Reconciliation scene between Tigress and Max are coming your way!

Chapter 19: Everything Worked Out

At the wood shop, Max was busy carving some wood to make some custom figured bo staffs made out of bamboo and that was pretty much Max's favorite kind of wood to carve with; aside from other woods he liked the most. While he was making the bo staffs, he had to customize it by carving the letter 'M' on the front and side of it to ensure who made every staff.

After he was done, he received a visitor coming inside the store and when he turned around, he saw that it was only Tigress coming by and he said, "Hey, Tigress. What brings you by here?"

She walks up to him and said, "I heard about what you did for Saori last night."

Max didn't know if she was either happy or upset about this, but regardless he's always one to never let anything she says or does bother him a lot and she responded, "I just wanna let you know that I appreciate it a lot."

Then it turns out that Tigress actually appreciated him sticking up for Saori and he quickly sighed in relief and then looked at her and replied, "Thank you."

She then sat down and looked at him directly in the eye and said, "If I had known what had happened, I would've taken that person down in an instant."

"So would I." Max added.

Then, she lets out a heavy sigh and replied, "About what I said...about not forgiving you for being an easy forgiver..."

"Tigress...I'm over that. You know, it's not that hard to apologize or even be a nice person." Max responded.

"I know. It's just that...I wish I could be like you more because it's hard for me to do that because all my life, I've been hurt and suffered a lot and it still affects me. You, on the other hand...you went through heavy stuff, but you never let it take control over you and you're always one to accept any apology...even mine. How do you do it? I was just frustrated at the time and I end up saying things that I never meant to say and hurt your feelings. That was very wrong of me." Tigress added.

Max could see where this is going and he said, "Tigress...I know you're sorry. How many times have I always accepted your apologies?"

"All the time." Tigress said, looking down on the ground.

"And have I ever treated you harshly back?" asked Max.

"No."

Max lets out a smile and he asked, "Then why are you so worried about whether I forgive you or not? My panda dad told me that you can't make up or change the past, but whatever bad thing you have went through, you can't let it affect you for the rest of your life. You have to be around people who care about you and are willing to give you support and once you do that, you'll feel like you're already loved."

What Max just said to her started to make sense and she looked at him in the eye and said, "I wish I knew then what I know now. I know you could forgive me, but its hard to forgive myself."

"It's not too late to start. Just give it a shot. You never know." Max replied, smiling.

That pretty much made Tigress feel like there's hope for herself and she hopes that whatever Max said will be remembered and she said, "You're always one to be so happy and positive. I guess I never really cared about people who care about me because I felt like they didn't exist...but I guess I was wrong."

Max nodded his head and said, "And I still train frequently...just at my own pace. Just like you have your passion for kung-fu, I have my passion on being a wood carver and bladesmith."

She looks around and sees every inch of handiwork Max did and she couldn't help but feel very impressed with what he's made and said, "That's really amazing."

"Thanks. All the stuff I did shows how much I've accomplished on my own." Max said.

"You know, I always thought that kung-fu was your only passion, but when you told me you wanted to be a bladesmith and wood carver, I thought that you were gonna give that up. I didn't take it the right way and for that I apologize." Tigress said.

"It's cool. Po has always told me that I can find something I'm good at other than kung-fu and once I got into wood carving and bladesmith, this was something I could see myself doing." Max added.

"You've got your passion and I've got mine. And if you choose to take care of Saori, I'll support you through. Just make sure you do everything you can to make her happy...because if not, you'll receive something from me that isn't pleasureable." Tigress stated.

Max chuckled at this and he said, "Don't worry. She'll be fine as long as I'm around...but we're not gonna get married yet."

"Whatever you decide." Tigress said, smiling.

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