Title: Saying Thank You Can Be Hard
Rating: K
Pairings: None
Summary: It's not always easy to do something nice when you're feeling grumpy. So imagine how much harder it's gonna be if you're Grumpy Bear.
Warnings: None really.
Spoilers: None
Notes: All rights and properties belong to Nelvana and Dic. Just a cute little situation inspired while coloring with my nephew. Will be four chapters long and written for the younger readers on this site. :)
Grumpy Bear gazed around the small batch of flowers at his pawed feet and grimaced. Dozens of happy, petaled faces stared up at him as if to say 'Pick me! Pick me!' It made him even more uncomfortable than he already was.
He tugged on the string clutched in his paw and watched as the heart shaped balloon above him bobbed back and forth. He was being silly, he knew. Who was unsure about something that smiled at you? It was a flower, for goshsakes! It wasn't going to bite!
He glanced back down at the garden and frowned, something he knew Cheer Bear wouldn't have liked had she been there to see him. Grumpy also knew that she would have told him outright how silly he was being. 'Just take one!' she'd probably say with a big smile, 'Friend Bear planted them there for everyone. You know he won't mind.'
No, Friend Bear wouldn't have minded. That wasn't what bothered Grumpy anyway. He wanted to take a flower. He had a very good reason to.
He just didn't know if he could do it.
"Hiya, Grumpy Bear!"
The sudden shout startled him so much that he almost stumbled into the patch of flowers. The balloon string slipped from his paw and he jumped to save it before he turned around.
Friend Bear was making his way up the rainbow path toward the flower patch. A straw hat sat on his head and he carried a red watering can in one paw. He used the other to wave to Grumpy Bear, whose eyes darted around in search of an escape that didn't exist on the small cloud where he and the flowers stood.
Trapped, he sulked to himself.
Friend Bear smiled brightly as he stepped before Grumpy. "Good morning!"
"Morning," Grumpy mumbled, looking away.
Friend Bear set down the watering can down. "I'm a little surprised to see you here. Are you having a good day?"
"…Fine."
"That's good to hear. Did you want a flower?"
Grumpy crossed his arms and didn't answer.
"I see that Share Bear gave you one of her balloons."
Yikes! The blue bear tried to hide the string behind his back. This surprised Friend Bear and he smiled as the pieces came together. "So that's why you're here. You want to give Share Bear a flower."
"No!" Grumpy objected with a scowl, "That's not why!"
"Then why are you here?"
"Well, um...I..."
"Don't be ashamed Grumpy," Friend Bear soothed, putting a paw on his shoulder. "I think it's really nice of you. Here, I'll pick a whole bunch of them for you to give to her."
He hopped into the patch and gathered a pawfull of blossoms together. Grumpy protested the entire time and scowled even harder as he waved his arms and shook his head.
"There!" Friend announced as he hopped back in front of Grumpy Bear and shoved the bouquet into his arms. "Share Bear will love these. Now hurry, I think she's at the playground."
Before Grumpy Bear could answer, Friend Bear spun him around and pushed him onto the Rainbow path. A bit too hard, for the blue bear tripped and nearly lost his balloon again. Once he caught himself, he turned to shout back but stopped when he was met with the sight of Friend Bear waving. So instead Grumpy Bear muttered to himself and started down the path.
The playground. He'd have to pass Good Luck Bear's house, the cloud car parking lot, the Hall of Hearts and Wish Bear's looking post before he would get there.
He looked down at the bundle in his arms and hoped very hard not to see anyone else along the way.