~~~Maybe~~~

Rain drops bestowing upon the residents of the valley made use of it's great melody gift. While the breath taking sound of thunder and lightning did nothing to ruin it. The coldhearted wind forced many to flee to their homes. And not an ounce of the roads were left dry.

High atop of a Mountain stood a figure in a large cavern located at the top of a set of falls near the jade palace, this cavern also known as the dragon grotto was the meditating place for him and the masters before. However, this master, under the shadow of a Chinese dragon statue, had tears staining his fur.

With a sigh, Shifu wondered why he was so fragile when the clock announced this date. Today, thirty years ago his student, his prodigy, his son betrayed him, broke his confident, destroyed his image and laid waste to the valley he sworn to protect. And he was responsible for his actions.

Why? He asked to himself. why was he so blind? Why couldn't he see what he was making him, on which road he was leading him. But now, none mattered as his mistake had been erased.

Funny. He thought. The one was destroyed his son had replaced him. He remembered the feeling he felt when the panda claimed that Tai lung was defeated. At that moment, he had learned the true meaning of inner peace. But it is not peace he felt, it was grief.

A part of him could not help but to grieve for his dead son, even after his mistakes. Could not help but to think if he was suppose to be angry or thankful to the panda. Tai lung was his son. And parents have a bad habit of forgiving. Yes, it was right to say he still loved him like he did all does years ago. Even after all that.

Another sigh escaped through his lips, he whipped his face and rubbed his temples. Shifu stared as the rain drops danced around him. He frowned and rubbed his temples again as a memory flowed through his mind.

"Tigress, the rain will get heavy. Let's go inside before we catch a cold."

"Yes. Master Shifu" The girl replied before dropping her stance. It had been two months since He adopted her and progress is the only thing she had shown except the longing desire of praise clearly visible in her sparkling eyes.

He walked a few steps ahead and turned around noticing that Tigress stood still. She raised her hand, smiling, while the rain caressed her paw." I always loved rain master Shifu how it makes the impossible possible. If only I were it." She wished

" But some wishes can't be fulfilled."

"I know." She whispered staring the ground." Let's just go inside." She nodded, whispering while waking behind him."If I were the rain." She said."That binds the earth and sky together, who in all eternity will never meet, would I be able to bind the hearts of people together?"

"Tigress, stop this nonsense."

Shifu sighed. Then there was her. His second chance, his way to make amends, but through all that, he had forgotten that she too had a heart. A small will to help people understand each other. To help him understand her And he had always destroyed it.

"Master Shifu?"

He broke from his trance to see the said tiger girl socked from head to toe. It took him a minute to remember that that innocent girl from his memory had turned into the woman who stood before him. His prized student, his prodigy but not his daughter. He had never let her to be.

"Master Shifu, I couldn't sleep so I thought I might meditate with you. If you approve." She asked her voice visibly change since then.

"Yes, ahh.. you can." He replied after a minute trying and failing to regain his formal voice

"Master.. I.. May I ask...what's bothering you?" She said sitting cross-legged beside him.

"Nothing is. Parish the thought" he replied coldly. Business. That's what the two meant. He gave her a place to stay and in return she gave him her loyalty. A student and a master, that was their bond. He had made sure of it. And she had quietly suffered. He had made sure of it, unintentionally. But it didn't matter, for it was not his intention to make Tai Lung the way he ended up to be. It was his blindness for both of them.

The two sat in silence, neither a word nor smile was exchanged between them. The night grow long and the rain started to lose its strength. The dark clouds began to scatter, a rose pink light of dawn began to emerge and An arch of colors formed in the sky.

Shifu cleared his throat diverting her attention from the sky.

"Tigress, I believe you should get some rest." He said bitterly. True, Po had shown him that he was wrong in treating her the way he did. But it was far too late to fix. He had ruined her life in simpler words, destroyed her. He had caused her to hide her heart, to believe that love and emotion were weak and to be afraid of it.

"Yes, Master Shifu." She responded. She got up, and headed towards the barracks.

Tigress stopped, taking a deep breath she came back.

" Master, none of it is your fault. Roads are written by choices and how we accept to let go of things which are not meant to be ours. Try as you might if a betrayal or tragedy is written in faith, you can do nothing to prevent it. Being... hurt by the person you love is painful... beyond anything but life will always get them back for what they did."

Shifu looked at her like he had never done before. A look of admiration,shock and dare he say proudness was in his eyes. He opened his mouth but no words came out. She averted her eyes, avoiding eye contact."I.. Po, he taught me that so I felt like saying it."

And she left. Just like that. He stared at her even after she was out of sight. He was her culprit, so why was she comforting him? Had he done anything to deserve her kindness? Had she forgiven him? If so, then why? He hadn't even asked for it.

"Why?" He spoke softly.

Maybe Because she was not Tai lung. Perhaps, She had learned to let go of her past, She had fixed her broken heart, she had stopped punishing herself for a crime she did not commit. Maybe, she still had the desire to have a parentally figure. Maybe, just maybe she was still waiting for him. For him to accept her as a daughter.

Maybe.

Hope you like this. Well, sorry about the late on 'Monster' but I assure you that I'm not gonna leave the story unfinished. Read, review but most importantly enjoy! Btw, what are your thoughts about the new episodes of loa?