A/N I decided to make my first AU drabble. Basically this AU takes place in modern time. Sooo ENJOY
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She sighed as she listened to the blaring alarm. She slowly turned on her side and slammed the alarm full force, shutting it up instantly. She got up and stretched while yawning. Clicking her tongue she got up to start her daily routine.
She turned on the light to her bathroom, as she squinted to let her eyes get used to the light.
She turned on the sink and picked up her toothbrush. She wet it in the water and put on toothpaste before she started brushing.
After finishing she grabbed some clothes and a towel and set them down in the bathroom. She got in, undressed and took a quick shower. Hopping out she quickly dried herself and started brushing her fur, making sure to get out all the tangles, once she finished she looked at her fur in the mirror and smirked to herself before getting dressed.
She left her room and grabbed her keys as well as her briefcase before heading out the door. She took a deep breath of morning air before heading down the stairs of her apartment. She started walking to her car when she saw something in the corner of her eye, she turned her head and saw a panda heading out of his apartment as well. She looked at the panda and thought,"huh he is kind of cute... No Tigress, you just got out of a relationship your not ready!.. but he looks sweet... god Tigress control yourself!" As she was having an inner warfare with herself she never saw the panda approach her,"Hello!" He said with a voice full of kindness. Tigress slightly jumped and quickly faced him,"H-Hey. May I help you?" She said stuttering a bit. "Well I just wanted to say hi because im new here, and I thought it would be nice to see my new neighbor." He said with a smile. He held out his paw and said,"My name is Po. What yours?" Tigress took his paw, smiled and shook it,"My name is Tigress. And its good to have a new neighbor because the last one was honestly kind of a jerk." She joked while laughing. Po laughed as well and said,"well trust me I like to see my self as a non jerk." He joked himself. Tigress chuckled before saying,"well im getting ready to go to work so I guess I will see you." "Yeah me too so I guess I will see you as well." He said as he started walking off. Tigress couldn't help but stare as she smiled,"He seems nice." She thought as she unlocked her car and got in. She started her car and drove off.
As she was driving she yawned, she was still a bit tired. She went a head and checked the time. It was 6:00, she had to be at the office at 7:00 so she decided that she would get some coffee from the new coffee shop up ahead. As she did she saw a car pass her, she glanced towards the car and saw her panda neighbor. She saw him heading to the coffee shop aswell. She followed him to the coffee shop where they both had parked. She looked at the shop and cursed to herself, it was still closed. Suddenly she saw the panda walk up to the door with a key. He stuck it in the lock and unlocked it. He took the key out as he opened the door and stepped inside.
"Oh I guess he works here." Tigress said to herself as she turned off her car and got out. She then looked at the shops name."Ping's Coffee."
She walked up to the door and opened it hearing a *ding* as she entered. She then heard,"Please wait there, I will be there in a sec!" From the kitchen. She then looked around the shop. It was small but nice. Small tables were layed out, each holding a napkin dispenser. To the right of the entrance sat the counter, with a display case full of different types of bread, over the displays case was a menu of the coffees and food you could get. Suddenly she heard,"welcome to Ping's coffee shop! How may I help yo- oh hey Tigress!" He said as he waved. She looked at him and said,"hey... Po right? Sorry I was never good with names." She said with a giggle,"god am I flirting with him!.. I just met him today!" She thought to herself as Po said,"Thats fine! We did just meet for the first time not to long ago. So do you have an order?" She then looked up at the menu and said,"I will try... the Italian cream coffee with the croissant." She said with a smile. Po wrote it down and said," ok coming right up. He said as he walked to the kitchen. Tigress found herself staring as the panda walked away. She shook her head," Get yourself together Tigress." She went ahead and walked to a table, where she would wait for her coffee.
After a little bit Po came out the kitchen with a steaming mug and a plate holding a croissant, he walked to her table and placed the the things down,"ok enjoy!" She said thanks, as he nodded in response and went back behind the counter. She took a sip of her coffee, and her eyes widened,"This is amazing!" She accidentally said out loud, she heard Po respond,"thanks!" She instantly blushed in embarrassment as she continued drinking her coffee. All of a sudden Po asked,"hey you mind if I sit with you?" She turned her head and responded,"sure... go ahead." He walked over and sat in the seat across from her. They sat in silence for a bit before tigress spoke up,"So you work at a coffee shop." She said. Po who seemed a little nervous responded,"Yeah, its my dads business, I used to work with him but he wanted to expand his company, so he invested in another place, which is why they built this building here, and as a gift he made me the owner of it." "Oh... so your last name is Ping right?" "That is right! Po Ping." He said with a smile,"Hmm Tigress Ping doesn't sound that bad." She thought to herself,"GOD TIGRESS YOU JUST MET HIM," she screamed at herself.(in her mind of course.) "So where do you work?" She heard him say as she was snapped out her thoughts. Before she could respond the door suddenly rang again,"Hey Po im here!" Said a spotted feline. "Hey Song make sure you clock in." Po responded to her, as she walked past the counter. Tigress felt her heart sink. After a bit she asked,"Wait are you two dating?" As she motioned to the kitchen where Song was. She was a little nervous of his answer,"Me and Song? No she actually has a boyfriend already." "Thank god." Tigress said under her breath,"What was that?" Po asked."NOTHING!" She yelled surprising Po a bit. She the cleared her throat,"Soooo... are you seeing anybody?" She asked, Po seemed a little uncomfortable about this question."you dont have to answer." She said,"No its fine." He said as he sat up,"I am not anymore." He said a little sadly. Tigress felt bad for him,"If you dont mind me asking, What happened?" She asked,"Well it happened when I had proposed. apparently to her I came on to strong. She said I was too affectionate. I guess I was too much for her, and that she wasn't ready for that kind of commitment. So she broke up with me." Tigress put a paw on his shoulder,"Hey Po, so far I think your great, It was her loss because to me, you seem like you would make a great husband." She said with a smile and a little blush hidden under her fur. Po smiled and thanked her.
They continued talking from there, laughing and smiling at eachothers stories. Tigress found herself acting a little bit playful, softly hitting his arm, and telling jokes. She also learned a lot about him. He was adopted and was also an only child, his favorite food was dumplings, and his favorite color was red.
After they had calmed down from laughing Po then spoke up,"I just realized, you never got to tell me where you work." "Oh I work a desk job. It can be boring at times but I enjoy it, oh and it pays good too." "Oh so when do you have to be there?" Po asked,"Lets see," Tigress said as she checked her watch, 7:04. Tigress froze, she didn't realize how much time had actually passed. "Uh Tigress?" She shot out her chair,"Im Late!" She said,"I got to go Po I will see you later!" She said as she ran out the door.
Po was surprised, but then he chuckled to himself,"See you again Tigress." He said to himself as he watched her car drive off with a wide smile.
If you enjoyed this drabble (I hope you did!) then... surprise! im making a part two to this. Anyway you know how it goes. Any Ideas or criticism? Leave them in the comments! PEACE
