A/N: I do not own Kung Fu Panda.

Important notice; this chapter has been redone because of grammar and spelling mistakes.

Friends Forever, Decisions

"Shhh!" Win held his finger up in front of his mouth, signaling her to be silent.

Tigress understood and lowered her voice to a whisper. "Win, what are you doing here? The others will find you!"

Win rolled his eyes. "Tigress, they are sleeping."

Tigress was confused. "Sleeping?"

"It's over midnight. Of course they are sleeping."

"Really?" Tigress didn't remember an evening. "I must have fallen asleep." But the tiger knew that Win was right. If she listened closely, she could hear Po's snoring.

Win was still standing in the doorway. "Uhm, can I come in?"

Tigress smirked slightly. "Sure. Why do you ask?"

Win shrugged. "It is not very polite to burst into a girl's room in the middle of the night." He carefully closed the door and walked towards her bed.

"There is something about that. What would Master Shifu think, if he knew that I had a guy in my room? And that this guy was a wolf. He would get a heart attack."

"That is why he will not know about it." He glanced at her with a curious look in his eyes. He then noticed the blankets and her tired face. "You are sick." Against her will, Tigress' body started to shiver. Win saw it immediately. "And you are freezing."

"Fever. Maybe flu. I will soon be fine."

Win took a decision and moved Tigress and her blankets on the one side of the bed. He put himself on the other side and pulled her close to him.

Tigress blushed ever so slightly, but then got an angry expression on her face. "Win! What are you doing?!"

"I am keeping you warm."

Tigress was shocked. "But… But you…"

"I am your friend who keeps you from being more ill. Relax Tigress; I am not going to hurt you."

No matter how much Tigress was against it, she ended up enjoying the warmth. She snuggled closer to him and finally fell asleep.

Win looked at his friend. He had not seen her in so many years, so he would save everything about her in his memory. Her rhythmic breathing, her smell, her fur and stripes pattern. The blankets hid her whole body, except her face.

He felt bad about that she was sick. After all, he had the responsibility for her. He had saved her life many years ago. She was nearly his sister. She had lived in the same house as him. But that was many years ago…

…"Mom, Dad, we are home!" Win and Mang had finally come back to the village. On the way they had met some of their wolves-friends. It had not exactly been the best meeting.

Their friends had yelled loudly and pointed at the new guest. Now all the villagers knew that Win and Mang had brought a tiger cub with home. At least Tigress was still unconscious, so she had not witnessed the yelling.

Now, the brothers were outside their small hut, waiting for their parents to welcome them. Soon a big figure was standing in front of them.

"Win, Mang, were have you been? Your mother and I have been so worried. You… Oh! I see that the rumors are true! Who is your little tiger friend?" Their father, a golden wolf named Heuen, was looking at Tigress that still was lying in Mang's arms.

Win took his friend's paw. "She is my friend, Dad. Mang and I saved her from Yee Tui. She nearly drowned. Her name is Tigress and…"

Mang cut in, "She is Shifu's student, Dad. I told Win that it was a bad idea to take her with home."

"But she is running away from the palace. She doesn't want to be there anymore. And she was nice to me, Dad. She didn't care that we are wolves. And then she fainted. We have to help her, Dad. Please."

Heuen scratched his head. "I…"

"Of course we will help her, darling. Mang, please carry her into me and Dad's room. Just lay her on the bed."

Heuen's wife Hsueh, a white wolf, had been listening to their conversation.

"Hsueh, are you sure that it's a good idea? After all she is…"

The white wolf sent her husband a stern glance. "A cub. She is just a little cub and she needs our help, Heuen. And I will help her."

"Fine, but I am going to hold a council with Huei Woo and the heads of families."

"But take Mang and Win with you. It was them that found her. Now, I will try to wake up the little girl."

Before she could leave the room, Win gave his mother a big hug. He buried his head in her soft, white fur and said, "Thank you so much, Mom."

"Everything is going to be fine, Win. I am sure that she will be allowed to stay here. And then she can live in our house."

Mang, who had come back to the others, got a you-don't-dare-that-look on his face. His parents ignored him, but Win stuck his tongue out.

Heuen sighed and began to walk out of the door. "Come on boys!"

The two wolves-brothers followed him. Win took a look around the village. Everywhere were torches to light up the town. The sunlight could not reach to village, because it was underground.

It was well hidden; if you should find it, you should first find the wolves' cave, then squeeze through a crack in the cliff and then find their way in the dark tunnel, before they could come to the village. It was the reason why there never was anyone who found them, and why the wolves were so proud of their night vision.

Huei Woo was in his large house. All his guests were led into the negotiating room. It was a big room with a large table with many chairs around it. The room was very dark; there was only a fireplace and some candles on the table. Win had never been there before; the negotiating was only for adults, so Win felt very proud. It was something to tell his friends about.

The adults talked eagerly, but there was silence as Huei Woo pounded the table. The great wolf always showed his power and authority. His gray fur was very long, but could not hide all the scars in his face. Win admired him for his big muscles and his amazing Kung Fu skills.

Huei Woo caught his glance. The gray wolf blinked with one eye and smiled to the young wolf. Win blushed slightly, but his long, black fur hid it. It was not every day that Huei Woo would pay one attention.

The big wolf cleared his throat. "As you all know, there have been rumors that Shifu's student has come to our village. These rumors are true. Heuen's two sons rescued her from Yee Tui. Now the tiger is sick and need our help. And I want to hear your opinion."

A dark brown wolf raised his paw. "Shifu helped that wretched leopard to make us outcast. I can't see any meaning to help his student. She will grow up and be exactly like him; a wolf-hater. I think that we should put her back in the forest."

"Or we could use her. If we wrote a letter to Shifu, telling him that we have his student, maybe he would do whatever we want." A red brown wolf gave his opinion. Some other wolves grunted approvingly.

Win could not take this anymore. He knew that children were not allowed to talk, but now he didn't care.

He stood up and said loudly, "Tigress is my friend. She is not like Shifu; she does not hate wolves. She was nice to me and Mang. If you put her into the woods, it will be the same as killing her. She is sick and can't take care of herself. And about sending a letter to Shifu… Tigress is actually running away from the Jade Palace. She does not like Shifu and she said that there was no searching-team after her. That means that Shifu is not interested in her. My mom said that she could live in our house. Tigress needs our help and… And I have the responsibility for her. I saved her and I will help her again. And I hope that you will do the same!"

Win sat down. He could not believe what he just had done. He was going the get so much trouble…

Huei Woo took the word. "It was a very beautiful speech, Win. And you are right. Your little friend, Tigress, has not done anything wrong to us. And it is wrong to punish her for something that she hasn't done. But I know that Shifu will search for her. Hmm… My decision is that the tiger must stay with us until she is healthy. She will live at Heuen and Hsueh. When the time comes, she must return to the Jade Palace. Meeting is over."…

Tigress woke up. Win was still holding her, but now it was unnecessary. Tigress felt normal again; her fever was gone.

"Uhm, Win?"

Win came back to reality. "Oh!" He blushed and let go of her.

Tigress smiled. "Thanks, I am warm now."

Win smiled back. "Good to see that you are awake. You have slept for some hours I think."

"It's was nice to sleep. And I did not have any nightmares. Thank you for that."

"Actually, I have some question to you."

"Go on."

"Okay, I have three questions. First: what has happened to you? Your face is full of scratches."

Tigress raised an eyebrow. "I got attacked by a bush," she said flatly.

Win face was one big question. "Okay… Next one; should I be worried about that you have deadly herbs in your bed?"

"What?! How did you..."

"I found your leather bag while you were sleeping. I am actually really touched that you still have the stone I gave you."

Tigress shook her head. "The answer to your question is no! I just hide all the things from the village in my bed. Nobody, except you, will find them there."

"Okay, the last and most important question: can I have your soup?"

Tigress had finally come out of all her blankets. She looked at the ground beside her bed. There were a cup of water, a plate with rice and a bowl of soup. Po must have been worried about if she was hungry.

"Take it, but I will have the rice," she told her friend. Her stomach wasn't in mood for eating right now.

"Deal."

They sat on her bed, eating and talking. Everything was just perfect, until…

GONG!