A/N: Heeerrreeee'ssssss chapter 3! Enjoy! I don't own KFP.

Chapter 3 - Disturbance and the Proposal

Later in the Sacred Hall of Warriors,Shifu is wondering where Po is. He should've been back an hour ago. He sighed and asked himself, "Where is that panda? He should've been here an hour ago." Then the Palace doors flew open, and Po came running in, he was out of breath.

"Po! There you are!" Shifu said.

"Sorry, Master Shifu," Po apologized, out of breath.

"What took you so long?" Shifu asked, raising an eyebrow.

"My dad caught me and took me shopping. I'm sorry," Po apologized again as he tried to get his breath back

Shifu sighed and said, "It's all right, Po. Did you get…the ring?" He made sure no one was around when he asked that. Po nodded and showed him the golden ring with the diamond in the center and the three rubies surrounding it.

"Oh, she'll love it, Po. She'll just love it," Shifu stated with a smile.

"I know so," Po replied with a smile, his voice normal, "She means more to me than anything."

Shifu chuckled and said, "I know she does. Well, I'll leave you to get ready. Tigress is in her room meditating. And as for me, I'm going to take a nap."

"Okay. I'll get started right away," Po said with a smile.

Shifu smiled and then left Po. Then Po looked at his ring, he just loved it. As he looked at it, loving it, he heard a voice ask, "What's that?" Po jumped and turned around to see Viper.

"Uh-uh-uh! Nuh-nuh-nothing! It's nothing!" Po stammered, trying to hide the ring.

"Po, I couldn't help but overhear the conversation," said Viper, "What's with the ring?"

When she asked that, she knew what Po was going to do. She looked at him and asked, "Are you going to ask Tigress to marry you?" Po knew he couldn't hide anything from Viper, and then he nodded his head. Viper grew a real wide smile, she was so happy for her friend. She then slithered over to him, hugged him, and congratulated him.

"Thanks, Viper," Po said with a smile.

"I'm so happy for you," Viper said in a happy yet quiet tone, "I won't tell anyone until you decide to."

"Thanks again, Viper," replied Po.

Viper nodded as she let go of Po, and then she asked: "What're you gonna do for the night?"

"Well, I'm gonna arrange a dinner at mine and Tigress' private spot," Po said with a smile.

"You could use some help," Viper said as she smiled a bit wider, "I'd be happy to help. Believe me, I know a lot about setting tables up for something like this.

Po smiled a bit wider, he was glad to have a friend like Viper. He then nodded and Viper exclaimed happily, "Let's get started!"

"Shhhhhh!" Po said desperately, his finger over his mouth/

"Let's get started," Viper whispered with a smile.

They both giggled and then they went to go set up the table at Po's spot.

In Tigress' room, Tigress is meditating, she is focusing on finding inner peace. She's been trying for who knows how long. Her paws were in her lap and she hardly made a move.

"Why can't I find inner peace?" she thought, pleading with the universe, "I feel peaceful already, but I can't help but feel that there's something bothering me. What is it? Please answer me."

She kept waiting for an answer, but nothing came, she then said in her mind again, "I don't know what's holding me back from peace. Please answer me." She focused again and then she heard a voice saying, "Are you sure that you're secure?"

"Wha-? You again? Who are you?" Tigress thought.

"That depends on your point of view, Tigress," said the voice, "You can't find peace because you're not peaceful. You're a tiger, tigers have uncontrolled strength and will never find inner peace."

"But I learned how to…!"

"No, you have not!" shouted the voice, "Your danger is far from over! You cannot escape, Tigress!"

Tigress then saw an image of the KAFTAR, he was muscular, and he had his black pants and spiked belt restored. Tigress opened her eyes while screaming. She fell off her chair and held her head. She began to sweat, what was that? This isn't the only time it's happened, it's been going on for the past couple weeks. Then the door to Tigress' room opened, she looked up and it was Tai Lung.

"I heard you scream. Are you okay?" he asked with concern.

Tigress scoffed at Tai Lung as she got up off the floor. She faced Tai Lung with anger.

"I told you not to enter my room!" Tigress said in an angry tone.

"I was just checking on my sister," Tai Lung replied in a calm and concerned tone.

"FOSTER sister, Tai Lung. Are you deaf? There's no need to check on me," Tigress said in an angry tone, crossing her arms.

"I'm just trying to figure out why you screamed," Tai Lung said.

"Get out of my room!" Tigress shouted, "I don't need your help! OUT! NOW!"

Tai Lung was a bit shaken from her voice, he then closed the door to her room.

In hallway of the Student barracks, Tai Lung began walking away from Tigress' room, he was just concerned about what's been going on with Tigress for the past couple weeks.

"Hmmmm…why won't she talk with me?" he asked himself, "This has been going on for the last couple weeks. I don't see why she'll explain to anyone."

Later in the Sacred Hall of Warriors, it's now nighttime and Po is out in the Sacred Hall with Crane, Viper, Monkey, Mantis, and Tai Lung. He'd told them about tonight, and they couldn't be happier for him and Tigress. But Po was still nervous.

"I don't know…what if something goes wrong and I'll ruin the proposal?" Po asked in a nervous tone.

"Don't worry, Po," Crane assured him with a smile, "I'm sure it'll go great. After all, she is the girl of your dreams."

"Besides, you're the Dragon Warrior, you'll do just fine," Tai Lung encouraged him as he smiled.

"Thanks for all of your encouragement," Po said with a smile, he turned to Viper and said, "And thank you, Viper, for helping me with tonight."

"It was teamwork," Viper declared with a smile, "The table looks great!"

"It sure does," Po said with a smile as he rubbed Viper's head.

"Oh Po, there she is!" Mantis said in an excited tone.

Po turned around and he was surprised to see what Tigress was wearing, she was wearing a red silk dress that shone in the light, her fur was nice, smooth, and as soft as a fluffy cloud. She had blue powder on her eyelids, her claws on her paws and feet paws were trimmed to perfection. She had on red lipstick, she even had on red sandals. She had on golden armbands to give herself some more beauty and finally she had a yellow flower behind her ear. She then began spinning around and asked, "Well guys, what do you think?" Everyone was speechless at the beautiful tiger before them, after a minute Monkey exclaimed, "You look dang awesome, Tigress!"

"No kidding about that!" Crane chimed.

"When did you get that dress?" Viper asked with a smile.

"I got it a few days ago, you know when Po told me about the special date," Tigress explained with a smile, "I decided to look nice for it. Since he told me it's a special night."

"And I'll make this the best night of your life," Po said with a smile, grabbing her shoulder.

"I have no doubt about that," Tigress said with a smile.

"Okay. Let's go, tiger lily," Po said with a smile.

"I'm with you, dumpling," Tigress said.

They held hands and they began to walk out, Po received winks from his friends, but Tigress didn't even notice. They headed out the Palace doors to have a romantic meal.

A while later, Po and Tigress had walked pretty slow to their destination, they enjoyed each other's company while on the way. Then Po stopped, turned to Tigress and said, "Close your eyes, Tigress."

"But Po…"

"Come on, Tigress. It'll be a surprise," Po said with a smile.

Tigress chuckled as she closed her eyes shut. When Po made sure she wasn't looking at all, he moved a bush and walked a few more steps. He then stopped and said, "All right, you can open them." When Tigress opened her eyes, she gasped at the sight before her. The table was beautifully decorated with fruits, bananas, strawberries, blueberries, oranges, grapefruits, and lines of grapes surrounding the fruit. There was steaming hot noodle soup, dumplings, tea, some bean buns, and there were candles on the four corners of the table. There were two chairs one on the opposite side from each other. The sight that caught Tigress' attention was two origami figures of her and Po in the middle of the masterpiece. After taking a few minutes to take it all in she asked, "You did all of this for our date, Po?"

"Well, Viper helped too," Po said with a smile, "She helped put up that beautiful cloth spread over the table."

"Looks like I've got another friend to thank for an awesome date," Tigress declared as she slowly smiled.

Po nodded and asked, "May I escort you to your seat?"

"Certainly, my dumpling," replied Tigress.

Po chuckled as he moved Tigress' chair so she could sit in it, when she sat down she scooted herself up towards the food, all looked so tasty. Po then sat down, smiling at his love, he then said, "All right, my love, dig in!"

"Way ahead of you, Po!" Tigress said with a smile.

Tigress and Po began to get themselves some noodles, dumplings, some fruit, tea, and a couple of bean buns. Tigress looked to see Po's portions were much bigger than hers. It made her laugh again like always and Po laughed along with her. They began talking with each other about their recent stories, Tigress told Po of how much she wished she could see her father. Po told her about the time he and Mr. Ping went to the noodle eating competition, and he won. They kept on talking about each other and each other's pasts. The thoughts of the Kaftar crossed through Tigress' mind a few times, but she didn't want to ruin such a romantic dinner. After thirty or so minutes have passed, Po and Tigress were sitting in their chairs beside each other, wanting to be close to their lover. The view of the Valley under the full moon was breathtaking, they loved to see the Valley at night like this.

"Thank you for the dinner, Po, it was great," Tigress said as she leaned onto Po's shoulder.

"I'm glad you liked it," Po said with a smile as he petted her head.

Tigress cleared her throat as they looked out onto the Valley, the Kaftar came to Tigress' mind again and she held her head.

"Are you okay?" Po asked.

Tigress looked over at Po and said, "Oh, I'm fine. I couldn't be better." Po smiled at Tigress, he knew that he could make her feel better than now.

"Tigress, I want to ask you something. Something very important," Po said, he was a little nervous as he was about to ask his question.

Tigress looked at her love with her angelic smile and asked, "Yes Po?" Po cleared his throat as he stood up, Tigress stood up after he stood up. Po took her paw and asked, "You know, this is a serious question. It's something very serious for someone like you. Tigress, I love you so much, and I can't go without you."

"I know, Po. I love you so much, too," Tigress said with another angelic smile.

To prove her point, she kissed him on the lips, the lipstick smeared onto Po's lips, making Tigress giggle, but Po didn't mind. Po took in a deep breath, he was very nervous, but he managed to keep his smile.

"Tigress, it's time for me to ask my question," Po said.

"I'm waiting for it," Tigress said with a smile.

Po then got onto one knee, making Tigress' eyes widen. Po pulled out the golden box and Tigress covered her mouth with her opposite paw while her eyes widened even more. Po opened the box and Tigress was awestruck of the beautiful gold ring, she saw "My Special Angel" Chinese characters on the ring and the "I love you" on the side of the ring. She was amazed by the ring altogether.

"Tigress, I can't spend one day without you, and you're the love of my life. Would you do the honor of becoming my wife?" Po asked with a smile in a hopeful tone.

Tigress began to cry tears of joy, she didn't know what to say. Po was nervous, had he done something to offend Tigress? His wonders anyway.

"Oh, Po, I-I-I don't know what to say," Tigress said as tears of joy streamed down her cheeks, "But I will be happy to be your wife."

She then put the ring on, pulled Po up and gave him a very deep kiss. They kissed deeply, all of Po's fears faded away knowing that Tigress accepted his proposal. They kissed passionately for about 5 minutes until they broke for air. Tigress laughed when all of her lipstick was on Po's lips and not hers anymore. Po began laughing with her too, it was amusing.

"You were right my dumpling, best night ever!" Tigress declared as she smiled.

"Do you feel better than before?" Po asked with a smile.

"You bet I am!" Tigress stated with a smile, "A lot better!"

They laughed and kissed each other again. They broke and Po said, "Let's go tell everyone about the news!" They began to walk off, and they jumped when they saw Zeng standing in front of them.

"Oh! Um…evening…sorry to interrupt…" Zeng said with an apologetic tone.

"It's okay, Zeng," said Po, "What is it?"

"We got a message from a far off place. It's for you, Tigress," Zeng said.

Zeng gave her the message, Tigress thanked him before he flew off. She looked at the letter and it was from New York City!

"Po, this letter is from New York City," Tigress said with wide eyes.

"Really?" Po asked in a shocked tone, "Who would send us a letter from that far?"

Tigress shrugged as she opened the letter and began to read it, she read from it, "My precious Jai-Li, I'm so relieved that you're alive. It's been 26 years since I've seen you last. I'm writing this because I need you to come to New York City to help me with a new evil that's coming. I've made arrangements to get you to the city. You'll meet me at the 103rd floor of the Empire State Building that's at the heart of the city. I hope to see you as soon as possible. Love, Father." When she finished the letter, her heart stopped for a second, her fingers became limp, and the letter fell out of her hands.

"What is it?" Po asked as he put his hand on her shoulder.

Tigress was speechless, she couldn't say anything. Po picked up the letter to find out himself, and then he gasped when he finished reading it.

"We've gotta go tell the others!" he declared.

Tigress agreed and they took off to the Palace, Tigress had to be careful not to trip on her dress.

A/N: Ah ha! What a great proposal! But now, Tigress has received the message. We'll see what'll happen next!