"Yin, I don't want to hear it." "But Master Yo-" "I don't want to hear it." "Please reconsider-" "NO, YIN." Yin had woken up and Yang had harshly broken the news to her. She was frustrated near out of her mind with him and Master Yo.
"How could you do that to him?!" she demanded, though yelling made her lungs ache even more than they already did. "He loved me!" "Yin, you don't understand-" "All I understand is that I understand that you don't understand that I understand!" "I didn't understand any of that," Yang cut in. "SHUT UP!" she screamed at him. "This is for your own good," Master Yo vainly tried to calm her down. "You'll see what I mean when you're older."
She sat up defiantly though pain shot through her like a bullet. "You didn't even give him a chance!" "Lay back down right now, young lady!" "NO! Not until you listen!" Master Yo stifled a sigh. 'She won't listen to reason when she gets like this...' "Fine, I'll listen. But don't think that changes anything." 'Fine,' she thought. 'I'll take whatever I can get.'
"Can you even imagine what it's like to live all by yourself every day? With no friends or family or anything to live for but someone you love but can't be with?" "And he doesn't deserve any of that because he's EVIL," Yang put in dryly. "No he's not!" she protested. "If it weren't for him I'd be dead right now! I owe my life to him!" That got her sensei's attention. "What?" His surprised tone confused Yin. "Didn't Yang tell you?"
"No," he answered, shocked. "He said he saved you all by himself." Then he glared at Yang. "He also said he saw Yuck hand you over to the wolves himself." Yang averted his gaze awkwardly. "Yang! How could you lie like that?!" "I did it for you, sis. Don't you see how dangerous Yuck is?" She didn't listen to him. "Master Yo, Yang lied about everything! That's not how it happened at all!" The panda still had a steady glare fixed on Yang.
"Yang? Care to tell me the truth?" His tone was that scary sort of calm again. Yang knew he was in trouble. He sighed in defeat. "Yuck woke me up that morning and handed me a note from the wolves saying they'd taken Yin in the middle of the night , while we were asleep. He was more than ready to go and save her himself, even at the risk of his own life. I only came along because I didn't trust him. He could've been there faster if I hadn't come. I'm sorry I lied, Master Yo. I don't think he's really that bad anymore..." Yang hung his head in an attempt to avoid his teacher's furious gaze.
There was a long, tense silence. Then Master Yo ordered, "Go find him." "What?" Yang looked back up just in time to see him open the door at the other end of the room. "Go find Yuck and bring him back here NOW," he repeated. "In your stupid face Yang!" Yin jeered. "And you lay back down right now!" Master Yo snapped. She obeyed. "Anyway Yang, I need a word with him." "Okay..." Yang muttered, inching his way out the door.

An hour or two later...

Yang had been trekking through the leaves and foliage for some time, and been bitten by more than a few mosquitoes. He was heading straight for Yuck's cave but hadn't seen hide or hair of him yet. "Yuck!" he called. "Are you out here?!" There was no answer. Soon he came to the cave but it was deserted. He called louder, "YUCK! WHERE ARE YOU?! THIS ISN'T FUNNY!" "Over here..." a faint, echoed voice came from a distance.
He hurried toward the voice without hesitation, nearly tripping over a few tree roots in his haste. It wasn't long until he found Yuck sitting up in a tall tree at the edge of the forest. It distantly overlooked the lake in the east and the town in the farther north. He seemed lost in thought.
"Yuck, Master Yo sent me to find you. He needs to talk to you, Yang explained between tired breaths. Yuck's gaze didn't move. "Why?" "He didn't tell me why but if I'm not back there with you right now I'll be scrubbing the whole dojo for months! Get down from there!" For a moment he gave no response.
"How did she take it?" he asked lifelessly after a moment. "What? Oh that. She's real pissed at me and Master Yo but she wants to see you again." Yuck almost winced. "I can't." "Can't what?" "I can't see her." Yang slapped his forehead.
"I thought you said you loved her!" "That's why I can't ever see her again..." His voice cracked a little. Yang's patience was dangerously thin. "We don't have time for this! I'll drag you all the way to town if I have to!" he threatened. And he meant it. Yuck heaved a sigh after a moment and half-climbed, half-fell down the tree. "Fine. I'll go."

A while later, at the hospital...

Yuck halfheartedly dragged himself down the hall to the room Yin was in. Yang almost had to shove him through the door. Yin was lying awake in bed and Master Yo was leaning against a wall on the opposite side of the room. He glared at Yang once more. "What took you so long?" "He moved like a slug on a turtle's back the whole way!" Yang complained. "He's a total wreck!" "He can still hear you, Yang," Yuck retorted, a hint of resentment in his tone.
"Oh good. You CAN still talk." Yang rolled his eyes. "Yang, shut up. You're in enough trouble already," Master Yo reminded him. "And Yuck," he went on, "I apologize. I didn't get the real story until after you left. YANG." He shot a furious glance at his student. "It's fine..." Another passive answer from Yuck. "I would've done the same thing..."
Yin gave him a concerned look. "Yuck? Are you okay? You don't sound like yourself." He avoided her gaze and shrugged. "But don't think this doesn't change anything," Master Yo put in. "What do you mean?" He looked up at him and raised an eyebrow, puzzled. "Yuck, how would you like to enlist as a student in our dojo?" Master Yo offered, to Yin's delight and Yang's obvious dismay.
Yuck was surprised too. "But the only money I have is stolen..." he admitted. Yang laughed out loud mockingly. " HA, HA, HA. "It's for free then." Yang's smile disappeared. "Then I'm in." "Welcome to the team. You'll be going back to the dojo with Yang and me in a few minutes. Oh, but, do us all a favor and take a good long shower when we get there..." he added.
"Can do, Master Yo," he nodded. "Good. I'll give you and Yin a moment alone." With that, he dragged Yang out of the room and shut the door. Once again Yuck turned to face Yin. She was sitting up now, smiling sweetly at him. He sat down on the bed next to her. "I'm sorry I didn't say goodbye, Yin. I didn't want to see you upset." "It's okay, Yuck," she soothed. "But I never got to thank you for saving me..." She blushed a tiny bit. "Anytime." He gingerly put an arm around her and she leaned her head on his shoulder. "So I guess you're my boyfriend now, huh?" "Guess so," he shrugged. "I just hope your brother doesn't kill me for it..."
"Oh don't worry about him. He'll get used to this," she tried to reassure him. "I think he's just jealous 'cause there's another guy in my life now." "Maybe..." He hoped he sounded more sure than he felt. "Well anyway you should get going. You really need that shower," she teased, and kissed him on the cheek. "Right." He stood up. "I'll come by and see you tomorrow, if Master Yo lets me," he offered. "That'd be great. 'Bye Yuck." "Get some rest. I'll see you." He left the room, and gently closed the door behind him.

Well there's the happy ending! I may write another story or two, and if so, they'll probably include my OCs.