Oh no! ! U uploaded the wrong thing! Ughhh, this was supposed to he the real chapter! Sorry!
The next morning, Po woke up to a lot of rumbling sounds. It was probably caused by the weaponry. He stood up and looked around the tent; his eyes stopped when he saw her. Her back was facing him, and she wasn't aware he was awake. That's when Po realized that her back was bare, meaning she wasn't wearing a shirt.
He had to look away, that was the right thing to do. But he didn't. He saw how her stripes traveled all the way to the bottom, how her fur was perfectly combed downwards, as a waterfall of color. She began to put on her usual red, long-sleeve shirt, covering her back, her shoulders, her arms, and everything that was not her face.
Po gulped, and yawned, pretending that he had just woken up. Red turned around and let out a sigh, glad that he didn't wake up any sooner. If only she knew. She threw a dagger at him, landing right by his pillow, where his head was just a couple of moments ago.
"We are leaving in 5 minutes, so dress up, eat and do whatever you have to do, just meet us outside afterwards"
"And bring that dagger with you" She finally said, walking out of the tent. Po let out a breath and stood up. He didn't have any other set of clothes with him, but he was hungry.
He walked outside, and began looking around for any sign food. Leng was cooking something while Chang was talking with Red. He sniffed and smiled. Dumplings. At least these guys had a good taste of food. He went to where Leng was and took a seat in front of him.
"Morning" He said, only to receive a nod from the pig. Leng kept looking at the pot, as if it would make them boil faster. Po was shuffling in his seat, tapping his foot impatiently.
"God damn! Stop that!" Leng yelled, taking out a dagger and making it land right beside his foot.
"If you want to keep that damn foot, you better stop with that freakin' tapping!" He exclaimed. Po gulped, his pupils were larger, thanks to the fear. He looked back at the dagger, and sighed. It appear to be that in here, throwing daggers at others was done often and was marked as normal behavior. This new knowledge made him take a quick grasp at his own dagger, the one that Red just gave him.
The handle was soft, yet firm. His fingers were able to feel a design on it; without looking at it he realized it had dragons on it, it had some words on it too.
Valley of Peace
He took it out of his pocket and was about to observe it more closely when Chang and Red came,
"Good, you are both here. Its time to get going" Red ordered,
"But Chief! we haven't had breakfast!" Leng complained. Po only observed her eyes once again, waiting to see how she would react.
"Too bad then" She put out the fire with a simple kick to the ground, making dirt and air cover the flames. She began to lead the way out of the campsite. Chang just smirked at Leng from behind her back. Leng ran at him and tackle him.
"Son of a-" he threw a punch at him. Po stood up, getting his dagger ready to strike just in case,
"You told her we should get going!" Chang was laughing as if the kicks and punches weren't affecting him, besides, he was landing some of his own. They were both rolling around the ground, trying to see who could harm each other the most. Po was doubting if he should break them apart and try to do something, but he glanced around and saw Red strolling towards them. Her face was annoyed, and her hands were clutched into fists.
In a blink, she had them both by their necks, facing her.
"WHAT THE HELL!? STOP ACTING LIKE KIDS! ITS JUST BREAKFAST!" She turned to face Leng, the one who started it,
"Chang didn't say anything to me" She slapped him across his cheek "And you better start behaving right now! You were going to have breakfast in a couple of miles, so stop complaining!" She snapped at him. She let him go and then turned to the remaining bunny,
"And you, you better stop following his stupid fights!" She slapped him too and then let go of him. The pig and the bunny met each other far away from the feline, mumbling stuff, rubbing their red cheeks. Red then turned to Po.
"And what were you doing? Don't tell me you were involved too" She demanded, her eyes piercing through his soul.
"N-no. I was just waiting for food" He replied. Once again, that smile. Po wasn't sure if her smile meant good news, or the complete opposite, bad things that were coming his way. It made him nervous to think what she hid behind that smile, what thoughts it held...as if she were planning her perfect moment to strike.
"Very well, grab those dumplings" She turned on her heel and Leng and Chang grabbed their small bags and began following her.
"Didn't he want some?" He shouted,
"I don't freaking care" She replied, Leng and Chang exchanged looks. Po however, knew that the right thing to do is to bring some food for Chang, knowing how he was probably starving. Not starving, but just hungry.
He ran until he caught up to them and handed them both some dumplings. Chang and Leng took them, without saying a thank you. They just gave Po some annoyed, and almost reluctant looks before taking a bite out of them.
"Where are your assistants? " Red asked, making Po look around.
"They already got a head start, they will meet us in the Valley of Peace, or whatever, Chief" Leng replied. Red just grunted in response.
As they began to wander deeper into the forest, Po was behind the group, having a full view of all of them.
Leng and Chang were walking together, sharing a canteen, which Po guessed, contained some sort of beer or wine. They were stealing hits out of each other every few steps or so. And even once or twice, one of them began to have trouble staying in his feet.
Then his sight changed to her. The rare specimen. She was swaying her hips, her hands at her sides, and her head held up high. Her tail was swishing from one side to another, and every single one of her steps was made with confidence. She knew exactly where they were going, she most likely had this forest memorized, know it like the back of her paw. And regardless how many vegetation there was, she was able to identify their path.
"Stop. You can rest for 5 minutes, then we continue" She ordered. Leng and Chang walked behind a bush...and Po didn't even bother finding out what they were doing. Red just sat down, crossed her legs and began meditating. That took him by surprise. He carefully tip toed to where she was.
"What do you want?" She gritted through her teeth. Po took a step back,
"Nothing, just checking out what you were doing" He responded,
"I'm meditating, so just go" she replied. But Po didn't and instead, he took a seat next to her. She just groaned out loud,
"The rest of the five might tolerate your childish actions, but I won't. So stop giving me those eyes!" She ordered. Po was staring at her with his curious green gems, but when she finished her sentence, he looked to the opposite side. Part of him was wondering how she knew about how there were actually supposed to be Five, as in Furious five...but maybe she just read it somewhere or was kept up to date, like she mentioned before.
"What's your favorite color?" He asked. Tigress grumbled under her breath.
"Fine, what's your favorite food?" Tigress just turned her body so she was facing him,
"My turn, why are you really here?" She questioned with her own smirk. Po just narrowed his eyes and gave her a small grin.
"Problems at the village"
"What kind of problems? Did the Dragon Warrior broke the law?" She said in a teasing voice. Po just chuckled,
"Actually, I was the one who got broken" He answered. Red kept quiet for a while,
"Well then, nothing glues you back like a good robbery! And to your luck, we are just a mile away from our destination!" She said, with the most enthusiastic voice Po had ever heard from her.
"Ching, Lang! Lets get going!" She shouted. Po almost laughed at her mistakes when it came to the names...
Chang and Leng came and began to follow the feline. They walked for another hour, and it wasn't hard for Po to keep quiet. Besides, he was just fine observing the feline.
They were at their destination, which was a clear hill surrounded by bamboo trees. In the distance, you could see small houses at the right. Po assumed that was where they were going.
"Chang, start setting up camp. we are staying here for today and tomorrow, so you better make it nice" Chang just grunted and went into the forest to get some materials to build shelters.
"And Leng, start finding food and help Chang, I'll be back" She didn't say when though. Leng spit and turned to look at Po.
"What about him, Chief?" Red just gave the panda a quick glance and then back at the pig,
"He is coming with me" She stated, Leng shot a grimace at the panda before following the path that his friend took not so long ago. Red waited 'till they were gone to give her instructions to the panda.
"Do you still have your dagger?" Po nodded and took it out, which reminded him of the letters that were carved into it. He was going to check them out later.
"We are not going to kill people, are we?" He asked, if they were, he was going to have to make up an excuse to help Chang and Leng...but apparently those two didn't like him for reasons he hadn't figure out.
"I don't kill people...not unless they bite more than they can chew" She said with a smirk. Po shivered.
"But don't worry panda, we are just going to 'borrow' some money, it will take 5 minutes tops" She said, looking up at the sky.
"Are you up to this, or are you going to hold me back, because in that case then stay behind"
"No, I'm going with you" She smiled and winked at him,
"Then let's go. People are more vulnerable when its sunset" She said, starting to run in her fours. Po was having a hard time keeping up; he was big on endurance, not speed.
"Why?"
"Because what's beautiful keeps them from focusing on the small things" Red answered, smiling at nothingness. Po stopped for a moment, and then continued jogging. He had to focus on this quick raid, then he will give thought to her words.
I realized that she is my sunset. No, I don't mean it as in a hope that tomorrow it will come back again. But she might be my weakness. Its like she said, the beautiful things keep you from seeing the whole picture. And that's what is happening. I'm just looking at her, admiring her natural beauty, and her shiny, luring eyes. And that's only her outside, I'm not seeing the truth she hides, and I admit, I'm not sure if I'm ready for it. But what about her smirks, her smiles, her winks? They all give me a small clue to whats inside, which I think its just pure evil. I won't judge her, not until I get to know the real her. Not until I stop seeing her as a sunset, but as the night, revealing her stars.
