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Chapter 2
Back to the Kitchen (dinnertime)
The masters sat silently at the table, nobody was in the mood to eat, not even Po.
Only Bai Lin is eating.
"What are we going to do with Bai Lin, Master?" Viper asked while looking at Shifu, Tigress look up as she heard this.
"Lan Hu's dying wish was for Bai Lin to be raise here." the Grandmaster solemnly answered. Tigress smiled a little, Shifu saw this and a thought came to him.
"Tigress." The Grandmaster addressed.
"Yes Master?" she looked at him.
"I know this is all unexpected, but I'm too old to raise a cub again, now you don't have to if you don't want to but I want you to have a choice."
"Master, what are you saying?" the tiger looked puzzled, Shifu lightly smiled at her.
"I see the way you look at her, I also notice that you smiled when I said she staying here, so here my question, Tigress would you like to adopt Bai Lin?"
Everyone stared with wide eyes at Tigress who is stunned at what Shifu has said. Tigress closed her eyes, she wanted to say yes, but doubt enter her mind.
"I don't think I can be a mother." Tigress said sadly, then she felt pressure on her shoulder, she open her eyes to see a black paw there.
"Tigress, come on you don't mean that, I seen you with kids and you're great with them." Po beam at her, Tigress was still doubtful.
"And Bai Lin totally likes you, she keeps staring at you." Tigress look down at Bai Lin, the baby was staring at her with those sapphire eyes.
"And you are not alone, we're all here for you." The panda gestured to everyone at the table, who all nodded in return.
"Lin needs a mom, who'll be more perfect then the awesome Master Tigress!" The tiger somewhat blush (hard to tell because of her orange fur) at Po's enthusiasm.
Bai Lin suddenly giggled, everyone gasped.
"Did you hear that?" Viper said excitedly.
"Sure did, and it was awesome!" Po fist pumped, Bai Lin giggled again.
The panda grin and move closer to the cub.
"Does Little Lin like it when I say. Awesome." as he gently poked the cub's nose making her giggled.
"I take that as a yes, Po." Tigress confirmed, the way Po and Bai Lin reacted to each other made her smile.
"Aww it's a family moment." Mantis said while laying head on his scythes (thingies) and let out a fake dreamful sigh, Tigress and Po stared at the bug in confused way.
The two masters realized they are sitting really closely together, almost cheek to cheek. Po blushed and move away rubbing the back of his neck, Tigress also blush.
Mantis and Monkey try to hold in a snicker, Tigress gave them a glared that said 'if you laugh, I'm going to kill you'. The two gulped and remain quiet.
"So my daughter, what is your choice?" Shifu asked, Tigress smiled when he called her daughter.
"Yes, I will adopt Bai Lin." She said happily and kissed Bai Lin's forehead.
"This is so touching…" Mantis said, Tigress glared at him but stop because Mantis is really crying. The bug wiped away his tears and notice everybody staring at him.
"What? Can a guy get emotional sometime?"
As Po and the Five headed to their rooms, Viper stop in mid-slither and waited for the others to be ahead her.
"Crane." She called out quietly, Crane looked back and went to her.
"Yes, Viper." he said, Viper used her tail to give a 'come closer' gesture.
He move closer to the snake, then suddenly Viper kissed him on the cheek.
"Thank you." Viper whispered, Crane is stunned to what just happen that his beak drop.
Viper giggled at his reaction and uses her tail to close his beak,
Crane snapped out of his daze.
"Umm.. It….. It was nothing…" Crane stuttered, he felt embarrassed and cover his face with his hat.
"You're really cute when you're nervous." Viper simply said as she slithered away, Crane stood there for a moment, 'She thinks I'm cute?' he thought then slowly follows the snake.
Monkey and Mantis said goodnight and went in their rooms,
Viper came slithering in her room.
"Night everybody." the snake said.
"Night Viper." Po and Tigress replied together.
Crane went in his room.
"Goodnight… Crane." she said sweetly, Crane swallowed the lump in his throat.
"Uh…. Night.. V…Viper." The bird's voice crack, Viper winked at him making Crane blush so hard that his beak almost turn bight red, the two closed their door.
Tigress and Po didn't even notice how the way Crane and Viper were acting. Their attention is only on Bai Lin, Po was letting the cub play with his paw.
"Do you want to hold her?" Tigress asked.
"Whoa, can I?" Po responded excitedly, she nodded and gently placed Bai Lin in his arms making sure that he supported her.
"She is so tiny." the panda said in awe, and he right Bai Lin looked smaller in Po's arms.
Bai Lin yawned and the two warriors smiled at her.
"You're really good at this, Po" Tigress complimented as she rubbed under
Bai Lin's chin.
"I'm nothing compare to you." Po said honesty, Tigress blushed.
"I… I should put Bai Lin to bed." The tiger said quickly, Po nodded then brought Bai Lin closer to his face.
"Night Little Lin, see you tomorrow." he said softly, Bai Lin touch his nose and giggled making the panda beam. Po gave the cub back to her adopted mother.
"Goodnight Po." Tigress said and was heading into her room.
"Goodnight Tigress." Po replied "Wait." he called out, Tigress stop.
"What is it Po?" She asked.
"Just wait here for a sec." he quickly answered and went in his room and shut his door, Tigress stood in the hallway hearing Po moving around like he looking for something.
The Dragon Warrior came out, "I would like to give this to Lin." showing Tigress a little stuff panda doll.
"Po isn't this the doll you found in your village?" she asked.
"Yep, and don't worry I clean it, so it doesn't have like germs or anything." Po smiled.
"But don't you want to keep it, to remember your parents?"
"Nah I don't need it to remember them, Lin can have it." Po place the doll with Bai Lin, she seem to like it.
"You're sweet." Tigress said softly looking at him, Po blushed and gave a sheepish grin.
"And if you need anything just call me, I'm only few steps away" he said.
Tigress nodded, then she turn around and went into her room, she gave the panda one last smile and shut her door.
Po stands there for a while, then steps back into his room, as Po closes his door he heard someone humming, the panda stop and listens.
'Is Tigress humming?' Po thought, he put his paw over his ear to hear better, the humming is coming from Tigress's room.
'Wow, she hums beautifully, but again she is Tigress, she can do anything beautifully.'
Po listen a little longer then shut the door and went to the bed, while humming a new song he just heard.
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A/N- To those who want more action must be patient. Please review.