Chapter 6: Heart to Heart

Once they split up Tigress took the lead. Since she had the most training besides Tai-Lung she was the perfect one to lead. Red went second behind her for added muscle. Harmony was behind Red using her senses to hear or see any upcoming threats. Tai-Lung was at the back to make sure no one could follow them. It was getting cool and the sun was about to set again. "Let's make camp," Tigress suggested.

"Okay I and Tai-Lung can grab some firewood," Harmony said.

"Okay be careful," Tigress told her. She gave Tai-Lung a warning look for even though Shade said he helped save them. Tigress had trouble trusting him but was trying.

"Come on Big Guy I smell some berries we can pick them for food," Shade said jumping off his shoulder and scurrying towards the woods.

"Shade wait up!" Red yelled worried he would lose her again. He ran after her as Tigress spotted a lake nearby and began to catch fish. Within an hour the others came back and Tigress caught plenty of fish. A fire was starting and they ate the fish and berries. Red fell asleep with Shade on his chest. Tai-Lung curled in a corner and Tigress offered to take the first watch. Harmony couldn't sleep and offered to stay up as well.

"So, the sky it is pretty huh?" Harmony asked looking up at the purple sky. The only thing considered to be beautiful here.

"Is this your way of starting a conversation?" Tigress asked.

"I guess Po was more of the talker. I was more of a listener or the one who gives people a piece of my mind when they make me angry," Harmony said.

"Yeah I can tell," Tigress said remembering when Po was named the Dragon Warrior and how she treated them. Then when she came to their home to ask them to come back and how Harmony treated her.

"Look I am sorry for snapping at you that day. I was angry at how you talked to my brother. But I understand your anger," Harmony said.

"Still I had no right to act that way. You and Po really gave me a good talking too," Tigress admitted.

"You are really lucky Tigress," Harmony said.

"How am I lucky?" Tigress asked her.

"I only heard part of your story but in the end you and the others had something me and Po thought we never would have," Harmony said gently.

"What is that?" Tigress asked in a curious tone.

"A family," Harmony said. "Po and I never had that till we met each other. I mean sure we had Red, Shade, Snow, Camille, Speedy, and Dark Wind. But in the end they left as soon as someone offered them a home. No one offered me and Po a home. Either they didn't have enough room or they just wanted one of our friends. Po never said anything but I felt so angry that our friends would leave us like that. I know they deserved a place to stay but it seemed it was like me and Po were against the world. Then we met dad and now I am scared we will never see him again," Harmony cried.

"Hey come on Harmony it will be okay. I understand a bit of how you feel. Like you and Po I never knew my parents and spent most of my life in an orphanage. Called a monster and having everyone fear me. Till I met Shifu and at the time he treated me like student instead of a daughter and I hated that. Then I learned of Tia-Lung and what he did to change Shifu's heart. To me feelings made you weak and when the others showed up I never fully welcomed them till you and Po came," Tigress said.

"Yeah I can understand how lonely and upset you would be being called a monster and all. Heck I was called a freak," Harmony told her.

"Why would people call you a freak?" Tigress asked in a confused tone.

"Because I was a white tiger and no one had ever seen a white tiger, I wasn't orange and black like you. People use to say I wasn't a true tiger just a freaky reject of one. Only Po ever saw me as a great person. He was the only family I remember and I don't know what my life would be like if I didn't have him. Shoot if it wasn't for him I wouldn't have a name," she added smiling. That was the happiest day of her life was when Po gave her a name.

"That is messed up you are a true tiger the first one I ever seen," Tigress said.

"Really you are the first one I ever seen too," Harmony said.

"Do you know what happened to your parents?" Tigress asked.

"Nope, all I remember is one day I woke up in the woods feeling sore. I had no clue who I was or where I came from. I might have been maybe four and I knew I was a tiger and I could walk and talk. My memories are blurred from sleeping in caves and living off of berries. Till I went to that village and met Po," Harmony told her.

"Wow that is odd I only have a brief memory of my parents leaving me at the Bao Gu Orphanage. They wore red cloaks and just walked away leaving me there," Tigress said sadly.

"Red cloaks," Harmony asked and then something odd happened.

She was in a room playing with a doll. Just then she saw a figure with a red cloak. The figure revealed a female white tiger but had lime green eyes. "Come on sweetie we have to go," The figure picked her up and carried her outside as she heard shouts and people screaming.

"Harmony, hey Harmony you okay?" Tigress asked waving her paw in front of the other tiger's face.

"Huh, um yeah I am okay," Harmony said rubbing her head.

"You sure I mentioned my parents wearing red cloaks and you spaced out," Tigress told her.

"I saw something it was weird," Harmony said.

"What did you see?" Tigress asked her.

"Not sure I was about four and I was in a room playing with a doll. Then a woman wearing a red cloak appeared she looked like me except her eyes were lime green. She said we had to go and once we were outside I heard people screaming," Harmony said.

"Do you think it was a memory," Tigress asked her.

"Not sure," Harmony said. Rubbing her head again she said, "You better get some sleep I will take the next watch". Tigress agreed and drifted off to sleep. Harmony gazed at the fire wondering what she had seen and wonder was that woman her mother. If so was she still alive and where was she? The questions filled her brain till Tai-Lung told her to sleep and he would take the next watch. She soon allowed sleep to take her still wondering about the memory and wish she could have seen more.

Author's Note: Hope you all enjoyed this chapter and please review.