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New Feelings, New Ambitions

Part 11

The world was gone. There was no Valley of Peace. There was no Jade Palace. There was only him. There was only them and this moment.

Tigress' whole being was intangible. She didn't know whether she was in the clouds, or far beneath the Earths crust, surrounded by the heat of the worlds own heart. She didn't care which it was either. All she knew was that she was kissing Po, and he was kissing her.

After their lips first made contact, every nerve in Tigress' body fired, making every last bit of her tingle with absolute ecstasy. Never before had she experienced a feeling so intense.

While her sense of the world beyond her were dulled, she could still feel Po's arms around her. Initially, he had frozen when she fist kissed him, but when he realized what was going on, he relaxed, and held her tight. He moved his arms up and down her back, almost massaging her.

Tigress pulled away gently. She needed to take a breath. When she opened hr eyes, everything was blurry and shifting, all but him. He was there before her, his eyes shining in the pale moonlight that was sifting through the thin paper walls of the barracks. She couldn't help but smile at him as he tried to grasp his bearings again, apparently he was just as dizzy as she was.

"Wooooaaaaahhh... That was..." Po's voice was almost slurred as he spoke.

"Awesome?" Tigress giggled at his goofy speech. She had never felt so... Not like herself. And it felt good. So what if she let her guard down for a moment. When she was with Po, she was safe.

She looked at Po, and he still seemed dazed. Reaching up, she placed her hand on his cheek. "Hey, I hope that was ok."

The words brought Po back to the real world. "Are you kidding?! That was like the best thing ever! I mean yea inner peace is cool and all, and so is being the Dragon Warrior but-"

Tigress had silenced the babbling panda by placing her lips on his once more. With his face in her hand now, she could pull him even closer. It was a simple kiss, but it felt incredibly deep. Tigress had never done this before, never opened up to anyone like this at all. Not even close.

She has always heard stories about the first kiss, and often wondered what it would be like. Sometime she even feared that if she ever did kiss someone, they would be disappointed with her abilities. However, judging by the sounds Po was making, a soft moan that barely escaped his throat, she could guess that her performance was making him happy.

The thought made her smile, and in doing so she found her lips being tickled by Po's, causing her to laugh quietly.

Po also felt the tickle and started giggling as well. This didn't help the situation as the vibrations from the both of them only made the tickling worse, which made them laugh even more. Eventually they were giggling so much that they had to break the kiss.

Tigress was still chuckling when she said, "I'm sorry Po, I didn't mean to make you laugh. It just tickled." She brought a finger to her lips and felt that they were still tingling.

"Oh please, don't apologize. That was great." Po laughed.

He was beaming at Tigress. The look he was giving her made her entire body fill with warm shivers, which made absolutely no sense to her, but she didn't mind at all, she loves this feeling.

"Hey is everything ok in there Po?"

Monkey's voice floating down the hall made both Po and Tigress jump a bit. They had each forgotten where they were and now wondered how loud they had been.

"Uuuuh yea Monkey. I'm fine." Po said with a cracky voice. "I just... Was thinking... About a funny joke my dad told me and I giggled. Sorry I woke you."

Tigress had to place her hand over her mouth to keep quiet. Po's voice was all over the place and it was strangely adorable.

"Ok man... If you say so..." Monkey fell silent once more.

Po turned his face to Tigress once more. "That wasn't funny." He pursed his lips and made a panda pout.

Tigress placed her hand back on his cheek, "Po, you sounded like a mouse at some points, and a rhino the others. It was..." Tigress searched for word, she wasn't used to saying such things. "...cute." She smirked.

"Did you just call me cute? Master Tigress of the Furious Five said the word cute." Po was almost about to start laughing again.

Tigress rolled her eyes, "Yes, I just said that. You know this isn't my... strong suit." You're the one who has always been able to convey your emotions and thoughts so clearly, while I... masked them and never tried to comprehend them. I guess I owe my epiphany to you, Po. I never would have been able to find this side of myself if I hadn't met you.

"Tigress, everything about you is strong, it's one of the reasons you're so completely awesome. For years, before I became the Dragon Warrior, I would read about you and the Furious Five, I'd see the paintings of your adventures, and I would just idolize you. You were always so fearless, so intense, and so compassionate for the innocents you were protecting. I always wanted to be like you." Po's eyes were latched on hers.

"Po..." Tigress stroked his cheek, "That's so... sweet. Thank you. I never thought that I could be a role model, but knowing that I was yours makes me happier than anything else. Thank you Po, I know when we first met I did not deserve you or your praise, but now I hope I have changed that."

Po smirked, "What do you think? You've somehow managed to become even more awesome!"

Grinning, Tigress brought her lips to his ear, "I think you might be a little biased now." She felt Po shiver at her words. I have no idea why I did that... but I like what it did. Tigress thought to herself. It was true, that action was definitely something new to her, but she doubtless enjoyed Po's reaction. She decided to try something else. "At least, you've got plenty of reason to be bias." She whispered, this time letting her breath caress the nape of his neck as she slowly lowered herself back in front of him.

Po looked as though as he was almost drooling, not much different from the time Mantis accidentally tweaked his facial nerve while attempting acupuncture. His eyes were glazed over a bit, and his mouth was a bit gaped, with his tongue almost sliding out.

Tigress almost giggled, she never knew you could do this to someone."Po? We should probably get to bed soon."

Her words, while quiet, brought Po back to this dimension. "Oh... yea, it is getting late." Po obviously looked saddened by this.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to upset you..." Tigress was worried that she had just ruined everything that had just happened Was I not supposed to say that? How does one end an encounter like this?

Po brought his eyes back up to meet hers, "Oh! No! Don't apologize, I know we should get to bed... and yea, I agree, just kinda stinks you know?"

Tigress smiled at the panda, "Yes, it is unfortunate, but we need our rest. But before we say goodnight..." She raised herself up one more time to bring her lips to Po's. This wasn't a long and deep kiss like its predecessor, but it still held passion.

Po's eyes opened slowly to meet Tigress' as they pulled apart from the kiss. Each having a little dazed look to them. There breath was heavy once more, and Tigress could feel her heart beating deep and fast within her.

"Well... goodnight Tigress. Sleep well." Po gave a warm smile as Tigress pulled from their embrace and backed away and towards her room.

Tigress returned his smile beneath her warm cheeks, "Goodnight Po, have pleasant dreams."

Once their hands had finally let go of one another, Tigress withdrew into her room, and looked at Po one last time. There eyes met, and it was obvious that neither of them wanted to be the first to close the door.

Tigress gazed at Po. So much had changed in just a few moments. And she couldn't have been happier. That was... amazing. "Goodnight Po... I'll see you tomorrow."

"Yea, tomorrow. Goodnight Tigress." Po smiled at her, and slowly slid his door shut. Tigress did the same.

Tigress was almost dancing as she got undressed. Wow. What a thing. I kissed Po, and Po kissed me! I cannot believe that happened. What will happen now? What will the Five think? Will we even tell the Five? I don't care, I'm just going to let myself be here in this moment.Tigress marveled at the heat coming form her body. She was just... happy. She threw herself onto her mat and just lay there naked. To warm to wear anything else. Po... Thank you.

Sleep found her quickly. And all her dreams brought her back into Po's arms.

-Bam! Part 11! Enjoy! Please review and give me criticism! So glad everyones enjoying this! Part 12 to follow soon, and things will continue to heat up and get even more cutesy and exciting!-