AN: I don't really know what to think about this chapter. It didn't turn out the way I want it and probably the way AlexFanatic10 wanted it. Do tell me what you think about this one! There is going to be another two chapers and...depending on what you think about this one I may change some things. Please advises, critics or anything you wish to see or another comment you may have are very welcomed.
Thanks to AlexFanatic10 who gave me the idea for this one. I really hope it turn okay and if not...well,l we can give it another try, right girl?
Enjoy!
This is what happens when you answer those questions
The Dragon Warrior had a dead wish.
Tigress noticed this after the many missions she had with him. Every time there was something endangering his life, sometimes it wasn't so bad. Some others made Tigress heart stop beating.
This was one of those times.
For a moment Tigress remembered the events that led her to Po's room that first night almost two years ago. He had been wounded as well, saving her life while acting like the hero he was.
Stupid Panda.
He needed to know he can't keep doing this. Things had changed and it was time for Tigress to tell him what those changes were. She couldn't keep the secret any longer.
Tigress sighed moving away from the wall she was leaning on, turning to her right to enter the room in which Po was resting. Just like every time he was hurt, Tigress usually evaded him and the others, it was easier than facing reality. A reality in which Po could have died and she could have lost everything.
Entering the room, Master Tigress had to admit she would never get use to see Po hurt. His face was filled with bandages, some of them with dried blood. His right eye was smaller than the left one, he had a deep cut from his cheek to his mouth and his left arm was covered with bandages.
At the side of his bed there was a big poster in it there was a painting of the Furious Five and Po in their usual fighting poses. With a smile Tigress noticed all of them but herself had signed it.
The room was small and there was one bed beside a night table with a big bowl of warm water. Po lifted his eyes and his face broke into a full grin as he noticed Tigress standing at the door.
"Tigress, I'm glad you came." For the Kung Fu Master it would always be strange the way Po seemed to light up every time she was near. The way he said her name or how he looked at her.
There was something in him that always made her feel special. As if she was the only thing in the world for him. It never failed to make her heart beat faster and stronger; to warm whatever coldness was left in her heart.
She smiled back at him, her own eyes gleaming in the darkness as she walked to him. Her smile quickly fell as she noticed the state he was in.
"It looks worse than it really is." He commented moaning in pain as he tried to move to a sitting position.
"Don't. Stay like that." She mumbled looking at him with a worry expression.
"I don't think I'm in the right shape for that. But if you insist…" There was a gleam of mischievousness in his eyes and Tigress couldn't help but snort and smile.
"Keep dreaming, Dragon Warrior."
"That's what I always do." Tigress chuckled while taking the green rag on the night table. Po glanced at her curiously, he was used to her being silent in the privacy of their rooms or those nights they usually scape to spend together.
Whatever had been going on between them has been a secret since it started. Well, technically it was a secret.
After being hit and pound by a very angry and irritated Crane, uncomfortable explanations were made and secrets were told. At least Po now had the decency to tell Crane. Po even got his friend a pair of ear plugs. So he could have a decent night's sleep.
And Po knew Tigress had mentioned something to Viper. The looks Viper usually sent Po's way were, sometimes, unnerving.
But as for Mantis and Monkey or even Master Shifu, none of them knew. Po shivered in fear every time he thought of telling something to Master Shifu. The Red Panda had already threaten him once to use a deadly Kung Fu Technique on him just because he suspected something…Po really didn't want to find out what Shifu would do if he knew things were happening between Po and Tigress.
"You look thoughtful," Commented Tigress who always seemed to have a fascination with Po's fur. Her hands moved up and down his stomach making circles while her eyes gave away a strange glint. Po gulped as he felt a shivered of pleasure ran through his back and every part Tigress touched.
"Did they hit you too hard?"
"Please, they were lucky I decided to go soft on them." Tigress lifted an eyebrow, amused by Po's antics. "I just couldn't …you know…"
"You couldn't let them get hurt with your head every time they hit you there?"
Po pouted looking like a child, "if you say it like that it sounds as if I wasn't doing anything awesome."
"Being pound several times by different kind of objects in the head is not awesome, Po."
Po tilted his head, narrowing his eyes he was trying to figure out what was happening to Tigress. There was something about her Po kept on wondering. From some days now she had been behaving strangely, but there was also a softness and…tenderness pretty unusual in her.
Not that she wasn't tender or soft, because she was. But it was reserved to those private moments between them, not in public and certainly not in front of the others like she had been doing the last few days.
Po really liked the attention; it always made him feel lucky to have the Master Tigress beside him. He felt honored she chose him to share this moments, to try and break all social rules established regarding partners. To be the one who brought that beautiful smile to her face.
Distract as she was, Tigress never noticed the strange glint in Po's eyes or the twitched of his lips. She did notice, however, as he seemed to fidget a little, small barely there noises of pain escaping his throat.
"Are you okay?" The expression of worry in her face almost made Po re-think his plan. But her tender hand on his arm and the soothing circles she was making with the other sent those thoughts away.
"Um, yes, nothing to worry about. Just the cut on my face is itching a little." Po bit his tongue and tried to scratch his arm as well. "Actually, these bandages are bothering me a little. I feel all itchy."
Tigress rolled her eyes as Po tried to scratch himself only to gasp in pain. "Stay still."
Po watched her with curiosity as she started taking the bandages from him. Each time she put one from him the wound in there would be visible. Red and twitching with traces of blood; some of the wounds were deep while some others were mere scratches.
This, however, never erased the worried expression from Tigress who felt her heart contracted at every wound. "This feels better?"
"Totally! Besides, you playing nurse make this even better." Po grinned widely at Tigress who couldn't help a small smirk on her face.
"Good, then let me clean these wounds before putting on some fresh bandages."
Po chuckled watching as Tigress took a green cloth and a bowl of water closer to them. "So…we never tried the nurse-patient game…"
"Seriously, Po? You're hurt." She mumbled slightly embarrassed at Po's words. Po merely smiled satisfied as Tigress grabbed the cloth and started cleaning his bruises.
Watching the seriousness on her face, the way she was trying him with such care almost afraid to hurt him made Po's expression softened a little. Almost immediately he remembered he had a plan.
He really blamed his recently playful side to Mantis and Monkey. Hearing them talk about their non-existent relationships was a good thing.
"Ow." He yelped in pain, flinching as the rag made contact with a big cut on his arm. Tigress stopped looking at him slightly alarmed. "Did I hurt you?"
"Uh, no…no it's okay." Tigress looked hesitant so she tried to be more careful while cleaning the wounds.
This process repeat for several moments. Tigress would clean certain cuts and bruises while Po would yelp or howl or gasp in pain. The Kung Fu Master was getting confused and exasperate. She really was being careful with what she was doing but, it didn't matter how she did it, Po always seemed to be in pain.
Maybe she was being really rough and hadn't noticed.
Looking at her hands she tried to brush the cloth lightly above Po's arms when the panda took his arm away. Again there was an intake of breath from Po and a pain expression on his face.
Hesitant, Tigress put the rag aside feeling guilty that maybe her attempts to take care of Po were only causing him pain. "Maybe I should put the bandages on?"
"Yes, sure." The causal tone on Po's voice made Tigress looked up with narrowed eyes. The Dragon Warrior blinked trying to look innocent.
The same painful process repeated itself. Every time Tigress would try to put the bandages or covered them Po would wince or moan making her doubt and trembled unsecure if she was hurting Po even more.
"Oh, uh…ow…"
"Okay, that's it!" She replied finally fed up with Po's expression of suffering. "I'm obviously doing this wrong, so let me call someone who may help you with this."
Po tried to sit up, this time hurting himself for real, "Tigress! No, wait…please…"
"What?" she turned clearly annoyed. She narrowed her eyes as Po winced holding his side while trying to sit up. Rolling her eyes she went to him, hesitant to even touch him for fear to hurt him.
"Okay, then tell me where does it hurt and what do you want me to do to make it better?" She said angry with herself, trying to make things right.
Po blinked, tilting his head to look directly at Tigress. It had been quite a while since they had been so close. With a soft smile turned into a pout he pointed his uncovered arm.
"Here, maybe…you could kiss it better?" He said playfully, really only to just make some comment. He gasped as Tigress tenderly laid him on the bed and leaned closer, brushing her lips against the wound.
"Better? Or does it hurt somewhere else?" she asked in a soft voice. Po was left speechless for a moment, pretty conscious of the position they were in. With a mouth slightly open he pointed his shoulder which Tigress proceeded to kiss briefly.
"Somewhere else?"
"I…I think…here." This time he pointed his cheek which Tigress nuzzled before kissing softly.
They looked into each other's eyes, Po clearly speechless and stunned while Tigress smirking at him. "So Po….does it hurt in some other place?"
Po nodded touching his lips and as his finger moved away Tigress leaned forward capturing his lips in a soft, sensual kiss.
As it was their habit, the kiss started rather innocently and slow. Only lips trying to get a taste of the other when suddenly Po would feel Tigress tongue pressing forward. It was just a matter of time for them to simply kiss harder and deeper, lost in each other's essence.
Master Shifu sighed tiredly as he neared the Dragon Warrior's room ready to see how Po was doing after arriving early that morning.
The Panda definitely had a dead wish.
Shifu frowned as he remembered Tigress reaction to the news. For some reason Tigress had claimed she wasn't available to go with the rest of the Five and Po to captured the bandits.
While it wasn't unheard of any of them staying behind, Tigress was usually shoulder to shoulder with Po. The red panda's frown deepened when he remembered just how closed Po and Tigress seemed to be.
It was a little unnerving if he was honest with himself the way there seemed to be something there but …well, it just there wasn't any physical proof. Ever since that incident more than a year ago Master Shifu had seen the signs and, either the both of them were daft and haven't realized what the other feel or…
…Or they were making up on a bed, alone in a room, with Tigress on top of Po.
Master Shifu stood there mouth wide open, left eyebrow twitching madly, eyes wide open, staff on the floor and a million thoughts running inside his head as he watched the two Kung Fu Masters separated themselves in a rather unfitting way.
Po sent Tigress away while Tigress stood up rather abruptly, flustered at being found out just like Po who was looking terrified as Master Shifu's eyes started gleaming with certain…stranger and dangerous gleam.
Silence filled the room and Po, not being able to stand it anymore, decided to speak, "so…mmm, Master Shifu! This is not what it looks like!"
Tigress rolled her eyes glaring at Po while Shifu looked sharply at Po, "Just tell me one thing Panda."
Po nodded his head obediently as Shifu neared him dangerously, "tell me Master Crane is wrong."
Po glanced at Tigress who looked just as confused as him. Had Master Shifu lost his mind due to the impression?
Gulping, Po decided to answer at the best of his capabilities, maybe that would save him the pain of being discovered while kissing the adoptive daughter of his Master.
"Well, M-Master...Crane is always right."