Author's Note: OH I ABSOLUTELY LOVE this chapter! I couldn't wait to release it! But it may take a while before I give you guys chapter 12, because I accidentally deleted it because I wrote two parts, so I deleted the first part. Now I have to work backwards :/

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Mulan sighed. She lay in the tent awake. It was already late at night and the only things awake were the nature all around her, the night guard, and Shang. She only stayed up to wait for Shang so she could close the tent and tell the night guard to begin their patrol. Mulan was slowly losing her patience and decided to get up and hurry Shang.

When she walked out of the tent, all the tents were closed. Not one tent had a light shine from inside. All the soldiers were resting from a tiresome walk, and for tomorrow's walk. Xiaohua had not risen ever since Mulan made her unconscious, which was good for her and the irritated soldiers. Though it was very quiet in the area, Mulan had a hard time finding Shang. It was not until she got to the river that she found Shang, naked.

Mulan was walking along the river. She saw no one there so she kept walking. Mulan continued to walk forward until Shang stepped out from behind a tree. When they both saw each other, they screamed. Shang covered himself, but Mulan already saw everything. She covered her face, but was smiling behind her hands.

"What are you doing out here?" he asked angrily, trying to cover himself.

"I was trying to find you," she responded from behind her hands. "I needed to tell the night guards to start patrolling and you were taking too long. Plus I needed to close the tent."

"I could have done that," he answered coldly.

"Fine," Mulan replied, and walked back to the tent. "Why don't you do everything then? I was just trying to help," she muttered. Sometimes Shang could be nice, but at times he could be so mean.

It didn't take long for Shang to return. But he entered in quietly, just in case Mulan was asleep, but of course she wasn't. She was tossing and turning around.

"Can't sleep?" he asked, and then sat down beside her.

"No," she replied quietly, "so many things are running through my head."

"Then why don't you loosen up your load and tell me so I can share your pain," he told her and then patted her back.

Mulan smiled. Shang always was there for her no matter what, which was why she had to help him no matter what, even if it meant helping with Xiaohua. But she knew she couldn't share her feelings with Shang. Most of her problems had to do with Xiaohua, and she did not want Shang unhappy. But Mulan was also not the type of person to let another person win and give up. And Aiguo said Shang still loved her, and all they had to do is talk.

"Does it have to do with Xiaohua?" Shang asked.

Mulan widened her eyes. Shang seemed to know everything that she was about to say. They knew each other better than they knew.

Shang laughed when he saw Mulan's face. The girl was bothering everyone; Shang just did not understand why Mulan felt so much hatred towards her. This was his time to find out why.

"She is so stupid Shang," Mulan told him, "How can you be in love with a girl like that?"

Shang choked. And Mulan looked up at him to see his facial expression. It was blank. She couldn't tell if he was surprised or angry.

Shang just shook his head, trying to hide his laugh. He wanted to find out why Mulan hated her so much.

"Why do you hate her?" he asked.

"She's stupid and just like luggage," Mulan replied angrily. "More weight to carry, except she doesn't contain anything that helps."

Shang laughed, but Mulan just glared at him. "Why do you really hate her?"

"Shang she kissed you. She took you away from helping me train. She's closer to you. More importantly, she took you away from me," Mulan wanted to say but she didn't. She instead just shook her head and turned around. "Never mind," she answered angrily. "You obviously don't understand."

Shang sighed. "Well, if it makes you feel better, since you're not sharing with me, I'll tell you something that has been bothering me." He waited until Mulan turned around, but as stubborn as she was, she stayed still. "I hate how two people, who clearly belong, don't even see it. And why? It's because love is blind. Then what bothers me even more is, when you don't follow your heart."

Mulan thought about the past two weeks. She had been following her mind. She followed her mind when she avoided Shang. She followed her mind when she refused to listen to Shang. She followed her mind because her heart was too hurt. She followed her mind when she told herself to not love Shang anymore. Her heart told her to love Shang even though it might hurt because he loved someone else.

"Why are you trying to say Shang?" Mulan asked quietly.

Shang turned Mulan around so that way she could face him. He then looked her in the eyes. "I'm saying," he faltered.

"What Shang?" Mulan asked again.

"I'm saying that we need to talk," he answered. "Just you and I."

Mulan laughed. "Isn't that what we're doing right now? You've been avoiding me for the past weeks. You don't even call me Mulan anymore. You call me Counsel. Are we even friends anymore Shang?"

"Of course we are!" Shang replied, "I would never let a girl get between us."

Mulan's heart dropped. So maybe what he just said about everything that bothered him didn't apply to her. Every hope or dream that he loved her stopped. Even though she yelled at him that she didn't believe in him anymore, it wasn't the truth. She still loved him, and wanted to forgive him, but it was now obvious that he loved Xiaohua. He hadn't admitted it before, even though he or maybe she kissed him, it was obvious Shang was going to tell her now that he loved Xiaohua.

"That's good to know," Mulan replied sadly, "So you love Xiaohua?"

Shang scoffed. "No," he quickly replied. "I love you."

"But you've been ignoring me! You've been spending time with her! I yelled at you! I thought you hated me!" Mulan answered in shock.

"I gave you space because I thought you needed it. I didn't think you saw it as anger."

"And this whole time I thought you were in love with Xiaohua, Aiguo was right."

"Does this mean that you love me and not Aiguo?"

Mulan laughed. "You thought I loved Aiguo?"

"Well yes! You're always spending time with him! And you were angry at me being around Xiaohua."

"Well in all fairness, you did kiss her."

For a moment they stared at each other, with love. They now realized that they both loved each other. "You really did grow up at camp," Shang told her, "I mean, you've grown up since I last saw you when you were just a little girl."

Mulan smiled. "Okay baba, thank you." She then hit him in the arm.

"So why do you really hate Xiaohua?" Shang asked with a smirk.

Mulan sighed. She had to tell him the truth. After all, he admitted that he loved her. "Shang she kissed you. She took you away from helping me train. She's closer to you. More importantly, she took you away from me."

"No, she didn't." And at that Shang leaned in to kiss Mulan on the lips, which at first surprised Mulan. He slowly put his arms around her, while she slid her arms around his neck. She asked with a smile, "So is that how you're making it up to me?"

Shang laughed. "No, not at all. That was a treat for me." He then winked at her and she kissed him again. When they broke apart, Mulan leaned her head on his bare chest.

"I don't think they'll let us share a tent anymore," Mulan said with a laugh.

"They don't have to know," Shang answered with a smirk.

Mulan laughed. "That sounds so seductive."

Shang lay down and stuck up his arms for Mulan to fall into, but she hesitated. "What? Are you scared?" Shang asked alluringly.

Mulan smiled. "No, just afraid of what will happen when someone finds us like this."

"I wake up too early for anyone to come into my tent," Shang told her.

"Not recently," Mulan teased.

"Okay, well fine! You can wake me up!" Shang told her and then pulled her into his arms. "Comfortable?"

Mulan nodded and then sighed. She felt so comfy in his arms. She belonged in his arms. Everything was perfect. The only thing she had to worry about was the war. But for now, she lay in Shang's arms and dreamed of their future together. "I love you too Shang." And Shang smiled knowing that she loved him too. He stroked her hair as they both fell asleep.