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Love Struck Snow Leopard: Moments with Po

Part 21: Childish

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"What?" Tai Lung asked, mildly confused

"It's a question Tai, just answer it" Po replied, staring up the cherry blossom tree Master Oogway had allegedly died by.

"How can I Po?" said Tai Lung said, still very much wondering where this topic had come from.

"It's a simple question Tai, will I turn into sakura petals like Master Oogway did when I die?" Po looked inquisitively at the feline.

Tai Lung shrugged "I wouldn't want to dwell on the subject Po, honestly you ask the strangest things sometimes." The snow leopard turned his gaze from the giant panda before him to the pink leaved tree above him.

Tai Lung loved Sakura trees.

"Why not?" Po asked again with a soft pout, then smirked childishly and looked at his mate "I bet your just saying that because you don't have a good enough answer for me and you don't want to sound stupid in front of me." And as Po laughed, Tai Lung smiled.

There it was. Po was acting like a child again. He loved it when Po did this. It just made it even more adorable then he already was. It reminded him of how wonderful childhood had been. No cares. No concerns. No life changing responsibilities.

Nothing

Just infant joy

Even Tai Lung's childhood was happy. Master Shi fu had been a very loving father figure. He had not been shunned and neglected, hurt or mistreated. He was treated like any other decent child had been treated.

And that's why Tai Lung loved it when Po behaved like a child…

Po reminded him, constantly, that he didn't need to be angry. He didn't need to be mad. He didn't need to be hurtful, violent or any of the other things he had been portrayed as by the valley's inhabitancy.

Go berserk once and they brand you for life.

Po was the reason he was happy now. Po was the reason he was calm. Po was the reason he was alive. Po was the only true reason Tai Lung had to live anymore.

Which brought Tai Lung back to the matter at hand. He very craftily formulated his words, aimed only at retaliation.

"I don't want to dwell on it because I never want to think of what would happen if you died Po. Thinking about when, how or why you die are all forbidden to me as I know if that happens…I would spiral into darkness. My life would lose all meaning"

Tai Lung slowly approached his love with a hung head to hide the smirk. He knew Po's childish mood was replaced with either concern or a blush right about now, but he didn't risk the look to check

"You could tell me all you wish. Tell me its not true. Tell me that it's a lie. But I know deep down its not. I know Po. You. Not anyone else. Not even Shi fu. No one would be able to give my life meaning again…if you died of anything besides old age when both of us have lived our lives through…if you die and leave me alone in this world…I don't know what I would do without you"

Tai Lung had to use every single piece of his brainpower to push his smirk into a sorrowful frown as he looked up at Po.

Po wasn't smiling.

He was tearing up. His lips quivered. He looked scared.

"Tai…" Po weakly spoke out "I…I"

And Tai Lung decided to bring it all home. He hugged Po like a weak feeble kitten with desperate need for attention and affection "Please don't make me think about it Po…" and he added a feline's trademark look of cuteness. Dilating his eyes the best he could.

Tai Lung could see Po was as his emotion peaking. He knew that if he pushed any further, Po would cry.

So he saved it quickly by softly pecking the black and white bear's lips quickly, and smiled broadly "Gotcha" his teeth showed in the smile "Its all true by the way. But you sure did fall for it hard"

Po blinked, huffed and looked sideways with a cheeky look on his face, blowing up his cheeks in an attempt at looking mad. Those cheeks had been stained blood red.

"And you call me childish"

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