"Come Tigress admit it! Po is your favorite friend!"
"He is not! Why would you think that? He is clumsy and immature."
"Yet you hang out with him all the time. More than the amount of times you hung out with us, and I mean more than since you have known us."
Tigress blushed. She was caught."But that doesn't mean he is my favorite. You guys are all equally my friend." She said crossing her arms.
"Well we have favorite friends!" Said Viper."Crane is Mine." Crane blushed when she said that."Yeah and mine is Mantis." Said Monkey motioning to the bug on his shoulder."And lets be honest you are Po's." Said Mantis. Tigress sighed."Fine... I will admit. Maybe... Just... Maybe... I favorite Po a bit more then you guys." She said slightly blushing under her fur.
"Aw thanks Ti!" Said Po as he walked in the kitchen.
Tigress jumped at his voice. She saw the others smirking at the scene. She felt her face grow hot as she buried her face in her paws.
Po then sat next to her,"So what were you guys talking about?" Po asked as he scooted his chair forward."We were talking about are favorite friends. Who is yours Po?" Viper asked knowingly with a smirk.
"Oh thats easy... Its Tigress!" Po said smiling. Tigress took her head out of her paws and glanced at him."R-really?" She stuttered a bit,"Yeah! Of course it is." Tigress smiled at him, when she suddenly heard,"Just kiss already." Her head snapped to the Bug who had said that. She glared daggers at him, making the bug coward down,"Or not thats fine too." He said quickly.
Tigress smirked at him,"Thought so."
"Anyway... Po you wanna go train?" She asked
Po nodded and got up,"Sure!"
"See ya lovebirds!" Joked Mantis.
Viper whacked him with her tail."Thanks Viper." Tigress said as she walked out the barracks.
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"Come on Po, try harder!" Tigress teased as she restrained Po, holding him against a wall with his arm behind his back.
He took a deep breath, and suddenly kicked her shin. Now distracted on trying to quickly regain balance, his opponents grip weakened.
He took advantage and quickly turned and pushed her away from him.
She gracefully flipped and landed on her feet.
"Not bad panda." She smirked.
"Really? Im just getting started!" He cheered.
Tigress chuckled,
"God he is childish. Its kinda cut-" she shook her head to clear the thought before it finished. Unfortunately for her, Po had noticed she was distracted and used it to his advantage.
He quickly ran up to her and tripped her.
Tigress widened her eyes as she fell.
But before she could hit the ground she was caught.
She saw Po holding on to the collar of her vest.
"Dont worry I got you." He said as he pulled her up.
She was now face to face with Po. She could feel his breath intermingle with hers.
He then spoke up."you ok? What happened you seemed distracted." Tigress was brought out of her thoughts."O-oh Y-yeah im fine I was just... thinking of how to counter your attack." Po tilted his head to the side,"Really? But you never take that long to improvise a counter." She stepped back and crossed her arms,"You saying Im slow?" She smiled smugly.
"N-no! Of course not! I was just..." she chuckled and put a paw on his shoulder,"I was kidding Po... Now back to business." She said as she tossed him over her shoulder.
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"Ow ow ow!" Said Po quickly. "Im sorry Po I didn't mean to scratch you." Tigress said sadly as she wiped his scratches.
Po saw her expression and patted her shoulder,"Hey its ok. Your claws are your natural offense."
She then looked down sadly,"but I shouldn't have used them on my ally."
"We were sparring. I was your temporary enemy."
He said kindly. Tigress' expression didnt change.
"I was trained not to use my claws because when I do I means I have lost my control."
She sighed,"I could have seriously hurt you more than just scratches."
Po looked at her and used his other hand to lift her chin,"Hey." He said calmly, she looked him in his eyes,"Its ok Ti... you never need to worry about losing control because I will always be by your side, there when you need me."
She smiled at him,"Thanks Po. I needed that."
"No problem Ti, thats what friends are for." He smiled."Well it's getting late so lets head back."
As he walked out the door Tigress watched him leave with a smile,"Friend... my best friend... My favorite friend." She thought to herself.
Suddenly Po peaked his head from the door,"Tigress you comin?"
"Yeah im coming." She said as she walked to the door.
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