Author´s note:
Hi! I am back! Sooo, first of all THANKS SO MUCH for all of your reviews! Also, I think this week I won´t be updating as soon because I will have a big test coming, and I really want to get a good grade on it, so even though I am not sure if I will be able to write, just now that if I don´t update soon, is because of that. Anyway, here is the next chapter and I hope you like it!
(This is BEFORE the date in Po´s POV)
Chapter 4- The date: Po
Po was so excited. It was Sunday, the Sunday he was going to his first day with the most beautiful girl in the world. He woke up really early, because unlike Tigress, he went to sleep early so the time would go by more quickly. But he woke up at 9am because of his excitement.
He was pacing back and forth on his room, not wanting to wake up his dad. He went to his closet and took out a new pair of jeans and a black-button shirt. He didn´t took a long time picking out his clothes, right after that, he went to the shower and took a long bath, making sure he used extra soap. And as he was putting on his clothes, he made sure to wear extra deodorant.
He went to the kitchen and made some breakfast for him and his dad, who was still sleeping. He then went over to the kitchen and started eating his breakfast. His smile went from one side to another, and it was the warmest and most sincere smile you could ever see. He kept eating until his plate was empty, then he went over to the sink and started washing the plates and putting them onto the dishwasher.
After he was done loading the dishwasher, he went to the bathroom and started brushing his teeth. Then he began fixing his dark black hair. After he was done, he looked at his reflection and smiled. He took out his phone and checked what time it was,
11:17 am, Man, I have about 3 hours before I have to pick her up. Maybe I can get something for her.
He smiled and took some of his allowance and went to a little market he knew, (not the same that Tigress went).
He was wandering through the little market, looking through every store to see if something appealed him. He kept walking, getting disappointed because he couldn´t find something pretty to buy for Tigress. But as he was heading for the exit, something caught his eye, it was a necklace.
He went over it, and it was perfect, it was a silver necklace, it had a heart in the middle, the heart had a ying-yang on the middle, and it opened, revealing an empty space, where a photo should be. He smiled at it, and took it. He went over to the cashier and paid for it, then he asked her if she could wrap it because it was a present.
After a couple of minutes, he started walking back and he found a little red tulip. Then he ran over to a flower shop, determined to buy her a tulip as beautiful as her, or at least close.
As he went into the flower shop, he started searching for tulips, as soon as he found some, he decided to just take one, because he had an idea in his mind.
"Hi, would you like it wrapped?" the lady over at the counter/cashier asked Po.
"No, it´s ok. Thanks" He paid her, and then checked his phone, 1:38pm. Wow, I sure spent a lot of time outside, I should get going to her house, hold on, I need to get something from my house too.
He ran towards his house to make sure he wasn´t late to Tigress´s house. Once he got to his house, he ran quickly to his room, and took a little picture that he had of him and Tigress. Then he quickly cut it so it was smaller, small enough so it fit in the necklace. Then he put it inside.
He did something with the necklace and the flower, and it turned out to be way better than he imagined. He started to run towards Tigress house, not wanting to keep her waiting.
As he was running, he finally got to the stairs.
Sigh, they should build an elevator here. He thought, and started to climb the stairs.
Once he got outside her door, he checked himself to make sure his appearance was ok, and he was really hoping Shifu wasn´t the one opening the door, because Shifu didn´t seem to like him. After a couple of seconds passed, he took one step forward and knocked the door. The sounds echoed throughout the house. Po waited there for a couple of seconds and then Tigress came out, Po´s jaw dropped, she looked beautiful. And much to his surprise, she braid her hair.
"Hi" She said, blushing at the attention she was getting.
"Ummm… H-hi" Po answered, still shocked at the girl standing before him.
"Po, is me, Tigress, the girl that always seats with you at lunch? You don´t have act that way" Tigress said in a soft tone.
"Yeah, I knew that. Is just you look… different" Tigress widen her eyes and started to look at herself, "No! I mean like a good different, you know" Po quickly added. She smiled and let out a chuckle. Po smiled too.
"So where are we going?" She asked, both starting to make their way down.
"Oh, you will see, you will just have to wait" He answered, still keeping it a surprise.
"Po, you know I hate to wait"
"I know, in this case, I can´t help you" Po replied with a smirk.
Tigress just made a little frown but kept smiling. Po was now holding Tigress´s hand, leading her to the place he was planning to take her. They were both walking, enjoying each other´s company, and talking as they usually did.
After about 10 minutes of walking, Tigress asked again.
"Po, seriously, where are you taking me?"
"Ok, we are almost there, just wait a little bit longer" Po said, clearly getting closer to the place he was planning to take her. Po was a couple of feet away from the spot, it was near a lake, and it was all alone, so it wasn´t crowded with lots of people.
Po got behind Tigress in a quick motion and put his hands over her eyes.
"Ok, just keep walking forwards, I will tell you when to stop, and please don´t peek or you will ruin it" Po said, his voice was enthusiastic. Tigress smiled and kept walking, her ears peeking to hear anything that might help her know where she was heading to. After a couple of steps, she felt something different on her feet, it was no longer cement, but… grass. It was kind of wet, but Tigress didn´t mind.
"We are there, you can stop now" Po told her. He took of his hands off her eyes. Tigress slowly opened her eyes, and when she did, the view was breath-taking. She was looking into the lake, there were trees and flowers around that place. And you could see the sun over at the horizon, giving a certain shine to the clouds around it. Making the clouds seem like golden marshmallows. She was speechless. Her eyes were shining at the view. She turned to look at Po, who was looking at her with a smile on his face. She form a huge smile and ran towards him, hugging him. Po hugged her back, glad that she had liked it.
"I´m glad you like it" Po said. Tigress pulled away, and looked at him at the eyes.
"I didn´t like it Po. I love it" She turned to watch to view again, "it´s just... perfect" She said, and gave him a kiss. Po was smiling, and after she broke the kiss, he had a love-struck face. That was until he heard his stomach groan. Tigress turned to him,
"It seems you are hungry" she said with a smile.
"Yeah, are you?" Po asked her.
"A little, but it can wait" She said, not wanting her hunger to ruin the date, but Pp was prepared for this, he took out a basket that he hid behind a tree and set it at the picnic table that was there. He started taking out some sandwiches and some juice. He glanced at Tigress, who was looking at the food with her mouth open, it kind of looked as if she were drooling. She normally would just see the food and smile, but she knew how great Po was at cooking, there had been a couple of times he had cooked for her, and his plates were completely delicious. And Tigress wasn´t much of a chef herself, so she even valued him more.
"So do you want to eta now?" Po asked her with a smile. Tigress just nodded and went over to seat next to him. Po passed her a sandwich and she started eating it, po was also eating his sandwich.
During this, they were both also talking and laughing. After they finished, the sun was seating. However, Po still had surprises left for Tigress. He had baked a chocolate cake, Tigress´s favorite.
As he was setting it at the table, Tigress was enjoying the sunset.
"Hey do you want some cake?" This made Tigress immediately turn around and take her fork, ready to dig in. Po chuckled at this, and served her a slice of the cake. He was glad that Tigress wasn´t the type of girl who preferred a salad or was afraid to eat something sweet because it could make her fat.
She took a bite of the cake, and smiled widely,
"Po where did you buy this cake, it´s delicious!" Tigress said, and stuffed her mouth with more. Po laughed,
"Well, I actually baked it" He said, Tigress almost choked on her cake.
"You did!? It´s awesome!"
"Thanks, maybe I can teach you" Po offered, eating his cake as well.
"Sure, but I am a mess at the kitchen though, so don´t say I didn´t warn you" Tigress replied with a smile on her face. She had already finished her cake, which surprised Po, he was usually the one who finished first.
They were both done with their dinner (Lunch I guess, it was both, since they skipped lunch, well, it doesn´t matter, I think) and they were both now in each other´s arms, looking at the lake, where the lights of the houses around it where illuminating it.
It started to get a little bit colder, and since they both didn´t expect it to get that cold, they started heading back. Tigress was leaning into Po, who was holding her by the waist. Po gave Tigress his jacket, (Because that's in the boyfriend protocol :)) Po was walking Tigress back to her house, even though Tigress insisted she could walk by herself. But Po wouldn´t let her so here they were, both in silence, but having the best day of their lives so far. Once they both got to her door, they stopped and looked and each other, still holding hands and not wanting to let go. Tigress looked into those jade-green eyes she fell in love with. They leaned in for a kiss, and after a couple of minutes, they pull apart.
"You know, I still have one more surprise for you" Po whispered to her ear. Tigress smiled,
"What is it? You already did this the best day ever" She replied. Po pull back and took out the tulip he had bought. (Don´t ask me how the flower is still in good shape). Tigress looked at the flower, it was really pretty, but it had something wrapped around it´s stem. It was silver. She took it from Po´s hands, still curious to know what was around it. She carefully untangled it, and held it on her hands.
She smiled, it was a necklace. Well, a locket in the shape of a heart, and it had a ying-yang on it. She opened it and saw a photo of Po and her, it was from when they have just started seeing each other as more than friends. Po was staring at her, clearly happy that she liked it.
"So, are we an official couple now?" Po said warmly, Tigress nodded, not knowing how to thank Po for everything.
"Yes, we are" She took the necklace and let Po put it around her, well, neck. After that, she turned around and held the heart in her icy fingers.
"As long as I wear this, I will always be yours" She told Po. He smiled at her and gave her a kiss. She opened the door, now they were both getting cold from standing outside all this time.
"I will see you tomorrow, Po" She said, waving bye to him new boyfriend.
"See you!" He said, but before he disappeared into the night he heard Tigress´s voice again.
"And thank you, for everything"
Po smiled at the last part, knowing that she meant it with all her heart. As he was walking back to his house, it was getting late and colder, but just the thought of her, gave him the warmth her needed. And he thought, that there was nothing else he could ask for, because he had everything he wanted and he knew there wasn´t something in the world that could change it.
Ok, I have good news! I am done with my projects/essays! So now I just have to study for my upcoming test and I am done! Well, for my project I was driven crazy, but I succeeded so that´s good! Anyway, I will be updating soon and I hope you liked this chapter (which is the longest one so far). Thanks for your reviews! SO hoped you enjoyed and review! (Another 5?)
-peace out