A/N: I know I wrote, that I was gone all weekend, but the plans changed. Surprise! I know Tigress is very cold right now, but don't worry! She will get sweeter! Believe me! Just be patient! Read, enjoy and review!

Disclaimer: I don't own Kung Fu Panda, only the OC's.

Notice; this chapter have been redone because of grammar and spelling-mistakes.

Friends Forever, Unspoken Words

Master Shifu was sitting on the palace's roof, enjoying the last of the sun's light. He had been sitting there for a while now. The sun was nearly down and the sky was blood red.

The valley looked peaceful enough, but Shifu was nervous. From here he had seen Tigress' outbursts of anger, and because of that he was worried. She was troubled, no doubt about that, but she was keeping it for herself. Shifu truly wished that he could help her, but he knew that she would not accept his help. She would simply deny anything.

Sometimes the tiger was really hard to figure out. Master Shifu had known her since she was a cub, but still now he had problems with guessing her thoughts. But one thing was sure; Tigress fear was to look weak, and if she accepted help, she somehow thought it was a sign of weakness.

But it was the howl that worried him most. It was long time ago that the wolves was been banished. They hadn't approached the valley since, so why were they doing it now? Was Huei Woo planning to take over the valley?

Shifu clenched his fist, at the thought of the big, gray wolf. Could it be him? He certainly hoped not. Maybe it was just some traveling stranger.

But he couldn't take any chances. The wolves were a big threat and many lives could be in danger if they came. Shifu quickly made his mind; tomorrow he would send the Furious Five and the Dragon Warrior out searching for the wolf.

But if it really was Huei Woo… He needed to do something more. His students weren't strong enough to take down Huei Woo. Even though they all were excellent warriors, they wolves would be too much for them to handle.

But Chiao Lo could do it! The leopard had defeated Huei Woo before. He knew nearly everything about the wolf's fight strategies. Yes, Chiao Lo was the person they needed. Shifu decided that he would write a letter to Chiao Lo right now, explaining the situation. He jumped off the roof, rushing towards his room.

After the dinner, Viper went for a walk with Tigress. When they were out of the boys' earshot, she said, "Tigress, you must tell me was wrong." She was trying to catch the tiger's eyes, but Tigress was avoiding her glance.

She was clearly feeling uncomfortable, but said with an innocent voice, "I don't know what you are talking about."

Of course Viper didn't buy it. "I'm talking about that you're avoiding us, that you're irritable and that you're eating almost nothing. Come on, Tigress. We are all worried about you."

Finally the tiger stopped walking. After some seconds she looked Viper straight into the eyes, but didn't say anything. What should she say? Tigress didn't know.

The snake continued in a softer voice, "Please Tigress. Just tell me what it's bothering you."

Tigress looked away and turned around, starting to walk back to the palace. "A curios snake and her many annoying question," she said flatly. Why couldn't her friend see that she didn't want to talk about it?

Viper smiled, but did not give up. She knew that if she wanted to get something out from the tiger, she had to be patient. Tigress was a complicated person, but she just needed time.

The snake followed Tigress until they stood outside their rooms. "Please, please Tigress. I'm only trying to help you."

Tigress bit her lip. Should she tell about her problems? About the nightmares? About the way she was feeling? About Win? She sighed. Not she couldn't it would be too risky. But still… "I'm just…"

She didn't have the chance to say more before Po, Crane, Mantis and Monkey suddenly tumbled through the door of Po's room. By the way their faces looked it was clear been listening to the girl's conversation.

Viper hissed, "What are you guys doing?!" Sometimes the boys could truly act like fools.

The boys stood up, red in their heads. "We were just… Uhm…" Crane tried to explain.

"We weren't listening, if you thought that!" Mantis gave his try. But Viper just gave them all a glance that spoke for itself.

"Okay, we were listening, but it was an accident!" Everybody looked at Po, while he was saying that. The panda blushed even more. "Okay, it wasn't an accident! We just wanted to know what it's wrong with Tigress." He looked around, confused.

"Hey, where is she?" None of the others had noticed until now. Their tiger friend was missing. But Viper had seen her friend disappearing into her room.

She sadly shook her head. "Come on guys! She was nearly telling me was it's wrong, but thanks to you, she didn't." She gave them another glance. They had totally ruined her chance, and she had to wait a long time for the tiger to warm up again. Just perfect.

Viper sighed. She could just as well give up for tonight. Tigress wasn't going to tell her anything. "Now, follow her example and go to bed." With that she walked into her room, leaving the boys alone in the hall.

After some time with silence Monkey looked at the others and said, "Wow. I thought that Tigress was going to rip our heads off!" They all knew what the tiger could do when she was mad, and nodded in agreement.

The boys followed the girls' example and started going into their room, but before they closed their doors, Mantis said, "Well, let's just say, that we were really lucky!"

"Or maybe she's just waiting to punish us in tomorrow's training."

"Aw man…"

A/N: I know it's a short chapter, but I didn't have more time.