I own nothing of Kung Fu Panda and it characters.
This series will be several drabbles which will all be about my favorite pairing - Shifu/Tigress. They will contain scenes and characters from the tv series. Please google character's name if you haven't watch the series yet. Thanks for reading. And now, the first story:
Chapter 1 - Fluttering Finger Mindslip
"Okay… Point being, you do whatever I say."
As I dashed through the corridor to the Hall of Warriors, a voice which was somewhat familiar echoed from the hall. I immediately remember the owner of the voice. It was Taotie, the boar who was my fellow student under Master Oogway's teaching. But after his effort to steal the sacred orb, he was kicked out of Jade Palace by Master Oogway. The thought of Tigress and the four has to fight that machine maniac while having no memories scared me most. But to my surprise, when I braked myself in the front of the pool, all I could see was Taotie with the five stood obediently in the front of him.
Right after I shouted the boar's name, the Five all jumped at me. In that moment, I looked in Tigress's eyes and realized it was the eyes of a warrior who is looking at his enemy. My heart was stopped in for that second and it was the only thing they needed to pin me down. "What is the meaning of this?" I cried confusedly while looking at my students. Their eyes were all the same. Just when I thought this couldn't get worse, Tigress started talking…
"Save your breath, Shifuanidiot."
As my eyes opened widely, her voices rang in my mind for several times. What did that darned boar put into Tigress's empty mind? Did Taotie brainwash the other four, too? But after remembered who brainwashed the five really was, I sighed and looked at the gray boar who was acting like he was the boss.
"Well, Shifuanidiot, we meet at last... Again! Err… What are you waiting for? Start punching him, and stuff!"
I chuckled at Taotie who was nervously commanding the Five while being afraid of they may remember me. It was a funny sight until the boar yelled at Tigress…
"Kittypoo! At—"
"What did you just say, Taotie!?"
"Err…" The boar stopped commanding right after took a glance at my eyes which were properly full of killing intent. What the hell did he tell my Tigress to make her actually believe in that ridiculous name!? The thought of Taotie humiliated Tigress by giving her that most ridiculous name caused me to lose all my reason.
"Stop this foolishness right now!"
As if that their bodies still remember my command, all of my students who were pinning me down released me and backed down. While shaking, Monkey was still trying to whisper with Mantis. "Why do we listen to him?" "I don't know. Is it because he kicked our ass last time!?"
"Taotie…" The scared boar startled up when I smiled at him. "Did you remember what happened the last time you made me angry this much, hmm?" Taotie swallowed and chuckled nervously at the thought of his first near death experience. Taotie stammered as he tried to stop his shaking. "W-What? It-It is just a name. You don't need to get that angry! Shifu… err…" Seeing the surprised look of the five, the gray boar stopped and couldn't call out the fake name.
"I don't give a fig about that stupid name you gave me. What I am asking you now is how you dare to give MY Tigress that name!?" I roared at the boar's not-so-brave-now face. Taotie started covering his whole body in sweat. But suddenly, it seems Taotie realized something in my words and started laughing. "MY Tigress? Hah! Why do you speak like you only care about how she was treated and don't even care about anything else? What was THAT? Is she your crush or something? Hahaha-" The boar stopped laughing halfway. "-haha... Can you please not break my other fang?" The older boar then flied out of the door with his son walked out of the hall and murmured "Lame."
"So, old man, can you tell us who we are?" Crane called me. All of them still sat down on the floor without moving. I walked to them while trying to explain "Okay. Let's start from the basic. You are called the Furious Five." "So my name is really Kittypoo?" Tigress interrupted me. "Don't ever mention that name again, Tigress!" I snarled at the tigress lady who just took a step back. "Okay, okay. You don't need to get so worked up!" As I looked in the frightened eyes of her, my anger immediately vanished. Just went I tried to calm Tigress down "Tigress. I-"
"Shifu, I got the clay!"
"Of course! The panda!" I sighed and spoke to my confused students who were staring at the stranger. "My students. It's okay. Just stay still and let Po uses the clay to cure your amnesia." "Wait? Did you just say clay?" Monkey questioned confusedly his head was hit by a panda hand full of clay "Not that rough! Po." I reminded the panda who just covered Mantis in the bowl. "Oops, sorry, Mantis."
As I felt my sleeve was pulled, I looked up and saw Tigress who was shaking. Many memories of she and me ran through my mind at that moment. The time when she was scared of thunder, the time when she was hurt and cling on my back… She was just like she always was, a tiger who was acting tough in front of others but still was a fragile girl inside. I smiled at her and ran my hand own her hand "Don't worry, Tigress. You are safe now." I turned to Po and asked him to give me some clay and started to apply clay on Tigress's head myself. "You will remember everything soon. Just closed your eyes and relax, Tigess."
As I continued to apply clay on Tigress's head, I could tell the more clay was applied, the more relaxed she became. Before her head was fully covered, she murmured happily. "I love you, Master Shifu."
