Hello, everyone. I'd like to present to you a lovely Winnie-the-Pooh fiction I found. It is not my interest to take credit for this; I only want to share this beautiful piece of art with you all. I do hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Disclaimer:
Winnie-the-Pooh © A. A. Milne.
Story © Anonymous author.
Certainly there had always been something. From nearly the moment Kanga and Roo had arrived to the Hundred Acre Wood, Tigger had tried his best to always present himself as the perfect model of a gentleman as he understood how to the lovely single mother. It was a rather inexplicable phenomenon to most of the inhabitants of the wood, but whenever Tigger was near Kanga, he felt the need to turn on his natural charm to its max. It was even more inexplicable the way he seemed to transform from a bouncing Tigger to a giggling sheep whenever Kanga called him 'dear'. Whether it was obvious to anyone or everyone who knew them, Tigger had an innocent crush on Mrs. Kanga... Although it was quite clear she wasn't a Mrs. anymore.
Instead, it was Roo who received Tigger's attention more than his mother. The little nipper was Tigger's best bouncing buddy. There was a natural spark of friendship and love that existed from day one. Soon, they became practically inseparable. For Tigger had finally found someone else who loved bouncing as much as him, and Roo had finally found the strong male influence sorely lacking in his home.
It was their bond which first opened Kanga's heart to the lovable, striped bouncer. She quickly noticed the way Tigger treated her son and it warmed her through and through. Kanga grew fonder and fonder of Tigger as he grew closer and closer to her son. Of course, it started out as innocent as Tigger's crush. She pitied him, cared for him in his times of need, or called him dear more times than she maybe should. In short, many would often mistake it for her motherly tendencies, but a closer look from someone who knew about such matters would see it as the first step toward something more.
Their relationship continued on for some time in this manner: Tigger blushing whenever he came to see Roo and Kanga treating him just a little bit more special than the others. However, it began to take a sharp turn. All at once, Kanga found herself depending on Tigger, worrying about Tigger, going out of her way to make sure Tigger was okay. Likewise, Tigger found himself growing bolder around Kanga, even holding her hand and comforting her when she needed it. It didn't take long for this to lead them to a new understanding of their deeper feelings for one another.
No longer could Kanga consider Tigger to be like a son just because Roo considered him to be a big brother, and no longer could Tigger strictly consider himself Roo's big brother, although he would never tell Roo this. Both were finally aware of a very different kind of love. But it was a precarious situation indeed for the two inhabitants of the Hundred Acre Wood. What would the others think? What would Roo think? It was confusing enough for them, let alone without others knowing about it and offering their own two cents. Rabbit especially would probably do his best to ruin things for them with his usual "It simply isn't done..." mantra. Kanga was too polite and nurturing to ever want to hurt any of her friends and Tigger... well, he was loveable, but not the most graceful in awkward situations and rather on the clueless side of things at times. What were the two poor animals to do?
At last, the chance finally came for them to face their predicament face to face.
"The little guy's finally asleep," Tigger announced with his trademark chuckle as he came from Roo's room.
After spending the day with Tigger and Tigger having joined them for supper, Roo had requested Tigger tell him a bedtime story and tuck him in that night. Kanga had agreed, smiling with her secret thoughts of how it made her love Tigger even more. She was certain no one else in the Hundred Acre Wood, excluding herself, loved Roo more than Tigger and what better reason could there be for wanting him to be with them all the time?
