By the time Viper had slithered her way into the kitchen barracks, only Tigress remained sat down as she took her time finishing off the last couple of tofu blocks left on her plate. A pang of envy crossed the snakes mind. The serpent had skipped lunch altogether, distracted with an issue that had weighed heavily on her mind for more than a day now. And now that she was at last able to catch only one of her best friends on their own, perhaps it would be a good chance to unload some of the pressure and talk about it. Despite the questionable answer she may receive, by anyone not just Tigress, she was a little more than reluctant to speak her mind. But she trusted that the feline would at least be willing to hear her out before passing judgement.

"Good afternoon Tigress." She greeted. A notable slouched and dulled tone lingering with every word she uttered. Something Tigress noted right away but decided to keep to herself for the moment.

"Master Viper." She greeted with her own unique tone. Stoic and authoritative. Had it not been for the small yet warm smile plastered upon her face Viper would have thought that she had somehow upset the feline. Thankfully she noticed the expression and treaded carefully with her words.

"I don't suppose you have a moment to spare to talk?"

Tigress gave a firm nod. "What about?"

Viper hesitated. Talking about this 'sensitive' matter was tougher than she had expected, buy after several seconds she found her words and spoke. "It's to do with that time of the year again..."

The short sentence was more than enough to clue Tigress in on what her friend was on about. Upon hearing her words Tigress looked at Viper and raised an eyebrow. "I assume you're talking about your heat?" She questioned bluntly, much to the now blushing snakes dismay.

"Tigress!" She hissed, clearly embarrassed before quickly checking behind her praying that no-one had heard her speak. Tigress held no reaction to Vipers outburst and waited for the serpent to calm herself before continuing.

"Perhaps you can enlighten me as to why this is such a large issue for you. You've always been able to keep yourself controlled through meditation and kung fu. Why should this year be any different?"

Viper sighed. Of course Tigress would tackle the problem head on. Just like she would with kung fu. "It's not the same when you're in a relationship. You're more tempted and easier to break. The only downside of having a boyfriend it seems..."

Surprisingly Tigress nodded in understanding. She knew well that her friend was referring to Mike, the Jade Palace's newest addition. A grey python that Viper eventually fell for despite his 'rocky' beginnings as a kung fu student. "So you've come to me seeking a solution, correct?"

Viper nodded back. The feline continued.

"Perhaps it would be prudent to send Mike to Gongmen city to train with the Gongmen council for a few weeks? He would likely be happy to visit Yinshen once more and you'd be less tempted." She offered.

Again Viper didn't speak right away. In fact she took longer to form her words. This along with the massive blush on her face hinted that she had a suggestion of her own. "Actually, I thought that it may be more beneficial to... bed him...?" She almost whispered, quickly looking away. By the time she looked back at Tigress, the felines eyes were wide open. The serpent started to regret her choice of words but before she could back them up, Tigress snapped back to reality and gave a heavy frown towards her friend.

"That... is certainly an option." She spoke slowly. "An ill-advised option, but an option all the same. And considering that you're one of the most respected masters across all of China I'm sure you have your reasons for coming to this conclusion?"

Viper nodded. "Relationships aren't exactly uncommon in Kung fu. Po knows that more than anyone." She forced a small chuckle. Tigress didn't join in. "Do you remember that he nearly once got married to that goat some time ago? No-one batted an eye back then. We all accepted Po's decision-"

"He was nearly forced to drop the title of Dragon Warrior for a sham wedding." Tigress interrupted with a grim reminder of that day flashing before her eyes. "How do you know the same won't befall you and your title as one of the Furious Five?"

Vipers lips thinned. "Because I may have... asked Master Shifu about this before coming to you..." Viper admitted.

If Tigress wasn't shocked before with everything that her friend had piled onto her shoulders, she certainly was now.

"What?" She stood up from her seat, yet stood her ground. As did Viper.

"I didn't make my decisions lightly. I did some research into what I could and couldn't do in a relationship as a member of the five before consulting Master Shifu. After all he was once a member of the Furious five, and now he's seeing than vixen friend of his, Meling, was it? And he's knowingly done so without any... further repercussions." Viper re-worded herself on that last part, remembering the crown of heaven incident.

"And... what was his decision?" Tigress asked. Her voice much less harsh than it had been a minute ago.

"He made a request that I should talk to my teammates and pursue what I think is right for me. Which I admit is one of the main reasons I came to find you." She smiled nervously.

Now it was Tigresses turn to hesitate. The gears in her head turned at an astonishing speed as she worked out the answer to a subject she had very VERY rarely encountered herself. After a minute she breathed in and out, steadied herself and spoke. "What would you have me do then? I don't see how my assistance could serve as useful in any way."

"Actually it would help more than you'd think. Like I said if me and Mike decide to... you know, then we'd certainly value our privacy. From everyone in the barracks I mean. So could you perhaps convince the others to go on a night patrol tomorrow? Possibly without telling them the reason behind it?"

Tigress thought about it long and hard, weighing both the pros and cons to this... questionable idea. She trusted her friend knew well what she was doing and that even Shifu had somewhat approved. It also gave her the chance to put Po through his paces with stamina, a skill he needed much improvement on. It also kept him from trying to eat half the food in the kitchen after training hours which would be very beneficial to everyone in the barracks. As well as keeping him from doing his childish pranks, annoying stories, she wouldn't have to worry about being interrupted for silly reasons or... matter of fact, most of her pros were centred around Po. Not that she hated Po, far from it, but for one who was meant to be the dragon warrior Po was a little too full of himself, when he wasn't too full of noodles and bean buns that is. At least by fulfilling Vipers request she could get Po to be a little more focused on certain aspects and maybe work on taking kung fu a little more seriously.

"Very well then. I accept your proposal."

Viper gleamed and gave her friend a hug, wrapping herself around the back of her neck and nuzzling her cheek slightly. "Thank you Tigress. This really does mean a lot to me."

Tigress nodded. Tomorrow was certainly going to be... interesting for the both of them.

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I think this may be the silliest thing I've worked on for this account, but I've decided to give it a go anyway because... why not XD

So for those wondering the reason behind this kind of story, it was due to reading a few harem/lemon stories of kung fu panda and noticing how in them there's little dialogue, context, serious consideration from characters about their actions and one of the biggest things that gets me, the lack of characters personalities compared to the movies or LOA series. So, I decided to throw my hat into the ring and come up with my own version of a saucy kung fu panda fic... without the sex.

Don't give me that look! I'm not that kind of writer! This will be mostly focused around my usual style which is humour, but don't worry, there will be a few sexual references, word play and playful scenes that will happen since that's what half of you are reading this for in the first place no doubt XD. But overall it's going to be free of any serious sex action so feel free to use your minds XD

But with all that being said, thanks for reading and I'll catch you in the next chapter. Cheerio!