"Last five minutes before you'll need to be preparing for the games!" Kunku yelled to Tigress, who nodded silently before returning to attempting to untie a special kind of knot (key word attempting - so far, her work had proved fruitless). She was trying her best to distract herself from the night before, and the revelations, which led to her lying out flat across her bed (a far fancier version than the jade palace - Tigress didn't like it), staring into space for hours on end. Po had said he loved her. Though it might've only been for strategy... there had never been any romance before...
Hadn't there?
No, there hadn't. Tigress felt sure of that. Maybe it was a publicity thing... in which case...
Po had just made Tigress look like the biggest fool in China.
"Why didn't I see that sooner? GAH!" Throwing down the rope in the shock and anger of realisation, Tigress strode over to Kunku, who perched watching her actions intently, "Why do you think Po said... what he said in the interviews yesterday?" Kunku seemed to be intelligent and wise, so would probably help her make a better desicision than to run off and throttle Po right then.
"So the tiger's finally come round? And she certainly took her time..." As she growled, Kunku simply hovered a bit higher, just out of reach, as he squwaked down, "Well, in my opinion, I think he did you a lot of good. You were interesting enough, but your fierceness porbably scared any possible supporters in the games you might have. The rich are cowardly; if you seem cute and innocent, or loving, or something along those lines, instant sponsorship. If not, they probably will leave you. What Po did not only benefitted him, but you as well: he made you look lovable, hopefully not in the cute way, but in a romantic way. There are enough idiots in China to fall for it - the kung-fu lovers - which means you'll get more support, and a better chance. Before you go and try to kill Po, think about playing up the lovers angle in the arena. Otherwise, you probably come across as rebellious. Learn to act." And with that, Kunku flew off, leaving Tigress to follow him back to the centre. Crane and Monkey were already there, in an awkward silence. Kunku dropped back down to her eye level and murmured quietly, "When the games start, grab a weapon, preferably one you can use, some supplies, and run. I know you don't want to kill, so you'll have to outlive them. Besides, injuries from stupid fights aren't going to exactly help. Remember, there are creatures and old enemies in the arena - make sure you aren't near them, and for the sake of the gods don't fight. Think about alliances - the only ones I'd say are the snake and Po. The others are pretty pointless, and you'll end up killing them in the end - accidental or not. Basically, if possible, get away, and stay alive." Some of the eerie guards, whom Tigress had got used to seeing after having to live in the palace underground for a few days, came, and ushered Kunku away. As everyone started to turn up, the atmosphere got tenser and tenser. When Po arrived, it took all of Tigress' willpower not to slap him, hard. Eventually, everyone was waiting, when a chipmunk-doctor came in and injected all of them with a chemical solution before they had time to react. Not expecting this, but unable to fight back due to the sinking sensation, Tigress watched as the mysterious cloak-guy appeared. As their senses faded away, the last thing Tigress heard was the sing-song, "Can't have you knowing where the arena is and trying to escape. Wouldn't that be a tragedy - we'd have to kill you! What a waste, when we can watch you kill each other. But, time to go, nighty nights!" And then everything turned black.
a/n: VERY SHORT, not much time, sorry. In answer to Rosie's review, yes, I am keeping it very close to the books deliberately in that aspect, just because the love-triangle would be really fun to play out, and I love that part of the book (even though I am Team Gale and hate Peeta until he got 'Capitol mind-changed' in Mockingjay). Thanks, PLEASE REVIEW AND RATE OR I'LL DIE, and goodnight!