Author's note:

Hey, luckily TiPo me didn't kill me! SO that's good. Anyway, here is the next chapter! Hope you enjoy!

Chapter 11

Po and Tigress where walking to the kitchen. They were surrounded by an awkward silence, and none of them knew how to get rid of it. The trip to the kitchen wasn't really long, no more than 20 steps, but right now, for both of them, and it was the longest journey.

"So how are you and Song doing?" Tigress asked, but regretted it.

Of all the things I could have said, I have to talk about his relationship!

Po was shifting uneasily, getting uncomfortable about the topic, right now wasn't the best time to talk about it.

"I… I guess is… good" He finally finished stuttering. Tigress was wondering why he was nervous about it, after all, having a girlfriend should make you happy, and proud to talk about, not nervous, or almost… regretful?

Tigress saw a hit of regret on his face, but maybe she was just imagining things, so she ignored it. They both kept walking, Tigress to afraid that if she asked anything else, she might start to annoy Po, or make him uncomfortable again.

And Po, well, he was still thinking about the note, and what was Tigress going to think of it.

They finally got to the kitchen, where Mantis and monkey were in a really bad mood. Po immediately went to cook and after a couple of minutes it was done. He started passing the bowls around and the guys started devouring it as if they hadn't eaten in months, when in reality, they just waited 10 minutes.

Po took his seat next to Tigress, who was calmly eating her noodles. She looked much more relaxed than she was before, when he and Song started dating. He had just noticed how bad, how depressed she looked before.

He started thinking that maybe the note he left her was a good thing, that maybe she was going to answer something positive, like she was going to confess she liked him.

Hahaha, as if. She won't tell me that. Well, according to Crane she might. I guess I will just wait for her answer.

He sighed and soon enough, everyone had finished their breakfast and were now heading to the training hall to do their usual routine.

Po was starting to practice with the adversary, when he saw Song come in. She waved him and took a seat near him. He smiled and continued punching, somehow he still hadn't managed to beat the training dummy.

Tigress then came in, since she stayed at the kitchen to do the dishes, she made her way to the Seven Swinging Clubs of Instant Oblivion, and started to punch, kick and flip around gracefully throughout it. She took a short break and looked around to see what her friends were doing, since she had the job to keep them on task, something that was really needed since Po came here.

To her surprise, each one of them was focused on their activities. She looked around and stopped when she saw Po. He was already looking at her. She smiled and him and let some redness come to her cheeks before turning around and going off to train again.

Po saw her smiled, and he smiled back. He felt the butterflies come again, he felt himself blush and look away. Satisfied that he saw her beautiful smile. Somehow he started wondering why he didn't have that feeling with Song. Maybe it was because he didn't really loved her, or maybe because Song is… Song.

He let go of the thought and kept training. After about some hours, Master Shifu finally told them that their training was done, and that they could spend the rest of their day as they wanted.

Everyone headed off different directions, except Tigress, who just stood in the training hall and continued.

Po went to his room to change before going to the valley to visit his dad. Song was walking beside him, talking about how she just saw this new vest and she was hoping to buy it soon, and how she saw this new umbrella, and how she was also planning on buying it, of course by this, she meant "Po, you should buy it to me".

Once they both got to Po's room, Song waited outside, while Po went inside and changed.

He opened up the door, and saw something laying on his bed. He closed the door, making sure that Song didn't noticed it. He then went and took it. It was a note.

Wow, I wonder how Tigress wrote so quickly, I never saw her heading to the dormitories. Oh, well.

He unfolded the note, it wasn't folded really well, and it was weird since Tigress was kind of a perfectionist. But he didn't paid attention to the detail. He started reading it, his heart stopped as his eyes saw and took the meaning of the words.

Po, I'm sad to inform to this to you, but I do not return your feelings. I find it highly inappropriate, besides you already have a girlfriend, which leads me to the second thing, I would never date a guy like you, so just stick with that nice girl, Song, who seems to find something in you.

Answering to your other question. I'm afraid we cannot continue our friendship, since I think it would be awkward and I don't want to cause problems in your current relationship. Please don't talk to me anymore. Thanks.

-Tigress

Of all the things she could have wrote, she wrote that. His eyes were getting teary. But somehow it was hard to believe she could have written that, not because she wasn't that mean, because well, the first time he got there she was. (Something he has long forgiven.) And her wording matched with hers, or course. But what seemed weird is that the handwriting was different, it was messier, and last time he checked, Tigress didn't write like that, hers was fancier. And she never actually told anyone that Song was nice, on the other hand, she was always saying how she was a thief.

But he was too depressed to see the difference. He was holding back the tears. Not only had she rejected him harshly, but she said that they can't be friends anymore, and now he wasn't even supposed to talk to her.

He had forgotten why he was at his room, until he heard a knock.

"Hey sweetie, are you almost ready?" Song asked, in her usual soft voice.

I think he is reading the note that I, I mean, Tigress left him.

She smiled, after not hearing a response, she opened the door and peeked in. She saw Po staring at the note, he had tears in his eyes, and she could see that he was deeply hurt.

Oh, I think he really did love her. I think I went too far… No! Of course not! Now he is going to be mine!

"Dumpling, are you ok?" She said, holding his arm, and rubbing his back gently. He nodded.

"What's wrong, tell me" She said, even though she knew what was going on. Po handed her the note, hiding his face in his paws. He started sobbing.

She pretended to read it and be surprised.

"So you loved her, huh? Well, don't worry about it, I forgive dumpling. She doesn't realize how lucky she is. Good thing I do, right!?" Song said to trying to cheer him up, she was hiding her happiness that he actually fell for her trick.

"You- you are right. I don't need her. I already have you" Po stuttered in between his tears, but somehow, he wished Tigress was the one comforting him instead of Song.

They started to walk out of his room, Po completely forgetting that he was supposed to change. Song was holding proudly his paw, relieved that she had gotten rid of Tigress. They were both heading to the village for one of their dates.

As they were coming outside the Palace, Tigress walked past them, she waved at Po, but to her dismay, he turned his back to her and avoided her eyes. Song just smirked at her.

Ok, that was weird. She sighed and went inside the training hall, she was wondering why Po ignored her and seemed upset, and mostly why Song was smiling.

Then she felt scared, why would she be smiling. She shook the feeling, guessing it was because they were going on a date. And maybe she could talk to Po later.

But how was she going to talk to him, when Po thought that she didn't wanted to talk to him.

With Po and Song…

They were both walking, Song was leading him to a bunch of stores, smiling. But Po was wearing a small grin for her sake, in the inside, he was broken, he didn't expected Tigress to have this effect on him, but she did. And he had no idea how to get rid of it. He kept walking, turning to see everything that Song pointed to. He sighed, every single thing around the village reminded him of Tigress. From some noodles, to a necklace. He sighed, remembering that mission were they got chained together. He smiled, but his smile soon disappeared when he realized that Tigress didn't wanted to be friends with him anymore. It sounded childish when Po thought about it.

He continued walking. Somehow he felt that something was off. About the note that is. The note was perfectly like Tigress would write it, but there was just something about it that made him doubt. He couldn't put a finger on it though.

But if it was really hers. She didn't wanted to talk to him, therefore, the most logical and reasonable option, is to stick with Song.

4 days after the note…

"I don't get it, I mean, he just suddenly started ignoring me!" Tigress explained to Crane. Again, they were talking about Po, this time they were on the Peach tree.

"Well, did you said anything mean to him?" Crane said, he knew how Tigress sometimes lost her temper and yelled.

"No, he started ignoring after breakfast, we were ok, and then even when we were training, he smiled at me. But then a couple minutes after, he just frowned, and after that, he is avoiding me"

"I don't get it… What did I do wrong?" She muttered to herself. After training, she tried to approach Po, but he turned around and left her. She thought that maybe he was just upset or tired, so he left him. But then this started happening each time she looked at him.

"That does sound weird. But he told me he was going to tell you that he loved you soon…" Crane stopped, and started hesitating.

"Maybe he realized that I wasn't a good candidate and just went back to Song, after all, she is better than me" She said, rolling her eyes, she hated to admit it, but Song DID have a bigger chance to land a guy than she had.

"Tigress, now that's not true. And I'm going to find out why he is ignoring you. That is if he is not mad at me" He said, whispering the last part. Tigress frowned.

"And why would he be mad at you?" She questioned, raising her eyebrows.

"I… might have told him… that you… loved him…. Please don't kill me!" He said, wrapping his wings around him.

"YOU TOLD HIM!?" She started to calm herself down.

"You are lucky that I need your help, or you would be dead" She said, even if she needed help, it would not make her lose her reputation. She was still strict, and hardcore.

Crane nodded, then headed back to the Palace, with one goal in mind, to get answers.

And of course, part of his life depended on that, since Tigress was also depending on him. Sometimes he wondered why he was even helping her, she was always cold. But then he remembered, Tigress had fallen in love, which was the complete opposite of who she was, and even if she didn't wanted to admit it, she really needed help. And since he was the only who knew, he was going to give her that push to get her started in opening her heart.

Hey! Well, I hope you liked this chapter, I was also really sad when I wrote the note, I was so sad and mad at myself for writing it, but it had to be done. Anyway, I also think Crane is being a really good friend to her.

Anyway, I will be updating soon, and leave your reviews! Oh, and thanks to all of those who reviews, and special thanks to AlienHeart1915 and bikerboy, your reviews always make my day!

-Peace out :)