From one winter feast to another...this time it'll be completely romantic and comedic. Ro-medic. Cool word, huh? You'll see what I mean.

Chapter 8: Noodle Festival

The night of the Noodle Festival arrives and every one in the Valley of Peace entered the Noodle Shop to celebrate the feast and as Mr. Ping and Po got the noodles ready for them and The Furious Five, Master Shifu, Zhong and Shu came in there to join in as well. They each got a bowl of noodles and when Zhong and Shu sat down on the ground to enjoy themselves.

Shu looks around the atmosphere and sees that it's very different from the one she experienced with Zhong last night. He looked at Zhong and asked, "Is this like a winter feast?"

"You know, I was asking myself that same question too." Zhong added, letting out a chuckle.

They saw people laughing, talking, kids running around and everything in between. Zhong let out a smile and sees that this winter feast is a lot better than the one back in the Jade Palace, but he already got into the spirit of the holiday pretty quickly. He takes a chopstick full of noodles and both of their taste buds exploded with extreme energy as they found out that some of Mr. Ping's noodles was the best ones they ever tasted and Zhong asked, "How did that panda make those noodles taste so good? Don't know what he put in them, but I like it."

"I've always wanted to try out Mr. Ping's noodles the first time I moved in here. Heard that it's the best noodle shop around here...and now I see why." Shu added.

Zhong looked at her and he added, "This is the first time I even ate here."

Po walks past them and checked in on them and asked, "So...how are the lovebirds enjoying themselves?"

Shu lets out a small giggle and replied, "Doing great, Po."

"Is it always like that, panda?" asked Zhong.

Po chuckled softly and said, "Every year. It's always loud, crazy but it's also really rewarding to see smiles on everyone else's faces. Plus, you can also see my Uncle Yang laughing so hard to the point where noodles spurt out his nose."

"Ew." Zhong added, in disgust.

Monkey and Crane walked towards the other side of the noodle shop and to their surprise, they saw Po's uncle laughing hysterically and noodles did indeed spurt out his nose, which ended up with both Crane and Monkey enjoying it for the second time. Monkey started laughing and Crane was a little giddy about it and he said, "Okay, I'm coming there every year."

"Me too." Monkey said, still laughing.

Little did they know, Su and Zhong just witnessed it and Zhong lets out a snicker and said, "Panda, you've got a crazy family."

Po sighed at that remark and said, "Yeah, I do. But I love them anyway."

Su looks at Zhong and she grabbed his wrist and caresses it slowly and she kissed his paw and said, "You're like my prince charming."

Zhong was a little flattered by that remark that she made about him being her prince charming and said, "I've never been called that before...except for charming."

She kissed him on the cheek and Zhong made a surprising stare and he stared at her and he said, "I found my holiday romance."

Shifu came past him and he could see that Zhong is getting very happy with his new mate and he could definitely see sparks flying between them as they were talking and laughing at the same time. He let out a smile and his wise words that he said to him began to sink in to the wolf and as he sipped his noodles, he could delightfully say that their romance will blossom into full-fledge love within a split second.

Tigress sees Shifu keeping a watchful eye on them and she asked, "Why are you staring at them, master?"

Shifu looked at Tigress and he lets out a chuckle and answered, "Zhong has definitely found love in this time of year. I could sense it when he first told me about him."

Tigress didn't quite understand why Zhong would found love, but when she saw him with Shu, she could kinda get what Shifu meant by that statement. Shifu also said, "Someday you will find true love...especially with the Dragon Warrior."

Tigress stared at him like he was crazy about what he said about her and Po being together and she said, "I don't know if that's possible. Po and I are just masters...and friends."

"It might happen someday, Tigress. You may not feel it now, but only time will come. Just believe in love." Shifu added.

Tigress had her doubts about it, but when she saw Zhong and Shu just talking and enjoying each other's company, she could see her and Po like that. She smiled and said, "I guess it'll happen."

Po walked past Zhong and he let out a goofy smile and knew that Zhong will be happy with his girlfriend and he said, "Looks like you found your holiday gift."

Zhong rolled his eye and he said, "Very funny, panda."

He walks away, but Zhong thought to himself, 'Funny but true.'

He looked at Shu deep in the eyes and he got lost into her beauty and just embraced that moment and wishes it will never go away. They kept eating some more noodles and Shu asked, "Having fun?"

"Oh yeah, tons...especially since I'm with you." Zhong added.

Shu could see a little piece of noodles hanging over his lips and she started laughing and Zhong didn't know what was happening and he asked, "What?"

She was still laughing and she pointed to a string of noodles near his muzzle and when he looked at it, he was kinda embarassed until Shu puts a string of hers on her muzzle and he started laughing as well. They started to enjoy each other and Zhong definitely felt like this was the best holiday he could ever experience.

Second date is pretty awesome and stick around for the third date...which will also be my last chapter.