Wow. Glad to see ya guys like the story. Okay...I'll keep going with it then. Chapter 2 is all done. and here it is. Hope you enjoy it.

Chapter 2

Nice to meet you…

Po was sitting by himself underneath a tree eating his lunch. He always ate his lunch outside instead of eating in the school lunch room, it was way too crowded for his massive bulk and no one wanted to eat with him anyway. So he started to eat his lunches outside, and he was okay with that. He liked the privacy and being out in the sunshine. As he was tossing another one of his dad's dumplings into his mouth a shadow loomed over him. Po turned to see it was none other than Tai Lung standing before him with two of his pals. One was a gorilla flanking Tai Lung's right while the other was a Croc off to his left. "Whatcha got their Tubby?" Po's grip tightened around his bowl as he mumbled a low "Nothing, Tai Lung…" as Po looked away, hoping the Leopard would just walk away. Po was never so lucky. Tai Lung was a year older than Po, and ever since there early years, he had done nothing but make Po's life miserable. Tai Ling reached down and took the bowl with a quick swipe as he said "Doesn't look like nothing panda! Don't you know you shouldn't lie to your Captain? Guess I'll just have to teach you a lesson and do something with your lunch." And with that Tai Lung jumped back saying "Who's hungry boys?" as he tossed the bowl over to the gorilla. Po got to his feet and ran to the middle of the group saying "Come on Tai Lung give em back!" as Po tried to catch the dumplings in the air, but was missing horribly.

Outside on the roof, an orange Tiger was eating her own meal. The rest of the Five would eat together in the lunch room but not Tigress; she preferred the peace and quiet of the outdoors. As she was about to take another bite of Tofu, her right ear twitched as she heard someone shout "Come on Tai Lung, give em back!" Tigress sighed. No doubt Tai Lung was picking on another one of the underclassmen again. He was always causing trouble at the school and usually she just let it slide, not wanting to get involved in such childish behavior. This time however he was interrupting her meal and that annoyed her. So she set her plate down and peered over the edge and was surprised at what she saw. Tai Lung and two of his lackeys were forming a triangle around that panda boy. It looked like they were playing keep away with the poor saps lunch. Tigress never had much patients for bullies, and this panda did help her from time to time so without a second thought, she leaped off the roof and hurled to the ground. As she neared the ground she did a front flip landing on all fours right behind the panda boy with a low thud. As the three punks were momentarily stunned, Tigress stood to her full height and addressed Tai Lung. "Don't you know it's not befitting of a Captain to be harassing his own teammates?"

Po was utterly shocked; never in his wildest dreams did he ever expect Master Tigress to come to his aide. He must have looked pretty pathetic to her right then. Tai Lung then spoke up "Well, well, well…if it isn't Master Tigress…Tell me sweet heart, what are you doing sticking up for this stupid panda?" Tigress's eyes narrowed as she said coldly "Just give him his lunch back Tai Lung, he's never done anything to you. And you know he won't fight back." Tai Lung sneered "And just what are you gonna do about it princess?" Right then Tigress rushed Tai Lung and grabbed him by the scruff of his tunic placing him against a tree.

Po watched wide eyed as he marveled at Tigress's display of strength. Unfortunately Tigress's advance made Tai Lung drop Po's Dumplings shattering the bowl and allowing the dumplings to roll into some mud. "Awe man…" Po mumbled as Tigress cursed herself for allowing the Panda's lunch to be ruined. She then turned her attention on Tai Lung "You are a pathetic excuse for a leader you know that!?" Tai Lung grew a sly grin "Well maybe you can show me how to be a better leader, say, how about over dinner?" Tigress's eyes narrowed saying "In your dreams scumbag." And with that Tigress threw Tai Lung into his friends and the three tumbled into a pile. As Tai lung got up he glared at the panda "This isn't over Panda! Next time that Tiger won't be around to protect you!" and with that Tai Lung and his friends left and headed for the school.

Po sighed as Tigress walked up behind him. Even though she wanted to help the panda, she ended up failing miserably. The least he deserved was an apology. "Umm…look, I'm sorry for-""Thanks for helping me." The Panda had turned around and was looking at her with a small smile and the brightest jade green eyes Tigress had ever seen. How did she never notice them before? Tigress then looked to the discarded dumplings "But I wasn't able to get your lunch back…I failed." The panda just waved at the dumplings "What? Those? Don't worry about it. I've learned long ago to always bring a extra lunch just in case Tai Lung gives me a hard time." With that Po walked over to his pack and produced a small bag filled with a few bean buns. He then tossed one to Tigress, "They're not dumplings but my dad makes the best bean buns in the valley!" Tigress caught the bean bun in her paw as she looked from It to the panda as she said "Um...thanks…uh?" as she was waiting for the panda to introduce himself. Po's eyes widened as he realized what she was waiting for, his mouth half full with a bean bun. "Oh wight!" as Po swallowed his bun. "Sorry, my name's Po!" as he brought his paw up into the air. Tigress took his paw and shook it as she said "Tigress…nice to meet you."

Po raised an eyebrow saying "You know we sit next to each other in History class right?" Tigress blushed in embarrassment. She never even thought about History class. Po then asked her "Oh by the way, do you still need yesterday's notes?" Tigress then sat down next to the panda as she looked at him "Actually that would be great, but can I ask you something?" Po was digging around his pack as he said "Sure." "Why do you always give me a copy of your notes? I never even bothered to learn your name before today." Po just shrugged as he handed her the notes "You're always helping us by keeping the valley safe. Figured making sure you can pass a stupid test is the least I can do." Tigress was touched, though she wouldn't say it. A new thought occurred to her as Po handed her his notes. "Say Po, I can't help but wonder, I've seen your matches at the wrestling competitions, and you've taken down guys twice your size in the ring. Clearly you're strong, so why do you allow Tai Lung to give you such a hard time?"

Po was silent for a moment as he looked to the ground. "It's…complicated…Wait! You've been to my matches!?" at this Po turned to her with a shocked expression. He never noticed her or the Five at the competitions before, though he usually was just trying to get in and out as fast as possible. Tigress nodded saying "Sometimes me and the Five will show up and watch a match. To see if our school has any strong competitors, and I got to say I think you would put that leopard to shame." Po blushed as he said "Gee, thanks…" after a moment of silence Tigress was about to ask why it was so complicated for Po to put Tai Lung in his place, when the Warning Gong sounded.

"Well, better get to class. See ya in History Tigress…and…thanks." As Po helped her up to her feet Tigress just nodded her head, saying "No problem…" as she leaped up the side of the building, climbing back to the roof to gather her things. Po watched in amazement. Master Tigress just saved him from Tai Lung, shared his lunch with him, and told him she had watched his matches and that she thought he was good! Po was on cloud nine as he gathered his pack and headed into the school, a smile on his face. Unbeknownst to Po a large Black bear had been watching the whole scene through a classroom window a smile on his face. "Atta boy Po, about time you made a friend…"

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