Chapter 4! This will be a very touching but fluffy chapter as Po will confess his feelings with the help of Oliver and unknowlingly, Shifu. This story will mimic the confession from "The power of Love" fanfic its not mine credit to the og author i just thought I'd modify it. This chapter will be the longest one I'll do for the story but it's necessary so prepare for over 5k words. I'm running out of ideas for intros on this im just gonna put the story out instead and skip this intro next time so anyway heres the story...
*The next morning at the Jade Palace*
The sun rose over the valley of peace and the morning gong rang and everyone, including Oliver, came through the doors to greet their master.
"Good morning master." They all said in unison.
"Good morning students today you will train until noon as yesterday and then you are free to do as you please." Shifu said calmly then quickly glancing at Oliver and back to the others.
"Yes master Shifu!" They all said bowing and Shifu exited thr barracks to the hall of heros.
Oliver turned to Po and gave him a wink and he gave a small smile then Po glanced at Tigress as he blushed slightly.
Then everyone began to leave the barracks and head to the kitchen except Po and Tigress. She walked up to him and put a paw on his shoulder.
"Hey Po, after we eat wanna spar in training?" Tigress asked looking him in the eyes as her heart raced.
"S-sure Ti... that would be awesome." Po said nervously avoiding eye contact. He knew today he was going to tell her and he was more nervous now, than in his entire life.
Tigress smiled and the two walked to the kitchen together like usual to have their usual conversations which Tigress enjoyed having with Po. As they were talking she kept getting lost in his eyes and felt her heart rate speed up.
"Gods his eyes... I can't look away... He's so kind, funny, adorable and he has the good heart of a warrior that I have fallen in love with. I have to tell him sometime, somehow. I can't keep this from him; he deserves to know the truth." Tigress thought to herself feeling her cheeks warm up and tears come to her eyes.
She quickly turned away to hide her watery eyes and red cheeks so Po wouldn't notice. Soon the two made it to the kitchen and Po began to make breakfast for everyone. Po served everyone noodles, bean buns, and tofu for Tigress of course.
"Thanks Po. Your really good at making tofu and noodles." Tigress complimented proudly picking up her chopsticks with a grin.
"You're welcome Ti, glad you like it." Po said with his signature heartwarming smile that Tigress loved.
Po then turned to his noodles and began to slowly slurp them down deep in his thoughts as Oliver and the rest were cracking jokes about various things and talking about their fighting experiences. Oliver then shared about his experience living on an island, and the hell he went through to become the vigilante archer he is now. Everyone was in awe and respected Oliver even more as part of their group. While everyone else talked and chatted about their plans for the day after training. Oliver turned to Po who looked as nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs.
"Hey buddy I can feel you shaking, hehe don't be nervous everything will be fine." Oliver said in a whisper with a kind smile but understood his nervousness as he too had felt this.
"Ok I'll try not to be but sometimes I can't help it. I've been in love with her since I was young and now I'm going to tell her. So I'm a little nervous." Po whispered as the others continued chatting not hearing their conversation.
"I understand ya buddy. Just try not to worry it will be ok." Oliver said patting his shoulder then eating a few dumplings.
"I'll try." Po whispered as he too began to eat some bean buns and noodles.
Everyone else soon finished their food and headed to the training hall to begin their training. Oliver began stick training with monkey while the others did their own routine. Po and Tigress squared up to spar like they mentioned earlier.
"Ready Po?" Tigress asked with a grin getting in her stance.
"Always. Come at me, Ti." Po said with a smirk getting into his stance.
Tigress chuckled and then charged him. The two began to spar exchanging punches and kicks which they blocked most of them for they were excellent kung fu masters. They were both enjoying themselves sparing with their secret love.
Oliver chuckled to himself watching them "The chemistry is so obvious between them; I'm surprised they aren't already together." Oliver thought to himself while glancing at Po and Tigress laughing and throwing more playful kicks and punches than serious ones. He then turned back to monkey and the two clashed sticks together and continued.
The hours went by and soon it was noon and the gong rang signaling training was over for the day. Oliver knew what to do now, he then put his shirt back on, bowed to monkey, and put his hooded jacket and quiver of arrows on. He gave Po a nod and he returned it and Oliver then left the training hall for the ironwood clearing.
"What's going on... and where's Oliver going?" Tigress asked curiously not sure if the green arrow was going on a solo mission for Shifu or was going some place to practice his archery skills.
"Ollie is running an errand for me he will be back soon." Po said shyly as his cheeks flushed knowing where he was going.
"An errand? With his bow and arrows?" Tigress asked suspiciously with smirk folding her arms as her tail curled up behind her.
"Y-yeah, never k-know what might happen." Po said stammered nervously rubbing the back of his head looking in Tigress' eyes as his cheeks burned scarlet.
"Gods he's so adorable. I need to tell him... today! I can't keep this from him any longer." Tigress thought to herself looking at the flustered Po being adorable.
"Yeah sure Po." She said sarcastically with a grin not buying the Oliver running an errand for Po ordeal but decided not to interrogate him any further.
Ok so... wanna continue where we left off?" Tigress asked with a smile.
"Sure Ti!" Po said with a grin and stood his ground.
The two were at this point were merely playing and chasing each other arond the training hall having fun.
Tigress chuckled and got down on all fours and then chased after the panda in a playful manner. Meanwhile Oliver and Shifu arrived in the clearing of the ironwood trees.
"Alright, time to go to work." Oliver said pulling a cable arrow from his quiver and drawing it to his bow and aimed for a high place on an ironwood tree and fired.
The arrow stuck into the tree with the cable attached and Oliver then quickly fired three more arrows at different trees along the edge of the clearing. He then connected the cables together in the air making an x over the center of the clearing. Oliver smiled satisfied by his work and Shifu then hung some lanterns from the suspended cables and placed some lights around the area.
Their work was finished and both were satisfied. Oliver thanked Shifu and the red panda then went to the hall of heros to meditate. Oliver fired one more cable arrow at the top of an ironwood tree with a sturdy branch towards the entrance of the clearing. He then was pulled up the cable and onto the branch where he would watch the whole thing without being seen.
Back in the training hall Po and Tigress were both having fun no longer training but chasing each other. They completely lost track of time and it was now almost sunset. The two then ran out into the courtyard giggling and laughing and Tigress was chasing Po on all fours with a big smile on her face.
"Gods I love him he makes me feel like no one else and I can actually smile and laugh and have fun around him. I have to tell him...NOW! I can't wait any longer." Tigress thought to herself as her cheeks warmed up while chasing Po.
When Po got the end of the courtyard he stopped and turned around to face Tigress who also stopped. Po was panting and when he finally caught his breath he said.
"That was a lot of fun Ti. Wow you're fast!" Po said as he looked at her and started to feel his heart race.
"Yeah it was. But you still couldn't catch m-" Tigress said walking closer to him and then was cut off when she tripped over her own tail.
She then fell right on top of him and they both fell to the ground and Tigress's face was in his black and white chest. Both of them blushed a deep scarlet and were in shock and loss of words at what just happened.
"He's so fluffy and warm." Tigress thought to herself when their fur met.
Tigress then raised her head up shortly after they fell and their noses were mere inches from each other and they both blushed scarlet as they looked in each others eyes and their close proximity and still in shock at what just happened. Both their hearts were racing.
Tigress got up and apologized frantically.
"I'm so so sorry... I-I didn't mean to fall on you. My tail has a mind of it's own sometimes." Tigress said with a soft smile offering a paw to help him up.
"It's...ok Ti." Po said still in shock at what happened between them. He took the offered paw and she helped him up.
When their paws met, they both felt warmth and static go through them like electricity. They blushed a deep scarlet as they look into each others eyes and Tigress didn't let go of his paw and neither did he let go of hers. A long silence passed between them before they both knew they had to say something and it was time to confess.
"Po!"..."Tigress!" They both said at the same time and blushed and then Tigress spoke up again after a few seconds of awkward silence.
"I need to tell you something." Tigress said softly looking away as her cheeks burned.
"Me too Ti. Can we go somewhere else though, I'm going to tell you what's been bothering me." Po said softly as he started to get nervous and began to shake a little.
Tigress nodded and Po then took her paw and ran off behind the palace to the ironwood clearing. As they were running Tigress was deep in her thoughts.
"Is he going to tell me what I think he is?" Tigress thought as her eyes widened.
She also was getting nervous and her felt her stomach turn. Soon Po at the ironwood clearing and ran into it with Tigress behind him and the whole place was lit up. He let go of her paw and then he stopped some distance from her. Tigress was surprised and scared at the same time and in a shaky voice called to Po who turned around and he was blushing madly!
"Po?" Tigress asked as her legs and paws shook nervously. She looked around and then looked at him and knew now what he was going to say.
Po said nothing but walked closer with a loving smile on his face. He then took both of her fuzzy orange paws in his and held them tight making her blush.
"I need to tell you something, something important but I'm not sure how to say it." Po whispered softly and nervously as they looked into each others eyes.
He had to confess now but didn't know what she would do, if she would beat him up, or their friendship would be broken forever. It was now or never.
Tigress gave his paws a squeeze and spoke gently as she felt her whole body tremble.
"It's ok Po. I promise you... I will not get mad or hurt you... just tell me whatever it is that is hard for you to confess." Tigress said softly as he cheeks warmed up understanding his nervousness.
"Ok. It's just that... when I'm around you... I've been feeling something different..." Po said gently as he blushed scarlet and his paws shook.
Tigress felt like she was gonna pass out her heart felt like it was going to beat out of her chest. She knew what he was going to say and Tigress squeezed his paws in assurance and nodded for him to continue.
Po then continued. "When I saw your life in danger, it scared me more than anything that I could loose you that fast and couldn't tell you what I was feeling." Po said nervously as his paws shook.
"And that's when I finally realized something." Po said as he looked into Tigress's golden eyes.
Tigress nodded urging him to continue and she felt like she was gonna pass out any second as her legs and body shook.
"Tigress, I've realized that..." Po said as his voice became shaky. "I...I..." Po said and then took a deep breath to calm himself. "I...I have realized that... I've fallen in love with you." Po finally confessed as his cheeks blushed bright red as he held her paws.
After hearing this, Tigress blushed a bright scarlet that shone through her fur and spread across her cheeks. She froze in place in shock as her eyes widened and mouth opened agape.
From the top of the tree, Oliver smiled happily that Po finally confessed his feelings. He then kept watching to see what would happen.
Po looked at Tigress with anticipation waiting for her answer. She said stood frozen in place and said nothing. Her face was bright red and tears then formed in her eyes and rolled down her cheeks. Po expected something like this to happen his heart began to break and he released her paws and they fell at her sides. Po backed away slowly with tears in his eyes.
"I'm so sorry Tigress! I knew I shouldn't have said anything." Po said choking up and then he turned around. "I hope this doesn't ruin our frienship." Po said as he started to run out of the clearing with tears now rolling down his face as he felt his heart shatter into a million pieces.
"Po wait!... don't go." Tigress finally choked out breaking her frozen state.
He stopped in place before he reached the edge of the clearing but didn't turn around to face her.
Tigress then walked closer to him closing the distance and gently took his paw in hers and slowly turned him around to face her. She then quickly embraced him tightly nuzzling her head into his chest feeling the warmth and softness of his fur. Po was beyond surprised at this and slowly wrapped her arms around her.
Po wasn't sure how she felt and soon he started to feel vibrations from her chest while they embraced. She was purring!
"T-tigress?" Po asked nervously but she just said nothing and held on to him tightly and vowed to never let him go, not now not ever, now that she had him.
After a few moments, Tigress lifted her head up from his chest and broke the embrace and lovingly stroked his cheek with a warm smile. She gazed lovingly into his eyes and placed her paws on either side of his face. She then slowly closed the gap between them and placed her lips on his and kissed him passionately.
Po's eyes widened in shock and then the shock wore off as he closed his eyes and melted into the kiss. He then wrapped his arms around her waist deepening the kiss and they both blushed scarlet and felt extreme warmth go through them as their hearts beat rapidly.
Po now knew without a doubt she felt the same and he couldn't be any happier. After a few minutes of sweet passionate kissing, they broke for air and Tigress put her forehead to his, and spoke in a loving tone.
"I feel the same... I love you more than anyone or anything in this world." She said with a smiling ear to ear stroking his cheek.
Po was overjoyed the girl of his dreams just kissed him!
"That's so awesome Ti, I'm so glad to hear you say that! I love you too my lotus blossom." Po said with a smile cupping her cheeks
Tigress blushed at the nickname but she loved it and her heart was warmed. Tigress was finally with her one true love.
"You've changed my life for the better Po. No one has ever made me feel this way and I promise I will never break that heart of yours that I've wanted for some time to get." Tigress said gently and kissed his cheek.
"I know you won't break it and I won't break yours either. I've actually had a crush on you since I was young hehe..." Po said rubbing the back of his neck as his face blushed red.
Tigress blushed and was touched by this. She also then felt guilty remembering how she first treated him when he arrived but he still held those feelings for her even when she insulted him.
"That's so sweet I'm flattered Po!" Tigress said with a giggle before her smile dropped.
"I wish I would have been nicer to you when you first arrived here with us. Instead, I acted way below a master and insulted you. And for that I am so so sorry." Tigress said as she dropped her head feeling a few tears in her eyes.
Po smiled and he placed his thumb and index finger under her chin and he tilted her head up to look at him.
"I forgive you for that Ti, besides that stuff is in the past let's just forget what happened then and focus on now you and me, ok?" Po said trying to comfort her gazing into her amber eyes.
The guilt Tigress had left when he said this and she was surprised he forgave her so easily. She nodded with a smile and he then tilted her head more and places his lips on hers and they kissed passionately and affectionately moving their lips in a romantic rhythm against the others. Po wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her closer and she wrapped hers around his neck deepening the kiss.
After a few minutes of sweet affectionate kissing, the two broke for air and gazed lovingly into each others eyes.
Tigress caught her breath and spoke.
"Po, you didn't just kiss my lips my love, you kissed my soul." Tigress said romantically and she blushed.
Po also blushed and smiled that warm smile that she loved.
"Oh gods that smile..." Tigress thought to herself and then they both kissed passionately again before they broke some time after.
Po then motioned over to an ironwood tree by a lantern and walked to it Tigress followed. He sat down under it, and Tigress curled up in his lap and he craddled her in his arms like a kitten, enjoying her warmth while stroking her back. She began to purr softly as he did this enjoying the warmth of their embrace. The two lovers enjoyed every second of their peaceful, romantic company in the lit up clearing.
After about five minutes Tigress broke the silence and looked around at the lights placed perfectly above and around them. She turned around in Po's arms with a smile and pecked his cheek and put her arms around his neck.
"How did you do all this Po? It looks beautiful." Tigress asked curiously.
Po blushed and kissed her forehead "I didn't it wasn't all me... I had some help." Po said with a smile looking up in the tree branch Oliver was in.
Tigress turned around in his arms to see what he was looking at and she saw Oliver perched on the branch with one arm holding the tree as he looked at them with a happy smile.
"Oliver!" Tigress said surprised and he came down from the tree by the cable and landed a few yards in front of them.
She and Po stood up but didn't break the embrace.
"Thank you so much Oliver for doing this. You brought me and my true love together at last and I thank you." Tigress said as she rested her head on Po's shoulder.
"You're welcome Tigress. I am very happy for you two and I give you my best wishes." Oliver said with a kind smile.
He then turned around and drew a cable arrow to his bow. He aimed for the top of a roof and fired and was soon zipped away out of sight towards the Jade Palace.
Tigress turned back to Po with a smirk and remembered Oliver walking out on an "errand" for Po.
"So Po, this was the errand he was doing earlier?" Tigress asked resting her paws on his shoulders.
"Yup!" Po said closing his eyes with a happy grin putting his paws on her waist.
Tigress giggled and shook her head. "You're just full of surprises aren't you? I love you my panda!" She said sweetly as her cheeks blushed red.
Po nodded "I love you too my kitten!" Po said pulling her close.
The two kissed again and then broke and started to walk back to the Jade Palace paw in paw with hearts warmed and full of love. They were both extremely happy that they finally confessed their deep undying love for each other.
When the two arrived back at the palace the rest of the five, Shifu, and Oliver were waiting for them at the entrance of the hall of heros. The two warriors gasped in surprised and blushed scarlet and let go of each others paws when they saw Shifu and everyone. The five already knew about Po and Tigress for some time and they were glad Oliver helped put them together finally.
Shifu chuckled and walked up to them with his arms behind his back.
"Oh for goodness sake you don't need to hide it; you both receive my blessings completely. I'm also the one who helped Oliver." Shifu said with a proud smile.
The two were both relieved that Shifu wasn't mad "Thank you Master Shifu!" They both said in unison and took each others paws again. Shifu then turned to Tigress.
"You're very welcome and I'm happy that your heart has chosen a great warrior like Po to be with." Shifu said proudly and she nodded and then he turned to Po.
"Now Po please take care of my daughter I know you will but still. Keep her safe." Shifu said clutching his staff.
"Don't worry master Shifu I promise I will." Po said bowing fist-in-palm.
"Good now let's go eat. Oliver made dumplings." Shifu said fondly of the archer, surprised he could cook. He left and the others congratulated the new couple.
"Congrats you guys! You're together at last." Mantis said rubbing his pinchers together.
"Yeah we knew you two had feelings for each other for some time now." Viper said with a grin and then turned to Po with an evil smirk. "And Po I know your brother but if you hurt her, I will break every bone in your body!" Viper said pointing at him with her tail.
"Don't worry Viper, I would never hurt the girl I've been in love with since I was young." Po said nervously at vipers threat and then he kissed Tigress' cheek.
Tigress giggled seeing how scared he was, she knew he wouldn't hurt her, but Viper sure gave him a scare. She then turned and slithered with the others into the kitchen to try out Oliver's dumplings he made for everyone as a thank you, for allowing him to stay at the Jade Palace.
Tigress turned to Po with a smile and placed her paws on his belly and chest.
"You ready to eat? I know you love dumplings!" Tigress said playfully and then began tickling his soft plushy belly.
Po laughed hysterically while she did this and Tigress couldn't help but giggle at his reaction.
"Hahahahahaha! That tickles Ti! And yes I do!" Po said catching his breath as Tigress stopped ticking him.
"That's my panda!" Tigress said with a blush burrying her face in Po's soft belly making him blush. She then lifted her head up. "Now let's go!" She said taking his paw and they both shared another warm kiss and then walked to the kitchen.
When the two arrived the smell of hot dumplings permeated the room making their stomachs growl and mouth water, even Tigress's! Everyone's table had a bowl of dumplings and a glass of tea; Po and Tigress sat down together and the five and Oliver joined them but before they could dig in, Oliver stood up.
"Listen everybody I'd like to propose a toast." Oliver said raising a glass.
"To what?" Monkey asked and the other raised their glasses.
"To love..." Oliver said turning to Po and Tigress who blushed and nodded in agreement. "...And friendship." He said looking back at the five.
"Cheers!" Viper and everyone else said and clinked their glasses together and drank the tea down.
Oliver sat down and everyone began to eat the dumplings and were surprised at how good they were. They thanked Oliver and continued eating and talking about their day and sharing a few laughs. Tigress ate a few dumplings then let Po have the rest cause she didn't eat much and she liked to watch her panda eat. After Po finished, he told her how Shifu trained him with dumplings a few years before and she smiled hearing how far he had come. Tigress started to feel tired so she laid her head on his shoulder, closed her eyes, and began to purr softly enjoying the warmth of his fur.
Po blushed a little and kissed her head causing her smile to widen and he then wrapped an arm around her and let her rest while everyone else talked. Oliver took Po's job of cleaning up for him so he could spend time with Tigress. He picked up everyone's bowl and glasses taking them to the sink to wash them while everyone else talked.
When Oliver was done he and the others said their good nights and went to their rooms to sleep. Po turned to Tigress with a loving smile and gently shook her awake. She opened her eyes and smiled at him with a purr still in her throat.
"You fell asleep on me kitten." Po said with a chuckle stroking her whiskers and cheek with his thumb.
"Sorry I just couldn't help it you're fur is so soft." Tigress said in tired voice with rosy cheeks.
"It's ok I didn't mind at all. Wanna go to bed?" Po asked with a smile at the sleepy tiger he was happy to call his.
"Sure my panda." Tigress said rubbing her eyes and then she and Po stood up pushing their chairs in.
Po then walked Tigress over to barracks in front of their rooms. He was sad to have to leave her after what happened that day but he figured he had to because of Shifu.
"Good night Ti, sleep good I love you so much my lotus blossom." Po said lovingly and kissed her cheek making the feline blush. She in turned gave his cheek a lick before he pulled away.
"Good night to you too Po and I love you too my yin-yang cub." Tigress said lovingly as her tail curled up behind her and her eyes squinted as she smiled.
Po started to open his door and walk in his room when Tigress reached out her paw and stopped him.
"And where do you think you're going?" Tigress asked in a playful tone.
"Going to my room to sleep?" Po said turning around with an arched brow to his beloved tiger. She then threw her arms around his neck and shook her head with a smirk on her face.
"Oh no you're not! You're sleeping with me in my room tonight." Tigress said in a playful voice and then ran a single claw down his neck making him shiver and moan slightly. Tigress chuckled at his reaction; she loved to tease her panda.
"Uhhh... Ti." He moaned as she ran the claw down his neck. "As much as I'd love to be with you tonight, I can't. Master Shifu would kill me." Po said sadly putting his paws on her waist and gazed into her glowing amber eyes.
"Don't worry I'll protect you and besides he already gave us his blessing. So please... stay with me." Tigress said with pleading eyes and a tired voice for she longed to lay down on his soft chest and sleep.
"Yeah you're right and ok I'll stay with you, kitten." Po said happily embracing her in a warm hug which she returned relaxing in his fuzzy muscular arms.
"Good, now follow me." Tigress said with a happy sigh taking his paw and walking him to her room.
Po was happy he could spend the night with his Tigress. He always dreamt about cuddling her to sleep in his arms but now it was going to come true. He inwardly screamed and thought this was the best day of his life.
Tigress then came to her room, opened the door, pulled him inside, and closed the door behind them quietly.
She then walked over to her bed, laid down on her left side and motioned for Po to join her leaving room for him on the bed. Po followed her and laid down next to her. He then wrapped his arms around her waist and upper back gently pulling her into his chest. Tigress wrapped her arms around him as best as she could and burried her face into his chest and purred softly enjoying the warmth and softness of his fur that she was encased in. With her tail, Tigress lifted the blankets over them encasing them in a warm cocoon, and they both became more drowsy instantly as their body heat mingled under the covers.
Tigress lifted her head up and and with half closed eyes she whispered "Good night my panda I love you... thanks for staying with me." She said as her words slurred as their warmth made her more sleepy.
"Good night my sweet Ti I love you too and anything to be with you." Po said said also in a sleepy voice.
The two shared one last kiss on the lips and then Po gently pulled her head into his neck and rested his chin on the top of her head holding her close. Tigress purred softly as she nuzzled her head into his chest and the two quickly fell asleep in each others arms happy and hearts warmed that they were with their true love at last.
Meanwhile, Oliver was in his room finishing up some situps happy to have helped his new friends get together. When Oliver got up, he took off quiver and bow set them beside his bed within reach and his jacket and green pants in front of his bed. He sat down on his bed and pulled out a picture of his wife, Felicity and smiled warmly.
"Twenty-eight days left and I'll be home to you, William, and our little baby." Oliver whispered putting the picture in his pants pocket and laid down on his back.
Oliver slowly drifted peacefully to sleep and for once, had decent dreams and the memories were not painful, but loving ones of how he and Felicity got together and later married.
Everyone slept soundly as soft snores and purrs, from a happy Tigress cuddling her panda, filled the cool night.
*Arrow outtro music chords*
Well that's it for this chapter! ik long sorry but I had to fit everything in for the next chapter they won't all be this long. Hope you enjoyed it and the focus won't always be on Po and Tigress though sometimes it will be. Oliver is 28 days from completing his mission. Will he find everything he was sent to discover? Stay tuned and find out!
- Tipofan4life
In memory of John Reese Himself you will not be forgotten!
