Po stared in disbelief as Tigress' head and face was buried in her arms. After the two had had a hectic discussion about Po's mysterious disappearance several months ago, Po had asked a question, a question so vital that it would change both their futures. He had asked why she cared so much that he had been gone for those two months. The answer came out as one that Po would never have expected.
It turned out, much to Po's delight, that Tigress loved him. He had just been told this, and he had no idea why, or even since she had had feelings for him.
-''Wait, what do you mean, Tigress?'' Po then after her confession. This question caused Tigress to lift her head once again, her eyes sparkling.
-''What do you think I mean, Po? I love you, okay?'' Tigress explained, slightly sheepishly, as her cheeks once again turned a bright red. Po then cleared his throat and started to rub his neck with one paw again.
-''Can… I ask you something?'' Po then said, slightly hesitantly. Tigress replied to this with a quick nod, complemented by a smile. ''How long… Well… Have you felt that way…? Agh, stupid question!'' Po then groaned as he face-palmed himself. Surprisingly quick, Tigress now stood by his side, one paw firmly placed on his shoulder. The great warrior in black and white sighed.
-''That's not a stupid question, silly! As for the answer… let's say for a fairly long time.'' Tigress explained with happiness in her voice. Po then chuckled and stared up into the ceiling for a while. He then looked back at Tigress, a smile too on his face.
-''You know, Tigress… I love you too. Actually, ever since I heard about the Furious Five, and you, of course, I've always wanted to meet you. I actually dreamed of talking to you a few times, and those were the best dreams I've ever had. When I came up with that stupid idea to use a chair loaded with fireworks, I felt that I had just made the biggest mistake ever in my entire life.'' Po then explained, getting some kind of sadness in his voice that would remind one of a feeling of failure. Tigress noticed this and then spun around in front of him to face him.
-''Actually, Po… I am very thankful that you did that, on that tournament day. Because, meeting you was one of the best days in my life, I just couldn't see it at that time. After you defeated Tai Lung, it came apparent to me that I did indeed feel something for you. After you did the same with Lord Shen, I was completely assured.'' Po then proceeded to pull Tigress into a kind-hearted hug, something which Tigress didn't complain about. As a matter of fact, she enjoyed it, and a whole lot at that. When they parted after the first hug, they looked each other deep in the eyes. Po's green ones meeting Tigress' amber ones.
-''I do have to say… You have beautiful eyes…'' Po then blurted out, catching both himself and Tigress off guard. As for himself, he simply apologized for the compliment, while Tigress simply smiled at it.
-''Thanks, Po… I… appreciate it.'' She then said, not even aware of the blush that crept up on her face.
Suddenly, something started to happen that no one of them had been able to predict. Their faces, and most of all their lips, were about one and a half feet or so away from each other, but the distance was steadily closing.
-''Man…'' Kajirn exclaimed, stunned, as the group started to go down the slope that lead down into the Plains of Yinga. Shifu had indeed been right, and the pillar of smoke did indeed come from a fireplace under control. Apparently, this village hadn't been discovered yet, mainly because it was situated dozens of miles away from the Jade Palace in order to reach it. In order to even reach the Plains, one would have to get through the Forest of Mysticism, and there wasn't many who had the courage to do that.
Shifu was the first down the slope. He squinted, and could barely make out the silhouettes of moving figures but also buildings. He then started to walk slowly towards the village, the rest of the group following closely behind, Kajirn in last place. Viper then gasped as she, too, saw the moving silhouettes. They then sped up the pace, and they would be in the village in a few minutes.
-''This place is really isolated…'' Crane then stated, as both he and every one else could understand why this village had never been found. The Plains of Yinga alone held a lot of dangerous wildlife, and you would definitely need some self-defence training to make it through the place in one piece.
Soon, the group arrived at the outskirt of the village, and the previously seen silhouettes turned out to be pandas, just like Po. One of them politely showed the way to the temple when Shifu asked for a young female tiger. The group thanked for the help and proceeded to head inside the temple.
-''I wonder if this is where Po originally came from… Before Mr. Ping adopted him, I mean.'' Monkey then speculated. No one really had anything to say about it, and Shifu then swung open the temple doors.
What they saw shocked them all, especially Shifu.
(A/N: Sorry for the short chapter, not a lot of time here.)
