Deadross12:

Hi, sorry I haven"t lodged in for a while. I'm helping my father with his trip to Chile, my school work is staring to pile up, my cat is slowly killing me, and Basket Ball games come at you fast! Also my friend Amada, asked me the most disturbing question that any one can ask about Crane and Viper together. Not to also mention she has also gave a detailed answer to her question, which still hunts me two weeks later. I still hope I get to finish this, if not I will be one angry woman. Oh and I am also reading the Book "Eclipse", By Stephenie Meyer. And "The Death Dealer" from Heather Graham, they are simply amazing books, it's just sad every time I have to put them down. Oh and Nancy Drew games are as just as addicting.

" Man, what Awesome dinner!" Shouted Mantis as he walked out the kitchen door, full as dumplings. " Man that rice was amazing! I think I ate three plates full!"

" Actually, Three plates and a half. I still can't believe that Tigress actually ate Five Plates of that stuff!"Crane said while getting up from his seat, to wipe away the fallen food on his seat. Tigress actually looked at the bird in a sly smile as if she was ready to have a large grilled bird on stick. Mantis, was up and ready to get out of the kitchen and to the wash room. Crane just looked at the insect, and now that he was out of the room, he told the others what else Mantis had. " And he also ate four dumplings, two bowls of noodles and Five pices of grilled chicken." Viper just looked at him, with a surprised look, she didn't know that he paid that much attention do details.

" MAN! That food was amazing Po! You rock when it comes to cooking!" Monkey said with a hand on his belly, and his head hanging over his chair. They all chucked at the reaction of Monkey of eating too much.

" Heh, Master Shifu put through that much training?" Asked Viper with a hint of disbeilife in her voice. "Yeah, it sucked not to also mention he didn't let us eat breakfast first with you guys. Not to also mention he didn't give us any water druing the hiking." he just let his head hage from where he was seating. " But one good thing that was worth seeing while hiking is the we got to she everyone in the Viellege prepare for the Blossom fesstival. Man, thier was pink every where! We saw kids stir big pots of pink batter, and the air smelled like mint Candy. We almost thought we were in heaven."

" Really! No wonder the air outside smelled so different!" Po said while wipeing his face with a cloth, and ready to take a sip of water from his cup. Aside from the fact that he to was full to take any thing else, and his hands were almost too week from handling chopsticks, and with so much different types of food.

" Thanks for the food Po. It was amazing." Tigress said with a napkin covering her mouth, yet every one could hear her perfectly, as if she didn't have it there in the first place. Po just looked at her with amazed eyes, and a growing smile, if she said that every time she ate his food he would have been a pool of black and white by now. Yet, still he didn't mind it at all that she doesn't always comment on the food.

"Yeah Po, It was incredable." Viper said, with a sweet smile. Crane just felt a little surge of jealousy to Po, he knew that Viper did mean what she said, even he thought food was increable. He was just a little mad a that the smile wasn't meant for him. But hey, if Viper was happy, he was happy.

"Hey, Po that was awsome food, but don't make it every day OK?" Monkey, Tigress, Po and Viper just looked at him with shocked eyes, and questions ready to blow out. But Crane then continued," Cause were all going to kill ourselfs if we this much every day after training, we'd be over weight, and bust the floor. And Master Shifu would kill us." He finished.

Every one got what he was saying. Sure Po's food was good, but if they ate too much of it, they would defiantly kill themselves. Not to also mention Master Shifu would be angier then a Rino! They all started laughing, knowing that what he said was the truth, too much good food, could kill you. Viper looked at him while he was occupied with nearly killing himself by laughing. He was so kind, thoughtful, caring, respectful, hansome, strong, Funny even, yet for some reason she felt as if he wasn't meant for her, as if she didn't disserve him, at all. Of course, she would do any thing for him, any thing! Even to be with him, but she was staring to have a feeling that he would just like to be friends, and only friends. This just made her heart ache. ' i'm more than sure that '.

After they were done laughing, Tigress remembered some thing. She started to notice that Viper and Crane didn't say a word to each other since this morning, but also has noticed that Viper has constantly looked at Crane when ever he isn't looking, and Crane has been doing the same when ever Viper is occupied, so she decided to do some thing about it. She knew that if she broke a point, they might finally talk to each other. If only she start a good topic...

" Oh, Viper, I've noticed that you've been impoving on your mid-air blocks, and your Spining-in-air techinques." She started. Viper smiled at what her best friend told her, it was a the Smile of thankfulness. ' So far, so good.' She continued. " And Crane you have also been quite perplex on you poems now a days." What Tigress said was the truth, he was staring to relate his poems to the hard ships of life, which to many people would love to read. Many People could relate to his work.

" Thanks." He said with a charming smile. He then tiped his hat to her which made Tigress ' smile even more noticeable, which evey one was surprised to see. Viper even felt a surge of rage in herself, she knew she had to control herself, for Tigress', Crane's and her own sake. For if any one were to know that she would be jealous of Tigress just becuse Crane just smiled at her, it would bring great dishonor to her and not to also mention Crane would definately hate her, and Crane hating her was the one of the very least things she ever wanted in life. So, to hide her anger she just smiled, yet no one noticed.

" So, Crane. This has been on my mind all day," Lie. "Why when we asked you what you dreamed about you said 'Viper'?" Asked Tigress with a lifed eyebrow, and a taping finger. Crane just looked at her as if she was asking him to marry him, shocked, and cought off guard. He eyes zipped though t5he whole room, and on every one, Viper just looked at him worried eyes, not knowing what he would say. That moment that morning was so embarrassing, she did all she could to block it away from her thoughts. And now her best friend Tigress asks about it, jeez this day has total turned against her.

"Oh that! Uh...w-w-well, I-I-I-I-I uH! W-W-ell... y-you s-s-see," he was having trouble with the words in order to answer Tigress without blowing his cover. Oh he was going to hate himself for this. " Well, I a-actually wanted to a-ask V-Vi-Viper something, I just didn't have t-th-the r-r-r-right timing th-that's all!" He said while rubbing the back of his head without knocking over his hat. Viper just looked at him a tilted look,not know what to say, but she was going to let it shoot. But, like the protective friend that she was, Tigress took her place.

"Oh" she started with a surprised look. " Then go ahead and ask her, we have time now. Master Shifu only eats two meals; just breakfast, and lunch. So I see no point in not asking her know." Tigress than looked at her friend with a stone face, knowing that this was for the best. They all just looked at him, he on the other hand was looking at Viper trying to find himself a hole to get out of where he was now. And just before he was about to say his opening line, the kitchen doors flung open, making Po nearly mega jump from his chair, Tigress get in to a grading stance, Monkey to get the broom and pointing in the direction of the door banger, Viper to get in front of Crane with the goal in her mind that who ever it was, It wasn't going to harm him! Crane on the other hand, was going to make sure that the man who banged the doors was going to get his acupuncture kit back.

" Yo!" Said the insect, while giving a salute. " Sorry it took so long, the hallways are filled with the scent of fruit, candy, and sweet flowers." He walked up to his chair and was ready to put his plates in the sink. Every one calmed down that it was only him, and returned to thew table with their fallen chairs " It's just hypnotizing..." He was in a tanslike state while saying that. "So whats up, aside from the flowers and hats?" He said with a wondering face, sort of pointing out Viper and Crane, not really trying to say a joke. To Po, Tigress and Monkey he's was toast, for Crane and Viper he was a savior!

" Well now that you mention it, I smell the flowers, and candy too!" Said Crane a great smile, and a consered face looking at him. Viper returned to her seat with an trembling heart, waiting for what Crane was about to ask her and so did every one else. Now that Crane thought about it Viper's flowers did look different today. He took a deep breath, hoping for the best. Thought over what he was going to say, and was going to take this step, by step. ' OK! I CAN DO THIS! YOU HAVE TO DO THIS! '

" OK, uh, Viper," He started, with a nervous just looked at him with a ready face, as if ready to die. " The question..I... I was about to ask you, th-this morning was about your flowers." This was going to be a roller coaster ride for sure. " I've noticed that your flowers look different. They seem to bring out the texture of your skin. Are they new?" Viper was almost ready to burst, but still thankful that it wasn't a question to go out or anything. Sure she would have said yes, but that was besides the point, so in return she played along in order to keep her secret.

" Oh! You were the first to notice Crane." She said as the tip of her tail touched the flower on the left. " Y-y-yeah. They are new, but I put a type of liquid on them. So they wouldn't you know, die that fast." He could only marvel at how differently she thought. Yes, flowers die fast, but what kind of liquid did she put? Viper soon knew that it would soon be her turn to ask a question, so since Crane asked about her about her flowers on her head, now that she thought about it, his hat did look a little different.

" Oh and Crane? When did you get a new hat?" Viper asked. Crane just looked at her with surprised eyes not knowing what to say. But he knew he had to say something. Or else the other might think he's falling for her. So, he did all he could to collect himself and answer the love of his life. " Becuse it seems to bring out your eyes."

" Uhh, no." He answered. Then he looked at her, and senced embarresment in her face. To him, She was looking at her empty plate, while she was looking at a torn heart. He was ashamed of Himself! He was ashamed that he made her look like an ideot, infront of every one. He Just knew he had to do something. " Oh. But I did get it polished!
He said in a cheerful tone. She looked at him, almost with shooked eyes. " Don't worry, V-Viper! When I got my hat back, from the cleaners yesterday, I almost thought they gave me a brand new one, too. So don't be embarrest."

All Viper could do was just luagh at the irony. She got brand new flowers that glisined becuse of the liquid that she put on it. And Crane, got his hat polished, that made it look like new. As she laughed all the others laughed as well, and Crane could only just wonder at her. Looking at the beautiful creature that was laughing at the small confustion. Most people would be trowing things left and right after this insedent. But Viper wasn't one of those people, and that is what was one of the millions of reasons why he loved her.