"What do you mean?" Po asked, yanking the rag from Tigress' hand. "You did it to yourself? On purpose?" Tigress didn't respond with words, but only a nod. She had told Po enough. She wouldn't say why, but Po had a good feeling. He stood up and helped Tigress up, grabbing her hand and pulling hard enough. Tigress sighed and cracked her neck, looking out her bedroom window, where Shifu was walking up the steps and about to enter the doors. Tigress gasped.

"Po!" She said quickly. "I can't let Shifu see me like this!"

"Alright, alright," Po whispered. "How about you go take a shower and rinse it out. If Shifu notices it, just tell him you, uhh, slipped or something. Alright?" He asked. Tigress nodded and ran into the bathroom, shutting the door and locking it quickly. She let out a long sigh and unbuttoned her vest, throwing it in the clothes hamper across from the sink. She took off all of her clothes and did the same thing. She turned on the bath water and pulled up the plug, letting the shower fall roughly into the bathtub.

Tigress smiled. She hadn't had a decent shower in a while. It was either having to do with being rushed or there was one of the boys getting in before she could even have a chance to see the doorway. She stepped into the bathtub and felt the water rinse out the cut, feeling a slight stinging. She growled and put her head down, seeing some blood drip from the fur right above her eyes. She grabbed a washrag that was hanging up on a rack and got it wet, wiping her fur from the blood that would soon become dry.

Then, Tigress picked up the shampoo that Viper had recommended for her. She poured a decent amount in her hand and rubbed it on her head. Unfortunately, the shampoo mixed with the water and it poured down her forehead and into the cut. Tigress screamed and wiped the shampoo off her forehead, holding her open wound in pain.

"Holy God..." Tigress whispered, setting the shampoo down on the side of the bathtub. She started to wash the rest of her body, but was interrupted by a knock at the door. She put down the body wash and turned off the water, wiping the wet fur off her eyes. "Who is it?" She demanded.

"It's me, Tigress." Called Shifu. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine." Tigress yelled back. She stepped out of the bathtub and walked to the sink, grabbing a towel and wiping her face. She dried herself off and put new clothes on, looking at her reflection in the foggy mirror. She still had a noticeable cut in her forehead. She groaned and cautiously put her hand on the doorknob, opening it and seeing Shifu stand in front of her. She smiled and threw the towel on the sink, looking at the window behind Shifu in her room. "It's...getting dark." She said. Shifu nodded.

"It is," he agreed. "But there's a little...you know...gash on your forehead. What happened?" Tigress scratched her head and looked down the hallway, then back to Shifu. "Uhh, well, I was sparring with Po and I hit my head on one of Mantis' gauntlets. Shifu raised an eyebrow and looked down the hall. "But, those are hanging from the ceiling." He said.

"Oh yeah, well, I just jumped really high and didn't see...it." She whispered. Shifu nodded and walked out of sight, leaving her in the doorway. Tigress shook her head and ran into her room, shutting the door and locking it.

"The gauntlet, eh?" A voice said. Tigress quickly turned around and saw Po sitting on her bed, throwing a bouncy ball up in the air. Tigress smiled sarcastically and sat in a chair, looking over at Po. "Yes, the gauntlet." She said. "I wasn't going to say I tripped. That would be wrong."

"Wrong as in 'weird' or wrong as in 'bad'?" Po asked.

"Bad." Tigress said. "That's a poor excuse."

"Well, it was just an option." Po said. "You were confused at first too!"

"I know, I know..." She said. Tigress stood up and walked over to the bed, sitting next to Po. Po looked over at her and smiled, putting his arm around hers.

"What did you think to do that to yourself?" Po asked. Tigress shook her head and scoffed.

"You wouldn't understand..." She whispered. Po shrugged.

"I guess I wouldn't," he said. "but listen. If you ever want advice, I'm always here for you." Tigress smiled and patted his back, standing up and stretching.

"Thanks," she said. "now get out of my room."