Mr. Ping greeted each of his customers cheerfully as each slowly arrived at Dragon Warrior Noodles and Tofu. It has been a busy morning, even more so now that some pandas have decided to move to the Valley of Peace.
"The more the merrier." Mr. Ping would say. More business for him. Po came in running, nearly bumping into some tables but, thanks to his training, he had improved on stopping quicker to avoid any accidents in the shop.
"Good morning son!" Mr. Ping greeted him cheerfully as Po walked into the kitchen.
"Morning dad." Po greeted back with a nervous smile that did not go unnoticed by the old goose.
"Po are you alright?" Mr. Ping asked him worriedly.
"Huh?" Po looked at Mr. Ping. "Oh umm yeah everything is totally fine." He chuckled nervously. Mr. Ping obviously didn't buy it and by the way he was looking at him, Po knew it too. Po sighed and looked at the ground.
"Honestly, I don't know what's wrong with me." Po sat on the floor in defeat. "I've been like this all morning. I didn't even sleep in!" Mr. Ping looked at his son, trying to read his face. Po wasn't smiling like he usually would be. His eyes dilated looking anywhere but his dad, his small ears were down against his skull and it seemed like he was biting his tongue as if he was trying to hide something. For once, Mr. Ping wasn't sure what was wrong with his son.
"Good Morning!" Li Shang burst in through the back door. Po jumped to his feet startled, ready to attack whoever just came in. He lowered his defense when he noticed his dad. Dang he was on edge and he didn't even realize it.
"You nearly gave me a heart attack." Po shook his head. Li Shang looked at Mr. Ping, who only shrugged, before looking at his son and raised a brow.
"Alright, I'll bite." Li Shang looked at him closely. "What's wrong?" Po was surprised how fast Li caught on. Was he really that easy to read? Gosh was Tigress able to tell that there is something wrong with him?! Wait, why is he only thinking about Tigress? All his friends were concerned about him. He didn't notice but Li Shang was reading his face like an open book.
"It's a girl ain't it." Li Shang smiled with hope. Mr. Ping gasped in realization.
"Whaaaat?!" Po laughed nervously. "No! Of-of-of course not-" Po began to deny but his fathers were already smiling bright, knowingly. Po sighed and covered his face with his hands. "I actually really don't know, okay? Yes a girl is causing me to feel this way but I don't understand why?"
"Who is it?" Li Shang smiled. "Is it Mei Mei?" Po raised a brow.
"What!! No! Dad Mei Mei is nice but no." Po shook his head in disbelief. Mr. Ping chuckled and slapped Li's arm.
"Haven't you noticed Li?" Mr. Ping smiled. "It's obviously Master Tigress!" Po's eyes widened at the mention of her. His face turned visibly red.
"The tiger girl?" Li Shang smiled. "The one Lei Lei is all over all the time?"
"That's the one." Mr. Ping chuckled. Po didn't know what to say. How the heck did they figure that out? More importantly, why was he feeling like this towards her?
"Ooooh" Li Shang chuckled looking at Po. Mr Ping and Li hadn't realized before but now they could see Po was blushing. And it wasn't the cute innocent small blush. Oh no! His face was fully red. The two immediately had figured out why he wasn't feeling himself but they weren't about to tell him what it was.
"Son, how have you been feeling like this towards her?" Li asked, raising a brow.
"I don't know." Po shrugged. "I guess....for years? It got worse today for some reason though. Am I sick? Am I allergic to Tigress?" Po grabbed his face in a panic.
"Po, you are not allergic to Tigress." Mr. Ping shook his head.
"Oh thank the universe." Po sighed in relief. Li Shang and Mr. Ping looked at each other. This really was their son? "So what is wrong with me?"
"Nothing is wrong with you Po." Li Shang patted his back.
"I can't even talk to her dad." Po frowned. "She's my best friend and I can't even talk to her like a normal person."
Li Shang smiled sympathetically. "You're just having trouble figuring out this odd feeling inside you."
Po frowned looking at his feet. "Yeah. Maybe I should talk to her about it."
"No!" Po's eyes widened at their sudden protest. They both cleared their throats.
"Po, this is something you cannot talk to Tigress about, until you have figured out what it is."
"I can't ask my best friend for help?" Po frowned. He told her everything.
"Not until you know what it is that you're feeling." Li Shang placed a hand on his shoulder. "Trust me; it's better for everyone if you wait." Po's frown didn't disappear but he was confused. His dad's were no help at all in figuring this out.
"I'm going for a walk." Po began leaving through the back door.
"Stay safe son!" Mr. Ping called out.
"Remember: don't talk to her!" Li Shang added. Po sighed, shaking his head, hearing their comments. Who was he supposed to talk to if he can't talk to her about it?
Monkey and Mantis would probably be no help in the situation. Crane was less clueless than he was when it came to feelings and Viper....well Viper was a woman. If he can't talk to his best friend, who is a woman, could he really talk to another woman about it? Po groaned in frustration. There was only one other person he could really talk to. Master Shifu. Question is;
Is it a good idea?
Author's Note (I love Oblivious Po so much 😂)
