The night was rhythmic and you could feel the buzz as you got closer to the club. Hell it was made out of sheets and wasn't very good to stay in, in the rain but still, it did what it was supposed to do every other time; create a paradise. It really was paradise with every bird species mingling together as one, kicking about to the samba that flowed to freely around the air making you spread your wings and shake your tail feathers. It had become a hot spot for love and had been like that for a fair few years, as long as Nico and Pedro could remember, maybe ever as long as Rafael could remember.

It had been around 10 years now since Nico and Pedro first met. It was quite a meeting too. One they will never forget. Let me take you back 10 years ago on to the dark streets of Rio where one red headed cardinal was perched on a building overlooking Rio's nightlife, wishing he could be part of it. It wasn't that he couldn't party in the bird world, he was just making his way up the ladder to his stardom, it was just that the human world of partying looked so much more energetic. He didn't really know where all this was coming from, perhaps it was creeping through his mellow mood after being left on his own at the club again by the birds he called 'friends' for some hot wings. It sucked. It really did.

Little did the young bird know, that within a few moments, his life would take an exciting twist for on the, should be, beautiful beach of Rio was a small yellow canary struggling to fly again his exhaustion and the building winds. He was a vibrant yellow that made him stand out that small bit more that most birds that were found on the beach such as the seagulls who were built to face weather like this and who were evidently approaching the tiny canary without him noticing. Well that was without him noticing until they were a few yards away from him, laughing at his struggle.

'Oh great. Just what I need.' He thought to himself while trying to ignore their taunts and impressions of him.

As he continued to battle against the pressure in both senses he found it harder and harder to get to where he wanted to be which was anywhere but near the gulls. He'd put up with the on his flight over the ocean to get to the musical, beautiful and vibrant paradise but with the storm that was brewing, it looked a little like a nightmare.

Unfortunately a single gust of wind, with the canary's exhaustion kicking in on overtime on him, he was blown full pelt into the white feathered disasters. As you can guess, this didn't and wasn't about to go down well.

'What the hell do you think you're doing?' one gull shouted

'Watch it pipsqueak!' another yelled at him

'É melhor você assistir o que está fazendo você pouco louco amarelo!' the third bellowed clearly not speaking very much English.

With the young, tiny bird being in the condition he was in, there was no way on the earth he was about to start a fight especially with 3 other birds who where much older and taller than him. Just as he was about to fly away with the wind letting up slightly for a few moments, the Portuguese gull grabbed the canaries wing and dragged him back to the sand, landing him with a beak full.

'WHOA! OMPH!'

The 3 gulls laughed at him before taunting him again.

'Aww what's the matter little bird?' Are you all tired?'

Their laughter got louder as the expression on the sunshine birds face became a little fearful but he still remained silent and gulped as the third gull in the pack spoke again.

'Você sabe o que acontece com o fraco aqui? Você começamostrado como tot endurecer quer você goste ou não. Vamosmostrar-lhe os meninos.'

With that the 3 seagulls dived on the canary and began kicking and pecking at him. He knew there wasn't anything he could do, he really was too tired to fight so he curled up in to a ball and hoped they would stop soon. They did. A lot sooner than he thought they would.

'He might be tougher than we thought' He heard one gull say without uncurling in case it all started again. Much to his delight, they didn't, the continued talking as he listened.

'Yeah, maybe we have to show the KID how to be a MAN.'

The 3 gulls sniggered at this but the curled canary was confused until the conversation came to an end.

'Bem, ninguém disse nada sobre homens e rapazes. Então eu digo isso.'

'Time get it on.'

He didn't want to stay to find out if what he was thinking was true and took his chance to fly off when he could, battered and bleeding but it was better than laying there. All he knew now was that maybe the birds in Rio weren't as nice as he had heard and that he just wanted somewhere to sleep.

With his mind buzzing he didn't see the daydreaming cardinal sat on the roof of a building as he crashed into him flipping himself on to his back and knocking the other on to his back with and 'OMPH!' from both birds.

NPNPNPNPNPNPNPNPNPNP

Portuguese to English in order:
É melhor você assistir o que está fazendo você pouco louco amarelo - You'd better watch what you're doing you little yellow freak!

'Você sabe o que acontece com o fraco aqui? Você começamostrado como tot endurecer quer você goste ou não. Vamosmostrar-lhe os meninos' - You know what happens to the weak here? You get taught to toughen up whether you like it or not. Get him boys

Bem, ninguém disse nada sobre homens e rapazes. Então eu digo isso.' - Well, nobody said anything about men and boys. So I say do it. "

Well I thought I'd stop here with it being 2AM! DUDE! Anyway if it wasn't clear, I will be turning this into a romance story between Nico and Pedro because I am curious to what it would be like and I am still figuring it out. I do rather like where this is going. So read and please review! It helps! Trixabella Pixxiemist -x