A/N: WOO! Here's chapter 3! :D I'd love to thank MrSimba593 and KungFuPandaFanatic for giving me some ideas for the story. Thanks guys! R and R! :D I don't own KFP.
Chapter 3 – The Vacation begins
Po and the others ate a wonderful dinner, they had sushi with tea and for dessert they had banana splits for each of them, they talked and exchanged jokes with one another and having a great time, they can't wait for the vacation, Po's holding in all of his fears so Tigress wouldn't worry, he knows vacations remind her of the earthquake disaster on their last vacation, Po prayed to the gods above that a disaster wouldn't occur on this vacation. Shifu told Tigress to have some fun on this vacation, she knows to do so, but she's not the vacation type. After some dinner they went to bed, Po bunked up with the guys while Tigress and Viper bunked in their own room and Shifu slept on the couch.
"Hey Po," said Monkey, "We can stay awake and tell ghost stories!"
"Nah...I wanna sleep," Crane groaned, "I need rest..." Monkey wanted to protest but Po's snoring cut him off, they looked to see he'd fallen asleep right when he laid down on the bed.
"I guess he's hibernating this year," Monkey said, Crane groaned while Mantis chuckled.
Po's snored echoed through their room, Shifu groaned while the girls covered their heads with their pillows, it was a pretty restless night for them, especially the guys they went into the den and slept out there while Po's snores continued to echo. The next morning, the sun is beginning to rise, Po opened his droopy eyes and yawned, pretty loudly too. He slumped out of his bed and landed on the floor with a thud. He laid there for a few minutes before he stood up and decided to go get some air out on the balcony. He rubbed his eyes as the flashback of the nightmare came to his mind, he cringed in fear, hoping nothing would go wrong. He walked out onto the balcony and took in the sight of the mountains, the cool air was pleasant to his nostrils, but it would soon be warm. The air around felt damp but pleasant, Po began to relax as he eased the thoughts of the nightmare away, he didn't know that his feline had been leaning against the wall this entire time. She cleared her throat, Po gasped and whirled around, his eyes widened when he saw her in her white night gown, he's never seen her in her night gown before.
"Good morning, dumpling," she said with a smile. Po chuckled and said, "Good morning, lotus flower, what're you doing up so early?"
Tigress chuckled, "I was gonna ask you the same thing." Po smiled as he pulled Tigress in for a hug, her warmth always made the panda happy, Tigress always felt warmth and comfort in Po's arms, she hardly ever wants to leave his hugs, but it has to end at some point, Po pulled away as he put his hands around Tigress' waist.
"Are you ready for the vacation?" Po asked with a smile.
"Oh...um, I guess so..." Tigress said, Po understood why she's not as excited as the others are. Po told her there's all kinds of things they can do, hiking, swimming, relaxing in hot mountain springs, climbing up rock walls, and there's an eating contest coming up along with a dance.
They all ate breakfast, eggs and pancakes along with syrup, and they all got ready for their vacation. They changed clothes, Tigress found out Viper packed her swimsuit she just rolled her eyes in annoyance. She put it on and wore black pants with a new red shirt with dragon patterns on it over her swimsuit, Viper bought it for her, Monkey wore light blue shorts, Po wore a green shirt with blue pants, while Shifu wore a blue robe in place of his original robe for the vacation he put on his sunglasses while he smiled at the others.
"Well, is everyone ready?" Shifu asked with a smile. The others but Tigress cheered and Mantis shouted, "I'm gonna check out the sushi place! They're got great food!"
"Don't overexert yourself like last time," said Viper. Mantis rolled his eyes, "And I may just check out the ladies!" Tigress rolled her eyes on how Mantis can be sometimes.
"Crane and I are gonna go swimming," said Viper, Monkey smiled and said, "I'm gonna check out the eating competition coming up!" Shifu rolled his eyes and looked at Po and Tigress, "What do you two have in mind?" Po and Tigress both looked at each other, they didn't know what. They looked back at Shifu and Tigress said, "I guess we'll just find out what there is to do. Po's gonna show me."
"Remember to loosen up and have fun," Shifu reminded her, Tigress smiled and said, "I will. Thanks Baba." The Five and Po loved hearing Tigress being friendlier than before but still hardcore, they've all gotten closer ever since the Earthquake especially Tigress, Po and Shifu.
"Okay, you all go out and have fun, I'm going to do my own thing," Shifu said with a smile.
"Is it the tanning booth?" Mantis teased, Shifu glared at Mantis, "Quiet Mantis! You don't want a beating like last time!" Immediately, Mantis shut up. Viper rolled her eyes while they went out to do their own thing. When they got outside, the warm sun shone down on them, the air is nice and clear, it's lovely, and the mountains are beautiful. Tigress admired the beauty of the mountains she wished she'd noticed the beauty of things in her early days.
"See you guys later," Crane said as he and Viper went to go swimming. Shifu went to do what he wanted to do while Monkey and Mantis went away to do their own things, leaving Po and Tigress. They looked at each other as Tigress held her arm.
"You know..." Tigress said, "I think you can go and do your own thing. I don't wanna make you sluggish on this vacation..." Po put his arm around Tigress waist, he smiled and said, "Tigress, I would rather spend this vacation with no one else than you. I promise you, that I will make this the best vacation of your life." Tigress was touched by Po's kind words, but the earthquake memories keep coming to her mind. Po's smile is so wonderful to her...she loves it. She smiled warmly at Po and said, "Okay...but I hope not to make you bored."
Po chuckled, "You won't! You're fun to be around! Come on! Let's hang out!" Tigress chuckled as Po grabbed her arm and began walking a little fast, Tigress smiled again, loving to see Po happy and excited. Po and Tigress walked around the village, they both held hands as they walked around the village, checking out things to see what they can do. They saw all kinds of food stands, many with different fruit made into drinks, Po and Tigress both got strawberry and banana and they were great. They walked through some more of town and find Shifu going into a tanning booth. Po chuckled and Tigress dragged him away before Shifu saw them. Tigress got herself some ice cream while Po got 3 bowls of it, he loves ice cream. Later, Po and Tigress got some lunch and Po came out cheering.
"Woo hoo! That was amazing, Tigress!" Po shouted happily.
"Po, we had some sandwiches and water," Tigress said, crossing her arms.
"I don't care!" Po shouted happily, "I'm just having fun with you, Tigress!" Tigress raised an eyebrow, "You're having fun with me?"
"Yeah! I enjoy being with you, Tigress! I always wanna hang out with you!" Po shouted happily, Tigress chuckled and said, "That's very nice of you to say, Po." Po chuckled as he put an arm around her, Tigress swatted away and whispered, "We're in public, Po."
"Oh, right," Po said, still happy as ever. Tigress only chuckled as she smiled.
"Hey Tigress," Po said, "There're other things we can do. I can take you swimming and we can go play some games here in the village. Or we could go climbing up a mountain."
Tigress chuckled, "Well, I think mountain climbing wouldn't be your thing," Po smiled and said, "Well, once we get up there, there're mountain hot springs! They're so relaxing and we can take the easy way, or the hardcore way." Tigress smiled on Po saying 'hardcore' since she's so hardcore.
"Po...I don't like...people seeing me in my swimsuit..." Tigress said as she frowned a bit.
"Come on, Tigress," Po said softly, "I'm sure you'll look fine." Tigress looked up at him and asked, "Do you promise not to laugh?" Po smiled and said, "I promise." Tigress seemed reluctant, but she agreed.
"I've got an idea," said Tigress, "Why don't you take the easy way, and I'll take the hardcore way? The first one up decides the next event."
"Oh! You're so ON!" Po said happily but in a competing tone. Tigress smiled evilly, they walked up to where the way to the hot springs are, Tigress was on the path going on the hardcore way and Po was going down the regular path.
"See you on the other side, Tigress," Po said with a smile, Tigress smiled back and then they began heading up the mountain. Po's path is a path just heading up the mountain, no obstacles or anything while Tigress has to climb up sharp rocks and on steep cliffs only few venture up the hardcore trail. Po's stamina has increased thanks to Tigress' training. Tigress continues to climb up and she and Po are neck and neck. Then, they both arrived at the hot spring at the same time.
"I win!" they both said in unison. They both looked confused, and then Tigress said, "I win, Po." Po shook his head, "I win." Before they could get into an argument, they decided to shake it off, and Tigress said, "Call it a draw?" Po nodded, "Call it a draw." Po smiled as he took off his shirt, leaving his pants on, the pants are his swimsuit! Tigress went behind a tree to change. Po patiently waited for her, he looked to see the mountain hot spring, the water is being poured from a cave and into a shoot that lets the water flow into the pools of hot water. He saw there're other people at the hot springs too. Tigress poked her head out from behind the tree, she looked shy, Po smiled brightly at her.
"Hey! There you are," Po said happily, "Come on! The pools are nice and warm!"
"I..." Tigress said, shyly, unlike her, "Po...I don't like revealing too much of myself to anyone...let alone...a guy..." Po crossed his arms and said, "Come on, Tigress. I won't laugh at you. You're my girlfriend, and I'd never make fun of you." Tigress blushed deeply, she's very nervous to show Po.
"Will you...not laugh at me?" Tigress asked, Po shook his head and said, "I promise, Tigress. I will never laugh at you. Please come, Tigress." Po smiled warmly at her, knowing Po, he's never told a nasty joke like Mantis, she took a step out showing her bare leg, Po gently urged her to come, and when she did, his jaw dropped at the sight. Tigress is in a bright red bikini, she blushed bright red. Po knew Tigress was a good looking woman before, but he didn't know how well her waist truly was. To respect her, he looked away after 5 seconds. He shook his head and said, "Tigress! Why were you afraid!? You're HOT!" Po clapped his hands over his mouth, not believing what he just said. Tigress blushed deeper and smiled at Po. She walked over to the hot spring and sank her body into the warm water. Po looked up to see Crane and Viper entering, and they slightly jumped when they saw Po and Tigress. Tigress saw them and sank deeper in the water to hide herself.
"Crane?! Viper?!" Tigress said, "What're you doing here?!"
"We finished swimming and wanted to come here," said Viper, "Why're you upset, Tigress?"
"Oh, nothing!" Po said quickly, Viper and Crane didn't believe Po, Viper saw Tigress had on her bikini, she smiled before she went into the hot spring with Tigress. Po and Crane went into another hot spring, leaving the girls, thankfully Crane didn't seem to notice Tigress in her bikini.
"I see you're wearing the new swimsuit," said Viper.
Tigress blushed, "Well...I do have a one piece for swimming...but this is for hot springs only..." Viper nodded and smiled, "I know you're a master of Kung Fu, Tigress, and you don't like wear anything too revealing." Tigress nodded before she began rubbing her shoulders, enjoying the warm water. So relaxing...as Po relaxed with Crane, the horrible nightmare he had swirled through his mind, he slightly cringed, he wanted to propose to Tigress, not even his friends know, except Shifu know that he's gonna ask Tigress to marry him.
Later that day, after enjoying the hot springs, they all got dressed and walked down the mountain. They entered the village and it's the dinner hour. Po's stomach rumbled, Viper giggled while Tigress smiled.
"Come on, big boy," said Tigress, "Let's go to the buffet for you." Po smiled brightly and said, "All right!" Po began running, he tripped and fell flat on his face. He got back up and Tigress led him into the restaurant, Crane and Viper decided to join them. Po walked up to the rabbit behind the desk.
"Good evening, sir," said the rabbit, "How many are with you?"
"Table for four people please," Po said with a smile.
The rabbit looked to see the others and she smiled when she say Tigress and Viper, "Oh, you and the bird have dates?" Po chuckled and said, "Maybe like a hang out, but yeah...maybe a date." The rabbit smiled as she lead them to their table, they all sat down and ordered water, well, Po ordered a chocolate drink. While the rabbit went to get their drinks, they all went to get what they wanted for the buffet. Crane got himself some noodles with oranges, peaches and a piece of chocolate cake. Viper got herself some dumplings with peaches, strawberries and some almond cookies. Tigress got herself some dumplings, tofu, and peaches, she's disciplined herself. Po knew he was in a restaurant and he got himself quite a bit of food, much bigger portions than the others, making them all laugh. Then the waitress came back with their drinks. They began eating and drinking. They talked with one another, having a great time.
"These almond cookies are amazing!" Viper said before she stuck one in her mouth.
"Not as good as Monkey's are they?" Crane asked, Viper shook her head. Po and Tigress smiled at one another, having a great time. After they had eaten, the sun is still up, Po looked to see it was six o clock, and the sun wouldn't be setting until eight. Po smiled, he gently grabbed Tigress' arm, she looked at him.
"Yes Po?" Tigress asked.
"Hey, how about we all go for a swim? The sun will be setting in a couple of hours, and I'd love to swim," Po said excitedly.
"Po..." Tigress said, Viper slithered up and said, "I wouldn't mind swimming again. How about you Crane?"
"Oh, I don't mind either," Crane said with a smile. They all looked at Tigress and their eyes are pleading with her to join. She tried to stay strong, she sighed and said, "Let's go..." The others cheered and they began walking over to the lake. When they arrived at the lake, Po got another sense of Déjà vu since it looked exactly like it did from his dream, the golden sun shone on the calm lake with the mountains' silhouettes surrounded the sun. Tigress came over to Po, she's not as embarrassed this time. Po looked to see she's wearing a one piece black swimsuit, but she didn't notice that it was a tight fit bringing out her womanly figure.
Oh, is she awesomely hot or what! Po thought as he smiled at her, he brought her in for a hug and she hugged back. Po picked her up bridal style, catching her off guard and then he jumped into the lake with her. They both broke from underneath the water, Tigress shot a glare at Po.
"Don't do that again," she said, annoyed.
"Sorry," Po apologized, "I just wanted to have some fun with you." Tigress' face softened and she shook it off.
Then Po and Tigress began swimming alongside each other, they both chuckled as they did so, Crane and Viper swam with each other too. Tigress laid on her back and began swimming backwards while Po playfully chased her. He caught up to her and wrapped an arm around him, she removed his arm and swam underneath him, playfully pulling on him as she did so. She came out from underneath him to see he was gone. She called out his name and then he came out from underneath the water right in front of her, giving her a quick kiss before he began swimming away. Tigress swam after him while smiling, she's having fun! Po and Tigress climbed up the floats and slid down them once they got to the top, they slid down a slide into the water, they swam underwater with the beautiful fishes, the sun began dipping lower making the sky pinkish, Po and Tigress popped out from underwater and saw the beauty. It's so beautiful. Next, they along with Crane and Viper played 'Freeze tag' in the water, they all chased each other while laughing, and even Tigress laughed some. Po caught up with Tigress, he wrapped his arms around her, even though his arms are wet, his hugs arm warm and cuddly. They both smiled at one another before they both passionately kissed one another, having enjoying their day.
After they has finished swimming, the four figures got out of the water, grabbed their towels and dried themselves off. Tigress smiled to herself, she's having the vacation of her life so far. (A/N she still has her one piece swimsuit one) Then she felt a paw on her shoulder, she turned around to see a handsome leopard with amber eyes looking at her with a smirk.
"Hey there, hottie," he said, kissing her paw, "And what's your name? My name's Deming."
"Uh...my name's Tigress," Tigress said, not liking the way he's looking at her.
"Tigress? What a beautiful name," Deming said, "You're very pretty. You wanna go get a drink?"
"No," Tigress said, holding in a growl, "I've already got a boyfriend, and I don't go out with strange men." Tigress began to leave, Deming put his hands around her waist and said, "Oh, but no man's a match for Deming." Tigress' eyes widened in anger, she held in a snarl and broke free from Deming, "I don't want you. I've already got a true love." Tigress picked up her things while Deming played with her tail, she softly snarled and he said, "You know, Tigress. You and I could make a cute couple." Tigress snarled.
"In your dreams, not ever!" Tigress said in an angry tone. Tigress stomped away while Deming smiled dreamfully, thinking, "Oh, you will be mine, Tigress." Tigress made sure Deming wasn't following her, she met up with Po. Before he could say anything, she told him about Deming.
"What?!" Po shouted in an upset tone, "He put his hands on you like that?!" Tigress nodded, "Yes Po...I'm concerned..." Po wrapped his arms around her and whispered, "Don't worry, Tigress...I won't let anything happen to you..." Tigress nodded as she snuggled with Po. Deming saw she was with a panda. How can she be in love with a fat panda?! Jealousy filled his eyes and he went away. Po and Tigress broke from their embrace, Po offered to carry Tigress' stuff for her, but she said no. They began to walk away. Po noticed that Tigress' arms weren't down and he decided to have a little fun. He began poking Tigress' waist, she jumped.
"Po! Don't do that!" she said, "I don't like that." Po stopped for a minute, Tigress calmed down and then he began poking her sides again. She told him to stop.
"Stop it, Po! I...EEEP!" Tigress jumped and squeaked while Po smiled evilly and said, "Tigress..." He began squeezing her sides again, "Go! Run!" Tigress began running with Po right behind her threatening to tickle her all the way back. Tigress opened the door to the hotel and ran into their room, shutting the bathroom door behind her before Po caught her. He began laughing while Tigress, in the bathroom began laughing as well.
A/N: Uh oh! It seems we've got someone after Tigress! What will happen? Please tune in for more! :D Oh, and I have a Bambi/KFP story crossover called Bambi's Kung Fu Adventure. It needs more reviews, so go check it out! :D
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