Author's note:
Hopefully I haven't confused you, and if you have any questions, then PM me! Also, I will be working on 'Young and FForbidden' But in spanish, so it will take me a while to update, with that said,
ENJOY!
Night was falling, and Leng was setting up a campfire while Chang was preparing some food. Chief was nowhere to be found...or more precisely, no one dared to go find her.
"Is she going to show up for dinner, or does she normally skip it?" Po asked, looking back at the tent, expecting, maybe even hoping, that Red would just walk out.
"She usually comes, but maybe she is staying at her tent to plan the attack" Chang responded, putting a pot by the fire for the soup to boil.
"What plan?" Po asked, shifting his position from the trunk he was siting in.
"Oh, you should talk to her about it. We are not the ones who should reveal the plan. Besides, you are the one staying at her tent" Leng said with a smug smile.
"That's because she told me you two would kill me" Po answered with a stubborn tone. Leng and Chang laughed.
"Right, and why would she not want you dead? Have you thought about that? Maybe Chief-"
"Chief what?" They all stopped and turned around. Red was standing tall behind them. Her paws were resting on her hips, and her face had a hint of anger splashed in it.
"I asked a question. Now answer" She ordered. Her voice infiltrated all kind of negative emotions into their hearts. Po was frozen...but he was looking at her eyes. And without even knowing it, a small smile formed in his lips.
"We were talking about how newcomer here, might have a crush on you" Chang answered. Po turned to glare at him, but it was too late. The seed was planted. And with Red, a seed can easily turn into a jungle. Leng was smiling, waiting for her reaction. One time when they went to a bar, this guy tried to steal a kiss from her...now the guy was on the other side of the country, probably even afraid of any type of feline thanks to her.
But she didn't say anything, she just looked at the panda.
"Is that correct?" Po bit his lip. Did he liked her? He didn't think so. But did he didn't like her? No. He did felt something something towards her, he just didn't know what.
"I don't know" he replied. And that wasn't a lie. It was the right response for now. He didn't know. Red just continued looking at him, and to the surprise of everyone, she shot Po a small grin.
She leaned closer to him and planted a soft, slow, kiss on his cheek. She then looked into his eyes, her nose was touching his.
"Tell me when you do" She whispered with a grin. She then broke away and her normal, cold and distant self came back. Po nodded in fear.
"I expect you all wake up as soon as the sunrise, we are setting off and preparing for the attack. Tell your assistants that this time there will only be 2 breaks during the trip" She stated. Leng and Chang nodded, but their mouths were still hanging open from the event that happened just a few seconds ago.
"How many miles?" Leng asked, his voice came out as a stutter.
"5 miles north. We are camping after that for one night, near a village" They all nodded.
"Good. Don't stay up late" She briskly turned around, and walked away and into her tent. Leng hurried to Po's side and started rubbing the panda's cheek with a cloth he had.
"What are you doing?" Po asked, trying to get away from Leng.
"She might have poison on her lips! That's why she kissed you. By now it should be getting in your body and you should be slowly dying" Chang replied.
"Or maybe she just kissed me" Po replied, Leng and Chang exchanged looks and then burst out laughing.
"Oh panda, she is just messing with your mind. Just think nothing of it" Chang said. But it was impossible not to. Chang served the food, and they all ate quietly. Po was starting to feel paranoid. What if she actually poisoned him? What if he was just about to die? What if...
He finished slurping the last spoon of the soup and set the dish aside. Without saying anything else, he headed to the tent. He stopped right in front of it. He took a deep breath and entered.
"Maybe it would work better if-" She crossed out something on a map,
"No, that is stupid. But if-" She bit her lip,
"What am I even thinking? It should work if only we-" Po kept staring at her. She must have felt another presence with her because she looked up and stopped her scribbles in the map.
Po almost gasped out loud. She wasn't wearing her long sleeve red shirt. She was wearing a red vest, that had orange lotus flowers designs. It showed off her curves, which were not a lot, but they indeed made her look...lovely in a dangerous kind of way. Her arms were revealed. And Po would have never guessed that arms could make one seem prettier. Her orange fur was shining. And for the first time, he saw how her black stripes decorated her arms as if they were some delicate design.
"Your bed is over there" She finally said, pointing to the opposite side of the room. Po nodded,
"You look nice" He said, before realizing the consequences of his compliment. She raised an eyebrow at him.
"I don't know what your game is panda, but I'm not going to be one of your game pieces. And if you are trying to break me and get me to tell you about me, well, too bad, because I'm everything that meets your eye" She said roughly, startling Po.
"And soon enough, I'll find out why you are really here" She said, setting on her fingers harshly into his chest.
"Why would you want to know?" Po asked, making her take a step backwards.
"Do you expect me to believe that you suddenly had a change of heart?" She answered, crossing her arms over her chest.
"Just like you did?" Red widen her eyes.
"Your name isn't really Red, is Tigress, isn't it?" Po challenged. He was sure that she was going to reveal herself and explain. But that never came, because she laughed. And her laughter filled the room.
"What's with you and Master Tigress? She is gone. And if you think its me, then you are crazy, panda" She replied.
"How long ago did she disappeared?"
"3 years ago"
"And 'coincidentally' a warrior, who 'coincidentally' is a feline that appeared out of nowhere, comes to the picture" Po said, his eyes narrowing.
"And this Master Tigress, do you think she would have switched sides? Do you think she would have left all the riches of the Jade Palace? And do you think that if I were Tigress, I would be planning to rob the new bank in the Valley of Peace?" She stopped and waited for his reply.
"You are planning on doing that?" He asked,
"Oh you bet I am. And if you try to stop me-"
"I'm in" She got interrupted. She didn't expected that from him.
"Very well. Then go and get some rest, like I said, tomorrow we will be walking until we get near this village, where we are going to do a quick robbery" She explained, going back to where the map was laying. Po nodded and started marching to where the small wooden bed was.
"And I'm not Tigress" She said out loud, letting the name hang in the air,
"At least not anymore" She muttered, so low that not even she could hear it, much less Po. And she said it just to remind herself. To bring back the memories of why she was now the Red Warrior that people feared. To remind herself that she was not that weak warrior full of hope...she was now a warrior that no one could stop.
As I fell sleep, I wondered about her. She seemed to have a connection with Tigress. But she wasn't her, at least I think that's right. But she knows something that maybe only Master Shifu knows. But how? She always seems in conflict with something, but that something is not visible. Yet is always there. I can sense it. And my mind also had to think about that kiss. It was soft and warm and sweet and everything she was not, except for exotic and breathtaking. Chang said she was just messing with my mind. That maybe she just wanted to tease me about it. But then why the kiss? I have never heard of a predator who loves the prey before killing it. She was different though...maybe she was planning on breaking me...maybe she wants to get control of my feelings before dropping me hard on the ground...and I know how it will end...but I can feel myself getting fooled...and giving in to those eyes...and now, when I close my eyes, I only see her, see her amber eyes, her refined body, and her soft lips, the ones that I can't help but to want to push into mine.
Confused? Hope not. And hope you guys enjoyed this chapter!
-peace out:)