Hello there. Its Reach2Oblivion and I'm coming at you with my first fanfic. I've been reading kfp fanfic for a bit now and was inspired by some of the authors on here. I'm not great at the whole writing thing so I know my grammer and sentence structure will be off, but nonetheless I hope you enjoy.
DRUMROLL PLEASE. *drumroll* ...I now present my fanfic Jade High: Senior Year.
P.S. Its a human AU, So you're aware. I hope you enjoy!
I DO NOT OWN KFP!
Jade High: Senior Year
Chapter 1
"...95...96...97...98...99...100", Po's body finally went limp as he was desperately taking in oxygen. After catching his breath, Po began to lift his body up to grasp the bar that he was dangling from. Po slowly removed his sore legs from the bar and landed with a soft thud on the floor. With how many times I do that I should be used to it, Po thought. He smiled to himself and shook the thought away. His smile only became larger when he looked into the mirror and saw what two years of blood, sweat and many tears had done for him. Po was rather tall for a 17 year old, topping out at almost 6'1 but what he was admiring was not his height but his physique. While Po could still see a bit of fat still left on his body, the muscle he had gained from over the past two years was clearly visible. His arm and back muscles were beginning to bulge and his leg muscles had become tone. While Po still had a bit of a stomach it was obvious that his daily hanging crunches were paying off. Normally Po would do 25 a day, but today was special. Today was the first day of school for Po's final year at his high school, Jade High.
Two years, Po thought, ...two long years of work and today is finally the day. Po began to think back to his sophomore year and the day he decided to make a change.
Flashback
A 15 year old Po was walking down the halls of Jade High. After walking through the maze of hallways he finally reached his locker only to find a couple making out on it. Po sighed and thought to himself, ...every time. Standing there awkwardly Po cleared his throat to receive their attention. Of course it didn't work, so Po went to Plan B and tapped the hooded male participant on the shoulder.
"Excuse me" ,Po said in a soft but stern voice, "This is my locker." Before the boy even turned around Po realized his mistake for he knew who exactly he had just spoken to, none other than Tai Lung. Po closed his eyes and prepared himself for the worst possible scenario. When he opened his eyes he saw a very pissed Tai Lung and very pretty but apologetic female whom Po didn't know. The girl was much shorter than Po but stood out because of her white hair, which was tied back in a ponytail, and her icy blue eyes.
"I'm sorry I didn't kn..." the female started but was soon cut off by Tai Lung.
"Excuse me tubby, but what do you think you're doing?" Tai Lung said in his "tough guy" voice.
"Uhm... g-going ...to my ...l-locker" Po stammered out. Even if he knew what was coming he still felt scared and a bit nervous.
"Oh really. Well if you couldn't tell I was having a moment with uhhh..."
"Song", the female said in a soft tone, clearly hurt by the fact Tai Lung didn't remember her name.
"Yeah, Yeah ...Song...whatever", Tai Lung said waving his hand at her before turning back to Po," and you my fat and pathetic friend have just ruined it." Po knew where this was going, instinctively closing his eyes he waited. He relaxed himself and anticipated the blow to come. After a few seconds Po was about to open his eyes. Alright this is taking for..., Po's thoughts came to a screeching by the sudden and forceful punch he received in his abdomen. Po groaned as he fell to his knees. Clutching his stomach he gasped for air but couldn't seem to get any. His eyes opened slightly and looked up to see a smug-faced Tai Lung and a visibly distraught girl behind him. The girl rushed to his side and knelt beside him.
"Breath...just breath," she said gently to Po. She quickly snapped her head to Tai Lung and seethed, "How could you do that. You could have really hurt him."
"Awwwwwww does the new girl care for the fat kid. How cute." Tai Lung said while making a puppy face. At this point they had become the center of attention in the hall and at what Tai Lung said many began to laugh. Snow's cheeks became rosy red as she fought back tears from the humiliation she was receiving.
"Oh shut up" a voice said. To everyone's surprise it was Po. Tai Lung quickly regained his composure and glared daggers into Po.
"What did you say?!" Tai Lung practically shouted.
"I said SHUT UP" Po yelled back now standing up to face Tai Lung. Po was an inch or two taller than Tai Lung and was now looking down at him with fury in his eyes. A couple of ohhhhhhs were now circulating through the crowd as everyone watched with anticipation.
Tai Lung's eyes narrowed as he was raised his fist to surely give Po the beating of his life. Before he could a voice bellowed above the crowd."THAT IS ENOUGH!"
Everyone scattered except for the three involved and the source of the voice, Principal Oogway.
"Tai Lung, to the office", Oogway said sternly. Tai Lung's expression fell and he began to open his mouth to say something. "No buts... I saw more than enough to know you started this."
Tai Lung growled and turned to leave making sure to shoot Po and Song a few glares before leaving. Po sighed and looked down to Song who was still kneeling on the floor. Immediately Po felt bad because Song was silently crying to herself. He had never meant for her to be humiliated like that. He knelt down beside her and wrapped his arms around her. Song brokedown completely and embraced Po tightly. As she sobbed openly into his chest he began to whisper words of comfort to her. Once she had calmed down he stood up with her still locked in an embrace. After a minute they broke apart and looked at each other. Po smiled at the teary eyed girl and proceeded to wipe the last of her tears from her face.
"There we go", Po said smiling, "Can't let such a pretty face be upset now can we." At this Song giggled and smiled back. Po stuck out his hand saying,"By the way I'm Po."
"Song",she replied softly, grabbing his hand and shaking it.
"Ahem", a smiling Oogway cleared his throat, breaking their trance. They turned to look at the old principal, both blushing slightly. "It seems as though you have made a friend Po. And don't worry you are not in any trouble I saw most of what happened." Po smiled and and nodded toward Oogway. No matter what he knew the principal would always be there for him. "Now if I'm not mistaken you guys have first period together." Oogway said with a knowing smile. Pulling out their schedules they saw that they in fact did have the same first period, as well as third, fourth, sixth and eighth. They both smiled and began to walk to first period side by side.
As they walked down the hallway. Po looked over at Song and asked, "So you're new here?"
"Yeah." she replied. They fell back into silence as they continued to walk.
"So.." Po started, "not to be nosey but how'd you end up kissing Tai Lung?" Song sighed before turning to Po.
"I was trying to find my locker and he came up to me and started calling me pretty and ..." Song stopped for a second, embarrassed to tell Po why they were kissing. Po looked into her eyes and grabbed her hand.
"It's okay," Po said calmly, "you can tell me. I won't make fun of you." Song smiled, feeling a little better now.
"It's just...no one's called me pretty before and I was caught off guard and we just kissed."
"Really? No one has called you pretty before?" Po asked.
"No." Song stated, looking down. She felt a finger on her chin as her face was slowly lifted back up to meet Po's.
"But...you're beautiful." Po whispered. Song looked deep into his jade eyes and could see he meant it. She quickly leaned in and pecked him on the cheek, Po's face became a glorious shade of red because he had never been kissed before, even if it was only on the cheek. At seeing Po's face, Song began to laugh. He's so ...cute, she thought. She took his hand and began to walk to their class, leading a still dazed Po behind her.
End Flashback
Po smiled as he recalled how he came to be friends with Song, his only friend. From that day he didn't want to be the victim anymore. He wanted to make a change in his life and make a couple of splashes for his senior year. He began a vigorous diet and exercise regiment and after two years he finally reached his target weight losing well over 80 pounds.
After meeting Song, they became very close sharing a brief romantic relationship before realizing that they really saw each other more as siblings and decided to break up, but even after they broke up both Song and Po were close. Best friends in fact. As Po began reflecting on all the good memories he shared with Song, he turned on the shower and stepped in. After a few minutes of silence Po began to sing in the shower. He had a very nice, deep, velvety voice which rang out and filled his house whenever he sang. Only Po's Father and Song knew about his voice and would always try talking him into joining the school choir or trying out for the school talent show but Po always refused. He liked keeping a low key in school, always flying below the radar unless Tai Lung was picking on him in which he'd be made a spectacle in the hallways of Jade High. All of that was about to change however.
He stepped out of the shower still singing and wrapped a towel around his waist. He made his way into his room and was about to drop his towel when he heard someone clearing their throat behind him. Po practically jumped from his skin and whipped around to face the intruder, only to come face to face with Song.
Po sighed through his nose before saying in a rather annoyed tone, "You really need to stop sneaking into my house like this."
"Oh please. You should be used to it by now." Song smirked.
"Yeah. Yeah. Now get out. I need to get dressed." Po said trying not to smile. He failed.
"Awww I don't get to see the ...Package." Song said pouting.
"No." Po said laughing.
"You would show it to that Tigress girl." Song retorted grinning evilly. Po blushed furiously.
"N-n-no I wouldn't," Po managed to stammer out clearly embarrassed,"that's not the only I think about when I see her." Song couldn't help but chuckle at the very embarrassed boy in front of her. She knew Po wasn't that kind of guy but she loved to bust his chops once in awhile. In fact Po was quite the opposite, he was very sweet and a true gentleman. Song had always described him as having "A Heart of Gold".
"I'm kidding po." she giggled," I'll let you change." Once she was gone Po sighed. It was true he had a major crush on this girl named Tigress. She was one of five new students who had attended Jade High last year. The group known as "The Furious Five" had been given a chance to experience what a public school was like by their master, Shifu. Master coming from the fact that he was a "kung fu master" and protector of the Valley of Peace (where they live) along with his students Tigress, Monkey, Crane, Viper and Mantis. The Furious Five instantly became apart of the cool crowd at the school and took no notice to people like Po and Song. And to make matters worse Tigress and Tai Lung were dating. Mainly because of the fact that Tai Lung needed a tutor and Tigress was extremely smart but being the two most popular kids in school they ended up starting a relationship. This only made Po work harder and now this year was his chance to change things up a bit.
In addition to exercise Po began to take boxing and wrestling lessons from a trainer, Chiang, a well built man who was also a gym teacher at Jade High. Instantly Po and Chiang became close friends and like Oogway, Chiang always had Po's back in and outside of school.
Finally dressed Po combed his hair and made his way out to Song who was sitting at the kitchen table talking with Po's father, Mr. Ping. Mr. Ping was an older man of short stature, but had a passion for food and owned his own restaurant, The Noodle Dragon. And as his son, Po became well aware of the art of cooking and would often help his father in the restaurant. As Po walked into the kitchen both Song and Mr. Ping stood up to greet him.
"Good morning sleeping beauty." Mr. Ping said. Song couldn't help but giggle. Po rolled his eyes and muttered a less enthusiastic greeting back.
"Come on Song. We're gonna be late." Po said in a serious tone.
"Yes sir." Song said while saluting at Po. At that both Song and Mr. Ping broke out into a fit of giggles and Po couldn't help but smirk at the two.
"Alright. Alright. Ha Ha Ha." Po said sarcastically but still smiling, "Come on."
"Lighten up Mr. Serious." Song replied still recovering from her fit of laughter. Taking Po's arm they made their way out the door and down the sidewalk towards the school.
"Have a great day you guys." called from behind them.
"You too dad."
"Bye Mr. Ping." Song waved.
As they continued to walk towards the school thoughts were racing through Po's mind. What are people gonna say about my appearance? Will people notice me? Will Tigress notice me? A frown was visible on Po's face which did not go unnoticed by Song.
"You okay po?" This jarred Po from his thoughts as he looked over to Song who was very concerned. Do I look upset? Po quickly realized he was frowning and put on a smile.
"Yeah I'm good. Just thinking."
"About?"
"uhh..."
"Tigress?" Song said smirking.
"No." Po replied a little too quickly. Song only stared back. He sighed in defeat." Yes." Song smiled, she could read Po like a book and she knew when something was bugging him.
"Don't worry about it Po. Everything will be alright. You'll see.
"I don't know Song. What if she doesn't notice me?"
"Oh don't you worry about that." Song said while quickly glancing over his body, which she had to admit was extremely attractive. "I think you got that covered."
Po made a quick glance over to Song who he caught hungrily looking at him. Po's cheeks were on fire. Wow, if this is Song who's acting like this what will everyone else think?
"Besides," she continued, "you've been hiding it for almost a year now, so it will be quite a shock to everyone." She was right, Po had been concealing his muscles for a year now, always wearing baggy clothing and always going to the bathroom to change into even baggier clothing for gym. However, today was different. Today, Po was wearing a tight black shirt which made his muscles look that much larger and a pair of jeans which hugged his muscular thighs. In Song's words, the ladies would be on him like a buffet. Po's mind began to ease as he chuckled at her words.
"Thanks Song" he said softly.
"Hey what are friends for?" she smiled at him but quickly put on a serious face and continued, "But don't think I'm going to let them tear you apart. You are to kind hearted to have not only the girls but the guys drool over you." This made Po laugh.
"If you think it will go to my head it won't. There's only one girl I like and I'm not gonna let anyone get in the way that." Po puffed out his chest as he said this making himself seem macho. Song couldn't help but smile at Po's theatrics.
"Ohhhh I raised you so well!" She squealed.
They finally reached the school and shared a few more laughs before heading inside. This is it, Po thought. Po walked casually down the hallway and immediately felt the stares of the entire student body. When he looked around he only confirmed his beliefs. Everyone was staring at him and whispering amongst themselves. He caught the stares of a group of girls who quickly blushed and began to giggle. Even the guys seemed to be admiring Po, giving nods to him and sometimes pointing him out to their friends. Po's confidence rose as he strode down the hallway at the beat of his own drum. Alright, now to see if the five notice me, po thought. Not that he was conceited and wanted the attention, in fact Po didn't think he would receive this much attention. While his confidence rose he couldn't help but feel nervous from all the attention. He became consumed in his thoughts as he walked further down the hall.
A little further up the furious five were at their lockers. All of them were very excited to start their senior year.
"I'm so glad master let us attend school." Viper said trying to hold in her excitement. She wasn't doing a good job. Viper was one of the shorter of the five but nonetheless was very cute and very sweet. No matter what day, rain or shine, she always wore a ribbon in her hair. She had over 100 different colors and would always mix and match with her outfits. Today, she was wearing a green shirt with her favorite pink pants.
"Yeah me too." replied crane. Crane had a crush on Viper and always found her excitement cute. Crane was the tallest of the five. He was rather lanky but had a rather handsome face. He was wearing his everyday attire, a white shirt and jeans.
"Yeah I had just hoped he would have done it sooner." piped in monkey. Monkey was the middle of the group in height and was the jokester of the group along with mantis. He was one of a few guys who had grown facial hair in the school and was the most muscular of the guys in the group.
"Oh yeah," Mantis chuckled, "we could've been here scopin' out the ladies." He was looking over at a pair of girls across the hall and winked at them making them giggle. Mantis was the shortest of the group and was sometimes made fun of for it, but that didn't stop him from being a complete flirt which he was quite good at. Mantis may have been the shortest but he was the oldest looking of the five. He as well had grown facial hair which made him look even older. He had a strong face and a charismatic personality.
"Oh please mantis, stop being a pig and grow up." Tigress said very annoyed. Seemingly the leader of the group, Tigress was intelligent and quick thinking. Not to mention very beautiful. She had long red hair that went down past her shoulders and never wore makeup because she never needed it. She was wearing a red sweater and jeans which hugged her long legs all the way down. She was always a target for guys who only wanted her for her body but she was quick to turn them down. She would never admit it because of her hard exterior but she was a hopeless romantic and wanted her prince to come and swoop her off her feet. Even though she was in a "relationship" with Tai Lung she knew it wasn't the love she dreamed about and was soon going to break up with him. A bit of a commotion down the hall removed her from her thoughts as she trailed her eyes down the hall to see what was happening.
Po had been stopped quite a few times now by both guys and girls who were complimenting him on his new body. Things like, "Wow Po looking good." and "Damn Po you been working out." were being tossed his way, he even got a "Wow Po what a man you've become." which was accompanied by a wink and a slip of paper with a phone number on it. Even with all the praise he could feel his nerves rise ever so slightly as he walked closer and closer to his locker, which as if placed by god himself, right across the hall from the furious five. He reached his locker and couldn't help but sneak a glance at the five, who like the rest of the school were staring at him. He smiled and quickly returned to getting the books from his locker and couldn't help but overhear the conversation the five were having behind him.
"Wow...check out the new guy." Mantis said chuckling. Mantis couldn't help but admire him for all the attention he was receiving from the ladies.
"Mantis...he's not new that's ...po...uhm ..po." Viper started. She couldn't think of his last name.
"Po Ping." Tigress finished. The rest of the five looked at her in surprise. How did she know his name? They all thought. Tigress however had known who Po was for a while. Ever since she got into her "relationship" with Tai Lung she had seen that Po and his friend Song were constantly receiving Tai's torment. She always felt bad but didn't think it was her business. She felt that Po should have fought back but he never did. Unfortunately Tigress saw this as a weakness and never really got to know Po. He was always so quiet and never attracted any attention. That wasn't the case today however. She had to admit though, Po was rather attractive. She could see his back and shoulder muscles as he began to organize his locker. She was brought back from her thoughts when she heard viper comment on his physique.
"Wow... I mean...that's what a man should strive to be. A man who takes care of himself." Viper said while dreamily staring at Po, "I about ready to go over there and.."
"Ahem." Crane cleared his throat. He was burning with jealousy at the moment. The girl of his dreams was now star struck by a boy they barely knew. He didn't like Po, at all.
"Oh...s-sorry." Viper said softly, embarrassed by what she was about to say.
"I do admit, the man is huge." Monkey said. He too was admiring Po, only a bit jealous by the fact that Po was more muscular than him.
"You now what," Mantis started, "I'm gonna introduce myself. Maybe I can learn a thing or two from him. I mean LOOK AT HIM." Mantis was now pointing at the fact that Po was surrounded by people, mostly girls who wanted to talk to him. Po however would only hold a brief conversation with them. Only making the girls want more. "He's a Class A ladies man. He's got skill." Mantis finished as he was now walking over to Po.
Po could see Mantis walking over to him and he couldn't help but feel a wave of excitement stretch over him. One of his idols was on his way to talk to him. Po couldn't have been happier. When Mantis finally reached Po, he stuck his hand out and said, "What's up? The names Mantis." Mantis was trying to act cool.
"I know who you are." Po said smiling, "I'm Po." Po grabbed Mantis's hand and shook it. Mantis however was surprised. He had expected Po to come off as a total jerk but Po seemed extremely nice. Mantis motioned Po to come closer.
"So...I couldn't help but notice," Mantis whispered once Po was close enough,"that you are a natural when it comes to the ladies. What...is...your...secret?" Po leaned back and laughed. It was so loud and jolly, it was contagious. Soon Mantis was laughing alongside Po. Once they had calmed down Po began to lean back closer to Mantis.
"There's no secret, Mantis. I'm just being me."
Mantis was astounded. Po wasn't even trying to get any attention.
"Big guy, you gotta teach me your ways."
"Just call me Master Po." Po said while bowing to mantis. Mantis bowed back, they stayed like this for a bit before both burst into laughter at each others theatrics.
"So, Big guy, what you got for first period?"
Po pulled out his schedule. "uhhhhhh...Calculus." Po said after a minute.
"No way. Me too." Mantis was so happy. He liked Po and wanted to get to know him better. "You wanna walk together?"
"Sure. I just gotta wait for my friend, Song." Mantis nodded and as if on cue Song walked up.
"Hey Po." She said happily, then she noticed Mantis. "Oh hello and you are?" Mantis though didn't respond. He was staring at Song and as his pupils dilated he began to envision a beach and cocktails and a comfy hammock and him being extremely muscular with Song wearing a grass skirt while hanging from his bulging biceps.
"Uhhh is he okay?" Song said glancing at po before looking back at the now drooling Mantis. Po only chuckled. He knew that look, he could only imagine that's how he looks at Tigress
"Yeah...he'll be okay." Po finally said. He shook Mantis out of his daydream and reminded him they had to get to class. Mantis was now blushing because he realized he was drooling and Song probably thought he was a creep.
"Yeah Po of course." Mantis turned back to Song, wiping away the drool. "I'm sorry m-m-my name is Mantis. What's yours?"
"I'm Song. Nice to meet you"
"Such a beautiful name," Mantis said regaining his composure," for such a beautiful face." Mantis then proceeded to grasp her hand and bring it to his lips, kissing it ever so softly. Song blushed at this and smiled. He was a dork but a cute one.
"Hey guys we're gonna be late." Po said chuckling at the exchange.
"Haha...Yeah sorry Po...lead the way." Mantis replied grinning. As the three began to walk down the hall, Mantis looked back at the rest of the five and mouthed, "this guy", while pointing his thumb at Po, before turning and disappearing down another hallway.
"Well it seems Mantis likes him." Monkey said.
"Yeah I'll have to ask him to introduce me later." Viper said, still a bit starstruck by Po.
"Eh...I don't like him." Crane piped in begrudgingly.
"WHY?" Viper practically shouted, "He's handsome, nice and funny. I mean he got Mantis to laugh and only Monkey and Mantis himself make him laugh."
"He's an attention seeker. I mean look at all the girls around him. They were practically worshipping him. It's pathetic." Crane was putting venom into his words.
"Excuse me?" Viper asked softly, visibly upset by Crane's words, "you ...you think...I'm ...pathetic?" Crane's eyes widened. He didn't mean her, he thought but it was too late. Viper was now seething with rage. "Fine" her voice was cracking, " I guess if i'm so pathetic then...then.." she couldn't finish her statement she was so mad. So instead Viper turned and stormed off to her class. Crane hung his head in defeat and walked away without saying bye. Once he was gone only Monkey and Tigress remained, who were now standing there awkwardly.
"Uhm...I'm gonna go to class now." Monkey said after a few more awkward moments.
"Yeah" Tigress replied. As they went in opposite directions a thought struck her. Where is Tai Lung? He was supposed to meet me at my locker. She sighed and shook her head. Was she ever going to find true love? She quickly pushed the thought away as she remembered the events that occurred just minutes earlier. Today is going to be interesting. Oh how right she was.
Thank you for reading! I'll try to update soon. If you could review that would be AWESOME! You know tell me how you feel about it. What you liked and what you didn't and any ideas you might have or what you want to see. Anyway thanks again. Have a glorious day!
