Cruise Again 4
"Well, that was exciting," Tigress sighed getting back on the boat with Po from their stop in Haiti. "That was definitely a tourist trap. And the sellers were so aggressive."
"One, you can't blame them, they need to make a living. Two, that wasn't the main island of Haiti, remember," Po corrected. They had just visited a part of Haiti owned by the cruise company. The mainland was far away. The cruise company owned all of this part of the island. "What kills me is that as many vendors and craft sellers they had, they were all selling the same stuff. There wasn't even any difference in the price."
"Which is why I'm glad I went through that village with you," Tigress sighed. "Viper and Crane had the right idea of staying on the boat. At least they took a break at Puerto Rico. St. Maarten was very nice. But boy, those sellers were something else. I'm so glad you were able to talk that vendor out."
"It wasn't easy," Po sighed. "He was very aggressive to get a sell. It's a good thing all of them only take cash. Otherwise, I couldn't lie about us having no money."
"Then everything is priced so high. You couldn't even get a bottle of water without paying for it," Tigress said.
"Yeah, it's only because of principles that I got that water," Po said. He had asked for some water on the island to drink but they couldn't give it to him for free. He had left his wallet with Tigress. Not even a glass of water was free. Fortunately, the man had a principle taught by his parents to never refuse a man water when he's in thirst, so Po got the water free.
"The only thing that wasn't priced was the sea water," Tigress groaned. "And other than that, everything had a price. Jet skiing, rollercoaster, zipliner, those water gym things. Ugh! I'm so glad to be back on the ship. At least we can get water for free here."
"Other than that, it wasn't really bad," Po said. Then finally got to the 5th deck where the promenade was. "Well, that was the last stop. Only one more day at sea and then we leave. I loved doing this, but it will be good to get back and be able to sleep in my own bed."
"Yeah," Tigress simply said.
"Hey, do you want to go see that ice show at the ice rink?" Po asked excitedly. Tigress smiled.
"I'm good, why don't you go without me? I need some time alone on the top deck. If that's okay with you."
"Sure," Po replied. Tigress kissed him on the cheek and left. Po was curious as to why she had been acting a little mysterious lately. Po shrugged it off and went to the ice rink. It just so happened that Crane was there alone as well. "Hey," Po whispered because the show was already in progress.
"Hey, where's Tigress?"
"She wanted some alone time," Po explained. Crane raised his eyebrow. "Yeah, that concerned me too."
"Huh, that's weird," Crane said. Then an idea came to his head. "Po, did you... give her her gift?"
"No, I was planning to give it on the last day," Po explained. Then his eyes widened. "You don't think she-"
"It's probably the reason why she's been that way," Crane hypothesized. Po slammed his hand into his head. "You couldn't have known."
"Yeah, but she gave a couple of hints. Like when she was annoyed by you guys doing your thing," Po said.
"She was annoyed by that?" Crane asked. Po nodded. "Wow, that usually never happens."
"Although, you do have to admit you and Viper are very... vocal with your love," Po said. "What should I do?"
"What you should have done earlier?" Crane suggested. Po got out of the ice rink and he went to the room then he went to the top deck.
Tigress was staring out into the darkness and moon shone over the calm waters. She wasn't smiling but she looked sad and almost disappointed. Then she felt something tap her shoulder. She looked back to see what it was. "Po? What are you doing here? I thought the show was starting."
"It is, but I wanted to hang out with you," Po said. Tigress smiled a bit.
"Po, you don't have to sacrifice everything for me," Tigress said.
"I know, but I wanted to be with you. I know I can get along without you but I like it better when you're around me," Po said. Tigress smiled a tad and went back to looking out into the darkness. "What's got your mind in a tangle?"
"Nothing," Tigress simply said.
"Tigress, I know you. Something is up." Tigress sighed.
"Po, do you love me?" Tigress asked, leaning her head on the railing. Po gently took hold of Tigress's chin and lift it up to make her look at him.
"What made you think I didn't?" Po asked, deeply concerned. Tigress knew he loved her.
"I mean, I know you love me but... where do you think this relationship going?" Tigress asked.
"I thought it was going towards something," Po nervously said. Tigress smiled a bit. His nervousness always made her smile. "But I understand what you mean."
"Do you?" Tigress asked. "Listen, Po, I know we deeply care about each other and that we even love each other but... don't you think we should start being just... a little more?" Tigress was practically pleading. She knew he wouldn't really understand what she was saying. She had a hard time discussing what was on her mind sometimes. "I'm sorry, I'm not really being clear, am I?"
"No, you're actually being very clear," Po said. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small little wooden box. He played around with it for a while. Tigress's curiosity was peaked. Tigress could also see that Po was biting the inside of his lip a bit.
"What is that?" Tigress asked. She actually wanted something to get off the subject they were on.
"This is kind of like a dream box," Po said. "It has all of my hopes and dreams in here."
"Why do you have that with you?"
"I want to remind myself the best things in life. I was going to let you see it on the last day, but I decided to give it to you early."
"Why?"
"Because I want to add one more dream to my dream box," Po said holding Tigress's hand.
"And what's that?" Suddenly, he bowed down on one knee and opened the box.
"You," He said. Tigress gasped and her eyes widened. The box wasn't a dream box, it was a ring box with a beautiful engagement ring inside. "Well, will you marry me?" She was speechless for a while. Po decided to play with her for a while. "Well, I guess that's a no. I'll be going to the dance hall to try and get pick up someone else," He said in a completely normal tone. By now, Tigress had gotten over her shock and knew actually what kind of game Po was playing. She smirked and laid her hands on her hips.
"Po," Tigress smirked.
"No, no, your answer has already been made. I'll just repair my heart somewhere else and then move on," Po said dramatically. "I'll always remember the time we cherished together." He tried to make a tear drop out of his eye. Tigress rolled her eyes.
"Po," Tigress said louder.
"Now, who to ask to be my wife? Maybe I can steal Mai from Monkey. Or maybe I could get that girl in the pool. Oh, that girl one the chair looks nice," Po said looking over the pool area.
"PO!" Tigress shouted.
"Yes," Po smiled. Tigress laughed as she kissed him on the lips.
"Yes, I'll marry you," She smiled. Po put the ring on her finger.
"I was going to wait until the last day but... I didn't want to make you wait so long," Po sighed.
"I'm sorry to rush you," Tigress apologized. She took the ring off and put it back in the box. Po was confused. "I don't want to lose it on the ship. Besides, it's part of your 'Dream box' now," she smirked. "I love you."
"I love you, too," Po replied, pulling her into another kiss.
Continued...
