Orange and Red
By corset-rebellion-follower
Disclaimer: I don't own Kung Fu Panda
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Drabble 1: A Snap of the Fingers
It was demeaning. It was undignified. And it made Tigress feel like a servant. She was a master of kung fu, not a doll to be moved at his will. But it was the way that Master Shifu had commanded his students for years. He just snapped his fingers, and he got whatever he wanted.
But those days were over. It was one thing to have to deal with it in private, but now that the… outsider was here, it felt even worse. She refused to call that fat panda the Dragon Warrior, or by name for that matter. He was graceless and ignorant. But Shifu still treated him better than her. He didn't go around, snapping his fingers at the panda.
She knocked on the door to the Hall of Warriors.
"Enter."
She pushed the heavy wooden doors open and stalked down the hall. The head of the room was lit by red candles. Shifu was sitting in front of them, his legs crossed and his back straight. "Tigress. I didn't expect you," he said calmly.
"Do you respect that panda more than you respect me?" she demanded.
He turned around to look her in the eye. "Excuse me?"
"Do you respect that blubbery panda more than you do me?" she asked again, her voice more forceful.
"What makes you think that?" he asked. Tigress ignored the question.
"Do you think I'll just do whatever you want just because you snap your fingers? You don't even look at me anymore, you just expect me to do it!"
Shifu took Tigress by the paw and pulled her down to sit next to him. "I'm sorry, I've just been very stressed lately." Tigress pulled her paw away from him.
"I don't want excuses, Shifu! I'm not a piece of clay that you can bend at your will! I will not—" Shifu grabbed the collar of her vest and pulled her down to his level. Then he soundly pressed his lips to hers. Tigress just stared into space for a few seconds before her eyelids slowly closed.
Shifu pulled away. "Truly, my love, I'm sorry I've been so harsh lately."
Tigress smirked and wrapped her arms around him, pulling him close enough so that their noses were pushed together. "Save the apology. I don't want it." She snapped her fingers and looked at him expectantly. Shifu draped his arms around her neck and pulled her even closer, kissing her passionately. He started stroking the fur on the back of her neck. Tigress purred softly and deepened the kiss. At least I'm not the servant all the time.
A/N: Ok, so obviously this takes place during the movie. I thought it was really weird that Tigress automatically knew to jump up in the air and break those blocks when Shifu snapped his fingers, so there's the inspiration. Yeah, so this will be a group of drabbles and... yeah. Still trying to think of a threequel for Big or Little Ears? and A Reminder, for those who have read them. But it's not going so well. Seriously, any ideas? But anyway, I'm working on these cuz I just can't stop lovin' Shifu/Tigress. I'm pretty sure I was the first to write for it, and I miss it! (Starts crying hesterically, but suddenly stops) So I'll try to post a new one as soon as I get an inspiration. Holla!