into our night of passion.

The video above is the original song; I hope you all enjoy this one!