"You all have been assembled here to learn a skill to either benefit your family or the tribe as a whole. There are several to choose from, so take your time. When you hear a class that you like, go off to the location told. We have..." Blu told us before he listed off the classes and what they were for. "If you wish to get medical training, go to the clay banks; a blue and gold named Rozalda is waiting there for you" Blu started off. I and two other birds took off, one a female and the other a girl that looked the spitting image of Bia, but with lavender powder on her eye lids with startling green iris's, her body slender and her head feathers flat.

We all flew silently for a while before I broke the silence. "My name is Jason; how about you two?" I introduced. "My name is Marian" the Bia look alike introduced, her tone friendly. "Mine is Nightfly," the dark blue female told me, her eyes a warm blue as she looked at me for a second. Soon enough, we all reached the clay banks, a blue and gold waiting for us like Blu said. "Are you three the only ones joining my classes?" Rozalda asked us; we all nodded. "Well, this will be a lot easier on me. What are your names?" she asked us; we each gave our name in turn.

"Now that we know each other, we will start off easy; what is clay used for?" Rozalda began. "To help with digestion" I answered quickly. "Correct. Clay helps by neutralizing acidity in a stomach from the fruits we eat, as well as help settle an upset stomach" Rozalda explained. As the lesson continued, Rozalda began to list off plants for us to memorize for certain things, like Belesta leaves to clean out infection when chewed before application and Zorzak berries to numb pain when digested to name a few.

When it was lunch time, Rozalda released us for the day. "Meet me here at noon tomorrow," She told us before we took off. "Hey Marian, want to grab some brazil nuts with me?" Nightfly asked as we flew. "Sure. Do you want to join us, Jason?" Marian asked me. "Thank you, but I need to get to my mate, Tiago; he should be at the mango trees," I told them. "Alright, but bring him around soon; I can see why he fell in love with you" Marian smiled; I nodded in response, thanking her for the compliment.

When we separated, I caught a small part of Marian and Nightfly's conversation. "It's good to know there are other gay birds like us," Marian said before they were out of ear shot. 'I wonder if they are a couple?' I thought to myself as I smiled. Continuing on my way, I flew deeper into the jungle, the mango trees not that far way.

As I got closer to my destination, I heard a blood curdling, pain filled scream; I recognized the scream instantly. "TIAGO!" I yelled, flying faster than ever before, a new voice soon hearable. "That is what you get you fag," a macaw said, his feathers a darker blue than Blu's, almost black in all honesty, his amber eyes glaring down at Tiago, my loves body covered in deep scratches that were releasing blood in almost dangerous amounts, his wings and torso dotted with bruises.

"NO!" I yelled as the macaw raised his talons to strike. I flew right between them as the talons swiped down. A sharp pain slashed against my chest as I fell, thankfully landing on a near by branch, one wing wrapped around me while the other below me; blood was already seeping through my wing quite violently, already creating a pool by the time I blinked. I tried to get up to my mate, but I felt a burst of pain that made me fall back down, my vision blurry. The last thing I saw was my mate flying at the macaw, his rage filled scream that last thing I heard before the world went black.

Oh no, what ever have I done? Why did I write this? WHY?! Oh yeah, I know why: TO MAKE A CLIFF HANGER! Something surprising happens in the next chapter, and a prophecy is told by one long dead. Sorry for the really short chapter: the next one will be longer. I know I suck at making cliff hangers, but hey, I can try, right?

See ya later!