Ch. 1 A Scroll Found

Tigress slowly walked into her room. She was happy to be back after the battle with Lord Shen. She looked out an open window at the garden. A few birds chirped, butterflies were going from flower to flower, and the small pool full of koi sparkled in the sunlight. All was peaceful, but Tigress knew it would only be a matter of moments until...

"Hey Tigress," Viper said in her cheerful voice. Tigress sighed. "Po fished lunch, so you can come down now," the green serpent said. Tigress smiled, realizing that she hadn't had Po's delicious noodles in a long time. Then she remembered how Po hugged her in front of all those people, causing the rumor of Po and Tigress being in love to begin. Tigress' smile quickly faded, and Viper couldn't help but notice.

"Is everything alright?" Viper asked. Tigress' cheeks turned red, even if no one could see them under her fur.

"YES!" she yelled. Viper quickly backed up. "Sorry Viper. I have a lot on my mind. I'll be down in a minute." Viper gave a weak smile, and then slithered away. Tigress stayed for a few minutes, deep I thought about everything she had been through with Po. Then she turned around to go have lunch.

In the kitchen

"I bet 10 almond cookies that Tigress is gonna punch Po when she gets down here," Mantis said.

"Fine," Monkey said, chuckling. "And I'll bet 30 cookies that she'll ask Shifu to be the first one to spar with Po next week so she can beat the crap out of him. It was nice of Shifu to give us the week off." Crane just sat there next to Viper as they both rolled there eyes at the bets that were being made. Meanwhile, Po was perfectly calm.

"Tigress isn't going to do anything to me after I give her this," Po whispered, just loud enough for everyone to hear. Then Po slowly reached into his pocket, pulled out a small red box, and opened it. Inside was a necklace with a golden chain and a charm. The charm was a flower made of rubies with a gleaming diamond in the middle. Everyone stared in awe.

"How did you ever afford that?" Crane asked.

"Well," Po replied, "when you have over twenty years worth of allowance and savings, there isn't much you can't buy." As he said that, Tigress walked in. Po got a bowl, put some noodles in it, and set the steaming food in front of Tigress along with the box. Tigress didn't notice the gift until she was done with her noodles.

"What's this?" she asked.

"Listen Tigress," Po answered. "I know you are really mad at me for all the embarrassment you've been getting from the hug. I just wanted to give this to you as a way of saying I'm sorry." When Tigress opened the box, she almost wanted to cry. No one had ever given her something this beautiful and expensive before. She immediately got up and hugged Po, causing everyone's jaws to drop for the third time that week. Po slowly began wrapping his arm around Tigress, but she flinched, causing him to stop.

Suddenly, Shifu burst into the kitchen, panting heavily. Tigress asked what was wrong, not noticing that she was still clutching Po. Shifu looked up and said, "I found a Destiny Scroll." Everyone, except for Po, gasped.

"What's a Destiny Scroll?" Po asked.

"A Destiny Scroll shows someone's future," Tigress said. "It says their name, and then shows one or two symbols of what their future is. Some examples of symbols are: a tear for tragedy, a dove for inner peace, or a coin for wealth. Below the symbols, there is a brief description of what is going to happen. So Master Shifu, who does the scroll belong to?"

Shifu looked up, but his eyes were distant. He hesitated, then said, "It belongs to you, Tigress." Tigress took the scroll out of her master's hand, and opened it. Then she collapsed. Po and Monkey helped pick her up, while Mantis, Crane, and Viper studied the scroll. They all let out short gasps, and glanced at one another.

Po was very confused. "What were the symbols Tigress?" She looked at him, tears visible in her eyes.

"A heart and a sword."

"Which means?"

"I am going to fall in love," she paused, "and then I am going to die."

Sorry this chapter was so short. This is my first fanfic, but I'll try to make future chapters longer.