Tigress laid in her room. Not one word came when Tai-Lung knocked just her cries. He hated seeing her like this. Especially over a friend of hers. She had gone through this before. Lost 3 friends in car accident she was involved in at New York. Now she had finally found a guy who understood her and she loved, but he was taken away the night they kissed for the first time. Tai-Lung wanted to comfort her but she wouldn't open the door to anyone but MaSha. MaSha was laying beside her, hugging her as Tigress cried. MaSha loved her older sister. She may be young but she isn't stupid. She knew the situation. MaSha always stayed with her when she cried and vice versa. Tigress cried for ours. The school had let out early to give students time to grieve. Tigress didn't wait for her cousin to pick her up she walked home. She stopped at Po's house wishing be would just come and say this was just a bad dream. That he was still alive and well. He would take her into his arms and hold her. But unfortunately that was not the case. Po was gone and she had accept it. She quietly went over and knocked on the door and was met by Mr. Ping. The old man was in a bath robe. His grey hair was a mess and his eyes were red and stained with dry tears. She frowned seeing him. She couldn't say a word to him. He let her in and they cried for hours before she left. He invited her to visit whenever she wanted. To talk and hopefully find a way to remember him but not break into tears every time. Tigress hadn't said a word since then. Po was special. He didn't care who you were. Whether you were gay or straight or black or white or any race or sexual orientation. He would never judge you.
"I heard funeral services will be done this weekend." Tai-Lung broke the silence that night at dinner. Tigress finally came out of her room but she wasn't eating. She only poked her food. It was steak with turkey graving.
"Can we please not talk about it?" Tigress told them.
"Tigress, you'll find a way to move through this." Shifu told her.
"I lost 3 friends in an accident in New York and now Po is number 4! Is everyone I meet going to die young?!" Tigress stood angrily.
"Of course not." Shifu told her calmly.
"The universe took them away because it was their time." Her grandfather, Shifrong, told her.
"You say that every time some one dies." Tigress sat down. "I've lost 4 friends to drunk drivers. I lost 3 in an accident I could have died in as well. Why couldn't I died that night too!"
"No one knew he was going to die." Shifu told her. Tigress sighed not knowing what to say to that. Losing friends scared her and she already lost 4. A few years ago she was in car accident with three other friends. They were heading home from a night at the movies. They were having fun on the ride home discussing the movie when they were suddenly hit by another car. She was sitting in the drivers seat. She tried waking up her friends but they were bleeding out barely with their eyes opened. She was taken into surgery and didn't remember a thing. Only her friends. They were all dead. A drunk driver had hit them and he had survived. Now, Po was gone too. She loved him she would admit that but it hurt her to have lost him so soon.
The funeral services went well that weekend. Hundred of people showed up. Mr. Ping didn't like it though. His son died and hundreds of strangers showed up. He didn't care that they were fans of Po's from his channel. None of them truly knew Po. Only his singing and talent with the guitar. Tigress didn't mind but she did bow to get whoever did this. The driver never arrived to pick up his car from the lot. His drivers license and plate were going. He was gone as well. Finding him may take years, but there was no way he was going to get away with it. A few days after the funeral it was determined that the other driver was drunk, judging by the cans and bottles of liquor in the trunk and back seat.
"He didn't leave the scene without at least getting a scar in his face." The police officer told her and Mr. Ping. That made it easier on her. What was hard was to find him. Lots of people have scars. Whether from war or from an accident. But it was something.
Not the best way I ended a story but I'm kind of out of ideas. Sorry the chapter took so long. And if it's confusing. But I'm planning a sequel on this. I don't know when it will be out but I will start working on it as soon as I can. The next chapter for "Kung Fu Panda 3: Tigress's POV" is almost done but I forget some of the words from what I need to finish the chapter with and I still haven't bought the DVD (〒︿〒) but I promise I'll update as soon as I can. HAPPY 4TH OF JULY EVERYONE! STAY SAFE!