69Hey guys! I'm new to the fandom of KFP and TiPo - I've been lurking the fandom for a while reading various fanfics of these two. This my first fanfic, so please don't be too harsh with me. I was told before I was a good writer and I've been obsessed with these fanfics lately - the ones with the pairing of Tigress and Po, who would be so good together - so I decided to try this out myself!Also, I don't own Kung Fu Panda or the CW Flash; these are where I get some of the quotes from, like when Shifu says "Young love, never fails to amaze me." Other credit goes to another fanfic writer, and the writer's story "The Power of Love" it was the best one I've read so far. I just saw how it would fit in my story too I don't own it. With TiPo, there have been hints many times of their affection in the movies, and here's how I think it should blossomand how I would do it as the ultimate TiPo love story.Tigress will have a big change when she realizes her feelings, finding inner peacewhen her and Po get together; it will be romantic due to the hardness of her heart melting away, followed by tons of sappy romance and adventure!Well guys here's the first chapter of this story; I hope you like it! There will be friendship at first, before it becomes love - action is coming soon it will be violent but then peaceful. So, without further ado, the story ;)
*Sunrise at the Jade Palace*
It was a foggy, but sun-shining morning at the Jade Palace; the sky was turning pink, purple, and yellow as the sun rose up. It had been two weeks since Po defeated the peacock, Shen.
Meanwhile, in the barracks, everyone was sound asleep until *Gooooong* the morning gong went off and everyone rushed out of their rooms, even Po for once, and greeted their red panda master.
"Good morning master!" they said in unison.
The red panda smiled. "Good morning indeed, students! Now, you all know that today is your day off and you don't have to train unless you want to, so please, enjoy yourselves today!" he said kindly leaving the room, clutching Oogway's staff.
"Yes, Master Shifu!" they all said in unison again.
Everyone headed out on their own into the village except Tigress and Po. Both looked at each other, relieved to see the other alive after Shen.
"I'm surprised that Shifu's still letting us do this - ready to have some fun, buddy?" Po said, smiling as he looked at the hardcore, yet gorgeous tiger.
"You bet, Po." she said returning a smile. "But first I'd like to train a little - care to join me?" she asked holding out her orange paw.
"Sure Ti, anything to spend some time with you… after I nearly lost my best friend." Po said, taking her paw in his and looking down with a sad expression like he was about to cry.
Po recalled the scene in his head when Shen had shot Tigress with the cannonball as she pushed him out of the way, saving him but hurting herself as she went flying through the air. Po's heart broke as he remembered his best friend and secret crush getting hurt; it was a horrible memory.
"Cheer up, Po - don't be sad, I'm ok now. Sustained a few broken ribs, but other than that I'm alive and I'm not leaving you anytime soon!" she said, smiling warmly and trying to cheer him up.
"Thanks, Ti; I don't know what I'd do without you." Po said with a slight smile. "When you got hit and I saw you floating on that piece of wood… it tore me apart. That's when I knew I had to find inner peace and defeat Shen; I had to do it for you, Ti." Po said, looking up at his friend.
Tigress then remembered the moment Po was shot with the cannon before her; the pain she felt seeing Po get hurt and thinking he was dead had broken her. A depressed look came over her, and Po squeezed her paw seeing this.
"I don't know what I'd do without you either, Po. When you got shot, I felt like a part of me died... I'm so glad you're ok. Now, let's go train a little." she said with her normal expression returning, blushing at how tight the panda was holding her paw.
"What is this warm feeling again, and why are my cheeks so warm?" she thought to herself, looking at the panda.
Before Gongmen city, Tigress had been feeling something different around her best friend Po, and she couldn't understand what it was. She craved to be around him, hang out with him, and to be close to him. This feeling was entirely new for her, and she found herself smiling more around him; every time he flashed his usual signature smile, she would feel her cheeks begin to warm up and her heart flutter.
"Ok, let's go!" he said with a smile as he ran from the barracks into the training hall with the tiger stumbling behind him, still holding his paw.
Over the months with Po living in the Jade Palace, Tigress and Po became very good friends. Though Tigress didn't like him at first when he arrived, they soon became close friends and the panda started to have an effect on Tigress that no one else did. The hardcore tiger started to open up more to everyone - the four and others - becoming friendlier and more sociable. She was still hardcore, but before she knew it, the walls she built up around her heart from her past hurt and pain at the orphanage started to crumble down. For the first time in her life, the tiger had someone to call her "best friend." They both knew with one look if anything was wrong with the other, and they told each other everything…. Well, almost everything!
*In the Training Hall*
A flurry of kicks and punches assaulted the wooden warriors as Tigress and Po blocked, punched, and kicked the automatic rotating arms. Tigress was far off while Po punched and blocked his wooden warrior, deep in thought, looking at Tigress.
"Man, she's so beautiful, smart, and graceful and amazing… and her Kung Fu is awesome! How will I ever get to be with a beautiful creature like her?"Po thought to himself sadly, cheeks slightly flushed, stealing glances at the hardcore tiger fighting the wooden warrior.
Po had a crush on Tigress since he was a teenager, and after the defeat of Shen he realized that it wasn't just a crush. He was in love with her;deeplyin love with her. The thought of losing her made him hurt. But he was too scared to tell her in fear of ruining their friendship and getting beat up by his one true love. Po struggled within himself, deep in his thoughts.
"Why is this so hard!? I mean... there's no way she could...ugh! I mean how could she ever love someone like me: a big, fat, stupid panda who can never take anything seriously and always makes her mad."Po thought, feeling a few tears in his eyes, as he continued hitting the swinging arms with increasing ferocity.
Unbeknownst to them, a red panda was watching them in the doorway and he noticed Po stealing glances at the tiger and his flushed cheeks were easily visible on his white fur.
Shifu chucked to himself and smiled. "Young love, never fails to amaze me" he thought to himself. He continued watching them till Po caught his glance.
"Is everything ok, Master Shifu?" Po asked, stopping his training and Tigress doing the same as they bowed to their master.
"Yes, Dragon Warrior - may I have a word with you?" he asked calmly, and motioned with his hand for Po to follow. He turned and walked out of the Training Hall and Po followed him.
Tigress resumed her training, thinking, "Wonder what this is about? Hope he's not in trouble... again." she asked herself, also deep in thought.
*With Po and Shifu*
The red panda led him to the top of the Jade Palace roof; Master Shifu and Po sat down next to each other on the edge. A silence passed, and then Shifu began:
"Po, I've noticed your progress lately, and I have to say, I'm very proud of you. You've come a long way since you've been here… even with Tigress." Shifu said, smiling at the Panda.
"T-tigress? W-what do y-you mean?" Po nervously stuttered.
Shifu chucked and smiled at Po as he hit him across the arm with Oogway's staff in a playful manner.
"Owww! What did you do that for?" Po asked, looking at his master confused.
"You think I don't know how you love her?" Shifu said, looking at him with a smirk.
Po blushed a deep scarlet, and looked away, thinking his master was going to be furious. "H-how did you kno-" Po started, but then Shifu cut him off.
"Po, I've been around longer than you think, and I pick up on things like how you look at her when she's not looking or when she trains; I also see how close you two have gotten recently, and also how you put bits of tofu in her noodles just because she likes it." Shifu said, smirking at the panda who was starting to look a bit scared; the panda was assuming his master was about to explode with rage any second now. But to Po's surprise, Shifu suddenly started to reassure him.
"Don't worry Po, I'm not mad - you and Tigress both have my blessings completely when you two get together. I trust you." Shifu said, smiling at the now relieved panda.
"T-thank you Master Shifu! I promise I won't ever hurt her; I love her too much to harm her." Po said bowing fist-in-palm, relieved and happy at what his master told him.
"You're welcome, and I know you do, Po. I trust you, but my question now, is why didn't you pursue her and tell her your feelings?" Shifu asked curiously.
Po then looked at the ground sadly, sighing deeply before he began to explain.
That's it for Chapter 1, I hope y'all liked it! Tell me what ya think! Leave me suggestions! Idk why I'm talking like this! lol
-Tipofan4life