Here's another short one-shot to hopefully make someone's (Hey you! yeah you right there... I'm talking about you, staring at the screen late at night instead of going to sleep.) day better. Again, I know it's been a while since I've posted, so here's the second one-shot of the day to make for my disappearance.
And before I forget, I kinda... maybe... totally... do NOT own Kung Fu Panda (geez, how many times do I have to say this again?)
She hated to admit it, but it was starting to get on her nerves. Usually, it didn't bother her much as she merely used to watch the whole ordeal and let Po handle the situation, which he always used to. But as the days passed by, both the frequency and intensity of these… events were increasing far too much for the tiger master's comfort. What had gotten the most ferocious master of the Jade palace so riled up and frustrated? Well… it's an interesting story.
After returning from the wretched city of Gongmen, both Po and Tigress had grown to be inseparably close. In fact, it was a running joke amongst the Five that the two acted more married than actual married couples. The way they looked at each other, the time that they spent together, how they always had each other's back in battles, both physical and mental, easily gave the impression that the two had been married for years. Both them knew about the way they felt for each other, they'd been living together for years now, so it was obvious. The only problem was that neither of the Yin and Yang had verbalized their affections for their significant other, making them borderline best friends, teetering over the edge of getting lost in the romantic chasm of deep feelings that both held for each other.
You see, the thing that was troubling the currently almost fuming tiger was… the bunch of ladies that had surrounded Po and were ogling him, wanting to be the one to go out on a date with the Dragon Warrior, and now the saviour of China as well, after Shen's demise. Po was the least bothered, he simply used to turn down all advances made towards him by all females, why? Only Po would know. Others would often wonder why he would turn them down though, because in all honesty, the females that came asking for the Dragon Warrior's hand were often quite exotic creatures, the pinnacles of beauty. Such as the beautiful leopardess standing next to Po eyeing him with those azure eyes.
"I told you miss, I can't." The panda tried to respond as respectfully as possible, squirming under the luscious stares he was getting. Not to mention the other two snow leopards closing in on him, baring their pearly white fangs. This had become pretty routine for Po, but that didn't make him any less uncomfortable every time it happened.
Though Tigress hated to admit it, the leopardess was pretty beautiful. She had come all the way from the neighboring province of Jing. From the looks of it, she belonged to the upper elite class of royals that lived there, the exquisite jewelery that she wore was proof enough. She had piercing azure blue eyes and cream colored fur that glowed golden in the morning sun. The long elegant V-neck, which was a deep shade of blue flowed seamlessly along her curves, the hemline barely touching her feet. However, despite all of her attributes, the Dragon warrior seemed least interested and politely asked her to find herself another suitor.
"Oh, Dragon Warrior, I came all the way from the neighboring capital just for you." She placed a paw on his chest, dragging it down in a sensual teasing manner. The other felines which had gathered around giggled at Po's flustered face. There were the two snow leopards, another two lynxes and a lioness and a female panther.
Po's head snapped to the side when he heard the unmistakable low growl emanating from his right side. The growl of an angry Tiger. This had gone on for far too long and she'd had enough. Given how the two's relationship was going, the tiger master had planned on confessing to her panda soon. But, it seemed like the universe, or rather, a certain annoyingly persuasive group of felines wanted to speed things up. Speaking of confessing, Tigress wondered why Po hadn't made a move yet, and whether he even loved her back for that matter. That thought got kicked out of her mind the moment it came in. Of course he loved her, he carried his heart on his sleeves and one look into his deep jade green eyes told her that she meant the world to him. But, why hadn't he said anything to her yet? Was he also just as afraid to risk their friendship? to venture into the unknown and beyond about their feelings? Shoving these thoughts aside, the tiger master stormed to his side, tail lashing out behind her and her growl getting deeper. The two snow leopards got the hint and swiftly turned to make their escape, the others though, were persistent.
Po glanced perplexedly as the Tiger master stormed her way to him, her crimson eyes boring holes into those standing in front of him.
"Tigress I got thi-" The panda tried to assure her, but his words were silenced by her lips on his.
Po's eyes flew open as the Feline roughly pushed her body against his, framing his face with one paw and the other caressing his neck. He was too shocked to reciprocate, but the feeling of her warm lips dancing against his sent his brain into an ocean of pleasurable euphoria. His hand unconsciously wrapped around her waist as they shared their intimate embrace.
The other felines growled and scoffed in jealousy and annoyance. As the two parted, Tigress turned around in his arms, facing the ladies staring at them slack-jawed, along with the rest of the villagers that had gathered around to see what the commotion was all about. She reached up a paw behind her and placed it on his neck, her tail wrapping itself around the Dragon Warrior's left foot, making him blush redder than a tomato. Her back was pressed into him, making the tiger chuff lightly at the comfortable feeling.
"He's mine." That's all the Tiger master said, her voice leaving absolutely no room for argument. It was as much as a message, no, a warning to the whole village as it was to the three to not mess with HER panda.
The disappointed 'fangirls' soon turned and with their tails tucked firmly between their legs, scurried away as far as possible from them. Once they were gone, Tigress realized that she was still striking a quite intimate and dare she say, seductive pose with Po, and half of the village was still staring at the two slack jawed.
She felt heat rise up to her cheeks as she slowly and rather unwillingly parted from the stupefied panda, who now didn't just have a look of surprise, but also had his signature goofy grin plastered onto his muzzle, and it didn't look like it was going to be taken off in a century either.
After she cleared her throat, the folk snapped out of their trance and finally decided to move on to their days. Tigress turned to look at Po. While one half of her was absolutely embarrassed to the core, the other half was elated and soaring above the clouds.
"I- I don't know what came over me. It's just that I-" This time it was her that was caught off guard, and before she could finish her sentence, she felt two familiar strong black arms tug her gently into an embrace with the Dragon Warrior, their noses almost bumping into each other.
"I know." He smiled at her. Then, without any further warning, captured her lips in a brief but loving kiss. "I love you too." He replied pulling away.
Both felt a wave of enormous warmth wash over their bodies as they finally confessed to each other the true depth of their relationship.
"Good." She said, "Now I hope those.. 'fangirls' of yours won't dare to even look at you when I'm around."
"You bet." He chuckled and added, " 'Sides, there's only one woman who I would look at that way, no matter how many fangirls hoard me anywhere I go…" his emerald orbs locked onto her ember irises as he said extremely genuinely, "...and she's you, Tigress."
Tigress smiled brighter than the sun at this statement and took hold of his paw in hers as the two turned to walk up the stairs of the Jade Palace.
"Three rounds?" The tiger asked, still beaming with a smile that Po claimed to be the description of heaven itself.
"Three rounds." The Panda affirmed, smiling back at her. "Does this mean you'll go easy on me from now on?" He cheekily added, knowing all too well what her response would be.
She shot him a sideways smirk, "On the contrary, I think I should go even harder on you now." Her smirk grew wider as she saw Po pretending to pout over it.
"Can I at least have a reward after putting up with you AND staying alive for that matter, if you're going to go hard on me anyway?" He asked a little hopefully.
She brought her muzzle close enough to his ear so that he could feel her warm breath hitting him, making him shudder in delight at the sensation.
"Maybe." She whispered in a low tone, "But you'll have to work for it." She finished, pulling away.
Po put on the most determined face and replied, "You bet I will!"
Both of them flashed grins at each other as they reached the massive gates of the iconic training hall. Swinging open the doors with a singular palm strike, The two walked inside. There was no way Po was going to lose today. And that was all he thought before the two sprinted at each other, smiling inwardly over how one singular event caused the two to come further closer than they ever were before.
Huh! That's it? Unfortunately, yeah, that's it. It's a little short, but I love the idea of our favorite feline literally getting annoyed to the point where she she throws all of her patience and grace away and straight up does what Po couldn't bring himself to do for such a long time. Anyway, that's all for now. This is Lightning, signing off.