Holy crap a chapter! I thought you abandoned this story!?Well I did, and If you were still somehow interested in this little story, then here's a chapter for your. However, don't expect a chapter anytime soon, and if you do. Thank FireXGirl on wattpad for some inspiration.

Tigress suddenly went ballistic, a mighty roar emanated from her throat; almost making me fall out of my seat. The sound of her claws unsheathing echoed through my house, and when I saw her eyes I saw slits staring back. She got down on all fours and launched towards us like a speeding arrow. I reached for my knife on a little shelf connected to the bottom side of the table, but everything seemed to be moving in slow motion. So I could only watch as Tigress got closer and closer to what seemed like killing me.

Though I think Zhū dí had different plans.

The bunny that used to be beside me was now directly in front of Tigress with something clutched in her hand. I tried to get a better look but her hand moved unnaturally fast into Tigresses stomach.

Tigress let out a very painful gasp and fell to the ground with a thud, Zhū dí jumping down onto her back

Well... this is definitely a surprise.

Tigress was face first on the ground and groaning in pain as an excited bunny jumped up and down on top of her.

My mouth was wide open in shock at what I saw. The shortness of the fight surprising the hell out of me. I doubt even tigress recognized what happened because now she's on the floor groaning in pain.

I expected Tigress to win or at least put up a fight, but I guess the pilgrimage or whatever Zhū dí called it paid off.

Especially since she's basically doing something that would get me booted through a window.

Zhū dí looked down at tigress with a triumphant smirk.

"You shouldn't let your emotions get the best of you tigress, especially around me," she said warningly. Tigress groaning in response and Zhū dí jumped off of her, but not before playfully hitting her on the butt.

Oh yeah, I forgot, the same team thing.

Tigress started to growl again but it quickly turned into a groan. She looked up at Zhū dí who got back onto the seat next to me.

Tigress looked confused more than anything "W-what did y-you do to me?" she tried demanding with a painful stutter.

I looked over at Zhū dí next to me wondering the same thing

"I would tell you but then you could defend yourself," she said with a devious look. She looked over at me and mentioned me to move closer.

"Pressure points" she whispered quietly into my ear.

I smiled and straightened back up, trying to keep myself from laughing at Tigresses predicament, the shock of the moment wearing off.

"So Tigress, want any tea?" I asked while trying to hold back my laughter.

She suddenly glared at me with an intensity I've only seen from one other person. I quickly averted eye contact with her and held in my laughter. Tigresses gaze stuck in my head like a painting, and before long it suddenly turned into... hers.

A shiver went down my back and I looked down at the ground. Let's hold up with the teasing, I don't need to be reminded of... that again.

It took a few minutes but tigress was able to pull herself up off the ground. It took another few to make it into the chair across the table from us. And as Tigress situated herself, Zhū dí slide a cup of tea across the table to her. She looked down at it with a grimace but let out a tired sigh and carefully picked it up.

I slowly looked up at her to see she was drinking the tea Zhū dí gave her. A flash of... her, going through my mind again. Quickly looking back down at my own cup in front of me.

"Ok, what's up with you two, I haven't seen this much awkwardness between two people before" Zhū dí stated from her seat.

I looked over at her and let out a little chuckle "Tell me about it" I said before picking up my cup of tea and taking a sip.

Zhū dí turned to Tigress for an explanation but she also seemed unwilling to share, opting to take a sip of her tea instead.

"Fine, keep me out of the loop, but why are you here Tigress?" She asked, finally getting to the point.

Tigress turned to her with a tired look "I'm here under master Shifu's orders to protect him" she said with a surprising amount of lax. Considering she looked like she was about to kill a second ago.

I looked back up and at Tigress, noticed that the defensive posture she always had around me was gone. Her eyes were half-lidded and her tail was moving at an uncharacteristically slow speed.

I immediately turned to Zhū dí for an explanation.

"Oh don't worry, she's fine, she's just finally calming down," she said with a giggle.

"What?" I asked in confusion.

"Well, when I sensed her chi and it was very... let's say aggravated, most likely due to you. So a cup of tea with some very strong herbal additives should do the trick" she said while pointing at the cup.

Tigress didn't seem to catch on, or she did because she chugged down the rest of the tea in an instant.

I let out an amused chuckle and she didn't growl this time, but she did give me a look.

"So who are you protecting him from then," Zhū dí asked curiously while sipping her own tea. I looked down at my own tea and shook my head, I wouldn't be surprised if she put those herbal additives in all of our drinks.

"A feline from his past," she said in an uncharacteristically calm matter.

I groaned as she said that, the drugged up cat unable to keep her mouth shut about it. Zhū dí gasping in recognition and quickly turning to me, her eyes demanding an explanation.

I sighed and set my tea down, and hastily explained the events of the past few days.

_outside the valley of piece_

"I would never think to look here... such... serenity. To think that he hid here for years without me noticing is almost embarrassing" the lioness said calmly as she looked out over the valley. The setting sun casting a beautiful shadow across the village and the hall of warriors.

"Madam, four of the five along with the dragon warrior are currently patrolling the valley, we suspect the tiger is wit the fox... his whereabouts are still... u-unknown, inside the town" said a scout who tried his best to keep himself together in front of her, even though he was behind her.

I narrowed my eyes as I scanned the houses's throughout the village, any one of which could be holding my prey.

"You will not escape this time Mike," the lioness said quietly to herself.

"Should we start our assault madam" Commander Tanaka, asked respectfully.

"No, but make sure the wolves are in position" I ordered sternly.

"Yes, madam" Commander Tanaka stated respectively before leaving the lionesses small camp.

"Now… what about you… " I said slowly, a small growl laced in with my words.

She suddenly spun around, her eyes holding a deadly glare as she stared into the scout's eyes, the wolf to afraid to look away. The fire between them making the lioness seem even more deadly than before as the light and shadows highlighted her yellow eyes. She effortlessly took a step forward and walked through the fire, stopping directly in front of him and with a sick smile, slowly placing both of her hands on his shoulders.

The wolf let out a suppressed whine and the lioness growled dangerously, a few of the wolves kneeling behind them pissing their pants.

"I... would advise you, to find that fox... unless you want to be my new toy," she said with the lick of her lips, her claws unsheathing a digging into his flesh.

His face looked panicked and he quickly shook his head in agreement as he held back a whine of pain, the stories of those who displeased her frightening him to the bone.

"Good, now go" she ordered sternly, slowly letting go of the wolf's shoulders.

He seemed bewildered for a second, suprised that he got out of the hands of death, but he didn't stay to test his luck and he quickly ran around her and down the mountain towards the valley with his tail between his legs.

"Thatsss a firssst... " A snake said with a hiss as it slithered forward through the crowd of wolves.

"Don't expect my kindness to be lasting" I stated warningly before turning back around, walking back through the fire to overlook the village again.

"We need the troops if we're attacking the five's home," I said with a scowl, the mercy I just provided sickening my pride.

"Wellll then, letsss begin," the snake said with a sick smile of his own.

The snake and lioness overlooking their quarry.

Depending on this chapter's success, I probably won't update this story again. I know it's right before the big battle scene, but it's been a year plus since I've really wrote anything for it (Everything above this was written a year ago as well). So Whoever you are I hope you enjoyed this story, for however likable or disappointing it was.