Here it is finally! My second story is up! It's hard to start up a new story after you've finished one. It took several days to tweak it and write on it and plus I was just being kinda lazy. Anyway, this one is going to be kind of a one-shot for valentines day even though it was a few days ago. Well, I hope you all enjoy! And remember, please review!

Thanks!

-wolfgangwalker

A Kung Fu Valentine

Chapter 1: I Found You

"Ouf!" Po said as he fell out of his bed and landed on the floor. "Ugh, what time is it?" He said as he slowly opened his eyes and realized that there had been no gong that morning to wake him up. He looked outside and saw the sun climbing steadily in the sky.

"Oh no, I slept in! Shifu's gonna have my head!"

Po quickly got ready and sprinted off to the training hall, where to his surprise, he found empty. "Where could they be?" Po thought out loud. He wandered through the palace, until he finally found the furious five in the kitchen, enjoying some leftover noodles that Po had made the night before.

"Wha- what's going on?" Po said, dumbfounded that none of them had started their training yet.

"Didn't you hear?" Monkey said, "Shifu gave us the day off! He told us not to wake you, so you could enjoy sleeping in for a change."

"Oh, well thanks guys." Po said, still half asleep. "So, what are you guys doing today?"

"Well I'm going into the forest, to meditate. I hear it's going to be very nice today!" Viper exclaimed.

"Crane, Monkey, and I are going fishing at the lake." Said Mantis, "You want to come with us Po?"

"Nah, I'll probably go down and help out at my dad's shop." Po replied. He then looked over and saw the lone black and orange cat sitting in the corner. She was not eating, and her eyes were focused on him intently, as if there was something strange on his face. She was also grinning at him. "Hey Tigress, what are you doing today?" he asked. No response. "Tigress?" Still nothing.

Ahhhh, Po. Why do I love you much? Tigress was thinking to herself.

One minute I'm yelling at him and the next, I'm falling for him! He's so nice, and brave, and handsome. He makes me feel like I'm actually special to him. If only I just had enough courage to admit my love for him! Well, for now I'll just have to pretend that nothing's wrong between us. No one suspects me of liking Po, so I'm in the clear for now…

Actually, she wasn't in the clear. The rest of the five already suspected that Tigress had liked Po for some time now. She talked about him non-stop, and she always made sure that she was put with Po every time they sparred against each other. She also had a strange way of acting when he was around. Maybe it was in the form of 'accidently' brushing up against him, or she might let out a small purr when she saw him.

"TIGRESS!" Po shouted. She finally snapped out of her daydream and said,

"Hmm… what Po?"

"What are you doing on your day off Tigress?" Po asked for the fourth time.

"I'll probably just get some extra training in." She replied. Everyone groaned.

"Tigress, you know that you spend countless hours training each day! Why use your free day to train?" Monkey cried. All Tigress said was,

"A true warrior can never complete enough training. Plus, I'm not the one for… fun." Po chuckled.

"Nonsense! Hey if you wanted to you could come with me to help out at my dad's! It would certainly be more fun than hanging around here all day training and being lame!"

At this remark, the rest of the five snickered, but they were quickly silenced by a low growl from Tigress.

"Fine, Po. I guess I could go with you today. I guess I don't really need any more training anyway." Tigress said, a smile appearing on her face

Finally I'll get some alone time with Po.

"Yes!" Po shouted, pumping his fist. "Ok great! I'll go get ready hold on!"

A few minutes later Po and the Furious Five were ready to go and set off on their separate ways. As they left, Mantis shouted back,

"Have fun you two lovebirds!" Po looked back and saw Mantis make a kissing face at them. Monkey and Crane both laughed hysterically.

Po blushed. Tigress looked over at him and saw his cheeks turn deep red. A small smile appeared at the corners of her lips.

She was now starting to realize what it was about the Dragon Warrior that made her feel so… amazing. He was kind to her and he always knew how to make her smile. She always wanted to be with him. Wherever he went, she wanted to be by his side. He taught her how to be herself again. Of course she would always be the fearless Master Tigress, but Po seemed to make her less hardcore and more of a girl. A girl that seeking love. Po's love.

After a long walk down the steps of the palace, they finally made it to Mr. Pings noodle shop. Mr. Ping came out and called over Po.

"Son! What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be training?"

"Well Mr. Shifu said that we could all have the day off so I just thought that Tigress and I could help out around the kitchen."

"Sure Po! You can run the shop today while I take a much needed vacation day! Mr. Ping said as he hurried out the door. "I'll be back in a few hours! Try not to break anything Po!"

"Ok dad, have fun!" Po said as he waved his dad off.

"Sooooo," Tigress said, "What are supposed to do exactly?"

"We just have to make soup!" Po replied.

"I don't really know how to make soup Po."

"Well that's ok, I'll teach you! By the end of today you'll be making some of the best noodles in all of China!"

They spent the rest of that morning trying to teach Tigress how to make soup. Tigress would mess up a lot. She spilled things, added wrong ingredients, and accidently had her tail go into the soup at one point. They just laughed it off however. They were talking, making jokes, and just having a great time.

Tigress was thoroughly enjoying herself. She hadn't had this much fun in years!

"Po." Tigress said.

"Yes Tigress?"

"I've had such a great time today. Thank you for inviting me Po."

"Of course Tigress. How could I not invite you? I mean, you're so much fun to be around!" Tigress blushed a deep red and quickly put a hand up to her face so hopefully Po wouldn't spot her rosy cheeks.

"No I'm not Po. I am kinda boring, huh? I usually just train all the time. I'm definitely not the "fun' type."

"Yes you are! I think you are by far one of most funniest, most awesome people I've ever met!"

"Po, how am I awesome or funny? I'm just mean, strict, angry Tigress."

"No you're not! You're one of the most amazing and nicest Kung Fu warriors in all of China! You're smart, cunning, brave, and… beautiful." Po quickly realized he said more than he meant to and both him and Tigress turned away from each other, embarrassed.

Po thinks I'm beautiful? Tigress thought to herself. But, why? I've never even considered myself beautiful. But he sounded so honest. I wish I could just tell him! I wish… She then realized what she was thinking and shook her head violently. NO! I can't think things like this! He's the Dragon Warrior; I can't be attracted to him! But yet, his eyes, his smile, his humor. Po…

She spun around to confront him again when she noticed that something was wrong. Po was looking out the window with a confused look. She looked out and saw a girl. She was just a leopard, and looked about the same age as them. There was something wrong however. This girl was staring at Po.

"Ummmm… Ok, creepy" Po said.

Then, another girl passed by and stood at the entrance of the noodle shop.

"What the-?" Was all Tigress could say. Soon, more and more girls came to the shop and stopped and stared at Po. Most were grinning, and they were all whispering to each other. Now there were about 20 girls in the restaurant.

"Ok, what's going on here?" Po said as he walked out to face the crowd directly. "Uh, can I help you ladies?"

The crowd screamed as they rushed Po.

They were now screaming, "Dragon Warrior over here!"

"Dragon Warrior!"

"PO!"

Tigress stepped out and stood by Po's side, clearly just as confused as Po as to what was going on. The mob soon quieted down as one lone girl stepped out in front and faced Po. She was the first leopard that they had seen earlier. She was very beautiful with brown and white fur. She was only a few inches away from Po now as she spoke.

"Dragon Warrior, I know that you don't even know me. But well, I was wondering if… if you wanted to go with me to the Quínglu dance?" She blushed as she said it and shyly looked away.

"The what?" Po asked, clearly confused. Tigress stepped in and spoke to Po in a solemn tone.

"It's the Quínglu dance Po. It's held once every five years at the Jade Palace. It's supposed to be a very big deal, Po. And being who you are, it makes sense that the entire valley wants to ask you to go with them." She managed to choke out. Tears now ran down her face as she turned and ran off towards the Jade Palace.

"Tigress wait! Um, sorry everyone, but I already have someone in mind to go with. But if you'll excuse me I have to go attend to some… stuff."

The crowd screamed again as he quickly ducked back into the shop and ran out the back entrance. Some of the girls even started to cry in utter disappointment that they would not be going to the dance with the infamous Dragon Warrior.

Po sprinted up the steps to the Jade Palace as fast as he could. He burst into the training hall to find that Viper had already come back from a long day of peaceful meditation.

"Viper!" Po shouted, "Where's… hu… ha… ugh…" He panted. "Stairs" was all the rest he could manage to say at the moment.

"It's ok Po, just take deep breaths." Viper replied. After a few minutes, Po finally caught his breath and exclaimed,

"Viper, have you seen Tigress?! I need to talk to her, now!"

"Ya actually, I just saw her run in here a few minutes ago!" Viper said. "She was crying her eyes out but- Wait a minute! Po, what did you do to Tigress!"

"What? Nothing! It's just a misunderstanding and I just need to explain something to her, that's all."

"Well ok Po. I think she went to her room."

"Ok, thanks Viper!" Po said as he ran off in the direction of Tigress' room.

As soon as he got to her room, he could hear quiet sobs emanating from inside. He slowly pushed open the door. Tigress was lying on her bed. She looked up at him, her expression full of pain. Her eyes were red, from all the crying she had been doing.

"Can I come in?" Po said in a pleading tone.

"What difference does it make?" Tigress said as she turned away from him and faced the wall.

Po took that as a yes and entered. He went up to Tigress and put a hand on her shoulder.

"Tigress, why did you run away from the shop?" Po said inquisitively. She let out a deep sigh.

"Because Po, I just couldn't stand to see you with those other girls. They didn't care about who you really were. They just wanted to be able to say that they were going to the dance with the Dragon Warrior."

Po let out a small chuckle. Tigress turned around again so she could face him. She was now glaring at him.

"What's so funny?"

"You were jealous, weren't you?" Po said with a grin.

"I was NOT! Well ok maybe just a little…"

"Tigress, I would never go with any of them! I knew that they didn't care about me. And plus, there's only one girl I'd want to go with to the dance."

Tigress raised an eyebrow at him.

"And who would that be?"

"Well, you of course."

Tigress was shocked. "M- me?" Was all she could manage to spit out.

"Yes you. I really like you Tigress. In fact, I think I- I love you. Will you go with me to the Quínglu Dance?"

"Well… of course. Yes, I would love to go with you to the dance Po!" She sat up, and put her arms around Po. She looked deep into his eyes, and then closed hers as she pressed her lips to the Dragon Warriors in a deep kiss. Her sudden move caught Po off guard at first, as he was expecting her to slap him across the face, but he then dissolved into it and returned the kiss with an equal amount of passion and force. Tigress purred lovingly as they sat there, oblivious to the world around them.

For once in her life, Tigress no longer had to worry about being alone for the dance. She had now found happiness.

They finally parted lips and stared into one another's eyes again. "Po, I think- I think I love you." Tigress managed to fumble out as they went in for another kiss. Po then noticed out of the corner of his eye the snake standing (or sitting, or whatever it is that snakes do) in the doorway of Tigress's room. He immediately parted lips with Tigress.

"Come on panda, I wasn't finished ye- VIPER!" She cried as she saw the snake looking at the two of them, grinning wildly. "This isn't- um, we were just-"

"It's ok, I know what's going on. I see you two made up!" Viper said as she mentioned to Po. "Don't worry, I'm not gonna tell anyone." She winked at the two of them and then slithered on, leaving them alone again.

Viper could tell that the next day would be very… interesting.

Well here it is! The first chapter of my 2nd story! Please, PLEASE, review! I really appreciate it. I will probably update in a day or so, but you can always check my profile to see update times and story info. Thank you so much readers!

P.S: I KNOW Tigress is OOC, but hey it's for valentines day! I intended it for her to be slightly out of character. Thanks again!

-wolfgangwalker