Author note: I own nothing! So here I am back with the Aftermath! (Dum-dum-dum!)...hmmm dramatic music. Anyway, sorry for the wait. While I will admit that most of my hiatus had to do with writer's block, school, life in general, and... laziness most of it had to do with my Mommaw (Grandma). She died a few weeks ago...and its been hard.

Anyway I want to reply to one of the reviews right quick.

Netbug009: Watch Secrets of the Master why Po woke them up. This was mainly me picking at this little bit of dialogue at the beginning that I almost missed.

Enjoy!

Whose Hand is That?!

-Aftermath

After a few minutes of trying to get back to sleep, Tigress finally gave up. Growling, she bolted upright in her bed. While Tigress hated giving up, she knew she would never get to sleep…not until she had a "chat" with a certain panda.

Carefully she got up and sneaked out of the barracks without waking the others. Jumping across roof tops the second time that night, Tigress wondered how to she should deal with the panda. By the time she landed on the roof of the Masters' Council exhibit she had formulated several ideal ways to handle Po.

Judging by the dawn breaking through sky it had only been about ten minutes since Shifu dismissed Mantis and herself. Even so, Tigress noted that Po had yet to even start on repairing the roof.

Gracefully, Tigress jumped down through the hole. The sound of snoring and mumbling immediately hit her ears.

He locked himself in the sarcophagus. Really? Tigress knew Po was…shall we say a bit balance challenged, but getting himself locked in a sarcophagus?

"Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz…chocolate flavored dumplings…zzzzzzz…Shifu's head exploded… zzzzzzzzzz…Honey almond cookies…"

Tigress stifled a giggle as she unlocked the sarcophagus, letting Po drop to floor. He did not even stir.

Figures…

Crouching down, Tigress did the only thing she knew would wake him up.

"Po," she tenderly whispered, "Monkey left his almond cookies on the counter."

She barely said "counter" before started, nearly head butting her.

"Where? Huh? Oh, haha, real funny Tigress…" sitting up, Po dusted himself off.

He eyes the tiger with curiosity. "What are you doing here anyway?"

Tigress took a deep breath before saying, "Shifu told us that you'd be here repairing roof and, well, we need to talk." Tigress heard and audible gulp emanate from the panda.

"T-talk about…?"

"Remember when we were breaking into here and right when we were on the roof? Well, I asked both Mantis and yourself a question…you remember my question right?"

Po nodded, sweating heavily.

"'Whose hand is that?' and Mantis doesn't have hands so tell m panda if it wasn't Mantis or myself then is must've been…"

"Me?" Po squeaked.

Tigress nodded.

"Okay, okay. I sooo totally deserve this, but pleeease don't kill me. Please, I have so much to live for. Like the new dumpling shop opening up next week o-o-or-or the—"

"Po."

"—or…or the new Furious Five action figures coming out soon…or— "

"Po!"

"—or the next Dragon Warrior Da—"

Smack!

Po froze before shaking his head and looking up at the tiger (he's still sitting down) sheepishly.

"Thanks."

"No problem…just one thing."

Jerking the panda of the floor, Tigress pulled him to eye level and with an intensity Po hadn't seen since Gongmen Jail.

"Never—do that—again." She dropped him, enjoying watching him freaked out.

"R-right. Nope, never."

She looked down at him, sighed and then said—

"Next time have some courage and ask me out—not be so stupid as to do…that." Curtly she turned on her heels leaving a baffled panda staring at her back. Tigress then mumbled something about "typical guys" and "didn't think you were a pervert" before speaking again.

"See you later…or never depending on how fast you can repair the ceiling. Doors open in five minutes, Po." Then she was gone, leaving Po flabbergasted.

Did she just give me permission to ask her out?

Sunlight peeked into the room, right into Po's green eyes.

"Ow…to bright. Whaaa! Shifu's going to kill me. Okay, okay time to fix the roof…cat-like flexes…w-whaa!"

Po fell right back into the sarcophagus, this time toppling it over.

"Awww…man."

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