Another chapter up! Sorry for another late update, but I'm really lazy I guess. Anyway, I hope you all enjoy the second chapter. By the way, please, please, please review! I love to hear what you think of it! As always, you can check my profile for the latest on my stories and update times. Thanks for reading!
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Chapter 2: Confessions and Suspicions

The next morning:

The gong sounded and before anyone else could make it out of their rooms Po was outside and ready. Shifu's expression was one of shock, as he was dumbfounded that the Panda was so quick to get up.

"Dragon Warrior!" Shifu shouted. "What's going on? You're almost always late to get up, Po."

Po looked up and shot a quick, nervous glance at Tigress, who returned it with a small, playful grin.

"Nothing's going on Master Shifu. I was just hoping to get an early start on the day, that's all." Po replied in a quavering, uneasy tone. He was trying not to act suspicious, as if the events of the night before had never occurred, but Shifu could see right through the Panda. He was up to something. But instead, all Shifu said was,

"Hmmmm. Very well then. I suppose that there is no punishment for getting up on time. No go eat breakfast!"

"Of course master, right away!" And with that he sped off towards the kitchen.

Po knew that Shifu would probably try to kill him if he knew that Po was having a romantic relationship with his daughter. Instead, Po would try and wait to tell him until the dance so he could surprise everyone by showing with the Master Tigress herself.

As Tigress passed by Po, her tail slid around his leg and she let out a quiet purr.

"Po, meet me up at the Pool of Sacred Tears after dinner tonight." She whispered to him.

"I'd be glad to, kitten." He whispered back, much to the feline's surprise of him using a name like kitten. But in a way, she found it kind of cute that he wanted to call her that.

Once everyone got their food and sat down, a conversation between the Kung Fu masters broke out. One thing led to the next, and suddenly the inevitable was asked.

"So Po, you know the dance is in a few days, so who are you going to ask?" Monkey said, clearly interested on who Po would be bringing.

"Well, I kinda already asked someone." Po said. Crane, Monkey, and Mantis all stared wide-eyed at Po; now eager to know who it was he asked. Viper didn't say anything, but she had a big smirk on her face.

"Who did you ask Po?" Crane said. Po looked at Tigress. She gave him a wide-eyed expression and shook her head, as if to warn him not to say anything.

"Well, I let you guys figure that one out, but I can tell you that she's the most beautiful girl in all of China!" Po beamed.

"Wow, she sounds awesome Po!" Mantis said, "I can't wait to meet her!"

"Ya, she sure is amazing. In fact, she's the most amazing girl in the entire valley!"

Tigress felt her cheeks turn deep red as she blushed.

"Excuse me, everyone." She said as she quickly got up and dashed out of the kitchen, hiding her crimson face from the rest of the five.

"What's wrong with her?" Monkey asked, puzzled.

"You know Tigress, she's probably just eager to start training. That's all!" Viper said.

As the rest of the five went out to the training hall, Po whispered to Viper,

"Thanks for covering for us."

"Ya sure don't mention it Po. But remember, you're going to have to tell them at some point that you and Tigress are a 'thing', so why not just get it over with and tell them now?"

"Because Viper, I'm going to surprise everyone at the dance. Trust me, they'll find out soon enough."

At the training hall, 5 minutes later:

When they got to the training hall, Tigress went over to Po and grabbed his paw.

"Come on, Po. Let's go spar. I'll try to go easy on you." Monkey eyed them suspiciously as Tigress dragged Po off. She had been acting strange ever since their day off, but he just couldn't figure out what was different about her.

Tigress and Po sparred the rest of the morning, throwing punches and blocking kicks. Into the third hour of training, Po was gasping for breath.

"He- Wait Ti- ugh- rest break…" he mumbled as he sat down. After a few minutes, Tigress asked,

"Hey, Po? Can I show you a new… move?"

"Um sure. But could you help me up first?"

"I'd be glad to." She said grinning, and then grabbed his hand and flung him up into the air. He shouted,

"What the-?" But he was soon interrupted by Tigress smashing him back into the ground. She now crouched on top of him, growling. Her nose was now touching Po's.

"Wow Tigress, what are you doing?!"

"What does it look like I'm doing? I'm continuing from where we started last night."

"Um, Tigress, I don't think that-"

"Shhhh." She said as she put a finger to his lips, "Don't interrupt this."

"But Tigress! Look…" Po said as he motioned for her to look up.

She did and found the rest of the five and Shifu all staring at them. Tigress just froze, clearly flustered. She slowly got off of the panda and stood up,

"Tigress?" Shifu asked, "What exactly were you doing?"

"Um, ya about that… See I was just-" Shifu interrupted her

"I understand. Po! Come with me, I think we need to have a chat."

"Uh-oh." Po grumbled as he followed Shifu out the door. Tigress gave him a sympathetic look.

"Good luck!" Mantis called after him "Hope you don't die!" Everyone laughed except for Tigress, who was worried about Po. She decided to follow them and listen in.

Po and Shifu walked to the kitchen, where Shifu instructed Po to sit down.

"Po, you must realize what this is about?"

"Um, nope not a clue!" He chuckled nervously.

"Po, I know that something is up between you and Master Tigress, so why don't you tell me what's going on?"

"Between me and Tigress? Nothing! Er, something. OK fine! Me and Tigress kinda… like each other."

"Ah, as I suspected. You know what I am going to have to do now don't you?"

"Oh please don't kill me! I'm soooooo sorry for liking your daughter!" Po said, terrified. Shifu walked over to him but before he could say anything Tigress stepped in the room and stood between him and Po.

"No dad." She said, "We love each other. I would spend the rest of my life with him! If you can't accept that, well then that's your problem."

"But Tigress-"

"No! I'm not going to let you hurt Po."

"Tigress…" Shifu said in a soft voice. "All I was going to say was that I give Po my permission to date you."

"You what?!" Both Po and Tigress exclaimed

"You heard me. I'm glad that both you and Po are happy. Tigress, I know you've liked Po for quite some time now. I may be old, but I am certainly not blind and I can clearly see that you act differently when you are around Po. Even though I am very protective of you, I still want you to be happy. And you seem to be quite happy with him. He makes you laugh, and he makes you smile. I'm proud of both of you."

"Oh, thank you father!" Tigress said as she embraced the red panda. Shifu just smiled.

"Now remember Po, if you do cause her any harm, I will probably kill you. Just remember that."

"Of course! How could I ever hurt her? I love her." Tigress smiled and stood up next to Po and took his paw in her own.

"Now go train you two!" Shifu said. "And by the way, no more romantic gestures in the training hall! Understood?"

"Yes sir!" Po called back as they left the kitchen, both happy that they would now technically be allowed to be together.

At dinner that night, Tigress kept looking up and smiling at Po, as if to remind him of their 'meeting' up at the Pool of Sacred Tears.

After dinner was over, Po climbed up the mountain to the pool to meet Tigress. Once he got up, he realized that she was nowhere to be found.

"Tigress? Tigress where are you?" He called out, but no reply. He then heard a purr coming from behind a rock.

"Tigress, come on out I can hear you!" He went over to the rock and looked behind it, but there was still no sign of her. Suddenly, an orange and black figure came from behind him and tackled him to the ground. She quickly pinned him as his guard was thrown off.

"Hello, Dragon Warrior." She said seductively. "No interruptions tonight, it's just us."

"Well what are we waiting for then, kitten?" Po said as he set his lips onto Tigress' as she wrapped her arms around him. She purred very loudly as she returned the kiss with equal intensity.

They kissed for a while longer and then Tigress broke the kiss and looked at Po with a concerned expression.

"Po?" She asked.

"What's wrong?"

"Aren't you nervous for the dance tomorrow? Everyone will have their eyes on you, the Dragon Warrior, and when they see you with me…"

"What do you mean?" Po asked, now clearly concerned.

"Well, most people fear me. They see me as a monster. Everyone looks up to you. You're the savior of China! I don't deserve you Po, and I'm afraid that everyone else will think that too. It'll be embarrassing to be seen with me."

"What! Are you kidding?" Po said as he was surprised at the feline's lack of self-confidence. "I don't deserve you." You are going to be the most beautiful girl at the dance! Every guy will want to be with you!"

"Oh come on, Po. You know that every guy in the valley is scared to death of me."

"They just don't know you like I do. Once they see you at that dance, every girl there is going to be jealous of your beauty and every guy will want to be with you. Trust me, everything's going to be fine, and if you get too uncomfortable, we can just leave!"

"Ok." Tigress said. She now started to smile. "Thank you Po. I'm sure the dance will be fine. But enough about that, we can worry about it tomorrow. Right now, I just want to enjoy the moment."

They kissed some more, and then just looked up at the stars with Tigress wrapped tightly in Po's arms. They fell asleep like this, and both of them stayed up at the pool for the rest of the night, enjoying their alone time together.

Tomorrow would be a big day for both of them, but not everything would go the way they thought it would. That was for certain…

Well I hope you liked it! I'm sorry for my lack of frequent updating, but ill try to get back into it in these next few days. Again, check my profile for info regarding my current projects and updating times for this story and future stories as well. Also, please take a minute to review. It means a lot to me. Thanks again!