Here ya go! Another chapter up fianly. Ahhh, the snow makes it so much easier to write. Anyway, I hope you like it! After this, I will be uploading one more chapter and then I'm done with this story! Also, you can check my profile for info on this story, and future stories as well as update times. By the way, please take a minute to review the story! I always love to hear your opinions! Anyway, enjoy

BY THE WAY: there is a bad word in this story! I know that its T already, and I know it's only one word, but im just sayin dont be mad at me. I warned you! thanks again

-wolfgang walker

Chapter 3: The Dance

The day of the Quínglu Dance

Po woke up that morning, dazed and confused as to where he was.

"Tigress?" He said groggily as he looked over beside him, but the orange and black cat was nowhere to be found. She must have woken up early and gone down to the palace, as to not get caught for sneaking out, he thought. Then he realized that he was still up at the Pool of Sacred Tears. A feeling of dread quickly dawned upon him.

Oh no! Everyone at the palace must be looking for me!

He sprinted down the mountain at an incredible speed for a 300 pound panda. He ran into the Hall of Warriors panting. Shifu, Monkey, Mantis, and Crane were all there scurrying about. They were all carrying large boxes full of decorations for the dance.

"Po!" Shifu shouted, "Where have you been! We have been looking all over the palace for you!"

"Oh ya about that… Um, I was… training. Ya, I got up early to go train!" The five masters looked at him suspiciously. Of course they didn't believe him, but they didn't have time for the panda's antics today. They were too busy preparing for the nights big event.

"Ok Po, well help us out with these boxes then!" Crane shouted. "We've got work to do! The Quínglu dance starts in a few hours!"

"Alright, I'll help. Hey, but where's Tigress and Viper?" Po asked.

"Oh yeah, they said they were going down to the village to get some things for the dance." Monkey said in a sneeringly tone. "I wonder who Tigress is going with! She's never gone to the dance with anyone, ever! I feel bad for the poor guy that has to deal with her! He's gonna have a rough night!" They all snickered, all except Po, who could feel a rage building up inside of him.

The fact that they would just blatantly insult his Tigress like that irritated him beyond belief, but he knew that he couldn't get mad, or yell, or blow his top in any way. He prided himself on the fact that he never lost his temper at anyone, but Tigress was worth fighting for. But if he went off on Monkey, he would obviously suspect Po of liking her. He was slowly able to calm his rage however, and the levels of red hot boiling rage slowly receded within him.

The next few hours were very uneventful, as those hours consisted mainly of just fixing decorations in their designated locations. The dance would be held in the Hall of Warriors, so it was always the task of the furious five and the palace staff to accommodate the entire room with lights, food, music, and many colorful decorations. It was hard labor, but when they finally finished preparing the hall, they were very pleased with the end result. The hall looked perfect.

"Wow! It looks amazing! So, who's ready to have a partay! WOO!" Po cried while dancing around the hall like a maniac.

"Oh yea, that reminds me, there's only 30 minutes left until people start showing up!" Mantis exclaimed while he ran off to get ready for the biggest dance of the year.

The rest also hurried off to get ready for the dance. Po decided that he would wear his favorite pair of classy pants. They were black with a dark red dragon design down the side. Once he decided that he looked acceptable enough for the dance, he walked out of his room to go find Tigress when suddenly he heard a voice call from behind him,

"Po!" He looked back and saw Tigress' head sticking out of her door. She looked nervous. Very nervous.

"Hey!" He said happily as he ran up to her and placed a gentle kiss on her lips. "I haven't seen you all day! What were you doing all that time?"

"Well, Viper said that I just had to wear a dress for the dance, so she made me buy one in the village."

"Oh, awesome! Let me see it!" Po said, sounding like an eager child would sound upon opening a present on Christmas day. Tigress blushed.

"No, I can't. I look ridiculous." She said cruelly.

"Come on, Ti. Let me see it. Please?" Po said as he looked at her with an expectant face. She rolled her eyes.

"Fine." She grumbled as she slowly opened the door, revealing the rest of her body. She wore a long, red dress with a small silver design on the back. Po just stared; gaping at her in shock. Her beauty was almost overwhelming.

"Ugh, it's awful isn't it? I knew I should've just worn my training outfit instead." Tigress sighed.

"You look… stunning." Was all Po managed to say. He could almost feel the beauty radiating from her. "You're going to blow everyone away. You're going to make all the other girls at the dance look horrible" He said reassuringly. She blushed again, content that the dress at least looked good in the eyes of her lover.

"Oh Po, thank you. You look dashing as well." She said as she gave him a confident smile. "Let's go."

Po took Tigress' paw and held in firmly, and together they walked towards the hall. Po noticed that Tigress' paw was sweaty. Admittedly, so was his own, as he was slightly nervous about walking out with another Kung Fu Master in front of everyone. They finally made it to the entrance into the hall. They could see that the hall was completely packed. It seemed as if everyone in the valley was in attendance.

Tigress looked up at Po with another worried glance, but he eased her nervousness with one of his classic grins. He let out a nervous sigh.

"Are you ready, Ti?"

"You bet. Let's go, Dragon Warrior."

As soon as they both stepped out into the large room, time seemed to stand still. Everything moved in slow motion as Po looked around the room. He saw Mantis over at one end of the room; talking to some other praying mantises. He caught a glimpse of Monkey with a small bunny that completely dwarfed him. Po chuckled at the bunny's miniscule size. He also saw Viper, surprisingly dancing with Crane.

Were they a couple? Had they been keeping their relaptionship a secret too? Po wondered to himself.

He then quickly shifted his focus away from them as he started to see the stares. He looked over and saw an elderly goat glance over at them, and his mouth shot open in surprise. Soon, they attracted more and more attention to themselves as they walked to the center of the hall. Tigress' grip tightened on the panda's paw, cutting off the circulation to it.

He whispered to her, "Ignore them. Here, follow me." as he led her over to the dance floor. Now everyone was staring at them. No one dared say a word. They were all too stunned to say anything. Po could feel Tigress' hands shaking as she looked around and saw everyone's appalled faces. There were some musicians playing in the corner of the hall, and at the arrival of the two warriors, they started playing a slow song. Po and Tigress walked out onto the center of the room. Po put his hands gently on her waist, as she put her arms around his neck. They then stared into each other's eyes for a minute, and then started to smoothly sway back and forth.

Tigress rested her head on Po's shoulder as they continued to move to the music. After the initial shock of seeing the Dragon Warrior and Master Tigress together at the dance wore off, someone actually started clapping at them. It was a slow clap at first, but then quickly gained momentum as more and more people started to clap, until practically everyone was applauding them, save for a few disappointed girls who had been rejected by Po at the noodle shop just days ago. Once the applauding died down, everyone resumed dancing.

After the song was over, many people looked again at the feature couple of the night; seeing what their next move would be. They just ignored the stares, and enjoyed the dance. Tigress broke free from her emotional prison that night, laughing and making jokes with others, which was very… unusual for her.

Both Tigress and Po were having a great night. That is, until she showed up.

The two Kung Fu warriors were over talking with Shifu about famous ancient Kung Fu warriors, when someone tapped Po on the back.

"Who was that?" Po said as he spun around, only to find none other than Song staring him in the face. She quickly embraced him before he could say anything else.

"Po! Hey, I knew I'd find you here!" Song exclaimed. Tigress glared at her and let out a growl, but Song seemed to be oblivious to the female tigers distinct warning. "Hey, can we go talk over there Po? I really need to tell you something."

"Um, sorry I can't I hav-"

"Great! Come with me!" Song said as she dragged Po over to another part of the room. Po gave Tigress a look that clearly read help me as he was forcefully carried away from his Tigress. Once they were a long distance from the others, Song said

"Po, I just wanted to say that, well I never got to tell you how I felt back when we first met."

"Um, um ok cool, but right now I really need to-" Po started to say as Song cut him off again.

"I just feel like we were meant to be together. I really like you Po. No, I really, really like you." She said as she leaned in closer to Po,

"Wait, what are you doing Song?!" Po cried out in terror as she came even closer now.

"Come on Po, let's be together tonight. Just us"

She kept leaning in, even as Po was backing away. Truly he had never loved Song at all. He had once thought that he liked her, but realized that there was only one girl out there for him. Master Tigress…

Song kept backing Po up until he was flat against a wall. She kept on inching closer, and closer, and closer.

"No Song! We can't be together! I can't do this!" Po said desperately.

"Oh silly panda," She said with a smirk "You know you want to" and right as she was about to connect lips with the terrified Po, Tigress slammed her fist right into Song's jaw, sending her flying 20 feet across the room. The sound of the blow echoed along the walls of the hall. Song was out cold.

"No one lays a finger on him! He's taken!" She shouted. She then realized that everyone was watching her now. "Um, sorry about that." She apologized to the crowd. They just kept on staring. Some were snickering now at the unconscious leopard that was taking a little "nap" on the floor.

"I'm sorry Tigress!" Po said, "I wasn't going to kiss her, I promise. She was just all like, 'Po, I love you kiss me!' but I was like, 'no I don't like you!' and then she just went… crazy!"

"Po, I know you would never do something like that to me! And plus, that bitch had it coming." She said, "Now come here, panda." And with that she smashed her lips into Po's, making everyone in the hall go, Awwwww and, Oooooohhhh. Tigress didn't care however. They could have their opinions, but she was going to enjoy this moment.

The rest of the night went very smoothly, as Tigress and Po resumed dancing and laughing the night away. Po kept looking over at the girls who had been so eager to ask him out that day at the noodle shop, and they were just glaring at him and Tigress. Po thought it might be best to leave before another girl tried to start trouble with him.

"Hey," Po said to Tigress, "This party is dying down. Let's go back to the dorms and 'hang out'."

Tigress looked at him slyly. "Alright then, take me away panda." She said seductively.

They left the dance and went down to their dorms, not to be disturbed for the rest of that night…

Well another chapter! Yes, I know it took me a few days but I wasn't in the writing mood for the past few days. Also, the last chapter for this will be up in a few days but you can always check the profile for detailed update info. Also, please review! And thank you so much for reading!