Author's note:
Hi! I'm glad that you guys are liking this story! I think this is the last chapter, so anyway, I hope you enjoy it. Ahh! I can't believe that the story is almost over!
Chapter 8
Tigress was walking to the Peach tree, her mind was drifting apart from reality very slowly as her steps were paced at a slow step. She couldn't help but wonder wildly on what Po was planning, what he was going to say. She had to admit, she was nervous. She was getting a sense of guilt and remorse.
Maybe I should have let him explained...maybe there was more to the situation then what I saw… But she shook off the thought quicker then it came into her head. What was she thinking? Of course it was his fault. He was the one who played with her feelings, the one who traded one of her rare mesmerizing kisses, for almond cookies. She took a deep breath, clenching her paws, and letting her claws out slowly, but then put them away before she lost herself completely... to not let her emotions consume what she felt as the little sanity she had left. She knew she was better than that. As she kept marching down the cement path, she noticed that something was rather unusual…
There was a source of light illuminating the path to the peach tree. And as far as she remembered, no one had bothered to put lanterns or anything like that, even though everyone agreed they should for their safety when they were out around the area at night or making their way back after meditating at the Peach Tree. She frowned in confusion, but didn't bother to look up to find the reason. She didn't wanted to get distracted from what she was really doing there.
Once she got to the Peach Tree, she finally looked up from looking at her feet.
She was…shocked, but it was a good kind of shock. The whole tree was light up by lanterns, but the lanterns were hanging from the branches inside the tree, so it seemed as the leaves were now able to produce their own golden light, illuminating all around, adding another handful of serenity to her surrounding…. bathing the whole atmosphere in golden… Tigress was frozen, looking at the tree, at the beautiful thing before her, she felt as if the just put glitter over the tree. She could have sworn there, that at one point, she thought it was a dream, because it just seemed impossible that something as beautiful as that was real.
After her shock wore off, she looked around, there was a nice little table and two chairs. She was trying to, or forcing herself not to smile, because if she did, it would be as if she was giving up on the battle, and being the stubborn feline she was, she would keep her pride no matter how much it cost her. But this was a big failure, nothing in the world could hide the happiness that this little yet magic detail bought to her. But it wasn't just what she saw around that made her smiled, but what moved her is who did it.
It appears he really does love me.
"So do you like it?" She heard a voice behind her say. She quickly tensed up and turned around, only to let her muscles relax once again at the sight of Po.
She couldn't help but blush when Po was staring at her dreamily. She smiled, almost forgetting that she was upset at him. Almost.
"Yes, I do." She said, her voice was soft, yet it still said that there was something bothering her, in which case, Po knew exactly what was it.
She turned around, a soft smiled placed on her face, she was still admiring the beauty the tree gave to the surroundings, almost as if it were part of the night itself.
Po put something in the table (hint hint, is the cake), and as if it were her cue, Tigress sat down, then Po.
"Tigress, I just want to say that I'm really sorry, I didn't mean to kiss you for cookies, Monkey was just trying to…" Po started explaining, his voice saying how sorry he was and how it was full of regret. But he got cut off by Tigress.
"Po, don't explain. I kind of know what happen, and I'm sorry for yelling at you, and not giving you a chance to explain properly. But I just have one question." She said, giving a pause in between, thinking if she should really ask it. Po nodded, as if telling she could go on and ask. She sighed, put her hands on the table, and look at Po's jade eyes, in which she always got stuck in, but never admitted.
"Did you meant what you said, by the stairs? That you love me?" She said, but what surprised her the most is that Po smiled at her, giving her the dreamily look that he had given her before.
Is he taking this as a joke? I'm pretty sure I sounded serious. She said, getting a little bit mad, but reminding herself not to lose her temper.
She felt a shiver run down her spine, when she looked to see what caused it, she immediately felt something, it was in her paws, Po had grabbed hold of her paws. She couldn't help but smile and how they seemed perfect with each other, as if they were made to be interlocked with each other, never to let go of the other.
Po was looking at her eyes. He gave a gentle squeezed to her hand that made her looked up again, to his eyes.
"I think you already know the answer for that" Po said, holding a big proud grin. Tigress couldn't help but blush a little, yes, she did know he meant it, but she had to ask, she wanted to hear him say it.
He felt him caressed her cheek. His finger went to her chin, lifting in slowly, making her stare to his eyes once again. And before she knew it, they were both leaning closer, until they met each other in the middle.
Their lips carefully met each other, this time, it was warmer than the first time. It started slow, but as the time passed, the kiss deepened, it was more passionate, full of love, full of trust, full of emotions. Once they both parted the kiss, their foreheads were leaning against each other, both of them wouldn't change anything of the moment.
"In case that didn't answer your question, Yes, I love you with all my heart Tigress." Po whispered. Tigress smiled, and it widened when her nose caught the smell of…chocolate.
"Is there some chocolate here?" Tigress asked him softly, trying not to break the romantic atmosphere. Po chuckled.
"Yes, I made some chocolate cake, do you want some?" Po said, grinning. Tigress nodded.
Po took out the cake, and two forks. Immediately after he opened the cake, chocolate filled the air, and in Tigress's opinion, it just made it better.
They both started eating the cake, spoon feeding each other every once in a while, enjoying each other's company, letting the chocolate sweeten the night. They shared another passionate kiss, both of them thinking that there was nothing that could ruin this moment, not even a single interruption…. And this was repeated again two years later…
When the knot was tied.
Well, this is it. I hope you liked it! I really enjoyed writing this story with Cookie M 2012, it was soo cool! I hope all of you guys liked the ending! Tell me what you think by leaving a review! I will be updating my other stories soon, so yeah, until then, see you!
-Peace out
