Funny Love
Pucca stepped off the plane and onto Sooga. Immediately, she was swarmed by her friends and family.
"Pucca," Ching cried, wrapping her best friend in a bear hug lethal to all humans. Pucca smiled through the pain, knowing Ching was partially trying to keep her here.
"I missed you Ching. I missed all of you. Hollywood is sooo cutthroat- its always 'say this, do that, put more passion into that scene'! Luckily I wasn't in the cast of Jersey Shore."
"Did you meet Channing Tatum?"
"Is Rhianna's hair really cherry red up close?"
"Can Jackie Chan really karate kick sausages into submission?"
Answering them all in order she replied, "Yeah, he plays the alien sentinal who turns good. Her hair is actually not that red up close. And where did you pull that question from, Abyo?" She whistled for Zero.
Her wolf-puppy bounded off the plane, all slate grey fur and salivating adoration. He ran around her in circles and then sat obediantly next to her, staring at the colorful new bunch of playmates.
"This is Zero. He's an albino-wolf/bloodhound mix. He's my going away present from Hollywood." Pucca knelt to rub him behind the ears and he rolled onto his back. "He gets along great with Yani. She treats him like a brother or something."
As if conjured by her name, the pink cat strutted from the plane, her designer cat shades perched over her eyes. She stopped by Zero, who barked a short hello. Yani mewled and cuddled into his fur, totally at ease with the canine.
"Hey, P. The captain says he's got turbulence coming so he can't leave." Xavier called, stepping off the plane. He was greeted by zealous applause and hoots of praise. "I forgot; my extended family was visiting mom..." he grimaced and reached back in to grab Kim's hand. "C'mon, K."
"Hue, if you don't- Oh, noodles, NOT THE FORBIDDEN CARRY!" Xavier stalked after her departing screech, chuckling.
Pucca shook her head at the couple. "They never change..."
"Pucca." As she stood, she heard the voice that had once made her squeal in delight; and now...?
She whirled around, ran and took a flying leap into Garu's arms. "Garu! Garu! Garu!" she chanted into his neck, snuggling closer.
"Welcome back, Pucca." Garu chuckled.
"I'm glad to be back. Anywhere is fine as long as your there."
"And Sooga Village isn't worth living in if you're not chasing me." Garu replied.
The feel of her in his arms. The warmth of her breath stirring the tendrils of hair on his neck... He felt whole again as he absorbed her very essence into his memory.
He hadn't let her go since she jumped into his arms, partially because she had wrapped herself around him, and partially due to an unspoken fear. He lounged with her in his arms content enough to die. No wait, he rethought, propose, marry her, live to be an old ninja and then die with Pucca.
"Yeah, that one works much better..." he voiced, absently twirling a lock of her ebony hair around his finger.
"What'll work?" Pucca looked up at him with deep brown eyes.
"Nothing...yet." he whispered the last part.
"Oh, hey Garu?" Pucca went on. "Can I ask you something embarassing?"
"Nothing you could say could be embarassing."
"Are we boyfriend-and-girlfriend now?" Pucca looked him dead in the eyes.
Garu was speechless for a few seconds and then smiled. Hollywood sure sucked the vigorous bite out of Pucca. "Sweetheart, you've been my girlfriend since you started this chase."
Pucca beamed, nearly blinding him. "I knew we were meant to be." She kissed him then, with all her Pucca spunk.
"I missed those. And the running-"
"Speaking of running... The director had an idea for a new hit. Starring all of Sooga Village."
"Yeah," Garu had a feeling the Director's idea would be a love-hate thing. "What is it?"
"He wants to make a new teen sitcom called Funny Love High!"
AK: So Pucca's back, happy ending. Sorry if you long awaited fans are disappointed. I'll try a reboot if it really is that bad. But for now this is the gist.