A Reminder
By corset-rebellion-follower
Disclaimer: I don't own Kung Fu Panda
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Chapter 2- Letter
"WHAT?" Po fainted and fell to the floor. Monkey and Crane's mouths were hanging open. Mantis jumped up onto Tigress's shoulder.
"I knew it, I knew it! Man, I can't believe Shifu got you pregnant!" he exclaimed. Monkey covered his mouth to prevent from throwing up. Tigress bit her lip.
"Well you could at least be a little bit sensitive!" Viper scolded.
"Wait. There's something else that I have to tell everyone. Including you, Viper," Tigress said quietly. They all looked to her.
Po was once again regaining consciousness. "I'm ok… I'm ok," he groaned, standing up.
"What is it, Tigress?" Viper asked worriedly.
"Well… Mantis isn't completely right. Shifu didn't get me pregnant." Everyone looked a little shocked and waited for her to continue. "At least I don't think he did. I think… I think Tai Lung did," Tigress finished. Everyone's mouth was hanging open this time. Po fainted again.
"W—What?" Viper asked.
"How can you tell?" Mantis asked.
"I don't know, I just have a feeling about it," Tigress defended.
"I really am going to be sick now," Monkey said. He ran off, and wretching sounds could be heard in the distance.
"Wow… pregnant with Tai Lung's child. I didn't see that one coming," Crane said optimistically.
"Does Shifu know yet?" Viper asked quietly.
Tigress nodded. "I told him first."
"And I missed it? Aw, man, I wish I could have seen the look on his face!" Mantis said jovially. Viper glared at him. "Um… I love you?" he offered weakly, trying to sooth his fiancé.
"Look, Viper, don't get mad at Mantis. Shifu actually took it very well," Tigress said.
"So he's ok with it?" Crane asked. Tigress nodded, then shook her head, then shrugged. Po once again stood up, swaying a little as he did.
"Whoa… guys, I just had the weirdest dream. I dreamt that Tigress was pregnant with Tai Lung's son!" Po waited for everyone to laugh and say how crazy a dream it was. But only silence ensued. Monkey came back over, his face green.
"So what are you going to name it?" he asked feebly.
"I haven't thought about it much. I don't even know if it's a boy or a girl," Tigress said.
"And who's going to be the godmother?" Viper asked casually, her eyes filled with hope.
"Would it be anyone else but you?" Tigress asked happily. Viper beamed.
"What about the godfather?" Po asked. Mantis, Monkey, and Crane all looked at her expectantly.
"Uhhhh…"
"So what has your family said?" Viper asked. Tigress fell silent. What will they say when I tell them I got married and am having a kid?
"You haven't told them?" Monkey asked. Tigress shook her head.
"I haven't seen them since they sent me to the Jade Palace to train," she told them.
"You should tell them. They have a right to know that their daughter is married and pregnant," Crane said.
"What would I say? 'Hey mom and dad, I know I haven't talked to you since I was little, but guess what? I'm having a baby!'" she said in her most sarcastic tone.
"Well at least you'd be telling them!" Viper said.
"Why don't you write them a letter? That way you don't actually have to say it to their faces," Po offered. Tigress tried to smile, but it turned into a grimace on her face.
"I suppose I could…"
"You really should. I bet they'd love to come visit the Palace!" Viper said excitedly.
"Yeah! I always wondered what your parents looked like," Monkey added.
"I don't think that's a very good idea. But I will write them," Tigress said, leaving to go write to her parents.
In the bunkhouse, she pulled out the journal Viper gave her and her ink and pen. She had actually been using the diary on a normal basis, and turned to the very back so that she could rip out the letter and not have to worry about her parents being able to read about all the pregnancy symptoms that had happened to her. She dipped her pen in the ink and began to write.
Dear Mother and Father,
I am writing you to tell you of some of the things that have recently been happening in my life. I know we haven't had contact with each other in quite a while, but I felt like you deserved to know what was going on.
I have mastered the Tiger style of kung fu, but I'm still training every day to stay in shape and to make up new moves and such.
The real reason I'm writing to you is to tell you that I'm married now. And I'm pregnant with our first child. I hope…
Tigress sighed. "This really isn't a good idea," she muttered and she continued writing.
…that you will come to visit my husband and I before or after the baby is born. I would be very happy to see you and my brothers again. I'm still living at the Jade Palace if you do decide to come.
Your daughter,
Tigress
She put the pen down and folded the letter. I'm going to regret this. She left the bunkhouse and found Zeng. "I need you to deliver this to my father and mother. They live up in the northern mountains," she told them.
"Of course, Master Tigress." He took the letter and left for her parent's home. She sighed. I hope that I haven't just made a huge mistake.
"Is everything alright, Tigress?" She jumped and turned to face the voice. It was Shifu. She slowed her breathing down.
"Yes, I'm fine. I… I just wrote a letter to my parents." Shifu was silent. He knew that the relationship between Tigress and her parents was very strained, ever since they sent her to the Jade Palace.
"And… you're alright?" he asked quietly. She sat down.
"Yes, I'm fine. But Shifu, what if Tai Lung knows that I'm pregnant with his child?" Tigress asked.
"How could he possibly know?"
"Well when I first met him in the cave when I ran away, he knew that I had a crush on you when I was twelve! He could know anything," she said.
Shifu nuzzled his wife's cheek. "I promise, he won't get to you. You're perfectly safe here. No one is going to hurt you." Tigress smiled and nuzzled back.
Why am I worrying so much? Everything's going to be fine. I have friends, my husband, and soon I'll have my child.
A/N: Whoo, it's good to be back! Sorry I didn't update, but I was in England, and I didn't have my laptop. But I have huge news! While I was in London, I accidently stumbled upon the London Kung Fu Panda premiere! And I saw Jack Black and Lucy Liu! It was AWESOME BEYOND ALL BELIEF!!