The Day of Thunder

[Wu Zhe]

He reached for her hand giving a light squeeze

''It is not your fault.'' the dragon recalled the night two day prior ''I had a dream a few days ago, my fear manifested...a world that had been bled dry and left for death. I walked for what seemed to be like ages, digging graves and building pyres, until I managed to find some grain I could plant. I returned here when I did...to this village...and the world slowly began to heal. Colors came back, life came back, but I could never leave this house for long for the one thing I missed the most was you.''

''I know your time is limited...that is why I want to take in full whatever time we have left.''

[Wu Dai Lu]

"I do, too," she replied firmly, then added. "No one's ever shown as much care for me as you have. So much understanding. It's... something I never thought I would know. "

[Wu Zhe]

''Yet I do not know anyone who is as deserving of it as you are.'' He hugged her tight once more and breathed

''Care for some Cranes?...'' he glance towards a glaring Shou ''...before someone manages to ruin all the paper?''

[Wu Dai Lu]

She laughed and nodded. "Yes... To support Lady Doji."

[Wu Zhe]

Zhe chuckled and said, quite seriously

"I love you, Chouri."

[Wu Dai Lu]

She stared at him with enormously wide eyes for a moment and she trembled for a moment before finally saying, "I love you, too."

[Wu Zhe]

The bushi smiled like an absolute idiot has he raised a hand to cup her cheek, leaning in to give her a kiss.

[Wu Dai Lu]

She returned the kiss, smile wide and a little silly as well. "I know... that love is supposed to take time. But we don't know what will happen. I didn't want to regret not saying it when I feel it."

[Wu Zhe]

''I was thinking the same thing...I do not know what tomorrow or the day after holds for us but at least we have now''

[Wu Dai Lu]

She nodded and picked up the paper, sitting back with a warm smile. "Shall we make those cranes?"

[Wu Zhe]

Zhe eyed Shou warely, the panda already crouching low and getting menacingly closer

he nodded ''Yeah let's''

/fade to paper cranes and panda rascality?

[Canary]

/scene