Strong

What is Strength

Po sat outside on the grass, still looking at the plains and village as the sun rose high into the sky. A black wolf slowly stepped out to his side. "How's it going in there?" 

"It's a lot for her. Taking things in. I told Li she's going to overwhelm her."

"Hehe, I don't think Tigress can get overwhelmed that easily," Po said. 

"She did when you got hurt."

"Yeah," He smiled, "She did." Po looked around. "So... which one is your wife?"

"Oh shoot! I forgot!" 

"LION!"

The two flinched at the loud shrill-like voice. "Doesn't look like she forgot," Po winced. There over a couple of yards came an angrily glaring, 7-foot gray wolf with muscles bigger than Po's dumplings. She had a leather breastplate with a girdle, and her glaring eyes didn't leave room for Lion to escape. "That's your wife?!"

"Krystal," Lion nervously grinned. "It's uh... good to see you? Oh boy!" The gray wolf rushed Lion and tackled him to the ground. Po bolted up to his feet and geared himself up. 

But he wasn't prepared to see Lion getting cuddled and kissed to death. "Ah! Krystal, stop it!"

"I miss you so much," She breathed between kisses. "It's been sooo long." Breathing in his scent, her tail wagged excitedly as she hugged him. "I missed you so much."

"Hehe, I missed you too, love."

"Don't ever leave for that long again," The wolf barked. 

"I won't! I won't!" 

"Good, now you're coming with me," Krystal said, picking him up and placing him over her shoulder. 

"Uh, where are we-"

"You know exactly where we're going."

"Oh boy." 

And just like that, the panda sat there more confused and dazed than he ever was in his life. 

But he could only smile. 

"I'm surprised she's not a feline," said a well-known voice behind him. "I figured since he was fond of felines..."

"Hehe," Po smiled and stood up. The two walked on in silence, looking at the village around them. Tigress stood close to his side, closer than she usually was used to. But it was nice. They both sat down in a dry patch of grass. The edge of the flat top mountain was a few feet before them. "So... what about your parents?"

"Hm?"

"I mean, are you going to stay with them or..."

Tigress smiled wide, "No, they actually were thinking of moving with me since there's really no need for them here anymore."

"And no one's going to pick a fight with your mom," Po added. The tiger's side-smirk caught his eye. "But what now?"

The tiger took a deep long breath. "Ultimately, the question of my birth and my parents has been answered. Now, I can go on being who I want to be... Something you've been doing a lot lately."

"Hehe." He gently grabbed her hand and smiled. "But I'm glad." 

Their mouths kissed each other, letting their love spill through caresses and soft gasps. Tigress's smile couldn't be bigger. She pushed them both onto the ground, staring up at the sky. The warm grass nuzzled their feet and arms. Her head lay on his chest, the left side, where she could hear his heart.

Thump

Thump

Thump

"I love you," Po whispered, disturbing the tiger's listening. She lifted her head, slightly surprised by the words. But a smile rose on her face. 

"I love you too." 

Strength is a lot of things and it's NOT a lot of things. People spend their entire life trying to find it, get it, keep it, and never lose it. But sometimes strength is something deeper, something that doesn't involve looking at anyone else. Humans are naturally strong. They either never believe it, or they think they need some external thing to prove it. No, you are strong. Whether you like it or not, you are. You may not be able to pull a bus out of a ditch, but you can definitely be there for someone. 

Be your own kind of strong. 

The End