What's to See?

Tigress stormed out of the barracks into the open courtyard. "Tigress, please come back," Po pleaded.

"Grrr!" Tigress growled.

"I said I was sorry!"

"How could you do such a thing?!" Tigress exclaimed. Po sighed.

"I know I should have told you from the beginning and I should have gone away a long time ago but-"

"How long were you there?" Tigress asked. Po was silent. "Answer me, Po."

"About... ten minutes," Po replied. Tigress continued walking away. "Tigress, please. I didn't mean to. I was just... I wasn't thinking." Tigress stopped and crossed her arms. Po ran around in front of her, but she wouldn't look at him. "Tigress, I'm sorry. I honestly am sorry." Po finally said bowing his head in shame. Tigress glanced at the sad panda's look and sighed.

"Let me just ask a few questions," Tigress firmly said.

"Okay," Po replied a little scared of what she was going to ask.

"Did you plug up the hole?"

"Yes."

"And are you sure you're sorry?"

"Absolutely."

"And do you promise not to do something stupid like that again?" Tigress asked.

"I'll try my best," Po said. Tigress narrowed her eyes at him. "Come on, you know me." Tigress nodded. She did have to give him a little slack.

"Fine," Tigress said, then her scowl turned into a smirk. "And another question."

"Okay?"

"Did you like what you saw?"

"Yes, I mean! I didn't mean to sound... what I mean is." Po immediately stopped talking and seemed to shrink.

"What's your final answer, Po?" She asked. Po couldn't really tell if she was playing with him or sincerely asking. Po decided just to be truthful.

"Yes," Po squeaked in a cute high-pitched voice. Tigress chuckled as he turned a shade redder.

"That's all, Po," She smirked. But before she could leave the courtyard, Lillia and Maz came in. "Prince Maz, did you and your brother have enough time to talk?"

"Yes, and you don't have to be so formal, Tigress," Maz smiled. He noticed Po. "Why are you so red in the face, Po?"

"I DON'T ASK YOU IF YOU KISSED LILLIA NOW DO I?" Po shouted as he ran out of the courtyard. Lillia looked at Maz.

"Kissed me?" She questioned. Maz rubbed the back of his head.

"Just don't ask," Maz replied. "Anyways, my brother and I did talk about how the kingdom is doing."

"And?" Maz sighed.

"There's a saying that you can take the blacksmith out of the shop but it won't stop him from smelling like smoke," Maz explained. Tigress and Lillia seemed confused. "The point is that my people were slaves for a while and though some of them remember what it was like to be free, many of them still have a slavish mentality. If you can't change your way of thinking, you'll never be able to recover and succeed."

"That is very true," Tigress sighed, "If it weren't for Master Shifu teaching me that I wasn't a monster, I probably would have been the next Tai-Lung."

"And I would have to kill you, too," Lillia said. Tigress rolled her eyes. "There is a question I have for you Mazy," She smirked, seeing him flinch at his nickname. "Zora and Zander. Are they-" Maz started to laugh.

"No matter what Zander says, he is in love with that jackal," the lion answered. "They have been close ever since and even when Zora gets a little... irrational, they still like each other."

"How long has this... thing between them been going on," Tigress awkwardly asked.

"For about... Ten years now," Maz replied. Just then, Zeng came up into the courtyard hunched over his back.

"Zeng? What happened?"

"Po slipped and I was underneath," Zeng said.

"Ooo," Tigress, Maz, and Lillia grimaced.

"Yeah, on the bright side, he is losing weight," Zeng tried to joke. He limped to the Jade Palace. "I'll be in the hot springs if you need me."

"That is the thing about Po," Tigress sighed. "He's cuddly but also deadly."

"I can tell," Lillia said with a half smile.

"I should make sure that Po is alright," Tigress said, going down the steps. Maz decided he was going to go as well, but Lillia stopped him.

"Just a minute, you. What was that thing that Po said about you kissing me?" she asked. Maz was nervous.

"Well, ah... remember that time when I fell on top of you? He made a joke about how you left in such a hurry. So he thought that I... kissed you," Maz replied.

"Ah, so he was joking around. I think he's been repaid considering he just fell down the steps," Lillia smirked.

"Yeah," Maz said rubbing the back of his head again.

"Well, you better get going to Master Shifu's teaching before you run late," Lillia said.

"Right," Maz smiled. He accidentally ran into a pillar before finally making his way to the Hall of Heroes. Lillia chuckled at the lion's blunder. Maz just sheepishly grinned as he left. He tried over and over again to shake the thought in his head. "No, it's nothing. She's just my bodyguard that's all. I mean, we have become good friends, but-" Maz shook his head. "Just forget it."

Later in the day, Po came back up the mountain and ate by himself, but Tigress came in with a smirk on her face. Po tried to quickly rush out of the kitchen, but Tigress blocked his way. "Tigress?" He asked anxiously.

"Let's talk more about your studies," She grinned almost evilly. Po gulped.

"Why are you doing this to me?"

"Don't you think you deserve it for the bathroom incident?"

"I said I was sorry! Is me, falling down the steps and making a fool out of myself in front of Lillia and Maz not enough for you," Po argued. Tigress seemed to think about it. "Tigress!"

"Alright, I'll stop being so... confusing to you," Tigress smiled.

"Thank you," Po sighed.

"Excuse me, kitty," Lillia said pushing Tigress's arm up a bit so she could go underneath it. Tigress rolled her eyes. Lillia was starting to get too comfortable around her. They all sat down at the kitchen table.

"Well, I'm going to bed. Night Tigress," Po said, resting his hand on her back. His hand accidentally lingered and rubbed against a spot on Tigress's back that made her purr. Po retracted his hand back. "Oops! I'm sorry! I forgot about that purr-spot. My bad!" With that, Po ran to bed. Tigress looked at Lillia to see her smirk. Tigress grumbled.

"Say nothing," Was all she said to the lamb.

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