Gone Away Ch. 4: A Reunion

Continuing the story...

'Tigress...' Po thought as he heard the voice.

"Answer my question! Who are you?" Tigress demanded getting ready to attack.

But before she could jump, a villager spoke up.

"His name is Po, and he saved us from the thieves!" The villager said.

The Five all froze. 'Po?' They all thought in there heads, 'Is it really him?'.

Po was still turning his back at them.

"P-P-Po?" Tigress said as she returned to her non-fighting stance.

Po turned around but his face was hidden by the hat and he was still wearing the cloak Mei gave him.

"Guys?" Po said as he lifted the hat to see if they were really there.

The Five all looked surprised when they saw Po's face. "Is that really you Po?" Viper said still shocked to see him alive.

"The one and only." Po said giving a big smile.

"YOU'RE ALIVE!" The Five said as they jumped on Po, including Tigress.

"Ow! Guys, I might have some injuries." Po said as he was tackled to the ground.

"Sorry Po." Viper said as they all stood back up. Tigress helped Po up.

"You were alive all this time?" Tigress said.

"Yeah I was." Po replied.

"But where were you? You've been gone for a long time, we thought you were dead." Tigress added.

"Well, after I survived the fall, I seemed to got lost not knowing which way to get back until I met an old goat who gave me some stuff." Po said as he took of his hat.

The Five saw Po with a bunch of dirt on his face.

"Although I did forget to clean myself up and treat my wounds." Po added.

"It's good to see you again Po." Crane said giving a smile.

"Yeah, it was kinda boring at the palace without you." Monkey added.

"And I missed you're cooking." Mantis said which just made the others roll their eyes. Po chuckled after hearing that.

"I've missed you guys too." Po said, "Come on let's get back to the Jade Palace and tell Shifu that I'm alright."

With that, the Five tied up the thieves, sent them to prison, and went back to the Jade Palace.

As they were climbing up the steps, Master Shifu was waiting for them.

"Ah I see you've finished the mission." Shifu said as he looked at the figure with a straw hat and cloak. "And who should this be?" He said.

"You would never believe who would he be Master." Tigress said as she nudged the figure. And like on cue, he took off his hat.

"Good to see you again Master." Po said.

"Po! You're alive!" Shifu said as he looked in shock at the panda. Then he noticed Po has bruises and dirt on his fur. "You should get some rest and clean yourself up." Master Shifu said giving a small smile.

"Will do." Po said as they all went to the barracks.

After Po cleaned himself up and treated some of the wounds, he went to the kitchen to make lunch.

"Po, we all missed you so much." Monkey said.

"Especially me, I'm hungry!" Mantis said. Viper rolled her eyes at this.

"Hehe, well no need to complain Mantis, food is served." Po said as he gave everyone a bowl of noodle soup.

After lunch Po cleaned up, Tigress helped him while the rest went to the training hall.

"So Tigress..." Po started, "Did you do anything good while I was gone?"

"Not that much, there weren't that much trouble anyways." Tigress replied. "But all of us really missed you, especially me." Tigress added not knowing what came out of her tongue.

"Wait what? You really missed me?" Po said giving a small grin.

Tigress realized what she had said and tried to speak up.

"N-No I-I mean that..." She said but got cut off.

"Nah, it's okay Tigress." Po stated. "I also kinda missed you too." Po mumbled but Tigress heard him clearly.

Without warning, Tigress kissed Po on the cheek. Po froze and looked shocked after what happened.

"D-Did you just kiss me?" Po stutters out.

"What's wrong with it?" Tigress said playfully.

"Nothing's wrong." Po replied as he continued to wash the dishes. They both remained silent after that.

As they were finished cleaning up, Po spoke up.

"So, I'm gonna go get some rest now, and Tigress..." Po said as he stopped at the door.

"What is it..." Tigress said but didn't get to finish because Po kissed her on the lips.

"That's what I think about the kiss on my cheek earlier." Po said when he broke away from the kiss and then went to his room, leaving a shocked tiger in the kitchen.

•~~•~~•THE END•~~•~~•

Done and done. This short story was made in one day, that's why it's kinda short. Hehe...