This is where Musaki tells the kung-fu masters about this recent family tragedy. Hope you guys like it!

Chapter 2: Urgent Family News

Musaki slowly walks back to the barracks of the Jade Palace, feeling as if a ton of emotional bricks have landed down on him after reading this tragic news sent by his grandfather. He wanted to keep this to himself, but knowing the rest, they'd find out before he could even plan to go. He made his way to his room, sat down on the mat and just let the tears flow.

Then, he laid down on his mat and just needed some alone time, hoping no one can intrude on him during this private time.

Then, he heard a knock on the door and it was like someone was gonna know what was up with him and he wasn't quite sure on how to tell the others about this recent family tragedy or how they'll react to it. He answered in a tearful voice, "Come in."

When he turned around for a quick second, he sees that it's only Monkey coming in the door and he was surprised to see Musaki's tears coming out of his eyes. He wasn't quite sure what was going on with him and he asked, "Are you okay, Saki?"

Musaki blinked a few times and some tears rolled down his face and he replied, "No."

Monkey puts his paw on Musaki's shoulder and then, he said, "Tell me what's wrong."

Musaki sat up for a second, wiping some tears out of his eyes and he replied, "I just received a letter from my grandpa and he told that my half-aunt and uncle...whom I never met before, but...wished I did...have passed away."

Monkey exhaled deeply over the loss and grief Musaki must feel and he said, "I'm so sorry to hear that, Saki."

He then reached out to him and hugged him tightly to just give him some deep comfort and he could see through Musaki's eyes that he wants to find out more about this and he said, "Are you thinking about seeing your family?"

"Yeah. I just don't know how everyone else will react when I tell them." Musaki said, with worry coming out of his voice.

Monkey could sense Musaki's nervousness about this and he said, "If it's that important to you, you should tell them. We do care about you, you know."

Musaki nodded his head a little bit and he stood up and Monkey went with him for moral emotional support as was gonna tell them the news. Suddenly, here they all are...in the kitchen just talking. Musaki took a deep breath and went up to them as he pulled up a chair to sit with them and tried to hide the fact that there were red spots from his eyes, hoping that no one noticed it.

However...someone who did notice was Viper. She could see Musaki's eyes being red all over and she felt concerned for him, knowing that he must've been crying. She went up to him and she asked, "Are you okay, Musaki?"

Musaki turned around and saw that Viper saw his red eyes and he tried to wipe it all over, but it was still there regardless. He bit his lip about what he was gonna say, but then the gentle touch of Monkey's paw on his shoulder assured him that everything will be okay. He took a deep breath and he said, "I received a message from my grandfather...about a recent family tragedy that occured."

Viper gasped in shock to hear the two words come out of Musaki's mouth and she said, "Oh, sweetie...I'm so sorry to hear that. Who died?"

The family tragedy apparently caught everyone else's attention and as everyone stares at Musaki, they could see his eyes looked red and puffy and mostly everyone suspects that he's been crying. Musaki sighed heavily and he replied only to Viper, "Someone in my family that I wished I had met. My half-aunt and uncle died of a fatal disease."

Everyone was surprised to hear this coming out except for Monkey and almost everyone was sympathetic towards Musaki and Po was the one who was the most sympathetic as he went towards Musaki and gave him a huge hug. He whispered, "I'm so sorry to hear that, Lil' Saki."

Mantis hopped over to Musaki's shoulder and he then asked, "Is it that serious?"

"Very." Musaki replied.

"Maybe it's a best idea to be there for your family during this troubled time in their lives." Shifu responded.

Muskai turned around and figured that Shifu had read this thoughts, though he;s not a mind reader but he can sense it through his voice. He then gives Shifu the scroll and as he read it, he could tell that it was tragic. Musaki then went on to say, "I want to take a week off to be there for my family and see how they're doing."

"Of course. I can see how family is very important to you." Shifu added.

That lightened up Musaki a little bit to know that he can go and by the looks on everyone else's face, he told them, "Family is the only thing I have and sometimes...family always comes first. Without them, who can be there for you?"

That definitely made sense to everyone to know what Musaki has just said to them that family is very important above everything else. As he walked out of the kitchen, Tigress stopped him for a minute and Musaki didn't feel like he was gonna be criticized and/or go through another one of her constant drama and instead, she reached out to him and gave him a hug for sympathy...which was a little weird for him.

She looked at him in the eye and said to him, "I hope that everything will turn out fine for you and your family."

Musaki didn't know how to respond after Tigress hugged him. Was this some trick she was plotting? Or was she really sincere about what she said? Either way, Musaki was still confused by this, but he actually didn't mind getting a hug from Tigress for sympathetic reasons and he said, "Thanks...I think."

Later that night, Musaki packed up most of his stuff to head onto Shanghai Secluded Valley where he'll stay there for a full week until the funeral. He sighed heavily thinking about the fact that this happened so quickly and that he never really knew his half-aunt and uncle that well. After he was done packing, Tigress came into his room to see how he was doing and she said, "You okay, Musaki?"

Musaki looked up and there she was...standing in front of his room to see how he's doing. There was an awkward silence brewing up between the both of them, not sure what they're gonna say to each other and he only said, "Fine, I guess."

Tigress let out a nervous sigh because she wasn't sure what to say to Musaki and it wasn't that much easy for her to give him words of comfort. She then said, "I see that you were a little scared after I gave you a hug."

"Scared? What do you mean?" asked Musaki, in a confused tone.

"It was like you didn't want to accept it. The reason why I hugged you was because you needed it to know that you need some support and even love after going through this, but also because I felt sorry for you to lose someone you care about...even if you haven't met the person that well." Tigress replied.

That kind of comment kinda connected with Musaki a little bit and then he told her, "I didn't mind the hug at all. It's just that I never expected you to do that for me. I usually thought that you never really cared that much for me...or my family for that matter."

"Because I kept myself from feeling anything because I didn't want you to think that I'm not as tough or strong as you think I am...or that I could care less. I do care about you, Musaki. I just wasn't sure how you'd react when you saw me like this." Tigress added.

Musaki still couldn't quite get what she was saying, although some of it were closely adding up. He then said, "What reaction you thought I was gonna give you?"

"That you'd reject me." Tigress admitted, with guilt coming out of her voice.

Then, it hit him...the reason that she hid her feelings so that she wouldn't feel rejected...or even felt like he would never give her a chance because everyone sees her as a monster. He blinked a couple of times and he said, "You thought that I wouldn't be able to give you a chance, huh?"

She nodded her head at that and it was kinda ironic to see that because from the beginning, she didn't give Musaki a chance either. He sighed and said, "Who cares what everyone thinks? You don't have to be all mighty and stuff to prove people wrong...even though it does work. But that doesn't mean you have to push away the people you love away."

"I know. When you told us that family's all that we have, I guess it stuck with me because I'm always afraid that they'll abandon me." Tigress said, with a sad tone to her voice.

Musaki wasn't sure if he was gonna comfort Tigress, giving their sibling rivalry from the past, but it was like they connected for some reason and he said, "No one's gonna leave you behind. The only thing you can do is just be happy around them and also don't worry about what others see of you. Just appreciate the time you'll have with them because you never know."

"Know what?" asked Tigress.

"One day...they won't be here anymore." Musaki finished.

Tigress immediately got what he said that if she didn't appreciate the time she had with the people in her life, she would lose them forever. She looked at him in the eyes and figured that every word he said to her made the most sense. Usually, Po would use his words of comfort and support to help her get through everything but coming for Musaki actually added more to it.

"I never actually thought of it that way." Tigress said.

She then gave him another hug and she held onto him tightly and to Musaki...this time it felt like he can slowly open up to her about anything and he graciously accepted the hug as he hugged her back. She stared at him and said, "Tell your family that all of us in the Jade Palace wishes them our condolences."

"I will."

All of a sudden, they could hear crying coming from the background and when they turned around, they could see that it's Po standing there and almost immediately, he went in and just squeezed them all with a huge choking hug.

"That was so beautiful!" Po said, bawling while squeezing both of them.

Both Tigress and Musaki were on the verge of losing air and Musaki said, "Let go of us!"

He quickly lets them go and Po said, "I'm sorry. I just got caught up in the moment."

Musaki lets out a heavy exhale and then turns to Tigress and said, "You wanna get him or should I?"

Tigress lets out an amused sigh and she responded, "Nah, we'll let him go...for now."

The next chapter is coming up soon, so I hope you like it!