...Ok, i guess my writing doesn't suck that much. XD This one's going to be a bit shorter than it usually is. Sorry.


"OW! Quit biting me!"

"You're hurting me!"

Tai Lung let out a frustrated sigh. He was trying to tend to some of Scythe's wounds, but the female leopard was making it difficult. Her injuries weren't serious, but he could tell that they bothered her quite a bit, especially when he touched them. He wiped a long cut on her shoulder, as gently as he could, with a wet cloth.

Luckily, with some difficulty, he managed to get her to a cave somewhere away from the badlands. Unfortunately, it wasn't too far from the Valley of Peace. A place Tai Lung wouldn't dare to show his face in again.

"Ah! Stop it!" Scythe snapped. Another reason she was probably mad, her clothes had claw marks all over them.

"Do you want it to get infected?"

"I don't care."

"You will when you start foaming at the mouth." he pointed out flatly. "I'm almost done."

"Question, Tai Lung." Scythe said.

"Hm?"

"Why did you save me?"

He froze briefly, then averted his eyes to the side. He moistened the cloth once more and asked, "Why did you come after me?"

Scythe rolled her eyes. "A question with a question. Typical you."

Tai Lung cocked an eye ridge, "Well?"

Scythe paused. She didn't really have a reason why. So, she answered him truthfully, "I don't know." she stated simply, then quickly added, "It's not because i forgive you, though."

He let out a hearty laugh, "Well, i could've figured that out. No. Perhaps it's because you have nothing to really lose with me."

She shook her head, "No. I have plenty to lose, you don't even know. I don't know why i followed you, it...it just seemed like i was supposed to."

"Well...you caught me. What are you planning on doing now?"

She looked down at the ground, lost deep in thought. Then, she looked up again. To his surprise, she was smiling a little bit. "Have you ever been in an old warship before?"

The question caught him off guard. He blinked, confused. "No. Why?"

Scythe's mysterious smile grew. Groggily, she rose to her feet. "Come with me."