One foot on the boat's edge, Tigress bent down and offered her paw to Po. Her mouth was slightly curved upward, like she wanted to smile but her fiery orange eyes showed relief that Po was okay.
Po smiled back, his heart still pounding. Lord Shen had fought dirty and his paws ached from catching and returning the heavy FireBalls. He sighed, releived that their battle had ended without and causalities. Except for Shen's. Po grasped Tigress's paw and she helped him out of the water and onto the boat. All the villagers cheered joy-fully.
"That," She folded her arms and smiled,warmth in her orange eyes. "Was pretty hardcore."
Po brightened, but still wordless.
Should he? He decided and stepped forward, embracing her.
Too shocked, Tigeress froze.
She glanced at the other Kung-Fu masters. All of them had eyes wide like moons and gawked, mouths hanging open.
Po suddenly glanced up noticing their stares. He took a step back from Tigress, blushing slightly.
Suddenly, the other members of the Furious five, tackled Po and congratulated him, complementing him with enthusiasm at his victory against Lord Shen.
Master Shifu stepped closer to their pile and kindly said, "It seems you have found your inner peace." He suddenly frowned. "At such a young age."
Po smiled. He had. And it was great. Better than great. Awesomer than awesome! "Well I had a pretty good teacher." He reached forward to hug his master.
But when he glanced back up, Shifu was behind him. Both masters smiled.
Suddenly the sky exploded with beautiful fire works. As they exploded, noise boomed into the sky. But each echo of BOOM!, was triumphed by the firework's individual beauty. Ohs and Ahs suddenly filled the air and everyone relaxed. Shen, was gone and the Dragon Warrior and Furious 5 were unharmed.
Well, not completely. She glanced at the wounds she had gained when she had pushed Po away from the cannon and stepped directly into the target area. She flexed her arm, feeling the wounds sting.
But I'm fine. Well and alive. She sighed quietly to herself. She had been so afraid when Shen and Po had fought. So afraid.
Or was it more than fear for her friend? It couldn't have been... love?
Tigress shook her held wildly. She had never liked the panda. She had despised him when they had first met, when he had stolen her chance of becoming the Dragon Warrior. And he only seemed to get worst after that.
She frowned. So when had she started... liking him? Or not just about tolerating? She began to pace. Did she like him? Did she want him to like her? Was she in love?
She paused. She wanted to be loved... But not by a panda. And certainly not be Po. He was plainly her friend. She sighed. But she did feel a lonely longing. She wanted someone in her life. She wanted to love someone.
"Is there something wrong, child?" Tigress blinked glancing at the person who had spoken.
It was a female goat, with long horns that grew away from her head. Tigress recognized her as the soothsayer.
"Yes.." She shook her head, confused. "I mean no. No wait, I mean yes. No, no." She shook her head, wavering on her choices. I want to know if I need love. She told herself silently. And if I do, who will give it to me?
The soothsayer smiled kindly. "Would you like to tell me?"
"Not really." Tigress said. But before she had a chance to think it through, she blurted out. "But can you help with love life?"
"I can help you see what will be in your love life, if you wish," The soothsayer's old eyes darkened noticeably. "But it may not be what you want."
"That doesn't matter," Tigress said eagerly, a trace of desperation in her voice. "I just want to know," She paused, beginning to think hard. When she continued, her voice was strained. "Who will my heart lead me to?"
The soothsayer closed her eyes for a quick moment and spoke in a strange tone of voice. " He is an old, painful wound, an un-healing scar. But he is also the weapon. He will harm you in many ways. And yet, you will always forgive him." She opened her eyes again and softly said, "You will know when to trust him, and you will be the light he always needed. You will turn him around and change him. Forever." She finished.
Tigress didn't know what to say. She didn't even know what to think. She stammered, "Do I know him?"
The soothsayer nodded slightly. "He's always in the back of your mind."
Tigress still didn't react. "It's not Po, is it." She made her question a statement. "And it's not one of the furious five. But you think." She corrected herself. "I mean you know I will love him?"
"Yes. You will give him something he was denied of. " The goat murmured. "Something you once believed no one would give to you or you to anyone."
"Love?" Tigress's voice was barely above a whisper and she was surprised the soothsayer heard it above the continuing admiring coos for the fire-works.
"Love." She agreed. "Beware of the feline. But do not misunderstand him. He was treated just like you."
Tigress's mind flashed back to her early childhood. The orphanage. Shifu who had taken her in." Who is he? She wondered to herself.
Miles and miles away, a snow leopard flicked his ears.
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