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The Chinese nation watched as his men ran the obstacles that he had build. The Huns has invaded his lands and Yao Wang's Emperor demanded every family to at least send one man to his army. Yao was proud at the decision his leader made and offered to be captain and train the new recruits. As Yao walks along to the training field he spots a soldier on the ground. Yao growled and approached the man.

"YOU!" Yao shouted. He noticed he made the man jump, "GET UP!"

The Chinese man bent down and grabs his arm. Yao's eyes widened as he pulled the soldier up. The nation easily pulled up the man without any effort. The soldier looks up at Yao and the nation saw how gentle they looked. The soldier smiled knowingly as Yao found out his secret. The long haired nation coughed and flushed in embarrassment.

"Meet me by sun-set, soldier." Yao exclaimed, "I shall... give you personal training."

"Yes sir." He replied in an attempted low voice.

The voice melted Yao's glare. The way he spoke sounded so different. The captain watched as the soldier ran back to the field and joined another man to spare. Yao smiled. The moves he made were swift and cunning. He dodged every punch and kick with out any effort. Yao truly admired that person.

Soon hours of training passed and it was already sun-set. Yao stood outside as he watched each man from the north to the south and from the east to the west slowly walk into their tents. The Chinese captain was out there in the cold only in mere pants. His shirt was long gone since the beginning of training. Yao continued to wait for his mysterious soldier. In minutes he found the soldier still in his training armor.

The soldier gingerly walked towards Yao with reluctant eyes. As each stepped the soldier took, the person would remove bits of armor and leave it as a trail behind the him. Yao's eyes were soon at ease as he finally saw the true form of his mysterious recruit.

"A woman." He said breathlessly.

"Shì de."

Yao relaxed when he heard her real voice. It was sweet as honey and as gentle as a child's touch. Yao walked near her and slowly pulled her hair down from that hairstyle only suited for men. By one touch, Yao felt silk as his fingers touched her raven locks. She smiled as she felt her own hair cascading down her shoulders. The nation knew that if the council found out that a woman was in his army, she would truly be dead.

"You...won't kill me.. Will you captain?" She asked innocently.

The long haired man caressed the girl with kindness and said, "No. I won't."

She smiled as she grabbed her captain's hand. The young woman looked up at the man and asked, "Would you like to accompany me? I could use a bath in the lake. The training you gave us is intense."

Yao blushed at her at the sudden request, "Sure."

She led the man toward the waters and once they were there she began to shed her clothing. Yao quickly turned around as she did this. Once a splash was heard, Yao turned around and saw the woman smiling, shielding her body from him in the water.

The Chinese man felt heat surfacing his face as he said, "Aiyaah. I don't think it's right of a man to bathe with a woman."

She laughed at Yao and replied, "Such modesty, Captain."

Yao chuckled and said, "Alright. You did ask for company."

The captain himself strip himself from his pants as he did this, he heard a light gasp from his female soldier. Yao grinned and jumped in the water, only hearing shrieking as he did this process. The man was underwater and saw his female friend under as well. She smiled and waved at Yao, forgetting that both were nude. Yao blushed crimson red as both surfaced.

"What is your name, soldier?"

"Hua Mulan." She said with a smile.

Yao smiled back, "Mulan, huh? Sounds lovely."

Mulan swam closer to her captain and smiled. Yao's face was very red, as he felt dainty fingers trailing his chest as she seductively smiled at Yao. The Chinese nation wanted to move away from this bold woman. He had never met such a female in his entire life! Every woman he had spoken too knew how to hold her tongue, they knew how to behave inside their home and outside, and they certainly knew how to treat a man without using sexual manners as a casualty.

Though that was only his brain speaking. His heart and body told him that he wanted her. Both animalistic and love lust. Yao grabbed her wrist and pulled Mulan close to him. He was so very close to capture her lips, but she pulled back.

"Captain Wang..." Mulan said, "I-I can't.."

"Is there someone?" Yao asked sadly.

"No." She replied, which gave Yao little hope, "Just not now. There is war."

Yao had forgotten about the war. The man frowned and still held onto her, "At least wait for me, Mulan."

The said woman smiled and placed both hands on his face, "Of course."


"READY THE CANONS!" One soldier shouted

Yao took his bow and flung arrows into the gray smokey skies. Each arrow perfectly hit each one of the nation's enemies. The Chinese man cursed under his breath as he realized he ran out of ammo. He ditched his bow and grabbed onto a sword. He ran towards his white horse and got on.

"HEEYAA!" Yao shouted and whipped his mammal.

The horse cried out and began to gallop. Each step the horse took, it gave Yao a chance to slice his enemies. The nation Captain turned his head and saw Mulan defending herself from four Huns. Yao gritted his teeth and galloped towards her, but he realized she could take care of it.

The man watched as the woman jumped into the air without breaking a sweat. She used both legs and gracefully kicked two men and using her sword, she stabbed one's chest and another's leg. Yao smiled and continued his way towards Mulan. He grabbed onto her arm and helped her up on his horse.

"QUICK!" She shouted, "MORE HUNS ARE ENTERING THE VILLAGE!"

"GOT IT!" He shouted back and steered his horse toward the town.

The Chinese nation handed Mulan his sword and as the two entered the city, Yao would gallop through Huns and Mulan would slice them with both swords cunningly.

"ARROWS!" Someone shouted.

Yao instantly stopped and looked up as did Mulan. Both Chinese stared in horror as a rain of arrows came pouring down from the sky. The long haired man came out of his daze and began to whip his horse harder than ever to get him and Mulan out of the area of danger.

"MOVE! MOVE!" He shouted urgently.

Mulan clung onto Yao as she felt the animal running faster and faster by every second. Yao gritted his teeth and looked up. It seemed that they were safe, but his eyes widened as he looked over at his female soldier.

"MULAN!" He shouted in horror.

The said soldier looked up at her captain and smiled weakly, "Aiyahh.. D-Don't shout my n-name so loud, Captain Wang. Th-They might hear you."

Yao stopped his horse and stared at Mulan, "B-But you have an arrow in your shoulder! We have to take you to a doctor immediately!"

Though Mulan didn't respond. Yao paled and began to dash off on his horse, trying to find the rest of his men. In minutes they found them in the village they saved. Yao mounted off his horse and carried his wounded shoulder. His men surrounded him asking what had happened, but the Chinese captain shoved each of them and carried Mulan to a medical tent.

As he went inside, he was thanking the gods that no one else was in there. Yao placed his beloved on a bed made of hay and feathers, he went out and shouted for a doctor. A man scurried toward the nation and was about to enter, but Yao pulled the medic man in the tent without any question.

Yao pulled the doctor near him and threatened darkly, "IF YOU EVER TELL ANYONE ABOUT THIS SOLDIER'S SECRET, I WILL PERSONALLY BURN YOU ALIVE. GOT IT?"

The said doctor nodded feebly and replied, "Zhīdào le!"

The nation nodded in a satisfied manner and shoved the doctor toward Mulan, "Tā de xiūfù."

Hours passed and the doctor came out of the medical tent. He walked directly towards Yao and said, "The soldier is better now, Captain Wang. You may see him if you wish."

Yao walked passed the doctor and mumbled a thank you. The nation entered the tent and saw Mulan laying there staring at the ceiling with a blank look. Yao slowly approached the woman and sat next to her, stroking her arm, and smiling at her.

"C-Captain.." She murmured, "Was it wrong of me to join this army?"

"Wrong?" He asked himself, "No...It wasn't."

Mulan turned and faced Yao with a sad look, "I joined because my Fùqīn was already wounded for life in a war that he fought in years ago and my Xiǎo dìdì was still far too young to enter the army.."

Yao smiled and removed strands of hair from her face, "I think...That it is the most noblest thing a person has ever done. I'm glad you joined, Mulan."

She looked at him with a confused look and asked, "Why?"

"If you haven't." He whispered, "I would have never ever met you."

"Captain Wang..."


Yao and Mulan bravely walked toward the Emperor of China. Ten years passed since then and they have won their battle. Yao successfully hid his beloved's secret from the world and Mulan loved him even more for that.

The Emperor walked down the golden stairs and greeted the two heroes of China. Both Yao and Mulan bowed respectfully at their ruler and knelt before him. The Emperor began with a speech and soon asked the two heroes for their rewards for saving Yao's body.

"I ask for nothing, Emperor." Yao exclaimed, "I am already grateful that my lands and children are safe.

The Emperor nodded and turned to Mulan, "What about you, soldier? Surly a man like you would like to marry one of my daughters?"

Mulan chuckled amusingly and shook her head. She deepen her voice replied, "I wish for a strong sturdy camel that will take me back home."

"As you wish child." The Emperor said and granted Mulan's wish.

Both nation and mortal left the palace and were at the gates. Yao had to stay by his ruler and could not follow Mulan back to her home. The female warrior smiled faintly at their last meeting.

"Capt-"

"Just Yao." The country said, "We are no longer in war."

Mulan smiled and said her nation's name for the first time, "Yao..."

Yao smiled back, "Mulan..."

"I am going to miss you." She whispered.

"Me too." The man whispered back.

Yao leaned near Mulan and captured her lips. He pulled back and smiled as he rubbed her cheek. After so many years of war, he was surprised that her skin was not flawed at all. Mulan faintly smiled and rubbed his hand.

"I have a feeling that we won't ever see each other anymore." Yao suddenly said.

Mulan's eyes turned sad and nodded.

Yao gave his beloved soldier one last kiss. She embraced the man as Mulan heard him whisper, "Wǒ ài nǐ."

Mulan smiled and murmured back, "Wǒ yě ài nǐ."


Suddenly Yao instantly sat up. The Chinese nation looked around at his surroundings furiously trying to figure out where he was. The man soon relaxed and thought, 'I'm at my home.' Though suddenly he remembered something. The nation got out of his futon and ran toward his other room that held many weapons and armor that he had used during his past battles.

He entered the room and lit every candle in sight. He searched each closet trying to find the armor that he wore during his battle with his fearless flower. As he checked the last closet, he felt his body shaking.

Yao did not find the armor or sword that he used to defeat the Huns invasion.

The Chinese man began to slowly back away. He couldn't believe it. Surly that war did happen, right? Yao shook his head in denial and ran out of his chambers. He went in his barn and took a horse and began to ride off to the Emperor's palace. In minutes he got there and barged in without thinking. He saw the old man sitting on his throne, looking at his country with a puzzled look.

"Emperor!" Yao exclaimed, "D-Do you remember a giving a soldier a camel for him to ride home?"

The man stared at Yao strangely and replied, "Son. I have a glorious memory of everything that has happened, but sadly I must say...I do not think that I have given a soldier a camel as a reward. They would usually ask for money. Not a mere camel."

Yao's hopes went down as he nodded and bowed his head respectfully. He left the palace and went back home. He placed his horse back in the barn and trudged toward his home. The nation sat in his studies and searched every scroll that he had that had records of the wars he fought in.

He couldn't find the one he wanted.

Yao threw his last stroll toward the corner and leaned against the wall miserably. He looked at his hands and felt tears swelling up, "Was it just a dream?"

The Chinese nation didn't want to believe that it was a dream. It felt too real. The emotions he had for her were real, the physical touch that he had with her were real, and the kiss that they shared was too real. The long haired man sobbed as he realized it was a dream, but he didn't want to forget his flower. He didn't want to forget the female soldier that he fought along with.

The man pulled out a blank scroll and got out a brush and ink pad. He unrolled the scroll and dipped his brush in the black ink. There he spent the rest of the night writing. The man had to change somethings though, he didn't want to use his own name as he begins to write. He decided to use the name Li Shang as a alias, so people won't ask questions to why Yao used his own name.

Soon morning came by and a tired little Japanese nation came in Yao's studies. Kiku stared at Yao as he had fallen asleep. Kiku walked up to his elder brother and shook the man up. Yao flinched and woke up to find dull brown eyes staring at him with a curious look.

"Aniki." Kiku said, "What is that in front of you?"

Yao looked down at the scroll and slightly smiled, "I...had written a ballad."

"Ballad..? Like a type of poem, Aniki?" Kiku asked as he sat down on Yao's lap.

The man nodded and told the boy the plot of his epic ballad, "It is about a woman named Hua Mulan. She disguises herself as a male to fight in place for her Fùqīn and Xiǎo dìdì."

"Sounds brave." Kiku commented.

Yao chuckled, "She fights for ten years in the war and when the Emperor asked her if she wanted to marry his daughter, she shook her head and she simply replies that she wanted a sturdy camel to bring her back home."

The Japanese boy smiled, "She doesn't seem selfish, Aniki."

"Yeah..." Yao murmured and continued, "Then a General named General Li Shang comes to her home and finds out that the soldier was actually a girl and takes Mulan for himself and marries her."

"Does Mulan love him back?" Kiku asked as he looked up at Yao.

"Yeah.." Yao whispered sadly, "She does, Kiku. Very, very much."


Shì de=Yes

Aniki= Elder brother

Fùqīn=Father

Xiǎo dìdì= Little brother

Zhīdào le!= Got it!

Tā de xiūfù=Go fix her

Wǒ ài nǐ= I love you

Wǒ yě ài nǐ=I love you too

A/N: This ALMOST made me tear up. I'm deciding on Russia or Italy. But for Italy I have to do research on to figure out that his 'lover' is actually real or not.

I felt really bad for China as I wrote about him waking up and realizing that everything that has happened was only a dream. As I read the actual ballad (somewhere online and I'm not sure if that's the real translation of it) It said that the Emperor really did ask Mulan to marry his daughter thinking that 'he' is a good suitor and good thing she declined too. And the part where General Li finds Mulan and marries her himself was part of it too I think..

Um yeah some stuff might be incorrect like how the actual ballad is and all that. So sorry if it is.