Chapter 4 Tigress's Feelings To Ask Leo Out

Tigress was in her room reading a scroll. She looks up from her scroll and closed her eyes as Tigress began thinking about Leo. Tigress had a bad feeling. Leo fought that robber yesterday and he held his own since they spar one another last night. He didn't leave a note this morning and wet when she came back with Master Shifu.

Leo can take of himself, but he is new here. It will be tough for him to get used to living here with them. "Is something bothering Leo?" Tigress thought. "He wanted to train alone last night and we sparred too. Maybe it's his injuries?" Tigress shakes her head. "Perhaps there is something else. I'm worried about him." She opens her eyes and see Leo's diamond sword laying down next to the bed. She picks it up and pulls the blade halfway, looking at her reflection.

This was the weapon Leo used in his fight against Zhao. Leo stayed behind, knowing Zhao will stop at nothing. This decision nearly cost Leo's life. She remembered what happened that day. The Furious Five and the villagers returned to the valley and discovered Po defeated Tai Lung. Leo and Zhao was nowhere to be found.

Mr. Ping looks up at the sky and shouted. Tigress looks up and sees her friend falling from the sky. She watches in horror as Leo falls. The Dragon Warrior and the Furious Five rushes to Leo. They ran around the corner and sees Leo laying on the ground with the sword laying next to his hand. Leo was covered in cuts and bruises with a hole in his chest.

They brought him back to the barracks so he can heal and rest. A couple hours has gone by as Leo woke up. She was relieved that Leo is alive. But Leo's action reminded her when she and the rest of the Furious Five left the valley to stop Tai Lung and Zhao. They were no match for the two villains. It was a reckless decision.

Tigress helped Leo for the past few days to be healed and get some rest. Mantis and the guys took turns every night to help Leo out to head to the bathroom. They stand outside of the bathroom so Leo can have some privacy. Leo was getting better quickly, regaining his strength two days ago. He didn't need the guys to wait for him outside of the bathroom, but Tigress made sure to keep an eye on him.

Tigress smiles a bit when Leo's face turned red when she saw him naked. His body was strong and muscular. Leo must've workout from his world before he ended up here. But then Tigress thought of what she said to him. We should start dating this week.

"Those are the words I said to Leo." Tigress thought. "I don't think it will work well between us." He used to be afraid of tigers that haunted him from the past, but now he's over it. Or is Leo still afraid of her? "That's insane." she thought. "Leo wasn't shaking when we got back to the Jade Palace. He was concerned for us. For me."

Tigress lays the weapon down. Even if they did date, Leo is a human and she is a tiger. Leo and Tigress are different from each other. But there were other people in the valley that was married to a different species from their own kind. This is something that Tigress have to figure out and it will interfere with her training if she doesn't talk to somebody.

As Tigress was thinking, she can hear Leo and Monkey sparring from the stone courtyard. She walks out of the room and heads to the stone courtyard. Arriving there, Tigress can see Leo and Monkey sparring.

Monkey was on the attack as he thrusts his bamboo staff.

"Hmph!" Leo grunted, blocking every attack. He grabs the bamboo staff with his right free hand as he dodges to the left. Leo used Monkey's thrust attack to pull him in to deliver a punch to the stomach before sweeping him off his feet. Leo brought his staff forward in front of Monkey's face. Leo pulls the staff away from Monkey, allowing him to stand up.

"Not bad, Monkey." Leo said.

"You too." Monkey said as Leo hands him back his bamboo staff.

"Thank you." Leo said to him. "But I think I can improve my skills."

"Don't worry about it." Monkey said.

Leo nodded his head. "Let's continue." Leo said.

Tigress watches them spar until she notices Viper slithering past her. "Viper." Tigress said.

Viper stops and turns around to look at her. "What is it, Tigress?" Viper asks her.

"There is something I have to talk to you about." Tigress answered. "In private."

"Let's head to the barracks then." Viper said.

The two girls head back to the barracks and entered Viper's room.

"What is it that you want to talk about, Tigress?" Viper asks her.

"I wanted to talk to you about Leo." Tigress answers Viper.

"Oh." Viper said. "What's the problem?"

"I think something is bothering Leo." Tigress answered.

"Hm." Viper said. "I know. I'm worried about him."

"As am I, Viper." Tigress said. "Leo has been recovering for a few days and his strength is returning to him."

"We were a little surprised that Leo didn't want to eat with us last night." Viper said.

"Leo and I sparred last night and he was fine." Tigress said. "Then Leo was at the birthplace without leaving a note."

"I think it's tough for Leo that he is living in this world." Viper said.

"Hm." Tigress said. "Leo is the only human here. There are no humans besides him."

"That's true." Viper agreed.

"But there is something else." Tigress said.

"What is it?"

"I told Leo that we should date this week." Tigress said, her face blushing a bit. "But I have been thinking it wouldn't work out because I'm a tiger and he's a human."

"Oh wow." Viper said, amazed. "How long have you been thinking about this?"

"I've been thinking about this several minutes ago." Tigress answered.

"Hm." Viper said. "I think it would be a great idea if you and Leo started dating."

"I'm not too sure, Viper." Tigress said.

"Come on, Tigress." Viper said. "Most families are made up from different animals and you see that down in the valley."

"Hm." Tigress said. "I think I'll give it a shot."

"Good." Viper smiled. "Leo and Monkey should still be in the courtyard outside of the training hall."

"Come on." Tigress said.

Leo and Monkey was sweating as they continued to spar. Their bamboo staffs were locked before backing up.

"Not bad, Leo." Monkey complemented him. "You're doing great."

"Thanks." Leo said. "But I think I can do better."

"We'll talk about that after taking break." Monkey said.

Leo nodded and walks over to the stone steps where Mantis and Crane was watching them with Po. Monkey sits down and notice Leo was leaning against the wall. "Hey Leo, why don't you sit down?" Monkey asks him.

"Thanks, but I'll stand." Leo said.

"Suit yourself." Monkey said.

"Here comes Tigress and Viper." Crane said as he notices Tigress and Viper.

Leo turns his head as they were joined by the girls.

"We were wondering how the sparring was going." Viper said.

"The sparring is going well." Leo replied. "Monkey landed a few hits on me. I just had my guard down."

"I was lucky." Monkey said.

"You were." Leo said. "Until I caught you off guard with the Spinning Demon."

"Leo, may I speak to you in private?" Tigress asks him.

"Of course." Leo replied. He walk by the others and followed her back to the barracks.

Tigress led Leo back to their room and she closed the door.

"What is it that you want to speak to me about, Tigress?" Leo asks her.

"Viper and I were supposed to go out to dinner for tonight before sparring and go for a walk." Tigress answered. "Do you want to go out with me tonight as my date?"

Leo was surprised that Tigress asked him out on a date. "Oh." Leo said.

"If you don't want to, I understand." Tigress said.

Leo closed his eyes and began to think about it. He is the one who defeated Zhao saved everyone, including Tigress. After Leo discovered that the crystal was never destroyed and Zhao will kill everyone, Leo decided to stay behind and stop Zhao for what he did. He almost died that day but defeated Zhao. Tigress, Po, Shifu and the rest of the Furious Five helps Leo to recover his strength and grew close to him, especially Tigress. Tigress grew much more closer than the others and she's been taking care of him. But Leo is still hurt and injured right now and his friends doesn't know about it. He tries to ignore the pain so the others wouldn't have to worry. Leo wonders how long he can pull this off because he heard someone or something last night.

But he doesn't want Tigress to get hurt. There is a reason Leo doesn't want his emotions in the way because of what happened several years ago. Maybe him and Tigress should go out on a date tonight. After tonight, they'll be boyfriend and girlfriend. Leo opens his eyes. "I would love to go out with you as your date tonight." Leo said.

"Excellent." Tigress smiled. "I'll see you in a few hours."

Leo nodded his head as Tigress walks by him. Leo is glad he's going on date with Tigress. Before Leo can leave, he turns around to see a hooded black cloak figure standing behind him.

"Huh?!" Leo gasps in shocked.

The intruder lunges forward at Leo and Leo delivers a punch to chest. The intruder was sent flying and landed on its feet.

"Who the hell are you?" Leo growls at the hooded figure.

The hooded figure didn't say anything.

"Hm." Leo snarled, getting into tiger stance.

The hooded figure throws a smoke bomb down to the floor. Leo covered his face with his arms as the room was filled with smoke. As the smoke clears out, Leo lower his arms and notice the intruder disappeared.

"What was that all about?" Leo wondered. "Was that the intruder last night?"

Not bad for this chapter. I'm sorry this chapter took awhile to work on. I didn't want to rush this chapter. Things are going to get very interesting for the next chapter. I hope you enjoyed this chapter and don't forget to leave a review!