Love

Po walked the halls of the barracks. The others were in town celebrating the victory. The only people up the mountain were Krista, Alex, him, and Tigress. he saw Alex and Krista so he continued to look for Tigress. He went to her room to see her sitting up in her bed. "Hey. Are you okay?" he asked her.

"For the tenth time Po I'm okay." She said with a smile.

"Okay. I just wanted to see if you were all right. That weapon does some major damage if you just stand there. The only thing that it seemed to do for me was burn off my suit. Sorry for intruding." Po said as he began to go out the door.

"Po, wait," Tigress said as she reached to catch his arm. "Can I talk to you?" Po nodded. When they both were on the sitting on the bed, Po asked

"So what's wrong?" Tigress was shaking but she took a deep breath and said.

"Po, I just want to say that I'm sorry for what I did to you all these years. I know that I can be... horrible at keeping my thoughts to my self. I just wanted you to..." She stopped when she noticed that her tail was over his tiger tail. She quickly retracted it as she blushed, "Sorry. I'm not use to this...tiger Po yet. I don't think that I will ever get use to it."

"It's okay and like I said I already forgave you, Tigress. Nothing will make me stop forgiving those who hurt me." Po replied. The moonlight reflected on his white fur making him seem to shine in the night.

"Um...Po. Why did you come back?" Tigress asked.

"Well because the lava was very hot and I couldn't stay there that long so-"

"Not that! I mean...why did you come back when Tai-ge...Tai-lung came back." She asked. Po looked down.

"Because I needed to protect the people. You know that, Tigress."

"Yes, but there had to be a specific reason that you came back besides for your father. So what...or who did you come back for?" Po was nervous. He couldn't just say 'no' because after the battle, he already gave his word that he would not keep any more secrets. Po just sighed and prepared for the worst.

"...You." Po said after a long silence. Tigress gasped while Po explained not looking at her, "I couldn't bear to see Tai-lung try and destroy you guys. So when I figured out the Dragon Scroll, I knew that I needed to fight Tai-Lung. You see, I actually love you. Ever since I first saw you. I never told Lion this, but the reason I stopped being Nung-ha was because I saw you practicing with the ironwood trees outside the Valley."

"So when you saw me, you found another reason to love?" she asked. Po nodded.

"But I understand if you don't-" was all he could say until Tigress grabbed him and kissed him. Po was shocked out of his mind. When they parted, Tigress said,

"I love you, too. And if you don't mind, I would some times like to have my cuddly panda back." she hugged Po as Po pulled back and kissed her again. The kiss was long and passionate, and the warmth that others had for was comforting and welcoming. Their lips formed and complimented each other perfectly and soon their tongues invaded each other's mouths. Tigress felt like she was in heaven as she wrapped her arms around Po's neck and he wrapped his arms around her waist. They slowly parted as Po smiled.

"I think I can turn into the panda sometimes if you want," Po said as their tails began two wrap around each other. They hugged into the night.

"That would be great." Was the last thing that Tigress said before both of them went to sleep. Outside, Shifu and Lion had watched the two from the window. When they snuck off they walked down the mountain.

"Told you! You owe me five coins!" Shifu said with a smiled as Lion reluctantly gave the bag of money to the Red panda, "I may not know Po, but I do know my daughter." Shifu said as he was glad that Tigress and Po found love for each other.

Krista was in the kitchen doing some of the dishes. Her mind drifted back to when she was being taken. The thought of never seeing Alex again was still very vivid in her mind. What if she never got the chance to tell him... Krista shook her head. It wouldn't matter because he would never feel the same. She continued to do dishes until...

"Boo!" Alex shouted. Krista jumped as she yelped. When she found out it was just the smiling Alex, she got angry.

"Don't do that you idiotic little cat!" she said as she waved her fist at him. Alex laughing, backed away for a moment.

"Down girl. I was just having a little fun. What's got your tail in a knot?" he asked. Krista turned back to her work.

"Nothing. Now leave me alone." She said still angry. Alex put a hand on her hand as she silently blushed and looked away from him.

"Krista, all jokes aside, what's wrong? You haven't been the same since we've gotten back. Are you okay?" he asked. Why in the world was he this close to her? Krista tried to deny it, but she really did want Alex to be here, to just make sure he was safe. But she was also battling with her self whether or not to tell him the truth.

"I'm fine." the wolf said as she continued to look away and clean the dishes. Alex stopped her other hand from washing. He turned her face to look at it.

"Krista, I know you're lying. What's wrong? Please, I don't like seeing you like this." ALex said. This made Krista break. She flung her arms around Alex and cried into his chest. Alex was taken off guard but he hugged back and let her cry herself out. When she settled down she spoke.

"I...I...I...didn't know if I would see you again. It's just that I-"

"You love me?" Alex asked. Krista immediately looked up at him, "I overheard Tai-gee and Tigress making a bet about it." Krista's heart sunk. She shut her eyes trying not to cry again.

"I understand that you don't feel the same way but I was so worried that I would never see you again and tell you."

"Shhh, It's alright. It's alright." Alex said as he petted her gently. He smiled and lifted her face to his, "And what makes you think I don't love you, too?" Before Krista could say anything else, Alex pressed his lips to hers. It was amazing. Krista's eyes fluttered shut as she tightened her grip on Alex. When they let go, Krista said softly.

"Don't leave me again." Alex stroked her cheek.

"Never again," he said quietly.

"And Alex? Remind me to both thank and kill Tigress and Tai-gee." She said as Alex just laughed.