A selection from my ongoing KFP AU fic. No bashing or flaming please.
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Cub Of The Dragon Warrior
A bit of time had passed since Tigress announced her pregnancy to Po. Now, her belly was bulging and her condition was obvious to all. For the moment, she wasn’t the lithe-bodied beauty that everyone usually saw. For a long moment, she thought about everything that was happening: the discomfort, the sickness and so on. She sat down on the bed and placed her paws on her belly. It was then that she began to think of the coming joy:
My cub
The child of the Dragon Warrior
Boy or girl
We shall love you the same
From us, you shall learn
Bravery and loyalty
Humility and honesty
However
Your name will surely be great
Tigress rested for some time, trying to keep off her feet. Before long, Po returned from a small walk he had gone on. He knocked on the door of their chamber. Tigress growled irritably as got to her aching feet. She opened the door. It was at that moment that the panda handed her a lotus blossom that he had picked for her.
“A pretty flower for a pretty kitty,” he said with a flirtatious wink.
Tigress accepted the flower.
“It’s wonderful to see that you still find me pretty even in this condition,” she said sarcastically as she put the lotus in a vase.
Po sighed.
“Come on, babe, I’ve always found you attractive. You know that,” he said.
Tigress turned.
“In the past, I didn’t look like I was swollen to the point of bursting,” she said.
Po held Tigress close.
“Look, you are the love of my life. Now, get off your feet. You need to rest,” he told her.
Tigress frowned at how overprotective Po had been over her lately.
“Po, I’m fine. You’re acting like I have some sort of life-threatening disease,” she said.
Po smiled.
“How’s the baby?” he asked.
“It’s fine,” she said.
“And you?” Po continued.
“I’m miserable, achy and uncomfortable, but other than that, I’m fine,” Tigress replied with a slight smile.
She then proceeded to sit down on a comfortable chair in the room. Po put his hand on her belly.
“Hello, little one,” he said in a cutesy tone.
Tigress laughed.
“It’s a whole new world for us,” she said.
Po smiled.
“Indeed,” he said.
The panda then leaned in and kissed his beloved wife. It was a beautiful moment, and, very soon, they would have a family to share even more moments with. However, nothing could prepare them for the shock they would get when the cub was born.