Operation: Get Together-Complete

"Kids," Tigress muttered as she laid down on Po's floor.

"Tigress, I said that you could sleep on the mat and I'll sleep on the floor," Po reminded her.

"How about you rest on the mat and we just talk," Tigress offered. Po shrugged and went along with the plan. So he laid on his side on the mat and Tigress sat up right on his mat too.

"I'm surprised this mat can hold both our weights. Yours is not the problem, it's mine," Po laughed.

"Not really surprising. You've lost a lot of weight since you've come back from the war," Tigress observed.

"Hehe, not that much," Po said patting his still round but a bit flatter belly. Tigress smiled. Then she chuckled. "What's so funny?"

"No, I was just remembering the reason Kiara's here," Tigress replied. She saw Po's questioning face. "Apparently, Zan heard about me being jealous before we became better friends and wanted to see if jealousy would work again. Turned about it didn't which baffled him."

"Why," Po asked.

"Well, you know me. I'm have a hot temper, easily set off."

"It's cooled a lot since we've become better friends," Po observed, "But how did you do, in Zan's eyes?"

"Well, he was surprised that I not only didn't feel threatened by Kiara, but actually seemed to like her."

"Do you?"

"Of course, she and I have some similarities. She just has a personality that I like." Po shrugged as he rest back again. "And I heard that she wasn't your type."

"Yeah."

"Why? She's pretty, seems very likable, lady-like-"

"Not what I'm really interested in. Again I have a type that I'm not really comfortable speaking about and she's not my type." Tigress looked at Po quizzically. Po propped himself on one arm again. "I mean sure she's pretty but I wouldn't say, 'Oh my gosh she's a goddess'. She's more of 'eh pretty'. I guess I'm not easily swayed by looks as I use to be."

"I can relate," Tigress chuckled. They fell silent.

"But if," Po spoke up, "I did decide to date her, would you feel threatened?" Tigress rolled her eyes.

"Like I said to Zan, your happiness is my happiness," She replied. Po smiled. "Would you do the same if I dated someone?"

"Of course. Like you, your happiness is also my happiness." Tigress smiled. They fell silent again. "Have you ever kissed Qiang when you were dating?" Tigress chuckled a bit.

"No, he was too shy to do it. As a result, I still haven't had my first kiss. I actually don't know what it's like being kissed," She said quietly and sadly. Po sat completely up behind her. Tigress turned around to face him.

"You mean like this," Po asked as he kissed her hand. Tigress chuckled.

"No, I've been kissed like that many times," Tigress replied.

"You mean like this then," Po said as he kissed her head. Tigress purred softly, making her blush. Po stroked her cheek to ease her embarrassment.

"No, Shifu kissed me like that when I was little."

"So you mean like this." Po kissed her on the cheek. Tigress blushed more but still held her smile and shook her head.

"Nope, Zan's kissed me like that when he could first reach me." Po pouted. "Aw, is someone jealous of my little nephew?" Tigress teased. Then Po looked at her with a nervous and loving look. Tigress fell silent.

"Then... you mean like this." And Po kissed Tigress right on the lips. Tigress froze and her eyes bugged out. She slowly came down from her shock and closed her eyes. She wrapped her arms around Po's neck. Po's arms slowly wrapped around Tigress's waist and played with her tail with his hands. Tigress happily purred as she felt Po's arms tightly around her. When they parted, their faces were red as ever. They leaned their heads on each other and spoke in struggled breathing.

"Yes," panted Tigress, "like that."

"Oh," Po said as he kissed her again. Tigress lifted her hips to straddling him and Po slowly rested back on his back they continued kissing. Once they parted, Tigress started to speak.

"Po...I know that we've been friends for a long time and I know that we agreed to not date any distracting relationships but I just want to tell you something and just know that you don't have to agree to not hurt my feelings. It's just-" Po kissed her again to shut her up.

"I love you too," Po replied daringly. Tigress's words were caught in her throat.

"Re...really?"

"Yeah, since I've come here I always thought you were the most beautiful and the prettiest." Tigress could see his expression change into a sad one. "But when Zan came I didn't think that you would go for someone like me so-"

"You dated Song," Tigress finished. Po looked ashamed but Tigress just pecked him on the lips and smiled. "That's the same reason I dated Qiang. I didn't think you would like someone rough around the edges like me." Po chuckled.

"I guess we both should have been more confident like Zan." Tigress smiled as she yawned. "Tired?" Tigress nodded as she rested her head on Po's chest.

"I love you, Po."

"I love you, too, Tigress."

The next morning, something in Zan told him to wake up earlier than most. He groggily got up and went through the barracks. He could see the silhouettes of Monkey, Crane, Viper, and Kiara shining through the silk panel doors. Then he got to Po's room. The shadow looked bigger than Po really was, way bigger. This concerned Zan because Po had lost some weight. He quietly peeked through the door of the Dragon Warrior's room and quickly shut it back. He had to suppress a scream of delight. He quickly made a sign on the door to give the two privacy, but it only provided laughs and giggles when people woke up.

When Tigress woke up, she realized that the floor was unusually warm. She looked down, saw Po, and remembered the words said last night. She smiled as she rested her head back, only to hear Po waking up. "Are we awake," Tigress asked with smirked. Po looked down at Tigress with a smile.

"We're not sure. Are we in love?"

"Yes we are," Tigress smiled as she kissed him again.

"Then we're awake, but we're very puzzled," Po mumbled. Tigress rolled her eyes as she got off of Po and gave him a hand. "Thanks. Now, do you want to keep this relationship a secret?"

"Let's try our best." Tigress grimaced, "I don't want the others to know just yet." But when they opened the door, they saw the sign that Zan wrote. It said 'DO NOT DISTURB! OPERATION: GET TOGETHER HAS BEEN FULLY ACCOMPLISHED!" Tigress and Po groaned.

"ZAN!" the two shouted.

"Uh-Oh," Zan muttered from the kitchen as the others laughed. "Here comes trouble. I might want to get out of here." But before he could get up, Tigress and Po popped into the kitchen, cornering him. "Oh dear."

"You have a lot of explaining to do," Tigress growled.

"Okay, okay. I saw you two resting together and I didn't want the others to disturb you two."

"But what about the 'Operation'," Po muttered.

"You might as well tell them, Zan," Shifu said.

"Well, it was a plan to get you two together. And it worked perfectly, didn't it? Or did Master Tigress just sleepwalk and end up on Po?" Everyone laughed, but Zan was the one to hush them. "Hey guys! That's nothing to laugh at. You shouldn't embarrass a relationship, that's what causes them to break apart." Everyone grew ashamed.

"Sorry, guys, we're glad that you're together," Viper smiled.

"Just make sure that this relationship doesn't distract you from your duties," Shifu declared. Tigress and Po bowed.

"Yes Master," They said.

"Good, and Po take good care of my daughter, or you'll regret it," He smiled going out the door. Po audibly gulped. Tigress rubbed his hand, reassuring him that Shifu wouldn't do anything.

"For some reason I feel my tenders being snipped off," Po whispered to her. She just chuckled.

"I can now go home," Zan sighed.

"Zan," Tigress warned. "Next time you do something like this, you're going to be in big trouble."

"I know, but from now on I'm quitting the love business," Zan smiled as he looked at Ai's blushing face. "I have my own things to care of."

"Well, it's nice to know everyone has found everyone," Viper smiled.

to be continued.