They'd been romping around the open fields like a pair of cubs all day. At first she hadn't wanted to be involved in such a children's game but eventually Po broke through the barrier. Walking alongside a creak the panda attempted to rope his arms around her waist after a 'stealthy' leap.
Just so he could feel better about himself Tigress pretended she didn't hear every branch he snapped with his lumbering weight or the excited grunting when it appeared everything was going perfectly for him.
Though the moment he went to tackle her into a pin, Tigress with ease knocked him aside. The panda went flying like a beach ball into the ground, aghast as he raise his large head from the mud. Tigress stood nearby with a smirk and quickly she'd turned away from him, long tail sweeping behind her playfully.
The challenge had been accepted and that was how Tigress found herself running away from Po. On all fours she would leap and bound through the grass, always teasing him by remaining close enough to be seen but not touched.
Many times he would trip on his own two feet thanks to gravity alone, he was far from graceful. She eventually found herself glowing in confidence, knowing Po would never get close enough to catch her as she lead him down a ravine.
It was that reason that she made a miscalculation, Tigress felt a tough tree root grab at her hands. Gasping, she fell head over feet and winced at the mild ache it left in her wrists. Suddenly she raised her head to see a round shape come rolling down the hill. They collided together and unconsciously she wrapped her arms around him as they blurred together orange, black and white.
Still they wrestled to try and gain a steady ground over the other. By sheer luck alone Po found himself the victor. With the tiger below him, he saw three of her as he was dazed from the speedy tumble. Po made sounds of victory, pumping one arm in the air as the other hand was placed beside her head.
Rolling her eyes, Tigress attempted to get up, announcing that the game was over. Only Po didn't let her, he just hugged her to himself as they lay on their sides in the spring grass.
Grinning toothily, he announced, "You're crazy if you think I'm letting you go! Took me all day just about to get you!"
"All because you're so clumsy," she replied airily, smirking at him as she had her arms folded at her chest between them.
"What an endurance run though! My god," he chuckled loudly, resting his face tiredly on her strong shoulder. "I should properly thank that tree root."
When he opened his mouth to bellow the gratitude he had for the inanimate object, she interrupted him.
"I love you Po, now please, shut up." She felt him tense up before gleefully preceding to do just as he was told, clutching the tiger to himself. Chuffing softly, Tigress let herself be snuggled with content.