001
Rating: K.
Word Count: 640.
Beginnings:
Summary: "It's still the beginning of a beautiful friendship, anything can happen."
Mulan held Aurora's heart gently in her hand making sure not to do anything that could cause pain to her princess. Their eyes met deeply, both scared. Scared that Aurora's heart could not be restored.
"Have you done this before?" Aurora gulped, her own beating heart right in front of her. She was still sitting on the floor with Mulan crouching right in front of her, cradling her heart making sure nothing bad happens to it
"No"
Aurora looked down at Mulan's hand. Mulan lined the heart up properly before reinserting it. Aurora didn't expect it, Mulan slowly jabbed the heart it. It hurts. It hurts for Aurora but it was nice to have her controlling it again.
Aurora's eyes were closed which had Mulan in a small panic. Mulan had her mouth open ready to say something, Aurora was moving, it's going to be fine, but Mulan couldn't stop worrying. If the princess dies, it's all her fault.
Mulan finally saw Aurora took a deep breath and opened her eyes. Mulan smiled but then Aurora started to breath hard again, slowly leaning forward, looking like she was about to fall. Mulan placed her hands right in front of her just in case she falls but she didn't.
They looked at each other in the eyes, "Thank you" Aurora whispered, hard of breath. Mulan smiled. Everything is going to be fine now.
Mulan kept a close eye on Aurora. Too close. Mulan would look over Aurora just to see her.
They've been traveling for weeks now in search of their Prince's soul that was consumed by the Wraith.
Mulan felt something. Something that she haven't felt in a long time. Love. Mulan knew she can never be with Aurora. Aurora is in love with someone else.
Of course, she can leave Phillip's soul out there but that is dishonorable. Simply selfish. Mulan watched Aurora attempting to start a fire, Mulan walked over to the small area and sat crouched down next to Aurora.
"Let me show you" Mulan grabbed the two rocks from Aurora's hand, her gloved fingers felt her hands but how Mulan wished she could feel it with her actual hands. "I've taught you how to start a fire many times now and you still don't get it" Mulan kept clashing the two rocks together forcefully.
Aurora just looked at her warrior's concentrated face. A spark.
"There we go" Mulan announced dropping the rocks and looking at Aurora, she was shocked to see her smiling at her. "Why are you smiling at me?" Mulan asked as she stood up and offered her hand to Aurora to pick her up from the ground.
Aurora brushed the dirt from the ground away from the backside of her dress, "Nothing"
Mulan raised an eyebrow but deep inside she smiled. They looked at each other in the eyes again but Mulan easily broke it, "Maybe that's why you can't seem to learn how to make a fire, you keep staring at something else"
Mulan turned around and went back to building a makeshift tent. Mulan sighed. Aurora was staring at her.
Later than night, Aurora sat in front of the fire warming herself up. She breathed out into her hands then rubbing her palms together then back to running her palms up and down her arms.
Mulan took off her cape and used it as a blanket that she wrapped around Aurora.
"Thank you"
Mulan nodded and sat down next to her staring at the fire.
This is all they are. Friends. Nothing else, nothing more.
It's still the beginning of a beautiful friendship, anything can happen.
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