And Musaki wants his girlfriend to be a part of this turning point in Musaki's journey...
Chapter 10: Wherever I Go, I Go With You
As soon as Musaki came home, he explained everything that he had saw about his parents' past ancestors and the lives that they had lived, living through their accomplishments, successes, trials, struggles, challenges, tragedies and triumphs they had endured for so many years and years and just felt so amazed and empowered by understanding even more of his ancestry and as Summer hears every single word he said, she became more and more intrigued and amazed than ever that her boyfriend has got such an impressive family line and she couldn't imagine going through all the trials his ancestors had to endure.
"...I can't even express how much admiration that I have for my ancestors that have lived through so much that they had to endure. It makes you think about life so much differently than what you thought, but in a much deeper way." Musaki said, still beaming from his eye-opening experience.
"Wow...just hearing this from you made me respect and admire you so much more." Summer added.
Musaki nodded his head at this and he clears his throat as he looked at Summer in the eye and said, "Roshi said he's going somewhere and wants me to come along where there's more of our species. I was wondering if you would want to go with me. But if you don't want to go, I totally understand because with you carrying our child, I don't think it'll be good for you to go."
"Saki...it's sweet that you're looking out for my best interest, but I'm totally fine. I got the doctor's okay that it's safe for me to travel." Summer replied.
"How do I know that? I've never been pregnant." Musaki asked.
Summer chuckled in response to that and held Musaki's paws and said, "Don't worry about me. I'll be fine. This is your time to search for your family heritage and I want to be there with you every step of the way. Wherever I go, I follow you."
That sense of loyalty completely made Musaki feel at ease for a while and knowing that she's his support through all of this is just all he needed to hear and glad that he heard it and said, "This is why I love you."
"Not because of my beauty?" asked Summer.
Musaki chuckled sarcastically at that comment and said, "Everything from inside and out."
"What about the kids?" asked Summer.
He had that in his mind constantly and he knew that Mako and Reiko would look out for them while they're gone and said, "We'll let them stay with Mako and Reiko for a while. They just love the kids so much."
Summer nodded in agreement and she said, "Yeah, and I know all the kids will help out...except for Sage."
"I don't trust Sage around our kids." Musaki added to that.
They kept on talking for a while and Musaki is completely looking forward to what this trip will mean to him soon and just uncovering even more things about his ancestry as well as seeing other pandas will make him feel more connected, but what Musaki didn't know is how deeply connected the journey will be.
The journey begins on the next chapter!