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Thoughts

Some Questions Are Better Left Unanswered

Mantis, Monkey, Viper and Crane watched the strange interaction in front of their eyes. For three of the four of them this was pretty strange. To Crane this was…awkward.

Much like the interaction between Po, Tigress and Shifu was developing.

For over a week the three of them had been acting pretty strange and Crane, after a very uncomfortable night in which he hear things a Kung Fu Master like him shouldn't hear, was starting to think he knew the reason.

Master Shifu narrowed his eyes at Po as the Panda brushed his hand by 'accident' against Tigress. This made both Masters to look up into each other's eyes, only to turn rapidly with embarrassment in their faces.

"Panda! Get to the left! Now!"

Mantis and Monkey looked at each other wondering why Master Shifu seemed so…annoyed by Po and protective over Tigress. Viper wondered why Tigress was trying to look everywhere but at Po. And Crane was begging his mind hadn't guessed correctly why Po looked so smug.

And again the awkwardness started. Shifu would sometimes look over at Tigress as if his favorite pet had been just killed. Then turned to Po as if he was the one to blame.

Po would sometimes look nervous under Shifu's stare. Then afraid under Tigress narrowed eyes. Finally, smug when he thought no one was looking. But, as Crane had noticed, he not only looked smug but happy as well. Happy, at peace and…gleaming.

Tigress from her part was a total mess. This was strange. Just as it was the fact she looked embarrassed every time her eyes would cross Po's. Or she noticed Master Shifu looking at the both of them.

However, as Crane also noticed, she looked happy. Not only happy, but like Po, at peace and with certain gleaming …thingy around her.

Nevertheless, after Po had finally left the hospital after a 'Miraculously recovery' as he put it; things had become disconcerting.

Sometimes Master Shifu would make Tigress sit far away from Po. Or sent Po away. He always seemed to be watching the pair who did nothing but talk occasionally or even train.

All was to innocent. Crane knew better though. And he wished he didn't know a thing.

Viper had been murmuring to them, telling them something must have happened for this situation.

But no one could give an answer. Crane was certain he wanted a long, healthy life. Telling Monkey, Mantis and Viper his suspicions or what he knew to be a fact would get him killed.

"Very well, the training is over for today!" Master Shifu bowed at the same time as the Furious and Po. Then his eyes narrowed focusing on Po who merely gulped and gave him a nervous smile. Master Shifu smirked showing Po something with his hand and his pinky making Po looked terrified.

"And, finally, EVERYONE must sleep in their own rooms. Understood?"

Once again, Monkey and Mantis glanced at each other as well as Viper and Crane. The four shrugged and mumbled a pretty weak "Yes, Master."

Strange, indeed.

It was pretty late and Crane was finally falling asleep, when…

A sound of footsteps, a scratch on a door and a big, heavy movement coming from the room beside his.

"Tigress! What the hell are you doing here?" Crane's eyes opened wide as he recognized Po's voice.

No, please not tonight! Not again!

"What does it look I'm doing here?" Tigress voice, she sounded annoyed and there was a struggling sound followed by yelp of pain from Po.

"Oh, no! Not today!" Crane nodded his head agreeing with Po. "Ugh, stop doing that!"

"What do you mean not today?"

Uh-oh, Tigress sounded pretty angry. Crane could almost see the expression in Po's face as he faced Tigress death glare. The Panda was going to surrender to her. Again. Another sleepless night.

"I...I mean…not today! You heard Master Shifu!" Well, at least Po seemed reluctant. Crane tried to stretch further towards the door, trying to hear more of the conversation.

They had woken him up, may as well heard them.

"He's been doing the same threat for over a week and hasn't caught us yet!" And again, the poor Kung Fu Master was shocked at discovering this side of Tigress he, or anyone else, would have never imagine she had.

"Yet! That's right…"

"Why are you so afraid?" Oh, there was some daring tone in her voice. Something that always got Po to do the most idiotic or daring things ever. Monkey knew how to use that tone with Po pretty well.

Apparently, Tigress knew so as well.

"Well…he…he…"

"Spit it out, Panda!"

"Ugh, fine! He threatened to use the …the Wuxi Finger Hold on me!"

Ah, so that's why he was so afraid. Crane couldn't blame her, and for a moment he played with the idea of telling Master Shifu what Po and Tigress had been doing for over a week. And why sometimes Crane seemed as if he hadn't slept so well.

However, he decided that getting accidentally killed by Tigress during training or being crushed by accident by Po wasn't that worthy. Like he said before, he wanted a long healthy life.

"Really? That's…Ugh, get inside!" What Tigress wants, Tigress gets.

There was a loud tug at the other side and a soft yelp from Po. "Ti-Tigress…"

Crane covered his ears as he heard, clearly and loudly, Tigress purr. "You make such a comfy pillow, Po."

"Uh…ah…mmmm…" That's it Po, show her your intelligent form of speak.

"Of Course, that's not the only thing that keeps making me come here every night."

Crane felt like crying as he started hearing them again.

It was going to be a long night.

The next day found a pretty sleepy and moody Crane in the Training Hall. Master Shifu looked over at his student with curiosity and concern.

"Did you have a good night sleep, Crane?" The Kung Fu Master's looked at each other for a long time. Crane remembered Shifu's strange behavior the last few days and the strange warnings about sleeping arrangements.

Then, narrowing his eyes, he replied, "Actually, Master, I didn't. My room is next to Po's one."

Shifu looked pretty confused at this, "And, did he make you stay up until late? What did he do this time?"

Crane shrugged tiredly directing a pretty serious looked to his Master. "Well, Master, he didn't do anything to me. But…I was wondering…"

"Yes?"

"How do you feel about being called Grandpa?"

AN: Uh, well...mmm... I don't know how this was. It was pretty difficult to do it from Crane's point of view. I'm not sure about this, I did want to continue the story from after a week. And I did try to make Shifu all protective and all. Hope you like it!

I apologize for my English, like I said before, it's not my native language so...sorry for the grammar, spelling and other funny mistakes you may find here.

Don't forget to tell me what you think!