Cruise Again 3
"Okay, on to 6-12," Po said excitedly after the break. Tigress smiled at his childishness. "I'm glad you wanted to do this. It really does make me feel closer to you."
"Yes, it does. However, the interaction between you and Monkey was something I didn't expect," Tigress said, glaring at Po with a smirk.
"I said I was sorry," Po said apologetically. They were in the back of the ship which had the Boardwalk. "Now that I actually have time to see this place, it really does seem old style. Oh! There's an old 50's shop." They went inside and drank some delicious milkshakes. "Mmmm, yummy."
"Mm-hm," Tigress hummed. Po chuckled a bit at seeing Tigress's milkshake mustache.
"You have some milkshake on your mouth," Po said. Tigress became mischievous.
"Oh dear, could you help get it off," She said, pretending to be cuter than normal. Po smirked and kissed her. "Hmm, is it off?"
"Yeah, it's off," Po replied. "Now, off to the other places." Deck 7 didn't have anything. Deck 8 had the lovely Central Park. Po began hurrying a bit. He had seen almost all of this ship.
"Po, slow down," Tigress said. Deck 9 didn't have anything nor deck 10. Deck 11 had the library, where surprisingly Viper and Crane were.
"Viper? Crane? What are you doing here?" Po asked.
"We can go outside our rooms, can't we?" Viper replied.
"I mean, last we saw you two you were-"
"What you were doing is not important," Tigress quickly said, covering Po's mouth. "We're just surprised to see you in the library."
"Well, after hearing how much Dr. Monkey teased Po about it, we wanted to see it for ourselves," Crane replied. "What are you guys doing?"
"We're just browsing around. There's nothing much to do in the morning time," Po explained.
"What are you guys planning to do when we get to land?" Crane asked.
"I really don't know yet," Po replied. "St. Maarten is a pretty diverse island."
"Monkey said something about having a brother there. Maybe he could show you guys around."
"What are you guys going to do on the boat?" Tigress asked. Viper and Crane glanced at each other and smirked. "Actually, don't answer that question. Po and I need to get going." With that, Po and Tigress hastily got out of the library. As they climbed the stairs, Tigress groaned a bit. "I wish those two wouldn't be so lovey-dovey. It's really annoying," Tigress muttered. Po was surprised. Usually, Tigress was very happy for the couple. If it got on her nerves, something was wrong. But before he could ask, Tigress rushed him on. "Come on, let's get going."
Deck 12 had nothing. Deck 14 had their favorite card room. "Why does it skip 13?" Po asked.
"I don't know. Someone forgot?" Tigress shrugged. Deck 15 was the pool area, sports area, and the Solarium. "Well, why don't we leave the last two decks for tomorrow? Right now, why don't we take a dip in the hot tub?"
"Wait, you don't-" Almost in a blink of an eye, Tigress had shed her extra clothes and showed her bathing suit. She laughed Po's shocked expression. "You never cease to amaze me." Soon, they were in the pool. "Ahh, soothing," Po lazily said. Then he remembered what happened with Tigress and the couple. "Tigress, why were you so upset with Viper and Crane?" Tigress sighed.
"I guess I'm just a little... jealous," Tigress said. Po's ears perked up.
"What do you mean?" Po asked.
"I mean, I know we're in a relationship and understand I don't want to rush anything, but... I just want to have the...physical attachment they have," Tigress said. Po and Tigress both had boundaries in their relationship. They wanted to save the physical attachment for when they became more committed. It made sense to Po how she was jealous of Viper and Crane. The ship was practically their... private room and Tigress had to see them almost blatantly talk about it. Po's face looked a little sad, which alarmed Tigress. "Po, I didn't mean to make you feel guilty or anything. I just-"
"No, I understand. It's something that's been bothering me as well. I was just surprised that you felt the same way," Po said. Po swam over to her and slung his arm around her shoulders. "Don't worry, if everything goes well for us, we'll be just like them."
"Actually, I don't want to be just like them."
"Why not?"
"Because I don't want to be causing the 'boat to rock'," Tigress smirked. Po nervously chuckled.
"Hehe, well you know what I mean," Po said. Tigress snuggled into Po's neck.
"I don't want to rush things between us, but the temptation is... very great," Tigress said, "And it's very frustrating."
"Well, why don't we just let our troubles melt away in the water," Po suggested. Tigress smirked.
"Since when did you get so laid back," Tigress asked.
"Since you came into my life. I mean, come on! You got me to do a dance contest! If that doesn't show how you've influenced my life, I don't know what is," Po said. "I just wish I could have helped you the same way you've helped me."
"You've helped me," Tigress said, "You're like a hidden gem in a rocky place. You keep saying that you're not interesting but I keep finding out more about you every day." Po smiled.
"Thanks Tigress."
Continued...
