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Its a short chapter... D:

Chapter 4: What will you do?

Koizumi leapt awkwardly onto Po's bed as the red panda slowly walked into the room. The raccoon was thankful that the older Master was watching the floor when he entered the room, but still felt like he'd been caught. I'm busted! There was no way those big ears didn't hear me coming back in here. He's bound to have heard something!

Frowning slightly, Shifu looked up, his eyes meeting Koizumi's, and he raised his eyebrows at the petrified 'Deer-In-The-Headlights' look on the young raccoon's face. "Raccoon...is there something wrong?"

Koizumi swallowed the lump in his throat, and glanced at the window. "Uhh...You didn't hear any weird sounds just then, did you?"

Shifu blinked, slightly confused. "No. Why?"

"Uhh..." Koizumi tugged on his scarf nervously. "No reason."

The red panda raised an eyebrow at the young Master's behaviour. "Very well." he held his hands behind his back, his face serious. "Raccoon..."
"Its Koizumi."
"I came to talk to you about what you plan to do after you are healed." Shifu ignored his correction.

Koizumi stared at the older Master. "Huh?"

Shifu's ear twitched in slight annoyance. "I want to know if you plan on returning to the Bamboo Forest...or if you would like to stay here at The Jade Palace and train with my Students. If you decide to stay, you will become my Student, and I will train you in the art of Kung Fu, as I have done with The Five and Po."

Koizumi watched the older Master, but said nothing.

"I will not take away your free will and force you to stay," Shifu continued. "But I will tell you now...We plan on defeating Tai Lung, the Snow Leopard who attacked you, if he returns to The Valley."

Koizumi suddenly stiffened at the sound of Tai Lung's name, and his hand went to his injured side.

Shifu saw this and raised an eyebrow. "I know you may be afraid of him--"

"Who said I was afraid?!" Koizumi frowned, flattening his ears back against his head. "I'm not afraid!"

The red panda breathed out calmly. "I have been a Master for many years now, Raccoon. I know when something is troubling someone. It shows in their eyes."

Koizumi's eyes widened for half a second in suprise, then he slammed them shut. "Can't tell now, can ya?"

Shifu frowned, annoyed, and struck out with his bamboo stick, striking the young Master on the wrist and making him yelp in pain. "I will not tolerate idiodic behaviour!" he barked.

Koizumi was taken aback by the tone of the red panda's voice, and he eyed him nervously.

Realising he'd made a mistake, Shifu took a deep breath. "I mean..." his voice was calmer now. " You must be sensible if you wish to learn the art of Kung Fu." he furrowed an eyebrow and glanced at the ceiling. This is nearly the same talk I had with Po when Oogway declared him Dragon Warrior.

Koizumi ran a hand over his head. "Easy. I can be sensible. Thats like second nature to me." he puffed his chest out and winced.

Shifu rolled his eyes. "I will decied whether you are sensible or not, Raccoon."

"Koizumi."

There was a short silence as Shifu glared at the young raccoon. His corrections were starting to annoy him. He was purposly avoiding calling Koizumi by his name, knowing that once he addressed him by his name, he would start getting attached to him. The same thing happened with Po. Once he called the giant panda by his name, he found himself becoming more friendly towards him.

Koizumi looked down as the red panda's eyes bore into his. "So...If I choose to stay, I'll train with The Five, and you will be my Master."

Shifu nodded once. "Yes. When you are healed, you will join Po and The Five in their daily training sessions. You will spar with each of them, learn how they move, and learn to defend yourself against a group of enemies. Then, when I decide that you are ready, you will train with me."

Koizumi's eyes shot open in suprise. "What?! But...your The Supreme Kung Fu Master! Your the best of the best!"

The older Master grinned at Koizumi's reaction. "Exactly. I will help you master the highest form of Kung Fu, as I have done with The Five and Po." he turned and headed towards the door. "If you do decide to stay, remember one thing."

"What?"

"Tigress does not like to be called 'Stripes'. If you wish to keep all of your ribs intact, I suggest you avoid calling her that." he disappeared into the hall, leaving Koizumi staring at the floor, thinking things over in his head.

On one hand, he'd been offered a place to stay. On the other, he would have to face this Tai Lung character, and after being attacked by him once, he didn't really want to see him again. He laid back on the bed and sighed. He knew that training under Master Shifu was a great honour, but he still wasn't sure what he wanted to do. Frowning, and turning onto his good side, he decided to sleep on it and decide what he would do in the morning.

I want candyyyyyyy!

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