A/N: Shout out to my new follower! Welcome to the crazy!

I am sorry that my last chapter was so short. With the way that I planned out this story, it was just easier to have one short chapter than a super long one. I generally know where I want this story to go, so chapters may be a little farther a part while I figure out how to place everything.

Anyways, enjoy this chapter! There's a cute moment ahead. Brace yourselves for the light fluffiness.

Tigress collapsed on the ground, legs unable to sustain her body weight any longer.

After almost two solid hours of running, the trio had made it several miles northwest of the Imperial city. IfTigress hadn't been injured, they could have run clear to Gongmen, but the large gash down her thigh was slowing her down. She had eventually tripped over the root of a large tree, and the two men stopped.

"Tigress, we need to keep moving." Shifu made his way over to her and knelt down beside her. "Can you walk?" His voice was stern, but quiet, a tell tale sign that he was stressing out.

She tried to force herself to get up, but loss of blood made her dizzy and every step on her leg was met with blinding pain. Even being the hardcore master that she was, she couldn't keep going. "I can't." she said inbetween pants. She looked up to him, afraid of disappointment. Instead, she found his expresson to be a mix of concern and caring. It was one she rarely saw on him.

Shifu nodded. Even Tigress had her limits, and she had probably hit them a mile back. "Po, run ahead, see if you can't find any form of shelter. I have a feeling Imperial troops will be on us in no time." The Dragon Warrior nodded and disappeared into the trees.

Shifu leaned forward and helped Tigress lean back against the tree whose roots she had just tripped over. He took her pack from her and rifled through it. Down towards the bottom was a small emergency kit, one that she had kept in there for ages. It was limited in its supplies, but it would do the trick until they could get to Gongmen.

He pushed back the torn remnants of her pants where the gash was. The cut was deep, and ran almost six inches down her thigh. It had stopped bleeding, thankfully. He took a cloth from the kit and began wiping the blood from her leg. Once he was done with that, he rummaged in her pack some more and found a small bottle of alcohol that she used as part of her kit. He poured some of that on a cloth but hesitated and looked up at her. It would hurt, big time. She knew that, and she nodded. He put the cloth on quickly and could see the tears of searing pain well up in her eyes. He only held it there for a moment, and when he pulled it away, she sighed in relief and tilted her head back against the tree. He made quick work of bandaging up her thigh. When he was done, he stuffed the contents of the kit bag in their bag and threw it into her pack.

"Glad that's over." She muttered with a laugh, and he laughed lightly. Despite the cold air and snow-topped trees, she was sweating. He was briefly afraid that infection had already begun to set in, but he shook that idea off. No use worrying about things he didn't know.

"I am proud of you." He said quietly. She jerked her head up with surprise.

"Thank you."

"Guys!" Po called from a distance. Shifu cursed under his breath.

"Po," he hissed as the warrior came into view, "we have the entire Imperial army on our tails. Do NOT shout."

Po's face dropped. "I'm sorry Master."

"Did you find anything?"

"Oh yeah. Theres a pretty deep ravine that we are running parallel to right now with a couple caves in the side. One of them looks big enough." He nodded, seemingly happy with himself.

"Good. Po, I will need you to take Tigress from here. I am going to go ahead to Gongmen and see if I can't find help." Po's eyes widened.

"Master, I can try to don't have to-"

"Tigress," he stopped her words with a hand, "You have done enough. Exhausting yourself won't help anything."

Her mouth closed and she sat back, still aggravated at being left behind. She could still go farther, maybe even make it to the city. But at what cost?

Shifu glanced up at the tree canopy and back to Po. "I should be back by morning. Keep each other safe." He nodded to the pair and took off through the trees.

For a moment, there was silence. Then, Po came over and grabbed Tigress' pack from where it lay on the ground. He slung it over his shoulder and held out a hand to help her up. She took it, but released it once she was on her feet. "'M Fine." She shook off his help and let him lead her through the woods.

They had barely gone halfway there when she tripped for the third time. This time, though, the fell to the ground with a thud. Her entire leg ached, and the pain was beginning to make her vision fuzzy.

"Dammit it Tigress, will you let me help you?" Po said, throwing his hands up helplessly. She startled at his tone of frustration. "You know, you don't have to be so hardcore all the time." His voice dropped down to a murmur. She frowned and let out a sigh. He was right. She nodded and he came back over to help her stand up. Once she was steady, he wound his arm around her waist and helped her hobble towards the ravine.

Having most of the weight off helped, and by the time they got to the cave she didn't feel like she would pass out. Once inside, He set her down gingerly against the back wall and then set about going through their things. He pulled out the blanket he had packed, along with her cloak. He had thrown some food into his bag, so he pulled that out too.

"It's going to get cold." He murmured. "I'm going to see if I can't find firewood." He was about to leave when she called out to him.

"Po," he turned slowly, "thank you." His eyebrows furrowed. He seemed to be debating came back into the cave and knelt down next to her. Before she could even react, he kissed her lightly. It was nothing more than a quick press of his lips on hers before he pulled away. He then turned and left, leaving her feeling alone, confused, and just the slightest bit content.

A/N: AWWWW you guys don't understand, I have seriously been waiting to write that scene for FOREVER. Next chapter, we learn more about Liang. Toodles *waves*