The 2 Dragon Warriors || {Human! Crane x Human! Caracal Oc}

Bloody Knuckles and Broken Bones

{Names for the Furious Five: Tigress = Xia, Crane = Zimo, Viper = Jia Ling, Monkey = Wong, Mantis = Xun Yu}

In the Valley of Peace, the morning gong is rung in the high bell tower.

At the Jade Palace, the second the gong rings, Shifu enters the dorm hallway with a calm expression, hands behind his back. He stops at the doorway where his students and the two pests are resting.

He rarely had to wait more than 5 seconds before all five of his students burst out of their rooms and stood outside their doors, wide awake, their day clothes already on, ready for inspection.

"Good morning, master!" the five said in unison, all with their hands behind their backs, except for the two new temporary residents living in the dorms with him.

Waiting a few seconds more, seeing that it does not open, all eyes trail towards the door that remained closed in Daiyu and Po's unofficial shared room.

Neither sibling wanted to be separated while in a stranger's home, especially around people who did not like them. Daiyu's idea, not his, is what the chubby man insists on from the palace staff, who provided the essentials for their stay last night.

Shifu stares and cocks his head slightly as he stares at the door, offended that they didn't wake up at the same time as the others. "Panda! Caracal!" he shouts, but neither of the siblings answered. Xia briefly looks down at her short master as he moves past her and advances towards the closed door, furious.

"Panda, Caracal! Wake up!" Shifu shouts as he throws the sliding doors open to the Xiao siblings' door.

He pauses as he stares around the room before a sly, satisfied grin crawls onto his face. He chuckles, pleased to see why, as he folds his arms underneath his sleeves, his long, puffed tail swaying happily behind him.

"Hehe. They've quit," Shifu said aloud, satisfied as he stared at the two empty futon beds with the blankets undisturbed, signaling they must have left in the middle of the night or early at dawn.

The older man didn't notice behind him how one of his students, Zimo, peeked into the room, shocked that both of them, most and very much focused on Daiyu, left, frowning a bit disappointed at the news.

A soft sigh of disappointment left his lips as Zimo looked away, tilting his head down, thankful that his wide rice hat covered most of his expression.

He was really looking forward to their private training together, maybe getting to know the Caracal woman more, but it seemed like that would never happen.

The news caught the other four's eyes. Some were pleased, others were a bit shocked, but they understood that those two chickened out because they weren't trained for this like they were. The duo were just villagers.

But that small sigh caught their ears, and while none of the other four moved their heads, their eyes looked to the crane hybrid, who turned away from the empty room as Shifu silently gloated in his mind.

The Tigress, Monkey, and Mantis hybrids looked at their bird hybrid with suspicion at his behavior. They had a small inkling, seeing as they heard the muffled conversation he had with the urgently missing Caracal woman.

Only the snake hybrid gave Zimo a sympathetic smile that looked bigger with the split lines on the side of her mouth.

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A little while later, the group follows after their old master as they walk the stone steps towards the training hall courtyard. Shifu walks with a bit more energy as he and the five approach the training hall.