MaSha wasn't sure how she found herself actually enjoying the day with The Dragon Warrior. Tigress had told her that he was fun to hang around with. It is just surprising how he was the complete opposite of Tigress and they still get along like best friends.

"Woah! New action figures!" Po stopped at a stall, causing MaSha to stop as well. She walked over to him to see the newly laid out action figures.

"I thought you made your own?" She raised a brow at him. Po carefully picked up the figurine of Master Dolphin. The small figure was beautifully carved to replicate the late master.

"I do." Po admired the figurine. "But I also love looking at the official ones. Maybe I can replicate them myself."

"Isn't replicating, kind of illegal?"

"Not if I'm not selling them. Personally I like my versions better than the official ones. The official ones aren't always very accurate" Po admitted with a chuckle, putting the figurine down and picking up the Tigress one. "Like this one, Tigress's markings are off here and here." He points to certain parts of the figure. "Also her eyes are amber, these eyes are more brown."

"Oh wow. You are right." MaSha looked at the figurine closely.

"If you aren't going to buy anything, please leave my stall." The goat running the stall looked rather annoyed. Po and MaSha chuckled nervously before leaving the action figure and quickly left.

"You really know a lot of details about Tigress." MaSha raised a brow at him. Po blushed lightly, rubbing the back of his neck.

"Well I have lived with her for over two years now." Po chuckled lightly. "It would be weird to not know."

"Still," MaSha looked ahead as they walked. "If you hadn't pointed out that her markings on that action figure were inaccurate, I wouldn't have noticed."

"Really? But she's your sister."

"A sister I get to see once a year for a whole month." MaSha sighed.

"I thought you liked having her around?" Po frowned.

"Don't get me wrong," MaSha glanced at him. "I love having my sister around. It's one of the very few things I look forward to every year."

"But?" Po raised a brow. MaSha stopped walking looking at the ground.

"If she wouldn't have discovered we're sisters, I wouldn't have her. She would have left that day and never returned. I would have been left alone. And she wouldn't have to take a month off from her temple to come tend to me." MaSha rubbed her arm nervously. Why was she telling the panda this? Po smiled softly and stood in front of her. His paws on both of her shoulders made her look up at him.

"If you ask me, I think she would have come to see you anyway, regardless if you were her sister or not."

"What makes you say that?" MaSha raised a brow confused.

"You were only 6 when she met you right? That would have made Tigress six-teen when she met you. Tigress had never seen a tiger before that. I bet she would have loved to keep a young tiger company." Po smiled. "You would have been like sisters anyways. Bloodline or not." MaSha looked at him, unsure of what to say to him. He truly didn't seem to know about how the two sisters first met. He would have said something completely different if he knew what she had done to all those families. He would see her in a completely different light.

Yang fiddled with his fingers as he and Master Tigress sat in the kitchen. She had served up tea and tofu for the both of them to enjoy while Po and MaSha were out. Perhaps admitting to Master Tigress that he had started courting MaSha wasn't his best idea. He knew how protective the sisters were of each other. Courting one without the permission of the other meant that the mate would suffer a few months. At least, that's what he believed. No one had decided to court either of the sisters until him.

"You seem nervous." Tigress raised a brow at him before taking a sip of her tea.

"Me? Nervous?" Yang chuckled nervously. "Never." Tigress sighed and shook her head, placing the tea cup down.

"You're not in trouble you know." Yang released the breath of air he hadn't realized he was holding. "I just want to know why?"

"Why what?" Yang raised a brow.

"Yang." Tigress stood and looked at him with a serious tone. "You are one of the very few people to know MaSha's past. A past she wishes to forget and a past that traumatized her body and mind. I want to know why the Prince of The Gansu Province wants to court my sister, daughter of Mistress Daiyu."

"Now when you want to make an action figure, you have to make sure you pick the correct wood." Po explained as the pair stood in front of the wood stand. "The wrong one can ruin anything you are carving." Po picked up a piece. "Basswood is really good for beginners."

"What about this one?" MaSha looked at him holding a piece of Black Walnut wood.

"That's used more for making furniture." Po walked over. "You can use it for making a figurine but you have to use a strong mallet to carve into it. Not even your claws can carve that carefully. If you don't want to use Basswood, Aspen wood is good as well and much sturdier."

"You sure know a lot about wood Dragon Warrior." MaSha looked at him.

"More than you think." Po chuckled. "Come on, let's look for the best deal. Aspen is expensive."

Yang sighed as Master Tigress stared him down. She was waiting for the response he feared telling her. He had known MaSha ever since her arrival 10 years ago. Now the 18 year old crowned Prince wished to officially court that soon to be 16 year old daughter of Mistress Daiyu. He knew he was playing a dangerous game the moment he realized how he felt towards her. He knew the intentions of Mistress Daiyu for her youngest daughter. His status didn't make anything better for the young teens. Tigress didn't say anything as she waited for his response.

"I know of the consequences that I will have to face when MaSha allows me to court her once again. I also know it will be a while before she allows me to even express a bit of how I feel towards her, but I'm willing to wait for as long as it takes." Yang looked at Tigress. "MaSha is my best friend and I care about her more than she thinks. I'm willing to face whatever her mother has to throw at us. I truly love her Master Tigress. She may not believe it yet but I do."

"That doesn't explain why?"

"She shouldn't have to face her mother on her own. I know she has you but she refuses to let anyone else in. I know of the horrible things she's done but she isn't to blame for her mother's actions. I know you and MaSha aren't strong enough to face Daiyu. She's more powerful than we think and facing her without knowing the power of chi, Master Tigress, will be a suicide mission."

"Alright we got wood, painting scrolls, new brushes and colorful paints." Po counted their list. "This should be enough for a couple of weeks."

"I still don't see why we need so much wood." MaSha looked at the large crate of wood Po had bought and had refused to let her pay for it.

"There's a lot of trial and error when making action figures. Believe me I went through so much of it on the first night I nearly had a pool of them in my room." Po chuckled lightly. "Now come on, let's get back up to the palace before Tigress comes and hunts us down." Po then picked up the large crate that carried the wood and the crate that had all the paints. Only allowing MaSha to carry the scrolls and brushes.

"I can help with the heavy stuff too, you know." MaSha told him.

"I know." Po nodded with a smile. "But I know my manners when it comes to carrying heavy stuff. Never allow a woman to carry any of the heavy items."

"That's so stereotypical." MaSha rolled her eyes.

"Tigress says the same thing." Po chuckled as the two finally made it to the foot of the stairs. "I know she's capable of carrying her own stuff up the jade palace. In fact way more capable than me but I still refuse to allow her to."

"Why?" MaSha raised a brow at him. Po walked a bit behind her.

"She took a full cannonball for me when we fought Lord Shen." Po frowned as he looked ahead. "She could have died that day and I can't forgive myself for that still."

"But she didn't." MaSha pointed out. Although the thought of her sister dying in battle just a few months prior scared her. She wasn't ready to not see her sister anymore.

"True." Po nodded. "But she did suffer some broken ribs and had to recover for a few months. When we fought Ke-Pa she still hadn't fully recovered yet she fought like she was fine. Only for her to be put in bed rest for two whole more weeks. I'm sure she's fully recovered now but I can never be too careful with her. I can't risk her getting injured again."

"You care about her, don't you, Dragon Warrior?" MaSha stopped walking to look at him.

"Of course." Po finally caught up to her. "She's my best friend. And now that I know she has a sister, I'm more than willing to sacrifice my life to make sure you both have each other." Po smiled softly before walking ahead of her. MaSha stood back for a moment in thought. The panda gave her some things to reconsider about him. Tigress never mentioned him being capable of having a serious conversation. It was weird.