Hey, this is BrokenSoldier. After a past attempt to make a somewhat successful story (which was partially accomplished), I decided to start a series of one-shots much like FFcrazy15. All the inspiration goes to him, and I believe that people should deliver credit where credit is due. The first chapter is a song fic, using the song "For the First Time" by The Script. With that out of the way, let's get this started!
She's all laid up in bed with a broken heart
While I'm drinking jack all alone in my local bar
"Monkey, what am I going to do? Tigress is the only woman that I've ever loved, and now that love might as well been dropped off a cliff and crushed by Master Thundering Rhino's Cloud Hammer." Said Po while taking another sip of sake.
"Well, the way I see it, you can't really fix something until you realize what needs to be fixed. What did you and Tigress fight about anyway?"
"I did one of the most idiotic things that a guy could do; I forgot that she had been adopted by Shifu today."
Po slammed his head into the bar, spilling his sake as Monkey shook his head in disappointment.
"Man, you're REALLY going to need to go all out if you're going to fix this."
"I know; so, can you help me?"
How we got into this mad situation, only doing things out of frustration
Trying to make it work, but man these times are hard.
"Viper! Please, just give a minute!"
"Why? So you can give me an excuse? No! My mother is dead because of you!"
"That's what I'm trying to tell you! I wanted to…"
"Spare me your lies! I don't know how I could ever love a man like you… this is where this relationship ends."
Viper dashed out of the Hall of Warriors with tears flowing from her eyes as Mantis fell to his "knees".
"I just wanted to tell you… your mother is alive."
For the quite possibly the first time ever, Mantis eyes began to water as tears began to hit the tile flooring of the Hall of Warriors as another Viper began to slither up to Mantis.
"My daughter is somewhat temperamental when it comes to love; I'm terribly sorry Mantis." said Master Viper, Mantis standing up to compose himself in front of the great master.
"How about I give you a little help with this? Just give me time; meet me at the Sacred Peach Tree in thirty minutes."
Mantis nodded before dashing off into the night, Master Viper going to the Student Infirmary to wake his wife.
She needs me know but I can't seem to find the time.
I got a new job now at the unemployment line, and we don't know how.
How we got into this mess, is this God's test?
Someone help us 'cause we're doing our best.
"Rah!"
Tigress had crushed another head of a Gauntlet warrior with her fist, blood tricking down her arm as she dashed over to the Clubs of Instant Oblivion.
'That stupid panda! We've been going out for almost two years know, and he forgets the day I…"
Before Tigress could finish her thought, one of the clubs hit Tigress with the small spike studded area, sending her flying into one of the wooden pillars in the Training Hall, her shirt punctured as small drops of blood began to fall from her stomach. As Tigress struggled to get to her feet, only for her to fall to her knees in fatigue and despair, tears hitting the wood as she began to lightly sob.
"Po… why did I have to go off at you like that? I never meant it like that, but…"
The doors of the Training Hall began to open with absolute silence, a certain red panda stepping in to check on the heartbroken warrior.
"Tigress? Is something the matter?"
Tigress' head moved to meet the gaze of her master and father, walking over to her bloody and bruised body.
"I-I don't know anymore. I know that Po made a small mistake, but the way I reacted; it just wasn't like me. Now, I don't know what to do, I what I even should do."
Shifu lifted Tigress' head so that their eyes could meet. Her eyes were just as beautiful the day Shifu decided to adopt Tigress as they glimmered in the moonlight.
"Maybe you can learn something from the panda. He's forgiven a man that killed off his entire species; now what can you do for a man that forgot something as simple as an adoption date?"
Trying to make it work but, man, these times are hard.
But we're gonna start by drinking old cheap bottles of wine
Sit talking up all night. Doing things we haven't for a while
Viper slithered up the steps leading to the student barracks, not caring who followed or who saw her. A piece of her heart had just been ripped right out of her flesh. The moonlight acted like a spot light, shining on Viper, illuminating her skin and tears as she flew past anything she saw. As she flung open the door to the barracks, her father was there waiting for her.
"Father! I-I didn't see you there."
Master Viper let out a small chuckle, only for his daughter to hang her head in shame as more tears began to flow down her skin.
"Viper, come with me. I'd like to discuss something with you."
The two snakes traveled back the way they came, arriving at the Sacred Peach Tree with petals flowing and spinning in the air. The air was warm and calm, yet the scenery around it was the exact opposite.
"Viper, I know that you're hurting, but you have to forgive Mantis. While I may not be the most intuitive person on the subject of dating, I know that whatever happened in the Infirmary had nothing to do with Mantis."
"But father, Mantis is the reason my mother is dead! He knows that he could have done something, yet he went off and pushed back anybody that dared try to kill us, knowing full well that Tigress and Po already had the situation under control!"
"Well, if you think Mantis is to blame for this, then why is there a certain snake approaching you from behind?"
Viper turned to find her mother, wrapped in bandages and slowly slithering up the steps to the Sacred Peach Tree. In the next instant, Viper began to feel faint as Mantis rushed from the Tree to catch her.
"Mantis… is that you?"
"Yeah, it's me babe."
Recomposing herself, Viper "stood" back up and proceed to go to her mother, considering all the questions she had.
"Mother, is that really you?"
The Tree Snake nodded, a tear grazing her cheek as she slithered over to Mantis.
"Thank you, Mantis, for not only protecting me, but for protecting my daughter. I know about everything that happened after I fell unconscious, and I'm sorry if my daughter caused you so much strife."
"Mom, that's my line. Bu t Mantis, could you ever forgive me? I just stormed out right in front of you, without giving so much as a chance to respond, and I'm-"
Without even getting a chance to finish her sentence, Viper was immediately caught off guard by a quick kiss to the cheek by a certain insect, who proceeded to lie atop her head.
"You know I can't stay mad at you, my beautiful little grapevine."
Viper let out a small giggle as the two of them traveled back to the barracks to get some much needed rest.
"They look so happy together, don't they dear?"
"I just hope that I won't be a grandfather within the week."
The two vipers let out a small laugh as they two left the Sacred Peach Tree while a certain ghostly turtle was watching from the top of the tree, unbeknownst to the four of them.
We're smiling but we're close to tears, even after all these years
But we just now got the feeling that we're meeting for the first time
Po had begun to walk toward the Training Hall, carrying a jade-green box behind his back as it shook in his hands. He was nervous as ever; facing a snow leopard bent on revenge or a psychotic species-destroying peacock were pale in comparison to what Po was about to face. Taking one final breath, Po opened the door to the Training Hall, his eyes meeting that of a certain tiger who had been waiting just inside, sitting on the steps just before the Seven Clubs.
"Tigress! I, uh… I just wanted to say… sorry."
"I-I wanted to apologize as well Po."
"What for? I forgot the most important day of your life, and you're apologizing? Has your nose been in catnip recently?" said Po as he walked into
"No, and I wanted to apologize because my reaction was completely out of line."
"Tigress, I was an idiot to forget your adoption day. Your reaction was anything but out of line, and I hold nothing against you for it."
"But that's just it. For me to go off on you like that and not have the proper decency to even try to apologize is beneath me."
As Tigress' head jerked over to face Po's, her eyes shifted to the box that Po was holding behind his back.
"Po, what is that?"
"Well, your adoption day isn't over yet, so I thought I'd pick up a gift for you." Replied Po as he handed the small crate to Tigress as she eyed it carefully.
Unhooking the latch that held it closed, Tigress slowly opened the crate to find the last thing she'd ever expect. Inside the box was the Dragon Scroll with a note attached to the center.
Tigress, I know I've acted like a complete fool before, and that's never been more apparent until today.
If you could find it in your hard-core heart to forgive this walking tub of fat, then I promise you that I'll give you the moon, the stars, and anything that you could possibly desire.
I know I didn't even deserve your love to begin with, but the day that you said yes to the date was the best day of my life.
Accept this as a token of my love for you, if you could even call it that.
-Love, your Yin-Yang Warrior
Tears began to fall down Tigress' face as they stained the small parchment with the tenderhearted message scrawled on it.
"Po, you didn't have to go and do this. This is more than just a token; I-I don't know what to say." Said Tigress as Po leaned closer to her.
"Then don't say anything at all. Just… just go with it."
The two warriors' lips met as the world itself stopped rotating, simply to watch the apology of two lovers, desperate for each other's love and affection. The two pulled away as Tigress cracked a smirk with Po letting out a small chuckle, seeing how idiotic the situation that caused this reaction was.
"Hey Po."
"Yeah Tigress?"
"New best day of my life."
Well, that's my first in a long line of one-shots. Again, all inspiration goes to FFcrazy15, so thank him before you thank me.