A/N: Here's chapter two! Enjoy! I don't own KFP.
Chapter 2 - Shopping with Dad and finding the right ring
On the hidden 103rd floor of the Empire State Building, we see an elderly male tiger looking out onto the lit-up city of New York, the tiger wore a green shawl like Shifu and Oogway once had. The full moon glowed onto the city, and the One World Trade Center's antenna is pointing right up to the moon. The tiger's Tigress' father, he looked at a photo he's holding, a photo of him and Tigress' mother with Tigress as a baby. He sighed and looked out onto the city.
"I'm bringing you to me, my daughter," he said, closing his eyes.
He looked out onto the city again, and then a male pigeon came in. The tiger turned around and asked, "Ah, Zack, did you send the message?"
"Yes, Master Lao Hu," replied Zack.
"Good," said Lao Hu, "They need to get here quickly."
"I don't see why you need them when you got…" Zack started but Lao Hu intervened.
"My daughter is going to help me deal with that werewolf that tore me and her away from each other. That werewolf's going to pay for what he's done to me!" Lao Hu declared with anger in his eyes.
"Okay Master…"
"And when do you think the message will arrive?" Lao Hu asked.
"I sent it about 5 hours ago with Paul, and he should arrive at the Jade Palace by 8 pm at their time," explained Zack.
"Good," said Lao Hu, "I hope she gets here soon. We need to be ready for him. Go and tell the others to begin training right away.
Zack bowed before Lao Hu and said, "Yes Master Lao Hu."
Zack left his master, when he did Lao Hu looked back at the photo and stated, "You're coming to me, Jai-Li."
Later at in the Valley of Peace, on the One Thousand Footsteps, it's past lunchtime and Po is heading down towards the Valley, he's so nervous and excited about tonight. He's going to propose to his tiger lily.
"Okay Po, just stay focused and get the most beautiful ring you can find for her," he told himself.
He straightened himself up as he continued to walk down towards the Valley, he kept thinking about tonight, and what he's planned for his angel.
A little later in the Valley, Po has been walking for 10 minutes now in the Valley, he's looking around for the jewelry shop that should be close by.
"Stay focused, Po. Focus," he whispered to himself.
"Oh, Po!" a voice cried.
Po sighed and mumbled, "Oh no…" He then turned around with a smile on his face and said to Mr. Ping, "Dad! How's business?"
"Oh, it's going marvelously!" Mr. Ping exclaimed as he smiled, "Everyone's taking in the special today!"
"Hey, that's good right there," Po commented with a smile.
"I'm so happy to see you, Po!" Mr. Ping exclaimed as he still smiled, "What's my little panda doing out here in the Valley?"
Po slapped his forehead in embarrassment and said, "Dad, do you always have to embarrass me?"
"I'm always happy to see my little boy!" Mr. Ping exclaimed, "I remember when you were a baby and…"
"Yeah, great memories, Dad," Po said, cutting him off, to keep him from embarrassing him, "I'm on an errand right now."
"Oh, marvelous!" Mr. Ping said with a smile, "Is Shifu making you run errands for him?"
"Yeah…but I…" said Po, but Mr. Ping cut him off saying, "Oh, I hope he won't mind if I took you with me to do some errands."
"But Dad…" Po said, not wanting this.
"Now, now, now, Po, let's get shopping!" Mr. Ping exclaimed, "We're still noodle folk! Come on, son!"
Mr. Ping began walking the other way while humming a tune, Po sighed and then he began to follow his dad.
"Okay Dad, I'll come with you if we make it quick," Po said with a fake smile.
"Quick is my middle name!" Mr. Ping stated with a smile.
About two hours later, Mr. Ping is looking around for the proper stuff to make his famous dishes, Po is groaning as Mr. Ping searched.
"Dad, we've been here for two hours," Po groaned, because he needed to be back in time to prepare for his night.
"Now, now, son, we must find the right bean buns for the shop!" Mr. Ping said with a smile.
Po then pulled out some bean buns and put them into the basket Mr. Ping didn't see, the goose then said, "I just saw those." Mr. Ping kept walking as Po mumbled, "Sure you did." The goose led the way as Po followed, the panda was thinking about making a run, but he decided not to. Mr. Ping approached a bunny and asked, "Do you have any cabbages?"
"Sorry, all out," said the bunny.
"All out?!" Mr. Ping shouted, a little upset, "Look sir, I'm Mr. Ping, the owner of the noodle shop! And…"
"Dad, we'll get the cabbages another time," Po assured him as he put his hand on his dad's shoulder.
"Oh, fine. Come on, son," said Mr. Ping.
They continued to shop, Po looked at the list and they've only gotten half of what they needed.
"Dad, I seriously need to get going. It's a big night for me," Po said, upset that he isn't back yet.
"What night is that?" Mr. Ping asked, looking at him, "You don't want to tell your dad?"
"No, no, it's not like that," Po said, "I just need to get back to the Palace to meet with Shifu and…"
Mr. Ping turned around and said, "Then, what's the catch?" Po didn't know what to say, but he had to cover his proposal, or his dad will embarrass him.
"Well…uh…you see, Shifu and I are going to…to…" Po said, trying to lie, but Mr. Ping saw right through it.
"It's not something for Shifu is it?" Mr. Ping asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Well no…I mean! It's…no…I…" Po stammered.
"Po, I know when you're lying," said Mr. Ping, "Tell your ol' dad what's going on."
Po couldn't hold it back anymore, his dad kept his serious look knowing that his own son wasn't telling the truth. Po sighed and said, "I-I…I'm gonna…take Tigress…out…and I'm going to…to…ask her to…marry…me…"
"You're proposing to Tigress?!" Mr. Ping cried out of happiness.
"Dad! Not here!" Po said in an embarrassed tone.
"Oh, jolly day!" Mr. Ping declared as he smiled, "My little boy's growing up! And you've got the girl of your dreams waiting for you out there, Po!"
"Dad! Dad! People are staring!" Po said, embarrassed as he saw people staring.
"We don't need to do this dumb shopping! Let's go get you that ring!" Mr. Ping stated.
Mr. Ping began running, and Po couldn't do anything to stop him, and then Zan and his mother came up and Zan asked, "You're proposing to Tigress?" Po blushed deeper and then he nodded.
"Congrats, Dragon Warrior!" Zan's mother said with a smile.
"Yeah, congrats!" Zan said, also with a smile.
The people in the food stands and customers began clapping for Po, he was still embarrassed, but then he smiled. Then he ran off to find his dad.
A little while late, Po finally caught up with his dad, people were clapping for him that told him that his dad told a lot of people. The panda blushed deeply and then he told his dad, "Don't ever embarrass me like that again."
"Oh, come on, son. It's a happy day indeed for you. You need to spread the joy," Mr. Ping stated as he smiled again.
Po sighed and said, "Dad, let's just try and get the ring. I should've been back about an hour ago."
"I'll be sure that you get the right ring," Mr. Ping said with a smile.
"I know what I need to get, but thanks for your help," Po said with a smile.
"A father's always ready to help his son," replied Mr. Ping.
Po nodded with a grin as they headed in to the jewelry shop.
When Po and Mr. Ping entered the jewelry shop and saw there were so many rings, gemstones, earrings, and watches to choose from. Mr. Ping smiled and said, "We're gonna have a fun time searching."
"Remember Dad, I want it to be something special," said Po as he began looking.
"You got it," Mr. Ping said with a smile.
The panda and the goose began searching for the right ring for Po's special tiger.
"How about this one?" Mr. Ping asked Po.
Po looked at a ring in the case that his dad was pointing at, it was a silver ring with a sapphire in it.
"It is pretty," Po commented, "but I want to keep looking."
"Okay. Let's keep looking," Mr. Ping said.
They continued to search for the right ring, they came across wonderful rings, like golden rings with sapphires, or emeralds, or diamonds. Silver rings with rubies, or pearls, or even lapis lazuli. The rings were pretty, but Po still couldn't decide on which one to get Tigress. He went over to the more expensive rings and began to check them out.
"Hey, I could use this watch!" Mr. Ping said with a smile.
Po went over to see his dad looking at a nice golden wristwatch, it was nice and it could fit his wrist.
"That is a nice watch, Dad," Po commented with a smile.
"How much is this watch here?" Mr. Ping asked a cashier, who's a pig.
"Two hundred Yuan," said the cashier.
Mr. Ping held a honk from his beak and said, "Two…two hundred…Yuan?"
"How about we keep looking?" Po suggested.
"Yes, let's," Mr. Ping said, still shocked of the price.
The panda and goose continued to search, they looked at the more expensive rings that cost from 600 Yuan to 1,200 Yuan. They were so nice looking, you would imagine an expensive ring.
"Oh…" Po groaned, "I just don't know what to get her…"
Then another pig came over and asked, "Are you looking for a ring for someone special?" Po looked at him and said, "Yes. I'm looking for a ring for my angel."
"I know just the ring for you," the pig said with a smile, "Come with me."
Po and Mr. Ping began to follow the pig, after a minute, the pig pulled out a ring saying, "Ah, here we are." Po was amazed by the ring, it was golden with a diamond in the middle surrounded by three rubies that on each one has a Chinese character, displaying "My" "Special" "Angel", spelling out, "My Special Angel" and right on the ring itself it spelled out in Chinese characters "I love you." Po knew this was the one and he asked, "How much?"
"Twelve hundred Yuan," the pig answered.
Po almost had a heart attack, but he managed to keep himself from having one.
"Twe-Twe-Twelve hundred Yuan?!" Po asked, completely shocked.
"Do you even have that much?!" Mr. Ping cried.
Po sighed and said, "Yes I do, but it's all I got." The panda began thinking, he loved Tigress, and yet he'll spend all of his money on her. Then he decided that he loves Tigress more than money, he turned to the pig and said, "I'll take it." Mr. Ping almost fainted, that was one in a million, or something. Po gave the pig the money, and the pig put the ring in its golden case and wrapped it up for Po.
"Here's your ring, sir," the pig said with a smile.
"Thank you," Po replied with a smile.
Then Po and Mr. Ping began to walk out of the jewelry shop.
Po and Mr. Ping have made it out, Po examined the ring, and by looking at it, he could tell that the diamond and rubies won't come out easily, and the gold won't bend as easily because it had a protective coat over it.
"I can't believe you bought that expensive thing!" Mr. Ping cried, still shocked.
"Well, Tigress is priceless compared to this ring," Po said with a warm smile, "She's worth more to me than anything."
Mr. Ping smiled and said, "That's my boy. Oh, I'd better get back to the shop. Where'd you put the groceries?" Po pointed to them on a bench and then Mr. Ping took it and said goodbye to his son before he left. Then Po began to head back to the Palace, ready for his night with his awesome tiger.
A/N: That's it for chapter 2, let me know what you think! Oh and by the way, the Empire State Building DOES have a 103rd floor. It's hidden in plain sight and few are allowed up there.
