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Enjoy chapter 2!
Sān yuè èrshí…
Po couldn't be happier. Song actually kissed him on the cheek. "Just like last time…" He thought. And hugged him, a little into the hug, he felt Song tightened her grip on him, which practically sent him to the moon.
Finally, Song pulled back from the hug. Much to Po's disappointment. But his mood quickly changed when he saw Song smile brightly at him. "Oh, Po it's so good to see you again!"
"I know! It's been months!" Po smiled back, equally happy.
Viper and Crane shook their heads to get over what they saw. Viper scolded herself for being so surprised that someone would kiss Po. Viper made her way over to the Panda and Leopardess.
"It's good to see you again, Song." She said as she and Song bowed in respect for each other.
"Likewise, Master Viper." Song smiled. Crane approached.
"I don't mean to be to nosey, but, whatever happened to your last traveling band of performers?" Crane inquired.
"Oh, you mean the Ladies? Well, after I took over and led them down the good path, they seemed to be doing well. So, I left them under new management and left." Song explained.
"Ok, so now explain the circus part." Po said. Song giggled.
"Of course. About a month ago, money was starting to get tight, and then I ran into Mǎxì tuán and the other performers. Mǎxì tuán explained that his last dancer had to quit and he offered me the position and promised me full pay. So, obviously, I accepted!" Song said.
"It was a good thing, too!" Mǎxì tuán said appearing behind Monkey, Mantis, Tigress, and Shifu. Startling them a bit in the process. "Our circus was on the verge of becoming bank-rupt! Then Song came in and saved us!" Mǎxì tuán noticed the startled expressions on the four Master's faces. "Oh, did I startle you four?"
"Sorry about my friend there. He's a couple of dumplings short of a full plate, if you know what I mean." Song whispered to Po. The panda chuckled at this. "Well enough about me, what has the awesome Dragon Warrior been up to lately?" Song said, smiling flirtatiously at him.
Po just smiled. "Oh, nothin' much. Just doing what I do best, being the most awesome Dragon Warrior, ever!"
Viper and Crane couldn't help but smile at each other at their friends' antics. Sure, he had saved the Valley on more than one occasion, but he had endangered it too. It was so obvious that Po was trying to impress Song, Viper and Crane decided to help him out a little.
"Go ahead Po; tell Song about how you used your Heroes Chi to defeat Ke-Pa." Viper nudged her friend.
"And if Song doesn't want to hear that story, maybe you should tell her about the time you trained Prince Xi'an Po in Kung Fu." Crane nudged Po. Said panda, was now blushing.
Song giggled. "I would love to hear both stories if Po has the time…"
Tigress, being fed up with this leopardess, walked up to her friends and put a hand on Po's shoulder. "Apologies, Miss Song, but we don't have time. We have to get back to training. Right Master?" Tigress turned to her Master for assistance.
Master Shifu thought about this for a moment. He glanced at Viper and Crane who were looking at him expectantly, Tigress who kept stealing angry glares at Song, and Po who looked saddened at the fact that he would have to back to training but cheered up when Song smiled at him.
"Actually Tigress, I was going to give you all the rest of the day off." Shifu told his students.
"What?" The five and Po asked in unison. Po, although, was more happy then surprised by this news.
"Well, that plan backfired on me." Tigress thought.
"You all have worked hard today, so you have earned the rest of the day off. But I expect you all to train twice as hard tomorrow." Shifu said. And Po, as he and the rest of the Five bowed in respect for their Master, he could've sworn he saw Shifu give a small smile toward him.
Tigress, a tad bit angry that her plan backfired, walked away. Followed by Monkey and Mantis.
Viper and Crane smiled and winked at Po as they followed their Master toward the Jade Palace. Po remained where he was. Song was smiling up at him, her violet-blue eyes sparkling. "It looks like we have the day to our selves, Dragon Warrior." Song said happily.
"It looks like we do." Po smiled as an idea came to him. "How would you like to spend the rest of the day with me? If that's ok with you, that is. I mean if you have plans and all-"Po blabbered.
"You mean, like a date?" Song blushed.
Po, who turned beet red, began to blabber again. "Well, I-uh, I mean if you have other plans, I could come back some other-"To shut him up, Song kissed Po on the cheek again. "Time…" Po sighed happily.
"Po, I would love to go on a date with you." Song said.
"You would?" Po asked. Song nodded. "That is… AWESOME!" Po said happily. Song laughed at this.
"So, Po, where should we go to start our date?" Song asked. In response, both her stomach and Po's growled. Yet another idea came to Po.
"I know the perfect place we can go for dinner! C'mon!" Po laughed grabbing Song's hand and pulling her along. Song was laughing the entire time.
With Tigress, Monkey, and Mantis…
The three masters walked in silence. Neither one of them felt like going back to the Jade Palace just yet. After walking for a little longer, Mantis spoke up.
"Anyone else getting a bad feeling about this Song chick?"
"Don't get me wrong, I like to see Po happy, but I just don't trust Song." Monkey said.
"I agree. How do we know she just isn't using Po again to try and steal something?" Tigress asked her comrades.
"Hey guys, look!" Mantis said pointing to Po and Song, who were laughing about something, running into Mr. Ping's Noodle Shop.
Tigress narrowed her eyes in their direction. Monkey and Mantis noticed this but didn't think anything of it. Then, Monkey spoke up. "You know, Master Shifu said we had the day off."
While Tigress raised a brow at him, Mantis motioned for him to continue.
"Nothing saying we can't shadow Po and Song. You know, be there to help him if Song starts to show signs of… Well, you know." Monkey said.
Mantis pondered this for a moment. Then smiled. "I'm game. What about you, Tigress?"
Tigress was pleased immensely with the idea. But, she held her composure. "Agreed. We stick to the roof-tops though. That way we won't be spotted."
"That's a good idea." A new voice said. The three masters turned to see Mǎxì tuán standing behind them, eating a bean bun. Tigress, Mantis, and Monkey gave the fox odd looks.
"How long have you been there, exactly?" Mantis asked.
Mǎxì tuán shrugged. "I don't know, 'bout a minute."
"Don't you have a circus to run or something?" Monkey asked
"Oh crud, I do!" Mǎxì tuán exclaimed, dropped the bean bun, and ran in the opposite direction.
"That was… interesting." Tigress said.
"There's something wrong with that guy." Mantis said as he, Monkey, and Tigress hoped onto the roof-tops and ran toward Mr. Ping's noodle shop.
Once there, they spotted Po and Song, sitting at a table in the middle of the restaurant. They spotted Mr. Ping approaching them.
Tigress, with her exceptional hearing, was able to pick-up on the conversation while Mantis and Monkey were just left to guess what was going on.
"Hello son, it's good to see you. Who's your friend?" Mr. Ping asked.
"This is Song; she's a performer in the circus." Po said.
"It's nice to meet you, Song." Mr. Ping said shaking her hand. He leaned over to Po. "She's very pretty. Is she your girlfriend?"
"DAD!" Po shouted nervously, blushing. Song just blushed a bit and giggled.
"I was just asking a simple question." He set down two menus down in front of them. "Just holler when you're ready to order." He said walking back to the kitchen.
"You're dad seems nice." Song smiled.
"Yeah, hold on to that thought." Po muttered. Song just laughed and shoved him playfully.
Nothing really interesting happened during the rest of their meal. Except when Po and Song once again started to eat the same noodle. Thus, bringing them closer and closer until they were at kissing distance with each other, but Po just kept eating and instead of kissing Song, ate her head.
Tigress, Monkey, and Mantis just gave the Panda surprised/odd looks, not that he could tell. Song, having done this before, just kept hitting Po on the head until he opened up.
When he did, her head was covered in salvia. Tigress, in all honesty, was expecting the leopard to start yelling at the panda. But to her surprise, Po and Song just started laughing as if someone just told a funny joke.
"Uh, what just happened?" Mantis asked.
-Time Skip. After Po and Song's meal-
After paying his dad, Po walked out of the restaurant with Song on his arm. He was in the middle of telling the story of how he defeated Ke-Pa. Song listening to every word intently.
Unknown to the couple, the three Masters were still shadowing them from the roof-tops. Monkey and Mantis making quips about Po and Song and snickering at their own jokes. Tigress, on the other hand, was watching the couple intently. Her claws fully extracted.
Just as Po was finishing up his story, music started to be played. Couples began pairing up and going out to dance in the Valley's center square. Song smiled brightly and asked Po if he would like to dance.
Though they were too far away for her to hear, Tigress could still tell what they were saying. Po was saying he couldn't dance and Song was begging him to go do it. Po once again refused in a polite yet shy way. And Song just smiled and said she would show him how to dance, and then she grabbed his hand pulled him out into the crowd.
Tigress was surprised Po would actually go along with it. But, the again, she has had a lot of surprises today.
"Let's just go, you guys. Nothing interesting is gonna happen anyway."
Monkey said.
"You're probably right man. But I'm still going to keep an on here." Mantis said.
Tigress wanted to stay longer and keep observing there so called "Date" but she also wanted to keep her façade up. So, sighing in annoyance on the inside, she stood up. "We speak no word of this to Po or anyone else. Understood?" Tigress asked.
Monkey and Mantis nodded but Mantis spoke up. "How come you looked directly at me when you said that?"
Monkey just laughed as the three Masters made their way back to the Jade Palace. Tigress, vowing she would keep a very close eye on Song.
Later that same day, with Po and Song…
Po and Song had a great time. Aside from the meal they shared and Song dragging Po out to dance, they went for long walks, visited various food-stands, and played many games the circus had set up. All in all, these two had what could be considered the best date ever. It was now close-to-sunset and Po was walking Song back to the camp site the circus was staying at until the end of the festival.
"Po, I had a wonderful time with you." Song beamed.
"I had a pretty awesome time with you, too." Po beamed right back.
"Well, here's my tent." Song said as she and Po approached a small red tent. "Will I see you around, anytime soon?" Song asked.
"I'll be around, helping my dad in the shop and with the festival, you know how that is." Po said.
"Speaking of the festival, you already know I'll be dancing in the Opening Ceremony." Song started.
"Yeah?" Po asked.
"Well, I was just wondering if you were going to… you know… come watch. Because it would really mean a lot to me." Song said. Her eyes locked on Po's.
"Of course I'm gonna come watch you, Song! Why wouldn't I?" Po smiled.
Song smiled. "Thank You, Po."
Po just smiled in response and then looked up. He frowned slightly when he realized it was sunset, he would have to return to the Jade Palace. "Well, looks like I got to go."
Song was also saddened by this news. "Ok, I'll see you soon." Song started to walk toward her tent and Po started to walk toward the Jade Palace, but Song turned around. "Po, wait!"
"Yes?" Po smiled as he turned around.
"I forgot to give show you something." Song said as she pulled out a scroll. It was the exact same scroll Po gave her when they last saw each other.
"You kept it!" Po said.
"I told you I would treasure it." Song smiled. "Well, good-night Po."
"Good-night, Son-"Po was caught off guard when Song kissed him. But not on the cheek this time. He was surprised by it at first, but soon just melted into it.
To say these two felt fireworks would probably be the biggest understatement of all time. These two's lips were burning with the intense heat and passion of the kiss.
But, all too soon, the two had to part so they could breathe. While Po was smiling like a complete and utter love-struck idiot, Song sighed happily. "Pleasant dreams, Dragon Warrior."
"You too, Song." Po sighed happily as Song seemed to float to her tent.
Po, still looking completely love-struck, sighed and started his trip back to the Jade Palace. "Woah, I've got to be the luckiest panda alive!"
With Song, in her tent…
Song couldn't have been happier. She just kissed Po, something she wanted to do for a long time. She sighed happily as she flopped down on her mat. "Woah, I've got to be the luckiest leopard alive!"
With Mǎxì tuán, in his tent…
Mǎxì tuán sat on his mat, eating a plate of bean buns. "Woah, these have got to be the best tasting bean buns ever made!"
Yeah, in case you haven't guessed it yet, Mǎxì tuán going to basically serve as the comic relief for this story.
Next chapter, we get to see The Five and Shifu's reactions to Po's… well… you'll just have to wait and see.