Hello people all over the world, Eddieboy here with the next chapter in my TigressXOC story. I'm sorry for nearly killing off Kio if that pissed anyone off. But if you think he deserved to die, let me know. I'll post the alternate ending.

ON WITH THE STORY!

Chapter 5

Kio was in Po arms, nearly dead and bleeding out. He blacked out around the time he hit the ground. "He's not looking too good." spoke Viper as she felt his chest. "Well, we must hurry. There isn't much time." said Shifu as the five, Po and Shifu entered the city with a beat down Kio. Everyone in the valley was staring at Kio's body and started to whisper. When they got to the hospital, medics took Kio out of Po's arms and into an ER. "We'll do everything in our power to save him." spoke the medic as he disappeared into the ER. The group was waiting outside the emergency room for about a good two hours, and started to worry. "What if he's dead?" asked Tigress with sadness in her voice. "Don't say that Tigress. I'm sure he's alright." spoke Viper with a reassuring smile. With that said, Tigress' eyes started to tear up and she ran out the door.

When she left, everyone had a strange look on their faces. "Po, go see what's wrong with her. She needs a real close friend right now." said Monkey as he eased him toward the door. Reluctant, Po accepted this impossible task. "Hey… is everything ok, Tigress?" asked Po concerned. "No I'm not ok, Po. I really feel that he's gonna die because of us." spoke Tigress as she started to cry. "It's not our fault Tigress. He was forced to try and kill us. And then he lied to us about it." said Po. "I know… but, it's somewhat our fault." sniffled Tigress as she wiped the tears from her eyes. "If he would have told us, he would be gone by now, out of our lives and we would probably be dead by now." said Po with an angry tone. "I think he deserves to die." spoke Po in anger. Tigress' facial expression changed dramatically when Po said that.

"How can you say that? You know you want him in your life, just as we want him in ours!" yelled Tigress. "…I know but… he lied to us all about his mission. And I think the gods shouldn't spare him." said Po quietly. "Guys, you might wanna get in here." said Viper. With that said, all three of them went back into the hospital. "Well, he's stable but still unconscious. He'll be alright in the next few days. It's a good thing that you all reacted when you did or else he would be dead right now." spoke the medic as he wiped his head away of sweat. "See, I told you he would be alright, Tigress." cheered Viper. Tigress began to smile slightly and chuckle.

In Heaven, with Kio

Kio had passed out and started to see white. "What is this? Where am I?" asked Kio, paranoid. "You're in the realm of the gods. You're in Heaven." spoke a silver tigress dressed in a gold and black kimono. "What do you mean 'heaven'? I'm not dead, am I?" asked Kio, confused. "Yes you are, young one." spoke a grey ox. Kio started to panic. "N-no… n-n-no, I can't be dead. I shouldn't be dead." said Kio. "Well, you're dead. And you can't change that." spoke a leopard with a sour look on his face. "Unless…" spoke the tigress as she walked over to Kio. "If you can prove to us that you belong on Earth, we will grant you your life."

The ox and leopard looked at each other in disbelief. "Surely you must be kidding. You never give second chances, ever!" spoke the ox. "I see something different in this one. I see that he belongs on Earth." said the tigress. "But does he see it?" asked the leopard. "Good question. Do you see it, Kio?" asked the tigress. Kio had a sad expression on his face. "I do, but I don't think I can accomplish it…" "And why is that?" asked the tigress. "It's just… I can never forgive myself if my friends got hurt again." spoke Kio with despair on his face. The tigress smiled. "He sees it." The tigress opened her hand and blew a black dust into Kio's eyes. Kio was stunned as everything turned black and he passed out, yet again.

Back on Earth

Kio awoke in a lot of pain all over his body. "Guys, Kio's awake!" yelled Crane. Everyone crowded around the bed he was in and started to barrage him with questions. "What were you thinking, Kio? Taking on Tao by yourself?" Kio looked down, sadly. "I'm sorry. I didn't want anyone of you to get hurt." The room got quiet after he said that. "So… how long will I be in here?" asked the panther. "The doctor said you'll be back to full condition in a few days." said Shifu. He sighed in relief. "Good. Soon I'll be back on my feet." smiled Kio.

After the next four days, Kio was up and everyone was back in the Jade Palace. Kio was in the bathroom when Po came in. "Hey Kio, why are you still up?" asked Po. "… I couldn't sleep. I guess I'm just in shock that you guys still let me stay here with you." said Kio as he wiped his face. "Well, we still want you in our lives. We all do, especially Tigress." spoke Po. Kio just looked down with sadness in his eyes. "That's the problem." Po was confused. "What do you mean?" asked Po. "I feel if I let myself get close to Tigress, I might break heart." spoke Kio with a saddened ton of voice. "Po… I'm leaving in the morning."

Po was in shock. "B-but if you do leave, it'll break Tigress' heart." Kio looked at Po with a stern expression. "That's what I'm worried about." "Well, whatever you do, I hope you're ok with that decision." said Po sadly. With that said, Po left Kio with his choices. Kio left the bathroom and went to the Sacred Peach Tree to meditate on the matter. When he got to the tree, he saw Tigress sitting next to it. "Tigress, are you ok?" asked Kio as he walked towards her. "Oh, Kio." spoke Tigress as she looked back and got up. "I thought you were someone else." "Well, there's something I wanted to tell you." Tigress looked confused. "What is it?" Kio looked down to the floor, breathed in, and looked back at Tigress. "I'm leaving in the morning." spoke Kio with a sad expression on his face. Tigress was stunned. She couldn't believe what just came out of Kio's mouth. "Y-you can't be s-s-serious… we want you…" Tigress stopped herself before she said the next part. "…I want you…"

Kio knew what Tigress meant by that. "Tigress, you know that I couldn't do that to you. You're too valuable to me and everyone else." spoke Kio as he put his hands on her shoulder. "Plus, I could never be there for you as much as anyone here can, especially Po." (A/N: If you didn't know, this is the hint for my next Po-X-Tigress story. Don't worry, that story will have some smut.) Tigress thought about it for a moment. "I think you're right Kio. But, can you forgive us for nearly getting you killed?" asked Tigress. Kio just smiled. "I already have."

The next morning, everyone, except Po, woke up to the gong. "Good morning, master." everyone said as they bowed their head slightly. Shifu was ready to wake up Po, but noticed Kio was also missing. "Everyone, go in search of Kio. He must be around here somewhere." spoke Shifu. Soon after that, Viper had found Kio by the front door of the Jade Palace and alerted everyone else. "Kio, why are you all dressed up?" asked Crane. Kio was wearing a golden hooded cape with a black trim. "Sorry you guys, but I'm leaving." Everyone was in shock. "W-what do you mean you're leaving?" asked a scared Viper. Kio looked down at his feet and looked back up. "I feel that I'm a threat to all of you. I don't want you guys to get hurt because of me." explained Kio. "But we can handle it. I think you should stay." spoke Mantis. Kio shook his head. "No, I can't bear the thought of one of my friends getting hurt because of me." said Kio. With that said Kio turned on his heel and began to run on all fours towards the horizon.

Well, that's the end of my Tigress-x-OC story. Feel free to leave comments and make sure to stay tuned for the sequel to this story and my next Po-x-Tigress story. Eddieboy4427 out.