Yin Yang

I don't own KFP or DreamWorks. Just the story.

I have some explanation to do before going on with new chapter. Starting with although I mention these were short moments. I decided to make the shorts into a entire story. Just going to split the story into two.

Moving on. I'm answering the three reviews, beginning with the first guest and continue to the last guest.

Guest One : Thanks for the review, hope you still like the story.

Guest Two : Yes that was hot, even when I was writing it. For I wanted to express their desire and affection for the other, that even a kiss between them isn't enough.

Guest Three : I apologize I made you blindsided by the detail of Lei-Lei and her adoption. But this story is about Tigress and her realizing she doesn't always need to sacrifice her happiness to protect others. And it's ok to follow ones heart. Lei-Lei, like many others, is just addition to help form Tigress and Po's growing love for each other. And as for your mention of English being my second language. Its not. Since it takes me somewhat a slow pace in writing, not to mention check over mistakes in my stories. It can seem like my first language isn't English. Nevertheless of this, I don't mind helpful advice. But only nice ones like yours.

Now that done. I have one more thing to say before the story continues. Everybody is OOC.

CHAPTER 4

Winter Festival Surprises (part 2)

"Lu?" says Po, shockingly.

Expecting to only see Shengqi coming back. Po, along with a silent Tigress, are taking back to discover not only was the guests to the feast gone; excluding Xiao and the other residents of the Jade Palace. But China's very own emperor, Lu Kang was along with the final arrival Shengqi.

"Po," starts the royal water buffalo rushing towards the giant panda, giving one of his normal greeting hugs, causing anybody near to hear bones breaking within the panda. "my great friend and advisor. It's good to see you again."

Fortunately compare to the Big Fun's normal bear hugs. Lu Kang's are like bunny hugs. That's why Po doesn't even flinch by Lu, unintentionally, cracking his back through the friendly hug. Therefore Po's quickly thinking he should be pointing out to Lu that they just saw each other two weeks ago.

"I'm guessing you're the surprise Shengqi wanted to show me." But instead he just stated the obvious once Lu release his hug on him.

It's as Shengqi approaches while speaking, that Po resist turning to Tigress as she leaves his side to head toward where Xiao was sitting and playing paddy-cake with Lei-Lei. Apparently his father was in the middle of a mahjong game with Shifu back in the kitchen.

"Well his imperial highness here is my surprise I guess you would say." Pausing in speaking to look from Po to Lu, smiling before looking back to Po. "But the other surprise is like news, right your highness." Again Shengqi looks at the other water buffalo.

"Huh? Oh yeah." Here Lu leans over and begins whispering to Po about the somewhat second surprise.

Causing Po's eyes to widen, before cried out, "You're getting married to Xiao?!"

Instantly hearing this, Tigress, now holding her daughter, shots her eyes over the table at her female water buffalo friend. "Is this true?"

As if their roles been switch, Xiao blushes uncontrollably at the question. But where Tigress denied everything. Xiao wasn't. "Yes Tigress it's true. And I was hoping you be my maid of honor?"

"As I was hoping you, Po. Would be my best man?" Added Lu.

Although this was pretty unexpected for the two. Both Po and Tigress agreed, happily. Though the first said it with more giddiness then the last.

However as both Po, Lu and Xiao's jumping up and down slows. Tigress just realize something odd about neither Ping, Shifu -both still in the kitchen playing their game- and the rest of the five had reacted the same as her and Po about the coming up wedding. But before she could even question this discovery.

"Mommy look what i made you." Her whole attention went to her daughter, whom seeing her mommy focus on her. Begins pulling something colorful from her pouch. "Daddy told me you like lotus flowers." Hiding the colorful item behind her back, shyly. Lei-Lei tries not to frown. "But I couldn't find any. So Aunty Viper. Help me find the only flower in winter. But the plum flower I had. I lost it…"

Here Tigress watches her toddler panda bring the item out from behind her back. And seeing it clearly. The kung fu master saw the item was a paper flower with varying shades of white, pink and red petals with oddly an almost yellow looking center. As Tigress becomes touched by her daughter's gift to her. The little panda carries on her explaining.

"But thank you to Aunty Horn. Her and Aunty Viper help me make this hair flower. Do you like it, mommy?"

Not one to wear accessories like Viper. Normally Tigress right away would be against the gift. But then again the colorful paper flower is from her sweet daughter. And the last thing she would do. Is refuse Lei-Lei's present.

"Of course I love it. It's from you. My sweet baby." Tigress says, smiling at her daughter's eyes light up at her respond.

"You mean it, mommy?" By her mommy nodding yes. Lei-Lei hands the flower over to Tigress before breaking any conversations going on as she shouts happily toward Xiao. "Mommy loves it, Aunty Horn."

Understand what the little panda speaking about, Xiao, giggling at the news, says, "I knew she would." Then smiles. "But she has to try it on, to make sure it fits. Like I had to for my flower crown too, remember?" She adds as she points above her head at the lovely colorful flower crown she made herself.

Soon as Lei-Lei starts placing the flower aside Tigress's ear like her own hair flower was. Xiao quickly winks at Viper who's resting comfortable around Crane's neck across the dining area from the female water buffalo, and winks back.

Earlier during her letting Lei-Lei ride around on her head. It's there she learns, from the little panda, about Tigress's present being lost. Leaving Lei-Lei without a gift for her mother. Therefore knowing how to fix the panda's problem. Xiao, along with Viper, taught Lei-Lei how to craft paper flowers.

But during helping the little panda. And both aware a certain female tiger has feelings for a loveable giant panda friend of there's. Xiao and Viper decided to help their friends along.

That's why Xiao's smile turns almost sly like as she turns her head toward Po who's conversation with both Shengqi and Lu about if they should hire Crane as the wedding planner. Having the giant panda mentioning about Crane did a great job for his would-be wedding despite the bird only had less than 24 hours to do it.

"And with yours and Xiao's wedding is going to be late in spring. He'll make it awesome." Po exclaims a second before Xiao walks over, slipping her arms with Lu's. The female water buffalo was still holding her sly smile.

"That's wonderful to know. But Master Po, did you see the gift Lei-Lei made for Tigress?"

Been busy talking this whole time after learning Lu's getting married. Po had no clue Lei-Lei offer Tigress any gift. So curious in what she gave her mommy. Po quickly shifts his eyes to where Xiao points.

To find Tigress's standing facing everyone as Lei-Lei had push her into view to show off the paper flower aside her right ear.

"So what do you think, Po? Doesn't the paper flower compliment Master Tigress's natural beauty."

So beautiful. Was Po's thought. "Uh… well, I. That is….." Yet that wasn't what left his mouth. At that moment Po was trying not to think too much about how Tigress always looks to him. The lovely flower was just a bonus now. Clearly wanting to freely pull the female tiger into his arms and tell her nobody can match or come close to the beauty that is his Tigress.

Unfortunately knowing they both have a lot to discuss later when their alone. But knowing Tigress returns his feelings too. Po was having a hard time doing or saying when it now involves Tigress. Not to mention he could read if not notice Tigress also was, barely seeable, blushing at his silent gazing.

Usually the female tiger would by now rolled her eyes then playfully punch his arm at him taking too long in speaking. However it seems to Po. Tigress was going to patiently wait for his reply. Sadly all Po could merge was a nervous swallow.

Yet Lei-Lei, feeling her dad was taking too long in answering her godmother's simple easy question. Suddenly runs over to the giant panda, tugging on the sleeve of the robe.

Snapped out of his stun state by felt the tug on his sleeve. Po lowers his eyes from the remaining patient Tigress to the frowning up Lei-Lei tugging the end of his sleeve.

"Daddy just say mommy is pretty like you always do." By Lei-Lei's true fact. Po nearly hits his head. Ever since his and Tigress's friendship grown stronger. Po never hesitate in complementing Tigress. In fact he indeed stated Tigress looked pretty in her holiday attire before they left the Jade Palace.

So he shouldn't be acting like some nervous mess. Even if him and Tigress weren't exactly just friends anymore. Instead he should be behaving like he agreed he would to Tigress. That nothing has happen and their just really great friends whom also co-parent Lei-Lei.

Thereby mentally inhaling and exhaling. Po quickly grins over to Tigress before looking back down to Lei-Lei.

"You are right, Tigerlily." Placing a paw upon the little panda's head, affectionately. Po sneaks a wink at Tigress. "But since I already said she was pretty back at the palace. I think now with the paper flower increasing her looks. Mommy looks beautiful." Moving his eyes back to Lei-Lei, Po smiles as he scoops up the little panda into his arms. "Don't you agree, daddy's girl." He adds before tickling her.

"Ha, ha, yes daddy, ha, ha, ha, I, ha, ha, I do. Now, ha ha, ha, stop tickling me, ha." The little panda got out between her laughter.

"Ok daddy will stop." No longer being tickled, Lei-Lei sighs in relief. Just then Po realized something. "By the way, what you get daddy?" Although its clear the little one heard him being she was still in his arms. All Po got as an answer was a frowning cub.

"I have a gift for you too. But because you won't give my present until later. I won't give yours daddy until you give me mine."

Po simply shrugs. "Can't argue with that." Nodding that her dad agreed to her choice. Lei-Lei starts trying to climb out of her dad's arms to reach her mommy. "But unfortunately of this news. You have awaken the tickle monster." Without warning and before she could escape to the floor. Lei-Lei found herself in another tickling fit. But worst then before because her dad was tickling her tummy, making her giggles fill the shop.

Unfortunately for Lei-Lei, with everyone enjoying the scene between father and daughter not to mention how adorable the two pandas look. Nobody within the shop was coming to her rescue. Not even her mommy. Then again Tigress's loving the scene too much to even think about ending it.

"OOOOWWWWW!"

However the distance sound of someone screaming in pain outside caught everybody's attention. Including Po causing him to stop tickling Lei-Lei to look towards the entrance of the shop like everyone else was.

To soon see a kid goose dress in a blue robe with a yellow belt run in heading for Tigress. "I found you, My Mistress Tigress!" he cried before tightly hugging an inch below Tigress's waist.

Unfortunately due to no longer wearable sash and wraps covering her mid-section. The 9 year old goose snuggles his face into the exposed fur at her hip. Where the goose seem please to feel soft fur against feathers instead of the usual rough texture off the missing wraps his Mistress wore the last time he seen her.

Meanwhile for Tigress. Seeing the Prince that she been forbidden to come visit after he started using the kung-fu defense moves -she taught during visiting him- towards the servants of his family's kingdom. Has left her baffled at him being here.

Yet she wasn't the only one surprise of the prince's presence within the shop. The emperor himself was just as shocked.

"Cousin Zan? You're suppose to be inside the Jade Palace along with your future wife, princess Mei Li. Guarded by my personal guardsmen."

Suddenly before anything was between the royal cousins. A strong looking crocodile dressed in royal guard armor attire, runs or mostly hopping on one leg, in, only to halt against the shop's doorway, bowing. "Sorry your Majesty. Prince Zan escaped my sight." Formerly known as the leader of the Croc bandits, but now the second in command, behind Shengqi, as the royal guard of the emperor. Fung pauses to rub his left shin. "That Prince has a vicious kick."

"That's why you get for keeping me, from my Mistress Tigress!" Throws Zan back to Fung, before return burying his face into Tigress's exposed fur.

Originally known as the gentle emperor for not becoming angry if at all. So it's rare to witness the royal water buffalo express frustration.

"You promise me you behave if I let you come. I told great aunt Zu you wouldn't get in trouble!" bellows Lu. If there's anything or anyone who annoys the emperor. It's his misbehaving cousin. Who unlike him. Uses his basic kung-fu to get his way. Nearly tightening his teeth when remind of the many palace staff he had sent to medic by Zan's disrespect toward them. Lu glares at his cousin.

Yet the Prince goose seems unaffected by Lu's anger as he shouts, "And you said I'll get to see my Mistress Tigress. Not haul up in the stuffy palace." Before stuck his tongue at Lu, causing the emperor to actually growl under his breath.

But when Zan resume hiding his face in Tigress's side. Lu begins stomping over to Tigress and his disrespectful cousin. "I told you, you can see Master Tigress again once I return back to the Jade Palace with her. And what kind of royal honor did you have in leaving Princess Mei Li alone. She's always suppose to be by your side outside home. Great aunt Zu's order."

"Never agreed to marrying that fat pig when I turn 17. You, mom and pop did. I just want my Mistress Tigress!"

Meanwhile not paying or caring what's going on between royal cousins and wanting her mommy. Lei-Lei cross the room through the adults by crawling on the floor. Whereas reaching her mommy's leg. The little panda begins scaling up Tigress to making it to her back shoulder.

Acknowledge her daughter's doing as soon as her cute paws touch her ankle. Tigress remains unmoving while the cub makes it for her usual spot on her. Whereas Tigress smiles at her daughter's habit climbing her like a tree. She missed heard Zan claiming her as his only love interest.

However already upset his cousin pointing out he been refuse by not only his parents and Lu but also the old kook Master Shifu and the fat Dragon Warrior that he couldn't marry or claim his Mistress Tigress as his own just a year ago before he found out his arranged marriage with the worthless princess Mei Lei. Thereby seeing what look to him like a ugly fat cub climbing upwards on his Mistress Tigress's side, opposite to where he was holding her thigh on her other side. Zan attacks.

Despite the moves Tigress taught the goose started out weak, mostly his side kick. Practicing his moves overtime on servants. His moves become stronger. Therefore when he high kick Lei-Lei off Tigress, surprisingly. The impact causes the panda cub to get throw back in the air. To, luckily, get caught by a terrified Po. Where Zan glares hatefully at him.

Unknowingly to the prince as he speaks, feline eyes narrow behind him as he remain facing the two panda, mostly Po. "You should teach that cub of yours to know her place. Never go near my Mistress Tigress when I'm here." Unfortunately for everybody else this cause the shaken up Lei-Lei to start crying with Po trying to comfort her while mentally keeping himself from personally teaching the Prince not to touch his daughter.

Fortunately Lu steps in. "Zan! You will say your sorry." But Zan shuts his eyes, crossing his wing arms then tilts his head high.

"No I will not."

"Yes you will." Growls Tigress. Haven't been this angry in a long time. Tigress is truly now understanding why Zan's parents ended his teaching by her. And she's regretting she ever taught the Prince.

Nonetheless, as Zan turns to her wearing a puzzle look. Tigress doesn't drop the scowl written on her face.

"But Mistress Tigress?"

"It's Master Tigress. I told you before, never call me Mistress."

Almost feeling his heart crack by the angry look from Tigress. Zan sure there's burning filling his eyes at the cold tone in her voice. Never has his favorite person ever treated him like this. He didn't like it.

"But-"

"No buts. It's Master Tigress. And you will apologize now!"

Naturally its never heard of for any royal to be talked back to by anyone below them even a kung-fu master. However Lu believes it's about time someone set him straight. That's why he and his guards aren't stopping Tigress scolding the Prince.

Meanwhile nearly jump back by the shout. Zan shakily swallows the lump in his throat. "I'm ….sorry Mist- I mean Master Tigress."

But Tigress shakes her head no.

"Not me." Tigress points in the direction behind him. "Apologize to my daughter."

Zan unable to stop his beak dropping. "You mean," here the Prince looks behind at the Dragon Warrior and the cub who he assumed was the giant panda's. However as he's thinking this and noticed the cub was no longer with the Dragon Warrior but actually being cuddled by Master Shifu and a older looking goose with the last holding the cub.

Zan unintentionally meets the giant panda's stare. A hard glaring stare that's forming a cold chill down his spine. Making the Prince quickly return his sight back to Master Tigress. Again he pushes down a lump in his throat.

"I thought, the Dragon Warrior is her father?"

Despite Tigress still didn't see that any reason for what Zan did. She replies, " Honestly he is not." Unknowingly to Tigress. Po inwardly frowns to that statement. "I'm Lei-Lei's legal guardian. She's my daughter. And that's all you need to know. Now apologize!"

Not daring to argue. Zan heads toward to do what Master Tigress ordered him.

In process of doing this. The Prince overlooks the glares from not only just the rest of the Furious five but also his cousin and the other two water buffalos. Yet it's the Dragon Warrior's hard stare that's returning the cold chill running down his spine. As well, for the first time, having him fearing for his life. Sadly for him, it only gets worst as he feels the giant panda's continue glaring behind him once he finally reaches the cub panda.

Even if he tries not to feel little under the two elders' anger and disappoint expressions toward him around the little cub. Zan steps up to Tigress's daughter.

However when the little panda notice him approaching her. Instantly fear fills her eyes. Causing Zan unexpectedly gasp at the cub's reaction to his close presence.

"Look, um Lei-Lei I just want to say I'm sorry. What do you sa-"

Due to her dad and than her grandpas occupied her attention after that rude Prince hit her. Lei-Lei's shaken and tears faded not long after, leaving Lei-Lei her happy self.

But even though she wanted to be brave with the now rude Prince near her. Lei-Lei's unable to stop the return shakes to her body and fresh tears escape her eyes. Before she runs away from the Prince crying for her daddy. And while doing this, Lei-Lei cuts the Prince off by her scared behavior.

Currently watches Tigress's crying daughter hide her face in the Dragon Warrior's shoulder after he scooped her up and throws Zan a death glare. Zan knew there was no way anytime soon Tigress's daughter was going to forgive him. And Zan was hating himself now for hurting someone. For Zan never thought he hate it, but he didn't like being feared.

Sighs, Zan slowly approaches Lu while keeping himself from glancing at Tigress rushing pass him to reach the two pandas further behind him. Holding in from actually crying himself, Zan looks up to his cousin.

"Cousin Lu, can we go home, please."

Picking up on Zan is seeing with every action comes consequences. And sometimes consequences can be terrible ones. Regardless to this. Lu sadly smiles down at Zan.

"First we need to get Princess Mei-Li. And than we can leave." The Prince barely nods while kept avoiding looking behind him at the aftermath of his cruel actions.

"Then I'll be waiting in the carriage until then." However before Zan can make his escape. His cousin grasps his shoulder halting him in his place.

"In that case. Fung you go with him and make sure he's safe." Forgetting his sore knee, Fung stands to attention.

"You got it, your Majesty." He states. And with that. Both the Prince and the second in command left the shop for the carriage to wait until Lu is ready to go.

"You enjoy your bath?" Asks Po as Tigress leads Lei-Lei to her bed. An bed that's unlike the masters' was more comfortable then firm and more suitable for a growing cub.

"Mommy let me have a bubble bath. It was fun." Although Po's happy to see Lei-Lei is back to her joyful and loveable self thanks to Mei-Li cheering her up once they came back to the palace to see the princess and the rest of Lu's royal guards waiting for them. The giant panda couldn't stop throwing a question look at Tigress. Where she only shrugs calmly before pulls back the cover for her daughter to get settle into bed.

"Just an extra gift for her eating all her beets." Pleased to hear Lei-Lei ate the bowl of beets he left for her usual night snack before taken her bath with Tigress. Smiling Po takes his usual seat upon the floor, facing Lei-Lei's bed. And once got her daughter all set for a her bedtime story from Po. Tigress lowers herself to the floor aside the giant panda.

"Speaking of a gift, I hope you didn't forget I still have a gift to give you." Instantly Lei-Lei's eyes lit up.

"No daddy I didn't. But I can't get to the kite I made you." Po chuckles while Tigress silently watch on as the giant panda removes an item from his back pocket.

"Don't worry, Tigerlily. All I care about is giving you this gift," Risen his paw up, Po display holding a old looking but well-kept panda doll. He hands it to an excited Lei-Lei. "And tell the story behind it."

Positive behavior from Lei-Lei, whom giggles happily at the blue nose of the doll. Po starts his storytelling.

"Know already I told about the mission in Gongmen City. But there's a part in it. I never told anyone."

"Not even mommy?"

Shift eyes to Tigress's. Po sighs sadly before looking once again at Lei-Lei. "No, Tigerlily. Not even her." Prior to going on Po reaches over and holds Tigress's paw. "But I'm glad she's here to hear it too."

Hurt somewhat first at Po withheld secrets from her. Tigress almost pulled away her paw from his. But halts when reminded she has secrets too. Thereby she kept her paw in Po's. And as soon as he begins. She finds herself squeezing his paw in comfort when he nearly breaks down speaking of his mother's selfless act leading to him being safe and alive.

"And I told myself I would keep that doll my mother made me. Until I can pass it on, if I'm luckily, my kid." Unable to stop Po lowers his head at the same time he release Tigress's paw. He avoids both Tigress and Lei-Lei's eyes. "I know I'm not your legal guardian or really your dad. But I hope you will still accept my gift, Tigerlily-"

"Daddy!" was what Po hears before feeling the familiar weight of the little panda in his lap. Realizing what just happen Po looks down at Lei-Lei hugging him. Even Tigress was taken back at what her daughter just did. But what her little girl says next Tigress agreed wholeheartedly.

"You are my daddy. No matter what anybody says." Sitting up from her hug. Lei-Lei seeing her mommy takes and hold her daddy's paw. Lays her own paw over theirs, than looks to her mommy a second, "And you are mommy." Before removes herself from her daddy's lap to sit on the floor between them, even though this has Po and Tigress break holding each other's paw. Lei-Lei takes both paw in each of hers, beaming.

"We are family."

Can't hide his tears. Po pulls the little cub and than a surprise Tigress into a family embrace hug. Soon as both pandas are crying happily. Tigress smiles from her very soul.

To be continued