Author´s note:
TiPo Me: Finally another chapter, you couldn´t leave it like that!
Normal Me: I know, anyway, if you don´t mind I´m writing here my author´s note
TiPo: That´s not important! *takes over computer and starts typing*
Normal Me: Hope you enjoy and review! *TiPo pushes me off computer*
Chapter 11- Red
Tigress was running back to her house, she was crying all the way there. She knew he was hurt, but did he actually mean all that stuff he said about her? Probably not, but each lie also holds a little bit of truth. She was wiping the tears of her face, as she was climbing up the stairs, her vision was a little bit blurry because of her tears. She was sniffing. She kept sobbing all the way until she got to her front door. She took out her keys and before going inside, she stood there for a while, thinking about Po. How she shared her first kiss with him, how he made her happy, and how he made her feel especial. As these happy memories where flooding her mind, she reached for the necklace, but she didn´t find it. She turned to see if it was hanging from her neck, but when she saw it missing, reality kick back at her. She and Po had a fight, Po thinks she cheated on him, and now Po insulted her. And here she was, in front of her door, alone, in the cold. She sighed in sadness. Then went inside, promising herself not to love anyone ever again.
With Po….
He was breathing heavily after the argument he just had with Tigress. He then started playing over and over again what he just told her. He was now realizing the meaning of his words. He heard footsteps going near his room and he prayed that maybe it was Tigress. When he looked down, he saw her necklace, the one he gave her on their first date, which seemed a long time ago. He smiled at it. But then frowned, and started sobbing, he remembered what Tigress told him, that as long as she was wearing that necklace, she was his. And here was the necklace, she wasn´t wearing it, therefore, she wasn´t his anymore. He started crying like when he was a little kid.
"Son, may I come in?" His dad asked. Po nodded, and even though his dad couldn´t see him, he took the silence as his cue to come in.
"Ok, first of all, are you ok?" Mr. Pin asked him.
"Do I look ok to you!?" Po yelled back. Then when he realized it, he went back to burying his head in his pillow.
"I´m sorry. No, I'm not ok." Po said again, this time more kindly.
"Well, too bad. Tigress isn´t well either for what I saw" Mr. Ping said, now sitting on the corner of his bed. Po quickly stood up to look at his dad.
"Seriously?! Tigress isn´t even your daughter but you are worried about her, and not me! She cheated on ME!" He said, really mad at his dad.
"Yes, I´m worried about her and you, about both of you. And if you listened to what she had to said, then you would be worried about her as well."
"Oh, was she going to break up with me? Yeah, that will make me more concerned about her" Po said sarcastically. His dad shook his head.
"Po, I know you are mad, but I know that deep down, you still love her"
"But she clearly doesn´t, so what´s the point?" Po asked his dad.
"She loves you, that she even hit, what was his name, oh right, Nyuk. She hit him and yelled at him because of you" Po looked up to see what his dad was talking about.
"That´s right, you didn´t know because you didn´t let her explain. And you also didn´t know that she actually didn´t kiss that guy. And when she found out what he told you, she got really mad at him that she punch him in the face"
"Really!? That´s awesome! I mean, continue" Po said, getting serious again.
"And then she slapped him for trying to kiss her, and she ran here to find you and explain it to you, but you didn´t listen to her and you insulted her. So she ran to her house crying." Mr. Ping finished explaining him. Then he took the book he was holding in his hands and gave it to him, it was his science book.
"Oh, and she told me to give you this, she said you forgot it at school" he finally said, exiting Po´s room.
"Ok, now I definitely know I´m an idiot! Who was I kidding, I love her! And to say all that kind of stuff to her, that´s was wrong, I told her I wanted her out of my life, but I can´t even go 5 minutes without thinking about her! I have to go apologize, I will go to her house tomorrow" Po told to himself, then went to bed, holding the necklace close to his chest, thinking about Tigress.
Next day…Saturday
Po woke up, feeling an empty hole on his heart. He was still holding the necklace in his hands, he opened it and saw the picture of him and Tigress, and he smiled sadly. He knew how things were going and he wasn´t sure if everything was going to work out.
He sighed and went over to take quick shower. Then he went over to the kitchen to have a light breakfast. After his chores, he took a deep breath and went outside, heading towards Tigress´s house, taking the necklace with him.
He climb all the stairs and then when he got to the front door he knocked gently. No one answered, he knocked again, no response. He knocked for the third time, and this time Shifu opened the door.
"Po, can I help you with something?" Shifu asked with his usual monotone. He probably doesn´t know about Tigress and me, and our fight.
"I wanted to see Tigress" Po answered politely. Shifu nodded.
"Ok, I will go get her, just wait in here" He then disappeared.
As he was waiting, he heard her voice, her voice was higher than usual maybe because she was crying all night.
Po heard her explain something to her father, she heard her say something about him, the Shifu asking her something else. She then replied and started sobbing, then ran somewhere else, her room most likely.
Shifu came back,
"Sorry Po. Tigress is…busy" Shifu said uneasily.
"Sir. I really need to see her". Po begged. Shifu sighed, he was about to go to get Tigress again, but she came out, her cheeks were red and her eyes. It was as if all of her was red, her eyes, her cheek, her stripe of red hair and her fingers that Po loved to hold. Tigress motioned Shifu to give her some private time with Po. She was wearing purple robe, apparently she was still in her pajamas. Her nose was red as well.
"What do you want?" She asked him, having bags under her eyes. Even like that, her voice was still lovely and she still looked beautiful for Po. Po was staring at her dreamily. Tigress smiled a little, but then she remembered the promise she made to herself, and how much pain Po caused her.
"Po, Just… let me be. I don´t want to hear anything else or any explanations" She said, then she started sobbing, and before she completely broke down, she closed the door shut in his face.
Po couldn´t even say a word, but he could see that Tigress was in a really fragile state. So he decided to try on Monday, and maybe it would all go back to normal, maybe just maybe, Tigress was going to go to his house as she did all the mornings and have breakfast with them. And they would hold hands in the cold weather, and he would wait by her locker, and Tigress would give him a kiss and say how they were going to see each other soon before going to their first period.
As he was thinking this, tears were rolling down his eyes. But he was determined to see Tigress again, and talk with her. At least explain her and tell her how sorry he was. He was walking back to his house looking at the necklace, thinking,
And maybe, I can figure out a way for her to wear this again.
TiPo Me: This is a sad chapter *sobbing*
Normal Me: I know, but don´t worry, there is another chapter!
TiPo Me: YAY! This time I´ll make sure to add some… details
Normal Me: Ok, you are creeping me out.
Ok, I hope you liked this chapter, as my TiPo self mention, it was kind of a sad chapter but I will update soon. Thanks for your reviews, and I think I will start working on a new story as well. Anyway, hoped you enjoyed and please leave your reviews! (Could you help me get to 52? I just need 2 more!)
-Peace out
