This chapter involves mostly Shane with Ben, Lonnie and Rose thrown into the mix. I hope I gave Shane at least some development in this chapter and I thank those that are willing to help develop characters but I am trying to write my own stories (not fanfiction) so it is something I need to learn on my own.

Disclaimer: I do not own Disney Descendants nor do I own Disney I only own my OCs

Trying to Share

Shane headed to the Tourney field for a one on one lesson with Prince Ben. Coach Jenkins had asked Ben to work with Jay and Shane to help teach them about teams. Neither of the two of them had a good concept of what a team was. Jay, as a thief, was used to looking out only for himself. Shane had always been the protector of the group long before Mal had friended them. Shane protected Carlos and Clara on the isle but that was about the extent of it. He was never asked to give anything up. The protecting his teammates part wasn't hard for him as he had his own protective instincts. It was the sharing part that made it hard for him. Shane was a Hun and the son of Shan Yu. Those two facts made it hard for him to want to share anything. He had a tendency to take what he wanted and he sure wasn't going to give it back once he had it. The idea for this lesson was for Shane to pass the ball over to Ben and Ben to pass it to Shane all the way down the field.

"You know the point is to pass it," Ben said as they took a short break. Shane would hit the ball but never in Ben's direction only to get it to go further down the field.

"What if I don't want to pass it," Shane asked turning to look at the prince.

"You are supposed to pass it….it is not about what you want," Ben said. Shane huffed.

"It is always about what I want. Why would I give it to someone else when I am the best player on the team?" Shane asked. Ben sighed.

"That is not the point," he said.

"It is too. I am a Hun and if a Hun wants something a Hun takes something," Shane said. Ben held the bridge of his nose.

"Sounds like it is going well," came the voice of Lonnie. Shane turned to glare at her.

"What are you doing here?" he growled. Lonnie stopped short of coming towards him.

"I am seeing if I can help," Lonnie said calmly startled by Shane's tone.

"What makes you think I need help from you? I don't need some lucky soldier telling me how to run my game," Shane said. Lonnie looked at Ben a question in her eyes.

"This is Shane…son of Shan Yu," Ben explained. Lonnie took a step back. It was the wrong thing to do. Shane crossed his arms.

"That is right daughter of Mulan. Your stupid lizard isn't here now," Shane growled.

"He is a dragon not a lizard! My mother beat your father fair and square," Lonnie snapped. She hated it when people called Mushu a lizard (maybe because Mushu is still a little sensitive about that). Shane snorted.

"She couldn't beat him fairly on the battlefield so she made an avalanche to knock him off his horse. Then she and that stupid lizard knocked him off a roof with a firework! How is that fair," Shane asked. Lonnie bristled slightly.

"Look why don't you both take it down a notch. Lonnie thanks for the help but I don't think your presence will do a lot of good right now. Shane Lonnie isn't Mulan. Whatever happened between her parents and your father shouldn't be affected by what is happening in the here and now," Ben said calmly in a diplomatic tone he had learned to perfect. Shane snorted. He seemed to snort a lot when he was unhappy.

"Ok I will go Ben but Shane know this. My mother used her wits to beat your father. Just as your father used his wits to kill my grandfather. All is fair in love and war," she said turning around and leaving. Shane watched her go. The end quote she had used 'all is fair in love and war' had somehow hit home with him. His father had said that same quote when he had come into one of Shane's classes to talk one day. Shane didn't have a problem with her father Li Shang as his father didn't have an issue with the soldier. Only Mulan could anger him as she was the one who in his mind had cheated. Yet all it was really was a game of wits.

"Let's get back at it," Ben said with a shake of his head. Shane was still watching Lonnie's retreating figure. "Shane?" Ben prompted.

"I don't get it," Shane said. Ben frowned.

"Get what?" he asked.

"She makes it sound like a game of wits…but it was always more than that," Shane replied. Ben shrugged.

"We are all taught each other's stories. I only know the stories we told of Mulan and Shang but I don't pretend to know how the villains tell things. Nothing is black and white in this world. No one is ever fully good or fully evil. It is what I wanted to do this. Just because your parents tell you one thing you should be able to have the chance to see both sides of the coin then make up your mind," Ben said.

"I hate that stuff," Shane grumbled.

"What stuff?" Ben asked.

"The mussy stuff. The let us be who we want to be and not what anyone else wants us to be. Or the mystical nonsense," Shane said. Ben chuckled.

"Should have known you weren't the philosophical type. I think we should try something else," Ben said.

"Try something else how?" Shane asked turning back to Ben.

"I think the reason we aren't getting anywhere is because I am not working towards your strengths. I don't know you so it is hard for me to teach you the meaning of a team. So, what do you like to do?" Ben asked. Shane considered this for a moment.

"You mean beside beating the crap out of the younger kids on the Isle," Shane asked. Ben was mortified for a second.

"You beat up little kids? You don't do that to Carlos," Ben said. Shane shrugged.

"I like Carlos," he said.

"Why?" Ben asked. Shane shrugged again.

"He has helped me out of a few tough spots. I protect him from the meaner kids on the Isle. It is a win-win," Shane said. Ben clapped.

"That is, it!" he exclaimed excitedly.

"What is it?" Shane asked.

"You look after Carlos and protect him. I suspect you do the same for the others," Ben said.

"Yea so?" Shane asked.

"What if you think of the team as them. You would look at for them and make sure no one hurts them. What if you treat the team the same way. You make sure the other team stays away from them," Ben said. Shane titled his head to one side. He had always been the 'protector' of the group…well most of them anyway. Mal and Jay of course didn't need anyone protecting them but Carlos and Clara relied heavily on him. Shane had also helped Gabby chase of her various suitors when the girl turned them down. Evie didn't need much as she seemed to enjoy the attention but when she called for him he was there.

"That makes some sense I suppose," Shane admitted.

"Well then let's try it," Ben said.

This time around Shane followed Ben down the field but never got close to him. There were a few bags Ben had set up to act as other players that Shane slammed into but otherwise he left Ben alone. Eventually Ben would get him to pass again but right now he wanted Shane homing in on his protectiveness. After Ben scored they switched roles. He figured if he could show Shane he could hold his own the bigger boy would be more inclined to pass.

"Well you have got the hitting part down," Jay said as he wondered over.

"What are you implying?" Shane growled.

"Let's cool the hormones gentlemen," Rose said as she joined them.

"Hey Rose, you know I was working with Shane, right?" Ben asked his sister.

"Of course, Ben I just saw Lonnie. She seemed pretty ticked off," Rose said.

"She had a run in with Shane," Ben explained. Jay gave Shane an irritated look.

"Don't look at me like that Jay we can't all be lady magnets," Shane growled.

"You two really don't get along, do you?" Rose asked. She had seen the two of them during Tourney practice.

"No not really. We tolerate each other around the girls but on our own we are constantly fighting," Jay said.

"Why?" Rose asked.

"Because he is big and ugly and I am not," Jay said. Shane punched him, hard.

"Or maybe because you are a thief and I have some honor in me. Besides aren't you more like Aladian then Jafar," Shane asked. Jay bristled.

"Take that back Shane," he growled.

"Sorry sweetheart," Shane teased. His eyes sparkling with amusement.

"Remember what Coach said about being part of a team? You two have to get along or we are not going to win our final game this year," Ben said sternly.

"He started it," Shane and Jay said at the same time pointing at the other.

"You know what I have suddenly lost interest in this bye," Rose said walking away and leaving her brother to deal with them.

"Bye Rosalina," Jay said flirtingly. Rose blushed and Shane punched Jay.

"This is why we can't get along Jay. You flirt with every girl you see…know who that reminds me off, that's right Evie," Shane growled.

"And you are about as fun as Mal," Jay fired back. Ben decided to leave before he got in the middle of a fight he didn't want to see.

"Going that well?" Rose asked. Ben sighed.

"Shane does have a soft side…. I think. Trouble is he feels like he has to be this big mean ruthless person," Ben said.

"His dad is Shan Yu. Invader of China, a warrior in his own right. Shane will learn to be big and bad isn't always a good thing. They all have to find their own way. All you can do is wait out the storm and try teaching them the best you can," Rose said. Ben nodded.

"I suppose you are right," he said. "Did you talk to Gabriella?" he asked.

"She goes by Gabby and yes I did," Rose said.

"How did it go?" Ben asked.

"I don't know. She is pretty hot headed," Rose replied.

"They are all hot headed," Ben said. Rose glanced at her brother looking for a trace of sarcasm, there was none.

"Maybe being hot headed is a requirement on the Isle?" Rose thought out loud.

"Maybe but how am I supposed to deal with hot-headed kids?" Ben asked. Rose giggled.

"You mean like Mal?" she asked. Ben stopped and turned to Rose.

"What are you talking about?" he asked.

"Oh, nothing brother absolutely nothing," she teased. Ben got a feeling it was something and she would never tell him what that something was.

Hope you guys liked it. There is some teasing between Jay and Shane and some hints about who Rose is going to end up with. I had fun writing this chapter and I hope you guys learned a little more about Shane. The next chapter will jump to the Isle and focus on Clara. The one after Clara will return to the move and deal with Mal giving Ben the love cookie. I am trying not to forget about Clara this time around which is why I am giving her a chapter.