My Work Is Done

Two years and a month. That's how long I had been here. The cold weather started to set in this year. Luckily for me, Krystal and I were spending a lot of time together to fend off the cold. Qiang and Tigra had taken Tigress and Po to meet her brother. They came back closer together than most people would be in the cold weather. Pretty soon, I told Master Shifu the things that were going on between them. He received the news as a shock, but a comforting message. Mr. Ping's employment of Tigress had done her good physically and personally. Her character was much different and kinder than when I first met her. Po was physically changing and underneath Tigress's dad's training became better and better every day. Why Qiang wanted to train Po was beyond me, but Tigress didn't seem to mind about it. Then there was Song's baby.

A healthy boy, 7.8 pounds, born with a gray shining fur, no spots, just like his father. His small snout and pointed ears were the only combinations of his parents. The rest of him looked just like his father, except the eyes. His eyes are just like his mother's. The name? Fang. Po was annoyed to no end, but the baby, now a month old, took to the care of Tigress and Po as if he were their child. His name was appropriate, though. His teeth were incredibly sharp. I know this because, like Miracle, he has the same teething toy, my tail! Only till Miracle turn five did she stop biting my tail, but she still tries.

But today was an interesting day. Po had worked up the courage to ask Tigress on a date. "Oh! Where are you taking her?" I asked, smirking. Po blushed.

"I was actually going to go to Ru's place, but he's a little sick. We finally decided my dad's shop," Po groaned.

"Worried that your dad will embarrass you," I asked.

"No, thankfully he's out of town. But Zan is serving us," Po grumbled. I laughed. That would be interesting.

"Well, I hope you have a lovely night," I smiled.

"You're not going to spy on us," Po asked.

"Probably not. I promised myself that I would get caught up on some writing I was doing." I said stretching my arms. "You'll probably be on your own." The cold air flew in from the opened door. "Brrr! Who is it?"

"Just me," Viper slithered in. "Po, we have to get you a suit. I will not have you wearing that old wedding suit."

"Yeah, most people in my world hate that suit. Makes you look like a dork," I said bluntly.

"Thanks for the honest opinion," Po muttered as he went out with Viper. I walked to my house. I was still thin but I feared that I was becoming too lazy. The snow started to fall around the place like a silent rain. I reached my house to see Krystal huddling by the fireplace, which wasn't lit. She tried to start the fire but I took care of that for her. I blasted the logs with fire. Krystal huffed.

"I could have done it myself," she said, trying to seem independent.

"I know, but I wanted to help," I smiled as I sat next to her, wrapped in the same blanket she had around her. We sat there quietly for a while.

"Aren't you suppose to be with Po and his training? It's getting late," Krystal said.

"Yeah, well, Po and Tigress are on a date," I said. She snapped herself away from me and looked at me with bewilderment.

"And you're not there why?"

"Well, aren't you tired of me talking about them all the time," I asked.

"Heck no," She exclaimed.

"Well, I thought you wanted to hang out more," I said.

"Aw, honey. I do," I said sweetly, at first, "But I want to know the love drama between those two. So MOVE!" She then proceeded to push me out with her foot from the blanket.

"Yes, ma'am?" I said unsurely. I teleported to the roof of the shop. I made myself invisible as to not attract any attention. I went to a corner of the shop no one would bump into me. Tigress was in her red dress that Viper had made at the tailor. I could tell Po was immensely stunned by it. Po, on the other hand, was wearing black pants and a large green robe. Where they got the robe to be that big I have no idea, but it did work for him. Zan and Ai were working the kitchen, but I listened over to Tigress and Po's conversation. Po was looking around, underneath the table, over the roof, at the door.

"Po, are you expecting someone," Tigress asked.

"No, no, I'm just... trying to make sure there aren't any more people than I can see," he said. Tigress shook her head.

"Even if Lion wasn't here, he would still get the information from Ai and Zan," Tigress reasoned. Po sighed.

" I just can't do anything without someone watching me."

"It's meant to make sure that you don't get into trouble," Tigress smirked. Po nervously laughed.

"So... um why did you kiss me when you got the gift," Po asked.

"Oh Po, that was long ago. I," She paused a moment when Ai and Zan brought the food. "I barely remember what it was about."

"I gave you a portrait and you kissed me. How is that difficult to remember," Po asked. Tigress was silent for a moment.

"I... just felt like it," Tigress said quietly. "I just... I really appreciate the things you do for me, Po. I guess I wanted to show my gratitude."

"Oh," Po smiled.

"Okay, so why did you kiss me when you were sleeping?"

"You can't charge me for that. I was sleeping!"

"What were you dreaming about," Tigress asked. Po thought for a while as he ate part of his food.

"I was... dreaming about," He struggled to say it. "I was dreaming about saying to you... I love you." Tigress silently gasped. Po blushed.

"Do you really," Tigress asked.

"Yes. I do. I mean, I don't love you because you meet the qualifications for the girl I can marry. I've always thought you were pretty and independent. You've always been my best friend and favorite of the Furious Five," Po explained. Tigress blushed a bit. I rolled my eyes. This was starting to get too mushy.

"Why didn't you say anything," Tigress asked.

"I didn't think you would like me for my look and shape. I really didn't think you would like me after hearing Nung-Ha and that I was a crook. And I thought you would never trust or like me after learning about the Incident," Po said with his head hung in shame.

"Po," Tigress said with a kind smile, "You've always been there for me. My support. You've been my best friend even when I didn't treat you like it. You've been the first person I could trust after the Incident."

"What about-"

"Shifu and Crane? I look to Shifu as a father and I was always in a shroud of shame when I thought what he would do to me if he knew about it. With Crane, yes we were similar but we were ultimately just friends. But you've become a person who could not only break down my walls but you've proven that I can trust you. You've changed me."

"No, Lion's done that," Po smiled. Tigress rested her hand on Po's.

"No, you have. Even if Lion had made me go to work at the shop, I wouldn't have changed hadn't you been there." Well, I felt a little offended. "That's why... I love you, too," Tigress finished. And then Po stood up, helped Tigress up as well, and they kissed with his arms wrapped around her waist and her arms firmly wrapped around his neck. I smiled. My work here was done. I teleported back to the house and wrote in the journal. I told Krystal who sighed with a breath of romance. Then she slapped my arm.

"Why can't you be more romantic like that," She complained. I shook my head with a smile.

"Come here you," I said, grabbing her and tickling her senseless. She laughed through the whole thing. Many wonder what keeps a marriage going. There are lots of things, but I think the most is affection and communication.

Now, I could end the story here, but that's not how it ended. About a week after their date, Tigress found out about my true mission. She wanted me to finish the journal and translate it so that she could read it. It would be a memoir of their love and ours. I promised to write the journal to the fullest. I had only gotten to about a quarter of the journal when HE arrived. We were coincidentally all in the Hall of Heroes when the door flew open to reveal him. There in a white shirt, black sweatpants, huge sword strapped to his back, slick back black hair, bushy eyebrows, and mischievous almost evil smile was Demi. Obviously, the people, at first, didn't know who or what he was. But I knew. I walked up to him calmly.

"You know, I should kill you," I said to him, "for the mess you've put me through. I should kill you for how you married me, how you stuck me with this task, for the pain you've brought to these people, and to Tigress and Po." I calmed down. "But ultimately, I can only thank you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be with the people I admire most, with the woman of my dreams, and I wouldn't have this much happiness. So thank you, my friend," Demi just laughed as I hugged him like a brother. The people behind me were confused. "Everyone, this is Demi." The air was sucked in. Tigress, Po, Krystal, and others mobilized to try and attack him. "Wait! He's a friend. Yeah, he was a jerk, probably still is, but if it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be here with you guys." Krystal walked up to him and stared him right in the eye.

"If you ever put anyone through this mess again, I will-" The rest was mumbled as she whispered it to him.

"Okay, Okay! I won't do it again," Demi said afraid and scared. Up to this day, I do not know what she said to him. At first, everyone was suspicious of him but they slowly warmed up to him, everyone except Tigress, but that was understandable.

"So, knowing that you usually come only when you need to, what is it that you need to tell me," I asked. Demi wiped his lips with his napkin.

"You have one more year before you go back home," Demi said. "You've done your job of training Po and Tigress. I will give you one more year before you go home. And yes, Krystal, you can go with him." Krystal hugged me tightly as the room cheered. "And don't worry. I won't turn you into anything hideous. I have the perfect idea for your look in mind," He smiled.

"You know, that's the first time I've trusted your smile," I said. Demi laughed. While the others talked to Demi, I went outside on the steps of the palace.

"Hey," Demi said behind me. He sat beside me.

"Why did you come here?"

"Um... well Tigress is scary enough and your wife freaks the heck out of me," Demi shuddered. I smiled.

"Why?"

"Did I pick you," Demi guessed. I nodded. "Well, you actually picked yourself." I was confused. "You wanted to create the world where Tigress and Po were together, and you did. Plus, yours is the most believable." I looked at him with a weird look. "Well some of them. Okay, a few."

"Thanks," I smiled.

"No, I think it's others who owe you a thank you. You've done a lot to get those two together." He took something out of his pocket and gave it to me. It was a small shiny rock. Once I took it, it absorbed into my hand. "After the year, you will be able to go to and from your world to this one." I smiled.

"Thanks," I replied.

"Well, I have to go. I don't feel comfortable with both Tigress and Krystal spying on me," Demi said standing up and rustling my mane. "See you later Lion." With that, he disappeared. Then Krystal and Tigress came out of their hiding spots and sat next to me.

"Well, that was an unwelcomed visit," Tigress muttered.

"Hey, if it wasn't for him, you wouldn't have been with Po. And Krystal wouldn't have been with me," I replied. Tigress rolled her eyes.

"Still don't like him," she said. I shook my head.

"What now," asked Krystal.

"Now, I have to finish the book. There's more to tell the world about this place," I said.

to be continued.