A/N: Kay, this one isn't as serious as the last one (THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR FEEDBACK! I LOVE YOU ALL!), but I think it turned out nicely - but tell me what you think!

Another thing is I've never written a story with Mantis as a somewhat main character before - so please tell me how I did. I think he's IC, but I want to know your opinion.

Also, some might look at Tigress and be like, "Wuuut? TIGRESS IZ DA OOC NOIII." Kay. I don't think so. If she can go from not even smiling in the first film to honestly smiling in the second, just 'cause she and Po were friends, I think she'd act this way in this oneshot. But what do you think?

OH ONE LAST THINGS GUYS. I realize, after I wrote it, that this oneshot has almost nothing to do with the word. The word inspired me, however - I figured that Po trying to take charge to get what he wanted, to be the "king" in the relationship. Also, I thought of "King of Anything" by Sara Bareilles. :D

Alright. I'm done. READ! :D

Disclaimer: Nope. Don't own any KFP.

King

"You've been courting HOW LONG?"

"Seven months..." Mantis blinked.

"And you still haven't kissed her?"

"Hey! We're taking it slow."

"Pfft. Snail pace."

Po shook his head. "Besides, it's not like we're ever alone, anyway." He looked at the bug somewhat accusingly.

"Why do you gotta wait 'til you're alone?" Mantis said.

He hopped on the panda's shoulders to be with him at eye level. "You've been together for seven months - that's more than half a year! I mean, you have a right to kiss her!"

"A right?" He said skeptically, raising an eyebrow.

"Totally, man! You should go up to her right now and plant one on her!"

"Are we talking about the same Tigress here?" He said, shaking his head. "She'll kill me!"

"Not if you kiss her right!"

"Kiss...her right?" He said even more skeptically before, raising his eyebrow higher.

"Yeah! Just go in there, say something romantic - and kiss her good!"

"Hahahahaha - no. Not gonna happen."

"Look," Mantis said, sighing. "If you don't kiss her now - when will you? I mean, seven months without kissing? How are you surviving?"

"Mantis, I survived twenty-six years without be so much as look at with affection by the opposite sex - the no kissing thing is easy." He replied, "And you know, couples can hug and hold hands and talk."

"Haven't you ever thought about kissing her?"

"Well, of course. I mean..."

"Then why not do it now?"

"She's Tigress!"

"Yeah, Tigress who, as far as I know survived, twenty-five years without being kissed! I'm sure she'd love it!"

Po was silent for a moment before looking over at the mantis. "You think so?"

"I know so!" Mantis said, giving the panda a supportive smile. "Go for it!"

"Okay, I will!"

After a moment of silence, Mantis said, "Um, how about now?"

"NOW?"

"Why not now?" Mantis said before pointing at the Training Hall doors. "She's in there right now - all alone! - so GO FOR IT!"

"Yeah! Okay, I will!" Po said, siking himself up as he marched with confidence into the Training Hall.

Tigress was fighting againist a wooden training dummy (the most difficult one, too) - she looked awesome. He smiled, watching her closely as she fought hard, smashing the dummy into bits. After she finished, she noticed Po and smiled.

"Hey, Wǒ," She greeted him.

Po grinned. Using pet nickname meant she was in a good mood!

"Tigress, we need to talk!" He said sternly, marching up to her.

"Um, okay." She said, blinking slightly at his random dramatic outburst, but keeping her cool. "What about?"

As he looked at her, he suddenly lost his nerve. The way she looked back at him, as if she was completely trusting him and was interested in what he had to say.

She didn't look at everyone like that.

She was smiling softly, a signal that she was happy.

"I, uh," He stuttered. "I mean, uh...um..."

She raised her eyebrows in question, but was smiling at his stupidity.

Dang, she was beautiful.

"I just wanted to say..." He rambled, beginning to walk backwards. "your kung fu? Looks great. Keep it up! That dummy looks scared - I'd be a little scared, if I was him..."

She chuckled. "Thanks, Po. I'll remember that."

"Kay, you do that...while, I...uh leave," He said. "Er, bye Tigress."

She smiled. "Bye, Po."

"You look great, by the way."

"Thanks for that."

"No prob. Kay. Bye."

"What the heck was that?" Mantis said as Po exited the Training Hall.

"I don't know! I - I paniced!"

"Pfft. I'd say."

Po glared. "Yanno, you're not helping any."

"I already did!" Mantis said. "I told you: go in there, say something romantic, then kiss her! Did you say anything romantic?"

"No..." Po said. "I mean, I complimented her kung fu, then said she looked good..."

Mantis gave him a look. "No. Romantic."

"Right. Kay, I'll do that - next time!" The panda said, turning around to leave.

"What? Right now!"

Po laughed. "I'm not going back in there!"

"But you got to! Don't you want your first kiss?"

"Well..." He trailed, than raised an eyebrow at the bug. "What makes you think this is my first kiss?"

"Is it?"

"...possibly..."

"Then GO!" Mantis said, giving the panda a shove into the Training Hall once again.

"I had a feeling you'd be back." Tigress said, smirking.

"You know me too well," Po said as he began walking up to her.

'Romantic, romantic, romantic!' He thought, trying to sike himself up.

"So, why did you really come in here?" She asked, raising an eyebrow as she smirked - she really did know him too well, and she knew it, too.

"Well, I just came to tell you that..." Po started, then suddenly stopped as he realized he had no idea what to say.

Yes, there were many great things about Tigress that he could compliment...

But then again, romance had never been his thing.

Ever.

"Ummm..."

She nodded at him, expecting him to go on.

His brain froze.

ABORT MISSION. ABORT MISSION.

Or at least say something!

"Tigress, I wanna kiss you - so freaking badly."

If there was ever a wrong thing to say...

That was it.

She blinked, obviously taken aback by his honest comment. "Oh, I see."

"Erm, let me rephrase that," Po said, scratching the back of his neck as he blushed. "What I meant to say was...uh..."

"Po, a good thing can't be rushed."

"Huh?"

She looked at him, as if pondering something herself. "Can you make a flower bloom before it's day?"

"Well, no..."

"So why rush something good?" She smiled at him then. "It'll come when it's time."

He smiled back. "You're right." He chuckled nervously. "Sorry about my stupidness."

"Don't worry, I'm used to it by now."

"Hey!" He said, pretending to be offended.

After a moment of the two smirking at each other, he said, "Well, I'll see you later, Tigress."

"Bye, Wǒ de ài."

My love.

No matter what, the nickname always managed to make him smile and made him realize just how lucky he was to be her love.

He smiled. "Bye Wǒ de xīn."

My heart. He couldn't have meant it more than he had at that exact moment.

"Sooooo," Mantis said as the panda walked out of the Training Hall with a smile on his face. "How'd it go?"

"Can you make a flower bloom before it's time, Mantis?"

"Uh. I just wanna know if you kissed her..."

"Precisly."