For some strange reason there's no chapter about adorable Shifu/Tigress family issues, and I felt the need to change that, but holy crap did this chapter turn out weird. I had it envisioned so perfectly, and then I tried to type and it was like 'HAHAAH nope!' and turned into this.

Did you read the Nobody? No? Yes? Did you like it? No? Yes? Should I continue it? No Yes? Tell me in your review pleeeeease.

Also, I just noticed something about my writing. All my sentence structures are the same. All of them! I'm not even kidding! WTF right? I'm trying to fix it...

**SPOILER ALERT**

You have to watch KFP 2 for this one! Don't get mad if I spoiled the ending for you- I gave you a warning!

#11: Dreams

The moon lit the early morning sky in a peaceful glow. At three in the morning, it was no surprise that the Jade Palace was silent, save for the random sleeping noises its inhabitant made. Master Shifu shifted in is bed, snoring softly.

"AHHHH!"

Shifu's eyes popped open. He jumped out of bed in an instant, sprinting to the source of the scream. He dug his heels in the ground and skidded to a stop in front of the room of his adopted daughter.

He paused, suddenly unsure of this could be right.

"SHIFU!" the piercing scream from behind the door echoed down the hall.

Yes, this was right.

The red panda burst into the room, eyes focusing on the shivering young girl on her bedroll. Her paws covered her ears and tears—thick, fat tears streamed down her face. She didn't even notice he was in the room until he gently patted her shoulder. "Tigress? What's wrong?"

The cub whimpered, scarlet eyes unseeing despite being focused on Shifu's face. "Th…the…Bao Gu…AHHHHH!"

In a flurry of movement, Shifu pulled the girl into his arms. He hugged her tightly, and didn't release his grip until she stopped shaking. "Calm down so you can speak. Take a few deep breaths."

The cub obeyed, breathing hard. Shifu had to pry her paws off her ears. "Speak," he said gently.

"…I…I was at the orphanage again. B-but they were chasing me with spears and fire…and screaming, "Get the monster! Get her!" Th-hey were going to kill me, Shifu! Take me away from y-you and kill me!" Tigress rasped out, digging her claws into Shifu's robes and burying her face in his neck.

"It was only a dream," Shifu soothed her. He rubbed her back gently, a sad smile on his lips. "You're still with me."

Tigress' small body shook with a sob. "Please don't leave me."

"I won't."

They sat in silence for a few minutes. In the back of his mind, something was nagging Shifu to let go of her; push her away. What if she turned into a monster- just like Tai Lung? But he couldn't. She was in obvious pain and leaving her now would simply make things worse.

"I," the elder master said quietly, rubbing behind her ears now, "dreamt I was being chased by a giant bowl of noodles. It was trying to eat me with its chopsticks."

He was afraid his tactic wouldn't work when the girl started to giggle madly. Her giggles turned into guffaws as released her death grip on his clothing and seemed to relax. "That's so silly, Shifu," she laughed through a severe case of the hiccups.

A small smile lifted the corners of his lips. "I know. I'm just glad it was only a dream. It was a ferocious meal, really."

Tigress laughed again; the sound morphed into a contented purr as she cuddled into her master. "Don't leave me," she muttered again before drifting off to sleep.

Shifu frowned as he watched the cub's sleeping face. "I won't," he repeated, almost silently.

The next morning, Master Oogway found the two; Tigress sleeping soundly in her master's arms, and Shifu just watching her with that fatherly gaze.

0o0

Shifu jolted awake suddenly, grabbing his staff to be ready for a fight. His eyes looked around wildly as he tried to remember where he was. After blinking the sleep from he vision, he recalled the reason why he was not in his own bedroom; he had volunteered to look after Tigress.

Ah, Tigress…

She had bravely took Shen's cannon blast for Po, and even though it seemed she had healed, reality let it be known that she had been seriously hurt. Only an hour after watching the fireworks, her knees gave out and she collapsed suddenly. A week had passed since then, and she hadn't opened her eyes for more then an hour.

But now, she was clutching her bandaged chest and hyperventilating, scarlet eyes blinked rapidly, unable to focus on anything.

Shifu stood from his spot by the door and strolled over to kneel by her side. "Tigress?"

Her gaze met his instantly. Without any warning, she reached forward and swung her arms around him, still breathing hard. "Master…" She released her grip quickly, coughing and trying to bow in respect. "My apologies. I don't know what just happened."

Shifu waved her apology away. "You were dreaming about something."

Tigress shifted and winced in pain. "…yes, I was."

"What happened?"

His inquiry was met with silence. The tiger master settled onto her back, sucking her breath in through clenched teeth. "It was nothing…"

"Tigress," Shifu prompted in a no nonsense manner. It was obvious enough that her dream was bothering her.

Tigress' eyes closed tightly as she sighed. "I didn't push the Dragon Warrior out of the way fast enough. He died…because I was too slow."

Shifu jerked back, mouth agape. A single tear trickled slowly down Tigress' cheek. She brushed it away quickly, but not quickly enough; Shifu had seen it. In the next second, he hugged her tentatively.

"It was just a dream. You were fast enough. That is the reason why you are here now," he said quietly.

Either from the intense shock that Shifu was hugging her, or the rush of feelings she was still trying to calm, Tigress was speechless. She hugged him in return, albeit stiffly.

"I," Shifu continued, "had a dream Po was trying to eat me. The scariest part about it is the fact that it is a plausible fear."

He bit his lip in anticipation…

…and released it when he heard Tigress trying to stifle her laughter.

In the back of his mind, Shifu felt the oddest sense of déjà vu. However, he ignored it, and chuckled along with his daughter, happy that it been just a dream.