Love of the Dragon Warrior

Airborne

Po spent the next half hour writing down some more ideas on his list of activities. He tried wracking his brain in an attempt to remember what it was that was crossed out on the list. But alas, nothing came to mind. After a while, he decided to walk around and wait for Jai-Rong to come and get him. He had be considerably lucky that everyone had found him so fast. He had expected there to be a mass wave of confusion over where everyone was. As Po walked across the grounds, eventually making his way towards the main stairs in the direction of the peach tree, he considered all the events that had transpired during the day and how and where each girl had found him. Or where he had been directed to find them. It then finally occurred to Po that the girls had probably asked the guards for an eagle eye on his location, since it was their job to keep an eye out for any trouble, which would make it so much easier for them to find him. 

"Hello, Master Po!" came a voice from behind. 

Po jumped and turned around to see Neikan laying casually on top of the main gates. She had a big smirk on her face, probably from the enjoyment of startling him out of his thoughts. 

"Oh, hey General Kori-Kara-......" Po stumbled to his embarrassment. "Sorry, I totally forgot your last name." 

"Kurosawa," Neikan reminded him as she sat up and smiled at him. "But you're Tigress' new bff, so you can just call me Neikan. If you want." 

"Oh, sure. That's cool. Wait, Tigress said we're best friends?! I mean, I kinda knew that, but I've never heard her call me her bestie! That's so awesome!!!" 

Neikan laughed. "She said something along those lines," she told Po. "And even if she hadn't, it's pretty obvious. Nice to know someone else can get her to loosen up when I'm away." 

"What's going on over here?" Tigress demanded curiously as she rapidly approached the two from the direction of the training hall. 

"Oh hey Tigress!" Po called over. "We were just talking about us all being in a best friend group!" 

"Indeed."

"What took you so long, Almighty Dragon Warrior?" Neikan joked as she hopped off the wall. "You were supposed to be here half an hour ago!"

"I was busy," Tigress replied flatly. 

"Okay, well you're about to be unbusy, because we are hanging out in my quarters with a relaxing cup of tea." 

"I've had nothing but three years of ultimate intense training, Neikan. Good luck on that one." 

Po laughed. "I can see why you guys get along so well," he noted. "You're regular peas in a pod." 

Neikan smirked. "You're absolutely right we are," she agreed as she slyly turned and looked at Tigress. "In fact, I propose a little contest. If I can't get you to slump in your chair with a relaxing tea blend, then I'll have to show you my entire secret collection. But if I do, you have to show me yours." 

Tigress immediately turned blood red and gave Neikan a look. "You're not taking so much as one peek," she warned, trying to not sound embarrassed. "I'll talk your ear off all night so you won't even get a chance." 

"Challenge accepted. You keep me up all night or I knock you asleep within two hours. Deal?"

Tigress sighed. "Fine," she said, trying to smile and look resilient. "But I'm warning you; I've learned a lot over the years." 

Neikan laughed as they started walking away. "Oh, you know I love a challenge, Ressa," she admitted. Po watched them walk away before laughing a little more to himself. They reminded him a lot of himself and Tigress...minus of course for the fact that Tigress wouldn't even let Po say anything remotely close to what Neikan had just said unless there was a sparring session involved. But Neikan had a more audacious personality, so perhaps that was why.