AUTHORS NOTE*

First Fanfic so I hope you all enjoy.

I do not own anything KungFu Panda releated.

Chapter 1

Deception

In the heart of china stood a tall and proud mountain range. Second in fame only to the Himalayas. The Jade Mountain range has grown and become one of the wonder of the worlds. To add to its breathtaking beauty, on its highest peak stands a grand palace. The Jade Palace, the sight where Kung Fu was born and where the Furious Five, Grand Master Shifu, and the Legendary Dragon Warrior reside. The Jade Palace overlooks a prosperous village called the valley of peace. It has been just over six months since the defeat of a demonic peacock by the name of Shen. The valley was deathly quiet as high noon, under any normal situation this would have been cause for alarm for the Valleys protectors, but being how the weather has been for the past three weeks they couldn't blame the villagers for wanting to be inside. A severe drought has plagued this part of china transforming the lush green forests around the village to wither and turn brown. Some of the Valleys wells began to dry up and some were contemplating leaving the village until the rain returns.

Up at the Jade Palace the Valleys Guardians were hard at work training in the harsh weather. "Its soooo hotttt." Complained a small green Mantis as he laid down on his back breathing heavily. A large panda sat next to him his hands on his knees as he breathed heavily and sweated profusely. "Need...wa-water..." The Panda said as he fell backwards laid down and closed his eyes. Trying his best not to pass out. .A orange paw pulled the pandas head up softly as a cup of cool water was brought up to his lips. "Drink up Po. You earned it for today's training session with me." Po opened his Jade green eyes to be greeted with a pair of fiery amber colored ones. Po smiled and took a sip of the offered water and sighed happily. "Thanks Tigress, your sparring sessions really take a toll on me. Gunna need some acupuncture from mantis for that spin kick to the shoulder you gave me." He said chuckling and sitting up. "By the way that was so AWESOME how you flipped over me faked a palm strike and nailed me in the shoulder. You gotta teach me how you seemed so convincing going in for the palm strike!" Tigress smiled happily at the Panda and a light blush formed on her cheeks from the praise. "Thanks Po, if you want i can teach you how to deceive your enemies during a fight after dinner." Po smiled excitedly. "THAT WOULD BE SO COOL! You'd really do that?"

"Of course Po. What are friends for, especially girlfriends." Tigress smiled and slowly leaned in towards Po, her whiskers tickling his nose. Po in turn blushed a deep crimson at the show of affection. After the whole Shen incident the duo became nearly inseparable and decided to take their friendship to the next level. So far it was the best decision they have ever made."Hey, if you two lovebirds are done flirting I could use some water here." An irritated, and creeped out, Mantis said as he watched the flirting go on between the two warriors.

Tigress immediately pulled her face back and glared daggers at the bug. A low growl escaped her mouth as she took a single step towards the shaking bug. "You want water huh?" A devilish grin spread across her face. Mantis gulped and slowly nodded his head 'yes'; that was before he glanced at the still sitting Panda behind Tigress whose eyes were as wide as dinner plates and was shaking his head to signal 'no'. Mantis quickly caught on and looked up at Tigress and shook his head 'no'. A larger smile appeared on tigress face as she took another step in front of Mantis. "Oh...but i think you dooo." In one swift motion Tigress dumped the remaining water on top of the stunned bug. Mantis was now soaking wet and shivering. "Still thirsty Mantis?" Tigress asked innocently as she smiled playfully. Mantis shook his head, "Nope, I'm good, totally good, no need to drown me." Tigress smiled victoriously and said "Good, now next time you think about interrupting us for something as pitiful as getting you water...think again." Tigress had leaned down and said the last two words slowly and forcefully. Mantis quickly nodded and ran off to the barracks. Tigress smiled as she watched Mantis run off and turned around to face Po, who had stood up during the fiasco. She walked up to him and wrapped her arms around his neck, in return Po wrapped his arms around her waist. She purred at his touch and leaned in close. Again her whiskers tickled his smiled wide as an idea came to mind, he would pay for it, but it would put some fun into their day.

As Tigress leaned in close she closed her eyes, expecting to meet Po's lips she was surprised when he suddenly let go and slipped out of grasp. A low growl escaped her lips and she glared at Po who was quickly backing away from her. "Sorry Ti, I think it would be more fun if you worked for the kiss." Tigress immediately raised her eyebrow and folded her arms against her chest. "What are you talking about Po? You know its not a smart idea to toy with me." An evil grin spread across her face as she slowly walked towards Po. 'Probably not the best idea I'm ever going to have. But if this works then it would be AWESOME.' Po thought as he took a few steps back in an attempt to keep a consistent distance between him and Tigress. "Well KITTEN, you're going to have to catch me in order to kiss me." Po smiled as he crossed his arms showing her he was serious. Tigress eyes widen from surprise from the name he called her. Only once has he ever called her that, it was the first week of them dating, he had paid dearly for calling her that. A menacing growl escaped her lips and she crouched down on all fours, her claws extracting and racking at the dirt in anticipation for the chase. "You better hope you know what you're doing PANDA." Tigress said as she slowly walked towards Po, her predatory feline side beginning to take over. Po smiled and looked over behind her and quickly went rigid and bowed. "Good afternoon master." Tigress eyes widen as she whirled around and bowed. "Good afternoon master." She looked up expecting to see her Master and adoptive father, Grand master Shifu. Instead, she was greeted by a warm breeze and a lot of nothing. She blinked in confusion and turned back to look at Po; having full intention to ask him why he did that. She would have done that if not for the fact that he was a black and white dot running off in the distance. Tigress blinked stared at him in confusion before she heard him yell "Looks like you're the one who needs a lesson in deception kitten!" She immediately realized what he had done, a low and loud growl emitting from her maw. 'He tricked me! Why when I catch him he's gonna need more than acupuncture to heal him!' She leaned her head back and with a mighty roar yelled "PO! YOU ARE SO DEAD WHEN I GET MY CLAWS ON YOU!" With that she took off on all fours towards the panda. A determined, yet playful look in her eyes.

Shorter then I wanted but enough to establish a plot and get the story rolling. Next chap. will be up soon. Hope you liked it! R&R!