Wish Upon A Christmas Star

Chapter 5 Felix Of A Panda

Tom and Panda spent the whole hour trying to find Amanda and her friends after splitting up from the others. As if going to the same spot over and over again wasn't stressful, but not being able to use Panda's phone without the risk of triggering a huge misunderstanding.

"How about in that store?" Panda said, pointed while still in the grip of Tom.

"We went there two times already." Tom painted. "And it's getting close to noon."

"How can Amanda be this hard to find?"

"I don't know, I never met her in real life!" When Tom saw an open bench next to the balcony, he immediately sat on it before anyone else. He placed Panda by his side, taking out his phone to text his friends. "I need my friends to know that we didn't make any progress."

This caused Panda to sigh in depression, with today being the most shameful Christmas Eve he'd ever had. He respected the effort his best friend made but even if he stayed as a grown bear, nothing would've changed in the struggle to find his girlfriend.

"Maybe this wasn't meant to work out." He sat on the bench. "It's impossible to make my wish something memorable."

"Well, it's never easy to have everything planned out." Tom said, waiting for his friends to respond. "You can't always expect happiness even during Christmas."

Panda looked at his small paws, knowing that everywhere and everyone except his brothers were bigger than him, including Amanda. "What do you think she would feel once she sees me like this?"

Tom wondered what it feels to have a girlfriend like Panda has. Having crushes on almost five girls in his life, going on a date is always a step he never thought he would get to. "She would find you cute, but she'll probably call animal services."

Panda paused while keeping his frown. It wasn't a nice thing to hear, but after passing through so many people who spot him due to his presence. "I think this whole cute thing that Grizz wished for, doesn't seem to be working at all."

"You only had the affection when you we're a cub, after growing up, it's gone." Tom turned his phone to sleep mode. "I'm sure a few people do recognize you, they just don't want to admit it."

When the little cub looked through the glass on the balcony, he saw tons of people doing figure skating. If he knew how to skate on ice like Ice Bear, he would give Amanda the most romantic time possible, while listening to wonderful Christmas music.

"I had so many ideas I could've done with her in this mall." Panda spoked while Tom saw what's happening on the main floor. "I have a gift for her, but it didn't feel like it was enough."

While leaving the cave, Tom and his friends didn't forget to bring gifts for Chloe's family and especially Amanda. When he took out Panda's gift to Amanda, it wasn't as big compared to the others. "What's in here?"

"It's an anime light novel of romantic characters. She showed me her book collection and she only had a few books like that."

"Why wouldn't she? There are so many anime love novels that when they get adapted to television, they try to make them amazing." When Tom puts the gift back into his bag, he tries to think of a solution for his friend. "Instead of meeting her as a cub, why don't you text her the truth?"

"Because that could lead to my brothers getting in trouble too." The cub said, still wondering what his brothers are doing at the moment. "And if I tell her about the wish, there's no turning back."

"Maybe you're right. If I meet her while holding you, she would assume you're my pet."

Panda sighed, unable to think of an alternative option in his predicament. Not only will his girlfriend be disappointed, but not knowing if he'll ever turn back to normal, he won't see his future right in front of him. He lowered his head, giving up after an hour in the mall. He didn't have any tears for sure, but his heart has lost all hope in life.