Chapter 1
SONG: So What
ARTIST: Alecia Moore (P!nk)
CHARACTERS: OC/Tigress, OC/Viper
GENRE(S): Hurt/Comfort, Friendship
The putrid smell of alcohol hit Viper like a sudden slap to the face as soon as she entered the restaurant.
It was late at night, about an hour or so before the weekend curfew, and Tigress agreed to go out with Viper to help her clear her head from the recent events. Viper was thankful for the evening to agree to do so, as they didn't need to do Night Patrol, so it allowed them to have some girl time. Of course, Po and the others were back home; Viper asked Tigress to accompany her to her hometown, where the marriage and divorce proceedings took place. They wanted to be there for Viper, but knew it was better for Tigress to go. Besides; who was gonna defend the Valley while two of the best were gone?
"Viper." She found the feline sitting at a nearby table, her arms folded on the table, waiting. Sighing softly to herself, Viper slithered over, returning greetings to villagers who were either dining or drinking, and stopped briefly to welcome her, and wish her a good evening. As she crawled into her seat, Tigress pushed a cup forwards her slowly. "I just ordered dumplings."
"Nice..." She took a long, timed sip. "I'm starving..." she smacked her lips once or twice, before staring at the contents of the cup, and then at her friend's own. "Is this... wine?"
Tigress raised an eyebrow suspiciously. "Is there ever a time you see a drink in my paw?" She asked.
Viper shook her head vigorously. "I'm not judging!" She said quickly. "I just thought it was water..." She twisted the cup one way to the other, looking down at the table. "That, the taste surprised me a little... and I never pegged you as a drinker."
"I'm not." Tigress took a sip once the food arrived. "I just have an excuse other than the Winter Festival to drink."
Viper's eyebrows knitted together in question. "What's the excuse?" Her voice stretched out the question, like she had an idea what the answer would be, but needed to make sure her theory was right.
"My best friend has just divorced her husband, she needs cheering up." Tigress took a sip on her wine, and Viper followed suite, after eating a dumpling or two.
"And what better way to do so by feeding me and buying me alcohol?" Viper spoke thickly, earning a glare from the feline. "I know you're trying to help Tigress.. but I just need to talk..." she looked down at the cup longingly, taking another quick swig. "Not drown my sorrows in red brew... I'm not the drinker."
Tigress smiled. "Yet here you are, drinking away?" Viper rolled her eyes, before glancing at Tigress with a look of 'touché', running the tip of her tail around the rim of her cup. "I know it doesn't feel like it's working, but it'll get you talking about how you feel more openly sooner or later."
It was Tigress' turn to get a glare. "Who said I wasn't easy to talk?" Viper almost snapped at her, but held back some of her anger. She paused, as if in realization, before sighing in defeat. "Okay, I maybe didn't talk much since the news, but I don't want to burden you guys about how I feel."
Tigress' head tilted to the side. "Why not? The boys may not know the feeling, but they are there to listen. And I'm always around..." It was her turn to down-casted towards the red lake in her cup. "I know how you feel... remember?"
Viper swallowed nervously in realization; Tigress was married to a guy named Li for almost two years, after courting for nearly eleven months. It was a mixture of emotions for everyone; sometimes he was fun to be around, but then again, he was a right pain. He gambled, went out and came home at all hours of the morning, and soon cheated on Tigress, more than just the careless flirting... what pained Viper even more about the topic was the fact she was the one who came to Tigress as a witness; she saw Li coming out of a house in the forest on her way back from visiting her father, with clear physical evidence upon his body that he had been busy elsewhere than the marital bed. He pleaded with Viper not to tell Tigress, but like she said, they were best friends, and Viper told her right away...
This whole thing running again through the palace, almost a year later, but this time Viper was thrown into the pond, was probably a relapse for the tiger, and it tugged at Viper's heart strings... talk about déjà vu.
"Tigress..." the feline's heavy eyes lifted up the cup. "I'm sorry..." Tigress smiled brightly, which startled Viper almost. Could the wine be going to her head already?
"It's fine." She replied, as her tail flicked by her feet. "Getting over it was quicker than I anticipated... different for everyone I suppose... and being separated only a day now..."
Viper giggled softly. "To be honest, although it breaks my heart... I'm glad it's done." Tigress raised an eyebrow. "He may have done the same as Li, but he was kinda rubbish..." It took a few seconds for Tigress to catch it, and she was soon holding her paw to her mouth, stifling her laughter, to save the embarrassment to blame the wine for her potential outburst. After they both calmed down, and Viper raised a glass.
Cue Music!
"A toast." Viper smiled evilly. "To freedom."
Na na na na na na na na na na na na.
Tigress' glass slowly clinked against Viper's. She too smirked devilishly. "To freedom..."
Na na na na na na na na na na na na.
Tigress finished her glass as Viper wiped her lips.
Viper:
I guess I just lost my husband,
I don't know where he went.
She waved down the bartender for another refill, before looking back at Tigress firmly.
So I'm gonna drink my money
I'm not gonna pay his rent
Tigress:
Nope! (Shaking her head to act out the word as Viper threw money at the bartender.)
Viper:
I got a brand new attitude and
I'm gonna wear it tonight...
Her eyes wandered around the room carelessly as she sang, before seeing two bulls across the way. They were all arguing through incoherent slurs, pushing and shoving each other. Viper's gaze followed the feline's as she drank her second glass. Before they knew it, the two men were eyeing two unsuspecting women (two cows) next to Tigress and Viper up and down mid fighting, and smirked at them flirtatiously.
*Feeling the wine sink in*
I wanna get in trouble,
I wanna start a fight...
The two bulls began walking over to the woman, and Tigress swiftly turned and warned the two woman. They looked confused at first, before seeing the bulls.
Na na na na na na na
They glared at the bulls. Before the men could utter a syllable, they both got a punch to the face. Tigress and Viper smiled as they watched the men stumble back, and fall into another table, food and drink flying everywhere.
I wanna start a fight...
Soon, everyone in the restaurant were shouting and fighting. Viper and Tigress ducked under the table to save themselves from getting hit with food, cutlery, and glass.
Na na na na na na na
Both looked at one another and grinned.
I WANNA START A FIGHT!
Jumping out from under the table, they started to tackle the physical people who were picking up chairs, aiming to hurl them at others. One person, a pig, saw Tigress and Viper, and thanks to his not-so-sober state, he didn't seem to recognize them.
Both:
So, so what?
I'm still a rock star,
I got my rock moves,
And I don't need you...
He threw the chair, but Tigress caught it with no hassle.
And guess what?
I'm having more fun,
And now that we're done,
I'm gonna show you tonight...
Viper wrapped her tail around a woman's wrist before she could attack her with a bottle to the head.
I'm alright,
I'm just fine!
And you're a tool, so,
So what?
I am a rock star,
I got my rock moves,
And I don't want you tonight.
Tigress moved her way towards the counter, where the bartenders and waiter's cowered away in fear. She helped them get out the back way, but before going back into the battle inside to help Viper, she spotted a dark figure in the alleyway, shallowly bathed by the moonlight looking at her. He didn't seem threatening... but he looked familiar.
Tigress (in her mind):
Uh check my flow, aw-
LATER THAT NIGHT...
Viper and Tigress are roaming the streets some time after the fighting cooled off in the bar. Both weren't drunk, but simultaneously, weren't sober. There was a slight sway in the feline's steps, and Viper's head had the tendency to move about on its own accord in any direction, taking the rest of her body with her.
Viper:
The waiter just took my table,
And gave it to Jessica Simps (shit!),
Looking around as Tigress knocked on the door to the Great Master Viper's house, Viper turned around and saw someone slithering up the pathway...
Tigress:
I guess I'll go sit with drum boy,
At least he'll know how to hit,
As the door opened, the form called out to Viper. As Viper's father answered the door, greeting them as the form came into the light... to reveal him. Viper's ex-husband. Tigress just stared at him, while Viper, and her father hissed at him angrily.
What if this song's on the radio,
Then somebody's gonna die.
"Get out of here," Viper's father said threateningly.
Viper (Gesturing Tigress to head on inside):
I'm gonna get in trouble,
My ex will start a fight,
Na na na na na na na
"I'm not leaving til I talk to Viper." He said unwisely.
Tigress: (shaking her head firmly)
He's gonna start a fight.
Na na na na na na na-
Both: (jumping for Viper's ex)
WE'RE ALL GONNA GET INNA FIGHT!
So, so what?
I'm still a rock star,
I got my rock moves-
Shoving him away further down the path.)
"Get out of here I say!" Her father shouted, but her ex was only focused on what Viper had to say, and she was gonna give him the whole fill.
Viper:
And I don't need you,
And guess what?
"What?"
I'm having more fun,
And now that we're done,
I'm gonna show you tonight,
I'm alright,
I'm just fine!
Or she will be, Tigress thought, as Viper's dad asked her to bring her inside. She moved towards Viper, and began to pull her towards the house. "C'mon Vi. He's not worth it."
And you're a tool,
So, so what?
I am a rock star,
I got my rock moves,
He quickly took the message on board, and slithered off. With a nod, Tigress, Viper and her father went back inside, greeted by the rest of Viper's family.
And I don't want you tonight!
Some time later, Viper and Tigress were sitting in the back garden, where a fire pit cackled and danced to its own rhythm. There was more... beverages, given to them, but along with that were two small parcels they brought with them on the trip. Viper's parents left them to their own devices, knowing they needed this time together.
Viper opened her parcel, and Tigress followed, much to the serpents shock. Inside were pictures she thought were to be gone forever; the wedding, festivals... anything and everything that involved Li. "Tigress?" She whispered after throwing hers into the fire, her speech slightly slurring. Tigress closed her eyes, and just shook her head vigorously. Picking up the first one, and Viper saw Tigress, in her goddess-like glory in a breath taking wedding dress, and Li holding each other during their first dance. Snarling lowly, she threw it into the fire. Immediately, Viper was reminded of her encounter with Li coming out of the house.
Tigress:
You weren't there,
The second picture (them eating their meals together at the feast) was thrown in.
You never were,
In went the third picture (them sparring).
You want it all,
In went the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh (a much older one, when they first started dating, proposal, altar, exchange of rings).
But that's not fair,
In then she threw the rest at the flames, but a collective few made it to the grass and not the firey pits.
I gave you life,
I gave my all,
She swift to pick them up, look at each of them, and rip them to shreds, watching the pieces sprinkle into the fire eventually.
You weren't there,
You let me fall!
Holding her head painfully once she sat down, Viper wrapped herself around them feline's shoulders, sobbing.
Both:
So, so what?
I'm still a rock star,
I got my rock moves,
And I don't need you,
And guess what?
I'm having more fun
Tigress froze, but then slowly held Viper close, her vision blurring up. They stayed like that for a while longer, keeping one another some much needed company until they retreated to bed.
And now that we're done,
I'm gonna show you tonight
They shared a room, and as Viper slept miraculously undisturbed, Tigress watched her protectively, checking the area outside the bedroom window in case of trouble.
I'm alright,
I'm just fine!
And you're a tool,
So, so what?
As the sun rose to write the pages of a new day and the ashes collected in a heap in the pit, Viper and Tigress made a slow journey for home. Their heads were heavier, that's for sure, but their conversations weren't short.
I am a rock star,
I got my rock moves,
And I don't want you tonight.
Laughter filled the once awkward spaces, and Viper felt a lot better than what she had felt in the months leading up to the divorce.
No, no, no, no
I don't want you tonight,
You weren't there,
I'm gonna show you tonight,
I'm alright,
I'm just fine,
And you're a tool,
So, so what,
I am a rock star,
I got my rock moves,
And I don't want you tonight!
Standing outside the entrance of the Valley, they both looked at one another before grinning. "Thanks Tigress." Viper said softly. "I needed that."
"No problem." She started walking in, with her serpent staring at her fondly with a smaller, personal smile she wanted to remain unnoticed, before slithering after her.
Ba da da da da da...
Hey guys! I hope you liked the first chapter of my KFP Songfic collection!
It's been awhile since my last update, but a lot has happened! I got my exam results, found out I didn't get into the college I wanted to go to, but I'm not giving up! I'm just taking a longer route to get where I want... and hopefully this time next year I'll be there! I start the course I'm taking this year next week, so I'll try my best to write when I can.
Anyways, back to the story; so the pieces may or may not relate to one another, they aren't tied, and I will take requests! Just PM me or leave it in the reviews!
CIAO!
