Title: Girl Worth Fighting
Pairing: Sleeping Warrior and Red Beauty.
AU: When Emma and Mary Margaret returned from FTL, Aurora and Mulan came back with them. In preparation for their upcoming battle for Storybrooke with Cora, Mulan and Ruby decided that a little sparring would help. Inspired by konako's sparring fanart comic that she posted today.
continuation of "Learning You Were Wrong"
"YAAAAA!"
Mulan let out a wailing battle cry as she made a sweeping strike with her most trusted sword, intent on making contact with the 'enemy.'She was glad that Emma allowed her to keep it with her in Storybrooke, for Mulan would have felt most vulnerable without it by her side. How else would she protect herself and Aurora in this strange new place? With that ridiculous metal Fukiya* that everybody in this world seemed to favour in place of pure might and magic? Not likely. Emma can keep her useless 'guns.' Mulan had Mushu.
Ruby merely smirked, her canine fangs out for display, as she side-stepped the swipe, allowing the sword to cut harmlessly through the air and making the woman wielding it huff in frustration. The resounding gasps reminding both combatants that an audience was there, watching them spare. Ruby's predatory eyes glanced over to meet Belle's own, taking momentary pleasure in the desire reflected in her girlfriend's eyes. Another workout later wouldn't be so bad.
Another swipe of the sword made Ruby back step and wince at her lack of concentration, eyes meeting Mulan in incredulousness. She almost hit her!
"One must always keep their eyes on their opponent, Ruby Lucas." Mulan said solemnly but there was a glint of smugness in her look that set Ruby's temper alight.
Ruby growled, her wolf rising up in raptorial response before she stalked forward to retaliate. They clashed again, both not really wanting to cause each other real harm but neither wishing to give up the fight. Both women were too much of an Alpha to stop their sparring before a winner is declared.
"Are you sure this is safe?" Aurora murmured to her companion from their spot on the log nearby, "What if somebody gets hurt?"
"Don't worry, Aurora," Belle smiled comfortingly after taking a sip of her tea, "Ruby won't really hurt Mulan."
Aurora's clear blue eyes had narrowed at Belle's words and she bristled, "I assure you that my concern was reserved for your Ruby. Mulan, after all, is a trained warrior. The best one that I know."
"Mulan may be a warrior," Belle began challengingly, "But Ruby is a wolf."
They levelled glares at each other, locked in their own battles in defense of their respective champions.
"LET GO!"
Aurora was the first to break at the sound of Mulan's roaring voice, "What is going-" the princess' inquiry faded and she stifled a giggle at the sight before them, "Oh, dear."
"HEY! Mulan- sto- STOP IT!"
"Oh God." Belle watched her girlfriend struggle with Mulan's sword in her hand. The only problem was that Mulan was still very much attached to the sword and was thus hanging from Ruby's body trying to get the wolf to let go.
She and Aurora exchanged a lighter and more exasperated glance before deciding to break up this little sparring match.
Sighing, Bella reached over behind the log and retrieved something to help stop the childish brawl.
"Belle?" Aurora questioned at the sight of the weapon that Belle brandished for such an occasion.
"Here." She responded, letting Aurora have her own weapon to tame her warrior.
Wordlessly, they stomped over to Ruby and Mulan, who were still locked in their strange monkey-battle for the sword, and struck out simultaneously.
Ruby and Mulan let go of each other immediately and fell over.
"BELLE!" Ruby whined, rubbing her nose petulantly.
Mulan was more stunned, "Did you just… hit me with a scroll?"
The two Alpha females looked at each other and conceded defeat. They both lost. But looking up at Belle and Aurora, smiling widely with their hands reached out to help them up, they couldn't help but think that they still won anyways.
The End.
* Fukiya is a traditional Japanese blowgun.