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Chapter 5: One Night at the Dinner Table

It's been three days.

Shen refused to come out from his room, even when Po unlocked his door he still wouldn't come out. The peacock would have like to escape but didn't want to risk running into the panda, afraid he may bring up the conversation from the other day. He tried his hardest not to think about it, but the words still stuck with him. Po knows about the prophecy, he questioned what could that mean for him. Shen wouldn't let this fear consume him, he has to keep his pride strong no matter what.

As the night came, Po was getting dinner ready for his friends, siring the noodles and added a little salt in the boiling pot. He greeted Crane, Monkey, Mantis, and Viper as they sat down looking worn out from training.

"Hey guys, how's training?" asked Po.

"Oh same as usual" answered Monkey.

"Where's Tigress?"

"She's still in the Training Hall," said Viper.

"Again? You know she been like training extra hard since we came back from Gongmen" said Po placing the rice bowls for his friends.

Monkey shook his head, "Nah she's always like that."

Po wasn't sure that it was normal. He had been noticing that his friend was acting differently since they came back home. Training almost all-night and trying to improve her speed. He tries not to think about it too much. While his friends talked and eat the rice, Po stepped out of the kitchen to get someone. He walked down the hall and found the door to Shen's bedroom; he pulled out the stick pole and knocked gently.

"Hey, Lord Shen, we're having dinner. You wanna join us?"

Po heard a sour grunt from the inside, he could only guess that was a no. Rolling his eyes he sidled the door to open and stepped in. He raised a brow seeing the room was almost dark, the panda never understood why the peacock liked being in the dark, he could barely see anything.

"Um…-"

"I thought I told to leave me be panda" Shen hissed. He stepped out of the shadows, he frowned showing he was not in a good mood.

Po of course, did not back down, "C'mon, don't you think you've been cooped up in here for too long?"

The peacock lord closed eyes, brows creasing as if he was going to have a headache any minute. He was definitely not in the mood to argue, keeping his beak close he muttered loud enough for the panda to hear, "I'm. Fine. Now. Go."

Po gave him a doubtful look, frowning he folded his arms. Po noticed that Shen wasn't eating at all, in fact, he never seen him eat anything since they came home.

"When was the last time you had anything?"

"Oh my gods, I just said-"

A loud grumbling noise causes both of them to blinked. Po grinned knowing that sound, which causes Shen to turned away thwarting.

"You are hungry aren't you?"

"I-it's nothing, you're hearing things"

His stomach gurgled louder giving him away. Shen glared at his stomach and glared back at the panda but the bear wasn't standing in his room anymore. The peacock then saw the panda peek in again, waiting for him.

"C'mon, we don't want to keep the guys waiting," he said and walked away, leaving the door wide open.

Shen was hesitant. All sorts of possibilities of this being a trap swirled in his head as he took one step outside looking left and right. He was skeptic with the little amount of time he could make a run for it, plus the panda was waiting and eyeing on him. Shen followed the panda to the kitchen, seeing the faces of the other masters. Instead of glaring, they looked at him with surprise mixed with politeness.

"Oh hey, we haven't seen you in a while" Crane spoke up first.

Shen didn't respond, he only moved to an available chair, trying not to make any eye connect to them. Sitting down he lowered his head so he wouldn't look at them.

The four students were still unsure of having the peacock lord at their dinner table. But as respectable masters, they will show him some adequate respect by giving Po's methods a chance.

"So we heard Po gave you a tour around the place, how was it?" Viper asked with sweetness in her voice.

Shen again didn't respond and refused to interact with any of them.

They frowned but they knew it was going to take some time for the peacock to be used to their presence.

The noodles were done and Po served everyone their dinner as he goes to his seat with his bowl. He kept a second bowl of noodles near him in case he sees Tigress.

"I hope she'll be here soon," he thought to himself.

"Po you did it again," said Mantis eating his noodles, "I still wish my mouth was bigger."

Po beamed at the comment and glanced to see Shen was just staring at the bowl, not eating it but mostly prodding it with the chopsticks. He was about to say something but Monkey spoke up.

"Shen, you have to try this. Po is the best cook with noodles" said Monkey with honest optimum.

The peacock was annoyed as he glanced the orange monkey from the corner of his eye.

"It is Lord Shen," the bird corrected him, "Be sure to remember that fact."

"Oh yeah, he wants to address that" Po replied.

Mantis rolled his eyes, he couldn't believe they have to call him that, "Okay fine, Lord Shen, try the noodles there good."

Shen just stared at the masters and then to his bowl, his growling stomach won't stop unless he eats something. Sighing he took a piece of a noodle and a bite, letting it go down his throat. He would not admit it, but it actually tasted…good. Maybe it was because he never had these kinds of noodles or he must have been really hungry. The more bites of his food trying not to look up to see everyone's beaming smile.

"See? We told you so" said Monkey.

"It's, interesting" Shen deadpanned said not trying to display that he actually liked the food.

About like ten minutes he was done with his noodle and glanced around the room bored. He didn't even found the conversations his enemies were having that stimulating. The scrolls he stolen told him a lot more of the Furious Five, nothing about their weakness, but more about their past and why they choose kung fu. While calculating his thoughts, he had one idea to maybe using this knowledge to manipulate their emotions and turned them against each other. Just like what he did to the panda.

His thoughts were interrupted by a sound he has never heard in a long time. Laughter. Joyful laughter. He looked up to see the masters were laughing at Po who had a noodle suck on his upper lips and he was speaking in a low voice.

"I want you all to train again for a hundred times and this time don't drop my tea." Po was doing an impression of Shifu, making fun of how his teacher trains them.

His friends continued to laugh.

"Wha' da laughing at? Is it my big ears or my long mustache?"

Po couldn't keep a straight face as Shifu and giggled along with his friends.

Shen just gawked quietly and groaned. "How could this panda be this childish," he thought to himself.

This was the same person that stopped his whole army, destroy his last weapon, and now here he was making a fool of himself. And the other masters were joining in; it just doesn't make any sense to him.

"Hey Lord Shen."

The said peacock heard the bear called him with a big goofy grin on his face. "Guess who I am."

Po sucked up the long noodle on his lip prepared himself to do another impression. His goofy grin turned into a sudden scowl, frowning with eyes squinted. Shen had no idea what he was doing or even want to be a part of his stupid games. The peacock gave a lame answer.

"Um…a mad bear…?"

Po suddenly burst laughing, "N-n-no, it- I-it's Tigress! Ya know when she looks serious!"

The masters also laughed but Shen wasn't, he just didn't get it.

"Do one when she's happy," said Mantis.

"Ha-ha, okay" Po stopped snickering returning to the scowling face, they still laughed.

"And this one is when she gets hungry." Po did the scowling face only this time laughing quickly died, the panda was confused but he soon understood what was going on when the other masters' eyes were glancing to the left. Po turned to see Tigress standing in behind him.

"OH! Oh, hey-uh Tigress I didn't see you there!" Po fidgeted his hands nervously.

But Tigress wasn't even looking at him.

"What is he doing here?" her voice was stern.

Po raised a brow and saw she was looking at Shen, "Oh, I invited him to dinner."

"He liked the noodles you should have seen it," said Crane.

But Tigress wasn't even paying attention, she locked eyes with the peacock and Shen scowl back. There was something about the tiger that Shen did not like, he could see heated anger from her eyes, anger that could rip him apart if she stood any closer.

Po saw where this was going and decided to butt-in.

"Tigress here's your noodles, there still warm."

He was glad she tore her glare away to look at him. She smiled and took the bowl.

"Thank you Po" she simply said.

She took her seat but now she was right across the bird. As she ate she would look up at Shen every second she gets as if she expecting him to say something or attack. Po and the others can feel the intense air, they decided to start a conversation to keep things light and peacefully.

"Um, Tigress," Viper grabbed her attention, "How was your training?"

"Fine" Tigress said bluntly.

"Hey, how come you're been training more?" Po asked want to make sure she was okay.

Tigress didn't answer immediately, but gave a small smile to the panda. "It's nothing for you to worry about Po. Training always helps me think."

He smiled back. It didn't sound like a real reason but that was fine for him. He got up to give out the desert, dumplings.

"Get them while their hot" Po said passing each dumpling to everyone.

"Finally," said Mantis, "I was dying for these."

Shen wasn't in the mood to eat now that the female tiger was present.

"After this, we must be in bed early for tomorrow," Tigress said and took a small bite of her dumpling.

"Why is that?" asked Crane.

"Master Shifu informed me the peacock will start training with us," she said with a hint of bitterness. She knows the bird in front of her was not pleased with how she was addressing him, but she didn't care. Po saw what she did and was getting nervous.

Shen's scowl became darker, his feathers flared with but he won't let this creature get the better of him.

"I'm not just a peacock Female, I am addressed as Lord Shen," he said while trying to stay calm. He addresses the master by gender hissing it like it was a bad taste.

Tigress stared at him, her expression has not changed but she did raise a brow at him.

"My apologies," she said low tone, "But if I'm not mistaken, I thought you are no longer a lord."

"Tigress…" Crane muttered.

"And you probably won't be for a long time. Not after what you did."

"Okay, who wants seconds!" Po cried out trying to lighten the mood, "Hey Lord Shen you want any more noodles?"

"No, I lost my appetite," said Shen as he got up and walked back to his room. He didn't bother to say thank you to the food. The Five and Po watched him walked away. The panda's shoulders slumped and sighed, turning his attention to his friend.

"Tigress why?" he said almost in a whine.

"I was only reminding him that he has no place to order us around," Tigress said.

"You're letting your temple get the better of you" Viper commented.

"I am not!" Tigress replied quickly.

"We understand for not trusting him but you have to let that go" Monkey said finishing his dumplings.

Po stepped out of the kitchen while the Five talked among themselves. He saw the door to Shen's room was closed and went to knock on the door.

"Hey Lord Shen, can I come in?"

The door only opened a slight, showing only Shen's angry ruby eyes, "What do you want?"

"Hey I'm sorry about Tigress," Po said, "She um, really really doesn't like you."

He soon realized he shouldn't have said that as Shen glared at him.

"Yes, that female made it very clear," the peacock said with anger still in his throat.

Po chuckled awkwardly rubbing the back of his neck and finding some solution to this.

"Well, since you'll be training with us, how about you'll train with me. You know you can show me all those cool moves you got."

The peacock rolled his eyes. Then again, it would be nice to be out and train his muscles to get his strength back. The problem was he would have to spend time with the idiot. He sighed and said, "Fine. Just as long as I'm far away from that creature."

Po didn't like the names Shen was saying, that was his friend he was offending.

"She's actually a nice person once you get to know her," Po said, "Yeah, she can be…mean. And please don't' tell her I said that but she does it because she cares about us. Just don't take it too personal okay?"

The peacock only let out a 'hmph'. He never believed that caring for someone would do anything good. It only showed weakness. Before Po left and Shen was about to close the door he heard the panda called.

"Hey, thanks for coming for dinner by the way" called out Po.

Shen just closed the door muttering to himself and get himself ready for tomorrow. He has a feeling that the next was going to be a long day.


And that was Chapter 5 if you see any mistakes let me know! So this one was a little short, I wanted Shen to get a little glimpse of Po and five's life and be more involved with them. For the next chapter, there will finally be kung fu fighting! I'll honest I have not studied any kung fu so I hope my research would help me writing it out, wish me luck. And Happy Holidays to you all! 3