"Say Something" A short Sleeping Warrior songfic from Mulan's POV
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Hello, I haven't written for a while, but this song has been stuck in my head and for some reason the first ship I thought of was Sleeping Warrior (Mulan x Aurora) from OUAT. This is sorta angsty but i don't write angst very well. LOL. Anyways on the show, I just want them to come back and confess their love for each other already. Hopefully I'll be inspired enough to start finishing my other fic. Anyways, here you go. Review it. If you like it then lovely, if you hate it, that's cool too.
Philip is back and I get this uneasy feeling that I can't comprehend. It's not how I am supposed to feel at all. I'm supposed to feel joy and relief for the prince and princess, but instead I feel hurt. I feel jealousy and any hope I had for love between the two of us is immediately diminished.
And while my eyes meet hers as they embrace, the feeling doesn't get any better. I'm sure our eyes mirror sadness and longing, but neither of us says a thing. Or maybe that's just what I want to believe.
"Aurora has told me of your adventures and how you protected her from the evils of this world," Philip says as the three of us finish dinner. "Thank you my friend. I couldn't have imagined anyone else keeping my Princess safe," he adds looking over at Aurora leaning in to give her a kiss. She turns her head in such a bashful manner. Even if I wish that I were the one to lean in and kiss her, I can't help but to smile at how adorable she is. If only Philip knew of how my emotions have betrayed our friendship.
"I think it may be time to retire to our chamber. It's been a long journey here and I've just missed this," Philip says scooping Aurora up in his arms. "Goodnight Mulan. When I wake tomorrow, you and I shall go explore more of the kingdom and you can tell me more about your adventures." "Yes, Philip. I will be up at dawn and we shall take a walk," I respond, trying to sound interested.
I can't help but think of the two being intimate and it makes me nauseous. I'm shaken out of my thoughts when I hear Aurora call my name and run up to me and hug me. "Goodnight Mulan. And thank you," she whispers into my ear. I see a look of confusion on Philip's face before he calls Aurora back to him.
My belief in love isn't strong enough to overcome my fear of rejection, I've determined. However, meeting Neal seemed to put my love for the princess in perspective. I stood by the couple's side for weeks, struggling to keep my feelings hidden. But seeing Neal so heartbroken yet determined to reunite with Emma gave me the push I needed. I didn't want to regret anything.
"When you love someone, you don't keep it in. You say it." I need to say it before it's too late.
I turned down Robin Hood's offer so I could return to the kingdom…to Aurora. She's so happy to see me and it makes the task easier to accomplish. "Just tell her, tell her before its too late," I think to myself, gathering courage. I smile at her and she smiles back. This is it. I open my mouth to declare my love, to finally say it out loud, but her news comes out before mine.
"Phillip and I are expecting a baby," she says and my heart drops. It's time to say goodbye. "I'm joining Robin Hood's band," comes out instead of "I love you".
Once I say those words, she looks confused as if she was expecting to hear something else. The way she looks at me and holds on tight, I know she doesn't want me to leave; she wants me to stay. A part of me thinks she knows exactly what I was going to confess to her, which makes this even harder.
Say something, I'm giving up on you
Goodbyes are exchanged and neither of us say anything else as I walk away.
